Introduction to the receiver interface protocol

Applicable receivers: All receivers

This section provides the interface control specifications for communicating and configuring all Trimble OEM GNSS products using the Trimble proprietary interface control protocol.

The interface protocol is designed to be back and forward compatible with legacy and future generations of Trimble receiver modules.

The following topics describe the RS-232 serial specification, which can also be used with other communication protocols such as USB and Ethernet.

NOTE – The position output by the receiver is the Antenna Phase Center position. You may want to reduce this position to a reference position elsewhere. If so, you should account for any tilt of the antenna in such a reduction. The settings for the Antenna Measurement Method and Antenna Height are not applied to the position outputs.