Installing Terramodel 9.8

Terramodel 9.8 requires Windows 95, 98, NT 4 Service Pack 4, 2000, Me, XP Home or XP Pro.

Previous versions for DOS, Unix and Windows 3.1 are no longer supported.

Installing Terramodel 9.80

Terramodel 9.80 is available on the Trimble Terramodel 9.8 CD, the Geocomp Systems September 2001 Distribution CD, and possibly other media.

• Insert the CD into the CD ROM drive
• A menu will usually automatically. This menu will guide you to the installations and documents. If no menu appears, turn off all other applications (including Terramodel and email) and try inserting the CD again. If that does not work, run \autorun.exe in the root folder of the CD.
• Select Terramodel
• Select Install Terramodel 9.80. The exact method varies according to the installation CD.
• The Terramodel 9.80 setup program guides you through the rest of the installation.
• Install to a separate folder to previous versions. For example, if you previously installed to C:\Spectra, this time install to C:\Trimble. This way can go back to the previous version for any reason.
• You can install with settings for one of three regions. If you are wanting to use the features added by Geocomp Systems, select "Australasian".

Upgrade to Terramodel 9.82

• If you do not have the Geocomp Systems September 2001 Distribution CD, but are an active member of Trimble support for Terramodel, you can download the USA version of the update from http://www.spectraprecisionatl.com/support/.
• If you DO have the Geocomp Systems September 2001 Distribution CD, select Install Terramodel 9.82 Update from the Autorun menu.
• Also, please select the Release notes from the menu, and read them.
• If you have a previous version of Terramodel, to which you have modified your tmodwin.ini, p3server.ini or alias.ini files, you may want to copy over these files. Otherwise, start with our defaults.
• Attach the Terramodel key to a parallel port. If you have any other keys on the same port, place the Terramodel key on last.
• Install the Terramodel 9.82 Upgrade code, following the instructions in the release notes.

  To see the list of active modules, look under Help... About. If Field Data is the only module listed, either:

  • the key is not present on a valid parallel port,
  • the key is not activated for Terramodel,
  • the key is not activated for Terramodel 9.8 upgrade,or
  • the Rainbow Sentinel System Driver is not correctly installed. Refer to the Release notes and our dongle page.
  In Field-Data-only mode, you can only view and measure project data and use the Raw Data Editor. Once the dongle is found and activated, other modules will be listed.

  Data Collectors

• If you intend to use the DOS Geocomp Data Collector Interface with Terramodel, you will need DOS. DOS is included with all versions of Windows, however for Windows 2000, DOS needs to be enabled during the initial Windows installation and Windows Me and XP Home do not support the real-mode component of DOS.
• Downloading using this interface with data collectors other than Geodimeter, require the device ANSI.SYS to be loaded. Since this requires Real-mode DOS, this is practically impossible with Windows Me and XP Home. This can be done by editing config files in Windows 95, 98, NT, 2000 and XP Pro. See GCIMPORT on our TMLLIST for more details.
• You may need to rename data files including extensions. Hiding of file extensions in Windows can be reversed in View.. (or Tools...) Folder Options. For Windows Me, Folder Options may be hidden.
• If you get error 57 or 76 while downloading or configuring, you may have a problem with your permissions or communications.
• Spectra Precision Geodimeter Software Tools (SP GST) is not automatically installed with Terramodel, even though it may appear on the Terramodel File Menu, and may be supplied on the same CD.
• Terramodel also has interfaces to Geodimeter, Trimble, and TDS instruments, and a system of scripts which can be user-defined for almost any other survey data collector.
• Geocomp Systems is replacing the DOS data collector interface with new powerful scripts for many popular brands. Please enquire about the best way to interface with your data collector or instrument.