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Copernicus GPS Receiver 17
STARTER KIT 1
Trimble GPS Monitor Toolkit
The Trimble GPS Monitor Tookit is designed to assist you in configuring your
Trimble GPS receiver. The application works with a standard RS-232 serial interface
or the USB interface supplied in the Copernicus GPS starter kit.
TGM includes helpful features such as “Detect Receiver” to test a GPS receiver port
for protocol and baud rate in the event that these settings are lost, the ability to log the
output of multiple GPS devices simultaneously, and the ability send and view
received raw data.
Prior to using the TGM application with a USB interface, you must first download
and install the FTDI USB serial driver software (see instructions below).
Note – The Trimble GPS Monitor application (TGM) replaces many of the previous
“monitor” and “chat” programs used for Trimble Embedded and Resolution T
products.
Install the FTDI USB/Serial Driver Software
The Copernicus GPS starter kit uses a USB 2.0 dual serial port emulator interface
chip from Future Technology Devices International Ltd. (FTDI). Prior to using the
TGM application with a USB interface, you must first download and install the FTDI
USB serial driver software on your PC.
1. Confirm that you have the following:
– A PC with Windows Vista, Windows XP Service Pack 2, or Windows
2000 Service Pack 4 installed and a free USB port.
– Internet access to complete the installation
2. Download the software for your Trimble product from the Trimble Support
web site http://www.trimble.com/support.shtml, and select the relevant product
link and then the Software Tools option.
3. Select and Save all files to a directory on the hard drive.
4. Install the FTDI driver on your PC.
5. Locate the file called “CDM_Setup.exe” you just saved, and double click it. If
properly installed you should see a FTDI CDM Driver Installation popup
window with the message “FTDI CDM Drivers have been successfully
installed”. Click the OK button.