Operation
Chapter 3
ProPak6 Installation and Operation User Manual Rev 4
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3.3.1
Communicating with the Receiver Using NovAtel Connect
Open the NovAtel Connect program and select Device | Open Connection from the main menu. The
Open Connection window appears. Open an existing connection or a create a New connection.
Refer to NovAtel Connect’s Help (press F1, click on
icon or select the NovAtel button | Help). Ensure
the Console and ASCII Messages windows are displayed (select from the View menu if necessary).
When the receiver is first turned on, no data is transmitted from the COM ports except for the port
prompt. The Console window displays a port name:
[COM1]
if connected to
com1
port
[COM2]
if connected to
com2
port
or
[COM3]
if connected to
com3
port
Any of the COM port prompts indicate that the receiver is ready and waiting for command input. The
screen may display other port names for other port types (e.g., USB1, USB2, USB3 or AUX).
An example of a response to an input
FIX POSITION
command:
[COM2]
FIX POSITION 51.11635 -114.0383 1048.2
[carriage return]
<OK
In this example, [COM2] is the port prompt.
This example illustrates command input to the base receiver’s COM2 port that sets the position of the
base station receiver for differential operation.
If the command was accepted, the receiver responds with:
<OK
?
1. Output from receiver self-tests may take some time. On startup, the ProPak6 receiver is set to
log the RXSTATUSEVENTA log ONNEW on all ports. See
2. If NovAtel Connect is unable to locate the ProPak6 receiver, use a different COM port to com-
municate with the receiver. When communication has been established, issue a
FRESET
STANDARD
command. The original communications port should be ready for use.
3. XCOM1, XCOM2 and XCOM3 virtual ports can be generated by the receiver. However, they
are unlikely to appear as a port prompt as you cannot connect to these types of ports using
NovAtel Connect. Also, the XCOM ports are not available with the
SERIALCONFIG
com-
mand but may be used with other commands, such as
INTERFACEMODE
and
LOG
. Refer to
the
OEM6 Family Firmware Reference Manual
(OM-20000129) for details on the virtual ports.
