Ashtech Micro-Z, ICGRS, and Z-12 Resource Page

Back to receiver comparison page	Receiver	GNSS ?	Available as special buy	Available on loan	Serviceable at UNAVCO	File Size (24 hr, 15 s)	Memory	Time lasts recording at 15 s	Power draw w/ antenna	Time lasts on 18amphr battery
	Ashtech MicroZ & ICGRS	N	N	Y	Y	3.8 MB	- 32-128 MB	8 days - 1 month	8 W	23 hrs
	Ashtech Z-12	N	N	Y	N	1.8 MB	32 MB or less	18 days or less	12 W	15 hrs

Ashtech receivers are used mostly in the GGN.

Configure using Micro Manager (requires a dongle) or Sharc software or using PASH commands via a hyperterminal. ICGRS can also be configured via a http interface; Z-12 can be configured via the screen.
Download using Micro Manager (requires a dongle) or Sharc software, or Ashtech GPS Toolkit.
Record L1, L2.
Native data format is Ashtech U file.
100 file limit, regardless of file size, on the Micro-Z & ICGRS.

How To’s and FAQ

Sharc (.rpm)
Program and download data from Ashtech receivers. To check for the most recent version, go to http://sourceforge.net/projects/sharc/.
EGADS
A Perl program used in conjunction with Sharc that automates the downloading and file naming of GPS data from a remote system.
CGhose GPS Receiver Programming and Data Downloading Software (.zip)
A DOS utility that provides GPS receiver programming and data downloading. CGhose is no longer supported by Magellan; it has been replaced by GNSS Solutions. See the Magellan Professional GPS software support page.
CGRemote GPS Receiver Programming and Data Downloading Software (.zip)
A Windows utility that provides GPS receiver programming and data downloading. CGRemote is no longer supported by Magellan; it has been replaced by GNSS Solutions. See the Magellan Professional GPS software support page.
Remote 33
A small collection of utilities and PERL scripts that allow some basic operations of the Ashtech Reference Stations Receivers.