20 EuroPak-15a Receiver User Manual Rev 5
Chapter 1 Introduction
• Antenna or signal generator Radio Frequency (RF) ports
• Input power port
• Indicators to provide power and communication status
• An external oscillator port (input only)
The following accessories are included with the EuroPak-15a:
• 1 12V power adapter cable
• 1 I/O cable
• 1 null modem serial cable
• 1 straight through serial cable
• A CD containing NovAtel’s PC utilities and product documentation
For technical specifications on the EuroPak-15a, please see Appendix A, Technical Specifications starting on
Page 110.
Figure 2: EuroPak-15a Enclosure
The port labelled COM2 on the back of the receiver, see Figure 2 above, connects to COM3 of the internal
Euro-L1E5a card.
1.5 EuroPak-15a Features
The EuroPak-15a has been designed with the following features:
• 16 channel parallel tracking
• Fully field-upgradeable firmware
• Low power consumption
• 1 Hz raw data and position output rates
At a minimum, the following channel configuration is available:
• 8 GPS L1 (for L1L5GPS model)
• 8 GPS L5 (for L1L5GPS model)
• 5 Galileo L1 (for L1E5aGAL model)
• 5 Galileo E5a (for L1E5aGAL model)
• 6 GPS L1 (for L1E5aGAL model)