Knowledge Base

First and Foremost, you MUST have a 9pin to 9pin null modem cable or a USB to 9pin adapter in order to connect a Recon or Ranger to any Carlson download programs.   The Carlson/TDS transfer routine in our software is not designed to work through a USB (Activesync) connection.  In order to transfer you must use either our non-activesync, 9pin transfer, or Activesync alone to copy the files from the data collector to the desktop PC.
 

Download [Ranger and Windows CE]
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  1) In Survey PRO tap File / tap Export Coordinates / select CR5 and export out all points.
You will next be prompted to save the file under a new name.

!!!PLEASE NOTE: You CANNOT transfer a CR5 and an RAW while you have that Job opened in the TDS software on the Data Collector.  You MUST open a different job in the TDS software before going on to Step #2 to make sure you don't get any errors when transferring the *.RAW raw file!!!


  2) After opening a different Job then the one you are transferring, in Survey Pro, go to the Transfer routine. Set the "Connecting To" field to HP-48. Make sure that the COM port, baud rate and parity are set correctly and then pick the Send File function. (Note: You cannot move files with dashes in the names, you must remove the dashes to copy that file to the Desktop)

  3) In the Type field of the file selection dialog, use the dropdown to choose Coordinate Files {.CR5} or Raw  Files {.RAW}.  CR5 and RAW are the only two files you can send to Carlson Survey or SurvCadd, you can't send a ".JOB" file or the ".RW5" file from the Data Collector, you will receive an error or the rw5 file will be empty = always use a CR5 or an RAW file to send.

  4) Stop here on the TDS and go to Carlson Survey to run Data Collection in the Tools menu and  pick TDS. Make sure that the COM port and baud rate are set correctly. Then pick the Download button. The Carlson Survey program will now wait to receive the TDS file. Within 10 seconds select the file to send on the TDS and pick OK in the TDS dialog. The file should be transferred now. When the transfer is complete, the program will ask you for the Carlson Survey file to create if you haven't already specified  file name in the dialog. With Point Protect on, the routine will check the coordinate file for existing point data before downloading the point from the data collector.



 Upload [Ranger and Windows CE]
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A Carlson coordinate (.CRD) file can be converted to a CR5 file and uploaded into TDS. 

1) Start in the TDS program, by going to the Transfer routine and pick the Receive File function. Set the "Connecting To" field to HP-48. Make sure that the COM port, baud rate and parity are set correctly. 

2) Then move back to the laptop or desktop and run Carlson Survey.  Click Survey / Data Collectors = click the TDS button

3) In the Carlson Survey dialog, enter a TDS File name. This name should not include the drive and directory path or file extension. For example, if the coordinate (.CRD) file isc:\scadxml\data\simo2.crd then the TDS File name could be just SIMO2. 

4) Next pick the Select File button next to the Carlson coordinate (.CRD) file edit box and choose the coordinate (.CRD) file to send. Check that the COM port and baud rate are set correctly. 

5) Now pick the Carlson Survey Upload button. A dialog now allows you to specify the range of point numbers to upload - Enter the range of points you'd like to send.

6)  Select RECEIVE on the Data collector, then click the Start Transfer button on the Carlson program. 



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