User's Manual

IDS Ingegneria Dei Sistemi S.p.A. Protocol: MN/2009/030 - Rev. 1.2

Safe Rail System Data Acquisition Software

APPENDIX C - USING GPS WITH THE SRS SYSTEM

The SRS system can acquire GPS data in NMEA$GGA format. You therefore

have to set the GPS receiver so that the data output through the serial port or

Ethernet port is in NM EA$GGA format

The serial or ethernet communication between the GPS and the

Panasonic CF-30

notebook computer must be set up for GPS as follows:

•

Baud rate: 9800;

•

Byte size: 8;

•

Parity: No;

•

Stop bits: 1.

GPS data acquisition procedure with the SRS_PLUS system

Step 1

Connect the GPS receiver to the

Panasonic

notebook computer using the

serial cable shown in pictures Fig. C. 1.

Fig. C. 1 - Connecting the GPS to the notebook computer

Step 2

Open the

External device settings

after having clicked on the SRS

software icon at the top left of the main window (see pictures Fig. C. 2 and

Fig. C. 3).

Fig. C. 2 - External device settings command