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
3 Batteries and Power
26 SPSx80 Smart GPS Antenna User Guide
Storing the Lithium-ion battery
If you must store a Lithium-ion battery for long periods, make sure that it is fully
charged before it is stored, and that you charge it at least once every three months
while it is stored.
Do not allow a battery that is in storage to discharge to below 5 V. A battery that
reaches deep discharge level (5 V or less) cannot be recharged and must be replaced.
(To protect a battery that is in use from deep discharge, the receiver switches power
sources or stops drawing power when the battery pack discharges to 5.9 V.)
All batteries discharge over time when not in use, and they discharge faster in colder
temperatures. Do not store the receiver at temperatures outside the range –40 °C to
+70 °C (–40 °F to +158 °F).
Do not store the batteries in the receiver or in the external charger unless power is
applied.
Keep all batteries on continuous charge when not in use. You can keep batteries on
charge indefinitely without damage to the batteries.
Disposing of the rechargeable Lithium-ion battery
Discharge a Lithium-ion battery before disposing of it. Dispose of batteries in an
environmentally sensitive manner, and adhere to any local and national regulations
concerning battery disposal or recycling.
Operating the receiver with a Trimble controller
You can operate an SPS GPS receiver with any Trimble controller, for example, a TSC2
or TCU controller, that is running the SCS900 software. Typically, the receiver and the
controller operate from their own individual power sources. The receiver and
controller can communicate through Bluetooth wireless technology and can be
connected without a cable. However, if a cable is required, the following information
indicates which cable to use with which controller:
Controller Cable Controller connector Receiver connector
TSC2 P/N 18532 DSub9 DSub9
TCU P/N 5302007 6H (Marked “Com” on the controller
GPS holder)
DSub9
TCU
(alternative
connection)
P/N 53004007 6H (Marked “Com” on the controller
GPS holder)
7OS