190-00228-20 GPS 16/17 Technical Specifications Rev. CPage iiiTABLE OF CONTENTS1 Introduction.................................................................................................... 11.1 Caution ..............................................................................................................................................11.2 FCC Compliance...............................................................................................................................11.3 Limited Warranty ..............................................................................................................................21.4 Overview...........................................................................................................................................31.5 Features .............................................................................................................................................31.6 GPS 16/17 Series ..............................................................................................................................41.6.1 GPS 16LVS & 16HVS ..........................................................................................................41.6.2 GPS 16A ................................................................................................................................41.6.3 GPS 17HVS & 17N ...............................................................................................................41.7 Technical Specifications ...................................................................................................................51.7.1 Physical Characteristics .........................................................................................................51.7.1.1 Size ..........................................................................................................................51.7.1.2 Weight .....................................................................................................................51.7.1.3 Cable........................................................................................................................51.7.1.4 Color........................................................................................................................51.7.1.5 Case Material...........................................................................................................51.7.2 Electrical Characteristics .......................................................................................................51.7.2.1 Input Voltage...........................................................................................................51.7.2.2 Input Current ...........................................................................................................51.7.2.3 GPS Receiver Sensitivity ........................................................................................51.7.3 Environmental Characteristics...............................................................................................51.7.4 GPS Performance...................................................................................................................61.7.4.1 Receiver...................................................................................................................61.7.4.2 Acquisition Times ...................................................................................................61.7.4.3 Sentence Rate ..........................................................................................................61.7.4.4 Accuracy..................................................................................................................61.7.5 Interfaces ...............................................................................................................................71.7.5.1 Port 1 .......................................................................................................................71.7.5.2 Port 2 .......................................................................................................................71.7.5.3 PPS (Not available on GPS 16A or GPS 17N)........................................................71.7.5.4 Power Control (Not available on GPS 16A)............................................................72 GPS 16/17 Wiring and Pinouts ..................................................................... 82.1 GPS 16/17 Pinout..............................................................................................................................82.2 GPS 16/17 Wiring Diagrams.............................................................................................................93 Mechanical Characteristics & Mounting.................................................... 103.1 GPS 16 ............................................................................................................................................103.2 GPS 17 ............................................................................................................................................114 Software Interface ....................................................................................... 124.1 Received NMEA 0183 Sentences ...................................................................................................124.1.1 Almanac Information (ALM) ..............................................................................................124.1.2 Sensor Initialization Information (PGRMI).........................................................................134.1.3 Sensor Configuration Information (PGRMC)......................................................................134.1.4 Additional Sensor Configuration Information (PGRMC1)..................................................144.1.5 Output Sentence Enable/Disable (PGRMO)........................................................................144.1.6 Tune DGPS Beacon Receiver (PSLIB) ...............................................................................154.2 Transmitted NMEA 0183 Sentences...............................................................................................164.2.1 Sentence Transmission Rate ................................................................................................164.2.1.1 GPS 16LVS, 16HVS, and GPS 17HVS (not 17N)................................................164.2.1.2 GPS 16A................................................................................................................164.2.2 Transmitted Time.................................................................................................................17