SingularXYZ Sfaira ONE GNSS Receiver User Manual
- June 12, 2024
- SingularXYZ
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SingularXYZ Sfaira ONE GNSS Receiver
Product Information
The Sfaira ONE GNSS Receiver is a high-precision GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) receiver designed for surveying purposes. It is manufactured by SingularXYZ Intelligent Technology Ltd., a company based in Shanghai, China.
The receiver is equipped with a high-precision GNSS engine that can simultaneously track GPS, BDS, GLONASS, Galileo, and QZSS satellites, providing stable and accurate centimeter-level positioning. It has an ultra- small size and strong anti-interference ability, allowing it to work even in harsh environments. The Sfaira ONE GNSS Receiver is an ideal RTK/GNSS product for surveyors.
Product Usage Instructions
Setup of the Sfaira ONE
To set up the Sfaira ONE GNSS Receiver, follow these steps:
- Ensure that the environment meets the requirements specified in the user manual.
- Connect the power supply to the receiver.
Connect with GIS Software
To connect the Sfaira ONE GNSS Receiver with GIS software, refer to page 31
of the user manual for detailed instructions.
Safety Information
When using the Sfaira ONE GNSS Receiver, it is important to handle it with
care as it is high-precision electronic equipment. While the receiver can
withstand rough treatment in the field, reasonable care should be taken to
avoid damage.
Warning and Caution
It is important to note that an absence of specific alerts does not mean
there are no safety risks involved. The user manual provides warning and
caution information to minimize the risk of personal injury and/or damage to
the equipment. Pay attention to the warnings and cautions listed in the
manual.
Warranty Notice
Refer to the user manual for warranty information regarding the Sfaira ONE
GNSS Receiver.
Sfaira ONE GNSS Receiver User Manual
V1.0, modified on 06/03/2023
Corporate Office
SingularXYZ Intelligent Technology Ltd. Address: Floor 2, Building A, No. 599
Gaojing Road, 201702 Shanghai, China Tel: +86-21-60835489 Fax: +86-21-60835497
Website: https://www.singularxyz.com E-mail:
singularxyz@singularxyz.com
Copyright Notice
This is the V1.0 (Jun, 2023) revision of the Sfaira ONE GNSS Receiver User
Guide. It cannot be copied or translated into any language without the written
permission of SingularXYZ.
Technical Assistant
If you have any questions that can’t be solved in this manual, please contact
your local SingularXYZ distribution partner. Alternatively, request technical
support from SingularXYZ Intelligent Technology Ltd. Support Email:
support@singularxyz.com Support Skype:
Support.SingularXYZ
Your feedback on this manual will help us improve it with future revisions.
Safety Information
Before using the receiver, please make sure that you have read and understood
this User Guide,as well as the safety requirements. · Connect your devices
strictly based on this UserGuide · Install the GNSS receiver in a location
that minimizes vibration andmoisture · Avoid falling to ground, or colliding
with otheritems · Do not rotate 7-pin Lemo port · Do not cover the radio, keep
a sound ventilation environment · To reduce radiation, please keep above 2
meters away from the radiostation · Take lighting protection measures when
installing antennas · Change the cable if damaged
Use and Care
The receiver can withstand the rough treatment that typically occurs in the
field. However,the receiver is high-precision electronic equipment and should
be treated with reasonablecare.
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Warning and Caution
An absence of specific alerts does not mean that there are no safety risks
involved. A Warningor Caution information is intended to minimize the risk of
personal injury and/or damagetothe equipment. WARNING- A Warning alerts you to
a potential risk ofserious injury to your person and/or damage to the
equipment, because of improper operations or wrong settings of the equipment.
CAUTION- A Caution alerts you to a possible risk of damage to the equipment
and/or data loss.
Warranty Notice
SingularXYZ does not warranty devices damage because of force majeure
(lighting,high voltage or collision). SingularXYZ does not warranty the
disassembleddevices. ©2023 SingularXYZ Intelligent Technology Ltd. All rights
reserved.
Sfaira ONE GNSS Receiver User Manual
Introduction
The SingularXYZ Sfaira ONE GNSS Receiver User Manual is aimed to help you get familiar with the Sfaira ONE GNSS Receiver and start your project effectively. We highly recommend you to read this manual before surveying, even you have used other GNSS RTK receivers before.
Overview
Sfaira ONE GSS receiver is equipped with a high-precision GNSS engine which
can simultaneously track GPS, BDS, GLONASS, Galileo & QZSS, providing stable
and accurate centimeter-level positioning. Sfaira ONE receiver has ultra-small
size and strong anti-interference ability to make it possible to work even in
hash environments. It is an ideal RTK/GNSS product for surveyors.
Receiver features
The Sfaira ONE GNSS Receiver key features: Portable: 50 mm ×149 mm Ultra small
size and 409g super light Can work at high intensity continuously for more
than 16 hours Cable-free Bluetooth wireless technology 1408 channels of
simultaneously signal tracking Centimeter level accuracy IP65 waterproof
Designed to survive a 1.5m drop onto concrete
1.3 System Composition
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Sfaira ONE GNSS Receiver
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USB-Type C Cable*1 USB-Type C Cable
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Setup of the Sfaira ONE
Environment Requirements
To keep the receiver with a reliable performance, it is better to use the
receiver in safe environmental conditions:
Operating temperature:-45to+75 Storage temperature:-55to+85 Out of corrosive
fluids and gases With a clear view of sky Do not expose to water for a long
time
2.2 Power supply
The Sfaira ONE GNSS receiver comes with a large 4800mAh rechargeable Lithium- ion battery that supports Type-C charging.The internal battery provides you an effective survey workflow with about 16-hours operating times as a rover. However, this operating time varies based on environmental conditions.
· Receiver Safety Charge and use the Receiver only in strict accordance with
the instructions below: Do not use or charge the Receiver if it appears to
be damaged. Signs of damage include,
but are not limited to, discoloration, warping, and leaking Receiver fluid.
Do not expose the Receiver to fire, high temperature, or direct sunlight. Do
not immerse the Receiver in water. Do not use or store the Receiver inside a
vehicle during hot weather. Do not drop or puncture the Receiver. Do not
open the Receiver or short-circuit its contacts.
– Charging the Lithium-ion Receiver
Please use Type C cable for charging. Please obey the following instructions
when charging
your batteries: Charge the Receiver completely before using it for the first
time. Fully charge takes approximately 2 hours per Receiver at room
temperature. If the Receiver has been stored for a long time, charge it
before your fieldwork. Re-charge the Receiver at least every three months if
it is to be stored for long time.
– Storage of the Lithium-ion Receiver Keep receiver in dry and room
temperature conditions.
Power light status: Power on and not charging: keep red when power is more than 10%, flash red when less than 10%. Charging: Keep green when it is fully charged, flash green when it is charging.
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3 Connect with SingularPad
3.1 Create a new project
Click Project Manager, click the New button in the lower left corner of the
screen and input project name, set coordinate systems parameters and save the
project. In Project Manager interface, you can click previous projects in the
Project List to remove or open it.
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If you have added one project, you can click the project name in the main interface to check the current project details, including Project Name, Project Path and Coordinate systems parameters. And you can edit it. How to create a user defined datum: If you cannot find datum you want in the list, follow instructions below to add one: select ellipsoid para, projection para, datum para, and input horizon adjustment, vertical adjustment and local offsets based on your request. Save and apply it. Meanwhile you can share the coordinate system with your workmates.
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3.2 Connect to receiver After creating a new project, switch to Device, click Connection. You can connect SingularPad
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with SingularXYZ Sfaira ONE receivers. You should choose the follow types, search and connect the Bluetooth of Sfaira ONE
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Tips: If you failed to connect with receiver through SingularPad, you can just follow prompt info to go into the device Bluetooth setting interface to make sure Bluetooth paired successfully.
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Sometimes you need forget the device Bluetooth, restart the receiver or
software and get pair again.
3.3 Quick Setup Your Receiver
Sfaira ONE can only be used as rover in Phone Internet mode. You can set it in
Rover, set the Data link as Phone Internet, Connect mode as NTRIP, enter the
IP address, Poirt, User and Password of you CORS. Click get to get the mount
point, and then select the mount point and click start, you can determine
whether the connection is successful by whether you have received data, if you
receive the data, then click Apply, the position status will change to Fixed.
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3.4 Survey
In the Survey interface, click Point Survey-> enter point name, code and antenna height,
->click
to start or stop collecting data.
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In the Point Database, you can see the point you surveyed.
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Besides common point survey, there are many other survey mode you can choose, you can find them at Settings>Tool Bar, you can click the option and click OK to add it on the survey interface.
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3.5 Stake Out
Go to point stake out interface, you can choose the point in the point
database to stake out. You can add or import the point coordinates you need in
point database.
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Choose a point to stake, SingularPad provides a navigation map when staking points/lines. If you are close to the target point enough, it will alarm you based on the alarm range you set.
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· Click · Click
to start or stop stake points to scale automatically
· Click · Click
to jump to lasted point to jump to next point
· Click
to jump to previous point
· Click
to set stakeout settings, display info and tool bar, you can edit the
prompt range and range error
· Click
to open compass
You can click the Target:Point in the lower right corner to change the point you stake out.
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4 RTK Workflow In SingularSurv
4.1 Create a new project Click Project, set project name and select project
datum
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In Project interface, you can click Create to add a new project or click Open
to open the previous project. If you have added one project, you can click
View or click the project name in the main interface to check the current
project details, including Project name, store path, and datum parameters.
Click the QR to share your datum information to others. Besides, click Edit to
change the datum parameters, also, you can change in the Datum interface. To
edit datum parameters, SingularSurv supports three methods: Use last project,
Datum store, Scan QR code.
Use Last project: If you have added datum before, then you can choose to use
the datum of last project for current project.
Scan QR code: Support to get the datum from other users. Datum store->Select a
Predefined datum: You can select datum directly from the list.
SingularSurv currently has 49 countries datum and will add more afterwards.
Create a User defined datum: If you cannot find datum you want in the list,
follow instructions below to add one: select Source ellipsoid, Target
ellipsoid, Projection for your datum, and even seven parameters, geoid model
based on your request.
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4.2 Connect to receiver
After creating a new project, switch to Device, tap Connection. Choose NMEA
Device as Device model, choose Bluetooth as Connection type, click to select
the Sfaira ONE Bluetooth to connect, the Bluetooth number is its SN.
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After connected successfully, the top will show the positioning status.
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Tips: If you failed to connect with receiver through SingularSurv, you can
just follow prompt info to go into the device Bluetooth setting interface to
make sure Bluetooth paired successfully. Sometimes you need restart the
receiver or SingularSurv.
4.3 Quick Setup Your Receiver
You should add an antenna model for Sfaira ONE, the antenna L1 offset
parameter is :149mm, you should add a model for Sfaira ONE and choose it. Go
to Device>Rover to setup your Sfira ONE. You should click add to add a work
mode. Choose the PDA CORS as Data link type, enter the ip address, port, user
and password, click get to get the mount point, select the base. Click confirm
and OK to save the work mode, click apply to apply the work, when it is
applied successfully, please back to the main interface to check the RTK
status.
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4.4 Survey
When you get the fixed solution, you can go to survey, go to survey> Topo
survey, enter point name, ->click to start or stop collecting data. You can
check
You can quickly change antenna height in the survey interface. Tap Elem to
check point coordinates you surveyed. Tap Layer to show the layers: google
map/google satellite/DXF/SHP
: Click this to show the whole points on the interface.
: If the arrow is out of sight on the interface, you can click this to locate
the receiver position, then the arrow will be shown on the interface.
: You should set the measurement parameters, such as RMS limit, Occupation
time, etc
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4.5 Stake Out
Go into Stake point interface, click to choose a point and tap Stake.
SingularSurv provides a navigation map when staking points/lines. If you are
close to the target point enough, it will alarm you based on the alarm range
you set.
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5 Connect with GIS Software
The Sfaira ONE receiver is very suitable for GIS measurement. Compared to
ordinary receivers, it has smaller size, lighter weight, and retains powerful
performance. If you want to use Sfaira ONE and other GIS software for
measurement, please follow the following steps. Let’s take Qfield as an
example. First, you should connect Sfaira ONE with SingularPad, and setup it
to get a fixed solution. Second, In the software setting, enable the location
services, it will share the high precision positioning data to the controller.
Go to the system settings of your controller, click the system version 5 times
to open the developer option. In the developer option, there is a function
Select mock location app, this function will use the position from the app as
the position of controller, and you should select SingularPad. After that, you
can go to Qfield, choose the Positioning Device as internal device, it will
use the position of the controller which is RTK fixed position from the Sfaira
one. Then you can do your GIS work.
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FCC Warning
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to
the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful
interference, and (2) this device must accept any inte rference received,
including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a
residential installation. This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However,
there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interferenceto radio or
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and
on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more
of the following measures: · Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. ·
Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. · Connect the
equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the
receiver is connected. · Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV
technician for help.
Radiation Exposure Statement The device has been evaluated to meet general RF
exposure requirement. The device can be used in portable exposure condition
without restriction.
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