I/O Configuration – Port Summary

This page provides a summary of input and output ports available to the receiver.

Select I/O Configuration / Port Summary.

 

To edit the settings, click on the port type. The I/O Configuration screen opens and you can edit the configuration settings for that port.

The maximum number of outputs that can be configured and enabled simultaneously is currently 50 for the SPS855 receiver and 20 for other receivers.

Type – Indicates what types of inputs/outputs are available.

  • TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol) – A connection over an IP network.

  • UDP (User Datagram Protocol) – A connection over an IP network.

  • IBSS/NTRIP Client 1, 2, 3 – A connection to IBSS or an NTRIP Caster for receiving correction data.

  • IBSS/NTRIP Server 1, 2, 3 – A connection to IBSS or an NTRIP Caster for sending correction data.

  • NTRIP Caster 1, 2, 3 – Allows up to ten users (NTRIP Clients) per port to request single-base correction data.

  • Serial – An RS-232 connection over the receiver's Lemo or Modem connector.

  • Bluetooth – A short-range wireless connection.

  • Bluetooth GNSS – A short-range wireless connection specifically for passing GNSS position data (by default, NMEA format) from a GNSS Server device (receiver) to a GNSS Client device (e.g., smartphone, controller, laptop). Requires the "High Accuracy NMEA" upgrade to be installed to allow the position data to be used by non-Trimble applications and services.

  • USB (Universal Serial Bus) – A connection over USB on the receiver's 26-pin connector.

  • Radio – A connection using the receiver's internal radio.

  • CAN (Controller Area Network) – A connection on the receiver's Lemo port for dynamic vessel applications.

NTRIP is Networked Transport of RTCM via Internet Protocol. IBSS is Internet Base Station Service.

Port – Which port the input/output is being transferred on.

  • TCP/IP or UDP – The port number will be displayed.

  • IBSS/NTRIP Client – The type of the service and the name of the base station or Mountpoint it is connected to.

  • IBSS/NTRIP Server – The type of the service and the name of the base station or Mountpoint being sent to the NTRIP Caster.

  • Serial – Serial ports will indicate the receiver connector, baud rate, data bits, parity, and stop bits settings of the port.

  • Bluetooth – The Bluetooth port number will be displayed.

  • USB – No port will be displayed.

  • Radio – No port will be displayed.

  • CAN – No port will be displayed.

Input – The type of input that is received on the port. The correction stream input currently being used in the position solution will be shown in bold text.

Output – The type of output that is sent on the port.

Connection Colors – The color of the connection provides additional status information.

  • Green – Indicates an active connection from another device on that port.

  • Yellow – Indicates a connection is having problems or is not functioning properly.

  • Red – Indicates no connection from another device on that port.

  • No highlight – The serial port connections are not highlighted since it is not possible to distinguish if there is a connection from another device.

  • Bold – Indicates that this correction stream input is currently being used for the position solution.