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
9 Specifications
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Communication specifications
Base station operation times on
internal battery
450 MHz
900 MHz
2.4 GHz
4.2 hours; varies with temperature (Tx/Rx)
5.5 hours; varies with temperature (External Tx radio)
5.5 hours; varies with temperature (External Tx radio)
Regulatory approvals Class B Part 15, 22, 24FCC certification
Canada FCC
CE mark approval
C-tick approval
WEEE
RoHS compliant (SPSx81 only)
Feature Specification
Communications
Port 1 (7-pin 0S Lemo)
Port 2 (D-sub 9-pin)
Bluetooth
3-wire RS-232
Full RS-232
Fully-integrated, fully-sealed 2.4 GHz Bluetooth
1
1
Bluetooth type approvals are country specific. Contact your local Trimble office or representative for more
information.
Integrated radios Fully-integrated, fully-sealed internal 450 MHz, TX, RX, or
Tx/Rx
2
Fully-integrated, fully-sealed internal 900 MHz, Rx
3
2
Tx only or Rx only with SPS780 Basic and SPS781 Basic; Tx/Rx with SPS780 Max, SPS781 Max, SPS880 Extreme, and
SPS881 Extreme.
3
900 MHz is Rx only with SPS780 and SPS781, external transmit radio must be used when configured as a base.
450 MHz transmitter radio power output
2.4 GHz transmitter radio power output
0.5 W
0.064 W
External GSM/GPRS, cellular phone support Supported for direct dial and Internet-based VRS correction
streams
Cell phone or GSM/GPRS modem inside a TSC2 controller
Receiver position update rate
SPS780 Basic and SPS781 Basic
SPS780 Max and SPS781 Max
SPS880 Extreme
1 Hz and 2 Hz positioning
1 Hz, 2 Hz, 5 Hz, and 10 Hz positioning
1 Hz, 2 Hz, 5 Hz, 10 Hz, and 20 Hz positioning
Correction data input CMR, CMR+, RTCM 2.0–RTCM 2.3, RTCM 3.0
Correction data output CMR, CMR+, RTCM 2.0–2.3.
Data outputs NMEA, GSOF. RT17 and BINEX (optional upgrade).
Carrier Supports BINEX and smoothed carrier (SPS880 Extreme and
SPS881 Extreme only)
Feature Specification