Novatel SMARTV1G quick start SMART-V1/V1G BOX Contents, Additional Equipment Required

SMART-V1/SMART-V1G ANTENNA™

QUICK START GUIDE

This guide provides the basic information you need to set up and begin using your new SMART-V1 or SMART-V1G. For more detailed information on the installation and operation of your receiver, please refer to the OEMV user manuals. The manuals and their latest updates may be found on our website at:

http://www.novatel.com/support/docupdates.htm

SMART-V1/V1G BOX CONTENTS

Accompanying this quick start guide, the following are also provided with your SMART-V1/V1G:

• 1 CD containing:

• An installation program for NovAtel’s Control and

The multi-cables are also available without any connectors but with all their wires open-ended.

Table 1: Multi-Cables Bare Tagged Wire Colors

Color	Function	Color	Function
Red	PWR	Green	Digital GND
Orange	PWR2	Brown	GND2
Blue	T SIG (PPS)	Black	GND
Yellow	Reserved

ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT REQUIRED

The additional equipment listed below is required for a basic setup:

•A Windows-based PC with an RS-232 DB-9 port

•A power supply and connection (+9 to +28 V DC)

•One of the optional cables detailed in the SMART-V1/ V1G Optional Cables section earlier in this guide

SETTING UP YOUR SMART-V1/V1G

Complete the steps below to connect and power your receiver.

3.When connecting power to the SMART-V1 or SMART-V1G, it is recommended that you use a battery source. In this case, it is important that you tie together the bare wires tagged as GND2 (brown) and GND (black) to the battery’s negative terminal. Tie the bare wires tagged as PWR (red) and PWR2 (orange) to the battery’s positive terminal.

Guidelines for grounded and floating installations are shown in the following diagrams.

Chassis Ground Application

COM1, COM2, USB		Grounded TE
and Digital Ground		(Terminal Equipment)
are connected in	Reserved	USB
cable (where DB9
and USB connectors	(yellow)
		COM1
are used)

To SMART-V1 COM2

Digital Ground
(green)		PWR (red)	This ground may
Ground connection			be inherent
needs to be made	Vehicle	PWR2 (orange)	PPS	Equipment
near the antenna to	Power	GND (black)		interfacing
preclude damage	Source		(blue)
		GND2 (brown)		with PPS
caused by voltage
differences across			Equipment needs
the vehicle chassis
		Nearly all vehicles have a	to be ground-
		negative chassis ground	referenced to use
			PPS signal

WARNING: If you do not use a battery, you must tie together the bare wires tagged as GND2 (brown), GND (black) and DIGGND (green) to the DC power supply’s negative ground connector. Failure to tie the appropriate grounds, as explained in this section, may result in your SMART-V1/V1G becoming permanently damaged and void your warranty.

Normally when a vehicle engine is started, power can dip to around 9.6 VDC or even cut-out to ancillary equipment.

INSTALLING THE PC UTILITIES

Once the SMART-V1/V1G is connected to the PC and power supply, install NovAtel’s PC Utilities.

1.	Start up the PC.
2.	Insert the accompanying CD in the CD-ROM drive of the
	computer.
3.	Select Install the OEMV GPS PC Utilities from the window
	that is automatically displayed. If the window does not
	automatically open when the CD is inserted, select Run from

Display Unit (CDU) graphical user interface software

• Product documentation, including user manuals

• 1 User Manuals postcard for requesting printed manuals

SMART-V1/V1G OPTIONAL CABLES

•The SMART-V1 is availble with a USB, CAN or RS-422 multi-connector cable (these have 7 open ends, see Table 1, or have no connectors, that is, all open-ended):

•USB (18-pin connector to 2 serial DB-9 connectors,

1USB connector)

•CAN (18-pin connector to 2 serial DB-9 connectors,

1CAN DB-9 connector)

•RS-422 (18-pin connector to 3 serial DB-9 connectors)

•The SMART-V1G is available with the USB cable above.

1.Mount the SMART-V1/V1G on a secure, stable structure with an unobstructed view of the sky.

2.Connect the SMART-V1/V1G to a serial port on the PC.

USB or CAN to PC

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Floating TE Application

COM1, COM2,
USB and Digital
Ground are		R e se r ve d
connected in cable
(where DB9 and		(yellow)
USB connectors
are used)
To SMART-V1
	PWR (red)
Vehicle	PWR2 (orange)
Power
	GND (black)
Source
	GND2 (brown)
	Nearly all vehicles have a
	negative chassis ground

USB

COM1

COM2

Floating TE

(Terminal Equipment)

PPS (blue)	Floating
Digital	equipment
	interfacing
Ground
	with PPS
(green)

the Start menu and select the Browse button to locate

Setup.exe on the CD drive.

4. Install the PC Utilities by advancing through the steps

provided in the NovAtel GPS PC Utilities setup program.