Carlson BRx6 User manual

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Page 1 of 2 Updated 6/1 /2018
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33 East 2
nd
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Maysville, KY 41056
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The Carlson BRx6 GPS requires SurvCE or SurvPC Version 5.08 or higher.
The Knowledge Base article below has the steps to check your firmware and verify if it is up to date:
http://www.carlsonsw.com/support/knowledge-base/?action=display_topic&topic_id=1067
Here are the instructions for connecting a BRx6 base and rover using a Satel 35 watt base radio:
1) Power on your BRx6 base and then run SurvCE 5.08 or higher and
tap Equip / GPS Base and set it for Manufacturer: Carlson and Model:
BRx6
2) Tap the “Comms” tab and set it for “Type: Bluetooth” and “BT Type:
Windows Mobile” and tap the “wrenches” icon to the right. Tap “Find
Device” and follow the prompts to select the serial number of your BRx6
base then tap the Bluetooth plug icon in the top middle
3) Then tap the Receiver tab and tap next to "Slant" and measure up to
the line where the top Blue cap meets the bottom Grey housing as
shown in the image to the right with the Arrow symbol to use for your
GPS Base Antenna height
4) Tap the RTK tab and set it for "Device: Cable or Generic Device" and
“Baud: 19200” and "Message Type: RTCM V3.0"
5) Tap the Green Check and use one of the options in the “From New
Position” or the “From Known position” to start the GPS base
6) Connect the cable from the BRx6 to the Satel 35 watt radio
7) On the Satel 35 watt keypad of the radio itself you can go use these
keystrokes for checking the baud rate on Port 1:
7a. Setup / Port 1 / On / 19200 (If it is set to a different baud = change it to 19200)
7b. Setup / down arrow / Radio settings to set it for Compatibility = Satel 3AS
7c. Setup / Radio Frequency / TX freq / Set to set the TX transmit frequency to your FCC licensed
frequency (if you are unsure of what frequency to use you can type in 461.0000)

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Page 2 of 2 Updated 6/1 /2018
Carlson Software Inc.
Carlson Software Inc.Carlson Software Inc.
Carlson Software Inc.
33 East 2
nd
Street
Maysville, KY 41056
www.carlsonsw.com
www.carlsonsw.comwww.carlsonsw.com
www.carlsonsw.com
Phone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
8) Move your BRx6 Rover at a distance of 20 feet or more from the Satel 35watt base radio then power
on your BRx6 rover. Also - make sure the UHF antenna is screwed in to the left side (the port labeled
UHF)
9) Tap Equip / GPS Rover and set it for Manufacturer: Carlson and Model: BRx6 then tap the “Comms”
tab and set it to “Type: Bluetooth” then repeat Step #2 above to connect to the Rover by Bluetooth
10) In the Receiver tab = type in the Antenna height of 6.5617 feet and
make sure its set to "Vert" for vertical if you are using the 2 meter pole
that comes with it
11) Tap the RTK tab and set it for "Device: Internal UHF" and make
sure to check the box next to "Use any Base ID"
12) Tap the "wrenches" next to "Device: Internal UHF" and fill it out
using the settings below then tap the Green Check to save your
changes:
Protocol: Satel
Power: 1 watt
Channel: 1: 461 Mhz
To use a default channel ignore “New Channel Frequency: 0.0000”
Channel Spacing: 12.5 kHz
Forward Error Correction: Off
***If you used a custom frequency for the base you will need to change it to “Channel: 9: 0MHz” then in
the "New Channel Frequency" box type in the frequency you entered into your Satel 35watt base radio
13) Now you can tap the Green Check to initialize the Rover and go into Equip / Monitor Skyplot and
check to see if you are getting a FIXED solution