SinoGNSS○R T300 PLUS User Guide T300 PLUS GNSS Receiver User Guide November 2021
SinoGNSS○R T300 PLUS User Guide Corporate office ComNav Technology Ltd. Building 2, No.618 Chengliu Middle Road, 201801 Shanghai, China Tel: +86 21 64056796 Fax: +86 21 54309582 Website: http://www.comnavtech.com E-mail: support@comnavtech.com Trademark notice © 2019 ComNav Technology Ltd. All rights reserved. SinoGNSS is the official trademark of ComNav Technology Ltd., registered in People’s Republic of China, EU, USA and Canada.
SinoGNSS○R T300 PLUS User Guide ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ Do not rotate 7-pin Lemo port Do not cover the radio, keep a sound ventilation environment To reduce radiation, please keep above 2 meters away from the radio station Take lighting protection measures when installing antennas Change the cable if damaged Related Regulations The receiver contains integral Bluetooth® wireless technology and UHF. Regulations regarding the use of the datalink vary greatly from country to country.
SinoGNSS○R T300 PLUS User Guide Contents 1 Introduction....................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 About the receiver .................................................................................................. 1 1.2 Receiver features .................................................................................................... 1 1.3 T300 PLUS Receiver parts list ...................................................
SinoGNSS○R T300 PLUS User Guide 6.3 Stake points/lines.................................................................................................. 44 6.4 PPK ........................................................................................................................ 47 6.5 Site calibration/Grid Shift ..................................................................................... 48 6.5.1 Site calibration ...............................................................................
SinoGNSS○R T300 PLUS User Guide 1 Introduction The SinoGNSS○ T300 PLUS GNSS Receiver User Guide is aimed to help you get familiar with the T300 PLUS receiver and start your project effectively. We highly recommend you to read this manual before surveying, even you have used other Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers before. R 1.1 About the receiver With SinoGNSS® Quantum™ algorithm, T300 PLUS GNSS receiver can be applied in RTK mode with all GNSS constellations.
SinoGNSS○R T300 PLUS User Guide 1.3.1 Basic Supply kit SinoGNSS® T300 PLUS GNSS Receiver Basic Supply kit contains two receivers and related accessories.
SinoGNSS○R T300 PLUS User Guide 4* Lithium-ion Battery 2* Battery Charger R550 Controller Controller Battery, Charger and Cable Controller Bracket Optional accessories: Double Bubbles Tribrach with High Adapter 1* 30cm Extension bar 1.3.
SinoGNSS○R T300 PLUS User Guide Item Picture External Radio CDL7 2-pin Lemo Power Cable 7-pin Lemo Data Cable N-Type to TNC Convertor N-type to N-type Antenna Cable N-Type Radio Antenna 1.3.3 Transport Cases Standard transport case is designed for containing basic supply kit of one SinoGNSS○T300 PLUS GNSS Receiver.
SinoGNSS○R T300 PLUS User Guide Base Rover The optional choice is provided to have capacity of two kits of T300 PLUS receivers.
SinoGNSS○R T300 PLUS User Guide 2 Setting up the receiver This chapter provides general information on environmental requirements, setup, power supply and connection of the T300 PLUS receiver. 2.1 Environmental requirements To keep the receiver with a reliable performance, it is better to use the receiver in safe environmental conditions: • Operating temperature: -40°C to +65°C • Storage temperature: -40°C to +85°C • Out of corrosive fluids and gases • With a clear view of sky 2.
SinoGNSS○R T300 PLUS User Guide 2.4 Power supply T300 PLUS GNSS receiver supports internal batteries and external power input. 2.4.1 Internal batteries The receiver is equipped with two rechargeable Lithium-ion batteries, which can be removed for charging. The T300 PLUS receiver adopts the hot swap battery design that provides you an effective survey workflow. The internal batteries typically provide about 9-hour operating time.
SinoGNSS○R T300 PLUS User Guide ⚫ Dispose of the Lithium-ion Battery – Discharge a Lithium-ion battery before dispose of it. – Dispose of batteries is an environmentally sensitive manner, and adhere to any local and national regulations concerning battery disposing or recycling. WARNING – Do not damage the rechargeable Lithium-ion battery. A damaged battery can cause an explosion or fire, and can result in personal injury and/or property damage. 2.4.
SinoGNSS○R T300 PLUS User Guide 2.5 Pole-mounted setup To mount the receiver on a range pole as the figure shown below: ⚫ Thread the receiver onto the range pole ⚫ Mount the controller bracket to the pole ⚫ Install the controller into the bracket Tip: Do not tightly clamp the controller on the Range Pole. 3 General Operation This chapter introduces all controls for the general operation, including button functions and all LED behaviors on the front panel. 3.
SinoGNSS○R T300 PLUS User Guide Power Differential Data Satellite Tracking WIFI/GPRS Raw Data Recording LEDs Power States Description Enough power Lit Low power Flashing Differential Data Satellite Tracking Internal 4G and WIFI Flashes once per second Receiving/transmitting differential data Fast flashing/ Flashes 1 time every 5 seconds No satellite received Flashes N times every 5 seconds Received N satellite signals Flashes once per second GPRS function is working Flashes once per five-
SinoGNSS○R T300 PLUS User Guide 3.3 Receiver Web GUI interface Step 1: Connect Wi-Fi of T300 PLUS receiver Turn on the T300 PLUS GNSS receiver and wait for the T300 PLUS serial number to appear under the available Wi-Fi networks on your smart phone or office computer. For example, T300 PLUS-T31LXXXXX (where xxxxx represents the last five digits of the receiver serial number).
SinoGNSS○R T300 PLUS User Guide 3.3.1 Checking the receiver status In the section, you can check System information, Status, 4G Network, Bluetooth, Wifi, Position info, satellite info. (1) System information, includes the basic information includes receiver type, serial number, system firmware version, board firmware version, radio firmware (radio type), front panel firmware (T300 PLUS doesn’t have front LCD panel), Web version.
SinoGNSS○R T300 PLUS User Guide (5) Position info, shows position status, clock status, tracking satellites, used satellites and DOP status. (6) Satellites Info, includes Tracking graph, Tracking skyplot.
SinoGNSS○R T300 PLUS User Guide 3.3.2 Configuration This section includes Satellite tracking, work mode, Antenna setup and Base station configuration. ⚫ ⚫ Satellite tracking, includes Smooth Pseudorange, default is OFF; Elevation mask: default is 10 degrees; and every system status, supports to change by customers, click Enter to save settings, click Cancel to cancel the settings.
SinoGNSS○R T300 PLUS User Guide ⚫ Base station configuration: Setup the station ID, Antenna height, measure method supports slant height and vertical height; then click Get position to set the current position or you can enter the coordinate yourself, click Start to start the base setup, click Stop to stop the base setup. ⚫ Work mode, includes rover settings and base settings.
SinoGNSS○R T300 PLUS User Guide (1) Ntrip Client: Set Ntrip version, includes NTRIP v1.0 and NTRIP v2.0, IP, port, username, password, then click Get List and select mountpoint, check on Use, click Enter to apply the Ntrip Client; Check off Use, click Enter to cancel the work mode. When setup the Ntrip Client, you can go to Device Info->Status to check current device status and datalink status. (2) Radio: The model is RX, set the frequency, minimum interval is 12.
SinoGNSS○R T300 PLUS User Guide After setup, you can go to Device Info->Status to check device status. Base settings include Ntrip Server (Same with internal GSM in Survey Master) and Radio (Same with internal radio in Survey Master).
SinoGNSS○R T300 PLUS User Guide b) Ntrip settings: Choose Ntrip version, set IP, port, username, password, mountpoint, and choose data stream, supports RTCM3.2, RTCM3.2(MSM5), RTCM3.0, RTD, CMR. Check on Use, and click Enter to apply, click Cancel to cancel apply; Check off Use, and click Enter to cancel the previous base setup. After you setup base using Ntrip server successfully, you can go to Device->Status to check current base settings, and the rover can get the mountpoint from the server you set.
SinoGNSS○R T300 PLUS User Guide After setup the base, you can go to the Device Info-> Status to check base settings. 3.3.
SinoGNSS○R T300 PLUS User Guide 3.3.3.4 Receiver Utility In this section, you can control T300 PLUS remotely, including: ⚫ ⚫ Reboot: Restart the receiver Factory Default: recover the receiver to factory default setting 3.3.4 Firmware update You can update the system firmware (OS), board firmware (GNSS), front panel firmware (LCD) and radio firmware (RADIO) in this menu. Select system, GNSS, RADIO firmware upgrade according to your demand, then click Browse to select the latest firmware version.
SinoGNSS○R T300 PLUS User Guide 4 Static survey This chapter describes static survey through T300 PLUS receiver and CRU software. For static survey, you cannot change settings through front panel, you can configure it via Compass Receiver Utility (CRU): 1) Receiver configuration; 2) check receiver settings and status; 3) convert data to Rinex format. 4.1 Receiver Configuration 1. Download and install CRU software from the link below (ensure the driver is properly installed in your PC): http://www.
SinoGNSS○R T300 PLUS User Guide 4.2 Static Data Collection Static survey is mainly used for the control survey. To reach millimeter accuracy, follow as below: ⚫ At least 3 GNSS receivers are required to form a stable triangulation network. ⚫ It is better to set Data Log Session as manual on the known point. ⚫ Power off the receiver before moving to other observation site.
SinoGNSS○R T300 PLUS User Guide 4.4 RINEX Convert After copy raw observation data to PC, you can convert the data from ComNav binary format (*.cnb) to RINEX in CRU software. 1. Start CRU software; 2. Click Folders and select the path of your CNB data; 3. Click Rinex Convert to check all raw data on main window. Right click on the file to modify antenna, Convert Settings and Convert to RENIX, or use fast icon in standard bar. ⚫ Click to select the Antenna Type and Measurement.
SinoGNSS○R T300 PLUS User Guide ⚫ Click to change Convert Settings, mainly export format and export observation information. Tip: In some Post Processing software, the BeiDou observations cannot be processed, you can uncheck the BeiDou B1,B2,B3 observations. ⚫ Click to Convert to RINEX, the RINEX data will be save in the same path as raw observation data.
SinoGNSS○R T300 PLUS User Guide 5 Real-Time Kinematic Survey (RTK) This chapter introduces how to conduct RTK Survey with Survey Master Software, including software installation, start a new project, receiver connection and RTK working modes (Radio, CORS and GPRS). 5.1 Installation of Survey Master Survey Master is available on Google play, you can download for free and install the software to SinoGNSS controller R550. Also you can download the latest version from our website: http://comnavtech.
SinoGNSS○R T300 PLUS User Guide 2. Connection: Click Select to go into Bluetooth connection interface. For detailed information, you can refer to chapter 5.4. 3. Work mode: Click Select to go into QuickSetup interface to start your receiver as Base/Rover. For detailed information, you can refer from chapter 5.5. If you start your receiver as Rover, then you can start work directly of topo survey or stakeout.
SinoGNSS○R T300 PLUS User Guide If you start your receiver as Base, after Disconnect with Base, there will be a Prompt. YES: will guide you to start Rover in Wizard interface; NO: will disconnect the base and exit Wizard. 5.3 Start a New Project Click Project, you can use the same Datum with last project, choose a datum in store and scan QR code from other controller to add Datum, even sharing project with cloud.
SinoGNSS○R T300 PLUS User Guide ⚫ Select a Predefined datum: You can select datum directly from the list. Survey Master currently has 49 countries datum and will add more afterwards. ⚫ Create a User defined datum: If you cannot find datum you want in the list, follow instructions below to add one: select Ellipsoid, Projection for your datum, and even seven parameters, geoid model based on your request. Tip1: if asked username and password for seven parameters, enter admin admin Tip2: For H.RMS and V.
SinoGNSS○R T300 PLUS User Guide ⚫ ⚫ Share Datum via QR code. After you build a project, press the project name, it will generate a QR code. Users can use the Scan function in the main interface to access the coordinate system. 5.4 Bluetooth connection To connect Survey Master with T300 PLUS, switch to Device interface, tap Connection to go into Bluetooth connection interface.
SinoGNSS○R T300 PLUS User Guide After connected successfully, the bottom will show the positioning status. Tip: If you are failed to connect with receiver through Survey Master, you can just follow prompt info to go into the device Bluetooth setting interface to make sure Bluetooth paired successfully. Sometimes you need restart the receiver or Survey Master Software.
SinoGNSS○R T300 PLUS User Guide 5.5 Internal Radio Mode T300 PLUS GNSS receiver supports transmit & receive the correction data in internal radio mode. To conduct the RTK survey in internal radio mode, it requires: 1 A controller with software ○ installed 2 An extension bar ○ 3 Two units of T300 ○ PLUS GNSS receiver 4 Two whip antennas ○ 6 ○ 5 A range pole with bracket ○ 6 Tripod and tribrach ○ Tip: The external power supply is recommended when T300 PLUS set as a base station.
SinoGNSS○R T300 PLUS User Guide • Choose ⚫ Protocol and channel: Set protocol and frequency for the base; ⚫ Start mode: Fix position means you have a known coordinate for base, or get a point from GNSS; ⚫ Differential mode: Support RTCM32, RTCM32(MSM5), RTD, CMR, CMR+(GPS only) 32
SinoGNSS○R T300 PLUS User Guide ⚫ Library choose: Choose a known point from Element; ⚫ Receive: Receive a point from GNSS; When start Base succeed, it will show as below in Survey Master. 5.5.2 Start Rover Station by Survey Master ⚫ ⚫ ⚫ Connect Survey Master with T300 PLUS receiver via Bluetooth based on Chapter 5.4. Set same protocol and frequency with Base receiver. The current status on the bottom will change from Single to Fixed.
SinoGNSS○R T300 PLUS User Guide 5.6 External radio mode The external radio mode can extend RTK working distance, which is ideal for areas with high constructions or strong signal interference.
SinoGNSS○R T300 PLUS User Guide ⚫ Rover station 1 A T300 PLUS receiver ○ 2 A Whip antenna ○ 3 A controller with software installed ○ 4 A range pole with bracket ○ ⚫ Click Device-> Base ->Add, select External radio. • When start succeed, set up the frequency channel, and Rover frequency should be same. • Be sure to set the same baud rate as your CDL7(default value is 38400, you also can change in Param tab based on your CDL7). 5.
SinoGNSS○R T300 PLUS User Guide 1 A T300 PLUS receiver ○ 2 A controller with SIM card and ○ software 3 A range pole with bracket ○ Configure the Rover as below: ⚫ Make sure your controller can access to internet via SIM card or Wi-Fi, then run Survey Master Software. ⚫ Build Bluetooth connection as shown in chapter 5.4, Click Device -> Rover -> PDA CORS. • Enter CORS DNS/IP address and port-> Click Source List and select the proper source -> enter User and password.
SinoGNSS○R T300 PLUS User Guide http://www.hw-group.com/products/HWg-Ares/HWg-Ares_GSM_APN_en.html#top 5.8.1 Point to Point/Points mode (P to PS mode) In point to point mode, the correction data is transmitted from the base station to the server, then rovers can log on the server to get the correction data. Therefore, SIM cards are required both in the Base and Rover. Tip: ComNav technology provides a free static server address 211.144.120.
SinoGNSS○R T300 PLUS User Guide 5.8.2 Internal 4G Ntrip client mode For Ntrip client mode, Rover acquires correction data from Ntrip(CORS) server. ⚫ Enter proper APN, DNS/IP Address and Port.
SinoGNSS○R T300 PLUS User Guide 6 Basic Survey Functions This section describes the basic survey functions of Survey Master, including point measurement, Topo survey, Auto survey, Area survey, Static, PPK, staking, site calibration, import and export measured points. 6.1 Topo survey Click Topo Survey-> enter point name, ->click to start or stop collecting data. ⚫ You can quickly change antenna height in the survey interface. ⚫ Tap Elem to check point coordinates.
SinoGNSS○R T300 PLUS User Guide ⚫ Fast survey by pressing Code: Tap the code in nine panels, will survey the point directly. Go into code management interface to modify code list, then you can choose code to use in nine panels. ⚫ Recover deleted points in Recycle Bin.
SinoGNSS○R T300 PLUS User Guide 6.1.
SinoGNSS○R T300 PLUS User Guide 1. Open IMU: Go into Topo survey—click the button to open. After you click IMU button, it will give you one prompt to check the antenna information. Edit: Change the antenna information. Confirmed: You have been confirmed the antenna information, and it is correct. NO PROMPT: will not give this prompt next time when you do IMU calibration. 2. Initialization If you power off the receiver or freset it, need to initialize again.
SinoGNSS○R T300 PLUS User Guide Keep the receiver stationary shake the receiver rotating the receiver In survey interface, you can find the bubble and angle value shows the pole you tilt. For more accuracy, angle less than 60°will be better. Tip: Do not shake or rotate the receiver violently, otherwise you need to re-initialize. 6.2 Auto survey/Area survey For Auto survey, it supports automatic and continuous survey according to Time or Distance.
SinoGNSS○R T300 PLUS User Guide For Area survey, it can compute area directly after getting points. Press , it will show the coordinate information, press result, press , it will show the area , it will show the shape on map. 6.3 Stake points/lines Go into Stake point interface, click to choose a point and tap Stake. Survey Master provides a navigation map when staking points/lines. If you are close to the target point enough, it will alarm you based on the alarm range you set.
SinoGNSS○R T300 PLUS User Guide Enter the point name and code based on your requirements, then click Various navigation info choices You can also Import points for staking, or add from Library choose.
SinoGNSS○R T300 PLUS User Guide Tip: keep your receiver vertical to the ground. For staking lines, click -> add line (Two points or Point + Azimuth + Distance) -> click -> Choose one line and click Stake. The default method to stake is “To line”, press method to choose a method you want.
SinoGNSS○R T300 PLUS User Guide • • • • To line: show shortest way to find a point on line; To station ID: stake points on line by defined interval; Distance of 2 points: show distance of current location to the line’s start point and end point; Segment: Stake on line by defined segment value. 6.4 PPK PPK (post processing kinetic) is the unique function of survey master, which is used for post-processing dynamic measurements.
SinoGNSS○R T300 PLUS User Guide 6.5 Site calibration/Grid Shift 6.5.1 Site calibration Site calibration is commonly needed once in one project, and all the points will be collected based on calibrated datum system. 1. Choose manual pair or auto pair. 2. If you choose manual pair, you can directly enter at least three groups’ point to compute.
SinoGNSS○R T300 PLUS User Guide automatically. Click to add K1, K2, K3 Click to add A1, A2, A3 3. If you choose auto pair, it will auto compute according to the same name for known point and measured point. After click Compute to calculate, the software will calibrate automatically. 4. Click Apply to confirm to replace datum. The value of H.Resid and V.Resid should meet the requirement (H.Resid ≤ 0.015m, and V.Resid ≤ 0.02m).
SinoGNSS○R T300 PLUS User Guide 6.5.2 Grid Shift Grid reset function is applied when you need to change the position of Base station in the same project. Click Grid Shift in Survey interface -> add current Base point and target Base point -> Click Compute -> Apply to complete grid shift. Click to add the point from one Base Click to select the same point from another 6.6 COGO With COGO function, you can calculate points/lines/angle directly on field.
SinoGNSS○R T300 PLUS User Guide • • • • • • • • • • Angular transformation: Angular type transform; Two points: Calculate two points distance; Point to line: Distance from point to one line; Offset point: Calculate point with azimuth and distance; Deflection angle: Calculate angle of two lines; Deflection point: Calculate point with angle and distance; Intersection point: Calculate intersection points from two lines; Bisection point: Calculate point from angle bisector; Points from line: Calculate points
SinoGNSS○R T300 PLUS User Guide • Name: Enter the name for the format • Delimiter: support Comma(,), Space( ), Semicolon(;) • File format: support *.csv, *.dat, *.txt format Click Select all to choose all elements, Click Clear to eliminate all elements selected. The elements include: code, name, N, E, Z, B, L, H, X RMS, Y RMS, V.
SinoGNSS○R T300 PLUS User Guide 7.2 Export Tap Export in Project interface to export simple data of survey points. Also, click More formats to export the survey points with detailed information or other formats like stake points/lines, DXF, SHP, KML, RAW, RW5, HTML, CASS feature result. Same with Import result, long press the predefined data format to select the interface you want to place. • File format: support *.csv, *.dat, *.txt format Choose one format to export data.
SinoGNSS○R T300 PLUS User Guide Choose the data that you want to export including survey point, input point, control point, stake point, base, line and polygon, and the layer properties includes name, code and height, the default text height is 0.5. 7.3 Import Basemap Tap Basemap to import DXF/DWG/SHP file into Survey Master. • Add points: Save points from the dxf/dwg/shp file to element. • Add lines: Save lines from the dxf/dwg/shp file to element.
SinoGNSS○R T300 PLUS User Guide Remember go survey settings to check on display basemap, click zoom button to auto show basemap. 8 Export Result 8.1 NMEA 0183 output With NMEA 0183 function, you can quickly set to output NMEA data from lemo port or Bluetooth. In fact, this function is same as enter commands “log comX gpXXX ontime X”. Choose NMEA Port -> Baud -> check commands you want to output. This option is same as the command “saveconfig”.
SinoGNSS○R T300 PLUS User Guide Data transfer: for transmit all the BT output to the address. 8.2 Register T300 PLUS via Survey Master Normally, the register code is like this: ID:03401012 $$:49-0B-79-23-00-00-00-95-85 FUNCTIONREG:2207453726-3851620954-0949162572-0697504466-0613618189-0027539229 Note: The length of code may different according to different requirements. Following shows two methods to register the receiver.
SinoGNSS○R T300 PLUS User Guide ➢ Register via commands You need copy the whole code, include the word ‘FUNCTIONREG:’ FUNCTIONREG:2207453726-3851620954-0949162572-0697504466-0613618189-0027539229 Copy the whole code, and enter the cursor to next line, then send. Send command: LOG REGLIST To check receiver register status. 9 Firmware Upgrade 9.1 Upgrade firmware via serial cable 1. Copy the firmware software to your PC, connect T300 PLUS to your PC via serial port cable and turn on the receiver. 2.
SinoGNSS○R T300 PLUS User Guide 3. Click “Link” icon to build the connection (this is important to check if the T300 PLUS is connect to PC successful) If output this receiver information means it connection correctly Then click “Update” icon to start the update (a few seconds are needed), during update, the T300 PLUS will restart automatically and all LEDs on T300 PLUS should be on.
SinoGNSS○R T300 PLUS User Guide 9.2 Upgrade firmware via WIFI • Turn on the WIFI firmware update tool. • Check on the English option, then it will change to English interface. OS means system firmware; LCD means OEM board firmware. Click update, then just wait until the process bar reaches 100%. Tip: LCD is not detected means your receiver doesn’t have a LED panel. • When you click update, it will give you such prompt below, click Yes to update, click No to cancel update.
SinoGNSS○R T300 PLUS User Guide • When the update competes, it will give you an update successfully prompt. And the receiver will restart.
SinoGNSS○R T300 PLUS User Guide Appendix A: 7-Pin Lemo definition The following figures show the definition of 7-pin lemo, and the structure of 7-pin Lemo to RS232 Cable: 7 pin Lemo 6 7 61 Description Signal GND GND TX data out (TXD) NONE NONE Power In (+) Serial data in (RXD)
SinoGNSS○R T300 PLUS User Guide Appendix B: Physical Parameter of Modules inside of T300 PLUS ➢ Radio: Radio parameter Frequency range Protocol Airlink rate Bandwidth Specifications 410.0250-469.9750MHz Transparent 9600 bps 25kbps Work distance 10-15km, depends on power supply and environment condition Modulation GMSK ➢ Bluetooth: • Frequency Range: 2.402Ghz-2.
FCC Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
