Trimble Outdoors R8 GPS Receiver User Manual


 
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Configuration 15
Trimble R8 Operation
15.3 Configuring the Receiver Using Application Files
An application file contains information for configuring a receiver. To
configure a receiver using an application file, you need to create the
application file, transfer it to the receiver, and then apply the file’s
settings. GPS Configurator does this for you automatically when you
work with configuration files.
For more information on applying application files, see Chapter 16,
Software Utilities.
15.4 Application Files
An application file is organized into records. Each record stores
configuration information for a particular area of receiver operation.
Application files can include the following records:
File Storage
General Controls
Serial Port Baud/Format
Reference Position
Logging Rate
SV Enable/Disable
•Output Message
Antenna
Device Control
Static/Kinematic
Input Message
An application file does not have to contain all of these records. When
you apply an application file, any option that is not included in the
records in the file remains at its current setting. For example, if you