Raven INVICTA 115 Service Manual

INVICTA 115INSTALLATION AND SERVICEMANUAL

RECEIVER SPECIFICATIONSSize 7.63” x 4.13” x 1.75” Protocols NMEA v2.2Weight 20 ounces Position Accuracy 50 meter RMS, SA onOperating Temperature -40°C

GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS)GPS is a satellite-based global navigation system created and operated by the United States Departmentof Defense (DOD).

DIFFERENTIAL GPS (DGPS) WAASDGPS works by placing a high-performance GPS receiver (reference station) at a known location.Since the receiver knows its

NMEA MESSAGESThe Invicta 115 receiver can be used to communicate with other electronic devices including Raven’sRGL 500 Swath Guidance Light bar. A c

SAMPLE GGA MESSAGE STRUCTUREThe following example of the GGA message shows the format typical of NMEA messages.12

RAVEN INDUSTRIESLIMITED WARRANTYWHAT IS COVERED?This warranty covers all defects in workmanship or materials in yourRaven Flow Control Product under

Manual Rev. A, Invicta 115,12/02 #016-0159-912

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TABLE OF CONTENTSIntroduction ...

INTRODUCTIONThe Raven Invicta 115 GPS receiver provides highly accurate and reliable DGPS navigation usingWAAS satellite based DGPS corrections. This

WAAS RECEIVERThe Invicta 115 provides real time differential solutions using free corrections (WAAS) broadcast froma satellite. WAAS corrections are a

RADAR OUTThe receivers can simulate a Doppler RADAR commonly used on agricultural equipment for detectingspeed. The GPS receiver is always calculating

should light up when power is applied to the receiver. If using a serial interface device, look for NMEAstrings such as ZDA to scroll across the scree

GPS ANTENNAGPS is a line of sight system, which means in order for the receiver to track the satellites there mustbe an unobstructed path directly to

CHECKING YOUR INSTALLATIONMonitor the effects on the beacon and GPS receiver performance as each devise on the vehicle ispowered on. If the receiver s