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
SPSx80 and SPSx81 Smart GPS Antennas User Guide 49
Setting up the Receiver 5
Figure 5.5 Configuring an SPSx50 from the cab. A Zephyr Model 2 antenna is mounted
on the roof.
Setting up the rover receiver on a rod
For rod-based operation, mount the SPSx50 or SPSx51
Modular GPS receiver as follows:
1. Mount the two rod brackets on the rod.
2. Tighten the top bracket, making sure that it is at
a convenient height for the receiver.
3. Place the receiver in the slot in the rod bracket,
and secure with the tripod clip.
4. Move the lower rod bracket down until it is over
the second tripod clip on the receiver and then
tighten the rod bracket onto the rod. The
receiver is held in place between the two
brackets.
5. Insert the controller into the controller bracket
as shown opposite.
6. Use the 5/8" thread to attach the GPS antenna to
the top of the rod.
7. Use the GPS antenna cable to connect GPS
antenna to the receiver.