See the release notes page for more information on different versions.
For additional assistance with previous versions or beta versions, please contact Discovery Management Group.
¶ Basics
¶ Setting up the Base
- Fixed base physical setup Step-by-step instructions for physically setting up a new base
- Mobile base physical setup Step-by-step instructions for physically setting up a new base
- Software setup Step-by-step instructions for setting up a new base on the software side
¶ Connecting to the Base
Connect via wifi (for local connection)
Default FastRTK Wifi:
- SSID: FastRTK
- Password: fastrtk!
Connect via IP address (for remote connection)
Navigate to base IP in your browser. The IP address may be provided by the cellular SIM card provider, your company network administrator, or your FastRTK vendor.
In FastRTK versions 4.1.1 and forward, navigate to http://"base IP"/admin to access the FastRTK admin software. Other versions of FastRTK may use http://"base IP" or http://"base IP":10000/admin.
¶ Monitoring
¶ Navigation
Navigate the FastRTK software using the menu panel on the left side
Screenshots FastRTK version 5.0.2 (click to expand)
¶ Pages
¶ Main section
Login with your admin account.
Screenshots FastRTK version 5.0.2 (click to expand)
The Dashboard page lists connected bases and active users. Both bases and active users are shown on the map.
Desktop screenshots FastRTK version 5.1.0 (click to expand)
Users
Shows authorized and denied login attempts for NTRIP users. Denied logins include a reason for rejection (such as: user does not exist, invalid password, user expired, etc).
Desktop screenshots FastRTK version 5.0.2 (click to expand)
Sources
Shows activity for NTRIP caster sources (ie mountpoints).
Desktop screenshots FastRTK version 5.0.2 (click to expand)
¶ NTRIP Caster
The NTRIP Users page is where the admin user controls the login credentials for NTRIP users. The NTRIP user, with a rover GNSS, will input the credentials on their device in order to connect to the FastRTK base.
- See existing users
- Edit existing users
- Add new users
- Control user credential expiration dates
- Control allowed number of simultaneous connections per user
Note NTRIP users do not have access to any administrative functions.
Desktop Screenshots FastRTK version 5.1.0 (click to expand)
Add a new user
Edit a user
View, add, or edit push-in mountpoints and the local mountpoint.
Push-in sources are a new feature to FastRTK 5.x. In short, this makes it easier to add a base that is behind a firewall to a hub. The base that is "pushing" data will not have its own source table, only push its data to the hub.
For FastRTK 5.x software running on a base, the local base mountpoint is shown on this page. If you would like to rename the local mountpoint, edit the default "FastRTK" mountpoint shown on the push-in sources page. Change the "Mountpoint" field to the desired mountpoint name, scroll down to the bottom of the page, and save.
Byd default, there is a mountpoint named "FastRTK" shown here. On a virtual hub (meaning, a hub without a local base), this mountpoint can be deleted with no consequence.
¶ Adding a push-in source
Adding a new push-in source on this page creates a mountpoint placeholder to push data to; it does not establish a connection on its own. The mountpoint will be available for use when the push-in source base begins pushing data to your hub. You still need to tell the base that is pushing data to push the data to the hub from the GNSS connect page on that base.
- Navigate to the hub admin UI
- From the Caster Push-In Sources page, create a placeholder mountpoint on your hub
- Navigate to the admin UI for the base you want to push to the hub
- Use the GNSS Connect page to connect the GNSS Receiver to the hub's NTRIP Caster.
View, add, or edit relay mountpoints. Relaying mountpoints is the common method of linking together multiple stations. The base you are relaying still has its own source table, that can be connected to directly.
- Adding a relay stream
- Enter the NTRIP caster information (IP address and port)
- Download the mountpoint table
- Choose the mountpoint you want to add
- Enter user credentials
- Test the mountpoint and credentials
- Add the mountpoint!
Desktop Screenshots FastRTK version 5.0.2 (click to expand)
NTRIP caster tools are found here. These tools allow you to 1) sync the NTRIP caster and 2) reboot the NTRIP caster, without rebooting the entire FastRTK computer.
Desktop Screenshots FastRTK version 5.0.2 (click to expand)
¶ GNSS
The RTK Streaming page shows the current status of the RTK stream, including the broadcast reference coordinate, broadcast settings, run time, and other technical information.
Desktop Screenshots FastRTK version 5.1.0 (click to expand)
Settings
The RTK Streaming settings are where you would edit the broadcast ID (also known as the diff ID or mountpoint number) of the base. You can also edit the radio settings and constellations broadcast.
Desktop Screenshots FastRTK version 5.1.0 (click to expand)
The RINEX logging page shows the current status of the RINEX data collection, including RINEX header information, collection interval, GNSS receiver information, and more.
Desktop Screenshots FastRTK version 5.1.0 (click to expand)
Settings
Available settings for RINEX logging include GNSS constellations and RINEX header information (Marker name, observer, antenna type, etc).
Desktop Screenshots FastRTK version 5.1.0 (click to expand)
Set the local base coordinate using this page. Keeps a history of previous coordinates, including notes and what admin user set the coordinate.
After setting a new reference coordinate, be sure to confirm the coordinate has updated in the source table (at IP address:10000). You may need to sync or restart the NTRIP caster for the coordinate to update.
¶ Set New Reference Coordinate
- The Datum field is for records purposes only. No transformations are done in FastRTK base software.
- Latitude and Longitude can be set in either decimal degrees or degrees-minutes-seconds.
- Altitude should be entered as ellipsoid height only. Orthometric heights should not be used to set reference coordinate elevations.
- We recommend using the note field to record how the coordinate was obtained. For example,
OPUS solution, file AAAA037.23o, overall RMS 0.014m
Screenshot FastRTK 5.0.2 (click to expand)
Download RINEX observation data and edit settings for the local base from this page.
Screenshot FastRTK 5.0.2 (click to expand)
Input the date range you want to view data for, using the day of the year:
FastRTK 5.0.0 and forward will automatically collect RINEX data as long as the base is running. Files are stored until storage space on the base nears its limit, then the oldest files are deleted to allow space for new files.
Raw data file naming convention
Raw data file name defaults to "BASEdddf", where:
- "ddd" = day of the year file began recording (according to GPS time, not your local time), and
- "f" = the hour in the day the file began data collection (based on GPS time, not your local time).
For example:
- The file without a unique identifier is the 24-hour file for that day
- First file (midnight to 1 am) recorded on January 1, 2021 = BASE001a.21o
- Second file (1 am to 2 am) recorded on December 31, 2021 = BASE365b.21o
From this page, you can convert the base Arrow receiver to a rover. You can also send commands to the receiver.
Screenshot FastRTK 5.0.2 (click to expand)
¶ System
Create new admin users, view existing users, and edit existing users. Last login date to the admin software is also shown.
Display and edit the base's network settings.
System tools is where you can restart the FastRTK computer.
Find software version and device storage information here.
Data Storage
Shows used and remaining space on the RTK base computer