POS MV V5 Installation and Operation Guide
Tools
and Diagnostics
Copyright © Applanix Corporation, 2017
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8.0 Tools and Diagnostics
The Position and Orientation System for Marine Vessels (POS MV) provides a diagnostics function to
help solve some of the problems that may arise when connecting the system within an integrated suite of
survey equipment.
GNSS Configuration
Upon installation, the POS MV configures the GNSS receivers so that they output only those messages
used by the system. When necessary, the POS Computer System (PCS) will reconfigure the receivers
automatically if either one ever loses its configuration for any reason.
Additionally, you can send the GNSS configuration message to the GNSS receivers manually by
selecting
Tools, Configure GNSS
from the MV-POSView menu bar.
GNSS Reset
The MV-POSView Controller program allows you to send a reset command to the GNSS receivers. To do
this, select
Tools, Reset GNSS
from the MV-POSView menu bar.
Once the reset command is initiated, the GNSS receivers will take approximately two minutes before they
return to the navigation mode and POS MV can use their data.
Use the GNSS reset feature only as a final option if the receivers exhibit inexplicable, uncharacteristic
behaviour. Examples of such behaviour include a failure to track satellites, a failure to compute or a
failure to output a valid navigation solution for an extended period. Before using the GNSS reset feature,
verify that you cannot attribute the cause to faults in cables or connectors.
GNSS Data
Select
View, GNSS Data
from the MV-POSView menu bar to view the
GNSS Data
window shown in
Figure 55.
