Manage Controllers
Controllers include both site controllers using Trimble Site Controller Software (SCS) and machines using a Trimble Grade Control System (GCS) or Paving Control System (PCS). Use the Controller Manager to:
- Review lists of the SCS site controllers and data cards for GCS and PCS machines in your data synchronization area.
- Add new GCS and PCS machines to the data synchronization area by entering a name, version, type, and configuration files. You can then edit these machines, as needed. See Create and Edit GCS and PCS Machines.
- You can also assign your current site to a machine when you add it. Although a machine can only be assigned to one job site at a time, when you add machines to the data synchronization area, they are made available to sites in your other projects.
- Filter the controller and machines list to show only those that are assigned to your current job site.
Prerequisites:
- License; See the Subscription Plans page. For a license matrix by command, see the License page in the TBC Community. Also see View and manage licensed features.
To manage your controllers:
- Do one of the following:
- Select Controller Manager in Construction Data > Controllers.
- Double-click a controller in the Project Explorer.
- Click the Controller Manager icon on the toolbar at the top of the Job Site Manager or Job Site Design Manager command pane.
The Controller Manager displays.
- Review the site controllers and machines in the Controllers lists, optionally filtering the list by checking the Only show the current job site's controllers box.
- Add a new GCS or PCS machine by clicking Create to open the Create Controller dialog where you can specify the name, type, and software version of the new controller.
Note: Check the Assign the current job site to this controller box if you need to assign your current project's job site to the new controller.
Note: Only GCS machines can be created and deleted. Site controllers can only be added when they are synchronized using Office Synchronizer. - Remove an unneeded machine record by selecting it in the list and clicking Delete. The related controller is removed from the data synchronization area.
- Modify an existing machine's settings by clicking Edit.
- Click Close. The GCS and PCS machines in your data synchronization area also appear in the Project Explorer.
To resolve a conflict in machine configuration files:
Resolve inconsistencies between a machine configuration file (.mch) or a display configuration file (.dsp) associated with your project and those on assigned GCS machines by overwriting the file on either the machines or in the project's machine configuration folder. A conflict is indicated by the 
icon in the Project Explorer and in the Controller Manager. Causes of a machine configuration file conflict include differences between the sets of files or in the file names, sizes, or dates.
- Select the
icon for a specific file in the Configuration files pane. - Hover over the
icon and read the tooltip to see the source of the conflict for that file. - Right-click the icon again and select an option (not all of which will be available at the same time):
- Copy file to the machine configuration file folder - This action takes place when you select the option and cannot be canceled.
- Copy file from the machine configuration file folder - This action takes place when you click Cancel or OK.
- Remove file from controller - This action takes place when you confirm the deletion and it cannot be canceled.
- Assign file to controller - This action takes place when you click OK, although the conflict icon disappears when you select the option.
- Click OK. The files are updated based on your choice and the conflict is resolved.
Note: The Undo and Redo commands do not affect any of the functions that synchronize files. Undo and Redo affect only edits made to database objects within your project; this does not include files in the data synchronization area (which GCS uses).
