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Table of Contents
1.
Overview ................................................................................................................ 3
1-1 Introduction ..................................................................................................... 3
1-2 RTK Operation Guidelines ................................................................................ 3
1-3 Alpha RTK Receiver Features……………………………………………………………………….4
2.
Applications ............................................................................................................ 5
3.
Description of Interfaces ........................................................................................ 6
3-1 Appearance ...................................................................................................... 6
3-2 Pinout of 6-Pin Connector ............................................................................... 7
3-3 Pinout of 4-Pin Connector ............................................................................... 7
3-4 Connector Cables for Alpha ............................................................................. 8
4.
Application Scenarios ........................................................................................... 10
4-1 Special Short Baseline Experimental Setup ................................................... 10
4-2 RTK Survey and Data Collection ..................................................................... 11
4-3 Real-Time Precision Guidance ....................................................................... 13
4-4 Hardware Configuration Settings ................................................................... 16
5.
Preparing for First Time Use ................................................................................ 17
5-1 RTK Viewer ..................................................................................................... 17
5-2 USB Driver ...................................................................................................... 17
5-3 Checking Alpha Receives Satellite Signal ....................................................... 17
6.
RTK Setup ............................................................................................................. 19
6-1 Introduction ................................................................................................... 19
6-2 Configuring the Rover .................................................................................... 20
6-3 Configuring the Base ...................................................................................... 21
6-4 RTK Application Scenarios In Detail ............................................................... 25
7.
Configure RTK License .......................................................................................... 41
8.
Raw Measurement Recording and Post Processing ............................................. 42
9.
Software Update .................................................................................................. 43
APPENDIX
A-1. Additional Software Configurations ..................................................................... 46
A-2. NTRIP Server/Caster Setup for Users Without Fixed IP ..................................... 48
A-3. NTRIP Server/Caster Setup for Users With Fixed IP ........................................... 51
A-4. Data Flow of the I/O Interface ........................................................................... 54