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Table of Contents EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 5 6.3.8 RXCOMMANDS Receiver Configuration ........................................................................... 88 6.3.9 RXSECSTATUS Receiver Section Status ......................................................................... 91 6.3...

6 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Figures 1 The SBAS Concept ....................................................................................................................... 17 2 EuroPak-15a Enclosure ........................................................................................

Tables EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 7 1 Default Serial Port Configurations ................................................................................................ 26 2 Available Strobe Signals on the EuroPak-15a ........................................................................

EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 9 Notices Notices The following notices apply to the EuroPak-15a. FCC NOTICE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the radiated and conducted emission limits for a Class B digital device, for both CISPR 22 and Part 15 of the FCC rules. These l...

10 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Notices Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) The EuroPak-15a has passed the following EMC regulatory tests: Emissions Testing of the EUROPAK-15a • EN 55022 1998 (CISPR 22 (2006)) - Information technology equipment - Radio disturbance characteristics - Limits ...

14 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Customer Service Customer Service Contact Information If you have any questions or concerns regarding your EuroPak-15a receiver, please contact the NovAtel Aviation Group using any one of the following methods: NovAtel GPS Hotline: 1-800-NOVATEL (U.S. and Ca...

EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 15 Foreword Foreword Scope This manual contains sufficient information on the installation and operation of the EuroPak-15a or EuroPak-15aT receiver to allow you to effectively integrate and fully operate it. After the addition of accessories, user-supplied dat...

16 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 1 Introduction This chapter provides information on the features and functionality of the EuroPak-15a and how it operates in the context of an SBAS system. 1.1 Overview of the EuroPak-15a The EuroPak-15a is a high-performance GPS, Galileo and GEO rec...

Introduction Chapter 1 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 17 Figure 1: The SBAS Concept Reference Description 1 Geo satellite 2 GPS satellite constellation 3 L1 and L5 4 C1 and C5 5 GPS user 6 Integrity data, differential corrections and ranging control 7 Reference station 8 Master station 9 Int...

18 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 1 Introduction The fully deployed Galileo system consists of 30 satellites (27 operational + 3 active spares), positioned in three circular Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) planes in 23616 km altitude above the Earth, and at an inclination of the orbital pla...

Introduction Chapter 1 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 19 the system and informing the end user of this by an integrity signal incorporated in the data stream. The main applications for this service concern professional users who are ready to pay for a service guaranteed by the Galileo operat...

Introduction Chapter 1 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 21 Additional features for the receiver card include: • GEO signal processing • GPS signal processing • Galileo signal processing • Digital pulse blanking for the L1 signal • Digital pulse blanking for the L5 signal • Digital pulse blanki...

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 potential interference (for example, MSAT, Inmarsat, cellular phone, and TV sub-harmonic signals). 1.7.2 Digital Electronics Section The digit...

EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 23 Chapter 2 Installation This chapter contains instructions and tips to set up your NovAtel receiver to create a GNSS receiver system. At the time of publication, it is recommended that the L5 signal for the receiver be generated by a signal generator as there...

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 requirements for the input power to the receiver. See Appendix A, Technical Specifications starting on Page 110 for more power suppl...

Installation Chapter 2 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 25 Figure 3: Typical Receiver Installation Reference Description 1 Receiver 2 Antenna or Signal Generator 3 RF Cable 4 12V Power Cable 5 12V Power Cable with Optional AC Adapter or Aircraft Power Conditioner 6 Null Modem Data Cable 7 Data...

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 EuroPak-15a receiver. 2.2.4 Connecting Data Communications Equipment In order to communicate with the receiver by sending commands and obtaining logs,...

Installation Chapter 2 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 27 Table 2: Available Strobe 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. The EuroPak-15a provi...

28 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 3 Operation Before operating the EuroPak-15a for the first time, ensure that you have followed the installation instructions in Chapter 2 . From here on, it will be assumed that testing and operation of the EuroPak-15a will be performed while using a...

Operation Chapter 3 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 29 3.3 Communicating with the EuroPak-15a Communication with the receiver consists of issuing commands through the communication ports from an external serial communications device. This could be either a PC or laptop that is directly connec...

30 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 3 Operation Refer to GPSolution (Aviation) ’s Help file by selecting Help | Contents from the main menu to see Help for windows and their descriptions. Ensure you can see the Console and ASCII Messages windows by selecting them under View in the main...

EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 31 Chapter 4 Using Commands and Logs Chapter 5 and Chapter 6 provide the details of the commands and logs used to communicate with the EuroPak- 15a. The sections below give information on using these messages, including the formats they can take and the respons...

32 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 4 Using Commands and Logs POSITIONTYPE GPSL1 SDLLBW n 0.2 where n is for channel numbers 0 to 15 inclusive SPLLBW n 15.0 where n is for channel numbers 0 to 15 inclusive EXTERNALCLOCK DISABLE 4.1.1.2 Default Thresholds For L1 GPS, L1 WAAS and L1 Gali...

Using Commands and Logs Chapter 4 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 33 Table 4: Response Messages String ID Meaning OK 1 Command was received correctly NOT ENOUGH RESOURCES IN SYSTEM 3 The request has exceeded a limit (for example, the maximum number of logs are being generated) DATA PACKET DOE...

34 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 4 Using Commands and Logs 4.2 Logging Data You can control how the EuroPak-15a logs data by using the LOG command given on Page 59 . A field within this command allows you to specify which data log from Chapter 6 to capture. Note the following howeve...

Using Commands and Logs Chapter 4 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual 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 format, the default format for the output log is ASCII . To ...

36 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 4 Using Commands and Logs The ASCII message header is formatted as follows: Table 6: ASCII Message Header Structure Example ASCII Format Log: #PSRPOSA,COM1,0,43.0,FINESTEERING,265,320943.000,00840000, 0000,33331;SOL_COMPUTED,SINGLE,51.11638529847,-11...

Using Commands and Logs Chapter 4 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 37 3. The CRC is a 32-bit cyclic redundancy 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 Table 7 on Page 37 . Table 7: Binary Me...

38 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 4 Using Commands and Logs 4.4 Fields The commands and logs for the EuroPak-15a use a variety of field types to convey data. The following sections provide information on the types of fields used and some of the more commonly-used fields. 4.4.1 Field ...

Using Commands and Logs Chapter 4 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 39 Table 9: Byte Arrangements 4.4.2 Commonly-Used Fields 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. Table 10: S...

40 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 4 Using Commands and Logs 4.4.2.3 Message Time Stamps All NovAtel format messages generated by the receiver have a GPS time stamp in their header. GPS time is referenced to UTC with zero point defined as midnight on the night of January 6, 1980 at 0:...

EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 43 Chapter 5 Commands 5.1 Functional Listing of Commands Table 13 lists the commands by function. Please see Section 5.3 on Page 45 for a more detailed description of each individual command. Table 13: Commands By Function Command Description COMMUNICATIONS, CO...

44 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 5 Commands 5.2 Command Summary Table 14: Command Summary Command Name Message ID Description Syntax AGCMODE 229 Control Automatic Gain Control (AGC) agcmode frequency mode [pulsewidth loadvalue] ASSIGN 27 Assign individual satellite channel to a PRN ...

Commands Chapter 5 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 45 5.3 Command Reference All syntax strings and command examples given in this section are in the Abbreviated ASCII format, unless otherwise indicated. The tables provided show the fields necessary for all formats unless otherwise noted. As m...

46 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 5 Commands Syntax: Message ID: 229 Example: AGCMODE L1 MANUAL 40 50 Table 17: Antispoofing Flag Values AGCMODE FREQUENCY MODE [ PULSEWIDTH LOADVALUE ] Field Field Name Valid Values Description Format Binary Bytes Binary Offset ASCII Binary 1 header T...

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...

Commands Chapter 5 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 49 5.3.3 CHANCONFIG This command changes the channel configuration of the receiver. This will effect the number of channels tracking GPS signals and the number of channels tracking GEO signals. Entering this command will reset the receiver, c...

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 attempts 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 CLOCKA...

Commands Chapter 5 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 51 5.3.5 COM Serial Port Configuration Control This command permits you to configure the receiver’s asynchronous serial port communications drivers. See Section 4.1.1.1 on Page 31 for a description of the factory defaults. Syntax: Message ID:...

52 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 5 Commands Table 20: Parity Values Table 21: Handshaking Values Table 22: Echo Values Table 23: Break Values ASCII Description N No parity E Even parity O Odd parity ASCII Description N No handshaking XON XON/XOFF software handshaking CTS CTS/RTS har...

Commands Chapter 5 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 53 5.3.6 ECUTOFF Set Satellite Elevation Cut-off This command sets the elevation cut-off angle for tracked satellites. The receiver will not track a satellite until it rises above the cut-off angle. Tracked satellites that fall below the cut-...

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. You 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 Manual Rev 5 55 Abbreviated ASCII Syntax: Message ID: 230 ASCII Example: EXTERNALCLOCK DISABLE or EXTERNALCLOCK USER 10MHZ 1.0167E-23 6.87621E-25 8.1762E-26 or EXTERNALCLOCK TCXO 5MHZ Table 24: Clock Type Table 25: Pre-Defined Values for Oscillators EXTER...

56 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 5 Commands 5.3.8 FIX Constrain to Fixed Position This command fixes position parameters for the EuroPak-15a. For various applications, fixing this value can assist in improving acquisition times and accuracy of position or corrections. Syntax: Messag...

Commands Chapter 5 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 57 Figure 4: The WGS84 ECEF Coordinate System ω Z W GS 84 BI H - Def ined CT P (1984.0) Earth's Center of Mass Y W GS 84 BI H-Def ined Z ero Meridian (1984.0) X W GS 84 O rigin = Earth's center of mass Z -Ax is = X -Ax is = Y -Ax is = Paralle...

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 receiver’s non-volatile memory and restores the receiver to factory default settings. The receiver is forced to hardware reset. Syntax: Message ID: 20 Example: ...

Commands Chapter 5 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual 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 information and a complete list of data...

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 PSRPOS log in ASCII format to COM1 at 7 second intervals offset by 2.5 seconds (output at 2.5 seconds then 9.5 se...

Commands Chapter 5 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 61 5.3.11 POSITIONTYPE Set the Position Solution This command sets the position filter to compute the position on either the GPS L1 or GPS L5 frequencies. You can also obtain data from a specific frequency. Both position and navigation data a...

62 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 5 Commands 5.3.12 PULSEBLANKING Enable/Disable Pulse Blanking The PULSEBLANKING command should only be used by advanced users. This command enables or disables digital pulse blanking. By default, the digital pulse blanking is enabled. The sensitivity...

Commands Chapter 5 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 63 5.3.13 RESET Hardware Reset This command performs a hardware reset. Following a RESET command, the receiver will initiate a cold-start bootup and will retain the most recent receiver configuration (that is, channel configuration). The opti...

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 the signal channel DLL filter bandwidth. 1. The SDLLBW command should only be used by advanced users. It may not be suitable for every applicat...

Commands Chapter 5 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 65 5.3.15 SPLLBW Configure Phase-Lock-Loop Bandwidth 1. This command can fundamentally change the way that the receiver operates. Do not alter the default settings unless you are confident that you understand the consequences. 2. When you cha...

66 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 5 Commands 5.3.16 STHRESHOLD Control Signal Thresholds This command controls signal acquisition and steady-state-lock signal thresholds. The sigchan, acqui, lock and crosscorr fields must have values. They set the thresholds for the specified L1 chan...

Commands Chapter 5 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 67 5.3.17 UNASSIGN Unassign a Previously Assigned Channel This command cancels a previously issued ASSIGN command and the SV channel reverts to automatic control. Syntax: Message ID: 29 Example: UNASSIGN 11 UNASSIGN CHANNEL Field Field Name V...

68 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 5 Commands 5.3.18 UNLOG Remove Log from Logging Control This command permits you to remove a specific log request from the system. Syntax: Message ID: 36 Example: UNLOG COM3 PSRPOSA UNLOG [ PORT ] DATATYPE Field Field Name Valid Values Description Fo...

Commands Chapter 5 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 69 5.3.19 UNLOGALL Remove All Logs from Logging Control This command disables all logs on the specified port only. All other ports are unaffected. This command does not disable logs that have the HOLD attribute set. (See the LOG command in Se...

70 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 6 Data Logs 6.1 Functional Listing of Logs Table 33 lists the logs by function and provides the type of each log. The valid types are discussed in Section 4.2.1 on Page 34 . Table 33: Logs By Function Log Description Type GENERAL RECEIVER CONTROL AND...

Data Logs Chapter 6 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 71 6.2 Log Summary The available logs are listed alphabetically in Table 34 . Table 34: Log Summary 6.3 Log Reference For each log, the recommended input command for generating the log is provided. The recommended command is shown in ASCII f...

72 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 6 Data Logs 6.3.1 AGCSTATS Automatic Gain Control Status This log provides status information for the automatic gain control mechanism and details of the parameters it is currently using. Log Type: Synch Message ID: 630 Field Field Name Data Descript...

Data Logs Chapter 6 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 73 Table 35: AGC Status Word Bit Description Bit = 0 Bit = 1 0 Jam Detected Jamming Not Present Jamming Present 1 AGC Calibrated Coarse Calibration = 0Fine Calibration = 1 2 3 RF Type 1 = L12 = L23 = L5/E5a 4 5 6 ADC Range indicates which 3 ...

Data Logs Chapter 6 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 75 6.3.2 ALMANAC Decoded Almanac This log contains the decoded almanac parameters for the frequency specified in the POSITIONTYPE command, see Page 61 . Multiple messages are transmitted, one for each SV almanac collected. For more informati...

Data Logs Chapter 6 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 77 6.3.3 CLOCKMODEL Current Clock Model Status The CLOCKMODEL log contains the current clock-model status of the receiver. Monitoring the CLOCKMODEL log will allow you to determine the error in your receiver reference oscillator as compared ...

Data Logs Chapter 6 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual 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,-3.40165918E+00,4.63006778E+02,1.19966616E+00,- 4.500...

80 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 6 Data Logs 6.3.4 PSRPOS Pseudorange Position This log contains the pseudorange position computed by the receiver, along with three status flags. Log Type: Synch Message ID: 47 Field Field Name Description Format Binary Bytes Binary Offset 1 header T...

Data Logs Chapter 6 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual 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,- 16.271,61,19.50677306162,14.52973740177,39.584,”0”,0.0,60.00...

82 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 6 Data Logs 6.3.5 RANGE Satellite Range Information RANGE contains the channel measurements for the currently tracked satellites. When using this log, please keep in mind the constraints noted along with the description. It is important to ensure tha...

84 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 6 Data Logs Table 40: Channel Tracking Status Nibble # Bit # Mask Description Range Value N0 0 0x00000001 Tracking state 0 to 22See Table 41 on Page 85 1 0x00000002 2 0x00000004 3 0x00000008 N1 4 0x00000010 5 0x00000020 SV channel number 0-n (0 = fir...

Data Logs Chapter 6 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 85 Table 41: Tracking State Bit Values Table 42: Correlator Spacing Bit Values N7 28 0x10000000 Reserved for future use 29 0x20000000 30 Reserved (always 0) 31 0x80000000 Channel assignment 0 = Automatic, 1 = Forced Nibble # Bit # Mask Descr...

86 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 6 Data Logs 6.3.6 RAWEPHEM Raw Ephemeris This log contains the raw binary information for subframes one, two and three from a satellite with the parity information removed. Each subframe is 240 bits long (10 words - 24 bits each) and the log contains...

Data Logs Chapter 6 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 87 6.3.7 RAWFRAME Raw Subframes This log contains the raw subframes. The subframes are output even when there are parity failures. Log Type: Asynch Message ID: 804 Recommended Input: LOG RAWFRAMEA ONNEW Example Output: #RAWFRAMEA,COM1,0,82.5...

88 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 6 Data Logs 6.3.8 RXCOMMANDS Receiver Configuration This log outputs all of the current receiver configuration parameters set using the commands in Chapter 5 . When requested, one RXCOMMANDS log is output for each command type. The embedded message i...

90 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 6 Data Logs #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,COM1,1,77.5,FINE,334,237306.966,00E...

Data Logs Chapter 6 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 91 6.3.9 RXSECSTATUS Receiver Section Status This log is used to output the version and status information for each receiver card in the receiver section. Log Type: Synchronous Message ID: 638 Recommended Input: LOG RXSECSTATUSA ONNEW Exampl...

92 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 6 Data Logs Table 45: Receiver Error Nibble # Bit # Mask Description Bit = 0 Bit = 1 N0 0 0x00000001 Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) status OK Error 1 0x00000002 Reserved OK Error 2 0x00000004 OK Error 3 0x00000008 OK Error N1 4 0x00000010 Electr...

Data Logs Chapter 6 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 93 Table 46: Receiver Status Nibble # Bit # Mask Description Bit = 0 Bit = 1 N0 0 0x00000001 Error flag, see Table 45, Receiver Error on Page 92 No error Error 1 0x00000002 Temperature status Within specifications Warning 2 0x00000004 Voltag...

94 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 6 Data Logs 6.3.10 SATVIS Satellite Visibility This log outputs satellite visibility data and additional satellite information based on the specified position type. See also the POSITIONTYPE command on Page 61 . Log Type: Synch Message ID: 48 Recomme...

Data Logs Chapter 6 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 95 Table 47: Satellite Visibility Values Table 48: Complete Almanac Flag Values ASCII Binary Description FALSE 0 Satellite visibility is invalid TRUE 1 Satellite visibility is valid ASCII Binary Description FALSE 0 Complete almanac was not u...

96 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 6 Data Logs 6.3.11 SYSTEMLEVELS System Hardware Levels This log contains environmental and voltage parameters for the receiver card. Log Type: Synchronous Message ID: 653 Recommended Input: LOG SYSTEMLEVELSA ONTIME 1 Example Output: #SYSTEMLEVELSA,CO...

Data Logs Chapter 6 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 97 6.3.12 TIME Time Data This log is output at the Time 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 offset and the clock model status. Log Ty...

98 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 6 Data Logs 6.3.13 TRACKSTAT Tracking Status These logs provide channel tracking status information for each of the receiver’s channels. Log Type: Synch Message ID: 83 Field Field Name Description Format Binary Bytes Binary Offset 1 header This field...

Data Logs Chapter 6 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual 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, 5,0,8105C04,25052294.167,3388.063,40.188,63.560,7.209,GOOD, 1.000, ... 2,0,1305C2B,214334...

100 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 6 Data Logs 6.3.14 VERSION Version Information This log contains the version information for all components of a system. When using a standard receiver, there will only be one component in the log. Log Type: Polled Message ID: 37 Recommended Input: ...

Data Logs Chapter 6 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 101 Table 50: Version Log Field Formats Field Name Field Format Description hw version P-RS-CCC P= hardware platform (e.g. OEM4)R = hardware revision (e.g.3.10)S = processor revision (e.g. A)CCC = COM port configuration (e.g. 22T) a a. One c...

102 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 7 Firmware Updates The receiver firmware is stored in on-board, non-volatile memory, which allows it to be updated in the field. Therefore, updating firmware takes only a few minutes instead of several days, which would be required if the receiver h...

Firmware Updates Chapter 7 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 103 7.2 Downloading the Files Typically, there are two files required when performing firmware updates on a particular receiver card: • WINLOAD.EXE (the firmware loading utility program) • XXXX.HEX (the firmware update file) Typical E...

104 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 7 Firmware Updates 7.4 Running the Utility WinLoad is a windows based program used to download firmware to receiver cards. The main screen is shown in Figure 6 . Figure 6: Main Screen of WinLoad If you are running WinLoad for the first time you will...

Firmware Updates Chapter 7 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 105 Figure 8. Figure 8: Open File in WinLoad The Target Card ID field allows you to specify the receiver card to update, see Table 51 below. Table 51: Target Card Identification 7.4.2 Communications Settings To set the communications ...

106 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 7 Firmware Updates Authorization Code dialog opens, see Figure 10 , enter the auth code and select OK. Figure 10: Authorization Code Dialog 7. The receiver should finish downloading and reset. The process is complete when “Done.” is displayed in the...

EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 107 Chapter 8 Built-In Status Test 8.1 Overview The built-in test monitors system performance and status to ensure the receiver is operating within its specifications. If an exceptional condition is detected, the user is informed through one or more indicators....

108 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Chapter 8 Built-In Status Test Figure 12: Location of Receiver Status Word Each bit in the status word indicates the status of a specific condition or function of the receiver. If the status word is 00000000 , the receiver is operating normally. The numberi...

Built-In Status Test Chapter 8 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 109 See the RXSECSTATUS log on Page 91 for more detailed descriptions of this log. If the error word is 00000000 , the receiver is not experiencing an error condition. If the receiver error word indicates an error, please also see...

110 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Appendix A Technical Specifications Table 52: Performance Specifications PERFORMANCE All values subject to GPS system characteristics Frequency GPSGalileo L1(1575.42 MHz), L5 (1176.45 MHz)L1 (1575.42 MHz), E5a (1176.45 MHz) Codes Tracked GPS L1-C/A CodeGPS ...

Technical Specifications Appendix A EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 111 A.1 EuroPak-15a and EuroPak-15aT Enclosures PHYSICAL Size 235 x 154 x 71 mm Weight 1.2 kg maximum (including Euro-L1E5a card) DIMENSIONS a b a. All dimension are in millimeters, please use the Unit Conversion section of t...

112 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Appendix A Technical Specifications INPUT/OUTPUT DATA INTERFACE COM1 AND COM2 Electrical format RS232 Bit rate a 9600 (default), 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200, 230400 bps Signals supported TX, RX, RTS, CTS, DTR, DCD a. Baud rates higher than 115,200 bps are n...

Technical Specifications Appendix A EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 115 A.1.2 Cables A.1.2.1 12V Power Adapter Cable (NovAtel part number 01017023) The power adapter cable supplied with the EuroPak-15a, see Figure 16 , provides a convenient means for supplying +12 VDC while operating in the f...

Technical Specifications Appendix A EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 117 A.1.2.3 Straight Through Serial Cable (NovAtel part number 60723066) This cable can be used to connect the EuroPak-15a to a modem or radio transmitter to propagate differential corrections. The cable is equipped with a fe...

118 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Appendix A Technical Specifications A.1.2.4 I/O Strobe Port Cable (NovAtel part number 60723065) The strobe lines on the EuroPak-15a can be accessed by inserting the male DB9 connector of the I/O strobe port cable into the I/O port. The other end of this ca...

Technical Specifications Appendix A EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 119 A.1.3 Mounting Bracket Dimensions 2145 1234 235

120 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Appendix A Technical Specifications A.2 Channel Assignments Tables 56 through 60 show the mapping of signal channels for the different channel configurations. Table 55: 10GALILEO6GPS Channel Configuration Table 56: 16GPSL1L5 Channel Configuration Signal Cha...

Technical Specifications Appendix A EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 121 Table 57: 16GALILEOL1E5a Channel Configuration Table 58: 12GPS4GEOL1L5 Channel Configuration Signal Channel SV Channel SV Type Code DLL Type Frame Nav Type Symbol Rate FEC Sky Search 0 0 Galileo L1 Narrow GPS Galileo 250 ...

122 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Appendix A Technical Specifications Table 59: 8GPS8GEO Channel Configuration Table 60: 16GPSL5 Channel Configuration Signal Channel SV Channel SV Type Code DLL Type Frame Nav Type Symbol Rate FEC Sky Search 0 0 GPS L1 C/A Narrow GPS GPS 50 No Auto 1 1 GPS L...

EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 123 Appendix B Electrostatic Discharge Control (ESD) Practices B.1 Overview Static electricity is electrical charge stored in an electromagnetic field or on an insulating body. This charge can flow as soon as a low-impedance path to ground is established. Stati...

124 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Appendix B Electrostatic Discharge Control (ESD) Practices B.3 Prime Static Accumulators Table 61 provides some background information on static-accumulating materials. Table 61: Static-Accumulating Materials B.4 Handling Printed Circuit Boards ESD damage t...

EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 125 Appendix C Standards/References GPS L5 SIGNAL SPECIFICATION REFERENCE For copies of the Interface Control Document (ICD)-GPS-705, contact: ARINC Research Corporation Address: 2551 Riva RoadAnnapolis, MD, USA21401-7465 Telephone: 410-266-4000 Fax: 410-266-40...

126 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5 Appendix D Replacement Parts The following are a list of the replacement parts available for your NovAtel GPS receiver. Should you require assistance or need to order additional components, please contact your local NovAtel dealer or Customer Service repres...

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 automatic , 67 satellite , 47 signal , 66 times , 56 ADR, see accumulated Doppler range AGCMODE command...