USB DRIVER UN-INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS OPERATION SYSTEM .... 8 USB DRIVER INSTALLATION FOR POCKET PC............9 USB DRIVER UN-INSTALLATION FOR POCKET PC............ 9 HOW TO TEST RFG-2000 (PDA VERSION ONLY) ............11 SPECIFICATIONS......................... 17 SOFTWARE DATA........................ 19 TROUBLESHOOTING ......................25 APPENDIX: CONNECTOR INTERFACE .................
With the waterproof, industrial level design and the different interfaces for laptops and PDAs, RFG-2000 can guide you in the air, land and water as a highly reliable, long-lasting Navigator. It is the most cost effective GPS-Mouse in the world.
◆ GPS Receiver ◆ Application CD ◆ Cable for RS232 , USB , or PDA adaptor(depending on what you buy PDA Cable Selection RFG-2000 1.iPAQ 36xx/37xx/38xx/ 39xx/19xx series 2.iPAQ B5450/2210 3.HP Jornada 54x/56x series 4.Fujitsu-Siemens LOOX series...
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Getting Started Step 1: Plug-in RS-232 or USB cable to your laptop or desktop PC. Step 2:Install USB driver if you use USB cable to connect RFG-2000 to your PC.(for detail, please go to USB driver installation for Windows Operation System)
(3) It is strongly recommend that user doesn’t plug and unplug this connector frequently. Start-Up for RFG-2000 (PDA) Getting Started Step 1: Plug-in PDA connector to your PDA. Step 2: Connect the car cigarette adaptor to your car. Step 3:Choose the correct COM port and baud rate (4800bps) for map or navigation software.
Getting Started Step 1: Plug USB connector to USB port of your laptop or desktop PC. Step 2: Insert RFG-2000 CD-Disc, choose “USB Driver for Windows” item to install USB driver for Windows Operation System. Step 3: There is alternative way to install USB driver by selecting ”/USB Driver/PL-2302 Driver installer.exe”...
Step 4. You can check COM port number of RFG-2000 from System properties now. The COM port is COM3 in this example. Step 5: Place your Onyx on the outside roof of your vehicle with magnetic base if you encounter any problem to receive GPS signal (optional).
USB Driver Installation for Pocket PC The RFG-2000 Installation CD provides the Pocket PC USB driver installation. If your Pocket PC need to install USB Driver for RFG-2000, you should choose the “USB Driver for PocketPC” item to install. USB Driver Un-Installation for Pocket PC Step 1: Go to Start->Setting->System->Remove Program...
Insert RFG-2000 CD-Disc, choose “GPS Monitor for PocketPC” item to install the PocketPC version of RoyalTek GPS Monitor test application. Execute the Pocket PC version of RFG-2000 GPS test application by double clicking the “RoyalTek GPS Monitor” icon as shown.
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The RoyalTek GPS Monitor main screen as shown. 12-Channel Signal Level Color Coding Red Color: The satellite is known from almanac information; however, the satellite is not currently being tracked. Blue Color: The satellite is being tracked; however, it is not being used in the current...
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Setting window. Please choose the correct COM port. Greed LED: Fix Red LED: Not Fix While LED: No data The baud rate of the RFG-2000 was defaulted as 4800 bps. If everything is OK, it will show the position information and satellite’s constellation.
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Select [View] menu and select different view modes including Satellites View, Navigation View and Development View as below.
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If you want to cold start the GPS receiver, select “Cold Start” from the “Function” menu and click “Action” icon, the system will clear the RFG-2000 module data and initialize a cold start on GPS receiver. Select [File]->[NMEA Config] menu item to prompt NMEA Configuration...
NMEA 0183 V3.0 Protocol It is the RS-232 interface:4800 bps, 8 bit data, 1 stop bit and no parity. NMEA Output Messages The RFG-2000 outputs the following messages as shown in Table 1: TABLE 1 NMEA OUTPUT MESSAGES NMEA Record...
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dddd = decimal parts of minutes E=east or W=west <E|W> Indicator Fix Valid Indicator 0 = Fix not valid 1 = Fix valid Satellites Used Number of satellites used in position fix, 00-12. Fixed length HDOP Horizontal Dilution of Precision MSL Altitude meters Altitude(mean-sea-level, geoid)
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mm = minutes ss = seconds dd = decimal parts of seconds A = valid Status Indicator V = invalid A=autonomous Mode Indicator N=data not valid Checksum <CR><LF> End of message termination GSA-GNSS DOP and Active Satellites GPS receiver operating mode, satellites used in the navigation solution reported by the GGA sentence, and DOP values.
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and SNR value. The information for four satellites maximum per one message, additional messages up to maximum of eight sent as needed. The satellites are in PRN number order. Before a position fix is acquired the information contains only the SNR (signal to noise ratio) value.
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<CR><LF> End of message termination RMC-Recommended Minimum Specific GNSS Data Time, date, position, course and speed data. $GPRMC,hhmmss.dd,S,xxmm.dddd,<N|S>,yyymm.dddd,<E|W>,s.s,h.h,ddmmyy,d.d, <E|W>,M*hh<CR><LF> Example: $GPRMC,134829.486,A,1126.6639,S,11133.3299,W,58.31,309.62,110200,,,A*14 Name Example Units Description RMC protocol header Message ID $GPRMC hhmmss.dd UTC Time 134829.486 hh = hours mm = minutes ss = seconds dd = decimal parts of seconds Status Indicator...
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Checksum <CR><LF> End of message termination VTG-Course over ground and ground speed Course and speed. $GPVTG,h.h,T,m.m,M,s.s,N,s.s,K,M*hh<CR><LF> Example: $GPVTG,202.60,T,,,0.38,N,0.7,K,A*0D Name Example Units Description VTG protocol header Message ID $GPVTG Heading 202.60 Degrees Letter T Heading Units Magnetic Heading Degrees This value is available if magnetic model data has been stored to the flash memory Letter M Magnetic Heading...
Poor connection or can’t connector or USB connector to find GPS module make sure they are well connected. Check the RFG-2000 is inserted correctly. Wrong BIOS setting for Check the BIOS setting to make sure the PS2 port is enable.
Appendix: Connector Interface 9 pin D-SUB Signal Description Characteristics Name No connect Serial Data High: -3V ~ -15V Output Low: +3V ~ +15V Serial Data Input High: -3V ~ -15V Low: +3V ~ +15V No connect Ground No connect No connect No connect No connect 6 pin mini din...
Limited Warranty Distributor for RFG-2000 grants a warranty for this product for one year starting from the date of purchasing of the product. Please retain the sales receipt as proof of purchase. During the warranty period, the product is eligible for replacement in case of defects in material and workmanship. In such case, the defective unit will be repaired or replaced according to an assessment by Manufacturer.
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