Operation
Chapter 3
ProPak6 Installation and Operation User Manual Rev 4
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For information on positioning errors and the application of corrections for them, refer to the application
note
APN-051 Positioning Modes of Operation
, available at
www.novatel.com/support/search/
. To
receive corrections with a base/rover setup, a data link between the base station and the rover station is
required. The base and rover stations can both be NovAtel receivers, however NovAtel receivers will
work with some other brands. Contact Customer Support for further details (refer to
for details).
The data link should support a rate of at least 19200 bits per second, but a rate of 115200 bits per
second, with less than 4.0 s latency, is recommended. Unlike the base/rover concept, SBAS and L-Band
corrections can be applied directly to a single receiver.
When your base and rover are set up, configure them as shown in the configuration examples in
Sections
and
.
3.4.1
Defining Antenna and Base Antenna
The type of the antenna and/or the remote base receiving the corrections can be defined using the
THISANTENNATYPE
and
BASEANTENNATYPE
commands respectively.
The Phase Center Variation (PCV) and the Phase Center Offset (PCO) for each can also be specified
using the
THISANTENNAPCV
and
THISANTENNAPCO
or the
BASEANTENNAPCV
or
BASEANTENNAPCO
commands.
Refer to the
OEM6 Firmware Reference Manual
(OM-20000129) for command details.
3.4.2
Base Station Configuration
At the base station, enter the following commands:
interfacemode port rx_type tx_type [responses]
fix position latitude longitude height
(
enter your own lat, long and hgt values)
log port message [trigger [period]]
(port = COM2 / refer to
above)
saveconfig
(optional)
For example:
RTK Automated Correction Generation
fix position lat lon hgt
(enter your own lat, lon, hgt)
generatertkcorrections rtcm3 com2
RTCA
interfacemode com2 none rtca off
fix position lat lon hgt
(enter your own lat, lon, hgt)
log com2 rtcaobs2 ontime 1
(works with both GPS and GPS + GLONASS models)
log com2 rtcaref ontime 10
log com2 rtca1 ontime 5
(optional, enable code-DGPS coverage)
log com2 rtcaephem ontime 10 1
(optional)
saveconfig
(optional)
RTCM V2.3
interfacemode com2 none rtcm off
fix position lat lon hgt
(enter your own lat, lon, hgt)
log com2 rtcm3 ontime 10
log com2 rtcm22 ontime 10 1
log com2 rtcm1819 ontime 1
log com2 rtcm1 ontime 5
(optional)
savconfig
(optional)
For ProPak6 Dual model configurations being used as a base station, issue
DUALCARDCONFIG DISABLE
to stop dual card functionality and increase RTK accuracy.
Issue
DUALCARDCONFIG ENABLE
to return the ProPak6 to dual card functionality.