CHCNAV CHC i83 User Manual page 4

Table of Contents
Copyright, Control, FCC and Safety ................................ 2
GNSS Safety Warning ........................................................ 2
Export Controlled Device .................................................. 2
FCC Compliance ................................................................. 2
Table of Contents .......................................................... 4
Introduction .................................................................. 6
Technical Support .............................................................. 6
iGage sourced CHC i83 receivers ...................................... 6
iGage CHC i83 .................................................................... 6
About the i83 GNSS Receiver ......................................... 7
Front Panel ......................................................................... 7
Receiver Back and Bottom ................................................ 8
What's in the Box .......................................................... 9
Optional Accessories ....................................................... 10
iGA, High Gain UHF Antenna ......................................... 10
iGR, 35-Watt External Radio .......................................... 11
Safety Information ...................................................... 11
Use and Care .................................................................. 11
Battery Charging and External Power ........................... 12
Radio Notices .............................................................. 12
Bluetooth Radio ............................................................... 12
UHF Radios ....................................................................... 12
UHF Safety and General Information ............................ 12
FCC Licensing Information for UHF Radio Transmit
Operation ......................................................................... 13
Obtaining a New FCC License ........................................ 13
Best Practices for Extending UHF Radio Range .............. 14
Multiple Users on Same Radio Frequency .................... 14
Base Output Power Setting ........................................... 14
Bad Antennas ................................................................. 15
Front Panel Operation ................................................. 15
Compatible Field Software........................................... 17
LandStar8 ......................................................................... 17
Other Field Software Tools.............................................. 17
Using the IMU based Tilt Compensation ...................... 18
Connecting to a PC or Smartphone via Wi-Fi ................ 18
Wi-Fi turns off after 15-minutes to Save Power ............ 18
Connecting a computer or Mobile Device ..................... 18
Configuring the Internal Cellular Modem ..................... 20
Configuring the APN and Dialing parameters with
LandStar8 ......................................................................... 20
Configuring the APN and Dialing parameters with the
Web Interface .................................................................. 21
Programming Radio Frequencies and FCC ID ................ 22
Configuring a Base Receiver as a Wi-Fi NTRIP Caster for
use with a UAV / USV .................................................. 24
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Configure the Caster Receiver as a Base ........................ 26
To configure from the web interface ............................ 26
Verifying the NTRIP Caster .............................................. 27
HCN vs. RINEX2 vs. RINEX3 Observation files ................ 27
Recording Repeating Observation (RINEX) Files ............ 28
Downloading, Processing and Archiving Static Data ...... 29
Installing the Download Tool .......................................... 29
Starting the iGx Download Tool ...................................... 29
Downloading Data ........................................................... 29
USB Cable Download ..................................................... 29
Wi-Fi Download .............................................................. 30
After downloading by cable or Wi-Fi .............................. 31
IMPORTANT! Exporting to other Programs (NOT OPUS)
.......................................................................................... 32
Submitting an Occupation to OPUS................................ 33
Occupation settings......................................................... 34
Setting the Receiver Type .............................................. 34
Viewing the Observation Log ........................................ 35
Trimming Occupation Files ............................................ 35
Performing Quality Control ........................................... 35
The MSS Factory Support Button .................................. 36
The Send Occupation to Factory Button ...................... 36
Advanced Configuration Settings ................................... 36
Configuring the Download Tool .................................... 36
'Base Project Folder' ...................................................... 37
'Archive All Projects' ...................................................... 37
'GPS Mounts on Drive' ................................................... 38
'Update GPS Model'....................................................... 38
'Cleanup GPS' ................................................................. 38
'Minimum File Size to Transfer' .................................... 39
'Show UTC Time' ............................................................ 39
'Default HI' ...................................................................... 39
'Default Agency' ............................................................. 40
'Default Operator' .......................................................... 40
'Decimate OPUS Submission to ...' ................................ 40
RINEX Version ................................................................. 40
'Included Excluded CORS Stations' ............................... 40
'Your Email' ..................................................................... 41
'Show Advanced Settings' .............................................. 41
'PPP Service' ................................................................... 42
Export 8.3 Filenames ..................................................... 42
Format Extended ........................................................... 42
Use Direct OU Submission ............................................. 43
'NGS Beta Page' ............................................................. 43
Utilities ............................................................................. 43
"1. Undelete Occupations"............................................ 43
"2. CHCData RINEX2/3 Convertor" ............................... 43
"3. Mark GPS File(s) UnRead" ....................................... 44
"5. Force (re-)deploy of CHCData converters" ............. 44
GPS Settings ..................................................................... 44
GPS 'Settings' Tab ............................................................ 45
The 'Log' Tab.................................................................... 45
OPUS: What is it?............................................................. 45
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