Application

1. TS-link should be used on the Windows 98, 2000, xp. Copy the TS-link on
the CD and paste to the computer hard disk, dblclick the TS-link to open it.
2. Download:
1) Connect Total Station and PC with data cable.
2) Run the software called TS-Link.
3) Power the instrument and set “0” position. Press ESC to enter MEM
interface.
4) Select “1.JOB” to enter the job selecting interface as Fig.1. (The
document with a “*” forward is to be downloaded.
5) Select the right document to enter “JOB” interface as Fig.2 by pressing
“ENT”.

FIG.1 FIG.2
6) Click “Download” as Fig.3 to set parameters including “Port” and “Baud
rate” as Fig.4. (Recommendation: Baud rate: 9600)
7) Click “OK”
Note: Be sure that the parameters setting of software and instrument are
uniform. Set parameters by entering “Instr.Config” (according to Manual)

FIG.3

FIG.4
8) Select “2.Comms output”. Press “ENT” to confirm the right form and
press “STOP” to interrupt transferring. It will return to the previous menu while
finished. (According to Manual.)
3. Upload:
1) Repeat 1) 2) and 3) steps above-mentioned in Download.
2) Select “2. Known data” to enter the interface as Fig.5.

FIG.5
3) Input the information such as PT, ID, N, E and Z.
4) Click “Upload” as Fig.6 and set parameters including “Port” and “Baud
rate” as Fig.4. (Recommendation: Baud rate: 9600)
5) Click “OK”
Note: Be sure that the parameters setting of software and instrument are
uniform. Set parameters by entering “Instr.Config” (according to Manual)

FIG.6
6) Select “2.Comms output”. Press “STOP” to interrupt transferring. It will
return to the previous menu while finished. (According to Manual.)
4. Save as
The data download by the TS-link can be saved as 2 formats: *.BDT and
*.TXT as FIG.7 and FIG.8. Click the “save as” as FIG.7 then you can select the
format in the “save as” interface as FIG.8.

FIG.8

FIG.7
5. Export
The data download by the TS-link can be saved as 4 formats: *.PTS, *.TXT,
*.DXF and format defined by user. The *.PTS, *.TXT, *.DXF are standard. The
customers can define the export format by “define export format ”in tools as
FIG.9 and FIG.10

FiG.9

FIG.10
Click the “Export” as FIG.11 then you can select the format in the “export”
interface as FIG.12.

FIG.12

FIG.11
Note: Used the export function only for coordinate data.