User's Manual Part 1

58 OEMV Family Installation and Operation User Manual Rev 5B
Chapter 4 Operation
4.2 Getting Started
Included with your receiver are NovAtel’s CDU and Convert programs. CDU is a windows-based
GUI which allows you to access the receiver's many features without the need for communications
protocol or to write special software. The Convert utility is a windows-based utility that allows you to
convert between file formats, and strips unwanted records for data file compilation. See Chapter 6,
PC Software and Firmware on Page 99 for more information on these programs and their installation.
4.2.1 Starting the Receiver
The receiver’s software resides in flash memory. When first powered, it undergoes a complete self-
test. If an error condition is detected during a self-test, the self-test status word changes. This self-test
status word can be viewed in the header of any data output log. Refer to the chapter on Messages in
the OEMV Firmware Reference Manual for header information. If a persistent error develops, please
contact your local NovAtel dealer first. If the problem is still unresolved, please contact NovAtel
directly through any of the methods in the Customer Service section at the beginning of this manual
on Page 18.
4.2.2 Communicating with the Receiver Using CDU
Launch the CDU program and select Device | Open from its main menu. The Open Configuration
window appears. The example below shows an Open Configuration window with two possible
configurations already set up. Your configurations may be different or you may have none at all, in
which case, the Open Configuration window is empty.
Refer to CDU’s Help file by selecting the Help | Contents menu. See also Chapter 6, PC Software and
Firmware starting on Page 99 for descriptions of the CDU windows available from the View menu.
Ensure you can see the Console and ASCII Messages windows by selecting them from the View menu.
When the receiver is first turned on, no data is transmitted from the COM ports except for the port
prompt. The Console window displays a port name:
[COM1] if connected to COM1 port,
[COM2] if connected to COM2 port,