REV-2000 Operational Manual 
 
 
RoyalTek Evaluation Kit   
REV-2000 Operational Manual 
 
 
Version 1.1 
2001/7/4 
 
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is provided for the sole purpose of the business discussions between supplier and RoyalTek and 
is covered under the terms of the applicable Non-Disclosure Agreements. Disclosure of this 
information to other parties is prohibited without the written consent of RoyalTek. 
 
 
 
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RoyalTek Company LTD. 
 
 
 
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RoyalTek GPS Receiver REB-2000/REB-12R                        REV-2000 Operational Manual 
RoyalTek Evaluation Kit REV-2000 Operational Manual 
 
INTRODUCTION .........................................................................................................................................1 
Packing list .........................................................................................................................................1 
GETTING STARTED ....................................................................................................................................3 
To Setup REV-2000 ...........................................................................................................................3 
Setup procedure.................................................................................................................................4 
TO OPERATE REV-2000 ...........................................................................................................................5 
Install the SiRFDemo.exe...................................................................................................................5 
To use Sirfdemo.exe ..........................................................................................................................5 
To switch from NMEA to SiRF protocol ..............................................................................................7 
To switch from SiRF protocol to NMEA protocol.................................................................................9 
To Synchronize Protocol...................................................................................................................10 
To Switch Trickle Power Parameters from SiRFDemo.exe...............................................................10 
To change TricklePower parameters of REB-2100 from 12 pins interface. ......................................12 
To upgrade GPS engine board program ..........................................................................................12 
PRODUCT FEATURES...............................................................................................................................13 
PRODUCT APPLICATIONS..........................................................................................................................14 
TECHNIQUE DESCRIPTION ........................................................................................................................14 
REB-2100 System Block Diagram......................................................................................................2 
REB-12R Block diagram ....................................................................................................................3 
Technique specifications ....................................................................................................................3 
ORDERING INFORMATION ...........................................................................................................................7 
ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM RATINGS ..................................................................................................................10 
SOFTWARE INTERFACE ............................................................................................................................10 
NMEA V2.2 Protocol ........................................................................................................................10 
GGA-Global Positioning System Fixed Data....................................................................................10 
GLL-Geographic Position – Latitude/Longitude................................................................................11 
GSA-GNSS DOP and Active Satellites ............................................................................................11 
GSV-GNSS Satellites in View ..........................................................................................................12 
RMC-Recommended Minimum Specific GNSS Data.......................................................................12 
VTG-Course Over Ground and Ground Speed ................................................................................13 
SIRF PROPRIETARY NMEA INPUT MESSAGES..........................................................................................13 
SIRF NMEA INPUT MESSAGES...............................................................................................................14 
Set Serial Port ..................................................................................................................................14 
LLA Navigation Initialization .............................................................................................................14 
Set DGPS Port .................................................................................................................................15 
Query/Rate Control ..........................................................................................................................15 
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LLA Navigation Initialization .............................................................................................................16 
Development Data On/Off ................................................................................................................16 
Calculating Checksums for NMEA Input ..........................................................................................17 
SIRF BINARY PROTOCOL ........................................................................................................................17 
INPUT MESSAGES FOR SIRF BINARY PROTOCOL .......................................................................................18 
Initialize Data Source-Message I.D. 128 ..........................................................................................18 
Switch To NMEA Protocol – Message I.D. 129 ................................................................................19 
Set Almanac- Message I.D. 130.......................................................................................................20 
Software Version – Message I.D. 132 ..............................................................................................20 
Mode control – Message I.D .136.....................................................................................................21 
DOP Mask Control – Message I.D. 137 ...........................................................................................21 
DGPS Control – Message I.D.138....................................................................................................22 
Elevation Mask – Message I.D.139..................................................................................................22 
Power Mask – Message I.D.140 ......................................................................................................23 
Steady State Detection – Message I.D.142......................................................................................23 
Static Navigation – Message I.D.144 ...............................................................................................23 
Set DGPS Serial Port – Message I.D 145........................................................................................24 
Almanac – Message I.D.146 ............................................................................................................24 
Ephemeris Message I.D.147 ............................................................................................................24 
Switch To SiRF Protocol...................................................................................................................25 
Switch Operating Modes - Message I.D. 150...................................................................................25 
Set Trickle Power Parameters - Message I.D. 151...........................................................................25 
Computation of Duty Cycle and On Time. ........................................................................................26 
Push-to-Fix.......................................................................................................................................26 
Poll Navigation Parameters - Message I.D. 152...............................................................................27 
OUTPUT MESSAGES FOR SIRF BINARY PROTOCOL....................................................................................27 
Measure Navigation Data Out – Message I.D.2 ...............................................................................27 
Measured Tracker Data Out – Message I.D.4 ..................................................................................29 
Raw Tracker Data Out – Message I.D.5...........................................................................................30 
Calculation of Pseudo-Range Measurements ..................................................................................31 
Response    :Software Version String – Message I.D.6 ....................................................................32 
Response    :Clock Status Data – Message I.D.7.............................................................................32 
50BPS Data – Message I.D.8 ..........................................................................................................33 
CPU Throughput – Message I.D.9 ...................................................................................................33 
Command Acknowledgment – Message I.D.11................................................................................34 
Command N Acknowledgment – Message I.D. 12...........................................................................34 
Visible List – Message I.D.13 ...........................................................................................................34 
Almanac Data – Message I.D.14......................................................................................................35 
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Set Ephemeris – Message I.D.254...................................................................................................35 
Development Data – Message I.D.255.............................................................................................35 
 
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Introduction 
REV-2000 is an evaluation kit for RoyalTek GPS engine board series, REB-12R2/R6/ REB-2000/ 
REB-2001.It is convenient to test the GPS performance,cold start / warm start / hot start,position 
update and so on by using the REV-2000. REV-2000 helps you understand the operation and 
performance of Royaltek’s GPS engine boards in a couple of minutes. It can also provide you design 
the OEM products that use RoyalTek’s GPS engine boards. 
 
Packing list 
The evaluation kit contains follows: 
 
 
 
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Specification 
68*88mm 
3. 
RS232 Cable 
4. 
5. 
BNC to MCX 
Cable 
GPS active 
antenna 
 
Quantity 
Description 
1 
1 
1 
1 
PROVIDE POWER FOR GPS 
ENGINE BOARD AND CONVERT 
THE SIGNAL FROM TTL TO 
RS-232 CONNECTING TO PC. 
AC/DC ADAPTOR. THERE ARE 
TWO TYPES OF ADPATOR, 110V 
AND 220V. 
RS-232 CABLE CONNECTING 
EVALUATION BOARD WITH PC. 
RF EXTENSION CABLE FOR MCX 
TO BNC. IF YOU ORDER THE 
MMCX ANTENNA FOR REB-2000, 
YOU DON’T NEED TO ORDER 
THIS EXTENSION CABLE. PLEASE 
CONTACT 
SALES@ROYALTEK.COM FOR 
FURTHER INFORMATION. 
REV-2000 
Evaluation Board 
Power Core 
AC 110V or 220V 
7.5V/1.0A/2.5mm/1.8M 
RS232 Cable 
9pin/1.5M 
RF Extension Cable 
(Optional) 
150mm 
REV-2000 
Evaluation 
1. 
Power Core 
2. 
No. 
Items 
1 
2 
3 
4 
5 
6 
 
 
GPS active antenna 
5M 
1 
GPS ACTIVE ATENNA.   
GPS receiver 
(Optional) 
REB-12R or REB-2000 
 
THERE ARE TWO KINDS OF GPS, 
REB-12R AND REB-2000 SERIES. 
PLEASE SELECT THE DESIRED 
ON. 
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Getting started 
To Setup REV-2000 
The interface of REV-2000 is shown as follows: 
 
 
 
VBT 
Backup battery input 2.5V ~ 3.1V 
DC input 
+6.5V ~ 
Power 
Power mode 
jumper J1 
Open: +5V 
Short: +3.3V 
P1 NMEA / SiRF protocol 
port 
Connecting to PC/Laptop 
 
 
 
 
 
Power mode jumper J1 
The power core of REV-2000 is 110V AC/ 7.5V 
DC adaptor. It converts the 110 AC to DC. 
RoyalTek can also provide you 220V AC power 
core. Beware of the AC power of your office 
and tell RoyalTek’s sales person for preparing 
the correct power code for you.   
REV-2000 provides 3 power modes on borad, 
3.3V and 5V. JP1: Open for +5V, Short for 3.3V. 
The 3.3V is for REB-2000/ REB-2100. The 5V 
is for REB-12R2. 
BOOT jumper 
The BOOT jumper is for program upgrade. It 
shall be kept open for normal operation. When 
the BOOT is short, the GPS engine board is 
 3 
CON20 REB-12R2 connector 
CON12 REB-2000/REB-2100 
RESET switch 
BOOT jumper 
Open: Normal operation 
Short: Program upgrade 
 
P2 DGPS RTCM-104 port 
waiting for program upgrade and output 
nothing when running SiRF demo program. 
Please refer the program upgrade session for 
program update. 
 
DC input 
The power input can be DC input instead of 
using AC power core. The input range of the 
DC input is from 6.5V ~ 12V. We suggest 
you use +7.5V as the DC input. 
Reset 
It is used for external reset. 
VBT 
This is for RAM backup power of 
REB-2000/REB-2100 and REB-12R2. The 
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input range is from 2.5V ~ 3.1V DC. 
Setup procedure 
P1 
This is NMEA/SiRF protocol output/input port. 
Please connect it to PC or Laptop RS-232 
port. 
P2 
This is DGPS input port. 
CON12 
This is the socket for REB-2000/REB-2100. 
Please refer the hardware interface section 
for the pin assignment. 
CON20 
This is the socket for REB-12R2. Please 
refer the hardware interface section for the 
pin assignment. 
(1)  Plug the REB-12R2 on the CON20 
(2)  Plug the active antenna into the external 
antenna connector. The suitable view 
angle of the active antenna is necessary. 
Caution: Please do not put any metal 
stuff on the antenna. 
(3)  Connecting the RS-232 cable between 
REV-2000 P1 and PC. 
(4)  Plug the power core. (or connecting the 
DC power input, 6.5V ~ 12V) 
After you finish setup, it is like as follows: 
 
 
 
AC 
 
Active   
GPS antenna 
 
PC    COM1 or COM2 
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