6 Transferring Data
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Trimble R7 GPS Receiver Operation
6.1 Connecting to the office computer
The Trimble R7 GPS receiver has three serial (COM) ports and one USB port to
connect to the office computer. A USB connection is up to ten times faster than
normal serial communications.
Use the standard power/serial data cable to connect the receiver to the computer, as
shown in Figure 6.1.
Figure 6.1 Connecting the Trimble R7 GPS receiver to a computer for serial data
transfer
Power/serial data
Port 2
Serial (COM) port
cable