Trimble R6/R7 GPS and Trimble R8 GNSS Receivers User Guide 87
Setting up the Receiver 13
Trimble R6 GPS and R8 GNSS Receiver Operation
The receiver supports the following Trimble base radios with the internal 450 MHz
radio:
• TRIMMARK
™
3
• TRIMMARK IIe
• TRIMTALK
™
450S
• Receiver internal 450 transmitter
• HPB450 radio-modem
Internal GSM setup
You can configure the receiver optional internal GSM Module using the Trimble Survey
Controller
™
software. For more information, refer to the Trimble Survey Controller User
Guide
.
Internal radio setup
To configure the receiver optional internal radio, use one of the following:
• The GPS Configurator software
• The WinFlash utility
• The Trimble Survey Controller software
For more information, refer to the GPS Configurator Help, the WinFlash Help, or the
Trimble Survey Controller User Guide.
By default, the internal radio has only a few “test” frequencies installed at the factory. If
you purchased the transmit option, the broadcast frequencies must be programmed at
the factory. You can program the receive frequncies using the WinFlash utility. For
more information, see The WinFlash Utility, page 105.
Note – A Frequency Configuration sheet accompanies every receiver order that contains
the transmit option.
131.2 Cellular modems and external radios
For a data communications link, you can use an internal or external radio, or an
internal or external cellular modem.
To connect an external cellular modem to the receiver, you need the following:
• A Trimble R6 GPS/R8 GNSS receivers.
• A cellular modem, or a cellphone that can transmit and receive data.
• Serial (cellphone to DB9) cable (supplied with the cellular modem or phone).
Note – For more information, refer to the document Using Cellular and CDPD
Modems for RTK, which is available from the Trimble website.