Surveying with a SP80 Base and R12 Rover

[@surveyadaddy3]

Ran across the video looking for something else for an SP85. I remember thinking how here is a surveyor out for a day of survey fun and decided to make a video. Surveying can be fun , especially when in the woods and Yager a chance to play in the mud. Only watched first 7 nins. I'll have to come back and watch when I have more time. Good video. Have a great day full of some survey fun!

[@gsteinhilber1]

Great video as always, as someone who has a pair of both I'll be splitting them up now and running it this way!

[@oorangejuce]

Great video. After this i am more and more temped to get Access..

[@JesseKozlowski]

Great videos Robert. Very well done.

[@SurveyingWithRobert]

Thank you!

[@melphilbrook4503]

Great video as always Robert. Anytime the user has chosen and version of RTCM as a Protocol will require that RTCMxxx as a Base point naming convention. The datasheet for the SP80 states it only supports CMRx and sCMRx (rover only). Wish they would just support it on both sides.

[@SurveyingWithRobert]

Thanks brother!!

[@danjakkarin6302]

The problem is marketing reasons. They separate SP and Trimble and keep CMRx for Trimble only , I think.

[@WoyLad]

Please explain to me "store another". Is this an action that allows you to store multiple observations on one point? Very new (one day) on the R12i.

[@Charms5678]

Access 2017 also does the rtcm0000 thing too if i dont have a point stored with my base station coordinates. But i use ntrip instead of a radio.

[@SurveyingWithRobert]

Good call! I prefer cell as well.

[@Charms5678]

@@SurveyingWithRobert Yep. Got a NetR5 and a cell modem for base station, and a r6 using my phones hotspot. Use my computer at home as the ntrip server. Works awesome and as long as i have cellular connection i can go anywhere!

[@oorangejuce]

@@Charms5678 very interesting. Can you tel more about your setup?

[@Charms5678]

@@oorangejuce Trimble NetR5 receiver as base station. Netgear LB1120 cellular modem Computer running ntrip software called SNIP. Trimble R6 receiver with glonass enabled as rover. A TSC3 with ACCESS 2017 for data collector. And a phone with a hotspot for data connection. 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@SurveyingWithRobert]

I use some Trimble software on server with static IP. Data goes up to server and you connect rover like a VRS type connection. Trick is no static IP on cell connection and you can connect multiple rovers to base. R12 base R12 rover.

[@СергейТарасов-ч9у]

Очень интересно , редко увидишь как можно объединить в работе , два разных прибора , класс!

[@SurveyingWithRobert]

So I plan to do more of this in the future....

[@СергейТарасов-ч9у]

@@SurveyingWithRobert хорошая работа, буду ждать новых видео ,удачи!

[@SurveyingWithRobert]

Thank you!

[@BlackBeardPLS]

Just a side note. It is important to make sure your SP80 base and R12i are on the same radio frequency. I had to get into each head and make sure they where on the same channel and broadcast format. We just got our R12i and this was the first time starting up this pair of units. The video is very helpful. But if you are having trouble like me make sure to check the radio formats. I’m looking forward to testing this set up out and seeing how it works compared to a R12i rover with a R10-2 base

[@SurveyingWithRobert]

Ya that’s pretty important!

[@BlackBeardPLS]

@@SurveyingWithRobert Do you know if the SP80's will get better coverage if you run the radio broadcast format on TrimTalk V1 in Trimble Access rather than what they come set on? The one we paired this morning and set up seemed to not have a radio set and was running on something that said "leave unchanged" or something along those lines. I changed it to match the R12i format and it paired right up and seems to be working fine. We have a guy taking the set ( SP80 Base and R12i rover) to the field right now to work and see how it goes. I'm going to check our other SP80's and see how they are set up and what the internal radio is set to. Do you have any idea if this will make a difference though?

[@SurveyingWithRobert]

@@BlackBeardPLS I was using trimtalk

[@widmerengineering]

Very helpful video, Robert. I am interested in learning base/rover setups and was curious if the rover needs a UHF antenna or the data collector? I have an SP80 with the 2w UHF antenna but my 2nd SP80 does not have that option. But I do have a Trimble data collector with built in radio. Can this setup be made to work? Or will my rovering SP80 also need the radio adapter?

[@SurveyingWithRobert]

Two different radios. Data collector has a 2.4 GHz to run the robot I am guessing. The SP80 has a 450 MHz radio. Yes you will need radios in both receivers.

[@trevorrobinson9977]

I just got an R12i running it as rover with SP80 base. Set it up just like you showed but I am losing radio connection with base after about 250-300ft. Can someone help me here?

[@SurveyingWithRobert]

Sounds like a bad antenna.

[@jordanreniak2540]

Hey Robert! Great Video! I'm just wondering what radio config settings you're using here for the SP80 and r12. I can't seem to connect to the base in the measure points screen after i've started the base receiver. I'm kind of thinking there is an issue with how i've got the radios set up.

[@SurveyingWithRobert]

SP80 at the base?

[@jordanreniak2540]

@@SurveyingWithRobert Yep. SP80 UHF base. R12 rover. I believe I was using the Trimtalk Protocol and It wasn't communicating with the base so I wasn't able start the survey.

[@SurveyingWithRobert]

@@jordanreniak2540 so you followed the steps in the video. Are you getting a red x?

[@jordanreniak2540]

@@SurveyingWithRobert Yeah, I was following the steps in the video. After I set up the base receiver and went to start measuring points, the data collector was not able to connect to the base to start the survey. I chose a different protocol than the Trimtalk option I mentioned earlier for the internal receiver for the base and rover and was eventually able to start the survey. I was just wondering what radio protocol you were using.