Quick Start Guide

Satellites

This is a numerical indicator of the number of satellites the unit is currently tracking.

• The background will become green when the unit is tracking a sufficient number of satellites AND it is outputting RTK corrections.  

• The background will become orange when it is not tracking enough satellites or when it is performing a survey.
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UTC Time

This displays the current time (UTC).
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Surveyed Latitude/Longitude/Altitude

This displays the latitude/longitude/altitude of the location currently being used as the RTK reference​.

• When there is no surveyed location, it will report “----”.
   

Status

This displays the current status of the NTRIP Base Station​.

• “Position Fixed” - When the NTRIP Base Station has a valid reference location.
• “Surveying” along with the remaining time during a reference location survey.
   

Battery Charge Status​

• Not Charging – The battery is not charging​

• Charging – The battery is charging​
   

Relative State of Charge (%)

The percentage of charge remaining in the battery.
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Run Time to Empty

Displays the estimated time until the battery is depleted.​

It will display “N/A” when the unit is charging. 
 

Live Survey

1. Click the Change settings button to open the Survey Settings.
2. Select the survey duration:

• 24 Hours
• 12 hours
• 1 Hour
• 5 minutes
• instantaneously​

3. Click Save.
4. Before the survey can start, you will be prompted to enter a name for the upcoming survey. 

5. Click Start Survey to start the surveying process.​

When the survey has been completed, the Current location will update to the new survey.

You can load this survey at a later time via the Change Location option.

Edit Surveyed Locations

You can view the surveyed locations on the map (if the device has a valid internet connection), rename the location, and delete it if you no longer need it by using the respective Map, Rename and Delete buttons for the relevant location. 

Add Location Manually

Click the Add new location button to create a new location by manually entering latitude, longitude and altitude.

Correction Type

Set the RTK correction messages to either MSM4 or MSM7.
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Corrections via

Set the RTK corrections to be sent via:

• the external serial port
  
  OR
   
• the internal radio (NBS24 variants only)​
   

Ext. Serial Baud Rate

Set the baud rate of the serial port.
 

NTRIP

Enable or Disable the NTRIP correction output stream​.
 

Address

The desired NTRIP Caster address.​
 

Port

The port number for the NTRIP Caster​.
 

Mount Point

The mount point name of the NTRIP Caster​.
 

Password

The password for the Mount Point.
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When these details are correct and you have a valid data connection, the NTRIP Status will display Connected with a green background.

If the unit cannot connect to the NTRIP Caster, it will display Connection Failed as the status.
 

SSID

The SSID of the NTRIP Base Station's Wi-Fi network.

This is the name that the unit will display when you select it from the available Wi-Fi networks on another device.
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IP Address

The IP address of the NTRIP Base station that must be entered in the HTML browser's address bar to access the configuration page. ​
 

Corrections via

You can also choose to have the NTRIP corrections sent via an LTE or Wi-Fi connection.
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LTE

When you select LTE, you must enter the following information to configure the network for the NTRIP Base Station:​

• The APN of the LTE Network​.

• The username for that network​.

• The password of that network​.

Wi-Fi

When you select Wi-Fi, you must enter the following information to configure the network for the NTRIP Base Station:​

• The SSID of the Wi-Fi network​

• The password for the Wi-Fi Network (this can be left blank if the network is not password protected).
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