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Updated 6/18/2015
Carlson Software Inc.
Carlson Software Inc.
Carlson Software Inc.
Carlson Software Inc.
102 West 2
nd
Street
Maysville, KY 41056
www.carlsonsw.com
www.carlsonsw.com
www.carlsonsw.com
www.carlsonsw.com
Phone: (606) 564-5028
Fax: (606) 564-6422
The BRx5 control panel overview below describes the LED and buttons in the control panel.
BRx5 Control Panel Overview
Diagram
Item
Name Description
A
Power button
• If unit is Off, press and hold until unit powers up (until you hear one beep)
• If unit is On, press and hold for 3 seconds (until you hear three beeps) to power off the unit
A B
B
Select button
(for Bluetooth/UHF/GSM/SD modules)
Allows you to review module status or change the status (power on/off) of a module
1
UHF/GSM radio
• Off – UHF radio or GSM module is OFF; or no RTK status LED position computed
• On (yellow) – floating point RTK position achieved
• On (green) – fixed ambiguity RTK position achieved
• Blink (green) – UHF radio or GSM module transmitting/receiving data
• Pulse (red) – error condition with UHF radio or GSM Module
2
GPS position
• Off – no position
status LED
• On (yellow) – valid position
• Blink (yellow) – operating as a base station and converging on reference coordinates
3
DGPS position
• Off – no differential corrections available
status LED
• On (green) – differentially corrected position computed
4
External power
• Off – external power not present
status LED
• On (red) – external power present and in use
5 and 6
Battery
• Off – battery not present
status LED
• On (green) – battery charge full
• On (yellow) – battery charge < 50%
• On (red) – battery charge depleted
• Blink – battery in use
7
Bluetooth
• Off – Bluetooth inactive
status LED
• On (blue) – active Bluetooth connection
• Blink (blue) - Bluetooth active and transmitting/receiving data
8
SD logging
• Off – SD card not inserted
status LED
• On (yellow) – SD card inserted, not logging data
• Blink (yellow) - SD card inserted and reading/writing data to SD card
• Pulse (yellow) at 5 Hz - SD card inserted and low free space
