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  • Page 1 GPS Locator GM-44-FB User Manual Version A Please read this manual before operating the unit Feb. 2002 © San Jose Navigation, Inc. 9F NO. 105 SHI-CHENG ROAD, PAN-CHIAO CITY TAIPEI HSIEN, TAIWAN, R.O.C. TEL: 886-2-26879500 FAX: 886-2-26878893 ISO 9001 WWW.SANAV.COM...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Content Package Content......................3 Chapter 1 Overview....................4 What is GPS? ..................5 System Requirements.................6 Chapter 2 Installing GM-44-FB ................7 Hardware Wiring Layout ..............7 Cable Harness Wiring Layout..............7 Chapter 3 Installation & Operating Procedures............8 Installing SANAV.exe & Visual GPS..........8 3.1.1 Procedures:...................9 Operating Visual GPS ................12 3.2.1 Setting Up Log Output Intervals:............12...

  • Page 3: Package Content

    Free Evaluation GPS Map Software GPSS with country maps of the world. http://www.gpss,co.uk Please check if all of the contents listed are included and it not damage from shipping if any of the items are missing or damage, please notify San Jose Navigation, Inc. Website: http://www.sanav.com Email: sanav@sanav.com...

  • Page 4: Chapter 1 Overview

    GM-44-FB receives FREE broadcast signals from the Low Orbit Global Positioning System (GPS), a satellite-based transmitter which emits ranging/satellite information/high precision time signals that the GM-44-FB receiver can use to determine positions and time. Before introducing you our new receiver, we would like to give you some basic background knowledge about GPS, which should be helpful for you to better understand your GM-44-FB.

  • Page 5: What Is Gps

    S A N A V I G A T I O N , I N P r o f e s s i o n a l a v i g a t i o n & C o m u n i c a t i o n What is GPS? GPS (Global Positioning System) is a satellite-based global navigation system created...

  • Page 6: System Requirements

    "Differential." System Requirements System requirements for operating your new GM-44-FB GPS Locator are as follows: PC running DOS, Windows OS or any OS that is compatible with GPS NMEA data format. PDA, Palm-PC, Chart Plotter, Notebook or Micro-controller using UART as serial bus.

  • Page 7: Chapter 2 Installing Gm-44-Fb

    C o m u n i c a t i o n Chapter 2 Installing GM-44-FB Hardware Wiring Layout GM-44-FB is designed as a center mount unit with a hex fastener for permanent installation. Figure 1: GM-44-FB System Installation DB-9...

  • Page 8: Chapter 3 Installation & Operating Procedures

    PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT THE POWER IS OFF BEFORE PROCEEDING. Installing SANAV.exe & Visual GPS GM-44-FB is shipped with a CD that stores a utility program SANAV.exe and an application program Visual GPS. To install these two programs, please follow the steps stated in next pages.

  • Page 9: Procedures

    S A N A V I G A T I O N , I N P r o f e s s i o n a l a v i g a t i o n & C o m u n i c a t i o n 3.1.1 Procedures: Insert the CD into the CD-ROM drive of your computing device, and run the Windows...
  • Page 10 S A N A V I G A T I O N , I N P r o f e s s i o n a l a v i g a t i o n & C o m u n i c a t i o n A message box will then appear as follows: Click Setup to enter an installation screen, with a Welcome window as follows:...
  • Page 11 S A N A V I G A T I O N , I N P r o f e s s i o n a l a v i g a t i o n & C o m u n i c a t i o n Click Yes and a Choose Destination Location window will appear as follows: The default path of the program’s destination folder (Apollocom) is the Program Files...

  • Page 12: Operating Visual Gps

    Operating Visual GPS Visual GPS (Version 3.30), an application program for GM-44-FB, enables you to apply the data compiled by the unit to various purposes. Below are instructions of how to work with this software, with assumption that you have successfully installed Visual GPS.
  • Page 13 Press any key to enter a setup screen, as shown below, to configure various NMEA 0183 Protocol intervals for GM-44-FB: Key in any number ranging from 00-60 and then press Enter for each protocol interval, as shown below: Note: To disable an interval, key in 00.
  • Page 14 At the middle of the screen there is a sentence asking you to tell the program which Com Port you are using to connect GM-44-FB. In our example, it is Com 1 and thus we key in 1 here and then press Enter. By now we have successfully set up interval...

  • Page 15: Running Visual Gps

    S A N A V I G A T I O N , I N P r o f e s s i o n a l a v i g a t i o n & C o m u n i c a t i o n 3.2.2 Running Visual GPS Either double-click the Visual GPS icon...
  • Page 16 Referring to the Fig 2, the NMEA Monitor Window displays all the data received by GM-44-FB. The Azimuth & Elevation Window, with data processed according to the GSA and GSV protocol, shows the satellites used and the detailed information on the satellite(s) from which GM-44-FB is receiving signals.
  • Page 17 S A N A V I G A T I O N , I N P r o f e s s i o n a l a v i g a t i o n & C o m u n i c a t i o n longitude-latitude graph.

  • Page 18: Chapter 4 Applications

    C o m u n i c a t i o n Chapter 4 Applications GM-44-FB can be used in meeting GPS navigational needs or Precise Time source, with a range of applicable fields as follows: Mobile Navigation Marine GPS Chart Plotter...

  • Page 19: Chapter 5 Specification

    S A N A V I G A T I O N , I N P r o f e s s i o n a l a v i g a t i o n & C o m u n i c a t i o n Chapter 5 Specification Characteristics Performance...

  • Page 20: Chapter 6 Troubleshooting

    Suggested Solution: In our FREE GPS program the software automatically searches for Com 1 and Com 2 data as soon as the program is executed. Make sure that the GM-44-FB is connected to Com 1 and Com 2. 9F NO. 105 SHI-CHENG ROAD, PAN-CHIAO CITY TAIPEI HSIEN, TAIWAN, R.O.C.

  • Page 21: Chapter 7 Limited Warranty

    THIS WARRANTY APPLIES ONLY TO ORIGINAL PURCHASE. In any event of a product defect while in normal usage, San Jose Navigation, Inc. will replace or repair the defective product at no charge to the original the original purchaser for parts and labor.

  • Page 22: Chapter 8 Sentence Description

    S A N A V I G A T I O N , I N P r o f e s s i o n a l a v i g a t i o n & C o m u n i c a t i o n Chapter 8 Sentence Description NMEA-0183 Protocol...

  • Page 23: Gpgsa (Out) - Positioning Status

    S A N A V I G A T I O N , I N P r o f e s s i o n a l a v i g a t i o n & C o m u n i c a t i o n $GPGSA (out) –...

  • Page 24: Gprmc (Out) - Utc, Position, Course, Speed, Etc

    S A N A V I G A T I O N , I N P r o f e s s i o n a l a v i g a t i o n & C o m u n i c a t i o n $GPRMC (out) –...
  • Page 25 S A N A V I G A T I O N , I N P r o f e s s i o n a l a v i g a t i o n & C o m u n i c a t i o n 13.

  • Page 26: Gpgll (Out) - Position, Utc, Etc

    S A N A V I G A T I O N , I N P r o f e s s i o n a l a v i g a t i o n & C o m u n i c a t i o n $GPGLL (out) –...

  • Page 27: Gpgga (Out) - Position, Altitude, Utc, Etc

    S A N A V I G A T I O N , I N P r o f e s s i o n a l a v i g a t i o n & C o m u n i c a t i o n $GPGGA (out) –...
  • Page 28 S A N A V I G A T I O N , I N P r o f e s s i o n a l a v i g a t i o n & C o m u n i c a t i o n 15.

  • Page 29: Gpvtg (Out) - Course And Speed

    S A N A V I G A T I O N , I N P r o f e s s i o n a l a v i g a t i o n & C o m u n i c a t i o n $GPVTG (out) –...

  • Page 30: Gpzda (Out) - Date/Time

    S A N A V I G A T I O N , I N P r o f e s s i o n a l a v i g a t i o n & C o m u n i c a t i o n $GPZDA (out) –...

  • Page 31: Gpgsv (Out) - Satellite Details

    S A N A V I G A T I O N , I N P r o f e s s i o n a l a v i g a t i o n & C o m u n i c a t i o n $GPGSV (out) –...

  • Page 32: Gpdtm (Out) - Datum & Set Dgps Parameter

    S A N A V I G A T I O N , I N P r o f e s s i o n a l a v i g a t i o n & C o m u n i c a t i o n $GPDTM (out) –...

  • Page 33: Chapter 9 Quick Start

    Laptop PS2 jack. (Please apply the same jack to the external mouse, if any.) Make sure that your new GM-44-FB is secured properly. Turn on your Laptop and run your map-based program. Make sure that your map-based program adopts the standard NMEA sentences mentioned in this manual.

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