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fanoush	2010-01-13 , 09:30
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Originally Posted by Dak

Given that all GPS hardware I have ever seen is accessed via a serial or usb device, does anyone know why this architectural decision was made?

Because AFAIK the GPS hardware is connected to the cellular module, not to main OMAP Soc. Feels a bit strange design decision to me, I wonder what advantages it may have.

EDIT: Maybe the GPS can be simply seen as a part of the cellular module so they just took it as is and saved costs of including separate GPS when one is already there.

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