3.2. CONNECTING AN ANTENNA
3.2 Connecting an antenna
The rear panel of the AsteRx-U MARINE Fg has two TNC connectors for GNSS antennas:
one for the main antenna and one for an auxiliary antenna for heading applications. To
get started, connect an antenna via an antenna cable to the main antenna connector of
the AsteRx-U (Fg) indicated in Figure 3-2. An overview of the antenna’s which are directly
compatible with the receiver can be obtained using the
lstAntennaInfo
command. For more
information regarding these and other commands, please refer to the Firmware Reference
Guide.
Figure 3-2:
Rear-panel main antenna connector
3.3 Connecting to the AsteRx-U MARINE Fg via
the Web Interface
You can connect to the receiver on any device that supports a web browser using the
receiver’s on board Web Interface. The connection can be made using either USB, Ethernet
or WiFi. The following sections describe each of the connection methods.
3.3.1 Using the USB cable
Connect the combined USB/Ethernet cable to the connector labelled ’ETH USB’ on the rear
panel of the AsteRx-U MARINE Fg and indicated in Figure 3-3.
Figure 3-3:
Rear panel USB and Ethernet socket
The
fi
rst time that the USB cable is connected to a device, you may be prompted to allow
installation of drivers which can take several minutes. When the drivers have been installed,
it is recommended to unplug then re-plug in the USB cable on your device to fully activate
the drivers.
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