User's Manual

2 Features and Functions
20 SPSx50 Modular GPS Receiver User Guide
• Integrated display and keypad for system configuration without a controller
• Integrated Bluetooth wireless technology for cable-free configuration and
operation with a controller
• External GPS antenna choice for base station or rover operation
• 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; 4 kg
(8.82 lbs) complete system weight (rover including controller and rod)
• Permanent/semi-permanent and mobile quick setup base station capability
• Backpack, belt, rod, truck, and marine vessel mounting options for rover
applications
• Within radio or cellular coverage, full site measurement and stakeout capability
• Rover operation capability within a VRS (Virtual Reference Station) network
• Easy-to-use menu system for rapid configuration and status checking
• Autobase for rapid and automated repeated daily base station setups
• 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)
SPS850 Extreme features
Base Station
• Unrestricted operational range for rovers and grade control systems
• Base station and rover operation in a single receiver
• Integrated receive/transmit radio
• Integrated Ethernet and IP capability facilitates base station and receiver
configuration over the Internet or via Ethernet connection on a computer
network
Rover
• 5/10/20 Hz measurement update rate
• Unrestricted rover operation range from a base station
• Base station-free rover capability within a VRS network
• Base station-free rover capability using OmniSTAR HP or XP services, with
<30 cm (1 ft) accuracy
• Ideal for contractors who operate mid to large size projects with machine
control