Spectra SP60 / SP30

These steps connect a Spectra SP60 / SP30 to the Premium Positioning correction network over NTRIP, using Survey Pro / FAST Survey / Origin. They assume you already have your NTRIP credentials.

Before you start

• Your NTRIP username and password, from your Premium Positioning welcome email or your account on the customer portal.

• Survey Pro / FAST Survey / Origin.

• A working internet connection on the controller or phone.

• A clear view of the sky at the point you are measuring.

Network settings

These are the same for every Premium Positioning customer. Only your username and password are unique to you.

• Server or host: rtkpremium.xyz

• Port: 2101

• Mountpoint: COMMON

• Protocol: NTRIP

Steps

1. What you'll need: Your charged SP60 (or SP30), your controller running Survey Pro, FAST Survey, or Spectra Origin, and your personal NTRIP username/password from your welcome email. The SP60/SP30 normally has NO internal cellular modem, so the internet comes from the controller (its SIM or Wi-Fi) or a tethered phone - not the receiver. Have a working data connection on the controller before you start.

2. Power on and pair the receiver: Switch on the SP60/SP30 and the controller. In your field software, open the device/instrument connection screen and connect over Bluetooth (or serial). In Survey Pro this is the receiver/GNSS connection setup; in FAST Survey under Equip > GPS Rover (choose Spectra/Ashtech as manufacturer, SP60 as model); in Origin via Connections / receiver setup. Confirm the receiver shows connected.

3. Confirm internet on the controller: Because the SP60/SP30 has no built-in modem, make sure the CONTROLLER is online - its own SIM/cellular, a Wi-Fi network, or tethered to your phone's hotspot. The receiver pulls NTRIP corrections through this connection. (Label varies by app.)

4. Open the rover / network RTK configuration: In Origin: menu > Settings / Survey styles > select your RTK style > Edit > Rover data link. In Survey Pro: open the GNSS/receiver setup and configure a Network rover. In FAST Survey: under Equip > GPS Rover, open the RTK / Comms tab. Navigate to the equivalent 'rover data link / network RTK' settings in your app.

5. Set the data link to Internet / Network: Choose the internet/network option rather than a UHF radio or receiver-modem option. In Origin set Type to Internet connection. In Survey Pro choose Data Collector Internet / network connection. In FAST Survey set the Device to NTRIP (or 'Data Collector Internet').

6. Select NTRIP as the protocol: Enable NTRIP. In Origin's GNSS correction source, set Use RTX (internet) to No and Use NTRIP to Yes (leave 'Use NTRIP v1.0' off unless needed). In FAST Survey / Survey Pro choose NTRIP as the correction/protocol type.

7. Enter the caster address and port: In the server/IP Address field enter rtkpremium.xyz and in the Port / IP port field enter 2101. (In Origin these are the 'IP Address' and 'IP port' fields.) The same for every customer.

8. Enter YOUR NTRIP username and password: In the NTRIP username and password fields, type the credentials from YOUR welcome email - unique to you; do not use anyone else's.

9. Load the source table and select the mountpoint: Fetch the source table - usually a button (arrow/refresh/'Get source table') beside the mountpoint field that connects and downloads the list. From the list select: COMMON. (In Origin you can set 'Connect directly to Mountpoint' to Yes and type COMMON to skip the prompt.)

10. Send NMEA/GGA if prompted: If your software shows an option to send your position to the caster ('Send NMEA GGA to base' or 'Send user identity info'), it's normally fine to leave it enabled - network/VRS streams use it to give you the nearest correction. (Optional; label varies by app.)

11. Save the configuration: Store/save the rover style or connection profile (in Origin tap Store) so you can reconnect later without re-entering the caster details.

12. Start the survey / connect to corrections: Start the RTK survey or measure/connect action. The controller connects to rtkpremium.xyz:2101, authenticates, requests COMMON, and streams corrections to the SP60/SP30. The data link goes active and correction age starts counting (a low, single-digit number of seconds is healthy).

13. Confirm a Fixed solution: Watch the solution status move Autonomous/Single → Float → Fixed ('RTK Fixed' or a green Fixed status) within seconds to a couple of minutes once corrections flow. Only measure once it reports FIXED. If it stays Float, re-check the controller's internet, the mountpoint (COMMON), your credentials, and that you have open sky.

If the fix will not hold

The SP60/SP30 generally has no internal cellular modem - the internet for NTRIP comes from the controller (SIM/Wi-Fi) or a tethered phone; ensure the controller is online first. Field/menu names differ between Survey Pro, FAST Survey and Spectra Origin (and versions): the IP Address/IP port/Use NTRIP/Mountpoint names quoted are from Origin; in Survey Pro and FAST Survey navigate to the equivalent 'Network rover / NTRIP' settings (FAST Survey: Equip > GPS Rover).

For more, see RTK corrections troubleshooting and Fix inconsistent RTK accuracy on site.

Need help

Support is available 24/7. Include your receiver model, the mountpoint, the solution status, and the correction age when you get in touch.