NavCom Technology LAND-PAK User manual

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Table of Contents
Table of Contents.....................................................i
List of Figures........................................................iv
List of Tables..........................................................vi
Notices...................................................................vii
Copyright ..................................................................vii
Trademarks ..............................................................vii
FCC Notice.............................................................. viii
User Notice.............................................................. viii
Limited Warranty .......................................................ix
StarFire™ Licensing ..................................................ix
USG FAR....................................................................x
Global Positioning System .........................................x
Revision History.....................................................xi
Use of This Document..........................................xii
Related Documents ......................................................xii
SF-3040 GNSS Receiver User Guide PN 96-310034-
3001..........................................................................xii
SF-3040 GNSS Receiver Quick Start Guide PN 96-
310035-3001 ............................................................xii
LAND-PAK™ Quick Start Guide PN 96-310039-3001
..................................................................................xii
StarUtil 3000 User Guide PN 96-310008-3001....... xiii
Sapphire Technical Reference Manual PN 96-
3120001-3001 ......................................................... xiii
RINEXUtil User Guide PN 96-310021-2101 .......... xiii
Field Genius User Guide......................................... xiii
StarPoint User Guide............................................... xiii
NavCom Release Notes..........................................xiv
Related Standards.......................................................xiv
ICD-GPS-200 .......................................................... xiv
Galileo OS SIS ICD.................................................xiv
GLONASS ICD, Version 5.0, 2002..........................xiv
NTRIP......................................................................xiv
RTCM-SC-104..........................................................xv
CMR, CMR+.............................................................xv
QZSS........................................................................xv
NMEA-0183..............................................................xv
Publicly Operated SBAS Signals..............................xv
RTCA/DO-229D...................................................xv

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WAAS (Wide Area Augmentation System)......... xvi
EGNOS (European Geostationary Navigation
Overlay Service).................................................. xvi
MSAS (MTSAT Satellite-based Augmentation
System)............................................................... xvi
GAGAN (GPS Aided Geo Augmented Navigation)
............................................................................ xvi
Chapter 1 Introduction...................................17
Unique Features ...........................................................17
Typical Applications......................................................19
Land Survey and GIS...............................................19
LAND-PAK Configurations............................................19
NavCom SF-3040 GNSS Receiver..........................20
Base Station and Rover Radio Modems..................22
Nautiz X7 Handheld Data Collector .........................23
NavCom FieldGenius ...............................................28
NavCom CAD Basic.................................................28
StarPoint Post-Processing .......................................29
Chapter 2 Inventory Check ............................31
LAND-PAK UHF Survey System Inventory..............31
LAND-PAK GSM Network Rover Inventory .............34
LAND-PAK Optional Accessories.............................36
Chapter 3 Batteries........................................38
SF-3040 GNSS Receiver Battery Packs......................38
Battery Charger LEDs..............................................39
SF-3040 Battery Installation .........................................40
Nautiz X7 Battery Pack.................................................42
Installing the Nautiz X7 Battery................................43
Charging the Battery ................................................43
Chapter 4 Function Test Setup......................47
SF-3040 UHF Radio Modem Configuration..................47
Licensing Requirements...............................................48
Radio Overview ............................................................48
Technical Specifications...............................................49
RF Interface..............................................................50
Channel Spacing......................................................51
Data Speed...............................................................51
Transmitter ...............................................................51
Base Station Test Setup...............................................52
Rover Test Setup..........................................................54
Chapter 5 FieldGenius....................................59
Summary ......................................................................59

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SF-3040 GNSS Receiver Commands......................... 59
Configure the Internal Radio as the Data Collector..... 60
Perform a StarFire Quick Start .................................... 64
View StarFire Status.................................................... 66
Choose an Alternate StarFire Satellite ........................ 68
Reset RTK Filters ........................................................ 70
Setting Tolerances....................................................... 72
StarFire Tolerance....................................................74
RTK-X Tolerance......................................................76
RTK Fixed Tolerance................................................80
Set the Active Tolerance ..........................................82
Chapter 6 Equipment Maintenance................85
Transport ..................................................................85
Maintenance.............................................................85
Battery Disposal .......................................................85
Safety First ...............................................................86
ABase Station UHF Boost Radio........................87
Configuration................................................................ 88
Soft Keys ..................................................................90
Priority RX/TX...........................................................91
Forward Error Correction (FEC) and Error Checking
..................................................................................91
Operating Modes......................................................91
RF Frequency Configuration ....................................92
RF Power Output......................................................94
Signal Threshold.......................................................96
Addressing Settings..................................................97
Serial Port Settings...................................................97
Handshaking.............................................................99
Additional..................................................................99
BUHF Boost Radio Setup .................................103
CNautiz X7 Specifications ................................107
DStarFire End-User Lifetime License...............109

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List of Figures
Figure 1: SF-3040 Connectors, Detail..................... 22
Figure 2: Nautiz X7 Handheld Device..................... 24
Figure 3: Nautiz X7 Keypad, Detail......................... 25
Figure 4: Nautiz X7 Data Collector Mating Connectors
....................................................................... 27
Figure 5: Nautiz X7 Pole Clamp and Cradle ........... 27
Figure 6: Nautiz X7 Mounted on the Pole Clamp.... 27
Figure 7: LAND-PAK UHF Survey System ............. 32
Figure 8: LAND-PAK Network Rover System ......... 34
Figure 9: Battery Pack Dual-Bay Charger............... 38
Figure 10: Battery Chamber Release Button .......... 41
Figure 11: Battery Packs Installed in Chamber
Showing Locking Clips.................................... 42
Figure 12: Battery Charger/Charging Cable............ 44
Figure 13: Radio Modem........................................ 48
Figure 14: Base Station Tripod –Leg Adjustments. 52
Figure 15: Base Station Tripod............................... 53
Figure 16: Mounting Tribrach & Tribrach Adapter... 53
Figure 17: Pole Clamp and Cradle.......................... 55
Figure 18: Mounting the MicroSurvey Nautiz X7..... 55
Figure 19: Instrument Selection.............................. 61
Figure 20: Link Configure ....................................... 62
Figure 21: Radio Setup........................................... 63
Figure 22: Instrument Settings/StarFire QuickStart. 65
Figure 23: Select QuickStart Point.......................... 66
Figure 24: Instrument Settings/StarFire Status....... 67
Figure 25: StarFire Status....................................... 68
Figure 26: Instrument Settings/StarFire Alternate SV
....................................................................... 69
Figure 27: Instrument Settings/Reset RTK Filters... 71
Figure 29: Tolerance 1/StarFire.............................. 76
Figure 30: GPS Profile/Tolerance Setting [RTK-X] . 78
Figure 31: Tolerance 2/RTK Extend ....................... 79
Figure 32: GPS Profile/Tolerance Setting [RTK Fixed]
....................................................................... 81
Figure 33: Tolerance 3/RTK Fixed.......................... 82

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Figure 34: GPS Profile/Active Tolerance [StarFire] .83
Figure 35: Select Tolerance....................................84
Figure 37: Radio Modem Soft Keys.........................90
Figure 38: LCD Display –Data Transfer Mode........92
Figure 39: LCD Display –Programming Mode........92
Figure 40: Active Channel.......................................93
Figure 41: Next Digit ...............................................93
Figure 42: Set Frequency........................................94
Figure 43: Main Menu –Radio Settings ..................95
Figure 44: TX Level Option .....................................95
Figure 45: RF Power Output Settings......................95
Figure 46: Main Menu –Radio Settings ..................96
Figure 47: Sig. Threshold option .............................96
Figure 49: Main Menu –Port 1 Setting....................98
Figure 50: Baud Rate Setting..................................98
Figure 51: Baud Rate Setting Change.....................98
Figure 52: Main Menu –Additional Setting............100
Figure 53: Error Correction and Error Checking....100
Figure 54: SL-Commands and Priority..................100
Figure 55: Save Changes .....................................101
Figure 57: Mounting the Radio Antenna Bracket...103
Figure 58: Mounting the Antenna and Cable.........104
Figure 59: Avoiding Radiation Hazard...................105
Figure 60: Mounting the Cable to the Radio..........106

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List of Tables
Table 1: Nautiz X7 Keypad Controls....................... 26
Table 2: LAND-PAK UHF Survey System Contents
(PN 92-310458-3001LF)................................. 32
Table 3: LAND-PAK Network Rover Parts List (PN
92-310459-3001LF)........................................ 35
Table 4: LAND-PAK Optional Accessories ............. 36
Table 5: Battery Charger LED Indicators................ 40
Table 6: UHF Radio Modem Specifications ............ 49
Table 7: Transmission Output Power Values, Watts
vs. dBm .......................................................... 51
Table 10: LAND-PAK Base Station UHF Amplifier
(Optional) (PN 92-310460-3001LF)................. 88
Table 9: Radio Modem LED Indications.................. 89
Table 11: Radio Modem Soft Key Functions........... 90
Table 12: Receiver Sensitivity ................................ 91
Table 13: Nautiz X7 Handheld Device Specifications
..................................................................... 107

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Notices
LAND-PAK™User Guide
PN 96-310038-3001
Rev. A
July 2011
Serial Number:
Date Delivered:
Purchased From:
Copyright
2011 by NavCom Technology, Inc.
All rights reserved. No part of this work or the
computer program(s) described herein may be
reproduced, stored, or transmitted by any means,
without the expressed written consent of the copyright
holders. Translation in any language is prohibited
without the expressed written consent of the copyright
holders.
Trademarks
„find your way‟, „NavCom Globe‟ and „NAVCOM
TECHNOLOGY‟ logos are trademarks of NavCom
Technology, Inc. StarFire™is a registered trademark
of Deere & Company. All other product and brand
names are trademarks or registered trademarks of
their respective holders.

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FCC Notice
NavCom-manufactured products comply with Part 15
of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the
following two conditions:
1. This device may not cause harmful
interference, and
2. This device must accept any interference
received, including interference that may
cause undesired operation.
The NavCom-manufactured products have been
tested in accordance with FCC regulations for
electromagnetic interference. This does not
guarantee non-interference with other equipment.
Additionally, the products may be adversely affected
by nearby sources of electromagnetic radiation.
The Global Positioning System (GPS) is under the
control of the United States Air Force. Operation of
the GPS satellites may be changed at any time and
without warning.
The FCC compliance of other components within this
system can be found inside the respective user
guides or by contacting the manufacturer directly.
User Notice
NavCom Technology, Inc. shall not be responsible for
any inaccuracies, errors, or omissions in information
contained herein, including, but not limited to,
information obtained from third party sources, such as
publications of other companies, the press, or
competitive data organizations.
This publication is made available on an “as is” basis
and NavCom Technology, Inc. specifically disclaims
all associated warranties, whether express or implied.
In no event will NavCom Technology, Inc. be liable for

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direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential
damages in connection with the use of or reliance on
the material contained in this publication, even if
advised of the possibility of such damages. NavCom
Technology, Inc. reserves the right to make
improvements or changes to this publication and the
products and services herein described at any time,
without notice or obligation.
Limited Warranty
NavCom warrants that its products will be free from
defects in material and workmanship at the time of
delivery. A full description of the warranty policy is
provided in NavCom‟s Standard Terms & Conditions
of Sale For NavCom Products in force at the time of
sale. Please contact your NavCom dealer or NavCom
Sales for a copy of the warranty policy for your
specific product. Please include your model and serial
number, approximate date of purchase, and the
dealer name where the unit was purchased through
so that we may better service this request.
StarFire™ Licensing
The StarFire™ signal requires a subscription that
must be purchased for products other than LAND-
PAK in order to access the service. LAND-PAK
system purchases include a limited-lifetime StarFire
license, in that, the software currently only supports a
ten-year license. This timeframe is inclusive of the
expected serviceable life of the LAND-PAK product
and is subject to StarFire service availability.
Equipment which remains operational at the end of
the ten-year period may be relicensed in 5-year
increments beyond the initial license period. Licenses
are non-transferable, and are subject to the terms of
the StarFire™ Signal License Agreement. Additional
terms and conditions may apply; for full details,

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contact a NavCom dealer. For further details on the
StarFire™ Signal Network, its capabilities, terms and
conditions visit www.navcomtech.com or send an
email inquiry to [e-mail].
USG FAR
Technical Data Declaration (Jan 1997)
The Contractor, NavCom Technology, Inc., hereby
declares that, to the best of its knowledge and belief,
the technical data delivered herewith under
Government contract (and subcontracts, if
appropriate) are complete, accurate, and comply with
the requirements of the contract concerning such
technical data.
Global Positioning System
Selective availability (S/A code) was disabled on 02
May 2000 at 04:05 UTC. The United States
government has stated that present GPS users use
the available signals at their own risk. The US
Government may at any time end or change
operation of these satellites without warning.
The U.S. Department of Commerce Limits
Requirements state that all exportable GPS products
contain performance limitations so that they cannot
be used to threaten the security of the United States.
Access to satellite measurements and navigation
results will be limited from display and recordable
output when predetermined values of velocity and
altitude are exceeded. These threshold values are far
in excess of the normal and expected operational
parameters of the SF-3040 GNSS receiver.

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Revision History
Rev. A
Initial Issue

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Use of This Document
This User Guide is intended to be used by someone
familiar with the concepts of GPS and satellite
surveying equipment.
Note indicates additional information to
make better use of the product.
This symbol means Reader Be
Careful. Indicates a caution, care,
and/or safety situation. The user might
do something that could result in
equipment damage or loss of data.
Revisions to this User Guide can be obtained in a
digital format from
http://www.navcomtech.com/Support/
Related Documents
SF-3040 GNSS Receiver User Guide
PN 96-310034-3001
Describes the features, setup, interfacing,
configuration, specifications, and operation of
NavCom‟s SF-3040 receiver
SF-3040 GNSS Receiver Quick Start Guide
PN 96-310035-3001
Provides steps to quickly configure and operate the
SF-3040 GNSS receiver
LAND-PAK™ Quick Start Guide
PN 96-310039-3001
Provides steps to configure and operate the
LAND-PAK™ with minimal setup time to the point of

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collecting positions with RTK/UltraRTK™
Describes the standard configuration for the base and
rover radio modems and controller data collection
software
StarUtil 3000 User Guide
PN 96-310008-3001
Describes the operation and use of NavCom‟s
Windows-based control program
Sapphire Technical Reference Manual
PN 96-3120001-3001
Describes the control and output data message
formats utilized by this instrument (for customer
programming purposes
RINEXUtil User Guide
PN 96-310021-2101
Describes the conversion program used for NavCom
proprietary output data message formats to RINEX
ver 2.10 observation and navigation files (for
customer programming purposes
Field Genius User Guide
Describes the operation and use of NavCom‟s
modified version of MicroSurvey Field Genius data
collector program
StarPoint User Guide
Describes the operation and use of NavCom‟s
modified version of Viasat‟s OnPoz post-processing
program

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NavCom Release Notes
Describes software updates for NavCom products.
Current and archived Release Notes are available on
the NavCom web site:
http://www.navcomtech.com/Support/DownloadCente
r.cfm?category=releasenotes.
NavCom Customer Support provides software
updates described in the Release Notes. Submit a
request for software updates via the Request Support
Web page.
Related Standards
ICD-GPS-200
NAVSTAR GPS Space Segment / Navigation User
Interfaces Standard; ARINC Research Corporation,
2250 E. Imperial Highway, El Segundo, CA 90245
Galileo OS SIS ICD
European Space Agency; 8-10 rue Mario Nikis,
F-75738, Paris CEDEX 15, France
GLONASS ICD, Version 5.0, 2002
Russian Space Agency, Information Analytical Centre
Internet: http://www.glonass-ianc.rsa.ru/
NTRIP
Radio Technical Commission for Maritime Services
(RTCM) Standard 10410.0 (RTCM Paper 200-
2004/SC104-STD, Version 1.0 for Networked
Transport of RTCM via Internet Protocol (NTRIP)
Radio Technical Commission for Maritime Services
(RTCM) Standard 10410.1 (RTCM Paper 111-2009-

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SC104-STD, Version 2.0 for Networked Transport of
RTCM via Internet Protocol (NTRIP)
RTCM-SC-104
Recommended Standards For Differential GNSS
Service; Radio Technical Commission for Maritime
Services, 1800 N. Kent St, Suite 1060, Arlington, VA
22209
CMR, CMR+
Compact Measurement Record; Trimble Navigation
Limited, 935 Stewart Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94085
QZSS
Quasi Zenith Satellite System; Japan Aerospace
Exploration Agency (JAXA), 7-44-1 Jindaiji Higashi-
machi, Chofu-shi, Tokyo 182-8522
NMEA-0183
National Marine Electronics Association Standard for
Interfacing Marine Electronic Devices. NMEA
National Office; 7 Riggs Avenue; Severna Park, MD
21146
Publicly Operated SBAS Signals
RTCA/DO-229D
The Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics
(RTCA) develops consensus-based
recommendations regarding communications,
navigation, surveillance, and air traffic management
(CNS/ATM) system issues.
RTCA. 1828 L Street, NW, Suite 805, Washington DC
20036
These organizations implement the RTCA/DO-229D
standard set by RTCA:

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WAAS (Wide Area Augmentation System)
U.S. Department of Transportation; Federal Aviation
Administration, 800 Independence Ave, SW,
Washington, DC 20591
EGNOS (European Geostationary Navigation Overlay
Service)
European Space Agency; 8, 10 rue Mario-Nikis,
F-75738 Paris Cedex 15, France.
MSAS (MTSAT Satellite-based Augmentation
System)
Japan Civil Aviation Bureau; Ministry of Transport.
Kasumigaseki 2-1-3, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100, Japan
GAGAN (GPS Aided Geo Augmented Navigation)
Indian Space Research Organization; Antariksh
Bhavan, New Bel Road, Bangalore - 560 094, India

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Chapter 1 ..............................Introduction
This manual describes the components of the
LAND-PAK™system and the integration of those
components and software features not covered in the
FieldGenius documentation. Refer to the Related
Documents section of this document for a complete
product description of the SF-3040 and FieldGenius,
CAD Basic, and StarPoint software.
LAND-PAK is a complete end-user system designed
for land survey applications. LAND-PAK pairs
NavCom products with complementary technologies
and solutions, providing land surveyors a complete
turnkey system that does everything from field data
collection to office processing.
Unique Features
LAND-PAK has many unique features:
A Solution That Works
The LAND-PAK data collector provides cutting-edge
hardware with the most popular and easy-to-use
software on the market, FieldGenius. The powerful
internal radio modem gives LAND-PAK a wider
coverage area, allowing for longer distances between
stations.
In addition, the LAND-PAK data collector is equipped
with an internal 3G cell modem that can be used to
access network, VRS, or NTRIP RTK corrections.
These two features together with NavCom‟s RTK-
Extend capability make LAND-PAK the ideal solution
for all GNSS survey applications.

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Higher Accuracy and Reliability
With the internal radio modem and RTK options on
the SF-3040 receiver, LAND-PAK is capable of
performing centimeter-accurate RTK surveys. The
RTK algorithm developed by NavCom provides fast
initialization, and the NavCom ultra-compact binary
data format for RTK ensures robust data throughput.
The receiver can utilize NavCom RTK/UltraRTK™,
RTCM, Network RTCM, NTRIP, CMR and CMR+
data streams from other base stations to minimize
base-rover separation and allow for flexibility with pre-
existing GNSS survey systems.
GNSS Performance
The NavCom SF-3040 receivers use the NavCom
Sapphire GNSS engine. The technology is based on
NavCom‟s Touchstone™ ASIC, of which more than
100,000 are in use worldwide. Incorporated are
NavCom patented interference suppression and
multipath mitigation, a 5 Hz raw data rate (up to 10
Hz1optional), and 5 Hz geodetic-quality positioning
(up to 10 Hz1optional).
1Separate Software Option Required
RTK-Extend™
RTK-Extend™ enables continuous RTK-level
positioning accuracy during radio communication
outages by utilizing NavCom‟s global StarFire™
corrections.
Traditionally, when an RTK rover loses
communication with the base station, it is unable to
continue to provide position updates for more than a
few seconds, resulting in user down-time and
reduced productivity. With RTK Extend™, a NavCom
StarFire™ receiver operating in RTK mode, can
transition to RTK Extend™ mode and maintain
centimeter level positioning during communication