Laser rangefinders

The configuration for each laser that is supported by Trimble Access is detailed below. To configure a Bluetooth wireless connection to the laser rangefinder see Bluetooth connections.

Trimble Access may support other models of laser rangefinder than the ones listed here, as the protocols used by the manufacturer are often the same or very similar between models.

Trimble LaserAce 1000

There is no Bluetooth configuration on the LaserAce 1000, it is always enabled.

When the Trimble LaserAce 1000 is detected during the scan for Bluetooth devices, an authentication request dialog appears. You must enter the PIN number set in the laser rangefinder (default PIN = 1234).

Bosche DLE 150 or Bosch GLM 50c

When the laser rangefinder is detected, an authentication request dialog appears. You must enter the PIN number set in the laser rangefinder.

LTI Criterion 300 or LTI Criterion 400

From the main menu, press the down arrow or up arrow key until the Survey menu appears and then tap Enter. Select Basic measurements and tap Enter. A screen showing the fields HD and AZ appears.

LTI Impulse

Set up the laser to operate in CR 400D format. Make sure that a small "d" is displayed on the screen. (If necessary, press the Fire2 button on the laser).

LTI TruPulse 200B or LTI TruPulse 360B

Set the TruPulse mode to either Slope Distance, Vertical Distance, or Horizontal Distance.

Laser Atlanta Advantage

Set the Range/Mode option to Standard (Averaged) and the Serial/Format option to Trimble Pro XL.

Set Serial / Remote / Trigger Character to 7 (37h). (The remote trigger works only when connected via a cable, not when using Bluetooth wireless technology.)

Set Fire Time to the delay required (not zero or infinity).

Set Serial T-Mode to Off.

LaserCraft Contour XLR

Set the LaserCraft mode in the laser. If you connect through Bluetooth wireless technology, you also need to change the baud rate setting on the laser rangefinder to 4800.

Leica Disto Memo or Leica Disto Pro

Set the unit to meters or feet, not feet and inches.

Leica Disto Plus

You must enable Bluetooth wireless technology on the Leica Disto Plus before you run a Bluetooth scan. To do this, set System / Power / Bluetooth to On.

If automeasure is switched off:

  1. To take the measurement, press the Dist key on the laser rangefinder.
  2. Press the [2nd] key.
  3. To transfer the measurement to the controller, press one of the eight direction arrow keys.

MDL Generation II

No special settings are required.

MDL LaserAce

Set the Data record format to Mode 1. When you use the angle encoder, set the magnetic declination to zero in the Cogo settings screen of the Trimble Access software. The angle encoder in the MDL LaserAce laser corrects for the magnetic declination.

Set the baud rate to 4800.

There is no Bluetooth wireless technology configuration on the MDL LaserAce, it is always enabled.

When the MDL LaserAce is detected during the scan for Bluetooth devices, an authentication request dialog appears. You must enter the PIN number set in the laser rangefinder (default PIN = 1234).