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1. 13 Figure 10 GPS Satellites window wee l4 Figure 11 Select DGPS Service WindOW cceeseeeeceeeeseeeeeeeeeeeneeneeeeeeatenes 15 iij OmniSTAR The Global Positioning System Issue 2 June 2005 OmniSTAR View8400 Software User s Manual Figure 12 Port settings WINKOW c eee cece cee esse ceeeeeeeseaeseaeeseeeeeeeseeeeaes 16 Figure 13 GPS receiver settings window soe Figure 14 HP parameters WiINdOW c cece cece eee eeeeeeeeteeeteaeeeseeeeaeeeaeeneae 18 Figure 15 GPS receiver Settings WINdOW eceeseseeceeeteeeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeas 19 Figure 16 Port output window Figure 17 Port output window Figure 18 Terminal window OmniSTAR The Global Positioning System Issue 2 June 2005 OmniSTAR View8400 Software User s Manual Introduction About This Manual This manual has been produced to allow the typical user to easily control the OmniSTAR 8400HP from your PC Requirements A windows 9X ME NT 2000 XP based PC with one RS232 COMM Port is needed for the View8400 software Installation Double click on the View8400 setup exe file Follow the on screen instructions to install the View8400 software Starting the View8400 software Connect the 8400HP to the computer Before using the software the HP port of the 8400HP must be connected to the serial port of the PC via the serial cable that was provided with the 8400HP The View8400 softwar2. June 2005 OmniSTAR View8400 Software User s Manual Configure the receiver ports GPS board From the main screen menu click Ports gt GPS gt Port A or Internal If you have only one serial cable and do not use the use two com ports option A message box will pop up saying to switch to receiver port A This is because the port settings for the GPS board can only be changed through port A Switch to receiver port A and click OK The Port settings window see figure 12 will pop up Clicking OK will send the changes to the receiver Clicking Cancel will discard them After this a message box will pop up again saying to switch back to the HP port HP board From the main screen menu click Ports gt HP gt External or Internal The Port settings window see figure 12 will pop up Clicking OK will send the changes to the receiver Clicking Cancel will discard them Data Bits e H Parity No Stop Bits hoo H Cancel Figure 12 Port settings window Note The internal port of the GPS board communicates with the internal ort of the HP board These port settings should always be the same OmniSTAR 16 The Global Positioning System Issue 2 June 2005 OmniSTAR View8400 Software User s Manual Configure the GPS receiver settings From the main screen menu click Configuration gt GPS receiver settings A message box will pop up saying to switch to receiver port A This is because these sett
3. 06 Jan 2005 08 54 18 Nrof L1 obs 8 NrofL2obs 8 PDOP 1 99 Figure 9 GPS Satellites window OmniSTAR 18 The Global Positioning System Issue 2 June 2005 OmniSTAR View8400 Software User s Manual Scatterplot window Click in the menu on View gt Scatterplot to view the Scatterplot window see figure 10 liscotter Piotr Lat 5209642955 Current position 52 09642961 44060933 Positions 781 Lon poses __ Average position 52 09642952 4 40609336 Set as center position M igma 1 Sigma 2 Sigma 3 Lat 0 014 0 027 0 044 Lon 0 011 0 022 0 036 Figure 10 GPS Satellites window OmniSTAR The Global Positioning System Issue 2 June 2005 OmniSTAR View8400 Software User s Manual Configure the 8400HP Configure the OmniSTAR satellite service From the main screen menu click Configuration gt DGPS service The Select DGPS service window see figure 11 will pop up Select OmniSTAR as differential source and choose the right satellite for your region To fill in a frequency and symbol rate manually choose Custom as the satellite Clicking OK will send the changes to the receiver Clicking Cancel will discard them lB Select DGPS Service x Satellite Service Differential source Omnis TAR v Satellite E Sat z Frequency Hz 1535152500 Symbol rate 2438 Figure 11 Select DGPS Service window OmniSTAR The Global Positioning System Issue 2
4. THE 8400HP CHECKING THE STATUS OF THE 84 00H eccsssseeeeeeseeeseenseeseenseneeesentene 8 POSITION WINDOW jws 0n seine oa die A eel iid 8 DGPS CORRECTION SATELLITE STATUS WINDOW ecceceeseeeseeseeeeeereeeteeeeaeeates 9 SUBSCRIPTION DETAILS WINDOW nsss 10 FIRMWARE VERSION WINDOW vee GPS SATELLITES WINDOW we 12 SKYPLOT WINDOW 00 als SGATTERPLOT WINDOW crisissen enie anana ran aeia E E NaN TAANA AE EEEE EEA ee 14 CONFIGURE THE 8400H P sirip in oai ia es aapa 15 CONFIGURE THE OMNISTAR SATELLITE SERVICE seeen 15 CONFIGURE THE RECEIVER PORTS ecceecesseecceseeesceeeseseeeesnnecoeesensacessteeeesenaee 16 CONFIGURE THE GPS RECEIVER SETTINGS ccceeseeeseeseeeeeeeeseeeeeaeeeeeeaeeateeaes 17 Configure the HP receiver settings ceeeeeseeeeeeeereeeseeeeeeeeeereeaeeneeeas 18 CONFIGURE NMEA OUTPUT ssassn 20 LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1 Main screen after start Up oo eee eeeceeeceneeeeseeeeeeseeseaeeseaeeeaeesaes 6 Figure 2 Select Com Port window uh Figure 3 Main screen after connection a7 Figure 4 Position WINdOW eee eects eeeees 8 Figure 5 DGPS correction satellite status window 9 Figure 6 Subscription details WINdOW c cceceeceeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeteeteeeeeeeetreeeeeas 10 Figure 7 Firmware version WiINdOW ecseeeceeeseeeeenseeeeeeeaeeeaeseeesseeeeaeenees 11 Figure 8 GPS Satellites window x12 Figure 9 GPS Satellites window
5. the Send text file button you can select a text file with several commands to send to the receiver The close button closes the terminal window and returns to the main screen The exit button terminates the whole program without returning to the main screen x m Command Send to HP Send to GPS Answer Clear screen Send text file Figure 18 Terminal window OmniSTAR 22 The Global Positioning System Issue 2 June 2005
6. PS receiver options From the GPS receiver settings window click GPS receiver options View8400 will query the receiver and show the installed options in the GPS receiver options list see figure 15 cps receiver options 2 0 x Optionname Curent Purchased Leased Date o GPS yes yes n GLONASS wee no no L1 yes yes no L2 yes yes no Cinderella yes yes no Position update rate Hz 1 1 0 Raw data update rate Hz 1 1 0 Code differential Base yes yes no Code differential Rover yes yes no RTK Base yes yes no RTK Rover Hz 1 1 0 Memory MB 0 0 0 Co Op Tracking yes yes no 1PPS timing signal 0 0 0 Event Markers 0 0 0 In Band Int Rejection 0 0 Multipath Reduction no no no Frequency Input no no no Freg Lock and Output no no no Serial Port Kbps 460 460 0 Serial Port B Kbps 0 0 0 Serial Port C Kbps 460 460 0 Serial Port D Kbps 0 0 0 Infrared Port wee yes no Parallel Port wee no no Sp Sp Freg Hop 2 no no gt Print Figure 15 GPS receiver settings window OmniSTAR i9 The Global Positioning System Issue 2 June 2005 OmniSTAR View8400 Software User s Manual Configure NMEA output GPS port From the main screen menu click Configuration gt NMEA output gt Port A A message box will pop up saying to switch to receiver port A This is because these settings can only be changed through port A The Port A output window see figure 16 will pop up Clicking OK will s
7. View8400 Software User s Manual Monitoring and configuration software for the OmniSTAR 8400HP receiver 1 Issue 2 June 2005 OmniSTAR View8400 Software User s Manual Notice to Customers This manual has been produced to provide instructions how to use View8400 version 1 2 2 software with your OmniSTAR 8400HP receiver The manual has been clearly set out with simple instructions to ensure trouble free usage of the software This publication could contain technical inaccuracies or typographical errors Changes are periodically made to the information herein these changes will be incorporated in new editions of the manual REVISION HISTORY August 2004 January2005 Cid June 2005 View8400 version 1 2 2 Manual Reference View8400 User s Manual Copyright OmniSTAR B V 2005 No part of this manual can be reproduced without the express permission of OmniSTAR B V OmniSTAR f The Global Positioning System Issue 2 June 2005 OmniSTAR View8400 Software User s Manual TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ysis e a i a a 5 ABOUT THIS MAN AL oesecsnteveyieseeectteeiei vibes ai iA TEREA Ea 5 REQUIREMENTS EE N E 5 INSTALLATION ianea naasa ae aea aaia a aaa ainas 5 STARTING THE VIEW8400 SOFTWARE secssssseeeeesseeeeeseeseeeseeseneseeteneseenee 5 CONNECT THE 8400HP TO THE COMPUTER esceceeseeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeateeseeateneeeateaee 5 START UP THE VIEW8400 SOFTWARE CONNECT VIEW8400 TO
8. e only works properly when connected to the HP port of the 8400HP Version 1 2 2 of the View8400 software can optional connect to the 8400HP with two serial ports one for the HP port and one for the GPS port Start up the View8400 software Click on the Windows Start button and select Programs gt OmniSTAR gt View8400 and click on View8400 If you ve chosen a different location for the software during the installation than go to that location to start up View8400 OmniSTAR 2 The Global Positioning System Issue 2 June 2005 OmniSTAR View8400 Software User s Manual Once the program has started you ll see the following screen Postion 52 GSH Postion 44 wen meme Postion 4 men s sess ECEF Date Teme Lahuse d4 4534444 dad dads sects Vedocty Lon ps ese STO dav cf Latics n STD dev of Lenighude fe STD dev ct Haight ni Number of L1 Observations Number of L2 Obemevatiors Poor Ag of Data eee Wait OGPS Correction Satelite Status Actus frecganncy fhi Eb Mo Actual eyenbol este Signal quality Aeteces volage books F PAM see Savica 1 D Er Rate Aetaces ozat oA ves He Uraga werd l wr m Figure 1 Main screen after start up Connect View8400 to the 8400HP From the main screen menu see figure 1 click File gt Connect The Select Com Port window will pop up see figure 2 Select the serial port of the PC the 8400HP is attach
9. ed to and configure the port using the Configure button If you have two serial cables it is possible to use the Use two com ports option The most common setting for the communication is 115200 baud 8 data bits N parity and 1 stop bit for both the HP and the GPS port port A After clicking OK from the Select Com Port window the program returns to the main screen and the labels should be filled with information from the receiver see figure 3 If you check Auto connect at next start up View8400 will automatically connect on the next start up using the last used Com settings OmniSTAR 6 The Global Positioning System Issue 2 June 2005 OmniSTAR View8400 Software User s Manual JV Use two com ports Configure HP o D Configure GPS GPS 2 v Baud Rate Data Bits Parity Stop Bits HP acana fe A aps E a JT Autoconnect at next start up ves r Stant datn ae tse irtoa Racaved 7 K Fask Renoie Stes F Expey date and ime ree ad thude d4 asad RVI MOT Taa F parusa Tine ith Foin 4 S307 Posen 43 men memes Posion 49 man se sses ECEF Sin Dan Da Dan San D Sa Ga Dan fiji aaaaaaaa COMY 115200 00 7 Figure 3 Main screen after connection OmniSTAR a The Global Positioning System Issue 2 June 2005 OmniSTAR View8400 Software User s Manual Checking the status of the 8400HP Position window The position window s
10. ee figure 4 provides the current position of the antenna connected to the receiver It also provides the date and time velocity standard deviation values PDOP value Age of Data of the OmniSTAR correction signal number of L1 and L2 observations and the positioning mode By clicking the tabs you can view the position in different formats Position i 5 x Position dd mm mmmm Position dd mm ss ssss ECEF Date Time 06 Jan 2005 08 13 35 r Latitude dd dddddddd rm Longitude ddd dddddddd r Altitude m 520964302 40609378 503 m Velocity Lat m s Velocity Lon ms m Velocity Height m s p fo 0ze P m STD dev of Latitude mJ r STD dev of Longitude m r STD dev of Height m pos o5 pos m Number of L1 Observations p Number of L2 Observations p PDOP F F ps m ge of Data sec Mode F P Figure 4 Position window Issue 2 June 2005 OmniSTAR The Global Positioning System OmniSTAR View8400 Software User s Manual DGPS correction satellite status window The DGPS correction satellite window see figure 5 provides detailed information about the status of the connection with the OmniSTAR satellite IB DGPS Correction Satellite Status Mee Figure 5 DGPS correction satellite status window Issue 2 June 2005 OmniSTAR The Global Positioning System r Actual freq
11. end the changes to the receiver Clicking Cancel will discard them Port a output et Message ID Period s s GLL Gas m Gesa f ret mew F RaM o MvG j 24 f F HE Debug OK Cancel Figure 16 Port output window OmniSTAR ey The Global Positioning System Issue 2 June 2005 OmniSTAR View8400 Software User s Manual HP port From the main screen menu click Configuration gt NMEA output gt HP port The HP Port output window see figure 17 will pop up At the moment of writing this manual it is only possible to output GGA GSA and HP Debug data from the HP port Clicking OK will send the changes to the receiver Clicking Cancel will discard them x Message ID Period s Mesa h rat jf GRAS J _ s M GSA mi mew MRE f HP Debug OK Cancel Figure 17 Port output window OmniSTAR a The Global Positioning System Issue 2 June 2005 OmniSTAR View8400 Software User s Manual Terminal mode View8400 has a terminal mode which can be used to send commands and text files to the receiver From the main screen menu click Configuration gt Terminal mode The terminal window see figure 18 will pop up The send button sends the command in the command combobox to the receiver HP port or the GPS port If you do not use the Use two com ports otion the commands can only be send to the HP port With
12. ersion window see figure 7 provides the receiver model serial number RAM size and firmware versions iG Firmware Yersion Receiver model Serial number 400HP 200s r Firmware version RAM size i 0 Jun 10 2005 p1 2048 VBS version HP version f 51 EE Firmware v A NNR Figure 7 Firmware version window OmniSTAR The Global Positioning System Issue 2 June 2005 11 OmniSTAR View8400 Software User s Manual GPS Satellites window The GPS Satellites window see figure 8 provides the PRN number elevation azimuth C A carrier to noise ratios P L1 carrier to noise ratios P L2 carrier to noise ratios time since last loss of lock and satellite navigation status of the GPS satellites in view iG GPs Satellites Figure 8 GPS Satellites window OmniSTAR i The Global Positioning System Issue 2 June 2005 OmniSTAR View8400 Software User s Manual Skyplot window Click in the menu on View gt Skyplot to view the Skyplot window The Skyplot window see figure 9 provides a skyplot of the GPS satellites in view and the OmniSTAR satellite By clicking on the satellite icons the PRN elevation azimuth C A snr P L1 snr P L2 snr and Nav Status of the particular satellites will be shown lolx 50 dB gt C A gt 40 dB a EA Sat 4 fA pie age rane I Show satellite path PRN 30 Elevation 74 Azimuth 272 CZA snr 52 P L1 snr 134 N P L2 snr Be 3 Nay status 0 S SN 200340
13. ings can only be changed through port A Switch to receiver port A and click OK The GPS receiver settings window see figure 13 will pop up Clicking OK will send the changes to the receiver Clicking Cancel will discard them After this a message box will pop up again saying to switch back to receiver port C iicps receiver settings GPS receiver parameters Positioning mode DGPS max age s 200 Elevation mask degrees 5 PDOP mask 20 00 m Raw data management Raw update rate ms fi oo Position update rate ms fi oo GPS receiver options Clear NVRAM OK Cancel Figure 13 GPS receiver settings window OmniSTAR W The Global Positioning System Issue 2 June 2005 OmniSTAR View8400 Software User s Manual Configure the HP receiver settings From the main screen menu click Configuration gt HP receiver settings The HP parameters window will appear See figure 14 ive Parameters Te TE Smooth mode on VBS seeding on Static initialisation on Autoscan search mode high v Frequency search span KHz fi 0 Engine mode h p Figure 14 HP parameters window In the 8400HP manual an explanation of the different parameters is given Clicking OK will send the changes to the receiver Clicking Cancel will discard them OmniSTAR ig The Global Positioning System Issue 2 June 2005 OmniSTAR View8400 Software User s Manual G
14. uency Hz r Eb No dB Antenna status fi 535153251 018 p7 normal m Actual symbol rate r Signal quality Antenna voltage volts gt 2438 204 13 8 5 3 Service ID p Bit Error Rate Antenna current m ox85 p jes m Unique word ponfimed OmniSTAR View8400 Software User s Manual Subscription details window The subscription details window see figure 6 provides the OmniSTAR VBS and OmniSTAR HP subscription information E subscription Details mE xl MYBS r Start date and tine _ r Information Received Warnings N ot applicable Remade Sies F i pdate B r Expiry date and time Simanas Vv Out of Region i Position Vv J06Jun 2006 00 00 00 Time F Wet Error E Link Error m Time left s IN ot Applicable HP r Start date and tine _ Stations used in HP solution m Warnings Not applicable 521 480 571 431 Needs Update E m Expiry date and time omnes Hecenved ne jon F Rae CT Mapping message Vv Wet pee F 064un 2006 00 00 00 Stations Vv peel Time left s Betsat v Datums Not Applicable seei a Ellipsoids E ee Position M a beams a r Solution status Uae 3 Satellites E Youn Vv Static initialisation Vv Fully Converged Solution fully converged JV v Figure 6 Subscription details window OmniSTAR a The Global Positioning System Issue 2 June 2005 OmniSTAR View8400 Software User s Manual Firmware version window The firmware v
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