Apogee Series
– Hardware Manual
APOGEEHM.1.5
5.3. Serial interfaces
Physical serial interfaces are designated as Port A, B, C, D and E and have the following common
characteristics:
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4800 to 921 600bps operation (Default set to 115200)
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RS-232 or RS-422 modes, configured by software
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Parity control enabling/disabling (disabled by default)
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Data bits: 8
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Stop bits: 1
The following table provides more details about each port specificity in terms of availability, and
capabilities:
Port
Availability
Tx / Rx
availability
RS-232/422 configuration
Cable / software defined
SbgECom binary
commands input
Other functions / multiplexing
A
All
Tx/Rx
Cable
Yes
B
E
Tx/Rx
Software
-
C
All
Tx/Rx
Software
-
D
All
Rx
Software
-
E
All
Rx
Software
-
Multiplexed w. Odometer input
5.4. Supported protocols
The Apogee has been designed to be connected to a large range of aiding equipment and materials. In
addition to the native sbgECom binary protocol, other third party or standard protocols are also supported
such as NMEA, RTCM, TSS1, Septentrio SBF, Novatel Binary protocol, Trimble and others:
Note: For a complete description of the sbgECom and other supported protocols, please refer to the
Ekinox and Apogee Firmware Reference Manual.
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