Forsberg MICROpod, User Manual

Page 1: ...4 383320 FAX 44 0 1524 382939 THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF FORSBERG SERVICES LIMITED It is issued for the information of such persons only as need to know its contents in the course of their work Any person finding this document should contact FORSBERG SERVICES Limited for its safe return to the address on this page with particulars of how and where found ...

Page 2: ...vices Ltd 1 East Craibstone Street Aberdeen AB11 6YQ Distribution Name Establishment Copy No Master Forsberg Services Ltd 1 Copy Publically available 2 Related Documents Document No Document Title Issue Version Record Issue Change Notes Date V 4 00 Not applicable 28 10 2014 Authorisation Issue Author Authorised by Date V 4 00 CM RT 28 10 2014 Amendment Records Amendment Details Page Signature Date...

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Page 4: ... functionality note viii 3 2 Reconfiguring GPS com 2 viii 4 Firmware Support x 5 Introduction 1 5 1 MICROpod overview 1 5 2 MICROpod Models 1 5 3 GNSS Receivers 2 5 3 1 NovAtel Manual References 2 5 3 2 GNSS Firmware requirements 2 6 Installation and set up 3 6 1 Front Panel 3 6 2 Required Equipment 3 6 3 Selecting a GNSS antenna 3 6 4 Choosing a coaxial cable 4 6 5 Mounting the GNSS antenna 4 6 6...

Page 5: ...013 Forsberg Services Limited Company Registration No SC104949 Registered Office Forsberg Services Ltd 1 East Craibstone Street Aberdeen AB11 6YQ 7 1 1 GPS COM1 8 7 1 2 GPS COM3 8 7 2 GPS I O cable MICROpod GNS model 9 7 3 Dual GPS I O Cable 9 7 4 Null Modem Cable 9way D Type Female to 9way D Type Female 10 ...

Page 6: ... instruction manual may cause harmful interference to radio and television reception Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference in which case the user will be required to correct the interference at own expense If this equipment does cause interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on you can...

Page 7: ...nty does not extend to the following I Non conformities defects or errors in the products due to accident abuse misuse or negligent use of the products or use in other than a normal and customary manner environmental conditions not conforming to FSL s specifications or failure to follow prescribed installation operating and maintenance procedures II Defects errors or non conformities in the produc...

Page 8: ...are exclusive and all other warranties expressed or implied written or oral including the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose are excluded FSL shall not be liable for any loss damage expense or injury arising directly or indirectly out of the purchase installation operation use of licensing or products or services In no event shall FSL be liable for special ...

Page 9: ...ports UNLOG If UNLOG is sent to GPS com port it will stop the output of the specific command on all GPS Com ports and all of the MICRO com ports COM COM2 GPS com 2 has been specifically configured for communicating with the microprocessor and changing the baud rate of GPS com 2 will disable communications between the micro and the GPS receiver and therefore the micro com ports will no longer funct...

Page 10: ... Company Registration No SC104949 Registered Office Forsberg Services Ltd 1 East Craibstone Street Aberdeen AB11 6YQ Power cycle If SAVECONFIG has not been applied remove power from the MICROpod unit by removing the connector plug and ensure that the unit is off then re apply power The unit will configure itself for full functionality ...

Page 11: ...ent shall Forsberg Services Limited be liable for any indirect special or consequential damages whether through tort contract or otherwise This warranty is expressly in lieu of all other warranties Expressed or implied including without limitation the implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for a particular purpose The foregoing states the entire liability of Forsberg Services Limited wit...

Page 12: ...y of NovAtel s GNSS cards The MICROpod can be upgraded with an internal processor for bespoke applications and enhanced features such as CANBUS communication 5 2 MICROpod Models There are six models in the MICROpod family MICROpod GNS provide an internal GNSS receiver MICROpod GNS HDG provides two internal GNSS receivers and capable of providing Heading data MICROpod provides one internal GNSS rec...

Page 13: ...ed 1 1 0 MICROpod HDG 2 1 2 2 Firmware activated 1 2 0 MICROpod ETH 1 1 2 1 Firmware activated 1 1 1 MICROpod GNS ETH 1 0 3 1 0 0 1 1 5 3 GNSS Receivers 5 3 1 NovAtel Manual References If the internal GNSS receiver is a member of the NovAtel OEM6 family please refer to the latest revisions of the following manuals for receiver specific information OEM6 Family Installation and Operation User Manual...

Page 14: ...ion power as well as the LED indicators Figure 1 MICROpod connector panel 6 2 Required Equipment The following equipment is required to set up the MICROpod for comms and to compute a position Power source capable of providing 12vDC Power supply cable provided in kit GNSS antenna x2 for MICROpod HDG A quality coaxial cable Data communication equipment capable of serial communications Serial cable p...

Page 15: ...fications FSL can provide specific coaxial cable lengths to meet requirements Email info forsbergservices co uk 6 5 Mounting the GNSS antenna Install the GNSS antenna in a position where the antenna has a clear sky view so that each satellite above the horizon can be tracked without obstruction 6 6 Connecting the antenna to the receiver The MICROpod provides a TNC female connector on the front pan...

Page 16: ...ide status indications Figure 2 MICROpod LED Indicators LED Colour LED Description Err Red GPS Error Not available with OEMV 1 OEM STAR s w Only used when processor is present Tri State Red Green Firmware status No Light Firmware error Red Connection error Amber Data timeout Blinking Green Ok Not available with MICROpod GNS model Pwr Green Power Lock Green GPS Lock has been obtained 6 9 Additional...

Page 17: ...igurable using the PPSCONTROL command see NovAtel OEMV Firmware Reference Manual Position Valid Output PV High when good GNSS position and time solution Error Output ERROR High when a receiver hardware failure is detected LED Red Output STATUS_RED Hardware failure when on or pulsing LED Green Output STATUS_GREEN Normal operation when pulsing at 1Hz Variable Frequency VARF Programmable output range...

Page 18: ...uto negotiate duplex function default MDI MDIX Control with Auto detect function default TCP UDP Port Configuration with Endpoint option NTRIP Server and Client Configuration Full configuration details can be obtained from the following application note http www novatel com assets Documents Bulletins apn057 pdf In addition to the above the OEM638 GNSS Receiver includes a Web Server and also an FTP...

Page 19: ...anuals Firmware Reference Manual and Installation and Operation User Manual for specific GPS receivers 7 1 1 GPS COM1 Connector Pin Signal name RS232 Description Signal name RS422 Description 1 2 RXD Receive Data RXD Receive Data 3 TXD Transmit Data TXD Transmit Data 4 N C Data Terminal Ready N C Data Terminal Ready 5 GND Signal Ground GND Signal Ground 6 7 RTS Request To Send TXD Receive Data 8 C...

Page 20: ...rsberg Services Ltd 1 East Craibstone Street Aberdeen AB11 6YQ 7 2 GPS I O cable MICROpod GNS model The GNSS model GPS I O cable is shown below and provides access to GPS COM2 USB and the GPS strobes Figure 3 GPS I O Cable 7 3 Dual GPS I O Cable The Dual GPS I O cable used with MICROpod HDG is shown below and provides access to CAN GPS USB and the GPS strobes Figure 4 Dual GPS I O Cable ...

Page 21: ...sberg Services Ltd 1 East Craibstone Street Aberdeen AB11 6YQ 7 4 Null Modem Cable 9way D Type Female to 9way D Type Female Figure 5 Null Modem Cable Null Modem Pin out Connector Input Connector Output Signal name Description 1 2 3 RXD Receive Data 3 2 TXD Transmit Data 4 6 DTR Data Terminal Ready 5 5 GND Signal Ground 6 4 DSR Data Set Ready 7 8 RTS Request To Send 8 7 CTS Clear To Send 9 ...