Navcom StarUtil Rev.G User Manual

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StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G viii Notices StarUtil User Guide 96-310008-3001 Revision G April 2009 Copyright © 2009 by NavCom Technology, Inc. All r

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G B0 – Raw Measurements  This message must be scheduled for output to view data. If not scheduled, select Receiver > M

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G B1 ot scheduled, select ). – Solution This message must be scheduled for output to view data. If nReceiver > Messa

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G 7. Slow and Fast Nav SVs: Number of SVs Tracked Hex of SV IDs IDs of SVs Tracked Hex Binary IDs of SVs Tracked 0D

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G B1 – Solution Plot  This message must be scheduled for output to view data. If not scheduled, select Receiver > Mess

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G  Set the Origin Source Click the icon to open the B1 – dow (see Figure 97Plot Origin win ). 9 Figure 97: B1 – Plot

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G B2 – Satellite Selection e ct Receiver > Messages > NCT output from the menu bar. The NCT Binary Messages ). The B2

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G B2 – Satellite Selection Plot receiver position. Each successive ring indicates 15° of increased elevation, where the ou

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G NMEA Messages This section provides steps to add NMEA messages to an output list, and to configure and delete messages fr

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G  Add Messages Figure 101: NMEA Message Type Menu 9 Right-click in a blank Message Type cell. A menu opens with a lis

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G for more information. The receiver must be optioned for a multi-hertz Navigation Rate to achieve multi-hertz NMEA output.

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G ix or understanding varying or extending the same will be binding upon NavCom Technology, Inc. unless in writing, signe

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StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G Chapter 8 ...Log Output Data data for NCT Bina

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G Log Data in Single File Rename the NCT.dat file, if desired. Click the 99 button to select a directory in which to s

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G Schedule Messages to Log This section provides steps to schedule one or more messages in the NCT Binary Messagewindow to

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G Format the MMC This section provides steps to format the Memory Module Card (MMC). is already foThe MMC must be rmatted.

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G For Logging 0): format. Use any file extension. A common file. in the MMC Directory. The Start Internal button. A s

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G Download, Sort, Delete Files Download Data File from MMC Directory Figure 112: Download File From MMC Directory  File

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G View and Log NMEA Data This section provides guidance to setup the NMEA viewer, and steps to view and/or log NMEA messag

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StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G 9-117 Chapter 9 ...Load Software d softwar

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G x Revision History Rev G (Apr 2009) Added a Note regarding message B0. (B0 at the default rate of On Change is 1Hz regard

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G Figure 117: Software Options Code . Select Tools > Load Software Options Software Options window opens. . Paste the

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G 7. Refer to Table 10 to determine the correct Software Options Type. Table 10: Software Options Type Software Options Ty

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G RTK Extend™ Verify Successful Upload 9 Select View > 30 – Software Options ton on the 30 – Software Options tab. The

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G Verify RTK Extend Is Active 9-121 Figur tive ab hese values (see Figure 124): s 1cm) during the RTK Extend™ period. p

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G  The user may upload software via StarUtil or the Install Utility. The Install Utility is ftware ensemble files. This g

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G Chapter 10 ...1PPS/Events This chapter provi

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G Figure 127: Even er C nfiguration lect View > B4 – Event Latch Data to view: t Latch Message 0xB4 On Trigg o9 Se•

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G Chapter 11 ... Ack/Naks & General Commands This chapter provides instru

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G Almanac Commands and Almanac Health Get Almanac 9 Select Receiver > Commands > Get Almanac to retrieve the curren

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G External Device Configuration Window (Pass-Through) The External Device Configuration window is a Pass-Through tool used

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G xi Use of this Document This User Guide is intended to be used by someone familiar with the concepts of GPS and satelli

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G 9 Click the Apply button and then click the Retriev11-128 e button. The receiver uses the newly entered position to loca

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G A ...NCT Solid Earth Tide (SET) Message Format It ed in this example NCT SET ou

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StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G B-131 B ...NCT Station ID NMEA GGA Field 14 Definitions Tables 11 and 12 detail th

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StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G xii Related Standards ICD-GPS-200 NAVSTAR GPS Space Segment / Navigation User Interfaces Standard. ARINC Research Corpora

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G Chapter 1 ... Introduction StarUtil Over

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G 1-14 9 Refer to Table 1 to determine the correct StarUtil executable file for the GPS unit. Table 1: Serial Numbers To

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G StarUtil GUI 1-15 Figure 2: StarUtil Window Configure PC COM Port (see Figure 5) View Satellite Status - Message 0x8

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G 1-16 StarUtil Main Functions  Configure Base Station And Rover This user guide provides information in two ways to conf

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G  StarFire™ Operation Load or cancel the license for the StarFire™ subscription service. StarUtil also provides functions

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StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G Chapter 2 ...Establish Communications This chapter provides ins

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G 7. Click the OK button. If the connection is successful: 9 NCT Messages scroll down the Messages tab of the StarUtil wi

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G 2-21 baud rate, or press the Auto Baud button in the Status Bar of the main window to reconnect. Logical Unit Ports Ref

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StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G Chapter 3 ... Base Configuration Window Options This chapter is a reference of

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G 9 53 – RTK Settings Window (see Figure 27): This window is available in StarUtil-2100 only. If re-configuring a base st

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G Define Correction Type Figure 10: Base Configuration – Define Correction Type Refer to Figure 10 for the options below

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G Additional Controls For CMR+ When the message format CMR+ (RTK) is selected, the Base Configuration window displays addit

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G Refer to Figure 12 for the options below: 9 Site ID: Accept the default base Site ID (3) or enter an ID to isolate the b

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G i Table of Contents List of Figures ...

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G Set Up Base Location Enter the position of the base station, manually via User Input (the default) or automatically via S

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G Chapter 4 ...Rover / Navigation & Tracking Setup Window Options This chapter is a reference of all the

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G  The options on the Rover / Navigation & Tracking Setup window are identical in StarUtil-2000 and StarUtil-2100, e

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G  When a message is set to On Change, the data is output each time new data is available as determined by the Navigation

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G 4-32 Figure 20: Rover / Navigation & Tracking Setup Window Click this button

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G Figure 21: Vertical Antenna Bias  he Vertical Antenna Bias window from the main StarUtil window, click the To access t

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G officially sanctioned message. Refer to Appendix A, Table 12 for a detailed description of the NMEA Type message structur

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G elevation angle at which the receiver will start processing GPS data to be added to the navigation solution. Special Na

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G GGA Option 9 GGA Option: Determine how a GGA message is output: • NMEA Station ID: Acconforms to the NMEcept this defau

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G 4-37 Refer to Figure 27 for the options below: ng for the required application: speed ultipath Environment: Select the

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G ii RTK Correction Format: ...

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G WAAS Prn Selection The WAAS Prn Selection window enables the user to manually configure the receiver to receive correctio

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G Chapter 5 ... RTK Configuration l radios:  Refer

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G Table 2: Typical Radio Modem Interface Manufacturer Baud Band (MHz) Bits Stop Bits Parity Satel 9600 450 / 900 8

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G NCT RTK Configuration This section provides steps to configure a base station and rover to use NCT RTK or UltraRTK™ corre

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G Base Configuration 6. Click the icon on the toolbar to conf ase tion. T Base Configuration window open ure 3 To open

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G RTK Base Control, Unit Port Configuration, And Antenna Setup Figure 33: RTK Base Control a will be transmitted to the ro

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G Figure 35: Base Location –Self Survey Refer to Figure 35 for the options below: • Self Survey: • Click the radio butt

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G Verify Base Configuration 14. Select Receiver > Messages > NCT outputwindow opens (see Figure 36). from the menu b

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G ions, 9): menu. The message is scheduled by default to the Control Port at the rate of On Change. • Repeat the steps ab

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G to a file for use in a GPS data analysis program. Refer to the Technical Reference Manual for details on message 5E (see

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G iii Chapter 7 Setup Message Output Lists ...

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G Figure 41: StarUtil-2100 -- Rover / Na The options on the Rover / Navigatiovigation & Tracking Setup Window n &

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G Binary Messages window and the NMEA Messages window, respectivelFigure 42). y (see essage B0 only, the rate of On Change

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G satellite geometry. For example, a PDOP of 4 or less yields excellent precision, a PDOP between 5 and 7 is acceptable and

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G Figure 45: Rover / Navigation & Tracking Setup Window efer to Figure 45 for the options below: • Unit Port Configur

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G  SET refers to Solid Earth Tides. Positions with SET provide better vertical (primarily) and horizontal positioning acc

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G Click Use RTK (5B, 5C, 5E) options below: dGPS for solution, if desired. nd he SBAS setting  urchase of a license fo

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G Verify Reception of NCT RTK Corrections To verify that the rover is receiving RTK corrections from the base station, this

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G 30. Select 31. ctly and is re• 0) • View from the menu bar to opTo verify that the rover is set up correfrom the View m

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G 5-56 Rover Is Not Receiving NCT RTK Corrections Rover Is Receiving NCT RTK Correctio s n(Baseline < 10 km) T RTK –

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G Figure 53: 5D – RTG RTK Offset Vector Refer to Figure 53 for the steps below: 34. For 1RTK Extend™ users only, select Vi

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G iv Initial Position...

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G 4. Click the Apply button and then click the Retrieve button to confirm that the receiver accepts the settings. 5. Click

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G Rover RTCM Port Configuration Refer to for the steps below: 10. Click the Figure 56 icon on the toolbar to set the comm

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G Rover RTCM Configuration Figure 57: Rover RTCM Configuration Refer t g 7 for the steps below: o Fi ure 515. Click the i

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G Verify Reception of RTCM RTK Corrections corrections from the base station, this section provides steps to schedule and

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G 5-62 Rover Is Receiving RTCM 18, 19, 22 Corrections Rover Is Receiving RTCM 20, 21, 22 Corrections Figure 59: RTCM – EC

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G CMR Configuration Except for the steps in this section, CMR configuration is the same as NCT RTK configuration. Perform t

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G Figure 61: Base Configuration – CMR & CMR+ Message Format 7. Depending on application requirements, select from the

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G 11. Set the baud rate, as appropriate, for Port 1 (19200 default). Do not change the default parity (None). k the Retriev

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G 17. Enter a specific Site ID, if desired, to accept corrections only from the base station with the same Site ID. The def

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G Figure 65: CMR – EC – 5C Delta Time Refer to Figure 59 for the steps below: 21. Select View > EC – 5C Delta Time to v

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G v List of Figures Figure 1: Unit & Digital Card Serial Numbers ...

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G Figure 66: Port Radio Setting 2. Set the baud rate, as appropriate for data logging or NMEA output, for Port 1 (19200 d

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G Figure 68: Radio Configuration – Power Level 9. Click the Apply button and then click the Retrieve button to confirm tha

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G 5-70 12. Enter a Network ID. The valid range for a Network ID is 1 to 65535. The rover radio must be set to the identical

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G Chapter 6 ...StarFire™ Operation This chapter provides

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G How to Access the StarFire™ Service StarFire™ is a subscription service. The user pays a subscription, which licenses the

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G Cancel StarFire™ License r must be navigating at the time of this command for the receiver to Figure 72: Rover Configure

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G StarFire™ Menu Options The StarFire™ menu options (see Figure 73), which are described in more detail below, are: 9 Qui

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G Figure 74: RTG Quick Start Window Refer to Figure 74 for the options below: 9 Commanded QuickStart Mode: These commands

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G 6-76 9 Click the Retrieve button to confirm that the position is saved. Mode drop-down list. y known ickStart State: Th

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G Alternate StarFire™ Satellite Select this option to manually force the receiver to use a licensed StarFire™ satellite or

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G vi Figure 51: 5C – Base Station...

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G 9 Click the Apply button and then the Retrieve button: • If the satellite ID is accepted, it remains in the Alternate S

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G Define Satellite With direction from NavCom, select this option to add (or StarFire™ satellite to be available for automa

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G 6-80 View Menu – StarFire™ Information The messages on the View menu that pertain to the StarFire™ subscription service a

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G AE – Version Information Digital Card Serial Number: Provide this serial number to NavCom when requesting a sit www.navco

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G D0 – LBM Identification Block The D0-LBM Identification Block tab provides the current LBM (StarFire™) software version w

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G D1 – LBM License Status The D1-LBM License Status tab provides information about the StarFire™ license in use and, if tar

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G D2 – Point Radius This feature applies only to receivers with a Land Only StarFire™ license. The Point Radius definition

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G D3 – LBM DSP Status The D3-LBM DSP Status tab provides information about the current performance of the StarFire™ satelli

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G D5 – LBM License Cancel History e tab for cancel • Unused Time: ion. The D5-LBM License Cancel History tab provides the

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G DB – StarFire™ Satellites hased by the user. The tables below identify StarFire™ Satellites by satellite if it is detai

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G vii Figure 103: GGA Option ...

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G DD – LBM License Cancel Codes The DD-LBM License Cancel Codes tab provides cancel codes to affirm the cancellation of the

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G 7-89 Chapter 7 ...Setup Message Output Lists he View menu to acc

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G 7-90 GPS Time of week [in seconds] of collected ephemeris, IODC, and sub-frame 1, 2, and 3 data. PS week, GPS Time of We

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G NCT Binary Messages NCT Binary Message Output List: Add, Configure, or Delete Messages  Open Message Output List 9 Se

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G  Configure Messages 9 Port: Right-click on the Port cell to select a port, based on where the message is needed, for po

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G 9 Right-click on the Rate cell to open the menu to schedule the frequency of output for a message (see Figure 90). mess

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G View NCT Binary Message Output Data lection Plot. Refer to  The output data for E1-Meas Quality Bitmap, ED-RTK Watch, E

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G 9 Click a message on the View menu. A tab for the message opens (see Figure 92).  Drag the tab to the desktop to view

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G 86 Channel Status – E1 Satellite Failure erformance (see Figure 93). d, select ). The 86-Channel Status tab is a powerf

StarUtil User Guide – Rev. G 7-97 with 255 being optimal for GPS performance, and 194 indicating decoding of SBAS corto lack of dGPS corrections, cy