MICROpod User Manual
A0016-09-0001
Version Number: 4.00
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Template Version: 2.01
Revision Date: 24.06.2013
Forsberg Services Limited
Company Registration No: SC104949
Registered Office: Forsberg Services Ltd, 1 East Craibstone Street, Aberdeen, AB11 6YQ
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Contents
1
Notices ....................................................................................................................... v
1.1
CE Notice ................................................................................................................................. v
1.2
FCC Notice ............................................................................................................................... v
1.3
IPX7 Notice .............................................................................................................................. v
1.4
RoHS Notice ............................................................................................................................ v
2
Warranty information ............................................................................................... vi
3
Functionality notice ................................................................................................. viii
3.1
Important 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
Connecting the antenna to the receiver ................................................................................. 4
6.7
MICROpod power supply ........................................................................................................ 4
6.8
LED Indicators ......................................................................................................................... 5
6.9
Additional Features ................................................................................................................. 5
6.9.1
Strobes ................................................................................................................................ 5
6.9.2
Ethernet ............................................................................................................................... 6
7
Cables and Pin outs .................................................................................................... 8
7.1
GPS com ports (GPS COM1 and GPS COM3) ........................................................................... 8
