This section shows all displays used to analyse a SBG Systems INS in real time or from a recorded log.

Device Information

This windows shows the device information in two tabs:

  • Device: All information related to inertial device itself (Product Code, Serial Number, Connection Port, firmware and hardware versions)
  • GNSS: All information related to the internal GNSS Receiver (Receiver Model and firmware version, as well as unlocked options)

sbgCenter Display - Device Info

Timing

The Time display shows different sections:

  • Clock Synchronization: Status to confirm if PPS is received, and if internal clock is aligned on it.
  • UTC Time and Date: Time properly received and used by the INS. 
  • GPS Time: This time is received from GNSS and maintained with internal clock
  • Clock Estimation: Accuracy estimations of the internal clock

sbgCenter Display - Timing

Requirement

This display requires the UTC message being output on port A [SBG_ECOM_LOG_UTC_TIME]. 

Status

The Status windows  is divided in 5 tabs:

  • General: Main clocks of the INS, CPU usage, and time since the unit is powered up
  • Solution: Unit mode, warm-up, and which aiding is used by the algorithm
  • Aiding Inputs: Which aiding is received by the INS
  • Interfaces: Which serial, CAN, Ethernet interfaces are operational
  • Sensors: Show if IMU is operational


Requirement

The General, Aiding Inputs, and Interfaces tab require the Status message being output [SBG_ECOM_LOG_STATUS]. 

The Solution tab requires at least one EKF message being output. [SBG_ECOM_LOG_EKF_EULER], [SBG_ECOM_LOG_EKF_NAV] etc.. This will also include the [SOLUTION_STATUS]. 

The Sensor tab requires the IMU message being output [SBG_ECOM_LOG_IMU_DATA].

General Status

sbgCenter Display - Status

Solution Status

This graph shows the status of the algorithm.

  • Quality 
    • Solution Status: can be Vertical Gyro, AHRS, or Full Navigation This is the sbgECom [SOLUTION_MODE]
    • Alignment Status: defined when the INS is warmed-up
    • Attitude, Heading, Velocity, and Position status green when the standard deviation is under threshold values defined in the Advanced Tab of the configuration
  • Used for Solution
    • Each line shows when the relevant aiding is currently being used by the EKF algorithm. this is the sbgECom [SOLUTION_STATUS]

sbgCenter Display - Status - Solution

Aiding Input

This shows when data are received (properly decoded), but not if the EKF is using them.

sbgCenter Display - Status - Aiding Input

Interfaces

Shows open interfaces and if free of communication errors (for instance Port A Transmit would be red if serial port is saturated).

sbgCenter Display - Status - Interfaces

Saturation check

It is advised to check Interfaces Status after modifying the Data output content messages and rate to avoid port saturation.


Sensors

Each sensor got a continuously run Build In Test and over-range indicator to indicate the IMU data are valid.

sbgCenter Display - Status - Sensors

GNSS

This windows is the data directly from the GNSS Receiver on Position, Velocity, Dual Antenna, and Satellites Information

sbgCenter Display - GNSS

Requirement

The Position section requires the GNSS Position message being output on portA [SBG_ECOM_LOG_GPS1_POS]. 

The Velocity section requires the GNSS Velocity message being output [SBG_ECOM_LOG_GPS1_VEL].

The True Heading section requires the GNSS True Heading message being output [SBG_ECOM_LOG_GPS1_HDT].

2D Plot

This windows shows the horizontal position of the fused data and GNSS data

sbgCenter Display - 2D Plot

Requirement

The EKF trajectory (in blue) require the EKF Nav message being output [SBG_ECOM_LOG_EKF_NAV]. 

The GNSS 1 trajectory (in red) requires GNSS1 Position message being output [SBG_ECOM_LOG_GPS1_POS].

The GNSS 2 trajectory (in green) requires GNSS2 Position message being output (only for HPI units) [SBG_ECOM_LOG_GP2_POS]

Time Plots

Controls

Scroll in the graph section to zoom in Amplitude

sbgCenter Display - Control

Scroll in the bottom time bar to zoom in Time

sbgCenter Display - Control Time

Click on the top right black arrow to select which graph to display

sbgCenter Display - Control Arrow

Details

The time plot include all displays expressed over a time line.

  • Status   
    • Device Status: CPU status
    • IMU Status: Build In Test and sensor saturation indicator
    • GNSS 1 Used in Solution: Indication if GNSS aiding is being used by the EKF algorithm
    • Solution Status: Quality Indicators EKF data (Attitude, Heading, Velocity, and Position)
    • Used in Solution: aiding used in solution
      [SBG_ECOM_LOG_STATUS],[SOLUTION_STATUS]
  • IMU Sensors  
    • Accelerations: Data from accelerometers 
    • Angular Rate: Data from Gyroscopes
    • Temperature: internal temperature probe of the INS
      [SBG_ECOM_LOG_IMU_SHORT]
  • IMU Compensated   
    • Same as IMU data but with gravity and sensor biases removed, and expressed in body or NED reference frame
      [SBG_ECOM_LOG_EKF_ROT_ACCEL_BODY],[SBG_ECOM_LOG_EKF_ROT_ACCEL_NED]
  • Attitude   
    • Euler Angles; Roll/Pitch/Yaw expressed in radian or degrees
      [SBG_ECOM_LOG_EKF_EULER], ,[SBG_ECOM_LOG_EKF_QUAT]
  • Accuracy
    • Standard deviation from attitude, velocity, and position
  • Navigation   
    • Altitude and Velocity (Note: the horizontal position is expressed in the 2D Plot)
      [SBG_ECOM_LOG_EKF_NAV],[SBG_ECOM_LOG_EKF_VEL_BODY]
  • Ship Motion   
    • Heave, Surge, and Sway
      [SBG_ECOM_LOG_SHIP_MOTION]
  • Aiding   
    • Data directly read from specific aiding sensor (Magnetometer, Pressure, Barometer altitude, Airspeed sensor, Odometer)
      [SBG_ECOM_LOG_GPS1_VEL],[SBG_ECOM_LOG_GPS1_POS],[SBG_ECOM_LOG_GPS1_HDT],[SBG_ECOM_LOG_ODO_VEL]
  • GNSS 1   
    • Data directly from GNSS receiver (without going through the EKF algorithm)
      [SBG_ECOM_LOG_GPS1_VEL].[SBG_ECOM_LOG_GPS1_POS].[SBG_ECOM_LOG_GPS1_HDT]
  • DVL   
    • Data directly from the Doppler Velocity Log sensor
      [SBG_ECOM_LOG_DVL_BOTTOM_TRACK][SBG_ECOM_LOG_DVL_WATER_TRACK]
  • Clock    
    • Estimated bias and scale factor of the internal clock
      [SBG_ECOM_LOG_UTC_TIME]
  • Events   
    • Incoming pulses arriving on Input Synchronization pins
      [SBG_ECOM_LOG_EVENT_A] etc..


sbgCenter Display - Time Plot

Cockpit View

This aircraft attitude indicator display allows for a quick and intuitive Roll/Pitch/Heading visualization, no matter the motion profile used.

sbgCenter Display - Cockpit View

Requirement

This display requires to have EKF Euler or EKF Quaternion message being output [SBG_ECOM_LOG_EKF_EULER], [SBG_ECOM_LOG_EKF_QAT]. 

3D View

This is an alternative to the cockpit display to display Roll/Pitch/Heading, but without measurement indicators.

sbgCenter Display - 3D Cube View

Requirement

This display requires to have EKF Euler or EKF Quaternion message being output [SBG_ECOM_LOG_EKF_EULER], [SBG_ECOM_LOG_EKF_QAT].