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OM-20000100 Rev 5 EuroPak-15a/15aT Receiver USER MANUAL.
2 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Proprietary Notice EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Publication Number: OM-20000100 Revision Level: 5 Revision Date: 2007/04/26 Associated Firmware Version: L1/E5a 5.101 or higher NovAtel® and Narrow Correlator® tracking technology are register ed trademarks of NovA tel Inc.
EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 3 T able of Content s Notices 9 Software License 11 Warranty Policy 13 Customer Service 14 Foreword 15 1 Introduction 16 1.1 Overview of the EuroPak-15a .............. ................ ................. .........
4 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 T able of Contents 3.4.2 Communicating wit h the Receiver Using GPSolution (Aviat ion) ................. ................ ......... 29 4 Using Commands and Logs 31 4.1 Entering Commands .. .... ... ... ... ....
T able of Contents EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 5 6.3.8 RXCO MMAN DS Receiver Configuration .............. .... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ............. ... .... ... ... ... ... 88 6.3.9 RXSECSTATUS Receiver Sect ion Status ......... .
6 EuroPak-15a Re ceiver User Manual Rev 5 Figures 1 The SBAS Concept .......... ............. ................ ................ ............. ................ ................ .......... ......... 17 2 EuroPak-15a Enclosure ............. .............
Ta b l e s EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 7 1 Default Serial Port Configurations ...... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ............. ... ... ... .... ... ... ... ... .... ... ... . .. ... 26 2 Available Strobe Signals on the EuroPak-15a .
8 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Man ual Rev 5 Ta b l e s 52 Performance Specifications ....... ... ... ... ............. ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ... ... .... ... ............. ... ... ... .... ... ... . ...... 110 53 EuroPak-15a Serial Port Pin-Out D escriptions .
EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 9 Notices Notices The following notices apply to the EuroPak -15 a. FCC NOTICE This equipment has been tested and found to comply wit h the rad iated and conducted emission limits fo r a Class B digital device, for both CISPR 22 and Part 15 of the FCC rules.
10 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Notice s Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) The EuroPak-15a has passed the following EMC regulatory tests: Emissions T esti ng of the EUROP AK-15a • EN 550.
Sof tware License EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 11 Soft ware License BY INST ALLING , COPYING , OR OTHERWISE US ING THE SOFTW ARE PR ODUCT , YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMEN T . IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT , DO NOT INST ALL, COPY OR USE THE SOFTW ARE PRODUCT .
12 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Sof tware License (otherwise as a solvent company fo r the purpose of and followed by an amalgamation or reconstruction hereunder its successor shall be bound.
EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 13 W arranty Policy W arrant y Po lic y NovAtel Inc. warrants that its Global Positioning System (GPS) products ar e free from def ects in materials and workmans.
14 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Man ual Rev 5 Customer Service Customer Service Cont act Information If you have any questions or concerns regarding y our EuroPak-15a receiver , please contact the NovAtel A viation Group using any one of the followin g methods: NovAtel GPS Hotline: 1-800-NOV A TEL (U.
EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 15 Foreword Foreword Scope This manual contains sufficient information on the in st allation and operation of the EuroPak-15a or EuroPak- 15aT receiver to allow you to ef fectiv ely integrate and fully operate it.
16 EuroPak-15a Re ceiver User Manual Re v 5 Chapter 1 Introduction This chapter provides information on the features and functionality of th e EuroPak-15a and how it operates in the context of an SBAS system.
Introduction Chapter 1 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manu al Rev 5 17 Figure 1: The SBAS Conc ept Reference Description 1 Geo satellite 2 GPS satellite constellation 3 L1 and L5 4 C1 and C5 5 GPS user 6 I.
18 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 1 Introduction The fully deployed Galileo system consists of 30 sate llites (27 operational + 3 active spares), posi tio ned in three circular Medium .
Introduction Chapter 1 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manu al Rev 5 19 the system and informing the end user of this by an integrity signal incorpo rated in the data stream.
20 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 1 Introduction • Antenna or signal generator Radio Frequency (RF) ports • Input power port • Indicators to provide power and communicatio n st a.
Introduction Chapter 1 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manu al Rev 5 21 Additional features for th e receiver card include: • GEO signal processing • GPS signal processing • Galileo signal processing .
22 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 1 Introduction maintaining isolation between the DC and RF paths. The RF section can reject a high level of potenti al interference (for example, MSA T , Inmarsat, cel lular phone, and TV sub-harmonic si gnals).
EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manu al Rev 5 23 Chapter 2 Inst allation This chapter contains instructions and tips to set up your NovAtel receive r to cr eate a GNSS receiver system. At the time of publi cation, it is recommended that the L5 signal for the receive r be generated by a signal generator as there are no L5 signals in space.
24 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 2 Installation NovAtel-supplied accessories. 2.1.3 Power Supply Requirements This section contains information on the requir ements for the input power to the receiver . See Appendix A, T echnical Specifications starting on Page 1 10 for more po wer supp ly specifications.
Installation Chapter 2 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manu al Rev 5 25 Figure 3: T ypical Receiver Installation Reference Description 1 Receiver 2 Antenna or Signal Generator 3R F C a b l e 41 2 V P o w e r C a b l e 5 12V Power Cable with Optional AC Adapter or Aircraft Power Co nditioner 6 Null Modem Data Cable 7 Data Communications Equipmen t 2.
26 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 2 Installation 2.2.3 Applying Power to the Receiver Connect the power supply to the PWR port of the Eu roPak-15a receiver .
Installation Chapter 2 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manu al Rev 5 27 T able 2: Av ailable Strob e Signals on the EuroPak-15a The ground return pin for these signals is Pin 9. 2.3.2 Status Indicators The EuroPak-15a receivers have LED indicators that provide the status of the receiver .
28 EuroPak-15a Re ceiver User Manual Re v 5 Chapter 3 Operation Before operating the EuroPak-15a for th e first time, ensure t hat you have followed t he installation instructi ons in Chapter 2 .
Operation Chapter 3 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manu al Rev 5 29 3.3 Communicating with the EuroPak-15a Communication with th e recei ver consists of issuing commands th rou gh the communication port s from an external serial communi cations device.
30 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 3 Operation Refer to GPSolution (A viation) ’ s Help file by selecting Help | Contents from the main menu to see Help for windows and th eir descriptions. Ensure you can see the Console and ASCII Messages windows by selecting them under Vi e w in the main menu.
EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manu al Rev 5 31 Chapter 4 Using Commands and Logs Chapter 5 and Chapter 6 provi de the details of the co mmands and logs used to communicate w ith the EuroPak- 15a. The sections below give inform ation on using thes e messages, including the formats they can take and the responses they may provide.
32 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 4 Using Commands an d Logs POSITIONTYPE GPSL1 SDLLBW n 0.2 wher e n is for channel numbers 0 to 15 inclusive SPLLBW n 15.0 wher e n is for channel numbers 0 to 15 inclusive EXTERNALCLOCK DISABLE 4.1.1.
Using Commands and Logs Chapter 4 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manu al Rev 5 33 T able 4: Response Messages Str in g ID Meaning OK 1 Command was received correctly NOT ENOUGH RESOURCES IN SYSTEM 3 The re.
34 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 4 Using Commands and Lo gs 4.2 Logging Dat a Y ou can co ntrol how the EuroPak-15a logs data by using the LO G command given on Page 59 . A field within this command allows you to specify which data log from Chapter 6 to capture.
Using Commands and Logs Chapter 4 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manu al Rev 5 35 4.2.3 Specifying Log Formats Logs can be requested in two formats, ASCII or Binary , described in Section 4.3 on Page 35 . When entering the LOG command using ASCII form at, the de faul t for mat for the output log is ASCII .
36 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 4 Using Commands and Lo gs The ASCII message header is formatted as follows: T able 6: ASCII Message Header Struct ure Example ASCII Format Log: #PSRPOSA,COM1,0,43.0,FINESTEERING,265,320943.000,00840000, 0000,33331;SOL_COMPUTED,SINGLE,51.
Using Commands and Logs Chapter 4 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manu al Rev 5 37 3. The CRC is a 32-bit cyclic red undancy check performed on all data including the header . See Section 4.4.2.5 on Page 41 for the CRC algorithm. 4. The header is in the format shown in Ta b l e 7 on Page 37 .
38 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 4 Using Commands and Lo gs 4.4 Fields The commands and logs for the EuroPak-15a use a variety of field types to convey data. The following sectio ns provide information on the ty pes of fields used and some of the more comm on ly-used fields.
Using Commands and Logs Chapter 4 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manu al Rev 5 39 T abl e 9: Byte Arra n gem e nts 4.4.2 Commonly-Used F ields Some of the more commonly-used fields are discussed in this section. 4.4.2.1 Serial Port Identifiers The values used to indicate serial ports are given below .
40 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 4 Using Commands and Lo gs 4.4.2.3 Message T ime S t amp s All NovAtel format messages generated by the receiver have a GPS time stamp in their header . GPS time is referenced t o UTC with zero po int defi ned as midn ig ht on th e nig ht of Janu ary 6 , 19 80 at 0: 00 ho urs .
Using Commands and Logs Chapter 4 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manu al Rev 5 41 On start up, and before any satellites are being tracked, the receiver can not possibly know the current time. As such, the receiver time starts counting at GPS week 0 and second 0.
42 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 4 Using Commands and Lo gs #define CRC32_POLYNOMIAL 0xEDB8832 0L /* ----------------------------------------- -------- -------- --------- -------- Calculate a CRC value to be used by CRC calculation functions.
EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manu al Rev 5 43 Chapter 5 Commands 5.1 Functional Listing of Commands Ta b l e 1 3 lists the commands by function. Please see Section 5.
44 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 5 Commands 5.2 Command Summary T able 14: Command Summary Command Name Message ID Description Synt ax AGCMODE 229 Control Automati c Gai n Control (AG.
Commands Chapter 5 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manu al Rev 5 45 5.3 Command Reference All syntax strings and co mmand examples given in this section are in the Abbr eviated ASCII format, unless otherwise indicated. The tabl es provided show the fields necessary for all formats unless otherwise noted .
46 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 5 Commands Syntax: Message ID: 229 Example: AGCMODE L1 MANUAL 40 50 T able 17: Antispoofing Flag V alues AGCMODE FREQUENCY MODE [ PULSEWIDTH LOADVALUE.
Commands Chapter 5 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manu al Rev 5 47 5.3.2 ASSIGN Assign Individual Satellite Channels The ASSIGN command shou ld only be used by advanced users.
48 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 5 Commands Syntax: Message ID: 27 Examples: ASSIGN 0 ACTIVE 37 0 2000 ASSIGN 15 120 -250 0 ASSIGN 11 28 -250 0 The first example sets the first SV channel to acquire satellite PRN 37 in a range from -2000 Hz to +2000 Hz until the satellite signal has been detected.
Commands Chapter 5 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manu al Rev 5 49 5.3.3 CHANCONFIG This command changes the channel conf iguration of the receiver . This will effect the number of channels tracking GPS signals and the number of channels trackin g GEO sign als.
50 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 5 Commands 5.3.4 CLOCKADJUST All oscillators have some inherent drift. By default the receiver attemp ts to steer the receiver ’ s clock to accurately match GPS time. If for some reason this is not desired, this behavior can be disabled using the CLOCKADJUST command.
Commands Chapter 5 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manu al Rev 5 51 5.3.5 COM Serial Port Configuration Control This command permits you to conf igure the receiver ’ s asynchronous se rial port communications drivers. See Section 4.1.1.1 on Page 31 for a description of the factory defaults.
52 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 5 Commands T able 20: Parity Va l u e s T able 21: Handshaking Va l u e s T a bl e 22 : Ech o V alues T ab le 23 : Brea k V alues ASCII Descriptio n N.
Commands Chapter 5 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manu al Rev 5 53 5.3.6 ECUTOFF Set Sate llite Elevation Cut-off This command sets the elevation cut-of f angle for tracked satellites. The r eceiver will not track a satellite until it rises above the cut-off angle.
54 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 5 Commands 5.3.7 EXTERNALCLOCK Overview The EXTERNALCLOCK command allows the EuroPak-15a to operate with an optional external oscillator . Y ou are able to optimally adjust the clock model parameters of the receiver for various types of external clocks.
Commands Chapter 5 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manu al Rev 5 55 Abbreviated ASCII Syntax: Message ID: 230 ASCII Example: EXTERNALCLOCK DISABLE or EXTERNALCLOCK USER 10MHZ 1.
56 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 5 Commands 5.3.8 FIX Constrain to Fixed Position This command fixes position parameters fo r the Euro Pak-15a. For various applicati ons, fixing th is va lue can assist in improving acquisi tion times and accuracy of position or corrections.
Commands Chapter 5 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manu al Rev 5 57 Figure 4: The WGS84 ECEF Coordinate Syste m ω Z WG S 8 4 BIH - D efi n e d CT P (1984.0) Ea rt h' s C e nt er of Ma s s Y WG S 8 4 BIH - D e f i ne d Z ero M e ridian (1984.
58 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 5 Commands 5.3.9 FRESET Clear Data in NVM This command clears data which is stored in the recei ver’ s non-volatile memory and restores the receiver to factory default settings. The receive r is forced to hardware reset.
Commands Chapter 5 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manu al Rev 5 59 5.3.10 LOG Request Logs from Receiver Many different types of data can be logged using several different methods of triggering the log events. See Chapter 6, Data Logs starting on Page 70 for further inform ation and a complete list of data log structures.
60 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 5 Commands Examples: LOG COM1 PSRPOSA ONTIME 7 2.5 HOLD LOG COM3 PRSPOSA ONCE The first example configures the EuroPak-15a to output the PS RPOS log in ASCII format to COM1 at 7 second intervals offset by 2.
Commands Chapter 5 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manu al Rev 5 61 5.3.1 1 POSITIONTYPE Set the Position Solutio n This command sets the position filt er to compute the position on either the GPS L1 or G PS L5 frequencies. Y ou can also obtain data from a specific frequency .
62 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 5 Commands 5.3.12 PULSEBLANKING Enable/Disable Pulse Blan king The PULSEBLANKING command should only b e used by advanced users. This command enables or disables d igital pulse blanking. B y default, the digital pulse b lanking is enabled.
Commands Chapter 5 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manu al Rev 5 63 5.3.13 RESET Hardware Reset This command performs a hardware reset. Following a R ESET command, the receiver will initiate a cold-start bootup and will retain the most recent receiver configuration (t hat is, channel configuration).
64 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 5 Commands 5.3.14 SDLLBW Configure DLL Filter Bandwidth This is the noise equivalent bandwidth command for th e signal chann e l DLL fi lter ba ndw idth. 1. The SDLLBW command should only be used by advanced users.
Commands Chapter 5 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manu al Rev 5 65 5.3.15 SPLLBW Configure Phase-Lock-Loop Bandwidth 1. This command can fundamentally ch ange the way that the receiver ope rates. Do not alter the default settings unless you are confident that you understand the consequences.
66 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 5 Commands 5.3.16 STHRESHOLD Contro l Signal Thresholds This command controls signal acquisition a nd steady-state-lock si gnal thresholds. The sigchan, a cqui, lock and cr osscorr fields must have values.
Commands Chapter 5 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manu al Rev 5 67 5.3.17 UNASSIGN Unassign a Previ ously Assigned Channel This command cancels a previously issued ASSIGN command and the SV chan nel reverts to automatic control.
68 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 5 Commands 5.3.18 UNLOG Remove L og fr om Logging Control This command permits you to remove a specific log requ est from the system.
Commands Chapter 5 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manu al Rev 5 69 5.3.19 UNLOGALL Remove All Logs from Logging Control This command disables all logs on the speci fied port only . All oth e r ports are unaffected. This command does not disable logs that have the HOLD attribute set.
70 EuroPak-15a Re ceiver User Manual Re v 5 Chapter 6 Dat a Logs 6.1 Functional Listing of Logs Ta b l e 3 3 lists the logs by function and pr ovides the type of each log.
Data Logs Chapter 6 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manu al Rev 5 71 6.2 Log Summary The available logs are listed alphabetically in T able 34 . T able 34: Log Summary 6.3 Log Reference For each log, the recommended input command for generating the log is pr ovided.
72 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 6 Data Lo gs 6.3.1 AGCST A TS Automatic Gain Control Status This log provides status information for the aut omatic ga in control mechan ism and de tails of the param e ters it is currently using.
Data Logs Chapter 6 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manu al Rev 5 73 T ab le 35 : AG C St atus Word Bit Description Bit = 0 Bit = 1 0 Jam Detected Jamming Not Present Jamming Present 1 AGC Calibrated Coarse.
74 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 6 Data Lo gs Recommended Input: LOG AGCSTATSA ONTIME 10 Example Output: #AGCSTATSA,COM1,0,78.0,FINE,338,320316.822,00A00000,0000,33331; 2, 28A,8493,3893,8000,0.0383,0.1064,0.2175,0.2853,0.2162,0.1364, 1283057.
Data Logs Chapter 6 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manu al Rev 5 75 6.3.2 ALMANAC Decoded Almanac This log contains the decoded almanac parameters for the frequency specifi ed in the POSITIONTYPE command, see Page 61 . Multiple messages are transmitted, one for each SV almanac collected.
76 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 6 Data Lo gs Recommended Input: LOG ALMANACA ONCHANGED ASCII Example: #ALMANACA,COM1,0,78.0,SATTIME,338,320004.000,00A00000,0000,33331; 29, 1,338,503808.0,6.318092E-03,-7.60031658E-09,-1.96827599E+00, -1.
Data Logs Chapter 6 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manu al Rev 5 77 6.3.3 CLOCKMODEL Current Clock Model St atus The CLOCKMODEL log contains the current clock- model status of the receiver. Monitoring the CLOCKMODEL log will allow you to determine the er ror in your receiver reference oscillator as compared to the GPS satellite reference.
78 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 6 Data Lo gs Log Type: Synch Message ID: 16 Field Field Name Description Format Binary Bytes Binary Offset 1 header This field contains the message header, in ASCII or Binary format. See Section 4.3 on Page 35 .
Data Logs Chapter 6 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manu al Rev 5 79 Recommended Input: LOG CLOCKMODELA ONTIME 1 Example Output: #CLOCKMODELA,COM1,0,55.0,FINE,1048,497224.500, 00000128,879E,0;VALID,0,497224.500,497224.500,6.59596736E-01,- 9.29232987E-02,-3.
80 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 6 Data Lo gs 6.3.4 PSRPOS Pseudorange Position This log contains the pseudorange position computed by the receiver , along with three status flags.
Data Logs Chapter 6 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manu al Rev 5 81 Recommended Input: LOG PSRPOSA ONTIME 1 Example Output: #PSRPOSA,COM1,0,58.0,FINE,1027,324231.000,00000000,FC91,0; SOL_COMPUTED,SINGLE,51.11615533807,-114.03850611829,1010.452,- 16.271,61,19.
82 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 6 Data Lo gs 6.3.5 RANGE Satellite Range Information RANGE contains the cha nnel measurements for the currentl y tracked satellites. When using th is log, please keep in mind the constraints noted alon g with the description.
Data Logs Chapter 6 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manu al Rev 5 83 Recommended Input: LOG RANGEA ONTIME 30 Example Output: #RANGEA,COM1,0,86.0,FREEWHEELING,336,158190.000,00E80000,0000,33331 ;6, 7,0,23349304.589,0.280,-122701400.419,0.008,-2905.889,43.4, 7344.
84 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 6 Data Lo gs T able 40: Channel T racking St atus Nibble # Bit # Mask Description Range V alue N0 0 0x00000001 Tracking state 0 to 22 See Table 41 on .
Data Logs Chapter 6 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manu al Rev 5 85 T able 41: T racking S t ate Bit V alues T able 42: Correlator Sp acing Bit V alu es N7 28 0x10000000 Reserved for future use 29 0x200000.
86 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 6 Data Lo gs 6.3.6 RA WEPHEM Raw Ephemeris This log contains the raw binary information for subframes one, two and three from a satelli te with the parity information removed.
Data Logs Chapter 6 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manu al Rev 5 87 6.3.7 RA WFRAME Raw Subframes This log co ntains the raw subframe s. The subframes are output even when there are parity failures. Log Type: Asyn ch Message ID: 804 Recommended Input: LOG RAWFRAMEA ONNEW Example Output: #RAWFRAMEA,COM1,0,82.
88 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 6 Data Lo gs 6.3.8 RXCOMMANDS Recei ver Configuration This log outputs all of the current receiver conf iguration parameters set using the commands in Chapter 5 . When requested, one RXCOMMANDS lo g is output for each command ty pe.
Data Logs Chapter 6 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manu al Rev 5 89 #RXCOMMANDSA,COM1,30,77.5,FINE,334,237306.939,00E40008,0000,33331; 45,SDLLBW 2 0.2000*9FF5CFD6 #RXCOMMANDSA,COM1,29,77.5,FINE,334,237306.942,00E40008,0000,33331; 45,SDLLBW 3 0.2000*E3127AD4 #RXCOMMANDSA,COM1,28,77.
90 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 6 Data Lo gs #RXCOMMANDSA,COM1,3,77.5,FINE,334,237306.966,00E40008,0000,33331; 46,SPLLBW 13 3.0000*68B72659 #RXCOMMANDSA,COM1,2,77.5,FINE,334,237306.966,00E40008,0000,33331; 46,SPLLBW 14 3.0000*2B9B825F #RXCOMMANDSA,COM1,1,77.
Data Logs Chapter 6 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manu al Rev 5 91 6.3.9 RXSECST A T US Recei ver Section S tatus This log is used to output the version and status in formation for each receiver car d in the receiver section. Log T ype: Synchronous Message ID: 638 Recommended Input: LOG RXSECSTATUSA ONNEW Example Output: #RXSECSTATUSA,COM1,0,78.
92 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 6 Data Lo gs T able 45: Receiver Error Nibble # Bit # Mask Description Bit = 0 Bit = 1 N0 0 0x00000001 Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) status OK E.
Data Logs Chapter 6 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manu al Rev 5 93 T able 46: Receiver St atus Nibble # Bit # Mask Description Bit = 0 Bit = 1 N0 0 0x00000001 Error flag, see Table 45, Receiver Error on P.
94 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 6 Data Lo gs 6.3.10 SATVIS Sate llite Visibility This log outputs satellit e visibility data and addi tional sa tellite inform ation based on the specified position ty pe. See also the POSI TIONTYPE command on Page 61 .
Data Logs Chapter 6 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manu al Rev 5 95 T abl e 47: Satellite Visibility V alues T able 48: Complete Almanac Flag V alues ASCII Binary Description FALSE 0 Satellite visibility i.
96 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 6 Data Lo gs 6.3.1 1 SYSTEMLEVELS System Hardware Lev els This log contains enviro nmental and voltage parameters for the receiver card. Log Type: Synchronous Message ID: 653 Recommended Input: LOG SYSTEMLEVELSA ONTIME 1 Example Output: #SYSTEMLEVELSA,COM1,0,77.
Data Logs Chapter 6 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manu al Rev 5 97 6.3.12 TIME Time Data This log is output at th e Ti m e port at a maximum rate of 1 Hz and provides the GPS time of the receiver ’ s 1 PPS signal. It also includes the information on the receiver clock of fset and the clock model status.
98 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 6 Data Lo gs 6.3.13 TRACKST A T Tracking S tatus These logs provide channel tracking status info rmation for each of the receiver ’ s channels.
Data Logs Chapter 6 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manu al Rev 5 99 Recommended Input: LOG TRACKSTATA ONTIME 1 Example Output: #TRACKSTATA,COM1,0,64.5,FINE,1048,507426.700,00000028,228E,0; SOL_COMPUTED,SINGLE,0.0,24, 5,0,8105C04,25052294.167,3388.063,40.188,63.
100 EuroPak-15a Rece ive r Use r Man ua l Rev 5 Chapter 6 Data Lo gs 6.3.14 VERSION V ersion Information This log contains the version informat ion for all components of a system. Wh en using a standard receiver , there will only be one component in the lo g.
Data Logs Chapter 6 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manu al Rev 5 101 T able 50: V ersion Log Field Format s Field Name Field Format Descrip tion hw version P-RS-CCC P= hardware plat form (e.g. OEM4) R = hardware revision (e.g.3.10) S = processor revision (e.
102 EuroPa k-15a Receiver User Manu al Rev 5 Chapter 7 Firmware Up dates The receiver firmware is stored in on -board, non-volatile memory , which allo ws it to be updated in the field. Therefore, updating firmware tak es only a few m inutes in stead of sev eral days, which would be required if the receiver had to be sent to a service depot.
Firmware Updates Chapter 7 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manu al Rev 5 103 7.2 Downloading the Files T ypically , there are two files required when performing firmware updates on a particular receiver card: • WINLOAD.EXE (the firmware loading utility program) • XXXX.
104 EuroPak-15a Rece ive r Use r Man ua l Rev 5 Chapter 7 Firmware U pdates 7.4 Running the Utility W inLoad is a windows based program used to download firmware to receiver cards.
Firmware Updates Chapter 7 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manu al Rev 5 105 Figur e 8. Figure 8: Open File in WinLoad The T a rg e t C a rd ID field allows you to specify th e receiver card to update, see T able 51 below . T able 51: T arget Card Identifi cation 7.
106 EuroPak-15a Rece ive r Use r Man ua l Rev 5 Chapter 7 Firmware U pdates Authorization Code di alog opens, see Fi gur e 10 , enter the auth code and select OK. Figure 10: Authorization Code Dialog 7. The receiver should finish downloading and reset.
EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manu al Rev 5 107 Chapter 8 Built-In S t atus T est 8.1 Overview The built-in test monitors system performance and status to ensure the receiver is operating within its specifications. If an exceptional condit ion is detected, the user is informed t hrough one or more indicators.
108 EuroPak-15a Receiver Use r Manual Rev 5 Chapter 8 Built-In St atus T est Figure 12: Location of Receiv er St atus Word Each bit in the status word i ndicates the status of a specific condition or func tion of the receiver . If the s tatus word is 00000000 , the receiver is operating normally .
Built-In S tatus T est Chapter 8 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manu al Rev 5 109 See the RXSECST A TUS log on Page 91 for more detailed descriptions of this log. If the error word is 00000000 , the receiver is not experi encing an error co ndition. If the receiver error word indicates an error , please also see Section 8.
1 10 EuroPak-15a Receive r User Manual Rev 5 Appendix A T echnical Specifications T able 52: Performance Spec ifications PERFORMANCE All values subject to G PS system characteristics Frequency GPS Galileo L1(15 75.42 MHz), L5 (1 1 76.45 MHz) L1 (1575.
T e chnic al Specifications Appendix A EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 1 1 1 A.1 EuroPak-15a and Eu roPak-15aT Enclosures PHYSICAL Size 235 x 154 x 7 1 mm Weight 1.
1 12 EuroPak-15a Receive r User Manual Rev 5 Appendix A T echnic al Specifications INPUT/OUTPUT DATA INTERFACE COM1 AND COM2 Electrical format RS232 Bit rate a 9600 (default), 19200, 3 8400, 57 600, 115 200, 230400 bps Signals supporte d TX, RX, RTS, CTS, DTR, DCD a.
T e chnic al Specifications Appendix A EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 1 13 INPUT/OUTPUT CONNECTORS Antenna Input TNC fema le jack, 50 Ω nominal impedance +5 VDC, 100 mA max (output from EuroP.
1 14 EuroPak-15a Receive r User Manual Rev 5 Appendix A T echnic al Specifications A.1.1 Port Pin-Outs T able 53: EuroPak-15a Serial Port Pin- Out Descriptions T able 54: EuroPak-15a I/O Port Pin-Out Descriptions For strobe signal description s, please see Secti on 2.
T e chnic al Specifications Appendix A EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 1 15 A.1.2 Cables A.1.2.1 12V Power Adapter Cable (NovAtel par t number 01017023) The power adapter cable supplie d with the EuroPak-15a, see Figu re 16 , provides a convenient means for supplying +12 VDC while operating in the field.
1 16 EuroPak-15a Receive r User Manual Rev 5 Appendix A T echnic al Specifications A.1.2.2 Null-Modem Cable (NovAtel p art number 60323062) This cable supplied with the EuroPak-15a, see Figur e 17 , provides an easy means of communications with a PC.
T e chnic al Specifications Appendix A EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 1 17 A.1.2.3 Straight Through Ser ia l Cable (NovAtel p art number 60723066 ) This cable can be used to connect th e EuroPak-15a to a modem or radio tr ansmitter to prop ag ate differential corrections.
1 18 EuroPak-15a Receive r User Manual Rev 5 Appendix A T echnic al Specifications A.1.2.4 I/O Strobe Port Cable (NovAtel p art number 60723065) The strobe lines on the EuroPak-15a can be accessed by inserting the male DB9 conn ector of the I/O strobe port cable into the I/O port.
T e chnic al Specifications Appendix A EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 1 19 A.1.3 Mounting Bracket Dimensions 2145 1234 235.
120 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manua l Rev 5 Appendix A T echnic al Specifications A.2 Channel Assignment s T ables 56 through 60 show the mappin g of signa l channels for the different chan nel configurations.
T e chnic al Specifications Appendix A EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manu al Rev 5 121 T able 57: 16GALILEOL1E5a Channel Configuration T able 58: 12GPS4GEOL1L5 Channel Configuration Signal Channel SV Chan.
122 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manua l Rev 5 Appendix A T echnic al Specifications T able 59: 8GPS8GEO Channel Config uration T able 60: 16GPSL5 Channel Conf iguration Signal Channel SV Channel SV Ty p.
EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manu al Rev 5 123 Appendix B Electrost atic Discharge Control (ESD) Practices B.1 Overview Static electricity is electric al char ge stored in an electromagnetic field or on an insulating body . This charge can flow as soon as a low-impedance path to ground is es tablished.
124 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manua l Rev 5 Appendix B Electrostatic Dischar ge Control (ESD ) Practices B.3 Prime S t atic Accumulators Ta b l e 6 1 provides some background informati on on static-accumulating materials. T abl e 61: St atic-Accumul at ing Mat eri als B.
EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manu al Rev 5 125 Appendix C St andards/References GPS L5 SIGNAL SPECIFICATION REFERENCE For copies of the Interface Contro l Document (ICD)-GPS-705, contact: ARINC Research Corporation Address: 2551 Riva Road Annapolis, MD, USA 21401-7465 T e lephone: 410-266-4000 Fax: 410-266-4049 W ebsite: www .
126 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manua l Rev 5 Appendix D Replacement Part s The following are a list of the repl acement parts available for your NovAte l GPS receiver . Should you require assistance or need to order additional co mp onents, please contact your local NovAtel dealer or Custom er Service representative.
EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 127 Index 1PPS, see one pulse per second A accumulated Doppler range (ADR) , 82 accuracy corrections , 56 position , 56 time , 41 acquisition assignment , 47 aut.
128 EuroPak-15 a Receiver U ser Manual Rev 5 Index aging parameter , 75 bias , 50 dither , 54 , 77 drift , 50 error , 50 , 77 internal , 41 model , 77 – 78 parameters , 54 receiver , 97 status , 70 .
Index EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 129 response messages , 32 tracking , 82 ESD, see electrostatic discharge extended cable lengths , 23 external oscillator , 27 , 54 EXTERNALCLOCK , 54 F fa.
130 EuroPak-15 a Receiver U ser Manual Rev 5 Index version , 100 month , 101 motion, mean , 75 MSB , 38 multipath , 82 antenna models , 23 N noise oscillators , 54 thermal , 82 time of , 78 non-volatile memory (NVM) , 31 reset , 58 note clock adjustment , 50 notices , 9 NovAtel Inc.
Index EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 131 RF, see radio freque ncy right ascension , 75 rollover, GPS week , 15 RXCOMMANDS log , 88 RXSECSTATUS log , 91 S satellite transmit , 22 Satellite-Base.
132 EuroPak-15 a Receiver U ser Manual Rev 5 Index V VCTCXO, see oscillator velocity limit , 81 VERSION log , 99 – 100 versions , 100 visibility, satellite , 94 voltage , 112 W warnings , 9 , 22 –.
Index EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 133.
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