RTK Surveyor defaults to BASE mode after every Power Cycle

GPS/GNSS Development Boards
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I have a New RTK Surveyor Kit today. I successfully updated the Firmware to “RTK_Surveyor_Firmware_v3_6.bin” using the Updater GUI. I’m performing initial testing using SW Maps on an Iphone, so I changed the RTK Bluetooth mode to BLE mode via Serial/PC. SW Maps on the IPhone Connects, and I’m also using NTRIP successfully.

Here’s the problem:

I always have the rocker Switch on the RTK Surveyor in the Down(ROVER) position, but the unit always acts as a BASE on Startup.

I can force the RTK Surveyor into Rover mode with Tera Term through the Configure System Menu / Switch to ROVER MODE. The Device works perfectly then, with good repeatable results with NTRIP corrections as a ROVER. But after a power cycle, the RTK Surveyor wants to be a BASE again (not Rover), even though the rocker switch is on ROVER. This obviously won’t work in the field.

Also, the RTK Surveyor always BLE Broadcasts itself as “Surveyor BASE”, not ROVER as expected in the Guide.

Copy/Paste from Tera Term :

SparkFun RTK Surveyor v3.6

** Bluetooth broadcasting as: Surveyor Base-FA5A **

GNSS: Online - ZED-F9P firmware: HPG 1.13

Module unique chip ID: E941C2DF58

Bluetooth Low Energy (FA5A): Online

Any ideas on why the rocker switch doesn’t cause the firmware to enter ROVER Mode?

Am I doing something dumb?

Thanks in Advance !

Ryan

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Can you send/save settings sent over WiFi config? https://docs.sparkfun.com/SparkFun_RTK_ … nu_system/

Are the other settings being saved correctly after power cycling?

I suppose there’s also a small chance that the switch is wired backwards; does switching it to ‘Base’ show any change?

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After reading several reviews about the poor manufacturing, I decided to crack open the case.

The culprit appears to be a nasty solder job on the rocker switch, a 30 second fix.

Both wires were touching across the pins.

Everything is now behaving as expected, as far as I can tell.

Thanks for the quick Reply :slight_smile: