Etek Navigation GM-168 User Manual

12-channel igps receiver

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GM-168 USER'S MANUAL
Please read this manual before operating the unit
© ETEK NAVIGATION, INC.
ETEK NAVIGATION, INC.
TEL: 886-2-26860199
FAX: 886-2-26866159
10F, NO. 105, Xicheng Rd., Banqiao City,
Taipei County 220, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
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E-Mail: etek@etek.com.tw
Version: 2
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  • Page 1 GM-168 USER’S MANUAL Please read this manual before operating the unit © ETEK NAVIGATION, INC. ETEK NAVIGATION, INC. TEL: 886-2-26860199 FAX: 886-2-26866159 10F, NO. 105, Xicheng Rd., Banqiao City, Taipei County 220, Taiwan (R.O.C.) E-Mail: etek@etek.com.tw Version: 2 http://www.etek.com.tw...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Familiarize your GM-168 ...................................6 Dimensions......................................6 Interface ......................................7 Water-proof housing with magnet on the bottom........................7 LED Light .......................................7 GM-168 Computer/Lap top and handheld device cable ....................7 Software Interface ....................................9 NMEA Protocol .....................................9 NMEA Messages ...................................9 GLL – Geographic Position – Latitude/Longitude ......................9 GGA –...
  • Page 3: Installation

    With different brand/type of handheld device, the GM-168 receiver needs to use different type of car charger. Our company provides all kinds of car chargers, please refer to the section of GM-168 car chargers and cables on page 7. If the GM-168 receiver you purchased provides a car charger, please make sure it is suitable for your handheld device.
  • Page 4 Step III¡G Check if the LED is flashing. Once your PC/Lap top or car charger supplies power, the GM-168 receiver starts to provide the positioning function. At meantime, the LED will be flashing and it means GM -168 is operating.
  • Page 5: Troubleshooting

    When your GM-168 receiver could not operate, please follow the instruction to do the troubleshooting as below. 1. GM -168 receiver’s LED is not flashing It means GM-168 does not have power supply. Please check if the connector plugs in properly as the step II.
  • Page 6: Gm-168 Introduction

    Undoubtedly, GM-168 is the best choice for you. Market Leading System Performance Ultra -low, user configurable power management makes GM-168 the lowest power consuming, complete 12-channel iGPS receiver on the market. Nevertheless, there are no compromises in performance. The iGPS receiver has a navigation sensitivity as low as –150dBm making it applicable even for extremely demanding applications and...
  • Page 7: Interface

    LED Light There is an LED light near the output cable on the back of GM -168 receiver. When the GM-168 supplied 5V DC power, the LED will be flashing. It means GM-168 receiver starts to provide the positioning function.
  • Page 8 GM-168 USER’S MANUAL Handheld device cable GM -168-CA-ACER N20 ACER N20 GM -168-CA-ACER S60 ACER S60 Remark: GM -168-CA-ASUS A600 ASUS A600 While using the GM -168-CA-ASUS A620 ASUS A620 GM -168 with handheld GM -168-CA-CASIO E115 Casio E115 device, Car charger...
  • Page 9: Software Interface

    GM-168 USER’S MANUAL Software Interface NMEA Protocol GM -168 receiver currently supported 21 NMEA commands and 7 NMEA messages. The NMEA commands include NMEA, START, STOP, STORE, RESTORE, AUTOSTART, FIXRATE, DATUM, PWRDOWN, PPSMODE, SURVEYLEN, CABLEDEL, PPSPOS, PULSEPOS, PULSELEN, INITAID, ALTAID, SETLIMIT, SYNCMODE, SW, and HW.
  • Page 10: Gga - Global Positioning System Fix Data

    GM-168 USER’S MANUAL GGA – Global Positioning System Fix Data Time, position and fix related data for a GPS receiver. Format:$GPGGA,hhmmss.dd,xxmm.dddd,<N|S>,yyymm.dddd,<E|W>,v,ss,d.d,h.h,M,g.g,M,a.a,xxxx*hh<CR><LF> Example: $GPGGA,134829.48,1126.6639,S,11133.3299,W,1,07,1.0,,,,,,*15 Parameter Description Example hhmmss.dd UTC time, hh = hours, mm = minutes, ss = seconds, 13:48:29.48 dd = decimal part of seconds xxmm.dddd...
  • Page 11: Rmc - Recommended Minimum Specific Gnss Data

    GM-168 USER’S MANUAL RMC – Recommended Minimum Specific GNSS Data Time, date, position, course and speed data. Format: $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 Parameter Description Example hhmmss.dd UTC time, h = hours, mm = minutes, ss = seconds, 13:48:29.486 dd = decimal part of seconds...
  • Page 12: Gsv - Satellites In View

    GM-168 USER’S MANUAL GSV – Satellites in view Number of satellites in view, satellite ID (PRN) numbers, elevation, azimuth, 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.
  • Page 13: Pfst,Pps - Pps Signal

    GM-168 USER’S MANUAL PFST,PPS – PPS signal The pulse per second message. Indicates the parameters of the PPS pulse that will shortly be outputted. Provides the current GPS time and timing correction of the coming PPS pulse. Format: $PFST,PPS,wwww,tttttt,n,xxxx*hh <CR><LF>...

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