iGage
iG8 User Manual
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10.
The Receiver configuration tab is shown:
Check to insure that the correct antenna ‘IGAIG8…’
is selected.
‘Antenna Height’ If the Base receiver is mounted on
a fixed height pole, select ‘Vertical’ and enter the
vertical distance from the Ground Mark to the
bottom of the antenna as shown in
blue
above.
If the Base receiver is mounted on a tripod and you
can’t make a direct vertical measurement, select
‘Slant’ and enter the slanted tape distance from the
ground mark to the bottom of the blue band that
separates the white top from the gray bottom as
shown in
red
above.
Set the ‘Elevation Mask’ to an appropriate elevation
for the horizon mask conditions at the Rover,
typically 10 degrees is appropriate.
1, 2 or 5 Hz Position Rate is good for stakeout.
Check ‘Use IMU’ if you want to use the internal
electronic bubble. If you enable IMU operation, the
position update rate is forced to 5Hz.
11.
Click on the RTK tab:
The previous RTK device will be shown.
Choose Internet Data Source
You can connect to the internet via Data Collector Internet (DCI) or with the Internal GSM Cellular Modem:
DCI (Data Collector Internet)
You should have already connected the data collector
to a Wi-Fi hotspot as shown in the section ‘
your Data Collector to a Wi-Fi Hotspot
Internal GSM
You should have already installed a GSM SIM card as
shown in the section ‘
on page 48.
