If it??s the Long Range Bluetooth Handle and not working beyond 30 meters then it??s not working at all.?ÿ
also, you may be connected to the instrument BT and not the handle BT. There are some settings that can be tricky to get right on the instrument and in the DC to make it work properly since the handle is more or less an add on.?ÿ
That was definitely a possibility but somehow they loaned the instrument to our other office for a short bit, and when it came back it came back without the radio handle, so I didn't get to mess around with it any further.?ÿ
Finally tracked down the RH15. I wasted lots of time testing and researching to find out it is not compatible with newer tablets, just that old Leica cs15 that I would never use. The newer RH17 is supposed to work, if my boss was to purchase one for $1600! Firmware needs updated, maintenance date was just expired but the Leica rep said they would generate a CCP key for us to be able to use it which is nice.?ÿ
I don't want to ask the boss to spend that though so I'm stuck with the Parani. I bought a cheaper $30 USB long range Bluetooth adapter from Amazon and spent the last couple hours trying to connect it to the Parani. Other devices like my phone show up but not the Parani. It's like they aren't compatible. I had to disable one of the windows default Bluetooth devices to get the "realtek USB adapter" driver to work first.?ÿ
When I disable the realtek and enable the factory stuff I can connect to the Parani again. Someone somewhere else mentioned maybe I was using the short range Bluetooth in the Panasonic toughpad and not the long range. I have no idea how to figure that out. It lists several different items under Bluetooth in device manager and I don't know what they do.?ÿ
I feel like I'm stuck dealing with anywhere from 50-180m range and setting up a backsight somewhere or hoping the wind doesn't move my bipod when I walk halfway back to the instrument. Not to mention Microsurvey Fieldgenius freezes almost every time Bluetooth disconnects and they think it's the Parani's fault because they can't duplicate the problem.?ÿ
@350rocketmike
I think you??re on the right track. The R17 is what I have on my Leica. I only use that machine on small jobs and I never have to raise the BT antenna. But I still easily get the distances you described. With the antenna up the range is significantly longer. I use a Carlson Surveyor 2 DC. I did have to call Carlson to get through the setup but it has worked with no issues ever since.?ÿ
Because that machine has some age on it I would bet you could find a used R17 handle for much less than $1600. But of course because it has age on it investment in upgrades come with risk.?ÿ
- All the prices are at least $1000 US (probably plus shipping) which is probably closer to $1600 Canadian. I would love to have the radio handle as the rest of this robot is still great. My boss would probably be open to buying one after I've used it reliably for 6 months plus without issues.?ÿ
You could pay for the handle yourself, as an investment, then recover the cost (plus markup) from El Bosso in 6 months.
I could but at the moment all of my investments are going into other things like my truck, which I do own and the boss pays me to use. Getting as many years as possible out of that is my main priority and all of the repairs and upgrades are tax deductible.?ÿ
you might want to think about using the mileage deduction instead, especially if you use it as a personal vehicle as well as fir business purposes. That??s what I do and I come out better. Also, if you are already compensated for the use of that truck by your boss I am not sure you get any tax deduction, and if you are a W2 employee and not a 1099 employee I??m pretty sure that is a no no. But I am a PLS not a CPA. I highly recommend you speak to a Good CPA. Lots of people are more than willing to give you bad advice when it comes to taxes. Research it yourself and formulate good questions prior to consulting a CPA.?ÿ
The sales people assure me that they get good business after every wind storm.
If this is slowing down productivity your boss should purchase one tomorrow.
I'm tight but good tools make money.
The boss and I both consulted our tax guy before I bought the truck from him. In Canada it depends on the mileage rate whether you can claim repairs and maintenance.?ÿ
Well I ended up ordering another Parani for the USB port on the toughpad FZ-M1. Hopefully with the pair of them I don't have to worry about range. That was $150 Canadian instead of $1600 for the radio handle. I was in a spot to test more wide open Bluetooth range (relatively wide open) and I can still only get about 110m before it will fail to shoot because comms are so slow. If I'm shooting between buildings the range is significantly shorter than that.?ÿ
I did find out the boss plans to get another Leica for the other guy who needs a new gun, probably based on my experience with this one. At least he'll be getting a new one (probably ts13) with a radio handle.?ÿ
I will probably have to run this robot for another 3-5 years now (or until something breaks) before they get me a new one. Unless he decides to give the old robot to the other guy and the new one to me (since I do non stop construction layout most days - the robot is very busy following me).?ÿ
The Sokkia SRX will be our backup if something fails. Not a great robot by any means (very slow) but it has lasted 10 years with no issues.?ÿ
Sorry for the late reply. Getting back to Australia during the pandemic took longer than expected.
Truth be told, I have never changed an internal battery in an 1100. I have the gear to do so, but just haven't needed to. Ever.
I've changed quite a few in the GPS500s, but never an 1100.
Word of warning though: I have tinkered a lot with 1100s, especially the ones that you get for $50 because something is blown. I like figuring out how things work (except women). In quite a few cases I have opened them up with a broken EDM (for example) and put them back together with a blown ATR card or mainboard as well. I have the anti-static gloves, the carbon tweezers, etc. It doesn't matter. They just don't like being tampered with.
GPS500s, RCS1100s and TCPS26Bs can all be played with in a bath full of otters. No problem. But not the Total Stations.
Having said that, I always thought that if I were to do it, I would leave the tags on the board and attack the problem at the battery end, because I would be extremely hesitant to go near the mainboard with a soldering iron. Nor would I use a capacitive discharge welder to reattach the new battery to the existing tabs.coming from the board. I just wouldn't want that sort of current running through the board back to earth.
I'd take the epoxy route. Get rid of the old battery (carefully), weld new tabs onto the new battery then epoxy tab-to-tab. No heat and no current. Perfect. Then just mount the battery somehow. Probably with a spot of urethane away from any components that get hot.
I'm not sure that the firmware would need reloading. It would depend on the state of the firmware chip. I've never delved that far into it and couldn't even tell you which one it was.
I wish I could be of more help.
Update: I have the Parani at both ends now (sd1000u at the Panasonic fz-m1 and the sd1000 hooked up to the 1203). Connection is reliable and range tested to over 300m and still going...a couple times I had trouble at only 110m but there was a lot of stuff in the way. It's also quicker to regain BT connection when I walk back into range with this setup and doesn't crash Fieldgenius on my tablet like it did with just the one Parani.?ÿ
I do have excessive battery drain on the tablet when connected with the Parani's but other than that it seems to be working reliably for a week now. I laid out 110 points yesterday (pinning houses). This robot really blows my mind for how old it is. It really holds onto a lock.?ÿ
