This article restates the details which are used to send your data stream to the public RTK2go Caster using SNIPs prior reservation system. Refer to the RTK2go Caster web page for current updates and details. In this use case your GNSS device is a data sender acting as an NTRIP […]
Correcting USB/Serial Driver Problems
To connect a serial stream in SNIP see the article: Adding Serial UART Data Streams To understand and connect all the physical cables, then this article covers the hardware side. To understand and install the required device drivers needed, read on… This article covers a few hints and best practices […]
Question: What is RTK2go
The RTK2go service is a cloud based open public NTRIP Caster located at www.RTK2go.com This service is provided free to all parties and is intended to support users that do not have access to a static IP of their own, or who do not care to operate their own NTRIP […]
RTCM 2 Message List
A complete list of all adopted RTCM 2 Messages with brief commentary. The official release of the standard at this time is called: RTCM 10402.3 RTCM Recommended Standards for Differential GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite Systems) Service, Version 2.3 with Amendment 1 (May 21, 2010) Buy a complete copy here. Comments […]
SAE J2735 DSRC Message List
A complete list of all adopted SAE DSRC J2735 Messages with brief commentary. The official release of the standard at this time is called: SAE J2735 Dedicated Short Range Communications (DSRC) Message Set Dictionary™ (Revised: 2016-03-30) Buy a complete copy, including the ASN.1 source specification here. Comments The DSRC message […]
Release 1_8_0 Changes
What is new in the SNIP 1_8_0 release [released May 17th 2017] This is the next release of SNIP following the Rev 1_6_0 release on March 3rd, and the Ubuntu Beta (released on April 7th). It has several areas of new functionality added. See the full list below. It is […]
Correcting a bug in PUSH-In streams
It has just been reported, and verified by SCSC staff, that there is a logic bug in the recent release of the SNIP (issued May 17th) Revision 1.8.0 concerning the way in which PUSH-In connections and data streams are processed for users with the (free) Lite model. The bug prevents […]
Auto Update
SNIP has the ability to check for the latest release automatically. No longer does the user need to check for the latest release on the SNIP website. Upon launch, if a newer version of SNIP is available for download, a message box will pop up and prompt the user to […]
Navigation Filter Types
There are two simple navigation filters provided by SNIP which are used to view the corrections data stream in the spatial domain. These filters can be used to quickly visualize how coherent a given corrections data stream is. The resulting 4 dimensional positional estimate (LLH and time) can be plotted […]
Saving Console Logs
There are times (often when debugging a problem with an PUSH-In NTRIP Server or NTRIP Client connection) that a complete log of the console message stream events is desired. Three buttons above the console log display area serve this function and allow capturing the SNIP log for longer periods of […]
Release 1_7_0 Changes (Ubuntu)
What is new in the SNIP 1_9_0 release [released May 19th, 2017] The newest release can be found here, incorporating various user comments we have received The Ubuntu release of SNIP is no longer supported. What is new in the SNIP 1_7_0 release [released April 7th, 2017] This release of […]
Release 1_06_0 Changes
What is new in the SNIP 1_6_0 release [released March 29th 2017] This is the next release of SNIP following the Rev 1_5_0 release of last month (March 3rd) with major new functionality added to support older pre-NTRIP GNSS Base stations. Provisions have now been added to allow managing direct […]
The RAW TCP/IP Streams tab
The RAW TCP/IP tab is used to view, create, and manage any RAW (as in pre-NTRIP) style TCP/IP connections needed to create mountPts from GNSS Base Stations. This type of stream is most useful to connect older GNSS Base Stations (typically >10 years old) which do not understand the NTRIP […]
Release 1_05_0 Changes
What is new in the SNIP 1_5_0 release [released March 3rd 2017] This is the next release of SNIP following the Rev 1_4_0 release of last month (February 14th) with some major new functionality. It is recommended for all users and is now the primary download. This release has further […]
Question: Does SNIP have yearly fees?
It is very simple. No. None. Nothing. Period. Many firms lease their NTRIP Caster software and then also extract a large monthly or yearly ongoing fee for its use. We do not. SNIP is sold, along with a lifetime upgrade path for the model you purchase, for a single one-time […]
Release 1_04_0 Changes
What is new in the SNIP 1_4_0 release [February 14th 2017] This is the next release of SNIP following after the Rev 1_2_0 release of last month (January 13th) with some major new functionality. It is recommended for all users and is now the primary download. This release has the […]
The NEARest Streams tab
The NEARest tab is used to view, create, and manage NEAR™ Base Station style mountPts. This type of stream is made up of other suitable Base Station data streams available in the SNIP Caster. The collection of Base stations, referred to as a “pool,” are selected according to the criteria […]
Viewing RTCM 1004, 1012 messages
Instructions for displaying the contents of RTCM observational data message types 1001~1004, and 1009~1012. When something is not working in a GNSS navigation filter, it is often helpful to look at the raw observational data that is input to the filter. In the typical RTK filter there are are least […]
Viewing RTCM 1019, 1020 messages
Instructions for displaying the contents of RTCM ephemeris (orbital) data message types 1019 and 1020. When something is not working in a GNSS navigation filter, it is often helpful to look at the ephemeris data that is input to the filter. This orbital data is needed in order to make any […]
Supported Caster Data Formats
SNIP supports receiving and sending any data format or style of data you care to use. The Basics [or: To parse or not to parse…] When it is used in the bent pipe mode, SNIP will simply repeat the stream of data it is given to any NTRIP Client connected […]