8 May 2007 Trimble Handhelds Running Windows Mobile Version 5.0 Software: Connecting a Ricoh Caplio 500SE-W Camera This document describes how to connect a Trimble handheld running the Microsoft Windows Mobile version 5.0 software, to a Ricoh Caplio 500SE-W digital camera. This enables you to send digital images over a wireless LAN connection. Before you can establish the connection, do the following: 1. Download and install the Caplio software. 2. Download an FTP server program for Windows Mobile 5.0 software and install this onto the Trimble handheld device. The version that was used when writing this document is PE FTP server. You can download a trial version from http://vieka.com/download.htm. When you have downloaded the software, you must do the following: Configure the Trimble Handheld Configure the Ricoh camera Configure the FTP Application on the device Take photos and transfer them to the handheld This document is for informational purposes only and is not a legally binding agreement or offer. Trimble makes no warranties and assumes no obligations or liabilities hereunder. Trimble Navigation Limited, 10355 Westmoor Drive, Suite #100, Westminster, CO 80021, USA 2007, Trimble Navigation Limited. All rights reserved. Trimble, the Globe & Triangle logo, and GeoExplorer trademarks of Trimble Navigation Limited, registered in the United States and in other countries. TerraSync is a trademark of Trimble Navigation Limited. Recon and Ranger are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Tripod Data Systems, Inc. Microsoft, Windows, and Windows Mobile are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. www.trimble.com Page 1
Configure the Trimble handheld To configure your Trimble handheld so that it can connect to the Ricoh camera, do the following: Step 1: Configure the handheld s network settings Step 2: Set up an ad-hoc wireless network Step 1: Configure the handheld s network settings To configure the Trimble handheld, set the Network adaptor so that it can use a private static IP address to connect to another device (in this case the Ricoh camera): 1. Select Start/Settings/Connections/Network Cards. 2. Select the Network Adaptors tab. 3. Select one of the following: If you are connecting to a Trimble GeoExplorer 2005 series handheld, select Wireless B Network Driver or GeoExplorer 802.11g Wireless If you are connecting to a Trimble Recon or Trimble Ranger handheld, select Marvell XXXXX Wireless Card 4. Select Use specific IP address. Warning: If you configure the Trimble handheld to connect using a static IP address, this may disrupt any previous connections. To make sure that you will connect correctly to an access point once you have finished connecting to the camera, change Use specific IP address to Use server-assigned IP address. 5. In the IP address field, enter 192.168.0.53 Note: If preferred, you can use another private static IP address, for example 10.x.x.x or 192.168.x.x (where x denotes a number). 6. Click the subnet mask and check that it is 255.255.255.0. 7. Click OK. Step 2: Set up an ad-hoc wireless network An ad-hoc (device-to-device) wireless network enables the Trimble handheld to transmit the appropriate signal for the camera: 1. In the Network Cards/Wireless tab select Add New. 2. Enter the network name (in the format ESS-ID, for example TrimbleRicoh) that you want to use as your ad-hoc network. The network name identifies which network the camera will connect to in order to transfer photos. This identifier will be broadcast out to all devices within range, so it is recommended that no confidential information (for example, phone numbers, addresses, or names) is included as part of the name. www.trimble.com Page 2
3. Check that the This is a device-to-device (ad-hoc) connection check-box is selected and then tap Next. 4. Configure any authentication or encryption settings. Do one of the following: If you do not want to set encryption settings for the camera, ensure that you change the Data Encryption field on the handheld to Disabled. If you want to use encryption, use the following settings: Authentication: Open Data Encryption: WEP Key Index: 1 Specify a valid network key Note: You must enter a network key in either hexadecimal (using only characters 0-9 and A-F) or ASCII format (any character). If you use hexadecimal format, the key can be 10 or 26 characters in length. If you use ASCII format, the key can be 5 or 13 characters in length. 5. Make a note of the settings, as you will use them again when you configure the camera. 6. Click Next and then click Finish. 7. If Connecting does not appear next to the network name, tap and hold on the Network name and select Connect from the pop-up menu. www.trimble.com Page 3
Configure the Ricoh camera To configure the Ricoh camera to connect to the Trimble handheld, do the following: Step 1: Setting up your computer to connect to the Ricoh camera Step 2: Configuring the camera s connection settings Step 1: Setting up your computer to connect to the Ricoh camera To install the latest camera drivers on a computer running the Microsoft Windows XP operating system: 1. Download the Ricoh driver update from www.trimble.com navigate to the Support / Download area for your field device. Extract the files contained in the.zip file to a temporary location on the computer. 2. Connect the camera to the computer using the supplied USB cable. The Found New Hardware Wizard dialog appears: www.trimble.com Page 4
3. Select the No, not this time check box. The following dialog appears: www.trimble.com Page 5
4. Select the Install from a list or specific location (Advanced) check box. The following dialog appears: 5. Click Browse and then go to the location where you extracted the driver files, select the folder and then click Next. www.trimble.com Page 6
The operating system searches for the driver in the selected location. When the driver is installed, a dialog box appears stating that the device is connected: 6. Click Cancel. The driver is installed and the camera can now be configured. www.trimble.com Page 7
Step 2: Configuring the camera s connection settings Before you can configure the wireless LAN module in the Ricoh camera, you must install a version of the Caplio software and the Caplio Settings application. The Caplio software is available from www.trimble.com navigate to the Support / Downloads area for your field device. To configure the connection settings: 1. Select Start / Programs / Caplio Software / Caplio Setting. The following dialog appears: 2. In the Setup Name field, enter a name (for example Photos) that will help you to distinguish between the different configurations. 3. You must now configure the following sections: Connection method Network setup Send method www.trimble.com Page 8
Connection method Note: The settings that you use when you configure the camera should be the same as those used when you configured the Trimble handheld. 1. In the Caplio Setting screen, select the Wireless LAN radio button from the Connection Method group. 2. Click Detail and then click Yes to save the settings. The Detailed Setups for selection dialog appears: 3. To add a new connection, click Add. 4. Enter the name of the new connection. Note: The Setup Name is used in all these steps to save the configuration on the desktop. It is not used as part of any network configuration. 5. In the Connection Method field, select Ad-Hoc from the dropdown list. 6. In the ESS-ID field, enter the same ESS-ID that you used on the Trimble handheld, for example TrimbleRicoh. 7. In the Communication Channel field, select 11. This is a required field. www.trimble.com Page 9
8. If you configured WEP for Data Encryption on the Trimble handheld enter the matching values in the Network Key and Authentication. 9. Click Apply and then click OK. Network setup Note: The following settings assume that no other wireless network settings are currently in use by the handheld device. If the handheld device is already configured to connect to a network, Trimble recommends that you request compatible configuration details from the network administrator. 1. In the Caplio Setting screen, click Detail next to the Network Setup field. The Detailed Setups for selections dialog appears: 2. In the Setup Name field, select a name from the drop down list. 3. Select the Use the following IP address radio button, and then enter the following: IP address field 192.168.0.52 Subnet Mask field 255:255:255:0 Note: Make sure that the IP address is in the same range as used for the Trimble Handheld. 4. Click Apply and then click OK. www.trimble.com Page 10
Send method 1. In the Caplio Setting screen, select the Send via FTP radio button from the Send Method group. 2. Click Detail and then click Yes to save the settings. The Detailed Setups for selection dialog appears: 3. To add a new configuration, click Add. Note: This is only the configuration setup, not the name used by the server. 4. Enter the IP address of the Trimble handheld device in the Server Name field, for example, 192.168.0.53. 5. Enter an appropriate user name and password in the relevant fields. Make a note of them as you need them when you configure the FTP server. 6. Click Apply and then click OK. 7. In the Caplio Setting screen, click Transfer to camera. The camera can now connect to the Trimble handheld over a wireless LAN connection. Configuring settings directly on the camera If you need to modify any configuration settings after they have been sent to the camera, you can make the changes directly on the camera. 1. Remove the USB cable from the camera. 2. Turn on the camera and then press Menu. 3. Use the arrow keys to select the Exp Set tab. 4. Scroll down to Change COM. Press the right arrow key and ensure that W-LAN is configured. www.trimble.com Page 11
5. Scroll to Send to. Press the right arrow key and select the name of the camera network that has been created. The settings can be edited from this screen. 6. Press OK, and then press Menu to finish. Configure the FTP application on the device When you have set up the camera and the handheld, you need an appropriate File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server application so that the handheld can receive the images that are sent wirelessly from the camera: 1. Open the FTP server application on your Trimble handheld. Trimble recommends Vieka PEFtpd as it is very easy to use. 2. To configure the server application, from the User tab, click Add 3. Check that all the settings match the settings that you have entered when setting up the handhed and the camera (for example, the user name and password). 4. Enter an appropriate folder to store the images (for example, \My Documents\My Pictures). 5. Make sure that any directories are setup with read/write access settings. For more information about configuring the FTP server application, refer to the server help. www.trimble.com Page 12
Take photos and transfer them to the handheld 1. Turn on the Ricoh 500SE-W camera and take a photo. 2. Press the Play button on the back of the camera, select the photo that you want to transfer and then press the Menu button. 3. In the PLBK STGS tab, scroll to the File Send option. 4. Press the right arrow key and then select the network that you created with the Caplio software setting application. 5. Press the Menu/Ok button. 6. To send the current image, select Send One. The camera will attempt to connect to the Trimble handheld. Once connected the file will transfer automatically to the folder configured in the FTP server software. For information on how to attach files in the TerraSync software, see the TerrraSync Getting Started Guide, or the support note How does TerraSync handle attached files, available on Trimble.com/Support. For information on how to attach files in the ESRI ArcPad software, see the ArcPad Reference Manual. www.trimble.com Page 13