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X90 GPS Receiver User Guild

Shanghai | Dec. 2005

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Contents
1 1.1 1.1.1 1.1.2 1.1.3 1.2 1.2.1 1.2.2 1.2.3 1.3 1.4 1.4.1 1.4.2 1.5 1.6 1.6.1 1.6.2 1.6.3 1.7 1.8 2 2.1 2.1.1 2.2 2.2.1 2.2.2 2.2.3 2.3 2.3.1 2.3.2 2.3.3 2.3.4 2.3.5 2.3.6 2.4 2.4.1 2.4.2 2.4.3 2.5 2.5.1 2.5.2 X90 RTK Quick Start ..................................................................................................................................... 5 Setting Up X90............................................................................................................................... 5 X90 Receiver ........................................................................................................................ 5 Radio and Base ..................................................................................................................... 6 Rover..................................................................................................................................... 6 Preparation ..................................................................................................................................... 6 Coordinate System Management .......................................................................................... 6 New Job ................................................................................................................................ 8 Save Job As........................................................................................................................... 8 Setting up Base............................................................................................................................... 9 Set up Base..................................................................................................................................... 9 Base Options ......................................................................................................................... 9 Start up Base Receiver ........................................................................................................ 11 Setting up Rover........................................................................................................................... 12 Rover Configuration..................................................................................................................... 12 Rover Options ..................................................................................................................... 12 Rover Radio ........................................................................................................................ 13 Start Rover Receiver ........................................................................................................... 15 Survey .......................................................................................................................................... 16 Export Results .............................................................................................................................. 17 Software Landce ........................................................................................................................................... 18 Install and Uninstall ..................................................................................................................... 18 Installation .......................................................................................................................... 18 Install Controller Application....................................................................................................... 18 Install Microsoft ActiveSync............................................................................................... 18 Install Controller Application.............................................................................................. 19 Run The controller Application........................................................................................... 19 File ............................................................................................................................................... 20 New File.............................................................................................................................. 20 Open a File.......................................................................................................................... 21 Save File ............................................................................................................................. 21 Properties ............................................................................................................................ 22 Coordinate Parameters ........................................................................................................ 22 Import Points....................................................................................................................... 23 Key In........................................................................................................................................... 24 Key in Point ........................................................................................................................ 24 Enter Line ........................................................................................................................... 24 Enter Road .......................................................................................................................... 25 Configuration ............................................................................................................................... 28 Rover Configuration ........................................................................................................... 28 The Radio of 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2.5.3 2.5.4 2.5.5 2.5.6 2.5.7 2.5.8 2.6 2.6.1 2.6.2 2.6.3 2.6.4 2.6.5 2.6.6 2.6.7 2.6.8 2.6.9 2.7 2.7.1 2.7.2 2.7.3 2.7.4 2.7.5 2.8 2.8.1 2.8.2 2.8.3 2.8.4 2.8.5 2.8.6 2.8.7 2.8.8 2.8.9 2.8.10 3 3.1 3.1.1 3.1.2 3.1.3 3.2 3.2.1 3.2.2 3.3 3.3.1 3.3.2 4 Base Options ....................................................................................................................... 29 Coordinate Management ..................................................................................................... 30 Topology Point.................................................................................................................... 32 Survey Control Point........................................................................................................... 33 Rapid Point ......................................................................................................................... 33 Continuous Point................................................................................................................. 34 Survey .......................................................................................................................................... 34 Start Base ............................................................................................................................ 35 Start Rover .......................................................................................................................... 36 Site Calibration ................................................................................................................... 37 Measurement Point ............................................................................................................. 37 Continuous Topology .......................................................................................................... 38 Stakeout Point ..................................................................................................................... 39 Stakeout lines ...................................................................................................................... 40 Stakeout roads..................................................................................................................... 42 Site Calibration ................................................................................................................... 45 Coordinate Calculation(Cogo) ..................................................................................................... 46 Browse Point....................................................................................................................... 46 Coordinates Export ............................................................................................................. 46 Browse Line........................................................................................................................ 47 Inverse Computation ........................................................................................................... 47 Area and Perimeter.............................................................................................................. 48 Instrument .................................................................................................................................... 48 Satellites.............................................................................................................................. 49 Position ............................................................................................................................... 49 Position Map ....................................................................................................................... 50 Receiver Status.................................................................................................................... 51 Receiver Settings ................................................................................ Navigation towards to Base ................................................................................................ 51 Reset Receiver .................................................................................................................... 51 Difference Data display....................................................................................................... 52 Export: NMEA 0183 ........................................................................................................... 52 Downloading....................................................................................................................... 52

Often Used Issues.......................................................................................................................................... 53 Local Coordinate Survey.............................................................................................................. 53 Overview............................................................................................................................. 53 Base Self-starting ................................................................................................................ 54 Point Adjustment................................................................................................................. 56 Stakeout roads .............................................................................................................................. 57 Stakeout points.................................................................................................................... 57 Stakeout lines ...................................................................................................................... 58 Topology Survey .......................................................................................................................... 60 Point Survey Point .............................................................................................................. 60 Continuous Topology Survey.............................................................................................. 61

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4.1 4.2 4.3 4.3.1 4.3.2 4.3.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.9.1 4.9.2 4.9.3 4.9.4 Introduction.................................................................................................................................. 62 X90 Receiver................................................................................................................................ 63 What is it looking like?.......................................................................................................................... 63 LEDs and Buttons ........................................................................................................................ 64 X90 Front Panel .................................................................................................................. 64 LEDs and Buttons ............................................................................................................... 64 Others.................................................................................................................................. 66 Receiver Configuration ................................................................................................................ 66 Data Storage ................................................................................................................................. 66 Load Data to PC ........................................................................................................................... 67 Shape............................................................................................................................................ 70 Ports ............................................................................................................................................. 70 Control Panel................................................................................................................................ 71 The Panel ............................................................................................................................ 71 Menu ................................................................................................................................... 71 Information ......................................................................................................................... 71 Configuration ...................................................................................................................... 72

DL3 Data Radio ..................................................................................................................................................... 69

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X90 RTK Quick Start

This manual seeks for your convince of using X90 RTK. This Chapter offers a quick start by demonstrating the workflow with an example. Other applications of X90 RTK, refer to the following chapters.

1.1 1.1.1

Setting Up X90 X90 Receiver

The receiver has two parts: the Base featured by a serial number that ends with an even-number, and the Rover, with an odd number. There are two ports, as shown in the figure below. Connect the cables to the receiver as shown in the figure below and turn it on. You can set up the base when your receiver is tracking enough satellites. If you startup your base with the controller. - Pull out the controller when the notice information is displayed then plug the data cable in the same port. If the receiver has a self-startup, you do not need to do anything.

Fig.1. Indicators LED and Buttons

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1.1.2 Radio and Base
Connect the radio to the receiver (base) when the base is started. Signals are emitted by the radio with an interval of every 1 second, say, the red indicator lights up every 1-second and the voltage changes every 1 second too. You can check the working status of your radio with these features.

Power

Base Receive Fig.2. Radio Connections

1.1.3 Rover
Connect every parts of the rover properly Turn on the receiver. Checking the radio receiving condition (by checking whether the radio indicator lights up every second) Set up the rover with the controller When rover is fixed: Ready to work!

1.2

Preparation

You need to set up the control software before the survey to meet the surroundings. For details, are:

1.2.1

Coordinate System Management

On the controller: Configuration>Datum Manager (as the figure below shows)

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Fig.3. Datum Manage To set up the Datum system (Coordinate System), you need to: Select an existing system and modify it (especially modify the Central Meridian. For standard Beijing-54 system, you must set the Central Meridians of 3-degree zone or 6-degree zone in line with entered known-points) Build a new system: Enter the ellipsoid parameters and some local coordinate parameters. Choose Non on the base transfer, horizontal adjustment and vertical adjustment, because the last two will be filled with adjustment parameters derived from the point adjustment. Although not recommended, you can also enter the 7-parameter or 3-parameter on base transfer if you know them. Click Ok to apply these parameters and have transferred result. A newly built project does not require a new point adjustment, since the parameters of the last project are used.

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1.2.2 New Job

File>New Project (as the figure below shows). Enter a project name and select a coordinate system. You can leave the others empty.

Fig.6. New Project

1.2.3 Save Job As

Select File>Save as (as Shown below)

Fig.7. Save Project

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Notes: You must save your new project; otherwise, it will be covered by the next new file. It is recommended to select the Application for the Location

1.3

Setting up Base

The following steps are involved in this setup: Mounting the Base and radio antenna, connections among the radio antenna, base receiver, data transfer radio and batteries. Requirement: The Base should stand on a wide-field place to have a good reception. The Base should stand high to have a good condition of the UHF emission. If the rover is far away, you need to add the radio antenna extender. You can put the base at either known-point or unknown-point. In addition, coordinates can be entered by the users or be directly loaded to the controller. At the known-point: You should startup the base with the known-point. You can also enter the antenna height of the base as the preparation of the startup At the unknown-point: You need a re-checking step before hand. For details, see the following sections.

1.4 1.4.1

Set up Base Base Options

Select Configuration > Base Options (As shown below)

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Fig.9. Base Options Typical Broadcast Format is CMR (of course you can set it RTCA or RTCM). Survey Index could be a number from 1-99. Commonly, we use the default value for the Station Index and Emission interval. The default Elevation Mask is 10. You can also modify it according to the satellite condition.

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1.4.2 Start up Base Receiver

Select Survey>Start Base Receiver (Start Base Receiver would be in gray if the receiver is disconnected). The window below shows:

Fig.11. Start Base We start the base with the entered single-positioning values. You can also select an existing known-point from the list (typically, the first startup is running with the single-positioning values followed by the point adjustment. Later works, if the transfer-parameters of the former works are used, would be started with the known-point, or with a preparation followed with an unknown-point). Select Here then click Ok. The dialog-box below appears: Click any button of Ok or Cancel to continue your work. However, Ok will save the current settings for the next startup.

The re-configuration becomes a must if the base is set at a new location. In addition, self-startup should be reset too.

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Fig. 12. Base Startup A Setting up Succeeded! dialog-box appears If you fail to start up the base: A Setting up failed! dialog-box appears. You need to re-start it then (This is mainly because of a significant difference between the entered known-point and the single-positioning result due to the wrong setting of the central meridian or the non-standard coordinate.)

1.5

Setting up Rover

You can put your rover in your bag or mount it on the centering rod

1.6

Rover Configuration

Plug in the controller and set it up when you connect the rover to the GPS antenna(Base) and the radio antenna.

1.6.1 Rover Options

Select Configuration>Rover options(As shown in the figure below)

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Fig.13. Rover Options Enter the parameters as the figure above shows. In this example, the station Index should be any or the same value as that of one of the base. You can also enter any number among 1-99. The Antenna Height should be 2 meters. The Antenna Height Style should be Bottom of Antenna.

1.6.2 Rover Radio

To read and change the radio frequency: - set Configuration>Com Configuration and select COM1 for PDA com and COM2 for GPS com, as the figure below shows:

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Then select Configuration>Rover par. As shown below:

Figure 14. Rover Radio

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1.6.3 Start Rover Receiver

Select Survey>Start Rover Receiver, as shown in the figure below:

Fig.15. Start up Rover

Fig. 16. Start up Rover If the signals of both radio and satellite are well receipted, the initialization starts. The displayed sequence is: No data>starting.>Float>Fixed. The next step could be carried out only when Fixed is displayed, otherwise, the precision would be relatively low.

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A good fixed condition can minimize the mean square error on the millimeter level.

1.7

Survey

When Fixed is displayed, - Select Survey>Measure Point. Make sure the Save button is not in gray - Click Save to save the information of this point, as the figure below shows:

Fig.17. Survey Point

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1.8

Export Results

As shown in the figure below, you can export surveyed data for the purpose of data transfer. The Huace controller can transfer these data into two formats:*.Cod (Text file) and *.dat (Cass format). You need to select their coordinate system, file name and display model. If you want to export .Cass files, select Cass format.

Fig.18. Export Surveyed Data

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2.1

Install and Uninstall

2.1.1 Installation
-Install the LandStar Setup in your PC Then you can Install the following applications on your Pocket PC (Controller): The controller application, Radio application and Frequency writer

2.2

Install Controller Application

When the RTK software is installed on your PC, you can install the RTK Applications on your controller or on a Pocket PC.

2.2.1

Install Microsoft ActiveSync

Make sure that the Microsoft ActiveSync has been installed before installing the RTK Survey applications. See the figure below:

Double-Click

to install the software

Details see Recon Controller.doc, Page 8 Data/file Transfers

Fig.24. Run ActiveSync

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2.2.2

Install Controller Application

When your controller is working with your PC, you can install the controller application. - Select Start>program>Huace RTK>Install controller: Click Install. If Installation Failed is shown, you should restart your controller by Start > wxesetup or by holding the power button for 5 seconds.

2.2.3

Run The controller Application

On the controller, Select Start>Huace to access the X90 control window, as the figure below shows:

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The following sections show you how to run the controller application:

2.3 2.3.1

File New File

SelectFile>New Job,

Fig.29. New File Enter your project name and select a coordinate system you want to use. Description is optional.

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2.3.2
Open a File

Select File>Open Job, and then follow the figure below.

Fig.30. Open File

2.3.3

Save File

File>Save Job saves your project in the default folder (SaveAs saves it in a specified folder). Make sure you have saved your project before building a new one; otherwise, you would lose the current one.

Fig.31. Save File

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2.3.4
Properties

File name and Coordinate system of the current project.

2.3.5 Coordinate Parameters

Select File > Current Datum Parameters:

Fig.33. Coordinate Parameters Here, you have the parameters of the selected coordinate system and transfer parameters, including: the Coordinate System which shows the working system, Projection which shows the ellipsoid parameters, Base Transfer which shows the transformation parameters from WGS84 to local system (the 7-parameter with which you do not need to have the point-adjustment and the 3-parameter), horizontal adjusted parameter obtained by the horizontal adjustment and vertical adjusted parameter.
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2.3.6 Import Points
It is quite time consuming to import large amount of points into the controller one by one. Hence, you should put all points in a text file with an extension of *.pt (there are two styles: 1. PointName, X, Y, H and 2. PointName, Code, Y, H). You can then copy this text file in the project folder. - Select File>Import>Import point - Find wanted file in the File Name

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2.4 2.4.1 Key In Key in Point

Select Option. You can choose the coordinate system and format of the entered point. (You enter a point for: 1. Point adjustment or 2. Lofting)

2.4.2 Enter Line

Select Key in>Lines, the figure below shows:

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2.4.3 Enter Road
Select Enter>Road. The figure below shows:

You can also select a defined path and modify it, details are: Click Ok button to access the Horizontal Alignment window:

Select the Horizontal Alignment and Click Edit to access the Editing Path window:

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- Click New to access a new window (Fig.41. left) to enter data. - There are two methods to enter the starting point: Key in Coordinate, which expects values in Original North and Original East and the Select Point, allow you to select an existing point with a user-determined Station interval. - Finish setting and click Save.

Typically, a curve in a road is ordered as: Line>filter curve(Spiral)>round curve(Arc)>filter curve>line. The station number grows as the path length increases. Next, we create a path with such sequence: - Select Line under the Element and Click New There are two options in the Method: Direction & Distance, which expects the values of the Azimuth Angle and Distance Two Points expects an End Point instead of the above values. - Click Save.
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Create Filter Curve(Arc), refer to the figure below: Enter the Azimuth Angle value (azimuth angle of the start point tangent, default value is the azimuth angle of the last line) - Under the Method, Select one option between Enter-Spiral and Exit-Spiral. (Enter-Spiral means the road goes from its straight section to a curve section, vise verse. Here we have the Enter-Spiral) - Enter the Curve Direction and Radius of the filter curve(the radius is that of the round curve) - Enter the Length (the length of this Arc) - Click Save If the entered azimuth angle is not the tangent to the filter curve, the software will ask you if it is a tangent or not, when you click Save. If it is tangent, click Yes.

Create a Round Curve (Arc): Enter the Azimuth Angle (Normally, use the default value)
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Select an option from the Method. Three methods are available: by Arc length + Radius, by Delta Angle + radius or by Deflection angle + length (arc length). Enter the corresponding values Select an option under the Arc Direction then click Save.

Finish the rest in the same way. - Select Store>Ok, go back to the Horizontal Alignment window(Left). - Click Save to access the window below(Right) and build another road. Beware; unsaved road would be overwritten when the next new road is built.

2.5 2.5.1

Configuration Rover Configuration

Configuration>Rove par.>Rover Option

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Enter values as shown in the figure above. Normally, you can set: Broadcast format: the CMR (you can set it RTCA or RTCM). Selected format should be in line with the base. Survey Index: Any or the same number as the base. Any number among 1-99 is allowed. Antenna Height: 2 meters AND Method: to Bottom Antenna Type: According to your needs

2.5.2

The Radio of Rover

Before setting the radio, you need to switch the port to COM2 by: -Configuration>COM Configuration>select COM 2 for both two blocks. Configuration>Rover>Set Rover Radio, as the figure below shows:

Fig.47. Rover Radio The function of this window is to change the frequency of the internal radio of the rover. - Connect the controller with your receiver - Click Read. You will see the information of the radio, as shown in the figure below - Select a frequency then click Write Frequency. If write frequency failed, just restart the receiver and click Write Frequency again.

2.5.3

Base Options

Configuration>Base>Base Option

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Fig.50. Base Options As shown in the figure above. Normally, you can set: Broadcast format: The CMR (you can set it RTCA or RTCM). Selected format should be in line with the base. Survey Index: The default value. Any number among 1-99 is allowed. Emission interval: Default Leveling Mask: 10. You can also have this value modified when needed. Antenna Height: Slope height in practice AND Method: to Middle Antenna Type: A100 or A300, according to your needs

2.5.4

Coordinate Management

Configuration>Datum Manager, as shown below:

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You can select a coordinate system and modify it or build your own one. For example, in some area there are only local systems, so you can modify an existing system (Especially modify the Central Meridian. For standard Beijing-54 system, you must set the Central Meridian of 3-degree zone and 6-degree zone according to the entered known-points). Then save it. To build a new system, set parameters such as semi-major axis and fattening, etc., as shown in the figure below. Normally, choose Beijing-54 as the local system. In addition, set the Base Transfer, Horizontal Adjustment and the Vertical Adjustment Non. The values derived from the point-adjustment will be automatically filled in later.

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2.5.5

Topology Point

Configuration>Measure opt.>Topo Point, as shown below:

Auto point stepsize: the stepsize of automatically generated names. Observation Time: The time you want to spend on the Survey Topology: The default value is 5 seconds, but you can modify it when needed Occupation time: recording time-span Horizontal/vertical precision: Surveyed data would not be recorded if any parameter of H and V on the bottom of the window exceeds set value The tickles: select to determine what element you want to save.

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2.5.6

Survey Control Point

Configuration>Observed Control Point, as shown below: Number of measurements: the unit is second, e.g. 180 is180 seconds. Other options refer to the last section

2.5.7

Rapid Point

Configuration>Rapid Point, as shown below: For Options, refer to section 2.5.7.

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2.5.8

Continuous Point

Configuration>Continuous Point, as shown below: For Options, refer to the described in section 2.5.7.

2.6

Survey

- Click Survey. (As shown below, Left) Some of the items would be displayed in gray if the receiver were not connected, as shown in the figure below:

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2.6.1 Start Base

Survey>Start Base, the figure below appears:

You can enter the PointName to start the base. You can also select an existing point from the List.

Note: the difference between the entered/selected value and the value got by clicking here should not exceed 500 meters. Otherwise, the base will not work properly and the application will tell Base Config Failed. - Click Enter. The dialog-box below appears (left), Click Ok on the dialog-box (left) then click OK (Right).

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The alert Base config succeeded tells that the configuration is done. Restart your station if Base config failed. Before clicking the Start Base, you need to check the settings of the Base Option and the Base Radio. The purpose of starting the base-station is to mount the carrier phase value and the coordinate of the starting point on radio carrier and emit it by radio.

2.6.2

Start Rover

Survey>Start Rover:

Fig.61. Start Rover Successfully Before clicking Start Rover, you need to check the settings of the Rover Option and the Rover Radio. Initialization starts with the displayed information sequences as: No data>Initialize>Float>Fixed. The next step could be carried out only when Fixed is displayed. Otherwise, the precision would be relatively low. A good fixed condition can give you a millimeterprecise mean-square-error. The rover collects carrier phase, meanwhile, it receives signals from the base radio and have them demodulated to get carrier phase of the base. The purpose of starting rover: Using OTF technology, the rover calculates the ambiguity with the carrier phases of both base and rover and derives rover position at the centimeter-precision. The point of this method consists in having (initialization) and holding initial ambiguity. Therefore, besides for the sufficient amount and reasonable distribution of the satellites, the RTK Surveys also require good communication between the base and rover.

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2.6.3 Site Calibration
Survey>Site Calibration, click Add Site Calibration: for Grid name, indicate a local coordinate which was typed in advance; for GPS name, type or indicate a point under WGS84; for most cases, select Horizontal&Vertical in Use. Click OK to finish a site. For calibration using more than one sites, add each site time by time. Then click Cal calculate then click OK, two dialog-boxes will appear, click Yes to apply the calibrated datum to current project. If you dont want to bring a point into calibration, you should edit the point (select the point and click Edit) and select Off for Use. You can also delete this point and click Cal to continue. The function of Site calibration is to get the converting parameters from WGS84 to the local datum. If you select Yes for all the dialog-boxes when site calibration is done, the parameters will be stored in Current datum Parameters, details see section 2.3.5 .

2.6.4 Measurement Point

Survey> Measurement Points, The figure below appears

Fig.63. Survey Point There are three Methods: The Topology Point (5 sec.), the Control Point (80 sec.) and the Quick Point (1 sec.). The Survey of time can be changed with a minimum value of 1 sec. Click the Option button to change the precision and save the Surveyd point.
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Note: You can have desirable Survey values only when you set a better precision than that of the displayed fixed-horizontal/vertical. Click Opt., below window appears:

2.6.5 Continuous Topology

Survey>Continuous Topo. The figure below appears:

The meaning of the items in the Method: Fixed Time: Record a point at a set time interval. Fixed Distance: Record a point at a set distance interval.

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Click Opt., below window appears:

2.6.6 Stakeout Point

Survey>Stakeout Point. The window below appears:

- Click Add, the window below appear,

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- Select an input method; - Select a wanted point(s) then Click Stake>Start.

On the window, the arrow points at the true north, moving direction is shown on the top-right and the Vertical Distance displays dig or fill. When the antenna is getting close to the lofting point, the cursor turns to a circle and the point is displayed as cross.

2.6.7 Stakeout lines

You need to define a line before lofting, - Survey>Stakeout Line - Select a line(you must have at least one line before doing this,to enter a line, refer to 2.4.2 Enter Line ) Note: There are two ways of entering a line (1.Two Points and 2. Direction and Distance from One
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Point).The figure above is the Two Point. We enter the distance between the starting point and the current point. Survey>Stakeout Line. The window below appears:

Select a wanted line, as shown in Fig.70 (Left). Select one of the methods among (1.to Line, 2. Station in Line and 3. Station/Offset on Line), as shown in figure 70(Right). Click Enter to have the window shown as Fig 71.

Note: To Line uses any point on the line; Station in Line is controlling the stations with s set distance-interval, which are designedly lofted. You can add stations as needed; You can set offset, positive value rightward and negative value leftward and so is on the vertical directions (upward positive, downward negative).

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2.6.8 Stakeout roads
Survey>Stakeout roads, as shown in the figure below:

Select built road and double click/click Ok to access the Stakeout roads window:

There are four modes: to path, to station, station/offset, to coordinate. To Path implies to loft every point on the path. To Station implies to loft the entered points along the path. Station/offset implies to loft the points that have set distance to the path according to the stations, offsets are differed by the positive and negative values and To Coordinate implies to loft a certain point. Set the antenna height and click Add Station or Delete Station or enter the station directly Click Ok to access the window in below page:

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On the map, a two-color arrow points at the north, the black one points at the road direction and a circle enclosing a dot shows the of position rover. When the rover starts moving, the circle turns to an arrow pointing to the moving direction (Note: referenced by the path and oriented by its direction), meanwhile, on the right of the two-color arrow, a red arrow appears pointing at the moving direction toward to the lofting point in real time (Note: referenced by the positive direction). In addition, the number shown on the right helps you find the lofting point quickly. A circle enclosing a cross indicates the position of the lofting point. The map of the point position is enlarged when the rover goes close to the point within a two-meter range, and would turn back to the original small map when the rover goes away from the point by three-meter. Click the Opt. button, the window below appears:

Check Before Save: Select to show the difference between the lofted coordinate and wanted coordinate. Save Grid Change: Select to save found difference
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Show Station: Select to show the stations number. Orientation: To select the direction shown on the controller.

2.6.9 Site Calibration

Survey>Site Calibration:

Click Add. The window below appears:

Select the entered local coordinates in the Grid Points. Select the entered or Surveyd WGS84 coordinates in the GPS Point. Select the wanted method in the use then click Ok. Add every calculating point one after another. If you do not want to have certain points calculated, set Non in the use for them. Click Enter to continue.

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2.7 Coordinate Calculation(Cogo)

The functions of the Points explorer, Point export, Lines explorer, Roads explorer, Computation Inverse Calculate, Area and Perimeter, 7-Parameters Calculation are available here. However, some of them would be disabled if receiver were disconnected, as shown in the figure below:

2.7.1 Browse Point

Select the Points explorer to check the entered/Surveyd point and delete/edit the displayed coordinate. You can also change the displayed coordinate system and displaying format, to do this, click Options.

2.7.2 Coordinates Export

Cogo> Point Export. The window below (Left) appears:

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Select the exporting coordinate system and displayed format, for example: Beijing 54 system and geodetic rectangular plane coordinate. Enter the file name. Click Ok. The window above(Right) appears

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Browse Line

Cogo> Lines explorer. The figure below (Left) shows: Click Det., the window below(Right) shows:

2.7.4 Inverse Computation

Cogo>Inverse Computation. The figure below shows:
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As shown in the figure above, some information can be derived from the coordinates of a pair of points

2.7.5 Area and Perimeter

Instrument
Some options are shown in gray indicating that they are disabled due to the disconnection of the receiver, as shown in the figure below:

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2.7.6 Satellites
Instrument >Satellites, the figure below shows:

Click List to have the parameters of each satellite, as shown in the figure below:

2.7.7 Position
Select Instrument>Position to show the position of the current point like Longitude and Altitude, etc. Refer to the figure below(Right): Click Opt. to have the figure on the left

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2.7.8 Position Map

As shown below

This window severs as a real-time check function of the single-positioning separation degree. The result is displayed as a circle centered at the controllers position or at the last position before Clear, with a radius that can be enlarged or reduced when needed. Click Options to select the wanted coordinate format displayed on the map.

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2.7.9 Receiver Status

2.7.10 Navigation towards to Base

- Instrument>Navigation. With a tidy interface, you can clearly see what happens on the window below:

2.7.11 Reset Receiver

Select Receiver Reset when the receiver runs incorrectly.

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2.7.12 Difference Data display
Select this to check whether the RTK differential data format and the radio reception are running well.

2.7.13 Export: NMEA 0183

You can set the receiver data format as marine survey data by simply selecting the corresponding format and click Ok. However, restarting will bring the RTK format back.

2.7.14 Downloading
The controller works together with PC using ActiveSync (Version 3.7 or above). Open ActiveSync>Browse(Mobile Instrument) Find the coordinate file you want to export in the folder Application and copy it.

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Often Used Issues

Local Coordinate Survey

3.1

3.1.1 Overview
It is well acknowledged that the GPS works under the WGS84 system and what the RTK Survey obtains is the position increment (x y z) between the rover and the base under such system. While what the users want is, the state coordinate system (such Beijing 54 and China 80) or the plane coordinates and level heights in the local system. Therefore, it is necessary to have the Surveyd WGS84 coordinates transferred into the state/local system4 by running the point adjustment. For static Survey, the point adjustment is carried out using the cooperated Survey with the known local controlling points. In addition, for RTK Survey, it wants beforehand the transfer-parameter that often refers to the 7-parameters, the 4- parameters, the Northern slope and the Eastern slope. However, in a relatively small survey area, you only need to take the 4-parameters and the Northern/Eastern slopes into account. There are two ways to get the transfer parameters: the RTK adjustment or entering them (derived from network adjustment or transfer parameter generating application) into the controller according to the post processing results. The 4-Parameter is represented as (x y k ) refers to a pair of moving value, a scale and a rotation angle. As we all know, low precision under the WGS84 (5 meter - 15 meter) actually cannot meet the requirement of Survey. To get a better precision, you can re-enter the WGS84 coordinates into the
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controller when the WGS84 precision between a pair of bases is relatively desirable. However, it would be more convenient to enter an approximate WGS84 coordinate in the base followed with a rover-derived (x y); no extra work would be involved.

3.1.2 Base Self-starting

The Base Self-starting refers to: without using the controller, the base starts to emit differential data automatically as soon as the satellites signals are received. You can set up the self-start function by following steps:

Connect the receiver to the PC, turn on your receiver and double-click below shows:

, the figure

Select Management>Receiver Settings, the interface below appears:

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- As Fig.91 shows, the Self-start parameter is Never. Click the Self-start button, the alert below appears:

Select Ok, then Never becomes Self-start, as shown in the figure below:

The Self-start setting up is done now, click Quit to finish.

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3.1.3 Point Adjustment

Survey>Site Calibration. The window below(Right) - Click Add to access the window below(Left):

Select the entered local coordinates in the Grid Points. All displayed points are under local coordinate system. Select the entered or Surveyd WGS84 coordinates in the GPS Point. All displayed points are under entered or Surveyd WGS84 system Select the wanted method in the Adjustment Method then click Ok. Add every adjusting point one after another. Click Calculate to continue.
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The adjustment derives transfer parameters and saves them in the Current Coordinate Parameters and Coordinate System Management. You have your choice to save them or not If you do not want to have certain points calculated, set Non in the Adjustment Method for them.

3.2

Stakeout roads

3.2.1 Stakeout points

Survey>Stakeout points

Click Add and select the wanted points on the figure below:

Click Loft> Start.

The arrow points at the true north. The moving direction is shown on the top-right. The Vertical
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Distance indicates the dig/fill status. The lofting point is shown as a cross. The antenna turns to a circle when it is going close to the cross.

3.2.2 Stakeout lines

You must have at least one line before doing this, to enter a line, refer to 2.4.2 Enter Line) Note: There are two way of entering a line (1.Two Points and 2. Direction and Distance from One Point).Here is the Two Point. We enter the distance between the starting station and the current station.

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Survey>stakeout line. The window below appears:

Select the wanted line, as shown in the figure below. Select one of lofting method among (1.to line, 2. station in line and 3. station/offset on line).

Note: To Line can be any point on the line; Station on Line is controlling the station in line with the set distance interval, which is designedly lofted. You can add stations as needed; can set the offset, the rightward has a positive value, the leftward is has a negative value, and so is on the vertical directions (upward positive, downward negative).

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3.3

Topology Survey

3.3.1 Point Survey Point

Survey>Measurement Points

There are three Methods: Topology Point (5 sec.), Control Point (80 sec.) and Quick Point (1 sec.). The display time can be changed with a minimum value of 1 sec. Click Option to change the precision and save the measured point.

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3.3.2 Continuous Topology Survey
Survey>Continuous Topo. The figure below appears:

The meanings of items in the Method: Fixed Time: Record a point at the set time interval. Fixed Distance: Record a point at the set distance interval. Click Options to access the window below. You can set up the Horizontal Precision and the Vertical Precision:

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Huace X90 Receiver

Introduction

4.1

Integrating GPS receiver and the rover radio together, mounted with the worlds most advanced OME main board, Huace X90 receiver came out in 2004 from a famous Chinese GPS manufacturer featured of its domestically yet globally adopting technologies. Meeting military standard, with its power saving, fast positioning and high precision characteristics, X90 is produced with Chinas top-rank assembling craft using high-tech materials, which offers you a full-waterproof and 2-meter shock resistant quality plus total-working-conditions adapting features of 100% dust protection and zero condensation. One-Touch Easy Static/Fast Static Survey Operation The five indicator LEDs allow you to monitor the entire progress, including satellite status, data recording status, power and radio signal. Each of the long-life lithium batteries supports your fieldwork up to 8 hours. X90 also provides you with a large memory that can store the original data of 6 satellites with a sampling interval of 15 seconds within 10 continuous days. The professional post-process software pack under WinCE offers a friendly and easy-use GIS data collection system. With features like 100% dust protection, shock resistant and waterproof, it is a fieldwork data collector meeting the military standard. The WinCE operating system supports Mobile Office, providing attributes like importing, editing and in-field entering; it is a powerful tool of land administration, professional GIS data collection and various surveying/mapping tasks. Professional Post-process Software Compass consists of the baseline computation, free adjustment, conditional adjustment, and reports exporting. In addition, it contains various modules including, Coordinate System Management, Kinematics Post-process (code differential and carrier phase differential), the GIS data dictionary editor and attributes script processor, etc. Both the Broadcast Ephemeris Computation and the Precise Ephemeris Computation with the result-report are available. It supports most conditional adjustment methods apt local situation. Formed using the state-standard format, the adjustment reports meet the state standard. Local coordinate system correction, Beijing54 system, Xian80 system and WGS84 system are available in the software using the Coordinate Management functions. The software supports Height Fitting in better precision.

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4.2 X90 Receiver

What is it looking like?

X90 Front Panels

X90 Top Panels

X90 Back Panels

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4.3

LEDs and Buttons

4.3.1 X90 Front Panel

X90 Front Panels

4.3.2 LEDs and Buttons

As shown in the figure above, there are two buttons and 5 indicator LEDs: 1 Satellite Tracking LED (Red) The red Satellite Tracking LED indicates the status of the satellite tracking. When the satellite signals have been received, the LED: Within a flashing group, flashes once per second, the number of times it flashes indicate the number of satellites. There is a 3-second interval between different groups. Flash Multiple Flash Single Flash in a group Off Memory LED (Green) Mode Static RTK Meaning of flash Save an epoch data Incorrect radio data Indicates the status of the radio receiver: Numbers of Satellites Numbers of flash Only One or Non Receiver not working Radio LED (Yellow): Mode Flash Meaning Receiving radio

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4 Battery LED (Green or Red) The power LED indicated the status of Battery: Green - Using Battery Mode On Flash Meaning Powered by battery Low power Red - Using External Power Mode Flash On/Very slow flash Meaning Charging Charging done

5 Status Switch Button This button allows you to switch working modes. The receiver works in the RTK mode automatically when turned on. If you want to switch the receiver to Static mode, you should: - Press the Switch Button down; hold it until the Storage LED is off. If you want to switch the receiver back to RTK mode, you should: - Press the Switch Button down, hold it until the Radio LED is off. - Robotically, the Satellite LED, Storage LED, Radio LED light up. Switching action accomplished when they are unlit. 6 Power Button Press this button to switch the receiver on or off, and to select the battery. Mode Button Press Using Battery Hold (2 sec.) LED Battery LED On Battery LED A On(Green) Battery LED B On(Green) Meaning Switch the Receiver On Switch Battery A to B Switch Battery B to A Switch the Receiver Off

Hold (4 Sec.) Battery LED Off Charge Batteries Button External Power LED Battery LED A On(Red) Hold (2 sec.) Battery LED B On(Red)

Meaning Switch Battery A to B and charge B Switch Battery B to A and charge A

Hold means press the button down then keep pressing for a while.

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4.3.3 Others
1. When the receiver is turned off, plugging the external power only charges the batteries. To turn on, hold the Power Button until all of the Satellite LED, Storage LED and Radio LED light up.To turn the receiver off, hold the Power Button until every LED is unlit. 2. The sequence of lighting up when power has: Two Battery LEDs >Satellite LED>Storage LED>Radio LED. You can see the LEDs healthy status. 3. Anomaly occurs when you see any of the following phenomena: All LEDs are on, Satellite LED + Storage LED + Radio LED are on, and Satellite LED + Radio LED flash at the same frequency or other strange phenomena. If the problem still exists even after restarting, please contact the customer support 4. When first working with X90, you should examine the two batteries by using the Switch Button to make sure that each of them can work independently and can be charged individually.

4.4

Receiver Configuration

You can set up the values of the sampling interval and leveling mask for static data collection. These two values are set 15 sec. and 13 degree in the system, but displayed as 255 sec. and 255 degree in the window. In addition, you should set the Original Data Export NORMAL instead of EXPORT that could fail in recording the static data. Note: Storage LED flashes every second when setting up.

4.5

Data Storage

The X90 stores collected static data in a 16M-memory. Depending on the number of satellites and the sampling interval, occupied memory may be different even if the stored data were collected in the same observation session. By default, it is able to record data in 300 hours with 8 satellites. Recoding would stop when the memory is full, you can delete files or format it, as shown in the figure below:

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4.6

Load Data to PC

Collected file will be shown when the receiver is connected to your PC (using USB cable or Serial Port). Then: - Enter the station name, session number and antenna height - Select the path on left side - Select the wanted file(s) then Click Load

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DL3 Data Radio

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4.7 Shape

DL3:Shape

4.8

Ports

The Ports as shown below

Power Antenna

Data

Ports

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4.9 Control Panel

4.9.1 The Panel

Control Panel: Buttons

4.9.2 Menu
Press Power to turn the radio on (11-16V power in). The figure below will appear soon afterward.

Fig.106. Turn on the Radio Note: Holding the Power button will turn off the radio. It will go back to the Start Window when you press it while the radio is working.

4.9.3 Information
Press ENTER on above Window to access the information menu, the figure below appears. Baud, Power/Frequency(P&F), Modes, Version(Ver.) are available here. Select one item to see the corresponding information, select Quit to go back to the Information Menu.

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4.9.4 Configuration
Select the Configuration in the start window, as the window below shows. You can set up the Baud rate, Mode, Power/Frequency and LCD. Select an item using Up/Down and access it using ENTER.

Fig.109. Settings Power/Frequency is literally divided into two parts: The Power with options of 2W, 5W, 10W, 25W, 28W the and Frequency with operations of Add(Enlarge), Sub(Reduce) and Enter. You can adjust the backlight and contrast of the LCD. Contrast: Add/Sub Back Light: ON/OFF/ON when the buttons are pressed

Note: Some of the configurations above can be viewed and modified by the Huace Frequency Writer.

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