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Installation & Powering Steps

1. 

Connect the antenna and oscillator cables using the TNC/BNC end of the coaxial cable.

2. 

Connect the event end cable to applicable EVENT connector. 

3.  Set external power supply to 9 V to 36 V.

4. 

Connect any communications equipment to be used.

5. 

Connect power cord and plug into external power supply.

LED Stack: Status LED States

Left LED Stack from Top

Right LED Stack from Top

LED# Description Color LED# Description Color

6

n/a

7

n/a

4

n/a

5

n/a

2

n/a

3

POS_VALID

GREEN

0

ERROR

RED

1

POWER

RED

CAN Ports DB9, Female (x2)

PIN#

CAN0

CAN1

1

NC

NC

2

CAN_L

CAN_L

3

GND

GND

4

NC

NC

5

GND

GND

6

GND

GND

7

CAN_H

CAN_H

8

NC

NC

9

12 V CAN power

12 V CAN power

COM Ports DB9, Male (x3 Active)

PIN# COM1 COM2 COM3

1

NC

NC

NC

2

RXD1

RXD2

RXD

3

TXD1

TXD2

TXD

4

NC

NC

NC

5

GND

GND

GND

6

NC

NC

NC

7

RTS1

RTS2

NC

8

CTS1

CTS2

NC

9

NC

NC

NC

COM4 and COM5 are not active. Future use.

Antenna and External Oscillator

TNC GNSS 

Antenna

Antenna Selection

Install a quality GNSS antenna in a location with 

an unobstructed view of the sky.

BNC

OSC 

(External 

Oscillator)

External Oscillator

Some applications require greater precision than 

that possible with the OEM7 VCTCXO, in which 

case you may need to connect the OEM7 to an 

external high-stability oscillator, which may run at 

either 5 MHz or 10 MHz.

Contact NovAtel Customer Support 

Log a support request with NovAtel Customer Support using one of the following methods:

Log a Case and Search Knowledge: 

Website: 

www.novatel.com/support

Log a Case, Search Knowledge and View Your Case History 

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Web Portal:

 

https://novatelsupport.force.com/community/login

E-mail: 

[email protected]

Telephone: 

U.S. and Canada: 1-800-NOVATEL (1-800-668-2835) International: +1-403-295-4900

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Innovation, Science and Economic Development (ISED) Canada

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules. These limits are 

designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment. This equip

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ment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with this instruction manual may cause 

harmful interference to radio communications. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause harmful interference  in which 

case the user will be required to correct the interference at their own expense.

COM1

EVENT

IN 1

EVENT

IN 2

EVENT

OUT 1

EVENT

OUT 2

COM2

COM3

RESET

EXT. OSC ANTENNA

STATUS

ETHERNET

USB1 USB0

COM4

COM5

CAN1

POWER

(9-36 VDC)

CAN0

EVENT Ports

2 Position, 50 Ohm BNC, 1 GHz Max (X4)

NOTE:

 EVENT OUT 1 & EVENT IN 2 not active.

Reset Button

Press to perform

reset of receiver

RJ45

10/100 Base-T

USB0 Device Micro-AB

NOTE:

 USB1 is not active. Future use.

TNC

BNC

Green LED
Link/Activity

Yellow LED

Not used

LED Stack

6

4

2

0

7

5

3

1

COM Ports

DB9, Male 

Active

: COM 1, 2 and 3

NOTE:

 COM 4 and COM5 are not active. Future use.

CAN Ports

DB9, Female (X2)

LED Stack Legend

Refer to Table

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