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Quick Start Guide 

 

 
 
3DM-GX3

®

 -45 GPS-Aided Inertial Navigation System 

 

Version 

 

3DM-GX3

® 

-45 firmware 1.5.22 and higher 

 

3DM-GX3

®

 Monitor 2 software 1.1.0.20 and higher 

 

RS-232 Starter Kit 

The 3DM-GX3

® 

-45 

RS-232 starter kit

 contains: 

 

3DM-GX3

® 

-45 GPS-Aided Inertial Navigation System module 

 

RS232-to-Micro-D communication and power cable 

 

100-240 VAC Power Supply (9 VDC output) with 4 country adapters 

 

GPS antenna 

 

MMCX-to-SMA adapter 

 

3DM-GX3

® 

-45 software CD (Windows

®

 XP, Vista, 7)

 

 

USB Starter Kit 

The 3DM-GX3

® 

-45 

USB

 

starter kit 

contains: 

 

3DM-GX3

® 

-45 GPS-Aided Inertial Navigation System module 

 

USB-to-Micro-D communication and power cable 

 

GPS antenna 

 

MMCX-to-SMA adapter

 

 

3DM-GX3

® 

-45 software CD (Windows

®

 XP, Vista, 7)

 

 
Software Installation 

 

Insert the 3DM-GX3

®

 -45 software CD into the host computer's drive. 

 

The CD menu will automatically launch. If it does not, navigate to the drive and double-
click 

Auotrun.exe

 

Click the 

Install 3DM-GX3 Monitor Software

 button and follow the on-screen 

instructions to complete the installation. You will receive a message indicating successful 
installation and be asked to restart the system. Do not restart the system yet. 

 

Click the 

Install 3DM-GX3 Hard and Soft Iron Calibration Software

 button and follow 

the on-screen instructions to complete the installation. You will receive a message 
indicating successful installation and be asked to restart the system. Do not restart the 
system yet. 

 

Click the 

Install 3DM-GX3 Drivers

 button and follow the on-screen instructions to 

complete the installation. 

 

Click the 

Install 3DM-GX3 Manuals

 button and follow the on-screen instructions to 

complete the installation. 

 

Restart the system. 

 

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Summary of Contents for 3DM-GX3

Page 1: ...sert the 3DM GX3 45 software CD into the host computer s drive The CD menu will automatically launch If it does not navigate to the drive and double click Auotrun exe Click the Install 3DM GX3 Monitor Software button and follow the on screen instructions to complete the installation You will receive a message indicating successful installation and be asked to restart the system Do not restart the ...

Page 2: ...o your host computer The yellow Activity LED on the 3DM GX3 45 will begin blinking on and off on and off indicating it is powered up and in idle state Proceed to either the If your operating system is XP PRO or If your operating system is Vista 32 or Windows 7 section of this guide If your operating system is XP PRO When you plug the USB interface into your host computer the operating system will ...

Page 3: ... AHRS Settings window will appear as shown in Figure 2 Select Euler Angles in the AHRS Message Format pane by clicking the drop down arrow as shown in Figure 3 Leave the default sampling rate of 100Hz as is Click OK and the AHRS Settings window will disappear Click View and a drop down menu will appear Click Data Monitor and the Data Monitor window will appear Click the Run button in the tool bar ...

Page 4: ...king the drop down arrow as shown in Figure 5 Leave the default sampling rate of 1Hz as is Continue by selecting LLH Position GPS Time and UTC Time as shown in Figure 6 Click OK and the GPS Settings window will disappear Click View and a drop down menu will appear Click Data Monitor and the Data Monitor window will appear Click the Run button in the tool bar The 3DM GX3 45 will begin sampling Clic...

Page 5: ...e LLH Position pane and hover over it The definition of Height MSL will appear in the Context Help window Hover over other readouts on this window for more definitions The Context Help is available throughout the software Click the red X in the upper right hand corner of the Data Monitor window and it will disappear Figure 5 GPS Message Format menu Figure 6 GPS Settings window 5 ...

Page 6: ...ing the 3DM GX3 45 into contact or close proximity with magnets Magnets will at a minimum disrupt the sensor s operation and can cause permanent damage to its components Many GPS antennas have a magnetic base the antenna we provide does not If you substitute a GPS antenna and its base is magnetic please keep it away from the 3DM GX3 45 and don t pack them together Notes The power cable is consider...

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