# Set Nav update rate

**This step-by-step tutorial will let you to manually set the nav update rate for the Base as well as the Rover.**

First, connect your GNSS device to a computer using a USB micro cable.

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Now start the U-blox “u-center” software. Then on the top left corner of the screen, left-click on the reversed tiny black triangle to select the COM Port related to your GNSS device. (it may differs from COM7 as shown in pictures)

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Make sure the connection icon is blinking in the bottom state bar. It indicates that the serial communication between the computer and the GNSS device is working.

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Next go to ‘View’ then click on “Generation 9 Configuration View”

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A new window showing by default “GNSS Configuration” opens.

1. So first, click on “**Advanced Configuration**” to display all the configuration registers.
2. Then click on the small ‘+’ on the **CFG-RATE** line
3. You can now have access to an expanded menu and click on **CFG-RATE-MEAS**
4. Enter a valid update rate value in milliseconds (ex : a 1s refresh rate = 1000ms)
5. Click consecutively on **RAM**, **BBR** and **Flash** to write changes into RAM and both non-volatile memories (BBR and Flash)
6. Check the 3 corresponding commands are present in the “Ready to send” box and then click on ‘**Send**’

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{% hint style="success" %}
You have successfully set the Navigation Update Rate !
{% endhint %}