Total Stations
Total Stations from Topcon are very consistent in their serial number placement. The serial number can be found on the left upright on the eyepiece side of the instrument.

GNSS Receivers
HiPer SR or HiPer V: Printed on the bottom of the receiver

HiPer HR or GR-3 / GR-5: Located under a hot-swappable battery

HiPer II: Silver Sticker on the side of the unit

Field Controllers
FC-500 / FC-5000: Printed on back of device

S-10 / FC-2500 / FC-2600 / Tesla: Found under battery

FC-25 / FC-236 / FC-336: Printed on side of device

Machine Control Components
Clearly printed on the outside of the component (side or rear) on a silver sticker containing part number and serial number.
