Ed, 

Not 100% sure this is the same model, but it would seem to indicate there's a 
PPS signal on the DCD pin (from the gpsd-users list circa 2007): 
http://marc.info/?l=gpsd-users&m=118340900010559&w=2

Have a 'scope to check what that pin looks like?

-Ryan Stasel

> On Dec 21, 2014, at 23:07 , ed breya <e...@telight.com> wrote:
> 
> One thing I want to clarify - it is not a Jupiter GPS module - it just uses 
> the chipset, presumably hooked up as in the application info. The board is 
> proprietary, and there seems to be no standard electrical or operational 
> interface as would be expected in an OEM GPS module. So, the only way to 
> figure it out is to go by the chip details to see how it's supposed to work.
> 
> previous message:
> 
> I peeled open the shield can without too much deformation, so it can be 
> restored. I found that it's a single board, with the DSP on one side, and the 
> RF section on the other. It is a Rockwell chipset, with 11577-11 DSP, and 
> 6732-13 RF. On searching I found that this seems to be called their Jupiter 
> GPS from circa late 1990s - I found quite a lot of info at the module level, 
> but not for the actual ICs, like pinout data. The set includes all the usual 
> GPS stuff including 1 PPS, and is capable of several levels of on-ness. So, 
> if the uP that makes it a DeLorme merely sets some control lines to activate 
> it, then I should be able to override them to force it always on - if I can 
> figure them out. If instead the uP programs something internal to the DSP to 
> control power states, then fuggetabout it - it will be junk.
> 
> So, does anyone know of the Jupiter chipset, and where to find chip-level 
> info for these parts?
> 
> Ed
> 
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