Locosys RTK15D Series User manual

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Quick Start Guide For
RTK15D Series Products
V1.1

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1. Introduction
RTK15D series products are compact portable devices that can quickly equip smartphones
with centimeter-accurate RTK. They are easy to use and do not require any complicated wireless
or Bluetooth paring and connection operations. For the first time use, just install the mobile APP
on your smartphone, enter NTRIP settings, and you are ready to use. After that, as long as the
device is plugged into the smartphone, the APP will automatically pop up and start high-precision
RTK positioning.
RTK-15D which support GNSS frequency L1+L5.
2. Getting started
1. Download the mobile APP named RTKFox-15D from Play Store and install.
2. Open RTKFox-15D APP, touch “Configuration” button, allow it to access data as below pictures.

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3. Touch the button in the upper right corner. Then select “Configuration”.
4. Select Role as Rover. Enter NTRIP settings including IP, Port, User and Password. Then touch
“Get List” button and select “Mount Point”. You can touch “Key in” button to enter Mount
Point, too. If you want to log data of RTK position and GNSS raw data, turn on the switch of
“Enable Log”. The data will be saved to the smartphone in the directory “Local storage>Device
Storage>RTKFox-15D”. After finishing the settings, touch the button “Back”. All settings on
this page will be saved.

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5. Connect USB cable to both the device (RTK15D series product) and your smartphone. Check
the items and press OK as below pictures. These operations allow APP to automatically pop
up and start RTK positioning when the device (RTK15D series product) is plugged into your
smartphone.
6. Now you can go outdoors to get centimeter-accurate RTK position.

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3. How to configure the device to be a base station?
In addition to be a rover that provides RTK positioning, RTK15D series products can also be
configured to be a base station. The steps are as follows.
1. Touch the button in the upper right corner. Then select “Configuration”.
2. Select Role as Base. Enter NTRIP settings including IP, Port, User, Password, Mount Point. Scroll
down and enter Latitude, Longitude and Height of the device’s (RTK15D series product)
antenna location. Note that it must be the actual correct location of the device’s antenna. If
you want to log GNSS raw data, turn on the switch of “Enable Log”. The data will be saved to
the smartphone in the directory “Local storage>Device Storage>RTKFox-15D”. After finishing
the settings, touch the button “Back”. All settings on this page will be saved.

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3. Now the device performs as a base station. The location shown below is what you entered in
step 2 above.
Please note GNSS antenna of the base station should be mounted where a 360° unobstructed
clear view of the sky (at 10° angle from the horizonal) is available. And away from motors and
high-power transmitters, such as telecommunication base stations and radar antennas.

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4. Service of NTRIP caster
If you have two devices (RTK15D series products), you can configure one as the base station
and another as the rover. Then use LOCOSYS’s free service of NTRIP caster to link them. Below is
the information of LOCOSYS NTRIP caster.
For base station For rover Remark
IP 59.124.229.95 59.124.229.95
Port 2101 2101
Mount Point V8DM7C8z2cnD V8DM7C8z2cnD
The user enters Mount Point
named by himself. In order to
work correctly, the name must be
different from others. Mount Point
of the base station and the rover
must be the same.
User guest guest Any text is acceptable.
Password 1234 1234 It may change over time. Please
contact us for the active password.
After completing the settings, the rover can receive the correction data from the base station
to get RTK positioning.
Please note the entered location of the base station must be the actual correct location of
its antenna. RTK fix rate of the rover may decrease with the distance between the rover and the
base station.
5. Track
To track position trajectory in centimeter level map. It’ help you realize the distribution
situation of fixed position point.
6. Map
Open google map to display the current position on the map.
7. Mock Reset
Reset the android mock location.
8. Device Info
Display device model and firmware version.

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9. About
Display application version and other information about application.