- MICROSURVEY TRIMBLE SURVEY CONTROLLER WINDOWS 10
- MICROSURVEY TRIMBLE SURVEY CONTROLLER BLUETOOTH
- MICROSURVEY TRIMBLE SURVEY CONTROLLER PLUS
I've used a Trimble robot a little but prefer the Leica/Geomax machines, only a personal preference. See the TS13 is often spec'd pretty low on features (no keyboard etc) which I guess to to make the TS16 look better. The Geomax Zoom90 (Carlson also sell it rebadged) is the same as a TS15 which the TS13 appears a replacement for. So what do you guys think? Team yellow or team Green? Other than those downfalls it's pretty well a perfect robot. Also if I climb up onto a foundation to tie it in and then try to get lock it sometimes can't find my because of the vertical difference. I'm curious if that is improved in the newer ones. Occasionally it misses me when searching or fails to shoot, especially when Sun is bright and low in the sky. I don't think there is any improvement to be had there. If a vehicle blocks my line of sight and I stop and don't move right before.as soon as the vehicle is gone it's locked immediately.
MICROSURVEY TRIMBLE SURVEY CONTROLLER PLUS
They say ATR plus is faster to regain lock when line of sight is regained but my experience with the 1200 is that it's basically instant.
I'm also not sure what improvements there are to ATR PLUS vs the old ATR. I noticed the ts13 looks a lot more similar to my 1200 series than the ts16. Especially since we typically run these things 7-10 years. I'm not sure why that is since they're all owned by the same company but that may be a reason to pay more for Leica.
MICROSURVEY TRIMBLE SURVEY CONTROLLER WINDOWS 10
I've been dealing with Microsurvey trying to fix a bunch of glitches in their software used on my windows 10 tablet and I asked them about which brands work better with their software (the Sokkia ix was a complete fail for robotic work with Fieldgenius - had to switch to Magnet Field) and they said that Leica is more friendly towards their software than Geomax. Geomax zoom 90/Carlson also running Fieldgenius. I haven't used any other Leica robots or a Trimble robot but the old Leica seems to work really good compared to the old Sokkia SRX and even the newer Sokkia iX. I'm curious how those 2 compare with each other and how they compare to the 11 year old TCRP1203+ that I'm using heavily every day. We already have enough Fieldgenius licenses. Leica TS16 or TS13 running Fieldgenius (not captivate). Trimble S5 and he transitions to using Trimble access for everything on the tsc7 he already has. So our options that I see are as follows:
He uses it manually most of the time but probably 50%+ of his work is with GPS so he's not using it as heavily as I do with the construction layout.
MICROSURVEY TRIMBLE SURVEY CONTROLLER BLUETOOTH
It can probably still be used as a backup with my Parani's if the Bluetooth is the issue. The total station being replaced was an old slow Sokkia SRX and the Bluetooth seems to have died after 10 years. We use Microsurvey CAD in the office and the crews currently used Microsurvey Fieldgenius on the total stations and Trimble access on the GPS. I've definitely done more research on the subject than he has but I'd like some opinions from guys who have used them. My boss needs to purchase another robot for one of our crews and he's indecisive and looking for some input from me.