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SMART6-L™

User Manual

OM-20000146

Rev 3

August 2014

Summary of Contents for SMART6-L

Page 1: ...SMART6 L User Manual OM 20000146 Rev 3 August 2014...

Page 2: ...described in this document is furnished under a licence agreement or non disclosure agreement The software may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of the agreement It is against the l...

Page 3: ...Using a Remote Terminal 18 3 1 3 Communicating Using a Computer 18 3 2 Getting Started 19 3 2 1 Starting the Receiver 19 3 2 2 Communicating with the Receiver Using NovAtel Connect 19 3 3 Transmitting...

Page 4: ...Using the AUTH Command 40 4 5 1 Upgrade Procedure 40 A Technical Specifications 41 A 1 SMART6 L Receiver Performance 41 A 2 SMART6 L Specifications 42 B Commands 47 B 1 Syntax Conventions 47 B 2 SERIA...

Page 5: ...fferential Setup 21 9 Positioning Change Without Steadyline 25 10 Steadyline Maintain 25 11 Steadyline Transition 26 12 Steadyline Prefer Accuracy 26 13 Steadyline UAL Warning Limit Example 27 14 Stea...

Page 6: ...mmunication Power Cable Pin outs 44 4 SMART6 L Mating Connectors 45 5 Recommended Fuse and Fuse Holders 46 6 SMART6 L Commands 47 7 COM Serial Port Identifiers 48 8 Parity 49 9 Handshaking 49 10 FRESE...

Page 7: ...SMART6 L Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the SMART6 L is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Industry Canada SMART6...

Page 8: ...lth and utilize natural resources prudently and rationally Sustainable development advocates the reduction of wasteful consumption of natural resources and the prevention of pollution Waste electrical...

Page 9: ...ME 1 LOG RANGEA ONTIME 1 2 Send the file containing the logs to NovAtel Customer Service using either the NovAtel ftp site at ftp ftp novatel com incoming or the support novatel com e mail address 3 Y...

Page 10: ...umbers and must be converted to binary format and in some cases then also to decimal For an example of this type of conversion please refer to the RANGE log in the OEM6 Family Firmware Reference Manua...

Page 11: ...MART6 L Receiver shows the SMART6 L without connecting cables Figure 1 SMART6 L Receiver 1 1 Features and Models The main features of the SMART6 L are an enhanced high performance GNSS L1 L2 receiver...

Page 12: ...ct and power the SMART6 LT 1 Mount the SMART6 L on a secure stable part of a vehicle i e cab roof with an unobstructed view of the sky from horizon to horizon refer to Section 2 1 4 Mounting the SMART...

Page 13: ...ations The SMART6 L cable provides power in BATT and power ground BATT bare wires for connecting the SMART6 L to a vehicular power system or equivalent Fuse holder recommendations can be found in Tabl...

Page 14: ...ate and a pole mounting plate Figure 4 SMART6 L Surface Mounting Plate 01018317 To install the mounting plate use the adhesive tape or the mounting holes at each corner of the plate 5 00 2 037 2 205 0...

Page 15: ...al Features and Information on page 16 for additional requirements To install the pole mounting plate 1 Use four M4 screws to connect the mounting plate to the SMART6 2 Screw the mounting plate onto a...

Page 16: ...tem 2 2 1 MKI and PPS Strobes Mark Input MKI and Pulse Per Second PPS strobes provide status and synchronization signals PPS is a 3 3 V CMOS output MKI is a 5 V logic tolerant input Pin out informatio...

Page 17: ...e 10 Hz The CAN must be activated by entering the SETCANNAME command refer to Section B 5 SETCANNAME Sets the CAN name fields on page 55 To have the CAN set up automatically at subsequent start ups al...

Page 18: ...tputting a log whose message byte count is 96 The default port settings allows 10 bits byte 8 data bits 1 stop bit 1 framing bit It therefore takes 960 bits per message To get 10 messages per second 9...

Page 19: ...Launch the NovAtel Connect program and select Device Open Connect from its main menu The Open Connection window appears Figure 7 Open Connection Window Refer to the NovAtel Connect help file or press...

Page 20: ...incorrectly the receiver responds with Invalid Message ID or a more detailed message 3 3 Transmitting and Receiving Corrections RTK or DGPS corrections can be transmitted from a base station to a rove...

Page 21: ...l com an introduction to gnss for more information In most cases a data link between the base station and rover station two NovAtel receivers is required to receive corrections SBAS corrections can be...

Page 22: ...alconfig com2 9600 N 8 1 N on interfacemode com2 none rtcm off fix position 51 11358042 114 04358013 1059 4105 log com2 rtcm3 ontime 10 required for RTK log com2 rtcm22 ontime 10 1 optional log com2 r...

Page 23: ...d Rover Configuration This section shows how to set up a base and rover OEM6 GPS GLONASS enabled receivers for GPS GLONASS RTK operation Base Station fix position lat lon hgt enter your own lat lon an...

Page 24: ...more information on SBAS available from www novatel com an introduction to gnss All PSRDIFFSOURCE entries fall back to SBAS even NONE for backwards compatibility assuming SBAS was enabled At the base...

Page 25: ...a lower accuracy fall back solution such as NovAtel CORRECT PPP DGPS WAAS GLIDE or even autonomous GLIDE see Figure 9 Positioning Change Without Steadyline Smooth transitions are particularly importa...

Page 26: ...the RTK solution it will immediately apply the offset between the two position modes and uses the GLIDE position stability to maintain the previous trajectory Over time the GLIDE or non RTK position...

Page 27: ...le A Position type is OPERATIONAL Higher accuracy corrections are lost The receiver changes to a lower accuracy solution Steadyline operates in Maintain mode while the solution accuracy remains within...

Page 28: ...your local NovAtel sales representative or visit http www novatel com products terrastar gnss corrections The receiver s TerraStar Product Activation Code PAC or the NovAtel product serial number PSN...

Page 29: ...re the receiver to track the Veripos satellite OmniSTAR A subscription is required to use the OmniSTAR service To obtain a subscription contact OmniSTAR at 1 888 883 8476 or 713 785 5850 Provide the r...

Page 30: ...eld of the LBANDSTAT log will be 00c2 as shown in the following example lbandstat com1 0 81 0 finesteering 1596 235136 000 00000000 d1c2 5968 1557854678 48 98 1098 9 0 00 00c2 0000 153860 545 0 0000 0...

Page 31: ...mation needed to upgrade or update a receiver Refer to www novatel com where to buy for contact information or contact sales novatel com or support novatel com directly 4 1 1 Firmware Updates Firmware...

Page 32: ...the issued auth code as outlined in Section 4 5 Upgrading Using the AUTH Command on page 40 To upgrade to a new model with a new firmware version the new firmware needs to be loaded into the SMART6 L...

Page 33: ...installed on OEM638 receiver NovAtel Customer Service may generate and provide the required authorization code Authorization codes are obtained by contacting support novatel com or at www novatel com...

Page 34: ...horization code is not required for Application Software updates 4 3 2 Using the WinLoad Utility If opening WinLoad for the first time ensure the file and communications settings are correct Open a Fi...

Page 35: ...ndow 6 The receiver finishes the download and then resets The process is complete when Done appears in the main display area Figure 20 Upgrade Process Complete 7 Close WinLoad 4 4 Updating Using SoftL...

Page 36: ...ample S7 Records S70000 S70500000000FA Records beginning with S3 contain the actual firmware image data Aside from the header each pair of characters forms the ASCII representation of binary byte The...

Page 37: ...ess from the current S3 record must equal the address from the previous S3 record plus the data length of the previous S3 record If the data is not consecutive then the SOFTLOADDATA command can be sen...

Page 38: ...s Refer to the OEM6 Family Firmware Reference Manual OM 20000129 for details on how to convert from S0 S Records to SOFTLOADSETUP commands B S3 S Records should be parsed and packaged into a SOFTLOADD...

Page 39: ...esets the new version of firmware is active The SoftLoad process can be safely canceled at any time using the SOFTLOADRESET command or by otherwise resetting the receiver Once the COMPLETE status is r...

Page 40: ...The upgrade can be performed directly through the NovAtel Connect command line or from any other communications program 4 5 1 Upgrade Procedure 1 Power up the SMART6 L receiver and establish communica...

Page 41: ...criptions are available from NovAtel 6 cm Veripos Apex 2e e Veripos Apex 2 marine subscriptions are available directly from Veripos www veripos com 6 cm RT 2 1 cm 1ppm Measurement Precision RMS GPS GL...

Page 42: ...E 68 2 6 ASAE ER455 5 15 2 Level 1 2 Shock MIL STD 810G Method 516 6 Compliance FCC IC CE Ingress Protection Rating IP67 POWER REQUIREMENTS Input Voltage 8 to 36 V DC Power Consumption 2 9 W c c Power...

Page 43: ...SMART6 L User Manual Rev 3 43 Figure 21 SMART6 L Dimensions Dimensions are in millimeters...

Page 44: ...ions refer to the user supplied modem or radio transmitter user guide for information on its connectors In addition there are a number of bare wires where the outer insulation is cut away but the wire...

Page 45: ...separate parts Table 4 SMART6 L Mating Connectors PULSE PER SECOND GND 5 PPS GND CANI 6 CANI CANI 7 CANI PWR RET GND 9 BATT Reserved 10 Reserved EVENT MARK IN 11 MKI PPS 12 PPS PWR INPUT 14 BATT Sign...

Page 46: ...m Fuse standard size blade ATO Silver Blade Fuse 5 A 32 V Littelfuse 0287005 Or Equivalent 12 V System Fuse mini size blade Mini Blade Fuse 5 A 32 V Littelfuse 0297005 Or Equivalent 24 V System Fuse H...

Page 47: ...a space or a comma can separate commands and their required entries For example you could type either fix position 51 11358042 114 04358013 1059 4105 or fix position 51 11358042 114 04358013 1059 410...

Page 48: ...ALCONFIG COM2 9600 N 8 1 N OFF ON SERIALCONFIG COM3 9600 N 8 1 N OFF ON ASCII Example SERIALCONFIG COM1 57600 N 8 1 N OFF ON Table 7 COM Serial Port Identifiers Baud rates higher than 115 200 bps are...

Page 49: ...7 COM Serial Port Identifiers on page 48 Port to configure default THISPORT Enum 4 H 3 bps baud 300 600 900 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 or 230400 Communication baud rate bps Bauds of...

Page 50: ...FRESET STANDARD which is also the default causes any commands ephemeris GNSS and almanac data previously saved to NVM to be erased If you are receiving no data or random data from your receiver try t...

Page 51: ...LMANAC Resets the stored GPS almanac 3 GPSEPHEM Resets the stored GPS ephemeris 4 GLOEPHEM Resets the stored GLONASS ephemeris 5 MODEL Resets the currently selected model 11 CLKCALIBRATION Resets the...

Page 52: ...I Example 2 LOG COM1 BESTPOS ONCE 0 000000 0 000000 NOHOLD Refer to the Command Formats section of the OEM6 Family Firmware Reference Manual for additional examples 1 The OEM6 family of receivers can...

Page 53: ...r B suffix Message name of log to output Char 4 trigger ONNEW Output when the message is updated not necessarily changed Enum ONCHANGED Output when the message is changed ONTIME Output on a time inter...

Page 54: ...1 20 32 COM port 1 virtual port 0 COM1_1 21 33 COM port 1 virtual port 1 COM1_31 3f 63 COM port 1 virtual port 31 COM2 40 64 COM port 2 virtual port 0 COM2_31 5f 95 COM port 2 virtual port 31 COM3 60...

Page 55: ...reviated ASCII ASCII or binary respectively H 0 2 ManufacturerCode CAN module s Manufacturer Code Ulong 4 H 3 IndustryGroup Industry group number default 2 Ulong 4 H 4 4 DeviceClass 11783 5 Device cla...

Page 56: ...2 as follows enter the following string serialconfig com2 9600 n 8 1 n off on 2 Select and configure the NMEA string to output The information is described in Chapter 3 Data Logs of the OEM6 Family Fi...

Page 57: ...nd Serial Numbers The Component Type of the VERSION log refer to the OEM6 Family Firmware Reference Manual is extended to include SMART6 L information as in Table 12 Component Type Table 12 Component...

Page 58: ...s Table 13 SMART6 L Product Part Description NovAtel Part SMART6 L 01019033 Cable 14 pin socket to 3 DB 9 connectors twisted CAN I O pair and other bare wire connectors see SMART6 L Communication Powe...

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