Generic Base Station with Sentera Ground Radio

Required Equipment

Drone

Antenna

RTK-PPK Module

Coax Cable

Sentera Sensor

Sentera Ground Radio

Base Station

Survey Rod

USB to USB-C Cable*

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

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

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 for Global Accuracy.

6

Connect Base Station to Sentera Ground Radio

Connect the ground radio with the provided USB-C cable.

7

Verify Base Station Output

Verify the base station is configured for use with the Sentera ground radio

8

Power Up Aircraft

Power the aircraft on per manufacturer instruction.

9

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

10

Fly

Fly your mission.

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

11

Offload Data

Offload the data when data collection is complete.

12

Process Data

The images will be tagged at the time of capture with the RTK GPS information and are ready for processing.