ALTUS Positioning

Systems
APS-3 Base UHF with SurvCE Procedure
December 2013

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Click on the Start

button.

Select SurvCE to
open the program.

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SurvCE Initializing

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Select New/Existing Job

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Type in a New Job

Name (20131202B in
this example).

Click on the green

check once complete.

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Select Continue
without connecting

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Select the appropriate
Distance, Angle,
Latitude and Longitude
(LL), Azimuth, and
Projection.

Click on the green

check once complete

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Click on the Equip

Tab.

Select GPS Base

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Select Altus for the

Manufacturer.

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Select the Comms tab.

Ensure Bluetooth (BT)

Type is Windows
Mobile

Click on the configure

icon

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Click on Find
Device

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Bluetooth devices
found. Select the
appropriate APS-3 and
click the green check.

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Select the Current tab.

Click on the blue ‘i’.

This will confirm our

Bluetooth connection.

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APS-3 Firmware version

and RTK Board Serial
Number.

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Select the Receiver

tab.

Enter in Antenna
Height (0 in this
example).

Click on the green

check when complete.

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Select the RTK tab.

Ensure the Device is

Internal Radio.

Click on the configure

icon

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Select the appropriate

parameters.

Simplex is the native

Protocol of ArWest
Radios.

DQPSK is the default

modulation.

Click the green check

when complete.

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Select the preferred

Message Type.

RTCMv3.0 is used in this

example.

Click the green check

when complete.

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Select Read from GPS

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Select the By Number

checkbox and click on
the green check.

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Average
position
complete.

Select ‘Yes’ to
continue.

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Select ‘No’ to continue.

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Select Monitor/Skyplot.

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Quality tab:

Illustrates Base Mode

and Location.

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