ComNav Technology Sino GNSS N5, User Manual

Page 1: ...SinoGNSS R N5 User Guide N5 IMU RTK GNSS Receiver User Guide August 2020 ...

Page 2: ...nce that may cause undesired operation Copyright Notice This is the V1 0 Feb 2020 revision of the N5 GNSS Receiver User Guide It cannot be copied or translated into any language without the written permission of ComNav Technology Technical Assistance If you have any question and can t find the answer in this manual please contact your local dealer from which you purchased the N5 receiver Alternati...

Page 3: ...The receiver can withstand the rough treatment that typically occurs in the field However the receiver is high precision electronic equipment and should be treated with reasonable care Warning and Caution An absence of specific alerts does not mean that there are no safety risks involved A Warning or Caution information is intended to minimize the risk of personal injury and or damage to the equip...

Page 4: ...interface 11 4 Static survey 11 4 1 Receiver Configuration 11 4 2 Static Data Collection 13 4 3 Static Data Download 13 4 4 RINEX Convert 14 5 Real Time Kinematic Survey RTK 16 5 1 Installation of Survey Master 16 5 2 Wizard function in Survey Master 16 5 3 Start a New Project 18 5 4 Bluetooth connection 20 5 5 Internal RadioMode 22 5 5 1 Start Base Station by Survey Master 22 5 5 2 Start Rover St...

Page 5: ... 5 2 Grid Shift 41 6 6 COGO 41 7 Data Export Import 42 7 1 Import 42 7 2 Export 43 7 3 Import Basemap 43 7 4 Export Result 44 7 5 NMEA 0183 output 44 7 6 Register N5 via Survey Master 45 8 Firmware Upgrade 46 Appendix A 7 Pin Lemo definition 48 Appendix B Physical Parameter of Modules inside of N5 49 ...

Page 6: ...he SinoGNSS N5 GNSS Receiver keyfeatures Ultra small and super light Size W H 15 5cm 7 3cm Weight 1 2kg including 2 batteries 574 channels of simultaneously tracked satellitesignals Increased measurement traceability with SinoGNSS Quantum algorithm technology Hot swap battery design Cable free Bluetooth wireless technology 1 OLED display and 2 function buttons IP67 waterproof Full base rover inter...

Page 7: ...S N5 GNSS Receiver Basic Supply kit contains two receivers and related accessories Item Picture 2 Kits N5 Receivers 1 GNSS Connector 2 7 pin Lemo to RS232 Cable 2 7 pin Lemo to USB Cable External Power Cable 2 Whip Antenna UHF 1 2m Range Pole with yellow bag ...

Page 8: ...0 Controller Controller Battery Charger and Cable Controller Bracket Optional accessories Double Bubbles Tribrach with High Adapter 1 30cm Extension bar 1 3 2 Optional Datalink kit This kit is necessary for long distance radio communication shown in the following figures ...

Page 9: ...io CDL5 2 pin Lemo Power Cable 7 pin Lemo Data Cable N Type to TNC Convertor N type to N type Antenna Cable N Type Radio Antenna 1 3 3 Transport Cases Standard transport case is designed for containing basic supply kit of one SinoGNSS R N5 GNSS Receiver ...

Page 10: ...SinoGNSS R N5 User Guide 5 Base Rover The optional choice is provided to have capacity of two kits of N5 receivers ...

Page 11: ... Operating temperature 40 C to 65 C Storage temperature 40 C to 85 C Out of corrosive fluids and gases With a clear view of sky 2 2 Front panel Receiver front panel contains one OLED display Power button and Record button The indicator LEDs show the status of radio and satellite tracking For detailed information see chapter 3 3 2 3 Lower housing Receiver lower housing contains a serial port UHF ra...

Page 12: ...o fire high temperature or direct sunlight Do not immerse the battery in water Do not use or store the battery inside a vehicle during hotweather Do not drop or puncture the battery Do not open the battery or short circuit itscontacts Charging the Lithium ionBattery Although a dual battery charge is provided the lithium ion battery is supplied partially charged To charge the battery first remove t...

Page 13: ...lligator clip is connected to the positive of external power supply black one to negative Over voltage function cannot protect your N5 receiver if reverse connection Tip The power consumption will be increasing if the base station transmits correction data through internal UHF in the RTK mode therefore we strongly suggest using external power 7 28 volt DC for the base station 2 4 3 Charge Battery ...

Page 14: ... show you the status of receiver Including the solution status satellite searching condition PDOP value and battery power Work mode interface Will show you the work mode of receiver Including protocol frequency and Tx or Rx If the work mode is PDA Cors there will no protocol frequency and so on Setting interface There will be some simple function settings including smart base station relay mode fo...

Page 15: ...recording LED off Tip The record button only works when receiving satellite signals otherwise it will show timeout 3 3 LED behavior The LEDs on the front panel indicate receiver working status Generally a lit or slowly flashing indicates normal operation and an unlit LED indicates that no operation is occurring The following figure and table define each possible LED state LEDs States Description D...

Page 16: ...open a web browser and then enter the following IP address http 192 168 1 1 Tip Most web browsers for computers laptops and smart phones PDAs support the receiver Web GUI 4 Static survey This chapter describes static survey through N5 receiver and CRU software For static survey you cannot change settings through front panel you can configure it via Compass Receiver Utility CRU 1 Receiver configura...

Page 17: ... pin Lemo to RS232 cable you can connect N5 receiver with external power or firmware upgrade 4 Click Config to configure the receiver Sample Interval change the sample interval of observations the maximum data rate is 20 Hz the minimum is one observation perminute Mask angle disable the receiver to track satellites that below the mask angle You can set mask angle values for different constellation...

Page 18: ...t Data Log Session as manual on the known point Power off the receiver before moving to other observation site To quickly post process static observation raw data write down the station name receiver SN antenna height start and end time for each observation site Tip You can start recording static data in the front panel it s convenient for you 4 3Static Data Download The raw observation data is sa...

Page 19: ...RINEX Convert After copy raw observation data to PC you can convert the data from ComNav binary format cnb to RINEX in CRU software 1 Start CRU software 2 Click Folders and select the path of your CNB data 3 Click Rinex Convert to check all raw data on main window Right click on the file to modify antenna Convert Settings and Convert to RENIX or use fast icon in standard bar ...

Page 20: ...nt mark to phase center and h1 vertical offset from measurement mark to receiver bottom R0 is 0 0775m h0 is 0 0325m and h1 is 0 038m respectively for N5 receiver 2 or check Enable antenna configure file to select Antennas ini file to select Antenna type again You can also add edit and delete antenna types based on your requirement Click to change Convert Settings mainly export format and export ob...

Page 21: ...ion and RTK working modes Radio CORS and GPRS 5 1 Installation of Survey Master Survey Master is available on Google play you can download for free and install the software to SinoGNSS controller R550 Also you can download the latest version from our website http comnavtech com download asp bigclassid 28 5 2 Wizard function in Survey Master Follow the Wizard you can quickly learn the general workf...

Page 22: ...th connection interface For detailed information you can refer to chapter 5 4 3 Work mode Click Select to go into QuickSetup interface to start your receiver as Base Rover For detailed information you can refer from chapter 5 5 If you start your receiver as Rover then you can start work directly of topo survey or stakeout ...

Page 23: ... be a Prompt YES will guide you to start Rover in Wizard interface NO will disconnect the base and exit Wizard 5 3 Start a New Project Click Project you can use the same Datum with last project choose a datum in store and scan QR code from other controller to add Datum even sharing project with cloud ...

Page 24: ...list Survey Master currently has 43 countries datum and will add more afterwards Create a User defined datum If you cannot find datum you want in the list follow instructions below to add one select Ellipsoid Projection for your datum and even seven parameters geoid model based on your request ...

Page 25: ...o Site Calibration Share Datum via QR code After you build a project press the project name it will generate a QR code Users can use the Scan function in the main interface to access the coordinate system 5 4 Bluetooth connection To connect Survey Master with N5 switch to Device interface tap Connection to go into Bluetooth connection interface ...

Page 26: ...e device Bluetooth turned on Click Find device select SN of your N5 receiver allow pair After connect ComNav receiver you can check the device version in Device Info After connected successfully the bottom will show the positioning status ...

Page 27: ...power supply is recommended when N5 set as a base station More Aim to improve the radius of work field we can change the base receiver s Whip Antenna to External Antenna And others no need change 5 5 1 Start Base Station by Survey Master Firstly build Bluetooth connection between the N5 receiver and your controller as shown in Chapter 5 4 Secondly modify parameters including correction format ante...

Page 28: ...NSS R N5 User Guide 23 Choose Protocol and Frequency for Base receiver Start mode Fix position means you have a known coordinate for Base or get a point from GNSS Differential mode Make sure to choose RTCM32 ...

Page 29: ...Rover Station by Survey Master Connect Survey Master with N5 receiver via Bluetooth based on Chapter 5 4 Set same protocol and frequency with Base receiver The current status on the bottom will change from Single to Fixed Library choose Choose a known point from Elem Get Get a point coordinate from GNSS ...

Page 30: ...d definition of 7 pin Lemo cable that connects the N5 receiver and external radio 2 See Appendix B for the operating information of CDL5 Warning 1 You MUST connect CDL5 to external antenna firstly and then supply power otherwise the CDL5 will have a risk of burnout 2 You d better put it in a shelter when raining because it s not water proof 1 An external radio 2 An external power supply 3 A long w...

Page 31: ...continuously operating reference station via PDA s GPRS or WIFI To do RTK survey in PDA CORS mode it requires 1 A N5 receiver 2 A Whip antenna 3 A controller with software installed 4 A range pole with bracket When start succeed set up the frequency channel and Rover frequency should be same Be sure to set the same baud rate as your CDL5 default value is 38400 you also can change in Param tab base...

Page 32: ...mode To acquire the APN access point number from the mobile service provider you need to insert a SIM card into the N5 receiver It commonly acquires the APN from the mobile network provider otherwise try to get via the link 1 A N5 receiver 2 A controller with SIM card and software 3 A range pole with bracket Enter CORS DNS IP address and port Click Source List and select the proper source enter Us...

Page 33: ...ong as abide by the agreement Below shows Base configuration with ComNav server Server select SINOGNSS server IP 211 144 120 104 and Port 8888 BaseName Click BaseName to get SN of Base receiver directly when start Rover just select the name as source Differential mode make sure to choose RTCM32 Fix Position Click Library choose to select a known point for the Base or Get from GNSS if you do not ha...

Page 34: ...e 29 5 8 2 Internal 4G Ntrip client mode For Ntrip client mode Rover acquires correction data from Ntrip CORS server Enter proper APN DNS IP Address and Port Click Source List select the proper source enter User and Password ...

Page 35: ...t Topo survey Auto survey Area survey Static PPK staking site calibration import and export measured points 6 1 Topo survey Click Topo Survey enter point name click to start or stop collecting data You can quickly change antenna height in the survey interface Tap Elem to check point coordinates Tap Layer to show the layers you want display on map ...

Page 36: ...1 Fast survey by pressing Code Tap the code in nine panels will survey the point directly Go into code management interface to modify code list then you can choose code to use in nine panels Recover deleted points in Recycle Bin ...

Page 37: ...set which accuracy can up to 2 5 cm Fixed only fixed result can be saved Duplicate name allow point name same RMS point accuracy need higher than the value Offset radius point cannot offset bigger than the value during measure Occupation time measure times for one point Point stepsize for point name Stake range show circle when close to target point Direction guide 3 methods showing guide for stak...

Page 38: ...e button to open 2 Initialization If you power off the receiver or freset it need to initialize again After open IMU button you can follow the guidance in interface to complete it During operation make receiver can search the satellites and get a fixed solution N5 T30 ...

Page 39: ...an find the bubble and angle value shows the pole you tilt For more accuracy angle less than 60 will be better Tip Do not shake or rotate the receiver violently otherwise you need to re initialize 6 2 Auto survey Area survey For Auto survey it supports automatic and continuous survey according to Time or Distance ...

Page 40: ...formation press it will show the area result press it will show the shape on map 6 3 Stake points lines Go into Stake point interface click to choose a point and tap Stake Survey Master provides a navigation map when staking points lines If you are close to the target point enough it will alarm you based on the alarm range you set ...

Page 41: ...SinoGNSS R N5 User Guide 36 Enter the point name and code based on your requirements then click Various navigation info choices You can also Import points for staking or add from Library choose ...

Page 42: ...p keep your receiver vertical to the ground For staking lines click add line Two points or Point Azimuth Distance click Choose one line and click Stake The default method to stake is To line press method to choose a method you want ...

Page 43: ...rk as Rover as shown below 1 Click PPK in survey interface choose or create a PPK file 2 Go to settings configure PPK settings based on your requirements 3 To get stable epoch click to initialize to start PPK survey To line show shortest way to find a point on line To station ID stake points on line by defined interval Distance of 2 points show distance of current location to the line s start poin...

Page 44: ...oject and all the points will be collected based on calibrated datum system 1 Choose manual pair or auto pair 2 If you choose manual pair you can directly enter at least three groups point to compute for example take K1 K2 K3 as known points take A1 A2 A3 as measured points After click Compute to calculate the software will calibrate ...

Page 45: ...the same name for known point and measured point After click Compute to calculate the software will calibrate automatically 4 Click Apply to confirm to replace datum The value of H Resid and V Resid should meet the requirement H Resid 0 015m and V Resid 0 02m Click to add K1 K2 K3 Click to add A1 A2 A3 ...

Page 46: ... station in the same project Click Grid Shift in Survey interface add current Base point and target Base point Click Compute Apply to complete grid shift 6 6 COGO With COGO function you can calculate points lines angle directly on field Click to add the point from one Base Click to select the same point from another Base ...

Page 47: ...ection point Calculate point from angle bisector Points from line Calculate points on line by distance or segment Point average Calculate average from points 7 Data Export Import Survey Master supports to import export data including grid coordinate Lat Lon coordinate with various data format support import DXF DWG file and export result of DXF KML etc 7 1 Import Tap Import in project interface Ch...

Page 48: ... one File format support csv dat txt format The default export path is Sinognss sm data export 7 3 Import Basemap Tap Basemap to import DXF DWG SHP file into Survey Master Add points Save points from the dxf dwg shp file to element Add lines Save lines from the dxf dwg shp file to element Prefix Support add prefix name for points lines saved to Elements ...

Page 49: ...7 4 Export Result Export result including export the survey points with detailed information stake points lines DXF KML RAW and HTML result 7 5 NMEA 0183 output With NMEA 0183 function you can quickly set to output NMEA data from lemo port or Bluetooth In fact this function is same as enter commands log comX gpXXX ontime X ...

Page 50: ...0B 79 23 00 00 00 95 85 FUNCTIONREG 2207453726 3851620954 0949162572 0697504466 0613618189 0027539229 Note The length of code may different according to different requirements Following shows two methods to register the receiver Register function For Register function you need only enter the number 2207453726 3851620954 0949162572 0697504466 0613618189 0027539229 Log com1 gpgga ontime 1 This optio...

Page 51: ...572 0697504466 0613618189 0027539229 8 Firmware Upgrade Prepare a Lemo to USB cable 1 Copy the firmware software to your PC 2 Open the firmware program choose APP Link setup select USB to connect with receiver and then click OK Copy the whole code and enter the cursor to next line then send Send command LOG REGLIST To check receiver register status ...

Page 52: ... is important to check if the N5 is connect to PC successful 4 Then click Update icon to start the update a few seconds are needed during update the N5 will restart automatically and all Leds on N5 should be on If output this receiver information means it connection correctly ...

Page 53: ...update has been completed and then you can click Break to finish the update Appendix A 7 Pin Lemo definition The following figures show the definition of 7 pin lemo and the structure of 7 pin Lemo to RS232 Cable 7 pin Lemo Description Signal GND GND TX data out TXD NONE NONE Power In Serial data in RXD ...

Page 54: ...range 410 470MHz Protocol Transmit mode Transparent TT450S Receiving mode TT450S Transparent MAC Airlink rate 9600 bps Bandwidth 12 5kbps Power 0 5 1 2 Watt adjustable Work distance 1 5km depends on powersupply and environment condition Modulation GMSK Bluetooth Frequency Range 2 402Ghz 2 480Ghz RF Power Max 4dBm Band Width 2Mhz ...

Page 55: ...cy energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to c...