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MultiNav Pro+ sensors - temp readings offset when near the GNSS module?

josh markJune 15, 2026
Hey all, been integrating the sensors module alongside the GNSS module on a custom carrier board and I'm noticing the temperature readings are running about 3-4°C higher than what my reference thermometer is showing. At first I thought it was just ambient drift or calibration stuff but I've been testing it long enough now that I'm pretty confident it's not that. My suspicion is that the GNSS module is generating enough heat during active fix and constellation tracking that it's warming up the sensors module sitting right next to it on the board.
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AdamJune 15, 2026
@josh mark yeah that's almost certainly thermal bleed from the GNSS module — multi-constellation tracking with an 18Hz fix rate keeps that thing working hard, and on a dense carrier board the heat doesn't have anywhere to go except into whatever's sitting next to it.
 
The fix that actually works is physical separation — even 15-20mm of PCB trace gap between the two modules makes a real difference, and if you can route a slot or a thin air gap in the board between them that's even better. If your layout is locked and you can't move them, a software offset calibration will get you close but you'll need to account for the fact that the offset won't be constant — it'll shift depending on how long the GNSS has been running and how many constellations it's actively tracking.
 
Worth checking what fix mode you're running too — if you don't need the full 18Hz rate for your application, dropping the update rate reduces the processing load and the heat output noticeably.
Marie HortonJune 15, 2026
Yeah that tracks, the GNSS module def throws off some heat especially when it's doing heavy constellation tracking - I saw something similar on a carrier board I was working on a few months back and moving the temp sensor a bit further away (or at least adding some copper pours as a thermal break between them) helped a lot. If you can share your board layout I can take a look and see if there's an obvious culprit.

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