Novatel Slog Utility - Novatel GPStation-6 User Manual

Operation
The following figure provides an example of the using the Console window to save GISTM specific
data to file, assuming the Save Data configuration is already complete.
The standard NovAtel log conversion utility Convert4 is installed along with the NovAtel Connect
data package. At the time of publication Convert4 does not have support for the GPStation-6 specific
logs, however data parsing utilities for GISTM logs are included with the Software Utilities CD and
are described in detail in "Data Parsing Utilities" on page 27.
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NovAtel SLOG Utility

SLOG is a Windows console application that uses a script to control GNSS receivers and equipment,
and to log data in a repeatable, controlled manner. It is also used in long-term data collection/
monitoring installations where stability and organized archiving are important. SLOG is provided
with the GPStation-6 (as it was with the GSV4004B), in particular due to its power and flexibility for
long-term data collection/monitoring applications.
SLOG was developed by NovAtel, and has been used internally for many years to support automated
testing and development activities, for data collection campaigns and NovAtel monitoring stations,
and has occasionally been provided to customers to facilitate their own custom SLOG scripts and
long-term installations. The SLOG Scriptable Logger Users Guide is provided with SLOG.exe and the
sample SLOG script (GNSStest.slg) on the GPStation-6 SW Utilities CD.
The following steps can be followed to start collecting data using SLOG:
1. Copy the "GNSStest.Slg" and "SLOG.exe" files from the GPStation-6 CD to a local drive. The
GNSStest.slg script can be edited in any text based program. This test script will log
ISMREDOBS, ISMREDTEC, ISMRAWTEC and ISMRAWOBS logs for 24 hours.
2. Open a command prompt and navigate to the directory where the script and executable are stored.
3. Type Slog GNSStest <PC port> <receiver name> to start collecting data.
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For example: Slog GNSStest 20 RX1
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