External Interfaces andthe Connector Board

Interfaces Specified Originally

2x Camera Link camera 2x Gigabit Ethernet camera

Power Supply (9V to 36V) 10/100 Ethernet

External Inertial Navigation System

Power Supply

External INS

2x GigE 2x Camera Link 10/100 Ethernet

Connector Board D3 OEM Board

External Interfaces andthe Connector Board

Final Interfaces Specified

2x Camera Link camera 2x GigE camera

Power Supply (9V to 36V) 10/100 Ethernet

External Inertial Navigation System RCA output

USB port

PowerSupply

2x Camera Link

External INS

RCA output

USB port

2x GigE

10/100 Ethernet

Connector Panel

External Interfaces andthe Connector Board

• Goal:– All interfaces routed through and mounted on the

Connector Board• Reality:– Various different mountings and routings

necessary

Interface Routing andConnector Mounting

Through the Connector Board Routed Elsewhere

Board Mount 2x Camera Link camera 2x GigE camera

Panel Mount

Power Supply (9V to 36V) 10/100 Ethernet

External INS RCA output

USB port

Power Supply2x Camera Link External INS

•2x Camera Link = nearly full width of Connector Board

Connector Panel

Interface Routing andConnector Mounting

Through the Connector Board Routed Elsewhere

Board Mount 2x Camera Link camera 2x GigE camera

Panel Mount

Power Supply (9V to 36V) 10/100 Ethernet

External INS RCA output

USB port

2x GigE

•GigE mounted on FPGA Board

FPGA Board (bottom view)Connector Panel

Interface Routing andConnector Mounting

Through the Connector Board Routed Elsewhere

Board Mount 2x Camera Link camera 2x GigE camera

Panel Mount

Power Supply (9V to 36V) 10/100 Ethernet

External INS RCA output

USB port

RCA output

10/100Ethernet

D3 OEM Board (top view)

•RCA and 10/100 Ethernet routed directly to D3 OEM Board

RCA

Connector Panel

10/100 Ethernet

Through the Connector Board Routed Elsewhere

Board Mount 2x Camera Link camera 2x GigE camera

Panel Mount

Power Supply (9V to 36V) 10/100 Ethernet

External INS RCA output

USB port

Interface Routing andConnector Mounting

USB port

Connector Panel

•USB routed directly to internal GNSS receiver

The Connector Board

• Having determined what it needs to do, design could commence

Customer Provided Block Diagram

Connector Board Design:Functional Block Diagram

Connector Board Design:Scale Diagram

Inertial Navigation System (INS)

• Determines:– Direction• Roll, pitch & yaw

– Velocity • Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU)

– Location• Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS)

– Global Positioning System (GPS)– GLONASS

Global Navigation Satellite System

• Customer Specified– NovAtel OEMV-2 or OEMV-3• RS-232 interface• Different power requirements

OEMV-2: 3.3 +5%/-3% VDC OEMV-3: 4.5 to 18 VDC

GNSS Software