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Product Information 

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G6N Front Panel 

The front of the G6N has an information panel with 1 power button and 3 LED indicators.  

 

Figure 1:  G6N Measurements and Front Panel 

Item 

Function 

Upper Housing 

Cover for GNSS antenna 

Lower Housing 

Access for batteries, ports, status panel 

Satellite LED 

Blinks for number of satellites tracked 

Corrections LED 

Blinks for corrections received 

Power LED 

Solid green for > 10% battery, Red for < 10% 

Power Button 

Turns instrument On/Off 

 

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G6N Battery Compartment 

The back side has two battery compartments along with two slots above, one for SIM card another for Micro SD card. 
 

 

Figure 2:  G6N - Back and Battery Compartment 

Item 

Function 

Door, Battery Compartment  

Access to battery compartment 

Latch, Battery Door  

Lock / Unlock battery compartment 

MicroSD Card Slot 

Insert or Remove microSD card 

Nano SIM Card Slot 

Insert or Remove Nano SIM card 

Battery Door Latch 

Lock / Unlock battery 

 

 

Summary of Contents for Pentax G6N

Page 1: ...Pentax G6N Product Guide Version 2 04 Revision Version 2 00 September 2020 Version 2 02 November 2020 Version 2 03 December 2020 Version 2 04 February 2021...

Page 2: ...2 8 G6N ARP 8 2 9 Antenna Height 8 2 10 Bluetooth ID 9 3 Web UI 10 3 1 Status 11 3 2 Information 11 3 3 Satellites 12 3 4 Download 13 3 5 Management 14 3 6 Settings 15 3 6 1 Working Mode 15 3 6 2 Devi...

Page 3: ...inks for corrections received Power LED Solid green for 10 battery Red for 10 Power Button Turns instrument On Off 1 2 G6N Battery Compartment The back side has two battery compartments along with two...

Page 4: ...of the instrument In addition the instrument serial number and certification labels are also on the bottom side of the instrument Figure 3 G6N Bottom Description Function Speaker Audio announcements 5...

Page 5: ...ess once and release to confirm Self Check Press for 3 s release press for 3 s release Self check announcement after second button press Announcement for each module self check pass fail 2 2 G6N Panel...

Page 6: ...ove the slot noting the angled edge To install the Nano SIM card just push the SIM card into the SIM card slot To eject the Nano SIM card push the card in to release Figure 5 SIM Card Top and SD Card...

Page 7: ...ery latch will lock the battery in place Close the battery compartment door and lock the battery door latch To remove the battery open the compartment latch open the battery door and push the battery...

Page 8: ...9 Antenna Height When using the G6N as a Rover the antenna height is the vertical height of the survey pole This is direct to the ARP so no offsets are required for a vertical survey pole For a Slant...

Page 9: ...measuring Slant Height from the ground to the end of the Slant Height Adapter the Vertical Height can be calculated as shown in the figure above 2 10 Bluetooth ID Bluetooth communication is typical f...

Page 10: ...the Serial Number open a web browser and input IP 192 168 10 1 to access the on board Web UI The default login details are IP Address 192 168 10 1 Account admin Password password Figure 12 G6 Default...

Page 11: ...urrent Datalink used for differential corrections There is a button to quickly Disconnect Connect the datalink Figure 13 G6 Web UI Status 3 2 Information The Information webpage displays details about...

Page 12: ...ebpage displays the tracked satellites and allows setting the Cutoff Angle elevation mask to limit tracking to satellites below this angle There is a display choice of display between a Table and a Sk...

Page 13: ...e files may be downloaded individually by using the Download button or combined using the Package button when multiple files are selected The raw data files may be deleted individually using the Delet...

Page 14: ...the G6N This is the set of permissions of the internal GNSS board Further permissions are generally unnecessary Security Option to modify the default password for login to the G6N WebUI View Logs Opt...

Page 15: ...oses When this option is selected the webpage allows the user to make the settings shown in the following table Option Description Cutoff Angle Sets a minimum elevation angle for using satellites BeiD...

Page 16: ...acing Enable Disable FEC Network Enable Disable Relay mode APN Access Point Name APN User Password Network Type Connect Mode NTRIP PPP NUDP Custom ZHD HC Caster Address Caster Port Mountpoint Upload G...

Page 17: ...Base allows the Dual option to output corrections on both UHF and Cellular datalinks Figure 22 Base Mode and Datalinks Figure 23 Base Settings Device Option Description GNSS Automatically Start Base...

Page 18: ...sue is hardware related The options for Direct Link Mode are Disable default OEM UHF TTS 3 6 2 4 Sensor This sets the update rate of the internal GNSS board The supported options are Disable 1Hz 5Hz 1...

Page 19: ...GEDOP GEREF GESNR GEVCV Figure 25 NMEA Output Settings 3 6 3 1 NMEA Version This will set the NMEA standardized version Current versions available for output are NMEA 3 1 NMEA 4 1 3 6 3 2 Record NMEA...

Page 20: ...igure the G6N rover to operate in relay mode 3 6 4 1 Connect to G6N Web UI Ensure the WiFi is enabled on the G6N Using a browser type in 192 168 10 1 to load the Web UI Type in admin and password to l...

Page 21: ...28 Enable Relay Mode 3 6 4 5 Configure the Integrated UHF Radio Select the preferred UHF radio configuration and save the settings 3 6 4 6 Configure Additional Rovers to receive corrections via UHF r...

Page 22: ...hipping case comes with room to fit a data collector 4 2 Power The G6N can be powered by the included internal batteries or by an external DC 12 VDC 1 25 A power cable through the 5 pin Lemo port 4 3...

Page 23: ...cessories included in the G6N Shipment are shown below Item Image Description 25cm Support Pole Use this when using UHF datalink and a Tripod Bracket This is used to measure Antenna Slant Height Tribr...

Page 24: ...ncy Protocol 1 441 00 Trimtalk 4505 2 442 00 Trimtalk 4505 3 443 00 Trimtalk 4505 4 444 00 Trimtalk 4505 5 445 00 Trimtalk 4505 6 446 00 Trimtalk 4505 The UHF radio has a frequency range from 410MHz t...

Page 25: ...re the receiver powers off Start Record Announces start record when as base and logging starts Error Announces error when the self check fails Self Check Announces self check when the self check start...

Page 26: ...ional Horizontal 0 400 m with TerraStar L 0 025 m with TerraStar C PRO 0 020 m with TerraStar X Data Rate Raw Data Up to 20 Hz Time To First Fix Cold start time 50 s Hot start time 35 s after power on...

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