System 1200 - Software Release Notes

Products TPS1200, GPS1200

No. 3
From System 1200 Onboard Applications Team
th
Date 6 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 instruments. 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, Determine 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 fully
supported 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 individual firmware components.

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GENERAL FIRMWARE IMPROVEMENTS

Performance
Improvements

The performance of both TPS1200 and GPS1200 has been improved in particular 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 Field tool. The Leica GSI
importer file (RoadRunnerImportGSI.rri) now needs to be re-registered.
1.
2.
3.

4.

Open an existing road job or create a new road job

Press the Manage button to access the Importer Management dialog
Press the Register button 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).
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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http://downloads.leica-geosystems.com/downloads/index.htm
Various files are available for both the TPS and GPS instruments.

TPS1200 Available
Files

The following firmware files are available for the TPS1200 instrument:
TPS1200.fw - this file is the main firmware file
Once the TPS1200.fw firmware has been loaded to the TPS instrument then the
following applications can be loaded. Note, the file extension will differ depending
on the language version of the application the file extension for the English
language versions are shown below.
TPS_DetC.aen the Determine Coordinate System loadable application for the
TPS instrument.
TPS_Road.aen - the RoadRunner loadable application for the TPS instrument.
TPS_Sets.aen - the Sets of Angles loadable application for the TPS instrument.
TPS_Cogo.aen - the COGO loadable application for the TPS instrument.
TPS_Stak.aen - the Stakeout loadable application for the TPS instrument.
TPS_RefL.aen - the Reference Line loadable application for the TPS instrument.
TPS_Trav.aen - the Traverse loadable application for the TPS instrument.
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 application the file extension for the German language version is shown above.

GPS1200 Available
Files

The following firmware files are available for the GPS1200 instrument:
GPS1200.fw - this file is the main firmware file.
Once the GPS1200.fw firmware has been loaded to the GPS instrument then the
following applications can be loaded.
GPS_DetC.aen the Determine Coordinate System loadable application for
the GPS instrument.
GPS_Road.aen - the RoadRunner loadable application for the GPS instrument.
GPS_Cogo.aen - the COGO loadable application for the GPS instrument.
GPS_Stak.aen - the Stakeout loadable application for the GPS instrument.
GPS_RefL.aen - the Reference Line loadable application for the GPS instrument.

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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 application 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 Format Memory Device panel.
1.

2.

Loading the New

Firmware

From the main menu, choose 6. Tools and then choose menu item 1
Format Memory Device. The TOOLS Format Memory Device screen
is now visible.
Press F4(PROG) and then F6(YES) twice to delete all application programs. The instrument will then turn off.

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 require 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 firmware and loadable
applications

Copy the files to the CF card

1.
2.

3.

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Format the CF card on a System 1200 instrument.

Insert the CF card into your PC or CF card reader and copy the necessary files to be uploaded to the instrument to the System directory of the
CF card. This can be done with Windows Explorer, LGO or any other
suitable PC software.
Insert the CF card into the System 1200 instrument and turn on the instrument. If you are using internal batteries then ensure that the batteries
are fully charged.

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Loading the main instrument firmware
1.

2.

3.

4.

5.

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.
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 System directory of the CF card.
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.
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 instrument and turn it back on the instrument is no using the new firmware.
To check the firmware has correctly loaded, access the STATUS System Information screen, Firmware page view. (Press USER and 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 following instructions.
1.

2.

3.

From the main menu, choose 6. Tools and then choose menu item 3
Upload System Files and then choose 2 System Languages. The
TOOLS Upload System Languages screen is now visible.
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.
Press F1(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 applications.
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From the main menu, choose 6. Tools and then choose menu item 3
Upload System Files and then choose 1 Application Programs. The
TOOLS Upload Application Programs screen is now visible.
A program file name should be visible in the Program prompt. If a file

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3.

4.
5.
6.

Using LGO to load

the new firmware
and loadable applications

name is not visible then check you have correctly copied the loadable
application files to the System directory of the CF card.
Press F1(CONT) to load the application program. If message panel 112
is shown then you have not yet deleted all old application programs. Refer to the section above Before Loading the New Firmware.
The loading process will take a few seconds. Once complete, a message
will appear asking if it is wished to load another application.
Repeat steps 2 to 4 until all new applications have been loaded.
To check the applications have been correctly loaded, access the
STATUS System Information screen, Application page view. (Press
USER and then F3(STAT) and then choose 3 System Information).

The procedure described below is the same for both the TPS and GPS instruments. 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 Upload option 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 applications by checking the appropriate boxes.
The uploading of the firmware and loadable applications can take some time!

SUMMARY OF L ATEST I NDIVIDUAL TPS FIRMWARE COMPONENTS

System Firmware
File name
TPS1200.fw

Subcomponents
ATR
EDM (R300)
EDM (R100 / no
RL)
PS
Boot
API
EF Interface

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Version no.
1.35
1.03
1.40
2.03

Build no.
627.334
-

Date
3 July 2004
-

1.01
1.00
1.35
1.03

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Keyboard/Display

1.03

Version no.
1.35
1.35
1.35
1.35
1.35
1.35
1.35
1.35
1.35
1.35
1.35
1.35
1.35

Date
5 July 2004
5 July 2004
5 July 2004
5 July 2004
5 July 2004
5 July 2004
5 July 2004
5 July 2004
5 July 2004
5 July 2004
5 July 2004
5 July 2004
5 July 2004

System Languages
File name
Sys_Lang.sde
Sys_Lang.sfr
Sys_Lang.ses
Sys_Lang.sit
Sys_Lang.snl
Sys_Lang.ssv
Sys_Lang.sno
Sys_Lang.sda
Sys_Lang.spt
Sys_Lang.sfi
Sys_Lang.scs
Sys_Lang.sja
Sys_Lang.szh

Language
German
French
Spanish
Italian
Dutch
Swedish
Norwegian
Danish
Portuguese
Finnish
Czech
Japanese
Chinese

Application Programs
File name
TPS_Stak.axx
TPS_RefL.axx
TPS_COGO.axx
TPS_DetC.axx
TPS_Sets.axx
TPS_Trav.axx
TPS_Road.axx

Application
Stakeout
Reference Line
COGO
Determine Coordinate System
Sets of Angles
Traverse
RoadRunner

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Language
s.b.
s.b.
s.b.
s.b.

Version no.
1.35
1.35
1.35
1.35

Date
5 July
5 July
5 July
5 July

2004
2004
2004
2004

s.b.
s.b.
s.b.
German (de)
French (fr)
Spanish (es)
Italian (it)
Dutch (nl)
Swedish (sv)
Norwegian (no)
Danish (da)
Portuguese (pt)
Finnish (fi)
Czech (cs)

1.35
1.35
1.35
1.35
1.35
1.35
1.35
1.35
1.35
1.35
1.35
1.35
1.35
1.35

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5
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2004
2004
2004
2004
2004
2004
2004
2004
2004
2004
2004
2004
2004

July
July
July
July
July
July
July
July
July
July
July
July
July
July

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Japanese (ja)
Chinese (zh)

1.35
1.35

5 July 2004
5 July 2004

Version no.
V1.37
-

Date
17 May 2004
-

Build no.
627

Date
6 July 2004

Build no.
7

Date
2 February 2004

RX1200 Software
File name
RX1200.fw

Language
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
\TPS1200_Simulation\

Files
*.*

Version no.
1.35

TCPS Configuration Software

File name
\TCPS27_ConfigTool\

Files
*.*

Version no.
1.00

SUMMARY OF L ATEST I NDIVIDUAL GPS FIRMWARE COMPONENTS

System Firmware
File name
GPS1200.fw

Subcomponents
Meas Engine
Meas Engine Boot

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Version no.
1.35
2.12
2.10

Build no.
628.399
-

Date
5 July 2004
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Boot
LB2/OWI
Navigation
API
EF Interface

1.00
2.00
3.00
1.35
1.30

Version no.
1.35
1.35
1.35
1.35
1.35
1.35
1.35
1.35
1.35
1.35
1.35
1.35
1.35

Date
5 July 2004
5 July 2004
5 July 2004
5 July 2004
5 July 2004
5 July 2004
5 July 2004
5 July 2004
5 July 2004
5 July 2004
5 July 2004
5 July 2004
5 July 2004

System Languages
File name
Sys_Lang.sde
Sys_Lang.sfr
Sys_Lang.ses
Sys_Lang.sit
Sys_Lang.snl
Sys_Lang.ssv
Sys_Lang.sno
Sys_Lang.sda
Sys_Lang.spt
Sys_Lang.sfi
Sys_Lang.scs
Sys_Lang.sja
Sys_Lang.szh

Language
German
French
Spanish
Italian
Dutch
Swedish
Norwegian
Danish
Portuguese
Finnish
Czech
Japanese
Chinese

Application Programs
File name
GPS_Stak.axx
GPS_RefL.axx
GPS_COGO.axx
GPS_DetC.axx
GPS_Road.axx

Application
Stakeout
Reference Line
COGO
Determine CS
RoadRunner

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Language
s.b.
s.b.
s.b.
s.b.
s.b.
German (de)
French (fr)
Spanish (es)
Italian (it)
Dutch (nl)
Swedish (sv)
Norwegian (no)
Danish (da)
Portuguese (pt)
Finnish (fi)

Version no.
1.35
1.35
1.35
1.35
1.35
1.35
1.35
1.35
1.35
1.35
1.35
1.35
1.35
1.35
1.35

Date
5 July
5 July
5 July
5 July
5 July
5 July
5 July
5 July
5 July
5 July
5 July
5 July
5 July
5 July
5 July

2004
2004
2004
2004
2004
2004
2004
2004
2004
2004
2004
2004
2004
2004
2004

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Czech (cs)
Japanese (ja)
Chinese (zh)

1.35
1.35
1.35

Version no.
V1.37
-

Date
17 May 2004
-

5 July 2004
5 July 2004
5 July 2004

RX1200 Software
File name
RX1200.fw

Language
German (de)
French (fr)
Spanish (es)
Italian (it)
Dutch (nl)
Swedish (sv)
Norwegian (no)
Danish (da)
Portuguese (pt)
Finnish (fi)
Chinese (zh)

GPS1200 Simulation
File name
\GPS1200_Simulation\

Files
*.*

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Version no.
1.35

Build no.
628

Date
5 July 2004

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