Leica Geosystems GPS System 500 Equipment - User Manual - Manual (Page 33)

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GPS Equipment User Manual - 4.0.0en
Getting started with the new Survey equipment
Step 3 (optional):
Format your memory card
For a detailed description refer to
Step 3 of the chapter Getting started
with the new Survey equipment -
Measuring with the default configura-
tion on pp. 13-14.
Basic operating procedures, continued
Step 4:
Connecting the sensor to the PC
For normal operations the sensor will
be connected to a PC using the
RS232 data download cable
(560254).
Connect the cable to the sensor
remote control port (by default the
Terminal port) and the available Com
port of the PC.
Configuration of the remote port on
the sensor is described in the Techni-
cal Reference Manual.
Operation of the RS500 from a PC
requires one of the Leica reference
station software programs which are
supplied with operating instructions.
Step 5(optional):
Connecting the sensor to a Radio
The RS500 has the ability to transmit
real-time GPS data out of Port 1 and
Port 3 of the GPS sensor via the
radio interface cable (721961) to a
Leica supplied radio unit.
Radio installation and connection
instructions are provided with Leica
supplied radio units.
Unauthorised radio units
should not be connected to
the RS500 sensor unit.
Getting started with the new RS equipment