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
- Upgrading the Receiver Firmware
- Data Logging and Postprocessed Measurement Operations
- Troubleshooting
- Glossary
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Features and Functions 2
• Base station operational range limited only by normal restrictions common to
UHF radio transmissions
• Integrated transmit radio (450 MHz Base configuration only)
• Entry level price point for lower cost of base station or rover
• Can be upgraded to the SPS780 Max
SPS780 Max features
• Base/Rover receiver interchangeability for ultimate GPS fleet flexibility
• Rover option offers 10 Hz measurement update rate
• Range limited only by normal restrictions common to UHF radio transmissions
• Operates as a rover within a Virtual Reference Station (VRS) network for
operation without a conventional base station
• Integrated transmit/receive radio provides base station and rover operation
capability (900 MHz variant contains receive only radio and utilizes the SNB900
radio at the base station for transmit capability)
SPS880 Extreme Smart GPS antenna standard features
• Small, lightweight design – 1.35 kg (2.97 lb) (integrated radio, GPS receiver, GPS
antenna and battery) 3.71 kg (8.18 lb) complete system weight (rover including
TSC2 controller and rod)
• The quick setup, high mobility base or rover receiver, is ideal for any size jobsite
as a rover and for working on multiple jobsites on a daily or weekly basis
• 72-channel L1/L2/L2C/L5 GPS and L1/L2 GLONASS receiver
• Performs all site measurement and stakeout operations within the operating
range of the radio
• Internal, removable, smart Lithium-ion battery provides up to 5.5 hrs GPS rover
operation per battery
• Bluetooth wireless technology for cable free, no hassle base or rover operation
• Simple keypad with on/off key and LED indicators for power, radio and satellite
tracking
• 20 Hz update rate
• Full base/rover interchangeability
• Operates within a VRS network for conventional base station-free rover
capability
• Integrated transmit radio (450MHz version only)
• Receives L2C code and L5 carrier signal for future GPS modernization capability
• Tracks GLONASS L1/L2 signals for increased satellite availability and operation
in harsh GPS environments