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TW5210 User Manual  rev 1_2 

 

 

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©2011 Tallysman Wireless, Inc.  

Confidential

 

 

cc__fix length of valid characters 

 

Spaces are only used in variable text fields. 

 

Negative values are indicated by the first character in the field. 

 

Please see the full NMEA 0183 Specification for a full description of the message field 
formats. 

 

‡ Note: The number of decimal digits output on RMC and GGA is configurable i.e. 3,4 or 

8.1.1

 

RMC 

The RMC message is the recommended minimum data for GPS 

 

$GPRMC,hhmmss.ss,a,llll.lllll,a,yyyyy.yyyyy,a,x.x,x.x,ddmmyy,x.x,a*hh 

 

RMC= Recommended Minimum Specific GPS/TRANSIT Data 

$GPRMC,204804.000,V,4520.254,N,07554.206,W,0.0,0.0,200608,0.0,W*7E 

 

The following fields are listed in the order shown in the comma-separated sentence. 

 

1 = UTC of position fix 

2 = Data status (A= Data valid, V=navigation receiver warning) 

3 = Latitude of fix 

4 = N or S 

5 = Longitude of fix 

6 = E or W 

7 = Speed over ground in knots 

8 = Track made good in degrees true 

9 = UT date 

10 = Magnetic variation degrees (Easterly var. subtracts from true course) 

11 = E or W 

12 = Checksum 

 

Summary of Contents for TW5210

Page 1: ...TW5210 GPS Receiver Antenna User Manual Visit us on the web www tallysman com Document 61 0009 0 ...

Page 2: ...er herein are proprietary items to which Tallysman Wireless Inc retains an exclusive right to reproduction manufacture and sale This document is submitted in confidence for the use of the recipient alone or in conjunction with Tallysman Wireless Inc and its licensees and for no other purpose whatsoever unless permission for further disclosure is expressly granted in writing Information in this doc...

Page 3: ...ation System SBAS 6 4 TW5210 Installation 7 5 TW5X10 Configurator 8 5 1 Parameter Fields 9 5 2 Read Write 10 6 USB Version 11 6 1 Installation of USB Drivers 11 6 1 1 Windows 7 Vista Installation 12 6 1 2 Windows XP Installation 16 7 12V RS232 Version 21 7 1 Interface 21 7 1 1 DB9 test cable 22 7 1 2 Tait 8000 Series radio 23 7 1 3 Kenwood NEXEDGE Radio 24 8 NMEA Message Reference 25 8 1 NMEA Fiel...

Page 4: ...n to eliminate possible interference from Lightsquared transmissions Figure 1 TW5210 The TW5210 is housed in a compact industrial grade weather proof magnet mount enclosure with a NMEA 0183 standard output via a RS232 or CMOS interface on flying leads or a USB connector A GPS position fix is obtained in less than 39 seconds from a cold start and recovery from temporary blockage of GPS signal is ty...

Page 5: ...ion The TW5210 hardware is shipped with a software package Part 45 0016 0 which includes the following TW5210 User manual USB Driver for USB version only TW5X10 Configurator application 2 1 Configurator Tallysman provides a Windows based Configurator application Part 42 0004 0 to configure the operating parameters of the TW5XXX See section 5 for configuration parameter details 2 2 Open Source GPS ...

Page 6: ...es overall satellite data GSV The GSV message provides detailed satellite data The RMC and GGA message can be configured as 3 4 or 5 digit output the default is 5 Note 1 If you are using the Visual GPS software utility to display TW5210 outputs the GSV message should be enabled to view satellite signal strengths Note2 For interfacing to Tait Radio s set the RMC and GGA digits to 3 3 1 Baud Rate Th...

Page 7: ...51 138 107 3 W Inmarsat 33 120 15 5 W ARTEMIS 37 124 21 5 E Test Inmarsat 4 F2 39 126 25 E Inmarsat 3 F1 44 131 64 5 E MTSAT 1R 42 129 140 E MTSAT 2 50 137 145 E Table 1 The default satellite ID is 133 Suitable for longitudes of those of the Eastern US For more information on SBAS satellite see http en wikipedia org wiki WAAS http en wikipedia org wiki European_Geostationary_Navigation_Overlay_Ser...

Page 8: ...lysman Wireless Inc Confidential 5 TW5X10 Configurator Tallysman provides a Windows based Configurator application Part 42 0004 0 for configuration of the TW5210 operating parameters Figure 2 shows the TW5210 default configuration Figure 2 ...

Page 9: ...ailing edge Not applicable for the TW5210 USB version NMEA Messages Select NMEA sentences to be output The default messages output are RMC GGA VTG GSA and GSV GPS Mask Angle degrees Sets the subtended elevation angle of a GPS satellite below which its data will be ignored The default is 4 GPS Tracking Threshold This parameter sets the minimum C N0 threshold to track a satellite Any GPS satellite w...

Page 10: ...aximum allowable values for calculating a 2D fix The default values for PDOP VDOP HDOP are 15 12 12 Default 3D DOPS These are the maximum allowable values for calculating a 3D fix The default values for PDOP VDOP HDOP are 15 12 12 Startup 2D DOPS Set these values the same as the default 2D DOPS Startup 3D DOPs Set these values the same as the default 3D DOPS 5 2 Read Write Select Program Read to r...

Page 11: ...details If your PC has an internet connection and you are running Windows 7 or Vista Plug the TW5210 into the PC Windows will automatically locate the appropriate USB driver and install it You can verify the installation by going the Device Manager and checking the STMicoelectronics driver is loaded Make a note of the COM port see Figure 3 you will need the COM port when connecting to a GPS test a...

Page 12: ... an internet connection install the driver provided in the TW5210 Package i e stmcdc_twi file to a location on your PC Goto Control Panel System and Security System and Select Device Manager Figure 4 Right click on the top tree selection see Figure 4 Dell and select Add legacy hardware The following window will be displayed ...

Page 13: ...TW5210 User Manual rev 1_2 13 2011 Tallysman Wireless Inc Confidential Figure 5 Select Next Figure 6 Select Install the hardware manually Advanced Select NEXT ...

Page 14: ...TW5210 User Manual rev 1_2 14 2011 Tallysman Wireless Inc Confidential Figure 7 Select Next Figure 8 Select Have Disk Figure 9 Browse to the location you stored the USB driver and install the driver ...

Page 15: ...iver software anyway You can verify the installation by going the Device Manager and checking the STMicoelectronics driver is loaded Goto Control Panel System and Security System and Select Device Manager Make a note of the COM port see Figure 3 you will need the COM port when connecting to a GPS test application or the TW5210 configurator Figure 11 ...

Page 16: ...indows XP Installation Install the driver provided in the TW5210 Package i e stmcdc_twi file to a location on your PC Before connecting the TW5012 to your PC goto the Driver Signing From the Start menu select Control panel System hardware Figure 12 Select Driver Signing Figure 13 ...

Page 17: ... to take an action Select OK Plug the TW5012 into your computer Windows XP will prompt you with a Found new hardware wizard Check the No not this time box and then press Next Figure 14 Select Install from a list or specific location Advanced Figure 15 Check Don t search I will choose the driver to install ...

Page 18: ... 1_2 18 2011 Tallysman Wireless Inc Confidential Figure 16 Select Show All devices then Next Figure 17 You will be prompted to select a Driver Select Have Disk Figure 18 Browse to folder the stmcdc_twi driver is installed in ...

Page 19: ...llysman Wireless Inc Confidential Figure 19 The installation will begin and you will be prompted with the following Window Figure 20 Select Continue Anyway The installation will continue and will display the following window when complete ...

Page 20: ...llation by going the Device Manager and checking the STMicoelectronics driver is loaded Goto Control Panel System and Security System and Select Device Manager Make a note of the COM port see Figure 3 you will need the COM port when connecting to a GPS test application or the TW5210 configurator Figure 22 ...

Page 21: ...210 RS232 version is terminated in a 4 pin RJ14 connector The power input is rated for 12V automotive and has overvoltage and transient protection Figure 23 Wire Color Signal Comments RJ14 pin Green RX into the TW5210 RS232 level 1 White TX out of the TW5210 RS232 level 2 Black Gnd 0V 3 Red Power 12V automotive 4 ...

Page 22: ...onfiguring the operating parameters RX Out of TW5210 TX into TW5210 Power 4P4C Plug TW5210 GND RX into radio DB9 M Shell Power TX out of Radio 2 GND 4P4C Socket Pad Connections 1 4 4 1 TW5210 DB9 Test Cable Drawing rev 1_0 Cable Color RJ14 Signal Green 1 RX into TW5210 White 2 TX out of TW5210 Black 3 Gnd Red 4 Power Straight Through Connection 1 4 1 4 3 5 TW5210 Antenna cable 27 0046 0 3 2 4 1 27...

Page 23: ...r 4P4C Plug TW5210 GND RX into radio DB15 M Low Density Shell Power from Radio TX out of Radio 3 GND 4P4C Socket Pad Connections 1 4 4 1 TW5210 Cable Drawing to Tait 8200 Series Radio Rev 1_1 RS232 CMOS Cable Color RJ14 Signal Green 1 RX into TW5210 White 2 TX out of TW5210 Black 3 Gnd Red 4 Power Straight Through Connection 1 4 1 4 11 8 15 TW5210 Antenna cable 27 0046 0 3 2 4 1 27 0048 0 NMEA cab...

Page 24: ...wer 4P4C Plug TW5210 GND RX into radio DB25 M Shell Power from Radio TX out of Radio 2 GND 4P4C Socket Pad Connections 1 4 4 1 TW5210 Cable Drawing to NEXEDGE Series Radio Rev 1_0 For RS232 and CMOS Cable Color RJ14 Signal Green 1 RX into TW5210 White 2 TX out of TW5210 Black 3 Gnd Red 4 Power Straight Through Connection 1 4 1 4 11 7 14 TW5210 Antenna cable 27 0046 0 3 2 4 1 27 0036 1 NMEA cable f...

Page 25: ...t RMC and GGA outputs 8 1 NMEA Field Types NMEA message fields have the following format Status A Yes Data valid V No Data invalid Latitude llll lllll ddmm mmmmm Longitude yyyyy yyyyyy dddmm mmmmm Time hhmmmsslss HoursMinutesSeconds decimalSeconds Defined Fields Predefined Constants most often alpha characters Numeric Numbers x x Digit decimalDigit Fixed Hex Fields hh__ MSB to the left Information...

Page 26: ...C message is the recommended minimum data for GPS GPRMC hhmmss ss a llll lllll a yyyyy yyyyy a x x x x ddmmyy x x a hh RMC Recommended Minimum Specific GPS TRANSIT Data GPRMC 204804 000 V 4520 254 N 07554 206 W 0 0 0 0 200608 0 0 W 7E The following fields are listed in the order shown in the comma separated sentence 1 UTC of position fix 2 Data status A Data valid V navigation receiver warning 3 L...

Page 27: ...N or S 4 Longitude 5 E or W 6 GPS quality indicator 0 invalid 1 GPS fix 2 Diff GPS fix 7 Number of satellites in use not those in view 8 Horizontal dilution of position 9 Antenna altitude above below mean sea level geoid 10 Meters Antenna height unit 11 Checksum 11 Geoidal separation Diff Between WGS 84 earth ellipsoid and mean sea level geoid is below WGS 84 ellipsoid 12 Meters Units of geoidal s...

Page 28: ... separated sentence 1 Mode M Manual forced to operate in 2D or 3D A Automatic 3D 2D 2 Mode 1 Fix not available 2 2D 3 3D 3 14 Ids of SVs used in position fix null for unused fields 15 PDOP 16 HDOP 17 VDOP 18 Checksum 8 1 4 GSV The GSV message provides detailed satellite data GPGSV x x xx xx xx xxx xx xx xx xxx xx hh GS Number of SVs in view PRN numbers elevation azimuth SNR values GPGSV 3 1 11 03 ...

Page 29: ...field 4 7 16 19 Information about fourth SV same as field 4 7 20 Checksum 8 1 5 VTG The VTG message provides vector track and speed over ground GPVTG hhh hh a hhh hh a x xx a xx x a hh VT Course over Ground and Ground Speed GPVTG 0 0 T M 0 0 N 0 0 K 60 1 Measured heading 2 reference True 3 Measure heading 4 reference Magnetic 5 Horizontal speed knots 6 Units knots 7 Horizontal speed km hour 8 Unit...

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