Acutime 2000 Synchronization Kit
 Timing and Synchronization Group
 Software and Firmware License, Limited Warranty
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 Contents
 Acutime 2000 Installation
 NTP Software Installation and Configuration
 Trimble Standard Interface Protocol
 Timing Receiver Monitor
 Glossary Index
 List of Figures
Page
 List of Tables
 List of Tables
 List of Tables
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Page
 Scope and Audience
About This Manual
 Organization
 Reader Feedback
 Update Notes
Related Information
World Wide Web WWW Site
 Abbreviations
Document Conventions
Technical Assistance
Page
 Overview
Introduction
 Acutime 2000 GPS Smart Antenna Features
 Acutime 2000 GPS Smart Antenna Enclosure
 Starter Kit
 Getting Started
 Connecting the Smart Antenna
 Connection Diagram
Connecting the Computer and Power Source
 Communicating with the Acutime
 Acutime 2000 Installation
 Mounted Antenna
Choosing a Location
 Acutime 2000 Installation
 Mounting the Smart Antenna
 Routing and Securing the Interface Cable
 Connecting the Host System
 Acutime 2000 Connections
 Acutime 2000 Interface Connector
Interface and Power Connections
 Acutime 2000 12-pin Connector format
 Interface Cables and Connectors
Mating Connectors
Antenna Mating Manufacturer Description Connector
 Signal Description Wire Color Protocol Acutime Connector
Pin-Outs
Acutime 2000 RS-422 Cable Pin-Out
 Acutime 2000 RS-232 Cable Pin-Out
 Power Connection Red and Black Wires
Connection Instructions
Timing Pulse Connections
 Port B
Serial Port Connections
 Port a
Event Input
Page
 Start-Up
System Operation
 Mask Setting
Default Satellite Mask Settings
Automatic Operation
Satellite Masks
 Pdop Mask
SNR Mask
 Tracking Modes
Self-Survey Mode
 Overdetermined Clock Mode
 PPS Output Options
 PPS Quantization Error
PPS Quantization Error
 Removing the Quantization Error from the PPS Output
 External Event Input
Cable Delay Compensation
 Serial Data Communication
Port B
Port a Timing
 System Operation
 GPS Timing
 Timing Operation
 Timing Pulse Output PPS
 Using the Acutime 2000 in Mobile Applications
 Customizing Acutime 2000 Operations
 Receiver Configuration segment
OEM Configuration segment
Parameter Factory default Set Request Report
 Port a and B Configuration segment
PPS Configuration segment
Position Information segment
 Nmea Configuration segment
Parameter Factory default Set Request Report Haveutc
UTC Information segment
 System Operation Acutime 2000 Synchronization Kit User Guide
 Network Time Protocol
NTP Software Installation and Configuration
 NTP Time Server Requirements
NTP Time Servers
 Software Sources and Compatibility
 Installation Support
Pre-Installation Check List
 GPS Preparation
 Host System Preparation
 Operating System Specific Information
 Time Transfer Cable Connection
Time Transfer Connection Diagram
 Optional Connections
 NTP Software Installation
 NTP Configuration File
NTP Configuration File
 Unit Number
Acutime Configuration
 Network Server Selection
 Additional Configuration Information
 Windows NT Installation
 Automatic Installation
 Create the Configuration File
Manual Installation
 NTP Software Installation and Configuration
 Copying Executable Files
 Copy NTPQ.EXE, NTPDATE.EXE, NTPDC.EXE, NTPTRACE.EXE
 Type instsrv c\winnt\system32\ntpd.exe
Installing the Service
Page
 Starting the Service
 Unix Installation
 Create the Configuration File
 Cd /dev Ln -s ttyS0 /dev/Acutime0
Set Up Device Links
 Hpux
System Serial Ports and Symbolic Link Names
 Disabling Serial Port Services Using an Administrative Tool
Hardware Configuration
 Copying Executable Files
 System Initialization
 Start NTP
Monitoring NTP
 Event Log Entries
NTP Events on Windows NT
 NTP Software Installation and Configuration
 Sample Unix Log Entries
Unix System Log Files
 Ntpq The NTP Query Utility
 Acutime NTP reference clock is identified in the list as
NTP is Communicating with the Acutime NTP Reference Clock
 No Response from the Acutime NTP Reference Clock
NTP is not Running
 NTP Software Installation and Configuration
 Interface Scope
Trimble Standard Interface Protocol
 Packet Structure
 Physical Interface Characteristics
 Protocol Capabilities
Nomenclature
Table A-1 Ace UTC Port Translation Table
Table A-2
 Secondary Port Features Acutime
Primary Port Features
Table A-3 Secondary Port Features Acutime
Event Input
 Secondary Port Features Ace UTC
Packets Output at Power-Up
Table A-4 Secondary Port Features Ace UTC
Event Reporting Table A-5 Event Packets
 Table A-7 Receiver Warm Start Commands
Table A-6 Packets Output at Power-Up
Receiver Warm Start
Output ID Description
 Table A-8 Background Packets
Default Background Packets for Acutime
 Table A-9 Automatic position and Velocity Reports
Default Automatic Position and Velocity Reports for Acutime
 Low-Latency Timing Packets
Table A-10 Low-Latency Timing Packets
Lltp Packet ID Description Request Packet ID
 Satellite Data Packets
Event Packets
Table A-11 Satellite Data Packets
Input ID Description Output ID
 Table A-12 Customizing Receiver Operations
Customizing Receiver Operations
 Table A-13 Advanced Packets
 Command Packets Sent to the Receiver
Table A-14 Command Packets Sent to the Receiver
Input Packet Description Output ID
 8E-AB
 Report Packets Sent by the GPS Receiver to the User
Table A-15 Report Packets Sent by GPS Receiver to User
Output ID Packet Description Input
 ATrimble Standard Interface Protocol
 8F-AD
 DLE id data string bytes DLE ETX
Packet Structure
 Table A-17 Command Packet 1D Set Oscillator Offset
Table A-16 Command Packet 1D Clear Oscillator Offset
Packet Descriptions
Oscillator Offset
 Table A-18 Command Packet 1E
Initiate Cold or Factory Reset
0x1E Command Packet 1E
0x1F Command Packet 1F
 Table A-19 Command Packet
Initial Position XYZ Cartesian Ecef Command
0x20 0x21 0x23
Almanac Request
 Initiate Soft Reset / Self Test Command
GPS Receiver Position Fix Mode Request
0x24 0x25
Health Request
 Altitude for 2-D Mode Command
Signal Levels Request
0x27 0x28 0x29 0x2A
GPS System Message Request
 Trimble Standard Interface Protocol
 Table A-20 Command Packet 2B
Initial Position Latitude, Longitude, Altitude Command
0x2B 0x2D
Oscillator Offset Request
 Accurate Initial Position XYZ Cartesian Ecef Command
GPS Time Command
Table A-21 Command Packet 2E
0x2E 0x2F 0x31
 Trimble Standard Interface Protocol
 0x32 0x34
Satellite Number For One-Satellite Mode Command
 0x35 Command Packet
Option Flags Command
 Table A-22 Command Packet
 Byte
Bytes
 Trimble Standard Interface Protocol
 Byte
 0x37 0x38
Last Position and Velocity Request
Download and UpLoad Satellite System Data
 Byte Type Value Meaning
Table A-23 Command Packet
 Satellite Attribute Database Command
Table A-24 Command Packet
0x39 Command Packet
 Table A-26 Command Packet 3B
Table A-25 Command Packet 3A
Last Raw Measurement Request
Satellite Ephemeris Status Request
 Table A-27 Command Packet 3C
0x3C Command Packet 3C
Satellite Tracking Status Request
 Eeprom Segment Commands
Timing Port Configuration Command
Table A-28 Command Packet 3F-11
Almanac Data Page Report
 GPS Time Report
0x41
Table A-30 Report Packet
Report Packet
 Table A-31 Relationship Between Packet 41 and Packet
Approximate Time Time Source Sign Packet Accuracy
Status Code
 Single-Precision Position Fix, XYZ Ecef Report
Table A-32 Report Packet
0x42 Report Packet
 Velocity Fix, XYZ Ecef Report
Table A-33 Report Packet
0x43 Report Packet
 Table A-34 Report Packet
Software Version Information Report
0x45 Report Packet
Byte Type
 Health of Receiver Report
Table A-35 Report Packet
0x46 Report Packet
 Table A-36 Report Packet
Error Code Meaning if bit value = Bit Position
 0x47 0x48
Signal Levels for all Satellites Report
GPS System Message Report
Table A-37 Report Packet
 Almanac Health Page Report
0x49 0x4A
Table A-38 Report Packet
Table A-39 Report Packet 4A Report Reference Altitude
 Latitude
 Machine/Code ID and Additional Status Report
Table A-41 Report Packet 4B
Table A-42 Byte 1 Bit Encoding Status
 Operating Parameters Report
Byte Type, Units Default Value, Velocity
Table A-43 Report Packet 4C
0x4C Report Packet 4C
 0x4D 0x4E
GPS Time Change Acknowledgment
Table A-44 Report Packet 4E
 Table A-45 Report UTC Parameters
UTC Parameters Report
0x4F Report Packet 4F
Byte Value Type
 Option Flags Report
Bias and Bias Rate Report
Table A-46 Report Packet
0x54 Report Packet
 Velocity Fix, East-North-Up ENU Report
Table A-47 0x56 Velocity Fix, East-North-Up ENU Report
0x56 Report Packet
 Table A-48 Report Packet
Information About Last Computed Fix Report
0x57 Report Packet
Byte Type/Units Value
 Satellite System Data/Acknowledge from Receiver
Table A-49 Report Packet
0x58 Report Packet
 Byte Type Meaning
Table A-50 Report Packet 58 Almanac Data Report
 Table A-52 Report Packet 58 Ionosphere Data Report
Table A-51 Report Packet 58 Almanac Health Data Report
 Table A-54 Report Packet 58 Ephemeris Data Report
Table A-53 Report Packet 58 UTC Data Report
 Iode Byte
 Satellite Attributes Database Report
Table A-55 Report Packet
0x59 Report Packet
 Raw Measurement Data Report
0x5A
Table A-56 Report Packet 5A
Report Packet 5A
 Signal level
Codephase
Doppler
 Satellite Ephemeris Status Report
Time of measurement
0x5B Report Packet 5B
 Table A-57 Report Packet 5B
 Table A-58 Report Packet 5C
Satellite Tracking Status Report
0x5C Report Packet 5C
Byte/Item Type/Units Value/Meaning
 Approximate elevation of this satellite
 Eeprom Segment Status Reports
0x5F-11
Table A-59 Report Packet 5F-11 Eeprom Segment Status Report
Report Packet 5F-11
 Type 1 Differential GPS Corrections
0x60 Command Packet
Table A-60 Report Packet 0x60 Data Formats
Byte Bit Type Range Units
 SV PRN
Byte Bit Type Value Definition
 Table A-62 Command Packet 0x61 Data Formats
0x61 Command Packet
Set Differential GPS Corrections
 All-In-View Satellite Selection Report
Table A-63 Report Packet 6D
0x6D Report Packet 6D
 Table A-64 Command Packet 7A
0x7A Command Packet 7A
Set or Request Nmea Interval and Message Mask
 Nmea Message Output
0x7B 0x83
Double-precision XYZ Position Fix And Bias Information
Table A-65 Report Packet
 Double-precision LLA Position Fix and Bias Information
Table A-66 Report Packet
0x84 Report Packet
 Table A-67 Survey State Configurations
Set Primary Receiver Configuration
0xBB Command Packet BB
Survey State Active Configuration
 Dynamics Code
Table A-68 Vaild GPS Configuration Settings
 Signal Level Mask
 Table A-69 Pdop Mask and Switch
Command Packet BB
Byte # Type Value Meaning Default
 Table A-69 Command Packet BB
 Set Port Configuration Parameters
Report Receiver Configuration
Table A-70 Command Packet BC
0xBC Command Packet BC
 0xBC Report Packet BC
Request Port Configuration Parameters
 Tsip Superpackets
Custom OEM Packets
 Request or Configure Super Packet Output
Command Packet 8E-0B
0x8E-0B
 Command Packet 8E-14
Table A-71 Command Packet 8E-14
0x8E-14
Set New Datum
 Command Packet 8E-15
Table A-72 Command Packet 8E-14
0x8E-15
Request Current Datum Values
 0x8E-20
0x8E-26
0x8E-41
 Table A-74 Command Packet 0x8E-45
Revert Segments to Default Settings
0x8E-42
0x8E-45
 Table A-75 Command Packet 8E-4A
Set/Request PPS Characteristics
Command Packet 8E-4A
0x8E-4A
 Command Packet 8E-4D
Table A-76 Command Packet 8E-4D
0x8E-4D
Automatic Packet Output Mask
 Bit # Output Default When Meaning Packets
Table A-77 Command Packet 8E-4D Packets Affected By Bits
 Command Packet 8E-4E
0x8E-4E
Set PPS Output Option
 0x8E-A5
0x8E-4F
Set PPS Width
Set or Request Packet Broadcast Mask
 Trimble Standard Interface Protocol
 Byte Bit Type Default Description
Table A-80 Command Packet 8E-A5
 0x8E-A6
Issue Self-Survey Command
0x8E-A9
Set Self-Survey Parameters
 Command Packet 8E-A9 Data Format segment
Table A-82
Byte Type Value Description
 Command Packet 8E-AB
Table A-83 Command Packet 8E-AB
0x8E-AB
Request Primary Timing Packet
 Command Packet 8E-AC
Table A-84 Command Packet 8E-AC
0x8E-AC
Request Supplemental Timing Packet
 0x8E-AD
Command Packet 8E-AD Acutime 2000 only
 Comprehensive Time
0x8F-0B
Table A-85 Report Packet 8F-0B
Report Packet 8F-0B
 38-41 Oscillator Drift
 Current Datum Values
0x8F-14
Table A-86 Report Packet 8F-14
Report Packet 8F-14
 Last Fix with Extra Information binary fixed point
00x8F-20
Table A-87 Report Packet 8F-20
Report Packet 8F-20
 Bytes Item/Type Meaning 32-47
Table A-88 Report Packet 8F-20
 Response to Save Eeprom Segments
0x8F-26
Table A-89 Report Packet 0x8F-26
Report Packet 0x8F-26
 Manufacturing Parameters
0x8F-41
Table A-90 Report Packet 8F-41
Report Packet 8F-41
 0x8F-45
0x8F-42
Table A-91 Report Packet 8F-42
Report Packet 8F-42
 Table A-92 Command Packet 8E-AD
Command Packet 8E-AD Request 8F-AD
Byte # Type Value Default Meaning
 0x8F-4A
PPS Characteristics
Table A-93 Report Packet 8F-4A
Report Packet 8F-4A
 0x8F-4D
Bit # Output When Output Meaning Packets
Table A-94 Report Packet 8F-4D
Table A-95 Report Packet 8F-4D
 0x8F-A5
0x8F-4E
Report Packet 0x8F-4E
Report Packet 8F-A5
 0x8F-A6
0x8F-A9
0x8F-AB
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 UTC Integer
Table A-96 Report Packet 0x8F-AB
 Report Packet 8F-AC
0x8F-AC
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 GPS Byte
Table A-97 Report Packet 8F-AC
 Reserved 16-19 Bias
 Primary UTC Time
0x8F-AD
Table A-98 Report Packet 8F-AD
Report Packet 8F-AD
 Flag Value Status Meaning
Table A-99 Tracking Status Flag Definitions
 Table A-100 Leap Second Flag Definitions
Leap Second Flag
Bit # Name Meaning if set to
 Datums
Table A-101 Datums
Index Axis Eccentricity Description
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 Sample Tsip Routines
Sending out Tsip command packet 0x1F
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 Handling incoming Tsip packet
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Page
 Timing Receiver Monitor
 Main screen
 Nmea
 Signal Characteristic Nmea Standard
Table C-1 Nmea 0183 Characteristics
Nmea 0183 Communication Interface
Nmea 0183 Message Format
 Each message contains multiple data fields Dn
 Setting Message Description
Nmea 0183 Message Options
Table C-2 Acutime 2000 Nmea Messages
 GGA GPS Fix Data
Nmea 0183 Message Formats
Table C-3 GGA GPS Fix Data Message Parameters
Field Description
 Field # Description
GLL Geographic Position Latitude/Longitude
 GSA GPS DOP and Active Satellites
 Table C-6 GSV GPS Satellites in View Message Parameters
GSV GPS Satellites in View
 RMC Recommended Minimum Specific GPS/Transit Data
 VTG Track Made Good and Ground Speed
 Table C-9 ZDA Time & Date Message Parameters
ZDA Time & Date
 Nmea Acutime 2000 Synchronization Kit User Guide
 Table D-1 Physical Specifications
Acutime 2000 GPS Smart Antenna Specifications
Dimensions
Weight
 Table D-3 Performance Specifications
Table D-2 Environmental Specifications
 Table D-4 Electrical Specifications
 Table D-5 Serial Protocols
Port Interface Protocols Defaults
 Acutime 2000 Standard Interface Cable Diagram
 Figure D-1 Acutime 2000 Standard Interface Cable
 Figure D-2 NTP Interface Cable
 Specifications and Drawings
 System Log Entries
Diagnostics and Debugging
 Serial Port Acces Report
 Configuration File Not Found
Error Log Entries
 Acutime 2000 Synchronization Kit User Guide
 Acutime Configuration Failure
 COM Port Unavailable
 System Clock Not Set
 Running NTP in Debug Mode
 NTP Startup and Acutime Poll
Debug Mode Not Available
 NTP Diagnostics and Debugging
 Acutime is not Responding
 Running NTP with Event Polling Disabled
Table E-1 Troubleshooting Acutime is Not Responding
Possible Problem Solution
 Fudge 127.127.127.x flag2
 Palisadepoll unit x polling synchronous packet
 Incorrect Port and Bad Data
Table E-2 Troubleshooting Incorrect Port and Bad Data
 Serial Port is Unavailable
 Compiling the NTP Distribution
 NTP Diagnostics and Debugging
 NTP Diagnostics and Debugging
 NTP Diagnostics and Debugging
 Controlling the NTP Service Removing the NTP Service
Windows NT Administration
 Type instsrv remove
 Additional Information
Page
 Theory of Operation
 GPS Satellite Message
 Cold Start
Satellite Acquisition and Time to First Fix
 Warm Start
 Hot Start
Garage Search Strategy
 Selective Availability S/A
Position Accuracy
 Coordinate Systems
Tsip
Nmea
 Update Rate
Performance Characteristics
Dynamic Limits
Re-Acquisition
 Theory of Operation
 Figure F-2
System Architecture
 Figure F-1 Acutime 2000 Block Diagram RS-232 Version
Page
 Glossary
 Ascii
 DCE
 DOP
 Elevation mask
 Gdop
 GPS
 Iode
 Pdop
 ROM
 SEP
 SPS
 Index
 Index-2
 Acutime 2000 Synchronization Kit User Guide Index-3
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