CHC i80 GNSS User manual

CHC® i80 GNSS Receiver
QuickTour with FieldGenius
(External Radio Base Mode)

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1.Prerequisites
Hardware: CHC i80 Base with internal radio
Kit, Controller Kit, Extension pole, Tribrach
with optical plummet, Auxiliary H.I. Tool, H.I.
Tape, Tribrach adaptor, tripod,Data link,Data
link cable,vehicle battery,whip antenna
Software: FieldGenius8
2.Steps to set i80 working as base
in external radio mode with
FieldGenius
2.1 Base and data-link installation
1. Set up base on known point or unknown
point.
2. Set up the data link and whip antenna
nearby (around 3~5 meters).
3. Connect receiver and data link.
4. Connect the data link to vehicle battery.
Note: the red cable to positive, the black
cable to negative.
5. Check all the connection is done then
power on the data link.
2.2 Base setting in FieldGenius
1. Power on the receiver
Long press the i80 power button until the
green and blue LED lights are on.
2. Click on [start] and then FieldGenius.
3. Click [New Project] to create a project or
Click [Open] to open one exist project.

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4. A project file should be selected then
click [Continue] for next step.
5. Click on [Select Instrument]
6. Select [GNSS Reference] option then
click [Edit] to select device and linking
method
7. Click [Tolerance] tab to set base station
satellites mask, PDOP mask and elevation
mask.

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8. Click [Antenna Height] to set the base
antenna height
Note: if you want to measured the slant
height of i80,please refer to the follow
figure.

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9. Click [Model and Communication]
tab→select Make as [CHC], Model as [i80],
Port as [Bluetooth] →click [Bluetooth
Device List] to add bluetooth device
10. Click [Search] to search the around
Bluetooth device.
11. Click on the device that matches your
device serial number, then click it

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12. Type in the PIN Code of the bluetooth
then click [OK] button to finish the device
edit.
13. Then our target device can be selected in
the bluetooth device list. Click [OK] button
back to [Model and Communication]
interface.
14. The target device can be selected in the
drop-down box then click [Connect] button.
The software will build the connection to your
device
15. After successful connection, FieldGenius
will display the following hint, please click [OK]
button

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14. Click the [Known Position] icon to switch
the method of starting base
Users can start base with known points by
clicking [Known Geodetic Position], unknow
position by clicking [Averaged Geodetic
Position] and local coordinates by clicking
[Local Transformation to point]
15. After select the starting method, please
click [Start Reference] to start the base.
Please click [Set Position] to set the averaged
result as base coordinate.

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16. Select the [Other Device] from the
drop-down box then click [Connect] to finish
the setting
18. Please check the green LED of i80
whether is flashing.
If so, it means the base configuration is
successfully.