View Menu
View
The View menu contains a number of different options for viewing data from Certus.
Manager View Menu
Device Information
Device information is useful during technical support and for tracking your serial number, firmware and hardware version.
Manager Device Information
Status
The Status shows the current status of Certus as reported by sections System State Packet (ID#20)
Note: The following Status flags do not update for Certus units with a Trimble BD992 GNSS Receiver. These flags are only applicable to Aries GNSS Receivers: GNSS 2, Antenna 1 disconnected, Antenna 2 disconnected, Antenna 1 short, Antenna 2 short
Manager Status Dialogue
Satellites
The Satellites dialogue shows detailed information on the satellites that are visible to the Certus GNSS receiver.
The information is displayed as a satellite skyplot, a table and an SNR (Signal-to-Noise Ratio) graph. A maximum of 28 satellites will be displayed, even if more are accessible. This plot shows the SNR of each satellite at the primary and secondary antenna. As a guideline, these should be within 5-10 dB of each other in the absence of cable or antenna faults. Elevation and azimuth are in units of degrees.
Manager Satellites Table
Raw Sensors
Raw sensors shows the
Temperature readings are available for a range of sensors: T(Ax), T(Ay), and T(Az) correspond to the accelerometer's x, y, and z axes; T(Gx), T(Gy), and T(Gz) relate to the gyroscope's X, Y, and Z axes; T(M) is for the magnetometer; and T(P) indicates pressure.
Manager Raw Sensor Outputs
Orientation
Orientation shows the Certus orientation, angular velocity and orientation error. To enhance the user's understanding of some of the less intuitive metrics, Course is defined as the path determined by measuring sequential positions, and Slip is the difference between the heading and the course.
Manager Orientation Outputs
Position
Position shows the Certus position and position error. Latitude and longitude are converted to North and East metres from a reference point that can be reset.
Manager Position Outputs
Velocity and Acceleration
Velocity and Acceleration shows the Certus velocity, acceleration and g-force.
Manager Velocity and Acceleration Outputs
Time
This dialogue box allows the to view the time for the connected device. Views are in Unix, UTC, or Local time formats to best suit user requirements to ensure accurate timekeeping and synchronisation across systems.
Time Dialogue
Communications
This dialogue shows statistics on the data packets received from Certus and can be useful in diagnosing signal integrity problems.
Manager Communications Dialogue
