GeoExplorer 6000 Series User Guide 15
GNSS COM ports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Connecting to the COM port . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Using the GNSS field software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Starting the GNSS field software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Viewing available GNSS satellites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Resetting the GNSS receiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Improving GNSS productivity using Floodlight satellite shadow reduction technology . . . . . 66
Ensuring the accuracy of your GNSS data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Accuracy settings and using accuracy-based logging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Connecting to a real-time differential correction source . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Connecting to an external antenna . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Planning a data collection session . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Activating the Floodlight technology and the NMEA output options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Differential GNSS explained . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Real-time DGNSS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Postprocessed DGNSS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Postprocessed real-time DGNSS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Outputting NMEA data to external equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Configuring NMEA output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
6 Getting Connected . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Wireless connection information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Deactivating the integrated radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Turning on and turning off the integrated radios . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Connecting wirelessly to other devices and networks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Connecting to a cellular network from the modem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Connecting to a Wi-Fi access point. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Connecting to a Bluetooth-enabled device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Connecting to a Bluetooth device as a client . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Providing Bluetooth services as a host . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Setting up a Bluetooth connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Connecting to a Bluetooth-enabled phone for Internet access or real-time corrections
(including VRS networks) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Connecting to the Internet through a Bluetooth-enabled phone using the Bluetooth PAN
profile . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .100
Connecting to a Bluetooth-enabled serial device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .101
Connecting to an office computer using Bluetooth wireless technology . . . . . . . . . .104
Outputting GNSS data to other devices using Bluetooth wireless technology. . . . . . .107
Enabling other devices to transfer files using Bluetooth wireless technology . . . . . . .108
Beaming files to or from another device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .109
Accessing a corporate network through your Internet connection. . . . . . . . . . . . . .110
Connecting to other devices using the USB to serial converter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .111
Connecting to external devices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .112