Sentera RTK Base Station

PHX CommsBox

Ethernet Cable

Setup Base Station

Set the base station up in a location with a clear view of the sky.

Connect To CommsBox

Connect the Ethernet cable from the base station to the CommsBox.

Power On

Power the base station and CommsBox on.

Survey Location

There are 2 ways to survey the base station location:

Self-Survey

This is the default mode of operation for the base station. The base station will acquire a GPS fix and perform an approximately 120 second sampling period. After the sampling period the base station will have self surveyed its reference point and be ready to transmit corrections data.

The self survey reference point is accurate to approximately 1.5m. This may not align exactly with truth. For the highest accuracy to ground truth use the known location method below.

Known Location

If the location being flown has a known surveyed point, the latitude, longitude, and altitude information can be entered into the base station and used as the reference point.

This is useful, as a known survey point gives the highest accuracy in relation to ground truth.

Assemble Aircraft & Payload

Assemble the aircraft and payload as normal. Power on the aircraft.

Connect to Fly PHX

Connect your laptop or iPad to the CommsBox via Wi-Fi and launch Fly PHX.

Verify RTK Fix

Use the camera indicator icon at the top of the Fly screen to verify the payload has an RTK fix.

The base station must be powered on and connected to the CommsBox via ethernet.

The base station’s webpage can be visited at 192.168.143.31, to switch between survey-in and known position.

Once the base station has surveyed-in or position has been entered, it will start sending corrections data through the CommsBox.

Please see the RTK Base Station User Guide for more detailed