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    GPS 10x TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ® Garmin International, Inc. 1200 E. 151 st Street Olathe, KS 66062 US A 190-00769-00 , Rev ision A December 2006[...]

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    © Copyright 2006 Garmin Ltd. or its subsidiaries Garmin International, Inc. 1200 East 151 st Street, Olathe, Kansas 66062, U.S.A. Tel. 913/397.8200 or 800/800.1020 Fax 913/397. 8282 Garmin (Eur ope) Ltd. Unit 5, The Quadrangle, Abbey Park Industrial Estate, Romsey, SO51 9DL, U.K. Tel. 44/0870.85012 41 (outside th e UK) 0808 2380 000 (inside th e U[...]

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    190-00769-00 GPS 10x Technical Specificatio n s Rev. A Page iii TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 Introduction ................................................................................................................. .1 1.1 Cautions ................................................................................................................... .......[...]

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    190-00769-00 GPS 10x Technical Specificatio n s Rev. A Page iv Appendix A: Binary Phase Output Format ..................................................................13 Appendix B: GPS 10x and Windo ws Serial Mouse Issue .............................................17 Appendix C: Sensor Configuration Software .....................................[...]

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    190-00769-00 GPS 10x Technical Specificatio n s Rev. A Page 1 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 CAUTIONS CAUTION The GPS system is operated by the government of the United States, which is so lely respo nsible for its accuracy and maintenance. Althoug h the GPS 10x is a precision el ectronic NAVigation AID (NAVAID), any NAVAID can be misused or misi nter preted ,[...]

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    190-00769-00 GPS 10x Technical Specificatio n s Rev. A Page 2 1.2 LIMITED WARRANTY This Garmi n product is warra nted to be free from defects in materi als or workm anship for one year from the date of purchase. Within this period, Garmin w ill at its sole option repair or replace a ny components that fail in normal use. Such repairs or replacement[...]

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    190-00769-00 GPS 10x Technical Specificatio n s Rev. A Page 3 1.3 OVERVIEW The GPS 10x product is a high sensitivity SiRFstarIII TM GPS receiver with WAAS capability, a rem ovable rechargeable lithium-ion battery, an d Bluetooth ® wireless technology capability . The GPS 10x tracks up to 12 satellites at a time while providing fast time-to-first-f[...]

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    1.4.1 GPS 10x Wireless Receiver The GPS 10x uses Blueto ot h ® wi reless technology to interface with a mobile device (Com puter/PDA) that is Bluetooth wireless technology enabled. Class 2 Bluetooth device with power control capability based on the Bluetooth System Specification, Version 1.1. The suppor ted profile is Serial Profile (SSP). Accesso[...]

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    190-00769-00 GPS 10x Technical Specificatio n s Rev. A Page 5 1.5.2 Electrical Characteristics 1.5.2.1 Input Voltage 4.5–5.5 V 1.5.2.2 Input Current 500mA @ 5.0 V 1.5.2.3 Battery • Capacity: 1100 mAHr • Charging rate: Approx. 4 Hrs • Operating time: Approx. 22 Hours with WAAS enabled. 1.5.2.4 Battery Charger The included Cigar ette Lighter [...]

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    190-00769-00 GPS 10x Technical Specificatio n s Rev. A Page 6 1.5.5 Interfaces 1.5.5.1 GPS 10x Electrical Characteristics • Communicate with Host Platform vi a Bluetooth Seri al Profile • Typical Range: up to 32 feet (10 meters) 1.5.5.2 Garmin Interface Refer to the Garmin Device Interface Specification fo r specific in fo rmation about the Gar[...]

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    2 MECHANICAL CHARACTERISTICS & MOUNTING Figure 1 shows the operational characteristics of th e GPS 10x. Figure 2 shows the auxiliary power plug dimensions. Power Plug Speci fications f or charging t he GPS 10x from user pr ovided powe r source: Mini - USB connector (Ran g e 4.5 to 5.5 VDC @ 500 mA) Figure 1. GPS 1 0x Operational Characteristi c[...]

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    190-00769-00 GPS 10x Technical Specificatio n s Rev. A Page 8 3 GPS 10X SOFTWARE INTERFACE The interface p rotocol design of the GPS 10 x product is ba sed on the Nat ional Marine Electronics Association’s NMEA 0183 AS CII interface specif i cation. This standard is fully defined in NMEA 0183, Version 2.30 . Copies m ay be obtained from NMEA , ht[...]

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    190-00769-00 GPS 10x Technical Specificatio n s Rev. A Page 9 3.1.2 Output Sentence Enable/Disable (PGRMO) The $PGRMO sentence provides the ability to enab le and disable specific output sentences. The following sentences are enabled at t he factory: GP GGA, GPGSA, GPGSV , GPRMC, and PGRMT. $PGRMO,<1> ,<2>*hh<CR ><LF> <1&[...]

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    190-00769-00 GPS 10x Technical Specificatio n s Rev. A Page 10 3.2.2 Transmitted Time The GPS sensor output s UTC (C oor di nate d Universal Time) date and time of day in the transmitted sentences. Before the initial positio n fix, the on-bo ard clock provides the date and time of day. After the initial position fix, the date and time of day are ca[...]

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    190-00769-00 GPS 10x Technical Specificatio n s Rev. A Page 11 3.2.4 Recommended Minimum Specific GPS/TRANSIT Data (RMC) $GPRMC,<1>,< 2>,<3>,<4>,<5>,< 6>,<7>,<8>,< 9>,<10>,<11> ,<12>*hh<CR><LF> <1> UTC time of position fix, hhmmss format <2> Status, A = [...]

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    190-00769-00 GPS 10x Technical Specificatio n s Rev. A Page 12 3.2.8 GPS Satellites in View (GSV) $GPGSV,<1>, <2>,<3>,<4>,<5>,< 6>,<7>,...<4>,<5>,< 6>,<7>*hh<CR><LF> <1> Total number of GSV sentences to be transmitted <2> Number of current GSV sentence <3&g[...]

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    190-00769-00 GPS 10x Technical Specificatio n s Rev. A Page 13 APPENDIX A: BINARY PHASE OUTPUT FORMAT In binary phase output mode, GPS 10x series product s will transmit two types of packets once per second. One record contains pr imarily post-process information such as positio n and velocity information. The second record contains receiver m easu[...]

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    190-00769-00 GPS 10x Technical Specificatio n s Rev. A Page 14 Satellite Data Record The satellite data has a record ID of 0x72 with 84 (0x5 4 ) data bytes. The data bytes contain the data for the 12 channels as described below. For each satellite, the following data is available: typedef struct { uint8 svid; //space vehicle identif ication (1-32 a[...]

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    190-00769-00 GPS 10x Technical Specificatio n s Rev. A Page 15 Position Record The Position Record has a record iden tifier of typedef struct { float alt; float epe; float eph; Sample C code to receive t he two records shoul d filter DLE and ETX bytes as descri bed below: typedef enum { DAT, DLE, ETX } rx_state_type; /* Declare and initialize stati[...]

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    190-00769-00 GPS 10x Technical Specificatio n s Rev. A Page 16 DLE and ETX bytes: void add_to_que( char data ) { #define DLE_BYTE 0x10 #define ETX_BYTE 0x03 if ( rx_state == DAT ) { if ( data == DLE_BYTE ) { rx_state = DLE; } else { in_que[ in_que_ptr++ ] = data; } } else if ( rx_state == DLE ) { if ( data == ETX_BYTE ) { rx_state = ETX; } else { r[...]

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    APPENDIX B: GPS 10X AND WINDOWS SERIAL MOUSE ISSUE Problem: It is possible for Windows to incorrectly interpret the NMEA 0183 outpu t of the GPS 10x as the output of a M icrosoft Seri al BallPoint Mouse. Whe n that happens, Windows loa ds drivers for the Serial BallPoint Mouse. This causes th e cu rsor to move e rratically about the display, clicki[...]

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    4. Select the Serial Port to which the GPS 10x is connected. Select Auto to have the progr am automatically determine the Baud Rate, or select Manual to manually select the Baud Rate of the GPS 10x. Cli ck OK when done. Click the Connect icon , or select Comm > Connect t o connect to the GPS 10x. 5. Place a check mark in the box next to “Binar[...]

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    APPENDIX C: SENSOR CO NFIGURATION SOFTWARE SNSRCFG confi gures the GPS se nsors based on user-sel ected param eters. Some application features include the ability to down load GPS sensor configuratio n, maintain different configu rations in files, and perform GPS s ensor confi gurations quickly wit h the use of one function key. This section provid[...]

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    File Menu The File Menu allows you to open, save, and print sensor configur ation s. The items in the File Menu work like most Windows-b a sed pro grams. Comm Menu The Comm (Communicat ion) Menu allo ws you to set t he port num ber, baud rate, and t hen connect a nd disconnect from the sensor. Setup : Opens the Comm Setup Window, shown to the left.[...]

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    APPENDIX D: HOST SYSTEM CONSIDERATIONS: PIN Code Some system s may or m ay not require a PIN Code in order to rec ognize the GP S 10x. The default PIN code for GPS 10x is “12 34”. When you initially make this connectio n or th e connection is terminated unexpectedly. Just type “1 234” and click OK . 190-00769-00 GPS 10x Technical Specificat[...]

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    For the latest free s oftware updates (excluding map data) throughout the life of yo ur Garmin products, visit the Garmi n Web site at www.garmin.com. © Copyright 2006 Garmin Lt d. or its subsidiaries Garmin International, Inc. 1200 East 151 st Street, Olathe, Ka nsas 66062, U.S.A. Garmin (Europe) Ltd. Unit 5, The Quadrangle, Abbey Park Indus tria[...]