Pre-measuring Preparation
Connecting the Receiver and a Computer
Establishing an RS232 Cable Connection
1. Turn on a Bluetooth
device mode is Master; the receiver's Bluetooth
2. Instruct the external device (Master) to search for the receiver (Slave).
3. Once the Master device detects the receiver, use the procedure described in the external
device's documentation to connect it with the receiver.
4. Connect to the desired configuration software (TriVU).
2.5.2. Establishing an RS232 Cable Connection
5. Using the RS232 cable, connect the serial port of your computer (usually COM1) to the
receiver's serial port A.
6. Press the power buttons on the receiver and computer to turn them on.
7. Connect to the desired configuration software (TriVU).
2.5.3. Establishing a USB Cable Connection
Make sure the computer has JAVAD GNSS's USB driver for ALPHA receivers installed (available
from www.javad.com) before continuing, and you have the proper USB cable to connect
ALPHA's USB port to your PC USB port.
1. The driver installation procedure varies slightly depending on the operating system used.
In general, the installation procedure is as follows:
Visit the JAVAD GNSS website (http://www.javad.com) and download the USB driver.
Unpack the archive into a separate, empty folder.
2. Connect the receiver to the computer through the supplied USB cable. Turn the receiver
on.
3. Windows will automatically detect the new hardware device. Found New Hardware
Wizard will start.
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-enabled external device and your receiver. The default external
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module mode is Slave.
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