SEPTENTRIO AsteRx-U MARINE Fg User manual

AsteRx-U MARINE Fg
User Manual

User Manual Version 1.6
Applicable to version 4.6.0 of the AsteRx-U MARINE Fg Firmware
August 31, 2020
Thank you for choosing the AsteRx-U MARINE Fg! This user manual provides detailed
instructions on how to use AsteRx-U MARINE Fg and we recommend that you read it
carefully before you start using the device.
While we try to keep the manual as complete and up-to-date as possible, it may be
that future features, functionality or other product specifications change without prior
notice or obligation. The information contained in this manual is subject to change without
notice. We recommend you to look for new or updated information in our Knowledge Base
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Septentrio
Greenhill Campus, Interleuvenlaan 15i
B-3001 Leuven, Belgium
http://www.septentrio.com
support septentrio.com
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Septentrio
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CONTENTS
Contents
1 Introduction 5
1.1 USER NOTICES ............................................................................... 5
1.1.1 CE Notice ........................................................................... 5
1.1.2 ROHS/WEEE Notice................................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.1.3 Safety information .................................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.1.4 Support ............................................................................. 6
2 AsteRx-U MARINE Fg overview 7
2.1 KEY FEATURES ............................................................................... 7
2.1.1 GNSS ................................................................................ 7
2.1.2 Physical and Environmental .. . . . . . . ......................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
2.2 ASTERX-U MARINE FG DESIGN ........................................................... 10
2.2.1 Front panel .................................... .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
2.2.2 LED description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . . . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . 11
2.2.3 Rear panel.......................................................................... 12
2.2.4 SIM card slot ....................................................................... 12
2.2.5 Mounting brackets .................................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
2.2.6 Internal memory .................................................................. 13
2.3 SHIPPING CASE CONTENTS ................................................................. 14
2.3.1 Supplied as standard .............................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
2.3.2 Optional items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ..................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
3 Quick start 16
3.1 POWERING THE ASTERX-U MARINE FG......................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
3.2 CONNECTING AN ANTENNA ................................................................ 17
3.3 CONNECTING TO THE ASTERX-U MARINE FG VIA THE WEB INTERFACE ............... 17
3.3.1 Using the USB cable ................................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
3.3.2 Using the Ethernet cable .............................. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
3.3.3 Over WiFi ........................................................................... 20
3.4 HOW TO CONFIGURE SBF AND NMEA OUTPUT .......................................... 21
3.4.1 Output over a serial COM connection .... ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
3.4.2 Output over Ethernet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....................... . . . . . . . 26
3.4.3 Output over bluetooth ................ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
4 Rover operation 33
4.1 HOW TO CONFIGURE THE ASTERX-U MARINE FG FOR RTK ............................ 33
4.1.1 How to configure the AsteRx-U MARINE Fg in RTK rover mode using the
UHF radio........................................................................... 33
4.1.2 How to configure the AsteRx-U MARINE Fg in RTK rover mode using the
cellular modem and NTRIP ............................................. . . . . . . . . . 36
4.1.3 How to configure the AsteRx-U MARINE Fg in RTK rover mode using
TCP/IP in a closed network . . ........................... .. . . ...................... 41
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CONTENTS
4.2 USING FUGRO MARINESTAR L-BAND PPP CORRECTION DATA WITH THE ASTERX-U
MARINE FG................................................................................. 45
4.3 HOW TO CONFIGURE THE ASTERX-U MARINE FG FOR
ATTITUDE ................................................................................... 50
4.4 HOW TO OUTPUT A PPS SIGNAL ........................................................... 53
4.4.1 Time synchronisation using the PPS signal .................................... 54
5 Base station operation 55
5.1 HOW TO CONFIGURE THE ASTERX-U MARINE FG AS AN RTK BASE STATION USING
THE UHF RADIO ............................................................................. 55
5.2 CONFIGURING THE ASTERX-U MARINE FGNTRIP CASTER ............................. 59
6 Receiver Monitoring 62
6.1 BASIC OPERATIONAL MONITORING ........................................................ 62
6.2 AIM+: USING THE SPECTRUM ANALYSER TO
DETECT AND MITIGATE INTERFERENCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ................... . 64
6.2.1 Narrowband interference mitigation ........................................... 65
6.2.2 Wideband interference mitigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
6.3 HOW TO LOG DATA FOR PROBLEM DIAGNOSIS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ........... 68
6.3.1 Support SBF file. . ............................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
6.3.2 Diagnostic Report ................................................................. 70
6.4 ACTIVITY LOGGING .......................................................................... 71
7 Receiver Administration Operations 72
7.1 HOW TO CHANGE IP SETTINGS OF THE ASTERX-U MARINE FG......................... 72
7.2 HOW TO CONFIGURE DYNAMIC DNS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ............................... . . . . . 73
7.3 HOW TO CONTROL ACCESS USING THE ASTERX-U MARINE FGFIREWALL ............. 74
7.4 HOW TO UPGRADE THE FIRMWARE OR UPLOAD A NEW PERMISSION FILE .............. 75
7.5 HOW TO SET THE ASTERX-U MARINE FG TO ITS DEFAULT CONFIGURATION .......... 77
7.6 HOW TO RESET THE ASTERX-U MARINE FG. . ............................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
7.7 HOW TO COPY THE CONFIGURATION FROM ONE RECEIVER TO ANOTHER .............. 78
8 Security 80
8.1 DEFAULT ACCESS TO THE ASTERX-U MARINE FG........................................ 80
8.2 DEFINING USER ACCESS TO THE ASTERX-U MARINE FG................................ 80
8.3 USER ACCESS:AN EXAMPLE ................................................................ 81
8.3.1 Using SSH key authentication .......................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
9 Appendix 84
9.1 REAR-PANEL PORT DESCRIPTIONS ......................................................... 84
9.1.1 PWR ................................................................................. 84
9.1.2 PPS/GPO............................................................................ 84
9.1.3 Event/GP1 .......................................................................... 85
9.1.4 COM2 ............................................................................... 85
9.1.5 COM1/COM3/Host USB....................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
9.1.6 Ethernet/USB ....................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
9.2 UHF RADIO BAUD RATES ................................................................... 89
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1 Introduction
1.1 User Notices
1.1.1 CE Notice
AsteRx-U MARINE Fg receivers carry the CE mark and are as such
compliant with the 2004/108/EC - EMC Directive and amendments,
2006/95/EC - Low Voltage Directive, both amended by the CE-marking
directive 93/68/EC. With regards to EMC, these devices are declared as
class B, suitable for residential or business environment.
1.1.2 ROHS/WEEE Notice
The AsteRx-U MARINE Fg is compliant with the latest WEEE,
RoHS and REACH directives. For more information see
www.septentrio.com/en/environmental-compliance.
1.1.3 Safety information
Statement 1: The power supply provided by Septentrio (if any) should not
be replaced by another. If you are using the receiver with your own power
supply, it must have a double isolated construction and must match the
specifications of the provided power supply.
Statement 2: Ultimate disposal of this product should be handled
according to all national laws and regulations.
Statement 3: The equipment and all the accessories included with this
product may only be used according to the specifications in the delivered
release note, manual or other documents delivered with the receiver.
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1.1. USER NOTICES
1.1.4 Support
For first-line support please contact your AsteRx-U MARINE Fg dealer. Additional
documentation can be found in the following manuals:
•The AsteRx-U MARINE Fg Reference Guide (contained inside the Firmware Package
zip on our website) includes information on the receiver operation, the full list of
receiver commands and a description of the format and contents of all SBF (Septentrio
Binary Format) blocks.
•The RxTools Manual covers the RxTools software suite, including RxControl and
RxLogger.
The Septentrio website has a dedicated Support section
(http://www.septentrio.com/support), where the User Manual, the Firmware Reference
Guide and the latest officially supported Firmware version are readily available for download.
Further information can be found on our website or by contacting Septentrio’s Technical
Support department.
In case the AsteRx-U MARINE Fg does not behave as expected and you need to contact
Septentrio’s Technical Support department, you should attach a short SBF log file containing
the support blocks and a Diagnostic Report of the receiver (see Section 6.3).
http://www.septentrio.com
Headquarters
Septentrio NV Phone: [phone]
Greenhill Campus Fax: [phone]
Interleuvenlaan 15i, sales septentrio.com
3001 Leuven,
Belgium
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2 AsteRx-U MARINE Fg overview
The AsteRx-U MARINE Fg provides multi-frequency, multi-constellation GNSS positioning
capability together with GNSS Heading, L-Band positioning and wireless communications
within a rugged IP67 housing for the broadest range of applications. Use any smartphone,
tablet or computer to operate the AsteRx-U MARINE Fg without any special configuration
software via the built-in webserver accessible via WiFi, Ethernet or USB connection.
2.1 Key features
•544 channels for tracking all known and future signals from GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO,
BEIDOU, and SBAS on both antennas
•Precise and robust heading calculation
•cm-level (RTK) and sub dm-level (PPP) position accuracy
•Dual L-Band channel robust against INMARSAT uplink interference
•Septentrio GNSS+algorithms for robust industrial performance
•Integrated cellular modem, Bluetooth, WiFi and optional UHF radio
2.1.1 GNSS
•544 hardware channels for simultaneous tracking of all visible satellite signals
•Supported signals: GPS (L1, L2, L5), GLONASS (L1, L2, L3), GALILEO (E5ab, AltBoc, E6),
BEIDOU (B1, B2, B3) (Galileo and Beidou are optional features)
•All-in-view SBAS (EGNOS, WAAS, GAGAN, MSAS, SDCM) (incl. L5 tracking)
•Raw data output (code, carrier, navigation data) (optional feature)
•Max 10 Hz SBAS, DGNSS, PPP and RTK positioning
•A Posteriori Multipath Estimator Technique (APME+), including code and phase
multipath mitigation
•AIM+ interference unit mitigates against wide and narrow-band interference
•IONO+ Advanced scintillation mitigation
•RAIM
•Differential GNSS (base station and rover)
•Real Time Kinematic (base and rover) (base is an optional feature)
•Fugro PPP correction service (optional feature, activation required)
•Moving base RTK positioning (optional feature)
•8 GB Internal Memory
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2.1. KEY FEATURES
GNSS positioning accuracy
Horizontal Vertical
Standalone 1.2 m 1.9 m
SBAS 0.6 m 0.8 m
DGPS 0.4 m 0.7 m
RTK performance
Horizontal accuracy 0.6 cm +0.5 ppm
Vertical accuracy 1 cm +1 ppm
Average time to fix 7 s
Velocity accuracy
0.03 m/s
Attitude accuracy
antenna separation Heading Pitch\Roll
1 m 0.15◦0.25◦
5 m 0.03◦0.05◦
Connectivity
•3 hi-speed serial ports (RS232)
•Ethernet port (TCP/IP and UDP)
•Full speed USB (host and device)
•2 Event markers
•xPPS output (max. 100 Hz)
•Integrated Bluetooth (2.1 + EDR/4.0)
•Integrated Quadband Cellular Modem (EDGE, 2G, 3G, 3.5G, 4G)
•Integrated WiFi (802.11 b/g/n)
•Integrated UHF (406-470 MHz)
•Connector for separate L-Band antenna
Cellular Modem
Regional Operation EU4G NA4G
North America -
EMEA -
APAC -
Japan - -
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2.1. KEY FEATURES
Technology EU4G NA4G
4G LTE 1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 2, 4, 5, 7, 17
3G UMTS 850, 900, 1900, 2100 850, 900, 1700, 1900, 2100
2G GSM Quad-band Quad-band
2.1.2 Physical and Environmental
Size: 164 x 157 x 54 mm
Weight: 1.5 kg
Input voltage: 9-36 V DC
Power consumption: 7 W typical
Temperature Range: -30 to +65 ◦C (operational)
-40 to +75 ◦C (storage)
Ingress Protection: IP67
Humidity MIL-STD810G, Method 507.5, Procedure I
Dust MIL-STD-810G, Method 510.5, Procedure I
Shock MIL-STD-810G, Method 516.6, Procedure I/II
Vibration MIL-STD-810G, Method 514.6, Procedure I
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2.2. ASTERX-U MARINE FG DESIGN
2.2 AsteRx-U MARINE Fg design
2.2.1 Front panel
The front-panel layout of the AsteRx-U MARINE Fg with attached Bluetooth/WiFi and Cellular
antennas is shown in Figure 2-1.
Figure 2-1: AsteRx-U MARINE Fg front-panel layout
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2.2. ASTERX-U MARINE FG DESIGN
2.2.2 LED description
LED Icon Behaviour
blue
Off: Bluetooth disabled
On: Bluetooth connected
Blinking slowly: Not connected but discoverable
green
Off: WiFi disabled
On: Access-point mode or client mode
Blinking slowly: Establishing a connection in client mode
Blinking quickly: Error, not connected
green
Off: Not logging
On: Logging active, disk is mounted
Blinking slowly: Logging active, disk-space is low
Blinking quickly: Disk is full or not mounted
green
Off: No reception of correction data
Blinking: Blinks on reception of correction data
green
Off: No PVT available
On: PVT available
green
Off: UHF radio modem disabled
On: UHF radio modem in search mode
Blinking slowly: Data package sent/received
Blinking quickly: UHF radio modem in set-up mode
green
Off: Receiver is powered off
On: Receiver is powered on
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2.2. ASTERX-U MARINE FG DESIGN
2.2.3 Rear panel
Figure 2-2 shows the layout of the rear-panel connectors on the AsteRx-U MARINE Fg. The
PIN assigments for each socket can be found in the Appendix.
Figure 2-2: AsteRx-U MARINE Fg rear-panel layout
2.2.4 SIM card slot
The SIM card can be inserted into the slot in the front panel of the AsteRx-U MARINE Fg as
shown in Figure 2-3.
Important: Only insert or remove the SIM card while the unit is powered down.
Note: Please take care when closing the SIM card lid again and ensure the gasket is intact
and properly seated and that the SIM card door is tightened with a torque force of 1 Nm to
ensure the unit’s IP rating remains.
Figure 2-3: SIM card slot on the AsteRx-U MARINE Fg
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2.2. ASTERX-U MARINE FG DESIGN
2.2.5 Mounting brackets
The AsteRx-U MARINE Fg is supplied with mounting brackets which can be fitted to the unit
as shown in Figure 2-4.
Figure 2-4: Mounting brackets fitted to the AsteRx-U MARINE Fg
2.2.6 Internal memory
The AsteRx-U MARINE Fg has an 8 GB Memory for internal data logging. Data can be logged
in SBF or NMEA format and may be retrieved via the logging tab of the web interface.
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2.3. SHIPPING CASE CONTENTS
2.3 Shipping case contents
2.3.1 Supplied as standard
The following items with their part numbers are supplied as standard with the AsteRx-U
MARINE Fg.
Note that there are two sets of cellular antennas included with your AsteRx-U product: one
high performance antenna which is recommended to be used when operating in 4G and one
standard antenna.
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2.3. SHIPPING CASE CONTENTS
2.3.2 Optional items
The following items with their part numbers can be optionally purchased for use with the
AsteRx-U MARINE Fg.
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3 Quick start
This section details how to power-up, connect to and communicate with the AsteRx-U
MARINE Fg. The AsteRx-U MARINE Fg has an on-board web interface which the user can
connect to in three ways: Ethernet, USB or WiFi. The AsteRx-U MARINE Fg is fully configurable
using the web interface. Please note that older versions of certain browsers may not display
the web interface properly.
3.1 Powering the AsteRx-U MARINE Fg
Using the supplied open-ended power cable, the receiver can be powered by applying 6
to 36 V via the power-in wire. The receiver can also be powered using the power adapter
(optionally available). The power socket is indicated in Figure 3-1.
Figure 3-1: Rear panel power socket
The AsteRx-U MARINE Fg does not have a power button1and the unit will power up
automatically when power is applied. In case the AsteRx-U is on when a power outage occurs,
the unit will automatically boot up when power is restored. When the unit is powered initially,
the front-panel LEDs will follow a boot sequence pattern.
1Older versions of the AsteRx-U MARINE Fg do feature a power button on the front panel next to the cell
antenna. It may be necessary to press this button to power up the receiver after power is applied. If
the AsteRx-U loses power while the power button is on, then it will automatically boot up when power is
restored.
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3.2. CONNECTING AN ANTENNA
3.2 Connecting an antenna
The rear panel of the AsteRx-U MARINE Fg has two TNC connectors for GNSS antennas:
one for the main antenna and one for an auxiliary antenna for heading applications. To
get started, connect an antenna via an antenna cable to the main antenna connector of
the AsteRx-U (Fg) indicated in Figure 3-2. An overview of the antenna’s which are directly
compatible with the receiver can be obtained using the lstAntennaInfo command. For more
information regarding these and other commands, please refer to the Firmware Reference
Guide.
Figure 3-2: Rear-panel main antenna connector
3.3 Connecting to the AsteRx-U MARINE Fg via
the Web Interface
You can connect to the receiver on any device that supports a web browser using the
receiver’s on board Web Interface. The connection can be made using either USB, Ethernet
or WiFi. The following sections describe each of the connection methods.
3.3.1 Using the USB cable
Connect the combined USB/Ethernet cable to the connector labelled ’ETH USB’ on the rear
panel of the AsteRx-U MARINE Fg and indicated in Figure 3-3.
Figure 3-3: Rear panel USB and Ethernet socket
The first time that the USB cable is connected to a device, you may be prompted to allow
installation of drivers which can take several minutes. When the drivers have been installed,
it is recommended to unplug then re-plug in the USB cable on your device to fully activate
the drivers.
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3.3. CONNECTING TO THE ASTERX-U MARINE FG VIA THE WEB INTERFACE
When the drivers have been correctly installed, the USB connection will appear as a
removable storage device as shown in Figure 3-4.
Figure 3-4: Screenshot showing USB connection after driver installation
The USB connection on the AsteRx-U MARINE Fg functions as network adapter and the DHCP
server running on the receiver will always assign the AsteRx-U MARINE Fg the IP address
192.168.3.1.
To connect to the AsteRx-U MARINE Fg, you can then simply open a web browser using the
IP address 192.168.3.1 as shown in Figure 3-5.
Figure 3-5: Connect to the Web Interface of the AsteRx-U MARINE Fg over USB
using the IP address 192.168.3.1 on any web browser
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3.3. CONNECTING TO THE ASTERX-U MARINE FG VIA THE WEB INTERFACE
3.3.2 Using the Ethernet cable
Step 1: Connect the combined USB/Ethernet cable
Connect the combined USB/Ethernet cable shown in Section 2.3.1 between a LAN network
and the connector labelled ‘ETH USB‘ on the rear panel of the AsteRx-U MARINE Fg indicated
in Figure 3-6.
Figure 3-6: Rear panel USB and Ethernet socket
Step 2: Open a web browser and connect to the AsteRx-U
MARINE Fg
By default, the AsteRx-U MARINE Fg has the hostname ‘http://Asterx-u-fg-xxxxxxx’, where
xxxxxxx are the last 7 digits of the AsteRx-U MARINE Fg serial number. This hostname can
be used on a local area network to connect to the AsteRx-U MARINE Fg if the IP address
assigned by the DHCP server is unknown. The serial number can be found on a sticker on
the corner of the outer casing of the receiver. Figure 3-7 shows a screenshot of an Ethernet
connection to a receiver with serial number 3011881 using ‘http://asteRx-u-fg-3017999’.
Figure 3-7: Connecting to the Web Interface via Ethernet
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3.3. CONNECTING TO THE ASTERX-U MARINE FG VIA THE WEB INTERFACE
3.3.3 Over WiFi
The Web Interface can also be accessed over a WiFi connection. On your PC or tablet, search
for visible WiFi signals: the AsteRx-U MARINE Fg identifies itself as a wireless access point
named ’AsteRx-U-serial number’. The serial number of the AsteRx-U MARINE Fg can be found
on an identification sticker on the receiver housing. Select and connect to the AsteRx-U
MARINE Fg as shown in Figure 3-8.
Figure 3-8: Select the AsteRx-U MARINE Fg from the list of detected wireless
signals and connect
When your PC is connected to the AsteRx-U MARINE Fg WiFi signal, you can open a web
browser using the IP address: 192.168.20.1 as shown in Figure 3-9.
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