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It is possible to operate the DLC/MSR System wirelessly by replacing the RS232 serial cable with bluetooth wireless adapters. Various bluetooth devices exist for RS232 cable replacement. Below, is an example of using a Dell Axim X5 PDA to operate an MSR System by wireless bluetooth connection.

The PDA version of the MSR Software is required to be installed on the PDA. Contact CROPSCAN, Inc. and provide your MSR (Multispectral Radiometer) serial number to receive a copy of the software.

Below, are Basic steps to operate a DLC wirelessly using an Initium Promi-SD202 bluetooth wireless serial adapter, a Dell Axim X5 PDA with a Socket(tm) Bluetooth CF card, and PocketDOS. Note: These instructions may not necessarily work for other combination of devices or PDAs. There may be some other configuration variations required to make an operational connection. By listing these devices here, CROPSCAN, Inc. is not endorsing these devices over any other devices on the market.

It is assummed that the MSR program is already installed and configured on the DLC. It is assummed that this was previously done by direct cable connection between the DLC and your PC.

1. Install the PromiWin Configurator program on your PC, from the mini CD that came with the SD2002.

2. Connect power (by USB cord or externally) to the SD202.

3. Connect the SD202 to the serial port of your PC.

4. Using the PromiWin Configurator program, configure the Promi SD202 to be discoverable/connectable. Select Device Settings on left portion of PromiWIN window, then select Mode 3, baud rate 9600 no parity and 1 stop bit. Click Apply.

   Click Connection(in) on left side of Window and be sure Other Bluetooth Devices can discover this Promi-SD and Allow other Bluetooth Devices to Connect boxes are checked.

   Power off and remove the SD202 from your PC.

5. Install PocketDOS on your PDA. Obtain PocketDOS on Internet from www.pocketdos.com.

   This requires that you already have Microsoft ActivesSync software, to support your pda, installed on your PC. It is used to install PocketDOS on your PDA.

   After installation and initialization of PocketDOS a simulated C: drive should be in your pda's Built-in Storage.

6. Install the MSR Software to your PC

   Insert the PDA version of the MSR Software Diskette into the PC diskette drive.

   Run the INSTALL.EXE application. It will install the PDA version of the MSR Software to a PC folder named PdaMSR.

7. Connect your PDA to your PC using ActiveSync. Using Windows Explorer on your PC copy all the files from

   C:\pdaMSR

   to

   C:\Mobile Device\My Pocket PC\Built-in Storage

   That should copy the appropriate MSR Software to the PocketDOS virtual C: drive.

8. Connect SD202 to DLC with the special adapter cable (short gray cable shown in some of the pictures below) and slide the SD202 power switch to the ON position. Note: The SD202 will get its power from the DLC (pin 9 of the RS232 connector), from either the DLC's internal battery pack or power externally connected to the DLC's power input connector.

   Special Adapter Cable Wiring for DLC to Bluetooth Initium Promi-SDs:

                      DLC End                   SD202 End
                        DB9P                      DB9P
                       (male)                    (male)
        Description     Pin     Gray Cable        Pin     Description
    ------------------- ---- ------------------- ----- -------------------
           Receive Data   3  <-.....brown.....<-   2   Transmit Data
          Transmit Data   2  ->.....black.....->   3   Receive Data
          Clear To Send   6  <-.....green.....<-   6   Data Terminal Ready
    Data Terminal Ready   4  ->.....red.......->   7   Clear To Send
                 Ground   5  .......white.......   5   Ground
                   +12V   9  .......blue......>.   9   VCC (power in)
   

9. On the Dell Axim, the bluetooth transmitter may initially be off. This is indicated by the gray bluetooth icon at the lower right area of the Dell Axim display, as shown below:

   Turn the bluetooth transmitter on by tapping once on the the gray bluetooth icon. Note that the SD202, attached to the DLC, showing its power is on (green light) but it does not yet have a bluetooth connection, as indicated by the status LED not being lit, but justs blinks to indicate it is available to establish a connection. The following should appear: Tap once on 'Turn Transmitter ON'. The bluetooth icon should turn blue to indicated the transmitter is ON, as shown below:

10. On the Dell Axim, start PocketDOS. The standard DOS C:\> prompt should display, along with the PocketPC keyboard and Edit, Tools, and Help pop-ups below the keyboard.

11. At C: DOS command prompt type MSRB and press Enter.

    The following instructions should appear:

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         Be sure to make Bluetooth connection:
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         1)  Click Tools pull-up
         2)  Click Settings
         3)  Click Communications
         4)  Click COM1:
         5)  Select correct Bluetooth COM port
         6)  Click Next
         7)  Click Finish
         8)  Select approriate Device Name
    
         Press Enter to continue
    

• Click (tap) the Tools pull-up:

  The following should appear:

• Click Settings. The following should appear:

• Click Communications. The following should appear:

• Click COM1:. The following should appear:

• Click Next>. Something similar to the following should appear:

• Click the pull-down selection. Something similar to the following should appear:

• Select correct Bluetooth COM port. COM5, in this case, and press Next>. The following should appear:

• Click check 'Save redirection'
• Click Finish. Something similar to the following, listing possible bluetooth devices that can be connected to will appear:

• Click on the appropriate item corresponding to the SD202 attached to the DLC, then click 'Select':

• The following instructions should re-appear and the SD202 Status light should now turn solid green, indicating a completed bluetooth connection between the pda and the SD202.

       -------------------------------------
       Be sure to make Bluetooth connection:
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       1)  Click Tools pull-up
       2)  Click Settings
       3)  Click Communications
       4)  Click COM1:
       5)  Select correct Bluetooth COM port
       6)  Click Next
       7)  Click Finish
       8)  Select approriate Device Name
  
       Press Enter to continue
  

• Now, Click Enter to bring up the CROPSCAN MULTISPECTRAL RADIOMETER SYSTEM MENU:

• The TERMINAL program item should be selected at this point. Click Enter to start the TERMINAL program.

• If 1 is not shown in the brackets [1] as the default COM port click on 1 and press Enter. The following will appear:

• Press Enter several times, at about one second intervals to wake the DLC. Note the DLC Power LED will light RED after the first Enter. The following should appear:

• Press Enter once, to start the MSR Field Operations portion of the MSR program in the DLC. The following should appear:

• Enter the starting and ending plot numbers. The following plot scan mode is shown:

• With the radiometer positions over the desired plot, press the space bar. The plot scanning will be done:

• After the last plot is scanned, click M and the MSR Main Menu will be displayed:

Other MSR System functions, RETRIEVE, POSTPROC, and VIEW file can be done at this point. Refer to the MSR User's Manual or online at CROPSCAN, Inc.'s Technical Support webpage.

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