RTK Reference Station ublox firmware unknown

Hi,

I am having some issues with my Reference Station regarding not keeping the changes I make. Every time I make any changes I need to re-enter the HTTP ethernet port : 80, and Re-Enable the NTRIP server. Sometimes I need to do this 2 times.

I know it has worked if after I have reset it, it starts casting but if I log into the interface the settings will need to be re-Enabled again.

BTW: I am using the Config via Ethernet but the same occurs if I do it via Wi-Fi

I have done the following:

removed the SD card

Re-flash firmware (from v4.0 to the beta Vb4.1)

Re-flash ZED F9P receiver firmware (v1.32 HPG) : file: UBX_F9_100_HPG132.df73486d99374142f3aabf79b7178f48

But this did not have an affect. I noticed that the ZED receiver firmware (was v1.32 also before) is showing as unknown however the re-flash completed successfully.

Is this the correct flash file? Why is it showing as unknown? Why are the settings not being stored? Could I have a different ZED receiver version?

Any ideas or suggestions what I can/should do?

Kind Regards

Stephen

Hi Stephen,

Apologies for the hassle.

We’ve been making some changes in the release_candidate firmware - and the latest RC binaries - to allow two simultaneous NTRIP server connections. There was a ‘feature’ (bug!) in the versions prior to June 14th which disabled the NTRIP Server option once all servers had disconnected. Sorry about that. I corrected this in the June 14th release, and the HTTP Port issue too. Please give June 14th a try.

For Configure-Via-Ethernet mode on the Reference Station, the web server needs exclusive access to SPI and the W5500 Ethernet chip. It’s not possible to run the microSD (SPI) or the ZED-F9P (also SPI on the Reference Station) at the same time. So the ZED firmware version will show as “Unknown” when in that mode. Once back in Base or Rover mode, you can open the System Menu to check the firmware version. The version should also be available during WiFi web config.

If you need a faster response on issues like this, please feel free to open an Issue on the firmware GitHub repository:

https://github.com/sparkfun/SparkFun_RT … are/issues

Best wishes,

Paul

Hi Paul,

I only run this as a hobby for the community, i.e. it’s not mission critical, so your support is fantastic, I will try it out when I get back from my holidays.

Two simultaneous NTRIP server connections sound just what I need (maybe 3 too). I would love a feature where I can connect to a commercial base station to fix the location and use that fixed location for the Base. I am assuming this would be able to then align with local deviations.

Kind Regards

Stephen

snm:
Two simultaneous NTRIP server connections sound just what I need (maybe 3 too). I would love a feature where I can connect to a commercial base station to fix the location and use that fixed location for the Base.

Stephen, you got my attention with that comment.

I’m not disagreeing, but I’m interested in hearing a little more about that theory.

Do you intend to have your Base Station Coordinates updated continuously from the commercial base station NTRIP connection ?