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MiniPod Receiver  

Operation Manual 

 

Summary of Contents for 101G

Page 1: ...MiniPod Receiver Operation Manual ...

Page 2: ..._________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Page 2 of 18 Revision History Issue Change No Reason for change Date 1 First Issue 09 05 19 2 2462 Addition of GPS Update Rate 22 12 20 ...

Page 3: ...3 of 18 Table of Contents REVISION HISTORY 2 1 INTRODUCTION TO THE MINIPOD RECEIVER 5 OVERVIEW 5 2 INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS 6 PACKING LIST 6 INSTALLATION ALIGNMENT 6 POSITIONING OF RF ANTENNA 6 MINIPOD ALIGNMENT 7 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 7 3 SOFTWARE OPERATION 8 INITIAL CONFIGURATION 8 NORMAL OPERATION 10 MAIN DISPLAY 10 POD LIST 12 EXTENDED INFO 13 MODIFYING MINIPOD CONFIGURATION 13 SYSTEM MESSAGE...

Page 4: ...gy team Tel 44 0 1493 416452 Email techsupport modulustechnology com Web modulustechnology com Applied Acoustic Engineering Ltd has made every effort to ensure that the information contained in this manual is correct at time of print However our policy of continual product improvement means that we cannot assume liability for any errors which may occur These written instructions must be followed f...

Page 5: ...e MiniPod Receiver is a hardware and software solution to receive GPS data from RF enabled MiniPods The MiniPod Receiver software connected via a USB interface to a RFR 101G receives the RF transmissions from connected MiniPods and the GPS receiver within the MiniPod The windows based MiniPod Receiver software is used to display any received GPS data this data can then be fed either via Ethernet o...

Page 6: ...ential corrections may be input in either RTCM V3 or CMR format 2 Installation Instructions Packing List MiniPod RF Receiver RFR 101G 7000 USB 2 0 Cable Assembly ELD050194 MiniPod RF Receiver Cable RFR 101G 4000 MiniPod RF High Gain Antenna EMD050040 MiniPod Software Support Disc BCN 101G 8006 Installation Alignment Positioning of RF antenna Connect the High Gain Antenna to the RFR 101G via the RF...

Page 7: ...iniPods must be installed with the antenna label shown below pointing towards the RF Antenna to ensure reliable transmission of RF data Software Installation Prior to installing the software on the Windows PC please connect the RFR 101G into a USB port of the PC and then wait for windows to install the required driver Once installed the device will be shown in the windows device manager as a USB S...

Page 8: ...ds are approved to connect to the receiver Therefore when a new MiniPod attempts to connect to the receiver the following prompt will be displayed If the MAC address displayed matches the MAC address as printed on the MiniPod Label of a MiniPod that you wish to receive data from then press Yes Once approved this MiniPod will be added to an Approved list You will no longer be prompted when this Min...

Page 9: ...required MiniPods have been connected the Pod List will show the data received from each pod however the Model Number and Serial Number data for each MiniPod will be blank as shown below To get the Model Number and Serial Number of each connected MiniPod select Get ID s from the Tools menu Please note you may have to repeat the Get ID s process more than once to get data from all connected pods Wh...

Page 10: ...e shut down and then restarted to ensure all connected pods are set up correctly for reliable operation After initial configuration the system will not be configured to output any of the received GPS data Normal Operation Each time the software is launched the system will allow any connected pods to stabilise RF data transmissions which may initially result in checksum errors Once all the connecte...

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Page 12: ...Pod Serial The serial number of the connected MiniPod Data The GPS data message received from the connected MiniPod ID The ID number that will be prefixed to the selected MiniPods data sent out of the serial port and or over ethernet ID On If selected the ID will be prefixed to the output Diff On If selected and differential corrections are being received the corrections will be transmitted to the...

Page 13: ...W Rev The firmware revision running on the connected MiniPod Last Error The time of the last invalid message received from the connected MiniPod Modifying MiniPod Configuration To configure output options double click on the required MiniPod in the Pod List Alternatively highlight the MiniPod in the pod list and press the Edit Selected Pod on the toolbar The GPS data received from each MiniPod may...

Page 14: ...uld be automatically selected on start up Tools Get ID will call all the identification details from the connected mini pods and populate the Pod list Clear Error counts will reset the error details located in the pod list Configure Network will set the relevant delays for the Mini Pods that are connected Extended info toggles the extra pod list column on off Options will take you into the program...

Page 15: ...differential corrections as RTCM or CMR improving the accuracy of GPS position Under the section to the left comport settings can be amended to reflect which port differential corrections are input on to the user s PC The correct format must be selected and the enabled box checked When Show Events is ticked you will get a screen similar to the below You must check Diff On on each MiniPod in order ...

Page 16: ...rder to change the frequency band of operation depending on the environment The below table shows the frequencies of operation Note Channel 25 is default due to being less likely to conflict with other devices Networking This section enables the toggling on off of broadcasting across Ethernet as well as allowing the UDP Port to be changed The checkbox must be ticked to enable broadcasting GPS Upda...

Page 17: ...ection at the end of their working life under the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment WEEE Regulations 2013 and Waste Batteries and Accumulators Regulations 2009 respectively The AAE Technologies Ltd group AAE Tg of companies as UK manufacturers will responsibly dispose of any returned end of life AAE Tg components batteries through registered approved recycling schemes In order to prevent u...

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