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12 SMART ANTENNA User Manual Rev 6
Foreword
Foreword
Congratulations!
Thank you for purchasing a SMART ANTENNA. Whether you have purchased a stand alone SMART
ANTENNA or a development kit, you will find this manual and other companion documentation useful. Please
visit our website at www.novatel.com for a complete list of manuals that are available for download.
NovAtel’s SMART ANTENNA is a rugged, self-contained GPS receiver and antenna. It is specially designed
for harsh tracking environments in a number of applications. This environmentally sealed unit is designed to
meet or exceed MIL-STD 810E.
The SMART ANTENNA is available in a variety of configurations to suit your integration requirements: RS-
232 (to use with 7-pin or 6-pin cables up to 15 m), or RS-422 (to use with 12-pin cables over 15 m), DGPS
input, 1 pulse per-second (1PPS) output, 6-, 7- or 12-pin connectors, standard mount or central cable mount, 1-
14 UNS thread or 3 screws 10-32 UNF mounting.
The SMART ANTENNA is a SUPERSTAR II-based product.
Scope
This document provides information on the SMART ANTENNA. The following sections describe
functionality, mechanical and electrical characteristics of the on-board SUPERSTAR II board. The software
messages are described in the companion SUPERSTAR II Firmware Reference Manual, NovAtel part number
OM-20000086. There are also additional appendices with reference materials for you.
Related Publications
Table 1: Related Publications
What’s New in this Revision?
New 5 Hz carrier phase (CP) models have been added to the SSII-based model set. These models are capable of
1, 2 or 5 Hz measurements.
PUBLICATION NAME PUBLICATION NAME
[1] ICD-GPS-200 Rev. B
NAVSTAR
a
GPS Space Segment/Navigation Interface
a. Refer to the Standards/References section of the GPS+ Reference Manual available on our
website at http://www.novatel.com/Downloads/docupdates.html
for contact information.
[2] RTCM-104 version 2.1
January 1994
Recommended Standards
a
for Differential NAVSTAR
GPS Radio Technical Commission for Maritime Services
[3] SAE J1211
SAE
a
Recommended Environmental Practices for
Electronic Equipment Design
[4] NMEA-0183 Rev 2.20
National Marine Electronics Association
a
Standard for
Interfacing
[5] STARVIEW User Manual
NovAtel
b
Part Number OM-20000081
b. For the latest versions of these manuals, visit our website at the address in footnote a above.
[6] SUPERSTAR II Firmware Reference Manual
NovAtel
b
Part Number OM-20000086