SYSTEM INSTALLATION
INSTALLATION PREPARATION
Installing your DGPS receiver is easy. But you do have important details to think about. Ifyou plan
your installation carefully, you’ll save time, work, and materials. More importantly, your receiver will
operate with fewer problems and more efficiency. If this is your first GPS installation, we suggest
you allow 6 to 8 hours for installation and test.
Here are the most important items to consider before and during installation:
Antenna
· proper length and routing of cable.
safe distance from high-power antennas and transmitters.
appropriate height and mounting surface, providing a 360 degree view of
horizon.
Receiver
· safe distance to navigating compass, equipments sensitive to small magnetic
fields, or equipments emitting strong RF or magnetic Eelds.
physical and visual accessibility for operator monitoring and peripheral
interfaces.
physical environment.
Interface
• do you need special cables?
will you need an RS-422 to RS-232 converter?
Power
· cabling.
dc power source.
Now that you know what the issues are, let’s begin your installation. Table 2 lists the few tools
needed.
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