ComNav P300 User manual
ComNav Technology
User Guide
P300 display
Version 1.0
November 2017
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Corporate office
ComNav Technology Ltd.
Building 2, No.618 Chengliu Middle Road, 201801 Shanghai, China
Tel: +86 21 64056796
Fax: +86 21 54309582
Website: http://www.comnavtech.com
E-mail: support@comnavtech.com
Trademark notice
© 2017 ComNav Technology Ltd. All rights reserved.
SinoGNSS is the official trademark of ComNav Technology Ltd., registered in
People’s Republic of China, EU, USA and Canada.
Copyright Notice
The P300 GNSS Display User Guide cannot be copied or translated into any language without the
written permission of ComNav Technology.
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Use and Care
The display can withstand the rough treatment that typically occurs in the field. However, the
receiver is high-precision electronic equipment and should be treated with reasonable care.
Warning and Caution
An absence of specific alerts does not mean that there are no safety risks involved. A Warning or
Caution information is intended to minimize the risk of personal injury and/or damage to the
equipment.
WARNING-A Warning alerts you to a potential risk of serious injury to your person and/or damage to
the equipment, because of improper operations or wrong settings of the equipment.
CAUTION- A Caution alerts you to a possible risk of damage to the equipment and/or data loss.
Warranty Notice
ComNav Technology does not warranty devices damage because of force majeure (lighting, high
voltage or collision).
ComNav Technology does not warranty the disassembled devices.
Technical Assistance
If you have any question and can't find the answer in this manual, please contact your local
dealer from which you purchased the P300 display. Alternatively, request technical support from
ComNav Technology Website: www.comnavtech.com or technical support email:
support@comnavtech.com.Your feedback about this Guide will help us to improve it with future
revisions. Please email your comments to: support@comnavtech.com.
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CONTENTS
1 Introduction............................................................................................................................ 5
1.1 About the P300 display................................................................................................ 5
1.2 P300 display Features.................................................................................................. 5
1.3 P300 display Parts list.................................................................................................. 5
2 Display basics.......................................................................................................................... 7
2.1 Front view of display ................................................................................................... 7
2.2 Back view of display..................................................................................................... 8
2.3 Power up and power down ......................................................................................... 9
3 Install the P300 display......................................................................................................... 10
3.1 Attach the display to the mount ............................................................................... 10
3.2 Install and connect the GNSS antennas..................................................................... 10
3.3 Install the radio antenna ........................................................................................... 11
3.4 Connect P300 display to external ECU ...................................................................... 11
4 Configure the P300 display................................................................................................... 12
5 Firmware update .................................................................................................................. 13
Appendix A P300 GNSS display specification ..................................................................... 14
Appendix B Pin arrangement and definition...................................................................... 16
Table 1. 12-pin Deutsch A Definition ....................................................................................... 16
Table 2. 12-pin Deutsch B Definition ....................................................................................... 16
Table 3. 6-pin Deutsch Definition ............................................................................................ 17
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1 Introduction
Thanks for choosing the P300 GNSS display.
The SinoGNSS P300 Display User Guide is aimed to help you get familiar with the
P300 display and start your project effectively. We highly recommend you to read
this guide before working.
1.1 About the P300 display
The SinoGNSS P300 display is an in-cab touchscreen display that provides affordable
guidance, steering and precision agriculture functionality.
The P300 display is integrated with a high-performance GNSS OEM board that
tracking GPS L1, L2, BeiDou B1, B2, and GLONASS L1, L2. With built-in UHF and 4G
cellular modem, the P300 is able to achieve centimeter-level RTK performance for
your farming operations.
1.2 P300 display Features
The SinoGNSS P300 GNSS display key features:
8.0’’ sunlight-readable display
Windows operating system
404 channels of simultaneously tracked satellite signals
Integrated receiving & transmitting radio
Integrated 4G/WIFI module
LEDs: 19 bright guidance LEDs, 1 Power LED, 2 Satellites tracking LEDs
and 1 Data LED
32 GB Internal Memory and External USB Storage
IP67 waterproof
Operating temperature: -30 °C to + 65 °C
Storage temperature: -40 °C to + 85 °C
Refer to appendix for more specifications.
1.3 P300 display Parts list
This section provides overall SinoGNSS P300 GNSS display parts list.
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Items
Picture
1*P300 GNSS Display
1*Display Mount
1*P300 Power cable(6-pin)
1*P300 RS232
cable(12-pin)
1*Car UHF Antenna with
magnetic fix bar
2* GNSS Antennas
2*Magnetic fix bars of
GNSS Antenna
2*Antenna Cables
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2 Display basics
This chapter provides basic information of the display, including the LED status
information, buttons function and connections on the back, also shows how to
power on and off the display.
2.1 Front view of display
The P300 display provides guidance, steering and precision agriculture functionality.
With the display's touchscreen, you operate your system and to view guidance
information.
Speaker
Microphone
Speaker
Display
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Item
Name
Explanation
Integrated light bar with 19 LEDs
When lit, the LEDs show the position of
your vehicle relative to your intended
guidance line.
Satellite tracking LED
for master antenna
for slave antenna
Flash N times per five-second indicating
the number of satellites the antenna
have searched.
Flash once per five-second means no
signal received.
Radio LED
Flash once per second indicating
receiving/transmitting differential data
Power LED
Lit when power on
Fn button
Quick access to Auto Steering software
Brightness controls button
To increase the brightness of the screen,
press “＋”
To decrease the brightness, press “－”
Power button
Turns the display on/off
2.2 Back view of display
Screw hole for Mount
Touch pen
GPRS & Bluetooth
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Item
Name
Specifications
2*USB sockets
USB2.0 Host
1*SIM slot and 1*USB socket
Micro SIM
Mini USB
WIFI
SMA
GNSS connectors
GNSS1: TNC
GNSS2: TNC-K
Powered by LNA: 5VDC & 0-100mA
PPS
SMA
UHF connector
TNC-K
Port A
12-pin Deutsch
Connect to GNSS board COM1
Connect to local network 1
Connect to GNSS board CAN
Output voltage: 12VDC
Power connection socket
6-pin Deutsch
Input voltage: 6~36VDC
Port B
12-pin Deutsch
Connect to Windows COM10
Connect to local network 2
Connect to Windows CAN
Output voltage: 12VDC
2.3 Power up and power down
To turn on the display
Usually when the power is connected, the P300 display will turn on
automatically. If not, tap the power button on the front of the display, after a
short time, the windows welcome screen shows.
To turn off the display
On the windows interface, click →choose
Or hold on the power button for five seconds.
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3 Install the P300 display
When install the display, please pay attention:
The display should be within the driver’s reach, so that the driver can operate
the screen conveniently;
The display cannot block the driver’s sight;
The display cannot interfere with the driver getting in or out the cab.
3.1 Attach the display to the mount
1. Firstly use screws to firmly attach to the back of the display.
2. Attach to the ball on .
3. Attach to the cab.
4. Attach to the ball on .
3.2 Install and connect the GNSS antennas
1. Find the mounting locations for the two antennas at the front of the vehicle roof,
on the left and right respectively, make sure the line between the two antennas
is parallel with the axle of the vehicle.
2. Attach two magnetic fix bars on the two optimal locations.
3. Connect the antenna cables to the antennas.
4. Place the antennas onto the fix bars.
5. Route the other end of the antenna cables to the cab and connect to the display.
Mounting plate
RAM Mount
Bar Mount
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3.3 Install the radio antenna
Install the Car GPRS Antenna with magnetic fix bar.
3.4 Connect P300 display to external ECU
Connect the P300 display to ECU via RJ45 connector from the Port A/B.
Connect the P300 display to the power on the vehicle.
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4 Configure the P300 display
This section shows how to configure the P300 display output NMEA data to external
ECU controller by ComNav Technology CRU software.
Visit ComNav Technology website to access CRU software:
http://comnavtech.com/download.asp?bigclassid=28
Install the CRU software to the display.
Run the CRU software.
Click “Set Port”, select COM port (COM9) and Baud Rate (usually is 115200),
then click “OK”.
Click “Command”, send the command “log version” to check if the receiver has
connected with PC successfully.
Sending the following commands to output NMEA data via LAN port from Port
A.
log com1 gpgga ontime 1
log com1 gprmc ontime 1
log com1 gptra ontime 1
log com1 gpvtg ontime 1
saveconfig
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5 Firmware update
Copy the update program to the P300 display or USB disk.
Start the program, choose “Setting”, select serial Port (COM9) and then click
“OK”.
Click “Link” icon to build the connection.
Then click “Update” icon to start updating (a few minutes are needed), during
the update, the display will restart automatically. It will take about 6 min to
complete the update.
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Appendix A P300 GNSS display specification
Display features
Size(L×W×H)
235 mm × 168 mm × 52 mm
Weight
1.9 kg
Display
8.0’’ sunlight-readable display
Operation System
Windows 10
LEDs
19 bright guidance LEDs, 1 Power LED, 2 Satellites
tracking LEDs and 1 Data LED
Buttons
1 Power button, 2 Backlight adjustment buttons
and 1 Function button
speaker and microphone
Built-in dual-channel speaker and microphone
Data Storage
32 GB SSD and external USB storage
GNSS Features
Channel
404
GPS
L1, L2
BeiDou
B1, B2
GLONASS
L1, L2
SBAS
Reserved
RTK Initialization time
typically <10s
Correction data I/O
RTCM 2.X, 3.X, CMR(GPS only), CMR+(GPS only)
Positioning Specification
Post Processing
2.5 mm + 1 ppm Horizontal
5 mm + 1 ppm Vertical
Single Baseline RTK
8 mm + 1 ppm Horizontal
15 mm + 1 ppm Vertical
DGPS
<0.4 m 3D RMS
Standalone
1.5 m 3D RMS
Communications
1 Power port
(6-pin DEUTSCH)
2 GNSS antenna connectors
TNC
1 UHF antenna connector
TNC
1 PPS output port
SMA
2 RS232 port
12-pin DEUTSCH
3 USB ports
2.0
1 SIM slot
Micro SIM
Environmental
Operating temperature
-30 °C to + 65 °C
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Storage temperature
-40 °C to + 85 °C
Humidity
100% no condensation
Waterproof and dustproof
IP67
Shock and Vibration
Designed to survive a 1m drop onto concrete
Power supply
Input voltage
6-36 VDC
Power consumption
<20 W
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Appendix B Pin arrangement and definition
Table 1. 12-pin Deutsch A Definition
PIN
SIGNAL
TYPE
DESCRIPTION
1
GNSS_CAN_H
IO
CAN BUS, Provided by K728
2
GNSS_CAN_L
IO
3
100MBE0_TX+
IO
100M Ethernet, Provided by COME, connect to external
cameraⅠ
4
100MBE0_TX-
IO
5
100MBE0_RX+
IO
6
100MBE0_RX-
IO
7
VCC12_CAM1
Power
12V external cameraⅠpower supply
8
GND
Power
9
COM1_RS232_TXD
Output
RS232 serial bus, Provided by K728
10
COM1_RS232_RXD
Input
11
GND
Power
12
EVENT
Input
EVENT mark, input K728
Table 2. 12-pin Deutsch B Definition
PIN
SIGNAL
TYPE
DESCRIPTION
1
RADIO_CAN_H
IO
CAN BUS, Provided by U60
2
RADIO_CAN_L
IO
3
100MBE1_TX+
IO
100M Ethernet, Provided by PHY chip, connect to
external cameraⅡ
4
100MBE1_TX-
IO
5
100MBE1_RX+
IO
6
100MBE1_RX-
IO
7
VCC12_CAM2
Power
12V external cameraⅡpower supply
8
GND
Power
9
UART2_RS232_TXD
Output
RS232 serial bus, Provided by COME
10
UART2_RS232_RXD
Input
11
GND
Power
12
EXT_IRQ
Input
trigger signal , input COME, reserved for use
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Table 3. 6-pin Deutsch Definition
PIN
SIGNAL
TYPE
DESCRIPTION
1
VDC_IN
Power
Power supply
2
VDC_IN
Power
3
VDC_IN
Power
4
GND
Power
5
GND
Power
6
GND
Power
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