How to set up your own RTK base station.. for about £300

Weare Cham · Mar 27, 2024

stu399 said:
Hi all,

I am in the early stages of AgOpen and am looking to start putting a base station together. I may have this wrong but is the below setup the best way of achieving this?

I guess it would be nice if the Raspberry pi and the F9P could be within the same box but i cant figure out if thats possible/wise?

Merry Christmas

stu399 · Mar 27, 2024

This is my kind of engineering

Dangerous Deere · Apr 6, 2024

BuskhillFarm said:
View attachment 1171311

Up and running now! Just 3 stations in N Ireland and 12 in all of Ireland. Small steps but at least that’s south down covered

How do I view this map? One looks quite close to me. When I go to the site it is asking for a caster and port details.

andyinv · Apr 6, 2024

Dangerous Deere said:
How do I view this map? One looks quite close to me. When I go to the site it is asking for a caster and port details.

rtk2go.com or caster.centipede.fr and port 2101

Dangerous Deere · Apr 6, 2024

andyinv said:
rtk2go.com or caster.centipede.fr and port 2101

Thank you. So one base station is around 7km from here. How do I know if I can use it? I have the latitude and longitude details, do I need anything else?

andyinv · Apr 15, 2024

Dangerous Deere said:
Thank you. So one base station is around 7km from here. How do I know if I can use it? I have the latitude and longitude details, do I need anything else?

No, just put the mount point and caster details into AOG.

Topittom · Apr 17, 2024

Hi. Just getting parts ordered up for this. If using WiFi ntrip master do you need the headers soldered when buying the PCB? Thanks

davidroberts30 · Apr 17, 2024

Topittom said:
Hi. Just getting parts ordered up for this. If using WiFi ntrip master do you need the headers soldered when buying the PCB? Thanks

no not for tractor side
wifi ntrip master slots into the f9p on your base

Topittom · Apr 17, 2024

davidroberts30 said:
no not for tractor side
wifi ntrip master slots into the f9p on your base

But when ordering the f9p base there’s the option of headers soldered or not

andyinv · Apr 17, 2024

Topittom said:
But when ordering the f9p base there’s the option of headers soldered or not

You don't need headers for a base and anyway, they want stupid money for something that takes 5 mins with a soldering iron.

Topittom · Apr 17, 2024

andyinv said:
You don't need headers for a base and anyway, they want stupid money for something that takes 5 mins with a soldering iron.

Thanks Andy. Further back in this thread you have a photo of a WiFi ntrip system installed in a loft. Just wondering where you got the enclosure from?

Andy26 · Apr 17, 2024

Topittom said:
Thanks Andy. Further back in this thread you have a photo of a WiFi ntrip system installed in a loft. Just wondering where you got the enclosure from?

Mixing your Andy's up!

The files are here:

Customer Project: simpleRTK2B 3D printed enclosure

Dear followers, Today we wanted to let you know about the plastic enclosure developed by our customer Jerome. It’s compatible with simpleRTK2B, and with the MR and LR kits. 3D step file for print-at-home is available here: https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:3551604 He is also selling it through...

www.ardusimple.com

You can buy it from Ardusimple, print it yourself or get someone to print it for you.

Here one is without the lid fitted.

Topittom · Apr 17, 2024

Smart installation. Sorry Andy’s haha. I’m sure I’ll have a few more questions when I’ve got the hardware gathered up

jpn · Apr 17, 2024

Evening all this is a question the any John Deere mRTK users on this forum: Connecting to rtk2go or a personal base station, it used to be that in the DNS/IP section on the starfire modem page that you had to put in a DNS name which included the phrase "jdmrtk" in it. Is this the case or does a dns like: rtk2go.com or a standard ip address work just fine?

andyinv · Apr 17, 2024

jpn said:
Evening all this is a question the any John Deere mRTK users on this forum: Connecting to rtk2go or a personal base station, it used to be that in the DNS/IP section on the starfire modem page that you had to put in a DNS name which included the phrase "jdmrtk" in it. Is this the case or does a dns like: rtk2go.com or a standard ip address work just fine?

The newer models seem to work just fine. You can also use centipede.jdmrtk.hu centipede.

jpn · Apr 17, 2024

andyinv said:
The newer models seem to work just fine. You can also use centipede.jdmrtk.hu centipede.

Brilliant, ok I've got a modem coming for our 6000 end of the week, so can check then.

Thanks

S.Jamieson · Friday at 11:55 AM

Why might my base have disappeared from rtk2go list?
There yesterday, not today.

Power still on and lights are flashing away on the f9p.

jpn · Friday at 1:19 PM

S.Jamieson said:
Why might my base have disappeared from rtk2go list?
There yesterday, not today.

Power still on and lights are flashing away on the f9p.

Could be because it's not sending out a stable signal. They say on their site that if this happens your IP may be temporarily banned.

davidroberts30 · Friday at 7:11 PM

rtk2go is very random lately

just try resetting your router

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