SIRETTA ZETA-G-UMTS Manual

Using a Siretta GNSS Modem to test the performance of a
This Application Note is designed for customers who are looking to test their GPS antenna
performance using a Siretta GNSS Modem.

Requirements

Siretta GNSS Modem such as the ZETA-G-UMTS or ZETA-G-GPRS (For this guide the
ZETA-G-GPRS was used - ZETA-G-UMTS)
ZETA Quick Start Guide (QSG) -
PC with Tera Term Version 4.96 (Tera Term can be downloaded from the following link -
Teraterm Link). Teraterm is freeware.
PC with VisualGPSView (VisualGPSView is a free software application, it can be
downloaded from the following
RS232 to USB cable (it comes with the ZETA starter kit - Siretta Part Number: 60793).
GPS antenna to be tested (For this Guide the Mike 3A with SMA Male connector was
used - Mike 3A

Procedure for testing GPS antenna performance

1. Connect ZETA-G-GPRS (or any other Siretta GNSS modem) Modem to the PC using USB to
RS232 cable supplied by Siretta.
2. Power on the Modem (refer to the modem Quick start guide)
3. Open TeraTerm window from the PC connected to the modem
4. Select Serial and you should see "Prolific-to-Serial com port" as shown below.
5. Open setup tab on the tera term then select serial port, you will be presented with the
screenshot below.
6. Enter the following parameters:
Bits per second: 115200
Data bits: 8
Parity: None
Stop bits: 1
Flow control: none
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