Knowledge Base

Purpose: To provide solutions for why the RESEPI GUI is not displaying the camera.
Last Updated: May 2021

Purpose: To understand how to run the INS GUI software on Linux.
Last Updated: January 2021

Purpose: To understand the different GNSS correction services that can be used to enhance the performance and precision of the INS-DU.
Last Updated: October 2020

Purpose: Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) such as GPS or BeiDou can sometimes have confusing terminology. This knowledge base document will explain some of the most commonly used terms regrading GNSS
Last Updated: September 2020

Purpose: To understand the grounding of an Inertial Labs device with a GNSS receiver and to understand the configuration of the TNC antenna cable shield.
Last Updated: July 2020

Purpose: To understand how to convert a .flash file to .prm file.
Last Updated: August 2020

Purpose: To provide a solution to bug that makes the toolbar containing icons smaller than it is supposed to be.
Last Updated: July 2020

Purpose: To understand how the initial alignment improves the performance of the INS.
Last Updated: June 2020

Purpose: To understand how to arrange RTK corrections for an INS with included RTK.
Last Updated: July 2020

Purpose: To understand how to use dual antenna INS as a single antenna INS.
Last Updated: June 2020

Purpose: To understand in what cases the barometer should be turned ON and what cases it should be OFF.
Last Updated: June 2020

Purpose: To understand which cases ZUPT should be ON and which case ZUPT should be OFF.
Last Updated: June 2020

Purpose: To determine which type of heading correction is best for different applications of the INS.
Last Updated: June 2020

Purpose: To explain what INS features improve position error in GNSS denied environments.
Last Updated: June 2020

Purpose: To understand how to configure the INS to start outputting data after power is on without any command from the host computer.
Last Updated: June 2020

Purpose: To show what steps to take in order to use the available encoder in the INS.
Last Updated: June 2020

Purpose: To provide users with some of the commonly used equations for the Wave Sensor as well as provide other equations that may be helpful in implementing the sensor for the specific end-user application.
Last Updated: June 2020

Purpose: The purpose of this Knowledge Base document is to inform end-users of the methods that are used by Inertial Labs for determining Angular Random Walk, Velocity Random Walk and Bias Instability for the MEMS-based Accelerometers and Gyroscopes used by Inertial Labs in the IMU-P.
Last Updated: April 2020

Purpose: The purpose of this knowledge base article is to explain the method of integration known as Coning and Sculling used by Inertial Labs.
Last Updated: March, 2020

Purpose: The purpose of this Knowledge Base article to is outline a few commonly seen issues and fixes that surround large GNSS position errors seen internationally. It is important to note that these issues are not at the fault of Inertial Labs products, but satellite line of sight issues, and satellite correction services.
Last Updated: March 2020

Purpose: The purpose of this Knowledge Base article is to show how information is used from respective sensors inside the Inertial Navigation System. Although a complex product, this diagram breaks down the different functions and explains how data is used and how it can be accessed on the device.
Last Updated: March 2020

Purpose: The purpose of the this knowledge base document is to explain the potential interference caused by ports such as USB3.0 in interfering with satellite line of sight (LOS).
Last Updated: March, 2020

Purpose: To give insight for the potential user on a commonly seen misunderstanding in the difference between UTC and GPS timestamps.
Last Updated: March, 2020

Purpose: To direct product users to the LabVIEW drivers for the Inertial Labs IMU-P, MRU and INS.
Last Updated: February 2020

Purpose: To diagnose the common issue of a user being able to connect to an Inertial Labs Inertial Navigation System using Windows 10 but when using a different operating system, such as Windows 7, the unit will not connect.
Last Updated: February 17, 2020

Purpose: To describe the Inertial Labs ROS Driver Package for INS/MRU/AHRS/IMU.
Last Updated: December 8, 2020

Purpose: To summarize in simple steps the process to setup up the MDC tool to be used for calibrating for magnetic field interference with the OS3D-FG.
Last Updated: January 28, 2020

Last Updated: Aug 19, 2020

Purpose: The purpose of this support article is to help the user configure the AHRS to read magnetic heading.
Last Updated: November 2019

Purpose: The purpose of this article is to help diagnose an accidental break condition. This same situation is capable of occurring for both INS models and MRU models.
Last Updated: July 2019

Purpose: To highlight the benefits and limitations of using aiding data for the Inertial Labs Inertial Navigation System (INS).
Last Updated: February 2020

Purpose: Link to the Inertial Labs Software Development Kit (SDK). This SDK applies to all models of the Inertial Labs Inertial Navigation System (INS), Marine Reference Unit (MRU), and Attitude and Heading Reference System (AHRS-II).
Last Updated: November 2019

Purpose: To instruct on how to request additional logs from the internal receiver on the INS.
Last Updated: Aug 19, 2020

Purpose: The purpose of this article is to show the difference in resolution values for Gyroscope, Accelerometer, Reference Altitude, Reference Position, GNSS Altitude, and GNSS Position data.
Last Updated: Aug 19, 2020

Purpose: To instruct the user on what settings need to be configured such that one can monitor linear accelerations from an external monitoring point near, or around the INS.
Last Updated: February, 2020

Last Updated: July 2019

Purpose: The Inertial Labs INS has five methods of hard and soft iron calibrations for heading calculations.
Last Updated: October 2019

Purpose: To list out the different commonly used cables, and their corresponding maximum data rate given the length of the cable. These values are based off of estimated ideal conditions and should be interpreted with understanding that in real world applications results may vary.
Last Updated: February 2020

Last Updated: July 2019

Purpose: The purpose of this Guide is to explain how one uses the supplied IMU to IMR Converter.
Last Updated: October 2019

Purpose: Identify the pin outputs for the GNSS output on the INS-B, INS-P, INS-D, INS-DL.
Last Updated: July 2019

Last Updated: July 2019

Purpose: Adjusting general settings of Baud Rate, Data Rate, and Low Path Filter in GUI for IMU.
Last Updated: July 2019

Purpose: Steps that should be performed in order to upgrade a NovAtel receiver model.
Last Updated: Aug 18, 2020

Purpose: The purpose of this document is to show the different satellite systems and their corresponding signals and frequencies in MHz.
Last Updated: July 2019

Purpose: Answering common questions about applying external heading input; internal + external GNSS simultaneously; and sending RTCM corrections.
Last Updated: July 2019

Purpose: To explain the orientation angles used for Inertial Labs devices and how they relate to one another.
Last Updated: August 2019

Purpose: To provide insight into vibration dampening. This is only a recommendation by Inertial Labs. It is ultimately up to the user to decide for his/herself what the best solution is for their system.
Last Updated: October 2019

Purpose: Diagnosing a common issue where the device is connect but heading as seen by device differs drastically compared to the GNSS heading.
Last Updated: July 2019

Purpose: To configure the output offset in GUI; internally known as configuring “PV measuring point relative to the IMU”. This feature is to be used if the user wishes to output IMU data from another set point on the system. A common example would have the INS/IMU sitting near the CG of a aerospace vehicle, and you wish to compute position data for a fixed point located on the wing.
Last Updated: July 2019

Purpose: The purpose of this article is to show the steps to configuring usage of individual constellations, make sure to send these commands using an RS-232 connection and not to use Ethernet. It is critical that you follow these instructions carefully to not incorrectly configure the unit. If there is any uncertainty please consult a Customer Service agent. Developer options such as these may result in the Warranty of the device being voided.
Last Updated: September 2019

Purpose: To provide clarity into known driver issue for Windows PC. This is a known issue for Inertial Labs products but unfortunately is at the fault of Windows. However, there is a solution.
Last Updated: October 2019