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Title: 600+ with Bluetooth Cellphone & GPS
Topic ID: 640 Link to this page
Category: Data Collectors / Explorer 600+
Modified: 2010-07-21 Created: 2010-07-21
This is in regards to using a 600+ data collector with SurvCE 2.0 and a Bluetooth Cellphone to connect to a GPS Ref
Network using a GPS Rover.

1)  You will need a Socket Bluetooth compact flash card.  
!!!WARNING = The Socket Mobile Bluetooth Card is no longer sold as of September 30th, 2009 !!!

You can try purchasing a Refurbished Bluetooth card from the Outlet Store link below:
 Socket Mobile
Refurbished bluetooth card

!!!WARNING = The Socket Mobile Bluetooth Card is no longer sold as of September 30th, 2009 !!!
 Discontinued Product Details

You can try contacting a North American Socket Mobile dealer at the link below:

Socket Mobile North American Resellers 

This is the information on the card you would need:
  Product Number: BL4535-634
  Description:  Socket Mobile CF Card with Bluetooth Wireless


2)  You will ALSO NEED a GPS Instrument Cable from your Manufacturer or Local Dealer to connect the data collector to
the GPS Rover.

***1st - follow the Steps at the link below to update the Operating System of the 600+: Updating the OS on a 600+


***2nd - Follow the Steps below to install the newest Socket Bluetooth Driver: 1) Click Link below to download the file “600+_Socket BT Installer.exe” to your Computer: Socket BT Installer 2) PLEASE NOTE this is a *.EXE file that must be run from inside File Explorer on the data collector. Copy the file you downloaded in Step #1 to the 600+ data collector into the “SystemCF” folder using either a Compact Flash memory card or USB ActiveSync 3) Please remove any Socket Bluetooth cards before executing the EXE file 4) Double-tap “My Device” then double-tap SystemCF 5) Now double-tap the file we copied from Step #1 to run the Socket Bluetooth Installation 6) Click "Install" to install while "Uninstall" to uninstall 7) Follow Socket setup wizard to setup. 8) After "Installation successful!" shows up, plug in your bluetooth card. After about 5 seconds a New Bluetooth icon appears in the Sys Tray to the left of the OTG symbol 9) When you see the Message: "One or more bluetooth virtual Com Ports could not be enabled due to Lack of Resources. Tap OK to review Bluetooth Com Port Settings" 10) Tap OK to accept this message 11) Uncheck "Bluetooth Printer Port" / tap yes to Deactivate "Bluetooth Printer COM port" 12) Check the box next to "Bluetooth COM Port" / tap OK 13) When you open SurvCE go into Equip / GPS Rover / Comms = set it to Bluetooth / Atinav / Com6 14) Tap file then tap Exit to Exit out of SurvCE 15) Open the Start menu and Turn on the Atinav Bluetooth then connect to the Bluetooth Cellphone like Normal 16) Turn on the Topcon GPS Rover 17) Open SurvCE and it should connect through Socket Com9 to the GPS Rover and leave the Atinav Bluetooth Cellphone Internet connected.

***3rd - You can click the Link below to open KB Article # 472 for help filling in the Equip tab / GPS Rover settings inside SurvCE 2.0: SurvCE Settings jg

Links:

Attachments:

600+_Socket BT Installer.exe
600+ with Bluetooth Cellphone & GPS.pdf

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