Quick Tour for X900 with SurvCE (Radio Mode)

X900 with SurvCE (Radio Mode)

Prerequisites:
Hardware: CHC X900 Base Kit, CHC X900 Rover Kit, Datalink Kit, Controller Kit, 12V Car battery
Software: SurvCE.
Static Mode:
Normally the default mode for a new receiver is RTK mode. To switch receiver between Static/ Real-timeKinematic please holding [Switch Button] until record LED is off
RTK--Radio Mode:
(Base, Datalink, Car Battery, Standard Datalink Antenna,
GPS to Datalink Cable and Tripods if needed)

Installation
of Base and
Datalink

1. Set up the Base on the Known or Unknown Point.

2. Set up the Datalink and Antenna Nearby.
3. Connect each other with relative cables.
There are 3 slots on CHC Datalink, connect these 3 slots
to Antenna (with 5 meter cable), Battery (with Power
Cable) and Base (with GPS to Datalink Cable)
separately. And the connection order should follow the
figure shown on the left:
Fix the Antenna to Antenna slot first
Fix the I/O cable second.
Fix the Power Cable last, but do not power on

Datalink
Setting

Normally, we can do the Datalink Setting by pressing the

[up], [down] and [Enter] button. [up] and [down] are
used to select the right options, and only after selecting
[Enter], the new setting will be saved to the Datalink.
1. Power on the Datalink
2. [Info]: check current setting
3. [Set]: Radio parameters setting
[Baud] [9600] for CHC Receiver
[Mode] [T&R]
[P & F] [PowSet]choose between 1W and
20W
[FreSet]press [Add] and[Sub]
to do changing
press
[Enter]
to
confirm
Tips: P&F information is the most important, the bigger
the power, the longer distance it will send, and do
remember to record the frequency you set here as
it will be used later when Rover setting.

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Base Setting

1. Tape the Instrument Height, from the point to the

middle of the antenna.
2. Connect Base to Controller with Bluetooth:
[Start][Settings] [Connections] Tab[Bluetooth]
Tap Bluetooth icon: [Devices] [Add new device]
Highlight the receiver name (GNSS-serial#)[next]
for first use, you should input Passkey 1234 or
0000by click the keyboard in the middle bottom of
the screen to open the Virtual Keyboard[] Serial
Port[Save]
[Com Ports] Tab: in this page you may find one or
more devices already existing in the list, which are
history connections in this Controller. Delete the
existing devices by long pressing the device name and
choose [delete] [New outgoing port] [GNSSserial#][next] Com 8; untick[] [Secure
connection] [Finish] [OK].
3. Establish New Job
[Start][SurvCE]you may be asked to register the
software, choose [No] if you do not want register right
now [Continue Last Job] or [Select New/Existing
Job][Input new job name][Continue without
connecting]
4. Set the Base in SurvCE.
[Start][SurvCE]
[Equip] Tab [GPS Base].
1. [Current] Tab [Manufacturer] [CHC]
[Model] [X900E 19008]
2. [Comms] Tab [Type] [Bluetooth] [Device]
[Generic] [Port] [COM 8]
3. [Receiver] Tab

[Manufacturer] [CHC]

[Part Number] [X900]

[Vertical]/[Slant] depending on the way you measured

the height [Antenna Height]
4. Click
to connect the Receiver to Controller.
5. [RTK] Tab [Device] [Cable or Generic Device]
[Baud] [9600] [Message Type] [CMR]
6. Choose From New Position (Read from GPS; Enter
Lat/Lon; Enter Grid System Coordinates) or From New
Position (Previously Surveyed Point; Use Local
Coordinates; Read From File) to start the Base.
5. Check Base working status.
After the Base started successfully, the LED of CHC
Datalink will flash once per second, e.g. CHC DL5.

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Rover
Installation
and Setting

1. Install the Rover receiver like the figure.

Fix the Radio Antenna onto the antenna port, screw
the rover receiver on the pole, and put the Controller
adapter in the right place like the figure.
2. Power the Receiver On and Connect it to Controller by
Bluetooth follow [Step 2 in Base Setting] using Com 9
or delete Base Bluetooth connection so Com 8 can be
used again..
3. Set the Rover in SurvCE.
[Start][SurvCE]
[Equip] Tab [GPS Rover].
1. [Current] Tab [Manufacturer] [CHC]
[Model] [X900E 19008]
2. [Comms] Tab [Type] [Bluetooth] [Device]
[Generic] [Port] [COM 9]
3. [Receiver] Tab

[Manufacturer] [CHC]

[Part Number] [X900]

[Vertical]/[Slant] depending on the way you measured

the height [Antenna Height]
4. Click

to connect the Receiver to Controller.

5. [RTK] Tab [Device] [Internal UHF]

[Protocol] and [Frequency] should be the same as
datalink setting

6. Check the solution type :

[Store Points] check the status: Autonomous
float fix

Carrying out
Survey
Project
(SurvCE)

1. Measure Points
[Survey] [Store Points]
2. Stakeout Points
[Survey] [Stake Points]
3. Any other functions

Last review by Xiaobin 04 Jun 2012

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