Table Of Contents - Novatel GPStation-6 User Manual

Table of Contents

Proprietary Notice
Customer Support
Notices
Introduction
1 Installation
1.1 Required Equipment ................................................................................................................15
1.1.1 Included Equipment.......................................................................................................15
1.1.2 Additional Equipment.....................................................................................................15
1.1.3 Selecting an Antenna ....................................................................................................15
1.1.4 Choosing a Coaxial Cable for the Antenna ...................................................................16
1.1.5 Power Supply Requirements .........................................................................................16
1.2 Installation Overview................................................................................................................17
1.2.1 Mounting the Antenna ...................................................................................................17
1.2.2 Connecting the Antenna to the Receiver.......................................................................18
1.2.3 Applying Power to the Receiver ....................................................................................18
1.2.4 Connecting Data Communications Equipment..............................................................18
1.3 Additional Features and Information........................................................................................19
1.3.1 Status Indicators............................................................................................................20
1.3.2 10 MHz Oscillator ..........................................................................................................20
1.3.3 Mounting Bracket...........................................................................................................20
2 Operation
2.1 Pre-Start Checklist...................................................................................................................21
2.2 Start-Up ...................................................................................................................................21
2.3 Communicating with the GPStation-6......................................................................................21
2.4 Getting Started.........................................................................................................................22
2.5 NovAtel Connect™ ..................................................................................................................22
2.6 NovAtel SLOG Utility ...............................................................................................................24
2.7 TEC Calibration .......................................................................................................................25
2.7.1 What is TEC? ................................................................................................................25
2.7.2 How does TEC affect GNSS? .......................................................................................25
2.7.3 Bias in TEC Measurements...........................................................................................26
2.7.4 Determine Time of Day for Calibration ..........................................................................26
2.7.5 Use GPStation-6 Auto Calibration Feature....................................................................26
2.7.6 Apply Autocalibration Values to the Receiver................................................................27
2.8 Data Parsing Utilities ...............................................................................................................27
2.8.1 PARSEREDUCED.exe..................................................................................................28
2.8.2 PARSERAW.exe ...........................................................................................................28
2.9 GISTM Data Processing ..........................................................................................................29
2.10 Additional Features for Real-time Operation .........................................................................29
2.10.1 Controlling the Signal and Satellite Systems...............................................................29
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