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How To Connect Leica TS16, CS20, MS60 To Computer by USB

This document provides instructions for connecting a Leica CS20 field controller, TS16 or TS60 total station, or MS60 MultiStation to a PC via USB cable. It outlines obtaining and installing the correct USB drivers, connecting the instrument to the PC, and accessing data folders and connecting to myWorld. The 4 main steps are: 1) Obtain USB drivers from the instrument or myWorld; 2) Install the drivers on the PC; 3) Connect the instrument to the PC and access data folders; 4) No special steps are needed to connect to myWorld once the USB connection is established.

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How To Connect Leica TS16, CS20, MS60 To Computer by USB

This document provides instructions for connecting a Leica CS20 field controller, TS16 or TS60 total station, or MS60 MultiStation to a PC via USB cable. It outlines obtaining and installing the correct USB drivers, connecting the instrument to the PC, and accessing data folders and connecting to myWorld. The 4 main steps are: 1) Obtain USB drivers from the instrument or myWorld; 2) Install the drivers on the PC; 3) Connect the instrument to the PC and access data folders; 4) No special steps are needed to connect to myWorld once the USB connection is established.

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Leica Geosystems

How to connect a CS20, TS16, TS60 or


MS60 to a PC

This document explains how to connect a CS20 field controller, TS16 or TS60 total station and MS60 MultiStation to a PC via USB cable
This may be needed for the following operations
-

transfer data to and from the CS20, TS16, TS60 or MS60 to the PC
connecting the CS20, TS16, TS60 or MS60 to myWorld.

Please note that the USB drivers which may have been previously installed on a PC for SmartWorx Viva instruments will not work for the new instruments running Leica Captivate. However, the new drivers will work for
both systems.
The drivers support Windows 7, Windows 8 (8.1) and Windows 10 operating systems.
Step 1 Obtain the USB cable drivers
The new cable-drivers can be obtained in the following ways
- from the USB card delivered with each CS20, TS16, TS60 or MS60
o Go to the Leica Driver installation folder on the USB card
- from myWorld
o Go to myProducts
o Select one of your registered CS20, TS16, TS60 or MS60
o Open the Tools tab
o Press the Download button next to the USB Driver file

Step 2 - Install the USB cable drivers


The cable-driver is installed by double tapping the appropriate .exe file depending on your operating system
(32bit or 64bit). To check the version of your operating system, go to Control Panel > System > System type.
Please note that the setup requires administrative privileges.
- Choose the Setup_Leica_USB_64bit.exe file for 64bit PCs
- Choose the Setup_Leica_USB_32bit.exe file for 32bit PCs
- Choose the Setup_Leica_USB_64bit_itanium.exe for 64bit servers and high performance PCs
In case that Windows Mobile Device Centre is not already installed on your PC it will be installed additionally
otherwise this panel would not appear. Click Install to continue or Cancel to exit installation.

The installation is very simple just follow the instructions in the Setup routine.

Ensure that any GS, TS/MS, CS or GR devices are unplugged from your PC during the installation of the USB
cable drivers.
Step 3 Connect the CS20, TS16, TS60 or MS60 to the PC and access your data
The following cables can be used
Cable
name
GEV234
GEV261

Connector 1 (to instrument)

Connector 2 (to PC)

Lemo 1, 8 pin

USB type A

For CS20, TS60 and MS60 connect to the

Lemo port of the instrument


GEV223

Mini USB type B

USB type A

For TS16 connect to the mini-USB port of the


instrument

1.
2.
3.

4.
5.

Ensure the CS20, TS16, TS60 or MS60 is turned on and connect the instrument to the PC. Please note that
the Mobile Device Center is not supported for any instrument running Leica Captivate.
On the PC press the Windows Start icon
To connect to a CS20, type \\192.168.254.1\ including all \ into the search field OR To connect to a TS16,
TS60 or MS60, type \\192.168.254.3\ including all \ into the search field

and press Enter


File Explorer will open and it is now possible to browse the folders of the instrument and copy and paste
files as required

Below is some information on the folder structure of the instrument

Folder
Captivate

What is stored in the folder

Comment
This folder is basically
the internal memory of
Leica Captivate on the
instrument.
This is where all Leica
Captivate objects are
stored coordinate
systems, codelists, geoid
field files etc. and jobs
which were created on
the internal memory

SD Card

Temp

USB drive

This folder can only be accessed if an SD card is inserted into the


instrument.
What is shown depends on the contents of the SD card.
A temporary storage folder for files in use by Leica Captivate

There is no need to
change or touch anything in this folder

This folder can only be accessed if a USB device is attached to the


instrument.
What is shown depends on the contents of the USB device.

Step 4 Connecting to myWorld


There are no special steps required to connect your instrument to myWorld. Once the USB drivers are installed,
plug in the USB cable to the instrument and the PC, open myworld.leica-geosystems.com and log in to your
account. You can now register new instruments, update the firmware on your instruments or activate a mySecurity key.

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