SeaSTAR 3100LRS USER MANUAL
Issue 1.0 08/02
SeaSTAR 3100LRS
User Manual
Issue 1.0, August 2002
FSPAS
Ref.:
B31005102PMBRA0
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Page 5: ...y made to the information herein these changes will be incorporated in new editions of the manual Should you require further assistance please contact your local dealer or the Fugro SeaSTAR Perth offi...
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Page 7: ...vided that the product returned proves to be defective under this limited warranty This warranty applies only to normal usage of the product It does not apply to units or electronic circuit boards def...
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Page 9: ...AL GROUNDING REQUIREMENTS 12 COUNTER ELECTROMAGNETIC FORCE CEMF 13 CABLE INSTALLATION 14 ANTENNA LOCATION 15 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 16 MENUS AND DISPLAYS 17 POWER ON MENUS 19 CURRENT READINGS MENUS...
Page 10: ...UAL Issue 1 0 08 02 vi CHANNEL SELECTION MENU 33 AUTOSCAN MENU 34 3100LRSFM MENU SUPPLEMENT 36 ACRONYMS USED IN THIS MANUAL 37 APPENDIX A 39 RECEIVER SERVICE PROCEDURE 39 APPENDIX B 41 USER NOTES 42 F...
Page 11: ...by a receiver and are made available after selection of the desired individual reference site s data set as corrections for use in a GPS differential capable receiver The 3000 series of receivers supp...
Page 12: ...e key Generally when the receiver is supplied to you it will be configured for the mode and data link s you have subscribed to In most cases to get up and running will be a case of connecting the appr...
Page 13: ...display it should go through a power up sequence 8 It is now time to make the 3100LRS Receiver acquire the DGPS signal This can be done in one of 3 ways a By selecting the service directly in the Cha...
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Page 15: ...t the Remote Sites menu move to the All Sites OFF menu item and press the enter key Using the right menu key select the Sites i e reference station s you wish to output toggle it s status to ON with t...
Page 16: ...se For the VBS or VRC operation the 3100LR needs to be supplied with a position for the area of operation this can be supplied automatically from an external GPS receiver or manually via the front pan...
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Page 18: ...e housing Reverse polarity must therefore be avoided to prevent damage to the vehicle supply At Voltages below 10V the unit will reset itself to prevent any data loss At Voltages below 8 5V the receiv...
Page 19: ...standard DB9 female socket Data logging can be carried out by plugging a Psion data logger into this port A laptop computer may also be plugged into the Data port for data logging and position informa...
Page 20: ...ty The Utility port is a standard DB9 female socket The GPS engine can be configured via this port using a laptop computer with proprietary software from the CD supplied The pin assignment for the Uti...
Page 21: ...ternal GPS receiver However it is necessary to first configure the Fugro SeaSTAR receiver board in the 3100LRS This is carried out using a laptop computer with Toolkit software via the Command port Pi...
Page 22: ...s electrical cables or fluid lines High vibration and high temperature locations should be avoided whenever possible In application where vibration exceeds 5Gs acceleration shock mounts are required R...
Page 23: ...ir conditioners Starter relays Electric pump relays CEMF is more than sufficient to damage or cause erratic operation of any electronic system that is also connected to the same vehicle DC power suppl...
Page 24: ...mises the possibility of interference As far as is practicable ensure that cables and I O connectors are unique and fit only in their allocated location Avoid routing cables along side power generator...
Page 25: ...ted at least 1 5 metres away from transmitting antennae of any frequency Closer positioning may cause overloading of receiver RF circuits The antenna should be mounted at the highest practical point t...
Page 26: ...outputs Four Serial Ports Command Data Auxiliary Utility Electrical Interference RS232 C Data Rates 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 56700 Message Rate 1 5 Hz Plug Types DB9 Connectors RF Input to Receiver...
Page 27: ...ngs About VBS Services if Detector Mode VBS VBS Control VRC Services if Detector Mode VRS VRC Controls HP Services if Detector Mode HP HP Control Current Reading RECV User settings RECV About RECV VBS...
Page 28: ...18 Maintenance CDT Remote Sites Channel Selection Autoscan 3100LRSFM Menu Supplement if FM selected Maintenance RECV Ex 2001 Jun 02 RECV RECV Remote Sites Channel Select RECV Autoscan Contrl RECV REC...
Page 29: ...gnal and has commenced processing data If the receiver has found the frame but it is the wrong service ID this message will appear This message sometimes appears briefly even if the settings are corre...
Page 30: ...rocess Actual Frequency shows actual operating frequency of the receiver this will differ from the user selected Channel frequency Service Identity is the P MP service identifier the number is in hex...
Page 31: ...baud rate for the auxiliary port used for several different uses Internal GPS Port Detector Mode controls how the receiver processes and the output format of the differential corrections received ove...
Page 32: ...o VBS then options for Data Port output are SCF Supercompressed Format ERTCM Enhanced RTCM Wide Area Corrections NMEA Messages output from GPS Engine Note If detector mode is set to RAW then output is...
Page 33: ...fields in reverse Serial Number shows the receivers serial number Group Number shows the receivers Group number Main Software Version shows the Main Software version installed into the receiver and it...
Page 34: ...as read from the GPS receiver This will be adequate for correct operation of the VBS whether or not the GPS receiver is in differential mode Current Longitude shows longitude of the present position a...
Page 35: ...am Read from the GPGSA sentence NMEA messages received flags for GGA GLL GSA and VTG sentences Those not output will remain solid at 0 Satellite Messages received flags for the time almanac and site r...
Page 36: ...rrect value also for N S or E W Input VBS Process Longitude Use the and keys to increase or decrease the number in each field to the correct value also for N S or E W Confirm Entry Following input of...
Page 37: ...ly by pressing the key the following sequence occurs Pressing the key gives the same fields in reverse Pressing either or again selects cells 1 to 31 individually Cells will display their actual ID s...
Page 38: ...lid 1 standard non differential GPS 2 DGPS 5 HP as reported by the HP processor SVs shows the number of satellites used for that particular position fix If Q 0 SVs will generally also be 0 HDOP shows...
Page 39: ...key gives the same fields in reverse Position Calculation Rate use the and keys to increase or decrease the rate at which position information is output by the 3100LRS Position Format Selection use t...
Page 40: ...rmine the functionality of the receiver available to the user Site Permission Mask it is displayed as 32 bit hex number The Site Permission Mask determines what reference station data is available to...
Page 41: ...y in use HP VBS VRC RTCM FMRTCM 8VBS 8VRC 12VBS 12VRC This is displayed on every menu item Indicates that the receiver will expire on the date displayed Indicates that the expiry date has been exceed...
Page 42: ...gives the same fields in reverse Pressing the key once after the menu prompt gives Toggle all sites OFF as the first choice Pressing the key once from the menu prompt gives Toggle all sites ON as the...
Page 43: ...en you next return to this menu it will display Custom see FR SR Frequency Frequency selection is set here for the P MP channel in use the frequency value is entered in Hertz The entered value will be...
Page 44: ...back on line During the autoscan process the receiver s menu displays Autoscan on the top line and the service it is currently scanning on the bottom line By pressing the key the following sequence o...
Page 45: ...arrows then press centre button before moving on The display will briefly flash INPUT ACCEPTED If the key is pressed again the Autoscan Selection menu option reappears Pressing the key moves onto the...
Page 46: ...This menu item is only available if your unit is configured as an FM receiver and is located in the User Settings menu FM Mode sets the mode of operation for the FM extension The options are OFF SECO...
Page 47: ...System GSA Global Positioning System dilution of position active satellite NMEA standard GSV GPS satellites in view NMEA standard LED Light Emitting Diode LNA Low Noise Amplifier NCC Network Control...
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Page 49: ...stallation time If you have an interfacing connection not covered in this manual we would like to assist you and produce another technical bulletin that may assist other users in the future If a probl...
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Page 51: ...em with as much detail as possible Problem with Signal Y N Manual Y N Fugro SeaSTAR Y N Receiver Y N Date Description of problem Person Reporting Contact Phone Model Serial Customer Name Customer Addr...
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