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GeoMax ZGP800 – RTK Radio and
Base Setup
Setting up the ZGP800 with a radio to use as RTK can be easy, if you know how!
Below are instructions regarding the configuration of the ZGP800C controller to
devices (ZGP800A GPS antenna and ZRT100 radio) to carry out general RTK sur-
veying.
Also provided is a couple of pointers on how to find and fix issues that you may
have.
Devices may be configured to the ZGP800C via cables or using a Bluetooth con-
nection. This document will concentrate on using Bluetooth. Once the ZGP800C
is configured these settings will stay until configuration is changed. i.e. the Blue-
tooth will connect automatically to the antenna once turned on.
(1) Setting the configuration set and radio device
From the main menu go to 5 Config > 4 Comm Config and select "RADIO
ROVER" from the list of Config Sets and press F1 CONT.
In the "Interfaces" panel select "Real Time" and press F3 EDIT.
First of all make sure you have the following settings...
R-Time Mode: Rover
R-Time Data: GeoMax
Port: Bluetooth
Ref Sensor: Unknown
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- Page 1 GeoMax ZGP800 – RTK Radio and Base Setup Setting up the ZGP800 with a radio to use as RTK can be easy, if you know how! Below are instructions regarding the configuration of the ZGP800C controller to devices (ZGP800A GPS antenna and ZRT100 radio) to carry out general RTK sur- veying.
- Page 2 Antenna: Unknown Now you will need to connect the ZRT100 to the ZGP800c controller via blueooth. Select F5 DEVCE and from the list choose the “Radios” tab and select “Satelline 3AS”. Press F1 CONT to select this device. You will then see it in the “Device”...
- Page 3 (3) Base Station Setup From the Main menu go into 1 Programs > 2 Setup Reference. This is a step-by- step wizard to configure your base station. Select your job and select the correct antenna type. Press F1 CONT to continue. Now you will have to do a Bluetooth search (F4 SRCH) to select the base an- tenna.
- Page 4 Once you have selected your point press F1 CONT to continue. The final panel in the wizard is a confirmation panel. You should see the base station’s position and the flashing base station “lightning” indicating that it is sending out RTK correc- tions.
- Page 5 It is advisable to distinguish each GPS antenna from each other, by writing the serial number in a visibly on the casing. If you are carrying out a lot of RTK surveys then make one antenna the refer- ence antenna and the other the rover antenna. Therefore your rover Bluetooth connection is always configured to the correct antenna –...
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