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Introduction

This chapter introduces the brief introduction, system requirements, installation, activation, and main interface.

Brief Introduction​

The Tersus GeoCaster is a Networked Transport of RTCM via Internet Protocol (NTRIP) Caster software which allows GNSS correction data such as RTCM corrections to be repeated and sent to different end users via internet. It supports configurable bases online simultaneously and configurable rovers for one base. The end users involve in various areas including surveying, construction engineering, deformation monitoring, automated vehicle, precision agriculture, Unmanned Aerial Vehicle, machine control, robotics, and etc.

System Requirements​

Tersus GeoCaster is to run on a wide range of different computer configurations. The systems requirements are listed as below:

Table 1[]{#_Toc24813 .anchor} System Requirements for GeoCaster

Operating System Microsoft Windows 7, 8, 10 (32-bit and 64-bit)

Hardware Minimum Recommended

Processor Intel Core i3 Intel Core i5

RAM 4GB 8GB

Hard disk 10GB 1TB

Graphics card Direct X9 compatible integrated graphics Direct X9 compatible 2GB discrete graphics

Internet Connection Ability to originate both http and https (SSL) connections

Installation File​

Download the installation file from Tersus website

https://www.tersus-gnss.com/software or contact Tersus Technical Support by email support@tersus-gnss.com to obtain the installation file.

Installation​

Right click the installation file (with .exe extension) and choose 'Run as administrator', the installation process starts as below.

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Figure 1.1[]{#_Toc20803 .anchor} Start to install GeoCaster

Click [Next] to move to the next step.

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Figure 1.2[]{#_Toc23426 .anchor} Read license agreement

Click [I Agree] to accept the agreement, and move to the next step.

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Figure 1.3[]{#_Toc21249 .anchor} Choose install location

Browse the appropriate folder to install the software, click [Install] to start to install.

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Figure 1.4[]{#_Toc6776 .anchor} Finish the installation

After a few minutes, the installation is completed. Click [Finish] to finish the installation.

Activation​

When first use the GeoCaster software, it should be activated by entering the activation code. To obtain the activation code, please send your machine sequence number to Tersus Technical Support by email

support@tersus-gnss.com and a unique string will be returned for activation.

Figure 1.5[]{#_Toc25632 .anchor} Register GeoCaster

If user clicks [Skip] in the above window, the software still cannot be opened and it pops out a warning window indicates that 'Please register software first'.

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Figure 1.6[]{#_Toc7139 .anchor} Register warning

Main interface​

When the software is properly activated, it enters the watchdog and main interface which is shown below. Or double click the GeoCaster icon on the desktop to launch the software and enter the watchdog interface and the main interface.

The watchdog interface helps GeoCaster user to monitor caster status and set up SMS notification.

Figure 1.7[]{#_Toc5119 .anchor} Watchdog interface

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Figure 1.8[]{#_Toc4040 .anchor} GeoCaster main interface

The GeoCaster main interface is shown above, and detailed operation will be described in the next chapter.