Novatel SMART ANTENNA User Manual

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SMART ANTENNA User Manual Rev 6

Appendix A

Technical Specifications

PERFORMANCE

a

Position Accuracy:

Single Point

<

5 m (16.4’) (CEP)

DGPS

<

1 m (3.28’) (CEP)

SBAS (for example WAAS and EGNOS)

<

1.5 m (4.92’)(CEP)

Velocity Accuracy:

0.05 m/s RMS

Measurement Precision:

L1 C/A Code

75 cm RMS

L1 Carrier Phase

1 cm RMS (differential channel)

Data Rate:

Measurements

5 Hz

Position

5 Hz

Time to First Fix:

Hot start:

15 s typical, with current almanac, position, time and ephemeris

Warm start: 45 s typical, with current almanac, position and time but no

recent ephemeris

Cold start: 166 s typical with no almanac, ephemeris, position or time

Signal Re-Acquisition:

<

1 s typical (5 s obscuration)

Dynamics:

Velocity:

1852 km/h (514 m/s) (1151 miles/hr)

b

Acceleration:

4 G (39.2 m/s

2

) (128 feet/s

2

)

Altitude:

18 km (60,000’)

b

INTERNAL ANTENNA

Polarization:

Right hand circular

Axial Ratio:

3 dB max

Radiation Coverage:

θ

=

90°

4 dBic

15°

<

θ <

90°

-1.0 dBic

10°

θ <

15°

-2.5 dBic

VSWR:

2.0:1

Impedance:

50

HARDWARE SPECIFICATIONS

Input Voltage:

+9 to +36 VDC (reverse polarity protected and SAE
J1455 load dump protected)

Power Consumption:

1.4 W (typical)

Serial Communications:

COM1 input/output port and DGPS input port, available with RS-232 or RS-
422 interface up to 19,200 bps

Message Formats:

Input:

COM1

NMEA or proprietary binary

DGPS IN

c

RTCM-104 types 1, 2, 3, 9

Output: COM1

NMEA or proprietary binary (NMEA types GGA,
GSA, GSV, RMC, VTG, ZDA, GLL plus
proprietary messages)

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