CHCNAV i70+, User Manual

Page 1: ...CHC i70 GNSS Receiver User Guide Revision 2 0 May 04 2018 ...

Page 2: ...3 2 External power supply 13 2 4 Inserting battery and SIM card 14 2 5 Product basic supply accessories 15 2 5 1 Base kit basic supply 15 2 5 2 Rover kit basic supply 17 2 6 Connecting to an office computer 18 2 7 Connecting to a controller 19 2 7 1 Connecting via Wi Fi with LandStar 7 software 19 2 7 2 Connecting via Bluetooth with LandStar 7 software 21 2 8 Downloading logged data 23 3 Front Pan...

Page 3: ...ings submenu 49 6 3 4 Receiver Reset submenu 51 6 3 5 Languages submenu 52 6 3 6 User Management submenu 52 6 3 7 USB Function Switch submenu 52 6 3 8 HCPPP Settings submenu 52 6 3 9 1PPS submenu 53 6 4 Data Recording menu 53 6 4 1 Log Settings submenu 53 6 4 2 FTP Push Settings submenu 55 6 4 3 FTP Push log submenu 56 6 4 4 Data Download submenu 56 6 5 IO Settings menu 57 6 5 1 IO Settings submen...

Page 4: ...g Download submenu 67 6 8 5 User Log 67 6 8 6 Firmware Update submenu 67 6 8 7 GNSS Board Upgrade 68 6 8 8 Radio Upgrade 68 6 8 9 Upgrade Online 68 6 8 10 GNSS Registration submenu 68 6 9 Cloud Service Setting menu 69 6 9 1 Cloud Service Setting submenu 69 A Communication ports definition 70 AI CHC i70 receiver IO port 7 pin Lemo port definition 70 ...

Page 5: ...e owners Trademarks All product and brand names mentioned in this publication are trademarks of their respective holders Safety Warnings The Global Positioning System GPS is operated by the U S Government which is solely responsible for the accuracy and maintenance of the GPS network Accuracy can also be affected by poor satellite geometry and obstructions like buildings and heavy canopy i70 GNSS ...

Page 6: ... A Warning alerts you to a potential misused or wrong setting of the equipment CAUTION A Caution alerts you to a possible risk of serious injury to your person and or damage to the equipment 1 1 2 Regulations and safety The receivers contain a built in wireless modem for signal communication through Bluetooth wireless technology or through external communication datalink Regulations regarding the ...

Page 7: ...h you purchased the receiver s If you need to contact CHC technical support please contact us by email support chcnav com or Skype chc_support 1 3 Disclaimer Before using the receiver please make sure that you have read and understood this User Guide as well as the safety information CHC holds no responsibility for the wrong operation by users and for the losses incurred by the wrong understanding...

Page 8: ...n between the receiver and controller The receiver can be used as the part of a RTK GNSS system with CHC LansStar 7 software And you can download the GNSS data that recorded in the internal memory of receiver to a computer You can change basic settings of the receiver with its LCD panel To configure the receiver for performing a wide variety of functions you can use the web interface by connecting...

Page 9: ...tion LED Yellow Indicates whether the receiver is transmitting receiving differential data The yellow LED flashes once per second when As a Base station successfully transmitting differential data As a Rover station successfully receiving differential data from Base station LCD screen This liquid crystal display enables you view the basic information and current configuration settings of receiver ...

Page 10: ...Works as a Reset button Hold Fn button and press this button for 5 times continuously to reset the mainboard For more information about the front panel and relevant operations see 3 Front panel operation 2 2 2 Lower housing The lower housing contains one SIM card slot two battery compartments one TNC radio antenna connector two communication and power ports one 5 8 11 threaded insert and two namep...

Page 11: ...an use GPS to PC Data Cable supplied with the system to realize RS 232 communications between the receiver and computer or controller Also users can use a 7 pin cable to transmit differential data to an external radio USB port This port is a mini USB connector that supports USB communications Users can use USB Cable supplied with the system to download the logged data to a computer ...

Page 12: ...use the rechargeable Lithium ion battery only in strict accordance with the instructions Charging or using the battery in unauthorized equipment can cause an explosion or fire and can result in personal injury and or equipment damage To prevent injury or damage Do not charge or use the battery if it appears to be damaged or leaking Charge the Lithium ion battery only in a CHC product that is speci...

Page 13: ...ery if it appears to be leaking Battery fluid is corrosive and contact with it can result in personal injury and or property damage To prevent injury or damage If the battery leaks avoid with the battery fluid If battery fluid gets into your eyes immediately rinses your eyes with clean water and seek medical attention Please do not rub your eyes If battery fluid gets onto your skin or clothing imm...

Page 14: ...l to either the negative terminal or the metal part of the vehicle battery This could result in high current arcing and high temperatures exposing the user to possible injury 2 4 Inserting battery and SIM card Push down the spring loaded button on the battery cover to open the cover Make electrode sheets of battery turn toward the receiver align the socket of the battery and the lug of the battery...

Page 15: ...ext to the SIM card slot To eject the SIM card slightly push it in to trigger the spring loaded release mechanism Tip The SIM card is provided by your cellular network service provider 2 5 Product basic supply accessories 2 5 1 Base kit basic supply Item Picture i70 GNSS Receiver Push down Battery bail Battery cover ...

Page 16: ...Getting started with i70 16 UHF Bar Antenna 410 470 MHz USB Cable GPS to PC Data Cable Lithium Battery H I Tape Extension pole Tribrach with optical plummet Auxiliary H I Tool Tribrach adaptor ...

Page 17: ...Getting started with i70 17 Transport Hard Case 2 5 2 Rover kit basic supply Item Picture i70 GNSS Receiver UHF Bar Antenna 410 470 MHz USB Cable GPS to PC Data Cable Battery Charger ...

Page 18: ...omputer The receiver can be connected to an office computer for serial data transfer or settings via a GPS to PC Data Cable Before you connect to the office computer ensure that the receiver is powered on by internal battery or external power The following figure shows how to connect to the computer for serial data transfer or settings GPS to PC Data Cable ...

Page 19: ...7 go to Config main menu tap Connect In the Connect screen select CHC for the Manufacture field i70 for Device Type field WIFI for Connection Type field Tap the Wireless Lan icon on the right side to select the hot spot Switch on the WiFi module by the top switch tap refresh button to search the hot spot around select the target device in the list ...

Page 20: ...i70 20 Tap Connect to link to the hot spot If the first time connection to this hot spot user may type in the password Tip The Wi Fi key of the receiver is 12345678 by default Tap the Connect button to build the connection ...

Page 21: ...er run LandStar 7 go to Config main menu tap Connect In the Connect screen select CHC for the Manufacture field i70 for Device Type field Bluetooth for Connection Type field Tap the Bluetooth Manager and turn on the Bluetooth function to search bluetooth device around select the target device in the list ...

Page 22: ...Getting started with i70 22 Tap Pair to connect the bluetooth device selected the target device in the bluetooth manager list Tap the Connect button to build the connection ...

Page 23: ...erial Number SN of the receiver will appear on the computer 2 Double click the removable disk and you will see the folder named as repo Double click this folder you will see 9 folders The push_log folder is used to save the log files and the other 8 folders represent different logging session and are used for store static data 3 Double click the folder that you have configured to store the static ...

Page 24: ...f the receiver DDD is day of year and NN is the recording session WARNING The static data will be saved in the first logging session the record_1 folder by default Old files will be deleted if the storage space is full If you configure not to auto delete old files when the memory is low the receiver will stop data logging ...

Page 25: ...ates the number of the satellites tracked and the internal batteries power remaining If the receiver is searching for satellites and the batteries are not be inserted this menu will be displayed as SV Getting Battery N A 22 G09 R05 C07 S00 E0 Indicates the total number of satellites that have been tracked and the number of satellites tracked of each constellation where G represents GPS R represent...

Page 26: ... Generally when the SIM card has been inserted before the receiver is turned on this menu will be displayed as Dial Status Online Cancel Click Enter button to back to the top level menu Mode Rover UHF Click Enter button to enter the second level menus Indicates the current working mode Base Cable Click Enter button to enter the configuration screen of the selected working mode More operation infor...

Page 27: ...he duration of data logging Epoch Intv 1s Click Enter button to change the measurement interval The available options are 0 2s 0 5s 1s 2s 5s 10s 15s 30s and 60s Mask Angle 13 Degree Click Enter button to change the mask degree from 0 degree to 15 degrees Duration time 1440 min Click Enter button to enter Duration Time Setting screen In the Duration Time Setting screen click Fn button to move to th...

Page 28: ...ttings of the data logging and back to the top level menu and then the settings will take effect Cancel Click Enter button to cancel the settings of the data logging and back to the top level menu Receiver Info Click Enter button to enter the second level menus and check the basic information about the receiver SN 1000514 Displays the Serial Number SN of the receiver PN 1180051035142 Displays the ...

Page 29: ...s follows Working Mode Menus in Configuration Screen Description Base Cable Set up the receiver as a base station using external UHF Click Enter button to enter the configuration screen Mode Base Cable The title of this configuration screen Format CMR Click Enter button to change the correction format The available correction formats are CMR CMR RTCM v2 3 RTCM v3 0 and RTCM v3 2 OK Click Enter but...

Page 30: ...orrection format The available correction formats are CMR CMR RTCM v2 3 RTCM v3 0 and RTCM v3 2 Power 2w Click Enter button to change the transmitting power The available transmitting power options are 0 1w 0 5w 1w and 2w Protocol CHC Indicates the current protocol OK Click Enter button to save the settings and back to the top level menu and then this working mode will take effect Cancel Click Ent...

Page 31: ... to move to the line of IP address and then click Enter button to change to other predefined IP address After the IP address has been changed you can click Fn button to move to OK field and then click Enter button to save the change and back to the second level menu or click Fn button to move to Cancel field and click Enter button to cancel the change and back to the second level menu Port 9901 Cl...

Page 32: ...ly external UHF but also APIS service Format CMR Click Enter button to change the correction format The available correction formats are CMR CMR RTCM v2 3 RTCM v3 0 and RTCM v3 2 IP 211 144 118 5 Click Enter button to enter Common IP screen In Common IP screen click Fn button to move to the line of IP address and then click Enter button to change to other predefined IP address After the IP address...

Page 33: ...e receiver as a rover station using APIS service Click Enter button to enter the configuration screen Mode Rover APIS The title of this configuration screen Current Base SN 1000456 Display the SN of corresponding base station Click Enter button to enter Base SN setting screen In the Base SN setting screen click Fn button to move to the character of the value you want to make change and then click ...

Page 34: ...s After the IP address has been changed you can click Fn button to move to OK field and then click Enter button to save the change and back to the second level menu or click Fn button to move to Cancel field and click Enter button to cancel the change and back to the second level menu Port 9901 Click Enter button to change the port from 9901 to 9920 OK Click Enter button to save the settings and b...

Page 35: ...Client for instruction before Note Make sure a valid SIM card has been inserted in the receiver OK Click Enter button to save the settings and back to the top level menu and then this working mode will take effect Cancel Click Enter button to cancel the settings and back to the second level menu Rover UHF Set up the receiver as a rover station using internal UHF Click Enter button to enter the con...

Page 36: ...on to cancel the settings and back to the second level menu Rover SV Base Ok Click Enter button to enable LBand function when TerraStar service is subscribed Cancel Click Enter button to cancel the settings and back to the second level menu Note The operation menus of front panel may vary from different firmware versions of your receiver The menus described in this chapter are based on firmware ve...

Page 37: ...4 1 Base station setup guidelines For good performance the following base station setup guidelines are recommended Place the GNSS receiver in a location on the worksite where equal range in all directions provides full coverage of the site Place the GNSS antenna in a location that has a clear line of sight to the sky in all directions Do not place the antenna near vertical obstructions such as bui...

Page 38: ...on setup 1 Connect the radio antenna onto i70 receiver Screw the receiver onto extension pole 2 Screw the extension pole with auxiliary H I tool onto tribrach adaptor 3 Mount the tribrach onto the tripod 4 Insert the tribrach adaptor into the tribrach 5 Level and plumb the receiver over the known control point 6 Measure the height of the base station GNSS antenna by measuring the slant height from...

Page 39: ...cal height from the known control point to the bottom of receiver that you calculated by adding the height of the extension pole to the height from the known control point to the end of auxiliary H I tool LandStar 7 will calculate the height to the Antenna Phase Center APC automatically 7 If required connect the receiver to an external 12 V power supply For external radio part take the CHC DL6 Dat...

Page 40: ...t and external radio part 16 Connect Datalink Antenna to the Datalink Antenna Slot of DL6 Datalink via 3 meter Cable for Datalink Antenna 17 Connect the base receiver with DL6 Datalink via GPS to Datalink Cable 18 Connect the car battery with DL6 Datalink via Datalink External Power Cable CAUTION The Datalink Antenna must be connected to the Datalink before the Datalink is powered on otherwise the...

Page 41: ...ing correction data 5 1 Rover station setup guidelines For good rover operation observe the following setup guidelines Place the GNSS antenna in a location that has a clear line of sight to the sky in all directions Do not place the antenna near vertical obstructions such as buildings deep cuttings site vehicles towers or tree canopy GNSS rovers and the base station receive the same satellite sign...

Page 42: ...n is also tracking The radio link between the base and rover receivers must also be maintained Loss of the satellite signals will result in a loss of centimeter position precision 5 2 Rover station setup 1 If required connect the radio antenna onto i70 receiver 2 Screw the receiver on top of the range pole 3 Fix the controller bracket on the range pole 4 Fit the controller in the controller bracke...

Page 43: ...blish the connection 3 After the successful connection between your computer and the receiver enter the IP address of the receiver into the address bar of the web browser on your computer 4 The web browser prompts you to enter a login account and password The default login account for the receiver is Login Account admin Password password Note Tick remember me option and then the browser will remem...

Page 44: ...figuration menu To view the web page in another language select the corresponding language name from the dropdown list on the upper right corner of the web page Currently three languages are available 6 1 Status menu This menu provides a quick link to review the receiver s position information satellites tracked runtime current data log status current outputs available memory and more 6 1 1 Positi...

Page 45: ...u understand how the receiver is being used and its current operating condition Items include the identities of currently tracked satellites internal and external storage usage rate how long the receiver has been operational state of the internal battery power source state files being logged and data streams being output With this information it is easy to tell exactly what functions the receiver ...

Page 46: ...ough a web browser 46 6 1 3 Google Map submenu Tap this submenu to show the location of the receiver on Google map 6 2 Satellites menu Use the Satellites menu to view satellite tracking details and enable disable GPS ...

Page 47: ...able submenu Provides the status of satellites tracked in general such as the satellite ID satellite type attitude angle azimuth angle L1 SNR L2 SNR L5 SNR and enable disable status of each one 6 2 2 Tracking Info Table submenu The following figure is an example of satellite track diagram page Users can determine the satellite types and the corresponding SNR of L band carriers to be displayed in a...

Page 48: ...kyplot page 6 2 4 Satellite Activation submenu Use this menu to enable or disable satellites 6 3 Receiver Configuration menu Use this menu to configure settings such as the antenna type and height elevation mask and PDOP setting the reference station coordinates receiver resetting and web interface language ...

Page 49: ...de and position etc 6 3 2 Antenna Configuration submenu Use this screen to configure all of the items relating to the GNSS antenna You must enter the correct values for all antenna related fields as the choices you make significantly affect the accuracy for logged data and broadcast correction data 6 3 3 Reference Station Settings submenu Use this screen to configure settings such as the station c...

Page 50: ... web browser 50 broadcast station identifiers You must enter accurate information in these fields as this data significantly affects the accuracy of logged data files and broadcast correction data For Reference Station Mode ...

Page 51: ...quire current position obtained through autonomous positioning automatically b Manual Input Manually input the coordinate of a control point c From CORS After the receiver logging in CORS the software can record the coordinate of current position based on fix solution For Sample for Average Users can determine the positioning limit and sampling amount The positioning limit falls into two types a S...

Page 52: ...Use this screen to select the web interface language 6 3 6 User Management submenu 6 3 7 USB Function Switch submenu Use this menu to switch between USB personal area network and Multimedia storage 6 3 8 HCPPP Settings submenu Use this menu to select HCPPP Range ...

Page 53: ...uto delete old files if memory is low This menu also provides the controls for the FTP push feature 6 4 1 Log Settings submenu Here shows the data logging status including internal and external storage usage and data logging status of each session Also users can configure the data logging settings for each session including recording name store location storage limit store formats start time etc T...

Page 54: ...e at internal storage or external storage Enable Start Time Set the start time of data logging in UTC Select Or not option below to determine whether to start data logging from the start time defined or immediately after this session is switched on Duration Time Set the duration of data logging Assigned Storage Set the storage space of this session Circulating Memory Select Yes or No option to det...

Page 55: ...F button to the right of the required session To delete the recorded files of ANY data logging session tap the Clear button to the right of the required session To delete the recorded files of ALL data logging sessions tap the Clear ALL Accounts button 6 4 2 FTP Push Settings submenu Use this screen to configure the receiver to push stored files to the FTP server of your choice Only files that are...

Page 56: ...es that recorded in the internal storage through the internal FTP site 1 Click this submenu and then the log on dialogue box will prompt you to enter a user name and password The default logon account for the internal FTP site is User name ftp Password ftp 2 Click the directory named as repo to view and download the files currently stored on the receiver 3 To find the file need to be downloaded cl...

Page 57: ...he IO Settings menu to set up all receiver outputs and inputs The receiver can output CMR RTCM Raw data Ephemeris data GPGGA GPGSV on TCP IP UDP serial port or Bluetooth ports 6 5 1 IO Settings submenu The following figure shows an example of the screen that appears when you select this submenu In this submenu users can configure 6 types of input and output settings ...

Page 58: ...protocols among the NTRIP APIS_BASE and APIS_ROVER configure the related parameters click to log on CORS or APIS Connection Protocol NTRIP Connection Protocol APIS_BASE Connection Protocol APIS_ROVER 2 TCP UDP Client Tap the Connect button to the right of required TCP UDP Client the IO Settings screen will appear select the connection protocol between TCP and UDP enter the IP and Port of the targe...

Page 59: ...TCP Server NTRIP Caster Tap the Connect button to the right of required TCP Server NTRIP Caster the IO Settings screen will appear select one of the connection protocols between NTRIP and TCP configure the other related parameters click to save the settings and open the server Connection Protocol NTRIP Connection Protocol TCP ...

Page 60: ...h the serial port click to save the settings and start to transmit 5 Bluetooth Tap the Settings button to the right of Bluetooth the Bluetooth Set screen will appear configure the messages that you want to transmit through Bluetooth click to save the settings and start to transmit 6 Radio Tap the Settings button to the right of Radio the Radio Settings screen will appear select the format of diffe...

Page 61: ...nsmit 6 6 Network Setting menu Use this menu to view network information configure the receiver s mobile network set email alert for specific situation configure HTTP or HTTPS port and the user name and password of internal FTP site 6 6 1 Description submenu Use this submenu to check the information of network setting ...

Page 62: ...menu Use this submenu to configure GPRS model network module and modify dialing status 6 6 3 Email alarm submenu Use this submenu to choose which situation of receiver will be alerted and input the email address 6 6 4 HTTP submenu Use this submenu to configure HTTP port ...

Page 63: ... configure HTTPS port 6 6 6 FTP service submenu Use this submenu to configure the user name and password of internal FTP site 6 7 Module setting menu Use this menu to check module information configure WiFi bluetooth radio related settings and turn on off static voice of buzzer ...

Page 64: ... submenu to check the information of WiFi module bluetooth module and radio module 6 7 2 WiFi submenu Use this submenu to turn on off WiFi function and modify password 6 7 3 Bluetooth settings submenu Use this submenu to turn on off bluetooth function and modify PIN number ...

Page 65: ...on and configure radio parameters 6 7 5 Buzzer setting submenu Use this submenu to turn on off static voice 6 8 Firmware menu Use this menu to check the current firmware information download the system log update the receiver firmware download or update the configuration file and register the receiver and more ...

Page 66: ...k the current firmware information The following figure shows an example of the firmware information 6 8 2 Hardware Version Use this submenu to check the hardware information including main board version and core board version 6 8 3 Config File Use this submenu to update Configuration File ...

Page 67: ... to download the system log of the receiver 6 8 5 User Log 6 8 6 Firmware Update submenu Use this submenu to load new firmware to the receiver across the network Tap the Browse button to locate the upgrade file tap Confirm button to confirm the selected upgrading file and start upgrading ...

Page 68: ...receiver with your computer via Wi Fi and then log in the receiver through a web browser to continue the configuration 6 8 7 GNSS Board Upgrade Use this submenu to upgrade GNSS Board 6 8 8 Radio Upgrade Use this submenu to browse upgrade file and upgrade radio 6 8 9 Upgrade Online Use this submenu to input Server Address and upgrade online 6 8 10 GNSS Registration submenu Use this submenu to regis...

Page 69: ...guring through a web browser 69 6 9 Cloud Service Setting menu 6 9 1 Cloud Service Setting submenu Use this submenu to turn on or turn off Cloud Service Auto Start Remote Control and configure other settings ...

Page 70: ...munication ports definition 70 A Communication ports definition AI CHC i70 receiver IO port 7 pin Lemo port definition PIN FUNCTION 1 Ground 2 Ground 3 RS232 TX Output 4 PPS 5 Not Used 6 VIN 7 RS232 RX Input ...

Page 71: ...nce by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help Caution Any changes or modifications to this device not explicitly approved by man...

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