Novatel GPStation, User Manual

Page 1: ...Software Rev 3 34 OM 20000014 Rev 1 0 GPStation Products NovAtel Inc GPStation TM User Manual...

Page 2: ...bed in this document is furnished under a license agreement or non disclosure agreement The software may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of the agreement It is against the law to c...

Page 3: ...odem 11 Oven Controlled Crystal Oscillator OCXO 11 3 OPERATION 12 OCXO Warm Up 12 Communications with the GPStation 12 Serial Port Default Settings 12 Communicating Using a Remote Terminal 13 Communic...

Page 4: ...h of GPStation 1 2 GPStation Front End cap 3 3 GPStation Rear End cap 3 4 Typical GPStation Installation Configuration 4 5 Power Cables 7 6 Straight Serial Port Cable 8 7 Null Modem Serial Port Cable...

Page 5: ...TTEN CONSENT FROM NOVATEL IN ADDITION THE FOREGOING WARRANTIES SHALL NOT APPLY TO PRODUCTS DESIGNATED BY NOVATEL AS BETA SITE TEST SAMPLES EXPERIMENTAL DEVELOPMENTAL PREPRODUCTION SAMPLE INCOMPLETE OR...

Page 6: ...______________ E mail _________________________________________ GPStation interface Computer type _______________________________ Operating Shell ______________________ Other interface used __________...

Page 7: ...Notices GPStation User Manual vii FCC NOTICE FCC approval Class A digital device is pending CAUTION Handle with Care Use Anti Static Precautions...

Page 8: ...d to accommodate special models and software features with unique functionality These documents are to be considered as companion manuals and should be kept together to allow easy reference from one t...

Page 9: ...NovAtel OEM2 GPSCard with GPStation software two serial communication ports and a strobe port high stability Oven Controlled Crystal Oscillator OCXO one straight and one null modem serial data cable o...

Page 10: ...ec Measured Data Pseudorange carrier phase 20 sec Output Data Log Formats NovAtel proprietary ASCII and binary NMEA 0183 Ver 2 0 RINEX Ver 2 RTCM SC 104 Rel 2 0 Types 1 3 9 16 59N RTCA DO 217 Types 1...

Page 11: ...art GPS receiver design We believe our GPStation product line will meet your high expectations Future products and enhancements from NovAtel are aimed at helping you to maintain that level of satisfac...

Page 12: ...tation The supplied null modem cables are intended for RS232 communications only Connect the output of the power adapter to the input power jack of the GPStation Figure 4 Typical GPStation Installatio...

Page 13: ...nd include band pass filtering and an LNA which is powered directly by the GPStation It offers exceptional phase center stability as well as a significant measure of immunity against multipath interfe...

Page 14: ...from the antenna or GPStation remove power from the GPStation before reconnecting the cable this will prevent the GPStation s antenna current limiting circuit from unnecessarily activating POWER SUPPL...

Page 15: ...ows straight cable 10 pin LEMO plug to 9 pin D connector DE9P plug see Figure 6 Table 2 This is used to connect the GPStation to a modem or radio transmitter to propagate the differential corrections...

Page 16: ...4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 6 1 Red marker at top of connector WHITE 10 conductor cable Table 2 Straight Cable Pin Configurations LEMO Pin No RS232 Signal Wire Color Code DE9P Pin No Pin 1 DCD Brown...

Page 17: ...YELLOW ORANGE VIOLET BLUE GRAY 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 6 1 Red marker at top of connector WHITE 10 conductor cable Table 3 Null Modem Cable Pin Configurations LEMO Pin No RS232 Signal Wire Color Code DE9S Pin N...

Page 18: ...each I O strobe signal For field replacement of the LEMO connector please consult Appendix B for the manufacturer s part number Figure 8 I O Port Cable 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 BROWN BLACK RED ORANGE YELLOW GR...

Page 19: ...e influenced by the effective radiated power determined in turn by the transmitter s power output the gain of its antenna and any losses in the transmitting subsystem the height of the transmitting an...

Page 20: ...tation transmissions This will ensure that the differential corrections sent to remote stations are of the highest accuracy COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE GPSTATION Communication with the GPStation is straig...

Page 21: ...a remote terminal as well as provide the added flexibility of creating multiple command batch files and data logging storage files Any standard communications software package that emulates a termina...

Page 22: ...se other than the port prompt Example An example of no echo response to an input command is the FIX HEIGHT command It can be entered as follows COM2 fix height 550 Return COM2 The above example illust...

Page 23: ...T1 TXT and exit the text editor 3 Use the DOS copy command to direct the contents of the BOOT1 TXT file to the PC s COM1 port C GPS copy boot1 txt com1 1 files s copied C GPS 4 The GPStation is now in...

Page 24: ...e you double click on the file or select Open then HyperTerminal will send the file to the GPStation The above example initializes the GPStation with origin and destination waypoint coordinates and se...

Page 25: ...rmance model at the same firmware revision level e g upgrading from a GPSTN Rev 3 42 to a GPSTNM Rev 3 42 you can use the AUTH special command 2 If you are updating to a higher firmware revision level...

Page 26: ...ate directory path and file name of the new program firmware to be downloaded to the GPStation DOWNLOADING FIRMWARE FILES To proceed with your program update you must first acquire the latest firmware...

Page 27: ...can go directly from step 2 below to step 4 The procedure is as follows 1 Turn off power to the GPStation 2 Start the Loader program 3 From the main menu screen select Setup to configure the serial p...

Page 28: ...as selected earlier 8 When the download is complete use the terminal emulator in Loader select Terminal or any other one to issue the VERSION command this will verify your new program version number W...

Page 29: ...A Technical Specifications GPStation User Manual 21 A TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS PHOTOGRAPHS Figure 12 GPStation Side View Figure 13 GPStation Front End cap View GPStation Figure 14 GPStation Rear End...

Page 30: ...Voltage 10 to 36 V DC Power 11 W typical when OCXO heater off 16 W when OCXO heater is on RF INPUT LNA POWER OUTPUT Connector on GPStation TNC female RF Input 1575 42 MHz Power Output to LNA 4 0 5 0...

Page 31: ...ne 15 m CEP SA off GDOP 2 40 m CEP SA on Differential using two R option Performance Series GPSCards GDOP 4 0 75 m CEP 1 00 m SEP Pseudorange Code Measurement Accuracy 10 cm RMS 3 minutes no multipath...

Page 32: ...ut normally high active low where the pulse width is 200 s The falling edge is the receiver measurement strobe Mark Input An input mark negative pulse 55 ns time tags output log data to the time of th...

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Page 34: ...ket to cigarette lighter plug 01016446 Power cable 3 2 pole socket to AC DC converter c w AC power cord 01016447 Straight serial data cable 01016383 Part Description LEMO Part Number 4 pin socket conn...

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