Thales MobileMapper Beacon Manuel utilisateur

USER MANUAL

MobileMapper™Beacon

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FCC Notice

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to

the following two conditions:

1.This device may not cause harmful interference, and

2.This device must accept any interference received, including interference

that may cause undesired operation.

Table of Contents

Preface..........................................................................................................1

Key Features.........................................................................................2

Introduction.................................................................................................3

Receiving Your Shipment ....................................................................3

MobileMapper Beacon System ............................................................3

Using the MobileMapper Beacon ..............................................................4

User Interface .......................................................................................4

Powering the MobileMapper Beacon...................................................5

Powering the MobileMapper Beacon...................................................9

Belt-mounting.....................................................................................10

Bluetooth Wireless Communications with MobileMapper CE..........11

Establishing a Bluetooth Connection............................................12

Serial Communications ......................................................................13

Serial Port Parameters ........................................................................14

Beacon Lock .......................................................................................15

Knowing What Beacon Station To Use..............................................15

MobileMapper CE Bluetooth Manager ..............................................16

Windows CE Configuration Utility....................................................17

Differential Mode .........................................................................17

Tuning the Beacon Frequency ......................................................18

Monitoring Reception Performance..............................................20

Beacon Interference............................................................................20

Troubleshooting Reception ................................................................21

Coast Guard DGPS Service .....................................................................23

Radiobeacon Range ............................................................................23

Radiobeacon Reception ......................................................................24

Spatial Decorrelation ..........................................................................25

Coast Guard Beacon vs WAAS/EGNOS ...........................................25

Benefits of Coast Guard Beacon...................................................25

Benefits of WAAS/EGNOS..........................................................26

Radiobeacon DGPS ............................................................................27

Radiobeacon Coverage.......................................................................28

Preface

Welcome to the Thales MobileMapper™ Beacon User Man-

ual and thank you for buying this high-performance, belt-

mounted DGPS system. This product is an accessory to the

MobileMapper and MobileMapper CE handheld GPS/GIS

data collection systems. The purpose of the MobileMapper

Beacon system is to receive accuracy-enhancing corrections

from Coast Guard beacon networks.

Coast Guard differential GPS beacons have been installed

throughout many locations in the world, and send GPS cor-

rections to users in order to improve GPS accuracy and in-

tegrity, using a medium frequency signal. This service

facilitates the Coast Guard requirements to provide a safe

navigation and position service to its users. Over the last

many years, Coast Guard beacons have been used to great

success by terrestrial users. In fact, a program is currently in

place to provide dual redundant coverage of beacons

throughout the continental United States for a variety of

land-based uses.

GPS corrections received by the MobileMapper Beacon are

transmitted to the GPS data collection system using Blue-

tooth®(1) wireless technology.

(1) The Bluetooth®trademark and logos are owned by Bluetooth SIG, Inc.

and any use of such marks by Thales is under license. Other trademarks and

trade names are those of their respective owners.

The MobileMapper Beacon may also be used with 3rd-party

GPS systems that accept RTCM SC-104 corrections via a

Bluetooth or traditional hard-wired serial connection.

The following figure shows the MobileMapper Beacon sys-

tem.

We have written this document to assist you with learning

how to use the MobileMapper Beacon system, how it oper-

ates with GPS equipment, and provide some general infor-

mation on Coast Guard beacon technology.

Key Features

• Fully integrated Coast Guard beacon receiver and

antenna

• All-day battery life using either four alkaline, 1.5-V Lith-

ium or NiMH rechargeable AA-type batteries

• Integrated Bluetooth wireless technology for communi-

cations with the MobileMapper CE

• Convenient belt-mounted carrying system

• User interface includes a power button and status lights

• Conventional hard-wired serial port for communication

with other GPS equipment via a cable with standard DB9

connector.

Introduction

The Thales MobileMapper Beacon system is an accessory to

the Thales MobileMapper CE GPS data collection system.

The MobileMapper Beacon is a self-contained, Coast Guard

beacon receiver system. It features an internal beacon re-

ceiver and magnetic field beacon antenna, wireless commu-

nications, and a compartment for 4 AA batteries.

The following figure illustrates the use of the MobileMapper

Beacon.

Receiving Your Shipment

If you find that any of the items are damaged due to ship-

ment, please contact the freight carrier immediately for as-

sistance. If you find that the system is incomplete for some

reason, please contact your point of sale for assistance.

MobileMapper Beacon System

Each MobileMapper Beacon system is composed of:

• MobileMapper Beacon Coast Guard beacon receiver unit

• 4 AA Batteries

• Belt-mounted carrying system

•1 battery clip for easy loading of batteries

• Warranty card

• User Manual

• A PC-interface cable for serial communications.

Note - Though the

MobileMapper Beacon

is primarily intended for

use with our

MobileMapper and

MobileMapper CE GPS/

GIS data collections sys-

tems, it may be used with

any GPS system that

support RTCM-based

real-time differential

corrections. In order to

connect to other devices,

you will need to ensure

the GPS supports either

Bluetooth wireless tech-

nology or an RS-232

serial port.

Using the MobileMapper Beacon

User Interface

The MobileMapper Beacon user interface is located on the

top of the unit. This interface consists of a power button and

three lights. A red light next to the power button indicates the

unit is on. A green light comes on once the unit has locked

onto a DGPS transmitter with a signal-to-noise ratio greater

than seven and is sending the corrections to the GPS receiv-

er. A blue light next to the Bluetooth symbol is illuminated

when the unit is sending the corrections to the GPS receiver

via the Bluetooth connection.

The following picture shows the status lights and power but-

ton located on the top surface of the product. Please note the

power button and indicator lights are visible through a cut-

out located on the top of the pouch, supplied with the system.

The following table provides detail regarding the status

lights.

Powering the MobileMapper Beacon

The MobileMapper Beacon system includes four AA alka-

line batteries for power. You may alternatively use four

1.5-V Lithium batteries (such as the Energizer® e² Lithium)

or four NiMH (nickel metal hydride) rechargeable batteries,

as long as you do not mix battery types.

NiMH batteries, being rechargeable, offer economy but if

you are going to work in cold weather, you should be aware

that the charge capacity of NiMH technology decreases with

falling temperatures.

Please also keep in mind that if you use NiMH batteries, they

need to be freshly charged before use if they are been stored

for a long period of time.

Although you may load individual batteries into the Mo-

bileMapper Beacon, the system includes two battery clips to

ease battery loading. You may insert four AA batteries into

each of the clips, drop one clip into the battery compartment

and store the spare clip in the mesh pouch on the side of the

belt-mounted carrying system.

LED Color Function

Red

Power indicator - when the MobileMapper Beacon is powered,

this LED will solidly illuminate. Note: This LED does not have a

label, but is connected to the Power Button to indicate what it

is for.

Blue

Bluetooth indicator - this LED will illuminate when there is a

Bluetooth connection between the MobileMapper Beacon and

a Bluetooth compatible device and off when there is no Blue-

tooth connection.

Green

Beacon lock indicator - this indicator will illuminate continu-

ously when the MobileMapper Beacon has achieved a solid

beacon lock with an SNR (signal to noise ratio) of greater than

This product is

intended for use with

regular 1.5-V,

rechargeable and non-

rechargeable, AA bat-

teries. Do NOT use

higher voltage batter-

ies (including 3.6V Li-

SOCl2 AA cells) as

these will cause dam-

age to the unit.

The easiest way to insert batteries into a clip is by sliding

them up from under the clip. There are some moulded stops

designed for the proper alignment of the batteries in the clip.

This ensures that the battery terminals make the proper con-

tact when the compartment door is fastened to the unit.

It is important to insert the batteries into the clip with alter-

nating polarity. A fully loaded clip is shown below.

As shown on this photo, the polarity of the batteries is posi-

tive, negative, positive, negative. You can easily slide the

batteries up and into the clip.

The battery clips are also marked with plus and minus signs

to indicate the polarity of the batteries. If you use batteries

without polarity markings, just remember that the flat end is

negative and the end with the raised knob is positive.

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