NTRIP setup: DJI D-RTK 3 Multifunctional Station
The D-RTK 3 has three modes: Base stationA GNSS receiver sitting still on a known spot. It figures out how wrong the satellite signals are right now and shares that as corrections.Full definition, relay, and RoverThe receiver that moves around the job, like a survey pole or a drone. It uses the base's corrections to find its exact spot.Full definition (a handheld survey pole). Press the power button three times to switch modes. In rover mode it can take NTRIP CorrectionsLive info from a base station about how far off the satellite signals are, so your rover can cancel out the error.Full definition from your provider through the DJI Enterprise app.
Steps
- Press the power button 3 times to switch the D-RTK 3 to Rover mode (yellow light, per DJI's FAQ).
- Pair it with your phone over Bluetooth in the DJI Enterprise app. (In rover mode it pairs with one mobile device.)
- In the app settings, enter the NTRIP details from your network RTKReal-time kinematic. A way to make GPS accurate to about an inch by getting live corrections from a nearby base station.Full definition provider: CasterThe internet server that hands out correction streams. Your rover logs in to it, like tuning into a radio station.Full definition, PortA number that tells your device which "door" on the caster server to use. For NTRIP it's often 2101.Full definition, Mount pointOne specific correction stream on a caster, like one channel on a radio. Each one comes from a certain station or network setup.Full definition, username and password.
- Set the pole height in the app so it matches your real pole.
- Wait for a FixThe best RTK status. The receiver has finished its math and your position is good to a couple of centimeters.Full definition, then measure your control points or CheckpointA surveyed point you leave out of processing, then use to test how accurate your finished map really is.Full definition.
- As a base for your drone, DJI says you can set the station's coordinates with network RTK calibration, PPP calibration or by typing them in.