Page 1 GPSG-1000 GPS/Galileo Positional Simulator Operation Manual EXPORT CONTROL WARNING: This document contains controlled technology or technical data under the jurisdiction of the Export Administration Regulations (EAR), 15 CFR 730-774. It cannot be transferred to any foreign third party without the specific prior approval of the U.S.
Page 2 G P S G - 1 0 0 0 GPS/Gali leo Pos iti onal Simul ator Op era tio n Man ual P UB LIS HE D BY Aer ofle x CO P YR IG HT © Aer ofle x 201 1 All rig hts r eserved .
Page 3 G P SG -10 00 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L ELE C TRO M A GN ET IC CO M P ATI BI LITY Dou ble shi elded and pr oper ly t erminat ed ext erna l int e rf ace cable s must be used wi th t his equ ipment whe n int erf acing w ith the RS -23 2 and Et herne t.
Page 4 G P SG -10 00 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L T HI S PAG E IN TEN TI ON AL LY L EFT BLA NK . S u b j e ct t o E x p o r t C o n tr o l , s ee C o ve r P a g e f o r d e t ai l s .
Page 5 G P SG -10 00 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L D ec l a r at i o n of C o n fo r m i ty The Decla rat ion of C onfor mity C er tifica te in cluded wit h th e U nit sh ould r emain wit h th e Un it.
Page 6 G P SG -10 00 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L T HI S PAG E IN TEN TI ON AL LY L EFT BLA NK . S u b j e ct t o E x p o r t C o n tr o l , s ee C o ve r P a g e f o r d e t ai l s .
Page 7 G P SG -10 00 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L P r e ca u ti o n s S AF E T Y F I R S T - T O A L L O P E R A T I O NS P E R S O NN E L G EN ER AL CO N DI TIO N S O F US E This produ ct is designed and tested to comply w ith the requ irement s of IE C/E N6 1010- 1 ‘S afet y requ iremen ts fo r el ectri cal equ ipm ent for measur ement, contr ol a nd lab orat ory use’...
Page 8 G P SG -10 00 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L S AF E T Y F I R S T - T O A L L O P E RA T I O NS P E R S O NN E L (c o n t) EQ U IPM E NT G RO U ND IN G PR OT EC TIO N Impr oper grou nding of e quipment can result in electr ical sho c k.
Page 9 G P SG -10 00 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L S AF E T Y F I R S T - T O A L L O P E RA T I O NS P E R S O NN E L (c o n t) TO XI C H A ZAR D S S O M E O F T HE CO M P ON EN TS US ED IN TH IS EQ U IPM E NT M AY IN CL UD E R ES IN S W ARNING...
Page 10 G P SG -10 00 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L S AF E T Y F I R S T - T O A L L O P E RA T I O NS P E R S O NN E L (c o n t) FIR E HA ZA RD MA K E S UR E TH AT ON LY FU SE S OF TH E CO RR E CT RA TIN G A ND TY PE A RE W ARNING...
Page 11 G P SG -10 00 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L P r ef ac e SC O PE This Ma nual co ntains instr uction s for oper ati ng th e GPS G -1000 . I t i s str ongly recommen ded t hat the Ope rato r be come th oroug hly fa mi liar wit h t his manua l bef ore att empting to opera te t he eq uipment .
Page 12 G P SG -10 00 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L T HI S PAG E IN TEN TI ON AL LY L EFT BLA NK . S u b j e ct t o E x p o r t C o n tr o l , s ee C o ve r P a g e f o r d e t ai l s .
Page 13 GPS G- 1000 O PE RA TIO N M AN U AL S er v i c e U p on R e c e i p t o f M at er i a l UNPACKING TEST SET Spe ci al desi gn packin g mate rial inside this shipping conta iner provid e maximum pro tectio n for t he Te st S et.
Page 14 GPS G- 1000 O PE RA TIO N M AN U AL CHECKING UNPACKE D EQUIPMENT Inspect equ ipment for possible damage incur red duri ng shipme nt. If Test Set has been damaged , r eport th e damag e to Aer ofle x Cu st omer Ser vice. Re vi ew packing sl ip t o ver ify ship ment i s complet e.
Page 15 GPS G- 1000 O PE RA TIO N M AN U AL S t a n d a r d It e m s IT EM PA R T N UM B ER Q TY GPS/Galileo Positional Simulator 87339 Transit Case 88493 Coax Cable (50ft) 90114...
Page 16 GPS G- 1000 O PE RA TIO N M AN U AL IT EM PA R T N UM B ER Q TY Shot Bag 88753 RX Antenna 90113 Operation Manual (CD) 88037 Getting Started Manual (paper) 88038 S u b j e ct t o E x p o r t C o n tr o l , s ee C o ve r P a g e f o r d e t ai l s .
Page 17 GPS G- 1000 O PE RA TIO N M AN U AL O p t i o n a l I te m s IT EM PA R T N UM B ER Q TY Battery Pack 86196 External Battery Charger 87040 90106 Antenna Coupler Placement Pole Kit...
Page 18: Table Of Contents
GP SG- 1000 OP ER AT IO N M AN U T a b l e of C o nt e nt s C h a p t e r 1 - D e s c r i p t i o n ......1 - 1 Int roduct ion .
Page 19 GP SG- 1000 OP ER AT IO N M AN U Locked Fields ..........2 - 13 C h ap te r 3 - T e st S e t F u n ct i o n s .
Page 20 GP SG- 1000 OP ER AT IO N M AN U C h a p t e r 6 - P r i n c i p l e s o f O p e r a t i o n ....6 - 1 Pr inciples of O pe rati on .
Page 21 GP SG- 1000 OP ER AT IO N M AN U T HI S PAG E IN TEN TI ON AL LY L EFT BLA NK . S u b j e ct t o E x p o r t C o n tr o l , s ee C o ve r P a g e f o r d e t ai l s .
Page 22 GPS G- 1000 O PE RA TIO N M AN U AL Li s t o f F i gu r e s The Aer oflex GP SG- 1000 ..........1 - 1 GPSG- 1000 Scre en C over/ St and .
Page 23 GPS G- 1000 O PE RA TIO N M AN U AL Syste m Co nfigur atio n - St atus ......... 5 - 5 Syste m Co nfigur atio n - Ha rdw are .
Page 24: Chapter 1 - D E S C R I P T I O N
GPS G- 1000 O PE RA TIO N M AN U AL C h a pt er 1 - D es cr i p t i o n I NTRODUCTION F ig. 1-1 The Aer ofle x GPS G- 1000 1 .1 .1 S c o p e Type of Manual: Oper ation Manual...
Page 25: Ca Pabilit Ies
GPS G -1000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL 1 .2 .1 C a p a b i l it i e s The GPSG-1000 provides users with the following standard capabilities: • Sel ectable single carr ier •...
Page 26: Feat Ures
GPS G -1000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL 1 .2 .2 F e a t u r e s • S ystem S c reen • SV Se lection Tabl e displ ays SV Geomet ry f or R A IM te st ing •...
Page 27 GPS G -1000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL T HI S PAG E IN TEN TI ON AL LY L EFT BLA NK . S u b j e ct t o E x p o r t C o n tr o l , s ee C o ve r P a g e f o r d e t ai l s . 1 - 4...
Page 28: C H Ap Te R 2 - T E St Se T O P Era Tio N
GPS G- 1000 O PE RA TIO N M AN U AL C h ap te r 2 - T e st Se t O p era tio n I NTRODUCTION This chapter r efer s to local opera tion of a GPS G- 1000 configu red wit h fa ctory defa ult sett ings unless spe c ified o ther wise.
Page 29: Bat Ter Y Re Chargi Ng U S Ing B Att Ery Cr Adle
GPS G- 1000 O PE RA TIO N M AN U AL 2 .2 .3 B a t te ry R e c h a rg i n g U s i n g G P S G - 1 0 0 0 S T E P PR OC EDU RE C onnect A C L ine C able to AC PW R C onne ctor on t he A C Adap tor and an...
Page 30: Inst Allati On
GPS G- 1000 O PE RA TIO N M AN U AL I NSTA LLATION 2 .3 .1 V e n t il a t io n R e q u ir e m e n t s The GP SG- 1000 i s convecti on cool ed via the enclosur e case. A v oid st anding the instr ument on or close to other equ ipment that is ho t.
Page 31: Controls And Connectors
GPS G- 1000 O PE RA TIO N M AN U AL 2 .4 CONTROLS AND CONNECTORS 2 . 4 .1 Front Panel Controls F ig. 2-2 Fr ont Panel C ontr ols Co ntr ol D escr ip tio n P ow er ON /O FF The Pow er On/Off Bu tton is used t o p ower t he T est Set on and off.
Page 32 GPS G- 1000 O PE RA TIO N M AN U AL C on tr ol D escr ipt ion Battery LED B at ter y V olt age Low ( red) T he un it t urns off wit hin o ne minu te w itho ut ch arger B at ter y P re- Ch ar ge ( flashin g yello w) T rickle charg e dur ing e xtremel y low volt age on the batt ery.
Page 33: Re Ar P Anel Con Tro Ls And Con Nector S
GPS G- 1000 O PE RA TIO N M AN U AL 2 .4 .2 R e a r P a n e l C o n tr o l s a n d C o n n e c t o r s Fig.
Page 34: O Perat Ing P Ro Ce Dures
GPS G- 1000 O PE RA TIO N M AN U AL 2. 5 O PE RATI NG PR OC EDU RES 2 .5 .1 P o w e r O N T e s t S e t Af ter complet ing I nitial Inst allati on, perf orm t he f ollow ing st eps t o Tur n On the Test Set: S T E P PR OC EDU RE Pr ess On/Off Bu tton on F ront P anel t o po wer on Test Set .
Page 35: Pow Er O Ff T Est S Et
GPS G- 1000 O PE RA TIO N M AN U AL S T E P PR OC EDU RE Deb ug F iles : If t he GP SG-10 00 encou nter s a pr oblem duri ng th e boot pr ocess and is unab le t o boot up p roper ly, a deb ug fi le may be obt ained fro m the GPSG- 1000 and sen t t o Aer ofle x to assist i n det erminin g th e cause of t he b oot i ssu e.
Page 36: User Interface Componen Ts
GPS G- 1000 O PE RA TIO N M AN U AL USER INTERFACE COMPONEN TS The Test Set Use r I nter face (U I) is a touch scr een contr ol pa nel t hat provide s a f lexible wo rking enviro nment for all u sers.
Page 37: Launch Bar N Avigat Ion
GPS G- 1000 O PE RA TIO N M AN U AL 2 .6 .2 L a u n c h B a r N a v i g a t io n The ar row s on the t op and bot tom of t he Launch B ar ar e used to move t he Launch B ar U p and down .
Page 38: Funct Ion W Indow Icon S
GPS G- 1000 O PE RA TIO N M AN U AL Fig. 2-10 F unction Windo w 2 .6 .5 F u n c t io n W i n d o w Ic o n s Funct ion W indow s use the f ollow ing icons t o indi cate va rious funct ions or sta tes:. I CO N D ES CR IP TIO N C loses the Functio n Win dow whi le lea ving t he fu nction in the...
Page 39: Def Ining Par Amete Rs
GPS G- 1000 O PE RA TIO N M AN U AL DEFIN IN G PARAM ETERS 2 .7 .1 E n t e r in g N u m e r i c V a l u e s Nu me ric val ues ar e used to defin e a va riet y of test para me ter s such as fre quency a nd level.
Page 40: Da Ta S Lew Ba R
GPS G- 1000 O PE RA TIO N M AN U AL 2 .7 .3 D a t a S le w B a r The Dat a S lew Bar incr ementa lly select s specif ic dat a value s by spi nning the w heel . Sel ecting x10 increase s the step incremen t by a fa ctor of 10.
Page 41: Locked Fields
GPS G- 1000 O PE RA TIO N M AN U AL 2 .7 .6 L o c k e d F i e ld s A small padlock symbol ma y be displa yed a gainst cer tain fiel ds ind icating th at the fiel d is locked and may not be edi ted o r a cce sse d ( Fig.
Page 42 GPS G- 1000 O PE RA TIO N M AN U AL T HI S PAG E IN TEN TI ON AL LY L EFT BLA NK . S u b j e ct t o E x p o r t C o n tr o l , s ee C o ve r P a g e f o r d e t ai l s . 2 - 15...
Page 43: Ch A P Te R 3 - T Es T S Et F U N Ct I O N S
GPS G -1000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL Ch a p te r 3 - T es t S et F u n ct i o n s I NTRODUCTION This chapter pr ovides an ope rat ional descript ion o f st andar d simulat or functi ons. 3 .
Page 44 GP SG- 1000 OP ER AT IO N M AN UA L Control Component Description Dr op d own menu p rovide s selecti on of carr ier , de pendent on Carrier Syst em selecti on in Set up. N OT E: Th e GPS Se rvices a nd Galileo Ser vices ar e di sp layed i n Ad visory field.
Page 45 GP SG- 1000 OP ER AT IO N M AN UA L Display Component Description Di sp lays select ed GP S S V PR N’s. R ange: 1 t o 32 GPS SV PRN Di sp lays select ed Gali leo S V P R N’s Rang e: 1 to 30 GAL SV PRN Di sp lays clock type.
Page 46: Sv Prn Selection Function Window
GP SG- 1000 OP ER AT IO N M AN UA L 3 .2 .2 SV PRN Selection Function Window The SV PR N Sel ection Funct ion Wi ndow allow s t he user to sel ect spe ci fic GP S/Galil eo SV ’s.
Page 47: Sv Pr N Ed It W Indow
GP SG- 1000 OP ER AT IO N M AN UA L 3 .2 .3 S V P R N E d i t W i n d o w The SV PR N Edi t Window ope ns w hen an SV lin e is se lected in ei ther the GPS or GAL tabl es, di sp layed i n th e SV P RN S electio n Fun ction Window .
Page 48: Waypoint Function Window
GP SG- 1000 OP ER AT IO N M AN UA L Control Component Description C ancel Ca ncel pa ramete r cha nge, rever ts t o pr evious se ttin g App ly App lies pa ramete r cha nge 3 .2 .4 Waypoint Function Window The Waypoin t Fu nction Window is used t o conf igur e th e w aypoint s that compr ise a 3D...
Page 49 GP SG- 1000 OP ER AT IO N M AN UA L Display Component Description Name Displays Waypoint Name Latitude Displays Waypoint Latitude in decimal format. Example: 37 39.0000N (37 degrees, 39.0000 minutes North) Sign: N or S Longitude Displays Waypoint Longitude in decimal format. Example: 97 26.0000E (97 degrees, 26.0000 minutes East) Sign: E or W Altitude...
Page 50: Waypoint Edit Window
GP SG- 1000 OP ER AT IO N M AN UA L 3 .2 .5 Waypoint Edit Window The Waypoin t E dit Window is used t o set specifi c wa yp oint para me ter s. N ew wayp oints can be crea ted and saved or wa ypoints can be selecte d fr om an Air por t C ode table.
Page 51: Set Up
GP SG- 1000 OP ER AT IO N M AN UA L 3. 3 SE TUP 3 .3 .1 Setup Functional Window The Set up Fu nctiona l Wind ow is used to configu re t he t est se t ope rati onal p aramet ers. F ig.
Page 52 GP SG- 1000 OP ER AT IO N M AN UA L Control Component Description System Drop down selections: GPS - GPS satellites only simulated. GAL- Galileo satellites only simulated. GPS/GAL - both GPS and Galileo satellites simulated. RF Port Drop down selections: COUPLER - generator uses coupler RF port DIRECT- generator uses direct RF port.
Page 53: Co Nfigur Atio N C Ontr Ols
GP SG- 1000 OP ER AT IO N M AN UA L 3 .3 .2 C o n f i g u r a ti o n C o n t r o ls The co nfigur atio n contr ols pr ovide na me d stor age and recall for all te st set set ting s. Only one co nfigu rati on may b e load ed in memory use.
Page 54: Reca Ll S Etti Ngs Win Dow
GP SG- 1000 OP ER AT IO N M AN UA L Control Component Description Delete Deletes selected store Save Stores named Settings Cancel Cancel storage operation and closes window Display Component Description File Name Displays selected Settings name File List Box Displays list of stored Settings files Re call Set ti ngs Wind ow Sel ecting the Recal l Se tting s key di sp lays th e R ecall S ett ings w indow w hich is used to...
Page 55: Mainte Nance F Unction Wind Ow
GP SG- 1000 OP ER AT IO N M AN UA L MAINTENANC E FUNC TION WIND OW Fig. 3-10 Main tenance Windo w F ig. 3-11 D iagnost ics Wind ow S u b j e ct t o E x p o r t C o n tr o l , s ee C o ve r P a g e f o r d e t ai l s . 3 - 13...
Page 56 GP SG- 1000 OP ER AT IO N M AN UA L Fig. 3- 12 Cali brat ion W indow Control Component Description C ancel Cl ose calib rati on op erat ion P asswor d Sel ecting Passw ord wi ll displ ay and alpha numer ic pad for ente ring the passwo rd t o un -lock t he ca libra tion table St art calibr atio n of GPSG- 1000 S u b j e ct t o E x p o r t C o n tr o l , s ee C o ve r P a g e f o r d e t ai l s .
Page 57: G Ps Rec Eiver Fu Nction Window
GP SG- 1000 OP ER AT IO N M AN UA L G PS REC EIVER FU NCTION WINDOW The Inte rnal GPS Rece iver ma y be u sed to obt ain a curr ent Almana c and UTC f or use in simulati ons.
Page 58 GP SG- 1000 OP ER AT IO N M AN UA L Display Component Description Latitude Waypoint Latitude in decimal format. Ex: 37 39,0000N (37 degrees, 39,0000 minutes North) Sign: N or S Longitude Waypoint Longitude in decimal format. Ex: 97 26,0000E (97 degrees, 26,0000 minutes East) Sign: E or W MSL Attitude Displays GPS Altitude 0 to 60,000 ft, resolution 1 ft...
Page 59: Chapter 4 - T E S T I N G G P S / G A L I L E O R E C Ei V E R S
GPS G- 1000 O PE RA TIO N M AN U AL C h a p t er 4 - T e s t i n g G P S / G al i l e o R e c ei v e r s I NTRODUCTION This chapter pr ovides detail s of standar d t ests f or GP S receiver s.
Page 60: A Ntenn A C Oupler In Stallat Ion
G P SG -10 00 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L S T E P PR OC EDU RE In the Ver sion w indow t he uni t mode l number , unit serial number and curr entl y instal led so ftw are ver sion number is displa yed.
Page 61: Setup/Simulation
G P SG -10 00 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L 4 .1 .3 Setup/Simulation Per for m the foll owin g step s for S etup. S T E P PR OC EDU RE P ress Pow e r O n/ Of f K ey f or a minimum of one second t o pow er up test set.
Page 62 G P SG -10 00 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L S T E P PR OCE DUR E Sel ect A ppl y K ey w hich w ill automat ically a ctivate the Si mulat ion menu. Per for m the foll owin g step s to complete Simul ation: Name /Po siti ons: RF Level = Fo r set ting the outpu t leve l of GPS gener ated signal...
Page 63: G Ps Re Ce Iver Communica Tion
G P SG -10 00 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L 4 .1 .4 G P S R e c e iv e r C o m mu n ic a t i o n Some re ceivers may have ma intena nce p ages the user can access to view S V paramet ers and position al in format ion.
Page 64 G P SG -10 00 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L 4. 1 .5 .A Signal Tracking Sensitivity Per for m the foll owin g step s for signa l tr acking sensitivit y test . S T E P PR OC EDU RE I f con necting GPSG- 1000 via A nte nna C ouple r, perf orm Ant enna Coup ler...
Page 65 G P SG -10 00 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L Fig. 4- 3 S imulat ion F unction Wind ow 4. 1 .5 .B Ac q ui si ti on S e ns i ti v i t y Per for m the foll owin g step s for acqui sition sensitivi ty te st.
Page 66: Measuri Ng Ti Me To Fir S T Fi X (T Tff) And Posi Tion Accur Acy
G P SG -10 00 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L 4. 1 .5 .C C/ N M e as ur e me nt O pt io ns In sce nario s wh ere measure me nt spe ed is import ant, such a s a pr oduct ion en vironmen t, you can use a highe r C /N va lue an d extr apola te t he sen sitivity infor m atio n fr om th e res ul t.
Page 67: Tt Ff Vs. Si Gnal S Tr Ength
G P SG -10 00 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L For a r eceiver to obta in a positio n fi x, it must down load t he al ma nac and ephe me ris info rmatio n f rom the sate llite th rough a navig a tion message.
Page 68 G P SG -10 00 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L Per for m the foll owin g step s for A cquisitio n (co ld sta rt) TT F measur ement . S T E P PR OC EDU RE I f con necting GPSG- 1000 via A nte nna C ouple r, perf orm Ant enna Coup ler Inst allati on pr ocedur e S ection 4.1.
Page 69 G P SG -10 00 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L 4. 1 .6 .C Re a cqu is iti on (hot st ar t) The r eceiver has up- to- date almanac and ephem er is info rmatio n, has n ot been tur ned of f for more t han tw o hou rs and h as not move d locatio n more t han 100 m.
Page 70 G P SG -10 00 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L Ini ti al U TC C old TTF F ( S) Ho t T TFF (S ) Maxi mum SV C /No S V’s 10:1 4:02m 38.2 1 1.30...
Page 71: Raim Testing And Sv Geometry
G P SG -10 00 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L 4 .1 .7 RAIM Testing and SV Geometry The orbi tal ch aract eristi cs of SV ’s w ithin a GPS const ellat ion ar e con tained in t he tr ansmitte d alman ac and ephemer is dat a.
Page 72 G P SG -10 00 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L T HI S PAG E IN TEN TI ON AL LY L EFT BLA NK . S u b j e ct t o E x p o r t C o n tr o l , s ee C o ve r P a g e f o r d e t ai l s . 4 - 14...
Page 73: Chapter 5 - M A I N T E Na N C E
GPS G -1000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL C h ap te r 5 - M a in te na n ce I NTRODUCTION 5 .1 .1 V i s u a l I n s p e c t io n s Visua l inspectio ns should be pe rfor med per iodicall y de pending o n opera ting envi ronment , main tenance and use.
Page 74: Gpsg-1000 Software Update
Fi g. 5- 1 Bat ter y Rep lacement 5 .2 .2 GPSG-1000 Software Update Perform the following steps to Update GPSG-1000 Software via the USB port using a USB memory device*: S T E P PRO CE DUR E Using your PC , obtain the late st sof twa re update zip f ile f rom Aer oflex.
Page 75 GP SG- 1000 OP ER AT IO N M AN UA L S T E P PR OCE DUR E Inser t t he U SB memor y device in U SB H ost 1 or Ho st 2 Por t. Host 1 Fig .
Page 76: Gpsg-1000 Almanac Update
OP ER AT IO N M AN UA L 5 .2 .3 GPSG-1000 Almanac Update Perform the following steps to Update GPSG-1000 Almanac using a USB memory device*: S T E P PRO CE DUR E Obt ain t he cur rent GPS almanac for the week from the U nit ed S tate s Coa s t Guar d Na vi gation C enter at htt p:// ww w.
Page 77: System Configuration Function Window
GP SG- 1000 OP ER AT IO N M AN UA L 5 .2 .4 System Configuration Function Window The System Con figur ation Funct ion w indo w is accessible via t he La unch B ar System funct ion key, as a sub se lection . S ystem C onfi gurat ion d isplays f ive sele ct able tabs across the top of t he scr een.
Page 78 GP SG- 1000 OP ER AT IO N M AN UA L Di spl ay C ompo nent Desc ri pti on Slot 1 MIC284 Tempera- Displays the current PXI slot 1 controller MIC284 temperature in degrees Cel- ture sius Displays the current PXI slot 1 controller OMAP processor temperature in Slot 1 OMAP Temperature degrees Celsius...
Page 79 GP SG- 1000 OP ER AT IO N M AN UA L Di spl ay C ompo nent Desc ri pti on Di git al Boa rd Ca rd ID Di sp lays fi ve digit dig ital board card ID numbe r D igi tal Bo ard C ard Di sp lays dig ital board card versio n numbe r Ver sio n...
Page 80 GP SG- 1000 OP ER AT IO N M AN UA L 5. 2 .4 .C UI O p t ion s T he U I Opt ions t ab cont rols the screen back li ght l evel an d tou c h scre en calib rat ion util ity.
Page 81 GP SG- 1000 OP ER AT IO N M AN UA L 5. 2 .4 .D Ne t w or k The Net wor k ta b cont rols the test set E ther net adapt or local a rea connectio n sett ings. The Eth ernet bus is used for re mo te con tro l of the test set.
Page 82 GP SG- 1000 OP ER AT IO N M AN UA L 5. 2 .4 .E Da t e /Ti me T he D ate/ Time t ab con trol s the test set date /time clock pa ramete rs. Fig.
Page 83 GP SG- 1000 OP ER AT IO N M AN UA L Diagnostics Function Window 5. 2 .4 .F The D iagno stics Funct ion w indow is accessible via t he Launch B ar Ma intena nce funct ion key, a s a sub select ion.
Page 84 GP SG- 1000 OP ER AT IO N M AN UA L T HI S PAG E IN TEN TI ON AL LY L EFT BLA NK . S u b j e ct t o E x p o r t C o n tr o l , s ee C o ve r P a g e f o r d e t ai l s . 5 - 12...
Page 85: Chapter 6 - P R I N C I P L E S O F O P E R A Ti O N
PR IN CI PL E S O F O PE R A T I O N 6.1.1 GPSG-1000 Control Panel Assembly The Con trol Pan el A ssembly, p rovide s On/Off, H ome B utto ns and St atus L ED ’s.
Page 86: Int Erconn Ect B Lock D Iagr Ams
GPS G -1000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL 6 .1 .2 In te r c o n n e c t B l o c k D ia g ra m s Fig. 6-1 A ssembly In ter co nnect Block Diag ram ) S u b j e ct t o E x p o r t C o n tr o l , s ee C o ve r P a g e f o r d e t ai l s .
Page 87: G Ps Syste M
GPS G -1000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL 6 .1 .3 G P S S y s te m The NA VS TA R, ( Naviga tion Sat ellite Timing A nd R anging ), GP S, ( Glob al P osition ing Syste m ) is a sat ellite based navigat ion syst em off erin g pr ecision navigati on capa bility.
Page 88 GPS G -1000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL 6. 1 .3 .A S pa ce S e gme nt The Spa ce segment consi st s of th e GPS spa ce vehicle s (S V’ s) or S atel lites, nomina lly 24 SV ’s plu s spare s.
Page 89 GPS G -1000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL With the GPS satel lites in const ant mo tion, the number of satel lites in view an d the ir rel ative location is dyn amic. A 2 4 sate llite config urat ion pr ovides adequa te sat ellit e covera ge to per for m thr ee-d imensional posit ion f ixing.
Page 90: Sp S S Tan Dard Posit Ioning Ser Vice
GPS G -1000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL 6. 1 .3 .B Co n t r o l S eg m en t S ix unman ned mon itor ing st ations are locate d th rough out t he w or ld. E ach S tat ion constan tly moni tor s and receives infor m ation fr om th e GPS sate llites and se nds th e orb ital an d clock inf ormati on to t he maste r cont rol st ation.
Page 91: Posit Ion Calcul Ation
GPS G -1000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL 6. 1 .4 .A P P S P r e ci se P o si t io n ing S e rv i ce P r ot ec te d C o de o r P C o de : t hi s is a lso k no w n as t he P r e ci se P os it i on in g S er vi ce . T h e P C od e i s ne v e r t r a ns m it t ed in th e c le ar an d i s en cr y pt ed w it h a W co de .
Page 92 GPS G -1000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL S ubf ram es Sub frames 1 t o 5 e ach pr ovide a synchr onizati on, h and- over w or d and a C /A code time ambigui ty r emoval.
Page 93 GPS G -1000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL El evati on describ es the angle of a sat ellite rel ative to t he ho rizont al pl ane. If a sate llite is dir ectly above the p oint of o bservat ion o n th e gr ound, then the elevat ion is 90°. If th e satell ite is at the horizo n, t hen t he e levation is 0°...
Page 94 GPS G -1000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL Fig. 6-1 1 GP S R eceived Sig nal To r ecover the d ata f rom spr ead spe ct rum sig nal at the r eceiver , t he ener gy spr ead over a w ide bandw idth must b e cor relat ed or de -spre ad in to a narr ow band widt h by freq uency and code shift ing.
Page 95 GPS G -1000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL In the ca se of a r eceiver cold start , w her e t he r eceiver does n ot h ave a curr ent a lmanac loaded , eve ry P RN w ould be t ried until an SV is fo und in view , a fter w hich t he al ma nac can be dow nload ed and used to d eter mi ne w h ich S V’s to acquire next.
Page 96 GPS G -1000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL Re fer to Fig. 6-15 . Th e spect ral powe r d ensity o f t he r eceived GP S signal lays at appr oximatel y 16 d B be low the spectr al po wer densit y of the ther mal or ba ckg round noise.
Page 97 GPS G -1000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL T o measur e t he tr avel time: • Re ce iver gener ates t he sa me codes as the Sat ellit e ( PR N co des) •...
Page 98 GPS G -1000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL Re fer to Fig 6 -17. Du e to the atomic clocks onbo ard the satelli tes, the time at w hich t he satell ite si gnal i s tr ansmitt ed is kn own very precisel y. A ll sat ellit e clocks a re a djusted to be synch ronized w ith e ach ot her and U TC ( univer sa l ti me coor dinate d).
Page 99 GPS G -1000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL 6. 1 .5 .E Cl oc k Bi as T o solve the probl em of clock bia s, consid er a re ceiver is place d on a str aight line benea th t wo satelli tes.
Page 100 GPS G -1000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL Re fer to Fig 6 -20. D istance to tw o poin ts is known , desi red positio n is i n one of two locati ons F ig.
Page 101 GPS G -1000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL Re fer to Fig 6 -23. Distance to three points is known, position is known in 3D space. F ig. 6 -23 Tr iangul ation using thre e know n po ints i n 3D space 6.
Page 102 GPS G -1000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL 6. 1 .5 .H At m os phe ri c De l ay s Ion osph ere: The ionosphe re is an atmospher ic laye r sit uated bet ween 90 t o 10 00 km ab ove t he Ear th’s su rfa ce .
Page 103: G Ps Timekeep Ing
GPS G -1000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL Tr opos pher e: The t roposp here is t he low er par t of t he ear th's atmosphe re ( 0 -15km) , that e ncompasses our we ather .
Page 104: G Ns S A Ccuracy
GPS G -1000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL The wee k number is t ransmit ted as a ten- bit field in t he C /A and P( Y) navigat ion messages, and so it beco me s zero again e very 1, 024 w eeks ( 19.6 years) . GPS w eek zer o star ted at 0 0:00: 00 U TC (0 0:00: 19 TA I) on Januar y 6, 1980, and the week number became zer o aga in for th e fir st ti me at 2 3:59: 47 TC on A ugust 21, 1999 ( 00:00 :19 T AI o n Aug ust 22 , 199 9).
Page 105: G Ns S A Ugment Ation
GPS G -1000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL 6 .1 .8 G N S S A u g m e n ta t i o n Aug me ntati on of GNS S, is a method of improvin g th e navig ation system accur acy, rel iabilit y and availabi lity t hrou gh t he int egra tion of e xtern al inf ormat ion i nto t he calculat ion p rocess.
Page 106 GPS G -1000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL 6. 1 .8 .A S BA S S y st e ms WA AS (W ide A rea A ugmentat ion System) De ve loped and man aged b y the FA A, to a ugment GP S, w ith t he g oal of impr oving i ts accura cy, int egri ty, a nd avai labilit y.
Page 107 GPS G -1000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL To overcome this, RA IM w as d eveloped and is a man dator y fea tur e of all aviation -gr ade recei v ers. RA IM use s combinat ions of sat ellite s to deter mine t he r eceiver posit ion. Sho uld a larg e discr epancy b etw een p osition soluti ons occur , a RA IM a lert is cr eate d ren derin g the GP S n avigato r unr eliab le.
Page 108: Gps Moder Nizatio N Si Gnals
GPS G -1000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL 6 .1 .9 G P S M o d e r n i za ti o n S ig n a ls A p rocess o f GPS system mode rnizat ion is now under way, wh ich invol ve s the intr oductio n of new signals to p rovide impro vements i n accur acy and inte grit y.
Page 109 GPS G -1000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL 6. 1 .9 .B CN AV Na vi ga t ion M e ss ag e The CN AV dat a is an upg raded versio n of the ori ginal NA V na vigatio n message. It contai ns higher preci sion rep resent ation and nomina lly more accur ate data t han the N A V data .
Page 110 GPS G -1000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL 6. 1 .9 .C Civi lian, safet y of life signal planne d to be a va ilable wit h f irst GP S IIF laun ch (2 009). Tw o P RN ra nging codes ar e t ransmit ted on L5: th e in- phase code ( denot ed as the I5- code) ;...
Page 111 GPS G -1000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL CN A V-2 Na vigat ion mess age The L1C navigat ion me ssa ge, called CN AV -2, is 180 0 bit s (i ncluding FEC ) and is tr ansmitte d at 10 0 bit /s.
Page 112: The Ga Lileo System
GPS G -1000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL 6 .1 .1 0 T h e G a l il e o S y s t e m Galileo is the European global navigation satellite system which provides a highly accurate, guaranteed global positioning service under civilian control.
Page 113 GPS G -1000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL 6. 1 .1 0. A Gr ound Ele me nt Tw o Galile o C ontr ol C ente rs: • Locat ed in Eur ope • Co mb ine r ange of f acilit ies: o rbit contr ol, inte grit y, mission contr ol, satell ite contr ol, services prod ucts, Pre cise Time Facili ties ( PT F) 15 Gali leo U p-L ink S tati ons: •...
Page 114 GPS G -1000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL Sig nal E5 (E 5a + E5b ) C entr e 1191. 795 ( E5) 127 8.75 157 5.42 Fr equen cy 1176. 45 ( E5a) 1207. 14 (E 5b) N ominal 51.15 (E 5)
Page 115 GPS G -1000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL No ise The level o f no ise seen by a GP S receive r con sists mainl y of ther mal noi se but also backgr ound and in ter -modula tion no ise. Most of the singl e influe nces are con st ant or can be a ssu me d to be co nstant in t he o rder of measur ement accuracy.
Page 116 GPS G -1000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL C/ N = t he S NR ( usually in dB ) in a 1Hz bandw idth . Th at b andw idth is typi ca lly 100 0 times less tha n th e actu al r eceiver bandw idt h, w hich implies a 30db change in d B-p ower unit s: •...
Page 117 GPS G -1000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL Re ferr ing to t able 1-5, assuming a const ant satelli te p ower , yo u can observe that th e C/ N rat io r epor ted by th e re ce iver is a f unctio n of the noise figur e of th e re ceiver. Noi se R F Pow er C/ N...
Page 118 GPS G -1000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL Table 1- 6 examp le r esults show th at R F pow er levels betw een -136 .6 a nd - 135. 7 dB m all pro duce t he same C/N rat io of 30 dB- Hz.
Page 119: Chapter 7 - P R O D Uc T S P E C I F I Ca Ti O N S
GPS G- 1000 O PE RA TIO N M AN U AL C h ap t er 7 - P r o d u ct S p e ci f i ca ti o n s G ENERATOR RF Output Level Direct:- -93 to -155 dBm in 1 dB steps. ±...
Page 120 GPS G -1000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL GENERATOR (cont) Code Carrier Coherence: Sets frequency variation between code carriers Range 2m/S or 6.562 ft/S Increment 1mm/S or .001 ft/S L1 C/A code: Code Rate: 1.023 Mc/s Primary Code Length: 1023 bits Modulation: BPSK Symbol Rate: 50 sps...
Page 121: Master Oscillat Or
GPS G -1000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL GENERATOR (cont) N A V D a t a : Navigation Data is computed in real-time to match the simulation Positional Simulation: Maximum Relative Velocity (Range Rate) ± 1000 kts Maximum Relative Jerk ±...
Page 122: Battery
GPS G -1000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL BATTERY Type: Lithium Ion, Removable Pack Voltage: 14.4 VDC Capacity: 6.94 AH Duration: 4 Hrs Note: Battery charging temperature range: >-20°C and <60°C. PH YSICAL CHAR ACTERISTICS Height: 10.63 inches (27.0 cm) Width: 13.97 inches (35.5 cm)
Page 123: Accessor Ies
GPS G -1000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL E N V IR O N M E N T A L (cont) Emissions: MIL-PRF28800F Class 2 EN 61326:1998 Class A EN 61000-3-2 EN 61000-3-3 Immunity: MIL-PRF28800F Class 2 EN 61326:1998Class A External AC-DC Converter Certifications Safety Compliance:...
Page 124 GPS G -1000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL T HI S PAG E IN TEN TI ON AL LY L EFT BLA NK . S u b j e ct t o E x p o r t C o n tr o l , s ee C o ve r P a g e f o r d e t ai l s . 7 - 6...
Page 125: A P P En D I X A - P I N -O U T T A Bl Es
GPS G -1000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL A p p en d i x A - P i n -O u t T a bl es ET HER NET CONNECTOR Fig. A- 1 Et herne t P in-Out Di agram Pin N umber S igna l Ty pe S ig nal Type...
Page 126 G P SG -10 00 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L USB HOST 2 C ONN ECT OR F ig. A -3 U SB H ost 2 Pin- Out D iagr am Pin N umber S igna l Ty pe S ig nal Type Fu ncti on...
Page 127 G P SG -10 00 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L AUX CON NEC TOR F ig. A-6 AUX Connector Pin-Out Diagram Pin N umber S igna l Ty pe S ig nal Type Fu ncti on DA TA A RIN C 429 in A A RIN C 429...
Page 128 G P SG -10 00 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L T HI S PAG E IN TEN TI ON AL LY L EFT BLA NK . S u b j e ct t o E x p o r t C o n tr o l , s ee C o ve r P a g e f o r d e t ai l s . A - 4...
Page 129: A P Pe N D I X B - T E R M I N O L O G Y
GPS G -1000 O PE RA TI ON M A NU AL A p p en d i x B - T e r m i n o l o g y Term Description Anti-Spoofing (AS) Is a policy of the U.S. Department of Defense by which the P-Code is encrypted (by the additional modulation of a so-called W-Code to generate a new "Y-Code"), to protect the militarily important P-Code signals from being "spoofed"...
Page 130 G P SG -10 00 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L Term Description C/A Code The standard (Clear/Acquisition) GPS PRN code, also known as the Civilian Code or S-Code. A spread spectrum direct sequence code only modulated on the L1 carrier,used by the GPS receiver to acquire and decode the L1 satellite signal, and from which the L1 pseudo-range measurement is made.
Page 131 G P SG -10 00 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L Term Description Cut Off Angle The minimum acceptable satellite elevation angle (above the horizon) to avoid blockage of line-of-sight, multipath errors or too high Tropospheric or Ionospheric Delay values.
Page 132 G P SG -10 00 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L Term Description Ephemeris (plural: The file of values from which a satellite's position and velocity (the so-called Ephemerides) "satellite state vector") at any instant in time can be obtained. The "Broadcast Ephemeris (or Ephemerides)"...
Page 133 G P SG -10 00 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L Term Description Ionosphere, Ionospheric The Ionosphere is that band of atmosphere extending from about 50 to 1000 kilometres Delay above the earth's surface in which the sun's ultraviolet radiation ionises gas molecules which then lose an electron.
Page 134 G P SG -10 00 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L T HI S PAG E IN TEN TI ON AL LY L EFT BLA NK . S u b j e ct t o E x p o r t C o n tr o l , s ee C o ve r P a g e f o r d e t ai l s . B - 6...
Page 135: Nume Ric K Eypad
GPS G- 1000 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L In de x ....App endix A Pow er R equir ements .
Page 136: Sv Pr N Se Lection Funct Ion W Indow
GPS G- 1000 O P ER ATI O N M A N UA L ....Test Set Fun c tions ....SV PR N Ed it W indow .
Page 137 As we are always seeking to improve our products, the information in this document gives only a general indication of the product capacity, performance and suitability, none of which shall form part of any contract. We reserve the right to make design changes without notice. CHINA / Beijing Tel: [+86] (10) 6539 1166 Fax: [+86] (10) 6539 1778...

Aeroflex GPSG-1000 Operation Manual

Chapter 1 - D E S C R I P T I O N

C H Ap te R 2 - T E St Se T O P Era Tio N

Ch a P te R 3 - T es T S Et F U N Ct I O N S

Chapter 4 - T E S T I N G G P S / G a L I L E O R E C Ei V E R S

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Chapter 6 - P R I N C I P L E S O F O P E R a Ti O N

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