User`s manual

PREFACE
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This manual is a guide to the proper configuration, installation, and operation of your MBS-
GPS PC/104 Interface. For setup and operation of the Novatel SSII or OEMV-1 Manuals in-
cluded with this product. You can use your MBS-GPS-SS2-5HZ card in conjunction with other
PC/104 expansion cards, tailoring your system for a wide variety of applications.
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
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MicroBee Systems is committed to supporting our products. For this reason all user manuals
as well as this manual are always available online in PDF format at http://www.microbee-sys-
tems.com/user_manuals.htm. If you do not find this online then please inform us and we will
make it available immediately.
This unit has been tested with a number of operating systems including MSDOS, Linux, QNX,
Microsoft Windows 98, NT, 2000 and XP. Any operating systems supporting an ISA legacy
device should operate normally with this product. This unit defaults to 16C550 mode. Access
to advanced features are via register access or jumpers and thus may require modification to
existing drivers. MicroBee Systems does not guarantee operation with unusual or custom “in
house” operating systems or serial IO libraries. We will help you all we can.
If you have a question about the MBS-GPS card and cannot find the answer in this manual, call
Technical Support. They will be ready to give you the assistance you need.
When you call, please have the following at hand:
• Your MBS-GPS Module Interface User’s Manuals
• A description of your problem.
The direct line to Technical Support is 256-426-2431.
OVERVIEW
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The MBS-GPS PC/104 GPS Module is a CPLD based triple high speed 16C850 UART PC/104
Bus Compliant 8 BIT interface based upon the Exar XR16C2850 Dual UART with user select-
able 128 Byte deep FIFO buffers and integrated with the Novatel Super Star II 5Hz GPS. This
interface provides two independent user inversion selectable TTL and RS232 level 1PPS out-
puts. Serial Port 1 is used as the Primary Data/Command Port and Port 2 is the Differential in-
put when a RTCM compliant correction message is supplied. Port 3 is a standard high speed
serial port available for communications up to 921 kBaud.
This unit is available with either the Novatel SSII 3.3V GPS or the high performance Novatel
preliminary
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