Page 2 - DL; User Manual; DL, GPSAntenna and GPSCard are trademarks of NovAtel Inc.; Proprietary Notice
2 DL™ User Manual Rev 3 DL TM User Manual Publication Number: OM-20000035 Revision Level: 3 June 9, 2000 • MiLLennium, Narrow Correlator, NovAtel, ProPak, RT-2, RT-20 and SoftSurv are registered trademarks of NovAtel Inc. • DL, GPSAntenna and GPSCard are trademarks of NovAtel Inc. • All other brand ...
Page 3 - TABLE OF CONTENTS; WARRANTY POLICY
Table of Contents DL™ User Manual Rev 3 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS WARRANTY POLICY 7 CUSTOMER SERVICE 8 NOTICE 9 FCC Notice................................................................................................................................................................. 9 CE Notice .............
Page 4 - APPENDICES; APPENDIX A - DL DRAWINGS
Table of Contents 4 DL™ User Manual Rev 3 APPENDICES APPENDIX A - DL DRAWINGS 36 APPENDIX B - DL SPECIFICATIONS 37 APPENDIX C - PC CARD SPECIFICATIONS 40 APPENDIX D - PORT & CABLE PINOUTS 41 APPENDIX E - DL COMMANDS 47 Battery ........................................................................
Page 5 - APPENDIX G - CONVERSIONS; TABLES
Table of Contents DL™ User Manual Rev 3 5 APPENDIX G - CONVERSIONS 86 APPENDIX H - REPLACEMENT PARTS 87 APPENDIX I - OPTIONAL MOUNTING BRACKET 88 APPENDIX J - COMMAND PROMPT INTERFACE 90 TABLES 1: Positioning Modes of Operation............................................................................
Page 6 - FIGURES
Table of Contents 6 DL™ User Manual Rev 3 FIGURES 1: NovAtel DL – Front & Rear ..........................................................................................................................................11 2: Typical DL Configuration – Office ..........................................
Page 7 - DL Series
Warranty Policy DL™ User Manual Rev 3 7 WARRANTY POLICY NovAtel Inc. warrants that its Global Positioning System (GPS) products are free from defects in materials and workmanship, subject to the conditions set forth below, for the following periods of time: DL Series One (1) Year GPSAntenna Series O...
Page 8 - CUSTOMER SERVICE
Customer Service 8 DL™ User Manual Rev 3 CUSTOMER SERVICE For customer support contact your local NovAtel dealer first. If the problem remains unresolved, contact NovAtel directly by any of the following ways: • toll-free hotline: 1 800 NOVATEL (8:00 AM - 4:30 PM MST, Canada and U.S.A. only) • telep...
Page 9 - NOTICE; FCC NOTICE
Notices DL™ User Manual Rev 3 9 NOTICE FCC NOTICE The United States Federal Communications Commission (in 47 CFR 15) has specified that the following notices be brought to the attention of users of this product. “This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class A digita...
Page 10 - FOREWORD; Scope; support for additional group data.
Foreword 10 DL™ User Manual Rev 3 FOREWORD Congratulations on your purchase of the DL, a GPS receiver with exceptional flexibility. NovAtel is an industry leader in state-of-the-art GPS receiver design. We believe that our DL will meet your high expectations, and are working hard to ensure that futu...
Page 11 - Description
1 – Overview DL™ User Manual Rev 3 11 1 - OVERVIEW The NovAtel DL is a high-performance GPS receiver. In applications when continuous user interaction is required, such as in GIS surveying, a simple handheld controller, that does not require its own data logging memory, can be used with DL. The redu...
Page 12 - Table 1: Positioning Modes of Operation; Each model has the following standard features:
1 – Overview 12 DL™ User Manual Rev 3 MODELS & FEATURES Table 1 lists the four available DL models available, each capable of multiple positioning modes of operation: Table 1: Positioning Modes of Operation DL Model Positioning Modes of Operation DL-L1 DL-RT20S DL-L2 DL-RT2 Single point √ √ √ √ ...
Page 13 - General; OPERATING MODES
1 – Overview DL™ User Manual Rev 3 13 Table 2: Feature Summary - DL Models General DL-L1 DL-RT20S DL-L2 DL-RT2 L1 Channels (C/A code) & L2 Channels (P code) 12 & 0 12 & 0 12 & 12 12 & 12 Pseudorange measurements √ √ √ √ Full-wavelength L2 carrier measurements × × √ √ Ionospheric ...
Page 14 - ACCESSORIES AND OPTIONS; The NovAtel DL can be used with the following accessories:
1 – Overview 14 DL™ User Manual Rev 3 ACCESSORIES AND OPTIONS The NovAtel DL can be used with the following accessories: • SoftSurv software – a suite of programs that allows you to plan your data collection trip, configure your DL or handheld data logger, post-process your collected data, and archi...
Page 15 - SETTING UP AT THE OFFICE; Figure 2: Typical DL Configuration – Office
2 – Set Up DL™ User Manual Rev 3 15 2 - SET UP Setting up the DL is a straightforward process, whether you are in the field (collecting data) or back at the office (configuring the DL, or transferring collected data to your PC for post-processing). See CAUTION!, Page 9, for a list of items you shoul...
Page 16 - SETTING UP IN THE FIELD; Figure 3: Typical DL Configuration – Field
2 – Set Up 16 DL™ User Manual Rev 3 SETTING UP IN THE FIELD Figure 3 displays how you might typically use the DL in the field – for example, collecting data while receiving differential information over a radio modem from a base station. In this situation, the GPS antenna is connected to the RF port...
Page 17 - The sections of this chapter give further details on these steps.; CHOOSE THE RIGHT ANTENNA; Table 3: Allowable Antenna Types
2 – Set Up DL™ User Manual Rev 3 17 4. The receiver provides battery power output (BAT) through COM2. It is possible to turn the supply On or Off using the VOUT command, see Page 63. The BAT output is the switched output of the input power supply so that 12V output requires 12V input. 5. RF Port &am...
Page 19 - CONNECT CABLES; Figure 5: Removing a Connector
2 – Set Up DL™ User Manual Rev 3 19 CONNECT CABLES As shown in Figure 4, on the rear end-cap there are four labeled ports – I/O, COM2/PWR, COM1, and RF. There is also an unlabelled power input port. Figure 4: Close-up of Ports on Rear End-cap Each connector is keyed to ensure that the cable can be i...
Page 20 - SERIAL PORTS & CABLES
2 – Set Up 20 DL™ User Manual Rev 3 system composed of devices that need to be synchronized with each other. For example, you could connect the DL to an aerial camera in such a way that the DL recorded its position whenever the shutter button was pressed. This port is not typically used for stand-al...
Page 21 - PERIPHERAL POWER SUPPLY VIA COM2 PORT
2 – Set Up DL™ User Manual Rev 3 21 See Appendix H - Replacement Parts, Page 87, if you need to consult the list of NovAtel and LEMO part numbers. PERIPHERAL POWER SUPPLY VIA COM2 PORT The receiver provides battery power output (BAT) through the COM2 port. It is possible to turn the supply On or Off...
Page 22 - filters and regulates the supply voltage
2 – Set Up 22 DL™ User Manual Rev 3 NOTE: The coaxial cable should be connected to the antenna and DL before power is supplied. If the antenna cable becomes disconnected from the antenna or DL, turn the DL off before reconnecting the cable; this prevents the DL’s antenna current-limiting circuit fro...
Page 23 - Using a Non-NovAtel Power Cable; USING THE REMOVABLE FLASH MEMORY CARD; exchanging PC Cards.
2 – Set Up DL™ User Manual Rev 3 23 For further information on the following topics, see the following sections of this manual: • For a listing of the required input supply voltages, and the typical power consumption in logging and “sleep” modes, see the Power Requirements section of Appendix B, Pag...
Page 24 - Figure 6: Opening the Cover
2 – Set Up 24 DL™ User Manual Rev 3 Figure 6: Opening the Cover Figure 7 illustrates the procedure to remove the PC Card. In the photo on the left, below, the cover has been unlocked and opened, and the PC Card is visible. Note the arrow pointing to the eject button to the left of the card in this v...
Page 25 - SLEEP, POWER DOWN AND THE POWER SWITCH; Mode
2 – Set Up DL™ User Manual Rev 3 25 The data logging mechanism is designed to be robust and to endure power interruptions (and similar disruptive events) with minimum loss of data. In these situations, less than 5 minutes of data (prior to the disruptive event) are lost. When possible, error message...
Page 26 - STATUS INDICATORS; Figure 8: Status Indicators
2 – Set Up 26 DL™ User Manual Rev 3 STATUS INDICATORS As shown in Figure 8, the DL’s front endcap has three multicolor lights to indicate the status of Power, Position, and Logging, respectively, from left to right. For a labeled view, see also Figure 1, Page 11. Figure 8: Status Indicators Table 4 ...
Page 27 - SYSTEM BEHAVIOR; AUTONOMOUS VERSUS HOST CONTROLLED OPERATION
3 – Using the DL DL™ User Manual Rev 3 27 3 - USING THE DL Before using the DL for the first time, ensure that you have followed the installation instructions of Chapter 2 - Set Up, Page 15. See CAUTION!, Page 9, for a list of items of which you should be aware as you use the DL. SYSTEM BEHAVIOR SEL...
Page 28 - COMMUNICATIONS WITH THE DL
3 – Using the DL 28 DL™ User Manual Rev 3 Appendix F - DL Logs, Page 64 or refer to the MiLLennium Command Descriptions Manual for procedures and explanations related to data logging and for further information on each of these logs. • DOPA - reports the dilution of precision of the current satellit...
Page 29 - SCHEDULE LOGGING OPERATION
3 – Using the DL DL™ User Manual Rev 3 29 • log types and rates Site record logs support kinematic surveying. The site record log (SITELOGA, described in detail on Page 81) records this information at each occupation: • site number, site name, attribute code • antenna height • antenna height measure...
Page 30 - Table 5: Auto-Generated File Name Convention
3 – Using the DL 30 DL™ User Manual Rev 3 Table 5: Auto-Generated File Name Convention ####$$$%.PDC Comments #### last 4 digits of the DL’s serial number $$$ UTC day of the year (001 – 366) % Session ID assigned in sequence (0 .. 9, A .. Z) based on the presence of files previously logged on a parti...
Page 31 - Example from Table 7:
3 – Using the DL DL™ User Manual Rev 3 31 Table 7: Memory Consumption – Typical Case for RTK Survey (2 Second Rate) L1-only L1 & L2 Single-point Observations (kBytes/hour) Single-point or Differential Observations & Positions (kBytes/hour) Single-point Observations (kBytes/hour) Single-point...
Page 32 - The DL includes two distinct processors in its enclosure:; UPGRADE OR UPDATE THE MILLENNIUM GPSCARD; These procedures are described more completely in this chapter.
4 - Firmware Upgrades & Updates 32 DL™ User Manual Rev 3 4 - FIRMWARE UPGRADES & UPDATES The DL includes two distinct processors in its enclosure: • a GPS receiver (MiLLennium GPSCard) • an integrated power supply and data controller (PDC card) Each of these components has its own microproce...
Page 33 - UPDATING USING THE “LOADER” UTILITY
4 - Firmware Upgrades & Updates DL™ User Manual Rev 3 33 Syntax: $AUTH auth-code where $AUTH is a special command that allows program model upgrades auth-code is the upgrade authorization code, expressed as hhhh,hhhh,hhhh,hhhh,hhhh,model# where the h characters are an ASCII hexadecimal code, and...
Page 34 - Figure 9: LOADER Options; Setup; From the main screen, select; Terminal
4 - Firmware Upgrades & Updates 34 DL™ User Manual Rev 3 Figure 9: LOADER Options If you are running Loader for the first time, be sure to access the Setup menu (step 3 below) before proceeding to Program Card (step 4 below); otherwise, you can go directly from step 2 below to step 4. The proced...
Page 35 - UPGRADE OR UPDATE THE PDC CARD
4 - Firmware Upgrades & Updates DL™ User Manual Rev 3 35 UPGRADE OR UPDATE THE PDC CARD Ensure your PC and DL are properly connected, see Setting Up At The Office, Page 15. The serial data cable should go from any COM port on the PC to COM2 on the DL. Have all power cables in place but do not tu...
Page 36 - All dimensions are expressed as millimeters.
Appendix A – DL Drawings 36 DL™ User Manual Rev 3 APPENDIX A - DL DRAWINGS Figure 10: Views 130.0 252.2 117.45 SECTIONA-A 82.1 A All dimensions are expressed as millimeters.
Page 37 - APPENDIX B - DL SPECIFICATIONS; PHYSICAL; POWER REQUIREMENTS; POWER MANAGEMENT
Appendix B – DL Specifications DL™ User Manual Rev 3 37 APPENDIX B - DL SPECIFICATIONS PHYSICAL Size 245 mm x 130 mm x 59 mm Description of Enclosure The enclosure is constructed of extruded anodized aluminum. It is sealed by two end-caps, made of molded ABS plastic. The entire unit is closed with f...
Page 38 - PERFORMANCE
Appendix B – DL Specifications 38 DL™ User Manual Rev 3 REAL-TIME CLOCK A real-time internal clock allows the DL to go into low-power “sleep mode” between scheduled data-collection sessions. When the DL is turned on, this clock is initialized using the GPS time reference, and will indefinitely maint...
Page 40 - APPENDIX C - PC CARD SPECIFICATIONS; PC CARD SOCKET
Appendix C – PC Card Specifications 40 DL™ User Manual Rev 3 APPENDIX C - PC CARD SPECIFICATIONS PC CARD SOCKET The socket on the DL accommodates one Type II or Type III PC Card. The socket specification conforms to the PC Card Standard release 2.1+, except that 12 V operation and programming is not...
Page 41 - POWER; POWER CONNECTOR; POWER CABLES; Reference
Appendix D – Port & Cable Pinouts DL™ User Manual Rev 3 41 APPENDIX D - PORT & CABLE PINOUTS POWER POWER CONNECTOR The power connector on the DL is a LEMO HGM.0B.304.CLAP, with the pins assigned as shown in the following table. The two possible independent power sources are designated A and ...
Page 42 - DATA COMMUNICATIONS; SERIAL PORT CONNECTORS
Appendix D – Port & Cable Pinouts 42 DL™ User Manual Rev 3 DATA COMMUNICATIONS SERIAL PORT CONNECTORS The two serial ports (COM1 and COM2) on the DL use LEMO EEG.IK.310.CLN sockets, with the pins assigned as given in Table 10: COM2 Serial Port - Connector Pin Assignment and Table 11: COM1 Serial...
Page 43 - STRAIGHT SERIAL CABLE; Orange 11 Red marker at top of connector
Appendix D – Port & Cable Pinouts DL™ User Manual Rev 3 43 STRAIGHT SERIAL CABLE Figure 11: Straight Serial Cable - Illustration Reference Description Reference Description 1 Brown 8 Violet 2 Black 9 Grey 3 Red 10 White 4 Orange 11 Red marker at top of connector 5 Yellow 12 Male LEMO 10-pin plug...
Page 44 - NULL-MODEM SERIAL CABLE
Appendix D – Port & Cable Pinouts 44 DL™ User Manual Rev 3 NULL-MODEM SERIAL CABLE Figure 12: Null-Modem Serial Cable - Illustration Reference Description Reference Description 1 Brown 8 Violet 2 Black 9 Grey 3 Red 10 White 4 Orange 11 Red marker at top of connector 5 Yellow 12 Male LEMO 10 pin ...
Page 45 - Pin; Red 9
Appendix D – Port & Cable Pinouts DL™ User Manual Rev 3 45 INPUT / OUTPUT I/O CONNECTOR The input/output (I/O) port on the DL uses a LEMO EEG.1K.308.CLN double-keyed socket, with the pins assigned as given in the following table: Table 14: I/O Connector Pin Assignment Pin Name Description 1 VARF...
Page 46 - LEMO Pin; Y CABLE
Appendix D – Port & Cable Pinouts 46 DL™ User Manual Rev 3 Table 15: I/O Cable – Pin Assignment LEMO Pin Number Pin Description Wire Color Code Pin 1 VARF, variable frequency Brown Pin 2 1 PPS, one pulse per second Black Pin 3 MSR, measure output Red Pin 4 MKI, mark input Orange Pin 5 STATUS , v...
Page 47 - APPENDIX E - DL COMMANDS; Command; SYNTAX CONVENTIONS; BATTERY A
Appendix E – DL Commands DL™ User Manual Rev 3 47 APPENDIX E - DL COMMANDS The DL firmware implements the following commands in addition to the MiLLennium GPSCard command set. Command Description battery Control battery source del Remove stored logs from memory dir Display stored log summary informa...
Page 48 - BATTERY; DEL option
Appendix E – DL Commands 48 DL™ User Manual Rev 3 BATTERY This command allows you to select the power source for the system and display battery status. For example, you can override the DL’s method of selecting the active battery, when two batteries are connected. To do this the desired battery iden...
Page 49 - DIR; DUMP; DUMP filename
Appendix E – DL Commands DL™ User Manual Rev 3 49 DIR This command either displays a list of stored files on the PC Card, or the file header information for the specified log file. It also displays additional group information when it has been supplied as part of a group definition. Syntax: DIR [opt...
Page 50 - GROUP; There are four major syntactical forms, as shown below.
Appendix E – DL Commands 50 DL™ User Manual Rev 3 GROUP This command is used to maintain a set of log specifiers that would normally be used together in a specific scenario, e.g. for base-station logging. Up to ten groups can be defined. The group name can be up to nine characters in length. If a gr...
Page 52 - DESTINATION OVERRIDE
Appendix E – DL Commands 52 DL™ User Manual Rev 3 Examples: group add alpha group add alpha com1,p20a,ontime,5 group add alpha ecutoff,3 group add alpha satlimit,6 group add alpha asn,25674337 group add alpha atype,502NK group add alpha aheight,1.67 DESTINATION OVERRIDE GROUP ADD groupname logname,t...
Page 53 - GROUP CLEAR; LOGGROUP; There are two syntactical forms, as shown below:
Appendix E – DL Commands DL™ User Manual Rev 3 53 GROUP DEL groupname [log name] Command Option Description GROUP DEL - Command groupname group name The name of a group (e.g. “alpha”) which is either being deleted or modified log name log name An individual log, currently an element of the named gro...
Page 54 - METS
Appendix E – DL Commands 54 DL™ User Manual Rev 3 Examples: loggroup alpha loggroup alpha test loggroup alpha com2 Syntax 2: This form of the command terminates manual logging, allowing scheduled logging to resume. If no argument is given, all logging is disabled, and scheduled operation resumes. No...
Page 55 - PDC; The
Appendix E – DL Commands DL™ User Manual Rev 3 55 PDC The PDC LOG, PDC UNLOG and PDC UNLOGALL commands are used to control logging of PDC parameters to either a COM port or to a data file. The behavior of PDC LOG, PDC UNLOG and PDC UNLOGALL commands are consistent with the behavior of the Millennium...
Page 56 - PDC FRESET; PROJECT; Displays the current project as a PROJECTA log.
Appendix E – DL Commands 56 DL™ User Manual Rev 3 Syntax 4: This command restores the factory configuration of the PDC parameters and causes the receiver to enter power-down mode. PDC FRESET PROJECT The PROJECT command defines project-related parameters and causes the insertion of a PROJECTB log, se...
Page 57 - PSN; PVERSION; RENAME; RENAME old name new name; SCHEDULE; Table 16: Weekday Abbreviations
Appendix E – DL Commands DL™ User Manual Rev 3 57 PSN This command displays serial number information by issuing a PSNA log. Syntax: PSN PVERSION This command displays PDC serial, version and model numbers by issuing a PDCVERA log. Syntax: PVERSION RENAME This command changes the name of a file on a...
Page 58 - SCHEDULE DEL entry
Appendix E – DL Commands 58 DL™ User Manual Rev 3 Syntax 1: SCHEDULE [keyword] Command Option Description SCHEDULE - Command keyword ABORT Terminate a scheduled logging operation prior to its normal completion. The DL then resumes normal operation at the completion of the aborted event. For manual l...
Page 59 - SCHEDULE ADD groupname scheduling
Appendix E – DL Commands DL™ User Manual Rev 3 59 SCHEDULE ADD groupname scheduling [filename] Command Option Description Default SCHEDULE ADD - Command groupname group name The name of a group (e.g. “alpha”) which is being modified scheduling dddddddhhmm,dhhmm The start and stop time between which ...
Page 60 - SITE; if a manual SITE LEAVE
Appendix E – DL Commands 60 DL™ User Manual Rev 3 SITE This command is used to control the display and logging of site logs, and to control site information. It causes data fields to be recorded in the SITELOGA message. Use of the LEAVE option causes the site data to be recorded in the form of a SIT...
Page 61 - There are multiple syntactical forms, as shown below:
Appendix E – DL Commands DL™ User Manual Rev 3 61 If no SITE LEAVE or SITE CANCEL command is issued prior to a the completion of a logging session (schedule, POWERUP or manual), a SITE LEAVE command is performed automatically once the logging session is complete. There are multiple syntactical forms...
Page 62 - SLEEP
Appendix E – DL Commands 62 DL™ User Manual Rev 3 Examples: site add hilltop 4 site add SW_corner_of_fence 143 1.402 tape_measure Syntax 3: Specific site information can be entered or updated using this command. You can enter 1 to 4 of the optional fields in any order, provided that the syntax is ob...
Page 63 - STATUS; periph; WRITE
Appendix E – DL Commands DL™ User Manual Rev 3 63 STATUS This command displays current system status information by issuing a LPSTATUS log. Syntax: STATUS VOUT This command turns On or Off the battery (BAT) peripheral power output on the COM2 port. BAT is always turned On whenever a battery is first...
Page 64 - APPENDIX F - DL LOGS; Log; PDC FILES; In a PDC file, the sequence of data exists in the following format:
Appendix F – DL Logs 64 DL™ User Manual Rev 3 APPENDIX F - DL LOGS The DL firmware generates the following logs in addition to those of the MiLLennium GPSCard log set: Log Description BATA/B Battery system information DIRA/B Summary of stored logs in memory GROUPA/B An extension of the GRPA/B log fo...
Page 65 - BATA
Appendix F – DL Logs DL™ User Manual Rev 3 65 Item Type Size Description Range Offset Description char 60 File Description. ^Z can be included to indicate that the description is less than 60 characters. 0 EOF byte 1 C:\ TYPE will not pass this point (artificial end of file) ^Z 60 Signature char 7 “...
Page 66 - DIRA
Appendix F – DL Logs 66 DL™ User Manual Rev 3 DIRA/B The DIRA/B log is used to present a summary of stored logs in the DL memory module. DIRA Structure: Field # Field type Data Description Example 1 $DIRA Log header $DIRA 2 FileName Name of stored log file (8.3 format) 31240201.PDC 3 FileSize Size o...
Page 67 - GROUPA
Appendix F – DL Logs DL™ User Manual Rev 3 67 GROUPA Structure: Field # Field type Data Description Example 1 $GROUPA Log header $GROUPA 2 GroupName Log group DIFFBASE 3 SessionName Session Name 8ABC9 4 AntSN Antenna serial number CGA95040020 5 AntType Antenna type 502NK 6 AHeight Antenna height (m)...
Page 68 - Table 18: Log Status Word Encoding
Appendix F – DL Logs 68 DL™ User Manual Rev 3 Table 18: Log Status Word Encoding Field Bit Mask Description LOG_ST_COM1 0x01 Log is being logged to COM port 1. LOG_ST_COM2 0x02 Log is being logged to COM port 2. LOG_ST_FILE 0x04 Log is being logged to log file on PDC card. GROUPB Message ID = 1037; ...
Page 69 - GRPA
Appendix F – DL Logs DL™ User Manual Rev 3 69 GRPA/B The GRPA log captures the GPSCard logging configuration used to generate a particular file. The group name may have up to and including nine characters. If the log trigger does not require a rate, (such as ‘ONCE’ or ‘ONCHANGED’), then zero (0) mus...
Page 70 - GRPB
Appendix F – DL Logs 70 DL™ User Manual Rev 3 GRPB Message ID = 1026; Message byte count = 80+X*32 Format: Field # Data Bytes Format Units Offset 1 Sync 3 Char 0 (header) Checksum 1 Char 3 Message ID 4 Integer 4 Message byte count 4 Integer 8 2 GroupName 10 Char 12 3 SessionName 9 Char 22 4 AntSN 17...
Page 71 - HDRA
Appendix F – DL Logs DL™ User Manual Rev 3 71 HDRA/B The HDRA/B log is used to capture system set-up information in a log file. HDRA Structure: Field # Field type Data Description Example 1 $HDRA Log header $HDRA 2 FileName Name of stored log file (8.3 format) 31240201.PDC 3 FileSize Size of stored ...
Page 72 - HDRB
Appendix F – DL Logs 72 DL™ User Manual Rev 3 HDRB Message ID = 1025; Message byte count = 228 Format: Field # Data Bytes Format Units Offset 1 Sync 3 Char 0 (header) Checksum 1 Char 3 Message ID 4 Integer 4 Message byte count 4 Integer 8 2 FileName 13 Char 12 3 Filler 3 Char Bytes 25 4 File size 4 ...
Page 73 - LPSTATUSA
Appendix F – DL Logs DL™ User Manual Rev 3 73 LPSTATUSA/B The LPSTATUS log is used to display system status information. The PDC State and GPSCard Status are represented as hexadecimal digits, which are described in Table 21: PDC Status Word Encoding and Table 22: GPS Status Word Encoding (see the S...
Page 74 - The META/B log is used to display meteorological information.
Appendix F – DL Logs 74 DL™ User Manual Rev 3 META/B The META/B log is used to display meteorological information. META Structure: Field # Field type Data Description Example 1 $META Log header $META 2 GPSWeek GPS week 512 3 GPSSec GPS seconds 220400.000000 4 Flag Valid fields (binary 000 – 111) 7 5...
Page 75 - MSGA
Appendix F – DL Logs DL™ User Manual Rev 3 75 MSGA/B This log displays messages in response to system events or user commands. MSGA Structure: Field # Field type Data Description Example 1 $MSGA Log header $MSGA 2 code Error code (see Table 19: MSGA Error Code Definition, Page 76) 3001 3 error Error...
Page 76 - Table 19: MSGA Error Code Definition
Appendix F – DL Logs 76 DL™ User Manual Rev 3 Table 19: MSGA Error Code Definition Code Error System event 2001 BISTFAIL Built-in Self Test failed 2002 PWRFAIL Power Failed 2003 BATTLOWA Low Voltage from battery A (< 10.7V) 2004 BATTLOWB Low Voltage from battery B (< 10.7V) 2005 SWBATT Battery...
Page 77 - This log is used to display PDC serial, version and model numbers.
Appendix F – DL Logs DL™ User Manual Rev 3 77 PDCVERA/B This log is used to display PDC serial, version and model numbers. PDCVERA Structure: Field # Field type Data Description Example 1 $PDCVERA Log header $PDCVERA 2 PDCVersion PDC Version Number 0.28 3 PDCDateTime PDC S/W Compile Date/Time May 3 ...
Page 78 - PROJECTA
Appendix F – DL Logs 78 DL™ User Manual Rev 3 PROJECTA/B The PROJECT command, see Page 56, defines project-related parameters and causes the insertion of a PROJECTB log into the header of the log file prior to the start of the logging session. The PROJECT command without any arguments causes the out...
Page 79 - The PSNA/B log is used to display system serial numbers.
Appendix F – DL Logs DL™ User Manual Rev 3 79 PSNA/B The PSNA/B log is used to display system serial numbers. PSNA Structure: Field # Field type Data Description Example 1 $PSNA Log header $PSNA 2 PDCSN PDC Serial number SNM98070012 3 GPSSN GPSCard Serial number SGL98050098 4 DLSN DL System Serial n...
Page 80 - SCHA
Appendix F – DL Logs 80 DL™ User Manual Rev 3 SCHA/B The SCHA/B log is used to display entry information for scheduled logging. Refer to File Name Convention, Page 29, for information on file names. See also Table 16: Weekday Abbreviations, Page 57, for a description of weekday abbreviations. SCHA S...
Page 81 - SITELOGA
Appendix F – DL Logs DL™ User Manual Rev 3 81 SITELOGA/B The SITELOGA/B log is used to display information about an observation site. SITELOGA Structure: Field # Field type Data Description Example 1 $SITELOGA Log header $SITELOGA 2 SiteNumber Site Number (8 char) 7ABCD8 3 SiteName Site Name (32 cha...
Page 82 - SITELOGB
Appendix F – DL Logs 82 DL™ User Manual Rev 3 SITELOGB Message ID = 1030; Message byte count = 124 Format: Field # Data Bytes Format Units Offset 1 Sync 3 Char 0 (header) Checksum 1 Char 3 Message ID 4 Integer 4 Message byte count 4 Integer 8 2 SiteNumber 9 Char 12 3 SiteName 33 Char 21 4 Filler 2 C...
Page 83 - STATUSA
Appendix F – DL Logs DL™ User Manual Rev 3 83 STATUSA/B The STATUS log is used to display system status information and is an extension of the LPSTATUSA/B log. The PDC State and GPSCard Status are represented as hexadecimal digits, which are described in Table 21: PDC Status Word Encoding and Table ...
Page 84 - Table 21: PDC Status Word Encoding
Appendix F – DL Logs 84 DL™ User Manual Rev 3 Table 21: PDC Status Word Encoding Field Bit Mask Description PDC_ST_HW 0x001 Hardware status, 1 = OK PDC_ST_LINK 0x002 GPSCard link established, 1 = OK PDC_ST_BATT 0x004 Battery status, 1 = OK, 0 = warn/fail PDC_ST_TEMP 0x008 Temp status, 1 = OK, 0 = wa...
Page 85 - STATUSB
Appendix F – DL Logs DL™ User Manual Rev 3 85 STATUSB Message ID = 1035; Message byte count = 84 Format: Field # Data Bytes Format Units Offset 1 Sync 3 Char 0 (header) Checksum 1 Char 3 Message ID 4 Integer 4 Message byte count 4 Integer 8 2 Source 1 Char 12 3 Filler 3 Char 13 4 BattA 4 Integer mil...
Page 86 - through to January 5; Seconds into week: 22; through to August 21; Seconds into week: 28
Appendix H – Replacement Parts 86 DL™ User Manual Rev 3 APPENDIX G - CONVERSIONS Listed below are several commonly used equivalents between the SI (Système Internationale) units of weights and measures used in the metric system, and those used in other systems. Distance 1 metro (m) = 100 centimeters...
Page 87 - APPENDIX H - REPLACEMENT PARTS; Part Description
Appendix G - Conversions DL™ User Manual Rev 3 87 APPENDIX H - REPLACEMENT PARTS The following is a list of the replacement parts available for the DL. Should you require assistance or need to order additional components, please contact your dealer or NovAtel Customer Service representative. Part De...
Page 88 - APPENDIX I - OPTIONAL MOUNTING BRACKET; Figure 14: Mounting Bracket; The mounting kit includes the following materials:
Appendix I – Optional Mounting Bracket 88 DL™ User Manual Rev 3 APPENDIX I - OPTIONAL MOUNTING BRACKET This appendix includes drawings, photographs, and installation instructions for the optional mounting bracket. This bracket can be used to attach the DL to a surface or tripod. Figure 14: Mounting ...
Page 89 - Figure 15: Mounting Bracket Drill Holes – Dimensions; x 5 diameter through
Appendix I – Optional Mounting Bracket DL™ User Manual Rev 3 89 These four nuts are factory-positioned so that the mounting plate can be attached to the DL enclosure using the four flat screws. Please ensure that the four flat screws are mounted from the countersunk side of the mounting plate. Once ...
Page 90 - APPENDIX J - COMMAND PROMPT INTERFACE; DOS
Appendix J – Command Prompt Interface 90 DL™ User Manual Rev 3 APPENDIX J - COMMAND PROMPT INTERFACE Although the recommended way of configuring the DL is through the UTILITIES module of SoftSurv, it is possible to communicate directly with the DL via its command prompt, using a PC that is typically...
Page 91 - WINDOWS
Appendix J – Command Prompt Interface DL™ User Manual Rev 3 91 1. Open a text editor on the PC and type in the following command sequences: log com2 sata ontime 15 log com2 etsa ontime 15 log com2 rvsa ontime 60 5 log com2 posa ontime 15 log com2 dopa ontime 15 2. Save this with a convenient file na...