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ETTING

 S

TARTED

 W

ITH

 FSA03-EVALKIT

V

ERSION

 1.0.1

The current tracking status of on-view satellites is represented by color. Table  
below shows the color coding for graphical views.

COLOR

DESCRIPTION

RED

Satellite signal not available.

BLUE

Satellite signal available, not available for use in navigation

CYAN

Satellite signal available, available for use in navigation

GREE

Satellite used in navigation.

To show the Deviation Map either press F12 or go to the 

View

 menu and start  

"Deviation Map". 

The Deviation Map displays positions in longitude and latitude  

relative to a defined reference position.

Figure 11 :

  Deviation Map

To   perform   a  

Coldstart

,  

Warmstart

,   or  

Hotstart

  in   the   receiver,   go   to   the  

Receiver

 menu, 

"Action"

 and then start  either 

Coldstart

Warmstart

, or 

Hotstart.

 

ACTION

DESCRIPTION

Coldstart

Clears   all   data   currently   stored   inside   the   FSA03   receiver   including   position,   almanac, 
ephemeris. 

Warmstart

Same functionality as Hot Start except that it clears the ephemeris data and retains all other 
data.

Hotstart

FSA03 receiver restarts with values stored inside the receiver. The stored ephemeris and 
almanac are valid.

For   more  information  about   the  

u-Center

  software,   refer   to   the   manual   "

u-

Center_User_Guide(GPS-SW-08007).pdf

 " located in the 

"/..../u-blox"

 directory on your hard 

drive when the software installation has finished.

This confidential document is a property of FALCOM and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission.

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Summary of Contents for FSA03

Page 1: ...THIS DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE AT HTTP WWW FALCOM DE FSA03 EVAL KIT GETTING STARTED Version 1 0 1 Modified Thursday 27 May 2010...

Page 2: ...ument revisions Number Author Changes Modified 1 0 1 F Beqiri Default baudrate of the receiver is 9600bps optional 38400bps 27 05 2010 1 0 0 F Beqiri Initial version 08 01 2009 This confidential docum...

Page 3: ...ized 5 1 2 Related documents 5 1 3 Software tools and USB driver 5 1 1 Packing list 6 2 GETTING STARTED 7 2 1 Hardware and Software Requirements 7 2 2 FSA03 EVALKIT hardware set up 7 This confidential...

Page 4: ...ed products are registered trademarks of their respective companies Copyright This document is copyrighted by FALCOM WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS GmbH with all rights reserved No part of this documentation...

Page 5: ...edia USB driver_software_manual_Ublox zip NR PDF file name Description 1 AppNote_FSA03 pdf Contains a brief description of the FSA03 GPS receiver 2 u blox5_Protocol_Specifications GPS G5 X 07036 pdf C...

Page 6: ...connect the evalboard 1 3 AC DC Adapter USB Used to apply power to the FSA03 evalboard from an AC power socket 1 4 USB Cable Used to connect the AC DC Adapter USB to the FSA03 evalboard 1 5 RS232 Cab...

Page 7: ...cting the EVALBOARD 2 Installing the PC Software u Center from u Blox 3 Evaluating the FSA03 GPS receiver 1 Connecting the evalboard To connect the cables for operation of the evaluation receiver 1 Un...

Page 8: ...pter via USB Figure 5 Assemble the AC DC adapter and cable 4 Connect the 100 240V power adapter on the left side panel Fig 6 to apply power to the evalboard Please note that the cable s plug do not fu...

Page 9: ...lboard 5 Plug the AC DC adapter into a main AC power socket The TM LED next to the red switch will start flashing when FSA03 gets a valid GPS fix otherwise it stays off This confidential document is a...

Page 10: ...se the backup battery turn the switch labeled 1 to ON otherwise turn it to 1 The switch labeled 2 is not supported therefore do not use it 7 The built in TM LED is connected to the TM pin on the FSA03...

Page 11: ...e This chapter describes how to start the u Center software basic operation and how to ensure that the software and the evaluation receiver are operating correctly Double click on u Center exe located...

Page 12: ...e which requires a good visibility to the sky In narrow streets and underground parking the receiver does not work properly It also happens if the antenna is covered by object Metallic coating on the...

Page 13: ...rform a Coldstart Warmstart or Hotstart in the receiver go to the Receiver menu Action and then start either Coldstart Warmstart or Hotstart ACTION DESCRIPTION Coldstart Clears all data currently stor...

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