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SeaSTAR 3510LR USER MANUAL

Issue 1.0 11/04

3510LR

User Manual

Issue 1.0, November 2004

Summary of Contents for 3510LR

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Page 3: ... the information herein these changes will be incorporated in new editions of the manual Should you require further assistance please contact your local dealer or the OmniSTAR Perth office OmniSTAR Customer Support and 24 Hour Help Line OmniSTAR Pty Ltd 18 Prowse Street West Perth 6005 Western Australia Contact Numbers Office 08 9322 5295 Network Control Centre NCC 08 9321 0284 24 hours Freecall 2...

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Page 5: ... purchaser provided that the product returned proves to be defective under this limited warranty This warranty applies only to normal usage of the product It does not apply to units or electronic circuit boards defective due to improper installation or handling Physical damage due to lightning or other electrical discharge and units subjected to fresh or salt water contamination are not covered Om...

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Page 7: ... 8 COMMAND 8 INSTALLATION 11 INSTALLATION CONSIDERATIONS 11 ELECTRICAL GROUNDING REQUIREMENTS 11 COUNTER ELECTROMAGNETIC FORCE CEMF 12 CABLE INSTALLATION 13 ANTENNA LOCATION 14 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS 15 MENUS AND DISPLAYS 17 POWER ON MENUS 18 ABOUT MENU 19 VBS STATUS MENU 20 CURRENT CHANNEL MENU 21 SET CHANNEL MENU 22 CONFIGURE OUTPUT MENU 23 CONFIGURE PORTS MENU 24 ACRONYMS USED IN THIS MANUAL ...

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Page 9: ... by an antenna demodulated by a receiver and are made available after selection of the desired individual reference site s data set as corrections for use in a GPS differential capable receiver The 3500 series of receivers support the following OmniSTAR services 1 Virtual Base Station where the data from multiple reference stations is used in processor software to produce enhanced corrections for ...

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Page 11: ...anel changes to options are made with the Up Down keys and items are entered using the centre key Generally when the receiver is supplied to you it will be configured for the mode and data link s you have subscribed to In most cases to get up and running will be a case of connecting the appropriate cables and applying power to the system Initial Setup Figure 1 Bare Rear View of 3000L 1 Refer to th...

Page 12: ... if installed to your GPS receiver instead of having two antennas 6 It is now time to make the 3510LR Receiver acquire the DGPS signal This can be done in one of 3 ways a By selecting the service directly in the Set Channel menu see Set Channel menu explanation b By entering the frequency and symbol rate directly in the Set Channel Menu see Set Channel menu explanation c Using Toolkit as explained...

Page 13: ...Station RTCM data will appear on the Data port this port will need to be set up to match the requirements of your GPS receiver RTCM IN port use the Configure Ports Set Data Port menu item to set these Use Toolkit to set these When using the 3510LR with an external GPS receiver only one RTCM station should be selected An RS 232C data tester can be used to test for data output the TX data line shoul...

Page 14: ...ll appear on the Data port this port will need to be set up to match the requirements of your GPS receiver RTCM IN NMEA out port Configure Ports Data Port menu item to set these For the VBS or VRC operation the 3510LR needs to be supplied with a position for the area of operation this can be supplied automatically from an external GPS receiver or manually via Toolkit If using an external GPS input...

Page 15: ...efore be avoided to prevent damage to the vehicle supply At Voltages below 10V the unit will reset itself to prevent any data loss At Voltages below 6V the receiver will turn itself off Power is connected to the unit via a 2 metre long black sheath red black 2 core cable The cable is terminated with a 3 pin Switchcraft EN3C3F female connector The connector pin layout is illustrated in Figure 4 Fig...

Page 16: ... or disconnect an antenna when power is on Data The Data port is a standard DB9 female socket The external GPS is plugged into this port A laptop computer may also be plugged into the Data Port to view the RTCM output Pin Number Signal 1 2 TXD2 3 RXD2 4 5 GND2 6 7 8 9 Table 1 Data Port Pin Assignment A special Data cable is supplied terminated as shown in the Figure below DB9 Male Pin number 2 met...

Page 17: ...3510LR USER MANUAL Issue 1 0 11 04 9 The pin assignment for the Command port is shown in Table 2 Pin Number Signal 1 2 TXD1 3 RXD1 4 5 GND1 6 7 8 9 Table 2 Command Port Pin Assignment ...

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Page 19: ...ame members electrical cables or fluid lines High vibration and high temperature locations should be avoided whenever possible In application where vibration exceeds 4Gs acceleration shock mounts are required Refer to Customer support for mounting recommendations Vehicle primary power has voltages that may be harmful to personnel and equipment Disconnect the battery cable from the battery ve negat...

Page 20: ... fan brakes Air conditioners Starter relays Electric pump relays CEMF is more than sufficient to damage or cause erratic operation of any electronic system that is also connected to the same vehicle DC power supply CEMF can be eliminated by installing diodes at the relays and solenoids that cause the problem and more importantly at the power supply cable connections on the receiver A 47V 5W Zener ...

Page 21: ...This minimises the possibility of interference As far as is practicable ensure that cables and I O connectors are unique and fit only in their allocated location Avoid routing cables along side power generator cabling and other high electrical noise sources This can cause interference Do not kink or force cables into sharp bends that may damage the cables and cause system failure After installatio...

Page 22: ...a must be mounted at least 1 5 metres away from transmitting antennae of any frequency Closer positioning may cause overloading of receiver RF circuits The antenna should be mounted at the highest practical point that will give a good view of the horizon and be as near level as possible The antenna must be located along the vehicle centre line or at a relevant reference point on the vehicle ...

Page 23: ...uts Four Serial Ports Command and Data Electrical Interference RS232 C Data Rates 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 Plug Types DB9 Connectors RF Input to Receiver TNC female Power Connector Switchcraft En3C3F Power Power Supply 10V DC to 32V DC Power Consumption 400mA at 12V DC Memory Program Memory 2MB Physical Characteristics Dimensions approx Height 60mm Width 105mm Length 225mm Weight approx 750 gram...

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Page 25: ...tructure After Power On About About Press to enter VBS Status VBS Status Press to enter Current Channel Current Channel Press to enter Set Channel Set Channel Press to enter Configure output Configure output Press to enter Configure Ports Configure ports Press to enter ...

Page 26: ...yed in the bottom right of the screen A signal strength will be shown in the top left of the screen When the receiver has lock Lock will appear where Init was previously Note If Lock does not appear check frequency and symbol rate in the Set Channel menu and make sure the antenna is connected with a clear view of the sky The contrast of the screen can be adjusted by pressing or at this main screen...

Page 27: ...r SN is the serial number of your unit and is very important when contacting OmniSTAR 3500 Serm SN 506XXX Firmware version shows the version of the base software in the receiver Firmware Version 2 16R 0389 VBS Version shows the version of the software in the receiver This version number is more important that the firmware version VBS Version 1 20 04b5 Pressing again will return it to the screen sh...

Page 28: ... corrected with the data from the DGPS signal DOP is the dilution of precision that shows the quality of the fix geometry as a crude indicator of position quality DOP 3 0 is most reliable Sats Q DOP The Data age displays how long ago the current correction data was computed Typically this is less than 20 seconds The Ref Station shows what reference is being used to calculate the position correctio...

Page 29: ...in this example is the DGPS satellite service that is currently selected The service ID confirms that lock has been acquired on the channel of the service OPTUS ID 10 Service ID x 2873 The uplinked time displays the time and date UTC received from the DGPS satellite Uplinked Time 19Nov04 06 01 55 This screen shows the date of which the receiver is subscribed to the DGPS satellite data Expire 06 Ja...

Page 30: ...til the desired service is displayed Now press to save this change Set Service OPTUS Set Frequency allows you to manually set the frequency to receive the differential signal on Press to begin changes use and to change the numbers and use to move to the next digit Press to save changes Set Frequency 1558 510 Set Symbol Rate allows you to manually set the symbol rate for the frequency selected on t...

Page 31: ...tput menu is displayed and then press Configure output Press to enter Set VBS output allows you to select the port s to use for VBS communications Press until the desired port is displayed Press to save changes The following options can be selected None Data port Cmd port Data Cmd port Set VBS output Data port Pressing again will return to the Set Channel menu entry screen ...

Page 32: ...Configure ports Press to enter Set Data Port allows alternate baud rates to be selected Press until the desired baud rate is displayed Press to save the changes Set Data Port 9600bps 8 n 1 Set Cmd Port allows alternate baud rates to be selected Press until the desired baud rate is displayed Press to save the changes Note Only te baud rate can be changed The data bits parity and stop bits are fixed...

Page 33: ...sitioning System GSA Global Positioning System dilution of position active satellite NMEA standard GSV GPS satellites in view NMEA standard LED Light Emitting Diode LNA Low Noise Amplifier NCC Network Control Centre NMEA National Marine Electronics Association Standard for interfacing marine electronic devices RF Radio Frequency RTCM Radio Technical Commission Maritime VTG Track mode good and grou...

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Page 35: ... that an intelligent charger be used The intelligent charger will charge the battery normally until fully charged then revert to a trickle charge Do not put batteries on charge using an ordinary charger that will keep on charging at the normal rate even when the battery is fully charged This can damage the battery and shorten its life Physical Care of Batteries Batteries should be kept clean and d...

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Page 37: ...ccur at installation time If you have an interfacing connection not covered in this manual we would like to assist you and produce another technical bulletin that may assist other users in the future If a problem appears that you think may be caused by a system performance problem contact the NCC in your region for any system aberrations that may have been experienced We are sensitive to our custo...

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Page 39: ...rt of the receiver A window as shown in Figure 1 will appear and settings for the communications port of the computer will need to set up to attempt connection to the receiver The settings are most commonly as follows Port Name COM1 Baud Rate 57600 38400 9600 Parity None Flow Control None Stop Bits 1 Data Bits 8 Figure 1 When the settings have been entered click OK If the computer is communicating...

Page 40: ...the receiver is generating the DGPS corrections This is often blank meaning that it is automatic Figure 3 In the Static Information frame of Figure 2 the software versions and detector mode of the receiver is displayed as shown in Figure 4 The Software Version is the version of the software in the receiver This version number is more important than the Firmware Version which is a more general soft...

Page 41: ...th of the signal Ideally this should be 8 dark bars Figure 5 Shown in the Subscription Information frame of Figure 2 as in Figure 6 are the details of the subscription of the receiver The Date Time displays the current date and time that the receiver has decoded from the DGPS signal The Expiry Date Time shows the time and date of which the differential corrections can no longer be used The Data Re...

Page 42: ...ons These buttons are displayed in Figure 7 Figure 7 3 Operation Menu The operation menu allows users to change various settings in the receiver To access this menu click Operation on the menu bar of Toolkit A drop down menu will appear as shown in Figure 8 Figure 8 3 1 Mode The mode of the receiver specifies the mode of operation of the receiver To access this configuration click Mode in the Oper...

Page 43: ...mmand or Data as shown in Figure 11 A window as shown in Figure 12 will appear Figure 11 Figure 12 With the 3500 only the rate at which the port operates can be changed and not the parity data bits or stop bits Select the baud rate and click OK 3 3 Channel Selection This menu item allows users to configure the channel on which to receive DGPS corrections To adjust this setting click Operation menu...

Page 44: ... appear as shown in Figure 14 Figure 14 In this window enter the frequency in Hertz and select a Symbol Rate Click OK to save and exit By Service Name If By Service Name was selected a window similar to that shown in Figure 15 Figure 15 Select the service to receive DGPS corrections from and click OK ...

Page 45: ...on menu followed by Remote Sites Output In here select Auto to automatically select which remote sites to use in RTCM mode or select Manual This is shown in Figure 17 Selecting Manual will bring up the window as shown in Figure 18 Figure 17 Figure 18 Set the required sites in the list to use for DGPS corrections Click OK to save these settings 4 Maintenance Menu The Maintenance menu allows the dow...

Page 46: ...wnload into the 3500 receiver To do this click Select locate the file and click Open Once selected click Download A window will appear asking for confirmation of this operation as shown in Figure 21 Figure 21 To continue click Yes At this point ensure that the power is not removed and that the data cable remains plugged in After clicking Yes a window similar to that of Figure 22 will appear and th...

Page 47: ... to the 3500 Figure 23 Figure 24 5 Subscription Menu The subscription menu allows users to view the subscription details To open this menu click Subscription on the menu bar 5 1 Details To view the details of the subscription click Subscription menu followed by Details This will bring up a window similar to that of Figure 25 This displays information such as the group number expiry date allowed mo...

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Page 49: ...ort problem with as much detail as possible Problem with Signal Y N Manual Y N OmniSTAR Y N Receiver Y N Date Description of problem Person Reporting Contact Phone Model Serial Customer Name Customer Address Customer Phone Date purchased Dealer GPS Receiver used Serial Area of operations Symptoms from display if any ...

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