User manual TRIMBLE SURVEY SUPPORT NOTE

[. . . ] 18 June 2007 Trimble Survey Software: Windows Vista Operating System This document discusses the compatibility or non-compatibility of Trimble Survey software and utilities with the Windows VistaTM operating system from Microsoft. Some Trimble software products that were released prior to the Windows Vista operating system release have not been fully tested for compatibility on the Windows Vista operating system. [. . . ] Trimble makes no warranties and assumes no obligations or liabilities hereunder. www. trimble. com Page 1 Trimble Survey software/utility Latest version Officially supports the Windows Vista operating system Trimble VXTM firmware installer Trimble S6 firmware installer TSC2® Windows Mobile® operating system installer Recon® Windows Mobile operating system nstaller Trimble CU Windows CE . Net operating system installer R7. 0. 35 R7. 0. 35 5. 0. 3 4. 2. 5 4. 2. 5 No No No No No When the status of any of these products changes, the information will be distributed as a Release Note. Compatible Trimble Survey software/utilities The following Trimble Survey software have been tested and work with the Windows Vista operating system. Notes and/or workarounds that are required for proper functionality are described in Notes for compatible products. Trimble Survey software/utility Latest version Officially supports the Windows Vista operating system Trimble Survey ControllerTM version 12. 10 installation (Web and CD) Trimble Survey Controller v11. 40 installation (Web only) (Available end of June 2007) Trimble Data Transfer Trimble LinkTM TDS Survey ProTM Installation Winflash Convert to RINEX GPS Configurator Trimble Business Center 12. 10 11. 40 Yes* Yes* 1. 34 N/A 4. 3. 2 1. 19 (drivers version 3. 32) 1. 0. 1. 5 3. 5. 2 1. 11 Yes Yes Yes Yes* Yes Yes* Yes* *There are additional notes/workarounds regarding the installation of this product that were noted during testing. See Notes for compatible products. www. trimble. com Page 2 Notes for compatible products Trimble Survey Controller software, version 12. 10 and version 11. 40 installations This section documents issues that were observed during installation testing with Survey Controller (Valid for version 12. 10 and 11. 40) on the Windows Vista operating system: 1. Windows Mobile Device Center The Install Wizard refers to Microsoft® ActiveSync® technology. On as system running the Windows Vista operating system, ActiveSync has been replaced with the Windows Mobile Device Center. The Windows Mobile Device Center consists of a driver and an application: · · The Trimble Survey Controller install wizard uses the driver. The driver is included with Windows Vista and you do not need to install it. The application can be downloaded and installed separately, but is not required by the Trimble Survey Controller install wizard. Activating the WMDC driver When you use a USB cable to connect your TCU or TSC2 controller to your office computer that is running the Windows Vista operating system, into your Vista PC, the Windows Mobile Device Center device driver is installed automatically: Click on the taskbar icon to display a device driver status window. After a short time a message, The software for this device has been successfully installed appears. The Windows Mobile device is now ready to use: www. trimble. com Page 3 Trimble recommends that you connect the TCU or TSC2 controller to a computer running the Windows Vista operating system before you start the Trimble Survey Controller install wizard. [. . . ] Trimble CU and TSC2 operating systems The Trimble CU and the TSC2 operating systems are not compatible with the Windows Vista operating system, even though they are included in the Trimble Survey Controller installation procedures on www. trimble. com. Trimble Business Center software version 1. 11 Trimble Business Center software version 1. 11 is compatible with the Windows Vista operating system on a computer with 32-bit processors. It is not compatible with the 64-bit Windows Vista operating system. Winflash and GPS Configurator software Both Winflash and the GPS Configurator software must be installed from the version 3. 30 receiver CD. www. trimble. com Page 5 [. . . ]