Setup iCON gps 160 SmartAntenna as Base Station
The iCON gps 160 SmartAntenna can be setup and used as Base Station. Measured Base Points can be recorded in the instrument and a Base Point list can be imported and used for future Base Setups. There are different options to setup the iCON gps 160 SmartAntenna as Base
Station:
Manual Base Setup
When no Base Setup has been performed and recorded before to the iCON gps 160 SmartAntenna and no Base Point List has been imported, it is necessary to perform a manual Base Setup.
The instrument can be manually set up as a stand-alone base station without a controller. This can be done in three different ways using the Base Setup wizard:
• Find nearest:
Searches through the Base Point List for a known base point within a radius of 20 m of the current instrument position.
• Smart Get here:
Instrument determines position and uses current position as a new base point.
• Edit:
Manual input of coordinates to generate a new base point.
➜ Manual Base Setup is always possible, also with a imported Base Point List or a previously recorded Base Setup.
Base Setup using BasePilot
iCON gps 160 SmartAntenna features a tool for automatic Base Setup called
BasePilot.
• BasePilot is enabled automatically when the iCON gps 160 SmartAntenna is configured in Base mode and powered up on an existing base point.
• BasePilot recognises that the instrument is in base mode, is over a known point and automatically loads the previously stored base configuration.
Using the Base Point List
The Base Point List comprises a list of known base points with all corresponding base system configuration data. It is used with the BasePilot functionality for fast automatic base configuration.
➜ The Base Point List can be exported, imported and deleted via the Import / Export / Delete submenu. Refer to 6.6 Import, Export, or Delete Data for further information.
No stored positions nearby
If no base point in the Base Point List is close to the current instrument position a message is displayed:
• Select Continue and confirm the message by pressing ENTER. 
• Use the Edit or Smart Get here function to set up the base station.