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Trimble R7/R8 GPS Receiver User Guide 129
Configuration 15
Trimble R8 GPS Receiver Operation
15.2Configuring the Receiver Using Application
Files
An application file contains information for configuring a receiver. To
configure a receiver using an application file, you need to create the
application file, transfer it to the receiver, and then apply the file’s
settings. The GPS Configurator software does this for you automatically
when you work with configuration files.
For more information on applying application files, see Chapter 16,
Software Utilities.
15.3Application Files
An application file is organized into records. Each record stores
configuration information for a particular area of receiver operation.
Application files can include the following records:
• File Storage
• General Controls
• Serial Port Baud/Format
• Reference Position
• Logging Rate
• SV Enable/Disable
• Output Message
• Antenna
• Device Control
• Static/Kinematic
• Input Message
An application file does not have to contain all of these records. When
you apply an application file, any option that is not included in the
records in the file remains at its current setting. For example, if you