Carlson BRx5 User manual

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Carlson BRx5 GNSS Receiver Base/Rover Quick Start Guide
Internal UHF Radio Configuration
This Quick Start Guide outlines the steps to follow using SurvCE/SurvPC 4.0 or higher to setup and
configure the BRx GNSS receiver as a base and rover using the internal UHF radios for communication.
Install the Batteries
Before configuring the BRx , you will need to install the two batteries in each unit. To install a battery:
1. Remove the battery tray by squeezing the
thumb lever down and with your fingers
placed under the lip on the bottom of the
battery tray, pull the battery tray Straight out
from Brx . Some users find it easier to turn
the BRx upside down and use their fingers to
pull the battery tray release lever up while
hooking the thumb on the battery tray lip and
pulling out.
2. If there was already a battery installed, remove it
from the tray.
3. Insert the new (charged) battery into the battery tray
making sure the end of the battery with the leads (on top) points
away from the tray as shown below.
4. Replace the tray, making sure the tray snaps into place. Repeat this
process for the other battery tray.
Powering the BRx5 On and Off
ower On: Press and hold the ower button until the S320 powers up (until you hear one beep).
ower Off: Press and hold the ower button for 3 seconds (until you hear three beeps or see the
External Power Status LED (#4) flash).
Note: When you power on the BRx the LEDs go through a ‘heartbeat’ sequence; during this time the
modules power up and the devices initialize.

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Note: This quick start guide configures the Rover first and then configures the Base receiver. This order
was chosen as the simplest way to insure that a first-time user properly configures and pairs both the
Rover and the Base receiver to the data collector using SurvCE. In actual day-to-day field work, the
experienced surveyor will typically set up the base first and then rover. While experienced SurvCE users
may successfully use different steps to configure the base and rover, it is strongly recommended that
first-time users of the BRx follow the steps outlined below.
Rover Receiver Setup
1) Select the correct radio antenna (Three ranges are supplied: 410-
430Mhz, 430-4 0Mhz, 4 0-470Mhz) for your licensed frequency.
The 4 0-470Mhz range is the most common and that is label shown
on the right. Thread one of the antennas onto the BRx receiver
which will be used as the Rover.
2) Power on just the Rover receiver by holding the power button until the lights show on the front
then release it. Leave the other receiver powered off.
3) Run SurvCE/SurvPC 4.0 or higher and go into Equip / GPS
Rover
4) Set it to Manufacturer: Carlson and Model: BRx
) Tap the Comms tab and set it to Type: Bluetooth and tap the
“wrenches” icon next to “BT Type: Windows Mobile”
6) Tap “Find Device” and tap on “HGPS S320 xxxxxxx” (xxxxxxx is the serial number of the BRx and
can be found on the bottom on the receiver if you need to verify it) to highlight it and then tap
Green Check.
7) Tap the Green Check again to use “Any Available ort”
8) Tap the Bluetooth icon in the top Right to bond to the Rover
Bluetooth. If this is the first time you have paired the data
collector with this BRx , you will be asked if you want to add
this receiver to your device list. Tap “Yes” to add this receiver
to your device list. Enter “0000” (four zero’s) for the pass
code, if prompted (only prompted the first time you pair the data collector with the BRx ). Tap
Next. Tap Done if notified that the BRx was successfully
added to the device list.
9) Tap the Receiver tab and type in 6.5617 feet for the 2 meter
fixed height pole (you can also enter 2M for a 2 meter height)
and tap next to “Vertical”.

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10) Tap the RTK tab and set Device: to “Internal nL400
Microhard” then tap the “wrenches” icon to the right to
configure the internal radio.
11) The default settings are: Power - 1 watt, Frequency - 46 .00
and Radio Mode – C5 (FEC On). Configure the radio settings
as desired, setting the Frequency to your licensed Frequency.
The lower the power setting, the longer the battery life.
Generally the Rover power is set lower than 1 watt, 00 mw is
a good choice for the first time user. Tap the Green Check.
12) Once you are back in the RTK tab tap the Green Check again
to save your Changes
13) ower off the Rover receiver by holding down the power button until the LED flashes red. Set it
aside before continuing to the next step
Base Receiver Setup
1) Pick up the second G S receiver and attach the
Antenna Bracket to the bottom of the BRx as
shown then connect the Antenna Bracket cable to
the BRx antenna connector. Using the antenna
marked the same frequency range as the Rover
antenna; attach the antenna to the connector on
the end of the Antenna Bracket. (Note: The
antenna can also be attached directly to the BRx
when used as a Base. The Antenna Bracket will
typically provide improved reception and range. If
you are not using the antenna bracket, attach the
antenna directly to the BRx .).
2) ower on the G S Base receiver
3) Configure the base using SurvCE by tapping “GPS Base” in the Equip tab and then set the
Manufacturer as Carlson and the Model as BRx .
4) Tap the Comms tab and set it to Type: Bluetooth and tap the “wrenches” icon next to “BT Type:
Windows Mobile”

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) Tap “Find Device” and tap on “HGPS S320 xxxxxxx” (xxxxxxx is the serial number of the BRx and
can be found on the bottom on the receiver if you need to verify it) to highlight it and then tap
Green Check.
6) Tap the Green Check again to use “Any Available ort”
7) Tap the Bluetooth icon in the top Right to bond to the Rover Bluetooth. If this is the first time
you have paired the data collector with the BRx base, you will be asked if you want to add this
receiver to your device list. Tap “Yes” to add this receiver to your device list. Enter “0000” (four
zero’s) for the pass code, if prompted (only prompted the first time you pair the data collector
with the BRx ). Tap Next. Tap Done if notified that the BRx was successfully added to the
device list.
8) Tap the Receiver tab and type in your Slant Base antenna height and tap next to “Slant”
9) Tap the RTK tab and set Device: to “Internal nL400 Microhard” then tap the “wrenches” icon to
the right
10) The default settings are: Power - 1 watt, Frequency -
46 .00 and Radio Mode – C5 (FEC On). Configure the
radio settings as desired, setting the Frequency to your
licensed Frequency. The radio settings should be the
same as previously set for the Rover. Tap the Green
Check
11) Set the Message Type: to “RTCM V3.0”. The other
message types are “CMR” and “ROX”. ROX can only be
used with the BRx or Hemisphere S320 receivers.
12) Tap the Green Check to initialize your Base then tap
“Read from GPS” to take 10 readings, which will be
averaged to establish your Base position. Continue with the SurvCE prompts to finish
configuring the Base.
13) ower on your G S Rover. In SurvCE tap GPS Rover in the Equip tab, and then tap the Green
Check to reconnect to and initialize your Rover. Your BRx receiver is now receiving RTK
corrections from your BRx base.
The BRx GNSS receivers are now configured as a Base/Rover pair and ready to collect points using
SurvCE. SurvCE provides many additional options for configuring the BRx units, details of which can be
found in the BRx User Guide and the SurvCE manuals. Experienced SurvCE

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The BRx control panel overview below describes the LED and buttons in the control panel.
BRx5 Control anel Overview
Diagram Item Name Description
A Power button • If unit is Off, press and hold until unit powers up (until you hear one beep)
• If unit is On, press and hold for 3 seconds (until you hear three beeps) to power off the unit
A B
B Select button (for Bluetooth/UHF/GSM/SD modules)
Allows you to review module status or change the status (power on/off) of a module
1 UHF/GSM radio • Off – UHF radio or GSM module is OFF; or no RTK status LED position computed
• On (yellow) – floating point RTK position achieved
• On (green) – fixed ambiguity RTK position achieved
• Blink (green) – UHF radio or GSM module transmitting/receiving data
• Pulse (red) – error condition with UHF radio or GSM Module
2 GPS position • Off – no position
status LED • On (yellow) – valid position
• Blink (yellow) – operating as a base station and converging on reference coordinates
3 DGPS position • Off – no differential corrections available
status LED • On (green) – differentially corrected position computed
4 External power • Off – external power not present
status LED • On (red) – external power present and in use
5 and 6 Battery • Off – battery not present
status LED • On (green) – battery charge full
• On (yellow) – battery charge < 50%
• On (red) – battery charge depleted
• Blink – battery in use
7 Bluetooth • Off – Bluetooth inactive
status LED • On (blue) – active Bluetooth connection
• Blink (blue) - Bluetooth active and transmitting/receiving data
8 SD logging • Off – SD card not inserted
status LED • On (yellow) – SD card inserted, not logging data
• Blink (yellow) - SD card inserted and reading/writing data to SD card
• Pulse (yellow) at 5 Hz - SD card inserted and low free space