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RTK-EB1 Package Content

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RTK-EB1 Board

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DF13 4-pin camera trigger connector cable

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DF13 4-pin to 2.54 mm female jumpers

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DF13 6-pin UAV-to-rover connector cable

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DF13 6-pin to 2.54 mm female jumpers

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DF13 6-pin base-to-rover connector cable

(for base/rover pair short baseline testing)

Summary of Contents for RTK-EB1

Page 1: ...RTK EB1 Quick Guide ...

Page 2: ...DF13 4 pin camera trigger connector cable DF13 4 pin to 2 54 mm female jumpers DF13 6 pin UAV to rover connector cable DF13 6 pin to 2 54 mm female jumpers DF13 6 pin base to rover connector cable for base rover pair short baseline testing ...

Page 3: ... Switch Antenna Connector Power USB Port Top 6 pin UAV Connector Bottom 4 pin Camera Trigger Connector Mode LED RTK EV1 integrates Bluetooth serial antenna connector USB interface connectors for UAV application and SD card logger for PPK processing into a compact easy to use evaluation board ...

Page 4: ...Top Connector Description Bottom Connector Description Pin 1 5V input 3 3V output from RTK EB1 Pin 2 UART input for base data LVTTL 1PPS output from RTK EB1 Pin 3 UART output for NMEA data LVTTL External camera trigger input Pin 4 NC GND Pin 5 NC Pin 6 GND ...

Page 5: ...Mode Configuration ...

Page 6: ...1 Using GNSS Viewer 1 5 Install CP2102 USB to UART Bridge VCP Driver https www silabs com products development tools software usb to uart bridge vcp drivers Connect RTK EB1 USB port to PC Check COM port with Device Manager ...

Page 7: ...A Configuring RTK EB1 Using GNSS Viewer 2 5 Install GNSS Viewer http navspark mybigcommerce com content GNSS_Viewer zip ...

Page 8: ...A Configuring RTK EB1 Using GNSS Viewer 3 5 Setup as Base known antenna position ...

Page 10: ...A Configuring RTK EB1 Using GNSS Viewer 5 5 Setup as Rover ...

Page 11: ...B Using RTK EB1 as Base connecting to PC using USB USB mode Switch on A USB mode Switch on A NTRIP Caster NTRIP Client ...

Page 12: ...o UAV using 6 pin UART port UAV sends received base data to rover RTK EB1 Rover RTK EB1 sends RTK NMEA output to UAV Mission Planner running on laptop sends RTK base data via telemetry radio to UAV USB mode Switch on A TTL mode Switch on B ...

Page 13: ...rver running on PC and sends it to rover RTK EB1 over Bluetooth Serial Android phone received RTK NMEA data from rover RTK EB1 over Bluetooth Serial Under Developer Options Mock Location App can be can be selected Lefebure NTRIP Client for example to allow other App to use the high accuracy RTK position result USB mode Switch on A BT mode Switch on B NTRIP Caster NTRIP Client ...

Page 14: ... Baseline Experiment Setup RTK base data is sent to rover RTK EB1 via direct TTL UART wire connection Output by base and rover RTK EB1 are also monitored over USB on the PC TTL mode Switch on A TTL mode Switch on B ...

Page 15: ... RTK firmware works better for customers outside Asia Depending on customer s location appropriate firmware loaded to RTK EB1s will give better performance When used with public base station generally they are GPS GLONASS type and GPS GLONASS firmware will be needed Both GPS GLONASS and GPS Beidou RTK firmware are available from the RTK EB1 product page ...

Page 16: ...Firmware Update 2 2 Unzip the GPS GLONASS or GPS BDS firmware to update into a sub directory From FILE pull down menu select Master Slave Firmware Download ...

Page 17: ...e http navspark mybigcommerce com survey grade antenna Antenna for Rover UAV http navspark mybigcommerce com high precision antenna GIS Data Collection Precision Farming Machine Control http navspark mybigcommerce com survey grade antenna ...