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Carlson Software Technical Bulletin
SS900 Radio system with Geodimeter Robot
This workflow shows how to use the Carlson SS900 Base Radio and Carlson Explorer
600+ with SS900 radio pack to control the Geodimeter and Trimble robotic instruments.
This method reduces the amount of cables and radio accessories at the pole. It also
provides a high performance, low power consumption base radio module at the tripod.
SS900 Radio System
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10/31/2006 Page 1
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- Page 1 Carlson Software Technical Bulletin SS900 Radio system with Geodimeter Robot This workflow shows how to use the Carlson SS900 Base Radio and Carlson Explorer 600+ with SS900 radio pack to control the Geodimeter and Trimble robotic instruments. This method reduces the amount of cables and radio accessories at the pole. It also provides a high performance, low power consumption base radio module at the tripod.
- Page 2 Carlson Software Technical Bulletin SS900 Radio system with Geodimeter Robot 1. Connect the SS900 base radio to the robotic instrument by connecting a cable from the 9-pin serial port of the base radio to the battery housing of the robotic instrument, then connect a second cable from that battery housing up to the robotic com port.
- Page 3 Carlson Software Technical Bulletin SS900 Radio system with Geodimeter Robot Leveling indicator screen Confirm Temperature ________________________________________________________________ 10/31/2006 Page 3...
- Page 4 Carlson Software Technical Bulletin SS900 Radio system with Geodimeter Robot Confirm Pressure. Confirm Offset. ________________________________________________________________ 10/31/2006 Page 4...
- Page 5 Carlson Software Technical Bulletin SS900 Radio system with Geodimeter Robot Confirm HA reference. 3. Confirm that the robotic total station is configured to work with a Serial connection at 9600 baud, 8, N, 1. Press the MNU key, then ENT key,...
- Page 6 Carlson Software Technical Bulletin SS900 Radio system with Geodimeter Robot Press the MNU key, then ENT key, ________________________________________________________________ 10/31/2006 Page 6...
- Page 7 Carlson Software Technical Bulletin SS900 Radio system with Geodimeter Robot 4 (Data Com), 1 (Select Device), ________________________________________________________________ 10/31/2006 Page 7...
- Page 8 Carlson Software Technical Bulletin SS900 Radio system with Geodimeter Robot 2 (Serial), ENT key, ________________________________________________________________ 10/31/2006 Page 8...
- Page 9 Carlson Software Technical Bulletin SS900 Radio system with Geodimeter Robot ENT key again to confirm (Com=1.8.0.9600). ENT key, ________________________________________________________________ 10/31/2006 Page 9...
- Page 10 Carlson Software Technical Bulletin SS900 Radio system with Geodimeter Robot ENT key, 4. Then, once the angle screen is visible, enter RPU mode by pressing the RPU key. ________________________________________________________________ 10/31/2006 Page 10...
- Page 11 Carlson Software Technical Bulletin SS900 Radio system with Geodimeter Robot 5. Then press 3 for Remote. 6. Then press 1 for OK. ________________________________________________________________ 10/31/2006 Page 11...
- Page 12 Carlson Software Technical Bulletin SS900 Radio system with Geodimeter Robot 7. Then press No or Yes to define a search window. 8. No for Measure Ref obj. ________________________________________________________________ 10/31/2006 Page 12...
- Page 13 Carlson Software Technical Bulletin SS900 Radio system with Geodimeter Robot 9. Press any key and the unit will power down. 10. It is now safe to remove the faceplate. ________________________________________________________________ 10/31/2006 Page 13...
- Page 14 This prevents any radio step-on by other Carlson SS900 radios. Review the directions at the end of this document if you need to alter the serial number for some reason. A possible reason would be to use more than one rover off the same base radio.
- Page 15 Carlson Software Technical Bulletin SS900 Radio system with Geodimeter Robot 2. Program the base and rover radio Baud Rate, Parity and Stop Bits To do this, select Base or Rover Radio, and then “Get Settings” button. Then, fill in the Base Serial number field with the correct serial number displayed on the back of the base radio.
- Page 16 Carlson Software Technical Bulletin SS900 Radio system with Geodimeter Robot Setting up the data collector Note: The data collector must be connected directly to the robotic instrument to initialize the robotic functions. This is done through the 9-pin cable of the Explorer which is Com 1.
- Page 17 Carlson Software Technical Bulletin SS900 Radio system with Geodimeter Robot 3. From the SurvCE Settings screen, select Direct Robotic. ________________________________________________________________ 10/31/2006 Page 17...
- Page 18 Carlson Software Technical Bulletin SS900 Radio system with Geodimeter Robot Confirm Search Range. 4. Now Initialize Instrument and wait to hear the instrument confirm with a double beep. ________________________________________________________________ 10/31/2006 Page 18...
- Page 19 Carlson Software Technical Bulletin SS900 Radio system with Geodimeter Robot 5. After your robot has been initialized, disconnect the cable from the Explorer and plug the cable into the Radio port. This picture shows the Geodimeter 600 robot connected to the power/comm supply and then the power/comm supply connected to the 9-pin connected of the Base SS900 radio.
- Page 20 The photo below shows the SS900 Rover Radio Pack product #6100.427 (The black insert with the Carlson logo). The Radio Pack inserts into the Jett Pack Connect, product # 6100.426. (The blue tray that connects to the back of the Explorer 600+.) This assembly interfaces with the Explorer 600+ on Com 2.
- Page 21 Carlson Software Technical Bulletin SS900 Radio system with Geodimeter Robot 6. SurvCE has already initialized the robotic instrument while connected directly, now you can continue into Traverse Sideshots or any other collection or Stake Out procedure. ________________________________________________________________ 10/31/2006 Page 21...
- Page 22 Carlson Software Technical Bulletin SS900 Radio system with Geodimeter Robot 7. Caution about leaving SurvCE or powering down the data collector. The Robotic instrument will need to be re-Initialized by plugging the data collector directly to the robot. The biggest hazard here is exiting SurvCE while standing 500 feet away. You would have to walk back to the robot and re-initialize.
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