Skylab GPS Simulator User Manual
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1. 3 3 4 Bluetooth The Bluetooth Output interface for serving the GPS data needs a Bluetooth servicename to be identified by other devices This service is provided as Bluetooth Serial Port Profile SPP which works like a serial port to transfer data over Bluetooth Every client which supports SPP will work with the Skylab GPS Simulator Some mobile Bluetooth devices expect the string GPS in the device name the Bluetooth server is running on The name can be changed in the system settings of the operation system For Windows XP use the following way 1 START Settings Control Panel System 2 Open the tab Computer name 3 Click on Change 4 Change the name and click on OK An example is shown in the following screenshot 21 Skylab GPS Simulator Computer Name Changes You can change the name and the membership of this computer Changes may affect access to network resources Computer name GPSS5imulatorPE Full computer name GPSSimulatorPE Member of Domain Workgroup GPSSIMULATORS Figure 3 9 Change the Computer Name 22 Skylab GPS Simulator Ww 3 4 Program Tab Skylab GPS Simulator demo version E I o leg 2B P OOB D Skylab Mobilesystems 8 COM i TERA E Manual input f Map input T Logfile input gt Forwarded input Output settings D Program Skylab GPS Simulator 2 0 1 Build 1828 1834M Program Settings Units metric O imperial Connectio2. GPS Simulator NMEA 0183 Logfile Figure 1 2 Logfile Replay 1 2 2 Multiplex your GPS Receiver The Skylab GPS Simulator comes with several multiplexing features First of all the input devices of the GPS Simulator for incoming GPS data are the serial ports and the network It is possible to connect the GPS Simulator to any GPS deamon which provides GPS data via NMEA 0183 over a network The Skylab GPS Simulator also provides multiplexing features for the output interfaces The network and Bluetooth interfaces can be accessed by more than one device The following graphic shows that scenario GPS Consumer GPS Consumer co GPS Consumer M GPS Consumer an a ea Tope imua GPS Consumer Bluetooth GPS Consumer GPS Consumer GPS Consumer 010 7 Multiplexed NMEA 0183 NMEA 0183 Data input Data output Figure 1 3 Multiplexing Possibilities Skylab GPS Simulator Ww 1 2 3 GPS Software Evaluation If you are in charge of evaluating GPS software the Skylab GPS Simulator makes it easy to do that in your office The Skylab GPS Simulator can help you evaluating the different kinds of products and saves your time In the end the result of the testings makes you able to choose the right one 1 2 4 GPS Software Development If you are a software developer and you want to write GPS based software the Skylab GPS Simulator lets you improve your developing and debugging abilities The result will be a more fl
3. you are able to take a look at the current output in realtime You will get the following information Latitude Longitude Height Speed NMEA Validity whether the current NMEA string is valid or not Heading Satellites Date Time Clients that are currently connected Latitude 000 00 000 Longitude 000 00 000 Height 00 m Speed 00 mis NMEA OID Heading 000 Satellites O Date 0000 00 00 Time 00 00 00 Clients O NMEA output Figure 3 11 Realtime Data Output 24 Skylab GPS Simulator Ww 3 5 2 Realtime NMEA 0183 Output This feature is for software developers who write NMEA 0183 based GPS programs and use the Skylab GPS Simulator for their testing input To improve their debugging possibilities they can watch the raw NMEA 0183 output in realtime T Realtime NMEA output E GPRMC 025909 4 6525 0999 N 17258 0129 E 0 0 140405 A 7D GPGGA 025910 6525 0999 N 17258 0129 E 1 5 1 0 2000 0 M 0 M 0000 6B GPGSA A 3 01 02 03 04 05 7 8 3 4 2 7 2 3B GPRMC 025910 4 6525 0999 N 17258 0129 E 0 0 140405 A 75 GPGGA 025911 6525 0999 N 17258 0129 E 1 5 1 0 2000 0 M 0 M 0000 6A GPGSA A 3 01 02 03 04 05 7 8 3 4 2 7 2 3B GPRMC 025911 4 6525 0999 N 17258 0129 E 0 0 140405 A 74 GPGGA 025912 6525 0999 N 17258 0129 E 1 5 1 0 2000 0 M 0 M 0000 69 SGPGSA A 3 01 02 03 04 05 7 8 3 4 2 7 2 3B GPRMC 025912 4 6525 0999 N 17258 0129 E 0 0 140405 A 77 GPGGA 025913 6525 0999 N 17258 0129 E 1 5 1 0 2000 0
4. M 0 M 0000 68 GPGSA A 3 01 02 03 04 05 8 3 4 2 7 2 3B GPRMC 025913 A 6525 0999 N 17258 0129 E 0 0 140405 A 76 GPGGA 025914 6525 0999 N 17258 0129 E 1 5 1 0 2000 0 M 0 M 0000 6F GPGSA A 3 01 02 03 04 05 8 3 4 2 7 2 3B GPRMC 025914 A 6525 0999 N 17258 0129 E 0 0 140405 A 71 GPGGA 025915 6525 0999 N 17258 0129 E 1 5 1 0 2000 0 M 0 M 0000 6E GPGSA A 3 01 02 03 04 05 8 3 4 2 7 2 3B GPRMC 025915 A 6525 0999 N 17258 0129 E 0 0 140405 A 70 GPGGA 025916 6525 0999 N 17258 0129 E 1 5 1 0 2000 0 M 0 M 0000 6D GPGSA A 3 01 02 03 04 05 8 3 4 2 7 2 3B GPRMC 025916 4 6525 0999 N 17258 0129 E 0 0 140405 A 73 GPGGA 025917 6525 0999 N 17258 0129 E 1 5 1 0 2000 0 M 0 M 0000 6C GPGSA A 3 01 02 03 04 05 8 3 4 2 7 2 3B GPRMC 025917 4 6525 0999 N 17258 0129 E 0 0 140405 A 72 GPGGA 025918 6525 0999 N 17258 0129 E 1 5 1 0 2000 0 M 0 M 0000 63 GPGSA A 3 01 02 03 04 05 8 3 4 2 7 2 3B GPRMC 025918 4 6525 0999 N 17258 0129 E 0 0 140405 A 7D GPGGA 025919 6525 0999 N 17258 0129 E 1 5 1 0 2000 0 M 0 M 0000 62 GPGSA A 3 01 02 03 04 05 8 3 4 2 7 2 3B GPRMC 025919 4 6525 0999 N 17258 0129 E 0 0 140405 A 7C STOPPED Figure 3 12 NMEA Realtime Output 25 Skylab GPS Simulator Ww 3 6 Demo Version 3 6 1 Limitations The demo version of the Skylab GPS Simulator provides all available functions but is limited in time On startup the GPS Simulator splash screen delays
5. shown on start up Skylab GPS Simulator demo version BAX BrP O HO B mi b gt Skylab Mobilesystems W output gt Manual input Map input P Logfile input ies Forwarded input I Output settings D Program Latitude DD MM MM DD MM SS DD DDDD oe 00 0000 4 Niv aie a 000 000000 Longitude DD MM MM DD MM SS DD DDDD ME 00 0000 te Cal a 000 000000 Additional Data Height 2000 m Speed Of ms Heading 0 Satelites 5 8 Date and Time Use system time in UTC Latitude 000 00 000 Longitude 000 00 000 Height 00m Speed 00 m s NMEA VOID Heading 000 Satellites 0 Date 0000 00 00 Time 00 00 00 Clients 0 NMEA output Figure 3 2 Manual Input The screenshot in figure 3 2 shows the changable settings for the manual input of a fix GPS position It is possible to change these values during runtime The data will be send immediatly to the output interface s You can enter the following data e Latitude Formats DD MM MM DD MM MM DD DDDD e Longitude Formats DD MM MM DD MM MM DD DDDD 12 Skylab GPS Simulator Ww e Height meter or feet see 3 4 2 e Speed meter per second or miles per hour see 3 4 2 Heading degrees Satellites e Use system time in UTC or specify a fix date and time 3 2 3 Map Input The map input is a full featured interoperable Web Map Client
6. the application launch for a few seconds Afterwards the GPS Simulator will work without any functional limitation but it will stop serving GPS data after 3 minutes A message will pop up after the trial period has passed 3 6 2 Registration If you recieved a username and serial number you can open the the Skylab GPS Simulator Registration dialog by pushing the Get it button Skylab GPS Simulator Registration Click here to get the registration key in 5 minutes Serial Figure 3 13 Skylab GPS Simulator Registration 26 4 Troubleshooting 4 1 Error Messages There are some errors that can appear and give the user information about the current problem In most cases these are configuration hints In the following these error messages will be described and solutions will be given Bluetooth Error ERROR ES Please verify that your Bluetooth device is installed correctly Figure 4 1 Bluetooth Error This error message predicates that the Skylab GPS Simulator could not find any Blue tooth device to run its service on The popup dialog will come on activating the Blue tooth output interface by pushing the Bluetooth button Reasons for not finding a Bluetooth device might be e There is no Bluetooth device connected to the computer Solution Connect the Bluetooth device to the computer e The connected Bluetooth device is not supported by the Windows XP Bluetooth driver which is included in Service Pack
7. 2 Solution Check if your Bluetooth stick and its chipset is supported by the windows driver Therefore take a look at chapter 27 Skylab GPS Simulator Ww e The wrong driver like Widcomm is installed for the Bluetooth device Solution First of all check if your Bluetooth stick is supported by Windows XP Then uninstall the old driver and get it running with the Windows XP Bluetooth driver COM Error ES COMI in use Figure 4 2 COM Error This error message predicates that the requested COM port is in use by the GPS Sim ulator itself e g if the same COM port is used for input and output at the same time or another program Solution Close the other instance or program to be able to open the requested COM port WMS Error WMSError A WMSError is an error generated by the WMS Server It can differ from server to server but is usually explained in plain text WMS Error File Not Found The specified URL was a file URL no HTTP and the capabilities document was not found WMS Error Not a valid OGC Capabilities document The capabilities document is invalid or the given URL does not point to a capabilities document Please check the server URL 28 Skylab GPS Simulator Ww WMS Error Unknown Host The server could not be connected Check the URL and your network configuration 4 2 FAQ Q Is my Bluetooth device supported by the Windows XP SP2 Bluetooth driver A Just take a look at ht
8. Skylab Mobilesystems http www skylab mobilesystems com Skylab GPS Simulator User Manual Version 2 0 Contents Introduction 1 1 General Information 1 2 Use Case 1 2 1 Replay of GPS Logfiles 22 cease eee a ee we ee we ew ee 1 2 2 Multiplex your GPS Receiver 2 44644 454 lt b bee ea HS 1 2 3 GPS Software Evaluation 1 2 4 GPS Software Development 8 1 2 5 Transforming a GPS Receiver Interface 1 2 6 Bridging a Remote GPS Receiver 2 1 Installing the Skylab GPS Simulator 2 2 System Requirements o 22 ged 6 eead be A oe eae Hee eee Hey es es ee oe GS ee ra Se Stoeger Ge ds ee ewe 3 2 1 General Information s6 26 dace cias DER a eS we 3 2 2 Manual Input 3 2 9 Map INU 25 2 dod dS da e ee be Bb Le abe eee 3 2 4 Logfile Playback osos pia besa bs we 3 2 5 Forwarded Input lt o es oo eee a aa ee a a 3 3 1 General Instructions o we dace es eee Re Ea we eS 3 32 Dera P rts s e saa sadora saarka saach Be HO Se 3 3 3 Network 10 10 10 Skylab GPS Simulator Ww 3 3 4 Bluetooth psss b oe ek baw eS ee eS Be ees a ees 21 3 4 Program VAD qe om ka Seb Pee aaa i A 23 3 4 1 Program Information 4 us oa E A EA AAA 23 ou be pe E ee es ee ee eo be pte eee 23 3 4 3 Connection Log i442 criar ra 24 A A A O ee ee 24 3 5 1 Realtime Output 2 0 22 eee wee ee ee eee 24 3 5 2 Realtime NMEA 0183 Out
9. according to the OGC WMS specifications Additionally to standard GIS functions like zooming and paning you can visusally select any position on the map to use it as an input for the simulator You can use any WMS server in your network or the internet to let the client fetch maps for your needs Figure shows an example 13 Skylab GPS Simulator Ww Skylab GPS Simulator demo version a OEF OTO jin E Manual input F Map input Logfile input Forwarded input Output settings Y Program Skylab Mobilesystems Heading 000 Satellites O Date 0000 00 00 Latitude 000 00 000 Longitude 000 00 000 Height 00m Speed 00 mis Time 00 00 00 NMEA VOID Clients 0 NMEA output Figure 3 3 Map Input The following Map Input specific functions are available e Zoom In Zoom Out e Pan move in the map Zoom to Full Extend Set Position WMS Configuration Internal Worldmap WMS Map 14 Skylab GPS Simulator Ww Zoom In Activate this mode by pushing the Zoom In button To zoomin draw a rectangle by holding the left mouse button pressed which the map will be zoomed to By releasing the mouse button a new request will be send to the WMS server and a new map image will be requested Zoom Out Activate this mode by pushing the Zoom Out button The zoomout is consistent to the zoom in Draw a rectangle with the mouse and a new map image will be requested Th
10. e zoom factor for zooming out is fixed and not bound to the layout of the drawn rectangle Pan Activate this mode by pushing the Pan button To pan the map hold the left mouse button pressed inside the map move it and release the left button Zoom to Full Extend Le Activate this function by pushing the Zoom to Full Extend button After pressing the button a map image with the maximum possible Boundingbox of the selected WMS layers will be requested Set Position Activate this mode by pushing the Set Position button Click on the map to select any position as input for the simulator The position will be marked with a red dot After the position has been set in the map the according position will be used in the manual input tab described in section 3 2 2 Internal Worldmap WMS Map O e inkl lian ha Selecting Internal Worldmap default will activate an map image which is contained in the Skylab GPS Simulator This makes sense if you want to use the Map Input without beeing connected to the internet By selecting the WMS Map you activate 15 Skylab GPS Simulator Ww the Web Map Service and every action within the map will request a new map from the configured WMS server WMS Configuration Activate this mode by pushing the WMS Config button In the WMS Configuration Dialog it is possible to select the WMS and the desired layers You change the default WMS service to a custom one you can eather select a service fro
11. ere the simulated positioning data comes from With the Manual Input method it is possible to enter an exact position that will be sent to the output interface s The Map Input method lets the user choose a position visually from a map which can be fetched from a OGC Web Map Service The Logfile Playback g Skylab GPS Simulator method is for those users who have a recorded GPS logfile and want to use this as an input for other devices The Forwarded Input method works like a multiplexer where the user can connect to a GPS reciever over a serial or network port The data from this gps reciever will be send unchanged over the output interfaces That makes it for example possible to map a serial GPS reciever to Bluetooth All these features are depicted in figure GPS Consumer NMEA 0183 Data input GPS Consumer GPS Consumer com COM TCP IP Skylab GPS Consumer a TCP IP Manual GPS Simulator SPS Consumer OO A Bluetooth GPS Consumer NMEACOTES GPS Consumer GPS Consumer User input Data output Figure 1 1 The Functions Overview The following section presents some use cases the Skylab GPS Simulator is build for 1 2 Use Cases 1 2 1 Replay of GPS Logfiles A logfile can be used as an input for the Skylab GPS Simulator The data of the logfile will be send without any changes to the defined output interfaces The following graphic shows the scenario Skylab GPS Simulator Ww GPS Consumer
12. exible and faster development cycle 1 2 5 Transforming a GPS Receiver Interface If you have a GPS reciever that only provides one interface e g serial port or USB like most of them do the Skylab GPS Simulator provides you the ability to use this device on other interfaces Such interfaces are serial ports network and Bluetooth So you will be able to enable your serial port based GPS reciever for Bluetooth devices The following graphics 1 4 and 1 5 show such use cases GPS Consumer GPS Consumer com COM GPS Consumer Jl i TCP IP TP IMA GPS Consumer Bluetooth Multiplexed NMEA 0183 NMEA 0183 Data input Data output over COM over network Figure 1 4 Transforming a Serial Port based GPS Module to a Network based GPS Module Skylab GPS Simulator Ww com COM eya TCP IP GPS Simulator menus Bluetooth GPS Consumer GPS Consumer Multiplexed NMEA 0183 NMEA 0183 GPS Consumer Data input Data output over COM over Bluetooth Figure 1 5 Transforming a Serial Port based GPS Module to a Bluetooth based GPS Module 1 2 6 Bridging a Remote GPS Receiver It is possible to use any remote GPS receiver which might be thousands of kilometers away from your local desk This can be accomplished by using the forwarding feature of the Skylab GPS Simulator You can use one installation of the GPS Simulator to make your GPS receiver available in your network or the internet and another local installation to co
13. fers the full range of Skylab GPS Simulator s functionality with some time limitations e The splash screen on start up will delay the programm launch for a few seconds before it starts e The duration for using the simulator s functions is limited in time to 3 minutes The trial time counter starts by pushing the Play button and can not be suspended When the trial time is over a window will pop up and ask for the serial There are two possibilities First to enter a user name and a serial and to press OK This will unlock the program The second one is to press Exit This will exit the programm and you can start over a new trial period of 3 minutes 5 2 Campus License The educational version offers the full range of Skylab GPS Simulator s functionality without any time limitations It is limited to educational use commercial usage is prohibited Special educational conditions are offered to international accredited educa tional institutions For more information send an e mail to info skylab mobilesystems com 5 3 Commercial License The commercial version offers the full range of Skylab GPS Simulator s functionality without any time limitations You can get a license directly at http quickbuy gpssim skylab mobilesystems com 30
14. lue Marble Global MODIS derived image SRTM derived global elevation 3 arc second hu Global 1km elevation seamless SRTM land eleva SRTM derived global elevation 3 arc econd United States elevation 30m Digital Elevation Map of the United States DTED d Pirata Planet hian of tha Linton Statas DOTE e mM gt Oil VMS Request version 1 1 ol apply getCapabilities Figure 3 4 WMS Config Dialog 3 2 4 Logfile Playback The logfile configuration can only be set when the simulator is not running To select a logfile click the Select logfile button and choose a file in the dialog By entering the simulation mode interface s You can 1 Loop When the end of the logfile is reached the simulator will start over from the beginning 2 No Loop default When the end of the logfile is reached the simulator will stop the logfile will be opened and forwarded to the specified output choose one of the following playback options 17 Skylab GPS Simulator Ww running A GPS logfile has to contain valid NMEA 0183 GPS strings At least one of the first three lines in a potential logfile must contain a NMEA 0183 String Those strings usually starts with GP o Skylab GPS Simulator demo version Quay EP O TOR mu D Skylab Mobilesystems M output com Manual input Map input E Logfile input A Forwarded input Output settings Y Program Chos no file set Latitude 000 00 000 L
15. m the predifined URL s or enter your own URL The URL have to point at the OGC WMS Capabilities docu ment Example http onearth jpl nasa gov wms cgi REQUEST GetCapabilities A list of public OGC WMS servers is provided by Skylab Mobilesystems http www skylab mobilesystems com en wms_serverlist html To use the selected WMS service you have to request a Capabilities document which contains information of the supported layers by clicking on the getCapabilities button When the download has finished a list of available WMS layers is displayed Now you can select any required layers by holding the CTRL key and clicking on every layer To use the settings and finally request the inital map image click the Apply button Some OGC services require from a client a request of a specific version of the OGC WMS specifications so it is possible to select the vesion manually If you do not know which version your WMS service supports keep the default setting 16 Skylab GPS Simulator Y OGC WMS Configuration O gt Z Le Mil WMS Global Mosaic pan sharpened VMS Global Mosaic not pan sharpened CONUS mosaic of 1990 MALE dataset SRTM reflectance magnitude 30m Progressive US overlay map white background MALE US mosaic with progressive overlay map Daily composite of MODIS TERRS images Daily composite of MODIS 24QUA images Blue Marble Next Generation Global MODIS deris B
16. nnect to it and forward the GPS data to any of the output interfaces Skylab GPS Simulator Ww NMEA 0183 Data input COM COM NMEA 0183 a Skylab Data a GPS Simulator TEE TCP IP Bluetooth NMEA 0183 Data GPS Consumer GPS Consumer GPS Consumer GPS Consumer elo GPS Consumer Skylab TCP IP GPS Consumer GPS Simulator Bluetooth GPS Consumer GPS Consumer Figure 1 6 Bridging a GPS Module 2 Installation 2 1 Installing the Skylab GPS Simulator The Skylab GPS Simulator itself is an out of the box product Just execute the setup file exe and follow the instructions You have to agree with our license for more information about this part take a look at chapter The Installation will copy the program files to a user defined directory create entries in the Windows Start menu and a shortcut on the users desktop Anyway there are some requirements from the operating system to achieve the whole power of our Skylab GPS Simulator 2 2 System Requirements Operating System Windows 2000 Bluetooth support needs Windows XP with ServicePack 2 Bluetooth stick Must be supported by the build in Microsoft Driver of SP2 Java Java 1 4 1 or later versions but not Java 1 5 Earlier Java versions should also work but have not been tested For more information about Bluetooth compatiblity please check the official Microsoft support site at http support microsoft com default aspx scid kb en u
17. ns Log luetooth service btspp localhost 0000110100001000800000805 9b34fb name Skylab_GP5_Simulator authorize fal CP IP Server listens on port 2323 Latitude 0 0 0000 N Longitude 0 0 0000 E Height 2000 m Speed O m s NMEA VALID Heading 0 Satellites 5 Date 2006 01 17 Time 05 52 53 UTC Clients O Figure 3 10 Program Tab 3 4 1 Program Information This section is important for support inquiries If you are contacting our customer support please do always regards to the productversion and the build number 3 4 2 Program Settings Select your system wide units you want to use in the Skylab GPS Simulator The Metric e g Meter Kilometer per Hour and Imperial e g Feet Miles per Hour system are available to choose 23 Skylab GPS Simulator Ww 3 4 3 Connection Log This Connection Log shows you what happens on the ouput connection interfaces COM TCP IP Bluetooth Due to the characteristics of COM serial ports it is not men tionable if a client connects on it or not However you will see if the COM interface has been opened or not Moreover you will see the opening of the network TCP IP and Bluetooth service here Closing one of this services appears vice versa Also clients which are connecting and disconnection to the network and Bluetooth service will be mentioned in this log 3 5 Output Visualizations 3 5 1 Realtime Output Like shown in figure 3 11
18. ongitude 000 00 000 Height 00m Speed DO m s NMEA VOID Heading 000 Satellites 0 Date 0000 00 00 Time 00 00 00 Clients 0 NMEA output Figure 3 5 Logfile Input 3 2 5 Forwarded Input The Forwarded Input has two options 1 Serial Port 2 Network One of these input options can be choosen by the user 18 Skylab GPS Simulator Ww Serial Port This option will be activated by selecting COM Furthermore the serial port e g COM1 or COM2 baudrate databits parity and stopbits can be choosen Network To configure the network TCP IP input select TCP IP enter the IP address or server name and the port a GPS daemon or a another Skylab GPS Simulator is running on Skylab GPS Simulator demo version a E O Er ONO B nu DP Skylab Mobilesystems E output com E Manual input _ Map input Logfile input Forwarded input Output settings SB Program com TCPAP COM port settings com port COM34 baudrate 4800 databits 5 w parity even stopbits 1 x TCPAP settings server name p 127 0 0 1 port 2324 ES Latitude 000 00 000 Longitude 000 00 000 Height 00m Speed 00 mis NMEA VOID Heading 000 Satellites 0 Date 0000 00 00 Time 00 00 00 Clients 0 NMEA output Figure 3 6 Forwarded Input 19 Skylab GPS Simulator Ww 3 3 Output Settings 3 3 1 General Instructions To be able to start a sim
19. put 2 25 sth ee Rae he ae Se ee ee Oe ee AA 26 3 6 1 Limitations ye ae ba eee ee ee ee be eee eed 26 eh a ok eb woe eee RE EERE EGE SESS 26 4 Troubleshooting 27 oe dh Br aad ee ane se a Seed Sui ee ed See Sea ae ae Be 21 AE bed ei eda asa 29 30 siae ds paa e eS ee Ge ando G a oe Oo ee 30 5 2 Campus License G22 4 ba kee eee a ER ale ES oe 30 5 3 Commercial License oa ok Po Se Re a Re ee A es 30 1 Introduction 1 1 General Information The Skylab GPS Simulator provides a complete suite for all your GPS simulating needs and more The Skylab GPS Simulator uses the international standardized protocol NMEA 0183 for GPS data exchange This standard is specified by the National Marine Electronics Association and contains mechanisms to exchange data in an interoperable way The Skylab GPS Simulator provides the simulation of a GPS reciever on several interfaces Some of these interfaces can be used at the same time Such as e Serial port RS232 e Network TCP IP e Bluetooth Serial Port Profile A serial port only provides exclusive access the network and Bluetooth interfaces pro vide multi threaded access That means the Skylab GPS Simulator can be used as a multiplexer as well Furthermore it provides several input methods for GPS data e Manual Input e Map Input e Logfile Playback e Forwarded Input To provide as much flexibility as possible the user can choose one of the four input options to specify wh
20. s 841803 amp Product winxp 10 3 Usage 3 1 The Main Window This window is the main control area of the Skylab GPS Simulator To get the simulator running the user just has to select an input method and at least one output interface the GPS data should be written to Now the start button will be enabled and you are able to start the simulation If the simulator is in the simulation mode you can use every feature as described below or stop the simulation If the simulation is running it is no longer possible to change the output interfaces and input methods You have to stop the simulation therefore 3 2 Input Methods 3 2 1 General Information There are four input methods for the Skylab GPS Simulator 1 Manual Input Map Input 2 Logfile Playback 3 Forwarded Input To activate one of these input methods select one of the four radio buttons in the top left corner of the main window D Skylab GPS Simulator demo ver OEF Orok mu sd Wa i aii Figure 3 1 Input Method Selection 11 Skylab GPS Simulator Ww 3 2 2 Manual Input The manual input option provides a very flexible way to serve GPS data Every possible position may be entered here In opposite to the logfile and forward input it is possible to change the data while running a simulation The following screenshot shows the manual input area of the GPS Simulator This is the default input method and also the default tab that will be
21. tp support microsoft com default aspx scid kb en us 841803 amp Product winxp Q How do I change the installed Widcomm driver to the Windows XP SP2 once A Microsoft provides an HowTo for installing and configuring Bluetooth devices in Windows XP Service Pack 2 on http support microsoft com default aspx scid kb en us 883259 Another possible shorter way to do this which is provided without any warranties 1 Deinstall the 3rd party driver and software 1 1 optional Find the inf file which contains the 3rd party driver and delete it 2 Now if the bluetooth dongle is supported by SP2 the generic driver schould be loaded but there will be no My Bluetooth Places available in My Computer because this is a Widcomm customization and not from Microsoft 3 1 If Windows XP SP2 was properly installed and the driver will not be loaded by plugging the Bluetooth dongle in deinstall and reinstall SP2 again 3 2 If Windows XP SP2 was not installed install it 4 Now everything should work Q I cannot install the Skylab GPS Simulator in the default dir What should I do A You may not have administrative rights for accessing the default program directory C Program Files Ask your administrator to install the Skylab GPS Simulator there or specify a directory you have permissions on C Documents and Settings lt USER NAME gt Desktop Skylab GPS Simulator 29 5 License 5 1 Demo The demo version of
22. ulation at least one output interface must have been activated Just push the COM or and TCP IP or and Bluetooth button to activate the specific interface The Output Settings area is for the configuration of these three devices Skylab GPS Simulator demo version Jay OB PFOTFTOB mu Skylab Mobilesystems Mi output COM Manual input Map input U Logfile input K Forwarded input Output settings SD Program COM port settings com port COm34 baudrate 4800 databits 5 w parity even v stopbits 1 v TCPAP settings port 23238 Bluetooth settings Bluetooth service name Skylab GPS Simulator Global settings Delay between positions 1000 S Cin milliseconds Latitude 000 00 000 Longitude 000 00 000 Height 00m Speed DO m s NMEA VOID Heading 000 Satellites O Date 0000 00 00 Time 00 00 00 Clients O NMEA output Figure 3 7 Output Settings To select one or more of the output interfaces push the according button If the button is pressed the interface is activated with the configuration from the output settings tab 20 Skylab GPS Simulator Ww Output coh TEFAF Bluetooth Figure 3 8 Output Interface Selection 3 3 2 Serial Ports The serial port e g COM1 or COM2 baudrate databits parity and stopbits can be choosen here 3 3 3 Network You have to enter the tcp port the GPS simulator should run as a GPS daemon on here
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