Enabling Sbas Positioning; Enabling L-Band - Novatel OEM6 Series User Manual

Operation OEM6 Cards and Enclosure
The PSRDIFFSOURCE
stations to accept pseudorange or RTK corrections from. They are useful commands when the rover
station is receiving corrections from multiple base stations.
At the base station, log the contents of the standard corrections in a form that is easier to read. These
larger variants have the correction fields broken out into standard types in the log, rather than
compressed into bit fields. This can be useful to modify the format of the corrections for a non-standard
application or to look at the corrections for system debugging purposes. These variants have DATA in
their names (e.g., RTCADATA1, RTCMDATA1, CMRDATAOBS). Refer to the
Reference Manual
4.5.1

Enabling SBAS Positioning

OEM6 family receivers are capable of SBAS positioning. This positioning mode is enabled using the
SBASCONTROL command:
sbascontrol enable auto
When the command is entered, the OEM6 family card automatically tracks the SBAS that is operating in
the region (e.g., WAAS or EGNOS) and applies the corrections from the service. On a simulator, leave
the test mode parameter off or specify NONE explicitly. For more on SBAS, refer to application note
APN-051 Positioning Modes of Operation
support/).
4.5.2

Enabling L-Band

L-Band equipped receivers can achieve sub-metre position accuracy using correction data received from
geostationary satellites. To use the L-Band corrections, an L-Band-capable receiver model and antenna
are required (refer to our web site
L-Band-capable antennas).
For more information on L-Band positioning, refer to:
• NovAtel Application Notes: APN-061 NovAtel CORRECT with TerraStar, APN-062
NovAtel CORRECT with Veripos (service dependent) or APN-051 Positioning Modes of
Operation available from
• OEM6 Family Firmware Reference Manual
the
and/or
• visit www.novatel.com/support
• visit www.novatel.com/products/novatel-correct
TerraStar Subscriptions
A subscription is required to use the TerraStar service. To obtain a subscription, contact your local
NovAtel sales representative or visit www.novatel.com/products/novatel-correct. The receiver's TerraStar
Product Activation Code (PAC) or the NovAtel product serial number (PSN) is needed to obtain a
subscription. To obtain the receiver-specific PAC, enter the following command:
log terrastarinfo
This log displays the PAC in the first field following the log header and also displays the status of your
subscription.
To activate a subscription, the receiver must be powered and tracking an L-Band TerraStar satellite prior
to the planned activation time. Use the
the TerraStar satellite.
OEM6 Family Installation and Operation User Manual Rev 7
and RTKSOURCE commands set the station ID values that identify the base
(OM-20000129) for more information.
(additional Application Notes available at
www.novatel.com/products/gnss-antennas
www.novatel.com/support/search/items/Application%20Note
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OEM615 is not L-Band capable.
ASSIGNLBANDBEAM
OEM6 Family Firmware
for information on NovAtel
(OM-20000129) for log/command details
command to configure the receiver to track
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