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EuroPak-15ab Receiver
USER MANUAL
OM-20000121
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  • Page 1 EuroPak-15ab Receiver USER MANUAL OM-20000121 Rev 1...
  • Page 2 5.200 or higher E5a/E5b 6.200 or higher NovAtel® and Narrow Correlator® tracking technology are registered trademarks of NovAtel Inc. All other brand names are trademarks of their respective holders. © Copyright NovAtel Inc. (2008). All rights reserved. Unpublished rights reserved under International copyright laws.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Terms and Conditions Software License Warranty Policy Customer Service Foreword 1 Introduction 1.1 Overview of the EuroPak-15ab...................... 19 1.2 SBAS Overview ..........................19 1.3 Galileo Overview..........................20 1.3.1 Open Service ........................21 1.3.2 Commercial Service ......................21 1.3.3 Safety-of-Life Service......................22 1.3.4 Public Regulated Service .....................
  • Page 4 Table of Contents 3.3 Communicating with the EuroPak-15ab ..................32 3.4 Getting Started..........................32 3.4.1 Starting the Receiver......................32 3.4.2 Communicating with the Receiver Using GPSolution (Aviation) .......... 32 4 Using Commands and Logs 4.1 Entering Commands ........................34 4.1.1 Command Settings on Power-Up..................34 4.1.2 Determining the Current Command Settings ...............
  • Page 5 6.3.13 TRACKSTAT Tracking Status ..................100 6.3.14 VERSION Version Information ..................102 7 Firmware Updates 7.1 Contacting the NovAtel Aviation Department ................104 7.2 Downloading the Files ......................... 105 7.3 Decompressing the Files ......................105 7.4 Running the Utility........................106 7.4.1 Open a File to Download....................
  • Page 6 Location of Receiver Error Word ....................110 Reading the Bits in the Receiver Error Word ................110 EuroPak-15ab Power Cable......................117 EuroPak-15ab Null Modem Cable....................118 EuroPak-15ab Straight Through Serial Cable ................119 EuroPak-15ab I/O Strobe Port Cable ..................120 EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...
  • Page 7 Tables Default Serial Port Configurations ....................29 Available Strobe Signals on the EuroPak-15ab ................30 EuroPak-15ab Status Indicators ....................30 Response Messages ........................36 Log Triggers for Each Log Type ....................37 ASCII Message Header Structure ....................39 Binary Message Header Structure ....................40 Field Types ...........................
  • Page 8 Tables EuroPak-15ab Serial Port Pin-Out Descriptions ................. 115 EuroPak-15ab I/O Port Pin-Out Descriptions ................116 10GALILEO6GPS Channel Configuration .................. 122 16GPSL1L5 Channel Configuration ................... 122 16GALILEOL1E5a Channel Configuration ................. 123 12GPS4GEOL1L5 Channel Configuration ................. 123 8GPS8GEO Channel Configuration ................... 124 24GALILEO8GPS Channel Configuration ..................

  • Page 9: Notices

    WARNING: This is a Class B product. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. "Hereby, NovAtel Inc. declares that this EuroPak-15ab is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC."...
  • Page 10 Clause 7, Connection to Cable Distribution Systems of EN 60950-1, Safety for Information Technology Equipment. The following PolyPhaser Corporation devices have been approved for use and are available from NovAtel’s Sales Department: DJXZ+24NFNF-A 5. Connect the shield of the coaxial cable entering the building to protective ground through the primary and secondary lightning protection.
  • Page 11 Notices Figure 1: Primary and Secondary Lightning Protection Reference Description Reference Description Primary Lightning Protection Device EuroPak-15ab Receiver Secondary Lightning Protection Device To Earth Ground External Antenna EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 12: Terms And Conditions

    NovAtel in writing to be confidential and shall not disclose it without NovAtel's prior consent in writing to any third party or use it other than for the operation and maintenance of any Equipment provided.
  • Page 13 NovAtel shall not be liable to the Buyer by way of indemnity or by reason of any breach of the Order or of statutory duty or by reason of tort (including but not limited to negligence) for any loss of profit, loss of use, loss of production, loss of contracts or for any financing costs or for any indirect or consequential damage whatsoever that may be suffered by the Buyer.

  • Page 14: Software License

    License: NovAtel Inc. ("NovAtel") grants you a non-exclusive, non-transferable license (not a sale) to use one copy of the enclosed NovAtel software on a single computer, and only with the product it was supplied with. You agree not to use the software for any purpose other than the due exercise of the rights and licences hereby agreed to be granted to you.
  • Page 15 INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES, INCLUDING LOST PROFITS, EVEN IF NovAtel HAS KNOWLEDGE OF THE POTENTIAL LOSS OR DAMAGE. NovAtel will not be liable for any loss or damage caused by delay in furnishing the software or any other performance under this Agreement.

  • Page 16: Warranty Policy

    One (1) Year from date of sale Date of sale shall mean the date of the invoice to the original customer for the product. NovAtel’s responsibility respecting this warranty is solely to product replacement or product repair at an authorized NovAtel location.

  • Page 17: Customer Service

    Customer Service Customer Service Contact Information If you have any questions or concerns regarding your EuroPak-15ab receiver, please contact the NovAtel Aviation Group using any one of the following methods: NovAtel GPS Hotline: 1-800-NOVATEL (U.S. and Canada) 403-295-4900 (International) Fax:...

  • Page 18: Foreword

    For an overview of GPS, a glossary of terms, units of conversion and acronyms, refer to the GPS+ Reference Manual available on our website at http://www.novatel.com/Downloads/docupdates.html. It is beyond the scope of this manual to provide details on service or repair. Please contact your local NovAtel dealer for any customer-service related inquiries, see Customer Service on Page 17.

  • Page 19: Introduction

    Chapter 1 Introduction This chapter provides information on the features and functionality of the EuroPak-15ab and how it operates in the context of an SBAS system. Overview of the EuroPak-15ab The EuroPak-15ab is a high-performance GPS, Galileo and GEO receiver capable of receiving and tracking 32 GPS L1, GPS L5, Galileo L1, Galileo E5a and Galileo E5b signals.

  • Page 20: Galileo Overview

    2009-2010 time frame to validate the basic Galileo space and related ground segment. Once this In-Orbit Validation (IOV) phase has been completed, the remaining satellites will be installed to reach the Full Operational Capability (FOC) in 2013. EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 21: Open Service

    Galileo operator will be able to offer certain service guarantees. This aspect of service guarantee and the commensurate liabilities is one area where Galileo is significantly differentiated from GPS. A key component in achieving this is an independent system within Galileo for monitoring the satisfactory working of EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 22: Safety-Of-Life Service

    EuroPak-15ab Enclosure The EuroPak-15ab provides a hardware interface between your equipment and the NovAtel Euro-L1E5a and E5a/E5b cards. Each is a rugged, sealed enclosure that provides protection against adverse environments. It has DB-9 connectors to access data and status signals.

  • Page 23: Europak-15Ab Features

    1 straight through serial cable • A CD containing NovAtel’s PC utilities and product documentation For technical specifications on the EuroPak-15ab, please see Appendix A, Technical Specifications starting on Page 112. Figure 2: EuroPak-15ab Enclosure The port labelled COM2 on the back of the receiver, see Figure 2 above, connects to COM3 of the internal Euro-L1E5a card.

  • Page 24: Geo Signal Processing

    Digital pulse blanking involves removing or attenuating pulses in the RF signal that exceed a specified level. The EuroPak-15ab provides digital pulse blanking for the GPS L1, GPS L5, Galileo L1, Galileo E5a and Galileo E5b signal paths. Digital pulse blanking reduces the negative effects of pulsed interference.

  • Page 25: Digital Electronics Section

    A PC or other data communications equipment is necessary to communicate with the receiver and, if desired, to store data generated by the receiver. 1.11 External Oscillator The receiver requires an external 10 MHz oscillator connection in order to operate correctly. See also Figure 3, Typical Receiver Installation on Page 28. EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 26: Installation

    An L5 Signal Generator is available from NovAtel, see the Aviation Group’s contact information on Page 17 to learn more. The GPS-704-X antenna is a wide band passive antenna available from NovAtel. It is designed to operate in the frequency range 1150-1650 MHz. An external LNA is required.

  • Page 27: 10 Mhz External Oscillator

    2.1.4.1 EuroPak-15ab Enclosure The EuroPak-15ab is supplied with a 12 V power adapter with a built-in slow-blow fuse for use with a standard 12 VDC power outlet. If a different supply is desired, the input range required is +9 to +18 VDC. The type of connector required to mate with the receiver’s power connector is a 4-pin LEMO socket connector labelled PWR.

  • Page 28: Mounting The Antenna Or Signal Generator

    Mount the antenna on a secure, stable structure capable of safe operation in the specific environment Also, if mounting an antenna: • Choose an antenna location that has a clear view of the sky so that each satellite above the horizon can be tracked without obstruction EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 29: Connecting The Antenna Or Signal Generator To The Receiver

    However, for those products for which strobes are available, you may want to design your installation to include support for these signals. The EuroPak-15ab enclosure provides strobe signals at its I/O port, as described in Table 53 on Page 116. Strobe signals include an input and several outputs as described below: •...

  • Page 30: Status Indicators

    Along with the EuroPak-15ab enclosure, mounting kits have been provided to facilitate mounting the receivers to a surface. To install the mounting bracket provided with the EuroPak-15ab, refer to the instructions provided with the mounting kit. Page 121 provides the dimension information for the bracket.

  • Page 31: Operation

    Before operating the EuroPak-15ab for the first time, ensure that you have followed the installation instructions in Chapter 2. From here on, it will be assumed that testing and operation of the EuroPak-15ab will be performed while using a personal computer (PC), which allows the greatest ease and versatility.

  • Page 32: Communicating With The Europak-15Ab

    Chapter 4. The valid commands, which are used to control the operation and data logging of the EuroPak-15ab, are specified in Chapter 5. Chapter 6 provides details on the data logs that can be requested from the EuroPak-15ab. It is to your advantage to become thoroughly familiar with Chapters 4 through 6 of this manual to ensure maximum utilization of the EuroPak-15ab's capabilities.
  • Page 33 Any of the above prompts indicate that the receiver is ready and waiting for command input. If you find that GPSolution (Aviation) is unable to locate your EuroPak-15ab receiver, it may be that you have previously used the SAVECONFIG command. In this case, try using a different COM port to communicate to the receiver.

  • Page 34: Using Commands And Logs

    15ab. The sections below give information on using these messages, including the formats they can take and the responses they may provide. Entering Commands The EuroPak-15ab is capable of responding to many different input commands. The commands offer a wide range of flexibility and can be used to control the following: •...

  • Page 35: Determining The Current Command Settings

    PSRPOS log. It can then be entered again with a second set of parameters to configure the EuroPak-15ab to capture the RANGE log. When the LOG command is entered the second time, the new parameter set does not overwrite the first, it exists in addition to the first set.

  • Page 36: Response Messages

    INVALID OFFSET The offset is invalid MAX NUMBER OF USER MESSAGES The maximum number of user messages allowed has been REACHED reached GPS PRECISE TIME IS ALREADY GPS precise time is already known KNOWN EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 37: Logging Data

    Chapter 6 to capture. Note the following however: 1. The EuroPak-15ab can handle 20 logs at a time. If you attempt to log more than 20 logs at a time,...

  • Page 38: Specifying Log Formats

    • ASCII • Binary This allows for some versatility in the way the EuroPak-15ab can be used. 4.3.1 ASCII The ASCII format is readable by both you and a computer. The structures of all ASCII messages follow the general conventions as noted here: 1.

  • Page 39: Binary

    3 sync bytes plus 25 bytes of header information. The header length is variable as fields may be appended in the future. Always check the header length. Parameters Variable length binary data 4 bytes 2. The 3 Sync bytes are always: EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 40: Binary Message Header Structure

    These time fields are ignored if Field #11, Time Status, is invalid. In this case the current receiver time is used. The recommended values for the three time fields are 0, 0, 0. EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 41: Fields

    Using Commands and Logs Chapter 4 Fields The commands and logs for the EuroPak-15ab use a variety of field types to convey data. The following sections provide information on the types of fields used and some of the more commonly-used fields. 4.4.1 Field Types The following table describes the field types used in the commands and logs.

  • Page 42: Commonly-Used Fields

    01 = ASCII 10 = Abbreviated ASCII, NMEA 11 = Reserved Response indicator, where 0 = original message 1 = response message. (See Section 4.2 on Page 37 for more information on logging data.) EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 43: Gps Time Status

    UTC with zero point defined as midnight on the night of January 6, 1980 at 0:00 hours. The time stamp consists of the number of weeks since that zero point, the EuroPak-15ab rolls over, (0 to 1023) and the number of seconds since the last week number change (0 to 603,799).
  • Page 44 The ASCII and Binary message formats all contain a 32-bit Cyclic Redundancy Check (CRC) for data verification. This allows you to ensure that the data received (or transmitted) is valid with a high level of certainty. This CRC can be generated using the C algorithm shown on Page 45. EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...
  • Page 45 ( ulCount-- != 0 ) ulTemp1 = ( ulCRC >> 8 ) & 0x00FFFFFFL; ulTemp2 = CRC32Value( ((int) ulCRC ^ *ucBuffer++ ) & 0xff ); ulCRC = ulTemp1 ^ ulTemp2; return( ulCRC ); EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 46: Commands

    Configure channel’s DLL filter bandwidth SPLLBW Configure channel’s phase-lock-loop bandwidths STHRESHOLD Control signal channel thresholds for acquisition, tracking and cross correlation CLOCK INFORMATION, STATUS, AND TIME EXTERNALCLOCK Set the parameters for an external clock EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 47: Command Summary

    Control signal channel thresholds for sthreshold sigchan acqui STHRESHOLD acquisition, tracking and cross correlation lock crosscorr UNLOG Remove log from logging control unlog [port] datatype UNLOGALL Remove all logs from logging control unlogall [port] EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 48: Command Reference

    Table 45, Receiver Status on Page 95, reports the AGC as GOOD as long as the control metric used in the feedback loop is within 7.5% of the set point. This command controls the EuroPak-15ab’s Automatic Gain Control (AGC) mechanism, which has two primary functions: •...
  • Page 49 MANUAL. Modulus load value. A value is only required loadvalue 35 to 262144 Float H+12 when the mode field is set to MANUAL. Example: AGCMODE L1 MANUAL 40 50 EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 50: Antennapower

    Antenna current and voltage details are output in the SYSTEMLEVELS log, see Page 98. If the EuroPak-15ab receives another ANTENNAPOWER ON command, the L1/E5a card tries to power the antenna again. If it finds the same shorted condition, the above consequences repeat. If there is not another shorted condition, the receiver continues to power the antenna and the receiver clears the status word bits.

  • Page 51: Assign Assign Individual Satellite Channels

    Assigning an SV channel will set the Channel Assignment bit to 1 for forced assignment in the Channel Tracking Status field of the RANGE log. The RANGE log is specified in Section 6.3.5 on Page 84. EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 52: Channel State Values

    Table 17: Channel State Values ASCII Description IDLE Set the SV channel to not track any satellites. ACTIVE Set the SV channel active. AUTO Tell the receiver to automatically assign PRN codes to channels. EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 53: Chanconfig

    GPS signals, Galileo signals, and GEO signals. Entering this command will reset the receiver, causing the receiver to initiate a cold-start bootup and reset all data stored in NVM to factory default values (except for the channel configuration). The default configuration of the EuroPak-15ab receiver is 24GALILEO8GPS. Syntax: Message ID: 501...

  • Page 54: Com Serial Port Configuration Control

    Baud rates higher than 115,200 bps are not supported by standard PC hardware. Special PC hardware is required for higher rates, such as 230,400 bps. Example: COM COM3 57600 N 8 1 N OFF ON EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 55: Parity Values

    XON/XOFF software handshaking CTS/RTS hardware handshaking Table 21: Echo Values ASCII Description No echo Transmit any input characters as they are received. Table 22: Break Values ASCII Description Disable break detection Enable break detection EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 56: Ecutoff Set Satellite Elevation Cut-Off

    Name Bytes Offset This field contains the Abbreviated ASCII command name. See header Section 4.1 on Page 34. Elevation cut-off angle angle -90.0 to +90.0 relative to horizon in Float degrees. Example: ECUTOFF 10.0 EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 57: Externalclock

    EXTERNALCLOCK Overview The EXTERNALCLOCK command allows the EuroPak-15ab to operate with an optional external oscillator. You are able to optimally adjust the clock model parameters of the receiver for various types of external clocks. The EXTERNALCLOCK command is permanently enabled for the EuroPak-15ab and cannot be disabled.

  • Page 58: Clock Type

    Table 24: Pre-Defined Values for Oscillators Clock Type VCTCXO 1.0 e-21 1.0 e-20 1.0 e-20 OCXO 2.51 e-26 2.51 e-23 2.51 e-22 Rubidium 1.0 e-23 1.0 e-22 1.3 e-26 Cesium 2.0 e-20 7.0 e-23 4.0 e-29 EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 59: Fix Constrain To Fixed Position

    Commands Chapter 5 5.3.8 FIX Constrain to Fixed Position This command fixes position parameters for the EuroPak-15ab. For various applications, fixing this value can assist in improving acquisition times and accuracy of position or corrections. Syntax: Message ID: 44 TYPE...

  • Page 60: The Wgs84 Ecef Coordinate System

    WGS 84 ω Earth's Center of Mass BIH-Defined Zero Meridian (1984.0) W GS 84 WGS 84 Analogous to the BIH Defined Conventional Terrestrial System (CTS), or BTS, 1984.0. Figure 4: The WGS84 ECEF Coordinate System EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 61: Freset Clear Data In Nvm

    This field contains the Abbreviated ASCII command name. See Section 4.1 on header Page 34. Reserved field required for Binary format only. Set to 0 when entering the Enum command in Binary. Example: FRESET EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 62: 5.3.10 Log Request Logs From Receiver

    Flag for whether or not the log is removed hold See Table 27 on Page 63. by the UNLOGALL Enum H+28 command. Valid for ONTIME trigger only. EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 63: Log Trigger Values

    LOG COM3 PRSPOSA ONCE The first example configures the EuroPak-15ab to output the PSRPOS log in ASCII format to COM1 at 7 second intervals offset by 2.5 seconds (output at 2.5 seconds then 9.5 seconds and so on). The second example outputs the log only once on COM3.

  • Page 64: 5.3.11 Positiontype Set The Position Solution

    This field contains the Abbreviated ASCII command name. See Section header 4.1 on Page 34. frequency GPSL1 or GPSL5 Position frequency, see Table 28 Enum Example: POSITIONTYPE GPSL1 Table 28: Position Frequency Switch ASCII Description GPSL1 GPS L1 frequency GPSL5 GPS L5 frequency EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 65: 5.3.12 Pulseblanking Enable/Disable Pulse Blanking

    Table 29: Frequency Switch ASCII Description GPS L1 and Galileo L1 frequency GPS L5 and Galileo E5a frequency Galileo E5b frequency Table 30: Pulse Blanking Switch ASCII Description Disable pulse blanking 1-127 Enable pulse blanking EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 66: 5.3.13 Reset Hardware Reset

    This field contains the Abbreviated ASCII command name. See Section 4.1 on header Page 34. Seconds to wait before resetting. If no delay Any ulong value. value is provided, the default of 0 ULong seconds is assumed. Example: RESET 5 See also the FRESET command. EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 67: 5.3.14 Sdllbw Configure Dll Filter Bandwidth

    This field contains the Abbreviated ASCII command name. See header Section 4.1 on Page 34. The parameters should be applied dsigchan 0-31 Ulong to this signal channel. Noise equivalent bandwidth of 0.001-0.5 Float DLL filter in Hz. Example: SDLLBW 0 0.01 EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 68: 5.3.15 Spllbw Configure Phase-Lock-Loop Bandwidth

    This field contains the Abbreviated ASCII command name. See Section 4.1 header on Page 34. The parameters should be applied to psigchan 0-31 Ulong this signal channel. PLL low-pass filter bandwidth in Hz. Float 0.5-15 Example: SPLLBW 0 1.0 EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 69: 5.3.16 Sthreshold Control Signal Thresholds

    ULong crosscorr point, the checks are performed. a. The receiver does not have cross-correlation functionality at this point even though the command requires a value. Example: STHRESHOLD 0 35 20 35 EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 70: 5.3.17 Unlog Remove Log From Logging Control

    Serial port at which log is being output. If a value is port See Section 10 on Page 42. Enum not provided, COM1 is assumed. datatype Message name Message ID Log to be disabled. ULong Example: UNLOG COM3 PSRPOSA EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 71: 5.3.18 Unlogall Remove All Logs From Logging Control

    Page 34. Serial port at which logging is to port See Table 10 on Page 42. disabled. If a value is not provided, Enum COM1 is assumed. Reserved (always 0). Enum Example: UNLOGALL EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 72: Data Logs

    SATELLITE TRACKING AND CHANNEL CONTROL ALMANAC Current decoded almanac data Asynch RANGE Satellite range information Synch RAWEPHEM Raw ephemeris Asynch RAWFRAME Raw subframes Asynch SATVIS Satellite azimuth and elevation angle data Synch TRACKSTAT Channel tracking information Synch EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 73: Log Summary

    All logs are followed by a carriage return and line feed. However, in some of the examples, carriage returns have been inserted in the middle of the log to clearly indicate different data sets. EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 74: Agcstats Automatic Gain Control Status

    H+60 noise floor Calculated noise floor Double H+68 Double H+76 Reserved Double H+84 16... Next RF deck, offset = H+ 4 + (#RF *88) Bytes H+ 4 32-bit CRC (ASCII and Binary only) (#RF*88) EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 75: Agc Status Word

    1 = AGC 2 = Post Correlation 3 = … 0 = L1E5a Receiver Card 1 = E5aE5b Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved Reserved EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...
  • Page 76 Chapter 6 Data Logs Recommended Input: LOG AGCSTATSA ONTIME 10 Example Output: #AGCSTATSA,COM1,0,82.5,FINE,439,232443.949,00A41000,0000,33331; 28A,8758,4158,8000,0.0269,0.0839,0.2039,0.2856,0.2419,0.1578, 1212377.500000,0.000000,0.000000, 125A,4612,2312,8000,0.0660,0.1435,0.2310,0.2505,0.1867,0.1223, 1216996.500000,0.000000,0.000000, 1262,5976,3676,8000,0.0776,0.1589,0.2528,0.2585,0.1665,0.0857, 1294032.875000,0.000000,0.000000*9D9A651B EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 77: Almanac Decoded Almanac

    Anti-spoofing flag, see Table 34 on Page 78 Enum H+112 20... Next almanac data set, offset = H + 4 + (# previous msg x 112) H + 4 + (112 x 32-bit CRC (ASCII and Binary only) #msg) EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 78: Antispoofing Flag Values

    Antispoofing is enabled. Recommended Input: LOG ALMANACA ONCHANGED ASCII Example: #ALMANACA,COM1,0,78.0,SATTIME,338,320004.000,00A00000,0000,33331; 1,338,503808.0,6.318092E-03,-7.60031658E-09,-1.96827599E+00, -1.70715209E+00,-1.27284116E+00,3.71932983E-05,3.63797881E-12, 1.45856914E-04,2.65599916E+07,4.42098057E-02,1,0,0,TRUE, 2,338,503808.0,9.141445E-03,-8.26320134E-09,2.18251798E+00, 1.97852363E+00,1.88691247E-01,-1.81198120E-05,0.00000000E+000, 1.45860977E-04,2.65594983E+07,8.63463404E-03,1,0,0,FALSE, 3,338,503808.0,7.876873E-03,-8.11462372E-09,1.04690369E+00, 6.62592815E-01,-6.81532759E-01,7.53402710E-05,3.63797881E-12, 1.45858780E-04,2.65597651E+07,-1.61187825E-02,1,0,0,TRUE, 4,338,503808.0,7.454395E-03,-8.27463039E-09,2.20228558E+00, 1.45160422E-01,2.49410670E+00,1.52587891E-04,1.09139364E-11, 1.45848996E-04,2.65609528E+07,8.20919406E-03,1,0,0,FALSE, 27,338,503808.0,1.979542E-02,-8.16033991E-09,-1.01833966E+00, -1.95538209E+00,2.34013039E+00,3.62396240E-05,0.00000000E+000, 1.45857411E-04,2.65599312E+07,1.44709516E-02,1,0,0,FALSE, 28,338,503808.0,1.103687E-02,-7.84032658E-09,1.06756599E-01, -2.28547146E+00,1.17978552E+00,3.33786011E-05,0.00000000E+000, 1.45859194E-04,2.65597148E+07,1.80602269E-02,1,0,0,TRUE, 29,338,503808.0,9.426594E-03,-7.60031658E-09,-2.01631026E+00, -9.70531593E-01,7.15315540E-01,5.36918640E-04,1.09139364E-11, 1.45855712E-04,2.65601375E+07,4.33289651E-02,1,0,0,TRUE, 30,338,503808.0,8.715153E-03,-8.02319134E-09,5.43083877E-02, 1.29254172E+00,1.52598431E+00,2.57492065E-05,3.63797881E-12, 1.45865786E-04,2.65589145E+07,2.19311316E-03,1,0,0,FALSE *2E0D3E7A EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 79: Clockmodel Current Clock Model Status

    The standard clock model now used is as follows: clock parameters array = [ B BR SAB] covariance matrix = σ σ σ σ σ σ σ σ σ σ σ σ σ σ σ EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...
  • Page 80 Last instantaneous measurement of the range bias rate range bias rate Double H+120 (m/s) Indicates whether or not there is a change in the change Enum H+128 constellation. See Table 36 on Page 81. 32-bit CRC (ASCII and Binary only) H+132 EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 81: Clock Model Status Values

    The clock model is not valid ERROR Clock model error Table 36: Constellation Change Flag Values ASCII Binary Description FALSE There has not been a change in the constellation TRUE The constellation has changed EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 82: Psrpos Pseudorange Position

    #obs in pos Number of observations used in position UChar H+65 UChar H+66 UChar H+67 UChar H+68 Reserved UChar H+69 UChar H+70 UChar H+71 32-bit CRC (ASCII and Binary only) H+72 EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 83: Solution Status Values

    Delta position is too large NEGATIVE_VAR Negative variance Table 38: Position Type Values ASCII Binary Description NONE No solution Position has been fixed by the FIX POSITION command FIXEDPOS or by position averaging SINGLE Single point position EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 84: Range Satellite Range Information

    Tracking status. See Table 39 on Page 86. ULong H+44 status 13... Next data set, offset = H + 4 + (# previous obs x 44) H+4+ variable 32-bit CRC (ASCII and Binary only) (#obs x EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...
  • Page 85 12,0,21413159.503,0.236,-112526914.356,0.006,2002.298,44.9, 278.540,00005C84, 17,0,22939598.687,0.291,-120548403.778,0.007,-2982.162,43.1, 81.340,00005CA4, 17,0,22871146.176,1.612,-120188682.163,0.084,275.355,44.1, 5.384,04035D24, 20,0,25273209.399,0.259,-132811609.020,0.005,-3106.407,44.1, 312.136,04035D64, 1,0,36294000.299,0.025,1504943106.108,0.003,-13.099,49.8, 340.910,05433E04, 2,0,25327160.711,0.025,-110900154.247,0.003,-1901.979,49.8, 320.930,05433E24, 16,0,23368818.345,0.025,-91704264.191,0.004,1899.531,49.8, 180.340,05433E64, 20,0,25273198.853,0.026,-99177458.786,0.005,-2319.704,49.8, 98.710,05433E84, 9,0,21350912.281,0.025,-83785566.201,0.004,641.320,49.8, 263.440,05433EA4, 18,0,24974945.368,0.025,-98007049.791,0.003,-1503.489,49.8, 122.530,05433EC4, 8,0,24305771.038,0.025,-106851973.842,0.004,1778.620,49.8, 316.650,05433EE4, 17,0,22871131.098,0.027,-101857649.337,0.004,210.996,49.2, 263.064,05E33F04, 2,0,25327159.878,0.027,-118490178.649,0.003,-1951.599,49.3, 323.276,05E33F24, 27,0,24473949.145,0.027,-98546449.449,0.004,401.691,49.2, 71.876,05E33F84, 16,0,23368817.647,0.027,-103823675.484,0.004,1949.090,49.2, 261.780,05E33FA4, 15,0,26124772.027,0.027,-105193640.720,0.004,2502.083,49.2, 240.412,05E33FC4, 18,0,24974944.621,0.027,-100563751.872,0.003,-1542.714,49.2, 224.796,06033FE4*149ADDC1 EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 86: Channel Tracking Status

    15 = E5b dataless 0x01000000 30 = L5 C5 combined 16 = E5b data 0x02000000 0x04000000 Forward Error Correction (FEC) 0 = Not FEC, 1 = FEC Reserved (always 0) Continued on Page 87 EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 87: Tracking State Bit Values

    Narrow frequency band pull-in Reacquisition Steering Frequency-lock loop 8-14 Reserved Neumann-Hoffman alignment Table 41: Correlator Spacing Bit Values Bit Value Description Reserved Standard correlator: spacing > 0.1 chip Narrow correlator: spacing = 0.1 chip Reserved Reserved EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 88: Rawephem Raw Ephemeris

    Subframe 3 data. H+72 32-bit CRC (ASCII and Binary only) H+104 Recommended Input: LOG RAWEPHEMA ONCHANGED Example Output: #RAWEPHEMA,COM1,7,76.5,SATTIME,338,338430.000,00A00000,0000,33331; 29,338,345600,8B05486E2B255490003CD3E8731DDB8A24F57C45F225546000006 946137A0000000000,8B05486E2BA8250A4E2BB771090CD2097204D3A7FB1250A10 D95B354607D000000B2EA,8B05486E2C2F0072ADE5E6AE005C2829DA2F1B93D8620 667FFAAFC250D9A0000000000*D413845E #RAWEPHEMA,COM1,4,76.5,SATTIME,338,338430.000,00A00000,0000,33331; 10,338,345584,8B05486E2B255490003CD3E8731DDB8A24F57C45FB94545F00000 50A52E70000000000,8B05486E2BA894FC2A2D01670FCEA8FCC0039DF4691822A10 C7F8E545F2B000000B2EA,8B05486E2C2FFFBA8488C0FDFFD127BDA71614E90FD78 438FFABE494F11E0000000000*6854985A #RAWEPHEMA,COM1,0,76.5,SATTIME,338,338430.000,00A00000,0000,33331; 15,338,345600,8B05486E2B255492012CD3E8731DDB8A24F57C45FB56546000003 44A40460000000000,8B05486E2BA856FD4936E4E87361D4FD2F04D0F1270900A10 DA76554607C000000B2EA,8B05486E2C2FFFFD5C183A3FFFBE27061AC724B767F70 A30FFA2F056FDD40000000000*71B1AC43 EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 89: Rawframe Raw Subframes

    In the Binary log case, the data field will only output the number of bits in the subframe. This is 120 for L1 and E5b and 244 for E5a. Recommended Input: LOG RAWFRAMEA ONNEW Example Output: #RAWFRAMEA,COM1,0,80.5,FINE,439,232656.119,00A41000,0000,33331; 27,30,0,120,15, 0E3F26ABBAEBF56C0449C0DBDE1800*4B618D4C EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 90: Rxcommands Receiver Configuration

    #RXCOMMANDSA,COM1,39,80.0,FINE,439,232702.679,00A41000,0000,33331; 21,PULSEBLANKING L5 127*4D256AE3 #RXCOMMANDSA,COM1,38,80.0,FINE,439,232702.680,00A41000,0000,33331; 21,PULSEBLANKING E5B 127*B567DC0E #RXCOMMANDSA,COM1,37,80.0,FINE,439,232702.680,00A41000,0000,33331; 39,DLLORDER GPS 1*597D0670 #RXCOMMANDSA,COM1,36,80.0,FINE,439,232702.682,00A41000,0000,33331; 2,ANTENNAPOWER ON*7977E4D8 #RXCOMMANDSA,COM1,35,80.0,FINE,439,232702.682,00A41000,0000,33331; 3,CLOCKADJUSTDISABLE*0169268B #RXCOMMANDSA,COM1,34,80.0,FINE,439,232702.685,00A41000,0000,33331; 4,COM COM3 115200 N 8 1 N OFF ON*10FD1D32 #RXCOMMANDSA,COM1,33,80.0,FINE,439,232702.687,00A41000,0000,33331; 47,POSITIONTYPE GPSL1*5A4C0818 #RXCOMMANDSA,COM1,32,80.0,FINE,439,232702.688,00A41000,0000,33331; 45,SDLLBW 0 0.2000*3D836CFF EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...
  • Page 91 46,SPLLBW 3 3.0000*2C6D29F0 #RXCOMMANDSA,COM1,12,80.0,FINE,439,232702.710,00A41000,0000,33331; 46,SPLLBW 4 3.0000*34266351 #RXCOMMANDSA,COM1,11,80.0,FINE,439,232702.710,00A41000,0000,33331; 46,SPLLBW 5 3.0000*A2C392A4 #RXCOMMANDSA,COM1,10,80.0,FINE,439,232702.713,00A41000,0000,33331; 46,SPLLBW 6 3.0000*861A7729 #RXCOMMANDSA,COM1,9,80.0,FINE,439,232702.715,00A41000,0000,33331; 46,SPLLBW 7 3.0000*741A7F55 #RXCOMMANDSA,COM1,8,80.0,FINE,439,232702.715,00A41000,0000,33331; 46,SPLLBW 8 3.0000*2DD03F1F #RXCOMMANDSA,COM1,7,80.0,FINE,439,232702.716,00A41000,0000,33331; 46,SPLLBW 9 3.0000*23C7BD8F #RXCOMMANDSA,COM1,6,80.0,FINE,439,232702.716,00A41000,0000,33331; 46,SPLLBW 10 3.0000*E3D9E979 #RXCOMMANDSA,COM1,5,80.0,FINE,439,232702.718,00A41000,0000,33331; 46,SPLLBW 11 3.0000*C5D3EBCF EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 92: Command Type Values

    Table 42: Command Type Values ASCII BINARY Command ASSIGN Reserved ECUTOFF EXTERNALCLOCK FRESET RESET Reserved 11-18 11-18 AGCMODE CHANCONFIG PULSEBLANKING UNLOG 23-24 23-24 Reserved UNLOGALL UNASSIGN 27-42 27-42 Reserved STHRESHOLD Reserved SDLLBW SPLLBW POSITIONTYPE EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 93: Rxsecstatus Receiver Section Status

    LOG RXSECSTATUSA ONNEW Example Output: #RXSECSTATUSA,COM1,0,72.5,FINE,439,233415.000,00A01000,0000,33331; 2,L1E5A,PM,"L1E5AGALT","DZN06300002","5.200D5",00A01000,00000000,00 401000,E5AB,PS1,"","DDG06389009","6.200D6",00EC0000,00000000,000000 00*F9BE622E Table 43: Component Type ASCII Binary Description UNKNOWN Unknown component FPGA Field Programmable Gate Array CPLD Complex programmable logic device L1E5A Receiver component E5AB Receiver component EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 94: Receiver Error

    PLL RF2 hardware status Error 0x00002000 Reserved Error 0x00004000 Error 0x00008000 NVM status Error 0x00010000 Stack usage status Error 0x00020000 Memory usage status Error 0x00040000 Message queue usage status Error 0x00080000 Message usage status Error EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 95: Receiver Status

    PLL not locked PLL locked 0x01000000 Stack warning Warning 0x02000000 Memory warning Warning 0x04000000 Message queue warning Warning 0x08000000 Message block usage warning Warning 0x10000000 Reserved 0x20000000 0x40000000 0x80000000 AUX1 status event flag No event Event EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 96: 6.3.10 Satvis Satellite Visibility

    GPS+ Reference Manual http://www.novatel.com/support/docupdates.htm. available on our website at Recommended Input: LOG SATVISA ONTIME 60 ASCII Example: #SATVISA,COM1,0,44.0,FINE,1039,490308.000,00000028,6002,0; TRUE,TRUE,27, 14,0,0,74.5,267.4,458.2,458.926672761, 25,0,0,61.3,73.7,-1252.6,-1251.902056196, 1,0,0,55.9,277.4,1799.2,1799.897879028, 16,0,0,33.6,305.9,2874.8,2875.534296744, 26,0,0,-82.0,114.8,-188.9,-188.237459086*bf8c9522 EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 97: Satellite Visibility Values

    Table 46: Satellite Visibility Values ASCII Binary Description FALSE Satellite visibility is invalid TRUE Satellite visibility is valid Table 47: Complete Almanac Flag Values ASCII Binary Description FALSE Complete almanac was not used TRUE Complete almanac was used EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 98: 6.3.11 Systemlevels System Hardware Levels

    Next component offset = H + 4 + (# comp x 48) H + 4 + (# variable 32-bit CRC (ASCII and Binary only) comp x 48) Recommended Input: LOG SYSTEMLEVELSA ONTIME 1 Example Output: #SYSTEMLEVELSA,COM1,0,72.0,FINE,439,233399.000,00A01000,0000,33331; L1E5A,PM,57.000,0.105,1.204,11.543,5.007,3.462,3.289,1.554,72.137, 4.551, E5AB,PS1,55.000,0.084,1.496,11.402,4.845,0.000,3.300,1.430,5.343, 4.551*238BE4F0 EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 99: 6.3.12 Time Time Data

    GPS time = receiver time - offset offset std Receiver clock offset standard deviation (s) Double H+12 5-12 Reserved H+20 32-bit CRC (ASCII and Binary only) H+44 Recommended Input: LOG TIMEA ONTIME 1 Example Output: #TIMEA,COM1,0,58.0,FINE,1049,248050.000,00000128,5C46,0; VALID,-0.000000002,0.000001901,-13.00000000294,2000,2,15,20,53, 57011,VALID*d6f14d5d EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 100: 6.3.13 Trackstat Tracking Status

    Pseudorange filter weighting Float H+54 16... Next hardware channel data set, offset = H+16 + (# previous chans x 40) H+16 + variable 32-bit CRC (ASCII and Binary only) (#chans x 40) EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 101: Reject Code Values

    Tracking a Galileo E5a signal GALE5B Tracking a Galileo E5b signal OBSL1 Tracking a GPS or SBAS L1 signal that is not used in a position solution No observation (a reject code is not applicable) EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 102: 6.3.14 Version Version Information

    Next component, offset = H + 4 + (# previous comp x 108) H+4+ variable 32-bit CRC (ASCII and Binary only) (#comp x 108) Recommended Input: LOG VERSIONA ONCE Example Output: #VERSIONA,COM1,0,72.0,FINE,439,233456.487,00A01000,0000,33331; L1E5A,"L1E5AGALT","DZN06300002","L1E5A-2.00-2X2","5.200D5", "5.002D2DB","2008/JAN/18","16:26:08", FPGA,"ALTERA","","1.6.45056","GALILEO","","2008/JAN/07","12:25:02", E5AB,"","DDG06389009","E5AB-1.04-2XX","6.200D6","6.000D5", "2008/JAN/18","11:35:42", FPGA,"","","3.6.40966","","","","", CPLD,"","","CPLD-1","","","",""*0154113F EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 103: Version Log Field Formats

    One character for each of the COM ports 1, 2, and 3. Characters are: 2 for RS-232, 4 for RS-422, and T for LV-TTL. Therefore, the example is for a receiver that uses RS-232 for COM 1 and COM 2 and LV- TTL for COM 3. EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 104: Firmware Updates

    4. Run the firmware loading utility. Contacting the NovAtel Aviation Department The first step in updating the receiver is to contact the NovAtel Aviation Group via any of the methods described in Customer Service on Page 17. When you call, be sure to have the receiver's serial number and program revision level available. This information is printed on the bottom surface of a EuroPak-15ab, as shown in Figure 5.

  • Page 105: Downloading The Files

    Typical Euro-L1E5a card firmware files might be named 5200.HEX, for example. To proceed with your update, you will first need to download the appropriate files from NovAtel's FTP site at ftp.novatel.ca, or via e-mail at support@novatel.com. If downloading is not possible, the files can be mailed to you on diskette.

  • Page 106: Running The Utility

    From the file menu choose Open. Use the Open dialog to browse for your file, see Figure 7. Figure 7: WinLoad’s Open Dialog Once you have selected your file, the name should appear in the main display area and in the title bar, see EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 107: Communications Settings

    You will only be able to access information from the card and download new firmware during the first few seconds after power initiation. 6. WinLoad should be able to locate the card and the hex file should start downloading. When the EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 108: Authorization Code Dialog

    7. The receiver should finish downloading and reset. The process is complete when “Done.” is displayed in the main display area, see Figure 11 on Page 108. Figure 11: Update Process Complete 8. Close WinLoad. This completes the procedure required to update a EuroPak-15ab receiver. EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 109: Built-In Status Test

    The status word is the third last field in the RXSECSTATUS log as shown in Figure 12 on Page 110. It is also the third last field in the header of every log. EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 110: Error Word

    The numbering of the bits is shown in Figure 15. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 0000 Bit 0 Bit 15 Figure 15: Reading the Bits in the Receiver Error Word EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 111: Status Code Arrays

    Bit 31 and bit 32 of the receiver status word corresponds to the auxiliary 1 and auxiliary 2 status words respectively. See the RXSECSTATUS log on Page 93 for a more detailed descriptions of this log. EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 112: Performance Specifications

    60 seconds C/No = 44 dB-Hz 1 σ 60 seconds C/No = 44 dB-Hz 1 σ 60 seconds C/No = 44 dB-Hz 1 Height Measurements Up to 18,288 metres (60,000 feet) maximum a. In accordance with export licensing. EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...
  • Page 113 All dimension are in millimeters, please use the Unit Conversion section of the GPS+ Reference Manual available on our website at http://www.novatel.com/Downloads/ docupdates.html for conversion to imperial measurements. b. Page 121 provides the dimension information for the mounting bracket. EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...
  • Page 114 0 VDC and maximum 0.55 VDC @ 24 mA High: minimum 2.4 VDC and maximum 3.6 VDC @ 8 mA Input Voltage: LVTTL levels Low: minimum 0 VDC and maximum 0.8 VDC High: minimum 2.0 VDC and maximum 5.5 VDC EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 115: Europak-15Ab Serial Port Pin-Out Descriptions

    0 to +13 dBm ENVIRONMENTAL Operating Temperature 0°C to +40°C Storage Temperature -45°C to +95°C Humidity Not to exceed 95% non-condensing A.1.1 Port Pin-Outs Table 52: EuroPak-15ab Serial Port Pin-Out Descriptions Connector COM1 COM2 Pin No. Reserved RXD1 RXD2 TXD1 TXD2...

  • Page 116: Europak-15Ab I/O Port Pin-Out Descriptions

    Appendix A Technical Specifications Table 53: EuroPak-15ab I/O Port Pin-Out Descriptions Signal Connector Pin No. Signal Descriptions Name Reserved Pulse per second Measure output Mark input Valid position available Reserved RESETOUT Reset output to an external system, active high ERROR...

  • Page 117: Europak-15Ab Power Cable

    A.1.2.1 12V Power Adapter Cable (NovAtel part number 01017023) The power adapter cable supplied with the EuroPak-15ab, see Figure 16, provides a convenient means for supplying +12 VDC while operating in the field. Input is provided through the standard 12V power outlet. The output from the power adapter utilizes a 4-pin LEMO connector (LEMO part number FGG.0B.304.CLAD52Z) and plugs directly into the PWR input located...

  • Page 118: Europak-15Ab Null Modem Cable

    Null-Modem Cable (NovAtel part number 60323062) This cable supplied with the EuroPak-15ab, see Figure 17, provides an easy means of communications with a PC. The cable is equipped with a 9-pin connector at the receiver end which can be plugged into the COM1, COM2, or AUX port.

  • Page 119: Europak-15Ab Straight Through Serial Cable

    Straight Through Serial Cable (NovAtel part number 60723066) This cable can be used to connect the EuroPak-15ab to a modem or radio transmitter to propagate differential corrections. The cable is equipped with a female DB9 connector at the receiver end. The male DB9 connector at the other end is provided to plug into your user-supplied equipment (please refer to your modem or radio transmitter user guide for more information on its connectors).

  • Page 120: Europak-15Ab I/O Strobe Port Cable

    I/O Strobe Port Cable (NovAtel part number 60723065) The strobe lines on the EuroPak-15ab can be accessed by inserting the male DB9 connector of the I/O strobe port cable into the I/O port. The other end of this cable is provided without a connector to provide flexibility.
  • Page 121 Technical Specifications Appendix A A.1.3 Mounting Bracket Dimensions 1234 2145 EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 122: 10Galileo6Gps Channel Configuration

    Narrow Auto L5 C5 Narrow Auto L5 C5 Narrow Auto L5 C5 Narrow Auto L5 C5 Narrow Auto L5 C5 Narrow Auto L5 C5 Narrow Auto L5 C5 Narrow Auto L5 C5 Narrow Auto EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 123: 16Galileol1E5A Channel Configuration

    Narrow Auto L5 C5 Narrow Auto L5 C5 Narrow Auto L1 C/A Standard WAAS WAAS Idle L1 C/A Narrow WAAS WAAS Idle L5 C5 Narrow WAAS WAAS Idle L5 C5 Narrow WAAS WAAS Idle EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 124: 8Gps8Geo Channel Configuration

    Narrow WAAS WAAS Idle L1 C/A Narrow WAAS WAAS Idle L5 C5 Narrow WAAS WAAS Idle L5 C5 Narrow WAAS WAAS Idle L5 C5 Narrow WAAS WAAS Idle L5 C5 Narrow WAAS WAAS Idle EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 125: 24Galileo8Gps Channel Configuration

    Auto Galileo Narrow Galileo Galileo Auto Galileo Narrow Galileo Galileo Auto Galileo Narrow Galileo Galileo Auto Galileo Narrow Galileo Galileo Auto a. You can use these signal channels to track the GIOVE-A test satellite. EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...
  • Page 126 "lightning rod", funneling the entire charge into the components inside the bag. • Do not allow chargeable plastics, such as binders, within 0.6 m of unshielded PCBs. • Do not allow a PCB to come within 0.3 m of a computer monitor. EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 127: Static-Accumulating Materials

    Remove the replacement circuit board from the static-shielding bag or clamshell and insert it into the equipment. Place the original board into the shielding bag or clamshell and seal it with a label. Do not put repair tags inside the shielding bag or clamshell. Disconnect the wrist strap. EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...
  • Page 128 1315 East-West Highway Station 9244 Silver Springs, MD, USA 20910-3282 Telephone: (301) 713-2692 Fax: (301) 713-4172 Website: www.ngs.noaa.gov Contact information may be subject to change however they are accurate at the time of publication. EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...

  • Page 129: Replacement Parts

    Appendix D Replacement Parts The following are a list of the replacement parts available for your NovAtel GPS receiver. Should you require assistance or need to order additional components, please contact your local NovAtel dealer or Customer Service representative. D.1 EuroPak-15ab...
  • Page 130 – Binary channel bit rate, see bps logging blanking overview boot code, version EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...
  • Page 131 ECUTOFF command reset – electrostatic discharge (ESD) version elevation – header cut-off angle health, satellite error – height satellite visibility hexadecimal tracking status hold, logs entering commands ephemeris health – raw data reset identifier, ASCII EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...
  • Page 132 (NVM) receiver notices configuration NovAtel Inc. status version replacement parts offset reset clock RESET command Doppler residual ONCE trigger response messages ONCHANGED trigger RF, see radio frequency one pulse per second (1 PPS), time EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...
  • Page 133 – subframe ephemeris reference support – synchronous logs rollover SYSTEMLEVELS log – time stamp weighting, pseudorange filter WGS84 wide-area reference station test satellite word tests (built-in) threshold time acquisition year anomaly fine – zero EuroPak-15ab Receiver User Manual Rev 1...
  • Page 134 Recyclable Printed in Canada on recycled paper OM-20000121 Rev 1 2008/03/25...

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