I was hoping someone could help me out with this error message on GCS900, I haven’t seen this before. After the design is uploaded, I’m getting the following error message: “This Coordinate System definition file for this design could not be loaded”.
This machine has an older MS990 box. I have downloaded a svd, svl and cfg files in the correct folders to a usb. The box seems to download the design as normal and the linework appears briefly before showing that error.
One thing that I noticed was this is a new usb I’m using and I don’t see a Geo Data folder uploaded to it. I’m not sure if that’s the problem and if so, how do I export those files needed?
Another quick question, is a .cal file required if a cfg is also present? We’ve always just included both just in case but I wasn’t sure if this was needed.
Do you mean MS990 receivers? The box will be CB460 or CB430…
A *.cal file is the same as a *.cfg file but only for receivers ms992 and newer
I think you should not use a shift grid in with those MS990 GNSS receivers. That might be the problem.
Place your CFG file in the root of the folder. There should be one in the design and one on the root(ONE level above design folder). See if that works.
In that case you must export a *.cal file for calibration, if there is .cfg file the system will ignore it. If you did export a *.cal file and the problem still exists you must check the geodata file, if it is not on the machine allready it must be on the stick. It holds the geoid file depending on wich coordinate system you are. I create the machines and then copy data to USB Flash drive rather than using the export command. I always prepare data for our own machines, this doesn’t work when you prepare data for others
Yes, so I always end up putting a .cal file and a cfg file in the folder just in case they switch machines. So that’s not the problem.
I did just copy the geo data folder files from another stick onto this new usb stick and uploaded to the machine. The design comes in now, so I guess that was the coordinate error problem.
But now I’m having another issue. We checked into known control points and I’m showing a 2.65’ elevation difference.
Jason
When you install TBC there is a piint at the start if the install process that has a list of product functions that can be optionally installed. I have posted on this here on the forum before. One of the options is I think Machine and Field Data or something like that, and in there there is a check box that is unchecked for a range of versions of GCS900 that is not installed automatically, you have to open the category and check the checkbox for it to install support for that range of GCS900 machines.
If you do not do that then you will get this type of issue when you try to export to that range of machine types.
That is quite likely to be your issue. I wil fimd the linkk to that post and add it here d
Shortly for you.
Load the latest current.csd from your coordinate system manager into the GeoData folder.
In GCS v12.5 the .CAL file was supported, and the .CFG is not needed at all, but if you have both in the design folder the .CFG takes priority. For this reason I pitched a fit a couple years ago about WorksManager still sending .CFG files which don’t support use of Geoids among other things.
Thanks Nelson, I was missing that current.csd file on the new usb I was using. I’m going to try that right now. Yeah I’m not sure why Trimble makes some things “plug and play” and other items very complicated.