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 18Ahr battery
	Septentrio PolaRx5	Y	Y	Y	N	N/A	Up to 32 GB Internal or External	N/A	4.0 W	~1.8 days

• Configure via http interface or RxControl.

• Download data via HTTP interface or FTP; no special downloading software required.

• Has FTP push, RSYNC and IP filtering capabilities.

• Records GPS L1, L2, L2C, L5, GLONASS, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, and SBAS.

• Native data format is SBF; can stream SBF, BINEX, NMEA and RTCM real-time formats.

• Supports logging to External USB drive.

• Supports up to 8 logging sessions. 

Firmware

• Current version is 5.3.2
• *NOTE - Firmware version 5.3.0 and above fixes a critical data logging bug and should be loaded as soon as possible to avoid data loss.
• Download from Septentrio website www.septentrio.com . (only latest version available, older versions available below)
• 5.3.2 Release Notes
• Run this script to enable new signals and satellites. Set_full_tracking
• Firmware versions should be installed without skipping over major versions. Here are some firmware upgrade notes.

Notable changes in this firmware.

• "CloudIt" service introduced.
• Support for additional constellation signals.
• P2PP protocol.
• Low bandwidth text interface using /lite.
• Bug fix for file logging.
• See Release Notes for complete details.

Resources

• UNAV_X5_5-3-2_base configuration
• Septentrio Cable Identifier
• Logging NMEA 0183 weather data using Septentrio PolaRx5 GNSS receivers
• How to integrate the Vaisala WXT510/520 and the Septentrio PolaRx5 (Command Line)
• How to integrate the Vaisala WXT510/520 and the Septentrio PolaRx5 (Web User Interface)
• Septentrio PolaRx5 Power Consumption
• Where to Find the Correct Serial Number For UNAVCO Dataflow and Archiving
• Septentrio PolaRx5 - Safari Web Browser Incompatibility

Old Files

• UNAV_X5_5-3-0_base configuration
• 5.3.0 Release notes
• Unav_PolaRx5_Setup
• Unav_PolaRx5_Installation
• Unav_PRx5_Quick-Start 5.2.0
• UNAV_X5_5-2-0_base configuration
• Version_1.0_Unav_PolaRx5_Setup
• Version_1.0_Unav_PolaRx5_Setup
• Version_1.0_Unav_PolaRx5_Installation
• Version_1.0_Unav_PRx5_Quick-Start
• UNAV_X5_5-1-2_base configuration
• Unav_PRx5_Quick-Start 5.1.2
• Firmware polarx5-fwp-v5.2.0_0
• Firmware polarx5-fwp-v5.3.2
• Firmware polarx5-fwp-v5.4.0