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GALAXY G7

 

 

                                                                                                                                                           

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GALAXY G7 Positioning System 

User Manual 

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Summary of Contents for GALAXY G7

Page 1: ...GALAXY G7 1 GALAXY G7 Positioning System User Manual All Rights Reserved ...

Page 2: ... USB mode setting 13 3 7 Factory reset 14 ChapterⅣ Web UI Management 15 4 1 Overview 15 4 2 Access by WiFi 15 4 3 Access by USB 16 4 4 Web UI main interface 20 4 4 1 Status 21 4 4 2 Configuration 23 4 4 3 Satellite Information 30 4 4 4 Data Record 32 4 4 5 Data Transfer 34 4 4 6 Network Config 37 4 4 7 Radio Config 40 4 4 8 Firmware Update 41 4 4 9 Track Manage 43 4 4 10 Coordinate System reserve ...

Page 3: ...GALAXY G7 3 5 2 Charger Adapter 48 5 3 Differential Antennas 49 5 4 Cables 49 Appendix A GALAXY G7 technical specifications 50 Appendix C Technical Terms 52 FCC Statement 54 ...

Page 4: ...Survey dual band dual frequency system static measurements can accurately complete the high precision deformation observation photo control point measurement Highway Survey quickly complete the encryption of the control points road topographic mapping cross section measurement profile measurement with EGStar CORS Application provide more stable and convenient data link for field operations It is s...

Page 5: ...nal Web UI management platform Bluetooth GALAXY G7 is equipped with dual mode Bluetooth v4 0 standard which is able to connect the other smart devices and compatible with Bluetooth v2 1 standard It not only enlarges the work range but also makes the data communication become more stable WiFi As the new feature and technology adopted on G7 it not only can be used as data link to access to internet ...

Page 6: ...nt more stable accurate and fast that without strict leveling the receiver to measure the point at will Intelligent Storage The raw data including STH Rinex2 01 and Rinex3 02 not only can be saved in the internal memory 8G SSD but also can be stored into an external USB device OTG The configurable sample frequency is really up to 20Hz Ultimate portability Highly integrated GNSS antenna Bluetooth m...

Page 7: ...on of GALAXY G7 measuring system The overall appearance of GALAXY G7 is round and flat with a dimension of 135mm L 135mm W 84 75mm H It looks elegant strong and durable And it adopts a combination design of voice and buttons easier to operate The bottom of the receiver has commonly used interfaces 2 1 Front Components ...

Page 8: ...ling interval to indicate the data file is recording Satellites Indicator Flashes in red to indicate that the satellites are tracking by 0 2s interval repeat in every 10s Power Button Power on off receiver Switch and confirm working mode Perform self check operation Bluetooth Indicator Glows in red to indicate that Bluetooth connection has established between controller and receiver Power Indicato...

Page 9: ...wer port connected with an external power supply device 2 As a differential transmission port connected with an external radio 3 As a serial port to check data output and debug UHF antenna interface Install UHF antenna Speaker Mode setting and working status prompt SN label Apply for a registration code Bluetooth ID Screw hole Fix the mainframe to the tribrach or the pole ...

Page 10: ...s the power button and hold for a while after 3 beeps and the Power off voice prompt at the third beeping release power button the instrument will switch off 3 2 Check working mode Press the power button for once in the state of power on the instrument will prompt with voice message about current working mode for example Rover internal radio mode 3 3 Charging Insert the connector of G7 charger int...

Page 11: ...panel When the Bluetooth indicator glows in red accompany with Rover voice message press the power button to confirm Base Press and hold the power button for about 5 seconds and pass over the state of power off do not release the button even the instrument says power off then GALAXY G7 will say start to set work mode at this moment release power button the working mode will be repeated from Rover ...

Page 12: ...he power button for once to make sure if the working mode is correctly setup 3 5 Self check Self check is an useful operation to simply check the main hardware components if the instrument is abnormal or not working properly Press and hold the power button for about 10 seconds and pass over the state of power off and mode selection do not release the button even the instrument says power off and s...

Page 13: ... power button for about 15 seconds and pass over the foregoing states power off mode selection self check G7 will get into USB mode setting with voice message saying start to set USB mode at this moment release power button the instrument repeats USB disk and USB network interface for optional choose the proper mode and press power button to confirm USB disk USB network interface OEM board self ch...

Page 14: ...k USB mode setting GALAXY G7 will get into factory reset progress with voice message saying start to restore factory default at this moment release power button all the indicators glows and the instrument is performing the factory reset automatically After this progress complete the instrument will restart automatically with the factory default settings ...

Page 15: ...I hotspot which named with SOUTH_xxxx using smartphone tablet or laptop then establish the WIFI connection input the default IP 10 1 1 1 into broswer on the login interface apply admin for the username and password For example search the WIFI hotspot broadcasted by a GALAXY G7 receiver using a laptop PC choose the WIFI hotspot and click on connect button to establish the connection without passwor...

Page 16: ... install to the computer then this function could be activated Due to different operating system is installed on computer the drivers should be applied to a suitable one The file bugvista64 inf is applied to 64bit operating system and linux inf is for 32bit operating system Make sure that the USB port is switched into USB network interface please refer to section 3 5 USB mode setting IP Address 10...

Page 17: ...GALAXY G7 17 Choose the folder which contains the drivers NOTE The driver can be downloaded from official website automatically or please contact with us for more supports ...

Page 18: ...something wrong with acquiring IP automatically therefore we need to do something to avoid such problem that is to set a fixed LAN IP for the connection Right click on the local area connection which newly generates choose properties to call out the local area connection properties window Then double click on Internet Protocol Version 4 TCP IPv4 option or click on properties button to call out Int...

Page 19: ...n computer and input the default IP 192 168 155 155 into address bar after a while the system login interface is refreshed then apply admin for username and password to login IP Address 192 168 155 155 Username admin Password admin ...

Page 20: ...llites are diplayed at right side Ref Component Description Status Positioning information satellite tracking and the others will be displayed in this page Configuration It contains registration for receiver base configuration antenna configuration satellite configuration receiver configuration and system configuration Satellite Information Display and control the satellites are used or not Data R...

Page 21: ...anage Record track file while doing measurement Coordinate System Setup a local coordinate system forG7 Online Service Upload data onto a server in real time User Management Add and manage the Web UI users Help Offers solutions 4 4 1 Status System Information Work Status and Position Information are listed under Status menu System Information In this page all the information of G7 is diplayed such...

Page 22: ...ate of G7 such as working mode datalink host temperature remaining power and the free memory is obtained from this page Position Information In this page users can be clear at a glance on current position information and satellite information ...

Page 23: ... GALAXY G7 under Configuration menu and all the settings are immediate effect after saving General Config The registration for receiver working mode setting can be completed in this general configuration page If the code of GALAXY G7 has expired or is going to be run out please provide the serial number of your G7 for us to apply for another available code then input the code into the blank or reg...

Page 24: ...only need the mobile phone or tablet PC is able to connect the wifi hotspot of GALAXY G7 Work Mode There are Rover Base and Static contained in this dropdown list Datalink Pull down the list there will be all kinds of options for datalink such as radio Network External Bluetooth WIFI and CSD ...

Page 25: ...rence station or there is only a SIM card for a few rovers It is able to use internal radio or connect an external radio to transfer the correction This feature is only available on Rover mode RadioTransfer This is the function that GALAXY G7 is able to transfer the correction from Base station to the other rovers with the internal UHF definitely GALAXY G7 can work as a radio repeater Operation 1 ...

Page 26: ...ep away from Base station to avoid signal interference RTK Record This is used to enable raw data recording in base mode or rover mode for post processing 1 PPS This option is for the 1 pulse per second output EVENT This option is for the EVENT marker input EVENT Polarity EVENT input method Base Setup When GALAXY G7 works as a base the basic configuration for base can be setup in this page Users c...

Page 27: ...start the Base manually start base automatically start base by fixed point automatically start base by current point Correction Here contains the global general used correction formats including RTD RTCM23 RTCM30 RTCM32 CMR and SCMRx POP Value This value is setup for the PDOP limitation Status Here will display the status for base in real time Antenna Setup The antenna parameters are configured in...

Page 28: ...several methods for measuring the antenna height such as carrier phase center slant height antenna edge height plate and to the bottom Satellite Tracking In this page users can define the mask angle for satellite tracking and check on the box of corresponding band from the constellation that to use this band or not ...

Page 29: ...s or click on the check button corresponding to the modem to check one by one Clean EPH Click this button to clear the remaining epochs to let recever track the satellites better Factory Default Click this button to bring the receiver back to factory default setting Reboot Click this button to restart the receiver Power Off Click this button to power off the receiver System Setup This page is used...

Page 30: ... Configure the default language for GALAXY G7 which associates with voice guid Note This is not the language setup for web UI the Web UI only supports Chinese and English TimeZone h Use this to setup the corresponding time zone for your country or area 4 4 3 Satellite Information The Satellite Information provides all kinds of tables graph and the skyplot to view the information of tracking satell...

Page 31: ...racking satellires are shown on the skypolt this let users intuitively view and know where the current position of satellite is GPS on off For all the running GNSS constellations or the augmentation system GALAXY G7 allows to configure to use which satellite or not In gnss on off page all the running satellites are listed and unselect the box corresponding to the satellite to not use it ...

Page 32: ...ainly used to configure all the parameters for receiver in static mode Much more operations can be done on GALAXY G7 such as storage path interval data format and data files download Recording Config The page provides more practical operations for raw data storage ...

Page 33: ...ed GALAXY G7 to delete the previous data files automatically if the memory is full Format Click this button to format the internal memory for GALAXY G7 Recording Mode Here are 2 options to configure GALAXY G7 to record raw data automatically or not if it achieves the sampling conditions Start Stop Click these buttons to start recording or strop recording the raw data Recording Status Here shows th...

Page 34: ...ort is not used while the item display in red Serial port Config This page is allowed to configure the baud rate odd even check and the data flow for serial port 5 pin port and Bluetooth CAUTION do not change the default value in this page for each item if you want to change the settings please contact with SOUTH technician for further support In the dropdown list of data flow there shows 4 items ...

Page 35: ...s selected GALAXY G7 will be a client to upload the data to a specify server if it connects to the internet by WIFI or GPRS connection with SIM card inserted Input the specified IP and port for server and the data format what is uploaded Then users are able to see the uploaded data on server Server GALAXY G7 will upload the data onto internet by the static WIFI if server is selected then users are...

Page 36: ...nfig In this page users can optionally to configure the content and the update rate of data flow that to output or not to output what kind of data format Click on the dropdown list for each data format to define the update rate ...

Page 37: ... for WIFI connection DHCP IP Range This is allowed to user defined the IP for Web UI login Client This option enables GALAXY G7 to search and connect the other WIFI hotspot which connects to the internet the receiver is able to download and use the mountpoint from reference station Client_SSID This is the WIFI hotspot which GALAXY G7 is going to connect Scan Click this button to search the surroun...

Page 38: ...and connection status of Bluetooth such the MAC of Bluetooth discoverable or not the PIN code and the connection devices in following table Port Forwarding This page is mainly used to view and configure the internet transmission port for GALAXY G7 customize and debug receiver ...

Page 39: ...t with SOUTH technician for more supports Router This is mainly used to view and configure the parameters for router only under the condition of customize and debug receiver NOTE Usually we will keep the default setting in this page if you would like to modify it please contact with SOUTH technician for more supports ...

Page 40: ...nnels for internal UHF the value of the channel must be the same both in Base and Rover Power This appears only in Base mode the radio transmitting power is allowed to define in High Middle or Low power Protocol This is radio communication protocol for data transmission SOUTH SOUTH Farlink and TRIMTALK are optional in this page and SOUTH is the default setting if it is changed Base and Rover must ...

Page 41: ...responding modems can be done in Firmware Update Firmware Update This page displays all the information of the firmware which current installed on GALAXY G7 and allows to update the latest version firmware for receiver To get latest version firmware please contact with SOUTH technician ...

Page 42: ... upgrade the firmware with Local Update a Click on Browse button to load firmware file Please take in mind that the firmware is ended with img as the extension name b And then click Installation button to start upgrading c After the firmware is completed upgrading a dialog will appear saying Firmware updated successfully Host reboot please log in later then the receiver will restart automatically ...

Page 43: ...e in the future update the firmware for GALAXY G7 shall be done through the Web UI Module Update This page is used to update the firmware for corresponding modem such as OEM board radio module and sensor 4 4 9 Track Manage G7 now supports to record the track while doing measurement and upload the data onto the server ...

Page 44: ...eck on the box of Record Enable to activate track recording function and choose a proper recording interval in dropdown list of Record Interval EchoEnable Setting This configuration dialog is used to upload the recording data to a server in real time ...

Page 45: ...e and click Get Data to load all the data files recorded at that day then choose the files and click download button 4 4 10 Coordinate System reserve G7 allows users to setup the local coordinate system on internal web UI management The instrument would output the local coordinates according to this coordinate system ...

Page 46: ...ta onto a server real time including Navigation data raw observation data correction data SIC observation data and open SIC observation data 4 4 12 User Management This page is used to manage the authority of login Web UI for users including the username password and add users ...

Page 47: ...and check the log book of receiver the log book can help to backtrack the working status of receiver NOTE Only the administrator can modify any parameters for receiver and manage users and the ordinary users only have the right to view the relative parameters ...

Page 48: ...nti collision foam the host and other accessories can be dispersed and embedded the outer layer is a hard instrument case sealing strong wear resistant anti wrestling Compact durable can effectively prevent the impact easy to clean 5 2 Charger Adapter Equipped with a rechargeable internal battery it uses a 5 pins cable with PD adapter for the charging ...

Page 49: ...ired to install to the interface at the bottom of receiver if GALAXY G7 is set up into internal UHF mode 5 4 Cables 7 pin cable This cable is used to connect the receiver with computer for static data transmission Web UI accessing and firmware update L7U50 UHF Antenna USB connect to computer 7 pin end connect to receiver ...

Page 50: ...tal 2 5 mm 0 5 ppm RMS Vertical 5 mm 0 5 ppm RMS Real Time Kinematic Baseline 30km Horizontal 8 mm 1 ppm RMS Vertical 15 mm 1 ppm RMS SBAS positioning Typically 5m 3DRMS RTK initialization time 2 8s IMU tilt compensation Additional horizontal pole tip uncertainty typically less than 10mm 0 7 mm tilt down to 30 IMU tilt angle 0 60 Hardware performance Dimension 135mm L 135mm W 84 75mm H Weight 970g...

Page 51: ...cm automatic pair between receiver and controller controller requires NFC wireless communication module else WIFI Modem 802 11 b g n standard WIFI hotspot Receiver broadcasts its hotspot form web UI accessing with any mobile terminals WIFI datalink Receiver can transmit and receive correction data stream via WiFi datalink Data Storage Transmission Storage 8GB SSD internal storage Automatic cycle s...

Page 52: ...ry development Provides secondary development package and opens the OpenSIC observation data format and interaction interface definition Cloud service The powerful cloud platform provides online services like remote manage firmware update online register and etc Appendix C Technical Terms Ambiguity unknown quantity is the integer number of cycles of the carrier phase measured from the satellite to...

Page 53: ...and extends to the mainland special planes Geoid everywhere perpendicular to the direction of gravity Ionosphere delay delay of radio waves through the ionosphere non uniform dispersion medium L band The radio frequency range of 390 1550MHz Multipath error the positioning error caused by the interference between two or more radio signal propagation path Observing session the use of two or more rec...

Page 54: ...n which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experie...

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