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Trimble R12
GNSS SYSTEM

KEY FEATURES
►► Next generation Trimble® ProPoint™ GNSS
positioning engine. Engineered for improved
accuracy and productivity in challenging
GNSS conditions.
►► 672-channel solution with Trimble 360 satellite
tracking technology
►► Trimble SurePoint™ tilt compensation and
precise position capture
►► Trimble xFill® correction outage technology
►► Support for RTK level precision Trimble
CenterPoint® RTX corrections technology
►► Optimized for Trimble Access™ field software
►► Android™ and iOS platform support
►► Cellular, Bluetooth®, Wi-Fi data connectivity
►► Military-spec rugged design and IP-67 rating
►► Ergonomic form factor
►► All day battery with built-in status indicator
►► 6 GB internal memory

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PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS
GNSS MEASUREMENTS
Constellation agnostic, flexible signal tracking and improved positioning1 in challenging environments with Trimble
ProPoint GNSS technology
Increased measurement productivity and traceability with Trimble SurePoint eBubble tilt compensation
Advanced Trimble Custom Survey GNSS chips with 672 channels
Reduced downtime due to loss of radio signal or cellular connectivity with Trimble xFill technology
Signals tracked simultaneously GPS: L1C, L1C/A, L2C, L2E, L5
GLONASS: L1C/A, L1P, L2C/A, L2P, L3
SBAS (WAAS, EGNOS, GAGAN, MSAS): L1C/A, L5
Galileo: E1, E5A, E5B, E5 AltBOC, E62
BeiDou: B1, B1C, B2, B2A, B3
QZSS: L1C/A, L1S, L1C, L2C, L5, L6
NavIC (IRNSS): L5
L-band: CenterPoint RTX
Iridium filtering above 1616 MHz allows antenna to be used up to 20 m away from iridium transmitter
Japanese LTE filtering below 1510 MHz allows antenna to be used up to 100 m away from Japanese LTE cell tower
Digital Signal Processor (DSP) techniques to detect and recover from spoofed GNSS signals
Advanced Receiver Autonomous Integrity Monitoring (RAIM) algorithm to detect and reject problem satellite
measurements to improve position quality
Improved protection from erroneous ephemeris data
Positioning Rates 1 Hz, 2 Hz, 5 Hz, 10 Hz, and 20 Hz

POSITIONING PERFORMANCE 3

CODE DIFFERENTIAL GNSS POSITIONING

Horizontal 0.25 m + 1 ppm RMS
Vertical 0.50 m + 1 ppm RMS
SBAS4 typically <5 m 3DRMS
STATIC GNSS SURVEYING
High-Precision Static
Horizontal 3 mm + 0.1 ppm RMS
Vertical 3.5 mm + 0.4 ppm RMS
Static and Fast Static
Horizontal 3 mm + 0.5 ppm RMS
Vertical 5 mm + 0.5 ppm RMS
REAL TIME KINEMATIC SURVEYING
Single Baseline <30 km
Horizontal 8 mm + 1 ppm RMS
Vertical 15 mm + 1 ppm RMS
Network RTK5
Horizontal 8 mm + 0.5 ppm RMS
Vertical 15 mm + 0.5 ppm RMS
RTK start-up time for specified 2 to 8 seconds
precisions6
TRIMBLE RTX™ TECHNOLOGY (SATELLITE AND CELLULAR/INTERNET (IP))
CenterPoint RTX7
Horizontal 2 cm RMS
Vertical 5 cm RMS
RTX convergence time for specified precisions - < 15 min
Worldwide
RTX QuickStart convergence time for specified precisions < 1 min
RTX convergence time for specified precisions in select < 1 min
regions (Trimble RTX Fast Regions)
TRIMBLE XFILL8
Horizontal RTK9 + 10 mm/minute RMS
Vertical RTK9 + 20 mm/minute RMS

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HARDWARE
PHYSICAL
Dimensions (W×H) 11.9 cm x 13.6 cm (4.6 in x 5.4 in)
1.12 kg (2.49 lb) with internal battery, internal radio with UHF antenna,
Weight
3.95 kg (8.71 lb) items above plus range pole, Trimble TSC7 controller & bracket
Temperature10
Operating –40 °C to +65 °C (–40 °F to +149 °F)
Storage –40 °C to +75 °C (–40 °F to +167 °F)
Humidity 100%, condensing
IP67 dustproof, protected from temporary immersion to
Ingress protection
depth of 1 m (3.28 ft)
Shock and vibration (Tested and meets the following environmental standards)
Shock Non-operating: Designed to survive a 2 m (6.6 ft) pole
drop onto concrete.
Operating: to 40 G, 10 msec, sawtooth
Vibration MIL-STD-810F, FIG.514.5C-1
ELECTRICAL
Power 11 to 24 V DC external power input with over-voltage protection on Port 1 and Port 2 (7-pin Lemo)
Rechargeable, removable 7.4 V, 3.7 Ah Lithium-ion smart battery with LED status indicators
Power consumption is 4.2 W in RTK rover mode with internal radio11
Operating times on internal battery
12

450 MHz receive only option 6.5 hours

450 MHz receive/transmit option (0.5 W) 6.0 hours
450 MHz receive/transmit option (2.0 W) 5.5 hours
Cellular receive option 6.5 hours

COMMUNICATIONS AND DATA STORAGE

Serial 3-wire serial (7-pin Lemo)
USB v2.0 Supports data download and high speed communications
Fully Integrated, sealed 450 MHz wide band receiver/transmitter with frequency range of 403 MHz to 473 MHz, support
of Trimble, Pacific Crest, and SATEL radio protocols:
Radio modem Transmit power 2W
Range 3–5 km typical / 10 km optimal13
Integrated, 3.5 G modem, HSDPA 7.2 Mbps (download), GPRS multi-slot class 12, EDGE multi-slot class 12, Penta-band
Cellular14 UMTS/HSDPA (WCDMA/FDD) 800/850/900/1900/2100 MHz, Quad-band EGSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, GSM
CSD, 3GPP LTE
Bluetooth Fully integrated, fully sealed 2.4 GHz communications port (Bluetooth)15
Wi-Fi 802.11 b,g, access point and client mode, WPA/WPA2/WEP64/WEP128 encryption
I/O ports Serial, USB, TCP/IP, IBSS/NTRIP, Bluetooth
Data storage 6 GB internal memory
Data format CMR+, CMRx, RTCM 2.1, RTCM 2.3, RTCM 3.0, RTCM 3.1, RTCM 3.2 input and output
24 NMEA outputs, GSOF, RT17 and RT27 outputs, 1 PPS output
WEBUI
Offers simple configuration, operation, status, and data transfer
Accessible via Wi-Fi, Serial, USB, and Bluetooth
SUPPORTED CONTROLLERS & FIELD SOFTWARE
Trimble TSC7, Trimble T10, Trimble T7, Android and iOS devices running supported apps
Trimble Access 2019.10 or later

CERTIFICATIONS
FCC Part 15 (Class B device), 24, 32; CE Mark; RCM; PTCRB; BT SIG
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Trimble R12 GNSS SYSTEM

1 Challenging GNSS environments are locations where the receiver has sufficient satellite availability to
achieve minimum accuracy requirements, but where the signal may be partly obstructed by and/or reflected
off of trees, buildings, and other objects. Actual results may vary based on user’s geographic location and
atmospheric activity, scintillation levels, GNSS constellation health and availability, and level of multipath and
signal occlusion.
2 The current capability in the receivers is based on publicly available information. As such, Trimble cannot
guarantee that these receivers will be fully compatible with a future generation of Galileo satellites or signals.
3 Precision and reliability may be subject to anomalies due to multipath, obstructions, satellite geometry, and
atmospheric conditions. The specifications stated recommend the use of stable mounts in an open sky
view, EMI and multipath clean environment, optimal GNSS constellation configurations, along with the use
of survey practices that are generally accepted for performing the highest-order surveys for the applicable
application including occupation times appropriate for baseline length. Baselines longer than 30 km require
precise ephemeris and occupations up to 24 hours may be required to achieve the high precision static
specification.
4 Depends on SBAS system performance.
5 Network RTK PPM values are referenced to the closest physical base station.
6 May be affected by atmospheric conditions, signal multipath, obstructions and satellite geometry.
Initialization reliability is continuously monitored to ensure highest quality.
7 RMS performance based on repeatable in field measurements. Achievable accuracy and initialization time
may vary based on type and capability of receiver and antenna, user’s geographic location and atmospheric
activity, scintillation levels, GNSS constellation health and availability and level of multipath including
obstructions such as large trees and buildings.
8 Accuracies are dependent on GNSS satellite availability. xFill positioning without a Trimble CenterPoint RTX
subscription ends after 5 minutes of radio downtime. xFill positioning with a CenterPoint RTX subscription
will continue beyond 5 minutes providing the Trimble RTX solution has converged, with typical precisions not
exceeding 6 cm horizontal, 14 cm vertical or 3 cm horizontal, 7 cm vertical in Trimble RTX Fast regions. xFill is
not available in all regions, check with your local sales representative for more information.
9 RTK refers to the last reported precision before the correction source was lost and xFill started.
10 Receiver will operate normally to –40 °C, internal batteries are rated to –20 °C.
11 Tracking GPS, GLONASS and SBAS satellites.
12 Varies with temperature and wireless data rate. When using a receiver and internal radio in the transmit
mode, it is recommended that an external 6 Ah or higher battery is used.
13 Varies with terrain and operating conditions.
14 Due to local regulations, the integrated cellular modem cannot be enabled in China, Taiwan, or Brazil. A
Trimble controller integrated cellular modem or external cellular modem can be used to obtain GNSS
corrections via an IP (Internet Protocol) connection.
15 Bluetooth type approvals are country specific.

Specifications subject to change without notice.

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