Manuals / Brands / Marine Equipment / Marine GPS System / Trimble Outdoors / Marine Equipment / Marine GPS System

Trimble Outdoors 64057-00-ENG ThunderBolt E system architecture, ThunderBolt E module

1 88

Download 88 pages, 1.13 Mb

3 Hardware Integration

24 Trimble ThunderBolt E GPS Disciplined Clock User Guide

ThunderBolt E system architectureThunderBolt E module

The ThunderBolt E consists of a board mounted inside an aluminum case. The board

contains the parts for power regulation, a GPS receiver, an oscillator, and disciplining

circuitry.

Environmental specifications

Operating temperature 0 °C to +60 °C (32 °F to 140°F)

Storage temperature -40 °C to +85 °C (-40°F to 185 °F)

Operating humidity 95% non-condensing

Maximum altitude 18,000 meter (11.2 miles)

GPS receiver

electronics

CPU and support

circuitry

10 MHz OCXO Digital to Analog

converter

10 MHz clock

Control voltage

GPS data

1 PPS

output

10 MHz

output

Serial

I/O

RS-232

Contents

Main Page USER GUIDE 2 Trimble ThunderBolt E GPS Disciplined Clock User Guide Trimble ThunderBolt E GPS Disciplined Clock User Guide 3 Page Safety Information Warnings and Cautions C Operation and storage C AC adaptor safety An international adaptor kit is provided with the ThunderBolt E GPS disciplined clock. Contents 2 Setting up and Running the ThunderBolt E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Page Introduction Operation Features Hardware features Interface protocols Standard timing software features C Technical assistance Your comments Page Setting up and Running the ThunderBolt E System requirements Hardware Computer System software Installing and using the software B Trimble GPS Monitor C Page TSIP Page Page ThunderBolt E starter kit Setting up the ThunderBolt E Page Hardware Integration ThunderBolt E system architecture ThunderBolt E module Environmental specifications Trimble ThunderBolt E GPS Disciplined Clock User Guide 25 Hardware Integration 3 C Page Bullet antenna specifications Physical characteristics Environmental specifications Antenna cable Page I/O connector pin-out Power supply and connector Page Firmware Integration Firmware configuration Firmware upgrades Firmware features APPENDIX A Trimble Standard Interface Pr otocol Introduction Interface scope Automatic output packets Customizing operations parameters 36 Trimble ThunderBolt E GPS Disciplined Clock User Guide Packet I/O control (segment 4) Serial port configuration (segment 5) Accurate position (segment 7) Timing outputs (segment 6) Trimble ThunderBolt E GPS Disciplined Clock User Guide 37 Packets output at power-up Command packets: User to ThunderBolt E The following table summarizes the packets that can be sent to the ThunderBolt E by the user: 38 Trimble ThunderBolt E GPS Disciplined Clock User Guide Report packets: ThunderBolt E to User The following table summarizes the packets output by ThunderBolt E: Trimble ThunderBolt E GPS Disciplined Clock User Guide 39 Packet structure Packet descriptions Packet descriptions used in run mode Page Page Page Page 46 Trimble ThunderBolt E GPS Disciplined Clock User Guide Page Page Page Page C Page Page 54 Trimble ThunderBolt E GPS Disciplined Clock User Guide Report Packet 0x58 Almanac Data Type 2 Note All angles are in radians. Report Packet 0x58 Ionosphere Data Type 4 Report Packet 0x58 Almanac Health Data Type 3 Trimble ThunderBolt E GPS Disciplined Clock User Guide 55 Report Packet 0 x 58 UTC Data Type 5 (continued) Report Packet 0 x 58 Ephemeris Data Type 5 Page Page 58 Trimble ThunderBolt E GPS Disciplined Clock User Guide Page Page C 62 Trimble ThunderBolt E GPS Disciplined Clock User Guide Command Packet 0xBB Data Format (query only) Report Packet 0xBB Data Format C TSIP Superpackets Page Page Page Page Trimble ThunderBolt E GPS Disciplined Clock User Guide 69 Command Packet 0x8E-A4 Test Mode 0 Data Format Command Packet 0x8E-A4 Test 1 Mode 1Data Format Command Packet 0x8E-A4 Test Mode 3 Data Format Page Page 72 Trimble ThunderBolt E GPS Disciplined Clock User Guide Command Packet 0x8E-A8 Type 0 Data Format Command Packet 0x8E-A8 Type 1 Data Format Trimble ThunderBolt E GPS Disciplined Clock User Guide 73 Command Packet 0x8E-A8 Type 2 Data Format Command Packet 0x8E-A8 Type 3 Data Format 74 Trimble ThunderBolt E GPS Disciplined Clock User Guide Command Packet 8E-A9 Data Format Command Packet 0x8E-AB Data Format Page Page Page Page Page 80 Trimble ThunderBolt E GPS Disciplined Clock User Guide Report Packet 0x8F-AC Trimble ThunderBolt E GPS Disciplined Clock User Guide 81 82 Trimble ThunderBolt E GPS Disciplined Clock User Guide Page Page Page www.trimble.com