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Contents

Contents........................................................................................................................................... 1
1、Data transmission software instructions...................................................................................... 2
1.1 Install Data Transfer Line Driver ........................................................................................ 2
1.2 Export the surveying data (*.MEA) to the computer. ......................................................... 7
1.3 Creating Coordinate data file on the computer.................................................................. 13
1.4 Import coordinates data on the computer to the instrument. ............................................. 16
1.5 Convert data to GTS-7 format........................................................................................... 22
1.6 Convert the measurement file to dxf format. .................................................................... 24
1.7 Copy and paste data between Pc-PORT and CSV file ...................................................... 26
2 Instruction of connecting controller with the instrument by Bluetooth ....................................... 28
2.1 Set in total station .............................................................................................................. 28
2.2 Set in the controller ........................................................................................................... 29
2.2.1 Bluetooth Settings .................................................................................................. 29
2.2.2 Bluetooth connections in SurvCE .......................................................................... 31
2.2.3 Store points ............................................................................................................ 32
3. The usage of USB flash disc and SD card .................................................................................. 34

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1、Data transmission software instructions

1.1 Install Data Transfer Line Driver

1. Double click“CP210x_VCP_Win_XP_S2K3_Vista_7.EXE”，install as
the default setting. This install program needs to be installed as the
administrator. At WIN7 System, please select the icon and right click,
then choose to “Run as administrator”.

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2.Select as the following, then click “Next>” button.

3.Click “Next>”.

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4.Click “Install” to start installing.

5.Select as the following, mark the “Launch the CP2102x VCP Driver
Installer”，then click “Finish”。

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6.Click the “Install” button, then start to install driver program.

7. After installing, it will hint “Installation completed successfully” as

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8.Connect the data transfer line with the Computer USB Port.

9.The computer will hints as the following pictures, and inform that the
serial port is COM3.

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1.2 Export the surveying data (*.MEA) to the computer.

1. Install the battery of the equipment (make sure that the capacity of the
battery is more than half), then connect the equipment with the transfer
line’s another end (six pins).

2. Run the program "PC Port 2"as the administrator.

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3. Serial port chooses the number COM3 when installing hints you.

4. Press the power button to start the equipment, then press “MENU”
button to enter the function menu. Press “3” button to enter “Fileman”.

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5. Press “3” button to export the file.

6. Press“F3”to chose the file you need to export. This time we choose
the original surveying data file *.MEA, then press “ENT” button to
confirm.

7. Press up and down button to select the file you need to export and press
“F4” to confirm, then it will return back to the exporting interface, and
show the file name you chose.

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8. On the computer, press “Receive” button as the following picture.

9. Then click the “F4”button to do the exporting operation, after

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10. On the computer it will also show you how many data you have
received.

11. After received the data, click “Output” button, then it will enter the
coordinate derived interface.

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12. Choose the format of the coordinate you need to export, then click
“Export” button, if you need preview the data, mark the check box of
“Preview the data”. Type the name and choose the data format in the
dialogue pop-up, then click “Save” button.

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1.3 Creating Coordinate data file on the computer.

1. Run the data transfer software, select “Coordinate file” from the
pop-up menu, then select “New”.

2. At the data editing interface, you can click the enter box to enter the
Point Name, E,N, Z, and PCODE.

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2. If you need to edit next data, you can click “Add” button, and if you
entered wrong info, you can modify directly in the box.

3. If you don’t need one of the data, you can select that data, then click
“Delete” button to delete.

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4. If there are many data, you can use the “Search” function to enter the
point name you want to see.

5. After editing, click “Return” to return back to the main interface, then
you can import the data to the equipment or save to the computer.

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1.4 Import coordinates data on the computer to the instrument.

1. The way to connect the computer and the equipment is the same as
before said.
2. Press the “MENU” button enter the menu interface, press “3”button to
the “Fileman”, then press”2” button to do the operation of importing.

3. Press “F3”, then you can choose the file to receive.

4. If there is no .COO file to choose, or you want to save these data in

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new file, you can press “F1” button to create a new file.

5. Then enter the file name in the entering box, press “F4” button to
change the file type to .COO, press “ENT” button to confirm.

6. Then select the file you just created, press “F4” button to confirm.

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7. Click “send” in Pc-Port and then press “F4” button to start importing.

8. As to the file that you already have, after running the data transfer

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software, select “Coordinate file”, then click “Input”.

9. Select the Coordinate format you want to import, then click “Import”
button, then choose the file you need to open, click “Open” button.

10. Then click “Send” button.

11. On the equipment, press “F4” button, then it will show the data
number you have imported.

12. On the computer, it will also show what data you have imported.

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1.5 Convert data to GTS-7 format

1. Open a measuring file or receive measuring file from the instrument.

Then click the “Save” button.

2. Select “GTS-7 File (*.gt7)”, then input file name and click “Save”

button.

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3. Select the type of measuring data you want to save, then click “Save”

button.

4. The software will save the measuring data to the file as GTS-7 file

format. You can open the file with notepad and view the content.
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1.6 Convert the measurement file to dxf format.

1. After downloading the data to Pc-PORT, then click “Output”.

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2. Then you will go to the coordinates interface.

3. Click “Return” to go to the main interface, then click “Output” and you

will see the “DXF” option in the drop-down list. Then click “Export” to

export the dxf file.

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1.7 Copy and paste data between Pc-PORT and CSV file

1. Below Shows the surveying data in Pc-PORT, the coordinates, the code

data can be copied to the clipboard.

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2. You can then paste to excel. The format from left to right order is Point

Name,N,E,Z,CODE.

3. It can also copy the data from excel. The format from left to right order

should be Point Name,N,E,Z,CODE.

4. Then paste the data by clicking “Paste data”, refer to the picture below.

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2 Instruction of connecting controller with the

2.1 Set in total station

After pressing the start button, press the [MENU] button to enter the
menu interface, and then press the number key 8, in the pop-up dialog
box press [▼] to select Bluetooth option.

Click the [ENT] key to confirm and click [ESC] key to cancel.

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2.2 Set in the controller

2.2.1 Bluetooth Settings

1. Go to “Settings” and then “Bluetooth” to set the Bluetooth.

2. Click “Add new device” to search the total station. Then you will see
the it in the list. Then click “Next”, enter the pin code “1234” and then
click “Next”.

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3. Click “COM Ports” in the bottom, then click “New Outgoing Port” to
select a port.

4. Choose a unused port and then click “Finish”.

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2.2.2 Bluetooth connections in SurvCE

1. Run SurvCE software.

SurvCE software..

3. In “Current” interface, select “Topcon Direct” for “Manufacturer” and

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“GTS Series (non-motorize)” for “Model”.

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4. Then go to “Comms” interface, select “Bluetooth” for “Bluetooth”

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2.2.3 Store points

1. Click the “Store Points” items in the “Survey” options.

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2.Select the upper-left corner of [R], you can remotely operate the
instrument to measure, and display the data on the instrument on the blow
screen.

The data display on the hand book show that the instrument is connected
to the hand book.

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3. The usage of USB flash disc and SD card

3.1 For ZTS320, the projects can be conducted in the SD card or USB
flash disc.

3.2 Go to “Menu’ and then “Select Disc” to select a disc for the projects.
3.3 Then you can create new files for the projects and all this files will be

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saved in the disc you selected before.

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