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RINEX Utility
User Guide
RINEX Utility – Rev D
Table of Contents
Table of Contents ....................................................................................................................... i
List of Figures ........................................................................................................................... ii
List of Tables ............................................................................................................................. ii
Notices ...................................................................................................................................... iii
Copyright .............................................................................................................................................. iii
Trademarks .......................................................................................................................................... iii
User Notice ........................................................................................................................................... iii
Revision History ....................................................................................................................... iv
Use of This Document .............................................................................................................. v
Overview of the RINEX Utility ................................................................................................... 7
User Input............................................................................................................................................... 11
GPS Week Number ............................................................................................................................ 12
GPS Time ........................................................................................................................................... 12
Execution and Progress ......................................................................................................................... 15
Table 3: GPS Time ................................................................................................................... 13
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Notices
RINEX Utility User Guide
P/N 96-310021-2101
Revision D
October 2014
Serial Number:
Date Delivered:
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Copyright
2014 by NavCom Technology, Inc.
All rights reserved. No part of this work or the computer program(s) described herein may be
reproduced, stored, or transmitted by any means, without the expressed written consent of the
copyright holders. Translation in any language is prohibited without the expressed written
consent of the copyright holders.
Trademarks
‘find your way’, ‘NavCom Globe’ and ‘NAVCOM TECHNOLOGY’ logos are trademarks of
NavCom Technology, Inc. StarFire™ is a registered trademark of Deere & Company. All other
product and brand names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders.
User Notice
NavCom Technology, Inc. shall not be responsible for any inaccuracies, errors, or omissions in
information contained herein, including, but not limited to, information obtained from third party
sources, such as publications of other companies, the press, or competitive data organizations.
This publication is made available on an “as is” basis and NavCom Technology, Inc. specifically
disclaims all associated warranties, whether express or implied. In no event will NavCom
Technology, Inc. be liable for direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages in
connection with the use of or reliance on the material contained in this publication, even if
advised of the possibility of such damages. NavCom Technology, Inc. reserves the right to
make improvements or changes to this publication and the products and services herein
described at any time, without notice or obligation.
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Rev D (Oct 2014)
Added a new web site link for Antenna Calibration Values
Updated graphics.
Added File Naming Convention section.
Updated Antenna List to reflect legacy antennas.
Added updates to File I/O section, User Input section and Options section.
Added 0x81 and EPHEM1B to “Overview” opening paragraph
Rev C (Feb 2009)
Format change.
Updated graphics.
Described new feature, the Antenna Type drop-down list.
Added MEAS1B, PVT1B, and ALM1B to the list of NCT messages that the
RINEX Utility converts to the RINEX V2.1 format.
Deleted the ‘Known Issues’ section – these 2 issues fixed in this software
release (v1.27): The error message, “No Valid Observation Available”, no
longer appears during the conversion process. When the user manually
enters a Marker Position into RINEX, the resulting OBS file’s XYZ
Positions are now correct.
Rev B (Dec 2006)
Updated graphics; updated ‘Known Issues’; Format change
Rev A (Jun 2006)
Initial release
Revision History
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Use of This Document
This User Guide is intended to be used by someone familiar with the concepts of GPS and
satellite surveying equipment.
Note indicates additional information to make better use of the product.
This symbol means Reader Be Careful. Indicates a caution, care, and/or safety
situation. The user might do something that could result in equipment damage or
loss of data.
This symbol means Danger. You are in a situation that could cause bodily injury.
Before you work on any equipment, be aware of the hazards involved with
electrical and RF circuitry and be familiar with standard practices for preventing
accidents.
Revisions to this User Guide can be obtained in a digital format from