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GNSS Positioning Simulator: What signals are output from the MON/CAL port?

Environment/Versions
  • Standalone and multibox simulator configurations
  • Mid-Range simulator models
    • GSS4100 / 4200 / 5060 / 6100 / 6300 / 6300M / 6560 / 6700
    • STR4500
  • High-End simulator models
    • STR4730 / 4750 / 4760 / 4780 / 4790
    • GSS7700 / 7735 / 7790 / 7800 / 7900
    • GSS8000
Answer
  • Please see article SOL10134 which explains the power level difference between the MON/CAL and RF ports
     

STANDALONE SYSTEM and MULTIBOX SYSTEM (with individual outputs)

  • The rear panel MON/CAL port is numbered to match the front panel RF port, i.e. MON/CAL1 corresponds to RF1
    • Where no numbering exists then only one RF and MON/CAL port is present anyway
  • For all simulator models, the signals that apply to the RF port are also present at the matching MON/CAL port

MULTIBOX SYSTEM (with combined outputs)

  • The MON/CAL port on each individual simulator works just like the standalone situation explained above
  • Systems which use an MCU to combine RF signals
    • The MCU has a rear panel high level port called "GNSS OUTPUT" which acts like a MON/CAL port and will include ALL signals from ALL simulators in the system
  • Systems where signals are combined within one of the simulators in the system
    • The unit acting as the combiner DOES NOT include the signals from the other units at its MON/CAL port
    • Combined signals are only provided at the combining unit's RF port
    • For example
      • An [STR4780 (Master) + STR4760 (Aux)] or [STR4780 (Master) + GSS7700 (Aux)] --> the combined signals are only presented at the Master unit front panel RF port
      • A dualbox GSS6700 [GPS/GAL (Master) + BeiDou (Aux)] --> the combined signals are only presented at the Aux unit front panel RF port
    • If combined signals are needed at a higher signal level, similar to the MON/CAL port level, consider using an LNA on the RF port

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