Carlson Software Knowledge Base

This is in regards to converting a *.BIN raw static file from a Carlson BRx7 GNSS receiver into RINEX

1. Click the link below for instructions to download the files to your computer using Wifi:
   Download Static using Wifi
2. After copying the BIN files from your BRx7 to your computer you can click the link below to download and install the Rinex Desktop utility:
   RinexDesktopSetup_v2.0.5.msi
   Note: If prompted to install a .NET Framework you can use the steps below:
   1. Click the "Search" icon in the bottom left to search Windows and type in "Windows Features" without quotes
   2. In "Windows Features" go into the "Turn Windows Features on or off" dialogue
   3. Check the box next to ".NET Framework 3.5 (includes .NET 2.0 and 3.0)" to activate the required .NET Framework
   4. Run the Rinex Desktop Setup installer again
3. After the install is complete, run RinexDesktop by double-clicking the icon.
4. Click File / New Profile then click "Load Binary File" and browse to the *.BIN file you downloaded from the BRx7 receiver.
5. Left-click on the "Binary Data Rate (Hz)" in the list and type in "0.10" in the box in the bottom left as shown in the screenshot below:
   
   Note: This reduces the file size to avoid OPUS rejecting larger files over 40 megabytes and applies a 10 second interval to the RINEX file. Since OPUS decimates all RINEX data submitted down to 30 second intervals there is no benefit submitting the larger RINEX files with a 1 second interval
6. Then click the "Process RINEX 3" button in the bottom left and click OK to the Rinex Conversion summary.
7. This creates *.23o and *.23n RINEX files in the same folder as your *.BIN file you selected where the .23 is the year the raw static observations were taken You can submit this *.23o file to OPUS and select "HEMS631" as the antenna type for the BRx7 receiver. OPUS requires a vertical measurement to the bottom-most part of the GNSS receiver in metric units (i.e. - 2.0 meters not 6.562 feet)
   Note: If you have measured to the slant mark {bottom of the blue cap} then you can subtract 0.18 feet to solve for the measurement to the bottom-most part of the BRx7 receiver.