Installation Instructions

Document Name: WAPS BEACON Installation Manual
Version No: 1.4
Company Name: NextNav, LLC.
Confidential Page 21 11-Sep-12
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4 Usage Model
4.1 Hardware Connections for the Server
The socket server expects the following modules to be connected to the Zeus board
- PA module
- GPS Module
- Rubidium
- Weatherboard
Socket clients communicate with the Socket Server running on zeus over the Ethernet
link as shown in figure below. For developmental purposes, multiple zeus setups can be
connected to the network as long as they have DHCP addresses. One computer on the
same network can be used to communicate with multiple Zeus systems using the
IPAddress:Port configuration.
Ethernet
Switch
Zeus1
DHCP
Zeus2
DHCP
Zeus3
DHCP
GUIClient
Computer
Router
4.2 Socket Server Startup
The socket server runs on the Zeus Board ARM Linux Kernel. To connect to the Zeus Board, use
an ssh client such as ‘putty’ from the GuiClient computer.