Basic Operation
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Setting for Optical communications with total station
The following settings is prerequisites for the optical communications to take place between the
total station (or an application program) and RC-3R.
• When communicating by using [EXT.LINK] of the application software
(AP-L1 communication mode).
1
Set Parameter for RC.
Operation:
Main menu - Program Modes (Prog) - (EXT.LINK) - (Setting) - (RC)
2
Execute the External Link.
Operation:
Main menu - Program Modes (Prog) - (EXT.LINK) - (Execute)
• When communicating without using [EXT.LINK] (GTS communication
mode).
1
Set the parameters in the Parameters Setting Mode. (Refer to Table of item to be set shown
as follows.)
Operation:
Main menu - Parameters Setting Modes (SETUP) - (communication) - (RC)
2
Execute the Standard Measurement Mode.
Main menu-Standard Measurement Mode (Meas)
Set the parameters in Setting Mode.
Refer to Table of item to be set in Setting Mode.
Connect a data collector to be used to the serial RS-232C connector of the RC-3R, and set the
items as follows.
B.Rate
9600
Data.L
8
Parity
none
Stop Bit
1
Setting Parameters in total station
Setting Parameters in RC-3R
Setting Parameters of Communication port in Data Collector