FLoader User's Manual
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1. Current Folder folder on PC where FLoader exe and floader ini files are situated or Start_in folder specified in the FLoader program shortcut Device Device means TPS receiver or TPS receiver s power board or CDU 1 controller Firmware special software designed especially for given Device Flash file firmware file loaded into Device Flash memory FLoader software designed for firmware loading into devices produced by TPS INI file file that contains FLoader program settings the full name of this file floader ini Power On Capture capturing method when Device is captured for firmware loading on startup time This method requires Device power OFF ON cycle at the special moment of time PC personal computer RAM file firmware file loaded into Device RAM Receiver satellite navigation receiver produced by TPS Receiver s Power Board special board installed in some of TPS receivers Soft Break Capture capturing method when Device is captured for firmware loading by sending special command to Device TPS Topcon Positioning Systems Inc a California corporation 2 Purpose of FLoader program FLoader software is designed to perform the following tasks e Firmware loading into a TPS receiver e Firmware loading into a TPS receiver power board e Firmware loading into a CDU 1 controller 3 Hardware and software requirements e Microsoft Windows 95 98 ME N2. PERSON OR ENTITY IN EXCESS OF THE PURCHASE PRICE FOR THE RECEIVER LICENSE AGREEMENT Use of the FLoader Software and any other computer programs or software supplied by TPS or downloaded from a TPS website the Software in connection with a Topcon receiver constitutes acceptance of these Terms and Conditions in this Manual and an agreement to abide by these Terms and Conditions The user is granted a personal non exclusive non transferable license to use such Software under the terms stated herein and in any case only with a single receiver or single computer You may make one 1 backup copy of the Software Otherwise the Software may not be copied or reproduced You may not assign or transfer the Software or this license without the express written consent of TPS This license is effective until terminated You may terminate the license at any time by destroying the Software and Manual TPS may terminate the license if you fail to comply with any of the Terms or Conditions You agree to destroy the Software and manual upon termination of your use of the receiver All ownership copyright and other intellectual property rights in and to the Software belong to TPS If these license terms are not acceptable return any unused Software and manual CONFIDENTIALITY This Manual its contents and the Software collectively the Confidential Information are the confidential and proprietary information of TPS You agree to treat TPS Conf
3. Table of Contents 1 TERMINOLOGY AND CONVENTIONS eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaneeeeeneeeeeeeeesaaeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeenneees 5 2 PURPOSE OF FLOADER PROGRAM ss foceccecd csi slickecn cic EEGENEN 6 3 HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS 00 ccsceseecceeeeseeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeneeeeeseeneeeeesenneeees 6 4 USER INTERFACE eege eege ate 7 4 1 RE 7 4 2 VLEN ote E E ta tee abs SAA AEEA EEE aux tadnadey A E E ea eearsted aanaiedage 8 4 2 4 File tOM E 8 ADD COPWONS MONT EE 8 4 2 3 Help iten E 8 4 3 CONNECTION PAGE eege 10 4 4 DEVICE PAGE eege 11 4 5 PROGRAM PAGES apos a eter aa cee a a lee ae a E A 12 4 6 COMMAND LINE OPTIONS neitste eege ege edd eege 13 5 elei TiO E 15 Sch INSTALE UNINSTALL TT EE 15 5 2 START FLOADER PROGRAM Ee 15 5 3 LOAD FIRMWARE TO TPS e EE 16 5 3 1 Manual firmware loading E 16 5 3 2 Automatic firmware re GE 17 5 4 LOAD FIRMWARE TO TPS RECEIVER POWER BOARD 18 5 4 1 Manual firmware loading EE 18 5 4 2 Automatic THINWAEOAOING EE 18 5 5 LOAD FIRMWARE TO CDU 1 CONTROLLER edd erger geeg deet ER 18 5 5 1 Manual firmware loading cot lio asses EE EE 18 5 5 2 Aulomaice tinmware ere E 18 6 TROUBLESHOOTING E 19 6 1 SELECTING OF PROPER FIRMWARE FILES 2 cccccceesesseneceeeeeeeeeesesneeeeeeeeeeseseenseeeeeneesennenees 19 6 2 rel 19 7 TS AN 20 1 Terminology and Conventions The following words in this Manual have the definitions set forth below CDU 1 controller produced by TPS
4. or close another Windows application that currently uses this selected PC port Cannot set Baud Rate xxx Selected PC port does not support specified baud rate Select Port COMx does not another lower baud rate supported by your PC port support xxx rate Cannot connect with FLoader program cannot connect with Device Check your receiver Device it must be operable turned ON and must have Cannot connect with CDU 1 working firmware inside Check the communication cable and then repeat the firmware loading Cannot connect with PC port or Device port or communication cable does not receiver using Handshaking support selected handshaking mode Check the handshaking Handshaking error support by your equipment or simply turn handshaking OFF None in Connection page 19 Error message Error description and suggestion how to avoid it Cannot receiver speed change Used receiver s port does not support baud rate selected in Connection page You can select lower baud rate in Connection page supported by your receiver s port Cannot capture receiver Program cannot capture the receiver for firmware loading Check the communication cable and repeat firmware loading Cannot open RAM file Cannot open Flash file Program cannot open specified RAM or Flash file due to wrong filename or path Specify correct filename with correct path and repeat firmware loading Improper RAM file f
5. separate folders In this case each copy of program will create its own INI file for storage of settings 15 5 3 Load firmware to TPS receiver Step by step instructions for firmware loading to TPS receiver are listed below There are two options for firmware loading Manual and Automatic 5 3 1 1 Manual firmware loading Connect the TPS receiver with the PC port using a proper cable Turn ON the receiver Launch the FLoader program In Connection page select desired Connection Type Select desired PC port and adjust por s settings if required 4 In Device page select Device Type as Receiver To specify receiver parameters the user can press the Get from Device button and wait until receiver parameters appear Receiver parameters will appear only if the receiver is operable turned ON has working firmware and is capable of replying to program commands 5 In Program page select desired Capture Method Select desired RAM and Flash files from lists or use Browse R and Browse F buttons for files selection 6 Press Load button Note Generally selection of Capture Method depends on Device state Power On Capture method is preferred in cases when Device has no working firmware inside does not respond to any commands and also when a user has easy access to turn OFF ON the Device manually Soft Break Capture method is preferred in cases when Device has working firmware inside is capable to respond to prog
6. 32 connection type is available Connection Settings PC port settings group PC Port the name of PC port Baud rate the baud rate of PC port bits per second Handshaking the handshaking mode Word Length the length of one word in bits Parity parity checking mode Stop Bits the number of stop bits Note A selected PC port only opened and used by FLoader program when the program connects to the Device for retrieving parameters Device page Get from Device button and also during the firmware loading into Device Program page Load button Else the PC port is closed and available for use by other Windows applications If the selected PC port is busy with any other Windows application an error message will be displayed on the Status Bar when the program tries to use the busy port see 6 2 4 4 Device page The Device page allows user to select the type of Device and retrieve information about Device parameters Figure 4 4 1 TPS Firmware Loader Device Receiver File Options Help Connection Device Program Device Type S Device Information LEGACY d M7311615105 Firmware 2 2 Oct15 2001 p1 Hardware JPS_4 RAM Size KB 1024 Get from Device Save to file Cancel 13 Feb 2002 23 01 54 Figure 4 4 1 Device page items have the following meanings Device Type specifies the type of Device Receiver TPS receiver Receiver s Power Board TPS re
7. Loader program may be launched under Windows platform with and without command line options Command line options specify the program settings and behavior User can obtain the list of all available command line options by launching FLoader program with option h FLoader h or using Help Command Line Options menu that will cause special Help window to appear Figure 4 6 1 FLoader Command Line Options D TPS Firmware Loader for Windows 95 98 NT 2000 P Version 1 0 07 Build February 12 2002 FLoader Copyright C Topcon Positioning Systems Inc 2001 2002 All rights reserved http www topconps com Command line options h get this help screen p port name of used PC port COM1 COM2 or number 1 2 default COM1 s speed port speed 600 460800 default 115200 hs mode handshaking mode none rts default none d device type of device rec pbr cdul default rec Figure 4 6 1 The list of all available command line options is represented below h causes the appearance of the Help window along with a list of available command line options p port specifies the PC port that will be used for firmware loading Possible values of port parameter may be COM1 COM2 or 1 2 By default COM1 is the port used s speed specifies the port s baud rate bits per second By default 115200 bits per second baud is used hs mode specifies the handshaking mode Pos
8. T 2000 e At least 640x480 pixels screen resolution e About 1 Megabyte of free hard disk space 4 User interface The user interface is comprised of the following components e Main window e Menu e Connection page e Device page e Program page e Command line options The rest of this section gives a detailed description of all the components 4 1 Main window The Main window Figure 4 1 1 performs the main functions and provides information about current PC port settings about Device type and Device s parameters about firmware filenames and about the firmware loading process TPS Firmware Loader Device Receiver File Options Help Connection Device Program Connection Type Serial Cable X r Connection Settings PC Pott com Word Length P Baud rate 115200 Parity None Handshaking None Stop Bits 1 13 Feb 2002 22 57 54 Figure 4 1 1 Main window elements Menu consists of 3 items File Options and Help with program settings Pages window performs the main functions and consist of 3 pages Connection Device and Program Status bar reflects the current state of the program For user convenience status bar also provides current date and time 4 2 Menu The Menu consists of 3 items File Options and Help 4 2 1 File item File item currently allows user to close FLoader program only File Exit close FLoader pro
9. ceiver s power board Currently this board is present in HiPer and Odyssey E receivers CDU 1 CDU 1 controller Device Information the group of information about Device Parameters set in this group may vary due to selected Device type Get from Device this button allows user to retrieve parameters of selected Device directly from this device Save to file this button allows user to save Device parameters to any text file Cancel this button allows user to stop the process of connection with Device if it occupies too much time or if a connection is impossible for some reason Note FLoader program can retrieve Device parameters only if Device Type is selected correctly Device is operable and turned ON Device has working firmware and capable to answer to the commands that program sends through communication port 11 4 5 Program page The Program page represents information about selected capture method firmware files and reflects the process of firmware loading into Device Figure 4 5 1 TPS Firmware Loader Device Receiver File Options Help Connection Device Program Capture Method Soft Break Capture m Firmware RAM file ramimage ldr Browse H Flash file Fa Browse F Loading completed 13 Feb 2002 23 13 05 Figure 4 5 1 Program page items have the following meanings Capture Method specifies the method of Device capturing to start firmware load
10. e TOPCON POSITIONING SYSTEMS FLoader User s Manual Version 1 0 07 Build February 12 2002 Copyright Topcon Positioning Systems Inc 2002 All rights reserved Last Revised February 14 2002 INTRODUCTION TERMS AND CONDITIONS Thank you for purchasing your Topcon receiver The materials available in this Manual the Manual have been prepared by Topcon Positioning Systems Inc TPS for owners of Topcon products It is designed to assist owners with the use of FLoader software which may be used with the Topcon receiver and its use is subject to these terms and conditions the Terms and Conditions PLEASE READ THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS CAREFULLY PROFESSIONAL USE Topcon receivers are designed to be used by a professional The user is required to be a professional surveyor or have a good knowledge of surveying in order to understand the user and safety instructions before operating inspecting or adjusting Always wear the required protectors safety shoes helmet etc when operating the receiver COPYRIGHT All information contained in this Manual is the intellectual property of and copyrighted material of TPS All rights are reserved You may not use access copy store display create derivative works of sell modify publish distribute or allow any third party access to any graphics content information or data in this Manual without TPS express written consent and may only use such informati
11. er installation and first launch floader ini file will be created in the same folder where the FLoader exe file is located File floader ini contains the current program settings To uninstall FLoader software remove FLoader exe and floader ini files from your hard disk Because FLoader program does not modify the Windows registry this is the only step needed to uninstall the software 5 2 Start FLoader program After successful installation the program can be launched the same way as any Windows application The user can manually create a Shortcut for quick program launching After the first launch floader ini file will be created at the same folder where the FLoader exe file is situated File floader ini contains the current program settings At the next program launch the program settings will be taken from INI file and or from command line options if present Launching of the several copies of FLoader program from one folder is permissible In this case all copies will use the same file of settings floader ini If option Save Settings on Exit is enabled after closing of each program copy its settings will be saved in the same INI file This way the INI file always will have the settings of the latest closed copy of the FLoader program It is possible to have several copies of FLoader program with different settings To do this a user can copy FLoader exe file to
12. gram 4 2 2 Options item Options item allows user to change program configuration and settings Options Save Settings on Exit save program settings to INI file at exit 4 2 3 Help item Help item allows user to read information about FLoader program and about available command line options Help About FLoader reference information about program version number and build date Figure 4 2 1 FLoader About x TPS Firmware Loader for Windows 95 98 NT 2000 Version 1 0 07 Build February 12 2002 FLoader Copyright C Topcon Positioning Systems Inc 2001 2002 All rights reserved http www topconps com Figure 4 2 1 Help Command Line Options reference information about available command line options Figure 4 2 2 FLoader Command Line Options Figure 4 2 2 4 3 Connection page The Connection page allows user to select the current connection type and select the current PC port with its settings Figure 4 3 1 TPS Firmware Loader Device Receiver File Options Help Connection Device Program Connection Type Serial Cable X r Connection Settings PC Pott com Word Length P Baud rate 115200 Parity None Handshaking None Stop Bits 1 13 Feb 2002 22 57 54 Figure 4 3 1 Connection page items have the following meanings Connection Type specifies the connection type with Device Currently only Serial Cable RS 2
13. idential Information with a degree of care no less stringent that the degree of care you would use in safeguarding your own most valuable trade secrets Nothing in this paragraph shall restrict you from disclosing Confidential Information to your employees as may be necessary or appropriate to operate or care for the receiver Such employees must also keep the Confidential Information confidential In the event you become legally compelled to disclose any of the Confidential Information you shall give TPS immediate notice so that it may seek a protective order or other appropriate remedy WEBSITE OTHER STATEMENTS No statement contained at the TPS website or any other website or in any other advertisements or TPS literature or made by an employee or independent contractor of TPS modifies these Terms and Conditions including the Software license warranty and limitation of liability SAFETY Improper use of a Topcon receiver can lead to injury to persons or property and or malfunction of the product The receiver should only be repaired by authorized TPS warranty service centers Users should review and heed the safety warnings in the manual accompanying the receiver MISCELLANEOUS The above Terms and Conditions may be amended modified superseded or canceled at any time by TPS The above Terms and Conditions will be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of the State of California without reference to conflict of laws
14. ing Power On Capture capture at the Device startup time This method requires power cycle manual Device turning OFF ON at the special moment of time Soft Break Capture capture by sending the special command to Device without any power cycles Firmware the group of firmware files The number of files may vary due to selected Device type RAM file firmware file that can be loaded in RAM of Device Flash file firmware file that can be loaded in Flash memory of Device Browse R Browse F these buttons allow user to open firmware files using Windows standard Open dialog Load this button allows user to start firmware loading process Cancel this button allows user to stop firmware loading at any moment of time At the bottom of the Program page there is firmware loading progress indicator that reflects the percentage of loaded firmware Note 1 The lists of the file names may contain up to the ten most recently entered records FLoader program has a different file names list for each Device type If option Save Settings on Exit is enabled the contents of these lists will be stored in the INI file 12 automatically at program close time Then at the next FLoader start these filenames will be taken from INI file and placed in the corresponding list Note 2 If the filename has no path FLoader program will try to find and open this file in the Current Folder 4 6 Command line options F
15. launch will cause automatic firmware loading with the following settings Port COM1 Port speed 38400 bits per second baud Handshaking RTS CTS Device type TPS receiver RAM file ramimage dr situated in Current Folder Flash file main dp situated in folder D Firmware Capture method Soft Break Capture Firmware loading automatic Program exit automatic after successful firmware loading Note If necessary the user can stop automatic firmware loading at any time by pressing the Cancel button on Program page 17 5 4 Load firmware to TPS receiver power board The firmware loading to the Power Board of TPS receiver performs in a similar manner to firmware loading to TPS receiver see 5 3 Differences for the Power Board are listed below 5 4 1 Manual firmware loading The manual firmware loading to the TPS receivers Power Board is performed by rules specified in 5 3 1 The difference is that firmware for Power Board includes only a RAM file This way if Device type is selected as Receiver s Power Board only one file name list will be present in Program page for selecting the RAM file 5 4 2 Automatic firmware loading The automatic firmware loading to the TPS receiver s Power Board is performed by rules specified in 5 3 2 The difference is that instead of option d rec Receiver the user must use the option d pbr receivers Power Board In this case option f will be ignored beca
16. on for the care and operation of your Receiver The information and data in this Manual are a valuable asset of TPS and are developed by the expenditure of considerable work time and money and are the result of TPS original selection coordination and arrangement TRADEMARKS Topcon and Topcon Positioning Systems are trademarks of TPS Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation Product and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks of their respective owners DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY EXCEPT FOR ANY WARRANTIES IN A WARRANTY CARD ACCOMPANYING THE RECEIVER THIS MANUAL AND THE RECEIVER ARE PROVIDED AS IS THERE ARE NO OTHER WARRANTIES TPS DISCLAIMS ANY IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR USE OR PURPOSE TPS AND ITS DISTRIBUTORS SHALL NOT BE LIABLE FOR TECHNICAL OR EDITORIAL ERRORS OR OMISSIONS CONTAINED HEREIN NOR FOR INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM THE FURNISHING PERFORMANCE OR USE OF THIS MATERIAL THE SOFTWARE OR THE RECEIVER SUCH DISCLAIMED DAMAGES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO LOSS OF TIME LOSS OR DESTRUCTION OF DATA LOSS OF PROFIT SAVINGS OR REVENUE OR LOSS OF THE PRODUCT S USE IN ADDITION TPS IS NOT RESPONSIBLE OR LIABLE FOR DAMAGES OR COSTS INCURRED IN CONNECTION WITH OBTAINING SUBSTITUTE PRODUCTS OR SOFTWARE CLAIMS BY OTHERS INCONVENIENCE OR ANY OTHER COSTS IN ANY EVENT TPS SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY FOR DAMAGES OR OTHERWISE TO YOU OR ANY OTHER
17. or this device Improper Flash file for this device Selected RAM or Flash file cannot be loaded to specified Device Select the proper firmware files for specified Device see 6 1 and repeat firmware loading Error in RAM file loading Error in Flash file loading Some error occurs during firmware loading in communication line Check communication cable and repeat firmware loading Loading procedure was Selected Device has new firmware loading procedure that is changed Update your not supported by this version of FLoader program Obtain the loader latest version of loader software available at www topconps com 7 Updates 20 For updated manuals and software or product release information you may visit theTPS web site at support topconps com http www topconps com or contact TPS Customer Support by e mail to
18. ram commands and when a user has no easy access to turn OFF ON the Device manually If Power On Capture method is selected after pressing of Load button a special menu will appear Figure 5 3 1 that instructs the user to turn OFF ON the Device within fifteen seconds 16 Capturing Please power cycle your device now to allow loader to capture it ff Time remaining 11 sec Figure 5 3 1 5 3 2 Automatic firmware loading When automatic firmware loading is used a user can only observe the firmware loading process If any error occurs during firmware loading or a wrong option was specified in the command line firmware loading will stop and a corresponding error message will appear in the program status bar In this case the user can solve the problem and continue firmware loading manually 1 Connect the TPS receiver with the PC port using a proper cable Turn ON the receiver 2 Launch FLoader program with command line options d rec a e and with any additionally required options see 4 6 Example 1 FLoader d rec a e This launch of program will cause automatic firmware loading and automatic program exit after successful firmware loading Most of the settings port port speed capturing method RAM and Flash files names will be taken from the INI file if it exists or default values will be used Example 2 Floader p 1 s 38400 hs rts d rec r ramimage ldr f D Firmware main Idp c soft a e This
19. s Power Board Each receiver model has its own firmware files set It is important to know the exact model and parameters of Device to select the proper firmware for this Device The Device page will be helpful in this case You can obtain the Device parameters by following steps 1 4 of the manual firmware loading procedure see 5 3 1 Comparing these parameters to the parameters listed in the official firmware page on www topconps com the user can determine the proper firmware for the device If the user still has doubts about proper firmware for the Device take the following steps 1 Follow steps 1 4 of manual firmware loading procedure see 5 3 1 and obtain Device parameters In Device page press Save to file button and save Device parameters to any text file Send this text file with a detailed description of the problem to one of our TPS Support Service addresses hardware topconps com or support topconps com 6 2 Error messages When any error appears during Floader program execution the program will automatically be stopped and the corresponding error message will appear in the program Status bar The most important and frequent error messages are listed below Characters xxx specify any letters or digits peculiar for each specific situation Error message Error description and suggestion how to avoid it Port COMx is busy Selected PC port is busy with other Windows application Select another free PC port
20. s absent in command line program will started with specified options and will wait for instructions from user The notes below will be helpful for correct using of command line options Note 1 If option h is present in any command line a special Help window will appear Figure 4 6 1 and all other options will be ignored Note 2 The values of command line options are used by Floader program for initialization of correspondent parameters at startup time If option Save Settings on Exit is enabled all parameters will be saved in the INI file after exiting the program Note 3 If one or more command line options are absent or one or more command line options have incorrect values the values of corresponding program parameters will be taken from INI file if this file already exist or will be equal to the default values if program Floader is started for the first time and the INI file does not exist Note 4 If two or more of the same options are present in a command line the last one will be used by position in command line 5 How to 5 1 Install uninstall FLoader The FLoader software is distributed as single FLoader exe file that can be executed under Windows platform To install this software to your computer copy FLoader exe to the desired folder on your hard disk At all times there must be at least 1 megabyte of free space required for proper performance of this program Aft
21. sible values of mode parameter may be none handshaking is turned off or rts used RTS CTS handshaking By default handshaking is turned off i e none d device specifies the type of Device for firmware loading Possible values of device parameter may be rec TPS receiver pbr TPS receiver s power board or cdu1 CDU 1 controller By default TPS receiver is used i e rec 13 14 r name specifies the firmware file that will be loaded to RAM of Device By default values of name parameter will be ramimage ldr for device rec and powbrd ldr for device pbr For other types of Device this option will be ignored f name specifies the firmware file that will be loaded to Flash memory of Device By default value of name parameter will be main ldp for device rec For other types of Device this option will be ignored c method specifies the Device capturing method for firmware loading Possible values of method parameter may be pwr Power On Capture method used or soft Soft Break Capture method used By default pwr Power On Capture method is used e causes automatic FLoader program exit after successful firmware loading a provides automatic firmware loading If this option present FLoader program will started with specified options an will try to load firmware to Device automatically until firmware is successfully loaded or an error occurs If this option i
22. use firmware for Power Board includes only a RAM file Example 1 FLoader d pbr a e Example 2 Floader p 1 s 38400 hs rts d pbr r ramimage ldr c soft a e 5 5 Load firmware to CDU 1 controller The firmware loading to the CDU 1 controller performs in a similar manner to firmware loading to TPS receiver see 5 3 Differences for the CDU 1 controller are listed below 5 5 1 Manual firmware loading The manual firmware loading to the CDU 1 controller performed by rules specified in 5 3 1 The difference is that firmware for the CDU 1 controller is located inside the FLoader program This way if Device type is selected as CDU 1 Program page has no possibility to select firmware files 5 5 2 Automatic firmware loading The automatic firmware loading to the CDU 1 controller is performed by rules specified in 5 3 2 The difference is that instead of option d rec a user must use the option d cdut In this case options s he f r c will be ignored Example 1 FLoader d cdu1 a e Example 2 Floader p 1 d cdu1 ae 6 Troubleshooting This section gives a detailed description of possible errors and problems that may occur when using the FLoader program 6 1 Selecting of proper firmware files For successful firmware loading to Device it is important to correctly select the firmware files set suitable for given Device type First of all it is important for firmware loading to the TPS receiver and to the TPS receiver
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