OEM6® Family
QUICK START GUIDE
Rev 7 | January 2015 |
This guide provides the basic information needed to set up and begin using a NovAtel® OEM6® family card.
USER MANUALS
•For more information on the installation and operation of the NovAtel receiver, download the OEM6 Family Installation and Operation User Manual
•For information on the logs and commands used to configure the NovAtel receiver, download the OEM6 Family Firmware Reference Manual
Both manuals are available from:
If a SPAN® GNSS+INS capable receiver was purchased, download the SPAN on OEM6 Quick Start Guide
BOX CONTENTS
•OEM6 receiver card and Quick Start Guide
Additional Equipment Required
For the receiver to perform optimally, the following additional equipment is required.
•The receiver card power supply is dependent on the card purchased. Refer to the OEM6 Family Installation and Operation User Manual
•An enclosure to protect against environmental conditions and RF interference
•A wiring harness to provide power to the receiver and access to serial, GPIO, PPS, Event, USB, CAN, Ethernet and other signals
•A serial, USB or Ethernet cable
•A high quality GNSS antenna or antennas (model dependent), such as NovAtel’s
•A 50 ohm antenna cable with a male MMCX (OEM617D, OEM628 and OEM638) or MCX (OEM615 and OEM617) connector at the receiver end
•Microsoft Windows computer
•ESD wrist strap
•Optional NovAtel OEM6 Development Kit (01018849) - (contact www.novatel.com/support for instructions on using the OEM6 Development Kit with the OEM638 receiver card)
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