Trimble Outdoors 5700/5800 - Manual (Page 125)

5700/5800 GPS Receiver User Guide 1 13
Setting up the Receiver 1 3
5800 GPS Receiver Oper
ation
Note – For more information, refer to the document Using
Cellular and CDPD Modems for RTK, which is available from
the Trimble website.
• Port 2 of the 5800 receiver supports full RS-232 protocol, and
should function properly with most cellular phone cables. Some
cellular units may require custom cabling.
Alternatively, the receiver also supports a cable-free Bluetooth
connection with Bluetooth enabled cell phones.
For more information on using a cellular modem as a data link, refer to
the Trimble Survey Controller User Guide.
To connect an external radio modem to a 5800 receiver, you need the
following:
• 5800 Receiver.
• An external radio capable of receiving and decoding Trimble
data packets.
• Serial cable for either Port 1 or Port 2 of the receiver, as supplied
by the radio manufacturer.
• Radio mount for the range pole.