Agilent Technologies E7474A Getting Started Manual page 72

Setting Up Your System
Phone-Based System Setup
NOTE The Trimble Placer 455 operates on 10 to 32 VDC (internal battery backup
keeps the last GPS settings). The red and white wires must be tied to the
positive side of the power supply. The black wire must be tied to the negative
side of the power supply. To turn on the GPS receiver when starting the
vehicle, the white wire must be tied to the ignition switch.
Configuring a Trimble Placer GPS 455
1. Connect the hardware security key to the parallel port of the PC.
2. Connect the serial port of the PC to the MDT port of the Placer GPS 455
3. Connect the GPS antenna to the GPS ANT port of the Trimble Placer
4. Connect the phone cable to a second COM port (different than used in
5. Turn on the Trimble Placer GPS 455 unit, the PC, and the phone.
6. Configure the Trimble Placer GPS 455 unit for the correct settings. See
7. Configure the phone:
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Receiver using an RS-232 straight-through cable. The default serial port
used by the application is serial, COM1. If your PC uses a different COM
port, you can specify a different serial port number.
GPS 455 unit. Agilent Technologies recommends that a "bulkhead
mount" GPS antenna be used whenever possible for improved
performance.
step 1). On most laptop PCs this will require the use of a Socket Serial I/O
RS-232 card that is installed into the PCMCIA slot on your PC.
"Selecting GPS Hardware" on page 120
a. Select Configuration mode.
b. Select the Hardware tab.
c. Double-click the phone icon or select the phone icon and click
d. In the Hardware Type box, select the phone used.
e. Click the Port Selections and Port Settings tabs to modify and confirm
the correct COM port setting for the phone. The port selection should
be serial. Select the Com port you are using.
for more information.
.
Modify
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