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Page 4: Confirm starfire navigation

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LAND-PAK Quick-Start Guide, Rev. C

Upload Firmware

Upload a Unified Firmware File

39. Select Unified File Loader on the File Upload window.

40. Click

and browse to the NavCom\Firmware on the

PC.

41. Select the unified firmware file (UFL) to upload (the file

extension is .s19). The path to the UFL file is displayed
in the upload field.

42. Click

. The options to be uploaded are

checked on the Ready to Downline Load File window.

43. Check or uncheck firmware files as necessary (based

on existing loaded version numbers).

44. Click

and the upload progress window

updates.

45. When the upload is complete, click

.

46. If any file fails to upload, verify which files loaded and

uncheck those files, then reload the remaining files. If
this fails, contact NavCom Customer Support for further
guidance.

Upload the StarFire License

For the initial configuration, the StarFire license
must be installed via data cable. Subsequent
renewals of the license are typically transmitted to
the receiver via radio broadcast. Refer to the SF-
3040 GNSS Receiver Product User Guide
.

The receiver must be tracking GPS satellites and
providing a valid position solution at the time of
the StarFire license upload to accept the license.

47. Select StarFire License on the File Upload window.

48. Click

and browse to the NavCom folder on the PC.

49. Select the StarFire license file (the file extension is *.lic).

The path to the StarFire license file is displayed in the
upload field.

50. Click

. At the end of the upload, a confirmation

box opens. Click OK.

The Input Terminal window also displays the
outcome of the upload. In the example below, the
upload is successful.

51. Ensure that the purchased StarFire License is loaded.

These tabs provide license information:

Receiver Options tab: StarFire Licenses and Cancel

License Status windows

StarFire tab: License Info window

To open the StarFire tab, click StarFire on the
Detailed Views menu.

Confirm StarFire Navigation

52. Click Position, Velocity, Time on the Detailed Views

menu to determine if the receiver is navigating in
StarFire mode. The PVT tab opens.

The receiver enters StarFire mode in
approximately 3 minutes after it is first turned on;
then the convergence period starts.

Newer software versions: The Nav Mode StarFire Dual:GPS,
indicates that the receiver is navigating in the old StarFire
format, accurate to <10cm. The Nav Mode StarFire

Loaded Firmware

Firmware to Load