Trimble Outdoors SK8 - Manual (Page 47)

Lassen-SK8 Embedded GPS Module 3-5
Software Interface
10. Set the Flow Control
a. Press the [SPACE{BAR] to cycle through the options
b. Select the appropriate Flow Control. TAIP is the default: TAIP =Off
c. Press[Enter]
11. Set Protocol In:
a. Press the [SPACE{BAR] to cycle through the options
b. Select TAIP (0)
c. Press [Enter]
12. Set Protocol Out:
a. Press the [SPACE{BAR] to cycle through the options
b. Select TAIP (0)
c. Press [Enter]
13. If satisfied with these selections:
a. Press [Y] — Saves the configuration
b. Press [N] — Aborts the configuration and displays the message: ABORTED
3.4.2 TAIP Data Output
The Trimble ASCII Interface Protocol (TAIP) is a Trimble-specified digital
communication interface based on printable ASCII characters over a serial data link. TAIP
interface provides the means to configure the Lassen-SK8 receiver to output various
sentences in response to query or on a scheduled basis. TAIP messages may be scheduled
for output at a user specified rate starting on a given epoch from top of the hour. For
communication robustness, the protocol optionally supports checksums on all messages. It
also provides the user with the option of tagging all messages with the unit's user specified
identification number (ID). This greatly enhances the functional capability of the unit in a
network environment. This protocol is described in Appendix C, Trimble ASCII
Interface Protocol (TAIP).
The receiver can easily be configured to TAIP with the program SK8TAIP contained in
the Toolkit. This program re-configures the Lassen-SK8 to Default TAIP settings: TAIP at
4800 8-none-1 on Port 1, RTCM in / silent out at 4800 8-none-1 on Port 2. The program
stores these settings, along with all the other defaults, to non-volatile memory. The
GPSSK program can now be used to control and re-configure the receiver.
Receiver configurations created in GPSSK can be stored in non-volatile memory using the
RT command. As mentioned above, the receiver ports can also be set to TAIP through a
TSIP port using
TSIPCHAT and the TSIP command 0xBC.