User's Manual
Table Of Contents
- USER GUIDE
- Legal Notices
- Safety Information
- Contents
- Introduction
- Features and Functions
- Batteries and Power
- Setup Guidelines
- Setting up the Receiver
- Configuring the Receiver Settings
- Using the SCS900 Site Controller software to configure the base station, the rover, and the radios
- Configuring the receiver to log data for postprocessing
- Configuring the receiver in real time
- Configuring the receiver using application files
- Creating and editing the configuration files that control the receiver
- AutoBase Feature
- Default Settings
- Specifications
- NMEA-0183 Output
- GSOF Messages
- Adding Internal Radio Frequencies
- Real-Time Data and Services
- Upgrading the Receiver Firmware
- Data Logging and Postprocessed Measurement Operations
- Troubleshooting
- Glossary
1 Introduction
12 SPSx80 and SPSx81 Smart GPS Antennas User Guide
About the SPSx81 Smart GPS
antenna
The SPSx81 Smart GPS antenna family comprises
the following Smart GPS antennas:
• SPS781 Basic base
• SPS781 Basic rover
• SPS781 Max
• SPS881 Extreme
The Smart GPS antennas are designed for all
on-the-rod rover operation and rapid daily base
station setup operation.
All the SPSx81 Smart GPS antennas track the
GPS L1/L2 and modernized L2C satellite signals.
SPS781 Basic Smart GPS antenna
The SPS781 Basic Smart GPS antenna is the entry
level receiver in the SPSx81 Smart GPS antenna
family. The SPS781 Basic is available in the
following configurations:
• SPS781 Basic base
• SPS781 Basic rover
The receiver is optimized for use on small-to-
midsize construction projects.
SPS781 Max Smart GPS antenna
The SPS781 Max Smart GPS antenna is available
from new or as an upgrade to the SPS781 Basic
Smart GPS antenna. The SPS781 Max
configuration provides you with base and rover
operation capability plus the ability to work at
longer ranges from the base station, and to
operate as a rover in a Trimble Virtual Reference
Station (VRS
™
) network.
SPS881 Extreme Smart GPS antenna
The SPS881 Extreme Smart GPS antenna can
track the existing GPS L1/L2/L2C satellite
signals. This Smart GPS antenna can be
upgraded to use signals from the Russian
GLONASS satellites, providing increased satellite
availability and fewer/shorter GPS outages. This
receiver can also be upgraded to track the GPS
modernized L5 signal as it becomes available.
The use of the Smart GPS antenna with the signal
upgrades, provides the ability to initalize faster,
work in harsher satellie enivornments, and to
work at longer ranges from the base station.
Related Information
Sources of related information include the
following:
• Help – The SCS900 Site Controller software
has built-in, context-sensitive help that lets
you quickly find the information you need.
Access it from the Help menu. Alternatively,
click the ? button in a dialog, or press [F1]. On
a Microsoft
®
Windows
®
CE device, select
Start / Help.
• Release notes – The release notes describe
new features of the product, information not
included in the manuals, and any changes to
the manuals. They are provided as a .pdf file
on the Trimble SPS GPS Receiver CD.
• Trimble training courses – Consider a
training course to help you use your GPS
system to its fullest potential. For more
information, go to the Trimble website at
www.trimble.com/training.html.
Technical Support
If you have a problem and cannot find the
information you need in the product
documentation, contact your local dealer.
Alternatively, go to the Support area of the
Trimble website
(
www.trimble.com/support.shtml). Select the
product you need information on. Product
updates, documentation, and any support issues
are available for download.