Sagitta Seismic
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1. Possible Setups You can use two different program files to communicate with Sagitta Viv30001 software running on a Husky MP2500 palmtop com puter program file V BAT TRM100PC Software running on PC part of the Sagitta stan dard supply Sagitta Sagitta Data Gps link Q A B 9600 Bd HF antenna GPS antenna DN jam o ga mM AABUIWIT I AT DC Power In Sagitta to Vibrator serial line 9600 Bauds 8 data bits 1 stop bit no parity ieri _ A iuacl e I i i Your choice of user interface will impact the following Choice of the port on Sagitta used to connect the vibrator system port B in 1st case port A in 2nd case see diagram above Sagitta configuration In the first case Viv30001 will automatically load a new configuration into Sagitta to make it ready for use with the vibrator system The only thing you will have to do is to enter the characteristics of the base station used In the second case the receiver will operate according to its default standard con figuration and so you will have more settings to make base station outputs before Sagitta is ready for use 13 3 Preliminary Settings Preliminary Settings Using Viv30001 Software Preliminary Settings Using Viv30001 Software Connect the MP2500 or the PC to port A on Sagitta using the following cables Sagitta Data GPS link Q HF antenna GPS antenna2. DC Power In Vibrator System RS232 RS422 converter A di gt cable P075675A Cable Po101478 A Turn on both Sagitta see further explanations on page 37 and MP2500 14 Preliminary Settings Preliminary Settings Using Viv30001 Software a Running the Vibro Program on Palmtop Onthe MP2500 from the DOS prompt type V and press Yes First a configuration test is run During this test the program compares the current configuration in Sagitta against that present in the same folder as the program VIV30000 cfg file If they are different this will always be the case the first time you run V BAT the program will ask you to load VIV3000 cfg to the Sag itta receiver to become the receiver s current configuration Hrong configuration Do you want to reload 1t Yes No Press Yes to allow the program to perform this operation The following is then displayed while the file is being loaded DM jam o ga wn VALAIT N JA LA Ci xashtech VIUSBBBB cf von ASNIECH 84 2 After file loading a receiver booting sequence will take place as reported on the screen 25 un Receiver bootin wag Ashtech 4 82 15 Preliminary Settings Preliminary Settings Using Viv30001 Software After the auto tests the main menu will appear from which you can run any function you want The diagram below reviews all the possible functions accessible from the 6 icons of the
3. screen appears providing the identification and location of the se lected base station as well as the distance separating your current location from the base station Screen example O Checking the Operating Mode Used With VIV30000 CFG used as current configuration in Sagitta the default processing mode is EDGPS Follow the instructions below to check that this mode is really the one cur rently enabled in the receiver NN From the main menu select Bai then Operating mode 1 The screen should now look like this d perating mode HS ITN mode Beacon I Frequency CUHF 445 8375MHz On this screen example the base station identification is 55 and the transmission frequency is 445 8375 MHz If you have the KART firmware option installed in your Sagitta select the Operating mode field and then press the gt key A new dialog box appears allowing you to select the KART LRK mode Sagitta will then operate in KART mode thus achieving centimeter level precision 18 Preliminary Settings Preliminary Settings Using Viv30001 Software a Checking the Outputs According to its new configuration VIV30000 cfg Sagitta will deliver GPGGA sentences on its two RS232 ports A and B Using the Output function you can check these settings and later view the GPGGA sen tences generated by Sagitta when they are made available on the ports see page 20 I From the main menu select Le i the
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5. Using Viv30001 Software a Viewing your current position From the main menu select ae then View 1 A new screen appears providing your current position The information is pre sented on two screens Use the PgUp and PgDn keys to change screen Screen examples osition F o Horizontal o Vertical This function is accessible from anywhere in the program by pressing the F2 key 24 Preliminary Settings Preliminary Settings Using Viv30001 Software O Rejecting satellites From the main menu select N i then SV deselection 4 A new screen appears allowing you to reject one or more GPS sat ellites from the position processing sv Deselection di 82 83 84 65 896 a7 aa gt IM 89 18 11 12 13 14 15 m3 17 18 19 28 f1 22 23 24 8 E 27 28 29 38 31 32 a Pointer currently located on that non rejected satellite Rejected satellites DM jam o ga wn Associated Help menu VALAIT N JA elp Del Select unselect Sy Yes e selection Esc Abandon Quit According to context Use the arrow keys to select the PRN of the SV you want to re ject or re select Press the Del key to reject or re select the highlighted SV Press the Yes key to validate all the changes made to the PRN table O Other Functions The secondary functions are available from the tool icon TAI These are receiver identification amp battery state serial port set ting
6. as their respective contents NMEA sentences or user defined messages All messages are currently deacti vated OFF state Using the Up or Down arrow keys select the 1st message GGA in the list The currently selected message is the underlined one 31 Preliminary Settings Preliminary Settings Using TRM100 Software Select INIT in the menu F5 The screen now looks like this Jul 04 2002 GPS 0 3 TD s UTC 15 15 23 NONE 09 108Vs 47 17 938682N WGSB4 00 0 KT 001 30 542412W 92 03m COG xx xs MAIN AUX IN OUTP MSGES INIT PORT A PERIOD Change the content of this screen as follows e MODE field select TIME Use the Up or Down arrow key to set the content of this field Then use the NEXT command F3 in the menu to move the cursor to the next field e PERIOD field type 0 5 s e MSGES fields keep them unchanged GGA in the 1st field Jul 04 2002 GPs 0 3 TDX s UTC 15 15 37 NONE 09 108Vs 4717 938682N WGS84 00 0 KT 001 30 542412W 92 03m _ COG x MAIN AUX IN OUTP MSGES INIT PORT A MODE TIME FERIOL MSGES 32 Preliminary Settings Preliminary Settings Using TRM100 Software o Initializing Position You may enter an estimate of the current position in order to help the re ceiver speed up the satellite search phase If satellites are found without any problem though this operation is not required From the main menu select successi
7. deviation between UTC time and local time From the main menu select successively AUX F3 INIT F2 TIME F3 Enter the current date amp time then the time deviation a positive or negative value between local time and UTC time Example of screen then obtained Jul 18 2002 GPs 0 3 TD x g UTC 15 41 24 NONE 09 105Vs 47 17 9465N WGS84 00 0 KT 001 30 5188W 79 57t COG xo MAIN AUX INIT TIME Date 15 Jul 2002 Time 12h 4imn 245 Select OK F5 to enable your choice Local time is ALWAYS displayed on the screen in the upper frame top left When Local time UTC time the UTC label is placed be fore Otherwise the local time is preceded by the LOC label as this time is different from UTC time 34 Preliminary Settings End of Preliminary Settings a Viewing the Generated GPGGA Sentences In the TRM100 window click to open the Terminal view Temporarily disconnect the vibrator system from Sagitta by un plugging the serial cable from port A on Sagitta Disconnect the PC from Sagitta by unplugging the serial cable from port B on Sagitta On the PC set the serial port used to 9600 bauds Connect the PC serial cable to port A on Sagitta now free When GPGGA sentences are available on port A they will ap pear in the Terminal view on the PC at an output rate of 0 5 s according to the settings you have made earlier see page 27 This is the best way to check that the SGPG
8. distinct areas as shown below The status area is permanently shown Current operating mode Count of SVs used UHF reception level Battery voltage indicator Parameter Area Status Area Current operating mode H Hold no position solution G GPS E EDGPS metric accuracy K KART centimeter accuracy with optional KART firmware only L LRK centimeter accuracy with optional LRK firmware only Sagitta 02 only Number of SVs used N will blink if the count of SVs drops and remains below 4 gt z a Ou m e 0 O mM UHF reception level icon fl Ni H Minimum level reguired blinking 1 to 3 dB above minimum level Hi hr di i 4 to 8 dB above minimum level 9 dB or more above minimum level Receiver battery voltage indicator OA Below 9 volt threshold E Above threshold blinking increment about 0 1 V About 1 V above threshold 39 Appendices Introduction to the VIV30001 user interface a Main menu screen The main menu shows the 6 groups of functions available in the form of icons see below 4 5 6 Use the Up Down or Left Right arrow keys 7 4 gt lt to select an icon The selected icon is surrounded by dotted lines Then press to enter the corresponding function Alternately you can directly en ter a function by pressing the corresponding numeral key see figures 1 to 6 in the screen example above a Function menus They are displayed after
9. menu elp1 2 time offset Once the receiver acquires data from a sufficient number of satel lites trying to change the date amp time on the above screen does not affect the receiver 22 Preliminary Settings Preliminary Settings Using Viv30001 Software a Viewing the status of the GPS constellation Select Rd then Satellites 2 This function provides informa tion on the GPS satellites visible from your current position The information is split into three different screens see example be low v El Ari SU i 1 JF 11 3 7 4 JF 12 428 4 tl 13 5 23 18 JU 15 n 2 8 86 IR 16 n 8 27 99 i Do 9 8 128 IR 2 S N as ES 5g F TS O lab n m L 28 12 16 28 24 28 32 e The content of each screen is as follows Screen 1 3 provides a polar view of the constellation eleva tion vs azimuth Full squares stand for received and used satellites Empty sguares stand for received only satellites Screen 2 3 provides numerical information on each satellite From left to right SV number elevation angle azimuth an gle ascending 1 or descending 4 orbit and satellite use code R Received U Used in position processing S Being searched D Intentionally deselected B Declared unhealthy by a WAAS satellite The chart on screen 3 3 shows the measured S N ratio Signal Noise ratio for each received satellite 23 Preliminary Settings Preliminary Settings
10. selecting an icon in the main menu and pressing Function menu example T configure FOSIT1ON 2 Using the Up Down arrow keys select a function in the menu and then press again to run this function Alternately you can directly run a function by pressing the corre sponding numeral key se figures in the screen example above O Help menus There is a Help menu specific to almost each function listing all the commands available in the context of this function To display the Help menu press the F1 key This causes the Help menu to be superimposed on the screen Then do the following Press the key letter to run the desired command Or simply press the Esc key if you do not want to run any com mand Incidentally this will remove the Help menu from the screen 40 Appendices Introduction to the VIV30001 user interface For example from the Help menu below pressing the D key will di rectly display the screen allowing you to set the date You cannot view any Help menu while editing a parameter O Other important keys Esc Pressing the Esc key will take you back to the preceding screen or will remove the Help menu from the screen or will cancel the change you make to a parameter Repeated presses on this key will take you back to the main menu F2 From anywhere in the program pressing the F2 key will allow you to display the last solution computed for your current position see sc
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12. GA sentences will actually be sent to the vibrator After you have made that test remove the PC serial cable from port A on Sagitta and reconnect the vibrator system to that port If you want to resume working with the TRM100 PC software don t forget to set the PC port back to 38400 baud before connecting the PC serial cable to port B on Sagitta DN jam o ga wn VALAIT N JA End of Preliminary Settings Whether you have used VIV30001 or TRM100 software to make the neces sary settings the only thing you have to do when you are finished with this phase is to Ouit the program Unplug the MP2500 or PC from Sagitta You do not need to turn off Sagitta to do that Let Sagitta operate according to its configuration 35 3 Preliminary Settings End of Preliminary Settings 36 Appendices Turning On and Off Sagitta 4 Appendices Turning On and Off Sagitta When you apply the power voltage to Sagitta via the power cord the Power LED green lights up straight away indicating that the Sagitta unit is now on To switch off Sagitta manually depress the control push button for about 2 sec onds using a sharp tool see opposite Power removal is effective after a few seconds If the push button is released before power is actually removed the Power LED will flash until power removal is ef fective If the push button is released after power is removed the Power LED will directly change from t
13. LE LAWS IN FORCE IN THEIR LOCALITY NOR THE CUSTOMER S RIGHTS AGAINST THE DEALER ARISING FROM THEIR SALES PURCHASE CONTRACT such as the guarantees in France for latent defects in accordance with Article 1641 et seg of the French Civil Code For further information concerning this limited warranty please call or write Thales Navigation SA ZAC La Fleuriaye BP 433 44474 Carquefou Cedex France Phone 33 0 2 28 09 38 00 Fax 33 0 2 28 09 39 39 Table of Contents Eguipment Description Preamble Standard Supply Optional Supply Specifications A Basic Performance Figures LJ Interfacing Capability LJ Other Characteristics Pinout Information Installation Mounting Sagitta in a Vibrator Truck JA Case Dimensions A Space Required in the Cabin A Drilling Diagram Mounting the GPS antenna A Antenna Mounting Mounting the UHF antenna Connections TRM100 Software Installation VIV30001 Software Installation JA Diskette Content JA Loading the Vibro Software on Husky MP 2500 Preliminary Settings Possible Setups Preliminary Settings Using Viv30001 Software Running the Vibro Program on Palmtop Setting the UHF Radio Link Checking the Operating Mode Used Checking the Outputs Viewing the Generated GPGGA Sentences Ground Setting the Date amp time Viewing the status of the GPS constellation Viewing your current position Rejecting satellites Other Functions Preliminary Settings Using TRM100 Software
14. LJ Setting the UHF Radio Link 00000 UUULOLLO Viewing the Characteristics of the Selected Base Station Sagitta 01 Receiver Table of Contents O 0 NN onnan U WU www WU N ai Initializing the Position Processing amp Entering the GPS Antenna Height above the li Sagitta 01 Receiver Table of Contents 0000000 Viewing the Characteristics of the Selected Base Station Monitoring the Base Station Received Setting the EDGPS Operating Mode Setting the Output Initializing Position Setting the Date amp Time Viewing the Generated GPGGA Sentences End of Preliminary Settings Appendices Turning On and Off Sagitta Introduction to the VIV30001 user interface 0 D D DDO Main menu screen Function menus Help menus Other important keys Making changes to parameters Messages and alarms Establishing Communication with Sagitta from the TRM100 Software Sagitta VE432 Data Cord 28 30 31 34 35 35 37 37 39 40 40 42 43 44 45 Eguipment Description Preamble 1 Eguipment Description Preamble 6 E 24 S 5 When involved in vibroseismic surveys the Sagitta receiver is simply used as a GPS sensor used in EDGPS or KART LRK mode Basically it gener ates NMEA0183 messages GPGGA to be sent to the central acquisition system via the local vibrator control unit Sagitta receives differential data from a base station through a UHF radio link The base station may be one of th
15. M 1 x RS232 RS422 converter cable Installed firmware modules RAWDAT WAAS EGNOS EDGPSMODE USERGEOID FASTOUTPUT 1 x Rx 4812 U Link UHF reception kit This kit is installed inside the Sagitta unit prior to delivery 1 x GNSS Marine 10 meter cable kit comprising 1 x RG223 TNC m TNC m coaxial cable low loss 10 m 1 x marine mounting kit for NAP00x antenna 1x Sagitta Vibrator kit including 1x power filter kit 1 x UHF antenna FSP70 440 FME AVE 1x set of shock absorbers Qty 4 1 x set of screws nuts and washers 1 x cylindrical hollow mast for UHF antenna fitted with FME connector FME TNC adapter and coaxial cable 6 m long FMP40 clamp 1 x Sagitta VE416 432 data cord 1 x Sagitta User Manual Part No Po101539 the present manual Vibro Software VIV30001 supplied on 3 diskette for use with Husky MP2500 palmtop computer Eguipment Description Optional Supply Optional Supply TRM100 unit keyboard amp display terminal data cord mount ing bracket KART single frequency or LRK dual frequency firmware for centimeter level positioning J 6 E 24 Ss 3 Specifications a Basic Performance Figures EDGPS accuracy better than 50 cm UHF coverage up to 40 km depending on antenna heights at base station and on truck and care taken in installing the eguip ment O Interfacing Capability Standard SGPGGA message NMEA0183 Position e
16. NOTICE This manual contains the essential information needed to set up and operate your Sagitta when associated with a vibrator system This manual sometimes refers to the Sagitta Series User Manual provided as standard with the presently discussed Sagitta If you need more information about any particular subject regarding the Sagitta receiver please also refer to the aforementioned manual Copyright Notice Copyright O 2002 Thales Navigation All rights reserved No part of this publication or the computer programs described in it may be reproduced translated stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without prior written permission of Thales Navigation Your rights with regard to this publication and the computer programs are subject to the restrictions and limitations imposed by the copy right laws and or the jurisdiction in which you are located Printed in France Part No P0101539 Revision A September 2002 Trademarks All products and brand names mentioned in this publication are trademarks or regis tered trademarks of their respective holders Thales Navigation Corporate Headguarters Santa Clara CA USA 1 408 615 5100 e Fax 1 408 615 5200 Toll Free Sales in USA Canada 1 800 922 2401 Email professionalsales thalesnavigation com In Washington D C 1 703 476 2212 e Fax 1 703 476 2214 In South America 56 2 234 56 43 e Fa
17. allation Refer to Sagitta Series User Manual Section 2 TRM100 PC Software In stallation Procedure VIV30001 Software Installation a Diskette Content The diskette provided Vibro Software contains a single file named VIV30001 exe After inserting the diskette into the PC drive Run VIV300001 exe You will then be asked to indicate an installation folder on your PC where to decompress this file Any folder can be specified or created for this purpose After the file has been decompressed the installation folder will contain the following files VIV30000 cig 04 04 02 Hcomw32 dll 02 05 00 ES HLOAD exe 02 05 00 EF setup bat 04 04 02 7 Setup exe 04 04 02 vibro exe 04 04 02 a vibro lan 04 04 02 Cmdhcom exe 30 0798 Remove the diskette from the PC drive and put it in a safe place 10 Installation VIV30001 Software Installation O Loading the Vibro Software on Husky MP 2500 Connect the MP 2500 palmtop computer to your office computer On the PC type computer run the HLOAD exe file from the instal lation folder The following dialog box appears on the PC screen Load HUSKY Setup Program Ea Type h or hcom c2 on the HUSKY Connect your HUSKY to your PC Then press OK when ready Cancel awa amp w D e e Inthe upper combo box indicate the port used on the PC to communicate with MP2500 As prompted in this dialog box run HCOM on the MP2500 b
18. ation Received From the main menu select F2 DGNSS A monitor screen is then displayed Using the Left or Right arrow key you can access the other monitor screen Note that the receiver memorizes the last monitor screen dis played This means that next time you select F2 DGNSS it is the monitor screen last displayed that will be shown first Station E lt 1 0002 Base 2 Je No Station E Fr Sn Qu 0002 Base UHF 444 0000Mhz 20 The following information is shown on these 2 screens for the station received from left to right Screen 1 No Transmitter Id Station Transmitter name Com Receiver port receiving corrections data Fmt Format of the corrections data received Svs No of GPS satellites for which corrections are provided Ag Age of corrections Ref Reference station ld U When x appears in this column it means that the data received from this station is being used in the re ceiver If blank station not used Screen 2 No Transmitter ld Station Transmitter name B Transmission frequency band Frg Carrier frequency Sn Signal to Noise Ratio in dB Ou Ouality figure 1 station not received 0 carrier detected but no data detected 1 to 10 carrier detected and data decoded 1 to 3 very poor reception 4 to 6 intermittent reception 7 to 10 good quality reception DMN jam o ga wn VALAIT N JA 29 3 30 Preliminary Settings Preliminary Sett
19. date your choice the select box is removed from the screen at the same time Alternately you can directly type the numeral key corresponding to the row in which the desired value is shown same as function menus see page 40 Appendices Introduction to the VIV30001 user interface a Messages and alarms e The buzzer will beep in the following cases At the end of every auto test In case of invalid data entry or display request or other errors e Lowbattery alarm A beep will be heard and the Battery is low message will ap pear Battery icon in the status area will blink until you change the battery e Satellite alarm Satellite icon in the status area will blink until 4 SVs or more can be received e Low UHF level alarm A beep will be heard when the reserve of UHF reception level drops below 3 dB UHF reception icon in the status area will blink until reception conditions come back to normal e Communications problem with receiver A beep will be heard and the Receiver not responding mes sage will appear gt z a Ou m e 0 O mM 43 Appendices Establishing Communication with Sagitta from the TRM100 Software Establishing Communication with Sagitta from the TRM100 Software If the TRM100 Software fails to establish communication with Sagitta when you launch it on your PC do the following Onthe toolbar click on SI In the dialog box that opens enter the settings for the port used o
20. e following Scorpio 6001 2 SK Scorpio 6501 2 SK Sagitta 01 or 02 Reference Station New Aquarius 01 or 02 Reference Station Once Sagitta has been properly set up and installed in the cabin getting it started is as simple as switching on a bulb Sagitta is of the black box type and so if changes have to be made to its settings this should be done from an external unit using appropriate soft ware Two solutions are available Viv30001 Software running on MP2500 palmtop computer TRM100 PC Software running on PC computer To TRM 100 Terminal Option if used Control Push Button Output to VGA screen Power LED NEO DGPS DGNSS Input GPS Antenna 1xRS232 Port B LED indicating number of received satellites 2xRS422 Ports A amp C Power Input Eguipment Description Standard Supply Standard Supply The list below is just informative The detail of the eguipment delivered is accurately described in the accompanying List of items document Thales Navigation reserves the right to make changes to the list below with out prior notice Sagitta standard supply consisting of the following 1 x Sagitta 01 single freguency or Sagitta 02 dual freguency unit 1 x NAP001 single frequency or NAP002 dual frequency GPS antenna 1 x power cord 2 meters 1 x data cord DB9 male DB9 female 2 meters 1 x Sagitta Series User Manual part No Po101516 1 x TRM100 CD RO
21. een ellipsoid and Mean Sea Level 1 0 Age of Differential corrections on average null field if DGPS not used 0055 XXXX Identification of reference station used null field if not used 20 Preliminary Settings Preliminary Settings Using Viv30001 Software a Initializing the Position Processing amp Entering the GPS Antenna Height above the Ground Should the location of the truck at the beginning of the survey be at a very remote distance from the position displayed on the screen below you may help Sagitta initialize the position processing by entering on this screen an estimate of the truck s current position This function is also used to enter the height of the GPS antenna above the ground Antenna field From the main menu select N then Modify 2 On the screen that then appears enter the approximate coordinates of the truck location see example below The coordinates should be expressed in the current geodesy 1 fosition Latitude 4 Longi tude n jam o ga mM VALAIT GAP Altitude Antenna Once the receiver acquires data from a sufficient number of satel lites trying to change the position on the above screen does not affect the receiver 21 3 Preliminary Settings Preliminary Settings Using Viv30001 Software O Setting the Date amp time From the main menu select O The screen that appears al lows you to read or change the local time Associated Help
22. el between the antenna and the receiver no other cables in the vi cinity The following items are provided to install the UHF antenna A hollow cylindrical mast on which to mount the UHF antenna TNC male connector at the end of the coaxial cable secured on top of the mast A stainless clamp FMP40 to secure the above mast amp to another cy lindrical mast dia 60 to 80 mm mounted on the truck adaptor lt os on vibrator truck di cable FMP40 6 meters clamp Installation Connections Connections Connect the coaxial cable from the UHF antenna to the DATA LINK input Connect the coaxial cable from the GPS antenna to the GPS input Connect the power cable from the truck battery to the power input To protect the receiver from any possible sources of interference connect the power filter provided on the power source case screwed on truck chassis cable end connected to the positive terminal of the battery Depending on the type of User Interface used connect the vibra tor system either to port A or port B see next section pai amp w D e e UHF antenna i Sagitta NAP 00x DC Power Source TRM100 jal 8 unit option DI 24 V DC from truck batteries Sagitta Vibrator System Interconnection Diagram Installation TRM100 Software Installation TRM100 Software Inst
23. he perma nently lit state to the off state To switch on Sagitta manually after intentional power removal depress briefly the control push button still using the same sharp tool The Power LED green will light up straight away indicating that the Sagitta unit is now on A few seconds after switching on Sagitta an initialization phase is started This operating state is indicated on the Number of re ceived satellites LED which then lights up For a single freguency receiver Sagitta 01 this LED will be held permanently lit throughout the initialization phase For a dual freguency receiver Sagitta 02 the LED will light up at the beginning of initialization but after a certain time it will start blinking with equal ON OFF times denoting L 1 tracking by the receiver for a number of received satellites 37 gt z a Ou m e 0 O mM Appendices Turning On and Off Sagitta When flashing the GPS Led denotes the end of initialization The number of flashes reflects the number of satellites received by Sagitta This flashing state is the sign that the receiver will soon reach its fully operational state i e as soon as the num ber of received satellites is sufficient 4 satellites minimum Denotes Initialization Phase in Progress 38 Appendices Introduction to the VIV30001 user interface Introduction to the VIV30001 user interface All user interface screens are divided into two
24. ings Using TRM100 Software a Setting the EDGPS Operating Mode From the main menu select successively DGNSS F2 MODE F3 On the screen that now appears using the arrow keys move the cursor successively to the following cells and enter the following data e UHF1 STATION cell type the identification of the UHF trans mitter from which corrections data will be received example base e UHF1 USED cell pressing F3 or F4 select EDGPS from the list of available options relevant to this cell e UHF1 last column pressing F3 or F4 select U for used from the list of available options relevant to this cell The screen should now look like this Jul 15 2002 HOLD oO o DS s UTC 15 20 00 0000 000000N Wasa 4 o00 00 000000E 0 00m EMAIN DONS5 MODE Select OK F5 to validate all the changes made The TRM100 then comes back to the previous screen Preliminary Settings Preliminary Settings Using TRM100 Software a Setting the Output From the main menu select successively AUX F3 gt gt gt F5 if necessary to have IN OUTP displayed on the menu IN OUTP F4 OUTPUT F4 MSGES F4 The screen is then as follows Jul 04 2002 GPS Oo 3 bs UTC 15 14 40 NONE 12 2 125V5 d47717 955595N Was 4 001 50 54191 2W g2 05m MAIN AUX SIN OUTP MSGES n jam o ga wn JN LAIT LIITT N JA This screen shows the operation states of the default messages on port A as well
25. main menu utput i IHF receiver 1 View f Fosition y 1 Operating mode Connection 2 Satellites 3 Language amp Units 3 Sy deselection i Time 4 alea Use the Up Down or Left Right arrow keys Tt 4 gt lt to select an icon The selected icon is surrounded by dotted lines Press J to validate your selection or press the corresponding numeral shortcut key 16 Preliminary Settings Preliminary Settings Using Viv30001 Software O Setting the UHF Radio Link af From the main menu select then Configure 1 A new screen appears allowing you to set the built in UHF receiver used for the data link with the base station Example j FIHF receiver Humber The following parameters should be entered on this screen in order of appearance Identification number of the base station you want to work with Transmission frequency of the base station Once the above 2 parameters are correct the lower part of the same screen is updated to provide the following status in formation in order of appearance Current value of battery voltage at the base station UHF reception reserve in dB above minimum level re quired Age of the correction data received through the UHF data link n jam o ga mM VALAIT GAP 17 Preliminary Settings Preliminary Settings Using Viv30001 Software xja From the main menu select then Position 2 A new
26. mitter Name e Latitude amp longitude of transmitting station NOTE You just need to type approximate coordinates as these are only used to estimate your distance to the station e Frequency band U for UHF and carrier frequency in Hz e C3 code leave this field unchanged for non encrypted cor rections e Modulation type GMSK the baud rate displayed next is automatically set to 4800 bits s e Maximum range in km expected only an informative pa rameter Select OK F5 when you have finished defining the station to store the characteristics of the new station DM jam o ga mM VALANT GAP 27 3 28 Preliminary Settings Preliminary Settings Using TRM100 Software Select OK F5 to validate the changes made The TRM100 then comes back to the previous screen on which the 1st message now appears as an activated one ON state Jul 04 2002 GPS 0 3 TD s UTC 15 15 50 NONE 47 17 938893N WGS84 001 30 541912W 92 05m 1 ON GGA 2 OFF GLL 2 OFF YTG 4 OFF GSA 5 OFF 0A 6 OFF AMC Come back to the main menu see below by pressing F1 lt repeatedly 4 times O Viewing the Characteristics of the Selected Base Station From the main menu you just have to select successively DGNSS F2 BEACON F4 The characteristics of the base station then appear on the screen Preliminary Settings Preliminary Settings Using TRM100 Software O Monitoring the Base St
27. n Configure 2 With the new configuration this screen should be like this n jam o ga wn On this screen you can do the following on each port when needed Enable or disable the output of the SGPGGA data ON OFF Set the interval of time between any two consecutive SGPGGA sentences Period in seconds VALAIT N JA 19 3 Preliminary Settings Preliminary Settings Using Viv30001 Software a Viewing the Generated GPGGA Sentences From the main menu select then View 1 A new screen appears showing the content of the latest SGPGGA sentence available The screen is updated every time a new sentence is output on port A Screen example Data in the above Data format Definition example GPGGA NMEA183 message identifier 133301 99 UTC time of position computation KA ale Latitude in degrees 2 char minutes 2 char 1 100 000 min N S indicator Longitude in degrees 3 char minutes 2 char 1 100 000 min E W indicator 5 X GPS guality figure 0 fix not available or invalid 1 straight GPS fix 2 Differential GPS fix 4 Fixed integer solution or RTK 5 EDGPS mode float RTK 6 Estimated dead reckoning mode Number of SVs used to compute the fix 08 Horizontal Dilution of Precision 1 if not com puted 89 91 M x Xx M Antenna altitude above MSL in meters if MSL i 0 If MSL 0 ZP is the altitude above the WGS84 0 00 M x XX M Geoidal separation betw
28. n the PC The standard settings are provided in the screenshot below Obviously the port number 1st field depends on which port is used on the PC Select stream FI Serial DPRAM Client File Port A BaudRate 38400 ByteSize E StopBits 1 x Parity None Click OK to start communication between PC and Sagitta through the serial line mu Click on This opens the Remote Display view from which you are now allowed to make the reguired changes in the receiver settings 44 Appendices Sagitta VE432 Data Cord Sagitta VE432 Data Cord Length 2 meters A plug SUBD 9 C m B plug 14 C 851 06 EC12 14550 DSNP101478B gt g a O m e 0 lt wn 45 Appendices Sagitta VE432 Data Cord 46
29. nt the unit 215 mm 8 5 4 5 max 115 mm max 11 4 290 mm 1 9 50 mm Installation Mounting the GPS antenna Mounting the GPS antenna a Antenna Mounting Use the bracket provided in one of the configurations shown below N AN f S N Li 7 S Antenna bracket H DD a Hi Eb Two U bolts On horizontal mast A Diameter 56 mm 2 2 max On flat surface On vertical mast Diameter 56 mm 2 2 max Antenna bracket U bolts Mount dimensions Mount dimensions 70 mm 62 mm iq I 4 mm 0 167 4 I p 44 mm 0 167 _ 14 mm 0 55 44 mm 1 73 A y 62 mm 2 44 48 mm 1 89 v 27 7 mm 1 17 Install the GPS antenna as close as possible to the vertical to the vibrator base plate If the surface to which the antenna is mounted is liable to move up and down make sure the antenna is not subject to obstructions when placed in the lower position p Installation Mounting the UHF antenna Mounting the UHF antenna Install the UHF antenna on top of the vibrator truck cabin This place is rec ommended for the following reasons itis remote from the alternator which is an unwanted source of wide band noise It allows for short coaxial link with the lowest possible interference lev
30. reen example on page 24 F4 Pressing the F4 key will allow you to quit the program Confirm this choice by pressing or press Del to cancel the request Then a message is displayed asking you whether in the same time the receiver should be turned off press the Del key or not press 1 gt z a Ou m e 0 O mM 41 42 Appendices Introduction to the VIV30001 user interface a Making changes to parameters Depending on the size and type of the parameters that can be changed the program will use different scenarios to let you make that change If the screen contains numerical or alphanumeric parameters a cursor inverse video will appear on the first of them To change this parameter simply type in the new value Note that the position of the field on the screen will be shifted to the left while you edit it If the size of the parameter is relatively long an edit box will appear on top of the screen to show the entire field while you edit it In both cases the new value will be validated after you press J Use J or to access the next or previous field respectively If a parameter can only be set to some specific software set val ues then this field will be marked with a IF To know the possible values and choose one of them use or to access this field and then press A select box appears showing these values Use or to choose the desired value and press to vali
31. rvice free of charge if the sales receipt is not provided or if the information contained in it is incomplete or illegible or if the serial number is altered or removed Thales Navigation will not be responsible for any losses or damage to the product incurred while the product is in transit or is being shipped for repair Insurance is recommended Thales Navigation sug gests using a trackable shipping method such as UPS or FedEx when returning a product for service 4 LIMITATION OF IMPLIED WARRANTIES EXCEPT AS SET FORTH IN ITEM 1 ABOVE ALL OTHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED WARRAN TIES INCLUDING THOSE OF FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR MERCHANTABILITY ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED AND IF APPLICABLE IMPLIED WARRAN TIES UNDER ARTICLE 35 OF THE UNITED NATIONS CONVENTION ON CONTRACTS FOR THE INTERNATIONAL SALE OF GOODS Some national state or local laws do not allow limitations on implied warranty or how long an implied warranty lasts so the above limitation may not apply to you 5 EXCLUSIONS The following are excluded from the warranty coverage 1 periodic maintenance and repair or replacement of parts due to normal wear and tear 2 batteries 3 finishes 4 installations or defects resulting from installation 5 any damage caused by 1 shipping misuse abuse negligence tampering or improper use 11 disasters such as fire flood wind and lightning iii unauthorized attachments or modification 6 service performed or a
32. s language amp units and software versions 25 3 Preliminary Settings Preliminary Settings Using TRM100 Software Preliminary Settings Using TRM100 Software Connect the PC to port Bon Sagitta using the following cables Sagitta Data Q HF antenna GPS antenna DC Power In RS232 RS422 converter N a gt cable Po75675A Cable Po101478 Cable Po101243 Vibrator System AAA Turn on both Sagitta see further explanations on page 37 and PC After Sagitta initialization is complete see page 37 launch the TRM100 Software As a result the TRM100 automatically estab lishes communication with Sagitta and the Remote Display view is also automatically open All the needed settings see next pages have to be made from this view If communication with Sagitta is not automatically established see page 44 26 Preliminary Settings Preliminary Settings Using TRM100 Software a Setting the UHF Radio Link From the main menu select successively DGNSS F2 BEACON F4 To enter the characteristics of the base station make sure the following is displayed blank fields Press 1 or 4 if necessary Ha Station Position AACA AAA AC AA AA Oo AA AK BORA A A Lor AOR ACARD i Lor BoA OA ao A A Ao ADK AAA is KAH km Select MODIFY F5 Type successively the following parameters press F3 gt gt gt to move the cursor to the next parameter e Transmitter Id e Trans
33. ttempted by anyone other than an authorized Thales Navigations Service Center 7 any product components or parts not manufactured by Thales Navigation 8 that the receiver will be free from any claim for infringement of any patent trademark copyright or other proprietary right including trade secrets 9 any damage due to accident resulting from inaccurate satellite transmissions Inaccurate transmissions can occur due to changes in the position health or geometry of a satellite or modifications to the receiver that may be required due to any change in the GPS Note Thales Navigation GPS receivers use GPS or GPS GLONASS to obtain position velocity and time information GPS is operated by the U S Govern ment and GLONASS is the Global Navigation Satellite System of the Russian Federation which are solely responsible for the accuracy and maintenance of their systems Certain conditions can cause inaccuracies which could reguire modifications to the receiver Examples of such conditions include but are not limited to changes in the GPS or GLONASS transmission Opening dismantling or repairing of this product by anyone other than an authorized Thales Navi gation Service Center will void this warranty 6 EXCLUSION OF INCIDENTAL OR CONSEOUENTIAL DAMAGES THALES NAVIGATION SHALL NOT BE LIABLE TO PURCHASER OR ANY OTHER PERSON FOR ANY INDIRECT INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO LOST PROFITS DAMAGES
34. vely AUX F3 INIT F2 POSIT F2 Example of screen then obtained Jul 15 2002 Oo 5 jobs UTC 16 21 16 TEN 09 1055 df 17 939049N Wao 4 001 50 54401 JW gp 50m FMAIMN AUX INIT POSIT Altmode Offset Masog 002 000 m Geodesy Was ot Referenced position 00 00 000000WN 000 00 000000E 0002 000 m n jam o ga wn VALAIT N JA Move the cursor to the Offset field by pressing F3 NEXT In this field enter the antenna height Offset from the reference surface Move the cursor to the Emsl field by pressing F3 NEXT If a local height correction is used select Linear in this field Otherwise choose None Move the cursor to the Referenced position fields by pressing F3 NEXT twice and then enter the 3 coordinates of the estimated position use F3 NEXT to move the cursor to the next fields Select OK F5 to enable your choices 33 3 Preliminary Settings Preliminary Settings Using TRM100 Software O Setting the Date amp Time In the event of a relatively long satellite search phase in the Sagitta when first using it it may be useful to enter the current date amp time in order to help the system speed up this phase Otherwise if satellites are found without any problem which will generally be the case the GPS receiver itself will fill in these date amp time fields On the other hand for the receiver to provide the correct local time it is es sential that you specify the
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36. xpressed on the WGS84 Compatible with Sercel VE432 etc a Other Characteristics See Technical Specifications in the Appendices chapter of the Sagitta Se ries User Manual Part No Po101516 part of the standard supply Pinout Information See Connector Pinouts in the Appendices chapter of the Sagitta Series User Manual Part No Po101516 part of the standard supply Eguipment Description 1 Pinout Information Installation Mounting Sagitta in a Vibrator Truck 2 Installation Mounting Sagitta in a Vibrator Truck Sagitta is designed to be mounted inside the vibrator truck cabin Any con venient place may be chosen for this purpose jami Li O Case Dimensions D D CP ddp AD o E CP tp CTF OI O i i 11 4 D 290 mm a Space Required in the Cabin The volume occupied by Sagitta is about 4 3 dm HxWxD 64x310x215 mm 2 5 x12 2 x8 5 You should allow for additional space on the front panel to preserve free ac cess to the connectors and also between the chassis and the base plate to insert the shock absorbers When choosing a place inside the cabin remember the distance to the UHF antenna should be kept as short as possible a 6 m coaxial cable is provided for the connection of this antenna to the receiver Installation Mounting Sagitta in a Vibrator Truck a Drilling Diagram Drill 4 holes Dia 7 mm 0 27 in the structure where you plan to mou
37. y typing h or hcom c2 OnthePC click OK in the open dialog box This causes the Setup exe file to be downloaded from the PC hard disk to the MP2500 Transfer in progress Writing file Setup exe THEHTEFOIAO Atthe end of transfer the following warning message is displayed on the PC screen HLOAD X Transfer completed successfully You may now run the setup program by typing setup on your HUSKY and then delete Setup exe to save HUSKY disk space At the same time the MP2500 automatically escapes from the HCOM transfer program and then displays the DOS prompt C gt OnthePC click OK in the HLOAD message dialog box to close this box and guit HLOAD 11 2 12 Installation VIV30001 Software Installation On the MP2500 type setup and press the Yes key to start decompressing the program on the MP2500 hard disk The follow ing folder and files are created on the MP2500 as reported on the screen ASHTECH VIBRO Setup Version VIV30001 Date 04 04 2002 Destination folder C ASHTECH C ASHTECH vibro exe OK C ASHTECH vibro lan OK C ASHTECH VIV30001 cfg OK C v bat OK C 5 h bat OK etup is complete To scroll up the above list press and simultaneously Type del setup exe and press the Yes key to delete the Setup file as recommended in the HLOAD warning message Preliminary Settings Possible Setups 3 Preliminary Settings
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