Generic Base Station with Laptop and Ground Radio

This guide will assume that the following setup steps have already been completed:

Required Equipment

Drone

Antenna

RTK-PPK Module

Coax Cable

Sentera Sensor

Sentera Ground Radio

Base Station

Survey Rod

Laptop

USB to USB-C cables*

USB to USB cable**

*Use a USB cable, that is compatible with your base station, to connect to the USB-C port on the Sentera Ground Radio.

**If you are connecting your laptop to your base station via USB cable, use a cable which is compatible with both devices.

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1

Assemble Aircraft

Assemble the aircraft per manufacturer instruction.

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2

Install Sensor

Install the sensor per manufacturer instruction.

Sentera Sensor Setup

3

Install Module

Install the module per the manufacturer instruction.

RTK-PPK Module Installation

4

Connect Antenna to Aircraft and Module

Install the Antenna per the manufacturer instruction

5

Setup Base Station

Assemble the base station per manufacturer instruction.

Verify base station fix type being used:

• Self-Survey for Relative Accuracy.

• Known location or built in NTRIP for Global Accuracy.

6

Connect Base Station to Laptop

Connect the Laptop via USB cable, or bluetooth.

7

Connect Laptop to Sentera Ground Radio

Connect the ground radio via USB cable.

8

Connect to RTK System

Configure NTRIP client software on laptop for I/O routing.

9

Power Up Aircraft

Power the aircraft on per manufacturer instruction.

10

Verify Session Start & Fix Type

Wait for the sensor to boot and start a session. The session start on the sensor is indicated by the LEDs on the sensor being solid green.

Verify the GPS fix type using either external LED on the module or the sensor webpage via the hand controller.

Module Operation

11

Fly

Fly your mission.

12

Offload Data

Offload the data when data collection is complete.

13

Process Data

The images will be tagged at the time of capture with the RTK GPS information.