User's Manual

SPSx80 Smart GPS Antenna User Guide 111
Data Logging and Postprocessed Measurement Operations E
However, if you connect the CompactFlash card/USB memory device to your
computer and then copy or move files to your computer, it treats the card like any
other disk drive, and transfers the files without converting them. You need to convert
these raw receiver files to DAT format files before you can use them on your office
computer.
You can convert receiver data files by using a Windows Explorer extension which is
installed on your computer when you install the Data Transfer utility.
Deleting files in the receiver
You can delete files stored in the receiver at any time. Do one of the following:
• Press E  for 30 seconds after the receiver is turned on. (When you use this
method, all data is deleted, and for a SPS770, the CompactFlash card is
reformatted.)
• Use the Data Transfer utility
• With the SPSx50 Modular GPS receiver, use the Web interface.
Supported file types
Table E.1 shows the file types that you can transfer to or from a SPS GPS receiver, and
the software or utility that you must use to transfer each file type.
Note – The SPS770 supports a maximum of 512 files on the CompactFlash card. Files
stored on the CompactFlash card must be named using the 8.3 character format. The
receiver does not support extended file names.
Table E.1 Supported file types
File Type Extensions Transfer
from
receiver
Transfer to
receiver
Software
Ephemeris .eph Yes No Data Transfer
Raw observations .T01, .dat Yes No Data Transfer
Web interface
(SPSx50)
Receiver firmware files .elf No Yes WinFlash utility
Application files
(SPS770 GPS
receiver/SPSx80 Smart GPS
antenna)
.cfg Yes Yes GPS Configurator
Configuration
Toolbox