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ReACT Operation and 

User Manual 

 

 

Tel.: +44 (0)1524 383320 | Web: www.forsbergpnt.com 

Forsberg Services Ltd., North Quay Offices, Heysham Port, Heysham, LA3 2XF, United Kingdom.

 

Registered in Scotland (SC104949) 

Template: FSL-19-200 v3.00 | Revision Date: 14.08.19

 

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A0072-09-0016 v2.00 

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ReACT Operation and User Manual 

(ReACT NS and ReACT D5) 

 

 

 

FORSBERG SERVICES LTD. 

NORTH QUAY OFFICES 
HEYSHAM PORT 
HEYSHAM 
LA3 2XF 
UNITED KINGDOM 
TEL: +44 (0) 1524 383320 
FAX: +44 (0) 1524 382939

 

Document No: 

A0072-09-0016 

Version: 

v2.00   

Date: 

24/03/2020 

 
 

THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF 

FORSBERG  

It is issued for the information of such persons only as need to know its contents in the course of their work. 

Any person finding this document should contact Forsberg for its safe return to the address on this page 

with particulars of how and where found. 

 
 

 

Summary of Contents for ReACT D5

Page 1: ...d User Manual ReACT NS and ReACT D5 FORSBERG SERVICES LTD NORTH QUAY OFFICES HEYSHAM PORT HEYSHAM LA3 2XF UNITED KINGDOM TEL 44 0 1524 383320 FAX 44 0 1524 382939 Document No A0072 09 0016 Version v2 00 Date 24 03 2020 THIS DOCUMENT IS THE PROPERTY OF FORSBERG It is issued for the information of such persons only as need to know its contents in the course of their work Any person finding this docu...

Page 2: ...2013 1 07 NovAtel commands to enable COM3 and USB added Section 6 2 05 12 2013 1 08 Added information about OEMStar receiver 28 01 2014 1 09 Added information on Com3 USB for NS receivers 31 08 2016 2 00 Update for OEM7 and new document template Removed EDGE WARE sections 24 03 2020 Authorisation Issue Author Authorised by Date 1 00 C Mayne P Robinson 18 06 2012 1 02 C Mayne P Robinson 15 08 2012 ...

Page 3: ... in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Forsberg The information within this document is understood to be true and correct at the time of publication No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying or recording for any purpose without the express wr...

Page 4: ...ity Notice 8 3 1 Important Functionality Note 8 3 2 Reconfiguring COM2 8 4 Introduction 9 4 1 Scope 9 4 2 ReACT Overview 9 4 3 ReACT NS 9 4 4 ReACT NSc 9 4 5 ReACT D5 10 4 6 EDGE WARE 10 4 7 Included with the ReACT 10 5 ReACT Installation and setup 11 5 1 Power 11 5 2 ReACT NS 11 5 2 1 Mechanical Dimensions 11 5 2 2 Connectivity Overview 11 5 2 3 Configuring the com ports COM1 and USB COM3 11 5 2 ...

Page 5: ... 19 200 v3 00 Revision Date 14 08 19 Page 5 A0072 09 0016 v2 00 Forsberg Services Ltd 2020 5 3 1 Mechanical Dimensions 15 5 3 2 Connectivity Overview 15 5 3 3 Mounting Point 15 5 4 ReACT D5 16 5 4 1 Mechanical Dimensions 16 5 4 2 Connectivity Overview 17 5 4 3 Mounting Point 17 5 4 4 Connector and Pinout 18 5 4 5 ReACT D5 I O Cable Terminated 18 6 Appendix 20 6 1 R Antenna Model 20 6 2 Q Antenna M...

Page 6: ...erating Storage 32 o C to 75 o C 40 o C to 85 o C Electromagnetic Compatibility EMC European CE 89 EEC EN 55022 Class B EN50082 1 EMC MIL STD 461F Ground Army FCC Class A Immersion MIL STD 810F method 512 4 IEC 60529 IPX7 Humidity MIL STD 810F method 507 4 procedure 1 Salt Spray MIL STD 810F method 509 4 Sand and Dust MIL STD 810F method 510 4 Fluids Susceptibility MIL STD 810F method 504 Vibratio...

Page 7: ...ental conditions not conforming to FSL s specifications or failure to follow prescribed installation operating and maintenance procedures II Defects errors or non conformities in the products due to modifications alterations additions or changes not made in accordance with FSL s specifications or authorised by FSL III Normal wear and tear IV Damage caused by force of nature or act of any third per...

Page 8: ...OM2 or SERIALCONFIG COM2 GPS COM2 has been specifically configured for communicating with the FS D5 and changing the baud rate of GPS COM2 will disable communications between the micro and the GPS receiver and therefore the micro com ports will no longer function FRESET RESET These commands will reset the GPS receiver to its original state and will disable communications between the micro and the ...

Page 9: ... controlled through firmware upgrades The antenna fitted inside the system will be tuned for use with GPS L1 and GLONASS L1 R or GPS L1 L2 GLONASS G1 G2 G3 BeiDou B1 B2 and Galileo E1 E5b Q This option is controlled through hardware and is non upgradeable in the field Further information about the two different antenna models can be found in the appendix The unit is available in three model types ...

Page 10: ... USB 3 virtual RS232 ports 3 EDGE RS232 serial ports 1 EDGE CAN port PPS Event in VARF 4 6 EDGE WARE The ReACT D5 model is capable of running EDGE WARE a firmware product developed by FSL This firmware provides additional functionality and I O More details of the EDGE WARE functionality and modules are provided later in this document 4 7 Included with the ReACT The ReACT system comes with 1 x ReAC...

Page 11: ...1 Mechanical Dimensions Dimensions 116 mm x 116 mm x 85 mm Weight 600 g 5 2 2 Connectivity Overview GNSS COM 1 RS232 or RS422 GNSS COM3 RS232 or USB VARF EVENT2 GNSS COM2 RS232 PPS Pwr CAN NMEA2000 CONFIG Figure 1 ReACT NS Connectivity Overview 5 2 3 Configuring the com ports COM1 and USB COM3 The configuration port allows for the ReACT GNSS COM1 and USB COM3 to be configured The following command...

Page 12: ...TERFACEMODE COM1 422 5 2 3 4 COM3 configuration EDGINTERFACEMODE COM3 232 Whilst connected to GPS COM1 enter the commands INTERFACEMODE USB1 NONE NONE INTERFACEMODE USB2 NONE NONE INTERFACEMODE USB3 NONE NONE EVENTINCONTROL MARK1 DISABLE INTERFACEMODE COM3 NOVATEL NOVATEL SAVECONFIG 5 2 3 5 USB configuration EDGINTERFACEMODE COM3 USB Whilst connected to GPS COM1 enter the commands INTERFACEMODE CO...

Page 13: ...al Description 1 COM3 TXD USB_D GNSS COM3 or USB OEM719 Model Only 2 COM3 RXD USB_D 3 GNSS CAN High CAN NMEA 2000 4 GNSS CAN Low 5 COM2 TXD GNSS COM2 6 COM2 RXD 7 CONFIG TXD Com port configuration 8 CONFIG RXD 9 NC Reserved Not Connected 10 NC 11 GNSS PPS GNSS PPS strobe 12 GNSS EVENT2 GNSS Event In strobe OEM719 Model Only 13 GNSS VARF GNSS Variable frequency strobe 14 COM1 TXD TX GNSS COM1 RS232...

Page 14: ...Pin 2 2 COM3 RXD USB_D Connector B Pin 3 D5 Pin 3 3 GNSS CAN High GNSS CAN port Connector C Pin 7 4 GNSS CAN Low Connector C Pin 2 5 COM2 TXD GNSS COM2 Connector D4 Pin 2 6 COM2 RXD Connector D4 Pin 3 7 CONFIG TXD Com port configuration Connector D3 Pin 2 8 CONFIG RXD Connector D3 Pin 3 9 NC Reserved Not Connected NC 10 NC NC 11 GNSS PPS GNSS PPS strobe E un terminated Red 12 GNSS EVENT2 GNSS Even...

Page 15: ...g Services Ltd 2020 Connector D1 Pin 5 Connector D3 Pin 5 Connector D4 Pin 5 5 3 ReACT NSc 5 3 1 Mechanical Dimensions Dimensions 116 mm x 116 mm x 85 mm Weight 600 g 5 3 2 Connectivity Overview GNSS COM 1 RS232 or RS422 GNSS COM3 RS232 or USB EVENT2 PPS Pwr 9 36 VDC VARF Figure 4 ReACT NSc Connectivity Overview 5 3 3 Mounting Point The ReACT NS comes with two mechanical mounting options 3 x M6 sc...

Page 16: ...Offices Heysham Port Heysham LA3 2XF United Kingdom Registered in Scotland SC104949 Template FSL 19 200 v3 00 Revision Date 14 08 19 Page 16 A0072 09 0016 v2 00 Forsberg Services Ltd 2020 Figure 5 ReACT NSc mounting points 5 4 ReACT D5 5 4 1 Mechanical Dimensions Dimensions 116 mm x 116 mm x 85 mm Weight 600 g ...

Page 17: ...9 0016 v2 00 Forsberg Services Ltd 2020 5 4 2 Connectivity Overview GNSS COM 1 RS232 or RS422 GNSS COM3 RS232 or USB VARF EVENT2 PPS E1 RS232 E2 RS232 CAN1 E3 RS232 EDGE Output EDGE Output EDGE Output Pwr 9 36V EDGE Output Figure 6 ReACT D5 connectivity overview 5 4 3 Mounting Point The ReACT NS comes with two mechanical mounting options 3 x M6 screw points for vehicle mounting 1 x 5 8 thread for ...

Page 18: ... Model Only 2 COM3 RXD USB_D 3 EDGE CAN High EDGE WARE CAN port 4 EDGE CAN Low 5 E3 TXD EDGE COM3 6 E3 RXD 7 E2 TXD EDGE COM2 8 E2 RXD 9 E1 TXD EDGE COM1 10 E1 RXD 11 GNSS PPS GNSS PPS strobe 12 GNSS EVENT2 GNSS Event In strobe OEM719 Model Only 13 GNSS VARF GNSS Variable frequency strobe 14 COM1 TXD TX GNSS COM1 RS232 or RS422 15 COM1 TX 16 COM1 RXD RX 17 COM1 RX 18 Power Return Power 19 9 36V Po...

Page 19: ...r C Pin 7 4 GNSS CAN Low Connector C Pin 2 5 EDGE3 TXD EDGE COM3 Connector D4 Pin 2 6 EDGE3 RXD Connector D4 Pin 3 7 EDGE2 TXD EDGE COM2 Connector D3 Pin 2 8 EDGE2 RXD Connector D3 Pin 3 9 EDGE1 TXD EDGE COM1 Connector D2 Pin 2 10 EDGE1 RXD Connector D2 Pin 3 11 GNSS PPS GNSS PPS strobe E un terminated Red 12 GNSS EVENT2 GNSS Event In strobe E un terminated Brown 13 GNSS VARF GNSS Variable frequen...

Page 20: ...609MHz Polarization RHCP DC voltage 2 5 to 5 V DC current 11mA max Axial ratio 1 5 dB min Impedance 50 Ohm Operating temperature from 40 C to 85 C 6 2 Q Antenna Model The antenna element is a precision tuned circular dual feed stacked patch element with GPS L1 L2 GLONASS G1 G2 G3 BeiDou B1 B2 and Galileo E1 E5b capabilities The GPS and GLONASS reception capabilities provide the user with a highly ...

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