OmniSTAR 5220HP, User Manual

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OmniSTAR 5220HP User Manual
Issue 1.32 12/2010
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Terminal commands
For the more advanced user, commands are available to communicate with
the receiver directly from a computer using a terminal program. The advantage
over using the receiver’s display and control buttons is that information can be
retrieved more efficiently and that receiver configuration can be changed
easier.
In the following sections two types of NMEA-0183 terminal commands and
messages are presented: The generally accepted
Basic commands and the
OmniSTAR commands are accepted by the OmniSTAR 5220HP receiver.
Note : It is possible to communicate with your receiver using any terminal
program, however in this manual the program Easylog is used by way of
illustration.
You can freely obtain a version of Easylog by the OmniSTAR website.
(
http://www.omnistar.nl/site/293/default.aspx )
Figure 6: Example of an Easylog window