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title: "(v1) CGS Standard Operating Procedure"
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## Cordel Standard Operating Procedure 

This page outlines the Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for the Cordel Ground Station. 

1. Power on Cordel Hardware Unit.
2. Power on provided Host Machine, i.e laptop, server.
3. Open Cordel Ground Station (In some setups this may automatically open on the boot of the host machine).
4. Ensure that network is present and health displays are green.

> ⚠️ GNSS may remain red or yellow depending on GPS coverage

![image](media://286d76ef-0a62-48c5-abc8-3b2978fd84fb)

5. Capture will automatically start on vehicle movment, to verify capture has started check the “CAP” field on the software.

![image](media://3e17f57c-b8c0-4981-8501-30b13daa5719)

 6. Capture will stop either when the vehicle stops moving or after a duration of 15 minutes. 

![image](media://3a450dcd-69e5-4ee7-9056-67c36f38f7de)

7. Data is stored on the Host machine and may be retrieved at the end of the run, from C:\Users\**<USERNAME>**\AppData\Local\Cordel\Data