Hemisphere GPS Crescent P206 Assembly Instructions

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CrescentP206/P207OEMModules
IntegratorGuide
PartNo.875‐0344‐0Rev.A2

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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.
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ThisproductcomplieswiththeessentialrequirementsandotherrelevantprovisionsofDirective2014/53/EU.Thedeclarationof
conformitymaybeconsultedathttps://hemispheregnss.com/About‐Us/Quality‐Commitment.
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CopyrightNotice
CopyrightHemisphereGNSS,Inc.(2017).Allrightsreserved.
NopartofthismanualmaybereproP206duced,transmitted,transcribed,storedinaretrievalsystemor
translatedintoanylanguageorcomputerlanguage,inanyformorbyanymeans,electronic,mechanical,
magnetic,optical,chemical,manualorotherwise,withoutthepriorwrittenpermissionofHemisphereGNSS.
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Trademarks
HemisphereGNSS®,theHemisphereGNSSlogo,COASTTM,Crescent®,EclipseTM,e‐Dif®,L‐DifTM,miniEclipseTM,
PocketMAXPCTM,PocketMAXTM,PocketMax3TM,S320TM,SBX‐4TM,SureTrack®,VectorTM,XF1TM,andXF2TMare
proprietarytrademarksofHemisphereGNSS,Inc.Othertrademarksarethepropertiesoftheirrespective
owners.
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Patents
HemisphereGNSSproductsmaybecoveredbyoneormoreofthefollowingpatents:
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U.S.Patents AustraliaPatents
6111549 6876920 7400956 8000381 8214111 2002244539
6397147 7142956 7429952 8018376 8217833 2002325645
6469663 7162348 7437230 8085196 8265826 2004320401
6501346 7277792 7460942 8102325 8271194
6539303 7292185 7689354 8138970 8307535
6549091 7292186 7808428 8140223 8311696
6711501 7373231 7835832 8174437 8334804
6744404 7388539 7885745 8184050 RE41358
6865465 7400294 7948769 8190337
OtherU.S.andforeignpatentspending.
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NoticetoCustomers
Contactyourlocaldealerfortechnicalassistance.Tofindtheauthorizeddealernearyou:
HemisphereGNSS,Inc.8515E.
AndersonDriveScottsdale,AZ
85255USAPhone:(480)348‐
6380
Fax:(480)270‐5070
[email protected] www.hemispheregnss.com
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TechnicalSupport
IfyouneedtocontactHemisphereGNSSTechnicalSupport:
HemisphereGNSS,Inc.8515E.
AndersonDriveScottsdale,AZ
85255USAPhone:(480)348‐
6380
Fax:(480)270‐5070
[e-mail]
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DocumentationFeedback
HemisphereGNSSiscommittedtothequalityandcontinuousimprovementofourproductsandservices.Weurge
youtoprovideHemisphereGNSSwithanyfeedbackregardingthisguidebywritingtothefollowingemailaddress:
[e-mail].

CrescentIntegratorGuide iii PN875‐0344‐0RevA2
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Contents
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Contents
Chapter1 Introduction...................................................................................1
CrescentOEMBoardOptions..........................................................................2
What’sIncluded...............................................................................................3
CrescentIntegration........................................................................................3
CommonFeaturesofCrescentBoards.............................................................3
MessageInterface...........................................................................................4
UsingPocketMaxtoCommunicatewiththeCrescent.....................................4
Chapter2 BoardOverview.............................................................................5
CrescentOEMBoardKeyFeatures..................................................................6
MechanicalLayout...........................................................................................7
Connectors......................................................................................................9
MountingOptions..........................................................................................10
DirectElectricalConnectionMethod....................................................10
IndirectElectricalConnection(Cable)Method.....................................10
HeaderLayoutsandPinouts..........................................................................11
Crescent34‐PinHeaderLayout/Pinout.................................................12
Crescent20‐PinHeaderLayout/Pinout.................................................14
Signals............................................................................................................15
RFInput.................................................................................................15
SerialPorts............................................................................................15
CommunicationPortD..........................................................................15
USBPorts..............................................................................................15
LEDIndicators.......................................................................................18
1PPSTimingSignal................................................................................18
EventMarkerInput...............................................................................18
Grounds................................................................................................18
SpeedRadarOutput..............................................................................19
Shielding........................................................................................................20
ReceiverMounting........................................................................................20
ThermalConcerns..........................................................................................20
Chapter3 Operation.....................................................................................21
PoweringtheCrescent...................................................................................22
CommunicatingwiththeCrescent.................................................................22
ConfiguringtheCrescent...............................................................................22
Firmware.......................................................................................................23
ConfiguringtheDataMessageOutput..........................................................23
‘THIS’Portandthe‘OTHER’Port...........................................................23

CrescentIntegratorGuide iv PN875‐0344‐0RevA2
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SavingtheCrescentConfiguration.................................................................24
UsingPortDforRTCMInput..........................................................................24
ConfigurationDefaults...................................................................................24
AppendixA FrequentlyAskedQuestions.........................................................25
Integration.....................................................................................................26
SupportandRepair........................................................................................27
Power,Communication,andConfiguration...................................................28
GNSSReceptionandPerformance.................................................................29
SBASReceptionandPerformance.................................................................30
ExternalCorrections......................................................................................31
Installation.....................................................................................................31
AppendixB Troubleshooting...........................................................................33
AppendixC TechnicalSpecifications................................................................37
P206Specifications........................................................................................38
P207Specifications........................................................................................40
Index..........................................................................................................................43
EndUserLicenseAgreement......................................................................................45
WarrantyNotice.........................................................................................................48

CrescentIntegratorGuide 1  PN875‐0344‐0RevA2
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Chapter1:Introduction
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Chapter1:Introduction
CrescentOEMBoardOptions
What’sIncluded
CrescentIntegration
CommonFeaturesofCrescentBoards
MessageInterface
UsingPocketMaxtoCommunicatewiththeCrescent

CrescentIntegratorGuide 2  PN875‐0344‐0RevA2
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Chapter1:Introduction
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Thismanualdoesnotcoverreceiveroperation,thePocketMax™utility,orcommandsandmessages
(NMEA0183,NMEA2000®orHGPSproprietary).Forinformationonthesesubjectsrefertothe
HemisphereGNSSTechnicalReference(gotowww.hemispheregnss.comandfollowthelinksto
Resources,GNSSReferenceGuide).
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CrescentOEMBoardOptions
TheCrescent™OEMboardisavailableintwoformfactorsasshowninTable1‐1.
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Table1‐1:Crescentboardoptions
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Model GNSSSystems Compatibility L‐BandSupport
P206™ L1/L2GPS,GLONASS
andBEIDOU
HemisphereGNSS’standard
pinoutconfiguration(34‐pin)
Yes‐withoptional
HemisphereGNSSLX‐2
OEMboard
P207™ L1/L2GPS,GLONASS
andBEIDOU
Compatiblewithpopular
aftermarketproducts(20‐pin)
No
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Note:ThismanualcoversCrescentP206andP207OEMboards.Whenreferringtobothboards
thismanualusesthetermCrescent.WhenreferringtoeitherCrescentmodelthismanualusesthe
modelname(P206orP207).

CrescentIntegratorGuide 3  PN875‐0344‐0RevA2
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Chapter1:Introduction
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What’sIncluded
TheCrescentisavailableintwoconfigurations:
• CrescentOEMboardonly‐designedforintegratorswhoarefamiliarwithCrescent
boardintegration
• CrescentOEMboardandUniversalDevelopmentKit‐designedfor
integratorswhoarenewtoCrescentboardintegration
TheUniversalDevelopmentKitisdesignedtoworkwithvariousHemisphereGNSS
OEMboardsandincludesanenclosurewithcarrierboard,adapterboards,and
variouscables.
FormoreinformationontheUniversalDevelopmentKitvisitwww.hemispheregnss.com
andnavigatetotheOEMProductspageorcontactyourlocaldealer.
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CrescentIntegration
SuccessfulintegrationoftheCrescentwithinasystemrequireselectronicsexpertisethatincludes:
• Powersupplydesign
• Serialportleveltranslation
• Reasonableradiofrequencycompetency
• Anunderstandingofelectromagneticcompatibility
• Circuitdesignandlayout
TheCrescentGNSSengineisalow‐levelmoduleintendedforcustomintegrationwiththefollowing
generalintegrationrequirements:
• Regulatedpowersupplyinput(3.3VDC±3%)and420mAcontinuous
• Low‐levelserialport(3.3VCMOS)and/orUSBportcommunications
• Radiofrequency(RF)inputtotheenginefromaGNSSantennaisrequiredtobeactively
amplified(10to40dBgain)
• GPSantennaispoweredwithaseparateregulatedvoltagesourceupto15VDC
maximum
• Antennainputimpedanceis50
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CommonFeaturesofCrescentBoards
CommonfeaturesofCrescentboardsinclude:
• 372‐channelGNSSengine
• Sub‐meterhorizontalaccuracy95%
• Rawmeasurementoutput(viadocumentedbinarymessages)
• Positionandheadingupdateratesof20Hzmax
• COAST™technologythatprovidesconsistentperformancewithcorrectiondata
• e‐Dif®‐ready‐abasestation‐freewayofdifferentiallypositioning

CrescentIntegratorGuide 4  PN875‐0344‐0RevA2
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Chapter1:Introduction
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• L‐Dif™‐ready–LocaldifferentialisaproprietaryHemisphereGNSSmethodwherea
specializedsetofmessagesarerelayedbetweentwoCrescentreceivers
• Quicktimestofirstfix
• Fourfull‐duplexserialports
• USBports
– USBdeviceportonly(P207)
– USBhostandUSBdeviceports(P206)
• 1PPStimingoutput
• Eventmarkerinput
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MessageInterface
TheCrescentusesaNMEA0183interface,allowingyoutoeasilymakeconfigurationchangesby
sendingtext‐typecommandstothereceiver.
TheCrescentalsosupportsaselectionofbinarymessages.Thereisawiderarrayofinformation
availablethroughthebinarymessages,plusbinarymessagesareinherentlymoreefficientwith
data.Iftheapplicationhasarequirementforrawmeasurementdata,thisinformationisavailable
onlyinabinaryformat.
FormoreinformationonNMEA0183commandsandmessagesaswellasbinarymessagesreferto
theHemisphereGNSSTechnicalReference(gotowww.hemispheregnss.comandfollowthelinksto
Resources,GPSReferenceGuide).
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UsingPocketMaxtoCommunicatewiththeCrescent
Hemisphere’sPocketMaxisafreeutilityprogramthatrunsonyourWindowsPCorWindows
mobiledevice.SimplyconnectyourWindowsdevicetotheCrescentviatheCOMportandopen
PocketMax.ThescreenswithinPocketMaxallowyoutoeasilyinterfacewiththeCrescentto:
• SelecttheinternalSBAS,externalbeacon,orRTCMcorrectionsourceandmonitor
reception(beaconoptional)
• ConfigureGNSSmessageoutputandportsettings
• Recordvarioustypesofdata
• MonitortheCrescent’sstatusandfunction
PocketMaxisavailablefordownloadfromtheHemisphereGNSSwebsite
(www.hemispheregnss.com).
Note:ForcompletespecificationsofCrescentboardsseeAppendixC,“TechnicalSpecifications.”

CrescentIntegratorGuide 5  PN875‐0344‐0RevA2
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Chapter2:BoardOverview
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Chapter2:BoardOverview
CrescentOEMBoardKeyFeatures
MechanicalLayout
Connectors
MountingOptions
HeaderLayoutsandPinouts
Signals
Shielding
ReceiverMounting
ThermalConcerns

CrescentIntegratorGuide 6  PN875‐0344‐0RevA2
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Chapter2:BoardOverview
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CrescentOEMBoardKeyFeatures
Withitssmallformfactor,lowpowerconsumption,andsimpleon‐boardfirmwareCrescentisan
idealsolutionforintegrators,offeringscalabilityandexpandabilityfromL1GPSwithSBAStoL1
GPS,GLONASSandBeiDou(withRTKcapability).
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Crescentisofferedintwocommonindustryformfactors:
• P206isadrop‐inreplacementsforHemisphereGNSS’Crescent®andminiEclipse
receivers(34‐pin)andprovideL‐bandsupportwiththeoptionalHemisphereGNSSLX‐
2™OEMboard
• P207hasamechanicaldesigncompatiblewithpopularaftermarketproducts
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ThereliablepositioningperformanceofCrescentisfurtherenhancedthroughCrescentRTKand
COASTDGPStechnology.
WithCrescent,RTKperformanceisscalable.Utilizethesamecentimeter‐levelaccuracyineitherL1
GPS‐onlymode,oremploytheperformanceofallavailableL1GPS,GLONASSandBeiDouGNSS
signals.HemisphereGNSS’SureTracktechnologyprovidespeaceofmindknowingtheRTKroveris
makinguseofeverysatelliteitistracking.BenefitfromfewerRTKdropoutsincongested
environments,fasterreacquisition,andmorerobustsolutionsduetobettercycleslipdetection.
PatentedCOASTsoftwareenablesselectHemisphereGNSSreceiverstoutilizeagingDGPScorrection
data during times of interference, signal blockage, and weak signal. Thereceiverwillcoastand
continuetomaintainsub‐meterpositioningfor40minutesormorewithoutaDGPSsignal.