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FUNKUHREN
Technical Information
Operating Instructions
GPS167LCD-MP
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Impressum
Werner Meinberg
Auf der Landwehr 22
D-31812 Bad Pyrmont
Phone: ++49 52 81 - 9309-0
Fax: ++49 52 81 - 9309-30
Internet: http://www.meinberg.de
Email: info@meinberg.de
September 23, 2004
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Table of Contents
Impressum ............................................................................................ 2
General Information.............................................................................7
The Modular System GPS167LCD-MP .............................................. 9
GPS167 Features..................................................................................9
Time Zone and Daylight Saving................................................. 9
Pulse Outputs ............................................................................ 10
Time Capture Inputs ................................................................. 10
Asynchronous Serial Ports........................................................ 10
DCF77 Emulation.....................................................................11
Installation.......................................................................................... 12
Mounting the Antenna .............................................................. 12
Assembly with CN-UB/E .........................................................13
Antenna Short-Circuit .............................................................. 14
Powering Up the System ..........................................................14
The Front Panel Layout ..................................................................... 15
FAIL LED ................................................................................ 15
LOCK LED .............................................................................. 15
LC Display................................................................................ 15
MENU Key...............................................................................15
CLR/ACK Key ......................................................................... 15
NEXT Key................................................................................ 16
INC Key.................................................................................... 16
The Menus in Detail........................................................................... 16
Root Menu ................................................................................16
Menu RECEIVER POS. ........................................................... 17
Menu SV CONSTELLATION.................................................17
Menu SV POSITION ............................................................... 18
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Menu GOOD SVS 24HOURSS MIN/MAX ............................ 18
Menu USER CAPTURE .......................................................... 18
Menu SETUP............................................................................ 19
SETUP ENABLE OUTPUTS ........................................ 19
SETUP TIME ZONE......................................................20
SETUP DAYLIGHT SAV ON/OFF .............................. 20
SETUP SERIAL PORT PARM......................................22
SETUP SERIAL STRING TYPE................................... 22
SETUP SERIAL STRING MODE ................................. 23
SETUP INITIAL POSITION .........................................24
SETUP INITIAL TIME.................................................. 24
INIT USER PARMS ....................................................... 24
INIT GPS PARMS..........................................................25
FORCE BOOT MODE ...................................................25
ANTENNA CABLE .......................................................26
Resetting Factory Defaults.................................................................26
Firmware Updates .............................................................................. 27
Skilled/Service-Personnel only: Replacing the Lithium Battery ....... 27
Technical Specifications GPS167LCD-MP.......................................28
Front/Rear Panel Connectors....................................................28
Rear View GPS167LCD-MP.................................................... 29
Pin Assignments of the SUB-D Connectors.............................30
CE Label ................................................................................... 30
Technical Specifications GPS167 (OCXO-LQ) ................................ 31
Technical Specifications GPS167 Antenna..............................34
Time Strings ............................................................................. 35
Format of the Meinberg Standard Time String............... 35
Format of the GPS167 Capture String ............................ 36
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Format of the SAT-Time String...................................... 37
Format of the Uni Erlangen String (NTP) ...................... 38
Format of the NMEA 0183 String (RMC)...................... 40
Format of the ABB SPA Time String ............................. 41
Format of the Computime Time String........................... 42
Signal Description GPS167 ...................................................... 44
Rear Connector Pin Assignments GPS167............................... 45
Technical Specifications Power Supply T-60B ................................. 46
Menu Quick Reference GPS167LCD-MP ......................................... 47
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General Information
The satellite receiver clock GPS167 has been designed to provide extremly precise
time to its user. The clock has been developed for applications where conventional
radio controlled clocks can´t meet the growing requirements in precision. High
precision available 24 hours a day around the whole world is the main feature of the
new system which receives its information from the satellites of the Global Positioning System.
The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a satellite-based radio-positioning, navigation, and time-transfer system. It was installed by the United States Departement of
Defense and provides two levels of accuracy: The Standard Positioning Service (SPS)
and the Precise Positioning Service (PPS). While PPS is encrypted and only available
for authorized (military) users, SPS has been made available to the general public.
GPS is based on accurately measuring the propagation time of signals transmitted
from satellites to the user´s receiver. A nominal constellation of 21 satellites together
with several active spares in six orbital planes 20000 km over ground provides a
minimum of four satellites to be in view 24 hours a day at every point of the globe.
Four satellites need to be received simultaneously if both receiver position (x, y, z)
and receiver clock offset from GPS system time must be computed. All the satellites
are monitored by control stations which determine the exact orbit parameters as well
as the clock offset of the satellites´ on-board atomic clocks. These parameters are
uploaded to the satellites and become part of a navigation message which is retransmitted by the satellites in order to pass that information to the user´s receiver.
The high precision orbit parameters of a satellite are called ephemeris parameters
whereas a reduced precision subset of the ephemeris parameters is called a satellite´s
almanac. While ephemeris parameters must be evaluated to compute the receiver´s
position and clock offset, almanac parameters are used to check which satellites are in
view from a given receiver position at a given time. Each satellite transmits its own set
of ephemeris parameters and almanac parameters of all existing satellites.
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The Modular System GPS167LCD-MP
GPS167LCD-MP GPS-Receiver is a set of equipment composed of a satellite controlled clock GPS167 (LQ-OCXO) together with a power supply unit Mean Well T-60B,
both installed in a metal desktop case MULTIPAC and ready to operate. The interfaces and input/output signals provided by GPS167 are accessible via connectors in
the rear and the front panel of the case. Details of the components are described below.
GPS167 LCDMP
satellite controlled
LIGHT
GPS167LCD-MP GPS-Receiver in desktop case MULTIPAC (front view)
LOCK
FAIL
MENU
CLR/ACK NEXT INC
GPS167 F eatur es
The front panel integrates a 2 x 40 character LC display, two LED indicators and five
push buttons. The receiver is connected to the antenna/converter unit by a 50 ohm
coaxial cable (refer to "Mounting the Antenna"). Feeding the antenna/converter occurs DC insulated via the antenna cable. Optional an antenna splitter for up to four
receivers connected to one antenna is available.
GPS167 is using the "Standard Positioning Service" SPS. The altitude with its
variation of ±180m is the most inaccurate component of the position. This inaccuracy
is caused by the operator (United States Departement of Defense) and not by the
GPS167, but it has no influence on the accuracy of the generated time. The navigation
message coming in from the satellites is decoded by GPS167´s microprocessor in
order to track the GPS system time. Compensation of the RF signal´s propagation
delay is done by automatical determination of the receiver´s position on the globe. A
correction value computed from the satellites´ navigation messages increases the
accuracy of the board´s oven controlled master oscillator (OCXO) and automatically
compensates the OCXO´s aging. The last recent value is restored from the battery
buffered memory at power-up.
Time Zone and Daylight Saving
GPS system time differs from the universal time scale UTC (Universal Time Coordi-
nated) by the number of leap seconds which have been inserted into the UTC time
scale after GPS has been initiated in 1980. The current number of leap seconds is part
of the navigation message supplied by the satellites, so GPS167´s internal real time is
based on UTC. Conversion to local time including handling of daylight saving year by
year can be done by the receiver´s microprocessor if the corresponding parameters are
set up by the user.
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Pulse Outputs
The pulse generator of GPS167 generates pulses once per second (P_SEC) and once
per minute (P_MIN). Additionally, master frequencies of 10 MHz, 1 MHz and 100
kHz are derived from the OCXO. All the pulses are available with TTL level at the
rear connector.
In the default mode of operation, pulse outputs are disabled until the receiver has
synchronized after power-up. However, the system can be configured to enable those
outputs immediately after power-up. An additional TTL output (TIME_SYN) reflects
the state of synchronization. This output switches to TTL HIGH level when synchronization has been achieved and returns to TTL LOW level if not a single satellite can
be received or the receiver is forced to another mode of operation by the user.
Time Captur e Inputs
Two time capture inputs called User Capture 0 and 1 are provided at the rear connector
(CAP0 and CAP1) to measure asynchronous time events. A falling TTL slope at one
of these inputs lets the microprocessor save the current real time in its capture buffer.
From the buffer, capture events are transmitted via COM0 or COM1 and displayed on
LCD. The capture buffer can hold more than 500 events, so either a burst of events
with intervals down to less than 1.5 msec can be recorded or a continuous stream of
events at a lower rate depending on the transmission speed of COM0 or COM1 can be
measured. The format of the output string is ASCII, see the technical specifications at
the end of this document for details. If the capture buffer is full a message "** capture
buffer full" is transmitted, if the interval between two captures is too short the warning
"** capture overrun" is being sent.
Asynchronous Serial Ports
Two asynchronous serial interfaces are available to the user. In the default mode of
operation, the serial outputs are disabled until the receiver has synchronized after
power-up. However, the system can be configured to enable those outputs immediately after power-up. Transmission speeds, framings and mode of operation can be
configured separately using the setup menu. COM0 is compatible with other radio
remote clocks made by Meinberg. It sends Meinberg´s standard time string either once
per second, once per minute or on request with ASCII ´?´ only. The interfaces can also
be configured to transmit capture data either automatically when available or on
request. The format of the output strings is ASCII, see the technical specifications at
the end of this document for details. A separate document with programming instructions can be requested defining a binary data format which can be used to exchange
parameters with GPS167 via COM0.
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DCF77 Emulation
The GPS167 satellite controlled clock generates TTL level time marks (active HIGH)
which are compatible with the time marks spread by the German long wave transmitter DCF77. This long wave transmitter installed in Mainflingen near Frankfurt/
Germany transmits the reference time of the Federal Republic of Germany: time of
day, date of month and day of week in BCD coded second pulses. Once every minute
the complete time information is transmitted. However, GPS167 generates time marks
representing its local time as configured by the user, including announcement of
changes in daylight saving and announcement of leap seconds. The coding sheme is
given below:
P
8
3
M
4
Year of t he Century
Month of Year
Day of Week
Day of Month
0
0
2
0
1
0
8
4
2
1
1
0
50
8
4
2
1
4
2
1
40
0
2
0
1
8
4
2
0
30
1
2
0
P
2
0
1
Hour
P
8
1
1
4
2
(reserved)
10
R
A
1
Z
1
Z
2
20
A
2
S
1
2
4
8
1
0
2
4
0
Minute
0
M Start of Minute (0.1 s)
R RF Transmission via secondary antenna
A1 Announcement of a change in da ylight savi ng
Z1, Z2 Time zone identification
Z1, Z2 = 0, 1: Daylight sa ving disabled
Z1, Z2 = 1, 0: Daylight sa ving enabled
A2 Announcement of a leap second
S Start of time code information
P1, P2, P3 Even parity bits
Time marks start at the beginning of new second. If a binary "0" is to be transmitted,
the length of the corresponding time mark is 100 msec, if a binary "1" is transmitted,
the time mark has a length of 200 msec. The information on the current date and time
as well as some parity and status bits can be decoded from the time marks of the 15th
up to the 58th second every minute. The absence of any time mark at the 59th second
of a minute signals that a new minute will begin with the next time mark. The DCF
emulation output is enabled immediately after power-up.
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Installation
Mounting the Antenna
The GPS satellites are not stationary but circle round the globe in a period of about 12
hours. They can only be received if no building is in the line-of-sight from the antenna
to the satellite, so the antenna/converter unit must be installed in a location from which
as much of the sky as possible can be seen. The best reception is given when the
antenna has a free view of 8° angular elevation above horizon. If this is not possible
the antenna should be installed with a mostly free view to the equator because of the
satellite courses which are located between latitudes of 55° North and 55° South. If
even this is not possible problems occure especially when at least four sattelites for
positioning have to be found.
The antenna/converter unit can be mounted on a pole with a diameter up to 60 mm
or at a wall. A 50cm plastic tube, two holders for wall-mounting and clamps for polemounting are added to every GPS167. A standard coaxial cable with 50 ohms
impedance should be used to connect the antenna/converter unit to the receiver. The
maximum lenght of cable between antenna and receiver depends on the attenuation
factor of the used coaxial cable.
Example:
Type of cable diameter
Ø [mm]
RG58/CU 5mm 15.9 250
RG213 10.5mm 6.9 500
The values are typically ones; the exact ones are to find out from
the data sheet of the used cable.
1
This specifications are made for antenna/converter units produced
after May, 1999. Older devices amount to 200m resp. 400m.
Attenuation at 100MHz
[dB]/100m
max. lenght
[m]
1
1
Up to four GPS167 receivers can be run with one antenna/converter unit by using the
optional antenna splitter. The total length of one antenna line between antenna, splitter
and receiver must not be longer than the max. lenght shown in the table above. The
position of the splitter in the antenna line does not matter.
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Assembly with CN-UB/E
FUSE 5V/2A SB
50/60 Hz
100 .. . 240 V AC
ANTENNA
(MTPR_LCD_V1 / 10.05.01)
SWITCHED
10MHz
Rückansicht GPS1 67 mi t LCD im 1HE Multi pac Gehäu s e
2.048MHz
male N-Norm
SWITCHEDPULSE OUTPUT COM1 COM0
TIME CAPTUR E RS-232 RS-232
30m
(Max. total cable l ength: 250m)
CN-UB/E
male type N
20m
GPS
Antenna
male type N
max. 1.5m
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Antenna Short-Circuit
In case of an antenna line short-circuit the following message appears in the display:
ANTENN A SHO RT -C IRCUIT
DISCONNECT POWER !!!
If this message appears the clock has to be disconnected from the mains and the defect
is to eliminate. After that the clock can be powered-up again. The antenna supply
voltage must be in a range of 18.5VDC (free) and 17V
(connected GPS antenna).
DC
Powering Up the System
If both the antenna and the power supply have been connected the system is ready to
operate. About 10 seconds after power-up the receiver´s OCXO has warmed up and
operates with the required accuracy. If the receiver finds valid almanac and ephemeris
data in its battery buffered memory and the receiver´s position has not changed
significantly since its last operation the receiver can find out which satellites are in
view now. Only a single satellite needs to be received to synchronize and generate
output pulses, so synchronization can be achieved maximally two minutes after
power-up. After 20 minutes of operation the OCXO is full adjusted and the generated
frequencies are within the spezified tolerances.
If the receiver position has changed by some hundred kilometers since last operation, the satellites´ real elevation and doppler might not match those values expected by
the receiver thus forcing the receiver to start scanning for satellites. This mode is
called Warm Boot because the receiver can obtain ID numbers of existing satellites
from the valid almanac. When the receiver has found four satellites in view it can
update its new position and switch to Normal Operation. If the almanac has been lost
because the battery had been disconnected the receiver has to scan for a satellite and
read in the current almanacs. This mode is called Cold Boot. It takes 12 minutes until
the new almanac is complete and the system switches to Warm Boot mode scanning
for other satellites.
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The Front Panel Layout
FAIL LED
The FAIL LED is turned on whenever the TIME_SYN output is low (receiver is not
synchronized).
LOCK LED
The LOCK LED is turned on when after power-up the receiver has acquired at least
four satellites and has computed its position. In normal operation the receiver position
is updated continuously as long as at least four satellites can be received. If the
position is known, only one satellite sufficient to hold synchronisation.
LC Display
The 2 x 40 character LC display is used to show the receiver´s status and let the user
edit parameters. The keys described below let the user select the desired menu. The
next chapter lists all available menus in detail. A quick reference of the available
menus and submenus can be found at the end of this document.
MENU Key
This key lets the user step through several display menus showing specific data.
CLR/ACK Key
This key has to be used when parameters are to be modified. When this key is pressed
the parameters that have been edited are saved in the battery buffered memory. If the
menu is left without pressing CLR/ACK all changes are discarded.
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NEXT Key
When editing parameters (LCD cursor is visible) this key moves the cursor to the next
digit rsp. to the next parameter to be edited. If the current menu just displays data
(cursor not visible) pressing this key switches to a submenu (if available).
INC Key
When editing parameters this key increments the digit or letter at the cursor position.
The Menus in Detail
Root Menu
The root menu is shown when the receiver has completed initialization after powerup. The first line of the display shows the receiver´s mode of operation as described
above. The text "NORMAL OPERATION" might be replaced by "COLD BOOT",
"WARM BOOT", "UPDATE ALMANAC". If the antenna is disconnected or not
working properly, the text "ANTENNA FAULTY" is displayed instead.
GPS: NORMAL OPERATION Wed, 09.05.2001
MESZ 10:04:10
At the end of the two lines the day of the week, the current date, the name of the time
zone (as defined in the setup menu) and local time is displayed.
If the NEXT key is pressed from the root menu a submenu is displayed showing the
receiver´s software revision:
Meinberg GPS167 S/N: 100XXX20
REV:4.30 ED167 LCD
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Menu RECEIVER POS.
This menu shows the current receiver position. The NEXT key lets the user select one
of three formats. The default format is geographic latitude, longitude and altitude with
latitude and longitude displayed in degrees, minutes and seconds. The next format is
geographic, too, with latitude and longitude displayed in degrees with fractions of
degrees. The third format displays the receiver position in earth centered, earth fixed
coordinates (ECEF coordinates). The three formats are shown below:
RECEIVER POSITION
Lat:51 °5 9’06 ’’ N Lo n: 9°13 ’3 0’’E Al: 11 0m
RECEIVER POSITION
Lat: 51.9851° Lon: 9.2253° Al: 110m
RECEIVER POSITION
x: 388542 2m y: 631 059m z: 5001868m
Menu SV CONSTELLATION
The SV constellation menu gives an overview of the current satellites (SVs) in view.
The second line of the display shows the number of satellites with an elevation of 5° or
more (In view), the number of satellites that can be used for navigation (Good) and the
selected set of satellites which are used to update the receiver position (Sel).
SATELLITE CONSTELLATION
In view: 9 Good: 8 Sel: 3 19 26 13
The precision of the computed receiver position and time is affected by the geometric
constellation of the four satellites beeing used. A set of values called dilutions of
precision (DOP) can be computed from the geometric constellation. Those values can
be displayed in a submenu of the SV constellation menu. PDOP is the position dilution
of precision, TDOP is the time dilution of precision, and GDOP, computed from the
others above, is the general dilution of precision. Lower DOP values mean more
precision.
DILUTIO N OF P R ECI SI ON
PDOP: 4.33 TDOP: 2.88 GDOP: 5.20
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Menu SV POSITION
This menu gives information on the currently selected satellite (SV). The satellite´s ID
number, its elevation, azimuth and distance from the receiver position reflect the
satellite´s position in the sky whereas the doppler shows whether the satellite is
coming up from the horizon (doppler positive) or going down to the horizon (doppler
negative). All satellites in view can be monitored by using the NEXT key.
SATELITE 4 INFO: El: 17° AZ: 204°
Dist: 24000 km Dopp: -3.550 kHz
Menu GOOD SVS 24HOURSS MIN/MAX
This menu shows the maximum number as well as the minimum number of good
satellites during the last 24 hours. Pressing CLR/ACK sets both values to the present
number of good satellites.
GOOD SVS 24 HOU RS MIN / MAX
MIN SVS: 4 MAX SVS: 12
Menu USER CAPTURE
The time of the last recent capture event is displayed in this menu. The time zone
depends on the parameters entered in the setup menu (see below). The NEXT key lets
the display toggle between the two capture channels. If an error message ("Cap.
Overrun" or "Cap. Buffer Full") is displayed in the second line it can be acknowledged
pressing the CLR/ACK key.
USER C AP0
MESZ 18.05.2001 12:00:00.1234567
USER C AP1
NA
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Menu SETUP
From this menu, several topics can be selected which let the user edit parameters or
force special modes of operation. A specific topic can be selected using the NEXT
key. Depending on the current topic, pressing the CLR/ACK key either enters edit
mode with the selected set of parameters or switches to the selected mode of operation
(after the user has acknowledged his decision). Once edit mode has been entered, the
NEXT key lets the cursor move to the digit or letter to be edited whereas the INC key
increments the digit or letter under the cursor. If changes have been made, the CLR/
ACK key must be pressed in order to save those changes in the battery buffered
memory, otherwise all changes are discarded when the user presses the MENU key in
order to return to the SETUP display.
SETUP ENABLE OUTPUTS
This menu lets the user configure at which time after power up the serial ports, pulse
outputs, and frequency synthesizer output are to be enabled. Outputs which are shown
to be enabled always will be enabled immediately after power-up. Outputs which are
shown to be enabled if sync will be enabled after the receiver has decoded the signals
from the satellites and has checked or corrected its on-board clock. The default setting
for all outputs is if sync.
SETUP: ENABLE OUTPUTS
Serial : if sy n c Pulses: if sync
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SETUP TIME ZONE
This menu lets the user enter the names of the local time zone with daylight saving
disabled and enabled, together with the zones´ time offsets from UTC. The left part of
the display shows the zone and offset if daylight saving is off whereas the right part
shows name and offset if daylight saving is on. These parameters are used to convert
UTC to local time, e.g. MEZ = UTC + 1h and MESZ = UTC + 2h for central europe.
The range of date daylight saving comes in effect can be entered using the next two
topics of the setup menu.
SETUP: TIME ZONE
DAYLIGHT SAVING OFF: !MEZ ! +01:00h
DAYLIGHT SAVING ON : !MESZ ! +02:00h
SETUP DAYLIGHT SAV ON/OFF
The two topics let the user enter the range of date for daylight saving to be in effect.
Concerning parameter input both topics are handled identically, so they are described
together in this chapter. Beginning and ending of daylight saving may either be
defined by exact dates for a single year or using an algorithm which allows the
receiver to recompute the effective dates year by year. The figures below show how to
enter parameters in both cases. If the number of the year is displayed as wildcards
(´*´), a day-of-week must be specified. Then, starting from the configured date,
daylight saving changes the first day which matches the configured day-of-week. In
the figure below March 25, 2000 is a Saturday, so the next Sunday is March 26, 2000.
All changeover rules for the daylight saving like "the first/the second/the second to
last/the last Sunday/Monday etc. in the x-th month," can be described by the used
format "first specified day-of-week after a defined date".
If the number of the year is not displayed as wildcards the complete date exactly
determines the day daylight saving has to change (March 28, 1999 in the figures
below), so the day-of-week doesn´t need to be specified and therefore is displayed as
wildcards.
SETUP: DAYLIGHT SAV ON
DAYLIGHT SAV ON Date: 25.03.****
Day Of Week: SUN Time: 2:00:00
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SETUP: DAYLIGHT SAV OFF
DAYLIGHT SAV OFF Date: 25.10.****
Day Of Week: SUN Time: 3:00:00
If no changeover in daylight saving is wanted, an identical date and time must be
configured in both of the submenus (see fig. below). In addition identical offsets for
DAYLIGHT SAV ON/OFF should be configured in the submenu TIMEZONE.
DAYLIGHT SAV ON Date: 26.03.2000
Day Of Week: *** Time: 2:00:00
DAYLIGHT SAV OFF Date: 26.03.2000
Day Of Week: *** Time: 2:00:00
DAYLIGHT SAVING OFF: !TIME! +08:00h
DAYLIGHT SAVING ON : ! ! +08:00hTIME
(Example for a region without daylight saving time and with a local time offset of
+8 hours to UTC.)
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SETUP SERIAL PORT PARM
Using this topic the user can enter transmission speed and framing of the serial ports.
Default parameters are:
COM0: 19200 baud, 8N1
COM1: 9600 baud, 8N1
Annotation: Even if one of the setup functions “INIT USER PARMS” or “Resetting
Factory Defaults” is executed, the serial port parameters are reset to
default values only if invalid parameters have been configured.
SETUP: SERIA L PORT PARMS
COM0: 19 20 0 8N1
COM1: 9600 8N1
SETUP SERIAL STRING TYPE
This topic is used to select one of several different types of serial time strings or the
capture string for each serial port. Default parameters are:
COM0: Meinberg
COM1: Uni Erlangen
SETUP: SER. ST RING TYPE
COM0: Me in bg Std
COM1: Me in b g Std
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The following time strings can be selected:
- Meinberg Standard String
- GPS167 Capture String
- SAT String
- UNI-Erlangen String
- NMEA String (RMC)
- SPA String
- COMPUTIME String
Refer to chapter Time Strings for details.
SETUP SERIAL STRING MODE
This menu lets the user select the serial ports´ mode of operation. The possible modes
depends on the selected output string. When a time string is selected it can be sent
automatically "Per Second", "Per Minute" or only "On Request" (sending an ASCII
"?" to the clock). When the capture string is selected it can be sent automatically when
a trigger event occurs ("String Auto") or only "On Request" (sending an ASCII "?" to
the clock). If capture message "On Request" is selected it is the user´s responsibility to
read out the capture buffer by sending an ASCII "?" to COM1 or by the binary
protocol via COM0 in order to avoid a buffer-overrun and the loss of new trigger
events.
SETUP: SER. ST RING MODE
COM0: Pe r Se c o nd
COM1: Ca p. Events
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SETUP INITIAL POSITION
When the receiver is primarily installed at a new location far away from the last
position saved in the receiver´s memory the satellites in view and their dopplers will
differ so much from those expected due to the wrong position that GPS167 has to scan
for satellites in Warm Boot mode. Making the new approximately known position
available to the receiver can avoid Warm Boot and speed up installation.
SETUP: INITIAL POSITION
INITIAL POSITION
Lat:51 °5 9’06’’N Lo n: 9° 13 ’3 0’ ’ E Al: 11 0m
SETUP INITIAL TIME
If the receiver´s on-board real time clock keeps a wrong time the receiver is unable to
compute the satellites´ correct elevation angles and dopplers. This submenu enables
the user to change the receiver´s system time for initialization. After the receiver has
locked, its real time clock will be adjusted using the information from the satellites.
SETUP: INITIAL TIME
SET INITIAL TIME MESZ
Date: 18 .0 5.2001 Time : 12: 00 :0 0
INIT USER PARMS
This menu lets the user set all parameters back to the default settings. The user has to
acknowledge this menu again before the initialisation starts.
SETUP: INIT USER PARMS
Are you su re ? Press .. .
INC => YES MENU => NO
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INIT GPS PARMS
This menu lets the user initialize all GPS datas, i.e. all saved satellite datas will be
cleared. The user has to acknowledge this menu again before the initialisation starts.
The system starts operating in the COLD BOOT mode and seeks for a satellite to read
its actual parameters.
SETUP: INIT GPS PARMS
Are you su re ? Press .. .
INC => YES MENU => NO
FORCE BOOT MODE
This menu lets the user force the receiver into the Boot Mode. This may be necessary
when the satellite datas in the memory are too old or the receiver position has changed
by some hundred kilometers since last operation. Syncronisation time may be reduced
significant. If there is valid satellite data in the memory the system starts in the
WARM BOOT mode, otherwise the system changes into COLD BOOT to read new
data.
SETUP: FORCE BOOT MODE
Are you su re ? Press .. .
INC => YES MENU => NO
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ANTENNA CABLE
This menu asks the user to enter the length of the antenna cable. The received time
frame is delayed by approx. 5ns per meter antenna cable. The receiver is able to
compensate this delay if the exact cable length is given. The default value is 20m. The
maximum value that can be entered is 500m (only with low loss cable).
SETUP: ANTENNA CABLE
SETUP: ANTENNA CABLE
LENGTH: 020 m
Resetting F actory Defaults
If both the NEXT key and the INC key on the front panel are pressed while the system
is powered up the battery buffered memory is cleared and user definable parameters
are reset to factory defaults. The key should be held until the root menu is displayed on
LCD. Due to the fact that the satellites´parameters have been cleared, the system
comes up in COLD BOOT mode.
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Firmwar e Updates
Whenever the on-board software must be upgraded or modified, the new firmware can
be downloaded to the internal flash memory via the serial port COM0. There is no
need to open the metal case and insert a new EPROM.
If the MENU key on the front panel is pressed while the system is powered up, a
bootstrap-loader is actived and waits for instructions from the serial port COM0. The
new firmware can be sent to GPS167 from any standard PC with serial interface. A
loader program will be shipped together with the file containing the image of the new
firmware.
The contents of the program memory will not be modified until the loader program
has sent the command to erase the flash memory. So if the MENU key is pressed
unintentionally while the system is powered up, the firmware will not be changed
accidentially. After the next power-up, the system will be ready to operate again.
Skilled/Service-P er sonnel onl y: Replacing the Lithium Battery
The life time of the lithium battery on the board is at least 10 years. If the need arises
to replace the battery, the following should be noted:
ATTENTION!
Danger of explosion in case of inadequate replacement of
the lithium battery. Onl y identical batteries or batteries
recommended by the manufacturer must be used for
replacement. The waste battery must be disposed as pro-
posed by the man ufacturer of the battery.
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Technical Specifications GPS167LCD-MP
HOUSING: Metal desktop case, MULTIPAC Schroff
Front panel: 1 U / 84 HP (43.6 mm high / 426.4 mm wide)
PROTECTION
RATING: IP20
PHYSICAL
DIMENSIONS: 482,6 mm wide x 43,7 mm high x 285 mm deep
Front/Rear Panel Connectors
Name Type Signal Cable
COM0 9 pin SUB-D RS232 shielded data line
COM1 9 pin SUB-D RS232 shielded data line
Time Capture 9 pin SUB-D TTL input shielded line
Error Relay (on time capt. conn) Relay, change over
contact
Antenna Coax type N 35.4 MHz / 10 Mhz shielded coaxial line
Power supply power cord receptacle 90 ... 260V power supply cord
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Rear Vie w GPS167LCD-MP
ANTENNA
50/60 Hz
100 ... 240V AC
5
9
6
1
COM3
RS-232
5
9
6
1
10MHz
switched switched
48kHz
5
9
6
1
1
6
9
5
TIME CAPTURE RS-232 RS-232
PULSE OUTPUT COM1 COM0
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Pin Assignments of the SUB-D Connectors
1
6
9
5
1
6
9
5
1
6
9
5
CE Label
This device conforms to the directiv e 89/336/EWG on the
approximation of the la ws of the Member States of the European
Community relating to electromagnetc compatibility .
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Technical Specifications GPS167 (OCXO-LQ)
RECEIVER: 6 channel C/A code receiver with external
antenna/converter unit
ANTENNA: Antenna/converter unit with remote power supply
refer to chapter "Technical Specifications GPS167 Antenna"
ANTENNA
INPUT: antenna circuit dc-insulated; dielectric strength: 1000V
Length of cable: refer to chapter "Mounting the Antenna"
LC DISPLAY: 2 x 40 character, menu selectable by push buttons
TIME TO SYNCHRONIZATION: max. 2 minutes with known receiver position and valid almanac
12 minutes if invalid battery buffered memory
PULSE
OUTPUTS: change of second (P_SEC, TTL level)
change of minute (P_MIN, TTL level)
ACCURACY OF
PULSES: better than ±250 nsec after synchronization and 20 minutes of
operation
better than ±2 µsec during the first 20 minutes of operation
FREQUENCY
OUTPUTS: 10 MHz, 1 MHz, 100 kHz (TTL level)
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ACCURACY OF
FREQUENCY: after sync. and 20 min of operation ±1.10
during first 20 minutes of operation ±2.10
-9
-8
GPS synchronous, 24h averaged ±1.10
-11
ACCURACY OF
FREQUENCY
(QUARTZ): one day, free-running ±2.10
one year, free-running ±5.10
-8
-7
TIME
STABILITY: <= 10 sec, GPS controlled ±1.10
<= 10 sec, free running ±3.10
-9
-9
TEMPERATURE
DRIFT: free running ±2.10
-7
SSB PHASE
NOISE: 10 kHz beside carrier -101 dB/Hz
1 kHz beside carrier -76 dB/Hz
100 Hz beside carrier -60 dB/Hz
TIME_SYN
OUTPUT: TTL HIGH level if synchronized
SERIAL PORTS: 2 asynchronous serial ports (RS-232)
Baud Rate: 300 up to 19200
Framing: 7N2, 7E1, 7E2, 8N1, 8N2, 8E1
default setting: COM0: 19200, 8N1
COM1: 9600, 8N1
TIME CAPTURE
INPUTS: triggered on falling TTL slope
Interval of events: 1.5msec min.
Resolution: 100ns
POWER
REQUIREMENTS: 5V ± 5%, @900mA
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PHYSICAL
DIMENSION: Eurocard, 100 mm x 160 mm
REAR EDGE
CONNECTOR: according to DIN 41612, type C 64, rows a+c (male)
RF CONNECTOR: coaxial BNC
AMBIENT
TEMPERATURE: 10 ... 50°C
HUMIDITY: 85% max.
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Technical Specifications GPS167 Antenna
ANTENNA: dielectrical patch antenna, 25 x 25mm
receive frequency: 1575.42 MHz
bandwidth: 9 MHz
CONVERTER: local oscillator to converter frequency: 10 MHz
first IF frequency: 35.4 MHz
POWER
REQUIREMENTS: 12V ... 18V, @ 100mA (provided via antenna cable)
CONNECTOR: coax type N, female
AMBIENT
TEMPERATURE: -40 ... +65°C
HOUSING: ABS plastic case for outdoor installation (IP56)
PHYSICAL
DIMENSION:
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Time Strings
F ormat of the Meinber g Standard Time String
The Meinberg Standard Time String is a sequence of 32 ASCII characters starting
with the STX (start-of-text) character and ending with the ETX (end-of-text) character. The format is:
<STX>D:dd.mm.yy;T:w;U:hh.mm.ss;uvxy<ETX>
The letters printed in italics are replaced by ASCII numbers whereas the other
characters are part of the time string. The groups of characters as defined below:
<STX> Start-Of-Text (ASCII code 02h)
dd.mm.yy the current date:
dd day of month (01..31)
mm month (01..12)
yy year of the century (00..99)
w the day of the week (1..7, 1 = Monday)
hh.mm.ss the current time:
hh hours (00..23)
mm minutes (00..59)
ss seconds (00..59, or 60 while leap second)
uv clock status characters (depending on clock type):
u: ‘#’ GPS: clock is running free (without exact synchr.)
PZF: time frame not synchronized
DCF77: clock has not synchronized after reset
‘ ‘ (space, 20h)
GPS: clock is synchronous (base accuracy is reached)
PZF: time frame is synchronized
DCF77: clock has synchronized after reset
v: ‘*’ GPS: receiver has not checked its position
PZF/DCF77: clock currently runs on XTAL
‘ ‘ (space, 20h)
GPS: receiver has determined its position
PZF/DCF77: clock is syncronized with transmitter
x time zone indicator:
‘U’ UTC Universal Time Coordinated, formerly GMT
‘ ‘ MEZ European Standard Time, daylight saving disabled
‘S’ MESZ European Summertime, daylight saving enabled
y anouncement of discontinuity of time, enabled during last hour
before discontinuity comes in effect:
‘!’ announcement of start or end of daylight saving time
‘A’ announcement of leap second insertion
‘ ‘ (space, 20h) nothing announced
<ETX> End-Of-Text (ASCII code 03h)
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Format of the GPS167 Capture String
The Meinberg GPS167 Capture String is a sequence of 31 ASCII characters terminated by a CR/LF (Carriage Return/Line Feed) combination. The format is:
CHx_tt.mm.jj_hh:mm:ss.fffffff<CR><LF>
The letters printed in italics are replaced by ASCII numbers whereas the other
characters are part of the time string. The groups of characters as defined below:
x 0 or 1 corresponding on the number of the capture input
_ ASCII space 20h
dd.mm.yy the capture date:
dd day of month (01..31)
mm month (01..12)
yy year of the century (00..99)
hh:mm:ss.fffffff the capture time:
hh hours (00..23)
mm minutes (00..59)
ss seconds (00..59, or 60 while leap second)
fffffff fractions of second, 7 digits
<CR> Carriage Return, ASCII code 0Dh
<LF> Line Feed, ASCII code 0Ah
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F ormat of the SAT-Time String
The SAT-Time String is a sequence of 29 ASCII characters starting with the STX
(start-of-text) character and ending with the ETX (end-of-text) character. The format
is:
<STX>dd.mm.yy/w/hh:mm:ssxxxxuv<ETX>
The letters printed in italics are replaced by ASCII numbers whereas the other
characters are part of the time string. The groups of characters as defined below:
<STX> Start-Of-Text (ASCII code 02h)
dd.mm.yy the current date:
dd day of month (01..31)
mm month (01..12)
yy year of the century (00..99)
w the day of the week (1..7, 1 = Monday)
hh:mm:ss the current time:
hh hours (00..23)
mm minutes (00..59)
ss seconds (00..59, or 60 while leap second)
xxxx time zone indicator:
‘UTC‘ Universal Time Coordinated, formerly GMT
‘MEZ‘ European Standard Time, daylight saving disabled
‘MESZ’European Summertime, daylight saving enabled
u clock status characters:
‘#’ clock has not synchronized after reset
‘ ‘ (space, 20h) clock has synchronized after reset
v anouncement of discontinuity of time, enabled during last hour
before discontinuity comes in effect:
‘!’ announcement of start or end of daylight saving time
‘ ‘ (space, 20h) nothing announced
<CR> Carriage-return (ASCII code 0Dh)
<LF> Line-feed (ASCII code 0Ah)
<ETX> End-Of-Text (ASCII code 03h)
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Format of the Uni Erlangen String (NTP)
The time string Uni Erlangen (NTP) of a GPS-clock is a sequence of 66 ASCII
characters starting with the STX (start-of-text) character and ending with the ETX
(end-of-text) character. The format is:
<STX>tt.mm.jj; w; hh:mm:ss; voo:oo; acdfg i;bbb.bbbbn lll.lllle hhhhm<ETX>
The letters printed in italics are replaced by ASCII numbers whereas the other
characters are part of the time string. The groups of characters as defined below:
<STX> Start-Of-Text (ASCII code 02h)
dd.mm.yy the current date:
dd day of month (01..31)
mm month (01..12)
yy year of the century (00..99)
w the day of the week (1..7, 1 = Monday)
hh.mm.ss the current time:
hh hours (00..23)
mm minutes (00..59)
ss seconds (00..59, or 60 while leap second)
v sign of the offset of local timezone related to UTC
oo:oo offset of local timezone related to UTC in hours and minutes
ac clock status characters:
a: ‘#’ clock has not synchronized after reset
‘ ‘ (space, 20h) clock has synchronized after reset
c: ‘*’ GPS receiver has not checked its position
‘ ‘ (space, 20h) GPS receiver has determined its position
d time zone indicator:
‘S’ MESZ European Summertime, daylight saving enabled
‘ ‘ MEZ European Standard Time, daylight saving disabled
f anouncement of discontinuity of time, enabled during last hour
before discontinuity comes in effect:
‘!’ announcement of start or end of daylight saving time
‘ ‘ (space, 20h) nothing announced
g anouncement of discontinuity of time, enabled during last hour
before discontinuity comes in effect:
‘A’ announcement of leap second insertion
‘ ‘ (space, 20h) nothing announced
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i leap second insertion
‘L’ leap second is actually inserted
(active only in 60th sec.)
‘ ‘ (space, 20h) no leap second is inserted
bbb.bbbb latitude of receiver position in degrees
leading signs are replaced by a space character (20h)
n latitude, the following characters are possible:
‘N’ north of equator
‘S’ south d. equator
lll.llll longitude of receiver position in degrees
leading signs are replaced by a space character (20h)
e longitude, the following characters are possible:
‘E’ east of Greenwich
‘W’ west of Greenwich
hhhh altitude above sea level in meters
leading signs are replaced by a space character (20h)
<ETX> End-Of-Text (ASCII-Code 03h)
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Format of the NMEA 0183 String (RMC)
The NMEA String is a sequence of 65 ASCII characters starting with the ‘$’ character
and ending with the characters CR (carriage return) and LF (line-feed). The format is:
$GPRMC,hhmmss.ss,A,bbbb.bb,n,lllll.ll,e,0.0,0.0,ddmmyy,0.0,a*hh<CR><LF>
The letters printed in italics are replaced by ASCII numbers or letters whereas the
other characters are part of the time string. The groups of characters as defined below:
$ start character (ASCII-Code 24h)
hhmmss.ss the current time:
hh hours (00..23)
mm minutes (00..59)
ss seconds (00..59, or 60 while leap second)
ss fractions of seconds (1/10 ; 1/100)
A Status (A = time data valid)
(V = time data not valid)
bbbb.bb latitude of receiver position in degrees
leading signs are replaced by a space character (20h)
n latitude, the following characters are possible:
‘N’ north of equator
‘S’ south d. equator
lllll.ll longitude of receiver position in degrees
leading signs are replaced by a space character (20h)
e longitude, the following characters are possible:
‘E’ east of Greenwich
‘W’ west of Greenwich
ddmmyy the current date:
dd day of month (01..31)
mm month (01..12)
yy year of the century (00..99)
a magnetic variation
hh checksum (EXOR over all characters except ‘$’ and ‘*’)
<CR> carriage-return; ASCII-Code 0Dh
<LF> line-feed; ASCII-Code 0Ah
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Format of the ABB SPA Time String
The ABB SPA Time String is a sequence of 32 ASCII characters starting with the
characters ">900WD" and ending with the <CR> (Carriage Return) character. The
format is:
>900WD:yy-mm-tt_hh.mm;ss.fff:cc<CR>
The letters printed in italics are replaced by ASCII numbers whereas the other
characters are part of the time string. The groups of characters as defined below:
yy-mm-tt the current date:
yy year of the century (00..99)
mm month (01..12)
dd day of month (01..31)
_ Space (ASCII code 20h)
hh.mm;ss.fff the current time:
hh hours (00..23)
mm minutes (00..59)
ss seconds (00..59, or 60 while leap second)
fff milliseconds (000..999)
cc Check sum. EXCLUSIVE-OR result of the previous characters,
displayed as a HEX byte (2 ASCII characters 0..9 or A..F)
<CR> Carriage Return (ASCII code 0Dh)
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Format of the Computime Time String
The Computime time string is a sequence of 24 ASCII characters starting with the T
character and ending with the LF (line feed, ASCII Code 0Ah) character. The format
is:
T:yy:mm:dd:ww:hh:mm:ss<CR><LF>
The letters printed in italics are replaced by ASCII numbers whereas the other
characters are part of the time string. The groups of characters as defined below:
T Start character
yy:mm:dd the current date:
yy year of the century (00..99)
mm month (01..12)
dd day of month (01..31)
ww the day of the week (01..07, 01 = monday)
hh:mm:ss the current time:
hh hours (00..23)
mm minutes (00..59)
ss seconds (00..59, or 60 while leap second)
<CR> Carriage-return (ASCII code 0Dh)
<LF> Line-feed (ASCII code 0Ah)
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Signal Description GPS167
Name Pin Function
GND 32a+c Ground
VCC in (+5V) 1a+c +5V supply
VCC in (+12V) 2a+c +12V supply
VCC in (+5V) 3a+c +5 V supply (TCXO / OCXO-MQ)
P_SEC out 6c Pulse when second changes, TTL level,
active high, length 200 msec
P_MIN out 8c Pulse when minute changes, TTL level,
active high, length 200 msec
DCF_MARK out 17c DCF77 compatible second marks, TTL level
active high, length 100/200 msec
100 kHz out 10a 100 kHz frequency output, TTL-Pegel
1 MHz out 11a 1 MHz frequency output, TTL-Pegel
10 MHz out 12a 10 MHz frequency output, TTL-Pegel
F_SYNTH 21c Synthesizer output, TTL-Pegel
F_SYNTH_OD 22c Synthesizer output, Open Drain,
max sink current to GND: 150mA
F_SYNTH_SIN 23c Synthesizer output, sine-wave 1.5 V eff.
TIME_SYN 19c TTL output, HIGH level if synchronization has
been achieved, LOW level after reset or in case of
serious errors (e.g. antenna faulty)
CAPx 27c, 28c Time capture inputs (TTL), capture on falling slope
COMx TxD out COMx RS-232 transmit data output
COMx RxD in COMx RS-232 receive data input
/RESET in/out 9c RESET signal, Open Drain pulled up to +5V
SDA, SCL, SCL_EN internal serial control bus, for extension boards
(reserved) reserved, do not connect
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Rear Connector Pin Assignments GPS167
ac
1 VCC in (+5V) VCC in (+5V)
2 VCC in (+12V) VCC in (+12V)
3 VDD in (TCXO/ OCXO) VDD in (TCXO/ OCXO)
4 (reserved, FreqAdjust out)
5
6 P_SEC out
7
8 (rese rved, 10 MHz in) P_MIN out
9 /RESET in/out
10 100 kHz out Pr ogPulse0 out
11 1 MHz out ProgPulse1 out
12 10 MHz out ProgPulse2 out
13 SCL
14 SCL_EN
15 COM2 RxD in SDA
16 COM2 TxD out (reser ved, P3.2)
17 COM3 RxD in DCF_MARK out
18 COM3 TxD out ( reser ved, Vref/TxD2 TTL)
19 GN D TIME_SYN out
20 GND (reserved, P2.3)
21 GND F_SYNTH out
22 GN D F_SYNTH_OD o ut
23 GND F_SYNTH_SIN out
24 GND COM1 TxD out
25 GND
26 GND COM0 TxD out
27 GND CAP1 i n
28 GND CAP0 in
29 GN D COM1 RxD in
30 GN D COM0 RxD in
31 GND GND
32 GND GND
male connector according to DIN 41612, type C 64, rows a + c
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Technical Specifications P ower Supply T-60B
INPUT: 85 ... 264V AC, 47 ... 63Hz, 1A/230V, 2A/115V
FUSE: elektronic
CURRENT
LIMITING: 105 - 150% I
out nom
OUTPUTS: V
1: 5.05V / 5A
out
V
2: +12V / 2.5A
out
V
3: -12V / 0.5A
out
TOTAL
LOAD: max. 61Watt
CONNECTORS: screw terminal
HOUSING: metal housing : 159mm x 97mm x 38mm
AMBIENT
TEMPERATURE: -10°C ... +60°C
HUMIDITY: 90% max.
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Menu Quick Reference GPS167LCD-MP
NEXT
GPS: NORMAL OPERATI ON Wed, 09.0 5.2 00 1
MESZ 10:04:10
Meinberg GPS167 S/N: 100xxx20
REV:4.30 ED167 LCD
RECEIVER POSITION
Lat:51°59’06’’N Lon: 9°13’30’’E Al:110m
SATELLITE CONSTELLATION
In view: 9 Good: 8 Sel: 3 19 26 13
U
N
E
M
SATELITE 4 INFO: El: 17° AZ: 204°
Dist: 24000 km Dopp: -3.550 kHz
GOOD SVS 24 HOURS MIN / MAX
MIN SVS: 4 MAX SVS: 12
USER CAP0
MESZ 18.05.2001 12:00:00.1234567
SETUP: ENABLE OUTPUTS Serial: if sync Pulses: if sync
SETUP: TIME ZONE DAYLIGHT SAVING OFF: !MEZ ! +01:00h
SETUP: DAYLIGHT SAV ON DAYLIGHT SAV ON Date: 25.03.****
T
X
E
N
SETUP: DAYLIGHT SAV OFF DAYLIGHT SAV OFF Date: 25.10.****
RECEIVER POSITION
Lat: 51.9851° Lon: 9.2253° Al: 110m
RECEIVER POSITION
x: 3885422m y: 631059m z: 5001868m
DILUTION OF PRECISION
PDOP: 4.33 TDOP: 2.88 GDOP: 5.20
USER CAP1
NA
CLR/ACK
DAYLIGHT SAVING ON : !MESZ ! +02:00h
Day Of Week: SUN Time: 2:00:00
Day Of Week: SUN Time: 3:00:00
SETUP: SERIAL PORT PARMS COM0: 19200 8N1 COM1: 19200 8N1
SETUP: SER. STRING TYPE
SETUP: SER. STRING MODE
SETUP: INITIAL POSITION INITIAL POSITION
SETUP: INITIAL TIME SET INITIAL TIME MESZ
SETUP: INIT USER PARMS Are you sure ? Press ...
SETUP: INIT GPS PARMS
SETUP: FORCE BOOT MODE
SETUP: ANTENNA CABLE SETUP: ANTENNA CABLE
COM2: 19200 8N1
COM2: Meinbg Std
Capture
Per Seco nd
COM1:
Lat:51°59’06’’N Lon: 9°13’30’’E Al:110m
Date: 18.05.2001 Time: 12:00:00
INC => YES MENU => NO
Are you sure ? Press ...
INC => YES MENU => NO
Are you sure ? Press ...
INC => YES MENU => NO
LENGTH: 020 m
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