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B.2 Development Kit
The SUPERSTAR II Development Kit allows you to easily evaluate the L1 GPS receiver. The Development Kit implements the receiver control operation and I/O functions of the receiver using a PC, a serial cable, an external GPS antenna, and a power cable with a 120 V AC to 12 V DC power adapter. The SUPERSTAR II is contained in the
StarView is a Windows application running on a PC that allows communication with the receiver. Commands and data requests can be sent through this application and received data is decoded and displayed in specific windows. A data logging facility is also provided within this tool. Details on the use of StarView is provided in the StarView User Manual (see Reference [5] on Page 13).
This section explains how to configure the Development Kit receiver, and how to interconnect the equipment.
B.2.1 Description
The Development Kit contains the following equipment:
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1+12 dB active GPS antenna with 20 ft. cable, see Page 59
1 | StarView software and L1 GPS user manuals on CD |
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1Automotive power cable (12 V DC power connector to
B.2.2 Setup and Operation
The default data transfer rate is 9600 bps unless your receiver model has Carrier Phase Output (CP) capability in which case it may be 19200.
Your receiver must be a BASE model to act as a base station.
A list of models is in Appendix A of the L1 GPS Firmware Reference Manual and in our Price List available from the Sales side menu of our website at www.novatel.com.
B.2.2.1 Normal Setup
See Figure 5 on Page 27 when following these instructions:
1.Connect the
2.Connect the GPS antenna to the RF port (labelled ) on the FlexPak using coaxial cable.
3.Connect the power supply to the
4.Launch the StarView software application, see StarView Software Installation on Page 55. Refer also to the StarView User Manual, see Reference [5] on Page 13.
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