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Chapter 7 GPS configuration
The following screen capture shows the GPS tab.
GPS (Global Positioning System) data is gathered from the GPS receiver using the standard NMEA
protocol and may be redirected to either a serial or TCP port. See the NMEA Web site
(
www.nmea.org ) for more information on the NMEA protocol standard. The GPS data may also be
cached and delivered to a server in another format using the UDP protocol.
The following table lists the options that may be configured to enable the collection and distribution of
GPS data.
OPTION
EXPLANATION
Forward GPS to physical COM Port? Select Yes for this item to send GPS data to a physical serial
port on the ZyWAN-G9 in NMEA format . See page 83 .
Enable GPS Terminal Server? Select Yes to enable a terminal server on the ZyWAN-G9,
which allows a host to connect and obtain streaming GPS
data over a network connection in
NMEA format . See page
83 .
GPS UDP Message Format? Select a data format to enable the ZyWAN-G9 to send GPS
data over a network connection using UDP protocol.
Available options are
None , Arcom Format , and ActSoft
Format . See page 84 .
When selecting the
ActSoft Format , the server address is
sent to a Comet Tracker server by Actsoft™ Inc.
(
www.actsoft.com ).
When selecting the
Arcom Format , a server is required which
is able to handle the Arcom GPS data format. See
Arcom Format for GPS Messages (UDP
)
on page 86 for
further details.
After setting all the properties, click the
Submit New Configuration button before switching to a new
tab or closing the window.