System1200 Release Notes v1_35_en

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BU Surveying Systems

Surveying & Engineering Division

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Sys tem 1200 - Software Release No tes

Products TPS1200, GPS1200

No. 3

From System 1200 Onboard Applications Team

Date 6th

July 2004

CD-ROM GPS1200 CD-ROM (Art. No. 737148)TPS1200 CD-ROM (Art. No. 734370)

Version 1.03

Download http://downloads.leica-geosystems.com/downloads/index.htm

These Release Notes contain important information about firmware version 1.35.

This firmware version 1.35 can be loaded onto all models of both TPS1200 and GPS1200 in-

struments. This firmware can be loaded onto any instrument regardless of any maintenance

contract it is not necessary to have purchased a maintenance contract to use this firmware.

This new firmware is mainly released for performance improvement reasons in particular to improve

the speed of handling a large number of jobs. The new firmware also includes a new EDM firmware for

the R300 instruments.

Also now available are new versions for all loadable applications Stakeout, Reference Line, De-

termine Coordinate System, COGO, Sets of Angles,Traverse and RoadRunner. Please ensure to

also load and use the new applications. These applications now contain help texts and are now fullysupported for the languages listed at the end of these release notes.

Please do take your time to read these Release Notes. They contain information how to obtain and

load the firmware and loadable applications onto the instruments and a summary of all the latest indi-

vidual firmware components.
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GENERAL FIRMWARE IMPROVEMENTS

Performance

Improvements

The performance of both TPS1200 and GPS1200 has been improved in par-

ticular with the handling of a large number of jobs.

EDM Firmware The EDM firmware for the R300 is improved.

LOADABLE APPLICATION IMPROVEMENTS

RoadRunner A small improvement has been made to the GSI converter tool, which is used in

the Design to Field tool of LEICA Geo Office (LGO). This update can be used

with all versions of LGO and all versions of RoadRunner.

The LGO update can be obtained from a local Leica Selling Unit or Dealer, the

System 1200 v1.35 firmware CD or can be downloaded from the Leica web site.

http://downloads.leica-geosystems.com/downloads/index.htm

After running the setup.exe installation file and completing the installation of the

LGO update, then start LGO and access the Design to Fieldtool. The Leica GSI

importer file (RoadRunnerImportGSI.rri) now needs to be re-registered.

1. Open an existing road job or create a new road job

2. Press the Manage button to access the Importer Management dialog

3. Press the Registerbutton and select the RoadRunnerImportGSI.rri

file. This can be found in the /Bin folder of the LGO installation (the exact

path will vary depending on where LGO is installed).

4. Click OK. The new GSI importer can now be used.

OBTAINING AND LOADING THE NEW FIRMWARE AND LOADABLE APPLICATIONS

Obtaining the New

Firmware

The new firmware and loadable applications can be obtained from a local Leica

Selling Unit or Dealer, the System 1200 v1.35 firmware CD or can be

downloaded from the Leica web site.
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Note, updated language files are also available for some languages:

SYS_Lang.sde for example, this is the language file for the German language.

Note, the file extension will differ depending on the language version of the appli-

cation the file extension for the German language version is shown above.

Before Loading the

New Firmware

Delete all loadable application programs from the instrument

Before loading the new firmware all existing application programs currently

loaded on the instrument must be deleted. The new v1.35 applications can then

be re-loaded afterwards (see below).

The easiest way to delete all application programs is to access the TOOLS For-

mat Memory Device panel.

1. From the main menu, choose 6. Tools and then choose menu item 1Format Memory Device . The TOOLS Format Memory Device screen

is now visible.

2. Press F4(PROG) and then F6(YES) twice to delete all application pro-

grams. The instrument will then turn off.

Loading the New

Firmware

Upload from the CF card or use LGO and serial transfer

All firmware and loadable applications can be loaded to the instruments either

directly from the CF card inserted into the instrument, or using a serial cable and

LGO. The procedures described below are the same for both the TPS and GPS

instruments.

We recommend to use a CF card since this is quicker and easier, but does re-

quire the use of a CF card reader. As always, we recommend to only use Leica

CF cards. The upload process using LGO can take some time.

Using a CF card to

load the new firm-

ware and loadable

applications

Copy the files to the CF card

1. Format the CF card on a System 1200 instrument.

2. Insert the CF card into your PC or CF card reader and copy the neces-

sary files to be uploaded to the instrument to the System directory of theCF card. This can be done with Windows Explorer, LGO or any other

suitable PC software.

3. Insert the CF card into the System 1200 instrument and turn on the in-

strument. If you are using internal batteries then ensure that the batteries

are fully charged.


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Loading the main instrument firmware

1. From the main menu, choose 6. Tools and then choose menu item 3

Upload System Files and then choose 3 Instrument Firmware . The

TOOLS Upload System Firmware screen is now visible.2. Ensure that on a TPS instrument the file name TPS1200.FW is visible in

the Firmware prompt and on a GPS instrument the file name

GPS1200.FW is visible in the Firmware prompt. If the file name is not

visible then check you have correctly copied the firmware file to the Sys-

tem directory of the CF card.

3. Press F1(CONT) to continue - a message will appear to ensure that you

have fully loaded batteries. Press F6(YES) to begin the loading of the

new firmware to the instrument.

4. The loading process will take a few minutes. Once complete, a message

will appear to say that the instrument must be turned off. Turn off the in-

strument and turn it back on the instrument is no using the new firm-ware.

5. To check the firmware has correctly loaded, access the STATUS Sys-

tem Information screen, Firmware page view. (Press USERand then

F3(STAT) and then choose 3 System Information).

Loading the system language

If required to load additional language files to an instrument, then follow the fol-

lowing instructions.


Upload System Files and then choose 2 System Languages. The

TOOLS Upload System Languagesscreen is now visible.

2. A language should be visible in the Language prompt. If a language is

not visible then check you have correctly copied the language file to the

System directory of the CF card.

3. PressF1(CONT) to load the language. The loading process will take a

few seconds. Once complete, a message will appear asking if it is

wished to use this language.

Loading the loadable applications

Only once firmware v1.35 is loaded then it is possible to load the loadable appli-cations.


Upload System Files and then choose 1 Application Programs. The

TOOLS Upload Application Programs screen is now visible.

2. A program file name should be visible in the Program prompt. If a file


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name is not visible then check you have correctly copied the loadable

application files to the System directory of the CF card.

3. Press F1(CONT) to load the application program. If message panel 112

is shown then you have not yet deleted all old application programs. Re-

fer to the section above Before Loading the New Firmware .4. The loading process will take a few seconds. Once complete, a message

will appear asking if it is wished to load another application.

5. Repeat steps 2 to 4 until all new applications have been loaded.

6. To check the applications have been correctly loaded, access the

STATUS System Information screen, Application page view. (Press

USERand then F3(STAT) and then choose 3 System Information).

Using LGO to load

the new firmware

and loadable appli-cations

The procedure described below is the same for both the TPS and GPS instru-

ments. You will need to connect the TPS or GPS instrument to the PC using a

serial download cable.

Activate the Software Upload Tool

After starting LGO, choose the Software Uploadoption from the Tools menu.

This starts the Software Installation Wizard. Follow the instructions given during

the wizard. Note that it is possible to load both the firmware and loadable appli-

cations by checking the appropriate boxes.

The uploading of the firmware and loadable applications can take some time!

SUMMARY OF LATEST INDIVIDUAL TPS FIRMWARE COMPONENTS

System Firmware

File name Subcomponents Version no. Build no. Date

TPS1200.fw 1.35 627.334 3 July 2004

ATR 1.03 - -

EDM (R300) 1.40 - -

EDM (R100 / noRL)

2.03 - -

PS 1.01 - -

Boot 1.00 - -

API 1.35 - -

EF Interface 1.03 - -


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Keyboard/Display 1.03 - -

System Languages

File name Language Version no. Date

Sys_Lang.sde German 1.35 5 July 2004

Sys_Lang.sfr French 1.35 5 July 2004

Sys_Lang.ses Spanish 1.35 5 July 2004

Sys_Lang.sit Italian 1.35 5 July 2004

Sys_Lang.snl Dutch 1.35 5 July 2004

Sys_Lang.ssv Swedish 1.35 5 July 2004

Sys_Lang.sno Norwegian 1.35 5 July 2004

Sys_Lang.sda Danish 1.35 5 July 2004

Sys_Lang.spt Portuguese 1.35 5 July 2004

Sys_Lang.sfi Finnish 1.35 5 July 2004

Sys_Lang.scs Czech 1.35 5 July 2004

Sys_Lang.sja Japanese 1.35 5 July 2004

Sys_Lang.szh Chinese 1.35 5 July 2004

Application Programs

File name Application Language Version no. Date

TPS_Stak.axx Stakeout s.b. 1.35 5 July 2004

TPS_RefL.axx Reference Line s.b. 1.35 5 July 2004

TPS_COGO.axx COGO s.b. 1.35 5 July 2004

TPS_DetC.axx Determine Coordi-

nate System

s.b. 1.35 5 July 2004

TPS_Sets.axx Sets of Angles s.b. 1.35 5 July 2004

TPS_Trav.axx Traverse s.b. 1.35 5 July 2004

TPS_Road.axx RoadRunner s.b. 1.35 5 July 2004

German (de) 1.35 5 July 2004

French (fr) 1.35 5 July 2004

Spanish (es) 1.35 5 July 2004

Italian (it) 1.35 5 July 2004

Dutch (nl) 1.35 5 July 2004

Swedish (sv) 1.35 5 July 2004Norwegian (no) 1.35 5 July 2004

Danish (da) 1.35 5 July 2004

Portuguese (pt) 1.35 5 July 2004

Finnish (fi) 1.35 5 July 2004

Czech (cs) 1.35 5 July 2004


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Japanese (ja) 1.35 5 July 2004

Chinese (zh) 1.35 5 July 2004

RX1200 Software


RX1200.fw V1.37 17 May 2004

German (de) - - -

French (fr) - - -

Spanish (es) - - -

Italian (it) - - -

Dutch (nl) - - -

Swedish (sv) - - -

Norwegian (no) - - -

Danish (da) - - -

Portuguese (pt) - - -

Finnish (fi) - - -

Chinese (zh) - - -

TPS1200 Simulation

File name Files Version no. Build no. Date

\TPS1200_Simulation\ *.* 1.35 627 6 July 2004

TCPS Configuration Software


\TCPS27_ConfigTool\ *.* 1.00 7 2 February 2004

SUMMARY OF LATEST INDIVIDUAL GPS FIRMWARE COMPONENTS

System Firmware

File name Subcomponents Version no. Build no. Date

GPS1200.fw 1.35 628.399 5 July 2004

Meas Engine 2.12 - -

Meas Engine Boot 2.10 - -


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Boot 1.00 - -

LB2/OWI 2.00 - -

Navigation 3.00 - -

API 1.35 - -

EF Interface 1.30 - -

System Languages


Sys_Lang.sde German 1.35 5 July 2004

Sys_Lang.sfr French 1.35 5 July 2004

Sys_Lang.ses Spanish 1.35 5 July 2004

Sys_Lang.sit Italian 1.35 5 July 2004

Sys_Lang.snl Dutch 1.35 5 July 2004

Sys_Lang.ssv Swedish 1.35 5 July 2004

Sys_Lang.sno Norwegian 1.35 5 July 2004

Sys_Lang.sda Danish 1.35 5 July 2004

Sys_Lang.spt Portuguese 1.35 5 July 2004

Sys_Lang.sfi Finnish 1.35 5 July 2004

Sys_Lang.scs Czech 1.35 5 July 2004

Sys_Lang.sja Japanese 1.35 5 July 2004

Sys_Lang.szh Chinese 1.35 5 July 2004

Application Programs

File name Application Language Version no. Date

GPS_Stak.axx Stakeout s.b. 1.35 5 July 2004

GPS_RefL.axx Reference Line s.b. 1.35 5 July 2004

GPS_COGO.axx COGO s.b. 1.35 5 July 2004

GPS_DetC.axx Determine CS s.b. 1.35 5 July 2004

GPS_Road.axx RoadRunner s.b. 1.35 5 July 2004

German (de) 1.35 5 July 2004

French (fr) 1.35 5 July 2004

Spanish (es) 1.35 5 July 2004

Italian (it) 1.35 5 July 2004

Dutch (nl) 1.35 5 July 2004

Swedish (sv) 1.35 5 July 2004

Norwegian (no) 1.35 5 July 2004

Danish (da) 1.35 5 July 2004

Portuguese (pt) 1.35 5 July 2004

Finnish (fi) 1.35 5 July 2004


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Czech (cs) 1.35 5 July 2004

Japanese (ja) 1.35 5 July 2004

Chinese (zh) 1.35 5 July 2004

RX1200 Software


RX1200.fw V1.37 17 May 2004

German (de) - -

French (fr) - -

Spanish (es) - -

Italian (it) - -

Dutch (nl) - -

Swedish (sv) - -

Norwegian (no) - -

Danish (da) - -

Portuguese (pt) - -

Finnish (fi) - -

Chinese (zh) - -

GPS1200 Simulation


\GPS1200_Simulation\ *.* 1.35 628 5 July 2004

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