This software, FOIFCOM, allows users to upload coordinate data or PCODE data from a computer to a total station, or download measured data, coordinate data, or PCODE data from the total station to the computer. It supports OTS and RTS models 238, 538, 632, and 635. The document provides step-by-step instructions for uploading PCODE and coordinate data to the total station memory and downloading measured data from the total station memory to the computer.

1. Use this soft, you can upload coordinate data or PCODE data from computer to
total station, or download measure data, coordinate data or PCODE data from total
station to computer, and then calculate it.
This software FOIFCOM can be used for
OTS 238, OTS 538, OTS632, OTS635
RTS 238, RTS 538, RTS632, RTS635
1. Upload PCODE data to total station memory
1.1 Editing a PCODE file
Before uploading, create a TXT file (*.TXT) to edit PCODE library.
The data format is:
****
“*”can be number or letter, the length of PCODE is not more than 8 characters,
and one PCODE need one line, please refer to the following figure:
NOTE: Only 50 PCODEs(50 lines) can be received by total station.
1.2 Make the instrument in PCODE data loading mode
a. Connect instrument and PC correctly with cable
b. Setting the communication parameters of instrument(Please refer to the Section “12.10
Setting parameter of data communication”on instrument manual)
c. Make the instrument in PCODE data loading mode
Please refer to the following procedures: (Please refer to the Section “10.9 Loading Data”on
instruction manual)

2. Operating procedure Operation Display
1.Make sure the instrument is
in Memory Manager mode on
page 1.
2.Press the [EDM] key twice to
display page 3.
3.Press the [F2](LOAD DATA)
key.
4.Press the [F2](PCODE
DATA)
5. Press the [F1] key to input
file name, press the [F4] to
confirm.
6.Press the [F3] key.
[EDM]
Twice
[F2]
[F1]
[F1]
Input
File Name
[F4]
[F3]
1.3 Loading data
a. Click the icon of FOIFcom600 to open the software
b. In the menu, click the upload button to set serial communication parameters, every item
should be same as set in the instrument.
MEMORY MGR 1/3
F1: FILE STATUS
F2: SEARCH
F3: FILE MAINTAIN
MEMORY MGR 3/3
F1: SEND DATA
F2: LOAD DATA
F3: INITIALIZE
LOAD DATA
F1: COORD. DATA
F2: PCODE LIB
SELECT A FILE
FN:
INPT LIST --- ENT
LOAD COORD. DATA
>OK?
--- --- YES NO
LOAD DATA
< Loading Data>
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4. c. After the setting is finished, press the “OK”button, then select the file which was edited to
upload, click the “Open”button.
d. Data begin to be uploaded to instrument memory, at the bottom of the software FOIFcom,
the prompt information will be shown. When the upload finishing, the information “ALL Sent”
shown and the total station come back to “LOAD DATA”submenu.

5. 2. Upload coordinate data to total station memory
2.1 Editing a PCODE file
Before uploading, create a TXT file (*.TXT) to edit coordinate data file.
The data format is:
PT#,X,Y,Z,PCODE
PT# and PCODE can be number or letter, PCODE is not necessary to be input, but the comma
before PCODE is necessary, and one point need one line, please refer to the following figure:
2.2 Make the instrument in coordinate data loading mode
The procedure is same as section “1.2 Make the instrument in PCODE data loading mode”
2.3 Loading data
The procedure is same as section “1.3 Loading data”

6. 3. Download measured data from total station memory to PC
3.1 Make FOIF Com in receiving mode
Click the download button to set serial communication parameters, every item should be same
as set in the instrument.
After the setting is finished, the FOIF Com is in receiving mode.
3.2 Send data from instrument to PC
a. Connect instrument and PC correctly with cable
b. Setting the communication parameters of instrument (Please refer to the Section “12.10
Setting parameter of data communication”on instrument manual)
c. Make the instrument in data sending mode
Please refer to the following procedures: (Please refer to the Section “10.8 Sending Data”on
instruction manual)
d. After the sending is finished, the instrument will return SEND DATA submenu
automatically.

7. 3.3 Save data
Click the SAVE icon to save the data.
Operating procedure Operation Display
1.Make sure the instrument is
in Memory Manager mode on
page 1.
2.Press the [EDM] key twice to
display page 3.
3.Press the [F1](SEND DATA)
key.
4.Press the [F1](MEAS.DATA)
5. Press the [F1] key to input
File Name, press the [F4] key
to confirm.
6. Make sure the receiving part
(PC) is ready, press the [F3] to
confirm.
[EDM]
Twice
[F2]
[F1]
[F1]
Input
File Name
[F4]
[F3]
MEMORY MGR 1/3
F1: FILE STATUS
F2: SEARCH
F3: FILE MAINTAIN
MEMORY MGR 3/3
F1: SEND DATA
F2: LOAD DATA
F3: INITIALIZE
SEND DATA
F1: MEAS. DATA
F2: COORD.DATA
F3: PCODE DATA
SELECT A FILE
FN:
INPT LIST --- ENT
SEND MEAS. DATA
>OK?
--- --- YES NO
SEND DATA
Left blks:......
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