UNAVCO Resources: Engineering How-tos

Note that the some of the equipment addressed in the how-tos below is no longer supported by UNAVCO.

GPS Receivers and Related Software

• Trimble NetRS - How to set up and take care of the UNAVCO NetRS campaign case in the field

• Trimble NetRS - UNAVCO Basic Use Guide

• Trimble NetRS - How to connect to the NetRS receiver using DHCP

• Trimble NetRS - How to send UNIX commands to a NetRS (internal)
  

• Trimble NetRS - How to configure an XP computer to connect to a NetRS via PPP

• Trimble NetRS - How to set up a PPP connection to a NetRS using Linux and wvdial

• Trimble NetRS - How to reset the receiver and reload the kernel

• Trimble 5700/R7 - How to configure the receiver using Trimble Configuration Toolbox software

• Trimble 5700/R7 - How to verify receiver tracking using Trimble GPS Configurator software

• Trimble 4700/5700/R7 - How to execute a post-processing kinematic (PPK) survey from start to finish

• Trimble 4700/5700/R7 - PPK Cheatsheet

• Trimble 4700/5700/R7 - How to execute a real-time kinematic (RTK) survey from start to finish

• Trimble 4700/5700/R7 - RTK Cheatsheet

• Trimble 5700/R7 and TSC1 Survey Controller - How to download data from the PC card

• Trimble TSC2 Data Collector and Survey Controller - Complete Quick-start Guide

• Trimble 4700/4800 - Quick Start Guide

• Trimble 4700 - How to configure a GPS receiver and a computer for SuomiNet

• Trimble WinFlash - How to load new firmware onto the Trimble 4700 receiver

• Trimble Geomatics Office (TGO) - How to process fast-static and post-processing kinematic surveys using TGO

• Trimble Geomatics Office (TGO) - TGO User Notes

• Trimble Geomatics Office (TGO) - How to apply precise orbits in TGO

• Trimble 4000 - Quick Start Guide

• Trimble 4000 - How to program survey sessions

• Trimble 4000 - How to configure for kinematic surveys

• Trimble 4000 - How to download using TRIM4000 for DOS

• Trimble 4000 - How to replace the internal batteries in a Trimble 4000 SSi/SSE

• Trimble - How to download a Trimble receiver using the Trimble rfile program

• Trimble GPSurvey V2.35 - How to process GPS data (outline)

• Topcon GB-1000 - How to configure for static surveying

• Topcon GB-1000 - How to configure for rapid static observations

• Topcon GB-1000 - How to configure for kinematic surveys

• Topcon GB-1000 - How to download data

• Topcon GB-1000 - How to download a Topcon GB-1000 receiver using lftp

• Topcon GB-1000 - How to use the Topcon Tools software, for first-time users

• Topcon GB-1000 - How to enable 20 Hz (and other high-rate) data logging

• Ashtech Z-12 - How to configure for static and rapid static surveys

• Ashtech Z-12 - How to configure to stream for VSAT

• Ashtech MicroZ - How to load firmware using the Universal Program Loader or MicroManager

• Allen Osborne TurboRogue - How to upgrade firmware

• Allen Osborne TurboRogue - How to download and qc data

• Allen Osborne TurboRogue - How to configure the receiver using terminal commands

• Canadian Marconi AllStar - How to configure L1 receivers

• How to execute some common file conversions

• Campaign Surveys - How to obtain high-confidence coordinates for a base station

GPS Antennas, Mounts, and Monuments

• How to align the GPS antenna to true north

• SCIGN mount - How to level the SCIGN mount

• Tech 2000 - How to set up the Tech 2000 antenna mast

• Tripod - How to set up a tripod and tribrach

• Polar mast - How to install a polar-style GPS mast

• UNAVCO/Micro Pulse L1 - How to make UNAVCO’s L1 antenna
  

Meteorological Equipment

• How to extract meteorological records from GPS data files using teqc

• Vaisala - How to integrate the Vaisala WXT520 with the Trimble NetRS

• Vaisala - How to configure a Trimble NetRS for use with a Vaisala WXT510 metpack in the Plate Boundary Observatory

• Vaisala - How to integrate the Vaisala WXT520 with the Topcon NET-G3

• Vaisala - How to integrate the Vaisala WXT520 with the Ashtech MicroZ

• Vaisala - How to build a DB9 serial connector for the Vaisala W510/520 met pack

• Paroscientific - How to integrate the Paroscientific MET4 with a GPS/GNSS receiver

• Paroscientific - How to integrate the Paroscientific MET3 with the Topcon NET-G3

Communications and Networking (see also Linux and Remote-station Software, below)

• Iridium - How to establish Iridium communications from an XP computer to a UNAVCO polar remote GPS station

• Proxicast LAN-Cell Gateway - How to use a Proxicast for internet access

• Proxicast LAN-Cell Gateway - How to use a PBO Proxicast for internet access (internal)

• Proxicast LAN-Cell Gateway - How to determine signal strength

• Proxicast LAN-Cell Gateway - How to perform a hard reset on a LAN-Cell 2 modem

• Proxicast LAN-Cell Gateway - How to configure a UNAVCO LAN-Cell 2 modem (internal)

• Proxicast LAN-Cell Gateway - How to configure the VPN on a LAN-Cell 2 modem (internal)

• Intuicom - How to configure an Intuicom wireless Ethernet bridge using CommPro software

• Intuicom - How to load firmware onto an Intuicom EB-1 ethernet bridge

• Intuicom - How to run diagnostics on Intuicom ethernet bridges using CommPro

• Intuicom - How to upgrade to Intuicom firmware Rev. 5.80, 2001

• Cisco Wireless - How to configure an Aironet Wireless Bridge

• Lantronix MSS100 - How to configure the Lantronix MSS100 for data transfer

• Quatech - How to stream GPS data using a DNC/CNC system

• Raven II, Lantronix MSS100 - How to use the Raven II CDPD modem with the Lantronix MSS100 serial-to-ethernet device

• Digi EtherLite - How to configure the Digi EtherLite for data transfer

• RAD Modems - How to configure a RAD modem pair

• Courier V.Everything 33.6 modem - How to configure a Courier V.Everything 33.6 modem for various data transfer modes via a Linux box

• Telbit Worldblazer (T3SA) - Telbit Worldblazer Quick Reference Card

• PC/104 - How to install RedHat LINUX 5.2 on the PC/104

Linux and Remote-station Software

• Linux - How to configure the time and NTP on a Linux system

• Linux - How to securely network a Fedora Linux system

• Linux - How to configure Fedora services on UNAVCO field computers

• Linux - How to configure for a remote terminal session to a Linux box through a phone or wireless connection

• Linux - How to configure PPP for serial TCP/IP phone or wireless connections between a local and remote Linux box

• Linux - How to add one or more serial cards to a Linux box and avoid IRQ and memory address conflicts

• Linux - How to recover from trashed file systems (boot and mount problem) on a Linux box

• WIGATE - How to remotely access receivers that are being downloaded using the WIGATE software

• LAPDOGS - How to install the UNAVCO LAPDOGS software (and other LAPDOGS documentation)

• EGADS & SHARC - How to install EGADS & SHARC on a RedHat LINUX 7.3 system

• APCUPSD - How to configure the back-up power supply software APCUPSD on a Linux box

• PowerAlert - How to configure PowerAlert on Linux with the APC BackUPS Pro 280VA, and the PowerAlert executable

• PowerChute Plus - How to configure PowerChutePlus on Linux with the APC BackUPS Pro 280VA, and the PowerChutePlus executable (2002)

• Nut - How to install Nut v0.45.4-1 on Linux with the APC BackUPS Pro 280VA (September 2002)

• GENPOWER - How to install GENPOWER and Power Monitoring Software on a Linux box

Other

• How to assemble a Times N-Type Connector

• How to configure the Western Telematic NBB Series Boot Bar

• How to assemble folding 60W three-piece solar panel sets