Novatel user manual BOX Contents, Additional Equipment Required, Setting UP Your DL-V3

DL-V3™

QUICK START GUIDE

This guide provides the basic information you need to set up and begin using your new DL-V3. For more detailed information on the installation and operation of your receiver, please refer to the DL-V3 User Manual on our website at http://www.novatel.com/Downloads/

docupdates.html. To order a printed copy of the manuals, free of charge, follow the instructions given on the enclosed User Manuals postcard.

There are L-band and/or GLONASS-capable models available.

The DL-V3 provides additional USB and Ethernet ports and Bluetooth® functionality. The USB drivers, along with installation instructions, are available in the USB Drivers directory of the CD provided. An installation program for NovAtel’s PC Utilities, including the CDU (Control and Display Unit) user interface, and the OEMV Software Development Kit are also on the CD.

There are LEDs on the front of the DL-V3 that show status information on power, receiver status, COMs (COM1, COM2 and AUX), COM3 (Bluetooth or Ethernet), satellite tracking, flash card memory, positioning mode, and occupation time. See the DL-V3 LEDs section of this guide.

BOX CONTENTS

In addition to this Quick Start Guide, the following is provided with your DL-V3:

•1 power adapter cable

•2 DB-9 serial cables (1 straight through, 1 null-modem)

•1 I/O cable

•1 CD with contents as described above

•OEMV Quick Reference Guide

•User Manuals postcard to request printed manuals

•1 64 MB Compact Flash (CF) card to use for data storage on the DL-V3, see also the Creating a Log Group Using DL Explorer section of this guide

ADDITIONAL EQUIPMENT REQUIRED

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

•A Windows-based PC/laptop with an RS-232 DB-9 or USB port

•One of the following:

•A standard 12 VDC power adapter outlet, or

•A 9-28 VDC power supply and a power cable with a 4-pin LEMO plug (LEMO part number FGG.0B.304.CLAD52Z) at the receiver end1

•A quality GNSS antenna, such as NovAtel’s ANT-532-C for airborne/high speed applications, the GPS-702L for L-band corrections use, or the GPS-702GG for GLONASS applications.

•An antenna cable with a TNC male connector at the receiver end, such as NovAtel’s C016 model

SETTING UP YOUR DL-V3

Complete the steps below to connect and power your DL-V3.

1.Mount a GNSS antenna on a secure, stable structure with an unobstructed view of the sky from horizon to horizon.

2.Ensure a CF card is in the slot behind the door on the front face of the DL-V3. Open, or secure, the door by turning the latch.

Once the CF card is installed, ensure that it is properly formatted by issuing the DISK FORMAT command or by selecting Tools DL Explorer CF Card Status in CDU. See also the CDU sections of this guide.

3.Using a coaxial cable, connect the antenna to the

SAT ANT port, which is found on the back face of the DL-V3.

1.If an alternative power source is preferred, the automobile power adapter can be cut off from the power cable. The exposed wires (red and orange for posi- tive, brown and black for negative) can then be tied to a supply capable of at least 5 W.

4.Connect the COM1, or USB, port on the receiver to a DB-9, or USB, serial port respectively on the PC/laptop. If you are using a USB connection, first install the USB drivers available on the CD provided. 2

5.Line up the red mark on the power cable connector with the red mark on the receiver’s INPUT 9-28 V connector and insert the power cable.

2.Before using Bluetooth or Ethernet, use a serial COM or USB connection to communicate with the receiver. This will give you the ability to configure the PC/laptop and DL-V3 before Ethernet or Bluetooth use. Refer to the DL-V3 User Manual on our website at: http://www.novatel.com/support/docupdates.htm

6.Plug in the adapter and/or connect, turn on the power supply

and press the button on the front face of the DL-V3. The

power LED on the front of the receiver glows green when the DL-V3 is turned on and properly powered.

INSTALLING THE PC UTILITIES

Once the DL-V3 is connected to the PC/laptop, antenna, and power supply, install NovAtel’s PC Utilities.

1.Start up the PC/laptop.

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 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 PC Utilities setup program.

ESTABLISHING RECEIVER COMMUNICATION

To open a serial port to communicate with the receiver, complete the following:

1.Launch CDU from the Start menu folder specified during the installation process. The default location is Start Programs NovAtel OEMV NovAtel CDU.