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EFIX C5 GNSS

USER GUIDE

Survey & Engineering | March 2022

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Page 1: ...By surveyors for surveyors EFIX C5 GNSS USER GUIDE Survey Engineering March 2022...

Page 2: ...2 1 Front Panel 8 2 2 2 Receiver Ports 10 2 3 Batteries and Power 11 2 3 1 Built in batteries 11 2 3 2 Charging the Battery 11 2 3 3 Battery Safe 11 2 3 4 External Power Supply 12 2 4 Product Basic Su...

Page 3: ...acking Skyplot Submenu 36 5 2 4 Satellite Activation Submenu 37 5 3 Receiver Configuration Menu 38 5 3 1 Description 38 5 3 2 Antenna Configuration Submenu 39 5 3 3 Reference Station Settings Submenu...

Page 4: ...7 1 Firmware Info Submenu 64 5 7 2 Hardware Version Submenu 64 5 7 3 Config File Submenu 64 5 7 4 System Log Download Submenu 65 5 7 5 User Log Submenu 65 5 7 6 Firmware Update Submenu 65 5 7 7 GNSS...

Page 5: ...perty of their respective owners Trademarks All product and brand names mentioned in this publication are trademarks of their respective holders Safety Warnings The Global Positioning System GPS is op...

Page 6: ...erts you to a potential misused or wrong setting of the equipment CAUTION A Caution alerts you to a possible risk of serious injury to your person and or damage to the equipment 1 2 Regulations and Sa...

Page 7: ...r from which you purchased the receiver s If you need to contact EFIX technical support please contact us by email support efix geo com or Skype support efix geo com 1 4 Disclaimer Before using the re...

Page 8: ...ed with high productivity and reliability pushing the boundaries of conventional GNSS RTK survey The receiver can be used as the part of an RTK GNSS system with EFIX eField software Moreover user can...

Page 9: ...the correction LED shows yellow when it is single or float shows green when it is fixed Power LED Red Under normal conditions red power light The power light shows yellow when charging The power light...

Page 10: ...me Description USB Type C port This port is a USB Type C connector that supports USB communications Users can use USB Type C Cable supplied with the system to download the logged data to a computer Ra...

Page 11: ...damage Do not charge or use the battery if it appears to be damaged or leaking Charge the Lithium ion battery only in a EFIX product that is specified to charge it Be sure to follow all instructions...

Page 12: ...03 P a g e 12 2 3 4 External Power Supply Provide the external power to the receiver by the USB Type C Cable Power Adapter The Power Adapter is connecting with AC power of 100 240V the output port of...

Page 13: ...DE 2022 03 P a g e 13 2 4 Product Basic Supply Accessories 2 4 1 Base Kit Basic Supply Item Picture C5 GNSS Receiver UHF Bar Antenna 410 470 MHz USB Type C Tribrach adaptor H I tape Tribrach with opti...

Page 14: ...ng Started with C5 EFIX C5 GNSS USER GUIDE 2022 03 P a g e 14 Pole mounting Power Adapter Transport Hard Case Base kit 2 4 2 Rover Kit Basic Supply Item Picture C5 GNSS Receiver UHF Bar Antenna 410 47...

Page 15: ...apter Transport Hard Case Rover kit 2 5 Connecting to an Office Computer The receiver can be connected to an office computer via a eField USB Type C Before you connect to the office computer ensure th...

Page 16: ...Turn on the controller run eField go to Config main menu tap Connect In the Connect screen select EFIX for the Manufacture field C5 for Device Type field WIFI for Connection Type field Tap the Wirele...

Page 17: ...nect button to build the connection 2 6 2 Connecting via Bluetooth with eField Software Turn on the controller run eField go to Config main menu tap Connect In the Connect screen select EFIX for the M...

Page 18: ...a g e 18 Tap the Bluetooth Manager and turn on the Bluetooth function to search Bluetooth device around select the target device in the list Tap back button select the target device in the Bluetooth m...

Page 19: ...e information Data logging using receivers requires access to suitable GNSS post processing software such as the eOffice Software 2 7 1 FTP Download The procedures of downloading logged data through F...

Page 20: ...olders represent different logging sessions and are used for store static data 5 Double click the folder that you have configured to store the static data you will see the folder s created by the C5 s...

Page 21: ...name of the file is represented as XXXXXXDDDNN where XXXXXX is the SN of the receiver DDD is day of year and NN is the recording session WARNING The static data will be saved in the first logging sess...

Page 22: ...ion a removable disk named as the Serial Number SN of the receiver will appear on the computer 2 Double click the removable disk and you will see the folder named as repo 3 Double click this folder yo...

Page 23: ...static data you will find the static raw data Tip For hcn files the name of the file is represented as XXXXXXDDDNN where XXXXXX is the SN of the receiver DDD is day of year and NN is the recording se...

Page 24: ...ng Base Station Setup For good performance the following base station setup guidelines are recommended Components Steps 1 Put tripod in the target position center and level it roughly No Name a C5 GNS...

Page 25: ...ceiver to external battery by using USB Type C cable if necessary 6 Turn on the receiver by pressing the power button for 3 s 7 Measure the antenna height by using H I tape and auxiliary H I tool 8 Pr...

Page 26: ...on pole 30 cm c Tribrach adaptor d Tribrach w Opti e Aluminum tripod Steps 1 Put tripod in the target position center and level it roughly 2 Place and lock the tribrach in the tripod 3 Screw the recei...

Page 27: ...ontroller and connect it to the receiver 8 Use software to configure the receiver as base mode 3 3 Real Time Rover Station Setup For good performance the following rover station setup guidelines are r...

Page 28: ...er button for 3 s 4 Switch on the data controller and connect it to the receiver 5 Use software to configure the receiver as rover mode 6 Center and level the receiver more precisely 7 Use software to...

Page 29: ...and Operation EFIX C5 GNSS USER GUIDE 2022 03 P a g e 29 3 This icon will appear when the initialization is successful 4 Enter the Name and Antenna then tap point will be collected and store to Point...

Page 30: ...e measure in alignment at the bottom of interface 6 Tap to close tilt compensation 3 4 2 Notes of using tilt measurement 1 At the beginning of initialization the pole height of the instrument should b...

Page 31: ...be shaken when point is collected 5 The receiver cannot be moved in a circle in one direction for more than 360 degrees if the receiver has been rotated 360 degrees it must be rotated in the opposite...

Page 32: ...SS XXXXXXX the SN of your receiver on your computer and then establish the connection 3 After the successful connection between your computer and the receiver enter the IP address 192 168 1 1 of the r...

Page 33: ...mance This chapter describes each configuration menu To view the web page in another language select the corresponding language name from the dropdown list on the upper right corner of the web page Cu...

Page 34: ...nd how the receiver is being used and its current operating condition Items include the identities of currently tracked satellites internal and external storage usage rate how long the receiver has be...

Page 35: ...le GPS GLONASS BDS and Galileo constellations These menus include tabular and graphical displays to provide all required information on satellite tracking status 5 2 1 Tracking Table Submenu Provides...

Page 36: ...g Info Table Submenu The following figure is an example of satellite track diagram page Users can determine the satellite types and the corresponding SNR of L band carriers to be displayed in any comb...

Page 37: ...Configuring Through a Web Browser EFIX C5 GNSS USER GUIDE 2022 03 P a g e 37 5 2 4 Satellite Activation Submenu Use this menu to enable or disable satellites...

Page 38: ...uch as the antenna type and height elevation mask and PDOP setting the reference station coordinates receiver resetting and web interface language 5 3 1 Description This submenu shows the receiver inf...

Page 39: ...3 2 Antenna Configuration Submenu Use this screen to configure all the items related to the GNSS antenna You must enter the correct values for all antenna related fields because the choices you make a...

Page 40: ...ter accurate information in these fields as this data affects the accuracy of logged data files and broadcast correction data significantly For Reference Station Mode There are three modes available a...

Page 41: ...e 41 5 3 5 Languages Submenu Use this screen to select the web interface language 5 3 6 User Management Submenu 5 3 7 USB Function Switch Use this screen to set C5 work as APIS base 1 Connect C5 to PC...

Page 42: ...S USER GUIDE 2022 03 P a g e 42 2 Install the driver for C5 RNDIS a Right click RNDIS and select update driver and choose Browse my computer for driver software b Select Let me pick from a list of ava...

Page 43: ...C5 GNSS USER GUIDE 2022 03 P a g e 43 c Then there will appear a hardware type list In the list select Network adapters d Then find Microsoft in the Manufacturer list and select Remote NDIS based Int...

Page 44: ...wser EFIX C5 GNSS USER GUIDE 2022 03 P a g e 44 3 Config IP for C5 a After installing the driver there will show another Ethernet connection in Network connections b Go to properties and double click...

Page 45: ...a Web Browser EFIX C5 GNSS USER GUIDE 2022 03 P a g e 45 c Change the IP address Subnet mask and Default gateway as following 4 Login into C5 webpage in Chrome by inputting 192 168 253 1 keep same as...

Page 46: ...g e 46 5 Config C5 to connect WiFi and work as APIS base a Go to Module Setting WiFi change WiFi mode to WiFi Terminal b Click Start to searching the wifi and connect c Go to Receiver Configuration Re...

Page 47: ...2022 03 P a g e 47 d Go to I O settings in RTK Client config it e Connect and config it as APIS base use local APIS address Then click Confirm to set f After send correction data to APIS server succes...

Page 48: ...You can configure settings such as observable rate recording rate continuous logging limit and whether to auto delete old files when memory is low This menu also provides the controls for the FTP push...

Page 49: ...rowser EFIX C5 GNSS USER GUIDE 2022 03 P a g e 49 To edit the settings of each session click the Modify button to the right of the required session and then the Recording Edit screen appears Click adv...

Page 50: ...ata every hour Circulating Memory Select Yes or No option to determine whether to auto delete old files if the storage space is full Repeat Observations Select Yes or No option to determine whether to...

Page 51: ...er of your choice Only files that are configured to use FTP push are transmitted Tap Modify button on the right of the required FTP server and the FTP Push Settings screen appears 5 4 3 FTP Push Log S...

Page 52: ...ough the internal FTP site 1 Click this submenu and then the log on dialogue box will prompt you to enter a user name and password The default logon account for the internal FTP site is User name ftp...

Page 53: ...et file download the file according to the prompts 5 5 IO Settings Menu Use the IO Settings menu to set up all receiver outputs and inputs The receiver can output CMR RTCM Raw data Ephemeris data GPGG...

Page 54: ...Client After configuring the settings of RTK client users can log on CORS or APIS Tap the Connect button to the right the IO Settings screen will appear choose one of the connection protocols among t...

Page 55: ...Browser EFIX C5 GNSS USER GUIDE 2022 03 P a g e 55 Connection Protocol APIS_ROVER Connection Protocol TCP 2 TCP UDP_Client NTRIP Server Tap the Connect button on the right of required TCP UDP Client t...

Page 56: ...56 appear select the connection protocol from TCP UDP NTRIP1 0 and NTRIP2 0 enter the IP and Port of the target server configure messages that you want to output to the target server click to save an...

Page 57: ...Configuring Through a Web Browser EFIX C5 GNSS USER GUIDE 2022 03 P a g e 57 Connection Protocol NTRIP1 0 Connection Protocol NTRIP2 0...

Page 58: ...Configuring Through a Web Browser EFIX C5 GNSS USER GUIDE 2022 03 P a g e 58...

Page 59: ...Tap the Connect button to the right of required TCP Server NTRIP Caster the IO Settings screen will appear select one of the connection protocols between NTRIP and TCP configure the other related para...

Page 60: ...USER GUIDE 2022 03 P a g e 60 4 Bluetooth Tap the Settings button to the right of Bluetooth the Bluetooth Set screen will appear configure the messages that you want to transmit through Bluetooth cli...

Page 61: ...Menu Use this menu to check module information configure WiFi bluetooth radio related settings 5 6 1 Description Submenu Use this submenu to check the information of WiFi module bluetooth module and r...

Page 62: ...S USER GUIDE 2022 03 P a g e 62 5 6 3 Bluetooth Settings Submenu Use this submenu to turn on off bluetooth function and modify PIN number 5 6 4 Radio Settings Submenu Use this submenu to turn on off r...

Page 63: ...5 GNSS USER GUIDE 2022 03 P a g e 63 5 7 Firmware Menu Use this menu to check the current firmware information download the system log update the receiver firmware download or update the configuration...

Page 64: ...enu to check the current firmware information The following figure shows an example of the firmware information 5 7 2 Hardware Version Submenu Use this submenu to check the hardware information includ...

Page 65: ...ubmenu to download the user log Tap Download to download current user log Tick items that you want to see on the user log and tap confirm button to confirm selected user log 5 7 6 Firmware Update Subm...

Page 66: ...ver with your computer via Wi Fi and then log in the receiver through a web browser to continue the configuration 5 7 7 GNSS Board Upgrade Submenu Use this submenu to upgrade GNSS Board Use this subme...

Page 67: ...Configuring Through a Web Browser EFIX C5 GNSS USER GUIDE 2022 03 P a g e 67...

Page 68: ...for surveyors EFIX Geomatics 1st Floor No 258 Pingyang Rd Minhang District Shanghai 201102 CHINA Tel 86 15021007664 Email sales efix geo com support efix geo com Skype support efix geo com Website www...

Page 69: ...erference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interfe...

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