Version C16. February 2013
Raveon Technologies Corporation
Company Confidential
9
GPS
Mode
#
Common Usage
Serial Port
Baud Rate
Output
Messages
Description
GPS
0
M7 Radio Modem
Radio Modem. No GPS,
tracking, or TDMA
features.
Un-
changed
-
The
RV-M7 GX
will operate like an RV-M7 (no
GPS features).
GPS
1
Transponder
Simple tracking, AVL,
security.
4800
(local GSV,
GLL, RMC)
The
RV-M7 GX
will only transmit in this mode. The
receiver is off and GPS is turned off between
transmissions. This is the lowest-power
consuming mode, but it is send-only.
GPS
2
PC / Base Station
Proprietary interface for PC
applications that monitor
RV-M7 Transponders.
38400
$PRAVE
(local GSV,
GLL, RMC)
Connect the
RV-M7 GX
to a PC computer running
RavTrack PC (or a custom application), The
PRAVE message is in NMEA format, and provides
location and status information for every
transponder it receives.
GPS
3
Marine Radar
Displaying the location of
RV-M7 transponders on a
ship RADAR screen.
38400
$GPTLL
(local GSV,
GLL, RMC)
Connect the
RV-M7 GX
to a marine RADAR
display or plotter with a serial port, and waypoints
will appear on the GPS screen at the location of all
RV-M7 GX
transponders within radio range. The
display must support the NMEA 0183 TLL
message.
GPS
4
GPS Display
Lowrance and Garmin
GPS displays. Mobile
displays.
4800
$GPWPL
(local GSV,
GLL, RMC)
Connect the
RV-M7 GX
to a mobile or hand-held
GPS with a serial port, and waypoints will appear
on the GPS screen at the location of all
RV-M7
GX
transponders within radio range.
GPS
5
-LX Receiver Only
Lowrance and Garmin
GPS displays. Mobile
displays.
38400
PRAVE
Connect the
RV-M7 GX
to a PC computer running
RavTrack PC (or a custom application), The
PRAVE message is in NMEA format. No
transmission capability. Internal GPS is disabled.
GPS
6
Mobile Data
Used to connect to 4800
baud MDT terminals.
4800
$GPWPL
(local GSV,
GLL, RMC)
Connect the
RV-M7 GX
to a mobile data terminal.
Positions are received in WPL format. Serial port
data capability is enabled.
GPS
7
Laser Rangefinder
Used to send PLTIT
rangefinder messages with
data.
4800
$PLTIT
(local GSV,
GLL, RMC)
Connect the
RV-M7 GX
to a laser range finder
such as the TruePulse360
to transmit target
information.
GPS
8
Personal Locator
Mode used for Personal
Locator applications.
38400
$PRAVE
(local GSV,
GLL, RMC)
Portable personal location use. Man-down feature
enabled. Do not connect to any I/O pins except
2,3 and 5.
GPS
9
TDMA Diagnostics
Displaying TDMA slot
diagnostic information
38400
$PRAVE
(local GSV,
GLL, RMC)
Factory use only. Used for timing analysis.
GPS
11
NMEA GPS and Data
Output local GPS NMEA
data plus send/receive
data like a modem.
38400
(local RMC)
Unit operates as a standard M7 radio modem with
no TDMA support, except it also outputs RMC
data from the internal GPS receiver every 30
seconds.
GPS
12
TDMA Data
Unit does not send
position, but will send data
using TDMA slot
assignments.
38400
$PRAVE
(local GSV,
GLL, RMC)
Used to transmit serial port data over the air in the
correct TDMA time slots. WMX protocol on serial
port. PRAVE position receptions. Unit does not
transmit its position out over the air.
GPS
13
GLL & VTG tracker
Unit sends position. Output
format is GLL & VTG, so
4800
GLL & VTG
of remote
device, not
the local.
Used to track one object. Every time it receives a
position report from a remote device, it outputs the
GLL and VTG sentences with the data from the
remote device.
