Novatel SMART ANTENNA user manual Foreword, Congratulations, Scope, Related Publications

Foreword

Congratulations!

Thank you for purchasing a SMART ANTENNA. Whether you have purchased a stand alone SMART ANTENNA or a development kit, you will find this manual and other companion documentation useful. Please visit our website at www.novatel.com for a complete list of manuals that are available for download.

NovAtel’s SMART ANTENNA is a rugged, self-contained GPS receiver and antenna. It is specially designed for harsh tracking environments in a number of applications. This environmentally sealed unit is designed to meet or exceed MIL-STD 810E.

The SMART ANTENNA is available in a variety of configurations to suit your integration requirements: RS- 232 (to use with 7-pin or 6-pin cables up to 15 m), or RS-422 (to use with 12-pin cables over 15 m), DGPS input, 1 pulse per-second (1PPS) output, 6-, 7- or 12-pin connectors, standard mount or central cable mount, 1- 14 UNS thread or 3 screws 10-32 UNF mounting.

The SMART ANTENNA is a SUPERSTAR II-based product.

Scope

This document provides information on the SMART ANTENNA. The following sections describe functionality, mechanical and electrical characteristics of the on-board SUPERSTAR II board. The software messages are described in the companion SUPERSTAR II Firmware Reference Manual, NovAtel part number OM-20000086. There are also additional appendices with reference materials for you.

Related Publications

Table 1: Related Publications

	PUBLICATION NAME	PUBLICATION NAME
[1]	ICD-GPS-200 Rev. B	NAVSTARa GPS Space Segment/Navigation Interface
[2]	RTCM-104 version 2.1	Recommended Standardsa for Differential NAVSTAR
	January 1994	GPS Radio Technical Commission for Maritime Services
[3]	SAE J1211	SAEa Recommended Environmental Practices for
		Electronic Equipment Design
[4]	NMEA-0183 Rev 2.20	National Marine Electronics Associationa Standard for
		Interfacing
[5]	STARVIEW User Manual	NovAtelb Part Number OM-20000081
[6]	SUPERSTAR II Firmware Reference Manual	NovAtelb Part Number OM-20000086

a.Refer to the Standards/References section of the GPS+ Reference Manual available on our website at http://www.novatel.com/Downloads/docupdates.html for contact information.

b.For the latest versions of these manuals, visit our website at the address in footnote a above.

What’s New in this Revision?

New 5 Hz carrier phase (CP) models have been added to the SSII-based model set. These models are capable of 1, 2 or 5 Hz measurements.

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