1.1.3 Use and Care ..................8 Technical Support ..................8 Disclaimer ....................8 Your Comments ..................8 Getting Started with i50 .................. 9 About the Receiver ..................9 Parts of the Receiver .................. 9 2.2.1 Front Panel ..................9 2.2.2 Lower Housing ................. 11 2.2.3 Receiver Ports ..................
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5.6.6 FTP Service Submenu ............... 58 Module Setting Menu ................58 5.7.1 Description Submenu ............... 59 5.7.2 WiFi Submenu .................. 59 5.7.3 Bluetooth Settings Submenu ............59 CHCNAV i50 GNSS USER GUIDE | 2018-11 P a g e | 3...
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Cloud Service Setting Menu ..............65 5.9.1 Cloud Service Setting Submenu ............65 Communication Ports Definition ..............67 CHC i50 Receiver IO Port (7-pin Lemo Port) Definition ........ 67 CHCNAV i50 GNSS USER GUIDE | 2018-11 P a g e | 4...
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. CHCNAV i50 GNSS USER GUIDE | 2018-11 P a g e | 5...
CE Interference Statement Declaration of Conformity: Hereby, Shanghai Huace Navigation Technology Ltd. declares that this i50 is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of Directive 2014/53/EU. A copy of the Declaration of conformity can be found at Shanghai Huace Navigation Technology Ltd.
Introduction 1 Introduction The i50 GNSS Receiver User Guide describes how to set up and use the CHC® i50 GNSS receiver. In this manual, “the receiver” refers to the i50 GNSS receiver unless otherwise stated. Even if you have used other Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS) products before, CHC recommends that you spend some time reading this manual to learn about the special features of this product.
1.2 Technical Support If you have a problem and cannot find the information you need in this manual or CHC website (www.chcnav.com), contact your local CHC dealer from which 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).
2 Getting Started with i50 2.1 About the Receiver The i50 GNSS receiver incorporates a GNSS engine, GNSS antenna, internal radio (410 MHz – 470 MHz), 4G cellular modem, Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and dual-battery in a ruggedized and miniature unit that is easy for you to set up an all-in-one RTK rover or mobile base station.
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LED flashes as setting frequency. • Indicates whether the receiver is out of Battery A LED/ Battery B LED (Red) power. • When the receiver is out of power, the red CHCNAV i50 GNSS USER GUIDE | 2018-11 P a g e | 10...
SIM card IO serial communication slot and power in port Battery USB communication compartment and power in port TNC radio antenna 5/8-11 threaded connector insert CHCNAV i50 GNSS USER GUIDE | 2018-11 P a g e | 11...
• Connect a radio antenna to internal radio Radio antenna of the receiver. And this connector is not connector used if you are using an external radio. CHCNAV i50 GNSS USER GUIDE | 2018-11 P a g e | 12...
•Do not use or charge the battery if it appears to be damaged. Signs of damage include, but are not limited to, discoloration, warping, and leaking battery fluid. CHCNAV i50 GNSS USER GUIDE | 2018-11 P a g e | 13...
The Power Adapter is connecting with AC power of 100-240V, the output port of the Power Adapter connects with the Power Port of the GPS to PC Data Cable. CHCNAV i50 GNSS USER GUIDE | 2018-11 P a g e | 14...
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 i50 GNSS Receiver UHF Bar Antenna (410-470 MHz) CHCNAV i50 GNSS USER GUIDE | 2018-11 P a g e | 16...
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Getting Started with i50 USB Cable GPS to PC Data Cable Lithium Battery H.I. Tape Extension pole Tribrach with optical plummet Auxiliary H.I. Tool Tribrach adaptor Transport Hard Case CHCNAV i50 GNSS USER GUIDE | 2018-11 P a g e | 17...
UHF Bar Antenna (410-470 MHz) USB Cable GPS to PC Data Cable Battery Charger Power Adapter with Cord Lithium Battery 2M Range Pole w/bag Auxiliary H.I. Tool CHCNAV i50 GNSS USER GUIDE | 2018-11 P a g e | 18...
2.7.1 Connecting via Wi-Fi with LandStar 7 Software Turn on the controller → run LandStar 7 → go to Config main menu → tap Connect. In the Connect screen, select CHC for the Manufacture field, i50 for Device Type field, WIFI for Connection Type field.
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Tap Connect to link to the hot spot. If the first-time connection to this hot spot, user may type in the password. CHCNAV i50 GNSS USER GUIDE | 2018-11 P a g e | 20...
2.7.2 Connecting via Bluetooth with LandStar 7 Software Turn on the controller → run LandStar 7 → go to Config main menu → tap Connect. In the Connect screen, select CHC for the Manufacture field, i50 for Device Type field, Bluetooth for Connection Type field.
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→ select the target device in the list. Tap Pair to connect the bluetooth device → selected the target device in the bluetooth manager list CHCNAV i50 GNSS USER GUIDE | 2018-11 P a g e | 22...
The procedures of downloading logged data in the receiver are as follows: Switch on the receiver and connect it with a computer by USB Cable. After the CHCNAV i50 GNSS USER GUIDE | 2018-11 P a g e | 23...
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Double click the folder that you have configured to store the static data, you will see the folder(s) created by the i50 system automatically and named by the date which is decide by GPS time when you start to log data.
3.2 Outputting Corrections Using Internal Radio Modem 3.2.1 Base Station Setup 1. Connect the radio antenna onto i50 receiver. Screw the receiver onto extension pole. 2. Screw the extension pole with auxiliary H.I. tool onto tribrach adaptor.
Slant height 3.3 Outputting Corrections Using External Radio For base receiver part: 1. Screw the i50 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.
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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 Datalink can be damaged. CHCNAV i50 GNSS USER GUIDE | 2018-11 P a g e | 28...
The system needs five common satellites to provide RTK positioning. WARNING – Take care not to touch overhead power lines with the CHC i50 GNSS receiver or the range pole when moving the equipment into position.
• Loss of the satellite signals will result in a loss of centimeter position precision. 4.2 Rover Station Setup 1. If required, connect the radio antenna onto i50 receiver. 2. Screw the receiver on top of the range pole. 3. Fix the controller bracket on the range pole.
Note – Tick remember me option, and then the browser will remember the Login Account and Password you entered for the next time you enter this login screen. 5. Once you are logged in, the web page appears as follows: CHCNAV i50 GNSS USER GUIDE | 2018-11 P a g e | 31...
5.1 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. CHCNAV i50 GNSS USER GUIDE | 2018-11 P a g e | 32...
Tap this submenu to show the location of the receiver on Google map. 5.2 Satellites Menu Use the Satellites menu to view satellite tracking details and enable/disable GPS, CHCNAV i50 GNSS USER GUIDE | 2018-11 P a g e | 34...
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 any combination. CHCNAV i50 GNSS USER GUIDE | 2018-11 P a g e | 35...
Configuring Through a Web Browser 5.2.3 Tracking Skyplot Submenu The following figure is an example of Skyplot page. 5.2.4 Satellite Activation Submenu Use this menu to enable or disable satellites. CHCNAV i50 GNSS USER GUIDE | 2018-11 P a g e | 36...
Configuring Through a Web Browser 5.2.5 Tracking Enable Submenu Use this menu to enable or disable tracking signals. CHCNAV i50 GNSS USER GUIDE | 2018-11 P a g e | 37...
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: CHCNAV i50 GNSS USER GUIDE | 2018-11 P a g e | 38...
Auto Rover: The receiver will serve as a rover after this mode is enabled, and then receive correction data through the working mode set last time. CHCNAV i50 GNSS USER GUIDE | 2018-11 P a g e | 39...
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Manual Base: The receiver will serve neither as a base or a rover after this mode is enabled. Users need to configure the receiver manually. CHCNAV i50 GNSS USER GUIDE | 2018-11 P a g e | 40...
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After the configuration of positioning limit and sampling amount, click to carry out sampling and averaging → the progress bar will show the progress → the result CHCNAV i50 GNSS USER GUIDE | 2018-11 P a g e | 41...
5.3.4 Receiver Reset Submenu Use this screen to completely or partially reset the receiver: 5.3.5 Languages Submenu Use this screen to select the web interface language: 5.3.6 User Management Submenu CHCNAV i50 GNSS USER GUIDE | 2018-11 P a g e | 42...
Also, users can configure the data logging settings for each session, including recording name, store location, storage limit, store formats, start time, etc. CHCNAV i50 GNSS USER GUIDE | 2018-11 P a g e | 43...
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Recording Edit screen appears: Click advanced to see more settings. In this screen, you can configure all the data logging parameters, and determine CHCNAV i50 GNSS USER GUIDE | 2018-11 P a g e | 44...
Use this screen to configure the receiver to push stored files to the FTP server of your choice. Only files that are configured to use FTP push are transmitted. CHCNAV i50 GNSS USER GUIDE | 2018-11 P a g e | 45...
FTP site. 1. Click this submenu, and then the log on dialogue box will prompt you to enter a user name and password: CHCNAV i50 GNSS USER GUIDE | 2018-11 P a g e | 46...
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→ the date of file that be recorded → the format of the file → the name of the target file. 4. To download a file, left-click the name of the target file → download the file according to the prompts. CHCNAV i50 GNSS USER GUIDE | 2018-11 P a g e | 47...
NTRIP, APIS_BASE and APIS_ROVER → configure the related parameters → click to log on CORS or APIS. ➢ Connection Protocol: NTRIP CHCNAV i50 GNSS USER GUIDE | 2018-11 P a g e | 48...
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Configuring Through a Web Browser ➢ Connection Protocol: APIS_BASE ➢ Connection Protocol: APIS_ROVER ➢ Connection Protocol: TCP CHCNAV i50 GNSS USER GUIDE | 2018-11 P a g e | 49...
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UDP → enter the IP and Port of the target server → configure messages that you want to output to the target server → click to save and complete the connection. ➢ Connection Protocol: TCP ➢ Connection Protocol: UDP CHCNAV i50 GNSS USER GUIDE | 2018-11 P a g e | 50...
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Configuring Through a Web Browser ➢ Connection Protocol: NTRIP1.0 ➢ Connection Protocol: NTRIP2.0 CHCNAV i50 GNSS USER GUIDE | 2018-11 P a g e | 51...
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NTRIP and TCP → configure the other related parameters → click to save the settings and open the server. ➢ Connection Protocol: TCP ➢ Connection Protocol: NTRIP CHCNAV i50 GNSS USER GUIDE | 2018-11 P a g e | 52...
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→ select Baud Rate used to transmit data → configure the messages that you want to output through the serial port → click save the settings and start to transmit. CHCNAV i50 GNSS USER GUIDE | 2018-11 P a g e | 53...
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: CHCNAV i50 GNSS USER GUIDE | 2018-11 P a g e | 54...
Use this submenu to check the information of network setting. 5.6.2 Mobile Network Setting Submenu Use this submenu to configure GPRS model, network module and modify dialing status. CHCNAV i50 GNSS USER GUIDE | 2018-11 P a g e | 55...
Configuring Through a Web Browser 5.6.3 Email Alarm Submenu Use this submenu to choose which situation of receiver will be alerted and input the email address. CHCNAV i50 GNSS USER GUIDE | 2018-11 P a g e | 56...
Configuring Through a Web Browser 5.6.4 HTTP Submenu Use this submenu to configure HTTP port. 5.6.5 HTTPS Submenu Use this submenu to configure HTTPS port. CHCNAV i50 GNSS USER GUIDE | 2018-11 P a g e | 57...
Use this submenu to configure the user name and password of internal FTP site. 5.7 Module Setting Menu Use this menu to check module information, configure WiFi, bluetooth, radio related settings, and turn on/off static voice of buzzer: CHCNAV i50 GNSS USER GUIDE | 2018-11 P a g e | 58...
Use this submenu to turn on/off WiFi function and modify password. 5.7.3 Bluetooth Settings Submenu Use this submenu to turn on/off bluetooth function and modify PIN number. CHCNAV i50 GNSS USER GUIDE | 2018-11 P a g e | 59...
Configuring Through a Web Browser 5.7.4 Radio Settings Submenu Use this submenu to turn on/off radio function and configure radio parameters. CHCNAV i50 GNSS USER GUIDE | 2018-11 P a g e | 60...
5.8.2 Hardware Version Submenu Use this submenu to check the hardware information, including main board version and core board version: CHCNAV i50 GNSS USER GUIDE | 2018-11 P a g e | 61...
5.8.3 Config File Submenu Use this submenu to update Configuration File. 5.8.4 System Log Download Submenu Use this submenu to download the system log of the receiver. CHCNAV i50 GNSS USER GUIDE | 2018-11 P a g e | 62...
• The receiver will restart after the firmware upgrading is done, so users need to reconnect the receiver with your computer via Wi-Fi, and then log-in the receiver through a web browser to continue the configuration. CHCNAV i50 GNSS USER GUIDE | 2018-11 P a g e | 63...
5.8.10 GNSS Registration Submenu Use this submenu to register the receiver. Paste or enter the registration code to the Registration Code field → tap Registration button to complete the registration. CHCNAV i50 GNSS USER GUIDE | 2018-11 P a g e | 64...
5.9 Cloud Service Setting Menu 5.9.1 Cloud Service Setting Submenu Use this submenu to turn on or turn off Cloud Service, Auto Start, Remote Control and configure other settings . CHCNAV i50 GNSS USER GUIDE | 2018-11 P a g e | 65...
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Configuring Through a Web Browser CHCNAV i50 GNSS USER GUIDE | 2018-11 P a g e | 66...
Communication Ports Definition A Communication Ports Definition AI CHC i50 Receiver IO Port (7-pin Lemo Port) Definition FUNCTION Ground ( - ) Ground ( - ) RS232-TX (Output) Not Used RS232-RX (Input) CHCNAV i50 GNSS USER GUIDE | 2018-11 P a g e | 67...
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