Meinberg GPS161AHS, Operating Instructions Manual

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Powering up the system
If both, the antenna and the power supply have been connected, the system is ready to
operate. About 10 seconds after power-up the receiver´s TCXO has warmed up and
operates with the required accuracy. If the receiver finds valid almanac and epheme-
ris data in its battery buffered memory and the receiver´s position has not changed
significantly since its last operation the receiver can find out which satellites are in
view now. Only a single satellite needs to be received to synchronize and generate
output pulses, so synchronization can be achieved maximally one minute after
power-up.
If the receiver position has changed by some hundred kilometers since last operati-
on, the satellites´ real elevation and doppler might not match those values expected
by the receiver thus forcing the receiver to start scanning for satellites. This mode is
called Warm Boot because the receiver can obtain ID numbers of existing satellites
from the valid almanac. When the receiver has found four satellites in view it can
update its new position and switch to Normal Operation. If the almanac has been
lost because the battery had been disconnected the receiver has to scan for a satellite
and read in the current almanacs. This mode is called Cold Boot. It takes 12 minutes
until the new almanac is complete and the system switches to Warm Boot mode
scanning for other satellites.
The front panel layout
FAIL LED
The FAIL LED is turned on whenever the
receiver is not synchronous to the GPS-sys-
tem.
LOCK LED
The LOCK LED is turned on if the receiver
has acquired at least four satellites and has
computed its position after power-up. In
normal operation the receiver position is up-
dated continuously as long as at least four
satellites can be received. When the receivers position is known and steady only, a
single satellite needs to be received for synchronization.
GPS161AHS
RS-232
COM 0
GPS
Ant
BSL
500mA SB
100-240VAC
47-63Hz
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