¶ Current beta version: 5.0.2
- Release notes Summary of new and upcoming features for different FastRTK versions
- Stable version details Details for the current stable release of FastRTK software
¶ Basics
Setting up the base and connecting to the base remains mostly the same as previous software versions.
In FastRTK versions 5.0.0 and forward, navigate to http://"base IP" to access the admin software. There is no need to include "/admin" or ":10000/admin" like in some previous versions.
The FastRTK monitor tool functions the same with any version of FastRTK base software.
¶ Software Pages
¶ Main section
Shows live status of NTRIP users and mountpoints. Both users and mountpoints are displayed on the map. Includes user status details such as mountpoint selected, RTK fix type, satellites used, connection duration, and more.
¶ Users
Shows activity for NTRIP users. This page is useful for troubleshooting, as it shows both authorized and denied connection attempts.
Note this activity log only checks if a user was authorized to stream data, not if they succesfully streamed data. If the base sourcetable is empty, the user may be authorized, but still unable to stream since there is no mountpoint available.
Admin user activity in the FastRTK admin software is not shown. If an admin account is used to stream NTRIP corrections, that activity is shown.
Known bug in 5.0.2
Scenario: User exceeds their simultaneous connections limit
User's NTRIP client (such as Eos Tools Pro) may indicate an invalid username/password
The Activity page will show the user was authorized, but User not allowed to connect
¶ Sources
Shows activity for push-in NTRIP sources (mountpoints) streamed through the base or hub. On an individual base, this includes its own mountpoint (indicated by the name in the "Host" column).
Push-in sources will have an IP address in the Host column.
Relay sources are not shown.
Create new NTRIP users, view existing users, and edit existing users.
Shows NTRIP user login information including last login, expiration date, and password. Note NTRIP users do not have access to any administrative functions.
Control number of allowed simultaneous connections by user (not by group like in FastRTK 4.x versions).
Note: in FastRTK version 5.0.2, if you add new mountpoints to a hub, access is not automatically granted to existing users. New mountpoints will need to be added to existing users manually.
Create new admin users, view existing users, and edit existing users. Last login date to the admin software is also shown.
¶ NTRIP Caster
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.
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!
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.
¶ GNSS
This page connects the Arrow RTCM3 stream to an NTRIP caster. This function is mainly used for push-in sources.
¶ Connecting a push-in source
- 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.
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.
¶ Files
Shows files by day of the year. You can see one day at a time or multiple days at a time by changing the Date Range at the top of the page.
Download files by selecting the Download button at the right side of the page. Note, for bases on a slow connection, downloads may take a long time.
Screenshot FastRTK 5.0.2 (click to expand)
Files are created hourly and daily (based on GPS time). Hourly filenames are appended with a letter corresponding to the hour of the GPS-day, where the first hour of the day is "a", second is "b", and so on. Daily file names are listed as simply the StationID and day of the year.
For example, for station AAAA on day 037 of the year, an hourly file would be AAAA037h.23o, and the 24-hr file would be AAAA037.23o.
¶ Settings
Feature under construction.
Currently you can edit the station ID, which is used for the RINEX file names.
In the future, you will be able to edit other settings such as the RINEX header information, broadcast ID (aka Diff ID), station name, OPUS processing options, and more.
Use this page to convert the Arrow in a local base to rover-mode. You can also send commands to the base receiver.
¶ System
Find network information and settings here.
¶ LAN
- See internal and public IP adddresses for the FastRTK base.
- Configure DHCP or static IP.
¶ WiFi
- Enable or disable the FastRTK local wifi network.
- See the current status of the local wifi, including SSID and password.
- Use the QR code to connect to the local wifi.
- Configure the SSID and password of the local wifi.
¶ VPN
- Enable or disable VPN
- Upload the VPN configuration if VPN is enabled.
System tools located here. In the current beta release, this includes only a system restart.
Note this restart only impacts the internal computer of the FastRTK base. Not the Arrow, the (optional) UHF radio, or the (optional) Cradlepoint router.
Find your software version here