User's Manual

2 Features and Functions
16 SPSx50 Modular GPS Receiver User Guide
SPS550 features
The SPS550 receivers have the following features:
• Location GPS – Sub-meter DGPS rover and base station capability
• Decimeter accuracy when using RTK corrections by radio link or VRS
• OmniSTAR XP/HP for a base station free service
• Internal 450 MHz (3 frequency bands) radio with transmit and receive capability
(SPS550 only)
• WAAS/EGNOS & MSAS Satellite Based Augmentation (SBAS) compatibility
• 24-channel L1/L2 GPS receiver – Single-frequency GPS for DGPS position
solution and dual-frequency GPS for OmniSTAR XP/HP and heading solution
• Long-life integrated battery, typically 12 hours operation as a base station or
20 hours as a rover
• Integrated display and keypad for rapid system configuration and status
checking, without the need for a controller
• Integrated Bluetooth wireless technology for cable-free configuration and
operation with a controller
• Ethernet support so that the receiver can be configured remotely across an
Ethernet network or the Internet
• Attached or external radio antenna option for rover or “High Gain” base station
operation
• Small, lightweight design – 1.65 kg (3.64 lbs) receiver only, with battery
• Permanent/semi-permanent and mobile quick setup DGPS base station
capability
• The ability to broadcast corrections via multiple radio links from one base
station receiver (for example, via an internal 450 MHz radio and an external
900 MHz radio)
• Tough aluminum housing
• IP67 environmental rating
• –40° C to +65° C (–40° F to +149° F) operating temperature range
• 9 V to 30 V DC input power range with over-voltage protection