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AirPrime GNSS Tool

User Guide

41111068

Rev 5.0

Summary of Contents for AirPrime

Page 1: ...AirPrime GNSS Tool User Guide 41111068 Rev 5 0...

Page 2: ...ft the Sierra Wireless product MUST BE POWERED OFF When operating the Sierra Wireless product can transmit signals that could interfere with various onboard systems Note Some airlines may permit the u...

Page 3: ...tion Other trademarks are the property of their respective owners Contact Information Revision History Sales information and technical support including warranty and returns Web sierrawireless com com...

Page 4: ...ng NMEA Stream 8 Load NMEA Log NMEA Stream 9 RTCM 10 Download ROM 12 Firmware Version 17 Download AGNSS Data 18 DR Sensor 20 Recording Debug Message 21 EPH 22 Simple Restart 23 Google Earth 24 Exit 25...

Page 5: ...odules This GUI allows you to monitor GNSS information and execute commands to the module for analysis and toadjust settings for the listed features System Requirements Microsoft Windows OS Windows 7...

Page 6: ...indows drivers If the Development Kit you use is not from Sierra Wireless please make sure you have the appropriate driver XA12xx and XM12xx USB driver not location sensor driver installation is optio...

Page 7: ...e previously selected USB port in step 1 File Menu and Toolbar Open and Close Communication Click the cable button on the toolbar to open communication Figure 2 2 Cable Button To disconnect signal rec...

Page 8: ...Start Recording NMEA on the File dropdown menu Once Start Recording NMEA or the recording button is clicked a dialog will pop up allowing you to save the file in the desired directory Click the Save...

Page 9: ...playback control bar will appear in the toolbar area as shown in Figure 2 4 Figure 2 4 Playback Control Bar Play the NMEA sentences continuously Play speed The speed range is from 1 to 10 Pause the p...

Page 10: ...trip Client Settings dialog is then displayed as shown in Figure 2 5 Figure 2 6 Ntrip Client Settings Ntrip Stream if the computer has a connection to the Internet the program will download the source...

Page 11: ...ns marked by red rectangles as shown in Figure 2 7 to understand the result Click the RTCM button again to disconnect streaming Figure 2 7 Fixed Quality after RTCM is Enabled You can also launch a com...

Page 12: ...XM11xx Download Agent choose a proper download agent binary file corresponding to the model of the GNSS module Note Once the GNSS tool is installed the related DA files will be stored in the default i...

Page 13: ...XA12xx and XM12xx ROM choose desired firmware file to download COM Port specify the COM port which connects to the GNSS module Baud Rate specify the baud rate of the COM port above for ROM downloadin...

Page 14: ...User Guide Rev 5 0 Apr 20 14 41111068 Note that regardless of mode when connected via USB you must reconnect to read NMEA normally Figure 2 13 Download Result for XA12xx and XM12xx...

Page 15: ...esired bin file to download All use the same filename if all of the four firmware have the same filenames and file paths you can select all of them at the same time by selecting the first firmware and...

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Page 17: ...heck the firmware version of the Development Kit when the PC and Development Kit are connected Figure 2 15 Firmware Version Button Information is then displayed in the command window Figure 2 16 Firmw...

Page 18: ...0 XS1110 Download AGNSS Data This function obtains the desired period of AGNSS file from Sierra Wireless and downloads it to the module to reduce the TTFF time To download AGNSS data 1 Click the AGNSS...

Page 19: ...a dialog will pop up allowing you to input the AGNSS FTP settings and select the desired period of AGNSS data Click Download or Start for AGNSS button to start downloading Note For the XM XA12xx seri...

Page 20: ...expiration date by clicking the GET button Figure 2 18 Download LLE Data Dialog DR Sensor Note This feature is only available on the XP2210 This feature allows you to get the DR sensor details Clickin...

Page 21: ...Data graphical DR sensor data Charts top chart shows the change in acceleration while the bottom chart shows the change in angular acceleration Note The chart data is saved to YourDocument SWGNSSTool...

Page 22: ...ad write satellite data depending on how long the satellite data received is Click the EPH button and select yes to start this feature This feature does not clear the ephemeris after powering off Figu...

Page 23: ...start Button Note Stop Positioning is only supported in XP2210 and XS1110 modules Figure 2 25 Simple Restart Options Click the Cold Start button to perform a cold start Click the Warm Start button to...

Page 24: ...he current location via Google Earth Click the Google Earth button to start using this feature Figure 2 26 Google Earth Button The Google Earth Setting dialog appears to let you set up the number of p...

Page 25: ...Operation Rev 5 0 Apr 20 25 41111068 Figure 2 29 Sample Settings Showing Current Location on Google Earth Exit Click Exit to close the program Figure 2 30 Exit Menu...

Page 26: ...Window You can execute PMTK for XA11xx and XM11xx PHD and HEX for XA12xx and XM12xx AT for XS1110 and XP2210 or custom commands in the Command window It also displays information received from the COM...

Page 27: ...e User Guide for more details regarding HEX commands NMEA Clicking this menu item displays a window with NMEA information Please refer to the figures below Figure 2 33 View NMEA Menu Figure 2 34 NMEA...

Page 28: ...or tab Copy Selected Row copies the selected line This is displayed in gray when disabled To enable click Disable auto scroll Show PC Time shows the current PC UTC time before the NMEA sentence Disabl...

Page 29: ...re 2 38 CNR Signal Window GPS Beidou Galileo Data for all satellites in use are colored while those not in use are in gray Table 2 1 Signal Window Summary First Letter G R B Q E S Color Blue Purple Re...

Page 30: ...window with a sky view of satellites Figure 2 39 Sky View Menu Figure 2 40 Sky View Window You can get information about the constellation azimuth elevation and PRN of every satellite from this window...

Page 31: ...lots the relation between acceleration and time CNR plots the relation between maximum CNR and minimum CNR The blue line represents the maximum CNR and the red line represents the minimum CNR at that...

Page 32: ...User Guide Rev 5 0 Apr 20 32 41111068 Figure 2 43 Acceleration Tab Figure 2 44 CNR Tab Figure 2 45 Fix Quality Tab...

Page 33: ...Operation Rev 5 0 Apr 20 33 41111068 Figure 2 46 SV Tab Figure 2 47 DOP Tab Figure 2 48 Vertical Tab...

Page 34: ...when disconnected and the mouse pointer is placed along the line Figure 2 49 Zooming and Displaying Tooltips Note Charts will only display the latest 30 minutes of data The complete data is stored in...

Page 35: ...ration Rev 5 0 Apr 20 35 41111068 The CEP is defined as the radius of a circle centered about the mean whose boundary is expected to include the landing points of 50 of the rounds Figure 2 51 CEP Wind...

Page 36: ...5 0 Apr 20 36 41111068 Satellite Information Clicking on this menu item brings out the satellite information window The satellite information windows display the following data GNSS System PRN Elevati...

Page 37: ...2xx XP2210 and XS1110 Clicking on this menu item displays the Quick Command window Figure 2 52 Quick Command Menu Figure 2 53 Quick Command Window This feature reduces the time to query and enter comm...

Page 38: ...box will display the query or configured command Figure 2 54 Quick Command Window for XA12xx and XM12xx For XP2210 and XS1110 click Query to query the configuration or Config to configure the current...

Page 39: ...menu item displays the Raw Data window If your firmware supports output of raw data you can observe the raw data of satellites with this function For XA11xx and XM11xx Figure 2 56 Raw Data Menu for X...

Page 40: ...User Guide Rev 5 0 Apr 20 40 41111068 For XP2210 and XS1110 Figure 2 58 Raw Data Menu for XP2210 and XS1110 Figure 2 59 Raw Data for XP2210 and XS1110...

Page 41: ...on the XA11xx and XM11xx Warm Start Cold Start and Hot Start You can select the desired type and times to implement a test procedure The test results will be displayed in the list and can be saved as...

Page 42: ...ontains many windows for various functions You can arrange the window positions and sizes yourself or use the arrangements provided Figure 2 62 Window Menu Refer to the following figures for examples...

Page 43: ...Operation Rev 5 0 Apr 20 43 41111068 2 Tile Vertical Figure 2 64 Tile Vertical 3 Cascade Figure 2 65 Cascade...

Page 44: ...Target Series This function is only used when the GNSS Tool does not recognize the correct model Under normal conditions the GNSS Tool can correctly identify the correct model of the connected module...

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