7 Installing Boreas
To install and quickly get started with Boreas, follow the instructions provided in 7.1 Installation Checklist
Additional information related to installing Boreas is provided in the following sections:
See For
7.2 Mounting Boreas Guidelines for selecting the mounting location for the
unit.
7.3 Mounting Alignment Guidelines on setting the alignment with respect to the
vehicle and antennas.
7.4 Cable Bend Radius Recommendation on the bend radius of Advanced Nav-
igation supplied cables.
7.5 MIL-DTL-38999 Series
IIIConnector Mating
Information on correctly mating a connector
7.6 Power Supply Recommendations for setting up power supply.
7.7 Electrical Domains Information on how to minimise interference due to
noise.
7.8 GNSS Antennas Guidelines on how to install GNSS antennas and route
cables.
7.9 Networking Information about changing Boreas to a fixed IP address
system after establishing a connection.
7.10 Odometer Different options using an odometer to improve the nav-
igation and orientation.
7.11 Magnetics Information on the effects of magnetic interference.
7.12 Vibration Steps to mitigate the adverse effects of vibration on the
performance.
Table 20: Additional Information
Note: For ordering an evaluation kit, a standalone kit or accessories for Boreas, see 5 Part Numbers
and Ordering.
7.1 Installation Checklist
The following checklist provides the basic steps for connecting, mounting and configuring a Boreas unit.
1. Plug the power supply into the power connector on the IObreakout cable and then into the wall socket.
See 7.6 Power Supply.
2. Plug the IO breakout cable into the IOconnector on the Boreas unit. See 6.6 IO Connection and 7.4
Cable Bend Radius.
3. Connect to Boreas using one of the following methods:
a. Ethernet
i. Connect either the MIL-DTL-38999 Series III terminated cable or a standard Cat5e
Ethernet cable from the Ethernet socket on the Boreas unit to your network or switch.
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