Phoenix Stonex S900 Collection Manual

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GROUND CONTROL POINT (GCP) COLLECTION GUIDE:

Survey Workflow Using Stonex S900 GNSS Receivers In Conjunction With

Stonex S4II Data Collector Running Carlson SurvCE

Revision Date: March 7, 2019

Phoenix LiDAR Systems

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Page 1 GROUND CONTROL POINT (GCP) COLLECTION GUIDE: Survey Workflow Using Stonex S900 GNSS Receivers In Conjunction With Stonex S4II Data Collector Running Carlson SurvCE Revision Date: March 7, 2019 ...
Page 2: Table Of Contents
TABLE OF CONTENTS Legal Notices 3 Disclaimer 3 Introduction Safety Information Stonex S900 Receiver 1 Connect S4II Data Collector to PC 9 2 Create Job 10 3 Base Configuration 17 4 Rover Configuration 31 5 Troubleshooting a UHF Base/Rover Pair 39 ...
Page 3: Legal Notices
Phoenix LiDAR Systems products are not intended for use in medical, life saving, life sustaining, critical control or safety systems, or in nuclear facility applications. In no event shall Phoenix LiDAR Systems liability exceed the price paid for the product from direct, indirect, special, incidental, or consequential damages resulting from the use of the product, its ...
Page 4: Introduction
Ground Control Points (GCPs) using Stonex S900 receivers in conjunction with Carlson SurvCE software running on a Stonex S4II data collector. Survey grade GCPs are required for the assessment of LiDAR point cloud absolute accuracy. ...
Page 5 Phoenix LiDAR Systems is not responsible for nor warrants the viability of the space segment portion of the GNSS system. The user is cautioned that they alone are responsible for determining the suitability of the S900 receivers to their task at hand. Any of the GNSS system components can fail at any time (especially with real-time networks), so be ...
Page 6 TOO HOT: Do not leave charged or uncharged batteries in your vehicle on hot days with the windows rolled up when temperature will be higher than 90 deg F. Hot temperatures will permanently reduce the capacity and lifetime of the batteries. ...
Page 7: Stonex S900 Receiver
Stonex S900 Receiver Receiver Appearance The S900 series receiver is cylindrical with a diameter of 156mm, a height of 76mm and a weight of 1.2kg. The front side of the receiver is control panel, which consists of a power button and four indicators. The bottom are interfaces of UHF ...
Page 8 Control Panel The control panel is shown below: The function of the power button and the LED indicators are shown below: ...
Page 9: Connect S4Ii Data Collector To Pc
1 Connect S4II Data Collector to PC Before setting up your data collector to survey, it is important to synchronize your data collector with your PC 1. Install Windows Mobile Device Center (WMDC) WMDC for Windows 64 bit https://www.dropbox.com/s/uepdrm132ltn1do/drvupdate-amd64.exe?dl=0 ...
Page 10: Create Job
2 Create Job Throughout this manual, it is assumed that you have a SurvCE job open on your data collector when you begin setting up either Base or Rover configurations. This section describes in detail how to setup a new SurvCE job. ...
Page 11 SurvCE jobs are stored in “Card Files” with .CRD file extensions. When you create a new job, several supporting files are created in the same folder as the .CRD file. Some users prefer to keep jobs in separate folders, which you can manage from the “Coordinate File”...
Page 12 Then click on “Add Predefined” Select the correct projection for your location from the list, then click the green check mark. Under the “Country” drop down box you can also find special county projections and standard UTM projections. 5.
Page 13 Select the coordinate projection desired for the survey, and then click on the green checkmark to return to “Job Settings” 6. Select the “Format” tab. 7. Select “New Job” tab. ...
Page 14 Unless you setup at the same location for every job (like a mine site) you will want to have ‘Prompt for Units’ checked and ‘Use Last Job Localization’ and ‘Use Last Control File’ unchecked. 8. Click the green check mark again to get back to the “Main Menu” ...
Page 15 Click on the Equip tab > 6 Localization SurvCE may display the “Connecting to instrument” dialog again. If so, simply press “Continue without connecting”. 11. While you are at the “System” tab, verify the correct Projection, Datum, and Ellipsoid is being utilized ...
Page 16 Since your LiDAR data collected using your Phoenix LiDAR system will be in “Grid” coordinates, it is recommended to leave this box unchecked. Just as an FYI, If you are connected to a GNSS receiver, you can check the ‘Grid to ...
Page 17: Base Configuration
You are now ready to configure the Base 3 Base Configuration 3.1 Choose a Great Location for the Base The Location of your base greatly impacts the success of your survey. There are two primary concerns: ...
Page 18 2. Within SurvCE, click on the “Equip” tab 3. Glance at the display panel on your GNSS receiver Wait until the satellite LED is blinking green. Do not proceed to ‘GPS Base’ until the receiver is tracking enough ...
Page 19 Set the “Manufacturer:” to “Stonex” and the “Model:” to “S900” 6. Click on the “Comms” tab and set Type to “Bluetooth” and BT Type to “Windows Mobile” Then click the Configuration button (the ‘Hammer/Wrench’ icon) to the right of the “BT Type” ...
Page 20 Your base will have its Serial Number on a Sticker on the bottom of the head. Click the correct device to select it, ...
Page 21 Then click on the “Receiver” tab 11. The GPS Base Receiver configuration tab will be shown: Check to ensure that the correct antenna Model is selected ● If the Base Receiver is mounted on a fixed height pole, select “Vertical” and enter the Antenna Height as the ...
Page 22 ● Always use the Absolute antenna model on both your Base and Rover. You can click the ‘123’ button to override the default. ...
Page 23 Set the “Device” to Internal UHF and “Message Type” to “RTCM V3.2” then click the settings button to the right of the ...
Page 24 16. Click on the green check mark *** If you are setting up a base over a known position, at this time please skip ahead to section “3.3 Base Configuration - From Known Point” *** ...
Page 25 A 30-second average is usually sufficient to get a reasonable averaged position for the base Select radio button next to “Number of Epochs” and enter “30”. Then, click the green check mark 18. The collector will begin averaging GPS readings ...
Page 26 After 30-seconds, the average position will be shown 19. Set the “Broadcast ID” to a unique integer number. The ID can be used to ignore other bases on the same frequency. 20. Always click on “Store in Point List” button ...
Page 27 21. The “Point Stored” confirmation dialog will be shown ● Click on “OK” to return to the Base Configuration menu ● Click the “Yes” button to “Continue with Base Setup” ● When prompted “Base Configuration Successful, Save Settings to File?”, Click “Yes” to store the base location to a file. ...
Page 28 Click the green check mark to accept 23. Your base is now configured. Verify that the Data link LED on the S900 head is flashing green signifying RTK corrections are being transmitted. 24. Verify the Base is storing GNSS observations on the head by verifying that the data link LED is also flashing blue with flashing rate corresponding to the sampling interval specified (1 Hz). ...
Page 29 3. Click the green check mark when finished 4. Set the “Broadcast ID” to a unique integer number. The ID can be used to ignore other bases on the same frequency. 5. Always click on “Store in Point List” button ...
Page 30 6. The “Point Stored” confirmation dialog will be shown ● Click on “OK” to return to the Base Configuration menu ● Click the “Yes” button to “Continue with Base Setup” ● When prompted “Base Configuration Successful, Save Settings to File?”, Click “Yes” to store the base location to a file. ...
Page 31: Rover Configuration
Click the green check mark to accept 8. Your base is now configured. Verify that the Data link LED on the S900 head is flashing green, signifying RTK corrections are being transmitted. 9. Verify the Base is storing GNSS observations on the head by verifying that the data link LED is also flashing blue with flashing rate corresponding to the sampling interval specified (1 Hz). ...
Page 32 4. Select the “Comms” tab and set Type to “Bluetooth” and BT Type to “Windows Mobile” 5. Click on the “hammer/wrench” button to the right of BT Type ...
Page 33 6. Click on “Find Device” 7. Highlight the correct receiver (the number is the serial number of the device, m ake sure you are connecting to the Rover! ) 8. Click on the bluetooth button, just to the left of the red “X” ...
Page 34 SurvCE should now show the selected head as the “Device” 9. Click on the Receiver tab ...
Page 35 Check to ensure that the correct antenna is selected ● If the base and rover are matched, the antenna type should match. Use Absolute (‘Abs’) offsets unless you have a good reason to use Relative offsets. If the Rover receiver is mounted on a fixed height pole, select ‘Vertical’...
Page 36 Only enable the rover receiver to log a 1 Hz static observation file if you wish to perform PPK later on. For RTK ...
Page 37 The Protocol, Channel, and Frequency, must exactly match the setting on the base. A lways set ‘Sensitivity’ to ‘High’ on the Rover. The Over the Air Baud, Forward Error Correction and Scrambling settings must match the base, as well. ...
Page 38 14. After a moment, you will be returned to the main menu. Once the Receiver icon is green, you are ready to begin your survey. ...
Page 39: Troubleshooting A Uhf Base/Rover Pair
5 Troubleshooting a UHF Base/Rover Pair While connected to the rover, from the main menu click on the “Equip” tab > 7 Monitor skyplot What is the displayed “Status”? Status = “Fixed” → you are read to survey! ...
Page 40 a. Do the frequencies match on the base and rover? The frequencies must match, not just the channel numbers. b. Does the radio protocol match? c. Does the “Message Type” match on the Base and Rover? Typically they are set to “RTCM V3.2” d.
Page 41: Other Preferred Data Collector Settings
5. If the Rover is FLOAT, but never fixes, there could be high multipath or canopy at the base or rover. 6. Is the Latency less than 4 seconds? If the Latency builds up to values larger than 5 seconds there is probably someone else on the same UHF radio frequency or the UHF radio signal is not strong enough to reach the rover ...
Page 42 2. Uncheck “turn off device if not used for” for both “On battery power” and “On external power”. Click “OK” to finish 6.3 Don’t Connect to Every Wi-Fi Access Point One of the features of Windows CE and Windows Embedded is the automatic suggestion that you connect to every ...
Page 43 Not only is it annoying, but it can interfere with a network correction source. Luckily there is a simple solution: 1. Click at the top of the screen, and then click on the icon that looks like a cell phone. ...
Page 44: Creating And Loading A Geoid Separation File For Survce
7 Creating and Loading a Geoid Separation File for SurvCE 7.1 Geoid File GNSS receivers measure Ellipsoid Height; however, 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 ...
Page 45 The Carlson XPort tool automatically downloads grid files from the internet as needed. Thus it is important to have internet access when building GEOID files in an area for the first time. ...
Page 46 6. Click “Save” 7. Next transfer GRD file to your data collector by connecting the device to your PC via USB cable, and copying the ...
Page 47: Survey Points
8 Survey Points Now that the Rover is receiving real-time corrections, you are ready to survey! Store Points is the principal data collection routine for GPS equipment. The Store Points screen shows the cursor ...
Page 48 2. The “S” icon is the same as pressing “Enter” on the data collector. This button will read and store a 1 epoch ...
Page 49 Then, press the green check mark to begin point occupation The “Average Results” Window pops up. Select the Green Check Mark to Store the Averaged Point ...
Page 50: Transform Points
9 Transform Points If you setup over an unknown or averaged point, all of the points within your job will need to be transformed to a post ...
Page 51 3. Select the green check mark. Wait a moment while the Data Collector adds the new point. ...
Page 52 4. Select the red button with the white arrow to go back to the main menu. 5. From the “COGO” (COordinate GeOmetry) tab, click on “7 Transform” 6. Under the Translate Tab, input the original point ID and N,E,Elv will be automatically populated (or use “123” button). ...
Page 53 7. Check the “Points” box on the “Linear Transformation” screen, and verify the “Range of IDs” encapsulates all the points in your project. You can leave “Add to Point IDs” blank. ...
Page 54 9. Enter in a new CRD file name at the bottom of the “Coordinate Files” screen by using the original job name with ...
Page 55 13. Next, go to “File” tab and click on “3 Points” to view the list of adjusted points ...
Page 56: Exporting Points
10 Exporting Points These are the steps to convert SurvCE point data to an ASCII text file. Choose a coordinate order, type of delimiter, ...
Page 57 2. Go to the “File” tab and click on “7 Import/Export” 3. Select “Export Ascii File” ...
Page 58 4. There are many options for Exporting Ascii data. See settings below for a common GCP text file output. Once you ...
Page 59 A window stating “Operation Completed Successfully” will pop up, click “OK” 6. Connect the S4II Data Collector to your PC via USB cable. 7. Within WMDC, select “Connect without setting up your device”, then “File Management” and “Browse the contents of ...
Page 60: Download Data From Base Receiver And Convert To Rinex
8. Open a new File Explorer window and navigate to “This PC\”yourDevice”\\\Program Files\SurvCE\Data” to access your files 9. Copy the File to your PC 10.
Page 61 5. Click on “Choose Path” and navigate to your “.dat” file “Antenna height” will automatically populate from the settings input into SurvCE. Verify antenna height settings by ...
Page 62 Select a desired “Rinex Version”, “time Interval”, “Export Systems”, “ObsValue”, etc and leave the “Output path=Input path” checked to export your Rinex file to same folder as your “.dat” file. ...
Page 63: Connecting To A Real Time Network
the internet via a Wi-Fi Hotspot (preferred) or an internal GSM SIM card. It is important to note that Stonex S900 ...
Page 64 7. If you have connected to the hotspot before, wait 30 seconds to allow the data collector to automatically reconnect. If the antenna icon has a complete circle around it then your data collector is already connected to the internet. Skip to section ...
Page 65 Enter your “Network key” (the Wi-Fi Password presented on the phone) 12. Click “Next” ...
Page 66 Click on “Finish” 13. Watch the status of your Hotspot. After a few seconds you see “Connected” 14. Finally Click on “Ok” to return to the main menu 15. Continue to section 1 2.2 Check the Internet Connection ...
Page 67 3. If you are connected to the internet, you will see the browsed page: 4. Click the “X” to close Internet Explorer. Your data collector has successfully connected to the internet. 12.3 Configuring Network (NTRIP) Rover Configuration ...
Page 68 2. On the current tab, Select Manufacturer “Stonex” and the Model “S900” 3. Click on the “Comms” tab. Choose Type “Bluetooth” and BT Type “Windows Mobile” as shown, then click on the ...
Page 69 4. If your S900 Rover is not listed in the known device list, click on “Find Device”, and wait a moment until the data ...
Page 70 6. With the correct device selected, click on the “Bluetooth Connect” button (looks like Bluetooth icon with cable pointing towards it) 7.
Page 71 8. Click on the “Receiver” tab: ● Check to ensure that the input antenna height is correct ● Depending on your network, you should select either the Absolute or Relative antenna model. Absolute is the correct answer in most cases. Contact your network provider if you have any questions. ...
Page 72 ● Set the Device to “Data Collector Internet” ● Set the Network to NTRIP ● The Port should be “Data” 10. Click on the Network Setting button (hammer/wrench button to the right of “Network” setting Enter the correct service Name, IP Address, Port, User Name and Password for your network. (The example above ...
Page 73 Choose the correct mount point for your area, by clicking on the blue/white “i” button After selecting the correct network base, click the Green checkmark to return to the RTK tab 12. Click the Green checkmark within the “RTK” tab. ...
Page 74 After a short setup sequence, you will return to the main menu 13. You can check the receiver status using the “Equip” tab and clicking on “7 Monitor skyplot”. Under the “Quality” tab, ...
Page 75 12.4 Troubleshooting a Network (NTRIP) Rover Configuration 1. Are corrections being received by the rover? Check the Data link LED on the rover: It should blink green once each ...
Page 76: Survce Licensing
13 SurvCE licensing 13.1 Loading SurvCE License 1. If SurvCE has not been registered on your device, when you open the application the following prompt will appear: ...
Page 77 4. Click at the top of the screen, and then click on the Cell Phone icon. Next click on “Wireless Manager” link (blue) 5. Click on Menu > Wifi Settings 6. Select an available Wifi Network ...
Page 78 7. Click “Next” 8. Enter “Network key:” which is the wifi password, then click “Next” ...
Page 79 Hint: use the button at the bottom of the screen between the “Back” and the “Next” button to type wifi password 9. Click “Finish” to Configure Network You are now successfully connected to Wifi 10.
Page 80 11. Back at the home screen, Navigate to the “File tab” in SurvCE and click on “9 About Stonex SurvCE” 12. Select “Change Registration”, then enter in Registration Serial Number and select “Register with Data Collector ...
Page 81 13. A window with pop up stating “Complete registration in browser window that appears. Note the Change Key and return here to enter it.”, Press “OK” ...
Page 82 16. Enter Device Model as “Other”. Obtain your device Serial Number from the back of the data collector and enter it in ...
Page 83 18. “Stonex SurvCE Registration Successful” will appear on your screen. You will also receive a “Registration Successful” email 19. Once you have verified that you have received the email with the change key, power down data collector, and restart. ...
Page 84 21. Enter change Key, and then click the Green Checkmark 22. You should see “Successful Stonex SurvCE 6.XX Registration!”, click “OK” to finish registration 23. You may need to restart data collector and reopen SurvCE for registration to finish properly ...
Page 85 This content is subject to change. Download the latest version from ww.phoenixlidar.com If you have any questions about this document, please contact Phoenix LiDAR Systems by sending a message to support@phoenixlidar.com . Copyright © 2019 Phoenix LiDAR Systems ...

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