Novatel SMART ANTENNA Installation, 2.1Interconnections, 2.1.1System Components, Chapter

Chapter 2

Installation

This section covers the installation of the SMART ANTENNA.

NovAtel’s StarView graphical user interface software running on a PC allows you to control the receiver and to display its outputs. See Section B.2, StarView Software Installation starting on Page 45 for its installation instructions. Details on the StarView program are provided in Reference [5] on Page 12.

2.1Interconnections

All connections are made through a single 7-, 6- or 12-conductor cable (supplied with the development kits, otherwise available as an option). See also the cables in Appendix A starting on Page 35 and the sections below.

2.1.1System Components

Figure 2: Standard Mount SMART ANTENNA

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Figure 3: Mounting Adapter

Figure 4: 3 Mounting Screws and Washers

The SMART ANTENNA is normally mounted using one of the following methods:

1.Using the 1"– 14 threads, mount the antenna onto a standard antenna mast or mounting adapter. Figure 5 on Page 15 shows the central cable mount which is also labelled as the cable exit.

2.Using three 10-32 UNF screws, mount the antenna on a flat surface with three holes on a 1.75-inch diameter circle as shown in Figure 6 on Page 15.

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