System components overview – Spectra Precision ProFlex 800 Reference Manual User Manual
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Receiver Description
the two GNSS antennas that maintains an ever fixed
distance between them, ProFlex 800 will accurately
determine the direction (i.e. the heading) of the vector
connecting the two antennas. Plus, depending on the
orientation of the antenna setup with respect to the
structure, ProFlex 800 will also determine the pitch or roll
angle.
In this application:
– ProFlex 800 can simultaneously deliver RTK position
solutions for its own antenna.
– The external receiver provides the ProFlex 800 with
appropriate data either through a local serial
connection (if the two receivers are close to each other)
or through a wireless connection (radio, GSM).
– The GNSS antenna connected to the external receiver
always represents the origin of the measured vector.
• The use of ProFlex 800 can also be extended to those
terrestrial applications, like machine guidance or machine
control, where real-time precise positioning, or long-range
decimetric accuracy (using the Flying RTK solution) is
also required. Being compact, rugged and flexible, the
new Ashtech ProFlex 800 is proving to be the best system
available today for this kind of requirement.
• As an extension of the ProFlex 800, ProFlex 800 CORS is
an advanced CORS reference station for use in the most
demanding applications. This extension is the subject of
a separate chapter in this Reference Manual.
• With its many communication devices (UHF, GSM,
RS232/422, Bluetooth, USB and Ethernet), ProFlex 800
is a flexible and versatile receiver, suitable for a wide
range of applications.
System Components Overview
The tables below provide an overview of the different key
items composing the ProFlex 800.
Depending on your purchase and based on the type of survey
you wish to perform, you may only have some of the listed
items. Please refer to the packing list for an accurate
description of the equipment that has been delivered to you.
Spectra Precision reserves the right to make changes to the
items listed below without prior notice.