VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM Description: Global Positioning System (GPS) satellites broadcast signals from space that GPS

receivers, use to provide three-dimensional location (latitude, longitude, and altitude) plus precise time. GPS receivers provides reliable positioning, navigation, and timing services to worldwide users on a continuous basis in all weather, day and night, anywhere on or near the Earth. This ultra-sensitive GPS receiver can acquire GPS signals from 65 channels of satellites and output position data with high accuracy in extremely challenging environments and under poor signal conditions due to its active antenna and high sensitivity. The GPS receivers -160dBm tracking sensitivity allows continuous position coverage in nearly all application environments. The output is serial data of 9600 baud rate which is standard NMEA 0183 v3.0 protocol offering industry standard data messages and a command set for easy interface to mapping software and embedded devices. In this project microcontroller is connected to GPS and GSM modems. Using this project use can know the position of vehicle in google maps. Microcontroller can take coordinate values from GPS modem and send to particular mobile numbers through GSM modem.GSM modem work under AT commands. Using this latitude and longitude we can know the vehicle position on google maps through internet. But user has to enter coordinate values in google maps.

In this project 7805 is a regulator and it avoids noise spikes in power supply. GPS modem is connected microcontroller through serial port. These GPS modem works under 9600 or 4800 baud rates.

TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS: HARDWARE: Micro controller Crystal LED Serial Driver GPS modem GSM modm Power supply Transformer Filter Voltage Regulator SOFTWARE: Keil micro vision Proteus UC flash : : : 12V step down 1000uf/25V 7805 : : : : AT89S52 11.0592 MHz 5mm Red LED Max 232

APPLICATIONS: Transport service Automobiles

BLOCK DIAGRAM: Power Supply 8

GSM Modem

Max-232

16X2 LCD GPS Modem Max-232

POWER SUPPLY BLOCK DIAGRAM Step down Transformer Bridge Rectifier Filter Regulator Output

EMBEDDED SYSTEMS: Introduction: An embedded system is a system which is going to do a predefined specified task is the embedded system and is even defined as combination of both software and hardware. A general-purpose definition of embedded systems is that they are devices used to control, monitor or assist the operation of equipment, machinery or plant. "Embedded" reflects the fact that they are an integral part of the system. At the other extreme a generalpurpose computer may be used to control the operation of a large complex processing plant, and its presence will be obvious. All embedded systems are including computers or microprocessors. Some of these computers are however very simple systems as compared with a personal computer. The very simplest embedded systems are capable of performing only a single function or set of functions to meet a single predetermined purpose. In more complex systems an application program that enables the embedded system to be used for a particular purpose in a specific application determines the functioning of the embedded system. The ability

to have programs means that the same embedded system can be used for a variety of different purposes. In some cases a microprocessor may be designed in such a way that application software for a particular purpose can be added to the basic software in a second process, after which it is not possible to make further changes. The applications software on such processors is sometimes referred to as firmware. The simplest devices consist of a single microprocessor (often called a "chip), which may itself be packaged with other chips in a hybrid system or Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC). Its input comes from a detector or sensor and its output goes to a switch or activator which (for example) may start or stop the operation of a machine or, by operating a valve, may control the flow of fuel to an engine. As the embedded system is the combination of both software and hardware Embedded System

Software

Hardware

ALP C VB Etc., Figure: Block diagram of Embedded System

Processor Peripherals memory

Software deals with the languages like ALP, C, and VB etc., and Hardware deals with Processors, Peripherals, and Memory. Memory: It is used to store data or address. Peripherals: These are the external devices connected Processor: It is an IC which is used to perform some task Applications of embedded systems Manufacturing and process control Construction industry

Transport Buildings and premises Domestic service Communications Office systems and mobile equipment Banking, finance and commercial Medical diagnostics, monitoring and life support Testing, monitoring and diagnostic systems

Processors are classified into four types like: Micro Processor (p) Micro controller (c) Digital Signal Processor (DSP) Application Specific Integrated Circuits (ASIC)

Micro Processor (p): A silicon chip that contains a CPU. In the world of personal computers, the terms microprocessor and CPU are used interchangeably. At the heart of all personal computers and most workstations sits a microprocessor. Microprocessors also control the logic of almost all digital devices, from clock radios to fuel-injection systems for automobiles. Three basic characteristics differentiate microprocessors: Instruction set: The set of instructions that the microprocessor can execute. Bandwidth : The number of bits processed in a single instruction. Clock speed : Given in megahertz (MHz), the clock speed determines how many

instructions per second the processor can execute. In both cases, the higher the value, the more powerful the CPU. For example, a 32-bit microprocessor that runs at 50MHz is more powerful than a 16-bit microprocessor that runs at 25MHz. In addition to bandwidth and clock speed, microprocessors are classified

as being either RISC (reduced instruction set computer) or CISC (complex instruction set computer). A microprocessor has three basic elements, as shown above. The ALU performs all arithmetic computations, such as addition, subtraction and logic operations (AND, OR, etc). It is controlled by the Control Unit and receives its data from the Register Array. The Register Array is a set of registers used for storing data. These registers can be accessed by the ALU very quickly. Some registers have specific functions - we will deal with these later. The Control Unit controls the entire process. It provides the timing and a control signal for getting data into and out of the registers and the ALU and it synchronizes the execution of instructions (we will deal with instruction execution at a later date).

Three Basic Elements of a Microprocessor Micro Controller (c): A microcontroller is a small computer on a single integrated circuit containing a processor core, memory, and programmable input/output peripherals. Program memory in the form of NOR flash or OTP ROM is also often included on chip, as well as a typically small amount of RAM. Microcontrollers are designed for embedded applications, in contrast to the microprocessors used in personal computers or other general purpose applications.

ALU CU
Timer,Memory Counter, serial communication ROM, ADC, DAC, Timers, USART, Oscillators

Etc.,

Figure: Block Diagram of Micro Controller (c) Digital Signal Processors (DSPs): Digital Signal Processors is one which performs scientific and mathematical operation. Digital Signal Processor chips - specialized microprocessors with architectures designed specifically for the types of operations required in digital signal processing. Like a general-purpose microprocessor, a DSP is a programmable device, with its own native instruction code. DSP chips are capable of carrying out millions of floating point operations per second, and like their better-known general-purpose cousins, faster and more powerful versions are continually being introduced. DSPs can also be embedded within complex "system-on-chip" devices, often containing both analog and digital circuitry. Application Specific Integrated Circuit (ASIC) ASIC is a combination of digital and analog circuits packed into an IC to achieve the desired control/computation function ASIC typically contains CPU cores for computation and control Peripherals to control timing critical functions Memories to store data and program

Analog circuits to provide clocks and interface to the real world which is I/Os to connect to external components like LEDs, memories, monitors

analog in nature etc. Computer Instruction Set There are two different types of computer instruction set there are: 1. RISC (Reduced Instruction Set Computer) and 2. CISC (Complex Instruction Set computer) Reduced Instruction Set Computer (RISC) A RISC (reduced instruction set computer) is a microprocessor that is designed to perform a smaller number of types of computer instruction so that it can operate at a higher speed (perform more million instructions per second, or millions of instructions per second). Since each instruction type that a computer must perform requires additional transistors and circuitry, a larger list or set of computer instructions tends to make the microprocessor more complicated and slower in operation. Besides performance improvement, some advantages of RISC and related design improvements are: A new microprocessor can be developed and tested more quickly if one of its Operating system and application programmers who use the microprocessor's The simplicity of RISC allows more freedom to choose how to use the space on a aims is to be less complicated. instructions will find it easier to develop code with a smaller instruction set. microprocessor. Higher-level language compilers produce more efficient code than formerly because they have always tended to use the smaller set of instructions to be found in a RISC computer. RISC characteristics Simpleinstructionset: In a RISC machine, the instruction set contains simple, basic instructions, from which more complex instructions can be composed. Samelengthinstructions. Each instruction is the same length, so that it may be fetched in a single operation.

1machine-cycleinstructions.

Most instructions complete in one machine cycle, which allows the processor to handle several instructions at the same time. This pipelining is a key technique used to speed up RISC machines. Complex Instruction Set Computer (CISC) CISC, which stands for Complex Instruction Set Computer, is a philosophy for designing chips that are easy to program and which make efficient use of memory. Each instruction in a CISC instruction set might perform a series of operations inside the processor. This reduces the number of instructions required to implement a given program, and allows the programmer to learn a small but flexible set of instructions. TheadvantagesofCISC At the time of their initial development, CISC machines used available technologies to optimize computer performance. Microprogramming is as easy as assembly language to implement, and much less The ease of micro-coding new instructions allowed designers to make CISC expensive than hardwiring a control unit. machines upwardly compatible: a new computer could run the same programs as earlier computers because the new computer would contain a superset of the instructions of the earlier computers. As each instruction became more capable, fewer instructions could be used to implement a given task. This made more efficient use of the relatively slow main memory. Because micro program instruction sets can be written to match the constructs of high-level languages, the compiler does not have to be as complicated. ThedisadvantagesofCISC Still, designers soon realized that the CISC philosophy had its own problems, including: Earlier generations of a processor family generally were contained as a subset in every new version --- so instruction set & chip hardware become more complex with each generation of computers.

So that as many instructions as possible could be stored in memory with the least

possible wasted space, individual instructions could be of almost any length---this means that different instructions will take different amounts of clock time to execute, slowing down the overall performance of the machine. Many specialized instructions aren't used frequently enough to justify their existence --- approximately 20% of the available instructions are used in a typical program. CISC instructions typically set the condition codes as a side effect of the instruction. Not only does setting the condition codes take time, but programmers have to remember to examine the condition code bits before a subsequent instruction changes them. Memory Architecture There two different types memory architectures there are: Harvard Architecture Von-Neumann Architecture

Harvard Architecture Computers have separate memory areas for program instructions and data. There are two or more internal data buses, which allow simultaneous access to both instructions and data. The CPU fetches program instructions on the program memory bus. The Harvard architecture is a computer architecture with physically separate storage and signal pathways for instructions and data. The term originated from the Harvard Mark I relay-based computer, which stored instructions on punched tape (24 bits wide) and data in electro-mechanical counters. These early machines had limited data storage, entirely contained within the central processing unit, and provided no access to the instruction storage as data. Programs needed to be loaded by an operator, the processor could not boot itself.

Figure: Harvard Architecture Modern uses of the Harvard architecture: The principal advantage of the pure Harvard architecture - simultaneous access to more than one memory system - has been reduced by modified Harvard processors using modern CPU cache systems. Relatively pure Harvard architecture machines are used mostly in applications where tradeoffs, such as the cost and power savings from omitting caches, outweigh the programming penalties from having distinct code and data address spaces. Digital signal processors (DSPs) generally execute small, highly-optimized audio or video processing algorithms. They avoid caches because their behavior must be extremely reproducible. The difficulties of coping with multiple address spaces are of secondary concern to speed of execution. As a result, some DSPs have multiple data memories in distinct address spaces to facilitate SIMD and VLIW processing. Texas Instruments TMS320 C55x processors, as one example, have multiple parallel data busses (two write, three read) and one instruction bus. Microcontrollers are characterized by having small amounts of program (flash memory) and data (SRAM) memory, with no cache, and take advantage of the Harvard architecture to speed processing by concurrent instruction and data access. The separate storage means the program and data memories can have different bit depths, for example using 16-bit wide instructions and 8-bit wide data. They also mean that instruction prefetch can be performed in parallel with other activities. Examples include, the AVR by Atmel Corp, the PIC by Microchip Technology, Inc. and the ARM Cortex-M3 processor (not all ARM chips have Harvard architecture).

Even in these cases, it is common to have special instructions to access program memory as data for read-only tables, or for reprogramming. Von-Neumann Architecture A computer has a single, common memory space in which both program instructions and data are stored. There is a single internal data bus that fetches both instructions and data. They cannot be performed at the same time The von Neumann architecture is a design model for a stored-program digital computer that uses a central processing unit (CPU) and a single separate storage structure ("memory") to hold both instructions and data. It is named after the mathematician and early computer scientist John von Neumann. Such computers implement a universal Turing machine and have a sequential architecture. A stored-program digital computer is one that keeps its programmed instructions, as well as its data, in read-write, random-access memory (RAM). Stored-program computers were advancement over the program-controlled computers of the 1940s, such as the Colossus and the ENIAC, which were programmed by setting switches and inserting patch leads to route data and to control signals between various functional units. In the vast majority of modern computers, the same memory is used for both data and program instructions. The mechanisms for transferring the data and instructions between the CPU and memory are, however, considerably more complex than the original von Neumann architecture. The terms "von Neumann architecture" and "stored-program computer" are generally used interchangeably, and that usage is followed in this article.

Figure: Schematic of the Von-Neumann Architecture.

Basic Difference between Harvard and Von-Neumann Architecture The primary difference between Harvard architecture and the Von Neumann architecture is in the Von Neumann architecture data and programs are stored in the same memory and managed by the same information handling system. Whereas the Harvard architecture stores data and programs in separate memory In a computer using the Von-Neumann architecture without cache; the central devices and they are handled by different subsystems. processing unit (CPU) can either be reading and instruction or writing/reading data to/from the memory. Both of these operations cannot occur simultaneously as the data and instructions use the same system bus. In a computer using the Harvard architecture the CPU can both read an instruction and access data memory at the same time without cache. This means that a computer with Harvard architecture can potentially be faster for a given circuit complexity because data access and instruction fetches do not contend for use of a single memory pathway. Today, the vast majority of computers are designed and built using the Von Neumann architecture template primarily because of the dynamic capabilities and efficiencies gained in designing, implementing, operating one memory system as opposed to two. Von Neumann architecture may be somewhat slower than the contrasting Harvard Architecture for certain specific tasks, but it is much more flexible and allows for many concepts unavailable to Harvard architecture such as self programming, word processing and so on. Harvard architectures are typically only used in either specialized systems or for very specific uses. It is used in specialized digital signal processing (DSP), typically for video and audio processing products. It is also used in many small microcontrollers used in electronics applications such as Advanced RISK Machine (ARM) based products for many vendors. THE MICROCONTROLLER: A microcontroller is a general purpose device, but that is meant to read data, perform limited calculations on that data and control its environment based on those calculations. The prime use of a microcontroller is to control the operation of a machine

using a fixed program that is stored in ROM and that does not change over the lifetime of the system. The microcontroller design uses a much more limited set of single and double byte instructions that are used to move data and code from internal memory to the ALU. The microcontroller is concerned with getting data from and to its own pins; the architecture and instruction set are optimized to handle data in bit and byte size. The AT89C51 is a low-power, high-performance CMOS 8-bit microcontroller with 4k bytes of Flash Programmable and erasable read only memory (EROM). The device is manufactured using Atmels high-density nonvolatile memory technology and is functionally compatible with the industry-standard 80C51 microcontroller instruction set and pin out. By combining versatile 8-bit CPU with Flash on a monolithic chip, the Atmels AT89c51 is a powerful microcomputer, which provides a high flexible and costeffective solution to many embedded control applications. AT89C51 MICROCONTROLLER FEATURES 80C51 based architecture 4-Kbytes of on-chip Reprogrammable Flash Memory 128 x 8 RAM Two 16-bit Timer/Counters Full duplex serial channel Boolean processor Four 8-bit I/O ports, 32 I/O lines Memory addressing capability 64K ROM and 64K RAM Idle and power-down Power save modes: Six interrupt sources Most instructions execute in 0.3 us CMOS and TTL compatible Maximum speed: 40 MHz @ Vcc = 5V

 Industrial temperature available Packages available: 40-pin DIP 44-pin PLCC 44-pin PQFP

Pin configuration:

AT89C51 Block Diagram

PIN DESCRIPTION: VCC Supply voltage

GND Ground Port 0 Port 0 is an 8-bit open drain bi-directional I/O port. As an output port, each pin can sink eight TTL inputs. When 1s are written to port 0 pins, the pins can be used as high impedance inputs. Port 0 can also be configured to be the multiplexed low order address/data bus during access to external program and data memory. In this mode, P 0 has internal pullups. Port 0 also receives the code bytes during Flash programming and outputs the code bytes during program verification. External pull-ups are required during program verification. Port 1 Port 1 is an 8-bit bi-directional I/O port with internal pull-ups. The port 1output buffers can sink/source four TTL inputs. When 1s are written to port 1 pins, they are pulled high by the internal pull-ups can be used as inputs. As inputs, Port 1 pins that are externally being pulled low will source current (1) because of the internal pull-ups. Port 2 Port 2 is an 8-bit bi-directional I/O port with internal pull-ups. The port 2 output buffers can sink/source four TTL inputs. When 1s are written to port 2 pins, they are pulled high by the internal pull-ups can be used as inputs. As inputs, Port 2 pins that are externally being pulled low will source current because of the internal pull-ups. Port 2 emits the high-order address byte during fetches from external program memory and during access to DPTR. In this application Port 2 uses strong internal pullups when emitting 1s. During accesses to external data memory that use 8-bit data address (MOVX@R1), Port 2 emits the contents of the P2 Special Function Register. Port 2 also receives the high-order address bits and some control signals during Flash programming and verification. Port 3 Port 3 is an 8-bit bi-directional I/O port with internal pull-ups. The port 3 output buffers can sink/source four TTL inputs. When 1s are written to port 3 pins, they are

pulled high by the internal pull-ups can be used as inputs. As inputs, Port 3 pins that are externally being pulled low will source current because of the internal pull-ups. Port 3 also receives some control signals for Flash Programming and verification. Port pin P3.0 P3.1 P3.2 P3.3 P3.4 P3.5 P3.6 P3.7 RST Rest input A on this pin for two machine cycles while the oscillator is running resets the device. ALE/PROG: Address Latch Enable is an output pulse for latching the low byte of the address during access to external memory. This pin is also the program pulse input (PROG) during Flash programming. In normal operation ALE is emitted at a constant rate of 1/16 the oscillator frequency and may be used for external timing or clocking purpose. Note, however, that one ALE pulse is skipped during each access to external Data memory. PSEN Program Store Enable is the read strobe to external program memory when the AT89c51 is executing code from external program memory PSEN is activated twice each machine cycle, except that two PSEN activations are skipped during each access to external data memory. Alternate Functions RXD(serial input port) TXD(serial input port) INT0(external interrupt 0) INT1(external interrupt 1) T0(timer 0 external input) T1(timer 1 external input) WR(external data memory write strobe) RD(external data memory read strobe)

EA /VPP External Access Enable (EA) must be strapped to GND in order to enable the device to fetch code from external program memory locations starting at 0000h up to FFFFH. Note, however, that if lock bit 1 is programmed EA will be internally latched on reset. EA should be strapped to Vcc for internal program executions. This pin also receives the 12-volt programming enable voltage (Vpp) during Flash programming when 12-volt programming is selected. XTAL1 Input to the inverting oscillator amplifier and input to the internal clock operating circuit. XTAL 2 Output from the inverting oscillator amplifier. OPERATING DESCRIPTION The detail description of the AT89C51 included in this description is: Memory Map and Registers Timer/Counters Interrupt System MEMORY MAP AND REGISTERS Memory The AT89C51 has separate address spaces for program and data memory. The program and data memory can be up to 64K bytes long. The lower 4K program memory can reside on-chip. The AT89C51 has 128 bytes of on-chip RAM. The lower 128 bytes can be accessed either by direct addressing or by indirect addressing. The lower 128 bytes of RAM can be divided into 3 segments as listed below 1. Register Banks 0-3: locations 00H through 1FH (32 bytes). The device after reset defaults to register bank 0. To use the other register banks, the user must select them in software. Each register bank contains eight 1-byte registers R0-R7. Reset initializes the stack point to location 07H, and is incremented once to start from 08H, which is the first register of the second register bank.

2. Bit Addressable Area: 16 bytes have been assigned for this segment 20H-2FH. Each one of the 128 bits of this segment can be directly addressed (0-7FH). Each of the 16 bytes in this segment can also be addressed as a byte. 3. Scratch Pad Area: 30H-7FH are available to the user as data RAM. However, if the data pointer has been initialized to this area, enough bytes should be left aside to prevent SP data destruction.

SPECIAL FUNCTION REGISTERS: The Special Function Registers (SFR's) are located in upper 128 Bytes direct addressing area. The SFR Memory Map in shows that. Not all of the addresses are occupied. Unoccupied addresses are not implemented on the chip. Read accesses to these addresses in general return random data, and write accesses have no effect. User software should not write 1s to these unimplemented locations, since they may be used in future microcontrollers to invoke new features. In that case, the reset or inactive values of the new bits will always be 0, and their active values will be 1. The functions of the SFRs are outlined in the following sections.

Accumulator (ACC) ACC is the Accumulator register. The mnemonics for Accumulator-specific instructions, however, refer to the Accumulator simply as A. B Register (B) The B register is used during multiply and divide operations. For other instructions it can be treated as another scratch pad register. Program Status Word (PSW) The PSW register contains program status information. Stack Pointer (SP) The Stack Pointer Register is eight bits wide. It is incremented before data is stored during PUSH and CALL executions. While the stack may reside anywhere in on chip RAM, the Stack Pointer is initialized to 07H after a reset. This causes the stack to begin at location 08H. Data Pointer (DPTR) The Data Pointer consists of a high byte (DPH) and a low byte (DPL). Its function is to hold a 16-bit address. It may be manipulated as a 16-bit register or as two independent 8bit registers. Serial Data Buffer (SBUF) The Serial Data Buffer is actually two separate registers, a transmit buffer and a receive buffer register. When data is moved to SBUF, it goes to the transmit buffer, where it is held for serial transmission. (Moving a byte to SBUF initiates the transmission.) When data is moved from SBUF, it comes from the receive buffer. Timer Registers Register pairs (TH0, TL0) and (TH1, TL1) are the 16-bit Counter registers for Timer/Counters 0 and 1, respectively. Control Registers Special Function Registers IP, IE, TMOD, TCON, SCON, and PCON contain control and status bits for the interrupt system, the Timer/Counters, and the serial port. TIMER/COUNTERS

The IS89C51 has two 16-bit Timer/Counter registers: Timer 0 and Timer 1. All two can be configured to operate either as Timers or event counters. As a Timer, the register is incremented every machine cycle. Thus, the register counts machine cycles. Since a machine cycle consists of 12 oscillator periods, the count rate is 1/12 of the oscillator frequency. As a Counter, the register is incremented in response to a 1-to-0 transition at its corresponding external input pin, T0 and T1. The external input is sampled during S5P2 of every machine cycle. When the samples show a high in one cycle and a low in the next cycle, the count is incremented. The new count value appears in the register during S3P1 of the cycle following the one in which the transition was detected. Since two machine cycles (24 oscillator periods) are required to recognize a 1-to-0 transition, the maximum count rate is 1/24 of the oscillator frequency. There are no restrictions on the duty cycle of the external input signal, but it should be held for at least one full machine cycle to ensure that a given level is sampled at least once before it changes. In addition to the Timer or Counter functions, Timer 0 and Timer 1 have four operating modes: 13-bit timer, 16-bit timer, 8-bit auto-reload, split timer. TIMERS:

OSCILLATOR FREQUENCY

12D
TR TLX THX TFX

SFRS USED IN TIMERS The special function registers used in timers are, TMOD Register TCON Register

Timer(T0) & timer(T1) Registers

(i) TMOD Register: TMOD is dedicated solely to the two timers (T0 & T1). The timer mode SFR is used to configure the mode of operation of each of the two timers. Using this SFR your program may configure each timer to be a 16-bit timer, or 13 bit timer, 8-bit auto reload timer, or two separate timers. Additionally you may configure the timers to only count when an external pin is activated or to count events that are indicated on an external pin. It can consider as two duplicate 4-bit registers, each of which controls the action of one of the timers. (ii) TCON Register: The timer control SFR is used to configure and modify the way in which the 8051s two timers operate. This SFR controls whether each of the two timers is running or stopped and contains a flag to indicate that each timer has overflowed. Additionally, some non-timer related bits are located in TCON SFR. These bits are used to configure the way in which the external interrupt flags are activated, which are set when an external interrupt occurs.

(iii) TIMER 0 (T0): TO (Timer 0 low/high, address 8A/8C h) These two SFRs taken together represent timer 0. Their exact behavior depends on how the timer is configured in the TMOD SFR; however, these timers always count up. What is configurable is how and when they increment in value.
T H0 T L0

(iv) TIMER 1 (T1): T1 (Timer 1 Low/High, address 8B/ 8D h)

These two SFRs, taken together, represent timer 1. Their exact behavior depends on how the timer is configured in the TMOD SFR; however, these timers always count up. What is Configurable is how and when they increment in value.
TH1 TL1

The Timer or Counter function is selected by control bits C/T in the Special Function Register TMOD. These two Timer/Counters have four operating modes, which are selected by bit pairs (M1, M0) in TMOD. Modes 0, 1, and 2 are the same for both Timer/Counters, but Mode 3 is different. The four modes are described in the following sections. Mode 0: Both Timers in Mode 0 are 8-bit Counters with a divide-by-32 pre scalar. Figure 8 shows the Mode 0 operation as it applies to Timer 1. In this mode, the Timer register is configured as a 13-bit register. As the count rolls over from all 1s to all 0s, it sets the Timer interrupt flag TF1. The counted input is enabled to the Timer when TR1 = 1 and either GATE = 0 or INT1 = 1. Setting GATE = 1 allows the Timer to be controlled by external input INT1, to facilitate pulse width measurements. TR1 is a control bit in the Special Function Register TCON. Gate is in TMOD. The 13-bit register consists of all eight bits of TH1 and the lower five bits of TL1. The upper three bits of TL1 are indeterminate and should be ignored. Setting the run flag (TR1) does not clear the registers. Mode 0 operation is the same for Timer 0 as for Timer 1, except that TR0, TF0 and INT0 replace the corresponding Timer 1 signals. There are two different GATE bits, one for Timer 1 (TMOD.7) and one for Timer 0 (TMOD.3). Mode 1 Mode 1 is the same as Mode 0, except that the Timer register is run with all 16 bits. The clock is applied to the combined high and low timer registers (TL1/TH1). As clock pulses are received, the timer counts up: 0000H, 0001H, 0002H, etc. An overflow occurs on the FFFFH-to-0000H overflow flag. The timer continues to count. The overflow flag is the TF1 bit in TCON that is read or written by software Mode 2

Mode 2 configures the Timer register as an 8-bit Counter (TL1) with automatic reload, as shown in Figure 10. Overflow from TL1 not only sets TF1, but also reloads TL1 with the contents of TH1, which is preset by software. The reload leaves the TH1 unchanged. Mode 2 operation is the same for Timer/Counter 0. Mode 3 Timer 1 in Mode 3 simply holds its count. The effect is the same as setting TR1 = 0. Timer 0 in Mode 3 establishes TL0and TH0 as two separate counters. The logic for Mode 3 on Timer 0 is shown in Figure 11. TL0 uses the Timer 0 control bits: C/T, GATE, TR0, INT0, and TF0. TH0 is locked into a timer function (counting machine cycles) and over the use of TR1 and TF1 from Timer 1. Thus, TH0 now controls the Timer 1 interrupt. Mode 3 is for applications requiring an extra 8-bit timer or counter. With Timer 0 in Mode 3, the AT89C51 can appear to have three Timer/Counters. When Timer 0 is in Mode 3, Timer 1 can be turned on and off by switching it out of and into its own Mode 3. In this case, Timer 1 can still be used by the serial port as a baud rate generator or in any application not requiring an interrupt. INTERRUPT SYSTEM An interrupt is an external or internal event that suspends the operation of micro controller to inform it that a device needs its service. In interrupt method, whenever any device needs its service, the device notifies the micro controller by sending it an interrupt signal. Upon receiving an interrupt signal, the micro controller interrupts whatever it is doing and serves the device. The program associated with interrupt is called as interrupt service subroutine (ISR).Main advantage with interrupts is that the micro controller can serve many devices. Baud Rate The baud rate in Mode 0 is fixed as shown in the following equation. Mode 0 Baud Rate = Oscillator Frequency /12 the baud rate in Mode 2 depends on the value of the SMOD bit in Special Function Register PCON. If SMOD = 0 the baud rate is 1/64 of the oscillator frequency. If SMOD = 1, the baud rate is 1/32 of the oscillator frequency. Mode 2 Baud Rate = 2SMODx (Oscillator Frequency)/64.

In the IS89C51, the Timer 1 overflow rate determines the baud rates in Modes 1 and 3. NUMBER OF INTERRUPTS IN 89C51: There are basically five interrupts available to the user. Reset is also considered as an interrupt. There are two interrupts for timer, two interrupts for external hardware interrupt and one interrupt for serial communication. Memory location 0000H 0003H 000BH 0013H 001BH 0023H Interrupt name Reset External interrupt 0 Timer interrupt 0 External interrupt 1 Timer interrupt 1 Serial COM interrupt

Lower the vector, higher the priority. The External Interrupts INT0 and INT1 can each be either level-activated or transition-activated, depending on bits IT0 and IT1 in Register TCON. The flags that actually generate these interrupts are the IE0 and IE1 bits in TCON. When the service routine is vectored, hardware clears the flag that generated an external interrupt only if the interrupt was transition-activated. If the interrupt was level-activated, then the external requesting source (rather than the on-chip hardware) controls the request flag. The Timer 0 and Timer 1 Interrupts are generated by TF0and TF1, which are set by a rollover in their respective Timer/Counter registers (except for Timer 0 in Mode 3).When a timer interrupt is generated, the on-chip hardware clears the flag that is generated. The Serial Port Interrupt is generated by the logical OR of RI and TI. The service routine normally must determine whether RI or TI generated the interrupt, and the bit must be cleared in software. All of the bits that generate interrupts can be set or cleared by software, with the same result as though they had been set or cleared by hardware. That is, interrupts can be generated and pending interrupts can be canceled in software. Each of these interrupt sources can be individually enabled or disabled by setting or clearing a bit in Special Function Register IE (interrupt enable) at address 0A8H.

There is a global enable/disable bit that is cleared to disable all interrupts or to set the interrupts. IE (Interrupt enable register): Steps in enabling an interrupt: Bit D7 of the IE register must be set to high to allow the rest of register to take effect. If EA=1, interrupts are enabled and will be responded to if their corresponding bits in IE are high. If EA=0, no interrupt will be responded to even if the associated bit in the IE register is high. Description of each bit in IE register: D7 bit: Disables all interrupts. If EA =0, no interrupt is acknowledged, if EA=1 each interrupt source is individually enabled or disabled by setting or clearing its enable bit. D6 bit: Reserved. D5 bit: Enables or disables timer 2 over flow interrupt (in 8052). D4 bit: Enables or disables serial port interrupt. D3 bit: Enables or disables timer 1 over flow interrupt. D2 bit: Enables or disables external interrupt 1. D1 bit: Enables or disables timer 0 over flow interrupt. D0 bit: Enables or disables external interrupt 0. Interrupt priority in 89C51: There is one more SRF to assign priority to the interrupts which is named as interrupt priority (IP). User has given the provision to assign priority to one interrupt. Writing one to that particular bit in the IP register fulfils the task of assigning the priority. Description of each bit in IP register: D7 bit: Reserved. D6 bit: Reserved. D5 bit: Timer 2 interrupt priority bit (in 8052). D4 bit: Serial port interrupt priority bit. D3 bit: Timer 1 interrupt priority bit. D2 bit: External interrupt 1 priority bit.

D1 bit: Timer 0 interrupt priority bit. D0 bit: External interrupt 0 priority bit.

POWER SUPPLY: Block diagram:

Figure: Power Supply

Circuitdiagram:

Description: Transformer:

A transformer is a device that transfers electrical energy from one circuit to another through inductively coupled conductorsthe transformer's coils. A varying current in the first or primary winding creates a varying magnetic flux in the transformer's core, and thus a varying magnetic field through the secondary winding. This varying magnetic field induces a varying electromotive force (EMF) or "voltage" in the secondary winding. This effect is called mutual induction.

Figure: Transformer Symbol (or) Transformer is a device that converts the one form energy to another form of energy like a transducer.

Figure: Transformer Basic Principle :

A transformer makes use of Faraday's law and the ferromagnetic properties of an iron core to efficiently raise or lower AC voltages. It of course cannot increase power so that if the voltage is raised, the current is proportionally lowered and vice versa.

Figure: Basic Principle

Transformer Working:

A transformer consists of two coils (often called 'windings') linked by an iron core, as shown in figure below. There is no electrical connection between the coils, instead they are linked by a magnetic field created in the core.

Figure: Basic Transformer Transformers are used to convert electricity from one voltage to another with minimal loss of power. They only work with AC (alternating current) because they require a changing magnetic field to be created in their core. Transformers can increase voltage (step-up) as well as reduce voltage (step-down). Alternating current flowing in the primary (input) coil creates a continually changing magnetic field in the iron core. This field also passes through the secondary (output) coil and the changing strength of the magnetic field induces an alternating voltage in the secondary coil. If the secondary coil is connected to a load the induced voltage will make an induced current flow. The correct term for the induced voltage is 'induced electromotive force' which is usually abbreviated to induced e.m.f. The iron core is laminated to prevent 'eddy currents' flowing in the core. These are currents produced by the alternating magnetic field inducing a small voltage in the core, just like that induced in the secondary coil. Eddy currents waste power by needlessly heating up the core but they are reduced to a negligible amount by laminating the iron

because this increases the electrical resistance of the core without affecting its magnetic properties. Transformers have two great advantages over other methods of changing voltage: 1. They provide total electrical isolation between the input and output, so they can be safely used to reduce the high voltage of the mains supply. 2. Almost no power is wasted in a transformer. They have a high efficiency (power out / power in) of 95% or more. Classification of Transformer: Step-Up Transformer Step-Down Transformer Step-Down Transformer: Step down transformers are designed to reduce electrical voltage. Their primary voltage is greater than their secondary voltage. This kind of transformer "steps down" the voltage applied to it. For instance, a step down transformer is needed to use a 110v product in a country with a 220v supply. Step down transformers convert electrical voltage from one level or phase configuration usually down to a lower level. They can include features for electrical isolation, power distribution, and control and instrumentation applications. Step down transformers typically rely on the principle of magnetic induction between coils to convert voltage and/or current levels. Step down transformers are made from two or more coils of insulated wire wound around a core made of iron. When voltage is applied to one coil (frequently called the primary or input) it magnetizes the iron core, which induces a voltage in the other coil, (frequently called the secondary or output). The turns ratio of the two sets of windings determines the amount of voltage transformation.

Figure: Step-Down Transformer An example of this would be: 100 turns on the primary and 50 turns on the secondary, a ratio of 2 to 1. Step down transformers can be considered nothing more than a voltage ratio device. With step down transformers the voltage ratio between primary and secondary will mirror the "turns ratio" (except for single phase smaller than 1 kva which have compensated secondary). A practical application of this 2 to 1 turns ratio would be a 480 to 240 voltage step down. Note that if the input were 440 volts then the output would be 220 volts. The ratio between input and output voltage will stay constant. Transformers should not be operated at voltages higher than the nameplate rating, but may be operated at lower voltages than rated. Because of this it is possible to do some non-standard applications using standard transformers. Single phase step down transformers 1 kva and larger may also be reverse connected to step-down or step-up voltages. (Note: single phase step up or step down transformers sized less than 1 KVA should not be reverse connected because the secondary windings have additional turns to overcome a voltage drop when the load is applied. If reverse connected, the output voltage will be less than desired.) Step-Up Transformer:

A step up transformer has more turns of wire on the secondary coil, which makes a larger induced voltage in the secondary coil. It is called a step up transformer because the voltage output is larger than the voltage input. Step-up transformer 110v 220v design is one whose secondary voltage is greater than its primary voltage. This kind of transformer "steps up" the voltage applied to it. For instance, a step up transformer is needed to use a 220v product in a country with a 110v supply. A step up transformer 110v 220v converts alternating current (AC) from one voltage to another voltage. It has no moving parts and works on a magnetic induction principle; it can be designed to "step-up" or "step-down" voltage. So a step up transformer increases the voltage and a step down transformer decreases the voltage. The primary components for voltage transformation are the step up transformer core and coil. The insulation is placed between the turns of wire to prevent shorting to one another or to ground. This is typically comprised of Mylar, nomex, Kraft paper, varnish, or other materials. As a transformer has no moving parts, it will typically have a life expectancy between 20 and 25 years.

Figure: Step-Up Transformer Applications Generally these Step-Up Transformers are used in industries applications only.

Turns Ratio and Voltage The ratio of the number of turns on the primary and secondary coils determines the ratio of the voltages...

...where Vp is the primary (input) voltage, V s is the secondary (output) voltage, N p is the number of turns on the primary coil, and Ns is the number of turns on the secondary coil. Diodes: Diodes allow electricity to flow in only one direction. The arrow of the circuit symbol shows the direction in which the current can flow. Diodes are the electrical version of a valve and early diodes were actually called valves.

Figure: Diode Symbol A diode is a device which only allows current to flow through it in one direction. In this direction, the diode is said to be 'forward-biased' and the only effect on the signal is that there will be a voltage loss of around 0.7V. In the opposite direction, the diode is said to be 'reverse-biased' and no current will flow through it. Rectifier The purpose of a rectifier is to convert an AC waveform into a DC waveform (OR) Rectifier converts AC current or voltages into DC current or voltage. There are two

different rectification circuits, known as 'half-wave' and 'full-wave' rectifiers. Both use components called diodes to convert AC into DC. The Half-wave Rectifier The half-wave rectifier is the simplest type of rectifier since it only uses one diode, as shown in figure .

Figure: Half Wave Rectifier Figure 2 shows the AC input waveform to this circuit and the resulting output. As you can see, when the AC input is positive, the diode is forward-biased and lets the current through. When the AC input is negative, the diode is reverse-biased and the diode does not let any current through, meaning the output is 0V. Because there is a 0.7V voltage loss across the diode, the peak output voltage will be 0.7V less than Vs.

Figure: Half-Wave Rectification While the output of the half-wave rectifier is DC (it is all positive), it would not be suitable as a power supply for a circuit. Firstly, the output voltage continually varies between 0V and Vs-0.7V, and secondly, for half the time there is no output at all. The Full-wave Rectifier The circuit in figure 3 addresses the second of these problems since at no time is the output voltage 0V. This time four diodes are arranged so that both the positive and negative parts of the AC waveform are converted to DC. The resulting waveform is shown in figure 4.

Figure: Full-Wave Rectifier

Figure: Full-Wave Rectification When the AC input is positive, diodes A and B are forward-biased, while diodes C and D are reverse-biased. When the AC input is negative, the opposite is true - diodes C and D are forward-biased, while diodes A and B are reverse-biased. While the full-wave rectifier is an improvement on the half-wave rectifier, its output still isn't suitable as a power supply for most circuits since the output voltage still varies between 0V and Vs-1.4V. So, if you put 12V AC in, you will 10.6V DC out.

Capacitor Filter The capacitor-input filter, also called "Pi" filter due to its shape that looks like the Greek letter pi, is a type of electronic filter. Filter circuits are used to remove unwanted or undesired frequencies from a signal.

Figure: Capacitor Filter A typical capacitor input filter consists of a filter capacitor C1, connected across the rectifier output, an inductor L, in series and another filter capacitor connected across the load. 1. The capacitor C1 offers low reactance to the AC component of the rectifier output while it offers infinite reactance to the DC component. As a result the capacitor shunts an appreciable amount of the AC component while the DC component continues its journey to the inductor L 2. The inductor L offers high reactance to the AC component but it offers almost zero reactance to the DC component. As a result the DC component flows through the inductor while the AC component is blocked. 3. The capacitor C2 bypasses the AC component which the inductor had failed to block. As a result only the DC component appears across the load RL.

Figure: Centered Tapped Full-Wave Rectifier with a Capacitor Filter

Voltage Regulator: A voltage regulator is an electrical regulator designed to automatically maintain a constant voltage level. It may use an electromechanical mechanism, or passive or active electronic components. Depending on the design, it may be used to regulate one or more AC or DC voltages. There are two types of regulator are they. Positive Voltage Series (78xx) and Negative Voltage Series (79xx) 78xx:78 indicate the positive series and xxindicates the voltage rating. Suppose 7805 produces the maximum 5V.05indicates the regulator output is 5V. 79xx:78 indicate the negative series and xxindicates the voltage rating. Suppose 7905 produces the maximum -5V.05indicates the regulator output is -5V. These regulators consists the three pins there are Pin1: It is used for input pin. Pin2: This is ground pin for regulator

Pin3: It is used for output pin. Through this pin we get the output.

Figure: Regulator

SERIAL COMMUNICATION THEORY: In order to connect micro controller to a modem or a pc to modem a serial port is used. Serial is a very common protocol for device communication that is standard on almost every PC. Most computers include two RS-232 based serial ports. Serial is also a common communication protocol that is used by many devices for instrumentation; numerous GPIB-compatible devices also come with an RS-232 port. Furthermore, serial communication can be used for data acquisition in conjunction with a remote sampling device. The concept of serial communication is simple. The serial port sends and receives bytes of information one bit at a time. Although this is slower than parallel communication, which allows the transmission of an entire byte at once, it is simpler and can be used over longer distances. For example, the IEEE 488 specifications for parallel communication state that the cabling between equipment can be no more than 20 meters total, with no more than 2 meters between any two devices. Serial, however, can extend as much as 1200 meters. Typically, serial is used to transmit ASCII data. Communication is completed using 3 transmission lines: (1) Ground, (2) Transmit, and (3) Receive. Since serial is

asynchronous, the port is able to transmit data on one line while receiving data on another. Other lines are available for handshaking, but are not required. The important serial characteristics are baud rate, data bits, stop bits, and parity. For two ports to communicate, these parameters must match. Baud rate: It is a speed measurement for communication. It indicates the number of

bit transfers per second. For example, 300 baud is 300 bits per second. When a clock cycle is referred it means the baud rate. For example, if the protocol calls for a 4800 baud rate, then the clock is running at 4800Hz. This means that the serial port is sampling the data line at 4800Hz. Common baud rates for telephone lines are 14400, 28800, and 33600. Baud rates greater than these are possible, but these rates reduce the distance by which devices can be separated. These high baud rates are used for device communication where the devices are located together, as is typically the case with GPIB devices. Data bits: Measurement of the actual data bits in a transmission. When the computer

sends a packet of information, the amount of actual data may not be a full 8 bits. Standard values for the data packets are 5, 7, and 8 bits. Which setting chosen depends on what information transferred. For example, standard ASCII has values from 0 to 127 (7 bits). Extended ASCII uses 0 to 255 (8 bits). If the data being transferred is simple text (standard ASCII), then sending 7 bits of data per packet is sufficient for communication. A packet refers to a single byte transfer, including start/stop bits, data bits, and parity. Since the number of actual bits depend on the protocol selected, the term packet is used to cover all instances. Stop bits: used to signal the end of communication for a single packet. Typical values are 1, 1.5, and 2 bits. Since the data is clocked across the lines and each device has its own clock, it is possible for the two devices to become slightly out of sync. Therefore, the stop bits not only indicate the end of transmission but also give the computers some room for error in the clock speeds. The more bits that are used for stop bits, the greater the lenience in synchronizing the different clocks, but the slower the data transmission rate.

Parity: A simple form of error checking that is used in serial communication. There are four types of parity: even, odd, marked, and spaced. The option of using no parity is also available. For even and odd parity, the serial port sets the parity bit (the last bit after the data bits) to a value to ensure that the transmission has an even or odd number of logic high bits. For example, if the data is 011, then for even parity, the parity bit is 0 to keep the number of logic-high bits even. If the parity is odd, then the parity bit is 1, resulting in 3 logic-high bits. Marked and spaced parity does not actually check the data bits, but simply sets the parity bit high for marked parity or low for spaced parity. This allows the receiving device to know the state of a bit to enable the device to determine if noise is corrupting the data or if the transmitting and receiving device clocks are out of sync. WHAT IS RS 232C RS-232 (ANSI/EIA-232 Standard) is the serial connection found on IBMcompatible PCs. It is used for many purposes, such as connecting a mouse, printer, or modem, as well as industrial instrumentation. Because of improvements in line drivers and cables, applications often increase the performance of RS-232 beyond the distance and speed listed in the standard. RS-232 is limited to point-to-point connections between PC serial ports and devices. RS-232 hardware can be used for serial communication up to distances of 50 feet .

DB-9 pin connector 12345 6789 (Out of computer and exposed end of cable)

Pin Functions: Data: Handshake: TxD on pin 3, RxD on pin 2 RTS on pin 7, CTS on pin 8, DSR on pin 6,

CD on pin 1, DTR on pin 4 Common: Other: Common pin 5(ground) RI on pin 9

The method used by RS-232 for communication allows for a simple connection of three lines: Tx, Rx, and Ground. The three essential signals for 2 way RS-232 Communications are these: TXD: carries data from DTE to the DCE. RXD: carries data from DCE to the DTE SG: signal ground Connection Diagram:

TXD

RXD TXD

2 3 5

Embedded Controller

RXD GND

MAX 232

Figure.: Interfacing to MCU RS 232 SFRs Used for Serial Communication: SCON:
SM2 SM1 SM0 REN TB8 RB8

TI

RI

TMOD:

T1:
TH1 TL1

CONNECTIONS IN MAX 232: If you wanted to do a general RS-232 connection, you could take a bunch of long wires and solder them directly to the electronic circuits of the equipment you are using, but this tends to make a big mess and often those solder connections tend to break and other problems can develop. To deal with these issues, and to make it easier to setup or take down equipment, some standard connectors have been developed that is commonly found on most equipment using the RS-232 standards. These connectors come in two forms: A male and a female connector. The female connector has holes that allow the pins on the male end to be inserted into the connector. This is a female "DB-9" connector (properly known as DE9F):

Female Connector The female DB-9 connector is typically used as the "plug" that goes into a typical PC. If you see one of these on the back of your computer, it is likely not to be used for serial communication, but rather for things like early VGA or CGA monitors (not SVGA) or for some special control/joystick equipment. And this is a male "DB-9" connector (properly known as DE9M):

Male Connector This is the connector that you are more likely to see for serial communications on a "generic" PC. Often you will see two of them side by side (for COM1 and COM2). Special equipment that you might communicate with would have either connector, or even one of the DB-25 connectors listed below. The wiring of RS-232 devices involves first identifying the actual pins that are being used. Here is how a female DB-9 connector is numbered:

Figure.: Front View If the numbers are hard to read, it starts at the top-right corner as "1", and goes left until the end of the row and then starts again as pin 6 on the next row until you get to pin 9 on the bottom-left pin. "Top" is defined as the row with 5 pins. The male connector (like what you have on your PC) is simply this same order, but reversed from right to left. Here each pin is usually defined as: 9-pin 1 2 25-pin pin definition 8 DCD (Data Carrier Detect) 3 RX (Receive Data)

3 4 5 6 7 8 9

2 20 7 6 4 5 22

TX (Transmit Data) DTR (Data Terminal Ready) GND (Signal Ground) DSR (Data Set Ready) RTS (Request To Send) CTS (Clear To Send)) RI (Ring Indicator)

Pin Definition of Connectors One thing to keep in mind when discussing these pins and their meaning is that they are very closely tied together with modems and modem protocols. Often you don't have a modem attached in the loop, but you still treat the equipment as if it were a modem on a theoretical level. MAX232: Max 232 is a communications device used mainly for serial commands to and from a flash ROM.The MAX232 is an integrated circuit that converts signals from an RS-232 serial port to signals suitable for use in TTL compatible digital logic circuits. The MAX232 is a dual driver/receiver and typically converts the RX, TX, CTS and RTS signals. The drivers provide RS-232 voltage level outputs (approx. 7.5 V) from a single + 5 V supply via on-chip charge pumps and external capacitors. This makes it useful for implementing RS-232 in devices that otherwise do not need any voltages outside the 0 V to + 5 V range, as power supply design does not need to be made more complicated just for driving the RS-232 in this case. The receivers reduce RS-232 inputs (which may be as high as 25 V), to standard 5 V TTL levels. These receivers have a typical threshold of 1.3 V, and a typical hysteresis of 0.5 V. The later MAX232A is backwards compatible with the original MAX232 but may operate at higher baud rates and can use smaller external capacitors 0.1 F in place of the 1.0 F capacitors used with the original device.

The newer MAX3232 is also backwards compatible, but operates at a broader voltage range, from 3 to 5.5V. Voltage levels It is helpful to understand what occurs to the voltage levels. When a MAX232 IC receives a TTL level to convert, it changes a TTL Logic 0 to between +3 and +15V, and changes TTL Logic 1 to between -3 to -15V, and vice versa for converting from RS232 to TTL. This can be confusing when you realize that the RS232 Data Transmission voltages at a certain logic state are opposite from the RS232 Control Line voltages at the same logic state. To clarify the matter, see the table below. For more information see RS232 Voltage Levels. RS232 Voltage -3V to -15V -3V to -15V TTL Voltage to/from

RS232 Line Type & Logic Level Data Transmission (Rx/Tx) Logic 0 Data Transmission (Rx/Tx) Logic 1 Control Logic 0 Control Logic 1 Signals (RTS/CTS/DTR/DSR) Signals (RTS/CTS/DTR/DSR)

MAX232 5V 5V

+3V to +15V 0V

+3V to +15V 0V

Standard serial interfacing of microcontroller (TTL) with PC or any RS232C Standard device , requires TTL to RS232 Level converter . A MAX232 is used for this purpose. It provides 2-channel RS232C port and requires external 10uF capacitors. The driver requires a single supply of +5V.

Figure 14:Internal Diagram Figure 13:MAX 232 Pin Diagram

GSM : Definition of GSM: GSM (Global System for Mobile communications) is an open, digital cellular technology used for transmitting mobile voice and data services. GSM (Global System for Mobile communication) is a digital mobile telephone system that is widely used in Europe and other parts of the world. GSM uses a variation of Time Division Multiple Access (TDMA) and is the most widely used of the three digital wireless telephone technologies (TDMA, GSM, and CDMA). GSM digitizes and compresses data, then sends it down a channel with two other streams of user data, each in its own time slot. It operates at either the 900 MHz or 1,800 MHz frequency band. It supports voice calls and data transfer speeds of up to 9.6 kbit/s, together with the transmission of SMS (Short Message Service).

History In 1982, the European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations (CEPT) created the Group Special Mobile (GSM) to develop a standard for a mobile telephone system that could be used across Europe. In 1987, a memorandum of understanding was signed by 13 countries to develop a common cellular telephone system across Europe. Finally the system created by SINTEF lead by Torleiv Maseng was selected. In 1989, GSM responsibility was transferred to the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI) and phase I of the GSM specifications were published in 1990. The first GSM network was launched in 1991 by Radiolinja in Finland with joint technical infrastructure maintenance from Ericsson. By the end of 1993, over a million subscribers were using GSM phone networks being operated by 70 carriers across 48 countries. As of the end of 1997, GSM service was available in more than 100 countries and has become the de facto standard in Europe and Asia. GSM Frequencies GSM networks operate in a number of different frequency ranges (separated into GSM frequency ranges for 2G and UMTS frequency bands for 3G). Most 2G GSM networks operate in the 900 MHz or 1800 MHz bands. Some countries in the Americas (including Canada and the United States) use the 850 MHz and 1900 MHz bands because the 900 and 1800 MHz frequency bands were already allocated. Most 3G GSM networks in Europe operate in the 2100 MHz frequency band. The rarer 400 and 450 MHz frequency bands are assigned in some countries where these frequencies were previously used for first-generation systems. GSM-900 uses 890915 MHz to send information from the mobile station to the base station (uplink) and 935960 MHz for the other direction (downlink), providing 124 RF channels (channel numbers 1 to 124) spaced at 200 kHz. Duplex spacing of 45 MHz is used. In some countries the GSM-900 band has been extended to cover a larger frequency range. This 'extended GSM', E-GSM, uses 880915 MHz (uplink) and 925

960 MHz (downlink), adding 50 channels (channel numbers 975 to 1023 and 0) to the original GSM-900 band. Time division multiplexing is used to allow eight full-rate or sixteen half-rate speech channels per radio frequency channel. There are eight radio timeslots (giving eight burst periods) grouped into what is called a TDMA frame. Half rate channels use alternate frames in the same timeslot. The channel data rate for all 8 channels is 270.833 Kbit/s, and the frame duration is 4.615 ms. The transmission power in the handset is limited to a maximum of 2 watts in GSM850/900 and 1 watt in GSM1800/1900. GSM operates in the 900MHz and 1.8GHz bands in Europe and the 1.9GHz and 850MHz bands in the US. The 850MHz band is also used for GSM and 3G in Australia, Canada and many South American countries. By having harmonized spectrum across most of the globe, GSMs international roaming capability allows users to access the same services when travelling abroad as at home. This gives consumers seamless and same number connectivity in more than 218 countries. Terrestrial GSM networks now cover more than 80% of the worlds population. GSM satellite roaming has also extended service access to areas where terrestrial coverage is not available. Mobile Telephony Standards

1G The first generation of mobile telephony (written 1G) operated using analogue communications and portable devices that were relatively large. It used primarily the following standards:

AMPS (Advanced Mobile Phone System), which appeared in 1976 in the United States, was the first cellular network standard. It was used primarily in the Americas, Russia and Asia. This first-generation analogue network had weak security mechanisms which allowed hacking of telephones lines.

TACS (Total Access Communication System) is the European version of the AMPS model. Using the 900 MHz frequency band, this system was largely used in England and then in Asia (Hong-Kong and Japan).

ETACS (Extended Total Access Communication System) is an improved version of the TACS standard developed in the United Kingdom that uses a larger number of communication channels.

The first-generation cellular networks were made obsolete by the appearance of an entirely digital second generation. Second Generation of Mobile Networks (2G) The second generation of mobile networks marked a break with the first generation of cellular telephones by switching from analogue to digital. The main 2G mobile telephony standards are: GSM (Global System for Mobile communications) is the most commonly used standard in Europe at the end of the 20th century and supported in the United States. This standard uses the 900 MHz and 1800 MHz frequency bands in Europe. In the United States, however, the frequency band used is the 1900 MHz band. Portable telephones that are able to operate in Europe and the United States are therefore called tri-band. CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) uses a spread spectrum technique that allows a radio signal to be broadcast over a large frequency range. TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access) uses a technique of time division of communication channels to increase the volume of data transmitted simultaneously. TDMA technology is primarily used on the American continent, in New Zealand and in the Asia-Pacific region. With the 2G networks, it is possible to transmit voice and low volume digital data, for example text messages (SMS, for Short Message Service) or multimedia messages

(MMS, for Multimedia Message Service). The GSM standard allows a maximum data rate of 9.6 kbps. Extensions have been made to the GSM standard to improve throughput. One of these is the GPRS (General Packet Radio System) service which allows theoretical data rates on the order of 114 Kbit/s but with throughput closer to 40 Kbit/s in practice. As this technology does not fit within the "3G" category, it is often referred to as 2.5G The EDGE (Enhanced Data Rates for Global Evolution ) standard, billed as 2.75G, quadruples the throughput improvements of GPRS with its theoretical data rate of 384 Kbps, thereby allowing the access for multimedia applications. In reality, the EDGE standard allows maximum theoretical data rates of 473 Kbit/s, but it has been limited in order to comply with the IMT-2000 from the (International ITU Mobile Telecommunications-2000) Telecommunications Union). 3G The IMT-2000 (International Mobile Telecommunications for the year 2000) specifications from the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) defined the characteristics of 3G (third generation of mobile telephony). The most important of these characteristics are: 1. High transmission data rate. 2. 144 Kbps with total coverage for mobile use. 3. 384 Kbps with medium coverage for pedestrian use. 4. 2 Mbps with reduced coverage area for stationary use. 5. World compatibility. 6. Compatibility of 3rd generation mobile services with second generation networks. 3G offers data rates of more than 144 Kbit/s, thereby allowing the access to multimedia uses such as video transmission, video-conferencing or high-speed internet access. 3G networks use different frequency bands than the previous networks: 18852025 MHz and 2110-2200 MHz. The main 3G standard used in Europe is called UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) and uses WCDMA (Wideband Code Division Multiple Access) encoding. UMTS technology uses 5 MHz bands for transferring voice and data, specifications (International

with data rates that can range from 384 Kbps to 2 Mbps. HSDPA (High Speed Downlink Packet Access) is a third generation mobile telephony protocol, (considered as "3.5G"), which is able to reach data rates on the order of 8 to 10 Mbps. HSDPA technology uses the 5 GHz frequency band and uses WCDMA encoding. Introduction to the GSM Standard The GSM (Global System for Mobile communications ) network is at the start of the 21st century, the most commonly used mobile telephony standard in Europe. It is called as Second Generation (2G) standard because communications occur in an entirely digital mode, unlike the first generation of portable telephones. When it was first standardized in 1982, it was called as Group Special Mobile and later, it became an international standard called "Global System for Mobile communications" in 1991. In Europe, the GSM standard uses the 900 MHz and 1800 MHz frequency bands. In the United States, however, the frequency band used is the 1900 MHz band. For this reason, portable telephones that are able to operate in both Europe and the United States are called tri-band while those that operate only in Europe are called bi-band. The GSM standard allows a maximum throughput of 9.6 kbps which allows transmission of voice and low-volume digital data like text messages (SMS, for Short Message Service) or multimedia messages (MMS, for Multimedia Message Service). GSM Standards: GSM uses narrowband TDMA, which allows eight simultaneous calls on the same radio frequency. There are three basic principles in multiple access, FDMA (Frequency Division Multiple Access), TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access), and CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access). All three principles allow multiple users to share the same physical channel. But the two competing technologies differ in the way user sharing the common resource. TDMA allows the users to share the same frequency channel by dividing the signal into different time slots. Each user takes turn in a round robin fashion for transmitting and receiving over the channel. Here, users can only transmit in their respective time slot

CDMA uses a spread spectrum technology that is it spreads the information contained in a particular signal of interest over a much greater bandwidth than the original signal. Unlike TDMA, in CDMA several users can transmit over the channel at the same time.

TDMA in brief: In late1980s, as a search to convert the existing analog network to digital as a means to improve capacity, the cellular telecommunications industry association chose TDMA over FDMA. Time Division Multiplex Access is a type of multiplexing where two or more channels of information are transmitted over the same link by allocating a different time interval for the transmission of each channel. The most complex implementation using TDMA principle is of GSMs (Global System for Mobile communication). To reduce the effect of co-channel interference, fading and multipath, the GSM technology can use frequency hopping, where a call jumps from one channel to another channel in a short interval.

TDMA systems still rely on switch to determine when to perform a handoff. Handoff occurs when a call is switched from one cell site to another while travelling. The

TDMA handset constantly monitors the signals coming from other sites and reports it to the switch without callers awareness. The switch then uses this information for making better choices for handoff at appropriate times. TDMA handset performs hard handoff, i.e., whenever the user moves from one site to another, it breaks the connection and then provides a new connection with the new site. Advantages of TDMA: There are lots of advantages of TDMA in cellular technologies. 1. It can easily adapt to transmission of data as well as voice communication. 2. It has an ability to carry 64 kbps to 120 Mbps of data rates. This allows the operator to do services like fax, voice band data and SMS as well as bandwidth intensive application such as multimedia and video conferencing. 3. Since TDMA technology separates users according to time, it ensures that there will be no interference from simultaneous transmissions. 4. It provides users with an extended battery life, since it transmits only portion of the time during conversations. Since the cell size grows smaller, it proves to save base station equipment, space and maintenance. TDMA is the most cost effective technology to convert an analog system to digital. Disadvantages of TDMA: One major disadvantage using TDMA technology is that the users has a predefined time slot. When moving from one cell site to other, if all the time slots in this cell are full the user might be disconnected. Likewise, if all the time slots in the cell in which the user is currently in are already occupied, the user will not receive a dial tone. The second problem in TDMA is that it is subjected to multipath distortion. To overcome this distortion, a time limit can be used on the system. Once the time limit is expired, the signal is ignored. The concept of cellular network Mobile telephone networks are based on the concept of cells, circular zones that overlap to cover a geographical area.

Cellular networks are based on the use of a central transmitter-receiver in each cell, called a "base station" (or Base Transceiver Station, written BTS). The smaller the radius of a cell, the higher is the available bandwidth. So, in highly populated urban areas, there are cells with a radius of a few hundred meters, while huge cells of up to 30 kilometers provide coverage in rural areas. In a cellular network, each cell is surrounded by 6 neighbouring cells (thus a cell is generally drawn as a hexagon). To avoid interference, adjacent cells cannot use the same frequency. In practice, two cells using the same frequency range must be separated by a distance of two to three times the diameter of the cell. Architecture of the GSM Network In a GSM network, the user terminal is called a mobile station. A mobile station is made up of a SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card allowing the user to be uniquely identified and a mobile terminal. The terminals (devices) are identified by a unique 15digit identification number called IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity). Each SIM card also has a unique (and secret) identification number called IMSI (International Mobile Subscriber Identity). This code can be protected using a 4-digit key called a PIN code. The SIM card therefore allows each user to be identified independently of the terminal used during communication with a base station. Communications occur through a radio link (air interface) between a mobile station and a base station.

All the base stations of a cellular network are connected to a base station controller (BSC) which is responsible for managing distribution of the resources. The system consisting of the base station controller and its connected base stations is called the Base Station Subsystem (BSS). Finally, the base station controllers are themselves physically connected to the Mobile Switching Centre (MSC), managed by the telephone network operator, which connects them to the public telephone network and the Internet. The MSC belongs to a Network Station Subsystem (NSS), which is responsible for managing user identities, their location and establishment of communications with other subscribers. The MSC is generally connected to databases that provide additional functions: 1. The Home Location Register (HLR) is a database containing information (geographic position, administrative information etc.) of the subscribers registered in the area of the switch (MSC). 2. The Visitor Location Register (VLR) is a database containing information of users other than the local subscribers. The VLR retrieves the data of a new user from the HLR of the user's subscriber zone. The data is maintained as long as the

user is in the zone and is deleted when the user leaves or after a long period of inactivity (terminal off). 3. The Equipment Identify Register (EIR) is a database listing the mobile terminals. 4. The Authentication Centre (AUC) is responsible for verifying user identities. 5. The cellular network formed in this way is designed to support mobility via management of handovers (movements from one cell to another). Finally, GSM networks support the concept of roaming i.e., movement from one operator network to another. Introduction to Modem:

Modem stands for modulator-demodulator. A modem is a device or program that enables a computer to transmit data over telephone or cable lines. Computer information is stored digitally, whereas information transmitted over telephone lines is transmitted in the form of analog waves. A modem converts between these two forms. Fortunately, there is one standard interface for connecting external modems to computers called RS-232. Consequently, any external modem can be attached to any computer that has an RS-232 port, which almost all personal computers have. There are also modems that come as an expansion board that can be inserted into a vacant expansion slot. These are sometimes called onboard or internal modems. While the modem interfaces are standardized, a number of different protocols for formatting data to be transmitted over telephone lines exist. Some, like CCITT V.34 are official standards, while others have been developed by private companies. Most modems have built-in support for the more common protocols at slow data transmission speeds at

least, most modems can communicate with each other. At high transmission speeds, however, the protocols are less standardized. Apart from the transmission protocols that they support, the following characteristics distinguish one modem from another: Bps: How fast the modem can transmit and receive data. At slow rates, modems are measured in terms of baud rates. The slowest rate is 300 baud (about 25 cps). At higher speeds, modems are measured in terms of bits per second (bps). The fastest modems run at 57,600 bps, although they can achieve even higher data transfer rates by compressing the data. Obviously, the faster the transmission rate, the faster the data can be sent and received. It should be noted that the data cannot be received at a faster rate than it is being sent. Voice/data: Many modems support a switch to change between voice and data modes. In data mode, the modem acts like a regular modem. In voice mode, the modem acts like a regular telephone. Modems that support a voice/data switch have a built-in loudspeaker and microphone for voice communication. Auto-answer: An auto-answer modem enables the computer to receive calls in the absence of the operator. Data compression: Some modems perform data compression, which enables them to send data at faster rates. However, the modem at the receiving end must be able to decompress the data using the same compression technique. Flash memory: Some modems come with flash memory rather than conventional ROM which means that the communications protocols can be easily updated if necessary. Fax capability: Most modern modems are fax modems, which mean that they can send and receive faxes. GSM Modem: A GSM modem is a wireless modem that works with a GSM wireless network. A wireless modem behaves like a dial-up modem. The main difference between them is that a dial-up modem sends and receives data through a fixed telephone line while a wireless modem sends and receives data through radio waves.

A GSM modem can be an external device or a PC Card / PCMCIA Card. Typically, an external GSM modem is connected to a computer through a serial cable or a USB cable. A GSM modem in the form of a PC Card / PCMCIA Card is designed for use with a laptop computer. It should be inserted into one of the PC Card / PCMCIA Card slots of a laptop computer. Like a GSM mobile phone, a GSM modem requires a SIM card from a wireless carrier in order to operate. A SIM card contains the following information: Subscriber telephone number (MSISDN) International subscriber number (IMSI, International Mobile Subscriber Identity) State of the SIM card Service code (operator) Authentication key PIN (Personal Identification Code) PUK (Personal Unlock Code)

Computers use AT commands to control modems. Both GSM modems and dial-up modems support a common set of standard AT commands. In addition to the standard AT commands, GSM modems support an extended set of AT commands. These extended AT commands are defined in the GSM standards. With the extended AT commands, the following operations can be performed:

Reading, writing and deleting SMS messages. Sending SMS messages. Monitoring the signal strength. Monitoring the charging status and charge level of the battery. Reading, writing and searching phone book entries.

The number of SMS messages that can be processed by a GSM modem per minute is very low i.e., about 6 to 10 SMS messages per minute. Introduction to AT Commands

AT commands are instructions used to control a modem. AT is the abbreviation of ATtention. Every command line starts with "AT" or "at". That's the reason, modem commands are called AT commands. Many of the commands that are used to control wired dial-up modems, such as ATD (Dial), ATA (Answer), ATH (Hook control) and ATO (Return to online data state) are also supported by GSM modems and mobile phones. Besides this common AT command set, GSM modems and mobile phones support an AT command set that is specific to the GSM technology, which includes SMS-related commands like AT+CMGS (Send SMS message), AT+CMSS (Send SMS message from storage), AT+CMGL (List SMS messages) and AT+CMGR (Read SMS messages). It should be noted that the starting "AT" is the prefix that informs the modem about the start of a command line. It is not part of the AT command name. For example, D is the actual AT command name in ATD and +CMGS is the actual AT command name in AT+CMGS. Some of the tasks that can be done using AT commands with a GSM modem or mobile phone are listed below:

Get basic information about the mobile phone or GSM modem. For example, name of manufacturer (AT+CGMI), model number (AT+CGMM), IMEI number (International Mobile Equipment Identity) (AT+CGSN) and software version (AT+CGMR). Get basic information about the subscriber. For example, MSISDN (AT+CNUM) and IMSI number (International Mobile Subscriber Identity) (AT+CIMI). Get the current status of the mobile phone or GSM/GPRS modem. For example, mobile phone activity status (AT+CPAS), mobile network registration status (AT+CREG), radio signal strength (AT+CSQ), battery charge level and battery charging status (AT+CBC). Establish a data connection or voice connection to a remote modem (ATD, ATA, etc). Send and receive fax (ATD, ATA, AT+F*).

Send (AT+CMGS, AT+CMSS), read (AT+CMGR, AT+CMGL), write (AT+CMGW) or delete (AT+CMGD) SMS messages and obtain notifications of newly received SMS messages (AT+CNMI). Read (AT+CPBR), write (AT+CPBW) or search (AT+CPBF) phonebook entries. Perform security-related tasks, such as opening or closing facility locks (AT+CLCK), checking whether a facility is locked (AT+CLCK) and changing passwords(AT+CPWD). (Facility lock examples: SIM lock [a password must be given to the SIM card every time the mobile phone is switched on] and PH-SIM lock [a certain SIM card is associated with the mobile phone. To use other SIM cards with the mobile phone, a password must be entered.]) Control the presentation of result codes / error messages of AT commands. For example, the user can control whether to enable certain error messages (AT+CMEE) and whether error messages should be displayed in numeric format or verbose format (AT+CMEE=1 or AT+CMEE=2). Get or change the configurations of the mobile phone or GSM/GPRS modem. For example, change the GSM network (AT+COPS), bearer service type (AT+CBST), radio link protocol parameters (AT+CRLP), SMS center address (AT+CSCA) and storage of SMS messages (AT+CPMS). Save and restore configurations of the mobile phone or GSM/GPRS modem. For example, save (AT+CSAS) and restore (AT+CRES) settings related to SMS messaging such as the SMS center address.

It should be noted that the mobile phone manufacturers usually do not implement all AT commands, command parameters and parameter values in their mobile phones. Also, the behavior of the implemented AT commands may be different from that defined in the standard. In general, GSM modems, designed for wireless applications, have better support of AT commands than ordinary mobile phones. Basic concepts of SMS technology

1. Validity Period of an SMS Message An SMS message is stored temporarily in the SMS center if the recipient mobile phone is offline. It is possible to specify the period after which the SMS message will be deleted from the SMS center so that the SMS message will not be forwarded to the recipient mobile phone when it becomes online. This period is called the validity period. A mobile phone should have a menu option that can be used to set the validity period. After setting it, the mobile phone will include the validity period in the outbound SMS messages automatically. 2. Message Status Reports Sometimes the user may want to know whether an SMS message has reached the recipient mobile phone successfully. To get this information, you need to set a flag in the SMS message to notify the SMS center that a status report is required about the delivery of this SMS message. The status report is sent to the user mobile in the form of an SMS message. A mobile phone should have a menu option that can be used to set whether the status report feature is on or off. After setting it, the mobile phone will set the corresponding flag in the outbound SMS messages for you automatically. The status report feature is turned off by default on most mobile phones and GSM modems. 3. Message Submission Reports After leaving the mobile phone, an SMS message goes to the SMS center. When it reaches the SMS center, the SMS center will send back a message submission report to the mobile phone to inform whether there are any errors or failures (e.g. incorrect SMS message format, busy SMS center, etc). If there is no error or failure, the SMS center sends back a positive submission report to the mobile phone. Otherwise it sends back a negative submission report to the mobile phone. The mobile phone may then notify the user that the message submission was failed and what caused the failure. If the mobile phone does not receive the message submission report after a period of time, it concludes that the message submission report has been lost. The mobile phone may then send the SMS message again to the SMS center. A flag will be set in the new SMS message to inform the SMS center that this SMS message has been sent before. If the previous message submission was successful, the SMS center will ignore the new

SMS message but send back a message submission report to the mobile phone. This mechanism prevents the sending of the same SMS message to the recipient multiple times. Sometimes the message submission report mechanism is not used and the acknowledgement of message submission is done in a lower layer. 4 .Message Delivery Reports After receiving an SMS message, the recipient mobile phone will send back a message delivery report to the SMS center to inform whether there are any errors or failures (example causes: unsupported SMS message format, not enough storage space, etc). This process is transparent to the mobile user. If there is no error or failure, the recipient mobile phone sends back a positive delivery report to the SMS center. Otherwise it sends back a negative delivery report to the SMS center. If the sender requested a status report earlier, the SMS center sends a status report to the sender when it receives the message delivery report from the recipient. If the SMS center does not receive the message delivery report after a period of time, it concludes that the message delivery report has been lost. The SMS center then ends the SMS message to the recipient for the second time. Sometimes the message delivery report mechanism is not used and the acknowledgement of message delivery is done in a lower layer. GPS

Basic concept of GPS A GPS receiver calculates its position by precisely timing the signals sent by GPS satellites high above the Earth. Each satellite continually transmits messages that include

the time the message was transmitted precise orbital information (the ephemeris) the general system health and rough orbits of all GPS satellites (the almanac).

The receiver uses the messages it receives to determine the transit time of each message and computes the distance to each satellite. These distances along with the satellites' locations are used with the possible aid of trilateration, depending on which algorithm is used, to compute the position of the receiver. This position is then displayed, perhaps with a moving map display or latitude and longitude; elevation information may be

included. Many GPS units show derived information such as direction and speed, calculated from position changes. Three satellites might seem enough to solve for position since space has three dimensions and a position near the Earth's surface can be assumed. However, even a very small clock error multiplied by the very large speed of light[35] the speed at which satellite signals propagate results in a large positional error. Therefore receivers use four or more satellites to solve for the receiver's location and time. The very accurately computed time is effectively hidden by most GPS applications, which use only the location. A few specialized GPS applications do however use the time; these include time transfer, traffic signal timing, and synchronization of cell phone base stations. Although four satellites are required for normal operation, fewer apply in special cases. If one variable is already known, a receiver can determine its position using only three satellites. For example, a ship or aircraft may have known elevation. Some GPS receivers may use additional clues or assumptions (such as reusing the last known altitude, dead reckoning, inertial navigation, or including information from the vehicle computer) to give a less accurate (degraded) position when fewer than four satellites are visible. Position calculation introduction

Two sphere surfaces intersecting in a circle

Surface of sphere intersecting a circle (not a solid disk) at two points To provide an introductory description of how a GPS receiver works, error effects are deferred to a later section. Using messages received from a minimum of four visible satellites, a GPS receiver is able to determine the times sent and then the satellite positions corresponding to these times sent. The x, y, and z components of position, and the time sent, are designated as where the subscript i is the satellite number and has the value 1, 2, 3, or 4. Knowing the indicated time the message was received , the GPS receiver could compute the transit time of the message as equal to correct reception time, . A pseudorange, , if would be

, would be the traveling

distance of the message, assuming it traveled at the speed of light, c. A satellite's position and pseudorange define a sphere, centered on the satellite, with radius equal to the pseudorange. The position of the receiver is somewhere on the surface of this sphere. Thus with four satellites, the indicated position of the GPS receiver is at or near the intersection of the surfaces of four spheres. In the ideal case of no errors, the GPS receiver would be at a precise intersection of the four surfaces. If the surfaces of two spheres intersect at more than one point, they intersect in a circle. The article trilateration shows this mathematically. A figure, Two Sphere Surfaces Intersecting in a Circle, is shown below. Two points where the surfaces of the spheres intersect are clearly shown in the figure. The distance between these two points is the diameter of the circle of intersection. The intersection of a third spherical surface with the first two will be its intersection with that circle; in most cases of practical interest, this

means they intersect at two points.[39] Another figure, Surface of Sphere Intersecting a Circle (not a solid disk) at Two Points, illustrates the intersection. The two intersections are marked with dots. Again the article trilateration clearly shows this mathematically. For automobiles and other near-earth vehicles, the correct position of the GPS receiver is the intersection closest to the Earth's surface. [40] For space vehicles, the intersection farthest from Earth may be the correct one. The correct position for the GPS receiver is also the intersection closest to the surface of the sphere corresponding to the fourth satellite. GPS COMMANDS LIST

NMEA

input

Some units also support an NMEA input mode. While not too many programs support this mode it does provide a standardized way to update or add waypoint and route data. Note that there is no handshaking or commands in NMEA mode so you just send the data in the correct sentence and the unit will accept the data and add or overwrite the information in memory. If the data is not in the correct format it will simply be ignored. A carriage return/line feed sequence is required. If the waypoint name is the same you will overwrite existing data but no warning will be issued. The sentence construction is identical to what the unit downloads so you can, for example, capture a WPL sentence from one unit and then send that same sentence to another unit but be careful if the two

units support waypoint names of different lengths since the receiving unit might truncate the name and overwrite a waypoint accidently. If you create a sentence from scratch you should create a correct checksum. Be sure you know and have set you unit to the correct datum. Many units support the input of WPL sentences and a few support RTE as well. On NMEA input the receiver stores information based on interpreting the sentence itself. While some receivers accept standard NMEA input this can only be used to update a waypoint or similar task and not to send a command to the unit. Proprietary input sentences could be used to send commands. Since the Magellan upload and download maintenance protocol is based on NMEA sentences they support a modified WPL message that adds comments, altitude, and icon data.

Some marine units may accept input for alarms such as deep or shallow water based on the DPT sentence or MTW to read the water temperature. For example the Garmin Map76 supports DPT, MTW (temperature), and VHW (speed) input sentences. Other units may use NMEA input to provide initialization data via proprietary sentences, or to select which NMEA sentences to output. The most important NMEA sentences include the GGA which provides the current Fix data, the RMC which provides the minimum gps sentences information, and the GSA which provides the Satellite status data. GGA - essential fix data which provide 3D location and accuracy data. $GPGGA,123519,4807.038,N,01131.000,E,1,08,0.9,545.4,M,46.9,M,,*47 Where: GGA-Global Positioning System Fix Data 123519-Fix taken at 12:35:19 UTC 4807.038,N-Latitude 48 deg 07.038' N

01131.000,E-Longitude 1

11 Fix 1 3 =

deg quality: 2 = 5 7 8 = = satellites dilution above = 0 GPS

31.000' = fix DGPS PPS = Float input being of mean sea

E invalid (SPS) fix fix RTK mode mode tracked position level

4 = Real Time Kinematic 6 = estimated (dead reckoning) (2.3 feature) Manual Simulation

08 0.9 545.4,M 46.9,M

Number Horizontal Altitude,

of

Meters,

Height of geo id (mean sea level) above WGS84

(empty field) time in seconds since last DGPS update (empty field) DGPS station ID number If the height of geoid is missing then the altitude should be suspect. Some non-standard implementations report altitude with respect to the ellipsoid rather than geoid altitude. Some units do not report negative altitudes at all. This is the only sentence that reports altitude. GSA - GPS DOP and active satellites. This sentence provides details on the nature of the fix. It includes the numbers of the satellites being used in the current solution and the DOP. DOP (dilution of precision) is an indication of the effect of satellite geometry on the accuracy of the fix. It is a unitless number where smaller is better. For 3D fixes using 4 satellites a 1.0 would be considered to be a perfect number, however for overdetermined solutions it is possible to see numbers below 1.0. There are differences in the way the PRN's are presented which can effect the ability of some programs to display

this data. For example, in the example shown below there are 5 satellites in the solution and the null fields are scattered indicating that the almanac would show satellites in the null positions that are not being used as part of this solution. Other receivers might output all of the satellites used at the beginning of the sentence with the null field all stacked up at the end. This difference accounts for some satellite display programs not always being able to display the satellites being tracked. Some units may show all satellites that have ephemeris data without regard to their use as part of the solution but this is non-standard. $GPGSA,A,3,04,05,,09,12,,,24,,,,,2.5,1.3,2.1*39 Where: GSA A 3 Auto 3D selection fix 2 3 04,05... 2.5 1.3 2.1 *39 the PRNs of satellites used (dilution dilution dilution data, of of always PDOP Horizontal Vertical checksum of 2D values or Satellite 3D = = for fix of precision precision begins fix (M 1 2D 3D (space for 12) precision) (HDOP) (VDOP) with * = = include: no status manual) fix fix fix

GSV - Satellites in View shows data about the satellites that the unit might be able to find based on its viewing mask and almanac data. It also shows current ability to track this data. Note that one GSV sentence only can provide data for up to 4 satellites and thus there may need to be 3 sentences for the full information. It is reasonable for the GSV sentence to contain more satellites than GGA might indicate since GSV may include satellites that are not used as part of the solution. It is not a requirment that the GSV sentences all appear in sequence. To avoid overloading the data bandwidth some receivers may place the various sentences in totally different samples since each sentence identifies which one it is.

The field called SNR (Signal to Noise Ratio) in the NMEA standard is often referred to as signal strength. SNR is an indirect but more useful value that raw signal strength. It can range from 0 to 99 and has units of dB according to the NMEA standard, but the various manufacturers send different ranges of numbers with different starting numbers so the values themselves cannot necessarily be used to evaluate different units. The range of working values in a given gps will usually show a difference of about 25 to 35 between the lowest and highest values, however 0 is a special case and may be shown on satellites that are in view but not being tracked.

$GPGSV,2,1,08,01,40,083,46,02,17,308,41,12,07,344,39,14,22,228,45*75 Where: GSV 2 1 08 01 40 083 46 for *75 up the SNR to checksum 4 data, Number Number of sentence of Satellite Elevation, Azimuth, higher satellites always is per begins with Satellites sentences 1 satellites PRN in for full of in view data 2 view number degrees degrees better sentence *

RMC - NMEA has its own version of essential gps pvt (position, velocity, time) data. It is called RMC, The Recommended Minimum, which will look similar to:

$GPRMC,123519,A,4807.038,N,01131.000,E,022.4,084.4,230394,003.1,W*6A

Where: RMC 123519 A 4807.038,N 01131.000,E 022.4 084.4 230394 *6A The Recommended Fix Status Latitude Longitude Speed Track Date 003.1,W checksum data, over angle 23rd taken 48 11 the in of always Magnetic begins Minimum at A=active deg deg ground or 07.038' 31.000' in degrees March with sentence 12:35:19 C UTC V=Void. N E knots True 1994 Variation *

Note that, as of the 2.3 release of NMEA, there is a new field in the RMC sentence at the end just prior to the checksum. For more information on this field see here. GLL - Geographic Latitude and Longitude is a holdover from Loran data and some old units may not send the time and data active information if they are emulating Loran data. If a gps is emulating Loran data they may use the LC Loran prefix instead of GP. $GPGLL,4916.45,N,12311.12,W,225444,A,*1D Where: GLL 4916.46,N 12311.12,W 225444 A *iD Geographic Latitude Longitude Fix Data position, 49 123 taken Active deg. deg. at or checksum Latitude 16.45 11.12 V and min. min. 22:54:44 Longitude North West UTC (void) data

Note that, as of the 2.3 release of NMEA, there is a new field in the GLL sentence at the end just prior to the checksum. For more information on this field see here.

VTG - Velocity made good. The gps receiver may use the LC prefix instead of GP if it is emulating Loran output.

$GPVTG,054.7,T,034.4,M,005.5,N,010.2,K*48 where: VTG 054.7,T 034.4,M 005.5,N 010.2,K Ground *48 Track True made track Magnetic Ground speed, good made track Kilometers and ground good made speed, per speed (degrees) good knots hour Checksum

Note that, as of the 2.3 release of NMEA, there is a new field in the VTG sentence at the end just prior to the checksum. For more information on this field see here. Receivers that don't have a magnetic deviation (variation) table built in will null out the Magnetic Decode of track some made Navigation good. Sentences

WPL - Waypoint Location data provides essential waypoint data. It is output when navigating to indicate data about the destination and is sometimes supported on input to redefine a waypoint location. Note that waypoint data as defined in the standard does not define altitude, comments, or icon data. When a route is active, this sentence is sent once for each waypoint in the route, in sequence. When all waypoints have been reported, the RTE sentence is sent in the next data set. In any group of sentences, only one WPL sentence, or an RTE sentence, will be sent.

$GPWPL,4807.038,N,01131.000,E,WPTNME*5C

With

an WPL 4807.038,N 01131.000,E WPTNME *5C The checksum data,

interpretation Waypoint

of: Location Latitude Longitude

Waypoint always begins with

Name *

AAM - Waypoint Arrival Alarm is generated by some units to indicate the Status of arrival (entering the arrival circle, or passing the perpendicular of the course line) at the destination waypoint. $GPAAM,A,A,0.10,N,WPTNME*32 Where: AAM A A 0.10 N WPTNME *32 Arrival Circle Nautical Waypoint Checksum Arrival circle Perpendicular Alarm entered passed radius miles name data

APB - Autopilot format B is sent by some gps receivers to allow them to be used to control an autopilot unit. This sentence is commonly used by autopilots and contains navigation receiver warning flag status, cross-track-error, waypoint arrival status, initial bearing from origin waypoint to the destination, continuous bearing from present position to destination and recommended heading-to-steer to destination waypoint for the active navigation leg of the journey.

Note: some autopilots, Robertson in particular, misinterpret "bearing from origin to

destination" as "bearing from present position to destination". This is likely due to the difference between the APB sentence and the APA sentence. for the APA sentence this would be the correct thing to do for the data in the same field. APA only differs from APB in this one field and APA leaves off the last two fields where this distinction is clearly spelled out. This will result in poor performance if the boat is sufficiently offcourse that the two bearings are different.

$GPAPB,A,A,0.10,R,N,V,V,011,M,DEST,011,M,011,M*3C where: APB A A 0.10 R N V 011,M DEST 011,M 011,M magnetic magnetic V steer cross-track Loran-C Loran-C cross-track Right error arrival magnetic arrival bearing, destination bearing, to present steer heading to units correct nautical alarm alarm origin position could to to True waypoint (bearings Autopilot blink/SNR warning, cycle error (or miles L (K format general warning warning distance for for circle perpendicular destination ID destination as 033,T) Left) kilometers) B

BOD - Bearing - Origin to Destination shows the bearing angle of the line, calculated at the origin waypoint, extending to the destination waypoint from the origin waypoint for the active navigation leg of the journey.

$GPBOD,045.,T,023.,M,DEST,START*01 where: BOD Bearing origin to destination waypoint

045.,T 023.,M

bearing bearing DEST START

045 023

True Magnetic

from from

"START" "START" waypoint waypoint

to to

"DEST" "DEST" ID ID checksum

destination origin *01

BWC - Bearing & Distance to Waypoint using a Great Circle route. Time (UTC) and distance & bearing to, and location of, a specified waypoint from present position along the great circle path.

$GPBWC,225444,4917.24,N,12309.57,W,051.9,T,031.6,M,001.3,N,004*29 where: BWC 225444 4917.24,N 12309.57,W 051.9,T 031.6,M 001.3,N Bearing Bearing Distance 004 *29 to to Bearing and UTC distance time Latitude Longitude to waypoint, waypoint, waypoint, Waypoint to waypoint of of of degrees degrees Nautical fix great circle 22:54:44 waypoint waypoint true magnetic miles ID checksum

RMB - The recommended minimum navigation sentence is sent whenever a route or a goto is active. On some systems it is sent all of the time with null data. The Arrival alarm flag is similar to the arrival alarm inside the unit and can be decoded to drive an external alarm. Note the use of leading zeros in this message to preserve the character spacing. This is done, I believe, because some autopilots may depend on exact character spacing. $GPRMB,A,0.66,L,003,004,4917.24,N,12309.57,W,001.3,052.5,000.5,V*20

where: RMB A 0.66,L 003 004 4917.24,N 12309.57,W 001.3 052.5 000.5 V Arrival Destination Range to Data steer Recommended status Left A to Origin Destination waypoint latitude 49 Cross-track error minimum = OK, (nautical correct V navigation = miles, (or R waypoint waypoint deg. miles to destination, V = not 17.24 min. Void 9.99 = information (warning) max), right) ID ID N

Destination waypoint longitude 123 deg. 09.57 min. W destination, True Velocity alarm *20 A nautical (999.9 max) knots arrived checksum bearing towards = arrived, destination

RTE - RTE is sent to indicate the names of the waypoints used in an active route. There are two types of RTE sentences. This route sentence can list all of the waypoints in the entire route or it can list only those still ahead. Because an NMEA sentence is limited to 80 characters there may need to be multiple sentences to identify all of the waypoints. The data about the waypoints themselves will be sent in subsequent WPL sentences which will be sent in future cycles of the NMEA data.

$GPRTE,2,1,c,0,W3IWI,DRIVWY,32CEDR,32-29,32BKLD,32-I95,32-US1,BW32,BW-198*69 Where: RTE 2 1 c w Type = c first total this = listed Waypoints number of is complete list sentences sentence of is waypoint start in needed 1 in of waypoints active for full of this current route data 2 route leg

0 W3IWI,... Waypoint *69

Route identifiers

identifier (names) checksum

XTE - Measured cross track error is a small subset of the RMB message for compatibility with some older equipment designed to work with Loran. Note that the same limitations apply to this message as the ones in the RMB since it is expected to be decoded by an autopilot. $GPXTE,A,A,0.67,L,N*6F Where: XTE A A 0.67 L N Steer left Not General (Loran-C used for cross to *6F Other sentences that may be Distance Cross warning Blink GPS correct units track error track flag or (Loran-C error, V SNR cycle error (or R Nautical for = lock measured warning warning) flag) distance right) miles checksum useful

ALM - GPS Almanac Data contains GPS week number, satellite health and the complete almanac data for one satellite. Multiple messages may be transmitted, one for each satellite in the GPS constellation, up to maximum of 32 messages. Note that these sentences can take a long time to send so they are not generally sent automatically by the gps receiver. (Sorry I don't have an exact example of the sentence.) Note that this sentence breaks the 80 character rule. Also note that this sentence is often accepted as input so that you can preload a new almanac in a receiver.

$GPALM,A.B,C.D,E,F,hh,hhhh,... Where: ALM A B C D E hh hhhh ... GPS Satellite t index sigma OMEGADOT SQRA(A) Omega, Omega M a a index index index 0, index root Satellite week health F OA, index rate of argument longitude 0, f0, f1, of clock clock almanac 1, of inclination right semi-major of ascension mean (bits Almanac Total Data number Message PRN number 17-24 (0-1023) of reference message) eccentricity time angle ascension axis perigee node anomaly parameter parameter of being sent messages number number

HCHDG - Compass output is used on Garmin etrex summit, vista , and 76S receivers to output the value of the internal flux-gate compass. Only the magnetic heading and magnetic variation is shown in the message.

$HCHDG,101.1,,,7.1,W*3C where: HCHDG ,, Magnetic 101.1 deviation 7.1,W (no heading, deviation, variation heading data) variation

ZDA

Data

and

Time

$GPZDA,hhmmss.ss,dd,mm,yyyy,xx,yy*CC $GPZDA,201530.00,04,07,2002,00,00*60 where: hhmmss dd,mm,yyy xx yy local local *CC MSK Control for a Beacon zone zone hours minutes HrMinSec(UTC) Day,Month,Year -13..13 0..59 checksum Receiver

$GPMSK,318.0,A,100,M,2*45 where: 318.0 A 100 M 2 frequency for MSS *45 MSS Beacon Receiver Frequency Bitrate, message Frequency mode, Beacon A=auto, status (null for to A=auto, bit no use M=manual rate M=manual status) checksum Status

$GPMSS,55,27,318.0,100,*66 where: 55 signal strength in dB

27 318.0 100

signal Beacon

to Beacon *66

noise Frequency bitrate

ratio in in

in

dB KHz bps checksum Sentences

Proprietary

Proprietary sentences can either be output from the gps or used as input to control information. They always start with P which is followed by a 3 character manufactures code Garmin The following are Garmin proprietary sentences. "P" denotes proprietary, "GRM" is Garmin's manufacturer code, and "M" or "Z" indicates the specific sentence type. Note that the PGRME sentence is not set if the output is set to NMEA 1.5 mode. $PGRME,15.0,M,45.0,M,25.0,M*1C where: 15.0,M 45.0,M 25.0,M Estimated Overall horizontal vertical spherical position error error in meters in position (HPE) meters error Estimated (VPE) and additional characters to define the sentence type.

equivalent

$PGRMZ,93,f,3*21 where: 93,f 3 Position fix 3 Altitude dimensions = 2 = GPS in user feet altitude altitude

This sentence shows in feet, regardless of units shown on the display.

Note that for units with an altimeter this will be altitude computed by the internal altimeter.

$PGRMM,NAD27 Currently PSLIB active horizontal

Canada*2F datum

Proprietary sentences are used to control a Starlink differential beacon receiver. (Garmin's DBR is Starlink compatible as are many others.) When the GPS receiver is set to change the DBR frequency or b/s rate, the "J" sentence is replaced (just once) by (for example): $PSLIB,320.0,200*59 $PSLIB,,,J*22 $PSLIB,,,K*23 to set the DBR to 320 KHz, 200 b/s.

Status configuration

request request

These two sentences are normally sent together in each group of sentences from the GPS. The three fields are: Frequency, bit Rate, Request Type. The value in the third field may be: J = status request, K = configuration request, or null (blank) = tuning message. The correct values for frequency range from 283.5-325.0 KHz while the bit rate can be set to 0, Magellan Magellan uses proprietary sentences to do all of their waypoint and route maintenance. They use the MGN prefix for their sentences. This use is documented in their interface specification and will not be repeated here. However, they also send proprietary sentences to augment the gps data just like Garmin does. Here is an example of a sentence sent by the GPS Companion product: 25, 50, 100 or 200 bps.

$PMGNST,02.12,3,T,534,05.0,+03327,00*40

where: ST 02.12 3 T 534 05.0 +03327 00 time PRN True if left numbers number *40 we numbers on the change 2D have a change gps receiving (freq. fix status Version or False battery current in information number? 3D otherwise unknown hours focus checksum compensation?)

A tracklog on a Meridian is made up of propretary sentences that look like: $PMGNTRK,4322.061,N,07948.473,W,00116,M,173949.42,A,,020602*67 $PMGNTRK,4322.058,N,07948.483,W,00090,M,174202.45,A,,020602*69. where TRK 4322.071 N W 00116 M 173949.42 A ,, 020602 *67 Active Track Meters UTC or or North 07948.473 East or or Tracklog Latitude South Longitude West Altitude Feet time Void Name date checksum

Motorola The PMOTG is used by Motorola Oncore receivers to send a command to the receiver. This command is used to set the output of the sentence to a particular frequency in seconds (or to 0) or to switch the output formula to motorola binary, gps, or loran. $PMOTG,xxx,yyyy where: xxx yyyy or where: y Rockwell MPB=0, GPS=1, Loran=2 International the the sentence time interval to be (0-9999 controlled seconds)

$PMOTG,FOR,y

The Rockwell chipset is used on a number of gps receivers. It outputs some proprietary sentences with the PRWI prefix and accepts input from some special sentences similar to the approach used by Magellan. It can also be switched to a separate binary mode using a proprietary sentence. The input sentence most used to initialize the unit is $PRWIINIT and one output sentence is $PRWIRID

$PRWIRID,12,01.83,12/15/97,0003,*42 where: $PRWIRID 12 01.83 12 software channel unit version

12/15/97 0003 Bit Bit software 0 1 *42 minimize

software options ROM RAM minimize (HEX usage

date value) usage checksum

An input sentence that will define which NMEA sentences are to be output from the Rockwell unit is: $PRWIILOG,GGA,A,T,1,0 where: $PRWIILOG GGA A T 1 every 0 1 type A=activate, of sentence V=deactivate cyclic second ??

The initialization sentence which can be input to speed up acquisition looks like: $PRWIINIT,V,,,4308.750,N,07159.791,W,100.0,0.0,M,0.0,T,175244,230503*77 where: $PRWIINIT V ,, N W N W = = V = INIT reset, Reserved 4308.750 North, West, S E = 07159.791 = A for = = future South Longitude East initialization no reset use Latitude

100.0 0.0 M T 175244 230503 M T UTC UTC *77 = m/s, 0.0 =

Altitude N True, time date = knots, M (hour, (day,

in K = min, month, =

meters Speed km/hr Heading Magnetic sec) year) Checksum

Note: Commas may be used to signify using existing data. If units are supplied then the data must be present. Speed and direction must be supplied together. Lat/Lon must be supplied together. UTC time and date must be supplied together. If heading is magnetic then lat/lon needs to be supplied along with UTC time and date.

The sentences available for the Rockwell Jupiter chipset are: GGA, GSA, GSV, VTG, RMC SiRF The SiRF line of chips support several input sentences that permit the user to customize the way the chip behaves. In addition SiRF has a binary protocol that is even more powerful permitting different implementations to behave entirely differently. However, most applications do not attempt to customize the behavior so a user will need to make sure that the any customization is compatible with the application they are planning to use. There are 5 input sentences defined that begin with $PSRF which is followed by three digits. Each sentence takes a fix amount of input fields which must exist, no null fields, and is terminated with the standard CR/LF sequence. The checksum is required. The sentences 100 and 102 set the serial ports. 100 sets the main port A while 102 sets the DGPS input port B. 100 has an extra field that can be used to switch the interface to binary mode. Binary mode requires 8 bits, 1 stop bit, no parity. There is a command in binary mode that will switch the interface back to NMEA. Do not use the NMEA and some proprietary sentences.

command to switch to binary mode unless you have the ability to switch it back. You could render your gps inoperative.

$PSRF100,0,9600,8,1,0*0C $PSRF102,9600,8,1,0*3C where $PSRF100 0 0=SiRF, 9600 8 1 0 *0C 0=none, 1=odd, 2=even Parity checksum 1=NMEA b/s This 7, 0, is where the 8 1 protocol 19200, is changed. 38400 Databits Stopbits rate 4800, 9600,

The sentences 101 and 104 can be used to initialize values to be used by the gps. Supplying these values can shorten the initial lock time. If the clock offset is set to 0 then an internal default will be used. Sentence 101 supplies data in the internal ECEF (Earth centered, Earth Fixed) format in meters while sentence 104 supplies the data in the traditional Lat / Lon format.

$PSRF101,-2686700,-4304200,3851624,95000,497260,921,12,3*22 $PSRF104,37.3875111,-121.97232,0,95000,237759,922,12,3*3A where $PSRF104 37.3875111 -121.97232 0 95000 237759 GPS Time of Ellipsoid Latitude Longitude Altitude Clock Week in in in in degrees degrees meters offset seconds

922 12 3 1 2 3 4 8 = = = = = clear Channel

GPS count Reset warm ephemeris, with start, start, set cold cold *3A initialize start, warm

Week (1 config ephemeris start clear clear factory all (First to

Number 12) where valid Fix) data defaults checksum ephemeris

data,

The sentence 103 is used to control which NMEA sentences are to be sent and how often. Each sentence type is controlled individually. If the query bit is set then the gps responds by sending this message in the next second no matter what the rate is set to. Note that if trickle power is in use (can only be set in binary mode) then the actual update rate will be the selected update rate times the trickle rate which could mean that the data will be sent less frequently than was set here.

$PSRF103,05,00,01,01*20 where $PSRF103 05 00=GGA 01=GLL 02=GSA 03=GSV 04=RMC 05=VTG 00 01 01 mode, rate checksum *20 0=set in rate, seconds, 0=no, 1=query 0-255 1=yes checksum

The 105 sentence controls a debug mode which causes the gps to report any errors it finds with the input data. $PSRF105,1*3E would turn debug on while $PSRF105,0*3F would turn Magnavox The old Magnavox system used mostly proprietary sentences. The Magnavox system was acquired by Leica Geosystems in 1994. Information on this system can be found at this site. The NMEA sentences themselves are described here. They all use the MVX prefix and Control * * * * Port $PMVXG,000 $PMVXG,001 Initialization/Mode Initialization/Mode Control Time Input Control Control Port Recovery include: sentences Part Part A B it off.

$PMVXG,007 $PMVXG,023

Configuration Configuration

* $CDGPQ,YYY Query From a Remote Device / Request to Output a Sentence Control * * * * * * Sony * $PMVXG,030 $PMVXG,101 $PMVXG,523 $PMVXG,830 Control Time Time Port $PMVXG,000 $PMVXG,021 Position, $PMVXG,022 Software Sentence Recovery Recovery Output Receiver Height, Sentences Status Velocity DOPs Configuration Accept/Reject Configuration Results

The

Sony

interface

uses

proprietary

sentence

that

looks

like:

$PSNY,0,00,05,500,06,06,06,06*14 where PSNY 0 Preamp 0 1 2 00 05 500 06 06 06 06 *14 Sample PDOP HDOP PDOP HDOP Geodesic system (datum) Speed limit limit limit limit Elevation (external = = = 0-25, mask Limit with with with with 0 in in DGPS DGPS DGPS DGPS = antenna) status Normal Open shorted WGS84 degrees Km on on off off Checksum Streams

These streams will be modified when a route is active with the inclusion of route specific data. Garmin Garmin g12 sentences for version 4.57

$GPRMC,183729,A,3907.356,N,12102.482,W,000.0,360.0,080301,015.5,E*6F $GPRMB,A,,,,,,,,,,,,V*71 $GPGGA,183730,3907.356,N,12102.482,W,1,05,1.6,646.4,M,-24.1,M,,*75 $GPGSA,A,3,02,,,07,,09,24,26,,,,,1.6,1.6,1.0*3D

$GPGSV,2,1,08,02,43,088,38,04,42,145,00,05,11,291,00,07,60,043,35*71 $GPGSV,2,2,08,08,02,145,00,09,46,303,47,24,16,178,32,26,18,231,43*77 $PGRME,22.0,M,52.9,M,51.0,M*14 $GPGLL,3907.360,N,12102.481,W,183730,A*33 $PGRMZ,2062,f,3*2D $PGRMM,WGS $GPBOD,,T,,M,,*47 $GPRTE,1,1,c,0*07 $GPRMC,183731,A,3907.482,N,12102.436,W,000.0,360.0,080301,015.5,E*67 $GPRMB,A,,,,,,,,,,,,V*71 While originally a military project, GPS is considered a dual-use technology, meaning it has significant military and civilian applications. GPS has become a widely deployed and useful tool for commerce, scientific uses, tracking, and surveillance. GPS's accurate time facilitates everyday activities such as banking, mobile phone operations, and even the control of power grids by allowing well synchronized hand-off switching 84*06

LCD (Liquid Cristal Display): A liquid crystal display (LCD) is a thin, flat display device made up of any number of color or monochrome pixels arrayed in front of a light source or reflector. Each pixel consists of a column of liquid crystal molecules suspended between two transparent electrodes, and two polarizing filters, the axes of polarity of which are perpendicular to each other. Without the liquid crystals between them, light passing through one would be blocked by the other. The liquid crystal twists the polarization of light entering one filter to allow it to pass through the other.

A program must interact with the outside world using input and output devices that communicate directly with a human being. One of the most common devices attached to an controller is an LCD display. Some of the most common LCDs connected to the contollers are 16X1, 16x2 and 20x2 displays. This means 16 characters per line by 1 line 16 characters per line by 2 lines and 20 characters per line by 2 lines, respectively.

Many microcontroller devices use 'smart LCD' displays to output visual information. LCD displays designed around LCD NT-C1611 module, are inexpensive, easy to use, and it is even possible to produce a readout using the 5X7 dots plus cursor of the display. They have a standard ASCII set of characters and mathematical symbols. For an 8-bit data bus, the display requires a +5V supply plus 10 I/O lines (RS RW D7 D6 D5 D4 D3 D2 D1 D0). For a 4-bit data bus it only requires the supply lines plus 6 extra lines(RS RW D7 D6 D5 D4). When the LCD display is not enabled, data lines are tri-state and they do not interfere with the operation of the microcontroller.

available. Line lengths of

8, 16,

20, 24, 40 charact all standar d, one, two

32 and

ers are

in

Features: (1) Interface with either 4-bit or 8-bit microprocessor.

(2) Display data RAM (3) 80x8 bits (80 characters). (4) Character generator ROM (5). 160 different 5 7 dot-matrix character patterns. (6). Character generator RAM (7) 8 different user programmed 5 7 dot-matrix patterns. (8).Display data RAM and character generator RAM may be Accessed by the microprocessor. (9) Numerous instructions (10) .Clear Display, Cursor Home, Display ON/OFF, Cursor ON/OFF, Blink Character, Cursor Shift, Display (11). Built-in reset circuit is (12). Built-in oscillator. triggered Shift. ON. at power

Description Of 16x2: This is the first interfacing example for the Parallel Port. We will start with something simple. This example doesn't use the Bi-directional feature found on newer ports, thus it should work with most, if no all Parallel Ports. It however doesn't show the use of the Status Port as an input. So what are we interfacing? A 16 Character x 2 Line LCD Module to the Parallel Port. These LCD Modules are very common these days, and are quite simple to work with, as all the logic required to run them is on board.

Schematic Diagram:

o Above

is

the

quite

simple

schematic.

The

LCD

panel's Enable and Register Select is connected to the Control Port. The Control Port is an open collector / open drain output. While most Parallel Ports have internal pull-up resistors, there are a few which don't. Therefore by incorporating the two 10K external pull up resistors, the circuit is more portable for a wider range of computers, some of which may have no internal pull up resistors. o We make no effort to place the Data bus into reverse direction. Therefore we hard wire the R/W line of the LCD panel, into write mode. This will cause no bus conflicts on the data lines. As a result we cannot read back the LCD's internal Busy Flag which tells us if the LCD has accepted and finished processing the last instruction. This problem is overcome by inserting known delays into our program. o The 10k Potentiometer controls the contrast of the LCD panel. Nothing fancy here. As with all the examples, I've left the power supply out. You can use a bench power supply set to 5v or use a onboard +5 regulator. Remember a few de-coupling capacitors, especially if you have trouble with the circuit working properly. The 2 line x 16 character LCD modules are available from a wide range of

manufacturers and should all be compatible with the HD44780. The one I used to test this circuit was a Power tip PC-1602F and an old Philips LTN211F-10 which was extracted from a Poker Machine! The diagram to the right, shows the pin numbers for these devices. When viewed from the front, the left pin is pin 14 and the right pin is pin 1 . 16 x 2 Alphanumeric LCD Module Features:

Intelligent, with built-in Hitachi HD44780 compatible LCD controller and RAM providing simple interfacing 61 x 15.8 mm viewing area 5 x 7 dot matrix format for 2.96 x 5.56 mm characters, plus cursor line Can display 224 different symbols Low power consumption (1 mA typical) Powerful command set and user-produced characters TTL and CMOS compatible Connector for standard 0.1-pitch pin headers

16 x 2 Alphanumeric LCD Module Specifications: Symbol Pin 1 VSS 2 VDD 3 Vo 4 RS Level H/L Function Power, GND Power, 5V Power, for LCD Drive Register Select H: Data L: Instruction Input H: Data Read

Signal Input (LCD->MPU)

5 6

R/W E

H/L

L: Data Write (MPU->LCD) H,H->L Enable

7-14 DB0-DB7 H/L 15 NC 16 NC FEATURES: 5 x 8 dots with cursor

Data Bus; Software selectable 4- or 8-bit mode NOT CONNECTED NOT CONNECTED

Built-in controller (KS 0066 or Equivalent) + 5V power supply (Also available for + 3V) 1/16 duty cycle B/L to be driven by pin 1, pin 2 or pin 15, pin 16 or A.K (LED) N.V. optional for + 3V power supply Data can be placed at any location on the LCD. locations are: For 161 LCD, the address

Fig :15: Address locations for a 1x16 line LCD Even limited to character based modules, there is still a wide variety of shapes and sizes available. Line lengths of 8,16,20,24,32 and 40 characters are all standard, in one, two and four line versions. Several different LC technologies exists. supertwist types, for example, offer Improved contrast and viewing angle over the older twisted nematic types. Some modules are available with back lighting, so that they can be viewed in dimly-lit conditions. The back lighting may be either electro-luminescent, requiring a high voltage inverter circuit, or simple LED illumination.

Electrical Block Diagrm Power supply for LCD driving:

Fig: 18:power supply for LCD

PIN DESCRIPTION: Most LCDs with 1 controller has 14 Pins and LCDs with 2 controller has 16 Pins (two pins are extra in both for back-light LED connections).

Fig 19: pin diagram of 1x16 lines LCD

Fig 17: Pin specifications CONTROL LINES: EN: Line is called "Enable." This control line is used to tell the LCD that you are

sending it data. To send data to the LCD, your program should make sure this line is low (0) and then set the other two control lines and/or put data on the data bus. When the other lines are completely ready, bring EN high (1) and wait for the minimum amount of time required by the LCD datasheet (this varies from LCD to LCD), and end by bringing it low (0) again.

RS: Line is the "Register Select" line. When RS is low (0), the data is to be treated as a command or special instruction (such as clear screen, position cursor, etc.). When RS is high (1), the data being sent is text data which sould be displayed on the screen. For example, to display the letter "T" on the screen you would set RS high. RW: Line is the "Read/Write" control line. When RW is low (0), the information on the data bus is being written to the LCD. When RW is high (1), the program is effectively querying (or reading) the LCD. Only one instruction ("Get LCD status") is a read command. All others are write commands, so RW will almost always be low. Finally, the data bus consists of 4 or 8 lines (depending on the mode of operation selected by the user). In the case of an 8-bit data bus, the lines are referred to as DB0, DB1, DB2, DB3, DB4, DB5, DB6, and DB7. Logic status on control lines: E - 0 Access to LCD disabled - 1 Access to LCD enabled R/W - 0 Writing data to LCD - 1 Reading data from LCD RS - 0 Instructions 1 Character Writing data to the LCD: 1) Set R/W bit to low 2) Set RS bit to logic 0 or 1 (instruction or character) 3) Set data to data lines (if it is writing) 4) Set E line to high 5) Set E line to low

Read data from data lines (if it is reading) on LCD: 1) Set R/W bit to high 2) Set RS bit to logic 0 or 1 (instruction or character) 3) Set data to data lines (if it is writing) 4) Set E line to high 5) Set E line to low Entering Text: First, a little tip: it is manually a lot easier to enter characters and commands in hexadecimal rather than binary (although, of course, you will need to translate commands from binary couple of sub-miniature hexadecimal rotary switches is a simple matter, although a little bit into hex so that you know which bits you are setting). Replacing the d.i.l. switch pack with a of re-wiring is necessary. SWITCHES: The switches must be the type where On = 0, so that when they are turned to the zero position, all four outputs are shorted to the common pin, and in position F, all four outputs are open circuit. All the available characters that are built into the module are shown in Table 3. Studying the table, you will see that codes associated with the characters are quoted in binary and hexadecimal, most significant bits (left-hand four bits) across the top, and least significant bits (right-hand four bits) down the left. Most of the characters conform to the ASCII standard, although the Japanese and Greek characters (and a few other things) are obvious exceptions. Since these intelligent modules were designed in the Land of the Rising Sun, it seems only fair that their Katakana phonetic symbols should also be incorporated. The more extensive Kanji character set, which the Japanese share with the Chinese, consisting of several thousand different characters, is not included! Using the switches, of whatever type, and referring to Table 3, enter a few characters onto the display, both letters and numbers. The RS switch (S10) must be up (logic 1) when

sending the characters, and switch E (S9) must be pressed for each of them. Thus the operational order is: set RS high, enter character, trigger E, leave RS high, enter another character, trigger E, and so on. The first 16 codes in Table 3, 00000000 to 00001111, ($00 to $0F) refer to the CGRAM. This is the Character Generator RAM (random access memory), which can be used to hold user-defined graphics characters. This is where these modules really start to show their

potential, offering such capabilities as bar graphs, flashing symbols, even animated characters. Before the user-defined characters are set up, these codes will just bring up strange looking symbols. Codes 00010000 to 00011111 ($10 to $1F) are not used and just display blank characters. ASCII codes proper start at 00100000 ($20) and end with 01111111 ($7F). Codes 10000000 to 10011111 ($80 to $9F) are not used, and 10100000 to 11011111 ($A0 to $DF) are the Japanese characters.

Fig 20: character details in LCD

SOFTWARE EXPLANATION

a) ABOUT SOFTWARE Softwares used are: *Keil software for c programming *Express PCB for lay out design *Express SCH for schematic design What's New in Vision3? Vision3 adds many new features to the Editor like Text Templates, Quick Function Navigation, and Syntax Coloring with brace high lighting Configuration Wizard for dialog based startup and debugger setup. Vision3 is fully compatible to Vision2 and can be used in parallel with Vision2. What is Vision3? Vision3 is an IDE (Integrated Development Environment) that helps you write, compile, and debug embedded programs. It encapsulates the following components: A project manager. A make facility. Tool configuration. Editor. A powerful debugger. To help you get started, several example programs (located in the \C51\Examples, \C251\Examples, \C166\Examples, and \ARM\...\Examples) are provided.

 HELLO is a simple program that prints the string "Hello World" using the Serial Interface. MEASURE is a data acquisition system for analog and digital systems. TRAFFIC is a traffic light controller with the RTX Tiny operating system. SIEVE is the SIEVE Benchmark. DHRY is the Dhrystone Benchmark. WHETS is the Single-Precision Whetstone Benchmark. Additional example programs not listed here are provided for each device architecture. Building an Application in Vision2 To build (compile, assemble, and link) an application in Vision2, you must: 1. Select Project (forexample,166\EXAMPLES\HELLO\HELLO.UV2). 2. Select Project - Rebuild all target files or Build target. Vision2 compiles, assembles, and links the files in your project. Creating Your Own Application in Vision2 To create a new project in Vision2, you must: 1. Select Project - New Project. 2. Select a directory and enter the name of the project file. 3. Select Project - Select Device and select an 8051, 251, or C16x/ST10 device from the Device Database. 4. Create source files to add to the project.

5. Select Project - Targets, Groups, Files. Add/Files, select Source Group1, and add the source files to the project. 6. Select Project - Options and set the tool options. Note when you select the target device from the Device Database all special options are set automatically. You typically only need to configure the memory map of your target hardware. Default memory model settings are optimal for most applications. 7. Select Project - Rebuild all target files or Build target. Debugging an Application in Vision2 To debug an application created using Vision2, you must: 1. Select Debug - Start/Stop Debug Session. 2. Use the Step toolbar buttons to single-step through your program. You may enter G, main in the Output Window to execute to the main C function. 3. Open the Serial Window using the Serial #1 button on the toolbar. Debug your program using standard options like Step, Go, Break, and so on. Starting Vision2 and Creating a Project Vision2 is a standard Windows application and started by clicking on the program icon. To create a new project file select from the Vision2 menu Project New Project. This opens a standard Windows dialog that asks you for the new project file name. We suggest that you use a separate folder for each project. You can simply use the icon Create New Folder in this dialog to get a new empty folder. Then select this folder and enter the file name for the new project, i.e. Project1.

Vision2 creates a new project file with the name PROJECT1.UV2 which contains a default target and file group name. You can see these names in the Project Window Files. Now use from the menu Project Select Device for Target and select a CPU for your project. The Select Device dialog box shows the Vision2 device database. Just select the micro controller you use. We are using for our examples the Philips 80C51RD+ CPU. This selection sets necessary tool options for the 80C51RD+ device and simplifies in this way the tool Configuration Building Projects and Creating a HEX Files Typical, the tool settings under Options Target are all you need to start a new application. You may translate all source files and line the application with a click on the Build Target toolbar icon. When you build an application with syntax errors, Vision2 will display errors and warning messages in the Output Window Build page. A double click on a message line opens the source file on the correct location in a Vision2 editor window. Once you have successfully generated your application you can start debugging. After you have tested your application, it is required to create an Intel HEX file to download the software into an EPROM programmer or simulator. Vision2 creates HEX files with each build process when Create HEX files under Options for Target Output is enabled. You may start your

PROM programming utility after the make process when you specify the program under the option Run User Program #1. CPU Simulation Vision2 simulates up to 16 Mbytes of memory from which areas can be mapped for read, write, or code execution access. The Vision2 simulator traps and reports illegal memory accesses. In addition to memory mapping, the simulator also provides support for the integrated peripherals of the various 8051 derivatives. The on-chip peripherals of the CPU you have selected are configured from the Device Database selection you have made when you create your project target. Refer to page 58 for more Information about selecting a device. You may select and display the onchip peripheral components using the Debug menu. You can also change the aspects of each peripheral using the controls in the dialog boxes. Start Debugging You start the debug mode of Vision2 with the Debug Start/Stop Debug Session command. Depending on the Options for Target Debug Configuration, Vision2 will load the application program and run the startup code Vision2 saves the editor screen layout and restores the screen layout of the last debug session. If the program execution stops, Vision2 opens an editor window with the source text or shows CPU instructions in the disassembly window. The next executable statement is marked with a yellow arrow. During debugging, most editor features are still available.

For example, you can use the find command or correct program errors. Program source text of your application is shown in the same windows. The Vision2 debug mode differs from the edit mode in the following aspects: _ The Debug Menu and Debug Commands described on page 28 are Available. The additional debug windows are discussed in the following. _ The project structure or tool parameters cannot be modified. All build Commands are disabled. Disassembly Window The Disassembly window shows your target program as mixed source and assembly program or just assembly code. A trace history of previously executed instructions may be displayed with Debug View Trace Records. To enable the trace history, set Debug Enable/Disable Trace Recording. If you select the Disassembly Window as the active window all program step commands work on CPU instruction level rather than program source lines. You can select a text line and set or modify code breakpoints using toolbar buttons or the context menu commands. You may use the dialog Debug Inline Assembly to modify the CPU instructions. That allows you to correct mistakes or to make temporary changes to the target program you are debugging. B)Keil Software Installing the Keil software on a Windows PC Insert the CD-ROM in your computers CD drive On most computers, the CD will auto run, and you will see the Keil installation menu. If the menu does not appear, manually double click

on the Setup icon, in the root directory: you will then see the Keil menu. On the Keil menu, please select Install Evaluation Software. (You will not require a license number to install this software). Follow the installation instructions as they appear. Loading the Projects The example projects for this book are NOT loaded automatically when you install the Keil compiler. These files are stored on the CD in a directory /Pont. The files are arranged by chapter: for example, the project discussed in Chapter 3 is in the directory /Pont/Ch03_00-Hello. Rather than using the projects on the CD (where changes cannot be saved), please copy the files from CD onto an appropriate directory on your hard disk. Note: you will need to change the file properties after copying: file transferred from the CD will be read only. Configuring the Simulator Open the Keil Vision2 go to Project Open Project and browse for Hello in Ch03_00 in Pont and open it.

Initialization by Instructions:

Fig 21: flow chart of lcd If the power conditions for the normal operation of the internal reset circuit are not satisfied, then executing a series of instructions must initialize LCD unit. The procedure for this initialization process is as above show.

FLOWCHART:

Copy Data in to Accumulator

Wait No
Is LCD Free

Yes

Set RS Bit Enable LCD Send Data Disable LCD

No

Is Data Count Zero

STOP

Copy Data in to Accumulator

Wait No
Is LCD Free

Yes

Set RS Bit Enable LCD Send Data Disable LCD

No

Is Data Count Zero

STOP

KEIL SOFTWARE TOOL (STEPS)

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Click on the Keil uVision Icon on DeskTop The following fig will appear

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Click on the Project menu from the title bar Then Click on New Project

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Save the Project by typing suitable project name with no extension in u r own folder sited in either C:\ or D:\

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Then Click on Save button above. Select the component for u r project. i.e. Atmel Click on the + Symbol beside of Atmel

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Select AT89C52 as shown below

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Then Click on OK

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The Following fig will appear

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Then Click either YES or NOmostly NO

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Now your project is ready to USE Now double click on the Target1, you would get another option Source group 1 as shown in next page.

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Click on the file option from menu bar and select new

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The next screen will be as shown in next page, and just maximize it by double clicking on its blue boarder.

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Now start writing program in either in C or ASM For a program written in Assembly, then save it with extension . asm and for C based program save it with extension .C

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Now right click on Source group 1 and click on Add files to Group Source

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Now you will get another window, on which by default C files will appear.

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Now select as per your file extension given while saving the file Click only one time on option ADD Now Press function key F7 to compile. Any error will appear if so happen.

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If the file contains no error, then press Control+F5 simultaneously. The new window is as follows

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Then Click OK

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Now Click on the Peripherals from menu bar, and check your required port as shown in fig below

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Drag the port a side and click in the program file.

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Now keep Pressing function key F11 slowly and observe. You are running your program successfully

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