Powerful, Multi-purpose American-made GNSS Base Station
The VASCO-B GNSS base station is designed for office or harsh environment installation. A flexible and easy to setup base station for all your GNSS applications, the VASCO-B can be configured as your base for a localized site or as part of a base network configuration.
Specifications
GNSS Subsystem
- Receiver Type: High Precision GNSS Channels: 448
- Protocols: RTCM3.4, CMR, CMR+, NMEA, RINEX, Proprietary Binary Format (NJS)
- GNSS: GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, BeiDou, NavIC, QZSS
RTK Accuracy (RMS)*:
- Horizontal: 0.6 cm + 0.5 ppm
- Vertical: 1 cm + 1 ppm
Communications
- Bluetooth: Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
- Wi-Fi: 2.4 GHz, 802.11 ac/a/b/g/n
- Cellular Radio: Integrated, 4G LTE Cat-12 with 3G fallback, global coverage
- UHF Radio: Fully configurable, with TX and RX capability for base and rover or rover and base
Connector Ports
- Ethernet 1 & 2: 4 pin, M12 connector(s), D-Code, 100/10 Mbit/s
- Power: 3 pin, M12 connector, A-Code, Power input
- Serial: 12 pin, M12 connector, A-Code, RS232, RS422, PPS, 5 V power output. Multi-peripheral connector, for optional external modules
- Wi-Fi / BT: RP-SMA connector For external Wi-Fi/BT antenna
- UHF: TNC connector For external UHF antenna
- Cell Aux: SMA connector For external main cellular antenna
- Cell Main: SMA connector For external auxiliary cellular antenna
- GNSS: TNC connectors (VASCO-B: 1 VASCO-R: 3) for external GNSS antenna(s)
Physical
CPU System
- CPU Module: ARM quad-core 1.2 GHz 64 bit Processor
- OS: Linux
Physical
- Weight: 1.8 Kg (without mounting fixtures)
- Dimensions: 180 x 200 x 50 mm
- Material: Anodized aluminum housing, nitrile rubber, stainless steel screws
Environmental
- Operating Temp.: -40°C ~ +65°C
- Storage Temp.: -40°C ~ +85°C
- Waterproof: IP67
- Vibration & Shock Resistance: BS EN 60068, sinusoidal 10-150Hz 2g, random 20-150Hz 0.02g²/Hz, shock 50G 6ms
- Impact: IK10, 20J impact energy, IEC 62262
- Unprotected Drop: Drop from 1.5 m onto concrete- operational
- Humidity: 95% RH, non-condensing
Power
- Input Voltage: 10 to 30 V DC
- Power Consumption: 35 W max, 15 W nominal
- Serial: Output, 5 V DC, 200 mA, switchable
- GNSS: Output, 5 V DC, 100 mA, Antenna Bias
Regulatory: CE, UKCA, FCC, IC, UL/CSA Safety, CB, RCM, RoHS, REACH (some approvals pending)
*Standard open-sky operating conditions (depends on baseline length, multipath environment, number of satellites in view, satellite geometry and ionospheric activity).
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