Novatel OEMV Series User manual

NovAtel Format Commands
Command Syntax and Example Input(s) ID Tag Description
ADJUST1PPS adjust1pps mode [period] [offset]
adjust1pps mark continuous 240
429 V123 Adjust the receiver clock
or transfer time between
receivers
ANTENNAPOWER antennapower flag
antennapower on
98 V123 Enable/disable the
supply of electrical power
from the internal power
source of the receiver to
the low-noise amplifier of
an active antenna
OEMV QUICK REFERENCE GUIDE

ASSIGN assign channel [state] prn [Doppler [window]]
assign 11,28,-250,0
(SV channel 11 is acquiring satellite PRN 28 at
an offset of 250 Hz only)
(PRN 1 to 32 for GPS channels, 38 to 61 for
GLONASS, and 120 to 138 for SBAS)
27 V123
Advanced Aids in the initial
acquisition of a satellite
by allowing you to
override the automatic
satellite/channel
assignment and
reacquisition processes
ASSIGNALL assignall [system] [state] prn [Doppler
[window]]
assignall gpsl1l2,28,-250,0
(In example, all L1 and L2 dedicated SV
channels are trying to acquire satellite PRN 28
at -250 Hz only)
28 V123
Advanced This command works the
same way as ASSIGN
except that it affects all
SV channels
Command Syntax and Example Input(s) ID Tag Description

ASSIGNLBAND assignlband mode freq baud
assignlband cdgps 1547547 4800
or
assignlband omnistar 1536782 1200
729 V3_HP
V13_VBS
V13_
CDGPS
The receiver searches
for a specified L-Band
satellite at a specified
frequency with a
specified baud rate
AUTH auth [state] part1 part2 part3 part4 part5
model [date]
auth add 1234 5678 9abc def0 1234
oemvl1l2 990131
49 V123 Add or remove
authorization codes from
the receiver
CLOCKADJUST clockadjust switch
clockadjust disable
15 V123
Advanced Enable/disable receiver
clock steering
CLOCKCALIBRATE clockcalibrate mode [period] [width] [slope]
[bandwidth]
clockcalibrate auto
430 V123 Adjust the control
parameters of the clock
steering loop
CLOCKOFFSET clockoffset offset
clockoffset -15
596 V123 Remove a delay in the
PPS output
Command Syntax and Example Input(s) ID Tag Description

COM com [port] bps [parity [databits [stopbits
[handshake [echo[break]]]]]]
com com1 57600 n 8 1 n off on
4V123 Configure the receiver
asynchronous serial port
drivers
COMCONTROL comcontrol port signal control
comcontrol com2 rts togglepps
431 V123 Control the hardware
control lines of the
RS232 ports
CSMOOTH csmooth L1time [L2time]
csmooth 500
269 V123
Advanced Set the amount of carrier
smoothing to be
performed on the code
measurements
DATUM datum datum
datum csrs
160 V123 Select the geodetic
datum for operation of
the receiver
DGPSEPHEMDELAY dgpsephemdelay delay
dgpsephemdelay 120
142 V123_
DGPS Set the ephemeris delay
when operating as a
base station
Command Syntax and Example Input(s) ID Tag Description

DGPSTIMEOUT dgpstimeout delay
dgpstimeout 60
127 V123_
DGPS Set the maximum age of
pseudorange differential
data to use when
operating as a rover
station
DGPSTXID dgpstxid type ID
dgpstxid rtcm 2
dgpstxid rtca d36
dgpstxid rtcmv3 2050
dgpstxid cmr 30
144 V123_
DGPS Set the station ID value
for the receiver when it is
transmitting corrections
DYNAMICS dynamics dynamics
dynamics foot
258 V123
Advanced Adjust the receiver
dynamics to that of your
environment
ECUTOFF ecutoff angle
ecutoff 10.0
50 V123 Set the elevation cut-off
angle for tracked
satellites
Command Syntax and Example Input(s) ID Tag Description

EXTERNALCLOCK externalclock clocktype [freq] [h0[h -1[h -2]]]
externalclock tcxo 5mhz
230 V23 Allow the OEMV to
operate with an optional
external oscillator
FIX fix type [param1 [param2 [param3]]]
fix height 4.567
44 V123 Fix various parameters of
the receiver such as
height or position
FIXPOSDATUM fixposdatum datum [lat [lon [height]]]
fixposdatum user 51.11633810554
-114.03839550586 1048.2343
761 V123 Set the position by
referencing parameters
through a specified
datum
FORSCEGPSL2-
CODE forcegpsl2code L2type
forcegpsl2code p
796 V23_
L2C Force the receiver to
track L2 P-code or L2C
code
FREQUENCYOUT frequencyout [switch] [pulsewidth] [period]
frequencyout enable 2 4
(To generate a 50% duty cycle 10 MHz square
wave)
232 V123 Set the output pulse train
available on the VARF
pin (variable frequency)
Command Syntax and Example Input(s) ID Tag Description

FRESET freset [target]
freset command
20 V123 Clear data which is
stored in non-volatile
memory
GGAQUALITY ggaquality [#entries] [pos type1] [qual1] [pos
type2] [qual2]...
ggaquality 2 waas 2 narrow_float
3
691 V123_
NMEA Customize the NMEA
GPGGA GPS quality
indicator
GLOECUTOFF gloecutoff angle
gloecutoff 15.0
735 V23_G Set the elevation cut-off
angle for tracked
GLONASS satellites
GLOCSMOOTH glocsmooth L1time [L2time]
glocsmooth 200
830 V23_G Carrier smoothing for
GLONASS channels
HPSEED hpseed reset lat lon hgt latσlonσhgtσdatum
undulation
hpseed restore
(To use the stored HP/XP position initially)
782 V3_HP Specify the initial position
for OmniSTAR HP/XP
Command Syntax and Example Input(s) ID Tag Description

HPSTATICINIT hpstaticinit switch
hpstaticinit enable
(If the OmniSTAR HP/XP process detects that
the receiver is stationary, it can converge more
quickly)
780 V3_HP Static initialization of
OmniSTAR HP/XP
INTERFACEMODE interfacemode [port] rxtype txtype
[responses]
interfacemode com1 rtca novatel
on
3V123 Specify what type of data
a particular port on the
receiver can transmit and
receive
LOCKOUT lockout prn
lockout 8
(PRN 1 to 32 for GPS channels, 38 to 61 for
GLONASS, and 120 to 138 for SBAS)
137 V123 Prevent the receiver from
using a satellite by de-
weighting its range in the
solution
Command Syntax and Example Input(s) ID Tag Description

LOG log [port] message [trigger [period[offset
[hold]]]]
log com1 bestposa ontime 7 2.5
hold
1V123 Log data using several
different methods of
triggering the log events
MAGVAR magvar type [correction [stddev]]
magvar correction 15 0
180 V123 Navigate in agreement
with magnetic compass
bearings
MARKCONTROL markcontrol signal switch [polarity] [timebias
[timeguard]]
markcontrol mark1 enable negative
50 100
614 V123 Control the processing of
the mark 1 (MK1I) and
mark 2 (MK2I) inputs
MODEL model model
model rt2w
22 V123 Switch the receiver
between models
previously added with the
AUTH command
Command Syntax and Example Input(s) ID Tag Description

MOVINGBASE-
STATION movingbasestation switch
movingbasestation enable
763 V123_RT20
V23_RT2 Enable/disable a receiver
from transmitting
corrections without a
fixed position
NVMRESTORE nvmrestore
nvmrestore
197 V123 Restore non-volatile
memory (NVM)
PASSTOPASSMODE passtopassmodeswitch[measmth][corsmth]
[deweight] [scale]
passtopassmode enable on off
601 V123_
DGPS
V13_VBS
Advanced
Enable/disable different
solution smoothing
modes when using
DGPS or OmniSTAR
VBS corrections
POSAVE posave [state] maxt [maxhstd [maxvstd]]
posave 24 1 2
173 V123_
DGPS Implement position
averaging for base
stations
POSTIMEOUT postimeout sec
postimeout 1200
612 V123 Set the time out value for
the position calculation
(s)
Command Syntax and Example Input(s) ID Tag Description

PPSCONTROL ppscontrol switch [polarity] [rate]
ppscontrol enable positive 0.5
613 V123 Control the polarity and
rate of the PPS output on
the OEMV
PSRDIFFSOURCE psrdiffsource type ID
rtksource rtcm any
psrdiffsource rtcm any
sbascontrol enable auto
(To enable RTK and PSRDIFF from RTCM,
with an SBAS fall-back)
493 V123_
DGPS Identify from which base
station to accept
differential corrections
RESET reset [delay]
reset 120
18 V123 Perform a hardware
reset
RTKBASELINE rtkbaseline type [par1 par2 par3 [2sigma]]
rtkbaseline ecef_baseline 7.54
3.28 2.02 0.25
182 V23_RT2 Set the initial baseline
information for the base
station and rover
Command Syntax and Example Input(s) ID Tag Description

RTKCOMMAND rtkcommand action
rtkcommand use_defaults
97 V123_RT20
V23_RT2 Reset the RTK filter and
clear any set RTK
parameters
RTKDYNAMICS rtkdynamics mode
rtkdynamics dynamic
183 V123_RT20
V23_RT2 Specify how the receiver
looks at the data:
STATIC, AUTO, or
DYNAMIC
RTKELEVMASK rtkelevmask type [angle]
rtkelevmask user 10.5
91 V123_RT20
V23_RT2 Set the mask angle
below which satellites
are not included
RTKSOLUTION rtksolution type
rtksolution l1_float
184 V123_RT20
V23_RT2 Set what type of carrier
phase ambiguity (fixed,
float or disable) to use
RTKSOURCE rtksource type ID
rtksource rtcm any
494 V123_RT20
V23_RT2
V3_HP
Identify from which base
station to accept RTK
corrections
Command Syntax and Example Input(s) ID Tag Description

RTKSVENTRIES rtksventries number
rtksventries 7
(This command only works with RTCAOBS)
92 V123_RT20
V23_RT2
V3_HP
Set the number of
satellites to be
transmitted in the RTK
corrections from a base
station receiver
SAVECONFIG saveconfig
(In GPSolution, ensure that you have all
windows other than the Console window closed
before using this command)
19 V123 save the present
configuration in non-
volatile memory
SBASCONTROL sbascontrol keyword [system] [prn]
[testmode]
sbascontrol enable waas 0
zerototwo
652 V123_
SBAS Set how the receiver
handles SBAS
corrections
SEND send port data
send com1 “log com1 rtcaobs ontime
5”
177 V123 Send ASCII printable
data from any of the
COM or USB ports to a
specified port
Command Syntax and Example Input(s) ID Tag Description

SENDHEX sendhex port length data
sendhex com1 6 143ab5910d0a
178 V123 Send non-printable
characters expressed as
hexadecimal pairs
SETAPPROXPOS setapproxpos lat lon height
setapproxpos 51.116 -114.038 0
377 V123 Set an approximate
latitude, longitude, and
height in the receiver
SETAPPROXTIME setapproxtime week sec 102 V123 Set an approximate time
in the receiver
SETNAV setnav from-lat from-lon to-lat to-lon track
offset from-point to-point
setnav 51.1516 -114.16263
51.16263
-114.1516 -125.23 start finish
162 V123 Enter a set of navigation
waypoints
SETRTCM16 setrtcm16 text
setrtcm16 “base station will shut
down in 1 hour”
131 V123_
DGPS Transfer ACCII text from
a base to a rover
Command Syntax and Example Input(s) ID Tag Description

STATUSCONFIG statusconfig type word mask
statusconfig set status 0028a51d
95 V123 Configure status mask
fields in the
RXSTATUSEVENT log
UNASSIGN unassign channel
unassign 11
29 V123 Cancel a previously
issued ASSIGN
command
UNASSIGNALL unassignall [system]
unassignall gpsl1
30 V123 Cancel all previously
issued ASSIGN
commands for all SV
channels
UNDULATION undulation option [separation]
undulation user -5.599999905
undulation table
214 V123 Enter a specific geoidal
undulation value or use
the internal table of
geoidal undulations
Command Syntax and Example Input(s) ID Tag Description

UNLOCKOUT unlockout prn
unlockout 8
(PRN 1 to 32 for GPS channels, 38 to 61 for
GLONASS, and 120 to 138 for SBAS)
138 V123 Reinstate a previously
locked out satellite
UNLOCKOUTALL unlockoutall
unlockoutall
139 V123 Reinstate all previously
locked out satellites
UNLOG unlog [port] datatype
unlog com1 bestposa
36 V123 Remove a specific log
request from the system
UNLOGALL unlogall [port]
unlogall com2
38 V123 Disable all logs on the
specified port only
Command Syntax and Example Input(s) ID Tag Description

USERDATUM userdatum semimajor flattening dx dy dz rx
ry rz scale
userdatum 6378206.400
294.97869820000 -12.0000
147.0000 192.0000 0.0000 0.0000
0.0000 0.000000000
78 V123 Enter customized
ellipsoidal datum
parameters
USEREXPDATUM userexpdatum semimajor flattening dx dy dz
rx ry rz scale xvel yvel zvel xrvel yrvel zrvel
scalev refdate
USEREXPDATUM 6378137.000
298.25722356280 0.000000000
0.000000000 0.000000000
0.00000000 0 0.000000000
0.000000000 0.000000000
0.000000000 0.000000000
0.000000000 0.0000 00000
0.000000000 0.000000000
0.000000000 0.000000000
783 V123 Enter customized
ellipsoidal expanded
datum parameters
Command Syntax and Example Input(s) ID Tag Description

NovAtel Format Logs
UTMZONE utmzone command parameter
utmzone set 10
749 V123 Set the UTM persistence,
zone number or meridian
VISION vision switch antenna
vision enable 702
811 V123 Enable/disable VISION
processing
WAASECUTOFF waasecutoff angle
waasecutoff -2
505 V123_
SBAS Set the elevation cut-off
angle for SBAS satellites
Command Syntax and Example Input(s) ID Tag Description
Log Description and fields that follow header ID Tag Recommended Input
ALMANAC Current GPS almanac info
#msgs,
prn, week, seconds, ecc, ,ωo, ω,
mo, afo, af1, n, a, inc-angle, sv
config, hlth-prn, hlth-alm,
antspf
next prn...
73 V123 log almanaca onchanged
ω
°

AVEPOS Position averaging
lat, lon, ht, latσ, lonσ, hgtσ,
posave, ave time, samples
172 V123 log aveposa onchanged
BESTPOS Position data
sol status, pos type, lat, lon,
hgt, undulation, datum id#, latσ,
lonσ, hgtσ, stn id, diff_age,
sol_age, #obs, #gpsl1, #l1, #l2,
rsrvd, rsrvd, rsrvd
42 V123 log bestposa ontime 1
BESTUTM Best available UTM data
sol status, pos type, z#,
zletter, northing, easting, hgt,
undulation, datum id#, nσ, eσ,
hgtσ, stn id, diff_age, sol_age,
#obs, #gpsl1, #l1, #l2, rsrvd,
rsrvd, rsrvd, rsrvd
726 V123 log bestutma ontime 1
Log Description and fields that follow header ID Tag Recommended Input

BESTVEL Velocity data
sol status, vel type, latency,
age, hor spd, trk gnd, vert spd,
rsrvd
99 V123 log bestvela ontime 1
BESTXYZ Cartesian coord pos
p-solstat, p-type, p-x, p-y, p-z,
p-xσ, p-yσ, p-zσ, v-solstat, v-
type, v-x, v-y, v-z, v-xσ, v-yσ,
v-zσ, stnid, v-latency, diff_age,
sol_age, #obs, #gpsl1 #l1, #l2,
rsrvd, rsrvd, rsrvd, rsrvd
241 V123 log bestxyza ontime 1
BSLNXYZ RTK XYZ baseline
solstat, p-type, p-x, p-y, p-z,
p-xσ, p-yσ, p-zσ, stnid, #obs,
#gpsl1, #l1, #l2, rsrvd, rsrvd,
rsrvd, rsrvd
686 V123_RT20
V23_RT2
V3_HP
log bslnxyza onchanged
Log Description and fields that follow header ID Tag Recommended Input