LabSat 4 has an internal GNSS receiver that gives it the ability to display the available satellites on its GNSS monitor. Additionally, LabSat 4 can output its current time, position, satellite count, etc. in ASCII NMEA format, which you can access through the USB port on the rear panel of the LabSat 4 and view on a PC.
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The internal GNSS engine in LabSat 4 is a u-blox engine and you can use the u-center software from u-blox to view the output NMEA.
- Download and install the LabSat 4 PC Comms Driver.
- Connect LabSat 4 to the computer with the USB-A to USB-B cable (RLCAB042).
- Right-click on the the Start menu on the laptop and select Device Manager.
- Open the Ports (COM & LPT) dropdown menu.
- Note the COM Port of the device labelled Silicon Labs.
- Open the u-center software application.
- Click Receiver > Connection and select the COM Port you noted in the Device Manager.
- Click Receiver > Baudrate and select 115200.
- Click View > Text Console to view the incoming NMEA data.
We are using Tera Term in this example.
When you are connecting to a Terminal Software to view the NMEA data, it is important that you choose the correct options.
- Download and install the LabSat 4 PC Comms Driver.
- Connect LabSat 4 to the computer with the USB-A to USB-B cable (RLCAB042).
- Open the terminal software.
- Click Serial and select Silicon Labs.
- Click OK.
- Click Setup > Serial Port
- Next to Speed, select 115200 under the dropdown list.
- Click New Setting to set the speed.
The NMEA data will now be displayed in the window.