RELEASE NOTES

GPS Pathfinder Tools SDK

Introduction Changes to this version of the SDK Antenna settings Documentation

Version 2.42 Revision A October 2010

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GPS Pathfinder Tools SDK Release Notes

Introduction
Welcome to the release notes for version 2.42 of the Trimble GPS Pathfinder Tools Software Development Kit (SDK). To integrate these objects into your own customized GPS application you can use programming environments such as the following Microsoft development systems:

Visual Studio 2008 Visual Studio 2005 Visual C# Visual C++ Visual Basic

The applications you develop can be used on any computer powered by one of the following operating systems:

Windows Mobile version 6 operating system Windows Mobile version 5.0 software for Pocket PC Windows 7 Windows Vista Windows XP

Changes to this version of the SDK

The SDK includes the following new features:

Support for Model 2 of the GPS Pathfinder ProXRT receiver. Support for the Trimble Juno SD handheld.

Version 2.42 of the SDK no longer supports the Trimble GPS Pathfinder Pocket and GPS Pathfinder Power receivers.

Antenna settings
If you intend to postprocess your GNSS data using the postprocessing engine in the GPS Pathfinder Office software version 4.20 and later, Trimble Strongly recommends that you select the antenna correctly. The new postprocessing engine in the GPS Pathfinder Office software version 4.20 is more sensitive to antenna selection than was the case in prior versions. Because of this, the accuracy of postprocessed positions may be significantly degraded if you collect an SSF file that either does not specify the antenna type that was used during data collection, or specifies it incorrectly. There are two options:

GPS Pathfinder Tools SDK Release Notes

Call the PFTSSFWriter.ShowAntennaSettingsDialog method. This presents the user with a list of available antenna types, from which they can select the antenna type they are using. Call the PFTSSFWriter.SetAntennaSettings method. This allows the antenna type and associated parameters to be set programmatically, either to a fixed value if known, or to a value obtained from a custom configuration file, custom UI, or some other source.

Refer to the GPS Pathfinder Tools SDK Help files and the Developers Guide for more information.

Documentation
To download the latest documentation, go to www.trimble.com/pathfindertools_ts.asp and then click Documentation.

Developers Guide
The GPS Pathfinder Tools SDK Developer's Guide is provided as a PDF file and is installed with your copy of the GPS Pathfinder Tools SDK. The guide is a useful introduction to the SDK as it provides general information for each of the major functional areas of the GPS Pathfinder Tools SDK. It provides useful practical advice on developing your own application using the SDK, as well as background information on technical topics such as real-time differential correction, postprocessing, and coordinate transformation. The guide also provides installation and application deployment information. To view the GPS Pathfinder Tools SDK Developer's Guide, select All Programs / Trimble / GPS Pathfinder Tools SDK 2.42 / Developer's Guide from the Windows Start menu. Note The GPS Pathfinder Tools SDK Developers Guide is version 2.40.

Help
The GPS Pathfinder Tools SDK Help provides comprehensive information about every object, property, method, event and enumeration in the SDK and provides information about the sample applications provided. Use these samples to help you to start developing your own application. To view the Help, select All Programs / Trimble / GPS Pathfinder Tools SDK 2.42 / Help from the Windows Start menu. Note The GPS Pathfinder Tools SDK Help is version 2.40.

GPS Pathfinder Tools SDK Release Notes