RTKBase: a GUI for your own Gnss Base Station

NorthernFarmer · 2 April 2023 09:06

The GNSS receiver antenna does not need to be at any specific position at the time of installation or first configuration. You just need to set correct base coordinates when ever the base antenna location is changed. Several ways exist to obtain base coordinates, either rough position or a very accurate true position or anything in-between.

jdros · 2 April 2023 09:09

thank you for the explanation, how do i determine or know my accurate position

andyinv · 2 April 2023 09:14

github.com

lansalot/FreeRTK/blob/main/ConfigLocation.md

# Configuring your location

It's all plain sailing from here. No more screens full of text, just a couple of buttons and you're done!

So, on the previous page, you saw my RPI had picked an IP address of 192.168.1.20. Without a doubt, yours almost certainly will be different. So ensure you enter YOUR ip address into your browser, and you should see something like this and **this is not the password you set when you configured your Raspberry pi on first boot!!!**. eg, it'll be http://192.168.1.20 or something similar.

Here, the default password is "admin", so stick that in.

![Login page](rtkbase1.png)

And hey presto - you're into rtkbase !

![Satellite page](rtkbase2.png)

Not very useful tho, is it.... but pay attention to that little clipboard icon with the red underline.

In a moment or two - as long as your antenna has a clear view of the sky, you'll see something like this! And note - you want as many of those bars as possible in the green. Lots of red/yellow is not good. Consider your siting position if it's not looking health. Check the [Siting](Siting.md) page for more info.

![Satellite page](rtkbase3.png)

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jdros · 2 April 2023 09:30

thank you i will work on it

jdros · 11 April 2023 21:13

downloaded and installed rtkbase, it seems the gnss is installed properly with autodetection, and config. can’t see satellites yet, but that’s probably because the atenna is inside, but what I’m wondering now, I’ve also connected the radio module, but it doesn’t see it via rtcm serial service. am I doing something wrong. its a xbee with a usb c carrier board for xbee from ardusimple

Kim_SE_Denmark · 15 April 2023 07:48

I’am using Rtkbase 2.4.1, Ublox_ZED-F9P - 1.13, Raspberry Pi 2 Model B Rev 1.1, Raspbian 11 (Bullseye)
I’am looking at: http://rtk2go.com:2101/SNIP::MOUNTPT?baseName=O-TorebyLL
Located at is missing for my caster, where dose that info go?
When i’am looking at other caster they have City, Country listed.
Regads.
Kim

torriem · 15 April 2023 15:05

The “located at” data is probably just coming from some internet map API that takes latitude and longitude and returns a city name. For your lat and lon whatever service SNIP is using to look that up isn’t returning anything. Nothing to worry about. The only info that matters is the lat and lon of the base station.

In other words that information is generated and displayed for convenience only by the SNIP web interface. There is nothing you need to set on your base station.

Larsvest · 15 April 2023 21:22

So we could go to the danish AOG Facebook group and ask Peder how he got his base to display correct city and country on his rtk2go base. My rtk2go base display correct city as is Flemming but country is said to be Indonesia, but should be DK!

torriem · 15 April 2023 22:07

I’m just as happy to not have anything displayed for my location. Obviously the lat/lon already gives away my location quite precisely, so it’s kind of moot I guess.

pniels · 15 April 2023 22:10

think it will come on its own after a few days

Kim_SE_Denmark · 16 April 2023 07:16

HI,
It have been on the Air since mid Jan. 2023, I think that is time enough… And another one is in Indonesia, clearly global warming BS is coming into play.
Kim

Alan.Webb · 16 April 2023 08:27

Yes. It’s odd how some have a location and others do not. I have two mount points on RTK2go. Both from the same receiver, one is given a location and the other not.

BUT, clicking on the location text (even the unknown text ) takes you to a google maps image of the exact base location, unlike the http://monitor.use-snip.com/map map that uses a truncated coordinates and gives an approximate location.

torriem · 16 April 2023 13:56

Why are you concerned about whether or not your Lat/Lon coordinates can be georeferenced in the SNIP status web page?

Kim_SE_Denmark · 16 April 2023 14:07

It is shared via rtk2go, if somebody is looking for a free reference station, it’s a lot harder to find one close to you, when it’s listed as unknown.
Kim

Alan.Webb · 16 April 2023 15:47

Not really. They are all plotted on a map by rtk2go (NTRIP Caster Table click view all), and lots of software (AOG included) lists available mount points in baseline distance order.

Larsvest · 16 April 2023 16:10

Correct but only possible when at a working system with gnss receiver attached, which is not always possible when searching from your office.

Alan.Webb · 16 April 2023 19:11

…then the rtk2go caster table above is the easiest option, which I see is available from within AgIO.

BGunics · 17 April 2023 16:52

from AgIO when connecting to caster.centipede.fr we can also see the bases ordered by distance.

jessejgm · 20 April 2023 19:13

The .iso image is not available for the latest version?

Alan.Webb · 20 April 2023 19:17

Its very easy to install from terminal though.