Taoglas EDGE Locate User manual
EDGE Locate™
High Precision GNSS
Solution
Taoglas EDGE Locate™High Precision GNSS Solution
set up instructions
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User Guide
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Introduction
EDGE Locate™
High Precision GNSS Solution
The Taoglas® EDGE LocateTM is an
ultra low-power IoT hardware platform
providing high precision GNSS for high
volume navigation and autonomous
applications in an o-the-shelf, compact
form factor.
The EDGE LocateTM GNSS L1/L2/E5
hardware platform combines the antenna,
RF electronics and receiver technology
delivering reliable high accuracy
positioning.
Key Features
• Optional RTK capabilities, providing up to 1 centimeter level
accuracy
• Small form factor design and energy eicient platform
• Integrated and validated multi band antenna
• Integrated u-blox ZED-F9P multi-band GNSS receiver
• Concurrent reception of GPS, GLONASS, Galileo and BeiDou
• Advanced anti-spoong and anti-jamming
• Supplied with 30 days Hexagon Correctional Services
Subscription
• PMOD compatible and easy to integrate into third
party hardware
• The EDGE Locate is supplied with a PMOD to USB adaptor
and USB cable.
Key Benets
• Ultra low power platform in an o the shelf compact form
factor
• Future-proof your IoT deployments and optimize location
based performance with high precision GNSS and RTK
• Quickly and eectively build IoT devices without having
to invest in costly and lengthy RF design, integration and
testing processes
Typical Applications
UAV Robotic
Guidance
Agriculture and
Machine Control
Micro Mobility Professional
Sports
Survey and
Mapping
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What’s in the Box?
1. Quick Start Guide
2. Taoglas EDGE Locate
3. USB adapter
4. Micro-USB cable
5. Error Correction Service Trial Activation Card (Optional)
For further information on the antenna used, the AGPSF.36, please refer to the Datasheet
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Hexagon SmartNet Set Up
A one-month free trial of Hexagon SmartNet is included with your EDGE Locate.
Please nd an activation card like the one below amongst the contents of the packing.
1. US customers who received a Hexagon Smartnet
promo card will have to determine their URL,
mountpoint and port number using this form.
2. Please select the following from the dropdown elds:
a. Rover Manufacturer: u-blox
b. Rover Model: M8 / F9 (Other)
c. Correction Area: Please select the state which
you will be using the device in.
d. Does this device support domain names?: Yes
3. Once the above information has been selected using the dropdowns, please click ‘Get Connection Info’.
This will provide you with the following details:
a. Server Address, this is entered into the URL eld on the EDGE Insights Device Edit page.
b. Port, this is entered into the Port eld on the EDGE Insights Device Edit page.
c. MountPoint, this is entered into the Mountpoint eld on the EDGE Insights Device Edit page.
i. Taoglas recommends selecting the MSM_NEAR mountpoint if available.
Follow the instructions on this card to activate your trial. Aer submitting your details,
you will receive an email with the following information included:
– Host
– Port
– Mount Point
– Username
– Password
The above details can now be used to connect to the Hexagon SmartNet RTK Correction Service
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U-Center Install
1. Download and install u-center from
https://www.u-blox.com/en/product/u-center.
Once downloaded, extract the installer from the
zip le by right-clicking on it and selecting ‘Extract All’.
2. Navigate into the newly extracted folder and
double click the installer. You will be presented
with a screen asking you to allow the installer to
make changes, click ‘Yes’.
Once the installer opens, you will be presented
with the screen below, asking you to select a language.
Select the language you wish to use and click ‘OK’.
Click ‘Next’ on the welcome screen to start the installation process.
3. Please read through the license agreement and click ‘I Agree’ if you agree to
the terms.
4. Click ‘Next’ on the install components screen.
5. Then keep the default installation location and click ‘Install’.
6. Once the installation is completed, click ‘Finish’. u-center is now installed.
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U-Center Device Setup
1. Connect the EDGE Locate module to the USB Adapter interface board as below.
2. Connect the micro-USB included in the package to both the interface board and your PC.
If you have an active internet connection, the driver required for this USB interface will install automatically in the background.
This will open a window similar to the one below.
3. Open u-center, to do this, press the Windows key and scroll
down in the applications window to the u-blox folder.
Click the folder to expand it and click ‘u-center’ to start it.
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4. To Connect the EDGE Locate module:
Once the correct port is selected, the communication setup is complete.
To conrm communication with the EDGE Locate, select ‘View’ and then ‘Text Console’.
A window should appear displaying NMEA sentences as they are sent from the module.
a. Select receiver > ‘baudrate’ > ‘38’400’
b. Select receiver > Connection > ‘COMXX’, where XX is the COM port which the EDGE Locate is connected to.
See the ‘Additional Note’ on page 10 for help in determining the COM Port.
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Using Hexagon Smart Net with u-center
1. To use the Hexagon correction service, perform the steps outlined above to connect to the EDGE Locate module. In addition
to this please perform the following steps:
a. Select receiver > ‘NTRIP Client’
b. This will present you with a client settings screen.
Please ll in the details provided in the registration email from Hexagon.
c. When you have the details entered, click ‘Update source table’. This will display a selection of mount points in the
‘NTRIP mount point:’ drop-down. From here you can select the correct mount point sent in the email
from Hexagon.
d. Click ‘OK’ to open a connection with the error correction service. This will cause NTRIP Client symbol at the bottom
of the application to start ashing green as corrections are received.
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2. Aer a few moments of receiving corrections, the ‘Fix Mode’ status at the top right of the screen will include either
‘FLOAT’ or ‘FIXED’ indicating whether the EDGE Locate has a Fixed or Floating RTK solution.
Additional Note:
In situations where more than one COM port can be selected in u-center,
please determine which Port is the correct one, by following the three steps below:
1. If the USB cable is plugged into your PC, please unplug it.
2. Right Click on the Windows Icon at the bottom le corner
of the screen and select ‘Device Manager’.
The below window should appear:
3. Plug the USB cable into both the EDGE Locate USB
interface and the PC. The device manager should refresh and
an additional USB Serial Port should appear in the list.
The COM port associated with this device will be the one you
should use in u-center.
Under Ports you may see multiple USB Serial Ports if other devices are connected to your computer.
Please take note of the COM port numbers for these devices.
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