Trimble Outdoors AcutimeTM2000 Synchronization Kit guide

2Getting Started

This chapter describes how to quickly install, connect and communicate with the Acutime 2000 GPS Smart Antenna.

!Note – For permanent installations, see the instructions in Chapter 3.

You will need the following items:

•a PC running Windows

•the Timing Receiver Monitor software for Windows (also available on the web site)

•an interface cable for the smart antenna

•an RS-422 to RS-232 converter

(included in the Acutime 2000 Starter Kit)

You may require this if you are using an Acutime 2000 with an RS-422 interface. In many cases, however, a PC’s communication port is flexible enough to accept an RS-422 signal without a converter.

•connectors/adapters for connecting the interface cable to the PC’s communication port

The interface cable included in the Acutime 2000 Starter Kit is terminated with a DB25 connector. The standard interface cables are not terminated with connectors.

•a DC power source

The Acutime 2000 accepts 8-36 V DC power, and draws approximately 110 milliamps at 12 volts.

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Contents

Acutime 2000 Synchronization Kit Timing and Synchronization Group Software and Firmware License, Limited Warranty Limitation of Liability 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 Xvi Acutime 2000 Synchronization Kit User Guide Acutime 2000 Synchronization Kit User Guide Xvii Page Scope and Audience About This Manual Organization Reader Feedback World Wide Web WWW Site Update NotesRelated Information Technical Assistance AbbreviationsDocument Conventions 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 Antenna Mating Manufacturer Description Connector Interface Cables and ConnectorsMating Connectors Acutime 2000 RS-422 Cable Pin-Out Signal Description Wire Color Protocol Acutime ConnectorPin-Outs Acutime 2000 RS-232 Cable Pin-Out Timing Pulse Connections Power Connection Red and Black WiresConnection Instructions Port B Serial Port Connections Port a Event InputPage Start-Up System Operation Mask Setting Default Satellite Mask SettingsAutomatic 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 Port a Timing Serial Data CommunicationPort B System Operation GPS Timing Timing Operation Timing Pulse Output PPS Using the Acutime 2000 in Mobile Applications Customizing Acutime 2000 Operations Parameter Factory default Set Request Report Receiver Configuration segmentOEM Configuration segment Position Information segment Port a and B Configuration segmentPPS Configuration segment UTC Information segment Nmea Configuration segmentParameter Factory default Set Request Report Haveutc 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 ServicePage 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 NomenclatureTable A-1 Ace UTC Port Translation Table Table A-2 Secondary Port Features Acutime Primary Port FeaturesTable A-3 Secondary Port Features Acutime Event Input Secondary Port Features Ace UTC Packets Output at Power-UpTable 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-UpReceiver 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 Lltp Packet ID Description Request Packet ID Low-Latency Timing PacketsTable A-10 Low-Latency Timing Packets Satellite Data Packets Event PacketsTable A-11 Satellite Data Packets Input ID Description Output ID Table A-12 Customizing Receiver Operations Customizing Receiver Operations Table A-13 Advanced Packets Input Packet Description Output ID Command Packets Sent to the ReceiverTable A-14 Command Packets Sent to the Receiver 8E-AB Output ID Packet Description Input Report Packets Sent by the GPS Receiver to the UserTable A-15 Report Packets Sent by GPS Receiver to User 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 OffsetPacket Descriptions Oscillator Offset Table A-18 Command Packet 1E Initiate Cold or Factory Reset0x1E Command Packet 1E 0x1F Command Packet 1F Table A-19 Command Packet Initial Position XYZ Cartesian Ecef Command0x20 0x21 0x23 Almanac Request Initiate Soft Reset / Self Test Command GPS Receiver Position Fix Mode Request0x24 0x25 Health Request Altitude for 2-D Mode Command Signal Levels Request0x27 0x28 0x29 0x2A GPS System Message Request Trimble Standard Interface Protocol Table A-20 Command Packet 2B Initial Position Latitude, Longitude, Altitude Command0x2B 0x2D Oscillator Offset Request Accurate Initial Position XYZ Cartesian Ecef Command GPS Time CommandTable 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 Download and UpLoad Satellite System Data 0x37 0x38Last Position and Velocity Request Byte Type Value Meaning Table A-23 Command Packet 0x39 Command Packet Satellite Attribute Database CommandTable A-24 Command Packet Table A-26 Command Packet 3B Table A-25 Command Packet 3ALast Raw Measurement Request Satellite Ephemeris Status Request Satellite Tracking Status Request Table A-27 Command Packet 3C0x3C Command Packet 3C Eeprom Segment Commands Timing Port Configuration CommandTable A-28 Command Packet 3F-11 Almanac Data Page Report GPS Time Report 0x41Table A-30 Report Packet Report Packet Status Code Table A-31 Relationship Between Packet 41 and PacketApproximate Time Time Source Sign Packet Accuracy 0x42 Report Packet Single-Precision Position Fix, XYZ Ecef ReportTable A-32 Report Packet 0x43 Report Packet Velocity Fix, XYZ Ecef ReportTable A-33 Report Packet Table A-34 Report Packet Software Version Information Report0x45 Report Packet Byte Type 0x46 Report Packet Health of Receiver ReportTable A-35 Report Packet Table A-36 Report Packet Error Code Meaning if bit value = Bit Position 0x47 0x48 Signal Levels for all Satellites ReportGPS System Message Report Table A-37 Report Packet Almanac Health Page Report 0x49 0x4ATable A-38 Report Packet Table A-39 Report Packet 4A Report Reference Altitude Latitude Table A-42 Byte 1 Bit Encoding Status Machine/Code ID and Additional Status ReportTable A-41 Report Packet 4B Operating Parameters Report Byte Type, Units Default Value, VelocityTable A-43 Report Packet 4C 0x4C Report Packet 4C Table A-44 Report Packet 4E 0x4D 0x4EGPS Time Change Acknowledgment Table A-45 Report UTC Parameters UTC Parameters Report0x4F Report Packet 4F Byte Value Type Option Flags Report Bias and Bias Rate ReportTable A-46 Report Packet 0x54 Report Packet 0x56 Report Packet Velocity Fix, East-North-Up ENU ReportTable A-47 0x56 Velocity Fix, East-North-Up ENU Report Table A-48 Report Packet Information About Last Computed Fix Report0x57 Report Packet Byte Type/Units Value 0x58 Report Packet Satellite System Data/Acknowledge from ReceiverTable A-49 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 0x59 Report Packet Satellite Attributes Database ReportTable A-55 Report Packet Raw Measurement Data Report 0x5ATable A-56 Report Packet 5A Report Packet 5A Doppler Signal levelCodephase 0x5B Report Packet 5B Satellite Ephemeris Status ReportTime of measurement Table A-57 Report Packet 5B Table A-58 Report Packet 5C Satellite Tracking Status Report0x5C Report Packet 5C Byte/Item Type/Units Value/Meaning Approximate elevation of this satellite Eeprom Segment Status Reports 0x5F-11Table A-59 Report Packet 5F-11 Eeprom Segment Status Report Report Packet 5F-11 Type 1 Differential GPS Corrections 0x60 Command PacketTable A-60 Report Packet 0x60 Data Formats Byte Bit Type Range Units SV PRN Byte Bit Type Value Definition Set Differential GPS Corrections Table A-62 Command Packet 0x61 Data Formats0x61 Command Packet 0x6D Report Packet 6D All-In-View Satellite Selection ReportTable A-63 Report Packet 6D Set or Request Nmea Interval and Message Mask Table A-64 Command Packet 7A0x7A Command Packet 7A Nmea Message Output 0x7B 0x83Double-precision XYZ Position Fix And Bias Information Table A-65 Report Packet 0x84 Report Packet Double-precision LLA Position Fix and Bias InformationTable A-66 Report Packet Table A-67 Survey State Configurations Set Primary Receiver Configuration0xBB Command Packet BB Survey State Active Configuration Dynamics Code Table A-68 Vaild GPS Configuration Settings Signal Level Mask Byte # Type Value Meaning Default Table A-69 Pdop Mask and SwitchCommand Packet BB Table A-69 Command Packet BB Set Port Configuration Parameters Report Receiver ConfigurationTable A-70 Command Packet BC 0xBC Command Packet BC 0xBC Report Packet BC Request Port Configuration Parameters Tsip Superpackets Custom OEM Packets 0x8E-0B Request or Configure Super Packet OutputCommand Packet 8E-0B Command Packet 8E-14 Table A-71 Command Packet 8E-140x8E-14 Set New Datum Command Packet 8E-15 Table A-72 Command Packet 8E-140x8E-15 Request Current Datum Values 0x8E-41 0x8E-200x8E-26 Table A-74 Command Packet 0x8E-45 Revert Segments to Default Settings0x8E-42 0x8E-45 Table A-75 Command Packet 8E-4A Set/Request PPS CharacteristicsCommand Packet 8E-4A 0x8E-4A Command Packet 8E-4D Table A-76 Command Packet 8E-4D0x8E-4D Automatic Packet Output Mask Bit # Output Default When Meaning Packets Table A-77 Command Packet 8E-4D Packets Affected By Bits Set PPS Output Option Command Packet 8E-4E0x8E-4E 0x8E-A5 0x8E-4FSet 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 Command0x8E-A9 Set Self-Survey Parameters Byte Type Value Description Command Packet 8E-A9 Data Format segmentTable A-82 Command Packet 8E-AB Table A-83 Command Packet 8E-AB0x8E-AB Request Primary Timing Packet Command Packet 8E-AC Table A-84 Command Packet 8E-AC0x8E-AC Request Supplemental Timing Packet 0x8E-AD Command Packet 8E-AD Acutime 2000 only Comprehensive Time 0x8F-0BTable A-85 Report Packet 8F-0B Report Packet 8F-0B 38-41 Oscillator Drift Current Datum Values 0x8F-14Table A-86 Report Packet 8F-14 Report Packet 8F-14 Last Fix with Extra Information binary fixed point 00x8F-20Table 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-26Table A-89 Report Packet 0x8F-26 Report Packet 0x8F-26 Manufacturing Parameters 0x8F-41Table A-90 Report Packet 8F-41 Report Packet 8F-41 0x8F-45 0x8F-42Table A-91 Report Packet 8F-42 Report Packet 8F-42 Byte # Type Value Default Meaning Table A-92 Command Packet 8E-ADCommand Packet 8E-AD Request 8F-AD 0x8F-4A PPS CharacteristicsTable A-93 Report Packet 8F-4A Report Packet 8F-4A 0x8F-4D Bit # Output When Output Meaning PacketsTable A-94 Report Packet 8F-4D Table A-95 Report Packet 8F-4D 0x8F-A5 0x8F-4EReport Packet 0x8F-4E Report Packet 8F-A5 0x8F-AB 0x8F-A60x8F-A9 116 Acutime 2000 Synchronization Kit User Guide UTC Integer Table A-96 Report Packet 0x8F-AB Report Packet 8F-AC 0x8F-AC Acutime 2000 Synchronization Kit User Guide 119 120 Acutime 2000 Synchronization Kit User Guide GPS Byte Table A-97 Report Packet 8F-AC Reserved 16-19 Bias Primary UTC Time 0x8F-ADTable A-98 Report Packet 8F-AD Report Packet 8F-AD Flag Value Status Meaning Table A-99 Tracking Status Flag Definitions Bit # Name Meaning if set to Table A-100 Leap Second Flag DefinitionsLeap Second Flag Index Axis Eccentricity Description DatumsTable A-101 Datums Acutime 2000 Synchronization Kit User Guide 127 128 Acutime 2000 Synchronization Kit User Guide Acutime 2000 Synchronization Kit User Guide 129 130 Acutime 2000 Synchronization Kit User Guide Acutime 2000 Synchronization Kit User Guide 131 132 Acutime 2000 Synchronization Kit User Guide Acutime 2000 Synchronization Kit User Guide 133 Sample Tsip Routines Sending out Tsip command packet 0x1F Acutime 2000 Synchronization Kit User Guide 135 Handling incoming Tsip packet Acutime 2000 Synchronization Kit User Guide 137 Page Timing Receiver Monitor Main screen Nmea Signal Characteristic Nmea Standard Table C-1 Nmea 0183 CharacteristicsNmea 0183 Communication Interface Nmea 0183 Message Format Each message contains multiple data fields Dn Table C-2 Acutime 2000 Nmea Messages Setting Message DescriptionNmea 0183 Message Options GGA GPS Fix Data Nmea 0183 Message FormatsTable 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 SpecificationsDimensions 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 Possible Problem Solution Running NTP with Event Polling DisabledTable E-1 Troubleshooting Acutime is Not Responding 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 Nmea Coordinate SystemsTsip Update Rate Performance CharacteristicsDynamic 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 Index-4 Acutime 2000 Synchronization Kit User Guide Reader Comment Form