Showing posts with label GSM 3000. Show all posts
Showing posts with label GSM 3000. Show all posts

Sunday, November 18, 2018

Unboxing GSM 3000 GSM3000 Gyro Stabilization Mount





Check the GSM3000 mount firmware version by connecting the mount Interface to PC via USBtoSerial Converter. Use serial terminal software to check data sent/received from GSM3000. Power off the Gimbal and restart it again, at the first initialization the GSM3000 will send firmware version to serial lines. Please check picture below.


Note: GSM3000 mount firmware version “GSM3000_V4.8.836” is required to control the GSM3000 mount with the POS. The bolded ‘8’ tells indicates that this firmware is intended to be used with the Applanix POS AV. Contact SOMAG for the firmware upgrade.

From the serial monitor software, it shown that the firmware version of the GSM3000 is as required to mount with POS AV.

YDC must be enabled via the POSConfig software utility by selecting the YDC Output option. This option requires an authorization code to enable software functionality. The authorization code must be purchased from Applanix. If the YDC has been enabled, the Statistic Window will show a YDC-O option in the Option string.




POSConfig Utility
POSConfig is used to change the PCS settings such as POS AV model, IMU or GNSS types, or enable specific options. Contact Applanix Technical Support and Service before using.
The following options are currently available:
• 04 Yaw Drift Correction (YDC)
Enables the automatic steering of a stabilized mount, using the real-time navigation solution. Refer to the Specification for Yaw Drift Control description on page J-1 for details.
• 11 Event Based Navigation Output (EVO)
Enables the output of the navigation solution (position and attitude) in real time at the time of the Event 1 and Event 2 pulse occurance.
• 20 Flight Management System (FMS)
Enables the Ethernet software interface (dedicated control and data port) for communication with Flight Management System and software triggering mechanism in real time firmware (refer to the POSTrack V6, starting on page L-1, for details).
• 22 Generic LiDAR Support (LID)
Enables automatic LiDAR logging control on/off based on start/end of the survey line.

Run POSConfig Utility
The following provides instructions to run PosConfig.exe to configure the PCS for the correct POS model, GNSS receiver, IMU type and other options.
Note: Ensure that firewalls and anti-spyware utilities are disabled before running POS Config.
1. Ensure POS AV system is properly connected and operational.
2. Power-up POS AV system.
3. Execute PosConfig.exe application; Select POS window opens



4. Select a POS IP Address and click Next button (an IP address may be entered manually); POS Config window opens.
5. Click Change Model button to select a different POS model. Available models are 610, 510, 410, 310; ‘AV’ is not changeable. Changing models requires an authorization code that must be purchased from Applanix.
6. Select IMU Type from drop-down menu



7. Select Primary GNSS Receiver type from drop-down menu.
8. Select Secondary GNSS Receiver type from drop-down menu.
9. Select applicable Options.
10. Click Update button - a prompt for an Authorization Code appears - please enter the code. Once operation is complete, Success window opens.



11. Click Exit button.
12. Recycle POS AV system power.



Warning: Do not power-down the POS AV system until POSConfig notifies that reconfiguration is complete.


When the YDC-O (Yaw Drift Control - Option) enabled, and the POS AV port setting set to gimbal GSM3000, the POS AV will send ASCII command "K" to RX RS232 serial port GSM3000.

The POS AV port setting as follow:
- Select Setting -> Input/ Output port Set Up -> COM2 setting
- Baud Rate : 19200,
- Parity : none,
- Data Bits : 8 bits,
- Stop Bits : 1 Bits,
- Flow Control : none
- Output Select : Gimbal,
- Input Select : Gimbal,
- Gimbal type : GSM3000,
- Update rate : 20 Hz

Please check picture below.

The POS AV will repeatedly send serial ASCII command "K" to serial COM2, at the first attempt to comunicate with GSM3000. When its connected with GSM3000 and no error on wiring connection, the GSM3000 will reply to POS AV the firmware version of the GSM3000 mount. The Gimbal status on POS AV will change to "Gimbal On: OK". Otherwise when the wiring connection is wrong, and the POS AV didn't receive the firmware version from GSM3000, the Gimbal status on POS AV will shown "Gimbal Off". Please check picture below.


After receiving command "K" the GSM3000 mount will identify itself and inform about its state in the form "Name_Version state (End of Line)". The name is separate by space, the version is chained with an underline and the two-digit code number are separated by space from the version. End of line is "\r\n".

For example: "GSM 3000_V4.8.843 01\r\n" means name GSM 3000, version V4.8.843, state Initialization.
Codes:
- 00 status OK
- 01 during the initialization

Note: state only available from version GSM3000.... 36 or higher.