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Receiver mode of Columbus P-10 Pro

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I am very excited to share another groundbreaking news of Columbus P-10 Pro.  From now on, P-10 pro is not only a GNSS data logger, but also a real time sub-meter (0.5m) USB GNSS receiver.  The “receiver mode” is only available for the P-10 pro with V 2.0  and above firmware. If the firmware version of your P-10 pro is lower than that, you could follow the link below to update the firmware. http://cbgps.com/p10/firmware/index_en.html We have tested a P-10 pro in our lab and confirmed it works great with Windows 10, Windows 11, Android and Linux devices as an USB...

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Why does my Columbus P-1 GPS logger turn off by itself?

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If your P-1 happens to turn off by itself in a few minutes, with the symptoms 3 short and 1 long beeps and then lights off, most probably you have an incompatible/damaged MicroSD memory card or non-FAT32 format memory card. You can fix the issue by replacing the memory card. BTW, Cloudisk -32GB memory is incompatible with P-1. We recommend using Sandisk (8GB/16GB/32GB).

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How to change Baud Rate, Output Sentences and Refresh Rate of V-800 Mark III GNSS?

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After installing the driver, the default V-800 MarkIII factory settings are :Multi-GNSS: GPS, GLONASS, BeiDouNMEA sentences: $GNGGA, $GNGSA, $GPGSV, $BDGSV, $GLGSV, $GNRMC, $GNVTG.Update rate: 1Hz (output once every second).Baud rate: 38,400bps. If you want to modify the parameters, please follow this instruction.

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Columbus P-10 Pro firmware update and factory reset instructions.

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For firmware update instructions, please refer tohttp://cbgps.com/p10/firmware/index_en.html Below are factory reset instructions. 1. Unplug the MicroSD card. 2. Press and hold the POI & Function button, then press the power button(Press the three buttons at the same time). Hold pressing for about 5 seconds. Release pressing until the status lamp lights green. 3. You can hear a long beep after about 13 seconds.(Please notice that it should not take over 20 seconds to wait for the beep.)

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Instructions of setting Columbus P-10 Pro to 5Hz log mode.

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For background info of 5Hz Columbus P-10 Pro, please refer to our previous blog post here. (optional)   Config the 5Hz log mode Download the 5Hz config.txt file from here.  Turn off P-10 Pro. Connect P-10 Pro to the computer with the cable, copy the downloaded configuration file “config.txt” under the root directory of the MicroSD card, and eject the device. In the power-off state, press the "Power Button" and the "POI Button “simultaneously until you hear 3 short beeps, then the 3 lamps will flash three times at the same time, and finally you hear one long beep, indicating...

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