Starts an instrument’s interface.
0 |
Collection Instrument ID |
Instrument’s ID |
The instrument ID of the instrument to start. |
1 |
Boolean |
Initialize at Startup |
Indicate whether the instrument should perform its initialization routine upon startup. |
2 |
String |
Device IP Address (optional) |
The IP address of the instrument to start up. |
3 |
Integer |
Interface Type (0=default) |
The type of interface to start. |
4 |
Boolean |
Run in Simulation |
If TRUE, the interface will be immediately started in simulation mode. |
5 |
Boolean |
Allow Start w/o Init Require- ments |
Allows initialization requirements to be bypassed ** |
None.
SUCCESS |
The interface was completed successfully. |
FAILURE |
The instrument could not be found, or the interface is already running. |
A2 - If the IP address is left blank, then the IP address used the last time the instrument was started (on a given com- puter) will be used.
Laser Trackers
A1 - The allowable interface types include: 0 (laser tracker), 1 (Leica Automation Interface Control interface), or 2 (Leica T-Scan).
A5 - This is added for Leica AT40x models. When set TRUE, this removes the requirement at startup for the tracker to be locked on to a target in order to successfully initialize (a hardware requirement). This allows you to automate the process of starting an un-initialized AT40x tracker by pointing and locking on a target after starting the interface in order to initialize it.
Total Stations
A1 - The allowable interface types include: 0 (Total Stations), 1 (Theodolite Manager).