User Manual
Table Of Contents
- Trimble R6, R7 GPS Receivers / Trimble R8 GNSS Receiver User Guide
- Legal notices
- Safety Information
- Contents
- Introduction
- Trimble R7 GPS Receiver
- Overview
- Setting up the Receiver
- General Operation
- Configuration
- Transferring Data
- Software Utilities
- Specifications
- Default Settings
- Cables and Connectors
- Event Marker Input and 1PPS Output
- Trimble R6 GPS R8 GNS Receivers
- Overview
- Setting up the Receiver
- General Operation
- Configuration
- Software Utilities
- Specifications
- Default Settings
- Cables and Connectors
- Appendixes: Trimble R6/R7 GPS Receivers Trimble R8 GNSS Receiver
- NMEA-0183 Output
- RTCM Output
- Troubleshooting
- Index
6 Transferring Data
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Trimble R7 GPS Receiver Operation
6.1 Connecting to the office computer
The Trimble R7 GPS receiver has three serial (COM) ports and one USB port to
connect to the office computer. A USB connection is up to ten times faster than
normal serial communications.
Use the standard power/serial data cable to connect the receiver to the computer, as
shown in Figure 6.1.
Figure 6.1 Connecting the Trimble R7 GPS receiver to a computer for serial data
transfer
Power/serial data
Port 2
Serial (COM) port
cable