Frontier SKYTRAQ VENUS 838 Manual

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LOW-COST SBAS RECEIVER DESIGN
(SKYTRAQ VENUS 838)

Table of Contents

1. COMPONENTS ................................................................................................................................................. 2
2. REQUIRED EQUIPMENT .................................................................................................................................... 2
3. BUILD PROCEDURE .......................................................................................................................................... 2
3.1. 3D Printing the Enclosure ......................................................................................................................................................... 2
3.1.1. Main Enclosure ............................................................................................................................................................... 2
3.1.2. Enclosure Lid .................................................................................................................................................................. 3
3.1.3. Charger Tray .................................................................................................................................................................. 3
3.2. Preparing the Components ....................................................................................................................................................... 3
3.2.1. Attaching Headers to the SkyTraq Venus 838 Evaluation Board .......................................................................................... 3
3.2.2. Preparing the Adafruit PowerBoost 1000 .......................................................................................................................... 4
3.3. Assembling the Components ..................................................................................................................................................... 4
3.3.1. Power Assembly .............................................................................................................................................................. 4
3.3.2. HC-06 Connection ........................................................................................................................................................... 5
3.4. Configuring the SkyTraq output baudrate .................................................................................................................................. 5
3.5. Enabling SBAS on the SkyTraq .................................................................................................................................................. 6
3.6. Installing the Components into the Enclosure............................................................................................................................. 6
4. SETUP AND OPERATION ................................................................................................................................... 8
5. TROUBLESHOOTING ........................................................................................................................................ 8
6. CONTACT INFORMATION ................................................................................................................................. 8
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