RoyalTek RFG-1000, User Manual

Page 1: ...1 RFG 1000 GPS Receiver User Manual RFG 1000 Ver1 5 Jan 21 03 ...

Page 2: ...OWS OPERATION SYSTEM 9 ROYALTEK GPS DRIVER INSTALLATION PC AND PDA VERSION 10 ROYALTEK GPS DRIVER OPERATION FOR PDA VERSION 11 ROYALTEK GPS DRIVER USER GUIDE PC VERSION 13 HOW TO TEST RFG 1000 PDA VERSION ONLY 15 HOW TO TEST RFG 1000 PC VERSION ONLY 17 ROYALTEK GPS DRIVER UN INSTALLATION FOR PDA VERSION 18 ROYALTEK GPS DRIVER UN INSTALLATION FOR PC VERSION 18 SPECIFICATIONS 19 SOFTWARE DATA 21 TRO...

Page 3: ...cessor intensive GPS tracking and processing tasks and FirstGPS software It enables the host CPU based software to calculate the actual position velocity and time PVT solutions at its own pace without burdening the other applications running on the device RFG 1000 Architecture ROYALTEK GPS DRIVER Navigation Program RFG 1000 GPS port NMEA Output ...

Page 4: ...r of the satellites a receiving unit on earth can pinpoint its current location to within a few meters A GPS device receive the data then convert the longitude latitude and altitude LLA data into a location point Position and navigation information is vital to a wide range of professional and recreational activities covering surveying search and rescue tracking hiking navigating and so forth What ...

Page 5: ...5 RFG 1000 IPAQ 36xx 37xx 38xx Series HP Jornada 565 RS 232 PS2 USB Car cigarette adaptor 12V ...

Page 6: ...m Step 3 Install run RoyalTek GPS Driver program for detail please refer RoyalTek GPS Driver installation and RoyalTek GPS Driver operation Step 4 Choose the correct COM port and baud rate 4800bps for map or navigation software Notice 1 For safety reason please do not install RFG 1000 while driving 2 The formats of NMEA messages are illustrated on Software Data section 3 It is strongly recommend t...

Page 7: ...our PDA Step 2 Connect the car cigarette adaptor to your car Step 3 Run RoyalTek GPS Driver program for detail please refer RoyalTek GPS Driver installation and RoyalTek GPS Driver operation Step 4 Choose the correct COM port and baud rate 4800bps for map or navigation software ...

Page 8: ...cally search and find the correct USB driver Step 4 Please go to Control Panel System Universal Serial Bus Controllers to check USB driver is successfully installed or not Step5 You can check COM port number of RFG 1000 from System properties now The default COM port is COM3 in this example Caution During USB driver installation a message box Driver is not certificated by Microsoft may pop up Plea...

Page 9: ...r map or navigation software Caution Sometimes USB driver can t work properly after recovering from power saving mode To solve this problem please restart your PC and disable power saving function USB Driver Un Installation for Windows Operation System To completely remove the USB driver please run DRemover98_2K exe in RFG 1000 CD ...

Page 10: ...e to Desktop PC UART port Microsoft ActiveSync will detect your Pocket PC automatically 2 Insert the RFG 1000 Install CD to your PC s CD ROM the installation program will execute automatically If the installation program does not start up automatically you can run the setup exe file at the CD content 3 You should choose the type of driver that you need to install if you just need to install this d...

Page 11: ...s the signal received from the RFG 1000 2 Once you install the RoyalTek GPS Driver the RoyalTek GPS Driver program will add to your computer Startup directory In manual mode if you want to run RoyalTek GPS Driver you can run RoyalTek GPS Driver exe which is located at Windows Start Menu Programs Main screen of RoyalTek GPS ...

Page 12: ...ould select COM5 Operation Mode Plug and Play RoyalTek GPS Driver will detect RFG 1000 automatically Manual Mode RoyalTek GPS Driver will be executed by user manually If user unplug RFG 1000 program will quit When user plugs RFG 1000 RoyalTek GPS Driver will NOT be executed automatically User needs to execute RoyalTek GPS Driver manually X Minimize the RoyalTek GPS Driver program Operation mode Sa...

Page 13: ...ce RFG 1000 with RS 232 interface 3 No hardware detected GPS NMEA Output GPS Port You should assign this COM port for map or navigation software Satellite status Display the RFG 1000 status which is one of the following conditions 1 Green Show green color when the program is running and the position is fixed 2D or 3D 2 Red Show red color when the program is running but the position is not fixed 3 ...

Page 14: ...14 Connection Settings Connection Settings Connection Settings Connection Settings In this page firmware version and built date were displayed here Enable Disable COM port check ...

Page 15: ...matically 2 Execute RoyalTek RFG Monitor by double clicking the RoyalTek RFG Monitor Icon as shown 3 Please choose the COM port specified by RoyalTek GPS Driver Function scroll bar 1 About Display the version of driver 2 Cold start Initialize a cold start 3 Warm start Initialize a warm start 4 Hot start Initialize a hot start ...

Page 16: ... not this type then RFG 1000 cannot be activated 4 If everything is OK it will show the position information and satellite s constellation 5 If you want to cold start the GPS receiver select Cold Start from the Function menu and click Action icon the system will clear the RFG 1000 module data and initialize a cold start on GPS receiver ...

Page 17: ... 4800 bps RFG 1000 only work at the StrongArm CPU Pocket PC so if your Pocket PC CPU is not this type then RFG 1000 cannot be activated 4 If everything is OK it will show the position information and satellite s constellation 5 If you want to cold start the GPS receiver select Cold Start from the Function menu and click Action icon the system will clear the RFG 1000 module data and initialize a co...

Page 18: ... to Start Setting System and select Royaltek GPS Driver for un installation RoyalTek GPS Driver Un Installation for PC version 1 Quit RoyalTek GPS Driver program 2 Go to Control panel Remove Install Program 3 Choose Royaltek GPS Driver for Win98 Me 2000 or XP ...

Page 19: ...rating temperature 40 85 General Channels 8 channels L1 1575 42 MHz C A code 1 023MHz chip rate Accuracy Position accuracy 25m CEP without SA 50 Velocity accuracy 0 1 meter second without SA Datum WGS 84 Position update rate Once per second Dynamic conditions Altitude 18000 meters 60000 feet max Velocity 514 meters second max Jerk 20 meters second3 max Acceleration 4 G max ...

Page 20: ...20 Power PS2 USB input power DC 5V 5 25mA typical Car cigarette power adaptor 9V 16V Certification FCC CE compliant Waterproof standard IEC 68 2 18 test Ra1 ...

Page 21: ...f the following example GPGGA 161229 487 3723 2475 N 12158 3416 W 1 07 1 0 9 0 M 0000 18 TABLE 2 GGA DATA FORMAT Name Example Units Description Message ID GPGGA GGA protocol header UTC Position 161229 487 hhmmss sss Latitude 3723 2475 ddmm mmmm N S Indicator N N north or S south Longitude 12158 3416 dddmm mmmm E W Indicator W E east or W west Position Fix Indicator 1 See Table 5 1 Satellites Used ...

Page 22: ...mple GPGSA A 3 07 02 26 27 09 04 15 1 8 1 0 1 5 33 TABLE 3 GSA DATA FORMAT Name Example Units Description Message ID GPGSA GSA protocol header Mode 1 A See Table 3 2 Mode 2 3 See Table 3 1 Satellite Used1 07 Sv on Channel 1 Satellite Used1 02 Sv on Channel 2 Satellite Used1 Sv on Channel 12 PDOP 1 8 Position Dilution of Precision HDOP 1 0 Horizontal Dilution of Precision VDOP 1 5 Vertical Dilution...

Page 23: ...ame Example Units Description Message ID GPGSV GSV protocol header Number of Messages1 2 Range 1 to 3 Messages Number1 1 Range 1 to 3 Satellites in View 07 Satellite ID 07 Channel 1 Range 1 to 32 Elevation 79 degrees Channel 1 Maximum 90 Azimuth 048 degrees Channel 1 True Range 0 to 359 SNR C No 42 dBHz Range 0 to 99 null when not tracking Satellite ID 27 Channel 4 Range 1 to 32 Elevation 27 degre...

Page 24: ...n Message ID GPRMC RMC protocol header UTC Position 161229 487 hhmmss sss Status A A data valid or V data not valid Latitude 3723 2475 ddmm mmmm N S Indicator N N north or S south Longitude 12158 3416 dddmm mmmm E W Indicator W E east or W west Speed Over Ground 0 13 knots Course Over Ground 309 62 degrees True Date 120598 ddmmyy Magnetic Variation degrees E east or W west Checksum 10 CR LF End of...

Page 25: ...G 1000 1 First disconnect RFG 1000 with your PC 2 Plug in the USB cable only to PC 3 Connect USB cable with RFG 1000 core module No action for few minutes may cause Pocket PC entering power saving mode It will close the COM port at the same time Close the application and execute it again to reopen the COM port No GPS signal output The RoyalTek GPS Driver did not run Check if the RoyalTek GPS Drive...

Page 26: ...o connect 7 No connect 8 No connect 9 No connect 6 pin mini din Pin NO Signal Name I O Description Characteristics 1 No connect 2 No connect 3 GND G Ground 4 VCC I 5V DC Power Input DC 5V 10 5 No connect 6 No connect USB A Type Connector Pin NO Signal Name I O Description Characteristics 1 GND Ground Ground 2 D I O Data plus Data plus 3 D I O Data Minus Data Minus 4 VCC 5V DC Power Input 5V DC Pow...

Page 27: ... eligible for replacement in case of defects in material and workmanship In such case the defective unit will be repaired or replaced according to an assessment by Manufacturer However this warranty does not cover damages caused by improper use or from unauthorized modifications by third parties In addition this warranty does not cover expendable materials and defects which constitute as normal we...