Laptop with Sentera Ground Radio

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Coax Cable

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USB to USB-C Cable*

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Antenna

Cover

RTK-PPK Module

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Sentera Ground Radio

Laptop**

Sentera Sensor

Drone

Hotspot Device

*Use a USB-A to USB-C or USB-C to USB-C cable to connect your laptop to the USB-C port on the sentera ground radio.

**Ensure your laptop has the NTRIP client installed.


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

1

Assemble Aircraft

Assemble the aircraft per manufacturer instruction.

2

Install Sensor

Install the sensor per manufacturer instruction.

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3

Install Module

Install the module per the manufacturer instruction.

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4

Connect Antenna to Aircraft and Module

Install the Antenna per the manufacturer instruction

5

Connect Laptop to a Hotspot

Use your hotspot device to give your laptop an internet connection.

6

Setup NTRIP Information on Laptop

Set your NTRIP client/host with the appropriate information.

  • Caster Host & Port

  • Mountpoint

  • Login Information

  • Location: Lat/Lon/Alt

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7

Connect Ground Radio

Connect the ground radio to the laptop via USB cable.

8

Verify Output & Start Corrections Stream

Verify the NTRIP client output is configured for the Sentera ground radio.

Start the corrections stream from the NTRIP client/software.

9

Power 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 the external LED on the module or use the camera indicator icon in the upper right-hand corner of IGC.

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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 and are ready for processing.

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