Table of Contents

Rover Setup

If the receiver you are communicating with is a rover or if you want to change it into a rover, click on Rover Setup. Seven groups of parameters need to be defined:

   Rover

   Antenna

   Satellites

   Internal Radio Port (D)

   Serial Ports (A, B, F)

   Network

   Differential Port

   Hot Standby RTK

 

These groups of parameters are detailed below.

Rover

Use this area to specify the position computation mode used as well as the type of base the rover will be working from.

 

Parameter

Designation

$PASHS

Ambiguity Fix­ing

Define the confidence level required of every RTK solution to be valid. The possible choices are:

   0: The rover will stay in “Flying RTK” mode (float mode) once this type of solution is obtained (RTK solution never delivered).

   95.0: 95% of the measurements need to pass the internal quality tests.

   99.0: 99% of the measurements need to pass the internal quality tests.

   99.9: 99.9% of the measurements need to pass the internal quality tests.

CPD,AFP

Fast RTK

Set this option as follows:

   Check it to enable Fast RTK.

   Clear it to disable Fast RTK.

CPD,FST

Moving Base

Keep this box cleared for a rover using a static base, check it if the rover will be working from a moving base.

Enabling the Moving Base option will clear the Fast RTK option if it was enabled previously.

CPD,MOD

Dynamic

Choose the dynamic model that best suits the rover motion.

DYN

Antenna

Use this area to define the parameters of the antenna used physically at the rover, as well as a virtual antenna if necessary. A virtual antenna may be defined to allow the rover to deliver raw data as if those were collected with this antenna.

 

Parameter

Designation

$PASHS

Reference Po­sition

Select one of the options below to define the refer­ence location of the antenna:

   L1 phase center

   Antenna Reference Point (ARP)

   Ground mark

ANR

Measurement Type

Specify the type of measurement (“Slant” or “Ver­tical”) through which the above antenna height was measured.

ANH

Antenna Height

Enter the measured antenna height according to the measurement type used and the selected dis­tance unit.

ANT or ANH

Receiver an­tenna

Select the name of the antenna used by the rover. This antenna name can only be chosen from a list of antenna names stored in the receiver.

UNKNOWN, NULLANTENNA, ADVNULLANTEN­NA are special definitions of antennas typically used as virtual antennas.

ANP,OWN

Antenna Radi­us

(Only if “Slant Height” measurement type select­ed). Enter the antenna radius according to the se­lected distance unit.

ANT

SHMP Offset

(Only if “Slant Height” measurement type select­ed). Enter the vertical offset of the Slant Height Measurement Point for the antenna used by the rover. Take care to enter this parameter in the se­lected distance unit. See also the Note below.

ANT

Virtual Antenna

This parameter allows you to define a virtual an­tenna:

   Select “Off” if you do not want to define one

   If you want one, select the virtual antenna name for which you would like the receiver to deliver raw data, i.e. as if the raw data had been collected using this antenna.

This antenna name can only be chosen from a list of antenna names stored in the receiver.

NULLANTENNA, ADVNLLANTENNA, etc. are the most commonly used virtual antennas.

ANP,OUT

 

Satellites

Use this area to define the constellations received by the rover as well as the elevation mask applied for all constellations.

 

Parameter

Designation

$PASHS

Position Ele­vation Mask

Enter the elevation mask, in degrees, used by the re­ceiver to compute the position. No data from any visi­ble satellite located below this elevation angle will be used in the position processing.

ELM

GLONASS

Check this button to enable GLONASS tracking (re­quires installed S option). Clear it otherwise.

GLO

SBAS

Check this button to enable SBAS tracking.Clear it otherwise.

SBA

Internal Radio Port

Use this area to turn on or off the internal radio connected to port D.

 

Parameter

Designation

$PASHS

Connection

This combo box is in fact a status (read-only) field indi­cating the type of internal radio currently connected to port D (U-Link RX, PacCrest or None).

RDP,TYP

Pow­er

Use these buttons to control power on the internal ra­dio. Selecting “On” will power up the internal radio when later you click on the Configure button at the bot­tom of the page. Likewise, selecting “Off” will turn off the radio.

RDP,ON or OFF

Serial Ports

Use this area to set the receiver ports and declare the different external devices connected to them. For each port (ports A, B, F), set their parameters as explained in the table below.

 

Parameter

Designation

$PASHS

Connection

Choose the device to which the port is connected. The possible choices are:

   None/Cable: The port is not connected to any radio.

   ARF7474B EU: The port is connected to an exter­nal license-free radio receiver (for use in Europe).

   ARF7474A NA: The port is connected to an exter­nal license-free radio receiver (for use in North America).

RDP,TYP (+ ECP)

Baud Rate

Choose a baud rate from the list. The selected rate will be used by the port.

PRT

Mode

Port A only. Specify the type of serial link (“RS232 or “RS422”) for Port A.

MDP

RTS/CTS

Check this button to enable the RTS/CTS handshaking protocol on the port. Clear it otherwise.

CTS

Network

Use this area to declare the type of connection used by the rover to acquire base data through a mobile communication network or through the Internet. The content of this area changes depending on your choice in the Connection field.

 

Parameter

Designation

$PASHS

Connection

Choose the type of network connection used in the re­ceiver:

   None: No network connection used.

   Modem CSD - Port E: The rover can call a base through its internal modem for a point-to-point phone connection (CSD mode).

   Modem Direct IP - Port E: The rover is connected to the Internet via its internal modem using a Direct IP connection.

   Modem NTRIP Client - Port E: The rover is con­nected to the Internet via its internal modem as a client for an NTRIP connection.

   Ethernet Direct IP - Port P: The rover is connected to the Internet through its Ethernet port using a Direct IP connection.

   Ethernet NTRIP Client - Port P: The rover is con­nected to the Internet through its Ethernet port as a client for an NTRIP connection.

MDM,..

NTR,PAR

 

If “Modem CSD - Port E” is selected, enter the following parameters:

 

Parameter

Designation

$PASHS

Connect Now

Check this option if you want the rover to establish a phone communication through the phone number be­low immediately after you type the Configure button.

MDM,DAL

Phone Num­ber

Enter the phone number of the base (20 digits max.) the rover will communicate with to receive base data.

MDM,PAR

 

If “Modem Direct IP - Port E” or “Ethernet Direct IP - Port P” is selected, enter the following parameters:

 

Parameter

Designation

$PASHS

Connect Now

Check this option if you want the connection to take place just after you click on the Configure button.

MDM,DAL

Address

Enter the IP address or hostname (32 characters max.) of the system the rover has to connect to.

DIP

Port

Enter the IP port number (0-65535) of the system the rover has to connect to.

DIP

Login

If required, enter the login (20 characters max.) through which the connection is allowed.

DIP

Password

If required, enter the password (20 characters max.) through which the connection is allowed.

DIP

 

If “Modem NTRIP Client - Port E” or “Ethernet NTRIP Client - Port P” is selected, enter the following parameters:

 

Parameter

Designation

$PASHS

Connect Now

Check this option if you want the connection to take place just after you click on the Configure button.

NTR,MTP

Address

Enter the IP address of the NTRIP caster

NTR,PAR

Port

Enter the IP port number of the NTRIP caster

NTR,PAR

Mount Point

This field is automatically completed when selecting a row in the open source table (see below).

 

Login

Enter the login allowing the receiver to establish the connection with the NTRIP caster.

NTR,PAR

Password

Enter the password allowing the receiver to establish the connection with the NTRIP caster.

NTR,PAR

Load Source Ta­ble

Once the IP address and IP port number of the NTRIP server have been entered (see above), click on the Load Source Table button to list the data stream names available from the NTRIP server. Se­lect one from the table. This will complete the Mount field above automatically.

NTR,LOD

Send NMEA

If the rover operates in a VRS network, check this button so the rover can return its position to the net­work through an NMEA message. Keep it cleared in all other cases.

NME,GGA

Differential Port

Use this area to indicate the way the rover should detect the incoming differential data stream or streams. In Manual mode, you will need to indicate the port(s) used.

   

Parameter

Designation

$PASHS

Automatic

Check this option if you want the rover to detect the in­coming differential data stream(s) by itself.

CPD,REM

Manual

Check this option if you want to indicate the port(s) on which the incoming differential data stream(s) is (are) received.

CPD,REM

Stream 1, Stream 2

This field is displayed only when “Manual” is chosen. Choose the port on which each of the differential data streams #1 and #2 is received. The possible choices are:

   None: No incoming differential data stream

   A - Serial: Port A

   B - Serial: Port B

   F - Serial: Port F

   C - Bluetooth

   D - Internal Radio

   E - Modem

   I - Ethernet: Serial-like connection in server mode

   P - Ethernet: NTRIP or Direct IP in client mode

CPD,REM

Hot Standby RTK

Hot Standby RTK is the process of making available a second RTK position solution in the background. Should the primary RTK solution stop being delivered by the receiver for some reason, then the second RTK solution would be provided instead, until the primary RTK solution is back again and valid.

 

Parameter

Designation

$PASHS

Hot Stand­by RTK

Check this option if you want the rover to operate in Hot Standby RTK.

CPD,MOD

Stream

This field is visible only after the above option has been activated. Choose the port routing the differential data stream feeding the second RTK engine. This may be A, B, C, D, E, F, I or P.

CPD,MOD