Starting an rtk rover – Spectra Precision Survey Pro v5.1 User Manual

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Starting an RTK Rover

This section describes how to configure and start an RTK rover.

What you have done already:

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You have made sure your GNSS receiver is fitted with the device (Internet
or radio modem) required to operate the data link providing the rover with
base corrections.

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You have set up the GNSS receiver on a pole and measured the antenna
height.

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You have selected

GNSS from the instrument icon located on the Home

screen or Main Menu.

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You have connected Survey Pro to the GNSS receiver, which has been
reported as a rover-capable receiver. See Connecting Survey Pro to a GNSS
Receiver on page 18.

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You have made sure the GNSS status is correct. See Checking the GNSS
Status on page 21.

What you should do now:

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Go to the

Survey menu and tap Start Survey. You may also find the Start

Survey function on your Home screen.

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Unless already done, highlight the name of the GNSS receiver used as a
rover.

•

Tap

whichever is currently displayed after the receiver name.

This opens the

Data Modem tab.

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Select the device the rover receiver will be using to receive the base
corrections (

Data Modem field).

Depending on the type of GNSS receiver used, this may be an internal or
external radio modem, or an Internet modem (either located in the data
collector, the GNSS receiver or an external cell phone).

Following this choice, make the necessary settings from within the

Data

Modem tab to operate that device and, if required, enter network
parameters.

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When done, tap

to return to the list of GNSS receiver profiles.

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In the

Correction format field, choose the data format in which the

corrections will be received.

– With radio modem, you must pick your correction format (the prompted

format will be the one you set at the base, if you set one). Some
receivers support automatic correction format detection, so you can
choose

Automatic.

– With an Internet modem, you must select the network. You can tap the

network combo box to select an existing network, or choose

Add Network.

The

Add Network choice will open up the Job > Settings > Networks tab,

where you can configure the IP address and port for the network.