SNIP users can relay data from a remote caster by establishing a TCP/IP connection using the controls on the Relay Tab. This guide contains the necessary steps for adding a relayed caster stream in SNIP. A relay-remote stream is when your copy of SNIP acts like an NTRIP Client and […]
Adding a Serial UART Data Stream
SNIP allows adding data from one or more serial ports as data streams to the Caster. Here is how to set up a serial port connected to your GNSS device. This eliminates the need for the NTRIP Server element as SNIP becomes both the NTRIP Caster and and performs the […]
Managing User Accounts, old editions
Client Management (located under the Caster and Clients tab on the left side) is how you control how others can connect to your SNIP caster and obtain data. Update: The creation and management of new user accounts is now handled by new dialog which is part of the general Rev3 […]
Installing SNIP on Windows
The Windows installer for SNIP can be obtained on this page. Simply double click on it and follow the directions. Installing the Ubuntu version of SNIP, try this article. Installing Note: The Same download image is used for all versions of SNIP. The different features are enabled based on your machine’s […]
Question: What is an NTRIP Server
An NTRIP Server is the software element which stands between the GNSS reference station device and the NTRIP Caster. Its job is to forward the GNSS reference station data stream to the Caster, who then provides it to others. The term forwarder might be more logical to readers these days. […]
Question: What is an NTRIP Client
An NTRIP Client is the software element used by the rover (the GNSS devices out in the field) used to connect to an NTRIP Caster such as SNIP to gain access to the data stream with the positional corrections it needs. There can be many hundreds of such clients connected […]
Question: What is an NTRIP Caster
An NTRIP Caster is the real server element in the overall NTRIP system. SNIP is an NTRIP Caster. Go to SNIP download page An NTRIP Caster takes data from one or more data stream sources (Base Stations referred to as NTRIP Servers) and provides this data to one or […]
Can SNIP read serial data from my GNSS?
Yes One of the primary uses of SNIP is to perform the roles of both an NTRIP Server as well as an NTRIP Caster when serial data from a GNSS device is available. This allows publishing data to multiple NTRIP Clients. Here is an article that explains how to connect […]
Question: How Many End Users Can I Have?
Unlimited. All models of SNIP offer unlimited NTRIP Caster client connections for your users. Practically speaking, more than a few hundred active client connections at once may reach the bandwidth limit of your local internet connection before the PC processor is loaded. On a machine with more bandwidth, several thousand […]
Question: Can I use the same logon twice?
Yes. For NTRIP Clients connecting to obtain data. In fact, SNIP offers several solutions to the “limited logons” problem which many private and State run NTRIP casters have. There are several Options to select from. It’s your caster, so you control who can log on to it, how many times […]
Can SNIP be used as a data logger?
Yes. SNIP provides a comprehensive solution to archival data recording needed by the network operator or researcher. SNIP can be set to record the raw and/or RTCM3 data from each type of stream. The files are auto-named to reflect the day and time they were started. New files can be […]
Systems Requirements
SNIP is designed to run on a wide range of different PC configurations. The minimum system requirement to run SNIP are: Operating System: Windows 7 SP1 or all later versions of Windows (including all server models) with the newest updates. Both 32 and 64 bit modes are supported. Processor: 1GHz or […]
How do I setup SNIP with RTKLIB?
Basically just as you would any other NTRIP Caster. If terms like Caster, Client, and Server are still strange, read about them here. Most RTKLIB users employ the STRSVR tool to simply send data to the SNIP node using the “NTRIP Server Options” setting. The same basic dialog (shown at […]