RadiosInstead of fussing with Bluetooth radios that were never designed for distance, how about checking out these 900 Mhz radios atA Trimble tech kee...

Looking at the 2012-01-31 image above showing the end of a Hirose plug,Pins are numbered 1 to 4 from bottom right, going counter clockwise.Hirose pin ...

As for pin out, Hirose pin 1 is Tx, pin 2 is Rx.

I got it wrong above. Tx and Rx cross over in batteries, power supplies AND CABLES. The com wires in Hirose to Hirose cables are not straight throug...

Hirose pin 1 is Tx, Pin 2 is Rx. That applies at any instrument or DC.RS 232 signals are designed to tollerate a sustained short so if you have to us...

Does anyone have experience with the 4G cellular option in the Panasonic FZ-G1 tablet? I understand the cellular option includes a GPS receiver and I...

I understand Bluetooth was never intended for significant distances. Is anybody using the commercial 900 Mhz FHSS radio modules for a serial link? C...

Bluetooth Trimble 5600The Hirose connector pin 1 is Tx and pin 2 is Rx.I also tested a Western States Cabling 2005a cable. It has 3 conductors connect...

Fin, my recollection is that the cables are straight through and the crossover takes place in the the battery (or radio) pack that has two hirose jack...

You might be able to collect some useful information using scales/rulers attached to the bridge and viewed from a distance using an astronomical teles...

I can understand using the Parani Bluetooth if you want to connect to the built in bluetooth of a DC or tablet/PC but if you are looking at using a pa...

Bluetooth Trimble 5600Casey, you say "a short hirose to DB9 cable is not hard to make." Do you remember offhand which Hirose pin is connected to Tx o...

Shawn, you seem to have used the wrong URL. I found your article here.Thanks, Mike

I think Carlson calls it Quick Search. It was in the list of additions to version 3. I am trying to find info in the V3 manual but there is nothing ...

SurveyPro calls the gps search "geolock". I was I was thinking that would be a great function on a busy construction site. Good to know Carlson offe...

Thanks for all the info and feedback.As for for my unkind reference to engineers, anybody hear about the building collapse in Ontario, Canada? Appare...

They won't be lithium polymer. I think those are generally flat rather than cylindrical and if they self distruct there is nothing left. Also, no ne...