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OM-20000123 Rev 2 SMART-AG User Manual.
2 SMART -AG User Manual Rev 2 SMART -AG User Manual Publicat ion Number: OM-20000123 Revision Level: 2 Revision Date: 200812/08 Firmware Version: 3.600 or higher Propriet ary Notice Information in this docu ment is subject to change without noti ce and does not represent a commitment on the part of NovAtel Inc.
SMART-AG User Manual Rev 2 3 T able of Content s Customer Service 15 Foreword 16 Congratulations! ........... ............. ................. ............ ............. ................. ............ .......... 16 Scope ............... ............ ..
4 SMART-AG User Manual Rev 2 T able of Contents 4.4 Firmware Upgrades .... ............. ................ ............. ............. ................ ............. ...... 44 4.4.1 Upgrading U sing the AUTH Command ....... ................ ...........
SMART-AG User Manual Rev 2 5 Ta b l e s 1 SMART-AG Controller Models ................................................................................... 19 2 SMART-AG Connector Pin-Out ............................................................. ....
6 SMART-AG User Manual Rev 2 Figures 1 SMART-AG Receiver ....................................................................................................... 18 2 SMART-AG Connector ..................................................................
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10 SMART-AG User Manu al Rev 2 Sof tware License Standard T erms and Conditions of Sales 1. PRICES: All prices are Firm Fixed Price, FCA 1120 - 68th Avenue N.E., Calgary, Alberta. All prices incl ude standard comm ercial packing for domestic shipment.
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12 SMART-AG User Manual Rev 2 T erms and Conditions consent from NovAtel, (vii) Products designat ed by NovAt el as beta site test samples, experimental, developmental, preproduction, sa mple, incomp .
SMART-AG User Manual Rev 2 13 Notice Notice The following notices apply to the SMA R T - AG . For more information on emissions testing, please refer to the regulatory body in your geographic area. For example, in the US that is the Federal Communications Commis sion (FCC) and in Eu rope the Conformité Européenne (CE).
14 SMART-AG User Manual Rev 2 Notice WARNING: This is a Class A product. In a do mestic environment this product m ay cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate m easures.
SMAR T -AG User Manual Rev 2 15 Customer Service Customer Servic e OEMV FIRMWARE UPGRADES Firmware upgrades are fi rmware releases, which increase basic f unctionality of the receiver from one model to a higher level mode l type.
16 SMART -AG User Manual Rev 2 Foreword Foreword Congratulations! Congratulations on your purchase of the SMAR T -AG , a GPS L1 plus GLONASS L1 receiver and antenna with exceptional fl exibility and performance. NovAtel is an industry leader in state-of-the-art Global Navigation Satellit e Systems (GNSS) receiver design.
Foreword SMART - AG User Manual Rev 2 17 Conventions Some simple conventions used in thi s manual are: This is a notebox that contains important info rmation. • The letter H in the Offset columns of the commands and logs tables represents the header length for that comm and or log.
18 SMART -AG User Manual Rev 2 Chapter 1 Introduction The SMAR T -AG is a high-performance GNSS recei ver and antenna, capable of receiving and tracking different comb inations of GPS L1 and GLONASS L1 code and carrier on a maximum of 36 channels.
Introduction Chapter 1 SMART - AG User Manual Rev 2 19 T able 1: SMART -AG Controlle r Models Refer also to the OEMV Family Installa tion and Operatio n User Manual for information on receiver communications and operation.
20 SMART -AG User Manual Rev 2 Chapter 2 Inst allation and Setup This chapter contains instructio ns and tips to set up your SMAR T - AG to create a GNSS receiver system.
Installation an d Setup Chapter 2 SMART - AG User Manual Rev 2 21 T able 2: SMART -AG Connector Pin-Out 3. T urn on the power supply to the SMAR T -AG (the SMAR T -AG cable is also a power cable). The power LED on the back of the receiver glow s red when the SMAR T -AG is properly powered.
22 SMART -AG User Manual Rev 2 Chapter 2 Inst allation and Setup Minimum conducto r size for all wiring is 0.5 mm / 20 A WG 2.1.2 Installing th e PC Utilities Once the SMAR T -AG is connected to the PC/lap top and a power supply , install No vAtel’ s PC Utilities .
Installation an d Setup Chapter 2 SMART - AG User Manual Rev 2 23 tape attached, or mounting hole s at each corner of the plate. 2.1.5 Mounting the SMAR T -AG The SMAR T -AG is a single-frequ ency GNSS receiver and antenna.
24 SMART -AG User Manual Rev 2 Chapter 2 Inst allation and Setup T able 4: SMART -AG LED St atus Indica tors Flashing means that the LED is turning on and off at a 1 HZ rate - 0.5 seconds on and 0.5 seconds off. Debugging: • If the power is on but the yellow LED doesn’t flash within one minute, then no satellites are tracking.
Installation an d Setup Chapter 2 SMART - AG User Manual Rev 2 25 2.2.4 Emulated Radar (ER) The SMAR T -AG outputs an emulated RADAR sign al via the bare wires labeled ER GND and ER_OUT on the SMAR T -AG cable. See T able 7 on Page 54 for the pin-out details of this cabl e.
26 SMART -AG User Manual Rev 2 Chapter 3 Operation Before operating the SMAR T -AG for the first time, please ensure that you have follo wed the installation inst ructions in Chapter 2, Installation and Setup starting on Page 20. The following instructions are based on a COM port configuration such as that shown in Figure 5 on Page 30 .
Operation Chapter 3 SMART - AG User Manual Rev 2 27 3.1.2 Communicating Usi ng a Remote T erminal One method of communicating with the receiver is through a remote terminal. The receiver has been pre-wired to allow proper RS-232 interface with y our data termin al.
28 SMART -AG User Manual Rev 2 Chapter 3 Operation Refer to CDU ’ s Help file by selecting t he Help | Contents menu. Ensure you can see the Console and ASCII Messages windows by selecting th em from the Vi e w menu. When the receiver is first turned on, no data is transmitted from the CO M ports except for the port prompt.
Operation Chapter 3 SMART - AG User Manual Rev 2 29 and [carriage return] indicates that you shou ld press the <Enter> key . The above example illustrates co mmand input to the base receive r ’ s COM2 port, which sets the position of the base station receiver for dif feren tial operation.
30 SMART -AG User Manual Rev 2 Chapter 3 Operation Figure 5: Basic Dif ferentia l Setup Reference Descriptio n 1 SMAR T -AG receiver 2 User-supplied power supply , for example a battery 3 User-supplie.
Operation Chapter 3 SMART - AG User Manual Rev 2 31 3.3.1 Base S tation Configuration At the base station, ente r the following commands: interfacemode port rx_type tx_type [responses] fix position latitu de longitude height log port messag e [trigger [period]] For example: RT C A interfacemode com2 none rtca off fix position 51.
32 SMART -AG User Manual Rev 2 Chapter 3 Operation 3.3.2 Rover S tation Configuration At the rover station, enter: interfacemode port rx_type tx_type [responses] For example: RT C A interfacemode com2.
Operation Chapter 3 SMART - AG User Manual Rev 2 33 pdpmode relative auto The following command is recommended to enable CAN: setcanname 305 NovAtel has reg istered manufactured ID cod e 305 wit h J1939. Wh en complete, your co nfiguration can be saved with the SA VE CONFIG command.
34 SMART -AG User Manual Rev 2 Chapter 3 Operation for system debuggi ng purposes. These variants have "DA T A" as part of their names (for example, R TCADA T A1, R TCMDA T A1, CMRDA T AOBS, and more). Refer also to the OEMV Firmware Refer ence Manual , which describes the various message formats in more detail.
SMAR T -AG User Manual Rev 2 35 Chapter 4 PC Utilities V isit the Firmware and Software Updates section of the NovAtel website, www .novatel.com , for the most recent versions of the PC software and receiver firmware.
36 SMART -AG User Manual Rev 2 Chapter 4 PC Utilities 4.2 CDU CDU is a 32-bit W indows applicatio n. The application provides a gr aphical user interface (GUI) to allow you to set-up and monitor the operation of the NovAtel receiver by providing a series of windows whose functi onality is explained in t h is section.
PC Utilities Chapter 4 SMART - AG User Manual Rev 2 37 horizon to directly overhead, re spectively . The azimuth is mapped on a compass relative to true North. The colored rings indicate the lowest elevation cut-off angles at which satellites are tracked and can be changed or viewed via the button.
38 SMART -AG User Manual Rev 2 Chapter 4 PC Utilities valid). Normally this represents the latency in the correction data. • The number of satellites used in the so lution • The Solution Status .
PC Utilities Chapter 4 SMART - AG User Manual Rev 2 39 subsequent positions, shown with a yell ow + marker , are given relative to this initial starting point.
40 SMART -AG User Manual Rev 2 Chapter 4 PC Utilities This window automatically opens when CDU is first connected to a receiver . T o bring the window to the front, select Conso le W indow from the V i ew menu or click its button in the W indow T oolbar .
PC Utilities Chapter 4 SMART - AG User Manual Rev 2 41 4.3 Convert Convert is a 32-bit W indows application and is shown in Figur e 6 . Convert will accept GPS file formats and convert them to ASCII, Bin ary or Rine x format.
42 SMART -AG User Manual Rev 2 Chapter 4 PC Utilities The Convert4 utility can be used to produce RINEX files from NovAte l receiver data files. Although RINEX is intended to be a receiver- independent format, there are many optional records and fields.
PC Utilities Chapter 4 SMART - AG User Manual Rev 2 43 T able 6: NovAtel Logs for Rinex Conversion 4.3.2 Convert Command Line Switches Convert4 supports several command-line switches to facilitate batch pro cessing. T o access its Command Line Arguments window , open a command prompt window (select Accessories | Command Prompt from the Start menu).
44 SMART -AG User Manual Rev 2 Chapter 4 PC Utilities The name of the output file is the same as the input file when convertin g to ASCII or binary formats. The file extension, however , is altere d to indicate the format of the data: *.asc for ASCII *.
PC Utilities Chapter 4 SMART - AG User Manual Rev 2 45 various model features. Use this command when upgrading to a higher performance OEMV family model available within the same revision level as your current model (for ex ample, upgrading from a SMAR T -AG to a SMAR T -AG-ER on firmware versi on 3.
46 SMART -AG User Manual Rev 2 Chapter 4 PC Utilities Y ou will need at least 1 MB of av ailable space on your hard drive. For convenience, you may wish to copy this file to a GPS sub -directory (for example, C:GPSLOADER).
PC Utilities Chapter 4 SMART - AG User Manual Rev 2 47 If you are running W inLoad for the first time you will need to make sure the file and com munications settings are correct. Open a File to Download From the file menu choo se Open . Use the Open dialog to browse for your file, see Figure 9, W inLoad’ s Open Dialog on Page 47 .
48 SMART -AG User Manual Rev 2 Chapter 4 PC Utilities Figure 1 1: COM Port Setup Downloading firmware T o download firmware follow these steps: 1. Set up the communications port as described in Communicat ions Settings above . 2. Select the file to download, see Open a File to Downlo ad on Page 47.
PC Utilities Chapter 4 SMART - AG User Manual Rev 2 49 Figure 14: Upg rade Process Complet e 8. Close W inLoad. This completes the procedure required to upgrade an OEMV family receiver .
50 SMART -AG User Manual Rev 2 Appendix A T echnical S pecifications A.1 Smart-AG Receiver Performance PERFORMANCE (Subject To GPS System Characteristics) Position Accuracy a Standa lone: L1 1.
T echnic al Specifications Appendix A SMART - AG User Manual Rev 2 51 A.2 SMART -AG Specifications INPUT/OUTPUT CONNECTORS SMART-AG COM/PWR +8 to +36 V DC at 2.5 W (typical while logging) a For the cable pinouts and drawings, see Section A.2.1, SMAR T -AG Power/Communications Development kit Cable starting on Pa ge 53 a.
52 SMAR T -AG User Manual Rev 2 Appendix A T echnical Specifica tions DIMENSIONS a a. All dimension are in millimeters, please use the Unit Conversion section of the GPS+ Refer ence Manual for conversion to other measurements. 155.0 155.3 66.8 26.94 21.
T echnic al Specifications Appendix A SMART - AG User Manual Rev 2 53 A.2.1 SMAR T -AG Power/Communicat ion s Development kit Cable The SMAR T -AG cable that accompanies the SMAR T -AG , see Figu r e 15 below , provides a means of supplying power from a battery while operatin g in the field.
54 SMAR T -AG User Manual Rev 2 Appendix A T echnical Specifica tions T able 7: SMART - AG Cable Pinout s A.2.2 SMAR T -AG Connector and Cable Requirements Custom cables for installing your SMAR T -AG can be created using he following guidelines: • W ire size: must be 0.
T echnic al Specifications Appendix A SMART - AG User Manual Rev 2 55 • Serial data signals (TxD, RxD, signal ground) must be run in shielded cable. Connect shie lds to gro und at SMAR T -AG end only • CAN signal conductors must be tw isted (40 twists/m, 12 twists/ft) • Use only the recommended mat ing connector s listed below .
56 SMAR T -AG User Manual Rev 2 Appendix A T echnical Specifica tions T able 9: Recommended Fuse and Fus e Holders Fuse Recommended Fuse/F use Holder 12 V Fuse (standard size blade) A TO Blade Fuse 5A.
SMAR T -AG User Manual Rev 2 57 Appendix B Commands The SMAR T -AG firmware implements the commands in Ta b l e 1 0 , in addition to the OEMV family command set. The LOG command is available to all OEMV recei vers but is an esse ntial command to do any logging.
58 SMAR T -AG User Manual Rev 2 Appendix B Commands B.2 FRESET Clear Selected Dat a from NVM and Reset The OEMV fr eset command is extended to include SMAR T -AG features.
Commands Append ix B SMART - AG User Manual Rev 2 59 B.3 LOG Request Logs from the Receiver Many different types of data can be logged using several different methods of triggeri ng the log events. Every log element can be directed to any combination of the three COM ports and three USB ports.
60 SMAR T -AG User Manual Rev 2 Appendix B Commands Abbreviated ASCII Syntax:Message ID: 1 LOG [port] message [trigger [period [offset [hold]]]] Factory Default: log com1 rxstatuseventa onnew 0 0 hold.
Commands Append ix B SMART - AG User Manual Rev 2 61 Field Field Name ASCII Value Description Field Type 1 LOG (ASCII) header - This field contains th e command name or the message header depending on whether the command is abbrevia ted ASCII or ASCII respectively.
62 SMAR T -AG User Manual Rev 2 Appendix B Commands T able 12: Detaile d Serial Port Identifiers ASCII Port Name Hex Port Value Decimal Port Value a Description NO_PORTS 0 0 No ports specified COM1_AL.
Commands Append ix B SMART - AG User Manual Rev 2 63 THISPORT_31 df 223 Current COM port, virtua l port 31 FILE c e0 c 224 c User-specified fi le destination, 0 c FILE_1 c e1 c 225 c User-specified file destina tion, 1 c .
64 SMAR T -AG User Manual Rev 2 Appendix B Commands B.4 RADARCFG C onfigure the ER Output Use this command to configure th e Emulated Radar (ER) output.
Commands Append ix B SMART - AG User Manual Rev 2 65 T able 13: Response Modes Example 1 to disable radar emulation: radarcfg disable 26.11 1 1 2 Example 2 to set the freque ncy step to 36.
66 SMAR T -AG User Manual Rev 2 Appendix B Commands B.5 RESET Perform a Hardware Reset The OEMV re s e t command is extended to include SMAR T -AG features.
SMAR T -AG User Manual Rev 2 67 Appendix C Logs The SMAR T -AG firmware generates the logs in T able 14 , in addition to those of the OEMV Family log set. Refer to the OEMV Family Firmwar e Refer ence Manual , which also contain s procedures and explanations related to data loggin g and is available from our websit e at: http://www .
68 SMAR T -AG User Manual Rev 2 Appendix C Logs C.1 RADARSIGNAL ER Signal and Position Information This log contains positio n and Emulated Radar (ER) signal informatio n. Message ID: 8193 Log Type: Asynch Recommended Input: log radarsignala onchanged ASCII Example 1 (stationary SMART-AG): #RADARSIGNALA,COM1,0,61.
Logs Appendix C SMART - AG User Manual Rev 2 69 T able 15: Position or V elocity T ype Type (bin ary) Type (ASCII) Description 0N O N E N o s o l u t i o n 1 FIXEDPOS Position has been fix ed by the F.
70 SMAR T -AG User Manual Rev 2 Appendix C Logs T able 16: Solution St at us Solution Status Description (Binary ) (ASCII) 0 SOL_COMPUTED Solution computed 1 INSUFFICIENT_OBS Insufficient observations.
Logs Appendix C SMART - AG User Manual Rev 2 71 C.2 VERSION HW & SW V ersions and Serial Numbers The Component T ype of the VERSION log, refer to the OEMV Family Firmwar e Refer ence Manual , is extended to include SMAR T -AG information as in T able 17 .
72 SMART -AG User Manual Rev 2 Appendix D Replacement Part s The following are a list of the replacement parts available for your NovAte l SMAR T -AG receiver . Should you require assistance, or need to order addi tional components, please con tact your local NovAtel dealer or Customer Service representative.
SMART - AG User Manual Rev 2 73 Index A accuracy position , 29 , 50 velocity , 50 almanac , 58 antenna internal , 18 mounting , 23 single-frequency , 23 specifications , 51 ascii , 41 AUTH command , 4.
74 SMAR T -AG User Manual Rev 2 Index log , 59 – 60 NVM , 58 port , 23 , 26 start , 27 – 28 storage device , 30 terminal , 27 Warning , 29 DC power , 51 dealer , 15 , 44 default factory , 58 inter.
Index SMART -AG User Manual Rev 2 75 N note, logging , 59 Notices , 13 NovAtel Inc. , 2 , 15 O operation , 26 optionality , 17 output connector , 51 convention , 17 log , 59 – 61 status , 27 – 28 .
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