Table of Contents

Base Full Setup

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

   Base

   Antenna

   Satellites

   Serial Ports (A, B, F)

   Network 1, Network 2

   Differential Streams (1 and 2)

   Ethernet Streaming

 

These groups of parameters are detailed below.

Base

Use this area to enter the operating mode for the base, as well as its position (if appropriate). See the description of each parameter in the table below.

 

Parameter

Designation

$PASHS

Dynamic

Choose the dynamic model that best suits the base motion. For a static base, the good choice is obvi­ously “Static”. For a moving base, choose the best option describing the motion of the base receiver.

DYN

Moving Posi­tion

Enable this button if the base you are defining is a moving base.

CPD,MOD

Station ID

Choose and enter a station Id for your reference station, according to the type of differential messag­es it will generate:

   0-1023 (RTCM 2.3)

   0-4095 (RTCM 3.x and ATOM)

   0-31 (CMR & CMR+)

STI

“Get current po­sition” button

Click on this button if you want to allocate the last position computed by the receiver as the reference position for the base. As a result, the Lat/Lon/Height fields below are updated with the coordinates of this last computed position.

CPD,MOD

Latitude

Longitude

Ellipsoid Height

Latitude, longitude and ellipsoidal height defining the reference position of the base.

(POS)

Antenna

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

See the description of each parameter in the table below.

 

Parameter

Designation

$PASHS

Reference Po­sition

Select one of the options below to define the phys­ical location of the base:

   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 at the base. 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, ADVNULLANTENNA, etc. are the most commonly used virtual antennas.

ANP,OUT

 

Satellites

Use this area to define the constellations tracked by the base as well as the elevation mask applied to all constellations. See the description of each parameter in the table below.

 

Parameter

Designation

$PASHS

Recording and Output Eleva­tion Mask

Enter the elevation mask, in degrees, used by the re­ceiver to determine which raw/differential data from each visible satellite should be recorded or output, de­pending on the elevation of the satellite. No data from any visible satellite located below this elevation angle will be recorded or output.

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

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 used or is connected to an external device via a cable.

   U-Link TRx (on port A only): The port is connected to a U-Link TRx.

   Magellan UHF (on port A only): The port is con­nected to transmitter P/N 800986-x0.

   Pacific Crest: The port is connected to a PDL trans­mitter.

   ARF7474B EU: The port is connected to a license-free radio for use in European countries.

   ARF7474A NA: The port is connected to a license-free radio for use on the North American continent.

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 (if 232). Clear it otherwise.

CTS

Network 1

Use this area to declare the type of connection used by the base to distribute its data through a mobile communication network or through the Internet (network 1). See the description of each parameter in the table below.

 

Parameter

Designation

$PASHS

Connection

Choose the type of network connection used in the re­ceiver:

   None: No network connection used.

   Modem CSD - port E: The base can be called by a rover through its internal modem for a point-to-point phone connection (CSD mode).

   Modem Direct IP - Port E: The base is connected to a remote server (possibly RTDS) via Internet using its internal modem and a Direct IP connection.

   Modem NTRIP Server - port E: The base is con­nected to the Internet via its internal modem using an IP connection for sending its data to an NTRIP caster. (The base is then a “client”.)

   Ethernet Direct IP - port P: The base is connected to the Internet through its Ethernet port.

   Ethernet NTRIP Server - port P: The base is con­nected to the Internet through its Ethernet port using an IP connection to send its data to an NTRIP caster. (The base is then a “client”.)

   Embedded NTRIP Caster - Port P: (Available only if the NTRIP caster option is installed): The base delivers its data to the embedded NTRIP caster via port P.

MDM,..

NTR,PAR

DIP

 

Direct IP via port E (Modem) or port P (Ethernet)

 

Parameter

Designation

$PASHS

Connect Now

Check this button to let the receiver perform the re­quested network connection after you have clicked on the Configure button.

-

Address

IP address of the remote server

DIP,PAR

Port

IP port number of the remote server

DIP,PAR

Login

(Optional, depending on the remote server) Login re­quired to connect to the remote server

DIP,PAR

Password

(Optional, depending on the remote server used) Password required to connect to the remote server.

If a login and password are needed for the connection to the server, then the receiver will send the $GPUID command to the server after you have entered these two parameters and clicked on the Configure button.

DIP,PAR

 

NTRIP Server via port E (Modem) or port P (Ethernet)

 

Parameter

Designation

$PASHS

Connect Now

Check this button to let the receiver perform the re­quested network connection after you have clicked on the Configure button.

-

Address

IP address of the NTRIP caster

NTR,PAR

Port

IP port number of the NTRIP caster

NTR,PAR

Mount Point

Mount point used to connect to the NTRIP caster

NTR,MTP

Password

Password required to send data to the NTRIP caster

NTR,PAR

 

Embedded NTRIP Caster via port P (Ethernet)

 

Parameter

Designation

$PASHS

Connect Now

Check this button to let the receiver perform the re­quested network connection after you have clicked on the Configure button.

-

Address

A read-only field reading ”localhost”, meaning that this parameter is managed by the receiver itself.

-

Port

A read-only field reading ”2101”, meaning that the IP port for this connection is managed by the receiver it­self.

-

Mount Point

Choose one of the mount points declared in the em­bedded NTRIP caster through which the data will be made available to caster users.

NTR,MTP

Password

None required

 

 

Network 2

Use this area to declare the type of connection used by the base to distribute its data through the Internet (network 2). See the description of each parameter in the table below.

 

Parameter

Designation

$PASHS

Connection

Choose the type of network connection used in the re­ceiver:

   None: No network connection used.

   Ethernet Direct IP - port Q: The base is connected to the Internet through its Ethernet port.

   Ethernet NTRIP Server - port Q: The base is con­nected to the Internet through its Ethernet port using an IP connection to send its data to an NTRIP caster. (The base is then a “client”.)

   Embedded NTRIP Caster - Port Q: (Available only if the NTRIP caster option is installed): The base delivers its data to the embedded NTRIP caster via port Q.

MDM,..

NTR,PAR

DIP

 

Direct IP via port Q (Ethernet)

 

Parameter

Designation

$PASHS

Connect Now

Check this button to let the receiver perform the re­quested network connection after you have clicked on the Configure button.

-

Address

IP address of the remote server

DIP,PAR

Port

IP port number of the remote server

DIP,PAR

Login

(Optional, depending on the remote server) Login re­quired to connect to the remote server

DIP,PAR

Password

(Optional, depending on the remote server used) Password required to connect to the remote server.

If a login and password are needed for the connection to the server, then the receiver will send the $GPUID command to the server after you have entered these two parameters and clicked on the Configure button.

DIP,PAR

 

NTRIP Server via port Q (Ethernet)

 

Parameter

Designation

$PASHS

Connect Now

Check this button to let the receiver perform the re­quested network connection after you have clicked on the Configure button.

-

Address

IP address of the NTRIP caster

NTR,PAR

Port

IP port number of the NTRIP caster

NTR,PAR

Mount Point

Mount point used to connect to the NTRIP caster

NTR,MTP

Password

Password required to send data to the NTRIP caster

NTR,PAR

 

Embedded NTRIP Caster via port Q (Ethernet)

 

Parameter

Designation

$PASHS

Connect Now

Check this button to let the receiver perform the re­quested network connection after you have clicked on the Configure button.

-

Address

A read-only field reading ”localhost”, meaning that this parameter is managed by the receiver itself.

-

Port

A read-only field reading ”2101”, meaning that the IP port for this connection is managed by the receiver it­self.

-

Mount Point

Choose one of the mount points declared in the em­bedded NTRIP caster through which the data will be made available to caster users.

NTR,MTP

Password

None required

 

 

Differential Streams

A receiver configured as a base can generate two independent, differential data streams (1 and 2). This area allows you to define these two streams. For each differential stream, define the following parameters.

 

Parameter

Designation

$PASHS

Port

Choose the port delivering the differential stream. The possible choices are:

   A - Serial: Stream available on port A.

   B - Serial: Stream available on port B.

   F - Serial: Stream available on port F.

   C - Bluetooth: Stream sent to external device through Bluetooth.

   E - Modem: Stream forwarded to internal modem

   I - Ethernet: Stream available on the Ethernet port through Direct IP connection (the base is a server)

   P - Ethernet: Stream available on the Ethernet port through Direct IP or NTRIP connection. The base is a client.

   Q - Ethernet: Stream available on the Ethernet port through Direct IP or NTRIP connection. The base is a client.

   M - Memory: Stream saved to internal memory.

   U - USB Device: Stream sent to external device via the USB port.

BAS

Message

Choose the type of differential data delivered by the port:

   None

   ATOM

   RTCM3.x

   RTCM2.3

   CMR

   CMR+

   DBEN

Place the mouse cursor over the ”I” sign (to the right of the Message drop-down list) to read the details of the currently set messages.

BAS

Ethernet Streaming

Use this area to configure the I1 to I9 ports of the receiver as well as the type of data delivered through these ports. Each port can support up to ten connections simultaneously. Define the following parameters for each port:

 

Parameter

Designation

$PASHS

Port Ix

Click this option if the port is to be used. If the port is to be idle, keep the option cleared.

DST

Mode

Specify whether the port will be used in Server or Cli­ent mode:

   In Client mode, you will choose the remote server with which the base will communicate through an IP connection.

   In Server mode, the base will make its output data available for any remote client allowed to communi­cate with it through an IP connection.

DST

Protocol

Specify whether the IP connection will be using the TCP or UDP protocol.

DST

IP Address

If the port is used in Client mode, enter the IP address of the remote server with which the port will communi­cate. This field is irrelevant if you select the Server mode.

DST

IP Port

If the port is used in Client mode, enter the port number of the remote server with which the port will communi­cate. If it’s used in Server mode, enter the port number of the port you are currently setting.

DST

Message Type

Choose from the list below the type of message routed through the port:

   None: no data delivered through the port.

   ATOM

   RTCM3.x

   RTCM2.3

   CMR

   CMR+

   DBEN

Place the mouse cursor over the “I” sign (to the right of the Message Type drop-down list) to read the details of the currently set messages.

BDS