TABLE OF CONTENTS

ABOUT THIS MANUAL ..........................................................................10

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE........................................................................................ 10

CHAPTER 1: LASSEN DR+GPS STARTER KIT....................................... 11

INTRODUCTION...................................................................................................... 12
STARTER KIT CONTENTS....................................................................................... 12
STARTER KIT INTERFACE UNIT............................................................................... 13
ORDERING STARTER KIT COMPONENTS.................................................................. 14
QUICK START GUIDE............................................................................................. 15
Copy the Supplied Files.........................................................................................................................15
Install the FTDI Driver.......................................................................................................................... 15
Connect the Starter Kit Components......................................................................................................15
SOFTWARE TOOLKIT............................................................................................. 17
INTERFACE PROTOCOL.......................................................................................... 17
NMEA Tools..........................................................................................................................................17
HIPPO Tools..........................................................................................................................................17

CHAPTER 2: COMMON OPERATIONS .....................................................18

NMEA PORT CONFIGURATION............................................................................... 19
Enable NMEA Mode............................................................................................................................. 19
View NMEA Output..............................................................................................................................21
Changing NMEA Output and Report Rates...........................................................................................22
CHANGE THE OUTPUT PROTOCOL.......................................................................... 24
Change from the Default NMEA Output to HIPPO.............................................................................. 24
HIPPO COMMANDS TO CHANGE PROTOCOL........................................................... 27
HIPPO Commands to Change NMEA to HIPPO:.................................................................................27
HIPPO Commands to Change HIPPO to NMEA:.................................................................................28
Save the Calibration Settings.................................................................................................................29
USE NMEA READER............................................................................................. 30