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- Page 1 User Manual Version V1.0-20180928 User Manual For UAV PPK Solution ©2018 Tersus GNSS Inc. All rights reserved. Sales & Technical Support: sales@tersus-gnss.com & support@tersus-gnss.com More details, please visit www.tersus-gnss.com...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
User Manual for UAV PPK Solution v1.0 Table of Content Document Revision History ..................3 Introduction ......................4 Hardware Connection ..................5 Power Supply ....................5 EVENT Connection ..................5 Connection Diagram ..................7 Software Configuration ..................9 Base Station ....................9 Rover on UAV ................... - Page 3 Figure 2.4 Outline of the 40-pin cable ..............6 Figure 2.5 Connect hot shoe connector to the EVENT connector ....... 7 Figure 2.6 Connection diagram of Tersus UAV PPK Solution ......7 Figure 2.7 Recommended installation of AX3705 helix antenna on the UAV ..8 Figure 4.1 Check satellites information using AX3705 antenna ......
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Page 4: Document Revision History
User Manual for UAV PPK Solution v1.0 Revision History Version Revision Date Change summary 20180928 Initial Release 3 / 26... -
Page 5: Introduction
Mark interpolation and geotagging in EXIF. By clicking one button after input all necessary data, the software provides the result directly as input for image processing software. Tersus GeoPix is part of Tersus Tool Suite which can be downloaded from the official website: https://www.tersus-gnss.com/software. -
Page 6: Hardware Connection
User Manual for UAV PPK Solution v1.0 2. Hardware Connection 2.1 Power Supply BX316R PPK Receiver is powered by 5V ~ 12V DC. (A power bank with 5V output or 12V power supply comes with UAV). The antenna is fed through the BX316 receiver and no external power is required. -
Page 7: Figure 2.3 Connect Hot Shoe Adapter To The Camera
User Manual for UAV PPK Solution v1.0 Figure 2.3 Connect hot shoe adapter to the camera Figure 2.4 Outline of the 40-pin cable 6 / 26... -
Page 8: Connection Diagram
Figure 2.5 Connect hot shoe connector to the EVENT connector 2.3 Connection Diagram The connection diagram of Tersus UAV PPK Solution is as follows: Figure 2.6 Connection diagram of Tersus UAV PPK Solution In the above connection diagram, the AX3705 helix antenna is recommended to be installed as shown in below Figure 2.7. -
Page 9: Figure 2.7 Recommended Installation Of Ax3705 Helix Antenna On The Uav
User Manual for UAV PPK Solution v1.0 Figure 2.7 Recommended installation of AX3705 helix antenna on the UAV 8 / 26... -
Page 10: Software Configuration
3.1 Base Station The base station is installed in a high-lying, open environment and close to the area to be surveyed. The command configuration in Tersus GNSS Center is as follows: LOG FILE RANGEB ONTIME 1 output 1Hz observation data to the... -
Page 11: Rover On Uav
3.2 Rover on UAV 3.2.1 EVENT Configuration Open Tersus GNSS Center software, type below command in the Text Console to configure BX316R receiver. MARKCONTROL MARK1 ENABLE POSITIVE 0 800 SAVECONFIG This command is used to control the mark inputs. -
Page 12: Rover Configuration
User Manual for UAV PPK Solution v1.0 Currently only MARK1 is supported in this PPK solution. The other commands refer to details in Log & Command document. 3.2.2 Rover Configuration When the receiver is configured as a rover on UAV, the command configuration in... -
Page 13: Data Quality Check
UAV to the outdoor open environment to do the following check. Connect the BX316R receiver to the computer using serial port, open Tersus GNSS Center software and type below commands in the text console window:... -
Page 14: Figure 4.1 Check Satellites Information Using Ax3705 Antenna
User Manual for UAV PPK Solution v1.0 Figure 4.1 Check satellites information using AX3705 antenna Figure 4.2 Check satellites information using AX3703 antenna 13 / 26... -
Page 15: Data Download
User Manual for UAV PPK Solution v1.0 5. Data Download Connect the BX316R receiver to the computer using the USB cable, and the corresponding serial port will appear in the device manager of the computer (if there is no serial port, please download the USB driver for Windows system from the official website https://www.tersus-gnss.com/software /david-receiver). -
Page 16: Figure 5.2 Select Download Path
User Manual for UAV PPK Solution v1.0 Figure 5.2 Select download path Select the data needs to be downloaded and click [Download] to start the download as follows: Figure 5.3 Download data in progress When the data download is completed, ‘OK’ is displayed in the ‘status’ of the file information window. -
Page 17: Figure 5.4 Data Download Is Completed
User Manual for UAV PPK Solution v1.0 Figure 5.4 Data download is completed 16 / 26... -
Page 18: Geopix User Guide
EXIF coordinate information of EVENT moment photos. Tersus GeoPix is part of Tersus Tool Suite. The latest version of Tersus Tool Suite can be downloaded from Tersus official website (https://www.tersus-gnss.com/software). Install the Tersus Tool Suite software, and GeoPix can be found under the Tersus GNSS Center in the Start menu (in Windows 10 operating system for example). -
Page 19: Set Working Directory And Import Pictures
User Manual for UAV PPK Solution v1.0 Figure 6.2 Main interface of Tersus GeoPix 6.2.1 Set Working Directory and Import Pictures Click [Select] on the right of ‘Working directory (Auto load pictures with geotag if there are pictures in this directory)’, select the folder of the pictures taken by the camera at... -
Page 20: Import Base Data And Rover Data
6.2.2 Import Base Data and Rover Data For Base Data and Rover Data, select the downloaded base data and rover data respectively, in which base data supports three kinds of formats including Tersus Binary (*.dat;*.trs), RINEX file (*.*o), and RTCM (*.dat); rover data supports Tersus Binary (*.dat;*.trs) only. -
Page 21: Figure 6.4 Select Base Data And Rover Data Without Base Position
User Manual for UAV PPK Solution v1.0 Figure 6.4 Select base data and rover data without base position In the ‘Height Offset’ option, configure the elevation deviation between the antenna phase center and the camera focus, which is the fixed elevation difference of the camera focus elevation minus the antenna phase center elevation. -
Page 22: Data Processing
User Manual for UAV PPK Solution v1.0 Figure 6.5 Select base data and rover data with base position 6.2.3 Data Processing Click the ‘RUN’ at the bottom to start GNSS post-processing as shown in Figure 6.6 below. Figure 6.6 Click RUN to start data processing... -
Page 23: View Processing Results
'workingtemp' folder contains the post-processing positioning results and the RINEX format file. The coordinate information of the tagged pictures including latitude, longitude and altitude can be seen by clicking the picture file name in Tersus GeoPix software. 22 / 26... -
Page 24: Figure 6.8 Check The Coordinate Information Of The Tagged Pictures
User Manual for UAV PPK Solution v1.0 Figure 6.8 Check the coordinate information of the tagged pictures Click [ViewPlot] at the bottom to view the positioning results of the GNSS post- processing data and the location information of the EVENT moments. The example is shown in Figure 6.9 and Figure 6.10. -
Page 25: Figure 6.9 Positioning Results Of The Gnss Post-Processing
User Manual for UAV PPK Solution v1.0 Figure 6.9 Positioning results of the GNSS post-processing Figure 6.10 The location information of the EVENT moments 24 / 26... -
Page 26: Terminology
User Manual for UAV PPK Solution v1.0 7. Terminology BeiDou Navigation Satellite System Direct Current eMMC Embedded Multi Media Card EXIF Exchangeable Image File Format GLONASS GLObal NAvigation Satellite System GNSS Global Navigation Satellite System Global Positioning System Personal Computer... - Page 27 All Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not reflect the commitment on Tersus GNSS Inc. No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted by all means without authorization of Tersus GNSS Inc. The software described in this document must be used in terms of the agreement.
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