RTKBase: a GUI for your own Gnss Base Station

GPS / RTK / GNSS
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SSH is easier and more reliable.

Does RTKBase even have a GUI?

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Hi
I have installed RTKbase with the instructions in the readme, trough the terminal.

It all works but at each restart the main service is off, I have to start it manually trough the web interface. Did I something wrong? Should I reinstall it?
At each restart my mountpt appear in rtk2go but without messages until I start it.

Edit: I have tested the flashable version and worked good. I try this version to be able to install the the noip ip cheeker to keep my dnss up to date.

One thing I made: I enabled ā€œhi precision modeā€ on my ardusimple after the installation, did that mess something up?

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High precision mode is a must with RTK auto-steer. I though SimpleRTK2B boards were autoconfigured to this by the application?
EDIT: as explained below, no need for high accuracy NMEA on the base.

I use my internet modem/router for dnss updates. No need to install additional applications and have one specific computer up and running all the time at home although the GNSS base is a good one as it is supposed to be running all the time.

Why are you using rtk2go if you have a public IP address at home? Stefalā€™s base supports a caster too.

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I would have liked to investigate a little more, but it seems too late since you reinstalled with the flashable image.

Unless Iā€™m mistaken, high precision mode is for nmea output which is unused on a base station. You have to enable this on the rover, not the base station.

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No, Itā€™s still running, I used the flashable version before and itā€™s on an other SDcard.

I can wait a few days if you want look at it, otherwise I will just reinstall. I install it on a OS with GUI to be able to install other programs. My command lines skills are limited, I have no idea how I could install other programs on the flashable version.

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I think you are right high precision seem to be just for the NMEA so not needed for the base.

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One thing you can do to help me is to copy/paste the result of:
sudo systemctl status str2str_tcp

(before you start it manually)

Usually a raspberry (or other sbc) is dedicated to RTKBase. If you need to install other softwares, the command is sudo apt install the_program_name

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Here it is, I started more than once.

ā— str2str_tcp.service - RTKBase Tcp
     Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/str2str_tcp.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
     Active: inactive (dead) since Fri 2022-04-01 09:17:05 EDT; 41min ago
    Process: 452 ExecStart=/home/pi/rtkbase/run_cast.sh in_serial out_tcp (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
        CPU: 105ms

Apr 01 09:17:05 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Starting RTKBase Tcp...
Apr 01 09:17:05 raspberrypi run_cast.sh[476]: stream server start
Apr 01 09:17:05 raspberrypi run_cast.sh[476]: stream server start error
Apr 01 09:17:05 raspberrypi systemd[1]: str2str_tcp.service: Succeeded.
Apr 01 09:17:05 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Started RTKBase Tcp.
~

Edit: I saw on a screen shot the first time it was: run_cast.sh[475]

After I start it manualy:

pi@raspberrypi:~ $ sudo systemctl status str2str_tcp
ā— str2str_tcp.service - RTKBase Tcp
     Loaded: loaded (/etc/systemd/system/str2str_tcp.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
     Active: active (running) since Fri 2022-04-01 10:00:37 EDT; 3min 3s ago
    Process: 1735 ExecStart=/home/pi/rtkbase/run_cast.sh in_serial out_tcp (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
   Main PID: 1742 (str2str)
      Tasks: 2 (limit: 3720)
        CPU: 1.492s
     CGroup: /system.slice/str2str_tcp.service
             ā””ā”€1742 /usr/local/bin/str2str -in serial://ttyACM0:115200:8:n:1#ubx -out tcpsvr://:5015 -t 0 -fl /h>

Apr 01 10:01:37 raspberrypi systemd-journald[136]: Suppressed 10 messages from str2str_tcp.service
Apr 01 10:01:37 raspberrypi run_cast.sh[1742]: 2022/04/01 14:01:56 [CC---]     248664 B   32765 bps (0) /dev/tty>
Apr 01 10:01:42 raspberrypi run_cast.sh[1742]: 2022/04/01 14:02:01 [CC---]     269704 B   31952 bps (0) /dev/tty>
Apr 01 10:01:47 raspberrypi run_cast.sh[1742]: 2022/04/01 14:02:06 [CC---]     290664 B   32414 bps (0) /dev/tty>
Apr 01 10:02:37 raspberrypi run_cast.sh[1742]: 2022/04/01 14:02:56 [CC---]     507444 B   34990 bps (0) /dev/tty>
Apr 01 10:02:37 raspberrypi systemd-journald[136]: Suppressed 9 messages from str2str_tcp.service
Apr 01 10:02:42 raspberrypi run_cast.sh[1742]: 2022/04/01 14:03:01 [CC---]     530308 B   34669 bps (0) /dev/tty>
Apr 01 10:02:47 raspberrypi run_cast.sh[1742]: 2022/04/01 14:03:06 [CC---]     552508 B   37706 bps (0) /dev/tty>
Apr 01 10:03:37 raspberrypi run_cast.sh[1742]: 2022/04/01 14:03:56 [CC---]     776696 B   35635 bps (0) /dev/tty>
Apr 01 10:03:37 raspberrypi systemd-journald[136]: Suppressed 9 messages from str2str_tcp.service
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Ok, so thatā€™s not the same problem. We canā€™t say ā€œthe main service doesnā€™t startā€, but ā€œThe main service failed to startā€.
If you want to investigate more, please create a ticket on Issues Ā· Stefal/rtkbase Ā· GitHub

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New Release !!

[2.3.4] - 2022-04-01

Fixed

  • Failure with some python dependencies. #215
  • More fixes with Gpsd service restart. #94
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To connect to a radio is it possible to use a usb to serial adapter (xbee) to connect a Sx pro? Iā€™m not super familiar with RPi yet but is it possible to use ttyUSBx or is it best just to wire it to the serial pins on the RPi?

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USB to serial works fine on a Raspberry Pi.

EDIT: realised from torriems post that my comment can be misleading. Iā€™m using a USB to serial cable on my plough control to connect to the Fendt serial port for NMEA data, there is no USB on this Fendt.

For SimpleRTK2B with Stefalā€™s GUI I obviously connect the Raspbery Pi directly with a USB cable. Appears like a serial connection.

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Can someone point me to an OS with GUI that works with a raspberry pi4 and RTKbase?

I installed RTKbase 6 times on 32 bit, 64 bit and I had always the same issue: the main service fail to start at startup.

I want to try on an OS that works for others before investigating more.

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I would just wire it directly. Thatā€™s the simplest and most robust. No need to use USB to serial, although you couldā€“you would need a TTL level serial to USB adapter, not RS232.

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Not sure if there are OS or GUI options for the combination (RPi and RTKBase) but have you tried the simple approach: download the ready made image as referred earlier in the thread:

and just update it (both the OS and the RTKBase from the RTKBase UI).

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Yes, this jancelin image works.
But I would like an OS with GUI to easier install other apps on my raspberry.

Overwise I will just try to add a caster service to my old configuration(pi+rtklib) that worked without issue for 2 years

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The Janceling image has a normal Raspian OS. You can log in to the GUI if you need to access it.

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I just made a quick test with 2022-04-04-raspios-bullseye-arm64.img
Everything seems ok, the str2str_tcp service starts correctly after a reboot.

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Just curious as to how you access this? It boots to the CLI.

SSH and HTTP are working fine, I didnā€™t even realise there was a Linux gui :slight_smile: