History Connection window

The History Connection window, on the right hand side of the Connection Manager window, displays tiles of connections that were previously opened.

The list of history connections are preserved within and across sessions of NovAtel Connect until the connection is deleted.

Tile color code

The tiles in the History Connection window are color coded to indicate the status of the connection.

  • Grey
    A previous connection.

  • Green
    A previous connection that NovAtel Connect knows is available.

  • Red
    A previous connection that NovAtel Connect knows is not available (USB only).

  • Amber Dot
    Indicates an active connection.

Open a connection

Connections in the History Connection window are made using the parameters set when the connection was last made.

  1. Double click the connection tile.

NovAtel Connect closes the Connection Manager window and starts a connection to the receiver. When the connection is complete, the main window displays.

Open multiple connections

  1. Move the cursor over the connection tile. A checkbox appears in the top left corner of the tile.

  2. Click the connection tile to select the checkbox.

  3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 for each connection in the History Connection window you want to open.

  4. Click the Connect button.

NovAtel Connect closes the Connection Manager window and starts a connection to each of the selected receivers. When the connections are complete, a main window displays for each receiver connection.

Change the connection settings

The connection settings for a serial connection and some of the settings for a network connection can be changed on the History Connection window.

  1. Move the cursor over the connection tile. A settings icon appears in the tile.

  2. Click the settings icon ().

    A pop up appears with the settings available to change.

  3. Change the settings as necessary.

    For a Network connection, the Protocol can be changed.

    For a Serial connection, the Baud Rate can be changed and the Passive and Hardware handshake options can be enabled or disabled.

  4. Click outside of the pop up to close it.

The new settings will be used the next time this connection is started from the History Connection window.

Delete a connection

  1. Move the cursor over the connection tile. A delete icon appears on the right side of the tile.

  2. Click the Delete icon ().

Active connections, indicated with a amber dot, cannot be deleted from the History Connection window.

Delete all connections

  1. Click the Delete icon () in the top right corner of the History Connection window.

All non-active connections are deleted from the History Connection window.