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This manual is for use with X900+ and X91+ CHC receivers sold by iGage Mapping Corporation. Receivers with similar model
numbers typically will not match devices provisioned by iGage.
Revision N - 10 January 2015

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  • Page 1: X900+ X91+ W/ Chc Radios Rtk Gps Receiver User Manual

    RTK GPS Receiver User Manual This manual is for use with X900+ and X91+ CHC receivers sold by iGage Mapping Corporation. Receivers with similar model numbers typically will not match devices provisioned by iGage. Revision N - 10 January 2015...

  • Page 2: Fcc Compliance

    All product and brand names mentioned in this publication are trademarks of their respective holders. FCC Notice: CHC X900+ and X91+ GPS receivers comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to the Part 15 of the FCC rules when it is used in the Portable Mode.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents X900+ X91+ w/ CHC Radios RTK GPS Receiver Troubleshooting a UHF Base / Rover Pair ..24 User Manual ........1 Provisioning GSM SIM Card in Data Collector FCC Compliance: ..........2 Connect to Every Wi-Fi Access Point, NOT! Table of Contents ..........

  • Page 4: Introduction

    Thank you very much for choosing to purchase and use an X900+ or X91+ GPS receiver! With a ground-breaking price, outstanding performance, field ready carry case and easy-to-use features, we know that a CHC GPS receiver will be a valuable tool that quickly pays for itself.

  • Page 5: Adl Vantage Pro Uhf Radio Manual

    Click on the ‘Videos’ link on the right side of the page. ADL Vantage Pro UHF Radio Manual Your CHC receiver package may contain a high powered Pacific Crest ADL Vantage Pro radio or repeater. The manual for Pacific Crest ADL Vantage Pro radios can be found online: http://www.pacificcrest.com/library/User_Guide_ADL_VantagePro.pdf...

  • Page 6: What's In The Box

    What’s in the Box Depending on your purchased configuration you will receive different accessories with your GPS head. Typically you will receive all of these: Carrying Case Power Adapter with Cord: GPS Head Lithium-Ion Batteries GPS to PC Data Cable: Dual Battery Charger Serial, USB and Ext.

  • Page 7: Safety Information

    Safety Information This manual describes the CHC X9x GNSS Receivers. Before you use your receiver, please make sure that you have read and understood these warnings and safety requirements. Warnings and Cautions An absence of specific alerts does not mean that there are no safety risks involved. Warning and Caution information is intended to minimize the risk of personal injury and/or damage to the equipment.

  • Page 8: Battery Charger

    Each battery, when new, will power the receiver for 4-hours at temperatures higher than 50 degrees F. At lower temperatures battery life is shortened. If you plan on running a base receiver for longer than 4-hours, it is suggested that you use a Battery Clip Cable to connect the auxiliary power connector to an external 12 volt battery.

  • Page 9: Safety And General Information

    FCC Licensing Information These devices: X91+Satel(1191806826) X900+Satel(1192507826) ADL Vantage Pro (82218-10) Include transmit – receive UHF radios and require FCC Licensure for operation in the United States. It is illegal to operate these devices in Transmit mode without the appropriate license. In addition these devices must have CSMA and Call Sign broadcast enabled when operated in transmit mode.
  • Page 10 http://ashgps.wordpress.com/2014/01/08/exactly-how-do-i-get-a-fcc-license-for-my-rtk-radio/ Describes how to obtain an FCC License. iGage X9x User Manual page 10 of 53...

  • Page 11: Front Panel Operation

    Front Panel Operation X91+ Front Panel X900+ Front Panel Pushbuttons The front panel has two pushbuttons On/Off and ‘Record Files’: On/Off Pushbutton Press the On/Off button for 1-second and release to turn ON the receiver. ‘Record Files’ Pushbutton When the Record Files button is pressed for one second the receiver toggles from collecting data, to not collecting data. The yellow Files LED will stop flashing when recording stops.

  • Page 12: Setting Up An Rtk Base Receiver

    Setting Up an RTK Base Receiver Choosing a Good Location for the Base The location of your base greatly impacts the success of your survey. There are two primary concerns: Minimizing multipath and obstructions between the base and the sky Maximizing the effective range of the UHF radio which is broadcasting corrections to the rover Any multipath or obstructions at your base will affect every single shot at your rover, just as if they existed at the rover.

  • Page 13: Setting Up An Adl Vantage Pro Radio With Cable Connection To Base

    Setting Up an ADL Vantage Pro Radio with Cable Connection to Base Place the GPS receiver on the tripod. DO NOT place the UHF antenna to the South of the receiver. The UHF antenna will block the GPS antenna’s view of satellites to the South. (There are very few SV’s to the North of your GPS receiver so the impact is minimized.
  • Page 14 Press the ‘right arrow’ to view the ‘Data Protocol’. “Trimmark 3” is the correct setting and corresponds to the ‘CHC’ setting on the data collector: The Radio Link Rate is the ‘over the air’ baud rate. The correct value is 9600.
  • Page 15 distant users. Press the ‘right-arrow= to skip Advanced Menus Show: Set the Transmit Power to the lowest power that will cover your job. Use the up and down CSMA (Collision Sense Multiple Avoidance) arrow keys to select, press enter when the must be left ON in the USA to meet FCC proper selection is made.
  • Page 16 The modulation type is GSMK: If you know the attached antenna will always be good, you can disable antenna detection. In almost all cases for all current FCC licenses This will prevent the radio from down- in the United States, the channel bandwidth powering and the radio will always output the must be 12.5 KHz or less to meet current FCC selected power.
  • Page 17 This is the firmware revision currently running Select the correct manufacturer (CHC) and device in the radio: (X900+ or X91+): Finally the regulatory region code is displayed: 10. Click on the Comms (tab): Turn on the data collector and start SurvCE from the Start Menu.
  • Page 18 NOTE: If you choose to manually setup a Bluetooth 15. Click on the blue and white Bluetooth icon button to connection to a CHC base or rover, then you may need the left of the red X: a passcode. The default passcode is ‘0000’.
  • Page 19 18. Click on the green check mark (upper right) and SurvCE will configure the receiver: SurvCE will convert to your job’s units as appropriate: 19. After 10 seconds, you are prompted to enter a position or read the GPS. Select the correct option for your job: 17.
  • Page 20 21. Select an appropriate number of samples to average, 23. Click on Yes, then after a few seconds: then click on the green check mark: 24. After a moment, SurvCE asks: 22. Let the average complete: Enter a unique broadcast ID to differentiate your receiver: 25.

  • Page 21: Configuring A Uhf Rover

    Center. Configuring a UHF Rover Attach the head to a range-pole, attach the data collector to the pole. Turn on the head, then turn on the data collector. From the main screen on the data collector: Enter a job name and click the green check mark. click on ‘Start’, then SuvCE.
  • Page 22 Choose the correct manufacturer and device type: 11. Click on ‘Find Device’: Select the Comms tab: … 10. Click on the ‘hammer/wrench’ button to the right 12. Highlight the correct receiver (the number is the of BT Type: serial number of the device, if you have your Base AND Rover powered up, make sure you are connecting to the Rover!) 13.
  • Page 23 carefully. Pay attention to Relative vs. Absolute antenna calibrations. 15. Click on the RTK tab: … NOTE: You may choose CMR+ or RTCM3 for the message type, however the Base and Rover MUST Match Exactly! Typically X900+ =RTCM3.2 X91+ = CMR+ If you uncheck ‘Use Any Base ID’...

  • Page 24: Troubleshooting A Uhf Base / Rover Pair

    channels are 1 based, while the base frequencies 18. Click on ‘Monitor Skyplot’ to check the status of may be 0 based. Match the FREQUENCY, not the the rover: channel. Click the green check mark when you have matched the base frequency to return to the RTK tab: 19.

  • Page 25: Provisioning Gsm Sim Card In Data Collector

    Provisioning GSM SIM Card in Data Collector A network connection is required to use an X9x receiver in an RTK Network. You can use many methods to connect a rover to the network:  MiFi Wireless Hotspot  cell phone Hotspot ...
  • Page 26 Click on the ‘Band’ tab (at the bottom) then set the From the main menu click on ‘Start: Settings: GSM band as shown and press ‘Set’: Connections (tab)’: Click on ‘OK’ after you see ‘Parameters set 10. Click on ‘Connections’: success!’: 11.
  • Page 27 12. The ‘Access point name’ is shown: 15. Click on ‘Select Networks’: Leave it blank and click on ‘Next’. Set both to ‘My ISP’. Click on OK. 13. The ‘User Name’, ‘Password’, ‘Domain’ are shown: 16. From the Connections screen: Leave them all blank and click on ‘Finish’.
  • Page 28 18. If you see the web page, then your configuration NOTE: This procedure needs only performed once. effort was successful: After the LT30 is setup, it will automatically make the GSM connection. iGage X9x User Manual page 28 of 53...

  • Page 29: Connect To Every Wi-Fi Access Point, Not

    Connect to Every Wi-Fi Access Point, NOT! One of the annoying features of Windows CE is the automatic suggestion that you connect to Wi-Fi hotspots. Even if you are connected to your own Wi-Fi hotspot, the data collector by default will continuously suggest that you connect to new ones as you pass them.

  • Page 30: Configuring A Ntrip Network Rover

    Configuring a NTRIP Network Rover Using a network rover requires either a DIP (Direct IP) or Enable (Turn ON, OPEN) the Wi-Fi connection by NTRIP source of corrections. The most common network clicking on the slider to the right of Wi-Fi: source is NTRIP which is shown here.
  • Page 31 Once connected, click on OK to return to the main ‘Start: SurvCE” screen off the data collector: 12. If you want the same job, click on ‘Continue…’ You can quickly verify that you are connected to otherwise click on ‘Select New/Existing Job’: the internet.
  • Page 32 15. Choose the correct Projection and distance units: screen, select “Equip: 3 GPS Rover”: Click on the Green checkmark to accept the Job 18. Select Manufacturer: CHC and Model: X90, X91+ or settings. If you have previously been connected to X900+ as appropriate for your receiver: the network, with the proper mount point, you should be able to click on ‘Connect to Last BT...
  • Page 33 19. Click on the ‘Comms’ tab: Click on the Green check mark Choose Type = Bluetooth, BT Type = Windows 23. Click on the ‘Bluetooth’ button (looks like Mobile as shown, then click on the Bluetooth icon with cable pointing towards it’: Hammer/Wrench to the right of BT Type 20.
  • Page 34 25. Click on the ‘Receiver’ tab: Enter the correct service Name, IP Address, Port, Configure as shown above. User Name and Password fro your network. (The Make sure the antenna height is correct. If you are example above shows ‘The Utah Reference using a 2 meter rod, you can enter “2M”...
  • Page 35 within 20 seconds after the receiver makes a network connection, it should show “Status: Float.” The Latency should be less than 5 seconds. The Satellite count should be reasonable. The HSig should be dropping. After some period of time, the status will change to FIXED.

  • Page 36: Using The Internal Gsm Modem In A X91+ Or X900+ Receiver

    Replace battery and turn on head. From the main SurvCE menu, select ‘Equip: GPS Rover’: Click on ‘Find Device’: Set the Manufacturer to ‘CHC’ and set the Model to match your receiver (X91+ or X900+). On the Comms tab: Highlight the correct device: Click on the ‘Configuration (hammer/wrench)’...
  • Page 37 Click on the ‘RTK’ tab, set the Device to ‘Internal GSM’: Click on the green check mark. With the proper device highlighted in the grid: Click on the ‘Hammer/Wrench’ to the right of the Device: click the ‘Bluetooth Connect’ button (see orange arrow above).

  • Page 38: Troubleshooting A Network Rover

    green check mark again to return to ‘GPS Rover: 13. The GPS will load the available mount points from RTK’: the internet: 12. The ‘Network’ will be fixed to ‘NTRIP’, click the Choose the correct mount point and click the ‘Hammer/Wrench’...

  • Page 39: Building, Loading And Using A Gsf (Geoid Separation File)

    Building, Loading and Using a GSF (GEOID Separation File) GPS receivers measure Ellipsoid Height. Users typically need Orthometric Heights. The GEOID Separation File (GSF) is a file organized as a grid of height differences. Field data collection tools like SurvCE use the GSF file to derive an orthometric height at a Latitude - Longitude - Ellipsoid height from the ellipsoid.
  • Page 40 followed by the general area: Click the ‘Geoid File:’ button, then browse to find the new GSF file. 10. You can verify that a GEOID file is loaded and in- use by going to “Equip: Monitor Skyplot: Position (tab)” where you will see the ellipsoid height, and the GEOID separation listed: Click on “Save”.

  • Page 41: Connecting Data Collector By Bluetooth To Pc 'Windows Mobile Device Center

    Connecting Data Collector by Bluetooth to PC ‘Windows Mobile Device Center’ It is easy to plug your data collector into your PC with the USB connector and use Windows Mobile Device Center (under Windows XP the sync center is called ‘ActiveSync’). But it is also easy to connect to your data collector with Bluetooth. Here are the instructions for configuring a Bluetooth connection: On the mobile device, first click on the Click on menu (bottom right corner):...
  • Page 42 Click on the ‘Mode’ tab: Quickly enter this number on your mobile device: Then check the ‘Make the device visible to other and then click ‘Next’. devices’. 10. Start Windows Mobile Device Center Back on your PC: You should be able to see the PM5 device, shown as ‘Ready to pair’.
  • Page 43 14. Now, on your PC you will see: After 30 seconds your device will be active-synced to your PC. The connection is fast and it will be remembered. So it will be easy to setup in the future. Click on Connect. iGage X9x User Manual page 43 of 53...

  • Page 44: X900+: Fixed - Verified Fix

    X900+: Fixed – Verified Fix The X900+ GNSS engine has two levels of fix: FIXED and VERIFIED FIX. A standard ‘Fix’ is shown as “Fixed*” while a verified ‘Fix’ is shown as ‘Fixed’ with no asterisk. From the ‘Survey: Store Point’ menu, you can click on ‘C’ (Configuration): And specify that ONLY ‘Verified Fixes’...

  • Page 45: Collecting Static Data

    Collecting Static Data You can collect static data with either the Base or the Rover. A typical use for static data collection would be subsequent processing in OPUS, RTX, AUSPOS or manual post processing using a tool like CGO. Prior to using the receiver, charge the batteries or use an external power source to insure that the static occupation is not interrupted by power failure.

  • Page 46: Downloading Observation Data From A Receiver

    Downloading Observation Data from a Receiver When you plug the GPS head into a PC with the USB cable, the receiver will turn into a USB Flash Memory device and will mount as a drive letter. Your observation files will be found in folders by year, month and day. You can manually transfer files from the receiver to your PC using the Windows Explorer, or you can use the iGage X9 Download tool which can be downloaded from the www.X90GPS.com website.

  • Page 47: Troubleshooting The X91+ Or X900+ Receiver

    Troubleshooting the X91+ or X900+ Receiver 1. Receiver won’t turn on: Battery is installed backwards or upside down! Remove and install properly. Battery is fully discharged: Charge battery or use external power. Contacts on battery are dirty: Clean battery and receiver contacts with a soft cloth. Battery is bad: Try another battery.

  • Page 48: Configuring The Radio Channel List In The Receiver

    Configuring the Radio Channel List in the Receiver In the United States a FCC license is required to operate the UHF radio at any power, on any frequency. Your FCC license will specify a ‘Call Sign’ which must be broadcast at least once every 15-minutes. Violating these requirements may result in large daily fines.

  • Page 49: X9Xradiofrequency Tool

    Click on ‘Back’, then ‘Exit’ to close the program. X9xRadioFrequency Tool Note: it is a violation of US Federal law to operate on an unlicensed frequency or without enabling ‘Call Sign’ transmission. The X9xRadioFrequency tool is a single file executable that you can download from: http://x9gps.com/ click on ‘Tools: Utilities: RadioFrequency;...

  • Page 50: X9X 10-Pin Connector

    X9x 10-Pin Connector Signal Name Description Transmit Data(PC receive data through this pin) Receive Data(PC transmit data through this pin) External Power Input (9-15 V DC) External Power Input (9-15 V DC) External Power Ground External Power Ground USB PWR USB Power USB Data- USB Data+...

  • Page 51: Battery Clips

    Battery Clips Your system may include a battery clip cable for supplying External Power. External power should be in the range: 9 VDC to 18 VDC. The supplied battery clip cable includes a fuse and is reverse polarity protected. iGage X9x User Manual page 51 of 53...

  • Page 52: Warranty

    Warranty IMC is “iGage Mapping Corporation” of Salt Lake City Utah USA. IMC warrants the CHC X90, X900+ and X91+ receivers to be free of defects in material and workmanship and will conform to our published specifications for these periods:...
  • Page 53 +1-801-412-0011 Or by email: info@igage.com To obtain warranty service from CHC (the Factory) send email to support@chcnav.com Purchaser’s return address and the RMA number must be clearly printed on the outside of the package. IMC reserves the right to refuse to provide free-of-charge service if the date of sale cannot be determined or if the serial number is altered or removed. IMC will not be responsible for any losses or damage to the product incurred while the product is in transit or is being shipped for repair.

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