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M7 GX Quick Start Guide 

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Raveon Technologies 

GPS 

Mode 

Common 

Usage 

Default 

Serial Port 

Baudrate 

Output 

Message 

Description 

GPS 1 

Transponder 

Simple 
tracking, AVL, 
security. 

4800 

GSV, 

GLL  

TX only. The receiver is off 
and GPS is turned off 
between transmissions.  
This is the lowest-power 
consuming mode.  

GPS 2 

PC / Base 

Station 

Proprietary 
interface for PC 
applications that 
monitor M7 
Transponders. 

 

38400 

PRAVE 

Connect the 

M7 GX

 to a 

PC computer running 
RavTrack PC (or a custom 
application),  The PRAVE 
message is in NMEA 
format, and provides 
location and status 
information for every 
transponder it receives.

 

GPS 3 

Marine Radar 

Displaying the 
location of M7 
transponders 
on a ship 
RADAR 
screen.

 

38400 

TLL 

Connect the 

M7 GX

 to a 

marine RADAR display or 
plotter with a serial port, 
and waypoints will appear 
on the GPS screen at the 
location of all 

M7 GX

 

transponders within radio 
range.  The display must 
support the NMEA 0183 
TLL message. 

GPS 4 

GPS Display 

Lowrance and 
Garmin GPS 
displays. 
Mobile 
displays. 

 

4800 

WPL 

Connect the 

M7 GX

 to a 

mobile or hand-held GPS 
with a serial port, and 
waypoints will appear on 
the GPS screen at the 
location of all 

M7 GX

 

transponders within radio 
range.  

GPS 5 

-LX  No GPS 

module 

Lowrance and 
Garmin GPS 
displays.  Radar 
displays. Mobile 
displays. 

 

38400 

PRAVE 

Connect the 

M7 GX

 to a 

PC running RavvTrack PC, 
or change the message to 
WPL and use with a GPS 
display.  No internal GPS, 
so no positions/status 
transmissions.  

 

Содержание RV-M7-GX

Страница 1: ...RV M7 GX GP S T r a n s po n de r Quick Start Guide Version C1 December 2012 Raveon Technologies Corporation 2320 Cousteau Court Vista CA 92081 USA www raveon com...

Страница 2: ...X Technical Manual which contains important safety licensing and FCC information 2 Overview Raveon s RV M7 GX series of GPS transponders are a rugged high speed data modems with a built in 12 channel...

Страница 3: ...ologies 3 Operation The M7 GX operates in a number of different GPS Modes each mode specific to the application it is being used in The mode of operation is set with one simple command the GPS x comma...

Страница 4: ...ar Displaying the location of M7 transponders on a ship RADAR screen 38400 TLL Connect the M7 GX to a marine RADAR display or plotter with a serial port and waypoints will appear on the GPS screen at...

Страница 5: ...e every two seconds indicating to the user that the power to the modem is ON and the modem is working When the modem is in the command mode this LED will blink on and off once per second When the GPS...

Страница 6: ...GND or floating for a 0 3V for digital 1 Use the TRIGBITS command to set which bits are used as inputs 5 GND Ground connection Signal and power ground 6 DSR out Data Set Ready Normally is set to 0 whe...

Страница 7: ...nters the Command Mode it sends its model number out its serial port and then an OK 6 3 Setting a Parameter To set a parameter in the M7 GX modem enter the Command Mode as described above then enter t...

Страница 8: ...Raveon Technologies Even though the serial baud rate reverts to 9600 baud when the CONFIG button is pressed and the IO port is RS232 it will revert back to the settings programmed into the M7 GX once...

Страница 9: ...ee product data sheet See product data sheet ATFX TX and RX Frequency Program the receive and transmit frequency for this channel Enter in Hz or MHz Same as issuing an ATFR and an ATFT command Range S...

Страница 10: ...ttings Show an overview of the current GPS features and configurations in the M7 GX GPS GPS Operation Mode Read Set the GX version s Operating mode 0 6 1 GPS F Reset all GPS GX version parameters Set...

Страница 11: ...bits cause a report on change If a particular bit is a 1 then it will trigger a report when it changes The input bit must also be enable with the TRIGBITS This is a HEX number Bit 0 is IN0 bit 1 is I...

Страница 12: ...r Output 5 watts Channel number selected 1 Position Status report interval 10 seconds Security KEY RAVEON Proximity Alert 0 off I O Change reporting 0 off ID Prefix V SLOTTIME 200mS TXRATE 10 seconds...

Страница 13: ...it will send its data to Typically this is the ID of the Base unit Use the ATDT xxxx command to set the ID that this unit will transmit to 9 Program the SLOTNUM This is the TDMA slot number that this...

Страница 14: ...om to units 1 999 use the REPEAT 1 command This will enable the repeater function and configure it to repeat all messages position and status transmissions 7 2 Set the Transmission Report rate Use the...

Страница 15: ...other Each must have a unique ID number programmed into them so that when a position report is received the ID of the M7 GX that sent the message is known This is called the MYID Each M7 GX has an ID...

Страница 16: ...re is no repeater in the system For over the air rates of 9600 baud Raveon Suggests using a SLOTTIME of 150mS when using a repeater or 50mS if there is no repeater in the system and no encryption used...

Страница 17: ...connector of the M7 GX Although a passive antenna may work if the cable length is very short it is recommended that an amplified antenna be used rated for 3 3V operation 6 Connect the computer termina...

Страница 18: ...programmed into the TXRATE parameter Refer to the M7 GX Technical Manual for details on all of the events that will trigger a transmission At the interval set by the TXRATE you will see each transpond...

Страница 19: ...M7 GX Quick Start Guide 19 Raveon Technologies For Technical Assistance see our support pages http www ravtrack com support or contact support raveon com...

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