Sentera Ground Radio
Antenna
Coax Cable*
USB-A to USB-C cable
Lemo to USB Cable adapter
R980 Base Station
Survey Rod and Tripod
Internet Enabled Device*
RTK-PPK Module
Sentera Sensor
Drone
*IF800 Coax cable shown
**Used to connect to the base station wifi and access the web interface
6X Dual Mount
Right Angle USB-C to USB-A Cable, 6in
Light Sensor
This guide will assume that the setup steps for the Trimble R980 Base Station have already been completed:
Assemble the aircraft per manufacturer instruction.
Install the sensor per manufacturer instruction.
Install the module per the manufacturer instruction.
Install the Antenna per the manufacturer instruction
Assemble the R980 base station per manufacturer instruction.
Determine base station fix type to use and update Reference Position:
Self-Survey for Relative Accuracy.
Known location for Global Accuracy.
Connect the ground radio to the R980 using the Lemo to USB-A adapter and a USB-A to USB-C cable.
Power the aircraft on per manufacturer instruction.
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 the external LED on the module or use the camera indicator icon in the upper right-hand corner of IGC.
Not Ready (DO NOT FLY)
Ready for PPK
RTK Float Fix (Accurate)
RTK Integer Fix (Most Accurate)
Fly your mission.
Offload the data when data collection is complete.
The images will be tagged at the time of capture with the RTK GPS information and are ready for processing.
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