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User & Installation Manual
LT-300 GNSS Receiver
Document Number: 95-100229 REV 1.00
Release date:
March 23, 2016
Copyright © Lars Thrane A/S
Denmark
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED

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  • Page 1 User & Installation Manual LT-300 GNSS Receiver Document Number: 95-100229 REV 1.00 Release date: March 23, 2016 Copyright © Lars Thrane A/S Denmark ALL RIGHTS RESERVED...
  • Page 3 Manuals issued by Lars Thrane A/S are periodically revised and updated. Anyone relying on this information should acquire the most current version e.g. from Lars Thrane A/S. Lars Thrane A/S is not responsible for the content or accuracy of any translations or reproductions, in whole or in part, of this manual from any other source.
  • Page 4 Failure to comply with these precautions or with specific warnings elsewhere in this manual violates safety standards of design, manufacture and intended use of the equipment. Lars Thrane A/S assumes no liability for the customer's failure to comply with these requirements. Instructions for the Installer...
  • Page 5 LT-300 User & Installation Manual Required information for the reader Throughout this document, essential information will be presented to the reader. The following text (emphasized) has the following meaning and/or implication: WARNING: A ‘Warning’ is an Operation or Service procedure that, if not avoided, may cause a hazard situation, which could result in personnel death or serious injury.

  • Page 6: About This Manual

    About this manual Intended readers This is a User & Installation Manual for the LT-300 Global Navigation Satellite System Receiver, LT-300 GNSS Receiver. The manual is primarily intended for installers and service personnel. Personnel installing or servicing the system should be professionals, with technical expertise, properly trained, and likewise authorized.

  • Page 7: Record Of Revisions

    LT-300 User & Installation Manual Record of Revisions Rev. Description Release Date Initials 1.00 Original document March 23, 2016 Lars Thrane A/S www.thrane.eu...

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    LT-300 User & Installation Manual Table of Contents INTRODUCTION ............................. 1 QUICK INSTALLATION GUIDE ........................3 INSTALLATION ............................... 5 CONNECTING ............................... 19 CONFIGURATION USING LT-SERVICE TOOL ..................26 SERVICE AND REPAIR ..........................29 TROUBLESHOOTING ..........................30 APP. A - OUTLINE DRAWINGS ........................ 31 APP.

  • Page 9: Introduction

    Installation & Navigation The LT-300 GNSS Receiver is easy to mount on a 1” pole or roof-mount, with a single cable supporting NMEA 0183, NMEA 2000, and power. The LT-300 GNSS Receiver can be configured to either 4800 or 38400 baud (NMEA 0183), and open or terminated (NMEA 2000).

  • Page 10: Installation Guide

    A quick installation overview is presented in the Quick Installation Guide on page 3. Here most of the necessary information is provided to perform a fast installation and take the product in use. It is recommended to use the entire LT-300 User & Installation Manual as guidance for the best possible and complete installation.

  • Page 11: Quick Installation Guide

    Congratulations on your purchase of the LT-300 Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Receiver! The LT-300 GNSS Receiver is capable of providing accurate positions down to 2 meters. The LT-300 GNSS Receiver outputs navigation data (up to 10 Hz): UTC time and date, position (latitude and longitude), course over ground, speed over ground, GNSS satellite information, and magnetic variation.
  • Page 12 ONFIGURATION OF ECEIVER NMEA 2000 ‘Open’ or ‘Terminated’ The LT-300 GNSS Receiver is configured to ‘Open’ (NMEA 2000) from the factory. The LT-Service Tool can be used for configuration of NMEA 2000 ‘Terminated’. Configuration Use the LT-Service Tool for optional configuration of the LT-300 GNSS Receiver. The LT-Service Tool is a PC program which may run on any Windows PC.

  • Page 13: Installation

    WARNING: To avoid electric shock, do not apply power to the LT-300 GNSS Receiver if there is any sign of shipping damage to any part of the unit or the outer cover. Read the Safety Instructions at the front of this manual before installing or operating the unit.
  • Page 14 Pole or Roof Mount installation It is possible to use either a pole or roof mount, when installing the LT-300 GNSS Receiver, see Figure 5 (roof mount) and Figure 6 (pole mount).
  • Page 15 Pole Mount installation Step 1: Unpack the LT-300 GNSS Receiver and make a record of the unit serial number for support or warranty issues that could occur in the future. The unit serial number label is fixed on the pole mount as illustrated on Figure 7.
  • Page 16 (see Mounting and installation considerations on page 5 for details) and no compass within 0.3 m. (1 ft.) of the unit. Mount the LT-300 GNSS Receiver at least 1 m. away from VHF, UHF, MF-HF, Inmarsat, Iridium, etc. radio transmitting equipment. Make sure that the LT-300 GNSS Receiver minimum has a 20-degree angle towards a radar antenna (above or below).
  • Page 17 LT-300 User & Installation Manual Installation 12: P IGURE OLE MOUNT INSTALLATION STEP LOCATE AN APPROPRIATE LOCATION Lars Thrane A/S www.thrane.eu 9 of 39...
  • Page 18 LT-300 User & Installation Manual Installation Step 4: Complete the internal or external cable routing. Feed the communication cable through the pole mount. 13: P 4 (I IGURE OUNT INSTALLATION STEP NTERNAL ROUTING OF THE COMMUNICATION CABLE Lars Thrane A/S www.thrane.eu...
  • Page 19 LT-300 User & Installation Manual Installation 14: P 4 (E IGURE OUNT INSTALLATION STEP XTERNAL ROUTING OF THE COMMUNICATION CABLE Lars Thrane A/S www.thrane.eu 11 of 39...
  • Page 20 IMPORTANT: The pinol screw used for fastening the pole mount to the 1” tube shall not exceed 0.8 NM (0.60 lbs/ft). The Safety lock screw used for fastening the pole mount to the LT-300 GNSS Receiver shall not exceed 0.6 NM (0.44 lbs/ft).
  • Page 21 LT-300 User & Installation Manual Installation Step 6: The mounting is not completed. Install the simple-cut end of the communication cable according to the details provided in Connecting on page 19. NOTE: GNSS satellite configuration can be performed using the LT-service tool, see Configuration using LT-Service Tool on page 26.
  • Page 22 Step 1: Locate an appropriate location for the roof mount installation. IMPORTANT: Make sure that nothing is blocking the GNSS satellite signals (see Mounting and installation considerations on page 5 for details) and that no compass is within 0.3 m. / 1 ft. of the LT-300 GNSS Receiver.
  • Page 23 Installation Step 3: Unpack the LT-300 GNSS Receiver and make a record of the unit serial number for support or warranty issues that could occur in the future. The unit serial number label is fixed on the pole mount as illustrated in Figure 19.
  • Page 24 IGURE OUNT INSTALLATION STEP LT-300 GNSS R OTTOM SIDE OF THE ECEIVER Step 5: Fasten the LT-300 GNSS Receiver to the Roof Mount as illustrated in Figure 22 to Figure 25. 22: R 5 (F IGURE OUNT INSTALLATION STEP ASTEN THE...
  • Page 25 LT-300 User & Installation Manual Installation 23: R 5 (F IGURE OUNT INSTALLATION STEP ASTEN LT-300 GNSS R ECEIVER TO THE OUNT 25: R 5 (U IGURE OUNT INSTALLATION STEP NLOCK POSITION 24: R 5 (L IGURE OUNT INSTALLATION STEP...
  • Page 26 LT-300 User & Installation Manual Installation Step 6: Use the two self-cutting stainless screws to mount the Roof Mount against the roof. Secure the LT- 300 GNSS Receiver and Roof Mount with the safety lock screw as illustrated in Figure 26. Connect the communication cable.

  • Page 27: Connecting

    The LT-300 GNSS Receiver has an 8-pin female connector, which is supporting simultaneously data on NMEA 0183 and NMEA 2000. The placement of the LT-300 GNSS connector is illustrated in Figure 28. A detailed connector pin out with pin numbering is illustrated in Figure 29.
  • Page 28 LT-300 interconnect details (wire colors), see Table 4 on page 19. NMEA 2000 ‘Open’ or ‘Terminated’ The LT-300 GNSS Receiver is configured to ‘Open’ (NMEA 2000) from the factory. The LT-Service Tool can be used for setting NMEA 2000 bus termination for the LT-300 GNSS Receiver.
  • Page 29 Connecting Connecting to NMEA 0183 If connecting the LT-300 GNSS Receiver to a NMEA 0183 device, it is only required to connect the transmit part of the NMEA 0183 wires TxD- (Brown) and TxD+ (Yellow) from the communication cable. NOTE: Make sure that the LT-300 GNSS Receiver is configured for the desired baud rate (4800 or 38400 baud), see NMEA 0183 Baud Rate on page 20.
  • Page 30 Connecting to NMEA 2000 If connecting the LT-300 GNSS Receiver to a NMEA 2000 network (drop or backbone) then it is required to use a screw-in connector as illustrated in Figure 33. The screw-in connector is in-the-box together with the LT-300 GNSS Receiver.
  • Page 31 Receiver to a NMEA 2000 network (backbone). NMEA 2000 (‘Open’) If the LT-300 GNSS Receiver is installed as illustrated in Figure 36, no internal LT-300 NMEA 2000 bus termination is required (default: ‘Open’). The LT-300 GNSS Receiver is connected to the NMEA 2000 backbone using a drop-cable.
  • Page 32 LT-300 GNSS Receiver (both Tx and Rx directions). Use either a ‘USB to RS-422 converter’ or connect a serial port directly to the LT-300 GNSS Receiver as described in the following sub-sections. The LT-300 GNSS Receiver requires an input voltage of 9-40 VDC.
  • Page 33 Connecting Serial Port (RS-422) Illustration of a RS-422 interface in between a serial port and the LT-300 GNSS Receiver for providing a communication link for the LT-Service Tool, see Figure 39. The RS-422 interface is balanced and more robust than an unbalanced serial interface, which is illustrated in Figure 40.

  • Page 34: Configuration Using Lt-Service Tool

    File name: LT-Service_vX.XX.exe NOTE: The LT-Service Tool is an optional PC program, which can be used together with the LT-300 GNSS Receiver. It is possible to install the LT-300 GNSS Receiver and use it for navigational purposes, without configuration by the LT-Service Tool. The LT-Service Tool is intended for installation and service by trained personnel.
  • Page 35 Continuous Monitoring (CM) o General status · Monitoring of NMEA 0183 data o Live NMEA 0183 sentences (to inspect valid output from the LT-300 GNSS Receiver) · Live navigations data o Navigation window to display live data (up-date-rate = 1 second) ·...
  • Page 36 Configuration using LT-Service Tool GNSS satellite receiver configuration The LT-300 GNSS Receiver is by default configured to the following GNSS satellite reception: GPS, SBAS, QZSS, and GLONASS For a complete list of possible configurations, see Table 8, which may be configured using the LT-Service Tool.

  • Page 37: Service And Repair

    For troubleshooting the LT-300 GNSS Receiver, see Troubleshooting on page 30. If the LT-300 GNSS Receiver for some reason does not work as described in this manual, make contact to the distributor or dealer, from where the product was originally bought. The distributors or dealers will have experience and know-how to assist with further technical support and troubleshooting.

  • Page 38: Troubleshooting

    NMEA 2000 PGNs; see App. E - NMEA 2000 on 37. 7) Using NMEA 0183 - check your navigation equipment for correct baud rate. Check that the LT-300 GNSS Receiver is supporting the expected NMEA 0183 Sentences; see App. D - NMEA 0183 on page 8) Connect the LT-Service Tool (see Connecting LT-Service Tool on page 24 and Configuration using LT- Service Tool on page 26).

  • Page 39: App. A - Outline Drawings

    LT-300 User & Installation Manual App. A - Outline Drawings App. A - Outline Drawings LT-300 GNSS Receiver with Pole Mount Lars Thrane A/S www.thrane.eu 31 of 39...
  • Page 40 LT-300 User & Installation Manual App. A - Outline Drawings LT-300 Roof Mount Lars Thrane A/S www.thrane.eu 32 of 39...

  • Page 41: App. B - Performance

    0.1 knot 0.1 knot 0 to 195 knots 1: The LT-300 GNSS Receiver performance may be subject to degradation caused by an improper installation. 2: The LT-300 GNSS Receiver has an immunity filter against Iridium and Inmarsat transceivers. Lars Thrane A/S www.thrane.eu...

  • Page 42: App. C - Specifications

    LT-300 User & Installation Manual App. C – Specifications App. C – Specifications LT-300 GNSS Receiver Specifications Certification and standards CE, IEC 60945, IEC 60950-1/-22, EN 300 440, EN 301 389, FCC, IC, RoHS NMEA 0183, NMEA 2000 Equipment class...

  • Page 43: App. D - Nmea 0183 Sentences

    LT-300 User & Installation Manual App. D - NMEA 0183 Sentences App. D - NMEA 0183 Sentences The LT-300 GNSS Receiver is compliant with version 4.00 of the NMEA 0183 standard. The following table lists the supported sentences. NMEA 0183 Sentences...
  • Page 44 GN Talker Identifier is a special case that indicates the sentence data originates from multiple GNSS systems. This is the case when the LT-300 is configured (see GNSS satellite receiver configuration on page 28) to use multiple GNSS systems: GPS + GLONASS or GPS + BeiDou.

  • Page 45: App. E - Nmea 2000 Pgns

    App. E - NMEA 2000 PGNs App. E - NMEA 2000 PGNs The LT-300 GNSS Receiver is compliant with version 2.000 of the NMEA 2000 standard and version 2.000 of the NMEA Network Database. The following table lists the supported PGNs.

  • Page 46: App. F - Lt-Service Tool (Commands)

    LT-300 User & Installation Manual App. F – LT-Service Tool (commands) App. F – LT-Service Tool (commands) Lars Thrane A/S www.thrane.eu 38 of 39...

  • Page 47: App. G - Declaration Of Conformity

    LT-300 User & Installation Manual App. G - Declaration of Conformity App. G - Declaration of Conformity Lars Thrane A/S www.thrane.eu 39 of 39...

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