“
Satellite Status Chart
” – display the status of each connected satellite
1. The number under each bar marks corresponding Satellite, and the height of each bar represents the strength of
the satellite.
2. Red bar indicates that the satellite location is known from almanac information; however, the satellite is not
currently being tracked.
3. Green solid bar indicates that the satellite is being tracked; however, it is not being used in the current position
solution.
4. Blue bar indicates that the tracked and is being used in the current position.
“
Date
” – display the current date in (dd/mm/yy) format.
“
Time
” – display the current (UTC) time in (hh:mm:ss) format.
“
Direction
” – display the current direction from 000.0
°
to 359.9
°
“
Speed
” – Display the current moving speed in km/hour
“Positioning Status
”- Three Modes
1. No Fix
2. 2D Positioning
3.
3D Positioning
“
Horizontal Accuracy
” - Range from 0.5 to 99.9, the smaller the better
“Position Accuracy”
- Range from 0.5 to 99.9, the smaller the better
“
Longitude
” – Display current longitude in E/W (East/West Hemisphere) Time (hhmmss)
GPS Information Instructions
1
Make sure that the GPS device is properly inserted.
2
Start GPS Information Software.
3
Choose and select the proper communication port. (It might be necessary to try each available port to find the right
one since the default communication port varies according to different hardware device.)
4
Click “Start GPS button” to activate the GPS receiver.
5
Upon successful connection, GPS output data should be displayed in “
Main GPS data Window”.
If no data is
observed, make sure the GPS receiver is working and properly inserted. Otherwise choose another communication
port.
6
Satellite status can be observed in the “
GPS Info Window
”. Use the “
Tab Menu
” to switch between Setup window
and GPS info window.
7
Please make sure to de-activate the GPS device before exiting this program.
