User's Manual

5 Setting up the Receiver
44 SPSx50 Modular GPS Receiver User Guide
Connecting the receiver to external devices
You can connect an SPS GPS receiver to the following external devices:
• a Trimble controller running Trimble SCS900 Site Controller software
• an external radio-modem
• HYDROpro
™
software
Trimble controller with SCS900 Site Controller software
To connect a Trimble controller that is running the SCS900 Site Controller software to
an SPS GPS receiver, use Bluetooth wireless technology (for all except the SPS770
Modular GPS receiver) or a serial cable. Ta ble 5.1 shows how to connect the cables for
each combination of SPS GPS receiver and Trimble controller.
Table 5.1 Connecting to a Trimble controller running the SCS900 Site Controller software
Controller Cable
connectors
Connect this
cable to …
Part number
SPSx50 Modular GPS receiver
TSC2 DB9 TSC2 32960
Lemo SPSx50
TCU 6-pin Hirose TCU 53004007
Lemo SPSx50
TSCe Lemo TSCe 31288-xx
Lemo SPSx50 This cable is available in different lengths. The
-xx indicates the length of the cable, in meters.
ACU 4-pin Hirose ACU 44147
Lemo SPSx50
SPS770 Modular GPS receiver
TSC2 DB9 TSC2 32960
Lemo (Port 1) SPS770
TCU 6-pin Hirose TCU 53004007
Lemo (Port 1) SPS770
TSCe Lemo TSCe 31288-xx
Lemo (Port 1) SPS770 This cable is available in different lengths. The
-xx indicates the length of the cable, in meters.
ACU 4-pin Hirose ACU 44147
Lemo SPSx50
SPSx80 Smart GPS antenna
TSC2
TCU
TSCe