TDS CR5, RW5, RAW Files

TPC supports the TDS (Tripod Data Systems) CR5, RW5 and RAW file formats.

Transferring Files

Depending on your computer operating system and handheld, you will transfer data between the handheld and your PC one of the following ways.

For HP48 and other non-Windows CE data collectors, you connect directly to the data collector and transfer data via the serial port on your computer.
For Windows CE data collectors, you transfer files using Active Synch or access the data collector as an external drive.

RAW Files

The RAW file format is more recent than the RW5 format and include records not available in RW5 format. It is used by the TDS Ranger and Recon data collectors. (Supported in TPC Premium and Professional Editions only.)

Importing TDS CR5 Files (ASCII)

From the TPC Desktop choose File | Import
From the Type list, choose TDS CR5 then settings you want by clicking on the [...] button.
Enter a file name or choose Browse and select the file you want or choose Direct Connection.
Choose Import.
(Direct Connection only). Tell the data collector to send the data. TPC will display the File Save dialog with the file name from the data collector. Choose a folder to place the file in.

The dialog will indicate whent he import is finished.

Importing TDS CR5 Files (Binary)

Some TDS data collectors, like the Ranger, do not write ASCII CR5 files. They only write Binary CR5 files. TPC supports these files.

From the TPC Desktop choose File | Import
From the Type list, choose TDS Binary CR5 and select the settings you want by clicking on the [...] button.
Enter a file name or choose Browse and select the file you want or choose Direct Connection.
Choose Import.
(Direct Connection only). Tell the data collector to send the data. TPC will display the File Save dialog with the file name from the data collector. Choose a folder to place the file in.

The dialog will indicate whent he import is finished.

Exporting a TDS CR5 File

Select the traverses or points you want to export in any View.
From the TPC Desktop choose File | Export
Select the points to export from the What list.
From the Type list, choose TDS CR5 and select the settings you want by clicking on the [...] button.
Enter a file name or choose Browse and select the file you want or choose Direct Connection.
Choose Export to write t.
(Direct Connection only) Tell the data collector to receive data.
Choose Export.

The dialog will indicate when the export is finished.

If you do not find a CR5 file for a particular job on your TDS data collector, run the TDS program on the data collector and export the survey as a CR5 file to the local storage device (the data collector). Now the CR5 file for that job will be available to TPC.

Importing TDS RW5 and RAW Files

From the ect the settings you want by clicking on the [...] button.
Enter a file name or choose Browse and select the file you want.
ChBrowse and select the file you want or choose Direct Connection.
Choose end the RW5 f.
(Direct Connection only). Tell the data collector to send the data. TPC will display the File Save dialog with the file name from the data collector. Choose a folder to place the file in.

The dialog will indicate when the import is finished.

TPC will add a new traverse to the survey and put all the imported points into it. The imported points also show up in the Points Manager. If you don’t want the traverse you can delete it. The points will remain in the Points Manager. traverse or traverses already define the data you want to export, go to the Traverses Manager. If you want to export just certain points, go to the Points Manager.es or just coordinates. You can determine RW5 files can include angles and distances or just coordinates. You can determine whether or not angles and distances are included in the Export settings.

Select the traverses or points you want to export in any View.
From the TPC Desktop choose File | Export.
From the Type list, choose TDS RW5 and select the settings you want by clicking on the [...] button.
Enter a file name or choose Browse and select the file you want or choose Direct Connection.
(Direct Connection only) Tell the data collector to receive data.
Choose Export.