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  • Page 1 Read the Full User Manual...
  • Page 2 mosaic-X5 Quick Start Guide...
  • Page 3 RTK mosaic-X5 Quick Start Guide Copyright SparkFun 2023...
  • Page 4 Want to read this on your computer? Access the Quick Start Guide at: docs.sparkfun.com/SparkFun_RTK_mosaic-X5...

  • Page 5: What's Included

    WHICH SETUP SHOULD I SELECT? Permanent Ethernet setup......Permanent WiFi Setup........Connect Using USB-C........WHAT’S INCLUDED? L1/L2/L5 GNSS “UFO” Antenna RTK mosaic-X5 (GPS-21801) (GPS-23748) Ethernet Cable TNC-SMA Cable USB-C Cable (CAB-08915) (CAB-21740) (CAB-15424) WiFi Antenna USB Power Supply 32GB microSD Card...

  • Page 6: You Will Need

    YOU WILL NEED Ethernet network Computer, Phone or Router or Tablet YOU MAY ALSO NEED Antenna Antenna Mounting Hardware Magnetic Mount (KIT-22197) (PRT-21257)

  • Page 7: Getting Started

    Getting Started Using Ethernet CONNECT USING ETHERNET The simplest way to get your RTK mosaic-X5 up and running is to connect it to your Ethernet network or an Ethernet port on your broadband router: 1. Connect the GNSS antenna. Inside your...
  • Page 8 Getting Started Using Ethernet to connect the power supply to either the CONFIG MOSAIC or the CONFIG ESP32 USB-C port. It does not matter which. You should see the red power (PWR) LED light up and text start to scroll up the OLED display. Once the mosaic-X5 has acquired a satellite signal and is connected to the Ethernet network, the OLED will display the antenna’s position as Latitude (Lat), Longitude (Long),...

  • Page 9: Connect Using Wifi

    ESP32 firmware into WiFi mode, the mosaic-X5 can join your WiFi network. 1. Connect the GNSS antenna. Inside your RTK mosaic-X5 kit, you will find the L1/L2/L5 GNSS “UFO” antenna. It has a TNC connection. Use the supplied TNC-SMA cable to connect the antenna to the mosaic-X5 MOSAIC SMA connection.
  • Page 10 Getting Started Using WiFi 3. Connect the Ethernet ports. Connect the two ethernet ports together using the supplied Ethernet cable. If you don’t have the original cable, any Ethernet Cable will work. A crossover cable is compatible but not required. 4.
  • Page 11 Getting Started Using WiFi 6. Put the ESP32 firmware into WiFi mode. When you have the Serial Terminal open, you should see the RTK_X5> console prompt. If you do not, hit Enter on your keyboard. If needed, click the RESET pushbutton on the front of the RTK mosaic-X5 to restart the ESP32 firmware.
  • Page 12 Getting Started Using WiFi By default the firmware will be in mode 1 (Ethernet). To change the mode to mode 2 (WiFi), type: set -m 2 To set the WiFi SSID of the network to connect to: set -s YOUR_SSID Likewise, to set the WiFi password: set -p YOUR_PASSWORD Finally, type restart to restart the firmware with the new...
  • Page 13 Getting Started Using WiFi When powering the RTK mosaic-X5 on for the first time, you may see the firmware restart (reboot) several times while it waits for the mosaic-X5 to initialize. This is not an error, you do not need to be concerned.
  • Page 14 GIS software. RxTools https://www.septentrio.com/en/support/ software/rxtools 3. Connect the RTK mosaic-X5 to your computer. Use the supplied USB-C cable to connect the CONFIG MOSAIC port to your computer. 4. Open the X5 web page. Open a web browser on your computer and navigate to 192.168.3.1 to view the mosaic-...
  • Page 15 2000s with your TomTom is not going to work. Please use the SparkFun L1/L2/L5 antenna provided in the RTK mosaic-X5 kit. • High-precision GNSS works best with a clear view of the sky; it does not work indoors or near a window. GNSS performance is generally not affected by clouds or storms.

  • Page 16: Help & Troubleshooting

    Help & Troubleshooting If you need technical assistance or more information on a product that is not working as you expected, we recommend heading on over to the SparkFun Technical Assistance page for some initial troubleshooting. Technical Assistance https://www.sparkfun.com/technical_assistance If you can’t find what you need there, the SparkFun GPS Forum is a great place to ask questions.

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