Carlson BRx6 Quick Start Manual

The Carlson BRx6 GPS requires SurvCE or SurvPC Version 5.08 or higher.
The Knowledge Base article below has the steps to check your firmware and verify if it is up to date:
http://www.carlsonsw.com/support/knowledge-base/?action=display_topic&topic_id=1067
Here are the instructions for connecting a BRx6 base and rover using a Satel 35 watt base radio:
1) Power on your BRx6 base and then run SurvCE 5.08 or higher and
tap Equip / GPS Base and set it for Manufacturer: Carlson and Model:
BRx6
2) Tap the "Comms" tab and set it for "Type: Bluetooth" and "BT Type:
Windows Mobile" and tap the "wrenches" icon to the right. Tap "Find
Device" and follow the prompts to select the serial number of your BRx6
base then tap the Bluetooth plug icon in the top middle
3) Then tap the Receiver tab and tap next to "Slant" and measure up to
the line where the top Blue cap meets the bottom Grey housing as
shown in the image to the right with the Arrow symbol to use for your
GPS Base Antenna height
4) Tap the RTK tab and set it for "Device: Cable or Generic Device" and
"Baud: 19200" and "Message Type: RTCM V3.0"
5) Tap the Green Check and use one of the options in the "From New
Position" or the "From Known position" to start the GPS base
6) Connect the cable from the BRx6 to the Satel 35 watt radio
7) On the Satel 35 watt keypad of the radio itself you can go use these
keystrokes for checking the baud rate on Port 1:
7a. Setup / Port 1 / On / 19200 (If it is set to a different baud = change it to 19200)
7b. Setup / down arrow / Radio settings to set it for Compatibility = Satel 3AS
7c. Setup / Radio Frequency / TX freq / Set to set the TX transmit frequency to your FCC licensed
frequency (if you are unsure of what frequency to use you can type in 461.0000)
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Updated 6/19/2018