Leica Geosystems GPS System 500 - Technical Reference Manual - Manual (Page 376)

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Configuring Tilt Devices
Press the CONFIG button and then
choose 4 Interfaces and then 7 Tilt.
Use Device – Set to YES, to activate
using a Tilt device and access the
configuration options.
Port - defines the port to where the
Tilt device will be connected.
Data Rate – Defines the rate at which
data will be requested from the Tilt
device. Select between 0.1 to 3600
seconds. Note, the maximum rate
possible also depends on the type of
Tilt device attached.
If the rate is set higher than the
device is able to deliver data, if may
happen that no complete data sets
can be received at all or the data will
not have changed from the previous
measurement. Please refer to the
documentation related to the attached
device.
Log to File – Select YES to activate
direct logging of the Tilt data to a file.
Data will be logged always into the
same file/job where the GPS raw data
is being logged to. No data will be
logged, unless raw data logging is
active. Data will also be logged to ring
buffer raw data files if ring buffer
logging is active.
Notify Msg – Select BINARY, to
directly output the Tilt data to external
application software via a selected
communication port. Press NPORT
(F4) to select the remote port and
configure the device through which
the message shall be transmitted.
The output message format is Leica
Binary V2 (LB2) message type
“Meteorological and Inclination Data
(ID 10
16
)”. Documentation for the LB2
Interface Control is available on
request from your Leica Geosystems
representative.
Press DEVCE (F5) to access the
device list. Select a Tilt device from
the list and press CONT (F1) to
confirm.
Power Failures
Like the SR5xx sensors, the RS500
will automatically power itself up and
return to the previous operating mode
after any temporary power failure.
After a power failure the ring buffer
configuration will be restored. A ring
buffer, which was running at the time
of the power failure, will be restarted
automatically without user (or remote
control) interaction.