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Application Bulletin

August 3. 2007

Garmin GPS to XLe

Garmin GPS to XLe Application Note

Overview

The HE200GPS183 GPS Receiver (GPS183) is an OCS accessory that provides a variety of GPS data to the control

system with a high degree of accuracy. GPS stands for “Global Positioning System” – which consists of a set of earth-

orbiting satellites and ground stations. GPS allows a portable receiver to calculate with a high degree of accuracy its

current position, time, velocity, etc.

The GPS183 uses NMEA0183 protocol – which is a standard established by the National Marine Educators

Association. The GPS183 utilizes RS-232 for data communications, and is powered by 5Vdc. Most OCS models (NX,

LX, QX) provide an appropriate 5V output on their serial ports. The XLe does not feature a 5V output – it requires an

external 5V, 60mA power supply to power the GPS183.

Products used:

HE200GPS183 Horner GPS

HE-XE105 Horner XLe

References:

Horner GPS Manual MAN0857-01

XLE Hardware Manual MAN0808-01, 0809-01 and 0810-01

GPS Cable Pin out XLe Port Pin out

Note:

1. The Yellow wire from the GPS is NOT used

2. The Thicker Black wire is for the supply voltage

common

3. The XLe pin out is for the port, NOT the cable connector

Summary of content (6 pages)

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Application Bulletin August 3. 2007 Garmin GPS to XLe Garmin GPS to XLe Application Note Overview The HE200GPS183 GPS Receiver (GPS183) is an OCS accessory that provides a variety of GPS data to the control system with a high degree of accuracy. GPS stands for “Global Positioning System” – which consists of a set of earthorbiting satellites and ground stations. GPS allows a portable receiver to calculate with a high degree of accuracy its current position, time, velocity, etc.
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Wiring Diagram GPS XLe(MJ2) 1 Yellow (Not Used) 2 Red ---------------------------------------------- Supply Voltage 5 VDC 3 Black (small) ---------------------------------- 6 Ground 4 White ------------------------------------------- 7 RXD + - 5 VDC 5 Black (Thick) ---------------------------------- Supply Voltage Common (0V) 6 Green -------------------------------------------- 8 TXD Configuration inside of CsCAPE (v8.10 or higher) Use comm. Port 2 (MJ2) on the XLe.
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5. The first step is to set the Network Setup parameters. This is to configure the comm. Port settings. Baud Rate, Parity, Data Bits, Stop Bits, Handshaking, Protocol, RS232 or RS485, Scan Update Rate, Timeout and retries. All of these parameters are defaulted to the correct parameters. The only thing you need to set in this box is the Status Registers. I used %R1 for this demo. This will give you information about the status of the communications between the GPS and the XLe on MJ2.
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6. The second tab is to configure the device. In this case there is only one device and this has been done for you. With the GPS protocol selected, you will not be able to select this tab. 7. The last step in the protocol setup is to set the scan list. Click this tab and select the Add Button. You only need to fill in two fields in this area. Set the Length (number of words) to 25 Set the Local Register Address (I used %R101). Note that the Target-Device Register defaults to main.
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9. Click OK to accept the Scan List 10. Click OK to Accept the Protocol Configuration. You are now done with the protocol setup 11. The next step is to do the I/O Name setup for all of the GPS data. This data will start at %R101 and go through %R125. See Table below for actual GPS data descriptions: (The GPS Manual will also give you detailed descriptions, Ranges, and engineering units for each data point) 12. Create a Data Watch window with all of the GPS data in it.
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13. The last step is to use the GPS data in your Relay Ladder Logic, Data Logging or Display Screens. See Examples of GPS Data on the XLe Screens Below: Additional Information to Connect GPS to other OCS X Products (see Below table) Summary Horner APG wrote this document on August 3, 2007. Questions or comments can be directed to the Tech Support Department by phone at 317-916-4274 or email techsppt@heapg.com.