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
CHAPTER
1
SPSx80 Smart GPS Antenna User Guide 13
Introduction 1
Welcome to the SPSx80 Smart GPS Antenna User
Guide. This manual describes how to set up and
use the Trimble
®
SPSx80 Smart GPS antennas.
The SPS GPS receivers is a family of receivers that
comprise the SPSx50 Modular GPS receivers,
SPS770 GPS receivers, and the SPSx80 Smart GPS
antennas. Where necessary, this manual contains
references to specific receivers in the product
family. When information is specific to a
particular model, then the specific model name
is used.
Even if you have used other Global Positioning
System (GPS) products before, Trimble
recommends that you spend some time reading
this manual to learn about the special features of
this product. If you are not familiar with GPS,
visit the Trimble website (www.trimble.com) for
an interactive look at Trimble and GPS.
About the SPSx80 Smart GPS
antenna
The SPSx80 Smart GPS antenna family comprises
the following Smart GPS antennas:
• SPS780 Basic
• SPS780 Max
• SPS880 Extreme
The Smart GPS antennas are designed for all
on-the-rod rover operation and rapid daily base
station setup operation.
SPS780 Basic Smart GPS antenna
The SPS780 Basic Smart GPS antenna is the entry
level receiver in the SPSx80 Smart GPS antenna
family. The SPS780 Basic is available as a base
station only or rover only configuration. The
receiver is optimized for use on small-to-midsize
construction projects.
SPS780 Max Smart GPS antenna
The SPS780 Max Smart GPS antenna is available
from new or as an upgrade to the SPS780 Basic
Smart GPS antenna. The SPS780 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.
SPS880 Extreme Smart GPS antenna
The SPS880 Extreme Smart GPS antenna can
track the existing GPS L1 and L2 satellite signals
plus the future L2C and L5 signals as they
become available. The new signals provide the
ability to initialize faster, work in harsher GPS
environments, and work at longer ranges from
the base station. The SPS880 Extreme can also
utilize signals from the Russian GLONASS
satellites, providing increased satellite availability
and fewer/shorter GPS outages.