D4K RTK - Base Station

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Last updated: Sept 14, 2023 by Matt Skelton
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About

This section will describe how to use the Sentera RTK Base Station (Gen 2) with the Double 4K RTK payload for PHX.

For use with a 3rd party base station please contact support@sentera.com.

This is not the user guide for the Sentera RTK base station.

Equipment

Sentera RTK Base Station

Ethernet Cable

 

PHX System & D4K RTK Payload

 

 

How To Use

This section will describe how to use the Sentera RTK base station with the D4K RTK payload.

Please refer to the RTK Base Station User Guide for more detailed information on base station operation.

Setup Base Station

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

Do not place under or directly next to:

  • Trees

  • Buildings

  • Large metal objects

  • Tailgates

 

 

Connect To CommsBox

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

 

 

Power On

Power the base station and CommsBox on using the provided USB cables and batteries.

 

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.

After the base station is powered on it 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 current location and be ready to transmit corrections data.

The self survey location/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 operation location has a known surveyed point, the latitude, longitude, and altitude information of the point can be entered into the base station via the webpage and used as the reference point.

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

To access the base station webpage:


Webpage:

192.168.143.31

 

or use the button built into Fly PHX:

Application Settings>Help>System Links>RTK Base Station

 

 

Base Station Webpage

To access the base station webpage use either the button built into Fly PHX:

Application Settings>Help>System Links>RTK Base Station

Or enter the following IP address into a web browser:

192.168.143.31

 

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.

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