Setup and Operation in QGC (On Laptop)
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In addition to your NAV RTK BASE gear, you will also need:
IF1200 or IF800 with Herelink Blue GCS
A laptop with QGC installed
A tripod (recommended >6.5 ft high)
Power on the aircraft and the controller.
On the controller, swipe down from the top of the screen to pull up the device settings.
Tap and hold the wireless & networks symbol.
Select 'Tethering & portable hotspot'.
Select 'Set up Wi-Fi hotspot'.
Set desired network name and password, then tap 'Save' to close the menu.
Activate the Portable Wi-Fi hotspot by sliding the toggle.
On the laptop, connect to the controller’s hotspot via wifi connection settings. The aircraft can now be piloted with the controller with RTK present.
After the base station has been setup.
Open QGC on the laptop that the Base Station is plugged into.
QGC will automatically recognize the base station and begin trying to acquire a fixed signal.
Click on the purple QGC symbol in the top left corner to open the 'Select Tool' menu. Select 'Application Settings'
Under the 'General' tab, scroll down to the "RTK GPS" section.
Set desired absolute geographic accuracy using the 'Survey in accuracy (U-blox only)' box and desired 'Minimum observation time'.
Restart QGC by closing the app and reopening it again.
Swipe right from far left of the screen, then press the square button in the native android menu
Press the x on the IGC app to close the app.
Reopen the app by pressing the IGC logo
Click on the red RTK icon to verify that the Current Accuracy is decreasing. Note that it may take several minutes for this to occur.
If the accuracy continues to remain stagnant, restart QGC again.
Once the Base Station has reached the desired accuracy, the RTK symbol will change to white, indicating a ‘fixed’ signal.
To reuse this location for future surveying, navigate back to the RTK GPS window in the Application Settings. Select 'Use Specific Base Position' and 'Save Current Base Position'.
