RoyalTek Onyx RFG-2000 User manual

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Onyx
RFG-2000 GPS Receiver
User Manual
RFG-2000 Ver1.0c,
April/2/04’

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Contents
WHAT IS ONYX, RFG-2000..................................................................................................3
WHAT IS INSIDE.....................................................................................................................3
WHAT IS GPS..........................................................................................................................3
WHAT’S INSIDE THE PACKAGE........................................................................................4
START-UP FOR RFG-2000 (PDA).......................................................................................6
USB DRIVER INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS OPERATION SYSTEM ...................7
USB DRIVER UN-INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS OPERATION SYSTEM ............8
USB DRIVER INSTALLATION FOR POCKET PC...........................................................9
USB DRIVER UN-INSTALLATION FOR POCKET PC....................................................9
HOW TO TEST RFG-2000 (PDA VERSION ONLY)....................................................... 11
SPECIFICATIONS.................................................................................................................17
SOFTWARE DATA................................................................................................................19
TROUBLESHOOTING.........................................................................................................25
APPENDIX: CONNECTOR INTERFACE .........................................................................26
LIMITED WARRANTY..........................................................................................................27

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What is Onyx, RFG-2000
Congratulation on your purchase of Onyx, offering diverse GPS (Global
Positioning System) applications. Onyx GPS receiver, RFG-2000, is a GPS
mouse targeted on clients using in automotive, fleet vehicle, and electronics
applications where a small and highly accurate GPS receiver is required. It
provides a GPS measurement platform that performs the processor-intensive
GPS tracking and processing tasks. Its 12-channel integrated receiver and
one-second navigation update rate allows for continuous tracking of all visible
satellites, and it can provide your exact location information soon after the
power is on. With the waterproof, industrial level design and the different
interfaces for laptops and PDAs, RFG-2000 can guide you in the air, land and
water as a highly reliable, long-lasting Navigator. It is the most cost effective
GPS-Mouse in the world.
What Is Inside
Before you start up, make sure that your package includes the following items.
If any items are missing or damaged, contact RoyalTek immediately. Please
refer to the contact information on the last page of this manual.
◆GPS Receiver◆Cable(RS-232 , USB, or PDA adaptor)
◆CD Disc(optional)
What Is GPS
In 1974 the USA Department of Defense set about developing a Global
Positioning System (GPS), a constellation of 24 satellites that Orbits 12,000
miles above the Earth. Using triangulation of signals from four of the satellites,
a receiving unit on earth can pinpoint its current location to within a few
meters. A GPS device receives the data, converts the longitude, latitude, and
altitude (LLA) data into a location point. Position and navigation information is
vital to a wide range of professional and recreational activities covering
surveying, search and rescue, tracking, hiking, navigating, and so forth.

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What’s Inside the Package
Before you start up, make sure your package includes the following items. If
any item is missing or damaged, contact your dealer immediately. Please refer
to the contact information on the last page of this manual.
◆GPS Receiver ◆Application CD
◆Cable for RS232 , USB , or PDA adaptor(depending on what you buy)
RFG-2000 PDA Cable Selection
1.iPAQ 36xx/37xx/38xx/
39xx/19xx series
2.iPAQ B5450/2210
3.HP Jornada 54x/56x series
4.Fujitsu-Siemens LOOX series
5.Casio e125/e500
6.Dell Axim X5
7.ETEN P300/P700
8.O2 XPDA series
9.Yakumo Delta
10.NEC 200E/300E
11.Mitac MIO338/399/528/558
12.ViewSonic V35
13.Asus A-600/A-620
14.Palm 5xx series/Tungsten T/
Tungsten C/Zire71
15.Toshiba e740/e330/e335/
e350/e400/e750
For other various PDA cables,
please refer to our web site.
RS-232/PS2 USB Car cigarette
adaptor 12V

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Start-Up for RFG-2000 (RS-232 & USB)
Getting Started
Step 1: Plug-in RS-232 or USB cable to your laptop or desktop PC.
Step 2:Install USB driver if you use USB cable to connect RFG-2000 to your
PC.(for detail, please go to USB driver installation for Windows
Operation System)
Step 3:Choose the correct COM port and baud rate (4800bps) for map or
navigation software.
Step 4: Place your Onyx on the outside roof of your vehicle with magnetic
base if you encounter any problem to receive GPS signal.
Notice:
(1) For safety reason, please do not install RFG-2000 while driving.
(2) The formats of NMEAmessages are illustrated on Software Data section.
RS-232 PS2

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(3) It is strongly recommend that user doesn’t plug and unplug this connector
frequently.
Start-Up for RFG-2000 (PDA)
Getting Started
Step 1: Plug-in PDA connector to your PDA.
Step 2: Connect the car cigarette adaptor to your car.
Step 3:Choose the correct COM port and baud rate (4800bps) for map or
navigation software.
Step 4: Place your Onyx on the outside roof of your vehicle with magnetic
base if you encounter any problem to receive GPS signal.

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USB Driver Installation for Windows
Operation System
Getting Started
Step 1: Plug USB connector to USB port of your laptop or desktop PC.
Step 2: Insert RFG-2000 CD-Disc, choose “USB Driver for Windows” item to
install USB driver for Windows Operation System.
Step 3: There is alternative way to install USB driver by selecting
”/USB Driver/PL-2302 Driver installer.exe” file and double click to run.
Caution: During USB driver installation, a message box “Driver is not certificated by
Microsoft” may pop-up. Please crick “Continue” to continue the USB driver
installation.

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Step 4. You can check COM port number of RFG-2000 from System
properties now. The COM port is COM3 in this example.
Step 5: Place your Onyx on the outside roof of your vehicle with magnetic
base if you encounter any problem to receive GPS signal (optional).
Step 6: Choose the correct COM port and baud rate (4800bps) for map or
navigation software.
USB Driver Un-Installation for Windows
Operation System
To completely remove the USB-driver, please run “/USB Driver/PL-2302
Driver installer.exe” in RFG-2000 CD.
Caution: Sometimes, USB driver can’t work properly after recovering from power-saving
mode. To solve this problem, please restart your PC and disable power-saving
function.

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USB Driver Installation for Pocket PC
The RFG-2000 Installation CD provides the Pocket PC USB driver installation.
If your Pocket PC need to install USB Driver for RFG-2000, you should
choose the “USB Driver for PocketPC” item to install.
USB Driver Un-Installation for Pocket PC
Step 1: Go to Start->Setting->System->Remove Program
Step 2: Select “RoyalTek PL-2303 USB Driver” for un-installation.

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How to test RFG-2000 (PDA version only)
1. Insert RFG-2000 CD-Disc, choose “GPS Monitor for PocketPC” item to
install the PocketPC version of RoyalTek GPS Monitor test application.
2. Execute the Pocket PC version of RFG-2000 GPS test application by
double clicking the “RoyalTek GPS Monitor” icon as shown.

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3. The RoyalTek GPS Monitor main screen as shown.
12-Channel Signal Level Color Coding
Red Color: The satellite is known from almanac information; however, the satellite is not
currently being tracked.
Blue Color: The satellite is being tracked; however, it is not being used in the current
position solution.

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Green Color: The satellite is being tracked and is being used in the current position
solution.
4. Select [File]->[Connect/Disconnect] menu item to prompt Com Port
Setting window. Please choose the correct COM port.
The baud rate of the RFG-2000 was defaulted as 4800 bps.
5. If everything is OK, it will show the position information and satellite’s
constellation.
Greed LED: Fix
Red LED: Not Fix
While LED: No data

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6. Select [View] menu and select different view modes including Satellites
View, Navigation View and Development View as below.

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7. If you want to cold start the GPS receiver, select “Cold Start” from the
“Function” menu and click “Action” icon, the system will clear the
RFG-2000 module data and initialize a cold start on GPS receiver.
8. Select [File]->[NMEA Config] menu item to prompt NMEA Configuration
window. Please select output NMEA sentences.

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Specifications
Physical characteristics
Dimension: 57±0.3(Length) X 50 ±0.3(Width) X 15.5 ±0.3(Height)
Weight: 70 +/- 5 grams
Temperature characteristics
Storage temperature: -40℃~ +85℃
Operating temperature: -40℃~ +85℃
General
Channels: 12 channels
L1: 1575.42 MHz
C/A code: 1.023MHz chip rate
Accuracy
Position accuracy: 15 meters (49 feet) RMS
Velocity accuracy: 0.1 knot RMS steady state
Datum
WGS-84
Position update rate
1Hz, once per second
Dynamic conditions
Altitude ：18000 meters (60000 feet) max
Velocity ：515 meters / second max
Jerk ：20 meters / second, max
Acceleration ：4 G, max
Power
PS2/USB input power: DC 5V ± 5 %, 55mA typical
Car cigarette power adaptor: +9V ~ +16V.

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Certification
FCC/CE compliant
Waterproof standard
IEC 68-2-18 test Ral

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Software Data
NMEA 0183 V3.0 Protocol
It is the RS-232 interface：4800 bps, 8 bit data, 1 stop bit and no parity.
NMEA Output Messages
The RFG-2000 outputs the following messages as shown in Table 1：
TABLE 1 NMEA OUTPUT MESSAGES
NMEA Record Description
GGA Global positioning system fixed data
GLL Geographic position – Latitude/Longitude
GSA GNSS DOP and active satellites
GSV GNSS satellites in view
RMC Recommended minimum specific GNSS data
VTG Course over ground and ground speed
GGA－Global Positioning System Fixed Data
Time, position and fix related data for a GPS receiver.
$GPGGA,hhmmss.dd,xxmm.dddd,<N|S>,yyymm.dddd,<E|W>,v,ss,d.d,h.h ,M,g.g,M,a.a,xxxx*
hh<CR><LF>
Example:
$GPGGA,111200.02,6016.3092,N,02458.3841,E,1,09,0.8,30.6,M,18.1,M,,*5D
Name Example Units Description
Message ID $GPGGA GGA protocol header
UTC Time 111200.02 hhmmss.dd
hh = hours
mm = minutes
ss = seconds
dd = decimal parts of seconds
Latitude 6016.3092
xxmm.dddd
xx = degrees
mm = minutes
dd = decimal parts of minutes
<N|S> Indicator N N=north or S=south
Longitude 02458.3841
yyymm.dddd
yyy = degrees
mm = minutes

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dddd = decimal parts of minutes
<E|W> Indicator E E=east or W=west
Fix Valid Indicator 1 v
0 = Fix not valid
1 = Fix valid
Satellites Used 09 ss
Number of satellites used in position fix,
00-12. Fixed length
HDOP 1.0
d.d
Horizontal Dilution of Precision
MSLAltitude 9.0 meters h.h
Altitude(mean-sea-level, geoid)
Units M meters
Letter M
Geoid Separation meters g.g
Difference between the WGS-84 reference
ellipsoid surface and the mean-sea-level
altitude.
Units M meters
Letter M
NULL
a.a
NULL (missing)
NULL
xxxx
NULL (missing)
Checksum *5D
*hh
<CR><LF>
End of message termination
GLL－Geographic Position – Latitude/Logitude
Latitude and Longitude, UTC time of fix and status.
$GPGLL,xxmm.dddd,<N|S>,yyymm.dddd,<E|W>,hhmmss.dd,S,M*hh<CR><LF>
Example:
$GPGLL,6016.3073,N,02458.3791,E,134157.48,A,A*26
Name Example Units Description
Message ID $GPGLL GLL protocol header
Latitude 6016.3073
xxmm.dddd
xx = degrees
mm = minutes
dd = decimal parts of minutes
<N|S> Indicator N N=north or S=south
Longitude 02458.3791
yyymm.dddd
yyy = degrees
mm = minutes
dddd = decimal parts of minutes
<E|W> Indicator E E = East, W = West
UTC Time 134157.48 hhmmss.dd
hh = hours