Please Help! My Leica TCRP1205 has no Bluetooth
Sorry for crossposting this thread as I am completely out of options. I live in a country where everything must be imported and you won’t find much locally. I am trying to find a solution to a dilemma I am finding myself in currently.
I am Billy, and I am from Antsirabe Madagascar and I am planning to study Mechanical Engineering (distance learning) from the Technical University of Dresden in Germany starting next October.
Very recently, I bought a used Leica TCRP1205 in almost new condition from C.R Kennedy & Company in Sydney Australia online. The item was delivered with DHL in Madagascar very recently and quite frankly I am very happy with my purchase because the item looks very nice. It was only shipped with the carrying case and one battery. Nothing else. This is my very first total station so please I hope you’ll be easy on me.
Pros: It’s a Leica, and looks almost new, works perfectly
Cons: It doesn’t have EGL and Bluetooth side cover, lacks all the accessories.
My target: I am mostly going to use this instrument for my studies, and although many people have told me that I won’t need a total station at all, I still love the idea of owning a proper instrument for myself and not having to rent. I am planning to use this in a one-man operation mode. That being said, I obviously need to buy an additional set for the Remote/data collector kit. I also have already bought the lacking accessories for the robot itself such as an additional GEB221 battery a GLK221 charger, a data cable transfer, a rain cover, a height meter GMH007.
Here is a screenshot of what the seller gave me:
As you can see, it appears that my total station doesn’t have Bluetooth. I am very upset about this because my goal is to use it as a one-man instrument with a remote and a 360 prism. I have already planned to buy a RH1200 radio handle in order to do it. Nonetheless, I was surprised that I might not be able to do so because it doesn’t have Bluetooth.
As an image, here is a depiction of what I am trying to achieve:
I have read as much documentation as I could find online (if any of whatever I am writing looks ridiculous to you, I hope you’ll be easy on me because it is going to be the first time for me to do so).
I have found that I require a GSD01 or GSD02 side cover for Bluetooth functionality. This doesn’t sound logical to me at first because if the thing is a robotic Station, why wouldn’t Leica make the Bluetooth a standard feature and instead make it an option? I could have only bought a cheaper TC305 and saved myself a lot. Am I wrong on this one? After that, I have tried to find the side cover everywhere on the internet but in vain. the closest thing I found was a GSD07 side cover for the TS06.
My question: Please, can anyone here help me find or sell me GSD01/GSD02 Bluetooth side cover for my instrument? I live in a country where anything must be imported because you won’t find much locally. If that fails, is there a setup or anything else that some of you here can suggest me in order to achieve my goal of robotic surveying as a one-man operator if my instrument doesn’t have Bluetooth (without usind the recommended GSD01/GSD02 cover)?
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