Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product ProPak II Novatel
Go to page of 72
OM-20000016 Rev 3 GPSCard™ Pr oducts NovAtel Inc. MiLLennium â â â â GPSCard and Enclosures (PowerPak II & ProPak II) Guide to Installation &a.
2 MiLLennium GPSC ard and Enclosures Guide to Installation & O peration MiLLennium GPSCard TM and Enclosures Guide to Installation & Operation Publication Number: OM- 20000016 Revision Level: 3 Date: 07/06/99 This manua l is a c ompanion to the MiLLennium Com mand Descriptions m anual ( NovAtel pa rt numbe r OM- 20000041).
Table Of Contents MiLLennium GPSC ard and Enclosures G uide to Installation & Operation 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF CONTENTS FOREWORD 8 1 INTRODUCTION 9 2 HARDWARE CONFIGURATION 13 Antenn a.........................................................
Contents 4 MiLLennium GPSC ard and Enclosures Guide to Installation & O peration APPENDICES A Anti-Static Practices .......................................................................................................... 31 B Millenniu m Technical Sp ecifications .
Warranty Policy MiLLennium GPSC ard and Enclosures G uide to Installation & Operation 5 WARRANTY POLICY NovAtel Inc . warr ants that its Globa l Positioning System ( GPS) products ar e fr ee from .
Customer Serv ice 6 MiLLennium GPSC ard and Enclosures Guide to Installation & O peration CUSTOMER SERVICE If you r equire c ustomer se rvice, please pr ovide the f ollowing inform ation along with a deta iled desc ription of the pr oblem when you call or write: Seria l No.
Notice MiLLennium GPSC ard and Enclosures G uide to Installation & Operation 7 FCC NOTICE The following stat ements r efer only to a Mi LLennium GPSCard in a ProPak I I or Pow erPak I I enclosur e.
Foreword 8 MiLLennium GPSC ard and Enclosures Guide to Installation & O peration FOREWORD Congratulati ons! Congratula tions on purchas ing your MiL Lennium GPSCard. The MiL Lennium , NovAtel’s third-generation GPSCard, is a dual-frequ ency capab le GPS receiver desig ned for orig inal equ ipment manufactu rer (OEM) applications.
1 Introduction MiLLennium GPSC ard and Enclosures G uide to Installation & Operation 9 1 INTRODUCTION 1 INTRODUCTION MILLENNIUM GPSCARD The MiLLenniu m GPSCard (see Figure 1 ) consists of a single sta nd-alone pr inted circ uit board w ith integrate d radio- frequency ( RF) and dig ital section s.
1 Introduction 10 MiLLennium GPSCard and Enclosures G uide to Installation & Operation • ProPak II (e nclosure, power supply and I /O connec tors) The MiLL ennium hardwa re platf orm supports sever al diffe rent fir mwar e models and configur ations.
1 Introduction MiLLennium GPSC ard and Enclosures G uide to Installation & Operation 11 For some applications, the MiLLennium Powe rPak II a nd ProPak II are idea l. These are enclosure kits that c ome complete with moun ting and wiring interfaces, and allow immediate operation of the MiLLennium.
1 Introduction 12 MiLLennium GPSCard and Enclosures G uide to Installation & Operation PROPAK II The NovAtel Pr oPak II is a rugged, r eliable enclosur e for adver se environm ents. The ProPak II h as these features: • rugged shock, water , and dust-r esistant e nclosure c onstructed of extruded a luminum se aled by two e nd-caps.
2 Hardwar e Configuration MiLLennium GPSC ard and Enclosures G uide to Installation & Operation 13 2 HARDWARE CONFIGURATION 2 HARDWARE CONFIGURATION MILLENNIUM GPSCARD The MiLLenni um consis ts of a radio -frequency (RF) and a digital electroni cs section.
2 Hardware Configuration 14 MiLLennium GPSCard and Enclosures G uide to Installation & Operation ANTENNA The purpose of the antenna is to convert the ele ctromagne tic waves tr ansmitted by t he GPS sate llites into RF signa ls.
2 Hardwar e Configuration MiLLennium GPSC ard and Enclosures G uide to Installation & Operation 15 • mount the antenna on a secur e, stable struc ture capa ble of safe oper ation in the specific.
2 Hardware Configuration 16 MiLLennium GPSCard and Enclosures G uide to Installation & Operation • supplies power to a n active a ntenna through the c oaxial c able while m aintaining isolation be tween the DC a nd RF paths.
2 Hardwar e Configuration MiLLennium GPSC ard and Enclosures G uide to Installation & Operation 17 Note : The GPSCard COMn com mand ca n be used to change any of the se defa ult settings. Pin-outs are the sam e for both seria l ports. Both ports utiliz e standar d DE9P connect ors.
3 Installation 18 MiLLennium GPSCard and Enclosures G uide to Installation & Operation 3 INSTALLATION 3 INSTALLATION Note: This chapter deals sp ecifically with a bare MiLLennium receiver card. For MiLLenium cards in PowerPak II and ProPak I I enclosur es, see Appendice s C and D r espectivel y.
3 Installation MiLLennium GPSC ard and Enclosures G uide to Installation & Operation 19 MINIMUM CONFI GURATION In order for the MiL Lennium to pe rform optimally, the f ollowing additional e quipm.
3 Installation 20 MiLLennium GPSCard and Enclosures G uide to Installation & Operation • protection from hostile physica l environments (e .g. rain, snow, sand, salt, wa ter, extre me tempe ratures) • protection from vibration conditions • electromagnetic shielding to protect from hostile RF environments (e.
3 Installation MiLLennium GPSC ard and Enclosures G uide to Installation & Operation 21 Note: See Appendix B, P age 33 for specif ications conce rning external powe r inputs.
3 Installation 22 MiLLennium GPSCard and Enclosures G uide to Installation & Operation CAUTION ! • The P301 jumper plug m ust be jumpered to the external position (pins 2 a nd 3) before external LNA power is connected to p in 4B of the 64-pin wire harn ess connector to preven t power from feeding back into th e receiver.
4 Operation MiLLennium GPSC ard and Enclosures G uide to Installation & Operation 23 4 OPERATION 4 OPERATION Before operatin g the receiver for the first time, ensure that you have followed the installation instru ctions in Chapter 3 . The follow ing instructions a re ba sed on a conf iguration suc h as that shown in Fi gure 5.
4 Operation 24 MiLLennium GPSCard and Enclosures G uide to Installation & Operation SERIAL PORT DEFAULT SETTING S The receiver communicates with your PC or terminal via the COM1 or COM2 serial port. For comm unication to occur, both the receiver and the operato r interface hav e to be con f igured p roperly.
4 Operation MiLLennium GPSC ard and Enclosures G uide to Installation & Operation 25 Figure 6 Sample GPSolution Screen GPSolution is provided to facilitate your interaction with the receiver.
4 Operation 26 MiLLennium GPSCard and Enclosures G uide to Installation & Operation Example: An example of no ec ho response to a n input comm and is the FI X HEI GHT c ommand.
4 Operation MiLLennium GPSC ard and Enclosures G uide to Installation & Operation 27 C:GPS> copy boot1.txt com1 1 files(s) copied C:GPS> 4. The receiver is now initialized with the contents of the BOOT1.TXT com mand file, a nd logging is directed from the receiver’s CO M2 port to the remote terminal.
5 Fir mware Upgrades & Updates 28 MiLLennium GPSCard and Enclosures G uide to Installation & Operation 5 FIRMWARE UPGRADES & UPDATES 5 FIRMWARE UPGRADES & UPDATES The MiLL ennium store.
5 Fir mware Upgrades & Updates MiLLennium GPSC ard and Enclosures G uide to Installation & Operation 29 where $auth is a spec ial com mand w hich allows pr ogram model upgrade s auth-code is t.
5 Fir mware Upgrades & Updates 30 MiLLennium GPSCard and Enclosures G uide to Installation & Operation USING THE LOADER UTILITY The Loader utility can opera te fr om any DOS dir ectory or drive on your PC.
A Anti-Static Pr actices MiLLennium GPSC ard and Enclosures G uide to Installation & Operation 31 A ANTI-STATIC PRACTICES A ANTI-STATIC PRACTICES OVERVIEW Static electr icity is elec trical c harge stor ed in an elect romagnetic fie ld or on an insulating body.
A Anti-Static Pr actices 32 MiLLennium GPSCard and Enclosures G uide to Installation & Operation PRIME STATI C ACCUMULATORS Table 4 provides some background information on static-accum ulating materials.
B MiLLennium Technical Specifications MiLLennium GPSC ard and Enclosures G uide to Installation & Operation 33 B MILLENNIUM TECHNI CAL SPECIFICATIONS B MILLENNIUM TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS PHYSICAL Size 100.
B MiLLennium Technical Specifications 34 MiLLennium GPSCard and Enclosures G uide to Installation & Operation MECHANICAL DRAWINGS (CONTINUED) F i g u r e9 L 1 / L 2S e r i e sS i d e&E n dV i .
B MiLLennium Technical Specifications MiLLennium GPSC ard and Enclosures G uide to Installation & Operation 35 VIBRATION (Random Profile) The MiLLennium will ac quire and track satellites while undergoing v ibration levels as shown below .
B MiLLennium Technical Specifications 36 MiLLennium GPSCard and Enclosures G uide to Installation & Operation MiLLen-3151R Performance (Subject To GPS System Charac teristics ) Position Accuracy Standalone SA off 15 m CEP SA on 40 m CEP Code differential 0.
B MiLLennium Technical Specifications MiLLennium GPSC ard and Enclosures G uide to Installation & Operation 37 MiLLen-RT20 Performance (Subject To GPS System Charac teristics ) Position Accuracy Standalone SA off 15 m CEP SA on 40 m CEP Code differential 0.
B MiLLennium Technical Specifications 38 MiLLennium GPSCard and Enclosures G uide to Installation & Operation MiLLen-STD Performance (Subject To GPS System Charac teristics ) Position Accuracy Standalone: SA off 15 m CEP SA on 40 m CEP Differential: Code (L1, C/A) 0.
B MiLLennium Technical Specifications MiLLennium GPSC ard and Enclosures G uide to Installation & Operation 39 INPUT/OUTPUT DATA INTERFACE Dual RS-232C Serial Bit rates: 300, 1200, 4800, 9600, 192.
B MiLLennium Technical Specifications 40 MiLLennium GPSCard and Enclosures G uide to Installation & Operation Table 5 64 Pin I/O Connector Description Row B Descriptions Pin Row A Descriptions GND.
B MiLLennium Technical Specifications MiLLennium GPSC ard and Enclosures G uide to Installation & Operation 41 Table 5 (continued) Row B Descriptions Pin Row A Descriptions Mark Input Normally high, active low input pulse must ex ceed 55 ns in duration.
C PowerPak II 42 MiLLennium GPSCard and Enclosures G uide to Installation & Operation C POWERPAK II C POWERPAK II ENCLOSURE, CONNECTORS AND INDICATORS The Power Pak II mounting enc losure provide s a protective environm ent f or the MiLL ennium.
C PowerPak II MiLLennium GPSC ard and Enclosures G uide to Installation & Operation 43 The power car d is held in plac e by car d guides locat ed inside the m ounting enclosure . It f its into the second slot from the bottom of the enclosur e. It couples to the back plane by means of a spec ial power conne ctor.
C PowerPak II 44 MiLLennium GPSCard and Enclosures G uide to Installation & Operation COMMUNICATION PORTS The Powe rPak II provide s comm unications fr om two se rial por ts, CO M1 and COM2, s ee the Communication Ports section on Page 16. Pin-outs are the sam e for both seria l ports.
C PowerPak II MiLLennium GPSC ard and Enclosures G uide to Installation & Operation 45 Figure 13 Opening the PowerPak II Enclosur e 1 2 3 3 4 5 6 2 8 9 9 7 1 10 8 4 19 14 15 17 16 18 11 12 13 5 24.
C PowerPak II 46 MiLLennium GPSCard and Enclosures G uide to Installation & Operation POWERPAK II I NSTALLATION Using the Powe rPak II is stra ightforwar d. A minimum conf iguration ( Figure 14 Typical PowerP ak I I Installation Configuration) is established with the f ollowing set-up: 1.
C PowerPak II MiLLennium GPSC ard and Enclosures G uide to Installation & Operation 47 CONNECTION TO AN EXTERNAL OSCILLATOR Connect the coaxial cable from the external oscillator output port to the Ext. Osc . input por t (SMB m ale ja ck) on the fr ont panel of the Powe rPak II .
C PowerPak II 48 MiLLennium GPSCard and Enclosures G uide to Installation & Operation Figure 15 Connections on the MiLLennium Reference Description 1 SMB connec tor for antenna RF cable (P201) 2 S.
C PowerPak II MiLLennium GPSC ard and Enclosures G uide to Installation & Operation 49 12. Slowly but firm ly, push on the front pa nel until it is seated aga inst the body of the enclosur e. Replace the bac k panel, and the f our screws in each of the panels.
C PowerPak II 50 MiLLennium GPSCard and Enclosures G uide to Installation & Operation PORT PIN-OUTS Table 6 Serial Port Pin-Out Description Connector Pin No.
C PowerPak II MiLLennium GPSC ard and Enclosures G uide to Installation & Operation 51 Y-TYPE NULL-MODEM CABLE S1 S5 S6 S9 26 S1 S5 S6 S9 27 28 S1 S13 S25 S14 Wiring Table: CONNECTOR PIN NUMBER Fr.
DP r o P a k I I 52 MiLLennium GPSCard and Enclosures G uide to Installation & Operation DP R O P A KI I D PROPAK II ENCLOSURE, CONNECTORS AND INDICATORS The ProPak II m ounting enclosure provide s a more protec tive environm ent for the MiLL ennium than the PowerPa k II.
DP r o P a k I I MiLLennium GPSC ard and Enclosures G uide to Installation & Operation 53 INPUT POWER CABLES As shown in F igure 19 P ower Cables, Page 53 there m ay be up to three power cables su.
DP r o P a k I I 54 MiLLennium GPSCard and Enclosures G uide to Installation & Operation SERIAL DATA CABLES Two serial data cables are supplied to con nect the ProPak II to a PC or modem.
DP r o P a k I I MiLLennium GPSC ard and Enclosures G uide to Installation & Operation 55 Figure 20 ProPak II Installation Configuration Possibilities Note: The autoranging AC/DC conver ter and AC power c ord do not com e with the Pr oPak II but are optional accessories.
DP r o P a k I I 56 MiLLennium GPSCard and Enclosures G uide to Installation & Operation Figure 21 Typical Operational Configuration 1 2 3 4 5 8 9 10 11 6 7 Reference Description Reference Descrip.
DP r o P a k I I MiLLennium GPSC ard and Enclosures G uide to Installation & Operation 57 ANTENNA AND ANTENNA CABLE Please see the Antenna section on Page 14 . POWER SUPPLY CO NSIDERATIONS The ProPak II incorpor ates a DC-to- DC power converte r providing filteri ng, automatic re set circuit prote ction, and voltage regulation.
DP r o P a k I I 58 MiLLennium GPSCard and Enclosures G uide to Installation & Operation OPTIONAL MOUNTING BRACKET The mounting kit includes the following materials: • four se lf-ta pping screw .
DP r o P a k I I MiLLennium GPSC ard and Enclosures G uide to Installation & Operation 59 Figure 24 Mounting Bracket Drill Holes – Dimensions 7.5 21.4 80.0 138.6 152.5 160.0 12.2 18.2 28.2 148.2 155.2 158.2 176.4 4 x 3.1 DIA. 6.0 x 90 DEG.C'SINK FARSIDE 4 x 5 DIA.
DP r o P a k I I 60 MiLLennium GPSCard and Enclosures G uide to Installation & Operation PROPAK II PORT AND CABLE PIN-OUTS STRAIGHT SERIAL PORT CABLE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 5 1 9 6 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 6 1 14 11 12 13 . Table 8 Straight Cable Pin Configurations LEMO Pin No.
DP r o P a k I I MiLLennium GPSC ard and Enclosures G uide to Installation & Operation 61 NULL MODEM SERIAL PORT CABLE 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 S1 S5 S6 S9 13 12 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 6 1 11 14 Table 9 Null Modem Cable Pin Configurations LEMO Pin No.
DP r o P a k I I 62 MiLLennium GPSCard and Enclosures G uide to Installation & Operation I/O PORT CABLE 4 3 2 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 5 6 7 8 10 11 Table 10 I/O Port Pin-Ou t Description LEMO Pin Numb.
DP r o P a k I I MiLLennium GPSC ard and Enclosures G uide to Installation & Operation 63 STRAIGHT POWER CABLE - - + + 1 4 3 2 1( - ) 2( + ) 3( + ) 4( - ) 5 7 6 8 Reference Description Reference D.
DP r o P a k I I 64 MiLLennium GPSCard and Enclosures G uide to Installation & Operation OPTIONAL AUTO-RANGING AC/DC CONVERTER AND POWER CORD 5 6 7 8 9 2( + ) 1 (-) 4( - ) 3( + ) LEMO Pin Number S.
E Edge-View O f Connector P1 MiLLennium GPSC ard and Enclosures G uide to Installation & Operation 65 E EDGE-VIEW OF CONNECTOR P1 E EDGE-VIEW OF CONNECTOR P1 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ .
F Some Common Unit Conver sions 66 MiLLennium GPSCard and Enclosures G uide to Installation & Operation F SOME COMMON UNIT CONVERSIONS F SOME COMMON UNIT CONVERSIONS Listed below a re seve ral com.
G R eplacement Parts MiLLennium GPSC ard and Enclosures G uide to Installation & Operation 67 G REPLACEMENT PARTS G REPLACEMENT PARTS The following is a list of the replacement parts and accessories available for the MiLLennium and its enclosures.
H Index 68 MiLLennium GPSC ard and Enclosures Guide to Installation & O peration H INDEX H INDEX 1 1PPS · 39, 62 1PPS Output · 40 2 2 DRMS · 36, 38 A AC · 11, 12, 43, 46, 53, 55, 57, 64, 67 AC.
H Index MiLLennium GPSC ard and Enclosures G uide to Installation & Operation 69 ESD · 5, 7, 11, 20, 31, 32 exte nded cable le ngths · 15, 22 exte rnal oscilla tor · 8, 11, 13, 17, 19, 42, 47, .
H Index 70 MiLLennium GPSC ard and Enclosures Guide to Installation & O peration position · 9, 14, 16, 18, 21, 22, 26, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 41, 42, 52, 54 position solution · 39 powe r · 8, 9, 1.
MiLLennium GPSC ard and Enclosures G uide to Installation & Operation 71.
OM-20000016 Rev 3 07/27/99 NovAtel Inc. 1120 - 68 Avenue NE Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2E 8S5 GPS Hotline: 1-800-NOVATEL (Canada & U.S. only) Phone: 1 403 295 4900 Fax: 1 403 295 4901 E-mail: support@novatel.
An important point after buying a device Novatel ProPak II (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Novatel ProPak II yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Novatel ProPak II - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Novatel ProPak II you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Novatel ProPak II will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Novatel ProPak II, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Novatel ProPak II.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Novatel ProPak II. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Novatel ProPak II along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
