Start Instrument Interface

Starts an instrument’s interface.

 

Input Arguments

 

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

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Return Arguments

None.

 

Returned Status

 

SUCCESS

The interface was completed successfully.

FAILURE

The instrument could not be found, or the interface is already running.

 

Remarks

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).