UniTraQ UD-731, User Manual

Page 1: ...rp RoHS compliance 2010 07 Version 1 3 1 User s Manual USB Dongle Series Model UD 731 UniTraQ International Corp All right reserved 2009 2F No 136 Ziqiang S Rd Zhubei City Hsinchu County 30264 Taiwan R O C TEL 886 3 6578491 FAX 886 3 6578492 MADE IN TAIWAN ...

Page 2: ... or Vista 11 7 3 2 Install GPSView onto Pocket PC 14 8 Application Software Introduction 16 8 1 GPSView 16 8 2 Data log 18 8 2 1 Set up Data Log 18 8 2 2 Check the status of configure 19 8 2 3 Retrieve the content of Data Log 20 8 2 4 Clear the Data Log 24 9 Trouble Shooting 24 10 APPROVED NMEA MESSAGE 25 10 1 GGA GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM FIX DATA 25 10 2 GLL LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE WITH TIME OF P...

Page 3: ...UTC and tag data The location histories can be exported to mapping software such as Google Earth It is compact and easily used with your laptop or mini notebook 2 Package Contents UD 731 x 1 CD ROM x 1 3 System Requirements The UD 731requires the minimum to run on a laptop Operating System Windows 2000 XP Vista CPU 500 MHz Pentium III System Memory 128MB RAM Hard Disk 50MB free space 4 Features 65...

Page 4: ...quency 1575 42MHz Code C A code Accuracy 1 Position 2 Velocity 5m CEP 0 1m sec Startup Time hot start warm start cold start 1 sec 35 sec 45 sec Signal Reacquisition 1s Update Rate 1Hz Operational Limits 1 Altitude 2 velocity 18 000m 500m s Dynamics 4G 39 2m sec2 Datum WGS 84 Protocol NMEA 0183 V3 01 Serial Interface USB interface Input Voltage 5V 5 Power Consumption 180mW Connector USB B type 4P m...

Page 5: ...ftware including the supplied GPS Information utility you will need to manually configure the COM port that was assigned to the UD 731 GPS receiver so that proper communication between the GPS receiver and a mapping program can occur Most software requires that you manually configure the COM port setting for any GPS device being used 1 You must change the default baud rate setting of your mapping ...

Page 6: ...ring the output of a GPS receiver Using the NMEA data from the GPS receiver GPSView will display various statuses for evaluating GPS which including latitude longitude altitude speed azimuth fix mode and TTFF time And also can be used to upgrade UniTraQ flash version GPS receiver 7 2 Install USB Driver You need to prepare a PC to install USB driver The USB driver category depending on your operati...

Page 7: ...USB Dongle Series Model UD 731 UniTraQ International Corp RoHS compliance 2010 07 Version 1 3 7 B Click on Next on the installation welcome dialogue to continue ...

Page 8: ...click on Next to continue You may click on Back to go to the previous step or Cancel to quit D At this point the Installation allows you to change destination folder of CP210X VCP Drive for XP if you have a specific reason for doing so Click on Next to continue If you want to install to a different folder click on Browse You may click on Back to go to the previous step and click on Cancel to quit ...

Page 9: ...nstall to start installation CP210X VCP drive You may click on Back to go to the previous step and click on Cancel to quit F Wait for a few seconds while installation is copying files to your computer Select Launch the CP210X VCP Driver installer and then click on Finish to complete the laboratories CP210X VCP driver installation ...

Page 10: ...CP210X USB to UART bridge driver If you want to install to a different folder click on Change install location and click on Cancel to quit H Wait for a few seconds while installation is copying files to your computer Click on OK to complete the laboratories USB to UART bridge driver installation I Click on Next on the installation welcome dialogue to continue ...

Page 11: ...depending on your operating system and then please follow the procedure illustrated below to install GPSView 7 3 1 Install GPSView onto Windows 2000 XP or Vista A Insert the CD into your CD ROM disk The installation program should automatically run If the installation program does not initiate double click on GPS Installation EXE in the root folder on the CD ROM When the main menu appears on the s...

Page 12: ...Model UD 731 UniTraQ International Corp RoHS compliance 2010 07 Version 1 3 12 B Click on GPS View XP VISTA on the installation welcome dialogue to continue C Click on Install to continue You may click on Cancel to quit ...

Page 13: ... compliance 2010 07 Version 1 3 13 D Click on OK to complete the installation E You can find a Server icon from Start Programs UNIGPSAPP gps view2008 2 or from C Program Files UNIGPS APP GPSView gps view2008 2 exe Click on the icon to run GPSView in your computer ...

Page 14: ... site for downloading Microsoft ActiveSync http www microsoft com windowsmobile en us help synchronize activesync45 mspx B Install Microsoft ActiveSync onto PC C Connect cradle to PC and then the ActiveSync should create access between the PC and pocket PC D Double click on ActiveSync icon main menu appears on the screen as blow And then Click Explore on the pop up menu ...

Page 15: ...ows Mobile Based Device on the dialog F Determine the desired destination folder you want In this example the GPSViwe will be put on Storage Card G Copy GPSViwe P exe form CD ROM to your pocket PC The GPSViwe P exe path is on the CD ROM GPS Installation PDA And please note that CD shall be inserted to CD ROM disk ...

Page 16: ...ries Model UD 731 UniTraQ International Corp RoHS compliance 2010 07 Version 1 3 16 8 Application Software Introduction 8 1 GPSView Double Click on the gpsview exe and Click on the GT 7 Series Enter the Window below ...

Page 17: ...sion 1 3 17 1 Off the GPS connection 2 Series Selection 3 Open Position Coordinate Window 4 Execute Cold Start 5 Execute Warm Start 6 Execute Hot Start 7 Save NMEA Data Automatically save in the same Program file 8 Upgrade Firmware If upgrading Firmware save it in the same Program file ...

Page 18: ...USB Dongle Series Model UD 731 UniTraQ International Corp RoHS compliance 2010 07 Version 1 3 18 8 2 Data log 8 2 1 Set up Data Log 1 Execute Data log exe 2 Select DataLog Log Configure ...

Page 19: ...odel UD 731 UniTraQ International Corp RoHS compliance 2010 07 Version 1 3 19 3 Configure your favorite log time min_time by seconds and Enable the Data log 8 2 2 Check the status of configure 1 Select DataLog Log Status ...

Page 20: ...ries Model UD 731 UniTraQ International Corp RoHS compliance 2010 07 Version 1 3 20 2 The window of Response will display the above configured status 8 2 3 Retrieve the content of Data Log 1 Select DataLog Log Read ...

Page 21: ...ries Model UD 731 UniTraQ International Corp RoHS compliance 2010 07 Version 1 3 21 2 Select the to be stored file path and file name ex Data log 3 Click on the Store to retrieve the logged data The completed window ...

Page 22: ...gle Series Model UD 731 UniTraQ International Corp RoHS compliance 2010 07 Version 1 3 22 4 Decompress the retrieved logged data by selecting DataLog Log Decompress 5 Select the pre stored Data log for example ...

Page 23: ...l Corp RoHS compliance 2010 07 Version 1 3 23 6 Click on the Store to perform the decompression as follows 7 After the decompression some files will be generated as the figure The kml file can be applied to the Google Earth and display the tracked trace ...

Page 24: ...clear out the whole logged data 9 Trouble Shooting Satellite signal problem The following situations are normally if you find the GPS satellite signal is very low or absolute missing There is something cover above While you are in a tunnel Inside of the building Near by buildings Put GPS receiver inside the car some of the sun control film with metal that makes microwave can not be radiate ...

Page 25: ...APPROVED NMEA MESSAGE The serial interface protocol is based on the National Marine Electronics Association s NMEA 0183 ASCII interface specification This standard is fully define in NMEA 0183 Version 3 01 The standard may be obtained from NMEA www nmea org 10 1 GGA GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM FIX DATA Time position and fix related data for a GPS receiver Structure GPGGA hhmmss sss ddmm mmmm a dddmm...

Page 26: ...TK mode Floating integers 6 Estimated dead reckoning Mode 7 Manual Input Mode 8 Simulator Mode 7 Satellites Used 08 Number of satellites in use 00 12 8 HDOP 1 1 Horizontal dilution of precision 00 0 99 9 9 Altitude 108 7 mean sea level geoid 9999 9 17999 9 10 Geoid Separation Geoid separation in meters according to WGS 84 ellipsoid 999 9 9999 9 11 DGPS Age Age of DGPS data since last valid RTCM tr...

Page 27: ... Field Name Example Description 1 Latitude 4250 5589 Latitude in ddmm mmmm format Leading zeros transmitted 2 N S Indicator S Latitude hemisphere indicator N North S South 3 Longitude 14718 5084 Longitude in dddmm mmmm format Leading zeros transmitted 4 E W Indicator E Longitude hemisphere indicator E East W West 5 UTC Time 092204 999 UTC time in hhmmss sss format 000000 00 235959 99 6 Status A St...

Page 28: ... 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 6 7 Example GPGSA A 3 01 20 19 13 40 4 24 4 32 2 0A CR LF Field Name Example Description 1 Mode A Mode M Manual forced to operate in 2D or 3D mode A Automatic allowed to automatically switch 2D 3D 2 Mode 3 Fix type 1 Fix not available 2 2D 3 3D 3 Satellite used 1 12 01 20 19 13 Satellite ID number 01 to 32 of satellite used in solution up to 12 transmitted 4 PDOP 40 ...

Page 29: ...50 41 08 18 208 43 77 CR LF Field Name Example Description 1 Number of message 3 Total number of GSV messages to be transmitted 1 3 2 Sequence number 1 Sequence number of current GSV message 3 Satellites in view 09 Total number of satellites in view 00 12 4 Satellite ID 28 Satellite ID number GPS 01 32 SBAS 33 64 33 PRN120 5 Elevation 81 Satellite elevation in degrees 00 90 6 Azimuth 225 Satellite...

Page 30: ...ransmitted 4 N S indicator N S S Latitude hemisphere indicator N North S South 5 Longitude 14718 5084 Longitude in dddmm mmmm format Leading zeros transmitted 6 E W Indicator E Longitude hemisphere indicator E East W West 7 Speed over ground 000 0 Speed over ground in knots 000 0 999 9 8 Course over ground 000 0 Course over ground in degrees 000 0 359 9 9 UTC Date 211200 UTC date of position fix d...

Page 31: ... x x M x x N x x K a hh CR LF 1 2 3 4 5 6 Example GPVTG 89 68 T M 0 00 N 0 0 K A 5F CR LF Field Name Example Description 1 Course 89 68 True course over ground in degrees 000 0 359 9 2 Course Magnetic course over ground in degrees 000 0 359 9 3 Speed 0 00 Speed over ground in knots 000 0 999 9 4 Speed 0 00 Speed over ground in kilometers per hour 0000 0 1800 0 5 Mode A Mode indicator N not valid A...

Page 32: ...PZDA 104548 04 25 03 2004 6C CR LF Field Name Example Description 1 UTC time 104548 04 UTC time in hhmmss ss format 000000 00 235959 99 2 UTC time day 25 UTC time day 01 31 3 UTC time month 03 UTC time month 01 12 4 UTC time year 2004 UTC time year 4 digit year 5 Local zone hour Not being output by the receiver NULL 6 Local zone minutes Not being output by the receiver NULL 7 6C 6C Checksum ...

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