Home screen

See also: Home screen for the SPS555H receiver

The Home screen is the main screen displayed on the receiver. If the receiver displays another screen and is left idle for 60 seconds, you are returned to the Home screen. It shows the following information:

Item

Description

Number of satellites being tracked

  • When the receiver is in Base mode, the Home screen displays the number of satellites in view, that is, all satellites above the elevation mask. This is the number of satellites that the base station is sending data for:

  • When the receiver is in Rover, Heading, or Moving Base mode, the Home screen displays the number of satellites used to calculate the position:

  • If the receiver is set to use SBAS or OmniSTAR corrections, the Home screen displays the number of satellites that corrections have been received for.
  • If the receiver is computing an autonomous solution, the Home screen displays all satellites in view, that is, all satellites above the elevation mask.

To view these details using the web interface, select Receiver Status / Position.

Internal radio activity

If the receiver has an internal radio, the Home screen displays the frequency or channel being used and the transmit/receive status:

Current heading

If the receiver is in Heading mode, the Home screen displays the current heading:

Beacon status and frequency

If the receiver is using MSK Beacon corrections, the Home screen displays the status of the signal and the frequency of the beacon station: