Topcon A3524 User manual

Topcon Hiper-AG GPS Manual

Part Number A3524

Rev. 1.1

March, 2008

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Table of Contents

Preface............................................................................ 1-1

Terms and Conditions.................................................................. 1-1

Manual Conventions ................................................................... 1-6

Chapter 2

Introduction .................................................................... 2-1

Chapter 3

Using this Manual .......................................................... 3-1

Chapter 4

Overview of Hiper-AG GPS receiver ............................ 4-1

Layout of Hiper-AG Front Panel ........................................................ 4-1

Functions ............................................................................................. 4-1

Chapter 5

Installing Topcon Hiper-AG RTK Mobile Base Station 5-1

Required components .......................................................................... 5-1

Connecting the Power/ Communications cable .................................. 5-1

Connect UHF Antenna ........................................................................ 5-3

Positioning .......................................................................................... 5-4

Indicator LEDs .................................................................................... 5-5

Switching the Hiper-AG ON............................................................... 5-5

Chapter 6

Installing Topcon Hiper-AG RTK Fixed Base Station . 6-1

Required Components ......................................................................... 6-1

Conguration ...................................................................................... 6-2

Mounting Location .............................................................................. 6-2

Using the Hiper-AG RTK Mobile Base Station.................................. 6-2

Topcon Hiper-AG unit ........................................................................ 6-3

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PG-A1 RTK GPS Antenna with Ground Plane ................................... 6-4

Power Connection ............................................................................... 6-5

UHF Colinear Antenna ....................................................................... 6-6

Lightning Arrestor ............................................................................... 6-7

Enhancing GPS and Radio performance ............................................. 6-8

Self-Amalgamating Tape ...................................................................6-11

UHF Colinear Antenna cable - RG213 ..............................................6-11

Chapter 7

Conguring Topcon Hiper-AG RTK Base Station (Fixed

and Mobile) ..................................................................... 7-1

Setup Program ..................................................................................... 7-2

Single Base Station Setup ................................................................... 7-6

Add Position to List ............................................................................ 7-9

Recalling Base Station Position from List ........................................ 7-10

Multi-Base Station Setup ...................................................................7-11

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Preface

This manual has been developed to provide you with the information

necessary to operate and maintain this Topcon Precision Agriculture

(TPA) product. Proper service and use is important for the safe and

reliable operation of the product. The sections provided in this manual

include information necessary for the safe and correct operation, care,

and troubleshooting of this product. The benets this product provides

can be greatly inuenced by your knowledge of the products described

in this manual.

Terms and Conditions

General

APPLICATION - You accept these Terms and Conditions by

purchasing the product from Topcon Precision Agriculture (TPA)

or from one of TPA’s product dealers.

COPYRIGHT - All information contained in this manual is the

intellectual property of, and copyrighted material of TPA. All

rights are reserved. You may not use, access, copy, store, display,

create derivative works of, sell, modify, publish, distribute, or al-

low any third parties access to, any graphics, content, information

or data in this manual without TPA’s express written consent and

may only use such information for the care and operation of your

product. The information and data in this manual are a valuable

asset of TPA and are developed by the expenditure of consider-

able work, time and money, and are the result or original

selection, coordination and arrangement by TPA.

NOTICE

Please read these Terms and Conditions carefully.

NOTICE

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TRADEMARKS – ZYNX, PRO STEER, EAGLE, KEE Tech-

nologies, Topcon, Topcon Positioning Systems and Topcon Preci-

sion Agriculture are trademarks or registered trademarks of the

Topcon Group of companies. Microsoft and Windows are trade-

marks or registered trademarks in the United States and/or other

countries of Microsoft Corporation. Product and company names

mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners.

WEBSITE and OTHER STATEMENTS - No statement con-

tained at the website of TPA or any other Topcon Group company

or in any other advertisements or TPA literature or made by an

employee or independent contractor of TPA modies these Terms

and Conditions (Including the software licence, warranty and

limitation of liability).

IMPORTANT: SAFETY - Improper use of the product can lead

to death or injury to persons, damage to property and/or mal-

function of the product. The product should only be repaired by

authorized TPA service centres. You should closely review the

safety warnings and directions as to the proper use of the product

in this manual and at all times comply with the same.

Limited Warranty

ELECTRONIC and MECHANICAL COMPONENTS -TPA

warrants that the electronic components manufactured by TPA

shall be free of defects in materials and workmanship for a period

of one year from the original date of shipment to the dealer. TPA

warrants that all valves, hoses, cables and mechanical parts manu-

factured by TPA shall be free of defects in materials and work-

manship for a period of 12 months from the date of sale.

RETURN and REPAIR - During the respective warranty peri-

ods, any of the above items found defective may be shipped to

TPA for repair. TPA will promptly repair the defective item at no

charge, and ship it back to you. You must pay the shipping and

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handling charges in respect of the same. Calibration or compo-

nents, labour and travel expenses incurred for in-eld removal

and replacement of components are not covered in this warranty

policy. Damage to components due to negligence, abuse or im-

proper use, maintenance, modication or repair is NOT covered

under this warranty.

WARRANTY DISCLAIMER - Other than for the above war-

ranties or warranties in an appendix or a warranty card accompa-

nying the product, this manual and the product are provided ‘as

is’. There are no other warranties and to the extent allowed by

law TPA excludes all implied terms, conditions and warranties

in respect of the manual and the product (including any implied

warranty or merchantability or tness for any particular use or

purpose).

LIABILITY LIMIT and INDEMNITY - TPA and its dealers,

agents and representatives shall not be liable for technical or edi-

torial errors or omissions contained herein or for special, indirect,

economic, incidental or consequential damages resulting from

the furnishing, performance or use of this material or the product

(including where TPA has been advised of the possibility of such

damage). Such disclaimed damages include but are not limited to

loss of time, loss or destruction of data, loss of prot, savings or

revenue or loss of or damage to the product. In addition, TPA is

not responsible or liable for damages or costs incurred in con-

nection with obtaining substitute products or software, claims by

others, inconvenience, or any other costs.

In any event, TPA’s liability to you or any other person for any

claim, loss or damage (in contract, tort or on any other basis) will

be limited (in TPA’s option) to either (a) the replacement or repair

of the product, or (b) payment of the cost of replacing or repair-

ing the product. You indemnify and hold TPA harmless against

any claim, action, damage, loss, liability or cost (including legal

fees) which TPA incurs arising from (a) your operation, use and/

or maintenance of the product other that in accordance with the

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terms set out in this manual, or (b) your negligence or wrongful

act or omission in respect of the product.

Other

These Terms and Conditions may be amended, modied, super-

seded or cancelled, at any time by TPA. These Terms and Condi-

tions will be governed by, and construed in accordance with:

- the laws of South Australia if the product is sold and supplied

to you in Australia (in which case the courts of South Australia or

the Federal Court of Australia (Adelaide Registry) have exclusive

jurisdiction in respect of any claim or dispute); or

- the laws of the State of California if the product is sold and sup-

plied to you outside of Australia.

All information, illustrations, and applications contained herein

are based on the latest available information at the time of pub-

lication. TPA reserves the right to make product changes at any

time without notice.

If any part of these Terms and Conditions would be unenforce-

able, the provision must be read down to the extent necessary

to avoid that result, and if the provision cannot be read down to

that extent, it must be severed without affecting the validity and

enforceability of the remainder of these Terms and Conditions.

Comments, suggestions, and questions about TPA products are

welcomed. Contact your local TPA representative or a represent-

ative at our corporate facility.

Topcon Precision Agriculture

14 Park Way

Mawson Lakes, South Australia 5095.

Phone: +61 8 8203 3300

Fax: +61 8 8203 3399

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Service Information

Service assistance can be provided by contacting your local TPA

Authorized Dealer or by calling the Topcon Precision Agriculture

Service Centre.

Phone: +61 8 8203 3300

Fax: +61 8 8203 3399

8.30am to 5pm (Adelaide Local Time), Monday through Friday.

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Manual Conventions

This Manual uses the following conventions:

File>Exit ~ Click/tap/press the File menu, then click/tap/press Exit.

Enter ~ Click/tap/press the button or key labelled Enter.

Supplementary information that can help you congure,

maintain, or set up a system.

Supplementary information that can have an effect on

system operation, system performance, measurements

& personal safety.

Notication that an action has the potential to

adversely effect system operation, system

performance, data integrity, or personal health.

Notication that an action will result in systems

damage, loss of data, loss of warranty, or personal

injury.

UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHOULD THIS

ACTION BE PERFORMED.

TIP

NOTICE

CAUTION

WARNING

DANGER

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Introduction

The purpose of this manual is to facilitate the installation and

commissioning of the Hiper-AG GPS system available from Topcon

Precision Agriculture.

This manual will cover how to setup your Hiper-AG unit as a xed or

mobile base station. Fixed base stations generally have better range

than a mobile base station. Mobile base stations on the other hand can

be transported easily to different elds that may not be within the range

of the xed base station.

This manual is divided into chapters, with each chapter detailing a

separate piece of equipment.

This manual also assists dealers and end-users in troubleshooting.

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Using this Manual

The following chapters in this manual will assist you in setting up and

understanding the features of your Hiper-AG GPS receiver:

Chapter 4 “Overview of Hiper-AG GPS Receiver” explains the •

features on the Hiper-AG receiver

Chapter 5 “Installing Topcon Hiper-AG RTK Mobile Base Station” •

explains how to install the Hiper-AG as an RTK Mobile Base

Station

Chapter 6 “Installing Topcon Hiper-AG RTK Fixed Base Station” •

explains how to install the Hiper-AG as a Fixed Base Station

Chapter 7 “Conguring Topcon Hiper-AG RTK Base Station •

(Fixed and Mobile)” explains how to congure the Topcon Hiper-

AG RTK Base Station software

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Overview of Map-HP GPS Receiver

Overview of Hiper-AG

GPS receiver

Layout of Hiper-AG Front Panel

Functions

• Power ON/OFF button—To power the Hiper-AG ON or OFF

hold down the Power button for 2 seconds

• GPS Status LED—This light indicates what satellites are

available to the GPS at the current time

Each green ash represents a visible GPS satellite 1.

Figure 4-1. Topcon Hiper-AG Layout

Reset

button

Function

(FN) button

Power ON/

OFF button

Battery

(BATT)

Modem/

Receive or

Transmit

(RX)

Status

(STAT)

Data Record

(REC)

External

Power

(PWR) Port

Serial Ports

USB Port (not used)

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Each red ash of the STAT light indicates that a 2.

Glonass (Russian) satellite is visible

Serial Ports—Transmits data to the console •

• Reset Button—Used for soft resets of the GMS. Do not use

the RESET button unless instructed to by a properly trained

technician

• Battery Status LED—This light ashes approximately every 4

seconds when the unit is switched ON. This light indicates the

battery condition

Green ashes indicate that the battery is in good 1.

condition

Orange ashes indicate that the battery is in a 2.

satisfactory condition

Red ashes indicate that the battery is in a poor 3.

condition

• RX—This light ashes every second when receiving GPS

corrections.

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Installing Topcon Hiper-AG RTK Mobile Base Station

Installing Topcon Hiper-

AG RTK Mobile Base

Station

The Hiper-AG RTK Base Station can be used in two different

congurations; either as a low-power mobile RTK Base Station or as a

high-power permanently xed RTK Base Station (see Chapter 6).

Required Components

Hiper-AG GPS receiver•

Power cable•

Comms cable•

UHF Portable antenna•

Mounting tripod•

Connecting the Power/ Communication cables

The two serial ports (Figure 5-1) can both be used to communicate with

the X20 console.

When the External Power Port (Figure 5-1) is connected to the 12V

battery (via the red-shrouded ODU cable) it provides the Hiper-AG’s

internal battery with power.

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Figure 5-1. Hiper-AG Ports

Communication

Cable in Serial Port

(connects to X20

console’s COM1 Port)

External

Power

(PWR) Port

Serial Ports

USB Port

Red-

shrouded

ODU cable

WARNING

Do not plug the External Power cable into the USB

port. This will destroy your Hiper-AG receiver.

WARNING

Use the attached port cover to seal the USB port. This will prevent any

accidental plugging of the external power into the USB port.

Communication with the X20 console is achieved by plugging the

Communication (Comms) cable (Figure 5-1) into either the A or D

Ports. The 9 pin (computer) plug on the other end of this cable plugs

into the COM1 Port on the back of the X20 console (Figure 5-2 on

page 5-2).

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Connect UHF Antenna

On the back of your Hiper-AG nd the port labeled UHF Antenna.

Connect the UHF antenna onto the Hiper-AG unit (Figure 5-4).

Figure 5-2. Connecting the Communication cable

Figure 5-3. UHF Port

Figure 5-4. Connect the UHF antenna

Communication

Cable:

Connects to

GPS Port

Communication Cable:

Connects to COM 1

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Positioning

The positioning of the Hiper-AG base must be in a clear area that does

not have trees, buildings or other obstructions nearby.

A 330’ (100m) radius is the minimum area required •

The higher the base is mounted, the better the radio coverage •

Placing the Hiper-AG in a hollow will reduce the radio range •

The radio transmission may be regarded as LINE OF SIGHT •

although sometimes a signal can still be received even when this

condition is not satised.

Assemble the Hiper-AG unit with the supplied bracket on the tripod

(Figure 5-3 on page 5-4).

Figure 5-3. Tripod

Deep-cycle

Battery

Hiper-AG unit

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