USER GUIDE Trimble® SPS882 Smart GPS Antenna

USER GUIDE Trimble SPS882 Smart GPS Antennas ®

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Safety Information Before you use your Trimble® SPS GPS receiver, make sure that you have read and understood all safety requirements. Regulations and safety The receivers contain an internal radio-modem and can send signals through Bluetooth® wireless technology or through an external data communications radio. Regulations regarding the use of the 450 MHz radio-modems vary greatly from country to country. In some countries, the unit can be used without obtaining an end-user license. Other countries require end-user licensing. For licensing information, consult your local Trimble dealer. Bluetooth...

Safety Information DO NOT operate the equipment near electrical blasting caps or in an explosive atmosphere. All equipment must be properly grounded according to Trimble installation instructions for safe operation. All equipment should be serviced only by a qualified technician. CAUTION – For your own safety, and in terms of the RF exposure requirements of the FCC, always observe the precautions listed here. • DO NOT operate the transmitter when someone is within 20 cm (7.8 inches) of the antenna. The minimum operating distance between an SPS882 with an internal 900 Mhz radio transmitter and...

Safety Information This device has been designed to operate with the antennas listed below. Antennas not included in this list are strictly prohibited for use with this device. The required antenna impedance is 50 ohms. The antennas that can be used (country dependent) with the 450 MHz radio are 0 dBi and 5 dBi whip antennas. The antennas that can be used (country dependent) with the 900 MHz radio are 0 dBi, 3 dBi, and 5 dBi whip antennas. To reduce potential radio interference to other users, the antenna type and its gain should be so chosen so that the equivalent isotropically radiated power...

Safety Information The seal integrity of the whole GPS receiver is compromised when the radio is removed. Users do not have the facilities to test the integrity of the seal. The internal connector on the radio is not intended for multiple insertions or extractions. It will break. If the unit is outside of warranty, you can purchase another radio door, which must be installed by a Trimble authorized Service Provider. There are hardware limitations to this, so be very careful, especially with the 900 MHz doors. CAUTION – Because of installation problems and country regulation issues, Trimble does...

Contents Safety Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Regulations and safety . . . . . . . . . . . Type approval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Exposure to radio frequency radiation . For 450 MHz radio . . . . . . . . . For license-free 900 MHz radio . For Bluetooth radio . . . . . . . . Installing antennas . . . . . . . . . . . . . Battery safety. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Changing the radio module. . . . . . . . Batteries and Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 External power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ....

Rover receiver setup guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Cellular modem and external radio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 Setting up the Receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Connecting the receiver to external devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Trimble controller with SCS900 Site Controller software . . . . . . . . . . . External radio-modems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Common ways to set up a base station . ....

Default behavior. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power-up settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Logging data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Logging data after a power loss . NMEA-0183 Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 NMEA-0183 message overview Common message elements . . Message values . . . . . . NMEA messages . . . . . . . . . PTNL,GGK . . . . . . . . . Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 General specifications . . . . . . . . . Antenna options. . . . . . . . . . . . . Temperature . . . . . . . . . ....

Attitude . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . BASE POSITION AND QUALITY INDICATOR Flags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Login authentication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Adding UHF Internal Radio Frequencies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105 Adding receive frequencies for the 450 MHz internal radio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .106 Setting UHF reception radio frequencies using the web interface. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .107 Upgrading the Receiver Firmware . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 The WinFlash...

1 Introduction Welcome to the SPS882 Smart GPS Antenna User Guide. This manual describes how to set up and use the Trimble® SPS882 Smart GPS antenna. The SPS GPS receivers is a family of receivers that comprise the SPSx51 Modular GPS receivers, SPSx61 Modular Heading GPS receivers, and the SPS882 Smart GPS antenna. Where necessary, this manual contains references to specific receivers in the product family. When information is specific to a particular model, then the specific model name is used. Even if you have used other Global Positioning System (GPS) products before, Trimble recommends that...