USB Dongle Series USB Dongle Series Model:UD-731 Model:UD-731 User’s Manual UniTraQ International Corp. All right reserved, © 2009 2F., No.136, Ziqiang S. Rd., Zhubei City, Hsinchu County 30264, Taiwan (R.O.C.) TEL：886-3-6578491 FAX：886-3-6578492 MADE IN TAIWAN UniTraQ International Corp. 2010,07, Version 1.3 RoHS compliance.
USB Dongle Series Model:UD-731 Contents 1. Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 3 2. Package Contents............................................................................................................. 3 3. System Requirements....................................................................................................... 3 4. Features ......................................................
USB Dongle Series Model:UD-731 1. Introduction The UD-731 is a GPS USB Dongle and it is optimized for good performance and low cost. Its 65 parallel channels and Venus 6 search bins provide short start-up time and fast signal acquisition. Having fast time-to-first-fix and high sensitivity, the UD-731 offers good navigation performance even in urban canyons. The UD-731 is capable of keeping up to 1Mega bytes records or positions, including longitude, latitude, speed, UTC and tag data.
USB Dongle Series Model:UD-731 5. Specifications 5.1 Electronic Characteristics Parameter Specification Receiver Type 65 channels Re-acquisition sensitivity -155dBm Tracking sensitivity -158dBm Cold start sensitivity -137dBm Receiver frequency 1575.42MHz Code C/A code Accuracy (1) Position 5m CEP (2) Velocity 0.
USB Dongle Series Model:UD-731 5.2 Physical Characteristics Parameter Specification Physical dimension 78.62mm X 24.83mm X 11.15mm Weight 22+-10%g 6. Getting Started There are only a few simple steps that you need to follow before using your UD-731: Install the USB driver onto your laptop using the included CD-ROM . Plug the GPS receiver into your laptop’s USB port.
USB Dongle Series Model:UD-731 7. Software Installation 7.1 Overview USB Driver is necessary software which allows you to operate UD-731 on your computer properly once the device is connected with the computer. USB Driver is different depending on your operating system you connect to. Therefore, when you connect UD-731 with your computer, you need to install an appropriate driver for the UD-731 beforehand. Once you installed the driver properly, you do not need to install again from the next time.
USB Dongle Series Model:UD-731 B. Click on Next on the installation welcome dialogue to continue. UniTraQ International Corp. 2010,07, Version 1.3 RoHS compliance.
USB Dongle Series Model:UD-731 C. eview the license agreement information, and select I accept to accept the licensing terms, and then click on Next to continue. You may click on Back to go to the previous step, or Cancel to quit. D. At this point the Installation allows you to change destination folder of CP210X VCP Drive for XP, if you have a specific reason for doing so. Click on Next to continue. If you want to install to a different folder, click on Browse.
USB Dongle Series Model:UD-731 E. On the next dialogue, click on Install to start installation CP210X VCP drive. You may click on Back to go to the previous step, and click on Cancel to quit. F. Wait for a few seconds while installation is copying files to your computer. Select Launch the CP210X VCP Driver installer and then click on Finish to complete the laboratories CP210X VCP driver installation. UniTraQ International Corp. 2010,07, Version 1.3 RoHS compliance.
USB Dongle Series Model:UD-731 G. On the next dialogue, click on Install to start installation CP210X USB to UART bridge driver. If you want to install to a different folder, click on Change install location, and click on Cancel to quit. H. Wait for a few seconds while installation is copying files to your computer. Click on OK to complete the laboratories USB to UART bridge driver installation. I. Click on Next on the installation welcome dialogue to continue. UniTraQ International Corp.
USB Dongle Series Model:UD-731 J. Wait for a few seconds while installation is copying files to your computer. Click on Finish to complete the PL2303 USB-to-serial driver installation. 7.3 Install GPSView You need to prepare a PC to install GPSView. The GPSView category depending on your operating system and then please follow the procedure illustrated below to install GPSView. 7.3.1 Install GPSView onto Windows 2000/XP or Vista A. Insert the CD into your CD-ROM disk.
USB Dongle Series Model:UD-731 B. Click on GPS View(XP/VISTA) on the installation welcome dialogue to continue. C. Click on Install to continue. You may click on Cancel to quit. UniTraQ International Corp. 2010,07, Version 1.3 RoHS compliance.
USB Dongle Series Model:UD-731 D. Click on OK to complete the installation. E. You can find a Server icon from StartProgramsUNIGPSAPPgps-view2008.2, or from C:\Program Files\UNIGPS APP\GPSView\gps-view2008.2.exe. Click on the icon to run GPSView in your computer. UniTraQ International Corp. 2010,07, Version 1.3 RoHS compliance.
USB Dongle Series Model:UD-731 7.3.2 Install GPSView onto Pocket PC A. Link to the following Microsoft web-site for downloading Microsoft ActiveSync. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/en-us/help/synchronize/activesync45.mspx B. Install Microsoft ActiveSync onto PC. C. Connect cradle to PC, and then the ActiveSync should create access between the PC and pocket PC. D. Double click on ActiveSync icon, main menu appears on the screen as blow. And then Click Explore on the pop-up menu.
USB Dongle Series Model:UD-731 E. Select My Windows Mobile-Based Device on the dialog. F. Determine the desired destination folder you want. In this example, the GPSViwe will be put on Storage Card. G. Copy GPSViwe-P.exe form CD-ROM to your pocket PC. The GPSViwe-P.exe path is on the CD-ROM GPS-InstallationPDA. And please note that CD shall be inserted to CD-ROM disk. UniTraQ International Corp. 2010,07, Version 1.3 RoHS compliance.
USB Dongle Series Model:UD-731 8. Application Software Introduction 8.1 GPSView Double Click on the gpsview.exe. and Click on the GT-7 Series. Enter the Window below. UniTraQ International Corp. 2010,07, Version 1.3 RoHS compliance.
USB Dongle Series Model:UD-731 1. Off the GPS connection 2. Series Selection 3. Open Position Coordinate Window 4. Execute Cold Start 5. Execute Warm Start 6. Execute Hot Start 7. Save NMEA Data (Automatically save in the same Program file) 8. Upgrade Firmware (If upgrading Firmware, save it in the same Program file) UniTraQ International Corp. 2010,07, Version 1.3 RoHS compliance.
USB Dongle Series Model:UD-731 8.2 Data log 8.2.1 Set up Data Log 1. Execute Data log.exe. 2. Select “DataLog Log Configure” UniTraQ International Corp. 2010,07, Version 1.3 RoHS compliance.
USB Dongle Series Model:UD-731 3. Configure your favorite log time “min_time” (by seconds) and “Enable” the Data log. 8.2.2 Check the status of configure 1. Select “DataLog Log Status” UniTraQ International Corp. 2010,07, Version 1.3 RoHS compliance.
USB Dongle Series Model:UD-731 2. The window of “Response” will display the above configured status. 8.2.3 Retrieve the content of Data Log 1. Select “DataLog Log Read” UniTraQ International Corp. 2010,07, Version 1.3 RoHS compliance.
USB Dongle Series Model:UD-731 2. Select the to be stored file path and file name. (ex. Data.log) 3. Click on the “Store” to retrieve the logged data. The completed window. UniTraQ International Corp. 2010,07, Version 1.3 RoHS compliance.
USB Dongle Series Model:UD-731 4. Decompress the retrieved logged data by selecting “DataLogLog Decompress” 5. Select the pre-stored Data.log (for example). UniTraQ International Corp. 2010,07, Version 1.3 RoHS compliance.
USB Dongle Series Model:UD-731 6. Click on the “Store” to perform the decompression as follows. 7. After the decompression, some files will be generated as the figure. The *.kml file can be applied to the Google Earth and display the tracked trace. UniTraQ International Corp. 2010,07, Version 1.3 RoHS compliance.
USB Dongle Series 8.2.4 Model:UD-731 Clear the Data Log 1. To clear the logged memory, select “DataLOgLog Clear” 2. Click “YES＂to clear out the whole logged data. 9. Trouble Shooting Satellite signal problem The following situations are normally if you find the GPS satellite signal is very low or absolute missing: There is something cover above. While you are in a tunnel. Inside of the building. Near by buildings.
USB Dongle Series Model:UD-731 GPS not fix problem If you see “GPS not fix” message on the screen after you enable the UD-731 GPS receiver, please consider the possible problems below: Wait few minutes. GPS position may cost several minutes. Make sure the UD-731 GPS receiver is put on a proper place. Some sun-control film for car may cutoff the satellite signal. You may replace it and try again.
USB Dongle Series 4 Longitude 12100.5204 Model:UD-731 Longitude in dddmm.mmmm format Leading zeros transmitted 5 E/W Indicator E 6 GPS quality indicator 1 Longitude hemisphere indicator, 'E' = East, 'W' = West GPS quality indicator 0: position fix unavailable 1: valid position fix, SPS mode 2: valid position fix, differential GPS mode 3: GPS PPS Mode, fix valid 4: Real Time Kinematic. System used in RTK mode with fixed integers 5: Float RTK. Satellite system used in RTK mode.
USB Dongle Series Model:UD-731 10.2 GLL - LATITUDE AND LONGITUDE, WITH TIME OF POSITION FIX AND STATUS Latitude and longitude of current position, time, and status. Structure: $GPGLL,ddmm.mmmm,a,dddmm.mmmm,a,hhmmss.sss,A,a*hh 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Example: $GPGLL,4250.5589,S,14718.5084,E,092204.999,A,A*2D Field 1 Name Latitude Example Description 4250.5589 Latitude in ddmm.
USB Dongle Series Model:UD-731 mode ‘S’ = Simulator mode 8 10.3 Checksum 2D GSA - GPS DOP AND ACTIVE SATELLITES GPS receiver operating mode, satellites used in the navigation solution reported by the GGA or GNS sentence and DOP values. Structure: $GPGSA,A,x,xx,xx,xx,xx,xx,xx,xx,xx,xx,xx,xx,xx,x.x,x.x,x.x*hh 1 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 6 7 Example: $GPGSA,A,3,01,20,19,13,,,,,,,,,40.4,24.4,32.
USB Dongle Series 10.4 Model:UD-731 GSV - GPS SATELLITE IN VIEW Number of satellites in view, PRN number, elevation angle, azimuth angle, and C/No. Four satellites details are transmitted per message. Additional satellite in view information is send in subsequent GSV messages.
USB Dongle Series Model:UD-731 Example: $GPRMC,092204.999,A,4250.5589,S,14718.5084,E,0.00,89.68,211200,,A*25 Field Name Example Description 1 UTC time 092204.999 UTC time in hhmmss.sss format (000000.00 ~ 235959.999) 2 Status A Status ‘V’ = Navigation receiver warning ‘A’ = Data Valid 3 Latitude 4250.5589 Latitude in dddmm.mmmm format Leading zeros transmitted 4 N/S indicator S Latitude hemisphere indicator N/S ‘N’ = North ‘S’ = South 5 Longitude 14718.
USB Dongle Series Model:UD-731 ‘D’ = Differential mode ‘E’ = Estimated (dead reckoning) mode ‘M’ = Manual input mode ‘S’ = Simulator mode 13 checksum 25 10.6 VTG - COURSE OVER GROUND AND GROUND SPEED The Actual course and speed relative to the ground. Structure: GPVTG,x.x,T,x.x,M,x.x,N,x.x,K,a*hh 1 2 3 4 5 6 Example: $GPVTG,89.68,T,,M,0.00,N,0.0,K,A*5F Field Name Example 1 Course 89.68 2 Course 3 Speed 0.00 4 Speed 0.
USB Dongle Series 10.7 Model:UD-731 ZDA -TIME AND DATA Structure: $GPRMC,hhmmss.sss,dd,mm.yyyy, , ,xxx 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Example: $GPZDA,104548.04,25,03,2004,,*6C Field Name Example Description 1 UTC time 104548.04 UTC time in hhmmss.ss format, 000000.00 ~ 235959.99 2 UTC time: day 25 UTC time: day (01 ... 31) 3 UTC time: month 03 UTC time: month (01 ...
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