NetModule NB3700, User Manual

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NB3700 User Manual 3.8
Position
This pages provides further information about the satellites in view and values derived
from them:
Parameter GNSS Information
Latitude The geographic coordinate specifying the north-south posi-
tion
Longitude The geographic coordinate specifying the east-west position
Altitude The height above sea level of the current location
Satellites in view The number of satellites in view as stated in GPGSV frames
Speed The horizontal and vertical speed in meter per second as
stated in GPRMC frames
Satellites used The number of satellites used for calculating the position as
stated in GPGGA frames
Dilution of precision The dilution of precision as stated in GPGSA frames
Furtheron, each satellite also comes with the following details:
Parameter GNSS Satellite Information
PRN The PRN code of the satelitte (also referred as satellite ID)
as stated in GPGSA frames
Elevation The elevation (up-down angle between the dish pointing di-
rection) in degrees as stated in GPGSV frames
Azimuth The azimuth (rotation around the vertical axis) in degrees
as stated in GPGSV frames
SNR The SNR (Signal to Noise Ratio), often referred as signal
strength
Please note that the values are shown as calculated by the daemon, their accuracy might
be suggestive.
Supervision
Parameter GNNS Supervision
Administrative status Enable or disable GNSS supervision
Max. downtime The period of time without valid NMEA information after
which an emergency action will be taken
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