GPS Rollover in June 2021
A GPS rollover will occur on June 20, 2021. The following FURUNO Equipment will be affected:
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GP-32: Applicable to S/N before 4439-1803
GP-320B: Applicable to S/N before 3473-6767
GP-37: Applicable to S/N before 4441-3005
GP-3500/F: Applicable to S/N before 3484-0893
GP-80: Applicable to all serial numbers
GP-90: Applicable to S/N before 4400-6461
GP-1640: Applicable to S/N before 3458-0700
GP-1640F: Applicable to S/N before 3459-0950
GP-1650W: Applicable to S/N before 3474-3690 and 3474-3706 to 3473-3733
GP-1650WD: Applicable to S/N before 3476-6430
GP-1650WF: Applicable to S/N before 3475-0200
GP-1650 WDF: Applicable to S/N before 3477-0254
GP-1850W: Applicable to S/N before 3478-1813
GP-1850WF: Applicable to S/N before 3480-2745
GP-1850WD: Applicable to S/N before 3479-0594
GP-1850WDF: Applicable to S/N before 3481-1225
Remedy:
GP-3500/F: (GN-8091C/D, GN-8092C), please conduct software upgrade to V.06.03.
For products other than the GP-3500/F FURUNO strongly recommend replacing the above listed models with new one. Once execute “cold start”, the GPS position fixing function will be recovered. However, the date which is displayed will be changed into the date 19.6 years ago after internal rollover happened.
Detailed information:
The GPS system is synchronized to a different time scale than Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and calculates time by counting the number of weeks up to 1,023rd week. After week 1,023, the week number count is reset to zero.
This is called "GPS week number rollover". Subsequently, the erroneous date information on the GPS receiver clock may cause the positioning to become fixed temporarily on this date.
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To resolve this, perform a cold start of the equipment via the operating menu or reboot the device.
If the GPS product is interfaced with other navigation or radio equipment requiring accurate date and time information, countermeasures will have to be taken.
GPS Rollover in December 2020
A GPS rollover will occur on December 20, 2020. The following FURUNO Equipment will be affected:
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INMARSAT C: FELCOM15: Applicable to S/N Before 3533-9371
INMARSAT MIMI C: FELCOM16: Applicable to S/N Before 3534-2756
INMARSAT FLEET FELCOM70: Inmarsat F will terminate on Nov. 30, 2020.
AIS FA-100/R
GPS Sensor GP-310B (non IMO version): Applicable to S/N before 3453-5687
Remedy:
FELCOM15/16: New software to solve the problem is available
FELCOM70, FA-100/R, GP-310B: retrofit is recommended
Detailed information:
The GPS system is synchronized to a different time scale than Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) and calculates time by counting the number of weeks up to 1,023rd week. After week 1,023, the week number count is reset to zero.
This is called "GPS week number rollover". Subsequently, the erroneous date information on the GPS receiver clock may cause the positioning to become fixed temporarily on this date.
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To resolve this, perform a cold start of the equipment via the operating menu or reboot the device.
If the GPS product is interfaced with other navigation or radio equipment requiring accurate date and time information, countermeasures will have to be taken.
Symptoms after rollover
When rollover occurs, the symptoms shown in the table below may occur.
FELCOM15 S/N Before 3533-9371
FELCOM16 S/N Before 3534-2756
The rollover does not affect the communication function, but the following symptoms may occur.-The date is not automatically updated.-The time of position dates of the interval reports in the SSAS Report and VMS Data Report functions are incorrect (5/19/2002).
FELCOM70
Although the rollover does not affect the communication function, the service of Inmarsat F will terminate on Nov. 30, 2020.
FA-100/R
Although the rollover does not affect the communication function, the dates of the AIS internal system (internal GPS, display of own ship dynamic data, logs transmitting and receiving messages, alarm logs, and power ON/OFF logs) are incorrect.
GP-31B S/N before 3453-5687
No calculation of the position occurs.
How to check software version number FELCOM15/16
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We recommend arranging the software upgrade during annual surveys where necessary.
Remedy:
- Update the software for the FELCOM15/16 to software 3.11 or 5.05 depending on RF Con PCB.
- For the models AIS FA-100, F77 FELCOM-70, Non-IMO GPS GP-310B retrofit is recommended.
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