MICROpod User Manual
A0016-09-0001
Version Number: 4.00
Page iii Template Version: 2.01
Revision Date: 24.06.2013
Forsberg Services Limited
Company Registration No: SC104949
Registered Office: Forsberg Services Ltd, 1 East Craibstone Street, Aberdeen, AB11 6YQ
ii. Contents
1 Notices ....................................................................................................................... v
1.1 CE Notice ................................................................................................................................. v
1.2 FCC Notice ............................................................................................................................... v
1.3 IPX7 Notice .............................................................................................................................. v
1.4 RoHS Notice ............................................................................................................................ v
2 Warranty information ............................................................................................... vi
3 Functionality notice ................................................................................................. viii
3.1 Important functionality note ............................................................................................... viii
3.2 Reconfiguring GPS com 2 ..................................................................................................... viii
4 Firmware Support ...................................................................................................... x
5 Introduction ............................................................................................................... 1
5.1 MICROpod overview ............................................................................................................... 1
5.2 MICROpod Models .................................................................................................................. 1
5.3 GNSS Receivers ....................................................................................................................... 2
5.3.1 NovAtel Manual References ................................................................................................ 2
5.3.2 GNSS Firmware requirements ............................................................................................. 2
6 Installation and set-up................................................................................................ 3
6.1 Front Panel .............................................................................................................................. 3
6.2 Required Equipment ............................................................................................................... 3
6.3 Selecting a GNSS antenna ....................................................................................................... 3
6.4 Choosing a coaxial cable ......................................................................................................... 4
6.5 Mounting the GNSS antenna .................................................................................................. 4
6.6 Connecting the antenna to the receiver ................................................................................. 4
6.7 MICROpod power supply ........................................................................................................ 4
6.8 LED Indicators ......................................................................................................................... 5
6.9 Additional Features ................................................................................................................. 5
6.9.1 Strobes ................................................................................................................................ 5
6.9.2 Ethernet ............................................................................................................................... 6
7 Cables and Pin outs .................................................................................................... 8
7.1 GPS com ports (GPS COM1 and GPS COM3) ........................................................................... 8