GRX Utility Manual de Referencia

GRX Utility
2EFERENCE-ANUAL
GRX Utility
Reference Manual
Version 2.2
Part Number 7010-0980

Rev B
February, 2011
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TOC
Table of Contents
Chapter 1
Preface .................................................................... v
Getting Started ....................................................... 1-1
Starting GRX Utility ............................................................ 1-1
Main Window ...................................................................... 1-2
The Menu Bar ............................................................... 1-2
The Tool Bar ................................................................. 1-3
The Status Bar ............................................................... 1-4
Application Modes ............................................................... 1-4
Register ................................................................................ 1-5
About GRX Utility .............................................................. 1-6
Setup .................................................................................... 1-8
General Settings ............................................................ 1-8
Modem Detection .......................................................... 1-9
Exiting the Program ............................................................. 1-9
Connection .............................................................. 2-1
Connection Parameters ........................................................ 2-2
Detecting Hardware ............................................................. 2-4
Disconnecting Auto Detection ............................................. 2-5
Simple Terminal ...................................................... 3-1
Terminal ............................................................................... 3-2
Firmware .............................................................................. 3-6
Receiver Managing ................................................. 4-1
Terminal ............................................................................... 4-3
Information .......................................................................... 4-3
Options ................................................................................. 4-5
Upload OAF .................................................................. 4-6
Firmware Loader ........................................................... 4-9
Tools .................................................................................... 4-13
Receiver Settings ................................................................. 4-14
Tracking ........................................................................ 4-15
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Positioning .................................................................... 4-18

Ports .............................................................................. 4-21
Power ............................................................................ 4-26
Auto Seed ...................................................................... 4-27
Point List ................................................................ 4-28
Add New Point ....................................................... 4-29
Volume Control ............................................................ 4-30
Bluetooth ....................................................................... 4-31
Status ................................................................................... 4-32
Position ......................................................................... 4-32
Data Link ...................................................................... 4-34
SVs List ........................................................................ 4-34
Sky Plot ......................................................................... 4-37
Scatter Plot .................................................................... 4-38
Position in Time ............................................................ 4-39
Logging ......................................................................... 4-40
Logging Messages .................................................. 4-41
Site Configuration .................................................. 4-44
File Explorer ........................................................................ 4-45
Files ............................................................................... 4-45
Logs .............................................................................. 4-49
MINTER ....................................................................... 4-50
AFRM ........................................................................... 4-51
GMS/GRS Tools ................................................................. 4-52
Receiver ........................................................................ 4-55
Modem .......................................................................... 4-56
Compass ........................................................................ 4-57
Camera .......................................................................... 4-59
LDM (Range Finder) .................................................... 4-60
Modem Managing ................................................... 5-1
Terminal .............................................................................. 5-2
Settings ................................................................................ 5-2
General Information ...................................................... 5-3
Modem Settings ............................................................ 5-3
Modem Functions ......................................................... 5-3
Digital UHF Modem ................................................. 6-1
General Information ............................................................ 6-1
Modem Settings ................................................................... 6-2
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Modem Functions ................................................................ 6-5

FH915 Plus Modem ................................................ 7-1
General Information ............................................................. 7-1
Modem Settings ................................................................... 7-2
Satel Modem ........................................................... 8-1
Modem Settings ................................................................... 8-2
Modem Functions ................................................................ 8-4
Cinterion HC25/HC28/HC28J Modems ................. 9-1
Settings .......................................................................... 9-1
Functions ....................................................................... 9-3
Wavecom GSM/CDMA Modem .............................. 10-1
Wavecom GSM ............................................................. 10-1
General Information ............................................... 10-1
Modem Settings ...................................................... 10-2
Wavecom CDMA .......................................................... 10-2
General Information ............................................... 10-2
Settings ................................................................... 10-3
Modem Functions ................................................... 10-4
Motorola G24 Modem ............................................. 11-1
Modem Settings ................................................................... 11-2
Topcon UHF460 Modem ........................................ 12-1
Modem Settings ................................................................... 12-1
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Preface
Preface
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Example Description
FileExit Click the File menu, and click Exit.

Connection Indicates the name of a dialog box or screen.
Frequency Indicates a field on a dialog box or screen, or a tab
within a dialog box or screen.
Enter Press or click the button or key labeled Enter.
Supplementary information that can help you

TIP T configure, maintain, or set up a system.
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Chapter 1
Getting Started
GRX Utility is a hardware configuration software available for
installation on desktop computers and hand-held controllers (Mobile
devices).
This manual describes Mobile version 2.2 of GRX Utility with the
Base license type of register intended for general users.
GRX Utility is primarily designed for advanced users who need to
configure the receiver hardware, or peripheral devices (internal, and
external modems, Bluetooth boards, etc.).
GRX Utility has three modes, Terminal, Receiver Managing and
Modem Managing.
Starting GRX Utility

GRX Utility can be installed on a PC with Microsoft Windows 2000
or later, or into controllers with Microsoft Windows CE.NET 4.2 or
later, or Windows Mobile 5.0 or later. Two type of installers are
available: one for PC and one for Mobile devices.
To install GRX Utility onto the controller, run the Mobile Installer on
the PC. The Installer automatically detects the mobile platform
connected to the PC (CPU, OS, specific hardware), and installs an
appropriate edition of GRX Utility on to the controller. After
installation, shortcuts on the desktop and in the Program menu are
created.
To start GRX Utility, double-click the shortcut or launch the
application from the Start menu. The main application window
displays (Figure 1-1).
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Main Window
The GRX Utility main window consists of a menu bar, tool area, and
a status bar.
Menu bar
Tools area
Status bar
Figure 1-1. Main Window
The Menu Bar

The menu bar has the following components:
• Device – contains options, which allow connecting to a device,
changing connection, hardware specific parameters, and the
application mode.
Figure 1-2. Device Menu
• View – shows or hides the status bar.
Figure 1-3. View Menu
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Main Window
• Help – contains options that allow updating registration and

viewing information on the current version and edition of GRX
Utility.
Figure 1-4. Help Menu
The Tool Bar

The tool area contains icons for the tools included in the current
mode. Each tool is designated by an icon. The Receiver Settings icon
opens icons of the next menu level.
Figure 1-5. Receiver Settings Submenu
The tool area is inactive until a connection to a

NOTICE device is established (the connection icon in the
status bar is green).
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The Status Bar

The status bar shows the current mode, and the connection status icon
(the green icon indicates that the device is connected with GRX
Utility, the gray indicates that there is no connection). To hide the
status bar uncheck the Status Bar option under the View menu in the
menu bar.
Application Modes
GRX Utility has three main modes:
• Simple Terminal – In this mode, GRX Utility is used only as a
terminal. This mode is also used for firmware updating of
inoperative receivers. For details on this mode, see “Simple
Terminal” on page 3-1.
• Receiver Managing (default) – In this mode, GRX Utility is used
for configuring receiver hardware. For details on this mode, see
“Receiver Managing” on page 4-1.
• Modem Managing - In this mode, GRX Utility is used to
configure modems. For details on this mode, see “Modem
Managing” on page 5-1.
Choose the application mode from the Device menu:
Figure 1-6. Application Modes

Register
Register
To view or update the license for using GRX Utility, click
HelpRegister. The Register dialog displays (Figure 1-7).
• License Type – shows the current license type. It can be Base,
Dealer or Engineering. The Base version is intended for general
users. The Dealer and Engineering licenses allow some additional
options in managing modems, for example, creating CCX files
for Digital UHF modems.
This manual describes the Base version of GRX

NOTICE
Utility.
• Update the license – If you know the Serial Number for your
Computer UID, you are able to change the Base license type for
other license.
Figure 1-7. Base License
Press the Update the license button, to view the UID number for the
computer. Enter an appropriate serial number to view the license type
which this number corresponds to, and click the OK button to save
the update (Figure 1-8 on page 1-6).
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Figure 1-8. License Updating
About GRX Utility

Click HelpAbout in the main menu to display information about
GRX Utility: version number of software and date created,
application edition and the name of publishing company (Figure 1-9):
Figure 1-9. About GRX Utility
Table 1-1 lists Application editions for Mobile devices currently

available.
When installing GRX Utility, the Mobile Installer

TIP T will automatically select the appropriate edition for
the controller.

About GRX Utility
Table 1-1. TRU Editions and Supported Platforms
Topcon 3rd party

# Edition CPU OS Bluetooth
controllers controllers
1 Universal ARMV4 CE.NET - Any No

4.2-5.99
2 FC-100 ARMV4 CE.NET FC-100/ - No
4.2-5.99 2000
3 FC-200 ARMV4I CE.NET FC-110/ - Microsoft
5.0-5.99 120/200
4 FC-2200 ARMV4I CE.NET FC-2200 - AveLink
5.0-5.99 FC-2500
5 GMS-2 ARMV4I CE.NET GMS-2 - GMS-2
5.0-5.99
6 GMS-2 ARMV4I CE.NET GMS-2 Pro - Microsoft
Pro 5.0-5.99
7 Universal ARMV4I Windows FC-110/ Any Microsoft
Mobile 120/200/
5.0-5.99 250
8 Universal ARMV4I Windows GRS-1 Any Microsoft
Mobile FC-25
6.0-6.99
It is guaranteed that GRX Utility will work on any

NOTICE Sokkia or Topcon controller listed in Table 1-1. We
also support other brand controllers, but there is no
guarantee that GRX Utility will work on such
controllers. Every mobile device has its own and
unique OS edition, and the OS may not have
components necessary for GRX Utility to function
properly.
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Setup
To change general-purpose parameters, select DeviceSetup from
the main menu.
The Setup dialog box contains two tabs, General and Modems
(Figure 1-10).
General Settings
The General tab allows the user to toggle between geodetic and
Cartesian coordinate systems (Figure 1-10).
• Coordinate System – selects either the Geodetic (Latitude,
Longitude, Altitude) or the Cartesian (X,Y,Z) coordinate system
in which you want to view information in the Status dialogs.
Figure 1-10. Setup/General-purpose Settings

Exiting the Program
Modem Detection
The Modems tab shows that automatic mode is set for detection of the
modem: Manual Selection is not allowed for the Base license type in
GRX Utility.
Figure 1-11. Setup/Modem Detection Mode
Exiting the Program

From within the Main window (see Figure 1-1 on page 1-2), there are
two ways to exit the program:
1. Select DeviceExit from the menu of the Main window.
2. Tap X in the top right-hand corner of the Main window (the
“close” system button).
After one of the methods above is used to begin closing the program,
GRX Utility will verify exiting. Tap Yes to exit GRX Utility. Tap No
to return to the program.
The “X” system button only closes GRX Utility

NOTICE from the Main window. From within any
subwindow, this button returns to the window of the
upper level.
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Chapter 2
Connection
To establish a connection to the device, select DeviceConnect
from the main menu (Figure 2-1).
Figure 2-1. Connect Device
The Connection Parameters dialog box displays (see Figure 2-2 on

page 2-2).
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Connection Parameters
The Connection Parameters dialog box displays different
parameters, depending on the current application mode (Figure 2-2).
Figure 2-2. Connection Parameters
• Connect Using – select either Serial Port or Bluetooth for

communication.
Bluetooth transport may not be available in the

NOTICE following situations: the device-specific Bluetooth
stack is not supported by GRX Utility, or the
Bluetooth power is turned off. If the Bluetooth
power is off, please turn on the Bluetooth power
before using the Bluetooth manager.
If GRX Utility edition for the specified platform

NOTICE doesn’t support the installed Bluetooth stack, please
use virtual serial ports provided by Bluetooth
manager for the Bluetooth radio.

Connection Parameters
• Port name – shows physical and friendly name for the port. The
Application remembers the last used transport, and the last
successful port/device name for every transport, so it is easy to
connect to the same device.
If there is a friendly name for the port/device, both the friendly
and physical name displays. Otherwise, only the physical name is
displayed. Press the list button to choose a port from the Select
Port dialog (Figure 2-3).
• Receiver Port – specially for GMS-2, GMS-2 Pro and GRS-1
platforms selects the port to perform connection through an
external receiver (the External Receiver box is checked).
• Connect – press to establish the last successfull connection or
press to choose a port for connection. The Select Port (or
Searching) dialog box displays.
The Select Port dialog box also displays both friendly and
physical names (if available).
Figure 2-3. Select Port / Context Menu
On the Select Port dialog box, click and hold on either a Friendly or
Port name to either select the port or get the device information
(Figure 2-4 on page 2-4) on that port.
Use the context menu to refresh the contents of the Select Port dialog
box, and open the Device Info dialog box to view information about
the selected serial port or Bluetooth device.
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Connection
Figure 2-4. Device Information
The Device Info dialog box shows both the physical and friendly
names of the serial port or Bluetooth device. The Class of Device for
Bluetooth devices also displays.
Detecting Hardware
Pressing the Connect button on the Connection Parameters dialog
box (see Figure 2-2 on page 2-2) establishes a connection to the
device selected.
When GRX Utility is in Simple Terminal mode, it just opens the port.
The Application won’t either try to detect the hardware connected to
the port, or change the port settings.
When GRX Utility is in Receiver Managing mode, it will attempt to
detect the device connected to the port.
When detecting a receiver, the detecting a receiver dialog box
(Figure 2-5 on page 2-5) displays. An ActiveSync animated icon and
a Cancel button displays. Additional parameters display when using
serial transport, i.e., baud rate and flow control as shown in
Figure 2-5 on page 2-5.

Disconnecting Auto Detection
Figure 2-5. Detecting a Receiver
Press the Cancel button to terminate the process.

GRX Utility always remembers the last successful port settings.
When trying to establish a new connection, GRX Utility first tries to
use the last selected settings. The connection is established right away
if connecting to the same device.
When GRX Utility is in Modem Managing mode, and auto detection
is setup, it tries to detect a modem at the time of connection. If there is
no modem, or if it doesn't respond, a connection cannot be
established.
When detecting a modem, the Detecting Modem dialog displays
identical to the Detecting Receiver dialog box.
Disconnecting Auto Detection

When in Receiver Managing or Modem Managing mode, GRX
Utility periodically checks if the device is still connected by obtaining
the receiver ID. If connection to the device is lost, an error message
displays (Figure 2-6).
Figure 2-6. Error Message – Connection to Receiver is Lost
GRX Utility then closes the established connection and makes the
tool area inactive. GRX Utility will not try to reconnect to the device.
The user must choose an appropriate application mode and transport,
then initialize a new connection by selecting DeviceConnect from
the main menu.
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Connection
Disconnection auto detection does not work when

in:
TIP T
- Simple Terminal mode while using any tool,
- Receiver Managing mode while using the
Terminal or Firmware Upload tool,
- Modem Managing mode while using any tool.
When using a Bluetooth connection the OS can

NOTICE notify GRX Utility that the connection has
physically been broken (e.g., the remote device was
switched off, or it was moved too far from the
controller). In that case, GRX Utility also closes the
established connection irrespective of the current
application mode or active tool.

Chapter 3
Simple Terminal
In Simple Terminal mode, GRX Utility does not:
• detect a device
• adjust port settings
• send any data to the port
This mode is intended for advanced users. Everything is decided by
the user in this pure manual mode.
Simple Manual mode can be used for the following:
• when connecting to a device that GRX Utility doesn’t support.
• when exporting firmware files to an inoperative receiver that
cannot even be detected (e.g., if the previous firmware update has
not been completed, and the receiver cannot be detected in
Receiver Managing mode).
If choosing Simple Terminal mode, the following icons display in the
main screen (Figure 3-1):
Figure 3-1. Simple Terminal – Main Screen
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Table 3-1 describes the tool icons.

Table 3-1. Tool Icons
Button Description
Simple terminal icon
Firmware updating icon
To make the tool area active, first establish a port

TIP T connection on the controller using the Connect
option from the Device menu.
Terminal
Click the Terminal icon to open the Terminal dialog box
(Figure 3-2).
Figure 3-2. Simple Terminal Screen

Terminal
• The Terminal screen allows the user to send commands through

the selected port using the edit area at the bottom of the dialog
box, and the Send button. The combo box remembers previous
commands, which can be selected from the drop-down list at the
bottom of the dialog.
• The status bar in the lower part of the dialog shows the current
state of transport for specific signals.
• The menu icon in the lower right corner of the Terminal dialog
box opens the pop-up menu of four options (Figure 3-3).
Main
View
Combo Box/ Menu Icon

Drop-Down List
Status
Bar
Figure 3-3. Terminal Pop-up Menu
• Clear View – clears the main view.

• Send File – sends a file, that contains either commands or binary
data.
The Send File option sends files as is. The

NOTICE Application will not change encoding or charset,
add carriage returns, or line feed characters.
• Escape Functions – opens the Escape dialog box to send

transport specific commands.
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Figure 3-4. Escape Dialog Box – Send Transport Specific Commands
• Port Settings – opens the Port Settings dialog box to adjust port
settings (see Figure 3-5 on page 3-4).
Figure 3-5. Port Settings Dialog Box – (for serial transport)
When GRX Utility is in Simple Terminal mode, it

NOTICE
does not change port settings.

Terminal
Port settings depend on the OS. Usually the OS for

NOTICE the PC remembers the previous port state, so if the
port baud rate was changed, the assigned value will
be kept. CE.NET and Windows Mobile will usually
reset port settings by default. I.e., the next time you
open a serial port, adjust the port settings again.
• Simple Mode – if the Simple Mode item is selected, the terminal

works in a similar way as HyperTerminal. Every time the user
presses a key the key code is immediately sent to the connected
device.
If not selecting the Simple Mode, the user must compose a
command in the edit box, then press either the Send button or
Enter, and only after that will the entered text (ended with
carriage return and line feed) be sent to the connected device.
• ASCII/HEX – toggles text/HEX mode.
• Text Size – sets the size of the text (Largest, Larger, Normal,
Smaller, Smallest).
• Bytes in a Row – selects the number of bytes in a row, and
whether to display the left hand (data) pane and the right hand
(character) pane. This option applies to HEX mode only.
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Firmware
Click the Firmware icon to upload the firmware files to a non-
functioning receiver. The Upload Firmware dialog box displays.
Figure 3-6. Upload Firmware
• Device – selects the device from the drop-down list, either

Receiver/Modem or Power Board.
• Firmware – press the folder icon to select the firmware files
that correspond to the device.
• Capture Method – only the Power On capture method is
available.
• Start – press to begin uploading firmware to the receiver (during
the process of uploading, GRX Utility will be in Receiver
Managing mode).
Normally firmware updating is performed in

NOTICE Receiver Managing mode. However, if a receiver
becomes inoperative, e.g., the previous receiver
firmware updating was not successful; only the
Simple Terminal mode will be available for use.
The firmware updating process in Simple Terminal
mode is similar to that described in Chapter 4,
“Receiver Managing”. There is only one exception:
when in Simple Terminal mode, only the Power ON
capture method is available.

Chapter 4
Receiver Managing
Receiver Managing mode is intended for configuring GRX receivers
and updating firmware of GRX1 receiver boards, internal modems,
power, and Bluetooth modules.
When in Receiver Managing mode, GRX Utility tries to detect a
receiver at the time of connection. If there is no receiver, or if it
doesn’t respond, a connection cannot be established.
In Receiver Managing mode, the following icons display in the tools
area (Figure 4-1):
Figure 4-1. Receiver Managing – Main Screen
Initially, the Tools area is inactive. To make the

tools area active, first establish a port connection on
TIP T
the PC using the Connect option from the Device
menu (For details on connection, see Chapter 2.)
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Table 4-1 describes the icons in Receiver Managing mode.

Table 4-1. Receiver Managing Tools Icons
Icon Description
Opens the Terminal to adjust port settings.
View receiver information.
Current receiver options and allows uploading OAF files.
Updates firmware.
Opens a dialog that allows clearing NVRAM, or resetting the

receiver.
Configures a receiver.
Displays the receiver status (coordinates, list of satellites, sky plot,

etc).
Manages log files (deletes, download, upload, restores deleted),

initializes file system.

Terminal
Terminal
Click on the Terminal icon to use the same terminal dialog as
that shown in Simple Terminal mode (see Figure 3-2 on page 3-2).
There is only one difference between Simple Terminal and Receiver
Managing modes. While in Simple Terminal mode the user must
manually adjust port settings (for a serial cable connection). In
Receiver Managing mode GRX Utility itself adjusts the port settings
automatically.
Information
Click on the Information icon to view receiver information. The
Receiver Info dialog box displays basic information about the
currently connected receiver (hardware and firmware versions, RAM
size, batteries condition, etc.):
Figure 4-2. Receiver Information
• Name – shows the name of a parameter.

• Value – shows the current value of the parameter.
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Parameters not supported by the receiver are not

NOTICE
shown.
• Refresh – refreshes the parameter list.

• Save to File – saves the receiver parameters and options to a text
file. By default GRX Utility sets the <receiver ID>.txt file name.
Figure 4-3. Information File Example

Options
Options
Click on the Options icon to manage receiver options. The Receiver
Options dialog box displays (Figure 4-4) that allows the user to view
the current authorization options and upload new ones.
Figure 4-4. Receiver Options
• Option Name – displays the current names for the receiver

options.
The options list depends on the firmware version

NOTICE
loaded into the receiver.
• Current – indicates whether the option is in force at the present or

not.
• Purchased – indicates whether the option is purchased or not.
• Leased – indicates whether the option is leased or not.
• Exp. Date – indicates the date the leased option will be disabled,
if applicable.
• Refresh – refreshes contents of the options.
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• Upload OAF – uploads a new OAF file. By default, GRX Utility

offers to use the <receiver ID>.tpo file name. The Open dialog
box displays to select a desired file (Figure 4-5).
• Save to File – saves the dialog contents to a text file. By default,
GRX Utility sets the <receiver ID>.opt.txt file name (Figure 4-6).
Figure 4-5. Select an OAF file
Upload OAF
After pressing the Upload OAF button from the Receiver Options
dialog box, the user is asked to enter the full path name of a file that
contains new authorization options for the receiver. select a desired
file and press OK on the Open dialog.
Then Upload OAF dialog displays information about the selected
OAF file (Figure 4-6 on page 4-7). Press the Folder icon to
select another OAF if needed.
GRX Utility initially checks to see if the selected file is compatible
with the currently connected receiver. Press the Upload the File to
the Receiver button to start loading the file.

Options
Figure 4-6. Upload OAF
If choosing a file not intended for this receiver, GRX Utility displays
an error icon next to the Receiver ID and disables the Upload the File
to the Receiver button (Figure 4-7).
Figure 4-7. Selecting Wrong OAF
After pressing the Upload the File to the Receiver button, the
contents of the dialog box will change. It will show the options that
have been installed with the new OAF, and the progress bar
(Figure 4-8 on page 4-8).
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Figure 4-8. Options Uploading in Progress
If you are updating authorization options for a TruPath receiver, or

another receiver model that supports the new Digest cipher, neither
option names, nor the result will be displayed. When the OAF file is
uploaded to the receiver, the GRX Utility will display a message box
informing you about the results (Figure 4-9).
If an OAF file is uploaded to the receiver, GRX Utility will offer to
reset the receiver to put new authorization options into operation (see
Figure 4-9).
Figure 4-9. Reset the Receiver?

Options
Firmware Loader
To upload firmware files to GRX receiver, press the Firmware
Loader icon. The Upload Firmware dialog box displays (Figure 4-
10 on page 4-10). This dialog allows the user to upload firmware
files to the receiver that is connected to the controller and has the
following parameters:
Do not update GRX1 firmware when using a

NOTICE Bluetooth connection of external GRX1 receiver
with the integrated controller. Sokkia recommends
for firmware uploads to connect to the receiver via
included serial cable. Resetting the Receiver may
break the Bluetooth connection and interrupt the
firmware uploading process; as a result of this
interruption, the receiver may become inoperative.
Be extremely attentive when selecting firmware

NOTICE updating parameters, especially when updating
modem firmware. Some modem models do not
allow terminating of the firmware updating process.
If the user chooses incorrect parameter
combinations, or interrupts the firmware updating
process, this may damage the equipment. If this
happens, and you cannot update firmware using
even the Power On capture, you will need to have
the hardware serviced.
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Figure 4-10. Upload Firmware
• Device – select either Receiver/Modem or Power Board from the

Device drop-down list.
If updating firmware for a Power Board, select

Power Board from the drop-down menu. For
TIP T
updating a GRX receiver, modem, or Bluetooth
firmware, select the Receiver/Modem option.
• Firmware – specify the full path to firmware files corresponding

to the device by pressing the folder icon or enter the full path
manually.
If updating Power Board firmware, specify only the

path to the RAM file (it usually has an .ldr
TIP T
extension). In other cases, specify full paths to both
RAM and Flash files (the flash file usually has an
.ldp extension).

Options
Attention GMS-2, and GMS-2 Pro users.

NOTICE Firmware for the GMS receiver board consists of
one RAM file and two Flash files (usually
Master.ldp, and Slave.ldp).
Update receiver firmware in two iterations:
1) Select the RAM file and the first Flash file, then
perform firmware updating.
2) Once this firmware is successfully uploaded,
select the same RAM file and the other Flash file,
then repeat firmware upgrading.
• Capture Method – select either the Soft Break, or the Power ON

capture method. If selecting the Soft Break method, the receiver
will be switched into firmware updating mode through the
software. If selecting the Power ON capture method, after
pressing the Start button, press the Reset button on the receiver,
or turn it off, then on again.
Attention GMS-2 and GMS-2 Pro users.

NOTICE If you are updating firmware using the Power ON
capture method when connecting to the internal
GMS receiver, you will not have to reset the
receiver. The Application does it automatically.
• Start – press to begin uploading firmware to the receiver in

Receiver Managing mode. After pressing the button, it toggles to
Cancel. Pressing this button terminates the firmware updating
process.
If the firmware updating process for a device has

NOTICE not been completed, the device may become
inoperative.
After the firmware updating process has been successful (uploaded),

the following message displays (see Figure 4-11 on page 4-12):
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Figure 4-11. Successful Updating Firmware
Otherwise, one of the following error messages found in Table 4-2

will display.
To detect and fix the problem, please use troubleshooting procedures
described in Table 4-2 below.
Table 4-2. Firmware Updating Error Messages, and Troubleshooting
Error Message Troubleshooting
Unknown error Repeat firmware updating. If the error

repeats, please contact a Sokkia dealer
or manufacturer. It usually means that
there is a hardware problem, or the
Flash file was corrupted.
The RAM file is not compatible with The selected RAM (.ldr) file is not
the hardware compatible with the hardware. Please
select appropriate .ldr file and repeat
firmware updating.
The Flash file is not compatible with The selected Flash (.ldp) file is not
the hardware compatible with the hardware. Please
select the appropriate .ldp file and
repeat firmware updating.
The specified device requires a newer The version of GRX Utility you are
version of the loader using cannot upload firmware to the
device. You need to receive a more
recent Application version from a
Sokkia dealer.
The RAM file, checksum is incorrect Repeat firmware updating. If the error
repeats, it means that the RAM file is
corrupted, and it needs to be replaced
with correct RAM file.
No response from the device Usually this means that the device was
disconnected from the controller. Make
sure that a cable is reliably attached to
both the device, and the controller, and
repeat firmware updating.

Tools
Tools
The Tools icon opens the Send Command dialog box that allows the
user to reset the receiver and to clear the NVRAM.
Figure 4-12. Send Command
• Reset Receiver – performs a hardware reset that functionally

equivalent to turning the power off and then back on. Resetting
the receiver leaves all files intact.
Typical use of this tool is to apply certain settings which require a
hardware reset. After a receiver reset operation, the receiver
requires a few seconds to a few minutes to begin tracking
satellites and logging data.
• Clear NVRAM – clears the receiver’s Non-Volatile Random
Access Memory (NVRAM) that holds data required for satellite
tracking, such as ephemeris data and position, and also keeps the
current receiver’s settings, such as active antenna input, elevation
masks, etc.
Clearing the NVRAM will not delete any files from the receiver.
It will reset the receiver to factory default settings.
Typical use is after loading a new firmware, and sometimes to
eliminate communication or tracking problems. After clearing the
NVRAM, the receiver will require some time to collect new
ephemerides and almanacs (around 15 minutes).
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• Factory Reset – restores default values of the receiver

parameters that were changed for a particular application;
globally resets the receiver to factory default settings.
Receiver Settings
The Receiver Settings icon opens a submenu, which contains a set of
tools for receiver configuration.
Figure 4-13. Receiver Settings Submenu
Table 4-3 describes the tools icons for Receiver Settings.

Table 4-3. Tools Icons for Receiver Settings
Icon Description
Opens the Tracking dialog to change receiver tracking parameters.
Opens the Positioning dialog to change positioning mode and enable

a desired solution type.

Receiver Settings
Table 4-3. Tools Icons for Receiver Settings
Icon Description
Opens the Ports dialog to change parameters for ports configuration.
Opens the Power dialog to change power parameters.
Opens the Auto Seed dialog to enable Auto seed functionality.
Opens the Volume Control dialog to change volume parameters on

Sokkia GRX receivers.
Opens the Bluetooth dialog to change Bluetooth parameters.
The Back icon returns to the previous screen.
Tracking
The Tracking icon opens the Tracking Options dialog, which
consists of three tabs: Antenna, Observation and Advanced.
The Antenna tab allows changing the following parameters (see
Figure 4-14 on page 4-16).
• Antenna – selects the antenna type used with the connected
receiver, either Internal, External, or Auto.
• Current Input – shows the antenna type currently used with the
connected receiver: either Internal or External.
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Figure 4-14. Tracking Options, Antenna
The Observation tab allows changing parameters for satellites

observation (see Figure 4-15).
Figure 4-15. Tracking Options, Observation
• Elevation mask – sets the minimum elevation angle above the

horizon in degrees for satellites:
– Satellites Tracking: from which the receiver will record data.
The default value is 5 degrees.
– Position Computation: which the receiver will use to
compute position. The default value is 5 degrees.

Receiver Settings
• PDOP mask for position computation – the receiver will not

compute positions over the corresponding epochs while PDOP
exceeds the entered threshold value. The default is 30.
The Advanced tab allows changing advanced signal processing
parameters (Figure 4-16).
• Anti-jamming – if available for the connected receiver, enables
suppression of narrow-band interference for GPS, GLONASS,
L1, L2 signals, for auto-detected or manually selected bands
affected by interference.
• C/A code multipath reduction – when selected, enables the use
of a special signal processing technique for reduction of C/A code
phase multipath.
• C/A carrier phase multipath reduction – when selected, enables
the use of a special signal processing technique for reduction of
C/A carrier phase multipath.
• Cinderella – when selected, enables the Cinderella option which
sets all receiver options to their maximum allowable values for 24
hours every other Tuesday at GPS midnight.
• Static Co-Op tracking – when selected, allows only the static
receiver to use satellites with lower signal-to-noise ratios.
Figure 4-16. Tracking Options, Advanced
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Positioning
The Positioning icon opens the Positioning dialog, which consists of
two tabs: General and SBAS.
The General tab allows changing positioning mode, and enabling
solutions (see Figure 4-17 on page 4-18).
• Positioning Mode – selects a positioning mode for the receiver.
• Enable Solutions – selects the type of solution to use for Rover
receivers.
– Standalone: for a Rover receiver run in differential mode,
reports the current standalone position if a DGPS (or RTK)
position is unavailable in the current epoch.
– Code Differential (DGPS): for a Rover receiver run in RTK
Float or RTK Fixed mode unable to obtain an RTK solution
at the current epoch, outputs the current code differential
position. If enabled and Code Differential solution cannot be
obtained, enable Standalone to have the receiver output
single-point positions for the unavailable differential
positions. This mode requires the Base (Reference) receiver
to broadcast Code Differential (not RTK) messages and the
Rover receiver to receive these messages. If either of these
requirements is not met, enabling Code Differential will have
no effect.
Figure 4-17. Positioning - General

Receiver Settings
The SBAS tab allows configuring WAAS/EGNOS/MSAS.

The receiver board has a number of independent channels that can be
allocated to SBAS satellites, including the Wide Area Augmentation
System (WAAS), the European Geostationary Navigation Overlay
Service (EGNOS), and the MTSAT Satellite-based Augmentation
System (MSAS). Either channel can track any one of the SBAS
satellites.
To make the receiver track a SBAS satellite, select the corresponding
SBAS USI (Universal Satellite Identifier).
Table 4-4 shows USIs allocated to SBAS satellites.
Table 4-4. SBAS Satellites
NMEA Satellite
System Name USI
ID
WAAS AOR-W 122 35@
Anik 138 51*
POR 134 47@
PanAm 135 48*
EGNOS AOR-E 120 33
Artemis 124 37
IOR-W 126 39
IOR-E 131 44
MSAS MTSAT-1 129 42
MTSAT-2 137 50
@ Phased out July 30th, 2007

* New WAAS satellite
For the receivers that can track multiple SBAS satellites at a time, the
SBAS page displays (see Figure 4-18 on page 4-20):
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Figure 4-18. Positioning - SBAS (GR-3, TG-3-based receivers)
• Tracking Satellites – lists USIs of all SBAS satellites. Check

mark corresponding boxes to allow the receiver to track selected
SBAS satellites. Use the pop-up menu options to enable or
disable all satellites. Press and hold the stylus anywhere in the
satellites field to open this menu.
• Interpret message #0 as – Enables and disables the receiver to
use any data from SBAS satellites if message type 0 is being
broadcast.
The values:
– 0: the receiver will not substitute message type 0 and
therefore will not use any data from the SBAS satellite.
– [1...99]: the receiver will substitute the selected message type
for message type 0 and therefore will interpret message type
0 as a message with the selected type.
• Use Iono Corrections – Enables and disables the receiver to
apply ionospheric delay corrections broadcast by a SBAS satellite
to the GPS satellites.
The receivers other than GR-3 and TG-3 based have two independent
channels that can be allocated to SBAS satellites. Either channel can
track any one of the SBAS satellites. For such receivers connected,
the SBAS page will be as follows on the Figure 4-19 on page 4-21.

Receiver Settings
• True SBAS USI number – Outputs true USIs in SI messages

rather than associated with a GPS USI.
Figure 4-19. Positioning - SBAS (old receivers)
Ports
The Ports icon opens the Ports dialog, which displays all ports
available in the connected receiver. GRX Utility with the Base license
type supports Serial, USB and TCP ports (expand these trees for
details).
Figure 4-20. Receiver Ports
Double-tap a desired port name to change settings for configuring the

selected port.
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For Serial ports, you can change these parameters (Figure 4-21).
Figure 4-21. Serial Ports Properties
• Input Mode: specifies the type of data to input on the selected

port.
– none: the port will reject any incoming data.
– cmd: the port is in command mode and will recognize user-
sent commands.
– echo: the port is in echo mode and will redirect all incoming
data to an output stream, either another port or the current log
file.
– rtcm: the receiver recognizes and decodes RTCM version
2.1, 2.2, and 2.3 messages accepted on the corresponding
port.
– rtcm3: the receiver recognizes and decodes RTCM version
3.0 messages accepted on the corresponding port.
– cmr: the port recognizes and decodes accepted CMR/CMR+
messages.
– jps: the port recognizes and decodes accepted TPS messages.
– omni: the port recognizes and decodes OmniSTAR VBS
corrections.
• Baud Rate, Stop Bits, Parity, Byte Size: set serial port parameters
for communication with an external device connected to this port.

Receiver Settings
• RTS/CTS: enables/disables hardware handshaking for the port (if

enabled, the external device must support this mode).
• Messages: opens the Messages dialog to configure output
messages on the corresponding port (Figure 4-22).
Figure 4-22. Output Messages
Press and hold your stylus on the screen. The pop-up menu appears
that has options to add or edit or remove messages. The receiver will
keep the customized message set in the NVRAM for further usage.
• Add new message: opens the Receiver Message dialog to add a
new message to the list of messages.
Figure 4-23. Receiver Message
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Use the button to select the new message. The Receiver Message
List opens with a list of available messages.
Expand the trees, select the desired message, and click OK to see it in
the Message field (see Figure 4-23).
Figure 4-24. Receiver Message List
You can modify scheduling parameters for messages.

The Schedule Specification fields are used to define the output
scheme for the message.
– Period: specifies the message output interval. If set to zero,
the corresponding message will be output at the highest
possible rate.
– Phase: specifies a time shift in the output of a message with
respect to the moment when the receiver time is a multiple of
the specified period.
– Count: serves two purposes. Firstly, if set to a positive
number, specifies how many times the message outputs. Zero
means an unlimited number of times the message outputs.
Secondly, if set to a negative number, instructs the receiver to
encapsulate a message into >> message before output.
– Flags: provide further adjustment of the way the message is
output. Table 4-5 on page 4-25 briefly explains the flags.

Receiver Settings
Table 4-5. Scheduling Flags
Flag Description
Out If the flag is selected, the first of the messages invoked by the
corresponding command will be output at the epoch closest to the
command execution time (whatever the specified "period" option).
Change If the flag is selected, the corresponding message will be output
only if the message data have changed.
Out On Add If this flag is set, then the (first) message will be output immediately
after executing the corresponding em or out command.
Notena The receiver uses this flag in order not to output the file header
every time you change the "period" value when recording data into
the log file.
Fix Per If these flags are selected, this disables the user to change the option
Fix Ph values (Period, Phase, Count, and Flags).
Fix Cnt
Fix Fl
For the USB and TCP ports, you can change input mode for ports and
configure incoming data messages in the same way as for the Serial
ports (Figure 4-25).
Figure 4-25. USB Port
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Power
The Power icon opens the Power dialog, which sets power output on
internal slots (see Figure 4-26 on page 4-26).
• Slots: governs power output to the receiver’s internal slots (the
slot name is shown below).
– y: when the receiver is on, the internal slot will receive power.
If the receiver is turned off, no power will be sent to the slots.
– n: the internal slot will not be powered, even if the receiver is
turned on.
– always: the internal slot will be powered even if the receiver
is turned off.
• Miscellaneous:
– Enable power up script: when selected, enables powering up
the GRX receiver by a script file loaded into the receiver.
Figure 4-26. Power

Receiver Settings
Auto Seed
The Auto Seed icon opens the Auto Seed dialog, which enables the
Auto-Seed functionality for the base receiver.
Auto-seed feature will provide users the ability to quickly setup and
begin RTK operations without using an external interface to localize
the base receiver. The user will simply set up over a mark and power
up. The base receiver will automatically select a new position
gathered by autonomous averaging and save it for later re-occupation.
If the point has been previously occupied and the receiver position
falls within proper tolerance, it will select a point from positions
stored in memory.
• Enable Auto Seed: when selected, enables the Auto-Seed
functionality.
• Maximum distance: tolerance for the distance from the
previously occupied point.
• Enable averaging mode: when selected, enables averaging
autonomous positions for a occupation point.
• Position averaging interval: sets the interval for autonomous
averaging.
Figure 4-27. Auto Seed
• View the point list: opens a list of previous occupations saved in

the receiver memory (see Figure 4-28 on page 4-28).
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Point List
The Auto Seed, Point List contains information about all occupations
which stored in the receiver memory: names, date and time,
coordinates of phase center and/or antenna reference point, whether
the point was auto determined and protected from deleting.
Hold the stylus on a highlighted point line in the list to open a context
menu (Figure 4-28). This menu allows the user to perform various
operations on the point list:
• Add New Point: opens a dialog to add a new point.
• Edit Point: opens a dialog to edit information on a point.
• Delete the point from the list: erases the selected point in the list
if it is not protected.
• Delete all the points: deletes all points except protected.
• Enable/Disable point protection: enables/disables protection the
selected point from deleting.
• Refresh: renews the list.
Figure 4-28. Auto Seed, Point List
• Export the point list: opens a dialog to select a XML file to which
to export the point list.
• Import the point list: opens a dialog to select a XML file from
which to import a point list.

Receiver Settings
Add New Point

Enter the name of the new point. Check mark the Auto box to enable
averaging mode for auto detection of coordinates of the phase center.
Figure 4-29. Auto Seed, New Point
Press the corresponding button to manually enter appropriate

coordinates (Figure 4-30).
Figure 4-30. Enter Geodetic Coordinates
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Volume Control
The Volume Control icon opens the Volume Control dialog, which
allows the user adjust the volume level of the sounds on various
receiver operations.
Figure 4-31. Volume Control
Hold the stylus on the slider and drag it in the bar to the left or to the
right to turn the sound low or loud, respectively.
Holding the stylus on the highlighted Sound name opens a context
menu that contains three options (see Figure 4-31):
• Master volume: opens a dialog to set the volume for all sounds at
a time (see Figure 4-32).
• Play sound: plays the selected sound.
• Refresh: renews the sound volume.
Figure 4-32. Master Volume

Receiver Settings
Bluetooth
The Bluetooth icon opens the Bluetooth dialog that allows changing
parameters of the receiver Bluetooth module and accessibility options
(Figure 4-33):
• Name: user-friendly name of the receiver.
• PIN: PIN code of the receiver.
• Encryption: when selected, secures all data sent over Bluetooth.
• Authentication: when selected, authenticates the identity of the
receiver.
• Identificator: shows Bluetooth module name, address, firmware
base and version.
Figure 4-33. Bluetooth parameters
For GRX receiver the dialog displays the following Bluetooth

parameters (Figure 4-34 on page 4-32):
• Name: editable user-friendly name of the receiver.
• PIN: editable PIN code of the receiver.
• Permanent Address and Firmware.
• Bluetooth Power: when selected, turns on the Bluetooth module
power.
• Multiplexing Mode: when selected, allows multiplexing data.
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Figure 4-34. Bluetooth parameters for GRX receivers
Status
The Status icon opens the Status screen whith seven tabs: Position,
Data Link, SVs List, Sky Plot, Scatter Plot, Position in Time, and
Logging.
Position
The Position tab displays the following information:
• The current GPS date and time.
• Solution type (Standalone, DGPS, RTK Float, or RTK Fixed).
• WGS84 measured position of the antenna.
• PDOP value, a factor that depends solely upon satellite geometry,
and is proportional to the estimated position uncertainty.
• HRMS and VRMS values, the RMS (the square root of the trace
of position error covariance matrix) values of the horizontal and
vertical coordinates, respectively.
• The numbers of tracked satellites for each satellite system. Each
satellite system is marked in a certain color:

Status
– GPS in green
– GLONASS in red
– SBAS in violet
The ‘wings’ on the satellite icon designate that

NOTICE
the satellite is used in position computation. The
absence of ‘wings’ on the satellite icon means
that the satellite is not used in the computation for
some reason (e.g. it is below the elevation mask).
Figure 4-35. Status - Position
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Data Link
The Data Link page displays information about communication link
for receiving data from a reference station by the receiver (see
Figure 4-36).
Figure 4-36. Status - Data Link
SVs List
The SVs page displays the list of the satellites with satellites
parameters:
Figure 4-37. Status - SVs List

Status
• SVC – satellite icon and system (constellation GPS, GLONASS,

or SBAS).
• USI – Universal Satellite Identifier.
• EL – Elevation angle in degrees. The signs “+” and “-”
immediately following the elevation angle indicate that the
corresponding satellites are either ascending or descending,
respectively. If a satellite is at maximum elevation, it is marked
with “^”.
• AZ – Azimuth in degrees.
• CA – Signal-to-Noise Ratio in the L1 CA channel [dB*Hz].
• L1P – Signal-to-Noise Ratio in the L1 P channel [dB*Hz].
• L2P – Signal-to-Noise Ratio in the L2 P channel [dB*Hz].
• L2C – Signal-to-Noise Ratio in the L2 C channel [dB*Hz].
• TC – Time elapsed since the last loss-of-lock in the CA channel
for the corresponding satellite. This time is given in minutes or, if
the symbol “:” is specified in the column, in seconds.
• SS – Satellite navigation status. For a complete description of the
satellite navigation status, see GRIL Appendix.
• FCN – Frequency Channel Number (valid for GLONASS only).
• SN – Satellite's orbital slot number (valid for GLONASS only).
Clicking a satellite in the list opens a tool tip for the satellite (see
The tool tip displays all the satellite information the list control
contains; the Satellite Navigation Status is decoded to display a
legible description. The tip will close after clicking on it, or
automatically after 5 seconds.
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Figure 4-38. Status - SVs List’s Tool Tip
The list of satellites is updated once a second. If GRX Utility doesn't

receive any information about a satellite, the satellite does not
disappear immediately from the list, but is still displayed in the paling
color for 10 seconds. If there is no signal from the satellite during
these 10 seconds, the satellite will completely disappear.
Figure 4-39. Status - SVs List update
In Real-Time Logging mode, Elevation Mask for

NOTICE raw measurements is set (see Figure 4-44 on
page 4-40). Because of this elevation mask, some
satellites may be absent in the list. Still, they will be
used for position computation.

Status
Sky Plot
The Sky Plot tab displays the graphic position of satellites on the sky.
Figure 4-40. Status - Sky Plot
1. Each satellite system is marked in a certain color:

• GPS in green
• GLONASS in red
• SBAS in violet
The “wings” on the satellite icon designate that

NOTICE
the satellite is used in position computation. The
absence of “wings” on the satellite icon means
that the satellite is not used in the computation for
some reason (e.g. it is below the elevation mask).
2. The USI (Universal Satellite Identifier) of each satellite is

displayed under satellite icons.
3. Red circle designates the elevation mask.
Clicking on a satellite icon displays a tool tip that shows the
information about the satellite. For arbitrary notations please refer to
“SVs List” on page 4-34.
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Figure 4-41. Status - Sky Plot’s Tool Tip
Scatter Plot
The Scatter tab displays the receiver's trajectory/position in real time.
Figure 4-42. Status - Scatter Plot
The scatter plot is updated each second. The current position is

displayed in the form of pictogram.Each solution type is designated
by a respective pictogram.
- Standalone - RTK Float

- Code Differential - RTK Fixed

Status
Use tool buttons in the lower part of the screen to customize the
graphic view. Table 4-6 explains these tool buttons.
Table 4-6. Tool Buttons of Scatter Plot
Button Description
Zooms the plot inwards.
Zooms the plot outwards.
Clear all points from the screen
Fits all points in the plot.
Moves the center of the plot to the average of all points.
It is possible to click, and drag the plot to change

TIP T the center point. On PC version the mouse wheel
can be used to change the scale.
Position in Time
The Position in Time tab displays graphs of the receiver's position in
real time.
Figure 4-43. Status - Position in Time
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Three graphs in the screen represent 3D position in time: Latitude,

Longitude, and Altitude. Each graph shows both absolute and relative
values, and the time scale. The time scale varies from 1 to 5 minutes.
Use tool buttons in the lower part of the screen to customize the
graphic view. Table 4-7 explains these tool buttons.
Table 4-7. Tool Buttons of Position in Time
Button Description
Zooms the plot inwards.
Zooms the plot outwards.
Clear all points from the screen.
Logging
The Logging tab allows logging real-time measurements into files
and saving them in the computer (Figure 4-44).
Figure 4-44. Status - Logging
• File Path: full path to the file in which data will be logged. Use
the button to navigate.
• Raw Measurement: Elevation Mask, Period: defines the
minimum angle at which the receiver will track satellites, and sets
the recording interval in seconds (for this, uncheck Default).

Status
• Statistics: shows file logging statistics in progress after starting

Logging the file.
• Start Logging: press the button to start Logging the file. After
pressing, the button changes into Stop Logging.
• Logging Messages: opens the Logging Messages screen to view/
edit a list of messages being logged into the file and logging
parameters (see Figure 4-45 on page 4-41).
• Site Parameters: opens the Site Configuration dialog to apply
antenna parameters for data logging purposes at the site (see
• OK: saves the settings and closes the dialog.
Logging Messages
The Logging Messages screen allows editing a list of messages being
logged into the file, and also parameters of a selected message. The
user can add or remove messages or modify their scheduling
parameters. The receiver will keep the customized message set in the
NVRAM for further usage. Press and hold the left mouse button on
the message line. The pop-up menu appears that has the following
options:
Figure 4-45. Logging Messages
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1. Add new message: opens the Receiver Message dialog to add a

new message to the list of messages logged into the file.
Figure 4-46. Receiver Message
• Use the button to select the new message. The Receiver

Message List opens to select the desired message (Figure 4-47).
Figure 4-47. Receiver Message List
• Expand the trees to select the desired message, then click OK to

see it in the Message field (Figure 4-46 on page 4-42).
• Schedule Specification: defines the output scheme for the
message. Consists of four parameters: period, phase, count, and
flags.

Status
– Period: specifies the message output interval. If set to zero,

the corresponding message will be output at the highest
possible rate.
– Phase: specifies a time shift in the output of a message with
respect to the moment when the receiver time is a multiple of
the specified period.
– Count: serves two purposes. Firstly, if set to a positive
number, specifies how many times the message outputs. Zero
means an unlimited number of times the message outputs.
Secondly, if set to a negative number, instructs the receiver to
encapsulate a message into >> message before output.
– Flags: provide further adjustment of the way the message is
output. Table 4-8 briefly explains the flags. For details, refer
to the GRIL Reference Manual.
Table 4-8. Scheduling Flags
Flag Description
Out If the flag is selected, the first of the messages invoked by the
corresponding command will be output at the epoch closest to the
command execution time (whatever the specified “period” option).
Change If the flag is selected, the corresponding message will be output
only if the message data have changed.
Out On Add If this flag is set, then the (first) message will be output immediately
after executing the corresponding em or out command.
Notena The receiver uses this flag in order not to output the file header
every time you change the “period” value when recording data into
the log file.
Fix Per If these flags are selected, this disables the user to change the option
Fix Ph values (Period, Phase, Count, and Flags).
Fix Cnt
Fix Fl
2. Edit message: opens the Receiver Message dialog (Figure 4-46

on page 4-42) to edit the highlighted message.
3. Delete messages: deletes the highlighted messages.
4. Restore Defaults: restores the list of output messages to the
factory defaults.
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5. Refresh: renews the list output messages with the last made
changes.
Site Configuration
The Site Configuration dialog allows editing site and antenna
parameters for data logging purposes.
• Site Name: the name of the jobsite.
• Description: additional information about the site.
• Antenna Parameters:
– Antenna Type: the type of antenna.
– Antenna Height, m: the height of the antenna in meters
measured from the survey marker to the measuring mark on
the antenna (either ARP or SHMM).
– Slant: if selected, indicates that the height of the antenna was
measured at a slant (to the slant height measurement mark -
SHMM).
When not selected, indicates a vertical measurement (to the
antenna reference point - ARP).
– Dynamics: select either Static or Dynamic to set the status of
the antenna; either fixed or moving, respectively.
Figure 4-48. Site Configuration

File Explorer
File Explorer
The File Explorer icon opens the File Explorer screen, which
contains four tabs:
1. Files - to manage files (see “Files” on page 4-45).
2. Logs - to log current files (see “Logs” on page 4-49).
3. MINTER - to set logging parameters for MINTER operation (see
“MINTER” on page 4-50). Unavailable for GRX receivers.
4. AFRM - to enable Automatic File Rotation Mode (see “AFRM”
on page 4-51). Unavailable for GRX receivers.
Files
The Files tab displays the list of raw data files stored in the receiver
memory or a removable memory card (for GRX receivers). Along
with the file names, this list contains the file sizes in bytes, and date
and time the files were recorded (Figure 4-49).
Figure 4-49. File Explorer - Files
For GRX receivers, the Application does not allow uploading files to
the memory card, and restoring deleted files (see Figure 4-50 on
page 4-46).
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Figure 4-50. Files Explorer for GRX-1 receiver
The Files tab allows managing files. Press and hold the left mouse
button on the file line. The pop-up menu will appear.
1. Delete: deletes the selected log files. A confirmation message
displays.
Figure 4-51. Confirm deletion
2. Download: begins downloading selected log files to the

computer. A download path must be specified (Figure 4-52).

File Explorer
Figure 4-52. Download path
Pressing OK starts downloading process.
Figure 4-53. Download in progress
3. Upload: begins uploading selected *.tps files from the computer

to the receiver. A full path to the file on the computer must be
specified before beginning the upload process.
4. Initialize File System: initializes the file system. Initializing the
file system of a connected receiver will erase all of the receiver’s
data files. A warning message will appear to confirm the
operation (Figure 4-54).
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Figure 4-54. Initializing File System - Warning Message
5. File System Info: displays information on the file system and

physical memory of the internal memory card in the receiver.
Figure 4-55. File System Information
6. Mode of Operation: selects operational mode for File Explorer:

• Normal - this mode allows all operations on the files (deleting,
downloading and uploading). See Figure 4-49 on page 4-45.
• Deleted Files Recovery - this mode allows retrieving deleted files
from the internal memory of the receiver.

File Explorer
To recover a deleted file:

– Open this mode to view all deleted files.
Figure 4-56. Deleted Files
– Download the desired file to a selected folder on the

controller.
– Select Normal mode and upload the deleted file from the
controller to the receiver.
Deleted log files can be retrieved from the receiver

NOTICE internal memory only if the receiver has not been
initialized.
Logs
The Logs tab allows logging two concurrent log files (Figure 4-57):
• /cur/file/a: enter the name to assign it to one current log file.
• /cur/file/b: enter the name to assign it to another current log file.
Unavailable for HiPer II receivers.
• Pressing Start begins recording data into the file with the
recording interval of 1 second by default. Uncheck the Default
box to change the interval.
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• Logging Messages: displays the list of messages outputting into

the current log files. For details, see “Logging” on page 4-40.
• Site Parameters: sets the jobsite and antenna parameters. For
details, see “Logging” on page 4-40.
Figure 4-57. File Explorer - Logs
MINTER
The MINTER tab sets the receiver parameters that correspond to
MINTER operation and data logging (see Figure 4-58 on page 4-51).
This option is unavailable for GRX receivers.
• Prefix: determines the file name prefix used as the beginning part
of the name of the new file the receiver will create when the
MINTER FN button is pressed to start data recording. The prefix
can include up to 20 characters; the default is “log”.
• Period: specifies the interval to use for logging data after pressing
the MINTER FN key. This parameter also applies to AFRM
mode. It can be set to the values from 0 to 86400 seconds; the
default is 1 second.
• Log File Controllable via AFRM and MINTER: select either
one of the concurrent files or both to allow control them by
MINTER and through the automatic file rotation algorithm.

File Explorer
Figure 4-58. File Explorer - MINTER
AFRM
The AFRM tab enables Automatic File Rotation Mode (AFRM). See
Figure 4-59 on page 4-52. This option is unavailable for GRX
receivers. In this mode the receiver will close the current log file and
open a new one according to a schedule defined by the parameters
File Rotation Period and File Rotation Phase:
• Enable AFRM: when selected, activates AFRM.
• Automatically Remove Old Files: when selected, the receiver
will remove log files with the earliest creation time/date if no free
memory is available for recording data.
• File Rotation Period: sets the time duration of each log-file
created in AFRM.
• File Rotation Phase: sets the phase (constant time shift) of
creating multiple log-files in AFRM.
• File Rotation Counter: sets how many log files must be created
in AFRM before AFRM mode turns off.
• File Rotation Running Counter: reports the number of files
remaining before AFRM mode turns off.
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• Force File Rotation: forces the receiver to execute file rotation

immediately. AFRM must be enabled.
Figure 4-59. File Explorer - AFRM
GMS/GRS Tools
When running on GMS-2, GMS-2 Pro, or GRS-1 platforms, the
Device drop-down menu of the main menu contains the GMS/GRS
Tools item.
Figure 4-60. GMS/GRS Tools Option

GMS/GRS Tools
The GMS/GRS Tools item opens the GMS/GRS Tools screen that can
manage the receiver, modem, camera, compass, and laser distance
meter depending on the target platform.
Table 4-9 summarizes the screens and platforms in GMS/GRS Tools.
Table 4-9. GMS/GRS Tools Screens
Description Platform Screen
Receiver GMS-2,
GMS-2 Pro,
The Receiver tab controls power GRS-1
parameters of the internal GNSS
receiver.
Modem GRS-1
The Modem tab controls power

parameters of the internal
modem.
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Compass GMS-2,
GMS-2 Pro,
The Compass tab displays the GRS-1
current North/South direction
and the angle to North, displays
the tilt of the unit, and calibrates
the compass.
Camera GMS-2,
GMS-2 Pro
The Camera tab defines settings
for the integrated camera, as well
as captures and saves images.

GMS/GRS Tools
LDM GMS-2 Pro
The LDM tab uses the laser beam

to measure the distance and
angles to a reflective object.
Receiver
The Receiver tab controls power parameters of the internal GNSS
receiver.
Figure 4-61. GMS/GRS Receiver Controls
• Current power state – shows the current power state of the

internal GPS board, either ON or OFF.
• Power ON/OFF – turns on/off the GPS receiver power.
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• Reset the receiver – performs a hardware reset of the internal

GNSS receiver. From a functional point of view, the hardware
reset is equivalent to turning the power off and then back on.
• Clear NVRAM - clears the receiver's NVRAM. All receiver
parameters will be set to their default values. Almanacs,
ephemerides, etc., will be erased. This operation will not delete
any raw data files stored in the receiver's memory.
• Turn power ON when connecting to the internal receiver –
check mark this box for the Application to turn ON the internal
GPS board, when connecting to it.
• Turn power OFF when disconnecting from the internal
receiver – check mark this box for the Application to turn OFF
the internal GPS board, when disconnecting from it.
• Turn power OFF on exit – check mark this box for the
Application to always turn OFF the internal GPS receiver power
on exit.
Modem
The Modem tab available only on GRS-1 platforms controls power
parameters of the internal modem.
Figure 4-62. GMS/GRS Modem Controls
• Model – shows the model type of the modem.

GMS/GRS Tools
• Current power state – shows the current power state of the

internal modem, either ON or OFF.
• Power ON/OFF – turns on/off the modem power.
• Turn power ON when connecting to the internal modem –
check mark this box for the Application to turn ON the internal
modem, when connecting to it.
• Turn power OFF when disconnecting from the internal modem
– check mark this box for the Application to turn OFF the internal
modem, when disconnecting from it.
• Turn power OFF on exit – check mark this box for the
Application to always turn OFF the modem power on exit.
Compass
The Compass tab displays the current direction, tilt of the unit. This
tab also calibrates the compass.
Figure 4-63. GMS GRS Tools. Compass
• Pointer – North (red portion of pointer) and South (black portion

of pointer) directions.
• Compass – the angle (azimuth) from North, in degrees.
• Tilt – the roll and pitch, from level, in degrees and minutes.
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The compass is very sensitive to the tilt of

NOTICE controller. To measure precise azimuth values,
make sure that both vertical and horizontal tilt
values equal zero, and the tilt pointer is located
within the crosshair .
• Calibrate – The compass may need to be calibrated if you notice

that it’s precision is no longer accurate. The calibration procedure
depends upon the compass hardware.
Figure 4-64. Compass Calibration
When calibrating the compass on the GMS-2, the

NOTICE new calibration is only used until the controller is
turned off. When the unit is turned on, the default
calibration will be used.
Other controllers keep the compass calibration data.
The Calibration procedure allows excluding

magnetic influence of the surroundings in the place
T
where the compass is used. The factory calibration
TIP
is performed with a separate utility.

GMS/GRS Tools
Camera
Only the GMS-2 and GMS-2 Pro units have the integrated camera.
The Camera tab displays the camera finder, and adjusts camera
settings. This tab also takes and saves the picture to the internal
memory.
Figure 4-65. GMS/GRS Tools. Camera
• Brightness – drag the slider right/left to increase/decrease the

brightness of the captured image.
• Sharpness – drag the slider right/left to increase/decrease the
sharpness of the captured images.
• Two drop down menus are for selection of time of day and
capture size:
– Time of day: select “day” for images captured taken in bright
light, “night” for images captured in low light, or “auto” to
have the setting automatically detect the ambient light.
– Capture size: select the size of the image to capture, in bits.
• Capture – press the button to take a picture.
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LDM (Range Finder)

Only the GMS-2 Pro has the integrated laser distance meter (LDM).
The LDM tab displays the camera finder with LDM’s crosshair on it.
Figure 4-66. GMS/GRS Tools. LDM
• Measure – measures the distance to a reflective object, and the

tilt of the unit.
• – zooms the image inwards.
• – zoom the image outwards.

Chapter 5
Modem Managing
Modem Managing mode is intended for configuring modems.
In Modem Managing mode, you see the following icons in the tools
area
Figure 5-1. Modem Managing – Main Window
Initially, the Tools area is inactive. To make the

tools area active, first establish a port connection on
TIP T
the PC using the Connect option from the Device
menu.
When in Modem Managing mode, GRX Utility tries to detect a

modem at the time of connection. If there is no modem, or if it doesn't
respond, a connection cannot be established.
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Table 5-1 describes the icons in Modem Managing mode.

Table 5-1. Modem Managing Tools Icons
Icon Description
Opens the Terminal.
Opens a dialog that displays the modem's settings, and allows

changing the settings and invoking modem functions.
Terminal
The same terminal dialog displays as that shown in Simple Terminal
mode (see Figure 3-2 on page 3-2).
There is only one difference between Simple Terminal and Modem
Managing modes. While in Simple Terminal mode the user must
manually adjust port settings (for a serial cable connection). In
Modem Managing mode GRX Utility itself adjusts the port settings
automatically.
The Terminal is designed for advanced users to

NOTICE allow them to work with a device directly using the
Command Line Interface (without TRU GUI ).
Settings
The Settings icon opens the Settings property sheet, which can
involve three pages: General, Settings, and Functions, depending on
the modem used.
A list of settings and functions depends upon the type of the modem
used. For details on settings and functions of each specific modem
supported by GRX Utility, refer to Chapter 6 through Chapter 12.

Settings
General Information
The General page shows the modem model, and the product
identification information.
Modem Settings
The Settings page shows a list of parameters specific for a connected
modem. The settings list may vary depending on the modem model
and possibly the firmware version.
Four icons on this page represent the following tasks:
• Pressing the Refresh icon renews the list.
• Pressing the Import icon imports settings from a file.
• Pressing the Export icon saves settings in a file.
• Pressing the Load icon writes new settings into the modem.
The settings can be read-only (marked by the icon) or

changeable (marked by the icon).
Modem Functions
The Functions page allows invoking modem's functions.
• Function – shows a list of available functions.
• Execute – starts executing the selected function.
• Input Parameters – shows a list of incoming parameters for the
selected function. These parameters should be initialized properly
before the function is executed.
• Output Parameters – shows a list of values returned by the
function.
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Notes:

Chapter 6
Digital UHF Modem

This chapter describes specific parameters and functions for a Topcon
Digital UHF modem.
General Information
Figure 6-1. Settings - General Page
• Cell Info - press to view information on the GSM module and

SIM card inserted.
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Modem Settings
The Settings page allows setting values for parameters of the
connected modem.
Figure 6-2. Settings - Settings page
The Settings page displays general communication parameters, and

parameters specific for the modem. To change any editable
parameter, click on the Value field of the highlighted parameter and
select a desired value from the drop-down list appear.
• General parameters:
• Mode – selects Radio or Cell to use for communication (the
UHF or GSM/CDMA band, respectively).
• Baud rate, baud – select a baud rate for the modem’s serial
port. The baud rate is adjustable. This is the flow rate on the
serial port connecting the modem to the GPS board.
• Flow Control – controls the flow of data between the receiver
and modem. Enables software/hardware flow control.
• Radio parameters are not accessible in Cell mode:
• Modulation – selects a modulation type for the base radio
modem. Select either DQPSK if using the Simplex protocol
or GMSK if using TrimTalk or PacCrest.

Modem Settings
• Protocol – sets the protocol for data transmission. Select

Simplex to work with Topcon Digital UHF compatible
modems. Select PacCrest w/EOT to work with Pacific Crest
compatible modems. Select TrimTalk to work with Trimble
UHF compatible modems. Note that the same protocol must
be used for both the base and rover to communicate properly.
• Repeater – enables retransmission in the wireless cluster only
for Simplex Transmitter protocol.
• Power, mW – sets the transmission power for the base radio.
• Channel, MHz – assigns an operating channel to the radio
modem. Select the desired frequency from the channel list.
Note that the same channel must be used for both the base
and rover to communicate properly.
• Scrambler – when enabled, provides more robust data
communication over high interference areas.
• FEC – (Forward Error Correction) Enable to maximize data
communication. The rover radio modem has the capability to
check and correct transmission errors (if any) in an incoming
data stream.
• Link rate, baud – data transfer speed between the base and
rover.
Table 6-1 on page 6-4 displays a list of possible values of the
parameters.
NOTICE Default values are shown in bold.
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Table 6-1. Possible Values of parameters
Parameter Name Values
Mode Radio
Cell
Baud Rate, baud 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200
Flow Control NONE
RTC/CTS
Modulation DBPSK - Differential Binary Phase Shift Keying
(Default)
DQPSK - Differential Quadrature Phase Shift Keying
GMSK - Minimal Shift Keying with Gaussian Filtering
Protocol Simplex Receiver
Simplex Transmitter
Simplex Repeater
PacCrest w/EOT Receiver (used with GMSK
modulation)
PacCrest w/EOT Transmitter (used with GMSK
modulation)
Repeater No Retransmission in the wireless cluster
There is Repeater
Power 100, 250, 500, or 1000 mW
Channel Carrier frequency displayed in MHz
Scrambler 0, 1 ... 255
FEC Disable; Enable
Link Rate, baud 4800, 9600 or 19200
Link Rate dependence on the modulation and the space value is

presented in Table 6-2.
Table 6-2. Link Rate vs. Modulation and Space
SpaceValues 12.5 kHz 25 kHz
Modulation
DBPSK Differential Binary Phase Shift Keying 4.8 kbps 9.6 kbps
DQPSK Differential Quadrature Phase Shift Keying 9.6 kbps 19.2 kbps
GMSK Minimal Shift Keying with Gaussian 4.8 kbps 9.6 kbps
Filtering

Modem Functions
Modem Functions
Figure 6-3. Settings - Functions page
The following functions are available for executing in this modem:

• BootConfiguration: This command is intended to reboot the unit
using selected user settings. Two options are available, to use the
default user settings defined by dealer or to use the settings
defined by the end-user.
• UploadCCXFile: Intended to upload the factory and dealer
configurations along with the user defined radio settings. After
uploading the CCX file, the uploaded file takes into effect after
the configuration reboot (see the previous function).
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Notes:

Chapter 7
FH915 Plus Modem

This chapter describes specific parameters and functions for an
FH915 Plus modem.
General Information
The General tab shows the manufacturer, the modem model, and the
product identification information.
• Cell Info - if available, press to view information on the GSM

module and SIM card inserted.
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Modem Settings
The Settings page shows a list of properties of the connected modem.
The Settings page allows viewing and changing general

communication parameters, and parameters specific for the modem.
To change any editable parameter, click on the Value field of the
highlighted parameter and select a desired value from the drop-down
list appear.
• Baud Rate, baud – specifies the baud rate of the modem's
serial port connected internally with the receiver's serial port.
It can be 19200, 38400 (default), or 57600.
• Flow Control – enables/disables the RTS line of the modem's
serial port connected internally with the receiver's serial port.
It can be either RTS/CTS (default) or None.
• Radio parameters are accessible only if GSM mode is Off:
• Protocol – sets an operation protocol. It can be either FH915
(default) or FH915 Ext.
• Location – adjusts the frequency range and RF power level
depending on the country. It can be USA/Canada (default),
Australia or New Zealand.

Modem Settings
• Operation Mode – specifies the mode in which the radio

modem will be functioning. It can be Receiver (default),
Transmitter, Repeater or None.
• Power, mW – sets the transmission power for the base radio
modem. It can be either 250 or 1000 mW (default).
• Link Rate, baud – specifies the rate at which data is
transmitted over the RF link in FH915 protocol. It can be
9600 (default), 12000, 17000, 24000, or 51000 bauds.
• Ext Link Rate, baud – specifies the rate at which data is
transmitted over the RF link in FH915 Ext. protocol. It can
be 3600, 4800, 6600, 9600 (default), 19200 bauds.
• Channel – this feature allows up to ten simultaneously
transmitting radio modems, without interference, at the
jobsite (1- default).
• GSM parameters:
• Mode – specifies the GSM modem operation mode. It can be
Off (default), Slave, Master, or Direct.
• PIN – specifies the PIN code for access to the GSM modem.
It can be a 4-digit number.
• Dial – specifies the phone number that the GSM modem in
Master Cell mode will dial in to the remote Slave modem. It
can be a number of 0..14 digits.
• Send Time, s – specifies a time interval from 0 to 255 in
seconds, is used to ensure reliable communication between
the pair of modems (Master - sSave) and avoid unnecessary
modem reinitialization. The transmitting modem will send
the service word to the receiving modem in every ‘sndtime’
seconds. Note that the service word will not affect the
differential corrections (RTCM or CMR messages) in any
way. If the parameter is set to zero, the service word will not
be used in data transmission.
• Advanced parameters:
• H/W Version – queries the hardware version of the board.
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• Net ID – sets network ID. A radio link can only be

established between modems having the same Net ID. It can
be the number in the range from 0 (default) to 255.
• Rep Net ID – sets a new Rep Net ID parameter for Repeater
type. A modem with Repeater type set carries out
retransmission with other Rep Net ID that is different from
receiving Net ID. In this mode, it is possible to set different
Net IDs for received and retransmitted signals. It can be the
number in the range from 0 (default) to 255.
• Hot Lock, s – sets time to keep synchronization after signal
drop. It can be 5, 10, 20, 30 (default), or 40 seconds.
• Save Power – enables/disables (default) Power Saving mode.
The transmitter and receiver must be set to the same mode.

Chapter 8
Satel Modem
This chapter describes specific parameters and functions for a Satel
modem.
General Information
The General tab shows the modem model, and the product
• Cell Info - press to view information on the GSM module and

SIM card inserted.
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Modem Settings
The Settings tab shows: general information about the modem type,
software and hardware revisions, product code and serial number, and
displays a list of settings for the modem (Figure 8-2 on page 8-2).
The UHF Satel radio modem offers a transmitter/receiver
functionality with a maximum 1W power output for data
transmission. The frequency range of the modem depends on the
country in which the receiver is used.
The default settings for radio configuration are

NOTICE sufficient for most jobsites. Changing these settings
can affect the operation of the radio modem and
communication between receivers.
The settings can be read-only (marked by the icon) or changeable

(marked by the icon). Clicking on the corresponding line in the
Value column of any editable parameter opens a field to enter or
select from the drop-down list a needed value (see Figure 8-2).
• Baud Rate, baud - specifies the baud rate of the modem's serial
port connected internally with the receiver's serial port, by default
with hardware flow control. It can be 19200, or 38400 (default).

Modem Settings
• Current Frequency, MHz - sets the operating frequency used for

data transmission / reception (from the list defined by the user).
• Signal Threshold, dBm - sets the modem sensitivity (default -112
dBm). Possible values -118..-80.
• Output Power, mW - sets the appropriate level of output power.
Possible values: 100, 200, 500, and 1000 (default) mW.
• Protocol - selects a modulation type for the base radio modem
from Satel 3AS (default), or PacCrest 4-FSK.
• Satel FEC - disables (default) Forward Error Correction
technique to maximize data communication. The rover radio
modem has the capability to check and correct transmission
errors (if any) in an incoming data stream.
• Spacing, kHz - shows the channel step. It can be 12.5, 20, 25.
This is a hardware set.
• FCS - sets Free Channel Scan mode to OFF (default) for
configuring the radio-modem with a dedicated channel. Select
Master for the Base, and Slave for the Rover.
In free channel scan mode, the Base radio modem will regularly
scan the current operating frequency to determine the degree of a
radio noise (interference). Should the level of noise on the current
operating frequency be greater than the threshold specified in the
Signal Threshold field, the transmitter will stop broadcasting and
switch to the next frequency. It can be OFF (default), TX Master,
RX Slave, RX/TX Repeater, TX Master + Repeater, or RX Slave
+ Repeater.
• Net ID- sets Free Scan net ID. The Net ID uses a hexadecimal
format from 0000 to FFFF (default 0010).
Occasionally, the receivers may encounter interference if a
jobsite has more than one set of receivers. In this case, enter a
different net ID for each set of receivers.
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To properly communicate, the Base and Rover

NOTICE radios require the same settings for Current
Frequency, Signal Threshold Level, FCS and Net
ID.
When finished configuring the radio modem,

NOTICE always disconnect the modem from GRX Utility
before exiting to prevent conflicts with serial port
management.
Modem Functions
Figure 8-3. Settings - Functions page
The following functions are available for executing in this modem:

• AddChannel: This command is intended to add an operating
frequency from a list defined by the dealer to the list defined by
the user.
• DeleteAllChannel: Intended to delete all operating frequencies
from the list defined by the user.

Chapter 9
Cinterion HC25/HC28/
HC28J Modems
See below for a specific description of parameters and functions for
Cinterion HC25/Cinterion HC28/Cinterion HC28J modems.
Settings
The Settings page displays the modem model, and the product
Figure 9-1. Parameters for Siemens HC25 Modem
• Manufacturer – the manufacturer identification text.

• Model – the product model identification text.
• FirmwareVersion – the product firmware version.
• SecurityStatus – the string indicating whether or not network
authentication is required. Possible string values are presented in
Table 9-1.
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• IMEI – the International Mobile Equipment Identity (IMEI) of

the module.
• IMSI – the International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI).
• Identification – identification information returned by the
modem in response to standard Hayes® modem ATI command.
Table 9-1 shows a list of possible values of the SecurityStatus
parameter.
Table 9-1. Possible Values of SecurityStatus
SIM PIN authentication
READY PIN has already been entered. No further entry needed.
SIM PIN The modem is waiting for SIM PIN1.
SIM PUK The modem is waiting for SIM PUK1 if PIN1 was
disabled after three failed attempts to enter PIN1.
SIM PIN2 The modem is waiting for PIN2.
SIM PUK2 The modem is waiting for PUK2 to unblock a disabled
PIN2.
Phone security locks set by client or factory
PH-SIM PIN The modem is waiting for phone-to-SIM card password
if “PS” lock is active and the client inserts other SIM
card than the one used for the lock. (“PS” lock is also
referred to as phone or antitheft lock).
PH-FSIM PIN The modem is waiting for phone-to-very-first-SIM
card. Necessary when “PF” lock was set. When
powered up the first time, The modem locks itself to the
first SIM card put into the card holder. As a result,
operation of the mobile is restricted to this one SIM
card (unless the PH-FSIM PUK is used as described
below).
PH-FSIM PUK The modem is waiting for phone-to-very-first-SIM card
unblocking password to be given. Necessary when
“PF” lock is active and other than first SIM card is
inserted.
PH-NET PIN The modem is waiting for network personalization
password.
PH-NET PUK The modem is waiting for network personalization
unblocking password.

Table 9-1. Possible Values of SecurityStatus
PH-NETSUB PIN The modem is waiting for network subset
personalization password.
PH-NETSUB PUK The modem is waiting for network subset unblocking
password.
PH-SP PIN The modem is waiting for service provider
personalization password.
PH-SP PUK The modem is waiting for service provider
personalization unblocking password.
PH-CORP PIN The modem is waiting for corporate personalization
password.
PH-CORP PUK The modem is waiting for corporate personalization un-
blocking password.
Functions
• Authorize – this function allows the modem to store the entered
password. This may be for example the SIM PIN1 to register to
the GSM network, or the SIM PUK1 to replace a disabled SIM
PIN1 with a new one, or the PH-SIM PIN if the client has taken
precautions for preventing damage in the event of loss or theft
etc.
If no PIN1 request is pending (for example if PIN1 authentication
has been done and the same PIN1 is entered again) the modem
responds "ERROR: operation not allowed"; no further action is
required.
Each time a password is entered the module starts reading data
from the SIM. The duration of reading varies with the SIM card.
This may cause a delay of several seconds before all commands
which need access to SIM data are effective.
• Input Parameters:
PIN – Password (string type), usually SIM PIN1.
Sample:
If the requested password was a PUK, such as SIM PUK1 or PH-
FSIM PUK or another password, then <PIN> must be followed by
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<new PIN>. If the requested code was a PUK: specify a new

password or restore the former disabled password.
Sample:
• Output Parameters:
Return Value – the result code (string type): OK or an error
description.
Successful PIN authentication only confirms that

the entered PIN was recognized and correct. The
T
output of the result code OK does not necessarily
TIP
imply that the mobile is registered to the desired

network. Typical example: PIN was entered and
accepted with OK, but the modem fails to register
to the network. This may be due to missing network
coverage, denied network access with currently
used SIM card, invalid roaming agreement between
home network and currently available operators etc.
What to do if PIN authentication fails?

PIN1 / PUK1:
T
After three failures to enter PIN 1, the SIM card is
TIP
blocked (except for emergency calls). ERROR: 12

will prompt the client to unblock the SIM card by
entering the associated PUK (= PIN Unblocking
Key / Personal Unblocking Key). After ten failed
attempts to enter the PUK, the SIM card will be
invalidated and no longer operable. In such a case,
the card needs to be replaced. PIN1 consists of 4 to
8 digits, PUK1 is an 8-digit code only.
To unblock a disabled PIN1, enter <PUK1>,<new
PIN1>.

Chapter 10
Wavecom GSM/CDMA
Modem
See below for a description of specific parameters and functions for a
Wavecom GSM/CDMA modem.
The Settings icon opens the multi-tab dialog box, which can consist
of three tabs: General, Settings, and Functions depending on the
modem model used (GSM or CDMA).
Wavecom GSM
The Wavecom GSM modem is a wireless modem that works with a
GSM wireless network.
General Information
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Modem Settings
The Settings tab shows a list of properties of the modem (see
Figure 10-2). GRX Utility allows the user only see the modem
identification information an read-only settings.
Figure 10-2. Settings Tab
Wavecom CDMA
The Wavecom CDMA modem is a wireless modem that uses CDMA
technique.
General Information
identification information (Figure 10-3 on page 10-3).

Figure 10-3. General Tab
Settings
The Settings page shows a list of parameters of the modem.
Figure 10-4. Parameters for Wavecom WISMO Quik CDMA Modem
• FirmwareVersion – the product firmware version.

• ESN – the Electronic Serial Number of the product.
• ModuleSerialNumber – the serial number of the module.
• IMSI – the IMSI (International Mobile Subscriber Identity) of the
module.
• BaudRate – the baud rate for the module DATA port.
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The factory default value is 115200. Possible values: 300, 600,

1200, 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400, 57600, 115200.
After the baud rate is changed, reconnect to the

TIP T modem.
• Identification – identification information returned by the

modem in response to standard Hayes® modem ATI command.
Modem Functions
The Functions page allows invoking the modem's function.
Figure 10-5. Functions tab
To use the CDMA modem, the user must activate it. For a start,
contact the service provider, and set up a data plan. You will need the
ESN, which is displayed on the Settings page.
Then you must activate the module on the Verizon network. To do
that, open the Functions page, choose the Activate (Verizon)
function, and press the Execute button.
If you are not able to activate the module on your

TIP T own, please contact the service provider.

Chapter 11
Motorola G24 Modem

See below for a description of specific parameters and functions for a
Motorola® G24 modem. The Motorola G24 modem is a wireless
modem that works with a GSM wireless network.
General Information
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Modem Settings
The Settings tab shows a list of properties of the modem. GRX Utility
allows the user only see the read-only settings.
Figure 11-2. Settings Tab

Chapter 12
Topcon UHF460 Modem

This chapter describes specific parameters and functions for Topcon’s
UHF460 modem.
General Information
Modem Settings
The Settings page shows a list of properties of the modem (see
The Settings page displays general communication parameters, and
parameters specific for the modem.
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• BaudRate – select a baud rate for the modem’s serial port.
The baud rate is adjustable. This is the flow rate on the serial
port connecting the modem to the GPS board. It can be 19200
or 38400 (default) rate with this radio.
• Radio parameters:
• Protocol – sets the protocol for data transmission. Select
between TPS and PDL. Select TPS if all of the radio-modems
at the jobsite are manufactured by Topcon Positioning
Systems. Select PDL if using PDL radio-modem(s) together
with TPS radio-modem(s) at the jobsite.
• Type – select a modulation scheme that will be used by the
base radio-modem. It can be either OFF or 4-Level-FSK
(Frequency Shift Keying) or GMSK (Gaussian Minimum
Shift Keying). The following table shows what modulation
technique can be used at a specific link rate.
Table 12-1. Link Rate vs. Modulation
If the LinkRate is... Use this type of modulation
4800 baud GMSK
9600 baud GMSK or 4-Level-FSK
19200 baud 4-Level-FSK

Modem Settings
• RadioLink – select the rate at which data is transmitted over

the RF link. The UHF radio-modem supports 4800, 9600
(default), and 19200 baud. Note that this setting affects the
Modulation Type control and vice versa. Must be the same
for the base and rover.
• LinkProtocol – select the appropriate link protocol among
the following available: FastAsn, TimeOut, and CharOut.
• TimeOut – enter an integer value between 1 (corresponds to
10 ms) and 50 (corresponds to 500 ms). Once the timeout
between incoming data exceeds the specified value, the
modem begins data transmission.
• ControlChar – enter a decimal value (usually a control
character). Once the specified character is found in the
incoming data stream, the modem begins data transmission.
• Scrambler – If set to ON, provides more robust data
communications over the areas with possible interference.
Must be the same for the base and rover.
• FEC – For a maximum data communication reliability, set
the Forward Error Correction to ON (default). In this case,
the rover radio-modem has the capability to check and correct
transmission errors (if any) in an incoming data stream.
• RxChannel – select the operating frequency that will be used
by the rover radio-modem to receive differential data. Must
be the same for the base and rover.
• TxChannel – select the operating frequency that will be used
by the base radio-modem to transmit differential data.
• Power – select the transmission power for the base radio from
10, 20, 50, 100, 250, 500 mW, 1 or 2 W.
• FcsMode – select between OFF (default), RxSlave,
TxMaster
• FcsNoiseDb – select between 70, 85, 100 dBm, or Custom to
specify a threshold value for the noise level for the current
operating frequency in Free Channel Scan mode.
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• GSM parameters for the GSM module integrated into a receiver:

• GsmMode– set the mode control to OFF (default), Slave,
Master, or Direct.
• GsmPin– enter a Personal Identification Number (PIN) if
required.
• GsmDial– on the rover side, enter the phone number of the
base GSM modem.
• GsmSndTime– enter a period of time in seconds with which
the base/rover GSM modem will send a service word to the
rover/base GSM modem. This parameter is used to maintain
reliable communication between the pair of modems and
avoid unnecessary modem reinitialization.

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The Menu Bar

Figure 1-2. Device Menu

• View – shows or hides the status bar.

Figure 1-3. View Menu

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• Help – contains options that allow updating registration and

Figure 1-4. Help Menu

The Tool Bar

Figure 1-5. Receiver Settings Submenu

The tool area is inactive until a connection to a

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Figure 1-6. Application Modes

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Figure 1-8. License Updating

About GRX Utility

Figure 1-9. About GRX Utility

Table 1-1 lists Application editions for Mobile devices currently

When installing GRX Utility, the Mobile Installer

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Table 1-1. TRU Editions and Supported Platforms

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Figure 1-11. Setup/Modem Detection Mode

Exiting the Program

The “X” system button only closes GRX Utility

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The Connection Parameters dialog box displays (see Figure 2-2 on

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Figure 2-2. Connection Parameters

• Connect Using – select either Serial Port or Bluetooth for

Bluetooth transport may not be available in the

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