SmartRover – Bluetooth or Bust?
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Having recently mounted GNSS PDL-SmartRovers to quad-bikes, it was found that due to the heavy vibrations encountered on the site, the Bluetooth connections between the RX’s and the ATX1230’s antennas dropped out very frequently. The solution was to use the green-ended GEV173 cable, in a backpack configuration. This physical connection proved greatly more robust. Furthermore, to measure grid levels across the large site, hands-free, the “AutoPoints” function (Survey/Config) provided an ideal method to ensure points were stored, at regular intervals, with only one button press – occupy.