Trimble 5700 - Logging Data with the 5800 Receiver

5700/5800 GPS Receiver User Guide 139
General Operation 14
5800 Operation
14.5 Logging Data
You can log data internally or to a Trimble controller.
145.1 Logging internally
The 5800 receiver logs GPS data internally on 2 Mb of internal
memory.
You can then use the Trimble Data Transfer utility to transfer logged
data files to the office computer. The transferred files are in Trimble
DAT (.dat) format.
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Warning – The 5800 allows for a maximum of 512 files on the internal
memory. The filenames must be in 8.3 format, otherwise files copied to
the internal memory may cause data corruption or loss of data when
logging.
Data is logged using the current logging settings configured in the
receiver. Data files logged internally are named automatically.
To begin internal logging, you must use a Trimble controller, or the
GPS Configurator or Configuration ToolBox utility. The 5800 receiver
does not have an internal clock, so you cannot conduct timed sessions.
Note – When the internal memory is full, the receiver stops logging
data, and the Logging/Memory LED switches off. Existing data files
are not overwritten.
Table 14.2 shows approximate storage requirements for different
logging rates. The values shown are for a one-hour logging session
with six satellites visible.
Table 14.2 Storage requirements
Logging rate Memory required
10 Hz 2,588 KB
1Hz 335 KB