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  • Page 1 ILU Reference Manual...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    7.6.3.1 Differential or Single Ended Encoders..........15 7.6.3.2 5 Volt Output..................15 7.6.4 COM Connectors..................15 7.6.4.1 RS422 Mode..................16 7.7 ILU to ODU Cable....................16 7.8 ILU to Glenair Cable..................17 8 Operation......................... 19 8.1 Power On......................19 8.2 Connection....................... 19 8.3 Web Interface....................

  • Page 3: Revision History

    ILU Reference Manual Page 2 of 30 Version 1.2 14/12/2016 Revision History Version Date Changes 14/12/2016 Updated firmware changelog, section 2 Updated IP address for WiFi access, section 5.2 Updated IP address for Ethernet port 2 access, section 5.4 08/06/2016...

  • Page 4: Firmware Changelog

    ILU Reference Manual Page 3 of 30 Version 1.2 14/12/2016 Firmware Changelog Version Date Changes 1.81 14/12/2016 IP subnets updated to less commonly used subnets Log file size split Altitude changed to 3 decimal places in NMEA strings Bug fix for memory leak on NTRIP failed connections...

  • Page 5: Hardware Changelog

    ILU Reference Manual Page 4 of 30 Version 1.2 14/12/2016 Hardware Changelog Version Date Changes 24/02/2015 Initial Release Table 3: Hardware changelog...

  • Page 6: Introduction

    14/12/2016 Introduction The ILU (Interface and Logging Unit) is a device server that interfaces to any of Advanced Navigation's systems and provides data logging, a web interface, a time synchronisation server and a wide variety of different industry standard data input/output options.

  • Page 7: Quick Start Guide

    Version 1.2 14/12/2016 Quick Start Guide Connect to the ILU web interface through the WiFi, Ethernet port 1 or Ethernet port 2 using the instructions below. Default username and password The web interface is protected by a username and password. The factory default username and password is listed below.

  • Page 8: Ethernet Port 2

    To connect over Ethernet port 2 follow the steps below. 1. Connect ILU Ethernet port 2 directly to your computer with a standard Ethernet cable. A crossover cable is not required as the port has automatic crossover.

  • Page 9: Part Numbers And Ordering Options

    3 metre car cigarette lighter to ILU power lighter power connector cable. supply for ILU ILU-ACDC-PWR 100-240V AC 100 – 240V AC IEC power supply for ILU. power supply for 1.2 metre cable length. Included with standalone unit. S40B0C-P02MJG0-50GS ILU power Unterminated ILU power connector.

  • Page 10: Specifications

    ILU Reference Manual Page 9 of 30 Version 1.2 14/12/2016 Specifications Mechanical Drawings Illustration 1: Mechanical drawings of interface and logging unit...

  • Page 11: Interfaces Specifications

    ILU Reference Manual Page 10 of 30 Version 1.2 14/12/2016 Interfaces Specifications Parameter Value RS232/RS422 Ports Baud Rates 1200 to 1M baud Ethernet Ports Ethernet Features Gigabit Hardware PTP CAN Ports GPIO Pins Encoder Inputs 2 Differential Quadrature 2 Standard Quadrature...

  • Page 12: Hardware Specifications

    ILU Reference Manual Page 11 of 30 Version 1.2 14/12/2016 Hardware Specifications Parameter Value Operating Voltage 9 to 36 V Input Protection -40 to 100 V Power Consumption 3.5 Watts Operating Temperature -40 to 85 Environmental Protection IP68 MIL-STD-810G Shock Limit...

  • Page 13: Connectors Pin-Out

    Table 11: Electrical specifications Connectors Pin-out The ILU contains 11 different connectors on the back panel, please see Illustration 2. The pin-out for these connectors is detailed below. Advanced Navigation stocks pre- terminated cables for the power and INS connectors. The other 9 connectors are industry standard with connectors and cables widely available.

  • Page 14: Ins Connector

    7.6.2 INS Connector The INS connector is intended to be connected to an Advanced Navigation Spatial, Spatial Dual, Spatial FOG or Spatial FOG Dual. It carries RS232 or RS422 communication, 1PPS for synchronisation (over GPIO 1) and also power for the unit connected.

  • Page 15: Io Connector

    ILU Reference Manual Page 14 of 30 Version 1.2 14/12/2016 Function Signal Ground RS422 Rx(-) RS422 Tx(-) RS232 Rx / RS422 Rx(+) RS232 Tx / RS422 Tx(+) 1PPS Input Power Supply Power Ground Table 13: INS connector pin allocation table 7.6.3...

  • Page 16: Differential Or Single Ended Encoders

    ILU Reference Manual Page 15 of 30 Version 1.2 14/12/2016 Function GPIO 1 GPIO 2 CAN Hi CAN Lo Ground Table 14: IO connector pin allocation table 7.6.3.1 Differential or Single Ended Encoders Please note that the encoder inputs can be used as either differential or single ended (non-differential).

  • Page 17: Rs422 Mode

    RS422 equipment. ILU to ODU Cable The ILU to ODU cable is required to connect a Spatial, Spatial Dual or Orientus device to the ILU. Please see section 6.2 for ordering information. Illustration 7: ILU to ODU cable...

  • Page 18: Ilu To Glenair Cable

    Table 16: ILU to ODU cable pin allocation table ILU to Glenair Cable The ILU to Glenair cable is required to connect a Spatial FOG or Spatial FOG Dual device to the ILU. Please see section 6.2 for ordering information.
  • Page 19 Blue RS422 Rx (-) Violet RS232 Tx / RS422 Tx (+) Grey RS422 Tx (-) White Auxiliary RS232 Tx White/Black Auxiliary RS232 Rx White/Brown GNSS RS232 Rx White/Red GNSS RS232 Tx Table 17: ILU to Glenair cable pin allocation table...

  • Page 20: Operation

    14/12/2016 Operation Power On The ILU powers on as soon as power is connected to it. To power it off hold the power button on the front panel for 4 seconds or disconnect the power lead. Connection Connection to the ILU web interface can be made over WiFi, Ethernet port 1 or Ethernet port 2.

  • Page 21: Status Indicators

    8.3.1.1 Time Synchronisation Indicator Every time the ILU powers off its time becomes invalid. On power up the system will acquire time either through the network (NTP or PTP), the navigation device it is connected to or a peripheral device (i.e. NMEA). There are three levels of time...

  • Page 22: Menus

    Spatial device. 8.3.2.1 Views Menu The views menu provides a number of different graphical data displays for viewing data from the connected Advanced Navigation device. Illustration 10: Screenshot of views menu 8.3.2.2 Device Configuration Menu The device configuration menu provides several dialogues for configuration of the...

  • Page 23: Ilu Configuration Menu

    Version 1.2 14/12/2016 Illustration 11: Screenshot of device configuration menu 8.3.2.3 ILU Configuration Menu The ILU configuration menu contains all the different dialogues for configuration of the ILU itself. Illustration 12: Screenshot of ILU configuration menu 8.3.2.4 Tools Menu The tools menu provides dialogues for updating the connected device firmware, the...

  • Page 24: Data Input/Output Configuration Example

    14/12/2016 Illustration 13: Screenshot of ILU tools menu Data Input/Output Configuration Example 1. Under the ILU Configuration menu, open the Data Streams page. Illustration 14: Data streams in menu 2. The data streams page provides the ability to configure all of the input and...
  • Page 25 ILU Reference Manual Page 24 of 30 Version 1.2 14/12/2016 Illustration 15: Data streams page 3. Click on the applicable port. In this example we will select the COM1 serial port. You will be presented with the page shown below.

  • Page 26: Logging Data

    8.5.1 File Naming When the ILU has valid time from a network or the connected INS device the log file name will consist of the date and time the log file was started. For example the log file COM1_15-09-12_15-24-02.anpp would have been started at 3:24:02pm on the 12 September 2015.

  • Page 27: Logging Configuration

    There is no upper limit on a single log file size. The only limit is that logging will stop when the system runs out of space. Illustration 18: Logging button on the front panel of the ILU 8.5.3 Logging Configuration 1.

  • Page 28: Managing Log Files

    ILU Reference Manual Page 27 of 30 Version 1.2 14/12/2016 Illustration 20: Data streams page 3. Set logging to enabled and click save. Illustration 21: Port configuration page 8.5.4 Managing Log Files 1. In the Tools menu, open the Log Files page.

  • Page 29: Ntrip Client

    Illustration 23: Log Files page NTRIP Client When the ILU is connected to a network that has access to the internet, it can stream differential corrections from an NTRIP network corrections service to the INS device to offer higher accuracy differential or RTK positioning.

  • Page 30: Connecting With Spatial Manager

    Please follow the steps below to connect. 1. In the Tools menu, click on the Network Connect dialogue. 2. Type in the address used to connect to the ILU web page and the port 16718 and press connect.
  • Page 31 If any part of this document refers to any third party products or services it shall not be deemed a license grant by Advanced Navigation for the use of such third party products or services, or any intellectual property contained therein or considered as a warranty covering the use in any manner whatsoever of such third party products or services or any intellectual property contained therein.

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