GPS Receiver

The GPS receiver is located in the right hand side of the luggage compartment underneath the parcel tray support panel. The GPS receiver receives information from between 1 and 8 satellites at any one time. This information is received from the GPS antenna. The GPS receiver fulfills the following functions:

• Calculation of position (i.e. Latitude, longitude and height), direction and speed.
• Collection and storage of almanac data.
• Real-time clock.

The GPS receiver communicates with the navigation computer via a serial link. The GPS receiver transmits position and time information to the navigation computer via its serial link. The navigation computer can also extract configuration and status information from the GPS receiver via this link.