Installation Flexpak6; Shipping Box; Additional Equipment Required; Selecting A Gnss Antenna - Novatel OEM6 Series User Manual

Chapter 3
This chapter provides instructions and guidelines for checking the contents of the shipping box, installing
the NovAtel PC utilities on a computer and installing a NovAtel enclosure.
The FlexPak6 contains NovAtel's OEM628 receiver card.
FPk6
3.1

Shipping Box

The following is provided with the FlexPak6:
• 1 12 V power adapter cable
• 1 null modem serial cable
• 1 USB cable
• 1 I/O cable
• Quick Reference Guide
Complete the following steps to connect and power your FlexPak6.
3.2

Additional Equipment Required

For the receiver to perform optimally, the following additional equipment is required:
• GNSS antenna (for a list of NovAtel GNSS antennas, see NovAtel's active GNSS antennas
provide precise phase centers and robust enclosures refer to our web site
antennas
• Power supply
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When the OEM6 family receiver is installed in a permanent location, it should be protected
by a lightning protection device according to local building codes (refer to the Lightning
Protection Installation and Grounding Procedure on page 11).
3.3

Selecting a GNSS Antenna

An active antenna with an LNA is required to boost the power of the incoming signal to compensate for
the line loss between the antenna and the receiver.
NovAtel offers a variety of antennas, including single and dual-frequency, triple-band and wide-band
reference GNSS antennas (refer to our web site:
antennas). All antennas include band pass filtering and an LNA. The GNSS antenna chosen depends on
the particular application. Each model offers exceptional phase center stability and a significant measure
of immunity against multipath interference. Each antenna has an environmentally sealed radome and all
meet the European Union's Restriction of Hazardous Substances (RoHS) and Waste Electrical and
Electronic Equipment (WEEE).
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