Logging to a USB Stick – OEM7 Receiver Card

A USB stick connected to the USB Host port of an OEM7 receiver card can be used to collect logs.

Logging to a USB Stick is supported on the OEM7600, OEM7700 and OEM7720 only.

The OEM7600, OEM7700 and OEM7720 have two USB ports. One of the USB ports functions in device mode and the other functions in Host mode. The USB port that functions as Host is determined by the state of the UID input. Refer to OEM7600 Interface Connector, OEM7700 Interface Connector or OEM7720 Interface Connector for more information.

USB sticks used with OEM7 receiver card must be formatted as FAT32.

Before powering off the OEM7 receiver card, using the RESET command or disconnecting the USB stick from the receiver, use the FILECONFIG command to close the log file and the USBSTICKEJECT command to unmount the USB stick.

NovAtel Application Suite or Manage Web are the recommended methods for configuring logging to internal memory. Refer to the NovAtel UI Tools Documentation Portal (docs.novatel.com/Tools) for information about configuring logging using the NovAtel Application Suite or Manage Web.

Logging to a USB Stick using the Command Line

When a USB stick is connected to the receiver and the file media is set to USB stick, all logs sent to the FILE port are saved onto the USB stick.

To log to a USB stick:

  1. Ensure that a USB stick is connected to the Host USB port on the receiver.

  2. Open a log file on the USB stick.

    FILECONFIG OPEN

  3. Use the LOG command to start collecting logs to the file on the USB stick. The logs must use the FILE port. For example:

    LOG FILE VERSIONA

    LOG FILE BESTPOSA ONTIME 1

    Enter a LOG command for each log you want to collect.

  4. Wait until the desired data has been collected.

  5. Enter the following command to stop data collection and close the log file.

    FILECONFIG CLOSE

  6. Safely eject the USB stick.

    USBSTICKEJECT

  7. Use the FILESYSTEMSTATUS log to check the status of the USB stick.

    LOG FILESYSTEMSTATUSA ONCHANGED

    When the log reports USBSTICK UNMOUNTED, it is safe to remove the USB stick.