Dig Assist 4.

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GNSS Settings

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Co-Pilot Settings

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Application
Co-Pilot Settings

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Application
Co-Pilot Settings

• The Co-Pilot settings are common

settings which are same across the
Assist family

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Co-Pilot Settings
GNSS with RTK

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GNSS with RTK
Co-Pilot Settings

• Select “GNSS” in the Co-Pilot Settings

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GNSS with RTK
RTK Settings

• Enable “Radio RTK” to set up the radio

communication

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GNSS with RTK
Frequency Band

• Switch to the right frequency band

• May be necessary depending on the

country´s regulations

• Check if the right antenna is mounted

on the counterweight

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GNSS with RTK
Frequency

• Tip in the frequency which the RTK

station is using

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GNSS with RTK
Auto Mode Selection

• Dig Assist will search automatically the

right mode settings when “Auto mode”
is activated

• “Frequency band” and “Frequency”

must be set before activating “Auto
mode”

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GNSS with RTK
Manual Mode Selection

• Tap on the actual mode to perform the

manual setup

• You will be guided through 5 steps to

find the right transmission mode

Note:

The radio mode just describes the way

how the data are transmitted.
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GNSS with RTK
Mode

• You will be guided through 5 steps to

find the right transmission mode

1. Base Station Radio

2. Baud Rate

3. Forward Error Correction

4. Spacing

5. Modulation

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GNSS with RTK
Mode

• A summary screen appears after going

through all 5 step

• Check that all the values are same as the

base station settings

• Press “Set” to continue

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GNSS with RTK
Mode

• The summary of the current mode

setting is displayed on the bottom of the
menu

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GNSS with RTK
RTK Protocol

• Base stations are able to provide

different kinds of RTK protocols
Protocol format Supported
RTCM V2.3 Yes
RTCM V2.X Yes
• Dig Assist supports defined RTK
RTCM V3 Yes
RTCM V3.1 Yes protocols
RTCM V3.2 (MSM) Yes
CMR Yes
CMR+ Yes
CMR+ RTCM Yes
RTK CMR+ Yes
ROX Yes
CMRx No
Leica No
Leica 4G No
Leica Lite No

Note:

“RTK Protocol” is sometimes also called

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Check Connection
RTK Connection Established

• Satellite connection shows “BullsEye”

• RTK symbol shown

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 UHF Radio Connection
External Radio

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External Radios
Why?

• Some base station manufacturers use

specific UHF radios and transmission
modes which are not supported from
Dig Assist

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External Radios
RTK Protocol

• RTK protocols are valid for internal and

external radio
Protocol format Supported
RTCM V2.3 Yes
RTCM V2.X Yes
RTCM V3 Yes
RTCM V3.1 Yes
RTCM V3.2 (MSM) Yes
CMR Yes
CMR+ Yes
CMR+ RTCM Yes
RTK CMR+ Yes
ROX Yes
CMRx No
Leica No
Leica 4G No
Leica Lite No

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External Radios
Possible Solutions

1. UHF Radio Receiver connected to

the Smart Receiver

2. UHF Radio Transmitter connected to

the Base Station

3. Second Base Station in radio mode

connected to the Base Station

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External Radio
Kits

• Volvo provides 3 AMO kits to install external radios:

 Satel

 Trimble

 Intuicom

• Note:
The radio and the radio antenna are NOT part of the AMO
kits. The customer needs to supply his own supported radio,
radio antenna and antenna cable

• Note:
All external radio’s need to be configured with the supplied
software, tools and cables from the radio supplier

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External Radio
Satel Kit

• Fits on Radio types:

 Satel Proof TR4 (mostly used in Europe)

 Satel Proof TR9 (mostly used in North

America)

• Use case: Some Topcon base stations

require this kind of radio

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External Radio
Trimble Kit

• Fits on Radio type:

 Trimble SNR radios e.g. SNR430 (400MHz
Version) or SNR930 (900MHz Version)

• Use case: Some Trimble base stations

require this kind of radio

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External Radio
Intuicom Kit

• Fits on Radio type:

 Intuicom MCR900

• Use case: Some Leica base stations

require this kind of radio

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External Radio
Installation
A
a. Unplug cable from Smart Receiver
connector “CAN M”

b. Install Y-Splitter (1), connection

cable (2) and radio cable (3)
B 2
1 1. Y-Splitter

2. Connection cable

3. Radio cable (from Kit)

4. External radio

4
• The antenna of the external radio should
3 have clear view to the sky

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External Radio
Installation Example

• Here an example with the Satel Radio

5 installation

4 1. Y-Splitter

2. Connection cable
2
3. Radio cable (from Kit)

4. External radio

5. Antenna cable from external radio

3 2 1
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External Radio
Setup

• Enable “External Radio RTK”

• Tap on External radio setting

configuration

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External Radio
Setup

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External Radio
Setup

• The setup of the external radio must be

done on device side.

• The “Non-configurable settings” are

information which are needed to
configure the communication in the
external radio

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External Radio
RTK Connection Established

• Satellite connection shows “BullsEye”

• RTK symbol shown

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Examples for base station
locations
Co-Pilot Settings
GNSS with NTRIP

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GNSS with NTRIP
Co-Pilot Settings

• Select “GNSS” in the Co-Pilot Settings

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GNSS with NTRIP
Activation

• An internet connection should be

already available before enabling
NTRIP

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Mobile Internet Connection
Provider and SIM-card

• For using the Ntrip method, a mobile

Internet connection is needed

• Choose your best local provider

• Some have specific data traffic rates,

some have special Ntrip rates

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GNSS with NTRIP
NTRIP Settings

1. Server Name

2. Port

3. Username

4. Password

5. Mountpoint

1
• The Co-pilot establishes a connection to
2 the NTRIP server after entering the
credentials 1-4
3
4
5

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GNSS with NTRIP
NTRIP Mountpoint

• The list with the mountpoints will be

downloaded from the server of the Ntrip
provider

• Just select best mountpoint for your job

side

• Note: different mout points are

supported by different satellite
constellations and geoid models
• Take care to choose the right one for
your jobsite!

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Check Connection
NTRIP Connection Established

• Satellite connection shows “BullsEye”

• NTRIP symbol shown

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Examples for mountpoints
Example of Topnet mountpoints:

Single base means direct connection

to refercence station ->
means you need to take care about the distance
or choose a network mountpoint

• Take care about satelite constellations

Example of Topnet reference stations:
Different mountpoints use different reference stations!
Example list of Sapos mountpoints:
Advanced GNSS settings
Advanced GNSS settings

• Satellite connection shows “BullsEye”

• NTRIP symbol shown

10sec
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Advanced GNSS settings
NTRIP Connection Established

• Update rate: 10 sec factory setting

• Flush RTK solution: Reset of radio in

RTK smart receiver if no correction
signal received
• Flush interval solution: time interval of
restart
• Survey mode:

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Correction Data for RTK
Co-Pilot Settings

• NTRIP Providers around the world:

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Pros and Cons
RTK vs. NTRIP
RTK via Base Station
● Pros:
• Accuracy is same in both solutions
● No contract needed
● Independent from mobile internet
connection • Which system get used is depending on
● Cons: the customer`s needs
● Set-up of base station needed
● Additional HW needed, e.g. Base
station, power supply and three
pole

RTK via Ntrip

● Pros:
● No local setup needed
● Easy access
● No additional hardware needed
● Cons:
● Mobile internet connection needed,
reception min 2G
● SIM card and Ntrip contract
needed

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