NavCom StarUtil-3000 Rev.A - Manual (Page 17)

StarUtil-3000 User Guide – Rev A
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Chapter 1 ................................................................................... Introduction
StarUtil-3000 Overview
StarUtil-3000 is a NavCom developed utility designed to configure and view many (but not all) of
the SF-3050 functions. (Refer to the Sapphire Technical Reference Manual for the complete set
of commands and responses utilized by the SF-3050 receiver.) In addition to its setup
capabilities via the upload of Firmware, Software Bundles and/or Options, and a StarFire
License if purchased, StarUtil-3000 can upload and create User Profiles, capture and log data,
and query and display various receiver performance functions.
The SF-3050 software-enabled features, bundled or purchased individually, cover a wide variety
of applications. Refer to the SF-3050 GNSS Products User Guide for descriptions of the
software options in each bundle: SF-3050G, SF-3050S and, SF-3050M.
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This guide specifically relates to StarUtil-3000, Version 0.0.18.
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StarUtil-3000 is included on the SF-3050 Product Configuration USB Flash Drive
(P/N 82-043000-0001) supplied with the SF-3050 receiver. It runs on PCs only with
Windows XP

Professional. Windows 95

, 98

, and Vista

are not supported.
Features
 Command input via the GUI and the Input Terminal
 Display of critical positioning performance information
 Display of critical StarFire performance and license information
 Upload of Firmware, Software Options, and StarFire License
 Management of User Profiles: upload, save, create, and retrieve profiles
 Schedule Message Output
 World map view of StarFire satellites
 Graphical view of all visible GPS, GLONASS, and SBAS satellites
 Quick view of receiver status

Datalogging
 Post Processing tools
 View of scheduled NMEA messages and raw data
 Graphical view of accuracy of the position solution
File Naming Conventions
Table 1: File Naming Conventions
File Type Format Example
NAV Firmware: SP.s19 SPv1,0,0,4.s19
Firmware
SP__.s19 SP_boot2_ver1,0,4.s19
Software Options SN-PCS.opt SN13452-PCS6539.opt
StarFire License SN-PCS.lic SN13452-PCS2358.lic