POS AV V5 Release Notes

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Date: Nov 14, 2011

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Table of Contents

1. Introduction ................................................................................................................. 3
2. Firmware 5.2 Controller 5.2........................................................................................ 3
2.1. Description of Firmware Notes ........................................................................... 3
2.2. Description of the Controller Notes .................................................................... 3
3. Firmware 5.0 Controller 5.0........................................................................................ 3
3.1. Description of Firmware Notes ........................................................................... 3
3.2. Description of the Controller Notes .................................................................... 4
4. Firmware 4.7 Controller 2.4........................................................................................ 4
4.1. Description of the Firmware Notes ..................................................................... 4
4.2. Description of the Controller Notes .................................................................... 4
5. Firmware 4.6 Controller 2.3........................................................................................ 4
5.1. Description of the Firmware Notes ..................................................................... 4
5.2. Description of the Controller Notes .................................................................... 4
6. Firmware 4.5 Controller 2.2........................................................................................ 5
6.1. Description of the Firmware Notes ..................................................................... 5
6.2. Description of the Controller Notes .................................................................... 5
7. Firmware 4.4 Controller 2.1........................................................................................ 5
7.1. Description of the Firmware Notes ..................................................................... 5
7.2. Description of the Controller Notes .................................................................... 5
8. Firmware 4.3 Controller 2.0........................................................................................ 5
8.1. Description of the Firmware Notes ..................................................................... 6
8.2. Description of the Controller Notes .................................................................... 6
9. Firmware 4.2 Controller 1.9........................................................................................ 6
9.1. Description of the Firmware Notes ..................................................................... 6
9.2. Description of the Controller Notes .................................................................... 7
10. Firmware 4.0 Controller 1.8.................................................................................... 7
10.1. Description of the Firmware Notes ..................................................................... 7
10.2. Description of the Controller Notes .................................................................... 7
11. Firmware 3.14 Controller 1.7.2............................................................................... 7
11.1. Description of the Firmware Notes ..................................................................... 7
11.2. Description of the Controller Notes .................................................................... 8
12. Firmware 3.10 Controller 1.7.................................................................................. 9
12.1. Description of the Firmware Notes ..................................................................... 9
12.2. Description of the Controller Notes .................................................................... 9
13. Firmware 3.02 Controller 1.6.................................................................................. 9
13.1. Description of the Firmware Notes ..................................................................... 9
13.2. Description of the Controller Notes .................................................................... 9
14. Firmware 3.01 Controller 1.6.................................................................................. 9
14.1. Description of the Firmware Notes ..................................................................... 9
14.2. Description of the Controller Notes .................................................................. 10
15. Firmware 3.0 Controller 1.6.................................................................................. 10
15.1. Description of the Firmware Notes ................................................................... 10
15.2. Description of the Controller Notes .................................................................. 10
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1. Introduction
This document describes software release notes starting from real time POS AV
Firmware v3.0 and POS AV Controller v1.6

2. Firmware 5.2 Controller 5.2

Release date: Dec 2011
2.1. Description of Firmware Notes
Description
Support for IMU Type 25 under 410 model
Z/I mount interface improvement
Integration with new OmniStar firmware running as a part of Trimble
4.43 release.
Definition of set point offset for yaw drift correction

2.2. Description of the Controller Notes

Description
GUI improvements for Z/I mount
Selection of the Generic Lidar type
Added field Set Point offset in Yaw Drift Correction window

3. Firmware 5.0 Controller 5.0

Release date: Oct 2009

3.1. Description of Firmware Notes

Description
Support for POSTrack 3.0 release
Improved position RMS
Added Dark Image Group (213) for dual camera DSS system
Improved functionality of Z/I mount
External lidar swats
Additional COM1 NMEA message (Primary receiver RMC) at 1Hz
only

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3.2. Description of the Controller Notes

Description
Z/I mount roll and pitch filter settings
Added selection for new NMEA message ($GPRMC) output on COM1

4. Firmware 4.7 Controller 2.4

Release date: Apr 2009

4.1. Description of the Firmware Notes

Description
Support for new IMU Type 31 (500 level performance)
OmniSTAR settings for secondary GNSS receiver card
Initialization of the internal logging card (OEM system only)
Group213 Dark Image Collection (applicable to POSTrack only)
New option 19 (ENS) for Event based output Nav Solution

4.2. Description of the Controller Notes

Description
OmniStar settings for secondary GNNS receiver card
Support for IMU Type 31
Group 213 added to logging selection
Initialization of internal drive

5. Firmware 4.6 Controller 2.3

Release Date: Aug 2008
5.1. Description of the Firmware Notes
Description
OmniSTAR capability with GPS Type 16
Secondary GNSS receiver Lever Arms input
Fixed problem with Analog T-AS mount formula selection
Support for 310 EA model IMU type 29
Group212 LiDAR vertical range and swat

5.2. Description of the Controller Notes

Description
OmniStar intergation
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Settings for LiDAR swats and vertical range

Settings of Secondary GNSS receiver Lever Arms

6. Firmware 4.5 Controller 2.2

Release Date: Feb 2008
6.1. Description of the Firmware Notes
Description
Integration of GNSS Receiver Type 16 ( GPS+GLONASS)
Parsing more than 3 GSV messages in case of Aux receiver
PV LAB mount , angle of rotation changed to Tx Ty Tz.
Improved handeling of dynamic lever arms

6.2. Description of the Controller Notes

Description
New GNSS receiver Type 16
Fixed settings of RealTime EO Frame (applicable only for POSTrack
users)

7. Firmware 4.4 Controller 2.1

Release Date: July 2007

7.1. Description of the Firmware Notes

Description
Integration of GNSS Receiver Type 14 ( GPS+GLONASS)
Fixed UTC date in RDR1 COM2 message
Added 4 Hz output rate selection for fms real time data port
Prevent invalid settings of the POS IP address

7.2. Description of the Controller Notes

Description
Added display of visible satellites in Aircraft frame
GNSS integration

8. Firmware 4.3 Controller 2.0

Release Date: February 2007
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8.1. Description of the Firmware Notes

Description
Support for new POS AV 310 EU IMU Type 26
Support for PV Labs IMU Type 25
Support of NavCom GGA format for auxiliary receiver
WAAS/EGNOS/MSAS for primary receiver (Requires BD950 GPS
receiver firmware 2.27 or greater)
Option to introduce a user-defined delay for the COM2 TM1B message
Real Time POSEO
Event time shift settings for Event based Navigation Output
Fix software restart problem with analog option selected

8.2. Description of the Controller Notes

Description
Disable Diff Port Controls in case of BD950 receiver
IMU Fault Display for IMU 26
Selection of NAVCOM Aux GGA format settings
Selection of WAAS/EGNOS/MSAS
Field for entering the optional additional delay settings for TM1B
message selection on COM2
Controller configuration windows for Real time POSEO

9. Firmware 4.2 Controller 1.9

Release Date: September 1, 2006
9.1. Description of the Firmware Notes
Description
Riegl LiDAR LMS-Q560 support
TAS Digital Interface support via POS COM3
POS AV 610 200Hz IMU support (IMU 23)
New analog message ( Roll/Pitch/Roll Rate)
Improved handling of FAT32 logging card and 4Gig PC Cards
Expansion of the Yaw Drift Correction Group 203 to display drift value
Introduction of delay in the POS AV firmware to compensate for the
slow IMU Type 6 bootup (without displaying IMU failures during
startup)
POSTrack Simulator support
Initial camera trigger level set to low when used with POSTrack
(prevents continuous camera firing during POS bootup)
PAV30 stabilization control when used with POSTrack
TAS Analog Mount stabilization control when used with POSTrack
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9.2. Description of the Controller Notes

Description
Riegl LiDAR LMS-Q560 Logging control
Added new analog message (Roll/Pitch/Roll Rate)
Added heading difference (drift) field under the View->Yaw Drift
Correction window
Added separate apply buttons for Yaw Drift Correction Settings and
Gimbal Stabilization ON/OFF control in Settings->Yaw Drift
Correction form

10. Firmware 4.0 Controller 1.8

10.1. Description of the Firmware Notes
Description
POSTrack support
Riegl LiDAR LMS-Q240 support
POS AV 210 model based on IMU Type 21
POS AV 610 model based on IMU Type IMU 23
SOMAG GSM3000 mount support
Support for 4Gb PC card
Support for IMU type 20 (POS AV 510)
Fixed GPS week rollover problem in COM2 messages (PPSTR/TM1B)
10.2. Description of the Controller Notes
Description
Riegl LiDAR LMS-Q240 Logging ON/OFF support over DDE
(requires Trackair XTrack FMS Software)
SOMAG GSM3000 stabilization ON/OFF support over DDE (requires
Trackair XTrack FMS Software)
POS AV 210 model based on IMU Type 23 (300Hz)
POS AV 610 model based on IMU Type 21 (50Hz)

11. Firmware 3.14 Controller 1.7.2

11.1. Description of the Firmware Notes
Description
COM2 update rate for IMU Type 15 (250Hz/125Hz)

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11.2. Description of the Controller Notes

Description
Support for higher COM 2 update rates than 200Hz

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12. Firmware 3.10 Controller 1.7

Note: POSPac version 4.2 + Service Pack 1 or later is required when extracting and
processing data POS logged with POS AV Firmware v3.10.

12.1. Description of the Firmware Notes

Description
IMU Type 14 support (POS AV 510 model)
IMU Type 5 and 18 support (POS AV 310 and 410 models)
RAU support ( Digital to Analog Converter)
FMS Real Time Data Port
Implementation of the additional real time states

12.2. Description of the Controller Notes

Description
IMU Type 5 and 18 support
Added Note3 under Lever Arms installation window: GPS Lever
Arms are measured in the aircraft frame
Prompt the user to save message log to the file automatically when
controller is closed

13. Firmware 3.02 Controller 1.6

13.1. Description of the Firmware Notes
Description
Logging LED problem fix
IMU Type 6 Integration

13.2. Description of the Controller Notes

Description
No Controller changes.

14. Firmware 3.01 Controller 1.6

14.1. Description of the Firmware Notes

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Description
No changes in the real time software. The only change is the
replacement of the serial driver with new version.

14.2. Description of the Controller Notes

Description
No Controller changes.

15. Firmware 3.0 Controller 1.6

15.1. Description of the Firmware Notes
Description
Added TM1B message format on COM2
Added backup logging task ( for stand alone POS AV V5 only)
Corrected setting baud/protocol for serial ports on POS AV V5
Enabled GPS only detection for POS AV V5
Replaced user account with ftp anonymous
Fixed save NVM problem during primary data port logging, when
additional NULL character has been inserted at the beginning of the
nvm file

15.2. Description of the Controller Notes

Description
Disable GPS Leds window for BD950 receiver
Fixed the problem with IMU status in POS010 mode
Added generic Applanix format of time recovery message on
COM1/COM2 Controller
Added TM1B message selection on COM2 - Controller

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