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I Laser Rangefinders<br />

I.4.3 Configuration for Use with the Asset Surveyor Software<br />

This section provides instructions for configuring the Advantage laser<br />

rangefinder itself. For more information on configuring the Asset<br />

Surveyor software to work with the Advantage laser rangefinder, see<br />

Using the Advantage with the Asset Surveyor Software, page 351.<br />

EEPROM configuration<br />

The Atlanta Advantage contains an electrically erasable and<br />

programmable ROM chip (or EEPROM), which is used to hold a<br />

wealth of configurable settings. You can view and modify these<br />

settings using the LAEEPROM program, which can be obtained from<br />

Laser Atlanta.<br />

For operation with the Asset Surveyor software, two of the EEPROM<br />

settings must be correctly configured. These are:<br />

350 TSC1 Asset Surveyor Operation Manual<br />

range_mode, whichmust be set to Standard<br />

(averaged)<br />

Serial Format, whichmust be set to <strong>Trimble</strong> Pro XL<br />

If any of these settings is incorrect, the Advantage does not output<br />

information about each laser shot in a form that can be interpreted by<br />

the Asset Surveyor software. The most likely symptom of this is that<br />

the Asset Surveyor software emits a warning beep each time the<br />

laser’s trigger is released.<br />

Calibration of the Advantage<br />

Whenever you use the Advantage after storing it for a period, or in a<br />

new environment, calibrate the Advantage’s compass. This is<br />

particularly important if you feel that the site in which you are<br />

working is “hostile” in that there are local magnetic field distortions<br />

(for example, a vehicle, pipe-line, or overhead or underground power<br />

cable). The purpose of calibration is to distribute compass error<br />

smoothly through a 360° circle.

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