Navcom SF-3050 Rev.E User Manual

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SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E viii Table 29: Event Wiring Connections ... 159

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E 3-74 Table 11: USB Device Cable Pin Assignment (P/N 94-310266-3006LF) Figure 51: USB Device Cable Pin Assignment

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E 3-75 3. Plug the Bluetooth dongle (if one is being used1) into the proper port on the PC.  1Many laptops

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E 3-76 Figure 53: Bluetooth Devices in Range  The naming convention for the SF-3050 is SF-3050ProductTypeSerialNumb

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E 3-77 Figure 54: Bluetooth Serial Port Icon 7. Double-click the Bluetooth serial port icon. A graphic with

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E 3-78 serial port if the computer requires a passcode. Refer to the BTSET command in the Sapphire Technical Referenc

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E 3-79 The Bluetooth Properties dialog box (refer to Figure 57) displays the Bluetooth virtual COM port assign

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E 3-80 data mode, meaning it maintains an active connection and can receive/send data via the Bluetooth port. (An exa

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E 3-81 Figure 58: Port Configuration – Bluetooth Refer to Figure 58 for the steps below: 14. Select Bluetooth

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E 3-82 Table 12: Bluetooth Connectivity LED Indication Type [PING] in the Input Terminal and click the Send button

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E 3-83 Accessories Optional Data Cables Figure 60: SF-3050 Optional Data Cables Table 13: Optional Data Cable

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E ix Notices SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide P/N 96-310034-3001 Rev E October 2011 Serial Number: Date De

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E 3-84 directly to a USB 2.0 connector. The pin assignments are provided below.  COM2 – USB is the only USB-complian

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E 3-85  Logging to USB Flash Drive via USB Host Cable, for setup and logging instructions. Table 14: Optional

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E 3-86 Table 15: Optional Ethernet Cable Pin Assignment Figure 62: Optional Ethernet Cable Pin Assignment USB Devi

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E 3-87 Table 16: Optional USB Device/RS-232/RS-422 Y-Cable Pin Assignment Figure 63: Optional USB Device/RS-

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E 3-88 Ethernet/RS-232/1PPS Y-Cable (Option) P/N 94-310272-3006LF is an optional 6ft (1.83m) Y-cable fitted with a P

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E 3-89 Figure 64: Optional Ethernet/RS-232/1PPS Y-Cable Pin Assignment  Unused pins are commonly missing f

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E 3-90 Logging to USB Flash Drive via USB Host Cable  Refer to the Sapphire Technical Reference Manual for details o

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E 3-91  StarUtil 3000: NavCom‟s Windows™ based control program, included on the supplied USB Flash Drive (P/

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E 3-92 Figure 65: Input Terminal – USBMODE 6. Click the Send button. The receiver returns the current USB Mode, Dev

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E 3-93  To simplify this process, a profile can be configured to begin and end data logging to the USB flash

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E x FCC Notice This device complies with Part 15 Subpart B Class B of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the foll

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E 3-94 the StarUtil 3000 User Guide for detailed instructions on configuring and establishing Ethernet communications

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E 3-95  Positronic 9-Pin Male to Ethernet RJ45 Plug (P/N 94-310265-3006LF). This cable is used in the setup

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E 3-96 Figure 66: Local Area Connection Window 5. Click the Properties button. The Internet Protocol window opens.

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E 3-97  The first part of the IP address, 192.168.0, is the same for both the SF-3050 and the PC. The last pa

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E 3-98 Figure 68: Ethernet Port Configuration 4. Click the Connect button. 5. Verify that the SF-3050 is connecte

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E 3-99 example, the action of a camera‟s shutter creates an input pulse to the Event port. The SF-3050M output

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E 3-100 Indicator Panel Figure 69: SF-3050 Indicator Panel The indicator panel provides a quick status view of the G

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E 3-101  StarFire Link LEDs Table 19: StarFire Link LED Indication  Data I/O Active LEDs Table 20: Data

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev D 4-103 Chapter 4 ... Installation This chapter provides guidance on hardware instal

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E xi Limited Warranty NavCom warrants that its Products will be free from defects in material and workmanship

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E 4-104 environmental seal of the antenna, leading to internal damage.  Antenna placement is critical to good syste

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E 4-105 These radiated emissions can interfere with other nearby antennas. Multiple GNSS antennas in close pro

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E 4-106 Do not place the sensor in a confined space or where it may be exposed to excessive heat, moisture, or humidi

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E 4-107 Figure 72: SF-3050 Base Plate Dimensions with Mounting Brackets Communication Port Connectivity There

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E 4-108 3006LF) to COM2 - USB of the SF-3050. Connect the USB plug end to the control device.  Figure 73 shows a com

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E 4-109 GNSS Antenna Connector The connector used on the SF-3050 is a TNC female, labeled ANT on the rear pane

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E 4-110 connections, noise from the amplifier, and possible ingress of moisture and dust to the in-line amplifier. In

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E 4-111 Basics of RTK Surveying RTK (Real-Time Kinematic) is a GNSS system that yields very accurate 3D positi

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E 4-112 and Figure 75 illustrate proper and improper RTK reference station installation. Figure 74: RTK Setup – Good

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E 4-113  Refer to Chapter 8, RTK Setup, in the StarUtil 3000 User Guide for detailed instructions.

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E xii and are subject to the terms of the StarFire Signal License agreement. For further details on the StarFire Sign

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SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev D 5-115 Chapter 5 ... Configuration The SF-3050 has a rich interface and detailed cont

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E 5-116 There is no default control port on the receiver. When either port is connected to control software, such as

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E 5-117  The user has full control over the utilized message types and their associated rates via either S

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E 5-118  These settings indicate the following: On Change: The receiver outputs the specified message at the highe

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E 5-119 satellite elevation and azimuth, C/No for the track signals, and correction age for each satellite.

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E 5-120  NMEA Messages The SF-3050 does not output NMEA messages by default. NMEA messages must be scheduled by the

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E 5-121  To save the current configuration settings in the receiver for future use, the user creates a pro

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E 5-122  The profile NONE is subject to change. Avoiding User Profile Loading Errors StarUtil 3000 v.1.0.0 and later

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E 5-123 These are the requirements for obtaining a StarFire license:  Valid Purchase Order  Signed Licen

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E xiii The U.S. State Department International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) regulations limit the perfor

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E 5-124 Verify License Is Saved There are two ways to view StarFire license data to verify that the license is saved

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E 5-125 1. On the Input Terminal, type [SFNETPRIORITY] to view the current priority net settings. 2. Perfo

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E 5-126 Failed Search Whether from loss of reception or lack of initial acquisition, after a 5-minute failed search f

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev D 6-127 Chapter 6 ...Safety Instructions The SF-3050 GNSS sensor is designed for precise navigat

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E 6-128 External Power Source Early SF-3050 production units are supplied with an external power cable without a filt

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E 6-129 Take care to ensure the SF-3050 does not come into contact with electrical power installations, the

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SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev D A-131 A ... GNSS Module Specifications The technical specifications of this unit are detailed belo

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E A-132  Superior interference suppression (both in-band & out-of-band)  Patented multipath rejection  Min

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E A-133 Tracking Characteristics The SF-3050 engine has 67 signal channels with the required flexibility to tr

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E xiv Revision History Rev E (Oct 2011) Appendix C, changed StarFire visibility from “76 N to 76 S latitude” “10 degr

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E A-134 Signals Tracked Navigation & Public Correction Signals Services include: GPS L1, Galileo E1, and SBAS (WA

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E A-135 Time-to-First-Fix Typical values measured per ION-STD 101 Signal Reacquisition Dynamics 1Restricted

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E A-136 RTK Positioning – Single-Frequency < 5kms (RMS) Position (H): Position (V): + 1cm +0.5ppm + 2cm +1

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E A-137 timing errors, and augmentation correction messages. Equipment operated on a single-frequency (i.e., L

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E A-138 User-Programmable Output Rates Rate SF-3050 Bundles A G S M Position, Velocity, and Time 1, 5*Hz Std Std Std

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E A-139 Connector Assignments  By default, the two female Positronic ports are available for command inputs

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E A-140  See Related Standards at the front of this manual for information on the various data formats. Satellite-Ba

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E A-141 (MED) 96/98/EC MED Compass Safe Distance: 250mm * Compliant only when cables are connected LED Displa

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SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev D B-143 B ... Antenna Specifications Table 25: Rover, Base, and Airborne GNSS Antenna Part

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E xv “Upload a Unified Firmware File” section; added “Upload a Single Firmware File” section; updated the “Upl

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E B-144 Cable Connector TNC Female Antenna Operating Temperature -55 C to +85 C Altitude 70,000ft; 21,336m Rover/Airb

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E B-145 Figure 77: Rover (P/N 82-001020-3001) Antenna Dimensions  To achieve the greatest level of accuracy

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E B-146 Figure 78: Airborne (P/N 82-001022-3001LF) Antenna Dimensions

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E B-147 Rover/Airborne Antennae Radiation Pattern Figure 79: Rover/Airborne GNSS Antenna Radiation Pattern Opt

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E B-148 Figure 80: Base (P/N 82-001021-3001LF) Antenna Dimensions

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E B-149 Base Antenna Radiation Pattern Figure 81: Base GNSS Antenna Radiation Pattern Optimal antenna perform

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E B-150 Table 26: 82-001017-0001LF Single-Frequency Antenna Frequency 1525-1660 MHz GPS L1, GLONASS G1 plus StarFire

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E B-151 Designed to FAA TSO-C144, DO-160D, D0-228, MIL-C-5541, MIL-E-5400, MIL-I-45208A, MIL-STD-810, AND SAE

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E B-152 Radiation Pattern Figure 83: 82-001017-0001LF Radiation Pattern Optimal antenna performance is realized at e

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E C-153 C ... StarFire Description The StarFire Network is a

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E xvi Bluetooth configuration; updated Positronic socket type connector part number: was: P/N FR11FP9ZZLM0/AA is: P/N

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E C-154 To provide this unique service, NavCom has built a global network of dual-frequency reference stations, which

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E C-155 At the processing centers, NavCom's proprietary differential processing techniques are used to ge

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E C-156 Reliability The entire system meets or exceeds a target availability of 99.99%. To achieve this, every part o

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E C-157 StarFire Satellites Table 27: StarFire Satellites v. 1.0.1.5 and Earlier Network Satellite ID Longitud

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E C-158 How to Access the StarFire Service StarFire is a subscription service. The user pays a subscription, which li

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E C-159 representative or the NavCom website at: www.NavComtech.com StarFire receivers include a multi-frequen

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E C-160 Figure 84: StarFire Network

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E D-161 D ... Event Input Configuration Figure 85 details the wiring of the supplied Event

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E D-162 Technical Reference Manual (see Related Documents in the fore-matter). The Event Input can be triggered on th

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E E-163 E ... Networked Transport of RTCM Internet Protocol (NTRIP) Setup Configure

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E xvii navigation data on several L-Band frequencies”; changed “dual-frequency” to “multi-frequency” throughou

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E E-164 Configure the NTRIP Server Perform these steps: 1. Configure the SF-3050 to send corrections to the caster v

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E E-165 4. Verify that both the PVT1B and RTKSTATUS1B screens indicate that the navigation status achieves “R

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SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E F-167 F ... Software License Agreement Software License Agreement for NavCom Technology, Inc

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E F-168 ENTIRE AGREEMENT CONCERNING THE Software BETWEEN YOU AND THE Licensor AND IT REPLACES ANY PRIOR PROPOSAL, REP

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E F-169 replacement RECEIVER provided to you by an authorized dealer pursuant to the Limited Warranty of Secti

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E F-170 4. License Fees. The license fees paid by you are paid in consideration of the licenses granted under this L

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E F-171 WARRANTY ARISING UNDER ANY THEORY OF LAW, INCLUDING TORT, NEGLIGENCE, STRICT LIABILITY, CONTRACT OR OT

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E F-172 THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES. IN NO EVENT SHALL Licensor's CUMULATIVE LIABILITY TO YOU OR TO ANY OTH

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E F-173 control laws and regulations. The Software may be subject to export and other foreign trade controls r

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SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E xviii Updated information on the supplied unterminated DC power cable: for Early Production Units the cable is with

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E F-174 to recover, in addition to any other relief granted, reasonable attorney fees and expenses of litigation. 14.

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E F-175 assignment associated with a corporate restructuring, merger or acquisition. 17. Governing Law and Fo

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E F-176 own discretion -- to repair or replace the Software. If this fails, you are entitled to a reduction of the pu

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E F-177 19. Representations of Licensee. BY ACCEPTING THIS AGREEMENT, YOU: (A) ACKNOWLEDGE THAT YOU HAVE READ

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E F-178 Open Source Software License Appendix Listing of modules/components not licensed under the Deere proprietary

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E F-179 designed to make sure that you have the freedom to distribute copies of free software (and charge for

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E F-180 The precise terms and conditions for copying, distribution and modification follow.  GNU GENERAL PUBLIC LIC

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E F-181 You may charge a fee for the physical act of transferring a copy, and you may at your option offer w

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E F-182 reasonably considered independent and separate works in themselves, then this License, and its terms, do not

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E F-183 of Sections 1 and 2 above on a medium customarily used for software interchange; or, c) Accompany it

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E xix Related Documents All of the documents below, except for the NavCom Release Notes, are included on the s

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E F-184 rights, from you under this License will not have their licenses terminated so long as such parties remain in

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E F-185 through you, then the only way you could satisfy both it and this License would be to refrain entirely

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E F-186 License from time to time. Such new versions will be similar in spirit to the present version, but may diffe

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E F-187 TO THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PROGRAM IS WITH YOU. SHOULD THE PROGRAM PROVE DEFECTIVE, YOU AS

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E F-188 "copyright" line and a pointer to where the full notice is found. <one line to give the program&

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E F-189 `show c'; they could even be mouse-clicks or menu items--whatever suits your program. You should

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E F-190 EXCEPTION TEXT: Linking FreeRTOS statically or dynamically with other modules is making a combined work based

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E F-191 email request to [email protected] License Text - Module/Component: lwIP v1.2.0 Open Sou

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E F-192 THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN * CONTRACT, STRICT LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARI

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E Glossary-193 Glossary .yym files see meteorological files (where yy = two- digit year data was collected). .

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E xx http://www.navcomtech.com/Support/DownloadCenter.cfm?category=releasenotes. NavCom Customer Support provides so

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E Glossary-194 positioning procedure a GNSS receiver can perform, yielding position fixes that are precise to 100 met

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E Glossary-195 COM# shortened form of the word Communications. Indicates a data communications port to/from th

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E Glossary-196 Figure 86: DTE to DCE RS-232 Pin Assignments DGPS see Differential GPS. Differential GPS (DGPS) a pos

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E Glossary-197 dual-frequency a type of GPS receiver that uses both L1 and L2 signals from GPS satellites. A d

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E Glossary-198 surface closely, so GPS altitude measurements can contain a large vertical error component. Convention

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E Glossary-199 geographically referenced information, i.e. data identified according to their locations. GIS t

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E Glossary-200 change in the correction parameters. The transmitted IODC will be different from any value transmitted

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E Glossary-201 expressed in angular measurement from the plane of the equator to a line from the center of the

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E Glossary-202 Multi-Frequency-GNSS Receiver a type of receiver that is capable of using multiple signals, for exampl

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E Glossary-203 parity a method of detecting communication errors by adding an extra parity bit to a group of b

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E xxi Related Standards ICD-GPS-200 NAVSTAR GPS Space Segment /Navigation User Interfaces Standard. ARINC Rese

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E Glossary-204 Precise code see P-code. PRN (Uppercase) typically indicates a GPS satellite number sequence from 1 –

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E Glossary-205 Radio Technical Commission for Maritime Services see RTCM. range the distance between a satell

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E Glossary-206 RHCP Right Hand Circular Polarization used to discriminate satellite signals. GNSS signals are RHCP.

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E Glossary-207 SBAS (Satellite Based Augmentation System) this is a more general term, which encompasses WAAS

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E Glossary-208 UTC see Universal Time Coordinated. WAAS (Wide Area Augmentation System) a US satellite system that p

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SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E xxii CMR, CMR+ Compact Measurement Record; Trimble Navigation Limited; 935 Stewart Drive; Sunnyvale, CA 94085 RINEX

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E xxiii WAAS (Wide Area Augmentation System) U.S. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administratio

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SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E 1-1 Chapter 1 ... Getting Started This chapter provides instructions to enable the robust

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E 1-2 Product Configuration Files All the files needed to set up the ordered configuration of the SF-3050 are include

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E 1-3 Connect Equipment Figure 1: SF-3050 Rear View Refer to Figure 1 for the steps below: 1. Use one of t

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E i Table of Contents Table of Contents ... i List of Figures .

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E 1-4 2. Mount the supplied Rover, Base, or Airborne antenna. Locate the antenna in an area with a 360 clear view o

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E 1-5 Save Folder/Files to PC  The SF-3050 Product Configuration USB Flash Drive includes: Root Directory:

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E 1-6 Establish Communications 10. Browse to Navcom\Utilities\StarUtil 3000 on the PC (see Figure 2). 11. Ensure tha

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E 1-7 Figure 3: StarUtil 3000 – Main Window 13. Click the Connections button to establish communications be

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E 1-8 COM Port Settings USB Settings Figure 4: Port Configuration 14. Set the appropriate options according to the

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E 1-9 indicate that a valid connection is established at the required baud rate (see Figure 5). Figure 5: Sta

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E 1-10 Figure 6: Connection at Incorrect Baud Rate  For remote operation, connection to either Com 1 or Com 2 is hi

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E 1-11 Figure 7: Access to Receiver Options Tab 18. Click (refresh) on the Firmware Info window to view the

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E 1-12 19. Browse to the NavCom\Firmware folder on the PC (see Figure 2). The Firmware folder is copied from the SF-3

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E 1-13 Figure 10: Comparing Current and Installed Firmware 21. If the NAV firmware installed in the recei

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E ii Determine Current Firmware Versions ... 10 Determine Firmware Version via the Input Termi

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E 1-14 Figure 11: Input Terminal – Firmware Versions Figure 12: Input Terminal 23. Click and drag the top edge of t

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E 1-15 25. Click the Send button on the Input Terminal. The receiver returns a list of the currently installed

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E 1-16 Upload a Unified Firmware File 28. Click Receiver Options on the Detailed Views menu to open the Receiver Opti

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E 1-17 32. Select the appropriate unified file to upload and click (see Figure 16). 33. The files to be uplo

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E 1-18 Figure 18: Finished with All Downline Loads 36. Click . 37. Check the Firmware Info window (see Figure 8) t

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E 1-19 39. Select Receiver Firmware on the File Upload window (see Figure 20). Figure 20: Receiver Firmware

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E 1-20  Upload Boot files before application files if both types require updating. Example Boot File: SP_boot1_ver2

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E 1-21 firmware (see Figure 24): SP_PWRIOboot1_[version number].s19 SP_PWRIO_[version number].s19 Buffe

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E 1-22 46. At the end of the upload, a confirmation box opens. Click OK. 47. Repeat steps 39 through 48 to upload an

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E 1-23 52. Select the Software Options file. The path to the file appears in the upload field (see Figure 27).

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E iii Optional Data Cables ... 83 Logging to USB Flash Drive via

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E 1-24 Figure 29: Software Options Window  “StarFire: Enabled” indicates that the StarFire Software Option is loade

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E 1-25 57. Click Send. 58. Highlight and copy the entire output. 59. Open any text editor (e.g., Microsoft Not

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E 1-26 Upload StarFire License  For the initial configuration, the StarFire license must be installed via data cable

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E 1-27 Figure 31: PVT Tab/Navigation Status Window Figure 32: Navigation Modes Menu Item 67. Click Navigatio

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E 1-28 Figure 33: Set Navigation Modes/StarFire RTG ON Refer to Figure 33 for the steps below: 68. Click the Retriev

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E 1-29 74. Select the StarFire License file. The path to the file appears in the upload field (see Figure 34).

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E 1-30 Confirm StarFire Navigation 77. Click Position, Velocity & Time on the Detailed Views menu (see Figure 30)

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E 1-31 Figure 38: Input Terminal – Cancel StarFire License  This action cancels the subscription to StarFire

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E 1-32 Upload User Profile (optional) If desired, replace the factory default user profile with a predefined profile,

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E 1-33 Refer to the [NAVMEASUSE] command in the Sapphire Technical Reference Manual for detailed instructions

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E iv Data Latency and Memory ... 136 1PPS ...

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SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev D 2-35 Chapter 2 ... Introduction System Overview GNSS Sensor System The SF-3050 Globa

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E 2-36 providing a significant signal-to-noise ratio advantage over competing technologies, among other benefits. The

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E 2-37  Signal Reception: The SF-3050 GNSS engine includes a digital ASIC to handle high speed signal proces

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E 2-38 Table 1: Performance Upgrade Path – Position & Data Rates Rate SF-3050 Bundles A1 G S M Position, Velocit

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E 2-39 Signals SF-3050 Bundles A1 G S M GPS G1 Std Std Std Std G2 Opt Std Std Std Galileo (Hardware Ready)2 E

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E 2-40 Table 3: Performance Upgrade Path – RTK RTK2 SF-3050 Bundles A1 G S M RTK Base Opt Opt Std Opt RTK Moving Base

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E 2-41 SBAS When WAAS, EGNOS, MSAS, or GAGAN (RTCA/DO-229D compliant) SBAS correction signals are used, the sy

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E 2-42 RTK mode. A rover close to the base enters RTK mode almost immediately. For longer baselines, it may take a mi

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E 2-43  Position, Height, & Time (PVT1B)  Velocity & Heading (PVT1B)  Signal to Noise (CHNLSTATU

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E v Figure 11: Input Terminal – Firmware Versions ... 14 Figure 12: Input Terminal ...

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E 2-44  GRS – GPS Range Residuals  GSA – GNSS DOP & Active Satellites  GST – GNSS Pseudorange Error Statist

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E 2-45 software upgrades are also provided in a Software Options File for upload. SF-3050A The SF-3050A1 is a

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E 2-46 SF-3050S Adding Base, Rover, and Network RTK2 to the feature- rich SF-3050G receiver, the SF-3050S is a powerf

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E 2-47 The SF-3050M is ideal for vehicle mounting to suit a wide variety of machine guidance and control appli

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E 2-48 Antennae The SF-3050 GNSS sensor must be ordered with the Rover, Base, or Airborne antenna. Each antenna is de

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E 2-49 Base The Base integrated GNSS antenna (PN: 82-001021-3001LF) tracks GPS (L1, L2, L2C, L5), Galileo (E

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E 2-50 Airborne The Airborne integrated antenna (PN: 82-001022-3001LF) tracks all GNSS, WAAS/EGNOS/MSAS/GAGAN and Sta

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E 2-51 This may be accomplished using a PC, Tablet PC, or Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) and a software prog

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E 2-52 Table 5: Supplied Equipment 1 SF-3050 GNSS Sensor (P/N 92-310413-3001LF) 2 SF-3050 GNSS Sensor (w/out Bluetoot

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E 2-53 Figure 40: Rover, Base, and Airborne Antennae Table 6: SF-3050 Antennae 1 Rover GNSS Antenna (P/N 82-0

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E vi Figure 53: Bluetooth Devices in Range ... 76 Figure 54: Bluetooth Serial Port Icon ...

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E 2-54 Applications The SF-3050 GNSS receiver meets the needs of a large number of applications. Depending on the pur

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E 2-55 NavCom lists several application software solutions on our website: http://www.navcomtech.com/Support/A

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E 2-56  NCT RTK/UltraRTK The RTK/UltraRTK algorithm developed by NavCom provides fast initialization and the NCT ul

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E 2-57 RTK Extend is a unique patented technique, not available on any other manufacturer‟s receivers.  Mul

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E 2-58  Coordinated Machines An SF-3050 configured as a moving base is located on a reference platform. An SF-3050

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E 2-59 For the SF-3050M, the PVT data is output at up to 25Hz in the standard configuration, with the optional

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E 2-60  Ethernet Port 2: RTCM v2.3  Ethernet Port 3: CMR+  Ethernet Port 4: RTCM v3.1 (can include Ntrip) Refer

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E 2-61  Rugged Design Units have been tested to conform to MIL-STD-810F for low pressure, solar radiation, r

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SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev D 3-63 Chapter 3 ... Interfacing This chapter details the SF-3050 GNSS sensor connec

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E vii Figure 84: StarFire Network ... 158 Figure 85: Event Cable Wiri

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E 3-64 The SF-3050 is supplied with:  Universal AC/DC, 12V, 1.5A power adapter (P/N 82-020007-3001LF). See Figure

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E 3-65 Contact NavCom Customer Support for more information: http://www.navcomtech.com/Contact/ContactSupport.

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E 3-66 Table 8: DC Power Cable Pin Assignments Color Signal Pin No Blue 1PPS Out 1 Brown Ignition 2 Yellow Event 3 Or

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E 3-67 The GNSS sensor is protected from reverse polarity with an inline diode. It will operate on any DC volt

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E 3-68 Proper Shutdown of SF-3050 To turn off the SF-3050 properly:  Press the On/Off switch on the front panel (se

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E 3-69 Figure 46: SF-3050 Front View Figure 47: SF-3050 Rear View Bluetooth Connectivity Power/GNSS S

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E 3-70 Communication Ports The SF-3050 provides two 9-pin female Positronic connector communication ports labeled COM

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E 3-71 module contains Bluetooth-certified components. The data rate for Bluetooth communications is 230.4Kbps

SF-3050 Product User Guide – Rev E 3-72 Table 9: COM1 Serial Cable Pin-Outs (P/N 94-310260-3006LF) Table 10: COM2 Serial Cable Pin-Outs (P/N 94-3102

SF-3050 GNSS Product User Guide – Rev E 3-73 Figure 49: COM1 Serial Cable Pin Assignment Figure 50: COM2 Serial Cable Pin Assignment Supplied US