e-survey E500 User manual

Shanghai eSurvey GNSS Co., Ltd.
E500
GNSS RECEIVER
USER GUIDE
1st Edition
V2.0

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The information in this document is subject to change without notice. Every effort has been
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Certificate
The device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following
conditions:
This device may not cause harmful interference.
This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may
cause undesired operation.
Contains FCC IDs: 2ABNA-2455A, 2ABNA-TRM121, XMR201903EG25G
Contains IC IDs: 11648A-2455A, 11648A-TRM121, 10224A-201903EG25G
This product has been tested and found to comply with European Council Directive
2014/53/EU, thereby satisfying the requirements for CE Marking and sale within the
European Economic Area (EEA). Contains a radio module. These requirements are
designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the device is
operated in a residential or commercial environment.

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Contents
1Before You Start .........................................................................................................1
1.1 Precautions for Safe Operation..........................................................................1
1.1.1 Warning.......................................................................................................................1
1.1.2 Caution........................................................................................................................1
1.2 Exemptions from Responsibility........................................................................2
2E500 at a Glance.........................................................................................................3
2.1 Appearance..........................................................................................................3
2.2 Indicator Light......................................................................................................3
2.3 Battery Indicator..................................................................................................4
2.4 Power Button.......................................................................................................4
2.5 5-pin Port..............................................................................................................4
3Web UI .........................................................................................................................5
3.1 Position ................................................................................................................6
3.2 Datalink ................................................................................................................7
3.3 Satellites...............................................................................................................8
3.4 Information...........................................................................................................9
3.5 Working Mode....................................................................................................10
3.6 Satellite Settings................................................................................................11
3.7 Device Configuration ........................................................................................12
3.8 NMEA Message..................................................................................................13
3.9 View Logs...........................................................................................................14
3.10 Raw Data ............................................................................................................15
3.11 Backup Data.......................................................................................................16
3.12 Management.......................................................................................................17
4Basic Operations......................................................................................................18
4.1 Insert a SIM Card...............................................................................................18
4.2 Charge the Battery ............................................................................................18
4.3 Connect to the External Power.........................................................................18
4.4 Install the Radio Antenna..................................................................................18
4.5 Measure Antenna Height...................................................................................19
4.6 Start Tilt Measurement......................................................................................20
4.6.1 Start E-bubble Tilt Measurement..........................................................................20
4.6.2 Start IMU Tilt Measurement...................................................................................24
5Internal Radio............................................................................................................25
6Standard Accessories..............................................................................................26

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1 Before You Start
Dear customers,
Thank you for purchasing our device. Before you start, please carefully read the following:
This user guide is for your device only. If the actual situation does not match with
the situation in the user guide, the actual situation shall prevail.
For safety and instructions on how to use this device, please carefully read the
precautions, exemptions from responsibility and instructions in the user guide.
The information in this user guide is subject to change without notice. We reserve
the right to change or improve the device as well the content in the user guide
without any obligation to notify you. For any questions, please contact us.
1.1 Precautions for Safe Operation
For the safety of your product and prevention of injury to operators and other persons as
well as prevention of property damage, please read this part carefully before using your
product.
Precautions can be divided into the following types according to the degree of loss or
injury in case of negligence or omission:
WARNING: Precautions requiring special attention. Ignoring this indication
may possibly result in death or serious injury to the operator.
CAUTION: Precautions mainly for informing, such as supplementary
instructions and using limitations. Ignoring this indication may possibly result in
personal injury or property damage.
1.1.1 Warning
Please do not disassemble the device. Otherwise, fire or electric shock may occur.
Only e-Survey authorized distributors can disassemble or rebuild the device.
Please do not cover the charger when charging. Otherwise, fire may occur.
Please do not use wet charger, defective power cable, socket or plug, and power
cable not specified by e-Survey. Otherwise, fire or electric shock may occur.
Please do not put the device close to burning gas or liquid, and do not put it in the
fire or high temperature condition. Otherwise explosion may occur.
Please avoid short circuit of the battery. Otherwise, fire may occur.
Please avoid disturbance of severe electrostatic discharge. Otherwise, the device
may have some degradation of performance like switching on/off automatically, etc.
1.1.2 Caution
Please put the device firmly on the pole.
To avoid accidental damage, please only use original supplied parts. Otherwise,
damage to the device may occur.
When transporting, please try your best to lighten libration on the device.
Please do not touch the device with wet hand. Otherwise, electric shock may occur.
Please do not arbitrarily stand or seat on the carrying case, or turn over it.
Otherwise, the device may be damaged.

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1.2 Exemptions from Responsibility
You are expected to follow all operating instructions and regularly check the performance
of this device.
We assume no responsibility for any damage and loss of profits caused by the following
conditions:
A faulty or intentional usage or misuse.
Any disasters, such as earthquakes, storms, floods etc.
A change of data, loss of data, an interruption of business etc.
Wrong transport.
Use of non-original parts.
Usage not explained in the user guide.

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2 E500 at a Glance
The E500 main body is designed with magnesium alloy material to provide durable usage
and better heat dispersion and light weight 1000g. And when it's fully charged, it can
continuously work for 12h.
2.1 Appearance
The E500 main body is as follows:
2.2 Indicator Light
Through the color of the indicator light, you can know the following:
Red
oRed: self-check fault.
oSlow flashing red (one flash every two seconds): battery level below 25%.
oFlashing red (one flash every second): GNSS board communication
abnormal.
Blue ←→ Green: data are recording (including static, base and rover data).
Purple
oPurple: fixed solution.
oSlow flashing purple (one flash every two seconds): single solution.
oFlashing purple (one flash every second): datalink is transmitting data
normally.
oFast flashing purple (two flashes every second): no solution status.
Yellow
oYellow: the device is starting up.
oFlashing yellow (one flash every second): self-check.
oSlow flashing red (one flash every two seconds): the firmware is updating.
Purple → blue: Bluetooth connected.
Red → green → blue continuously: the internal module is updating, including
network module firmware, GNSS board firmware, sensor firmware and UHF
firmware.

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2.3 Battery Indicator
Through the battery indicator, you can know the battery level:
Number of green indicator
Battery level
4
75% ~ 100%
3
50% ~ 75%
2
25% ~ 50%
1
0% ~ 25%
2.4 Power Button
Through the power button, you can achieve the following:
Power on the receiver: long press the button for 3 s and release it. All indicator
lights will be on.
Power off the receiver: long press the button for 3 s, release it until you hear the
voice Power off?, and press the button again.
Broadcast the current mode: press the button after powering on. The receiver will
broadcast the current working mode, including rover, base or static.
Self-check: to troubleshoot the receiver when the receiver cannot work normally,
long press the button for 2 s, release it until you hear the voice Power off?, and long
press the button for 3 s until you hear the voice Self-check.
Check the battery level: press the button. The battery indicator shows the battery
level.
2.5 5-pin Port
Through 5-pin port, you can connect an external radio and external power, or output
NMEA messages.
Definition of this port is as follows:

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3 Web UI
The receiver WIFI can be used as a hotspot, and you can connect to the hotspot with you
PC, smart phone or tablet.
After connecting to the hotspot, you can manage working status, change working mode,
configure basic settings, download raw data, update firmware and register device, etc.
Taking the interface of your PC as an example, to enter the Web UI, do the following:
1. Find the receiver WIFI hotspot with your computer.
Hotspot name: the device serial number
2. Open the web browser, and input IP address 192.168.10.1. The following interface
shows:
3. Enter the password.
Default: password

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3.1 Position
In Position page, you can view the following, and start and stop recording in static mode:
System node
Coordinates: longitude, latitude, and height
Solution status
Satellite number
PDOP
HDOP
TDOP
HRMS
VRMS
Local time
UTC time

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3.2 Datalink
In Datalink page, you can check the current datalink:

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3.3 Satellites
In Satellites page, you can do the following:
Set cut-off angle.
View satellites in table or skyplot.

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3.4 Information
In Information page, you can view the following information:
Receiver
Antenna
GNSS board
Network
UHF

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3.5 Working Mode
In Working Mode page, you can configure the working mode, including base, rover or
static:

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3.6 Satellite Settings
In Satellite Setting page, you can do the following:
Configure the satellites to be used, including GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, GALILEO
and SBAS.
Set RTK timeout: with Hemisphere L-Band service, high accuracy can be still kept
within the set timeout even if correction data loses.
Set surefix: the Hemisphere technology to increase the reliability of the fixed
solution, which means it will be much more difficult to get fixed solution in tough
environment.

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3.7 Device Configuration
In Device Configuration page, you can do the following:
Set time zone.
Select whether to enable direct link mode, and IMU sensor data output.
Set 5-pin serial port baud rate.
Select whether to enable speaker (smart voice broadcast).
Select whether to enable base alert.
Select whether to enable device debug.
Select whether the power is on automatically when 5-pin cable is connected.
Select whether to enable network.
Select whether to enable WIFI hotspot share network: with a SIM card inserted and
it enabled, the device connected to the hotspot of the receiver (PC, smart phone or
tablet) can surf the internet by using SIM data.
Set naming method of static files.
Select whether to enable base transmission site info.

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3.8 NMEA Message
In NMEA Message page, you can do the following:
Configure NMEA data output through Bluetooth or 5-pin port.
Select whether to enable automatic output GNSS PPP message.
Select whether to enable external port output NMEA.
Select whether to record NMEA.

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3.9 View Logs
In View Logs page, you can do the following for troubleshooting:
View App logs and OS logs.
Download files of App logs and OS logs.