Simple set-up of a RTK base station
Here is a very simple set-up of a working RTK-GPS base station for the OpenMower project.
The purpose is to make base RTK GPS station that can broadcast base GPS RTK information on your local network to give OpenMower the reference data for accurate GPS localization.
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What you need
- Raspberry Pi
- GPS RTK module (see Building the Mower)
- Ethernet cable
- USB cable to connect Pi and GPS RTK module
What to do
- Install your Pi with the instructions here https://github.com/jancelin/pi-gen_RTKbase/releases/tag/BaseGNSS-RPi-2.3.1 (It is an installation of this project: https://github.com/Stefal/rtkbase).
- To begin with, you must install using an Ethernet cable
- That is really it