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1. Time Position a Velocity i Acceleration O Acceleration Xv Orientation E Acceleration Yw F Configure measurement Angular rate E Acceleration Zw GPS Status EO Acceleration forward a ae aa Configuration F a ao oer Display name EERE eee Tag S5N5370 Measurement Acceleration down Unit E Acceleration fittered Xv i Sr ee C Acceleration filtered Yv 3 Eo Soia o o i Base stations F Accderdion fitered Fy Line style Solid Sai a fitered forward Li idii 1 m Acceleration filtered lateral Accession Bere Sov Line colour EEN CanEmorHag Stutting i Display zeroed distance The Add measurement window is accessed by right clicking on the graph plot area and selecting Configure The Configure measurement window is accessed by right clicking on a measurement in the graph legend If the legend is not visible right click on the graph plot area and select View legend Revision 150324 EJ W Fertial Ges The appearance of the graph itself is controlled through the Graph configuration window as shown in Figure 17 This window is opened by right clicking on plot area and selecting Configure While they are not displayed by default a graph title x axis caption and y axis caption can be added from the Graph configuration window The scale of the y axis which is set to automatic by default can also be manually defined2. NAVdisplay User Manual Confidently Accurately w Rertial GPS Legal Notices Information furnished is believed to be accurate and reliable However Oxford Technical Solutions Limited assumes no responsibility for the consequences of use of such information nor for any infringement of patents or other rights of third parties which may result from its use No license is granted by implication or otherwise under any patent or patent rights of Oxford Technical Solutions Limited Specifications mentioned in this publication are subject to change without notice and do not represent a commitment on the part of Oxford Technical Solutions Limited This publication supersedes and replaces all information previously supplied Oxford Technical Solutions Limited products are not authorised for use as critical components in life support devices or systems without express written approval of Oxford Technical Solutions Limited All brand names are trademarks of their respective holders The software is provided by the contributors as is and any express or implied watranties including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose are disclaimed In no event shall the contributors be liable for any direct indirect incidental special exemplary or consequential damages including but not limited to procurement of substitute goods or services loss of use data or profits or busin
3. Tag SN5370 _ X RTK Integer 6 guassa Velocity accuracy east kmh v 1 584 0 002 4 Tag SN5370 ax Time s 2014 11 13 15 52 03 380 Daaa GPS amema leve arm Yi m GFE antenna leverem occus 5 Tag SN5370 a x Time from initialisation 2 864 0 003 381 720 _ Bags _ x pay tagsnsz70 x GB wsitagsnssv _ x 6 Tag SNES7O 7X Heading accuracy deg Pitch accuracy deg Roll accuracy deg Number of GPS satellites used 30 Tag A X 33 Tag M X 1 0 GPS amema lever am Zi m GFE amanna leveram accua 7 Tag SN5370 a x Differential GPS age 1 653 0 036 0 6 O U ae ee ee U UU a U a a t This template has been created to quickly check the system accuracy The buttons in the centre of the screen have all been configured with the required accuracy settings By simply glancing at the screen and seeing they are mostly green the user can be confident they system is at the accuracy they require NAVdisplay interprets all OxTS data formats and works with real time information being transmitted via Ethernet CAN bus or serial RS232 It can also replay previously saved measurement files that are in OxTS formats The design area in NAVdisplay is fully configurable and there is no limit to the number of measurements that can be watched or to the number of templates that can be created This freedom allows specific templates to be created for almost any test scenario that can be imagined and is what make
4. The Miscellaneous controls in the lower part of the window allow you to change the background colour of the graph plot area the refresh rate of the widget and the History of the graph the time period that is displayed Figure 17 Graph configuration window F Graph configuration Headings E Show E Show Y ads scale Minimum E Automatic Maximum Miscellaneous Background colour gt Refresh rate ms 250 History 5 10 Apply Close The Graph configuration window is opened by right clicking on the plot area and selecting Configure Ey Oxford Technical Solutions NAVdisplay User Manual Inertial GPS Send command bar The Send command bar see Figure 18 is a fixed window located at the bottom of the main application window Its visibility is toggled on and off and via the View menu in the main toolbar The purpose of the Send command bar is to send advanced commands to selected devices that are visible to NAVdisplay It is mainly used by OxTS employees for diagnostic purposes but is safe to use if you are familiar with advanced commands Figure 18 Send command toolbar OxTS NAVdisplay Dev ID 15 03 09 14cu File Widgets View Options Utilities Language Help NAVconnect Send command Select device Tag SN5370 Command Send Status Not sent The Send command bar bottom of the window is used to send advanced commands to the selected device Its
5. as shown in Figure 28 To create a new start line enter the desired name in the File Name box at the top of the window and choose a location by pressing the button Ey Oxford Technical Solutions NAVdisplay User Manual JOXTS Inertial GPS Figure 28 Define Start Line window Define Start Line File Name Use map file start line Get Poston Fo a Set start line at RT s position To set a start line using live data from a device move the vehicle to the desired start line position and ensure it is pointing in the right direction then press Fix here This will set the start line at the current position perpendicular to the current heading The desired length of the start line can be selected using the Line length dropdown list box The latitude and longitude of each end of the start line are displayed lower down These edit boxes can also be used to manually type in the co ordinates of a desired start line Revision 150324 EJ W Rertial GPS Stop Page The Stop tab shown in Figure 29 is used to define the conditions under which a test file will be stopped The triggers are defined in each INS using NAVconfig Tests can be stopped on the rising or falling edge of a trigger when crossing a stop line or after an elapsed time period Figure 29 Stop Page Data logger S On nest falling tigger of E On nest rising trigger of Stop line of On time elapsed Play sound at the
6. end of the test Test status To end a test using a trigger select either the rising or falling edge option and select the ID of the trigger device from the relevant drop down menu Stop lines are defined in the same way as start lines were in the previous section When On time elapsed is selected the test will automatically end after the defined number of seconds has passed 40 Oxford Technical Solutions NAVdisplay User Manual MIX TS Inertial GPS Quick config This utility will be covered in a future update Revision 150324 a W nertial GPS Shortcuts and hotkeys Hotkeys Hotkeys provide access to many of NAVdisplay s features without the use of a mouse This is useful in the field where it is often hard to see the mouse pointer in bright sunlight To access hotkeys press the Alt key once and a line will appear under certain letters in the GUI Pressing the corresponding letter on the keyboard as the underlined letter on the GUI has the same effect as clicking on that menu item with the mouse Figure 30 Hotkeys OxTS NAVdisplay Dev ID 15 03 09 14cu View QOplions Ulblities Languege Felp Open Association teg Address Product rame Firmware Save Save As Close Exit Hotkeys are activated by pressing the Alt key which underlines certain letters Pressing the relevant key on the keyboard causes the same behaviour as clicking that menu with the mouse In this example th
7. main toolbar is used to add new widgets as shown in Figure 11 In order to successfully execute any of the commands in the Widgets menu at least one device listed in NAVconnect must have its Enabled checkbox selected This allows NAVdisplay to associate those widgets with the relevant device Figure 11 Widgets menu structure ide OxTS NAVdisplay Dev ID 15 03 09 14cu File Widgets View Options Utilities Language Help Single measurement O Measurement list g Graph Tag SN53 0 Digital Analogue Light m aasam One or more devices must be enabled in NAVconnect before it is possible to create widgets using the Widgets menu Widgets added through the Widgets menu initially appear docked in the main application window However they can easily be undocked and rearranged as described on page 14 and once a template is finished it can be saved for later use 18 Oxford Technical Solutions NAVdisplay User Manual Qopxrs Analogue widgets Analogue widgets only display a single measurement which is chosen when the widget is created The appearance of each analogue widget and the measurement it displays can be changed via the configuration window Figure 12 shows the analogue widget configuration window which is accessed by right clicking on an analogue widget and selecting Configure The gauge configurations are clearly labelled and the effect of each one is previewed on the right ha
8. measurement This is set using the valid range controls The Minimum value is equivalent to gt while the Maximum value is equivalent to lt Figure 13 Digital widget configuration menu Tag SN5370 Measurement configuration Category aP5 Status kd Measurement GpsNumObs Number of GPS Display name Number of GPS satellites used Units 6 Maximum 15 MEE ivali colour Screen colour Retresh rate ms To access the digital configuration window right click on a digital widget and select configure Ey Oxford Technical Solutions NAVdisplay User Manual Inertial GPS Light widgets Light widgets only display a single measurement which is chosen when the widget is created The appearance of each light widget and the measurement it references can be changed via the configuration window The configuration panel for light widgets is accessed by right clicking on the widget and selecting configure This will open the window shown in Figure 14 Light widgets have 3 configurable states which makes them very useful for creating templates that can be read at a glance Three colour and measurement ranges can be defined In each case the From value is equivalent to gt while the to value is equivalent to lt The measurement the light widget displays can be changed using Measurement configuration controls in the lower half of the window Figure 14 Light widget confi
9. the network The firewall must be configured to allow the program to talk on the network or it will not work as intended Revision 150324 Ral Inertial 6PS Figure 2 Window s Firewall warning message a Windows Security Alert Windows Firewall has blocked some features of this program Windows Firewall has blocked some features of NAVdisplay on all public networks Name NAVdisplay Publisher Oxford Technical Solutions Ltd Path C program files x86 oxts navdisplay jnavdisplay exe Allow MAVdisplay to communicate on these networks Public networks such as those in airports and coffee shops not recommended because these networks often have litte or no security What are the risks of allowing a program through a firewall EE R Ensure both Private and Public networks are selected to ensure the software can continue functioning when moving from one type to another 8 Oxford Technical Solutions NAVdisplay User Manual i Inertial GPS Getting started When NAVdisplay first runs it looks similar to the screen shown in Figure 3 Note before you can create a layout in NAVdisplay the software must see at least one active data stream in NAVconnect and at least one device with a tick in its Enabled column Data streams can be sourced from a live product connected to the PC via Ethernet CAN or serial RS232 A data stream can also be generated by replaying a previously saved measurement file usin
10. 245 195 0 0 198 aw NCom NAV 20150305 15245 32504 4 Checking items in the Enabed column makes them available in the Widget menu so widgets can be added Enabled does not need to be checked in order to view live data only to add widgets 10 Oxford Technical Solutions NAVdisplay User Manual Inertial GPS Table 1 Description of the NA Vconnect window Field Description Enabled When this box is checked the device will show up in the Widgets menu allowing widgets to be added It does not need to be checked to view live data Tag id Information displayed here will appear in each widget s header for easy identification Association tag Address Product name Firmware id Serial number Connection lag Bytes received of the source of the measurement The Tag id can be renamed by double clicking on it and typing the new name This is not currently used in NAVdisplay Displays the device s IP address when data is transmitted via Ethernet and CAN Serial connections show up as Serial stream ID device Id Serial connections do not show the device s IP address The information in brackets shows the packet container type and the codec being used e g NAV NCom In that case NAV stands for navigation information and NCom is the codec Displays the product family name of the device Blank when replaying an RD file Displays the firmware version currently running on the device Blank when repl
11. ar and the Send command bar are examples of fixed items No matter what happens they always appear in the same place within the parent NAVdisplay window Dockable item Windows like NAVconnect and widgets such as analogue dials graphs and digital displays are dockable items This means they can be docked within the parent window or they can be torn off and maintain their position anywhere on the desktop Floating item The third style of window is a floating window which cannot be docked inside the main NAVdisplay window at all Examples of floating windows include the File replay window and the Device status windows These windows remember their location when closed and open in the same place Revision 150324 ee Docking and Undocking windows Docking and undocking windows in NAVdisplay is easy To undock a window simply click and drag with the mouse on its title area Once a window has been undocked it can be placed anywhere on the desktop and will remember its position You can also undock a window by double clicking its title bar Figure 7 Undocking a window el p and hold here 7 s gt s i eee s oo Drag and release here _ cum ont FON 4 E To undock a window click and hold on the window s title area and drag it out of its container Docking a window is also easy Click and hold on the title area of the window you want to dock and drag it to where you would like to place it When t
12. aying files Displays the serial number of the device The connection lag bar represents a delay of 10 seconds If the delay is too great NAVdisplay disables the device in the list Displays the number of bytes received NAVconfig context menu A context menu to quickly access key features is available within NAVconnect It is accessed by right clicking on any cell except Enabled Tag id or Connection lag of an enabled device Figure 5 NAVconnect context menu 3 NAVconnect Enabled Tag id O Tag 5N5370 k Tag SN5085 ee xX Associationtag Address Product name Fimware d Senal number Bytes received Connection lag Hile 1 3 N RT3000 20140726 53 0 221 904 File 2 8 N ATS000 201 30525 S085 1115 7504 Add single measurement Hide device Load widget group file Zero distance NAVeonfig s context menu is accessed by right clicking on any of the highlighted columns within an enabled device e Add single measurement Provides the same functionality as selecting one of the single measurement widgets from the main toolbar Revision 150324 1 W nertial GPS e Hide device This command is disabled unless the device s connection lag has timed out It removes devices that have dropped off the network from the list e Load widget group file This command is currently not implimented e Zero distance This command saves the current distance travelled value of the device 2 Oxford Tec
13. down buttons in the top right of the window allow multiple measurements present in the list to be configured without the need to close the window Measurements are removed from the measurement list by selecting the measurement and pressing the delete key or by right clicking on the measurement and selecting Remove Figure 15 Measurement list widget configuration menu Tag 5N53 0 Add measurements S Tag SN5370 _ fag N5370 Measurement configuration Time Category GPS Status a Position Velocity Measurement Measurement GpsNumObs Number of GPS i Acceleration Acceleration Xv i 2 hl by of api talitas en Orientation F EET P Display name Number of GFS satellites used Angularrate Acceleration Zv Units i z GPS Status Acceleration forward Configuration Acceleration lateral x Angular accelel F Acceleration down Acceleration filtered Xv Vki ai O Acceleration filtered Yv Meath 100 E 100 D Acceleration fitered Zv Acceleration filtered forward Valid colour Pa a Invalid colour ban en Acceleration filtered lateral Acceleration fitered down Can ErorAlagStuffing CanErorHagbit0 Refresh rate ms 250 Two configuration windows control the appearance of Measurement lists The leftmost window is used to add measurements and is accessed by right clicking on the widget The rightmost window is accessed by right clicking on a specific measurement E
14. e Alt key was pressed followed by the F key Pressing the X key would cause the application to exit Shortcuts A number of keyboard shortcuts can be used when working with widgets The key combinations must be held down simultaneously unlike the hotkeys which are pressed in sequence ALT C Opens the configuration window of the currently selected widget On multi measurement widgets a single measurement must be selected first ALT A Opens the Add measurements window Measurement list and Graph widgets cy Oxford Technical Solutions NAVdisplay User Manual MIX TS Inertial GPs ALT N Selects the next measurement when working with Configure measurement windows ALT P Selects the previous measurement when working with Configure measurement windows Revision 150324 EJ Inertial Revision History Table 5 Revision History Revision Comments 150324 Initial Version a Oxford Technical Solutions
15. er to zero Cancel Once a test file has been created it can be automatically opened in NAVgraph To enable this option select the Open NAV graph automatically after each test option The menu below this option allows a NAVgraph template to be selected To access NAVeraph templates not located in the default location use the button to navigate to this folder The templates will then appear in the drop down menu Revision 150324 Ea Start Tab The start tab shown in Figure 27 is used to define the conditions under which a test file will be started When an INS is configured using NAVconfig trigger events can be defined These are captured by NAVdisplay and can be used to start and stop tests Figure 27 Start tab Data logger E On falling trigger of E On rising tigger of Start line of Play sound at the start of the test Pretrgger duration 05s Test status O Ready The tag ID of any live products that are visible to NAVdisplay will show up in the drop down menus To start a test on the falling edge trigger of a product select the On falling trigger of option and choose the correct device from the adjacent menu Selecting the Start Line of option will start the test when the chosen INS crosses a predefined line in the correct direction This option cannot be selected until a valid start line is either defined or selected Pressing the Edit button opens the Define Start Line window
16. ess interruption however caused and on any theory of liability whether in contract strict liability or tort including negligence or otherwise arising in any way out of the use of this software even if advised of the possibility of such damage Copyright Notice Copyright 2015 Oxford Technical Solutions Revision Document Revision 150324 See Revision History for detailed information Contact Details Oxford Technical Solutions Limited Tel 44 0 1869 238 015 77 Heyford Park Fax 44 0 1869 238 016 Upper Heyford Oxfordshire http www oxts com OX25 SHD mailto info oxts com England Ey Oxford Technical Solutions NAVdisplay User Manual MIXTS Inertial GPS Table of Contents Introduction 5 Minimum requirements 6 Installation 7 Installing NET Firewall Getting started 9 Connection manager NA Vconnect 10 NA Vconfig context menu 11 Working with templates 13 Docking and Undocking windows 14 Pinning and unpinning windows 15 Creating a template 15 Saving a template 15 Loading a template 15 Revision 150324 al Widget types 17 Adding widgets 18 Analogue widgets 19 Digital widgets 20 Light widgets 21 Measurement list widgets 22 Graph widgets 23 Send command bar 25 Changing the language 26 Default options 2I Cone placement 29 Drift test 30 File replay 31 Serial port 32 Device status 33 Test and Save module 34 Test Status and Start Buttons 35 General tab 35 File tab 36 Star
17. ew device can be selected and any widgets previously associated with the other device will be re assigned to a new device that is currently available Revision 150324 16 Inertial GPS The default behaviour can be changed by selecting the Only display this screen if device not found option at the bottom of the window When this option is checked the Device association window will not appear as long as the device used to create a template is available To reverse this option and force the Device association window to always show select Always display serial number mapping screen in the Options menu of the main toolbar Figure 10 Device association window F Device association Cannot find device s 640 NCom on the network Please select which device s you would like to associate with Widget group file s n Actual device s n 640 NCom Only display this screen if device not found 16 Oxford Technical Solutions NAVdisplay User Manual Widget types i Inertial GPS The visual devices that NAVdisplay uses to relay data are called widgets and there are 5 different styles to choose from as shown in Table 2 Table 2 Widget overview Widget name Example Description Analogue single measurement G F Tag ENEIT N Heading deg 120 398 Digital single measurement Light single measurment Measurement list Graph The analogue measurement widget d
18. g the File replay utility which can be found under the Utilities menu on the main toolbar This tricks NAVdisplay into thinking the device that recorded the data is available on the network Until a data stream is available in NAVconnect it is not possible to create a template This is because NAVdisplay is capable of simultaneously monitoring several devices So to make it clear what data is being displayed each display component called a widget is linked to a specific product serial number Unless a data stream is available NAVeconfig can t assign a serial number to the widget so can t create any display items Figure 3 NAVdisplay initial screen OxTS NAVdisplay Dev ID 15 03 09 14cu Bob nav oje File Widgets View Options Utilities Language Help NAVconnect 2x Enabled Tagid Associationtag Address Product name Fimware d Serial num Connection lag Bytes receiv w Tag SN53 File 0 0 Nav NCom RT3000 20140728 5370 1458176 The first time NAVdisplay runs you will see something like this screen In order to design a new template a device must be available in the NAVconnect docked to the top of the window In this case you can see an RT3000 with the serial number 5370 is available and the Enabled checkbox has been selected It will now be possible to create a template Revision 150324 o W Fertial Ges Connection manager NAVconnect Connections between available device
19. guration menu Light configuration Light configuration J Fom 0 e Fom 4 J Fom amp Refresh rate ms 100 Measurement configuration Category GPS Status Measurement GpsNumObs Number of GPS Display name Number of GPS satellites used Units m ka To access the light configuration window right click on a digital widget and select configure Revision 150324 En W Fertial Ges Measurement list widgets Measurement list widgets display one or more digital measurements in a space efficient way When a measurement list widget is first created the Add measurements window will appear This is the leftmost image in Figure 15 To add a measurement to the list simply select one of the enabled devices from the tree view on the left hand side of the window and then click on the checkbox next to the name of the measurement to be added Several measurements can be added at once The Add measurements window can also be accessed by right clicking on the widget itself in order to add additional measurement later on The appearance of individual measurements is controlled by right clicking a measurement and selecting Configure This will open the rightmost window in Figure 15 From this window the measurement being displayed can be changed using the Measurement configuration controls The colour of the display text can also be defined based on the measurement value by using the Valid range controls The up
20. he dragged window is held above a potential location a position anchor will appear to help you place the widget The docking process is shown in Figure 8 Figure 8 Docking a window This position anchor icon appears as soon as a window is dragged Potential container over a potential contalner To dock the window simply move the mouse cursor over one of the 5 elements of the anchor Icon and release To dock a window in the bottom half of the contalner you would end the drag process with the cursor in the position shown Ne ee eee l J k To undock a window click and hold on the window s title area and drag it out of its container Once a window has been undocked it behaves like a normal window and can be moved resized minimised and maximised as normal That single undocked window can also act as a container for other windows This means an undocked window can be dragged onto another undocked window creating a single undocked window that now contains two items 4 Oxford Technical Solutions NAVdisplay User Manual JOXTS Inertial GPS Pinning and unpinning windows As well as docking and undocking some dockable windows have the ability to be pinned and unpinned Windows that can be pinned feature an extra icon on the right hand side of their title bar as shown in Figure 9 Clicking the pin icon toggles the feature on and off When enabled the pinning feature collapses the item into a tab on the edge of i
21. hnical Solutions NAVdisplay User Manual i Inertial GPS Working with templates Unlike other OxTS software applications NAVdisplay does not have a fixed user interface Instead it provides a blank canvas that can be filled using a number of items called widgets In this way you can build exactly the interface you need showing only important information In terms of layout there are three different kinds of control items fixed dockable and floating Examples of these are shown in Figure 6 Figure 6 Overview of window types Parent NAVdisplay window Floating window OTS AVE yey Mew IM EOLA ae Prot ansas ON a z j i s gree ote es r n l Pesomenmese Panemoes toe ae Sa mrena asring 40 Roll dog Pitch ime File play m RTK Inh s 0 ddl 120 959 0 987 3 178 JA My Data Witting OxTS Date RD ifs fro e p exon x Pause il anaana 0 05 0 02 0021 Restart Pluybuch spaad 1 0 01 i leon playhack 7 RIK IntogOr naaa uo 0 0 aw 13 Graph Pr a suw RTK Integer 6 i o Pan iR 5 0000 Sessi beinet d h bag SMa La 1 0 0000 Time from initialisation 4 w A es Fa UUUU 340 340 W E 489 EN es Fixed item Dockable items docked Dockable item undocked EE a uau a NAVdisplay works just as well on multi monitor configurations however you should note that the main application window always opens on the primary monitor Fixed item The main toolb
22. idual widgets the default unit is shown as an To override the default unit choose a unit that does not have in it This is the default file save location s for widget groups There can be more than one location so all directories locations are visible to assign to a device within the NAVconnect window New locations can be set using the button This option forces the Device association window to be displayed when opening templates See page 16 Ey Oxford Technical Solutions NAVdisplay User Manual Inertial GPS Cone placement This utility will be covered in a future update Some information can currently be found in the Enginuity manual Revision 150324 Ey Drift test This utility will be covered in a future update Some information can currently be found in the Enginuity manual Ey Oxford Technical Solutions NAVdisplay User Manual AOXTS Inertial GPS File replay The File replay utility reads data from an NCOM RCOM XCOM or MCOM file and uses it to simulate a device broadcasting live data on the network This allows templates to be created when no physical device is connected and for the functionality of templates to be checked The utility can also control the playback speed too This feature and the option to loop the playback of files becomes available once playback commences Multiple instances of the File replay utility can be run at once enabling one or more device
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24. isplays a single measurement in the form of an analogue dial To configure the settings for each gauge right click on the widget and select Configure The digital measurement widget displays a single measurement as digits The colour of the text can change to indicate the measurement is within a defined range To configure the settings right click on the widget and select Configure The light widget watches a single measurement and changes colour depending on the value of that measurement Three definable colour ranges can be set for the light If the measurement value is not within any of the defined ranges the light will turn black To configure the settings right click on the widget and select Configure The measurement list widget displays the value of multiple measurements in digital form As with a digital widget the text colour indicates whether the value is within a user defined range This is a good way to view multiple measurements in a small space To configure the settings right click on the widget and select Configure The graph widget provides a scrolling time based plot of one or more measurements To add measurements configure the graph and toggle the visibility of the legend right click on the graph area To remove or configure individual measurements you must find that measurement within the legend and right click on it Revision 150324 a7 W ertial Ges Adding widgets The Widget menu in the
25. nd side As well as configuring each gauge the measurement assigned to the widget can also be changed using the measurement configuration controls in the lower half of the window The by the default unit means this widget will be affected by the global default options that are defined using the Options window from main toolbar To force a widget to always use a specific unit choose one without the Figure 12 Analogue widget configuration menu Configure gauge amp measurement Gauge configuration Maximum Seale start angle Scale sweep angle Refresh rate ms Major divisions Minor divisions Measurement configuration Category Time Measurement Display name Time To access the analogue configuration window right click on an analogue widget and select configure Revision 150324 19 Digital widgets Digital widgets only display a single measurement which is chosen when the widget is created The appearance of each digital widget and the measurement it displays can be changed at any time via the configuration window The digital widget configuration window is accessed by right clicking on the widget and selecting Configure This will open the window shown in Figure 13 The measurement displayed by the widget can be changed using the Measurement configuration controls To visually speed up the checking of the NAVdisplay window the text used in a digital control can change depending on the value of the
26. ons selected for starting the test Logging stop condition Displays all options selected for stopping the test Sound Displays whether any of the start or stop sounds are active Revision 150324 EJ File tab The File tab shown in Figure 25 is where the path used to store any test data is defined and where the automatic file naming function 1s configured Figure 25 File Page Q Data logger Working directory C Users Bob Documents OXTS NMAVdisplay Data File name mobile NAVoraph version 15 03 12 0 14c Open NAVgraph automatically after each test robert Select template file for NAVgraph to display data Working directories can be defined by copying and pasting a path directly into the text box or by clicking the button and navigating to a target folder Pressing the folder icon at the end opens the specified target folder in Windows Explorer When test files are created they will be named with the text entered into the File name text box and suffixed with the auto incrementing number displayed on the 000 button to the right hand side Clicking the 000 button opens the Data file numbering window shown in Figure 26 where the suffix can be formatted 36 Oxford Technical Solutions NAVdisplay User Manual 4 OXTS Inertial GPS Figure 26 Enter Start Number Window Data file numbering Next ROOM file starts at O00 Auto Sean directory for next available file name Set the numb
27. r gg Parameters Value Workind directory C Users Bob Documents YO XT S N AVdisplay Data Last file s written mobile 000 Next file mobile 000 file size Logging start condition Logging stop condition On time elapsed Sound Sound on stop logging Ey Oxford Technical Solutions NAVdisplay User Manual Inertial GPS Test status and Start buttons The Test status box at the bottom of the window shows whether the unit is ready to record a test and whether a test is currently recording or not When the Ready button is red the unit is ready When the Running button is red a test is currently running as per the defined settings Test can be started manually at any time by pressing the Start now button Once a test has started either manually or automatically the Start now button will display Stop now instead and can be used to manually stop a test at any point General tab The General tab summarises the file settings and tests defined on the other tabs Table 4 below lists all parameters and describes their purpose Table 4 Description of General tab parameters Parameter Description Working directory Displays the directory where all test files will be saved Last file s written Displays the name of the last test file recorded Next file Displays the name of the next test file to be recorded File size Displays the size of the file currently being recorded Logging start condition Displays all opti
28. re shown in Figure 20 and described in Table 3 Figure 20 Options window Timings Data store update rate ms A Widget items refresh rate ms 100 Device lost timeout ms Default units Measurement type Time Position Velocity Acceleration Orientation Angular rate Angular acceleration Widget group file directories Directory C Users Bob Documents E Always display serial number mapping Revision 150324 Ea W nertial GPS Table 3 Description of the Options window Field Description Data store update rate ms Widget item refresh rate Device lost timeout ms Default units Widget group file directories Always display serial number mapping screen An integer value of 10 ms to 5000 ms This is how often the data store should process the data it has stored in its buffers An integer value of 100 ms to 30000 ms This is how often each widget asks the data store for updated data If this value is changed the refresh rate for all the open measurements will change to the value specified in the options box This value can be individually set for different widgets using the measurement configuration tool An integer value of 5000 to 30000 ms This defines how long NAVconnect should wait before deeming the device is no longer present on the network After this time it will grey out the device in the list The default units can be set for each measurement type When configuring indiv
29. s NAVdisplay such a powerful and useful tool Revision 150324 5 W nertial GPS Minimum requirements The minimum system specifications required to support NAVdisplay are listed below 1 6 GHz processor Celeron Pentium 13 core etc with one thread 1 GB SDRAM 32 bit and 64 bit operating systems Windows Vista SP2 with platform update Windows 7 and Windows 8 6 Oxford Technical Solutions NAVdisplay User Manual JOXTS Inertial GPS Installation NAVdisplay is installed as part of the NA Vsuite software which is delivered on a CD with your product or it can be downloaded as a compressed zip file please email support oxts com for details of how to do this To install the NAVsuite software double click NAVSetup exe to start the software setup and then follow the instructions in the wizard NAVsuite contains the following programs NAVdisplay NAVconfig NAVeraph RT Post Process Relevant OxTS manuals Microsoft Visual C redistributable software where not already installed Installing NET NAVsuite will also install the Microsoft NET framework 4 if it is not already installed on your system Alternatively you can download NET free of charge from the Microsoft website Firewall The first time NA Vdisplay is run a firewall message similar to the one shown in Figure 2 may be triggered This is because the program is attempting to listen for and communicate with OxTS devices on
30. s and NAVdisplay are managed with NAVconnect NAVconnect is a dockable window that can be toggled on and off using the View menu on the main toolbar In the example shown in Figure 4 you can see there are multiple devices available on the OxTS network where this screenshot was taken To create a new template using measurements from one or more of the available devices shown in NAVconnect select the Enabled box in the left hand column Please note that the Enabled checkbox does not need to be checked in order to view streaming data once a template has been created What the Enabled checkbox actually does is make selected devices available in the Widgets menu The process of adding widgets is fully explained on page 18 Table 1 explains the fields listed in the NAVconnect window Figure 4 Available devices shown in the NAVconnect window r gt 3 NAVeonnect Lo tse Enabled Tegid Associaton tag Address Product name fimwared Sena num Connection leg Dries recer O Tag SN320 195 0 0 114 Rg NCom 20030513 20 HIMM p ay SN15239 195 0 0 158 Mar NCom NAV 20190323 15239 491544 O Tag SNS42 195 0 0 42 New NCom 20030513 S42 243064 r Tag SN7S5 195 0 0 35 Mirr NCom RT3000 20150310 295 326736 o og 5N122 195 0 0 22 Naw NCom 20070103 122 378072 o Tag SN184 135 0 0 84 Pire HCom 20051120 124 37207 O Teg SN320 195 0 0 20 Naw NCom 20080513 X0 327456 O Ta SM15111 195 0 0 19 Pirr NCom NAV 20150005 15111 57344 p Teg 5N15
31. s to be simulated However if the File replay window is closed at any time the simulated device will become unavailable Figure 21 File replay window CARTS003 v2 3N53 0 ncom Pause Restart Playback speed 1 Loop playback F The File replay utility simulates a device broadcasting on the network Playback speed can also be adjusted Revision 150324 ER Ww Rertial GPS Serial port OxTS devices are normally connected to PCs via Ethernet However the Serial port utility found in the Utilities menu enables navigation data to be received via serial RS232 connections The settings used on the Serial port window will need to match the serial connection settings that your OxTS product has been configured with This window must be left open at all times while viewing the data If it 1s closed NAVdisplay will immediately stop reading from the device Multiple instances of the Serial port window can be opened at once Figure 22 Serial port window 3 Serial port Select port Serial port configuration Baud rate Data bits Parity Stop bits The Serial port window is accessed via the Utilities menu on the main menu Ey Oxford Technical Solutions NAVdisplay User Manual i Fertial GPS Device status The device status utility 1s a software tool that allows the feature code status of selected devices to be checked The utility is launched by selecting Device status from the U
32. t Tab 38 Stop Page 40 Quick config 41 Shortcuts and hotkeys 42 Hotkeys 42 Shortcuts 42 Revision History 44 a Oxford Technical Solutions NAVdisplay User Manual JaxTs Inertial GPs Introduction NAVdisplay is a very powerful digital dashboard that provides real time monitoring of INS devices Information from one or more connected products can be displayed in a number of highly configurable ways including analogue dials or numeric displays and programmable lights This allows engineers working in the field to make complex at a glance decisions such as whether the system is ready to perform certain test scenarios Figure 1 An at a glance NAVdisplay template to check the system accuracy OxTS NAVdisplay Dev ID 15 03 09 14cu Warm up RTK Integer nav File Widgets View Options Utilities Language Help Lx NAVconnect 1 Tag SN5370 t Xx 18 Tag SN5370 q X 19 Tag SN5370 4 X 20 Tag SN5370 AX i6 Tag 4 X 17 Tag 4 X GPS position mode Position accuracy north m Position accuracy east m positon sccis dan mM Slip offset deg gt st eowsey es RTK Integer e 2 Tag SN5370 GPS velocity naa n RTK Integer A Ls Tag AX Il Tag AX 3 Tag SN5370 GPS daai anionin Aii naa amp 8 Tag SN 18 Tags GH 0 Tag SN 19 Tags GH 10 Tags G 20 Tag S 21 Tag sN5370 _ x 22 Tag sn5370 x 27
33. tatus window is accessed via the Utilities menu on the main toolbar It shows what feature codes have been enabled on the selected device Revision 150324 EJ i Inertial GPS Test and save module The Test and save utility can be found in the Utilities menu of the main toolbar This utility is designed to automatically extract and save test data that fits the criteria defined on the stop start tabs It is useful because it allows real time evaluation of the data without the need to stop and select data to be analysed in an external program Please note this utility only works with actual products that are streaming data It will not work if you are replaying a file with the File replay utility When the Test and save option is selected from the Utilities menu the Data logger window shown in Figure 24 will appear Several instances of this utility can be launched simultaneously allowing multiple tests to be conducted in parallel The interface features four tabs The General tab summarises the data defined on the other three tabs for quick reference The File tab 1s where file location and names are defined for any test results that are produced while the Start and Stop tabs enable the test conditions to be defined Below the tabbed section there are three buttons that remain the same for each tab page Each tab is described in more detail below along with the function of the buttons Figure 24 Test and save Window Data logge
34. tilities menu on the main toolbar This will open the window shown in Figure 23 The Device status window provides a list of all features that can be enabled using feature codes The Setting column has four states e Enabled e Disabled e Not supported e Expired The issue date and expiry data for any enabled features is shown in the relevant column For more information on feature codes or to enable available features please email sales oxts com Figure 23 Device status window Q Device status Select denice BM Pivot bal Feature codes Code Seng issue dae Eopey daig Desonppon Led ii dike to iuri Enabled 10 a1 21 SEAS Lie te aai ee tegen dabe of chores cheers Muligl iio porii Erabisd 10 WH FSH abies sip angle bo be compubed S each of aghi uia configured ip phia Tha ip parni boaon in alae to the IMU Loca cnsebeuseg Enabled 1 Poy cig ul ta ip Enables che cuir of the desse bo be ine dapiprengm fom pn page n aboca co oediiste ord Rabot miediace Enabled 10 21S 21 SEAS Enables Bthewiel commis wilh oiii Surface tt Enabled 10 HHEH FIRA Gables he putece 18 feature eha the rod acd etch comcentd io an inclined gutece can be cused Thee ia ubah an heed a A hae bai Geel at i paga to ler for maa Graig ATUL pipi Enabled 11 Pig cig Pat ta ig Erobieg he curr of heading peck end veont acceler ane arequler rete meretet on JE rales channel Meera lee wth se AT AHA pest W
35. ts parent container As soon as the mouse pointer hovers above the tab the item will spring open to its original position Figure 9 Window featuring a pinning icon 15 Greph 6 0000 nnn __ ______ Windows that feature the pin icon in the title bar can be collapsed into a tab to save space When the mouse is hovered over the tab the window will spring open again Creating a template NAVdisplay opens with a blank template To add widgets to this template you must first enable a device in NAVconnect Once this is done widgets can be added to the template and moved around as required Saving a template Templates can be saved via the main toolbar To save a template click File then select Save and finally select Template from the pop out menu A dialog box will appear where a file name a location can be entered Click Save to complete the process Loading a template Existing templates are loaded using the Open command in the File menu The Open command has a pop out submenu where a template can be chosen At this point it is possible to Browse for a template location or to select a recently opened template from the pop out list The Device association window shown in Figure 10 will appear by default when opening a template If the device that was used to create a template is currently available on the network that device will automatically be selected and the template can be opened by selecting OK Alternatively a n
36. visibility is toggled on and off use the View command on the main toolbar Revision 150324 Ea W Fertial Ges Changing the language NAVdisplay can operate in several languages To change the language select the language from the Language menu on the main menu The language can be changed at any time without affecting the operation of the application The application uses the PC s regional settings to choose whether numbers are represented in the English or European format dot or comma as the thousands separator At the time of writing not all languages are yet implemented Figure 19 Languages supported a g OxTS NAVdisplay Dev ID 15 03 09 14cu Py File Widgets View Options Utilities Language Help ve AR z if French German Italian Japanese South Kerean Mali f Spanish 26 Oxford Technical Solutions NAVdisplay User Manual SOX TS Inertial 5PS Default options The Options window shown in Figure 20 is accessed by selecting Options on the main toolbar The default settings NAVdisplay uses for measurement units timings and file locations is configured here Changing the default unit changes how the measurements appear in the measurement configuration windows of the main display When working with CAN data it 1s not possible to change the default units as they are fixed by the CAN DBC file used to create the data The fields in the Options area a
37. y Oxford Technical Solutions NAVdisplay User Manual SOX TS Inertial GPS Graph widgets Graph widgets display one or more measurements in a time based plot The appearance of each graph widget and the measurements it displays can be changed at any time by right clicking in different areas of the graph Measurements are added to graph widgets by right clicking on the plot area of the graph and selecting Add measurement from the context menu This will open the window show on the left of Figure 16 To add a measurement to the list simply select one of the enabled devices from the tree view on the left hand side of the window and then click on the checkbox next to the name of the measurement to be added Several measurements can be added at once Measurements can be removed and their appearance changed by right clicking on a measurement in the graph legend If the graph legend is not visible it can be displayed by right clicking on the plot area and selecting View legend To remove the measurement select Remove To remove all measurements select Remove all To edit the appearance of the measurement that was right clicked select Configure This will open the window show on the right of Figure 16 The up down buttons in the top right of the window allow multiple measurements present in the list to be configured without the need to close the window Figure 16 Graph widget configuration menu Add measurements E Tag SN5370
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