Laptop with Sentera Ground Radio

Required Equipment

Drone

Antenna

RTK-PPK Module

Coax Cable

Sentera Sensor

Sentera Ground Radio

Laptop*

USB to USB-C Cable**

Hotspot Device

*Ensure your laptop has the NTRIP client installed.

**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.

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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

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

Laptop NTRIP Client

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 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 and are ready for processing.