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- Page 1 MobileMapper ™ Beacon USER MANUAL www.thalesgroup.com/navigation...
- Page 2 Copyright Notice © 2005 Thales S.A. All rights reserved. No part of this publication or the computer programs described in it may be reproduced, translated, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior written permission of Thales Navigation.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Preface......................1 Key Features..................2 Introduction....................3 Receiving Your Shipment ..............3 MobileMapper Beacon System ............3 Using the MobileMapper Beacon ..............4 User Interface ..................4 Powering the MobileMapper Beacon...........5 Powering the MobileMapper Beacon...........9 Belt-mounting..................10 Bluetooth Wireless Communications with MobileMapper CE..11 Establishing a Bluetooth Connection..........12 Serial Communications ..............13... -
Page 5: Preface
In fact, a program is currently in place to provide dual redundant coverage of beacons throughout the continental United States for a variety of land-based uses. GPS corrections received by the MobileMapper Beacon are transmitted to the GPS data collection system using Blue- tooth ®... -
Page 6: Key Features
The following figure shows the MobileMapper Beacon sys- tem. We have written this document to assist you with learning how to use the MobileMapper Beacon system, how it oper- ates with GPS equipment, and provide some general infor- mation on Coast Guard beacon technology. -
Page 7: Introduction
Introduction The Thales MobileMapper Beacon system is an accessory to the Thales MobileMapper CE GPS data collection system. Note - Though the MobileMapper Beacon The MobileMapper Beacon is a self-contained, Coast Guard is primarily intended for beacon receiver system. It features an internal beacon re-... -
Page 8: Using The Mobilemapper Beacon
Using the MobileMapper Beacon User Interface The MobileMapper Beacon user interface is located on the top of the unit. This interface consists of a power button and three lights. A red light next to the power button indicates the unit is on. A green light comes on once the unit has locked... -
Page 9: Powering The Mobilemapper Beacon
The following table provides detail regarding the status lights. Color Function Power indicator - when the MobileMapper Beacon is powered, this LED will solidly illuminate. Note: This LED does not have a label, but is connected to the Power Button to indicate what it is for. - Page 10 The easiest way to insert batteries into a clip is by sliding them up from under the clip. There are some moulded stops designed for the proper alignment of the batteries in the clip. This ensures that the battery terminals make the proper con- tact when the compartment door is fastened to the unit.
- Page 11 You can then use the fastener to open the door. At this point, you may load either four individual batteries into the MobileMapper Beacon, or load the batteries into the clip and insert the clip assembly into the battery compart-...
- Page 12 To secure the battery compartment door, slide it into place. Now gently push the door down until the gasket engages. Pressing the door down, screw the knurled knob into the unit assuring a good seal. Warning - Please use only batteries of the same type. Do not mix alkaline batteries with 1.5-V Lithium or NiMH batteries.
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Page 13: Powering The Mobilemapper Beacon
Powering the MobileMapper Beacon To turn on the MobileMapper Beacon, press the black, re- cessed power button on the top of the unit as seen in the pho- tographs below. When powered, the red LED light turns on. When the MobileMapper Beacon is turned off, it still draws a small amount of current from the batteries. -
Page 14: Belt-Mounting
Belt-mounting The MobileMapper Beacon is designed to mount easily onto a belt using the included carrying system. You may alterna- tively carry the Beacon in a backpack or mount it on a range pole in some fashion. Wherever you carry the MobileMap- per Beacon, please be sure to separate it from your GPS re- ceiver or any other electronic device (cell phone, PDA, etc.) -
Page 15: Bluetooth Wireless Communications With Mobilemapper Ce
MobileMapper option. Beacon and the MobileMapper CE. The MobileMapper Beacon contains a Power Class 1 Blue- tooth enabled device that is capable of a maximum range of 100 m with another class 1 device. If you are communicating with another device that is a Power Class 2, your range will be limited to a maximum of 10 m. -
Page 16: Establishing A Bluetooth Connection
If you are using the MobileMapper Beacon system with an alternate GPS system that uses Bluetooth communications, please follow the instructions for that system on how to per- form a Bluetooth discovery and make a connection to the... -
Page 17: Serial Communications
To remove the connector, you will need nector from water and to squeeze the two locking clips on either side of the 7-pin dust. connector of the cable. To attach the serial cable to the MobileMapper Beacon, line up the white dots on both connectors. -
Page 18: Serial Port Parameters
MobileMapper to MobileMapper Beacon. Serial Port Parameters If you wish to use the MobileMapper Beacon with non-Tha- les GPS equipment without Bluetooth wireless technology, you may need to use conventional serial communications be- tween the two systems. In this case, you will need to know... -
Page 19: Beacon Lock
Beacon Lock When a signal from a coast guard beacon station has been ac- quired, the green lock indicator light will illuminate as shown below. If you are operating in a weak signal environ- ment, or with sufficient environmental noise to cause inter- ference with the signal, this light will either be intermittently illuminated or may not come on at all. -
Page 20: Mobilemapper Ce Bluetooth Manager
MobileMapper CE Bluetooth Manager In order to use corrections from the MobileMapper Beacon, the MobileMapper CE's Bluetooth Manager must first be used to discover the Beacon product, and then establish a connection. To access the Bluetooth Manager: • Tap the Windows butterfly icon in the lower left of the MobileMapper CE screen with the stylus. -
Page 21: Windows Ce Configuration Utility
The first choice is to not use any corrections. The second, and default, is to use corrections from the internal WAAS / EGNOS demodulator. To use the MobileMapper Beacon with the CE system, you must choose the option. This will instruct the Mo-... -
Page 22: Tuning The Beacon Frequency
Tuning the Beacon Frequency There are two methods that you can use to tune the beacon receiver inside the MobileMapper Beacon. The first method is the default mode, which is automatic operation. The sec- ond mode is manual operation where you specify the fre- quency to which you want the receiver to tune. - Page 23 You will see that you're free to either tune by the frequency and MSK (data) rate of the station, or by station name, cho- sen by region, country, and beacon name. The following window displays the content of the 'Status' tab.
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Page 24: Monitoring Reception Performance
There are other sources of noise, such as power lines, engine electronics of vehicles, power transformers, and the like. The MobileMapper Beacon system is able to provide diag- nostic information to the DGPS Configuration application that you can run on your PC or on the MobileMapper CE system. -
Page 25: Troubleshooting Reception
MobileMapper Beacon. • Wear the MobileMapper Beacon on the same side of your body as write with a pen. For instance, if you are right-handed, wear the beacon system on your right hip. - Page 26 If you are able to communicate with the receiver with the Note - If you see '-100' at any point in the SNR or Configuration Utility, you know the receiver is functioning SS fields, this just means in some capacity. The next step is to monitor the signal that the receiver is strength.
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Page 27: Coast Guard Dgps Service
Coast Guard DGPS Service The MobileMapper Beacon receives differential correction data transmitted by coast guard stations located in many re- gions throughout the world. This chapter aims to provide you with practical knowledge of this coast guard service, to empower your use of this prod- uct. -
Page 28: Radiobeacon Reception
The portion of the beacon signal broadcast skywards is known as the sky wave. Depending on its reflectance, the sky wave may bounce off the ionosphere and back to Earth causing reception of the ground wave to fade. Fading occurs when the ground and sky waves interfere with each other. -
Page 29: Spatial Decorrelation
Spatial Decorrelation Depending on the range from yourself to the beacon, the en- vironmental conditions may differ between the base station site and your location. This difference will show up as an ad- Note - Due to effects of ditional error in positioning, and is referred to as spatial spatial decorrelation, we decorrelation. -
Page 30: Benefits Of Waas/Egnos
• The low frequency has benefit in penetrating tree-cover, but it is also susceptible to man-made sources of noise from various electronics or electrically driven equip- ment. This susceptibility shows up in reduced SNR, which could lead to less reliable reception. •... -
Page 31: Radiobeacon Dgps
This could result in a similar error as spatial decorrela- tion in Coast Guard beacon, however, this is likely to be less significant. More significant is that the ionospheric map is downloaded to users only every 5 minutes. Recent past has shown that the ionosphere, during peak solar activity, can change more quickly than this update rate, causing a significant source of error. -
Page 32: Radiobeacon Coverage
- The Type 7 message contains the radiobeacon alma- nac information composed of location, frequency, service range, and health information of sister sta- tions for the currently tuned beacon. - The Type 16 message provides users with a 90 char- acter text string that may contain information regard- ing the status of the system, weather warnings, etc. - Page 34 OBILE APPER EACON ANUAL Thales Mobile Mapping Solutions Contact Information In USA +1 909 394 5000 • Fax +1 909 394 7050 Toll Free (Sales in USA/Canada) 1 800 922 2401 In South America +56 2 273 3214 • Fax +56 2 273 3187 Email mobilemapping@thalesnavigation.com In Singapore +65 6235 3678 •...