CHC® i80 GNSS Receiver

QuickTour with LandStar7

(PDA Network Mode)

1.Prerequisites
Hardware: CHC i80 rover , Controller Kit, SIM
card ,Lithium Battery, pole
Software: LandStar7
2.Steps to set i80 working as
rover in DCI mode with LandStar7
2.1 Rover installation
Insert the SIM card to data collector, screw
the rover receiver on the pole, and put the
Controller adapter in the right place like the
figure.
Note: The recommend firmware version of
i80 is 1.3.42 or higher. If not, please contact
local dealer or CHC Support for latest
firmware.
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2.2 Connect Data collector to Internet
1. Please select WiFi or mobile network to
access the Internet according to the working
condition.
Note: If the device connect the internet by
WiFi, the connection to the i80 can only by
Bluetooth.
2.3 Rover setting in LandStar7
1. Power on the receiver
Long press the i80 power button until the
green and blue LED lights are on.
2. Launch the LandStar7 software
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3. Click [Projects] icon in [Project] menu to choose the coordinate system of the project.
create or open a project.

In the CRS selection menu, please click [Add]

4. Click [New] to create a new project. button to add pre-define coordinate system in
the list.

5. Please type in the project name, the Select the Continent and Region according to
author of the project, which can be left blank, working area, then find proper Coordinate
the time zone of working region. System to use.

Then select the [Coordinate System] to After select Coordinate System, please click

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[Select] button to confirm.

Then selected coordinate system is available 6. Click [OK] button to finish the project
in the pre-define list, please click [Select] setting
button to confirm.

After that, user can confirm parameters of

coordinate system.
Please click [Accept] button to finish the
coordinate system selecting.

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7. Click [Config] tab then click [Connect]
icon to enter the connection interface.

(2) Please click [Bluetooth Manager] to

8. i80 receiver supports two kinds of
connection method in LandStar 7: Bluetooth
and WiFi. Please select the proper one to
connect.
search bluetooth device around.
If there are several paired bluetooth devices ,
users can directly select them in list.

Bluetooth connection
(1) Select [Manufacturer] as CHC, [Device
Type] as i80, [Connection Type] as Bluetooth,
[Antenna Type] as i80. Then click the
bluetooth icon on the right side to select the
bluetooth device.

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(3) Switch on the Bluetooth module by the (5) Then the device can be selected in the
top switch, click [Search for devices] to search bluetooth manager list.
the bluetooth device around. Then select the
target device in the list.

(6) Click [Connect] button to build the

(4) Please click [Pair] to connect the connection.
bluetooth device.

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WiFi connection
(1) Select [Manufacturer] as CHC, [Device
Type] as i80, [Connection Type] as WiFi,
[Antenna Type] as i80. Then click the Wireless
Lan icon on the right side to select the
hot-spot.
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(2) Switch on the WiFi module by the top
switch, click refresh button to search the hot
spot around. Then select the target device in
the list.
(3) Please click [Connect] to link to the hot
spot.
If the first time connection to this hot spot,
user may type in the password and the the
default password of i80 WiFi is 12345678
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(4) Then click the [Connect] button to build 9. Click [Config]-[Work Mode] to create or
the connection. accept a work mode.

10. Click [New] button to create a work

mode.

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11. Please switch on RTK function, select the
work mode as Auto Rover, Datalink as PDA
Network, protocol as CORS and type in the
corresponding CORS IP and Port. Then click
the Download button to get the source table

After setting other parameters, please click

[Save] button to save the work mode

Type in the user name and password for your

Ntrip account and please take it in note that
the RTCM 1021-1027 messages need to be
switched on or off here. If the mountpoint
without corresponding messages, please
switch off it here.

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12. A name is necessary for a work mode,
user can type in the name as their wish.
13. Now, the work mode is available in the
list. Please select the work mode then click
[Accept] button.
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Then the interface will let user to check CORS
information. Users can select source table or
switch other Ntrip account here.If all the
information is correct, please click [Ok]
button.
15. Then the green LED will flash and the
states will come into [Fix], which means the
rover is getting the correction data from base.
16. Please click the [Survey]-[Map] to start
the survey job.
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17. Please click the Survey button to collect
the points.

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