MOFI NETWORK MOFI4500 User manual

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MoFi Network - MOFI4500 Router
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Overview
This article provides a quick guidance on MoFi Network MOFI4500 Router setup and configuration to connect it to Swift
Navigation GNSS receiver and obtain corrections from Skylark or a third party RTK correction service.
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Fig 1. MOFI4500-4GXeLTEv2 Router
General Information
The MoFi Network Router MOFI4500-4GXeLTEv2 does not include internal cell modem. For the Internet access it can
either operate as a WiFi client and connect to a WiFi hotspot (in the cell phone for example) or work with cell modem USB
dongle plugged directly to the router.
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MoFi Network (http://mofinetwork.com) manufactures also other routers with built-in cell modems but they were not
tested by Swift Navigation.
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At Swift we use MoFi routers with Verizon USB cell modem dongles in several test setups with very good results.
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The router has four Ethernet RJ45 ports.
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Hardware Setup
Recommended Piksi Multi / Duro setup is depicted in the diagram below.
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Fig 2. Hardware Setup
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The MOFI4500 router can be used as a Cellular Internet Gateway and connect to Piksi Multi Evaluation Board / Duro
directly.
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Piksi Multi Setup Example
Swift Navigation uses following setup to connect Piksi Multi to Internet.
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Fig 3. Piksi Multi Setup Example
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Setup description:
1. GNSS antenna
2. TNC-SMA GNSS antenna cable
3. SMA-MMCX antenna cable adapter
4. 12V Barrel Jack to cigarette lighter power cable
5. 2.1mm/5.5mm Barrel Jack power cable splitter
6. USB drive for on-board data recording and firmware upgrades
7. Piksi Multi Evaluation Board with Piksi Multi GNSS receiver module
8. MoFi Network router MOFI4500-4GXELTE
9. RS-232 USB adapter for real-time control, monitoring and off-board data recording
10. Verizon 4G/LTE USB dongle (Pantech UML295 or UML290)
11. Ethernet cable
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MOFI4500 Basic Setup
1. Plug-in the activated USB cell modem dongle before power up the router.
2. MOFI4500 uses 12 V DC supply. It can be powered from the same power source as Piksi Multi / Duro.
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3. It takes about a minute for router to boot up.
4. As a factory default router is configured as WiFi hotspot and is accessible at 192.168.10.1.
5. With correctly activated cell modem dongle no any changes in router configuration are required. Just power
system up and wait for router to boot up. The INTERNET LED on router will lit green when router has access to the
Internet.
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Piksi Multi / Duro Basic Setup
1. Connect to Piksi Multi / Duro over the serial interface using Swift Console and configure Ethernet with
dynamically assigned IP address:
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2. Connect Piksi Multi / Duro Ethernet port to the MoFi router. After a couple of seconds Piksi / Duro red LED should
lit solid indicating active connection to the Internet.
3. Assigned IP address can be seen on Swift Console Advanced tab -> Networking sub-tab after pressing Refresh
Network Status button:
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4. Alternatively, a static IP address in range 192.168.10.2 to 192.168.10.254 can be set on Piksi Multi / Duro.
5. Once Piksi Multi / Duro has Internet access you may proceed to setup Skylark or NTRIP corrections source:
a. Skylark
b. NTRIP
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