SinoGNSS○R N5 User Guide N5 IMU RTK GNSS Receiver User Guide August 2020
SinoGNSS○R N5 User Guide Corporate office ComNav Technology Ltd. Building 2, No.618 Chengliu Middle Road, 201801 Shanghai, China Tel: +86 21 64056796 Fax: +86 21 54309582 Website: http://www.comnavtech.com E-mail: support@comnavtech.com Trademark notice © 2019 ComNav Technology Ltd. All rights reserved. SinoGNSS is the official trademark of ComNav Technology Ltd., registered in People’s Republic of China, EU, USA and Canada.
SinoGNSS○R N5 User Guide Do not rotate 7-pin Lemo port Do not cover the radio, keep a sound ventilation environment To reduce radiation, please keep above 2 meters away from the radio station Take lighting protection measures when installing antennas Change the cable if damaged Related Regulations The receiver contains integral Bluetooth® wireless technology and UHF. Regulations regarding the use of the datalink vary greatly from country to country.
SinoGNSS○R N5 User Guide Contents 1 Introduction..................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 About the receiver ................................................................................................ 1 1.2 Receiver Features.................................................................................................. 1 1.3 N5 Receiver parts list ........................................................................
SinoGNSS○R N5 User Guide 6.4 PPK ...................................................................................................................... 38 6.5 Site calibration/Grid Shift ................................................................................... 39 6.5.1 Site calibration .......................................................................................... 39 6.5.2 Grid Shift ...................................................................................................
SinoGNSS○R N5 User Guide 1 Introduction The SinoGNSS○ N5 GNSS Receiver User Guide is aimed to help you get familiar with the N5 receiver and start your project effectively. We highly recommend you to read this manual before surveying, even you have used other Global Positioning System (GPS) receivers before. R 1.1 About the receiver With SinoGNSS® Quantum™ algorithm, N5 GNSS receiver can be applied in RTK mode with all GNSS constellations.
SinoGNSS○R N5 User Guide 1.3.1 Basic Supply kit SinoGNSS® N5 GNSS Receiver Basic Supply kit contains two receivers and related accessories.
SinoGNSS○R N5 User Guide 4* Lithium-ion Battery 2* Battery Charger R550 Controller Controller Battery, Charger and Cable Controller Bracket Optional accessories: Double Bubbles Tribrach with High Adapter 1* 30cm Extension bar 1.3.
SinoGNSS○R N5 User Guide Item Picture External Radio CDL5 2-pin Lemo Power Cable 7-pin Lemo Data Cable N-Type to TNC Convertor N-type to N-type Antenna Cable N-Type Radio Antenna 1.3.3 Transport Cases Standard transport case is designed for containing basic supply kit of one SinoGNSS○ N5 GNSS Receiver.
SinoGNSS○R N5 User Guide Base Rover The optional choice is provided to have capacity of two kits of N5 receivers.
SinoGNSS○R N5 User Guide 2 Setting up the receiver This chapter provides general information on environmental requirements, setup, power supply and connection of the N5 receiver. 2.1 Environmental requirements To keep the receiver with a reliable performance, it is better to use the receiver in safe environmental conditions: • Operating temperature: -40°C to +65°C • Storage temperature: -40°C to +85°C • Out of corrosive fluids and gases • With a clear view of sky 2.
SinoGNSS○R N5 User Guide 2.4 Power supply N5 GNSS receiver supports internal batteries and external power input. 2.4.1 Internal batteries The receiver is equipped with two rechargeable Lithium-ion batteries, which can be removed for charging. The N5 receiver adopts the hot swap battery design that provides you an effective survey workflow.
SinoGNSS○R N5 User Guide Dispose of the Lithium-ion Battery – Discharge a Lithium-ion battery before dispose of it. – Dispose of batteries is an environmentally sensitive manner, and adhere to any local and national regulations concerning battery disposing or recycling. WARNING – Do not damage the rechargeable Lithium-ion battery. A damaged battery can cause an explosion or fire, and can result in personal injury and/or property damage. 2.4.
SinoGNSS○R N5 User Guide 2.5 Pole-mounted setup To mount the receiver on a range pole as the figure shown below: Thread the receiver onto the range pole Mount the controller bracket to the pole Install the controller into the bracket Tip: Do not tightly clamp the controller on the Range Pole. 3 General Operation This chapter introduces all controls for the general operation, including OLED display, button functions and all LED behaviors on the front panel. 3.
SinoGNSS○R N5 User Guide 3.2 Button functions There are two buttons on the front panel, power button and record button. Power button: Press the power button for about 1 second to turn on the receiver; To turn off the receiver, long press the button for 3-4 seconds until all LEDs off. Record button: Switch to static mode：Long press the record button for about 2 seconds, release immediately when hearing beep from receiver; Switch to RTK mode: press the button until Raw Data recording LED off.
SinoGNSS○R N5 User Guide 3.4 Receiver Web GUI interface Step 1: Connect Wi-Fi of N5 receiver Turn on the N5 GNSS receiver and wait for the N5 serial number to appear under the available Wi-Fi networks on your smart phone or office computer. For example, N5-0340XXXX (where xxxx represents the last four digits of the receiver serial number). Enter password: 12345678 Step 2: Login the Web Select the receiver, open a web browser and then enter the following IP address: http://192.168.1.
SinoGNSS○R N5 User Guide http://www.comnavtech.com/download.asp?bigclassid=28 2. Connect the receiver with your PC through 7-pin lemo to USB cable. 3. Turn on your N5 receiver and click set port in CRU -> USB in the serial port option -> enter proper baud rate -> click Ok to complete receiver connection. The SN of receiver will appear in the title bar if connected successfully.
SinoGNSS○R N5 User Guide 5. Complete all configurations and click Apply Settings to save settings. Exit and restart the receiver to activate configurations. 4.2 Static Data Collection Static survey is mainly used for the control survey. To reach millimeter accuracy, follow as below: At least 3 GNSS receivers are required to form a stable triangulation network. It is better to set Data Log Session as manual on the known point. Power off the receiver before moving to other observation site.
SinoGNSS○R N5 User Guide Tip1: Default memory for N5 receiver is 8GB, and 16GB, 32GB optional. Tip2: The receiver will stop recording raw data if the internal memory runs out. 4.4 RINEX Convert After copy raw observation data to PC, you can convert the data from ComNav binary format (*.cnb) to RINEX in CRU software. 1. Start CRU software; 2. Click Folders and select the path of your CNB data; 3. Click Rinex Convert to check all raw data on main window.
SinoGNSS○R N5 User Guide Click to select the Antenna Type and Measurement. If you cannot find N5 antenna, 1) input the value of R0 (horizontal offset from measurement mark to phase center), h0 (vertical offset from measurement mark to phase center) and h1 (vertical offset from measurement mark to receiver bottom). R0 is 0.0775m, h0 is 0.0325m and h1 is 0.038m respectively for N5 receiver; 2) or check Enable antenna configure file to select Antennas.ini file to select Antenna type again.
SinoGNSS○R N5 User Guide Tip: In some Post Processing software, the BeiDou observations cannot be processed, you can uncheck the BeiDou B1,B2,B3 observations. Click to Convert to RINEX, the RINEX data will be save in the same path as raw observation data. 5 Real-Time Kinematic Survey (RTK) This chapter introduces how to conduct RTK Survey with Survey Master Software, including software installation, start a new project, receiver connection and RTK working modes (Radio, CORS and GPRS). 5.
SinoGNSS○R N5 User Guide detailed information, you can refer to chapter 5.3. 2. Connection: Click Select to go into Bluetooth connection interface. For detailed information, you can refer to chapter 5.4. 3. Work mode: Click Select to go into QuickSetup interface to start your receiver as Base/Rover. For detailed information, you can refer from chapter 5.5. If you start your receiver as Rover, then you can start work directly of topo survey or stakeout.
SinoGNSS○R N5 User Guide If you start your receiver as Base, after Disconnect with Base, there will be a Prompt. YES: will guide you to start Rover in Wizard interface; NO: will disconnect the base and exit Wizard. 5.3 Start a New Project Click Project, you can use the same Datum with last project, choose a datum in store and scan QR code from other controller to add Datum, even sharing project with cloud.
SinoGNSS○R N5 User Guide Select a Predefined datum: You can select datum directly from the list. Survey Master currently has 43 countries datum and will add more afterwards. Create a User defined datum: If you cannot find datum you want in the list, follow instructions below to add one: select Ellipsoid, Projection for your datum, and even seven parameters, geoid model based on your request.
SinoGNSS○R N5 User Guide Tip1: if asked username and password for seven parameters, enter admin admin Tip2: For H.RMS and V.RMS, it will show if do Site Calibration. Share Datum via QR code. After you build a project, press the project name, it will generate a QR code. Users can use the Scan function in the main interface to access the coordinate system. 5.4 Bluetooth connection To connect Survey Master with N5, switch to Device interface, tap Connection to go into Bluetooth connection interface.
SinoGNSS○R N5 User Guide Make sure device Bluetooth turned on; Click Find device—select SN of your N5 receiver—allow pair After connect ComNav receiver, you can check the device version in Device Info. . After connected successfully, the bottom will show the positioning status.
SinoGNSS○R N5 User Guide Tip: If you are failed to connect with receiver through Survey Master, you can just follow prompt info to go into the device Bluetooth setting interface to make sure Bluetooth paired successfully. Sometimes you need restart the receiver or Survey Master Software. 5.5 Internal Radio Mode N5 GNSS receiver supports transmit & receive the correction data in internal radio mode.
SinoGNSS○R N5 User Guide Choose Protocol and Frequency for Base receiver.
SinoGNSS○R N5 User Guide Library choose: Choose a known point from Elem; Get: Get a point coordinate from GNSS When start Base succeed, it will show as below in Survey Master. 5.5.2 Start Rover Station by Survey Master Connect Survey Master with N5 receiver via Bluetooth based on Chapter 5.4. Set same protocol and frequency with Base receiver. The current status on the bottom will change from Single to Fixed.
SinoGNSS○R N5 User Guide 5.6 External radio mode The external radio mode can extend RTK working distance, which is ideal for areas with high constructions or strong signal interference.
SinoGNSS○R N5 User Guide Rover station 1 A N5 receiver ○ 2 A Whip antenna ○ 3 A controller with software installed ○ 4 A range pole with bracket ○ Click Device-> Base ->Add, select External radio. When start succeed, set up the frequency channel, and Rover frequency should be same. Be sure to set the same baud rate as your CDL5 (default value is 38400, you also can change in Param tab based on your CDL5). 5.
SinoGNSS○R N5 User Guide 1 A N5 receiver ○ 2 A controller with SIM card and ○ software 3 A range pole with bracket ○ Configure the Rover as below: Make sure your controller can access to internet via SIM card or Wi-Fi, then run Survey Master Software. Build Bluetooth connection as shown in chapter 5.4, Click Device -> Rover -> PDA CORS. Enter CORS DNS/IP address and port-> Click Source List and select the proper source -> enter User and password.
SinoGNSS○R N5 User Guide http://www.hw-group.com/products/HWg-Ares/HWg-Ares_GSM_APN_en.html#top 5.8.1 Point to Point/Points mode (P to PS mode) In point to point mode, the correction data is transmitted from the base station to the server, then rovers can log on the server to get the correction data. Therefore, SIM cards are required both in the Base and Rover. Tip: ComNav technology provides a free static server address 211.144.120.104:8888, anyone can upload CORS data as long as abide by the agreement.
SinoGNSS○R N5 User Guide 5.8.2 Internal 4G Ntrip client mode For Ntrip client mode, Rover acquires correction data from Ntrip(CORS) server. Enter proper APN, DNS/IP Address and Port.
SinoGNSS○R N5 User Guide 6 Basic Survey Functions This section describes the basic survey functions of Survey Master, including point measurement, Topo survey, Auto survey, Area survey, Static, PPK, staking, site calibration, import and export measured points. 6.1 Topo survey Click Topo Survey-> enter point name, ->click to start or stop collecting data. You can quickly change antenna height in the survey interface. Tap Elem to check point coordinates.
SinoGNSS○R N5 User Guide Fast survey by pressing Code: Tap the code in nine panels, will survey the point directly. Go into code management interface to modify code list ,then you can choose code to use in nine panels. Recover deleted points in Recycle Bin.
SinoGNSS○R N5 User Guide 6.1.
SinoGNSS○R N5 User Guide T30 N5 1. Open IMU: Go into Topo survey—click the button to open. 2. Initialization If you power off the receiver or freset it, need to initialize again. After open IMU button, you can follow the guidance in interface to complete it. During operation, make receiver can search the satellites and get a fixed solution.
SinoGNSS○R N5 User Guide Walking 10 meters shake the receiver rotating the receiver In survey interface, you can find the bubble and angle value shows the pole you tilt. For more accuracy, angle less than 60°will be better. Tip: Do not shake or rotate the receiver violently, otherwise you need to re-initialize. 6.2 Auto survey/Area survey For Auto survey, it supports automatic and continuous survey according to Time or Distance.
SinoGNSS○R N5 User Guide For Area survey, it can compute area directly after getting points. Press , it will show the coordinate information, press result, press , it will show the area , it will show the shape on map. 6.3 Stake points/lines Go into Stake point interface, click to choose a point and tap Stake. Survey Master provides a navigation map when staking points/lines. If you are close to the target point enough, it will alarm you based on the alarm range you set.
SinoGNSS○R N5 User Guide Enter the point name and code based on your requirements, then click Various navigation info choices You can also Import points for staking, or add from Library choose.
SinoGNSS○R N5 User Guide Tip: keep your receiver vertical to the ground. For staking lines, click click -> add line (Two points or Point + Azimuth + Distance) -> -> Choose one line and click Stake. The default method to stake is “To line”, press method to choose a method you want.
SinoGNSS○R N5 User Guide To line: show shortest way to find a point on line; To station ID: stake points on line by defined interval; Distance of 2 points: show distance of current location to the line’s start point and end point; Segment: Stake on line by defined segment value. 6.4 PPK PPK (post processing kinetic) is the unique function of survey master, which is used for post-processing dynamic measurements.
SinoGNSS○R N5 User Guide 6.5 Site calibration/Grid Shift 6.5.1 Site calibration Site calibration is commonly needed once in one project, and all the points will be collected based on calibrated datum system. 1. Choose manual pair or auto pair. 2. If you choose manual pair, you can directly enter at least three groups’ point to compute.
SinoGNSS○R N5 User Guide automatically. Click to add K1, K2, K3 Click to add A1, A2, A3 3. If you choose auto pair, it will auto compute according to the same name for known point and measured point. After click Compute to calculate, the software will calibrate automatically. 4. Click Apply to confirm to replace datum. The value of H.Resid and V.Resid should meet the requirement (H.Resid ≤ 0.015m, and V.Resid ≤ 0.02m).
SinoGNSS○R N5 User Guide 6.5.2 Grid Shift Grid reset function is applied when you need to change the position of Base station in the same project. Click Grid Shift in Survey interface -> add current Base point and target Base point -> Click Compute -> Apply to complete grid shift. Click to add the point from one Base Click to select the same point from another Base 6.6 COGO With COGO function, you can calculate points/lines/angle directly on field.
SinoGNSS○R N5 User Guide Angular transformation: Angular type transform; Two points: Calculate two points distance; Point to line: Distance from point to one line; Offset point: Calculate point with azimuth and distance; Deflection angle: Calculate angle of two lines; Deflection point: Calculate point with angle and distance; Intersection point: Calculate intersection points from two lines; Bisection point: Calculate point from angle bisector; Points from line: Calculate points on line
SinoGNSS○R N5 User Guide 7.2 Export Tap Export to export survey points. Data type: you can select a predefined type or click Add to create a User-defined one. File format: support *.csv, *.dat, *.txt format. The default export path is …/Sinognss/sm/data/export 7.3 Import Basemap Tap Basemap to import DXF/DWG/SHP file into Survey Master. Add points: Save points from the dxf/dwg/shp file to element. Add lines: Save lines from the dxf/dwg/shp file to element.
SinoGNSS○R N5 User Guide Remember go survey settings to check on display basemap, click zoom button to auto show basemap. 7.4 Export Result Export result including export the survey points with detailed information, stake points/lines, DXF, KML, RAW and HTML result. 7.5 NMEA 0183 output With NMEA 0183 function, you can quickly set to output NMEA data from lemo port or Bluetooth. In fact, this function is same as enter commands “log comX gpXXX ontime X”.
SinoGNSS○R N5 User Guide Choose NMEA Port -> Baud -> check commands you want to output. This option is same as the command “saveconfig”. Log com1 gpgga ontime 1 Data transfer: for transmit all the BT output to the address. 7.6 Register N5 via Survey Master Normally, the register code is like this: ID:03401012 $$:49-0B-79-23-00-00-00-95-85 FUNCTIONREG:2207453726-3851620954-0949162572-0697504466-0613618189-0027539229 Note: The length of code may different according to different requirements.
SinoGNSS○R N5 User Guide Register via commands You need copy the whole code, include the word ‘FUNCTIONREG:’ FUNCTIONREG:2207453726-3851620954-0949162572-0697504466-0613618189-0027539229 Copy the whole code, and enter the cursor to next line, then send. Send command: LOG REGLIST To check receiver register status. 8 Firmware Upgrade Prepare a Lemo to USB cable. 1. Copy the firmware software to your PC. 2.
SinoGNSS○R N5 User Guide 3. Click “Link” icon to build the connection(this is important to check if the N5 is connect to PC successful) If output this receiver information means it connection correctly 4. Then click“Update” icon to start the update (a few seconds are needed), during update, the N5 will restart automatically and all Leds on N5 should be on.
SinoGNSS○R N5 User Guide 5. When the progress bar is full, and “Completed!” appears below, it means the update has been completed and then you can click “Break” to finish the update.
SinoGNSS○R N5 User Guide Appendix B: Physical Parameter of Modules inside of N5 Radio: Radio parameter Frequency range Protocol Airlink rate Bandwidth Power Work distance Specifications 410-470MHz Transmit mode: Transparent/TT450S Receiving mode: TT450S, Transparent, MAC 9600 bps 12.5kbps 0.5, 1, 2 Watt adjustable 1-5km, depends on power supply and environment condition Modulation GMSK Bluetooth: • Frequency Range: 2.402Ghz-2.
FCC warning: This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. Any Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment.
