Internal data collector NMEA receiver and SurvCe

Should be set to cable. Try Serial port com 2 or com 3. Look in control panel for properties of the internal GPS. It will tell you com port and if it is set to send NMEA

Before trying to get SurvCE use the internal - NMEA GPS receiver, you need to setup the internal GPS from Windows Mobile Desktop.
Start > Settings > Systems > Tap/Select External GPS icon,
From GPS settings menu, select activate [x] Manage GPS automatically
stay in GPS settings menu, select GPS hardware ports, change from none to > tap/select COM3, select 9600 Baud rate
stay in GPS settings menu, select tap/select COM6,
Tap OK on Task bar
Returns user to System menu, tap/select [x] returns user to Windows Mobile desktop.

Start SurvCE,
Select New/Excisting job,
Select Job Settings | System as needed,
Select Equip | GPS Rover menu
Select Manufacturer: NMEA GPS Receiver
From GPS Rover | COMMS menu, select Port: 6 Baud:9600, N-8-1
From GPS Rover | Receiver menu, select Unknown GPS antenna, (uses internal GPS antenna), (x) Vertical, 0.000m Antenna height, (using hand held)

Tap green check mark to accept all these changes.
User returned to Equip menu,

From Configure |General menu, uncheck option for Store Fixed Only (GPS)
Set GPS readings to 1

Select Equip | Tolerences
Set resonable HRMS & VRMS tolerences for L1-only GPS
HRMS:3 Meters VRMS:5 meters or similar
Tap green check mark

User return to Equip menu,
Select Equip | Monitor/Skyplot menu

You should be able to see Quality, Position, SATVIEW, SATINFO data populating these displays
If your seeing SV data, your good to go...

Select Survey | Store Points menu, start collecting data
The Windows Mobile Desktop Settings may vary somewhat, depending on the controller device your using,
but this should get you pretty close.

-BbB

Bob, Lee, thanks a bushel. That got me going.

Where were you able to edit the gps settings in your getac. I am trying to accomplish the same only for topcon magnet.

The settings are, under start menu, settings, gps settings, I used com 9 and then matched this in Survce. I don't know about magnet.

Does any of y'all know if it possible to get corrections via a network applied to the nmea handheld in Survce?

1. Hello friends,

Re the above trend,

Again, Does any of y'all know if it possible to get corrections via a network applied to the nmea handheld in Survce?

Does any of y'all know if it possible to get corrections via a network applied to the nmea handheld in Survce?

That would depend on the internal GPS chip having that capability. You could look up the specs on the chip.  

Or you could try streaming RTCM to it (via its COM port) and see what happens.  

@wendell

Yeah, this is the sort of thing that I believe shouldn't make the jump to the new platform.

I have my fingers crossed.

JA, PLS, SoCal