Novatel GPStation, User Manual

Table of Contents 

GPStation™ User Manual 

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TABLE OF CONTENTS 

FOREWORD 

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1   INTRODUCTION 

1 

Features ......................................................................................................................................................................1 

Connections and Indicators ........................................................................................................................................3 

2   HARDWARE CONFIGURATION 

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Cable Connection Considerations...............................................................................................................................5 

GPSAntenna Considerations ......................................................................................................................................5 

Antenna Cable Considerations ...................................................................................................................................6 

Power Supply Considerations.....................................................................................................................................6 

Input Power Cables ....................................................................................................................................................6 

Serial Data Cables ......................................................................................................................................................7 

I/O Strobe Port Cable ...............................................................................................................................................10 

User-Supplied Radio or Modem...............................................................................................................................11 

Oven-Controlled Crystal Oscillator (OCXO) ...........................................................................................................11 

3   OPERATION 

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OCXO Warm-Up .....................................................................................................................................................12 

Communications with the GPStation........................................................................................................................12 

Serial Port Default Settings ...........................................................................................................................12 
Communicating Using a Remote Terminal ...................................................................................................13 
Communicating Using a Personal Computer .................................................................................................13 

Getting Started..........................................................................................................................................................13 

Boot-Up .........................................................................................................................................................14 
DOS ...............................................................................................................................................................15 
Windows 3.1 or Higher..................................................................................................................................15 

4   FIRMWARE UPGRADES & UPDATES 

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Upgrading Using the $AUTH Command .................................................................................................................17 

Updating Using the “Loader” Utility........................................................................................................................18 

Downloading Firmware Files ........................................................................................................................18 
Using the Loader Utility ................................................................................................................................19 

APPENDIX A   TECHNICAL  SPECIFICATIONS 

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APPENDIX B   GPStation  REPLACEMENT  PARTS 

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