TL-031 manual

GPS SMART ANTENNA
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATION
TL-031
CONTENTS
1. Overview
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2. Installation Steps
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3. Technical Specifications
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Electrical Characteristics
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Environmetnal Characteristics
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Physical Characteristics
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Interfaces
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Memory
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4. Installation Steps with a RS232 cable
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5. Testing TL-031 with other software
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1.
OVERVIEW
TL-031 is a complete GPS smart antenna receiver, including an embedded antenna and
GPS receiver circuits, designed for a broad spectrum of OEM system applications. The product
is based on the proven technology found in other GPS 12 channel GPS receivers and SIRF Star
II chipset solution.
The GPS smart antenna will track up to 12 satellites at a time while
providing fast time-to-first-fix, one second navigation updates and low power consumption. Its
far reaching capability meets the sensitivity requirements of car navigation as well as other
location-based applications.
TL-031 smart antenna is designed to withstand rugged operating conditions and is
completely water resistant. With a clear view of the GPS satellites and a PDA or notebook PC to
provide power source and digital map function, a truly portable navigation system becomes a
reality using the TL-031 smart antenna. The PDA or notebook PC communicates with the smart
antenna via RS-232 serial communication interface. Internal memory backup allows the device
to retain critical data such as satellite orbital parameters, last position, date and time. End user
interfaces such as displays can be added by the application designer.
The smart antenna design utilizes the latest technology and high level circuit integration
to achieve superior performance while minimizing space and power requirements. This
hardware capability combined with software intelligence makes the smart antenna easy to be
integrated and used in all kinds of navigation applications.
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2. INSTALLATION STEPS FOR THE TL-031 G-MOUSE
2.1 Connect the TL-031 G-MOUSE into your USB port.
2.2 Connect the USB plug from the USB/PS2 cable converter into your USB port.
2.3 Windows will detect the new device once is inserted and it will prompt the new hardware
installation wizard
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2.4 Select the location of the driver and follow the installation wizard.
2.5 To verify if the TL-031 G-MOUSE was properly installed:
a. Click on START, and then click on CONTROL PANEL
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B. Double click on the System icon
C. Click on Hardware and then click on Device Manager
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D. Click on PORTS and verify that you got installed Prolific Usb-to-Serial Comm Port
( If the shown number is COM5 (or more), then you can’t use this setting for EMT Demo program)
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3. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
Electrical Characteristics
General
Frequency
C/A code
Channels
Accuracy
Position
Velocity
Time
Datum
Default datum
Others
Acquisition
Reacquisition
Rate
Hot start
Warm start
Cold start
Dynamic
Altitude
Conditions
Velocity
Acceleration
Jerk
Power
Main power input
Power consumption
Power connector
Backup power
Serial Port
Electrical interface
Protocol messages
Cable Length
GPIO
Battery
L1, 1575.42 MHz
1.023 MHz chip rate
12
15 meters, 2D RMS
0.1 meters/second
1 microsecond synchronized to GPS time
WGS-84
Firmware supports 219 kinds of reference datum.
0.1 sec., average
8 sec., average
38 sec., average
45 sec., average
18,000 meters (60,000 feet) max.
515 meters/second (1000 knots) max.
4g, max.
20 meters/second3, max.
5.0 ± 5% VDC input
0.8 W at 5 VDC
Universal connector (PS-II)
3 V Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery
One UART for Data INPUT (RX) and OUTPUT (TX)
SiRF binary and NMEA-0183, version 2.20 with a
baud rate selection.
SiRF binary-position, velocity, altitude, status, and
control NMEA - GGA, GLL, GSA,GSV, RMC and VTG.
Default Message refers to 2.4 Interfaces
GPS TL-031 for PS-II PS-II type plug to Smart Antenna: 1500mm
GPIO
GPIO x 3 (Optional), but the match cables is not
available.
Generally used for Time Mark or SPI
Lithium Rechargeable Battery(Note 1)
Environmental Characteristics
Operating temperature
-40 deg. C to +85 deg. C
range
Storage temperature
-55 deg. C to +100 deg. C
range
Physical Characteristics
Length
Width
Height
Weight
Interface connector
65.07 mm (2.562 in)
57 mm (2.244 in)
22.07 mm (0.869 in)
110 g
GPS TL-031 for PS-II: Standard PS-II type plug
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3. TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS (continued)
Interfaces
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One channel for RS-232 serial interface, with user selectable baud rate (4800,
9600, 19200, 38400, 57600)
2
NMEA 0183 standard output (Data format is GGA, GLL, GSA, GSV, RMC, VTG)
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Universal connector available for different PDA/Pocket PC/Smart Phone.
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We strongly suggest that you make use of TECHWAY standard NMEA setting, that
is, baud rate is 9600 and data output is GGA(output once per 1 sec), GSA(output
once per 5 sec), GSV(output once per 5 sec), RMC(output once per 1 sec),
VTG(output once per 1 sec).
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You can use Winfast Navigator software to test the smart antenna and change
communication baud rate or data protocol on your PC or notebook. And you can
also use TECHWAY GPS Monitor for WinCE to do them on your PDA.
Memory
1
4M bits of internal flash memory,
2
Extend flash memory to 8M or 16M bits(Optional).
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128K bytes of internal SRAM
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4M bits(1M bytes) of external SRAM(Optional)
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4. INSTALLATION STEPS with a RS232 cable by EMT Demo program
1. Connect the TL-031 to device (such as notebook or PC) which supports RS232 port . After
getting connected, the greet light on the TL-031 will flicker.
PS2 (male)
RS232 Port
PS2 (female)
RS232 Port
PS2 (female)
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PS2 (male)
2. Open the EMT Demo software.
3. First, make sure in which COM Port the G-mouse is connected. Then in the dropdown box First
Option select the COM port in which the G-mouse is connected. For the second dropdown box
Baud Rate select 4800. Under no circumstances don’t change the settings, otherwise it
wilcause failure of detection.Then click on OK to confirm the connection.
4. Click on Window, then click on Radar View，press the PLAY button
on the top of the
window, and after finishing the position, the green light will stop flickering. At this time, you
can find out the position with a red sign in the view.
5. Select Signal View, watch the status of the signal , and then select the same connection port
as in First Port.
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5. HOW TO TEST TL-031 WITH OTHER SOFTWARE
You can test TL-031 by using any other map software, and you can also use the Hyper Terminal
program of Windows to verify its function. The
following is a “Quick guide to setup the Hyper
Terminal”.
Note: The following procedure is based on Win98. If you are using Win ME, Win2000 or other
Windows, the procedure is similar to Win98. Please be aware of the difference among them.
A. Install the Hyper Terminal on Win98:
1. Prepare the WIN98 CD
2. Install the Win98 with the full set of application packages (the Hyper Terminal software
package is bounded in the Win98 CD).
3. Or copy the file Hyptrm.exe from any where available to your Hard Drive and run the file to
install it directly.
B. Setup the Hyper Terminal for the DCT9201 console application:
(The following steps may be different if you install the Hyper Terminal program with a different
version or on a different directory or location)
1. Select “Start” in the desktop toolbar.
2. Select “Programs” in the menu of “Start”.
3. Select “Accessories” in the menu of “Programs”.
4. Select “Communications” in the menu of “Accessories”.
5. Select “Hyper Terminal” in the menu of “Communications” and it pops up the directory box.
6. Select and execute “Hyper Terminal” icon for creating a new terminal (You can select the
existing terminal icon for running it directly). Then it pops up the Hyper Terminal window on
the desktop and the “Connection description” menu box.
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7. Select an icon and give a name in the “Connection description” menu box in order to create the
terminal. Then click “OK” to pop up the “Connect to” menu box.
8. In the “Connect to” menu box, ignore “Nation code”, “Area code” and “Phone number” and
select COM1, COM2, COM3 or COM4 from “Connect using” menu (In general, you are able to use
COM1 or COM3 for RS-232 console terminal connection). Then click on “OK” to pop up the “Port
Settings” menu in the “COMx properties” menu box.
9. In the “COMx properties” menu box, select “115200” (or other) for “Bits per second”, “8”
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for “Data bits”, “None” for “Parity”, “1” for “Stop bits” and “None” for “Flow control” and
click “OK” to finish the port settings and return to the Hyper Terminal window.
10. Select “File” from the Hyper Terminal menu bar and active “Properties” from the File menu to
pop up the “Connect to” menu box.
11. In the “Connect to” menu of the“Terminal Properties” menu box, you can change the terminal
icon by clicking on “Change Icon” button and re-select the COM-port from “Connect using”
menu and you can also click on the “configure” button to re-configure the COM-port settings,
e.g. Bits per second, Data bits, Parity, Stop bits and Flow control.
12. In the “Settings” menu of “Properties” menu box, you can configure the terminal settings.
Please set the “Function, arrow, and ctrl keys act as” to “Terminal keys”, set “Backspace key
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sends” to “Ctrl-H”, set “Emulation” to “ANSI” or “VT100”.
13. And you can also select the cursor type from the “Terminal Setup” button in this menu box. The
last setting in this menu box is “ASCII setup”. Click the “ASCII setup” button to pop up the
ASCII setup menu.
14. In the ASCII setup menu, you need to select “Wrap lines that exceed terminal width” item of
ASCII receiving only and the others can’t be selected (including that not send line-feeds, not
echo character locally, zero line delay, zero character delay, not append line-feeds and not use
7-bit ASCII).
15. The summary of Hyper Terminal settings:
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Setting
Terminal Emulation
Auto Baud Rate
Data Bits
Parity
Stop Bits
Flow Control
ASCII Sending: Echo locally
ASCII Sending: Insert Line-feed
ASCII Receiving: Append Line-feed
Value
ANSI, VT100 compatible
115200 bps
8-bit
None
1 stop bit
None
No
No
No
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