Supported equipment

Trimble Access software version 2023.10 communicates best with the software and hardware products listed below.

For best performance, hardware should always have the latest available firmware installed.

For more information on recent software and firmware versions, refer to the Trimble Geospatial Software and Firmware Latest Releases document.

Windows devices

The Trimble Access software runs on the following Windows® 64-bit devices:

  • Trimble TSC7 controller
  • Trimble T7, T10, or T100 tablet
  • Supported third-party tablets

For more information on supported third-party tablets, refer to the support bulletin Trimble Access 2021 on 64-bit Windows 10, which can be downloaded from the Support bulletins page in the Trimble Access Help Portal.

Android devices

The Trimble Access software runs on the following Android™ devices:

  • Trimble TSC5 controller
  • Trimble TDC600 handheld data collector
  • Trimble TDC650 handheld GNSS receiver (only with Trimble Access subscription)
  • Trimble TCU5 controller

Trimble Access is designed to be used in Portrait mode or in Landscape mode on the TDC600 handheld. There are small differences in the UI to accommodate the portrait screen and the Android operating system. For more information, see the topic The Trimble Access workspace in the Trimble Access Help.

The Trimble TDC650 handheld GNSS receiver can only be used with Trimble Access subscriptions - it cannot be used with Trimble Access perpetual licenses. The TDC650 is designed for GNSS‑only surveying and does not support connections to total stations. Trimble Access apps that require conventional surveys cannot be used on the TDC650. These include Trimble Access Tunnels, Mines, and Monitoring. For more information on using the TDC650 with Trimble Access, refer to the Supported GNSS receivers section below.

Conventional instruments that can be connected to the controller running Trimble Access are:

  • Trimble scanning total stations: SX12, SX10
  • Trimble VX™ spatial station
  • Trimble S Series total stations: S8/S6/S3 and S9/S7/S5
  • Trimble mechanical total stations: C5, C3, M3, M1

  • Trimble SPS Series total stations

  • Spectra® Geospatial total stations: FOCUS® 50/35/30
  • Supported third‑party total stations

The functionality available in the Trimble Access software depends on the model and firmware version of the connected instrument. Trimble recommends updating the instrument to the latest available firmware to use this version of Trimble Access.

You can connect to a Trimble SX10 or SX12 scanning total station from the TSC5 controller and the TDC600 model 2 handheld. However, connections to a Trimble SX10 or SX12 scanning total station are not supported when using the TCU5 controller or the TDC600 model 1 handheld.

GNSS receivers that can be connected to the controller running Trimble Access are:

  • Trimble R series integrated GNSS surveying systems:
    • With a built-in inertial measurement unit (IMU): R780, R12i
    • With a built-in magnetometer tilt sensor: R12, R10
    • Other R series integrated GNSS receivers: R580, R8s, R8, R6, R4, R2
  • Trimble modular GNSS surveying systems: R750, R9s, NetR9 Geospatial, R7, R5
  • Trimble SPS Series GNSS Smart Antennas: SPS986, SPS985, SPS985L, SPS785, SPS585
  • Trimble SPS Series GNSS modular receivers: SPS85x
  • Trimble Alloy GNSS Reference Receiver
  • Trimble TDC650 handheld GNSS receiver
  • Spectra Geospatial integrated GNSS receivers: SP85, SP80, SP60
  • Spectra Geospatial modular GNSS receivers: SP90m
  • FAZA2 GNSS receiver
  • S-Max GEO receiver

  • As noted in the Supported controllers section above, the Trimble TDC650 handheld GNSS receiver can only be used with Trimble Access subscriptions, not perpetual licenses. When used with Trimble Access, the TDC650:
    • Can connect to an external antenna such as the Trimble Zephyr 3 antenna but cannot connect to another GNSS receiver.
    • Can connect to other survey equipment such as an echo sounder or laser rangefinder.
    • Can be used as a GNSS RTK solution only, providing accuracy at the following levels:

      • Centimeter accuracy - Horizontal: 10mm, Vertical: 15mm

      • Decimeter accuracy - Horizontal: 70mm, Vertical: 20mm

      • Sub-meter accuracy - Horizontal: 300mm, Vertical: 300mm

    • Cannot be used with RTX and cannot be used for postprocessing.

    • Does not support camera-based eLevel.

  • Because Spectra Geospatial receivers use different GNSS firmware to other supported receivers, not all functionality in the Trimble Access software is available when a Spectra Geospatial receiver is in use. For more information, refer to the support bulletin Spectra Geospatial receiver support in Trimble Access, which can be downloaded from the Support bulletins page in the Trimble Access Help Portal.