STONEX SC200 User Manual

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SC200 User Manual

version：version 1.0

date：20140521-V1.0

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CONTENT

part one SC200Introduction .................................................................................................................................................... 4

1.1 IN THE FRONT OF INSTRUMENT .......................................................................................................................... 5

1.2The back of the instrument ..................................................................................................................................... 6

1.3Start the receiver ................................................................................................................................................................ 7

part two :Webapplication ......................................................................................................................................................... 8

2.1 The system statue ........................................................................................................................................................ 9

2.1.1The system information ............................................................................................................................... 9

2.1.2 GNSS STATUS ..................................................................................................................................................... 9

2.1.3 The satellite information ........................................................................................................................ 10

2.1.4 Transmit Data ................................................................................................................................................ 10

2.1.5 Data Record .................................................................................................................................................... 11

2.2 Configuration ............................................................................................................................................................... 13

2.2.1 Reference station ......................................................................................................................................... 13

2.2.2 Network Settings .......................................................................................................................................... 14

2.2.3 Transmit dataSettings .............................................................................................................................. 17

2.2.4Record Data Settings ................................................................................................................................... 17

2.2.5 Port configuration ....................................................................................................................................... 18

2.2.6 Alert settings .................................................................................................................................................. 21

2.2.7 Instruments Registration ........................................................................................................................ 21

2.3 Data Download ........................................................................................................................................................... 21

2.4 System Management ................................................................................................................................................ 22

2.4.1 update ................................................................................................................................................................ 22

2.4.2 log ......................................................................................................................................................................... 23

2.4.3 security .............................................................................................................................................................. 24

2.5 help.................................................................................................................................................................................... 24

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PART THREE:QUICK SETTING .............................................................................................................................................. 25

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1 INTRODUCTION

STONEX®Europe completes its range of GPS/GNSS receivers introducing SC200, the new
powerful and reliable CORS (Continuosly Operating Reference Stations), designed for use as a
stand-alone reference station or as part of a GNSS infrastructure solution.
Typically used as reference stations for NTRIP servers, SC200 is the perfect equipment for
many different jobs and applications based on the management of GNSS correction data.
Designed and developed by R&D department of STONEX®Europe, the new instrument
complete the range of GNSS receivers, confirming the usual strong points of STONEX®Europe
products: performances and quality/price ratio.

SC200 integrate a 220 channels GNSS board with accurate and quick satellite fixing, it supports
a wide range of satellite signals, including GPS L2C and L5, GLONASS L1/L2 signals and
Compass constellation. In addition, the hardware is ready for Galileo (compliant to Galileo OS
SIS ICD).

The design of both SC100 and SC200 is rugged and lightweight, ensuring ease of transport in
work areas. Surveyors can operate outdoors in complete safety thanks to a strong housing
resistant to extreme weather conditions: temperatures from -30 ° to +60 ° and humidity from
0% to 100%.

The CORS stations can be set and managed by using a remote user-friendly web interface.

SC200 increases performances of the field work thanks to its many additional features:

- an internal 5000 mAh battery to work for over 16 hours without external power;

- a 4GB internal memory enabling the collection and the storage of limitless amount of data;

- Wi-Fi, 3G WCDMA modem and Bluetooth.

- raw data logging with up to 50 Hz update rate;

- 256x64 High Luminosity OLED display for easier use.

SC200 is fully compatible with most worldwide used NTRIP software and are absolutely
integrated with the desktop software NTRIP CASTER, developed and manufactured by
STONEX.

Entirely developed and realized by STONEX R&D Lab, NTRIP Caster is the brand-new software
for GNSS NTRIP network management. Its integration with SC200 makes NTRIP Caster the
essential tool for professionals’ day-to-day work. NTRIP Caster combines a fresh and easy
interface with a simple and powerful workflow for the user.

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2 MAIN FRAME

2.1 IN THE FRONT OF INSTRUMENT

On the front panel receiver includes seven keys, four LEDs and an OLED display.

Fig. 2.1

The key function as follow:

Key/led

Function

F1

Save the current settings and back to the last menu

F2

Return to the main interface from any menu

To move the cursor up and down, to modify the parameters

To move the cursor left and right

Power key

Turn on/off the device and confirm your selection by
pressing

Bluetooth led

The led will turn into blue when the Bluetooth is linked

RTK sending led

If the RTK data is sending ,the led will be light at 1s rate.

static data led

If the static data is recording, the led will blink at 1s rate.

Power led

The led is always light as the instrument is turn on.

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2.2 THE BACK OF THE INSTRUMENT

Fig. 2.2

SC200 included many comunication port, as described in the following Table:

Port

Function

1：TNC port/GNSS external antenna

Connect an external GNSS antenna .

2：DB9 serial port

Terminal debugging, connect external radio.

3：7pins Lemo port/COM1

COM1 data output

4：2 pins charge port

External power supply

5：Mini-USB port

Connect pc to download raw data

6：SIM card slot

Connect GPRS/CDMA

7：RJ45 Ethernet port

Connect to Internet

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2.3 START THE RECEIVER

Long press the red power key of the receiver panel to start the SC200 receiver, after the
receiver enters initialization state. The main interface of OLED LCD screen as shown in figure

2.3.

Fig. 2.3

Press left /right key to check the current DHCP model or what is the IP address in the static
state.

Fig. 2.4

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3 WEB INTERFACE

If you know which is the station IP address you can remotely connect with it. Usually both the
station and your computer are connected to a local network.

You can start an internet browser (we suggest Google Chrome or IE8) and enter the local IP

and HTTP Server Port, but if you are inside an internal network you don’t need to specify the

port. Then enter your username and password in the dialog box, the default user name and
password are: “admin” and “password”.

Fig. 3.1

After authentication, you can enter into the web interface. There is a main page called
“Summary”, where you can see a summary of information, and there are submenu where you
can change settings.

Fig. 3.2

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3.1 SYSTEM STATUS

3.1.1 SYSTEM INFORMATION

It displays the following information:

 Station name, index, expire date and time zone.
 Device model, serial number, hardware and firmware version.
 GNSS internal board model, serial number, hardware and firmware version
 IP address
 Internal memory
 Battery power level and power source.

Fig. 3.3

3.1.2 GPS STATUS

It displays the following information:

 Real-time coordinate, satellite number and satellite configuration status (DOP values).
 Base Station fixed coordinates.

 Antenna parameters.

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Fig. 3.4

3.1.3 SATELLITES

It displays the number of the used and tracked satellites, showing elevation, azimuth and
Signal-To-Noise ratio for each satellite.

Fig. 3.5

3.1.4 DATA TRANSMISSION

It displays the current settings of data transmission:

 IP address and Port of Caster Server

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 Mount-point name and correction format transmitted (RTCM, CMR, …)
 Status of transmission (transmitting, stop, idle)
 Start Time and Data Size of transmission.

Fig 3.6

If it is running and you need to modify the parameters click on “Stop Server”. Once it is not
running click “Start server”: the setting interface will be opened. Once inserted correct
parameter, click “Submit” for starting broadcasting. Please remember that password must not
be empty. You will come back to the interface of data transmission state, the status shows
“transmitting”, data size is increasing and the “start server” icon turn gray, moreover the RTK

sending led switch on.

Fig. 3.7

3.1.5 DATA RECORDING

It displays the current status of raw data storing:

 File name and folder path
 Minimum elevation angle and sample frequency
 Status of collection (recording, stop)
 Start time, duration and size of current file

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Fig 3.8

If file is being recorded and you need to modify the parameters click on “Stop Record”. Once it
is not being recorded click “Start Record”: the setting interface will be opened.

Fig 3.9

Here, first of all, you can select the file name format between the following:

YYYYMMDDhhmmss.dat

YYYYMMDDhhmm.dat

DOYhhmm.dat

custom

Then you can define:

 minimum elevation angle, 5 or 10 are recommended values.
 sample interval, from 60 seconds up to 50 Hz.

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 duration time, it can be unlimited, defined by customer in minutes or select the

predefined interval 1h, 2 h, 12 h or 24 hours. The new files will be automatically
created when the limit is passed.

 If the file must be converted into RINEX format or not.
 If the recording must start automatically or not.
 If you need to send data into a FTP website or not. If yes you have to set the IP Address,

Port, Username, Password and Remote Directory (ex. “./TEST/SC200/”) to copy the
data.

After the parameters are set, click “submit”, the interface will skip to the data recording
interface, the “start record” button turn gray and the static data led will start to blink.

3.2 CONFIGURATION

This section contains all the parameters setting pages of SC200, some of them were already
explained previously.

3.2.1 REFERENCE STATION

In this page you can define the reference station and its position. The parameters are:

 Station name and number.
 Time Zone.
 HTTP Server Port
 Antenna height.
 Antenna type and measurement mode (vertical, slant). You can select between different

predefined antenna model or define a custom model.

 Latitude, longitude and height: they can be inserted using appropriate format if known

or loaded from current approximate position.

 Cutoff angle, recommended 5-10°
 Enable or not the PPS (Pulse Per Second) output.
 Enable or not the constellation GLONASS and Beidou/COMPASS.

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Fig 3.10

The default web access port is 80. You can access the SC200 by Internet inserting IP address
and HTTP Server Port, if you are inside an internal network you don’t need to specify this port.

3.2.2 NETWORK SETTINGS

In this page you can activate and set the different kind of datalink to be used.

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Fig 3.11

They are:

 DHCP (Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol): if it is enable, SC200 will auto get IP

address, but the IP address may change every time.

 Wi-Fi: it can be enabled as “client” or “hot spot”.

Wi-Fi client: you can input the SSID and Password (if required) of an external Wi-Fi
network (see Fig. 3.12)

Wi-Fi hotspot: you can use wi-fi connection to scan the SC200. The wi-fi hotspot is
named by driver serial (for example SC2003121001w), you do not need to input
password (See Fig 3.13).

Fig 3.12

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Fig 3.13

 3G modem: you can use it for a GPRS connection. Insert the SIM card and insert the APN

parameters.

 FTP Server: if enable user can access to the station raw data though a FTP page and

download the data. You can give to the customer an anonymous access or you can use

user name and password. The address is “ftp://IP address”
The page of Ftp client will be shown as follow:

Fig 3.14

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3.2.3 NTRIP SERVER SETTINGS

In the page you can set the connection parameters for the broadcasting server, as already
described in 3.1.4, they are:

 Caster name, IP address, Port and Password

 Mount-point name and type of correction format (RTCM, CMR, etc.)

 If enable the automatic connection or not.

Fig. 3.15

3.2.4 RECORDING SETTINGS

In this page you can set some parameters about the raw data recording, as already described in

3.1.5, they are:

 minimum elevation angle, 5 or 10 are recommended values.
 sample interval, from 60 seconds up to 50 Hz.
 duration time, it can be unlimited, defined by customer in minutes or select the

predefined interval 1h, 2 h, 12 h or 24 hours. The new files will be automatically
created when the limit is passed.

 If the file must be converted into RINEX format or not.
 If the recording must start automatically or not.

 If you need to send data into a FTP website or not. If yes you have to set the IP Address,

Port, Username, Password and Remote Directory (ex. “./TEST/SC200/”) to copy the
data.

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Fig. 3.16

3.2.5 PORT CONFIGURATION

In this page you can modify the settings of Input/Output communications. The available
features are:

 Bluetooth device
 Serial port (COM 1)
 NTRIP Client
 Socket

All these option can support the following message type:

 CMD (input/output): you can send command to the SC200 mother board and receive

answers.

 NMEA (output): you can output 8 different NMEA string (GGA, GSA, GSV, ZDA, RMC, VTG,

GST, GLL), you specify the their frequency, from 60 s up to 20 Hz. You have also to set
the correct baud-rate.

 RTK (input/output): Differential correction. If used in output you have to specify the

correction format (RTCM, CMR, etc.)

 RAW (output): raw data file, you have to specify the sample interval.

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Fig. 3.17

3.2.5.1 BLUETOOTH

After the Bluetooth is enabled, click “submit”, now you can use Bluetooth driver to connect to
SC200, it is named with the instrument serial (for example SC2003121001W). The page of a
PDA will be shown as follow:

Fig. 3.18

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Then you have to insert a password (1234) for establish a secure connection and choose one
serial port channel, finally you can connect to the station and receive or sending commands.

Fig. 3.19

3.2.5.2 COM1

It works the same like Bluetooth Port, the only differences is that you have to connect to the
7-pin serial port in the back panel and check the baud-rate of transmission. In this case there is

also the option called “GPS input/output” that allows you to send directly commands to the
board, please don’t use it if you are not expert.

3.2.5.3 NTRIP CLIENT

This option is used when the station is working as a rover and need to connect to a NTRIP
server and get the differential correction, so you can the usual the usual NTRIP connection
parameter: IP address and Port, Mount-Point, User name and Password.

3.2.5.4 SOCKET

This option allow user to work with two transmission protocol TCP and UDP. In both cases you
can choose to be “server” or “client”, in the first case you have to select a Port for allowing
client connection, in the second you have to input IP address and Port to connect to.

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3.2.6 ALERTS SETTINGS

In this page you can enable the option for sending e-mails or SMS from customer to a support
center.

Fig. 3.20

3.2.7 REGISTRATION

In this page you can check the license status and insert a new license.

Fig. 3.21

3.3 DOWNLOAD

In this page you can see the file content of the internal memory, that includes the raw data files
collected. You can name, size and time of the raw data. Then you can delete or download one or

selected files, you can also package a group of files into one and download it.

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Fig. 3.22

3.4 SYSTEM MANAGEMENT

In this page the administrator can set some system general settings.

3.4.1 ONLINE UPGRADE

Starting from the top you can find the option for upgrading the mother board firmware. First
you have to select the proper file, provided by Stonex, then push “Upgrade”.

Fig. 3.23

SC200 will automatically restart for completing the upgrade procedure.

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Fig. 3.24

3.4.2 VIEW LOGS

In this part it is possible to take a look or download some internal log of the station: APP log,
OS log and kernel log.

Fig. 3.25

You can see below an example of log files.

Fig. 3.25

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3.4.3 SECURITY

In this part you can modify the login password or create a further login parameters for a guest.

Fig. 3.26

3.4.4 STORAGE

In this part you can enable the option “Auto clean” which allows the station to automatically delete a

part of raw file when the memory space is full, the deleting procedure will start from older files.
You can also start a self-check procedure or restart the device.

Fig. 3.27

3.5 HELP

In the submenu you can open and read the manual.

3.6 LANGUAGE

In the submenu you can modify the interface language. Actually only English and Chinese are
available.

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PART FOUR: QUICK SETTING

You can quick set the receiver by the panel key. It includes six parts:

 Start record,
 Transmit data,
 Network set,
 Antenna set,
 Other set,
 Device info.

From the main interface, press F2 key and you will enter into the quick setting menu, as
showed in following picture:

Fig. 4.1

Start Record: select the proper icon and press power key. You will enter into “Start Record”
quick set, where you can directly start and stop to record the static data. Press again the power
button for confirm the setting. Press F1 for coming back without changes.

Fig. 4.2

From the main menu you can move with arrow to the right and select the Transmit Data icon:

Fig. 4.3

In this page you can directly start and stop to broadcast the correction data, specifying also the
differential format.

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Fig. 4.4

Moving again toward right, you can choose the “Network Settings” icon:

Fig.4.5

Here you can choose between dynamic or static IP (DHCP ON or OFF), in the second case you
have to set the IP address and other related parameters (Subnet Mask, Gateway).

Antenna Setting option is actually not yet supported.

Fig 4.6

In Other settings submenu you can choose the languages (only English or Chinese), the
brightness of screen and a time for switching off the screen.

Fig. 4.7

In “Device information” submenu you can see some device information, like firmware version
and serial number:

Fig. 4.8

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