Are there any ways communicate remotely with the base (Trimble R8-) from the project site location and instruct it to stop logging data, and grab the static file, to perform post-processing and test the results first hand
So far i have to return to the office to do this each time, and this far from ideal
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You can end the survey, leave receiver on, then download the files to your TSC via bluetooth, they will automatically save in the project folder. Then re start your survey (if you need to). That takes about 1 minute. Then you can take TSC back to office to download and process at your leisure.
I'm talking about base-rover setup. How can i connect to the base via bluetooth when i'm with rover at hand and base is 5-10 km away
Cellular.
Setup a remote desktop, such as GoToAssist, GoToMeeting, TeamViewer,?ÿJoinMe, at the office and connect remotely with a laptop vial cell modem.
It works just like being in the office.
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I'm using GoToAssist right now to upload files to a concrete contractor's Windows Tablet, they are 200 miles away.
Correct. That of course means that i'll have to set up a computer connected with the unit via bluetooth at the base, cause so far the unit logs on its own, and is not tethered to any machine
Since its on the roof, i'll also have to set up some kind of bluetooth repeater/extender so the computer can connect from the operating floor, and does not have to be near the gps unit
And finally you gave me an idea. I wonder perhaps, if bluetooth tunneling can be achieved. Performed a preliminary search but havent found anything solid so far. You know like share bluetooth connection over ip (the internet) and connect from afar like you were already there. So i can have bluetooth connection and connect directly from the field tablet while im out there. How about that
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Bluetooth can be extended at best a 1000ft. That's should be enough to get from your roof to an office PC. Then use wifi to tunnel in from your Tablet PC to your Office PC.
Or you can setup a mini network base at your office. Where the base stores 1-hour or 4-hour static files to your office PC. Then the office PC can upload those static files to a cloud in real time.
Ok ill run some tests to see if bluetooth connectivity to the floor can be achieved without the need to extend the signal.
The second question was more, me looking for a way to connect to the base directly for other means. Like start a job and select the base to broadcast corrections, as if i was right in front of it.
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OK, I understood from your post that the base was at a remote location. What I do at my office is I use an RS232/RS485 to RJ45/Wifi converter. Specifically USR-WIFI232-610. It has a serial port, ethernet port, and wifi. I connect the GPS receiver by serial cable and then I can access it from anywhere as long as it is within wifi range of an access point. I run TCP-Com on my PC which makes the remote port look like a local com port.?ÿ?ÿ
https://www.usriot.com/products/serial-wifi-converter.html
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Bluetooth can be extended at best a 1000ft. That's should be enough to get from your roof to an office PC. Then use wifi to tunnel in from your Tablet PC to your Office PC.
Or you can setup a mini network base at your office. Where the base stores 1-hour or 4-hour static files to your office PC. Then the office PC can upload those static files to a cloud in real time.
Still trying to work this out guys.
How can i achieve this bluetooth signal extension? So far from the internal bluetooth radio, i hardly get 10 meters (32 ft as you say). Its a 2 story building, and GPS unit is on the roof. I want to access the unit and have a pc on the ground floor. I can get bluetooth access, up till the balcony of the first floor, but not from inside that same floor (let alone the floor beneath-ground floor). Walls must be constricting the transfer
You can try using a Parani SD1000 at the GPS base. Which is a RS232 9 pin cable to long range bluetooth. You can also put the same on your office PC to get 1000' range.
Ok nice so once i get one of those how easy is it to set it up? I mean once i plug this into the serial port of the GPS unit, does it start broadcasting its own bleutooth device point, or do i have to set things up
BTW i see some Parani units on ebay and other places going for 100+ Euros, with product code PARANI-SD1000-00 but locally i found SD1000-B10 with 36 Euros. Do you think it will be the same or are there any differences between the 00 and B10 versions . Its at one third of the price, and its more convenient since i already need 3 of those. One for GPS one for my total station and one for the office PC.
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When new they are easy to set up. Used could be password protected and dead battery. They have several modes; send and receive. You will need the 9 pin cable from your receiver to the sd1000. Go to geo-tronics.com?ÿ https://shop.geo-tronics.com/GEO-TRONICS-SD1000-Long-Range-Bluetooth-Dual-Modem-Kit-800-8000-GEO-SD1000-Robo-Kit.htm?ÿ
That is kit already setup with cables for a ts. Cables are pricey, you don't need them. You can purchase single sd1000 from his sight or check verify the model numbers of the cheaper ones.
Im from Greece i cannot order from US. But i have found good prices for the SD1000s and i also already got the serial extension cables. Thing is how do i set them up exactly
If i understand correct you need to purchase a couple of them, and you pair them between them, and they act as a serial extension, like you have connected the unit to the pc via rs232
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I saw some videos how you can pair them together
So this method actually demands buying a pair of them and setting them up to communicate with one another. But i gues you then have to set a serial connection on the controllers settings, since the connection initiates from the serial port.
On the other hand lets say i get one unit and place it on the Trimble R8s. Will the parani broadcast its Bluetooth status and connect from laptop without having to purchase a 2nd one
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Sorry for not getting back you. I busted my?ÿback last week, and then got shingles on top of that. It's been a very painful week.
To get the maximum range you want to have Class 1 (100m long range) Bluetooth?ÿat both ends of the connection. Most internal laptops have Class 2 (10m) Bluetooth. You can add a USB to Class 1 Bluetooth device such as this to your laptop.
Sorry for not getting back you. I busted my?ÿback last week, and then got shingles on top of that. It's been a very painful week.
To get the maximum range you want to have Class 1 (100m long range) Bluetooth?ÿat both ends of the connection. Most internal laptops have Class 2 (10m) Bluetooth. You can add a USB to Class 1 Bluetooth device such as this to your laptop.
Oh man hope you are feeling better already.
Well i already got class 1 for the computer. Got this dongle right there
http://www.logilink.eu/showproduct/BT0015.htm
But what got me confused, is if i can connect to the parani dongle directly, cause based on the video posted previously, it shows you need both of them paired together. If my loglink class 1 dongle can connect to it, and get me bluetooth connectivity, this solves the problem and stops me for further worrying about this
Still hurts like hell. Feel like someone kicking me in the stomach and punching me in the back at the same time.
The single Parani will work fine with your current set up. It includes PC software that lets you pair the Parani to any bluetooth device.
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