Quick Guide for MassCORS setup using Leica GS16 with CS20 Data collector

Author: Bob LeMoine – Technical Support Specialist

Bob has develop this quick guide to help users connect to Mass CORS RTK Network  using a Leica GS16 Rover with CS 20 Data Collector loaded with Captivate software.

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 ​​​​ Leica GS16 GNSS Receiver + CS20 Data​​ 

Controller with Captivate Software

RTK Rover Wizard: MA CORS RTN

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Maine Technical Source – November, 2017

 

 

 

​​ Leica Geosystems Captivate Software

This Quick Guide outlines the steps within the Leica Captivate Software, from the

Settings > Connections > RTK Rover Wizard​​ to create a new Profile for Network RTK Surveying using the GS16 GNSS Receiver and CS20 Data Controller with a Cellular Internet connection to the​​ MA CORS RTN, (Real-Time Network).

 

The end user must register for a Free, (No Charge), RTK Rover Account, create their Username and Password Credentials with MASS DOT; then activate their RTK Rover​​ 

account on the MaCORS Spider Business Center web page, before the RTK Rover​​ 

Account can be used in the field.

The following link is provided for the MaCORS – RTN, (Real-Time Network),​​ 

Home page,​​ http://macors.massdot.state.ma.us/spiderweb/frmIndex.aspx

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For RTK Rover account registration on the MaCORS – RTN, (Real-Time Network):

http://64.28.83.185/sbc/Account/Register

 

 

Typically, the MaCORS CORS Account Team will send the Registered User an Email link for the Spider Business Center, the End User clicks on this link to activate their RTK and Rinex Products, the following link for the Spider Business Center Login page is provided:

http://64.28.83.185/sbc

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Step 1-​​ From the Captivate Software

Main Menu, Job Carousel, Select any current Job,

 

Step 2-​​ From the Apps Carousel,

Select​​ Settings > Connections,

 

Step 3-​​ From the​​ Connections​​ panel,

 

Select​​ RTK rover wizard

Select F1 OK

 

Step 4-​​ From the​​ RTK Rover Wizard​​ panel, One or more RTK profiles  ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​​​ already exist. What would you like to do?

Panel, select the option,

(•) Create a new profile

Select F6 Next

 

 

Step 5-​​ From the​​ RTK Rover Wizard

What type of connection do you want to use Panel, select the option:

(•) Internet (eg NTRIP)

Select F6 Next

 

 

 

Step 6-​​ From the​​ RTK Rover Wizard

Which port is the RTK device connected to? Panel, select the option:

(•) CS 3.5G modem port

 

Select F6 Next

 

Step 7-​​ From the​​ RTK Rover Wizard

Which RTK device is being used?

If you are using AT&T, or T-Mobile

Cellular Service with a SIM card in the CS20 Data Controller, select the option

 

(•) GSM/GPRS/UMTS device

 

Select F6 Next

 

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Step 8-​​ From the​​ RTK Rover Wizard

Which RTK device is being used?

If you are using Verizon Wireless

Cellular Service (No SIM card) in the CS20 Data Controller, select the option

 

(•) CDMA device

 

Select F6 Next

 

 

Step 9-​​ From the​​ RTK Rover Wizard

Enter PIN & PUK codes of the SIM card, panel

Leave the Defaults, Do Not Change,

Do Not Enter ANY Information here,​​ 

 

Select F6 Next

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Step 10-​​ 

From the​​ RTK Rover Wizard

How is the device connecting to the

Internet, select the option,

 

(•) Using GPRS/CDMA Internet ​​ 

 ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​​​ Connection

 

Select F6 Next​​ 

 

 

Step 11-​​ 

From the​​ RTK Rover Wizard

Enter the APN for your Internet

connection

 

Enter the APN value

The APN is required if using SIM card,

 

For AT&T: isp.cingular or broadband

For T-Mobile: epc.tmobile.com

Select F6 Next

 

 

Step 12-

From the​​ RTK Rover Wizard

Additional optional Internet connection settings, panel

Leave these options Unchecked,

Select F6 Next

 

 

Step 13-

From the​​ RTK Rover Wizard

A RTK server is required.

What would you like to do?

 

(•) Create a new server

 

Select F6 Next

 

 

Step 14-​​ 

From the​​ RTK Rover Wizard

Enter new server details

Server name:  ​​ ​​ ​​​​ MA CORS RTN

Address:  ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​​​ 64.28.83.185

Port:  ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​​​ 10000

Use NTRIP with this server ​​ [√ ]

Enter your NTRIP user ID

Enter your NTRIP password

 

Select F6 Next

 

Step 15-​​ 

From the​​ RTK Rover Wizard

A mountpoint is required.

What would you like to do?

 

(•) Select mountpoint from source table

 

Select F6 Next

 

Step 16-​​ 

From the​​ RTK Rover Wizard

Choose a mountpoint.

From the​​ Mountpoint drop-down menu, Browse the list,​​ select a Mountpoint,​​ The Identifier, Format,

Solution and System details, describe the Mountpoints, or RTK Data Product.

 

Select F6 Next

 

 

 

Step 17-

From the​​ RTK Rover Wizard

Enter the RTK network details

Receive RTK Corrections from RTK [√ ]

network

 

Network type  ​​ ​​​​ [Nearest  ​​​​ ]

If you selected a​​ Nearsite​​ Mountpoint,

You MUST select/match the​​ Network type: [ Nearest ]​​ 

 

Select F6 Next  ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​​​ 

 

 ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​​​ The Network type​​ Nearest​​ = Single Baseline RTK

 ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​​​ Corrections from the Closest Network RTK Base,

 ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​​​ Based on the RTK Rover’s position.

Step 18-​​ (Other mountpoint options)

From the​​ RTK Rover Wizard

Choose a mountpoint

From the​​ Mountpoint drop-down menu, Browse the list,​​ select a Mountpoint,​​ The Identifier, Format,

Solution and System details, describe the Mountpoints, or RTK Data Product.

 

Select F6 Next

 

 

Step 19-

From the​​ RTK Rover Wizard

Enter the RTK network details

Receive RTK Corrections from RTK [√ ]

network

 

Network type  ​​ ​​​​ [ i-MAX ​​ ]

If you selected a​​ i-MAX​​ Mountpoint,

You MUST select/match the​​ Network type: [ i-MAX ]​​ 

 

Select F6 Next  ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​​​ 

 

 ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​​​ The Network type​​ i-MAX​​ = Network RTK

 ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​​​ Corrections from Multiple Network RTK Base

 ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​​​ Stations, based on your RTK Rover’s position.

 ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​​​ The Network RTK Server computes these​​ i-MAX​​ RTK​​ 

 ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​​​ Corrections, sends them to the Network RTK Rover.

Step 20-​​ (Other mountpoint options)

From the​​ RTK Rover Wizard

Choose a mountpoint

From the​​ Mountpoint drop-down menu, Browse the list,​​ select a Mountpoint,​​ The Identifier, Format,

Solution and System details, describe the Mountpoints, or RTK Data Product.

 

Select F6 Next

 

Step 21-

From the​​ RTK Rover Wizard

Enter the RTK network details

Receive RTK Corrections from RTK [√ ]

network

 

Network type  ​​ ​​​​ [ MAX ​​ ]

If you selected a​​ MAX​​ Mountpoint,

You MUST select/match the​​ Network type: [ MAX ]​​ 

 

Select F6 Next  ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​​​ 

 

 ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​​​ The Network type​​ MAX​​ = ​​ MAX Network​​ 

 ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​​​ RTK Corrections from Multiple Network RTK Base

 ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​​​ Stations, based on the RTK Rover’s position.

 ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​​​ The RTK Rover computes the MAX Network solution.

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Step 22-

From the​​ RTK Rover Wizard

Enter the RTK Network details

RTK data format  ​​ ​​​​ [RTCM v3 ]

Sensor at Base  ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​​​ [ Automatically detect ]

Antenna at Base  ​​ ​​​​ [ADVNULLANTENNA ]

 

Select F6 Next  ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​ ​​​​ 

 

Step 23-​​ 

From the​​ RTK Rover Wizard

The Wizard is complete. Would you like to test your connection?

(•) Yes, Test my connection

This tests/verifies the New Servers IP Address, Port and User’s Credentials…

 

Select F6 Next​​ 

 

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From the​​ RTK Rover Wizard,

RTK rover wizard finished

Select​​ F6 Finish

 

Step 25-

 

The User is returned to the Captivate

Main Menu

 

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Step 26-

To Start the RTK Data Stream,​​ 

  • Using the Stylus, Tap on the Cellphone icon on the Top-Row Task Bar,

  • Then Select/Tap​​ Start RTK Stream,

This will Start the RTK Data Link, the RTK Rover will iterate from an​​ 

Autonomous/Navigated GNSS Solution to a RTK Float Solution, then to a RTK Fixed Solution, so the RTK user can Start Measuring, or Staking Out Points

 

 

 

Step 27-​​ 

To Stop the RTK Data Stream,

  • Using the Stylus, Tap on the Cellphone icon on the Top-Row Task Bar,

  • Then Select/Tap​​ Stop RTK Stream,​​ This will stop the RTK Data Link.

 

 

If you need technical assistance configuring the Internet Connection;

configuring the Cellular Modem Device in the Leica CS20 Data Controller, or the Cellular​​ 

Modem device in the Leica GS16 GNSS receiver; there are PDF Quick Guides available on the MTS Blog page, that provide detailed instructions for Configuring the Data Controller,​​ 

or GNSS Receiver’s internal Cellular Data Modems using AT&T GSM/GPRS cellular network, or Verizon Wireless CDMA cellular Networks for Network RTK Rovers.

 

blog.mainetechnical.com

 

Filename: GS16-CS20-RTK Rover​​ Wizard_MACORS Quick Guide_Rev1.2

 

 Quick Guide for MassCORS using Leica GS16 and CS20 Data Collector Rev 1.2.pdf