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TPS700 Performance Series: TPS700auto

Steps To Productivity

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A Leica Advantage Self Study Guide

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Introduction

• Welcome to “TPS700auto: Three Steps to

Productivity”.

• Three Steps to Productivity is a Leica Advantage

Self Study Guide and is designed to familiarize you with the key components of your new TPS700auto Total Station.

• Three Steps to Productivity will not teach you how

to use every feature on board your TPS700auto, but will get you acquainted with three key functions on board your instrument which are common to most of the surveying tasks you are likely to encounter.

• Once you’ve taken these first three steps, you will

be familiar enough with the operating concepts of the TPS700auto to step out on your own to use all of the versatile features of the instrument.

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Before You Start

• Before you start, please read the

following pages from the “TPS700 Performance Series User Manual” (Version 2.0):

• Introduction, pages 6-11

• Measuring Preparation / Setting Up,

pages 15 – 20, 23-24,

• This study guide will refer to exercises

found in the accompanying document file, TPS700auto_Exercises.doc.

• Print the file for your self study

workbook, “TPS700auto Self Study

Exercises”.

• The best way to learn to use your new

instrument is to take the time now to punch the buttons and to work through the exercises. Good luck and have fun!

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Contents

• Step 1: Configuring

• Step 2: Surveying

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• Step 3: Setting Out

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Step 1: Configuring

• Configuring

• There are many ways to configure your

TPS700auto Total Station.

• This Self Study will step you through one way

to do it. It’s not the only way, or necessarily the best, but will serve as a basis for learning.

• Set your instrument up next to your PC.

• Configure your instrument by following the

directions on the following screens.

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Step 1: Configuring

• Configuring your

TPS700auto:

----------MEAS & REC-----------1/4 Pt Id TgHt

Hz V

: :

68º44’32”

94 º45”46”

100

0.000 m

----.--- m

• When you turn your

instrument on, you will see a screen similar to the one on the left. This is the Measure and Record screen.

• To configure your instrument,

you will access the System Menu.

• You’ll notice the MENU label

above the PROG button. T o access MENU (The System Menu), press the SHIFT button, then the PROG button.

• This displays the System

Menu.

• Note: The SHIFT key is used

to access all functions labeled above a key.

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Step 1: Configuring

• From the System Menu

screen:

SYSTEM MENU

1 DATA Manager 2 Quick Settings/User-k 3 All Settings 4 Calibration 5 Info <EXIT> <START-UP>

• Use the Arrow keys to move

the cursor to [3] All Settings, then press the ENTER key.

• The result is the ALL

SETTINGS Menu.

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Step 1: Configuring

• From the ALL SETTINGS

MENU:

ALL SETTINGS MENU

1 System Settings 2 Angular & Compensator 3 Measurement Units 4 PC Communications 5 Date & Time <EXIT> <BACK>

• Use the Arrow keys to move

the cursor to [1] System

Settings, then press the ENTER key.

• The result is the SYSTEM

SETTINGS screen.

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Step 1: Configuring

SYSTEM SETTINGS 1/3

Beep Normal Sector Beep Off Face I Def. V-Left Auto OFF Disable Code record Before

: : :

ef ef ef ef ef

• From SYSTEM SETTINGS:

• Use the Arrow keys to make

the settings as displayed in the figure to the left.

• Note: The symbols ef show

you that you can change a value by using the right or left Arrow keys.

• Note that to the right of the

SYSTEM SETTINGS screen title, the symbol: 1/3. This signifies that the SYSTEM SETTINGS screen has three pages. You are viewing one of three.

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• To view succeeding pages on

any screen, just press the SHIFT key, then the Pg DN key.

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Step 1: Configuring

• From SYSTEM SETTINGS:

• Press SHIFT, then Pg DN for page 2/3.

• Make the settings to match those in the figure.

• Then, press SHIFT, then Pg DN for page 3/3.

• Make the settings to match those in the figure.

• When you’ve finished configuring the SYSTEM

SETTINGS, use the Arrow keys to move to SET. Press the ENTER key to store your settings and return to the ALL SETTINGS MENU.

• NOTES:

• Data Output is set to Internal Memory. If you were to

use an external hand held data collector, this setting would be changed to RS232 (serial port) connection.

• The Trigger Key is over the horizontal tangent. We

have set to ALL to both measure and record with one keystroke.

• The User Key (found on your instrument keyboard) is

set to REC to record codes or measurements.

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Step 1: Configuring

• From the ALL SETTINGS

MENU:

ALL SETTINGS MENU

1 System Settings 2 Angular & Compensator 3 Measurement Units 4 PC Communications 5 Date &Time <EXIT> <BACK>

• Use the Arrow keys to move

the cursor to [2} Angular &

Compensator, then press the ENTER key.

• The result is the ANGULAR

&COMPENSATOR screen.

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Step 1: Configuring

• From the ANGULAR &

COMPENSATOR menu:

ANGULAR & COMPENSATOR

Tilt Corr. 2-Axis Hz collim. On Angle res. 0º00’01” V setting Zenith Hz increm. Right <EXIT> <BACK> <SET>

: : :

ef ef ef ef ef

• Use the Arrow keys to make

the settings as displayed in the figure to the left.

• When you’ve finished

configuring the ANGULAR & COMPENSATOR settings, use the Arrow keys to move to SET. Press the ENTER key to store your settings and return to the ALL SETTINGS

MENU.

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Step 1: Configuring

• From the ALL SETTINGS

MENU:

ALL SETTINGS MENU

1 System Settings 2 Angular & Compensator 3 Measurement Units 4 PC Communications 5 Date &

Time

• Use the Arrow keys to move

the cursor to [3} Measurement Units, then press the ENTER key.

• The result is the

MEASUREMENT UNITS

screen.

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Step 1: Configuring

• From the MEASUREMENT

UNITS menu:

MEASUREMENT UNITS

ANGLE 360º ’ ”

Distance US-ft-3 Temp. º F Pressure inHg

: : :

ef ef ef ef ef

• Use the Arrow keys to make

the settings as displayed in the figure to the left.

• When you’ve finished

configuring the

MEASUREMENT UNITS

settings, use the Arrow keys to move to SET. Press the ENTER key to store your settings and return to the ALL

SETTINGS MENU.

• Note: US-ft-3 represents US

Feet with 3 decimal places and US-ft-2, US Feet with 2 decimal places.

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Step 1: Configuring

• From the ALL SETTINGS

MENU:

ALL SETTINGS MENU

1 System Settings 2 Angular & Compensator 3 Measurement Units 4 PC Communications 5 Date & Time <EXIT> <BACK>

• We won’t be making any more

configuration settings at this time.

• Use the Arrow keys to move

the cursor to EXIT, then press the ENTER key.

• This will return you to the

Measure and Record screen, where we started..

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Step 1: Configuring

• Now is a good time to see if you’re

still on target.

• Please refer to your TPS700auto Self

Study Exercises document.

• Complete all the exercises in the Step 1:

Configuring section.

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Step 2: Surveying

• Surveying

• In Step 2: Surveying, we’ll take your new

instrument out for a spin.

• We will:

• Make some measurements using ATR, Automatic

Target Recognition, and RL, the reflectorless EDM.

• Install Leica Survey Office, LSO, the program

used to upload files and data to and from your instrument and PC.

• Create a list of Codes, used to describe points in

the field, and upload the list to your TPS700auto using LSO.

• Upload a Format file to your instrument. A Format

file is used to define the format of your field data as it is downloaded to your computer using LSO. You can use Format files to output your field data in many different formats, from a simple ASCII coordinate file to a DXF file.

• Collect some field data and download it to your

PC with LSO.

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Step 2: Surveying

• Making some measurements:

• The best way to learn is by doing. So, let’s do it.

• Pick an area outside, in the parking lot or in the

backyard, suitable for setting up your new total station and making some measurements.

• You will need a prism and pole and a rodman. If

you don’t have someone to help, set the prism up on a tripod or bipod.

• Complete Exercise #1 from the Step 2: Surveying

section of your TPS700auto Self Study Exercises document.

• The exercise will guide you through the

measurement process.

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Step 2: Surveying

• Installing Leica

Survey Office:

• Exercise #2 in your

TPS700auto Self Study Exercises

document will guide you through the installation of the Leica Survey Office program.

• LSO is found on the

TPS Surveying Series CD that came with your

instrument.

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• Please work through

Exercise #2 before proceeding.

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Step 2: Surveying

• Creating a Codelist:

• In preparation for doing some data collection,

we will now create a Codelist. Additionally, you will learn how to upload the Codelist to you Total Station.

• A Codelist contains descriptors for features

located in the field.

• Please turn to Exercise #3, now.

• Note: You will need the Data Transfer cable

that came with your instrument for this exercise.

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Step 2: Surveying

• Uploading a Format File:

• A Format file is used to define the format of

your field data as it is downloaded from the instrument to your computer.

• You can use Format files to output your field

data in several different formats.

• You can create your own Format file or use

one of the predefined Format files.

• The file NEHC.frt is a format file that is

distributed with Three Steps to Productivity.

• You are already familiar with the Data

Exchange Manager, so uploading a Format file should be easy.

• Please work through Exercise #4 to learn how

to upload a format file.

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Step 2: Surveying

• Field to Finish:

• You are ready to collect field data. In this

exercise you will use the onboard Surveying application program to:

• Collect some points in the field,

• Assign Codes to these points,

• Download the data using a format file and

Leica Survey Office

• So, put on your boots and turn with me now to

Exercise #5.

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Step 3: Setting Out

• Setting Out

• In this section you will learn how to use the Setting

out application program.

• You have already used another application

program, Surveying, in Step 2.

• You will find that the TPS700auto programs all

have a similar interface. If you are comfortable using one program, running another will come very easy to you.

• In Step 3, on the following screens and in

Exercise #1, you will learn how to store some points in the Fixed Points area of your Job.

• In Exercise #2, in the Self Study Exercises

document, you will have the opportunity to go outside and stake out these points with the Setting Out program.

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Step 3: Setting Out

----------MEAS & REC-----------1/4 Pt Id TgHt

Hz V

: :

: : :

68º44’32”

94 º45”46”

100

0.000 m

----.--- m

• Input Points:

• From the Measure and

Record screen, press SHIFT, then MENU.

• The System Menu is

Displayed

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Step 3: Setting Out

• From the System Menu

screen:

SYSTEM MENU

1 DATA Manager 2 Quick Settings/User-k 3 All Settings 4 Calibration 5 Info <EXIT> <START-UP>

• Use the Arrow keys to move

the cursor to [1] DATA

Manager, then press the ENTER key.

• The result is the DATA

Manager screen.

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Step 3: Setting Out

• From the DATA Manager

screen:

DATA Manager

1 Meas/Code/Job/Fix 2 Clear Memory 3 Memory Information 4 Download to PC

• Use the Arrow keys to move

the cursor to [1] Meas/Code/Job/Fix, then press the ENTER key.

• The VIEW/ADD/DEL/EDIT

DATA screen is displayed.

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Step 3: Setting Out

VIEW/ADD/DEL/EDIT DATA

1 Measurements 2 Codes 3 Jobs 4 Fixpoints

• From the

VIEW/ADD/DEL/EDIT DATA screen:

• Since our objective is to input

points in the Fixpoints area of our Job, use the Arrow keys to move the cursor to [4]

FIXpoints, then press the ENTER key.

• The FIXPOINT screen is

displayed.

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Step 3: Setting Out

--FIXPOINT--< 1/1>--

Job LEICA Find Ï

PtID ---- ---N ---- ----

E ---- ---H ---- ----

: : : : : :

• From the FIXPOINT screen:

• To input a new point, use the

Arrow keys to move the cursor to <NEW/EDIT>, then press the ENTER key.

• The NEW FIXPOINT screen

is displayed.

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Step 3: Setting Out

NEW FIXPOINT

Job LEICA PtID 1 N 1000.00 E 1000.00 H 500.00 <EXIT> <BACK> SAVE>

: : : :

• From the NEW FIXPOINT

menu:

• Refer to the list of points in

Exercise#1 in the TPS700auto Self Study Exercise document.

• In the New FIXPOINT screen,

make sure you've selected the LEICA Job.

• Enter the point ID and its

coordintaes for the first point on the list, then select <SAVE>.

• The point will be saved to the

Fixed points area and you will be returned to the NEW FIX POINT screen to enter a new point.

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• Enter all 10 points from the list in

Exercise #1.

• NOTE: The coordinates of the

points listed in exercise #1 are in US FT. Don't forget to change units!

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Step 3: Setting Out

• Field Exercise:

• Ready to set out some points?

• Please refer to Exercise #2 for

the procedure for using the Setting Out application program.

• You use the points you justed

stored in the instrument in this exercise.

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Step 3: Setting Out

• You have just completed TPS700auto: Three Steps

to Productivity Self Study.

• It is our hope that you now have a good basic

understanding of the operation of your new TPS700auto and that you will enjoy a creative and productive career with it.

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TPS Surveyin

TPS700auto

Three Steps to

Productivity

Self Study Exercises

December, 2001

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Table of Contents

TPS 700auto Self Study Exercises - Introduction.....................................................................................3

Step 1: Configuring...................................................................................................................................4

Step 2: Surveying .....................................................................................................................................7

Step 3: Staking Out.................................................................................................................................25

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TPS 700auto Self Study Exercises - Introduction

Overview

The following exercises accompany “TPS700auto: Three Steps to Productivity ”

This Leica Advantage Self Study Guide is distributed on the Leica Advantage web site in a compressed file, “Three Steps to Productivity.zip” . The following files are contained in the zip file:

• TPS700auto 3 Steps to Productivity.ppt

• TPS700auto_Exercises.doc

• NEHC.frt

The Self Study Guide presentation and these Exercises will familiarize you with the basic operation of your new instrument.

Make sure you take the time to do the exercises. Each exercise reinforces key concepts covered in the self study guide.

After you’ve completed the “TPS700auto: Three Steps to Productivity ” Self Study Guide and Exercises, you will know enough about the instrument to delve deeper into many of its features, which will allow you to work more confidently, more precisely and more productively.

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Step 1: Configuring

Introductio n

Exercise 1

The purpose of the following exercises is to review what you have just learnt about configuring your TPS700auto instrument.

Review the configuration settings we just made in the ALL Settings Menu. List any changes you would make for your day to day use.

My Configuration Settings

Exercise 2

TPS 700auto – 3-Steps to Productivity Exercises

• Change the User Key to ATR.

• Go to the Measure and Record Screen.

Question?

• What happens when you Press USER, then the DIST key?

• (Change the User Key back to REC)

In the box below write down the answer to the question.

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Exercises in Configuring your TPS700auto,

Continued

Exercise 3

List all the distance units’ settings available on the instrument and give the definition for the setting.

• (Hint: If you’re not sure, change the setting, then

view the Measure and Record Screen.)

Distance Unit Setting Description

Exercise 4

What important information is displayed in the SYSTEM INFO screen?

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Exercises in Configuring your TPS700auto,

Continued

Exercise 5

Exercise 6

Set the Date and Time on your instrument

To use an external hand held data collector, you must make two settings on your instrument. Please view these settings screens, now:

Step Action

Go to the PC Communications screen (in ALL SETTINGS). These communication parameters must match the communications pa rameters on the hand held data collector. Most data collectors have options that let you select your Leica instrument and com settings In System Settings, change the Data Output field to RS232. This instructs the instrument to send data to the RS232 po rt, where the data collector cable connects to the instrument.

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Step 2: Surveying

Exercise 1: Making some measurements

Introductio n

Measuring with ATR

The purpose of the exercise is to see what your TPS700auto can do. Set your instrument up outdoors. If possible, have someone carry a prism and pole for you. You will need a watch.

To get a feel for ATR, Automatic Target Recognition, follow the procedures below.

Step Action

1 2 3 4

Record your times here:

Finish Time

Total Time for 10

Setup the instrument up and level it. Turn the instrument on. The Measure and Record screen is displayed. In the Measure and Record Screen, enter a point ID, then press Enter. Using your rodman, manually locate 10 points about 100 feet from the instrument:

• Mark the Start time when the rodman is on the first point.

• Manually place the crosshairs on the target at each point, as

you would normally.

• Then press the DIST key.

• After locating the last point, record the Finish time

• Record your Start and Finish times in the table, below.

Manual Pointing

Start Time

Points

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Exercise 1: Making some measurements, Continued

Step Action

Record your times here:

Finish Time

Total Time for 10

Now locate the same 10 points using ATR:

• First, turn ATR on:

o Press SHIFT, then the FNC (Function) key. o Press SHIFT, then the PG Dn (down arrow) key. o Use the arrow keys to go to menu selection (8), ATR

On/Off

o Prees Enter to turn ATR ON (Note that this selection is

merely a toggle, select it again to toggle ATR OFF)

o The Measure and Record Screen is displayed. Notice

the ATR icon (a circle and arrow) indicating ATR is on.

• When the rodman is on the first point, mark your Start time.

• Use the peep sight to aim the telescope. You only need to put

the target in the telescope’s field of view.

• Press the dist key to activate ATR and and a distance measurement.

• After locating 10 points, record your Finish time in the table below.

Turn ATR off.

ATR Pointing

Start Time

Points

TPS 700auto – 3-Steps to Productivity Exercises

Compare the total times for surveying the ten points in manual mode and ATR mode. Write down the difference in the box below. This is your productitivity gain.

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Exercise 1: Making some measurements, Continued

Using the Reflectorle ss EDM

Now try out the reflectorless EDM. Try getting a distance to several different surfaces. In the table below, note the various objects, their attributes and the distance achieved. See how small an object you can locate. Try the corner of an overhang or a pole, or something of that nature. These trials will give you a general idea of what you can use the reflectorless EDM for.

To switch form IR (infrared EDM) to RL (red laser targetless):

• From the measure and Record screen, press SHIFT, then FNC.

• Highlight selection (1) EDM IRÙRL

• Press the ENTER key to toggle RL to ON.

Notice the RL icon signifying that the red laser targetless EDM mode is ON.

Record several of the objects that you were able to make targetless readings to here:

Object Color Texture Distance

List 3 objects that you were not able to measure with the reflectorless EDM

Object Color Texture Distance

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Exercise 1: Making some measurements, Continued

Using the Reflectorle ss EDM

Quick Tips…

Here are a few features that come in handy:

• From the Meaure and Record screen, press SHIFT, then EDM for the EDM Settings screen. Take a look at the various EDM and Prism selections.

• RL-Short is the reflectorless EDM. Do not use a prism in the RL-Short mode. RL-Prism is for long range red laser measurements to a reflector. You can achieve a 5000m shot to a single prism in RL-Prism.

• Set the EDM Mode to IR Fine, then look at the Prism Trpe selections, using your arrow key. The prisms listed are the Leica Round, 360, and mini prisms. There is also a User prism available. If you have another manufacturers prism you can use it with your TPS700auto. Just set the Prism Constant.

Note:

• The Leica Prism Constant is not the same as a prism

offset. A constant value of –34mm (the offset for a Leica Round prism) is applied to each value. Therefore, a Leica Round prism with a prism offset of – 34mm has a Prism Constant of 0.

This looks more confusing than it really is: If you have a prism with a – 30mm offset, input a Prism Constant of +4. ( -30mm –(-34mm) = + 4mm).

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Exercise 2: Installing Leica Survey Office

Introductio n

Installatio n

This exercise shows you how to install and Set Up the Leica Survey Office program.

Follow these steps to install the software:

Step Action

2 3

10 11

Place the TPS Surveying Series CD that came with your instrument in your CD drive. When the Welcome screen appears, select “Install Survey Office”. A new dialog box will appear. Select the appropriate language, then press the Next button. A new dialog box will appear encouraging you to shut down all other applications. Do so, then press Next. The Software License Agreement is displayed. After you’ve read it and agree, press YES. The Select Application Path box appears, accept the default path. Press Next. The Setup Type dialog box is displayed. Select Typical, then press Next. From the Select Components screen, check:

• TPS300&700 Tools and

• Leica Tools

Then press Next. In the Select Program Folder dialog box, accept the default folder, Leica Survey Office, then press Next. In the Start Copying Files dialog box, select Next. The program is copied to your PC , then the Setup Complete screen is displayed. Check the Start Leica Survey Office box, then press Finish. The LSO main screen is now displayed.

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Exercise 2: Installing Leica Survey Office,

Continued

Set-Up

From the LSO main screen, you will notice seven menu selections:

• Data Exchange Manager: Used transfer data and Codes to and from the

instrument and PC.

• Codelist Manager: Used to build Codelist files containing your descriptor

codes.

• Software Upload: Used for uploading software upgrades and updates to

your instrument.

• Coordinate Editor: Used for building, importing and translating coordinate

data

• Register: Used to configure LSO for your instrument.

• Settings: Used to configure communication parameters for your PC and

instrument.

• External Tools: Used to link programs to LSO for easy access.

In the following steps, you will learn how to set up LSO using the Register and the Settings menus.

Step Action

1 2 3 4

Click on the big red Register button. A pop window is displayed. Select Instruments. The Register Instruments dialog box is displayed. Highlight your TPS700auto instrument in the right hand Leica Instrument window, then press the “>” button to register your instrument. Your instrument is displayed in the Installed Instruments window. Click the OK button to return the LSO main screen. Now, click the big red Settings button. The General Settings dialog box is displayed. In the General Settings dialog box, under Current Selection:

• make sure that the proper Port is selected. This is the communications port (serial port) on your PC that you will use to transfer data.

• Also, make sure that your instrument is selected on the Instrument list.

In the General Settings dialog box, under Setiings:

• Use the default communications settings

• These values match your instrument’s default settings

Press the OK button to save the settings and return to the LSO main screen.

Note: The next exercise will use the LSO Codelist Manager.

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Exercise 3: Creating a Codelist with Leica Survey Office

Introductio n

Codelist Name

Needed Codes

In this exercise we will create and upload a Codelist in Leica Survey Office.

We’ll name this codelist: LEICA

We’ll create a sample codelist with the following seven codes:

Code Description Attributes Short Cut

NAIL Nail None 10 TREED Deciduous Tree

TLSP Top of Slope BSLP Bottom of Slope HSE House

SSMH Storm Sewer

Manhole

TRAV FS to Trav Pt.

• Diameter

(Mandatory, Real)

• Spread (Normal,

Real)

• Height (Normal,

Real)

• None

• Civic # (Normal,

Integer)

• # of Stories

(Mandatory, Integer)

• Invert In

(Mandatory,Intege r)

• # FS Points

(Mandatory, Integer)

• # of Arcs

(Mandatory, Integer)

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12 13 20

None

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Exercise 3: Creating a Codelist with Leica Survey Office, Continued

Procedure

Use the following steps to create the Codelist.

Step Action

1 From Leica Survey Office main screen, select Code

2 From the Codelist Manager Screen, select File, then

3 From the Codelist Type dialog box, select TPS700 as

4 Press OK 5 In the New Codelist box, type in the new Codelist

7 Refer to the list of Codes, above. In the New

8 Press OK to save the new code. 9 Now, let’s enter the next code: Click on the Code

List Manager.

New.

the Instrument Class and set the Codelist Type to Advanced.

Name: “Leica ” , type your name into the Author field, then press OK. The Codelist – Leica.crf dialog box is displayed.

Right click on CodeList icon: New / New Code. The New Code dialog box is displayed.

Codelist dialog box, Enter NAIL in the Code Field, 10 in the Short Cut field, and Nail in the Description field.

, then select

icon:

10 As before, enter TREED in the Code Field, 11 in the

Short Cut field, and Deciduous Tree in the Description field.

11 To enter Attributes, first expand the Leica Codelist

by clicking on the

12 When your Codelist expands, click on your code,

13 Enter Diameter in the Attribute Name field, Mandatory

for Attribute Type, Real in the Value Type field, and None for Default Value.

14 Press Enter in the Attribute Name Field to Enter the

remaining Attributes.

15 Enter the remaining Codes from the list above by

repeating the procedure beginning at step 6.

for the New Code dialog box.

icon.

for the Attribute entry fields.

• Diameter (Mandatory, Real)

• Spread (Normal, Real)

• Height (Normal, Real)

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Exercise 3: Creating a Codelist with Leica Survey Office, Continued

Step Action

16 Save your new Codelist:

• From the Codelist Manager Screen, select File, then Save.

• Sava As dialog box, make sure the Codelist Name and the Directory fields are right.

• Press the OK button to store the file Leica.crf. (Please remember in which Folder you saved the file)

17 Close the Codelist Manager program. This returns you

to the LSO main screen.

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Exercise 4: Uploading a Codelist

Uploading your Codelist

In this exercise we will upload your new Codelist, Leica.crf, to the TPS700auto.

Step Action

1 Connect your TPS700auto instrument to your PC with

the data upload cable that came with your instrument.

2 From the Leica Survey Office main screen, click on

the Data Exchange Manager Button. The program will search for your instrument. When communication is established the following screen is displayed:

Note:

Set the File Filter to Codelists (*.crf)

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Exercise 4: Uploading a Codelist, Continued

Step Action

3 In the illustration above, a TCR702auto is connected

to the PC’s Com port 1. Click the + next to the TCR702auto to expand the instrument:

The Codelists, Jobs, and Formats are folders onboard the TCR702auto.

Notice that on the right hand side of the screen are the Folders on your PC.

4 In the Data Exchange Manager dialog box, on the right

side of the screen on your PC, locate the Codelist file, Leica.crf, that you just created.

5 Click and Drag Leica.crf to the left side of the

screen and drop it on the Codelists folder on your instrument.

6 In the Data Upload dialog box, select Codelist 1 in

the Select a Target Codelist field, then press the OK button.

7 The file is Sent to your instrument and you will

return to the Data Exchange Manager screen.

8 To view your Codelist on the instrument:

• From the Measure and Record Screen, press SHIFT, then MENU. The System Menu is displayed.

• Select (1) DATA Manager, then press the ENTER key. The Data Manager screen is displayed.

• Select (1) Meas/Code/Job/FixPt, then ENTER. The View/Add/Del/Edit Data screen is displayed.

• Select (2) Codes, then press ENTER.The Codes in Codelist screen is displayed.

• Use the right and left Arrow keys to scroll through your Codes in the Code field.

Well Done

You have successfully created and uploaded your Codelist. This is the end of Exercise #4.

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Exercise 5: Uploading a Format File

Introductio n

In this exercise, you will use the Leica Survey Office Data Exchange Manager to upload a Format file.

Step Action

1 Connect your TPS700auto instrument to your PC with

your data upload cable as you did in Exercise #3.

2 From the Leica Survey Office main screen, click on

the Data Exchange Manager Button. The program will search for your instrument. When communication is established the following screen is displayed:

Note:

Set the File Filter to Format files (*.frt)

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Exercise 5: Uploading a Format File, Continued

Step Action

3 In the illustration above, a TCR702auto is connected

to the PC’s Com port 1. Click the + next to the TCR702auto to expand the instrument:

Well Done

The Codelists, Jobs, and Formats are folders onboard the TCR702auto.

Notice that on the right hand side of the screen are the Folders on your PC.

4 In the Data Exchange Manager dialog box, on the right

side of the screen on your PC, locate the format file, NEHC.frt, which came with the rest of the Self Study Guide files.

5 Click and Drag NEHC.frt to the left side of the

screen and drop it on the Formats folder on your instrument.

6 In the Data Upload dialog box, put the new Format

file in Format 1, then press the OK button.

7 The file is Sent to your instrument and you will

return to the Data Exchange Manager screen.

You’ve just completed Exercise #5. The format file is now on your instrument. We will use this

file to define the format of our data, when we download it, in the next exercise.

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Exercise 6: Field to Finish

Introductio n

Now we’re ready to go to the field. Set the instrument up in area that will give you enough room to locate 20 to 30 points. Bring the instructions, below, with you to the field.

Step Action

1 Once you have set up the instrument, from the Measure

and Record Screen, press the PROG button. The Program Menu is displayed.

2 Select (1) Surveying, press Enter. The Surveying

screen is displayed.

3 The Surveying screen shows 4 steps:

1. Set Job

2. Set Station

3. Set Orientation

4. Start

Note:

This is called the Start Up screen. Each onboard application program has a Start Up screen.

You must perform each of the operations, one through four, in the Start Up screen. This ensures that the instrument is properly oriented prior to accessing the application.

Once you’ve oriented the instrument in one application, the Start Up screen in other applications will recognize this, so, once you have a good set up, you don’t have to set up over and over again.

4 Select (1) Select Job. The Select Job screen is

displayed.

5 Use the arrow keys to select <NEW>, press the Enter

key. The Create New Job screen is displayed.

6 To create a new Job:

1. Use the Arrow keys to the Job field

2. Press the SHIFT key to change to the alpha entry mode

3. Type “Leica ” for the Job name. The alpha keys work just like the keys on a cell phone.

4. Press Enter after you have typed in the new Job name.

5. The remaining fields are optional.

6. Use the Arrow keys to select <SET>, then Enter.

The Surveying Start Up screen is displayed again.

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Exercise 6: Field to Finish, Continued

Step Action

7 Notice that the Set Job selection has a diamond in

8 The Station is the point you are occupying. Enter a

9 Select (3) Set Orientation. The Orientation screen

10 You can specify a Backsight point number, type in a

11 Select (4) Start to begin Surveying. The Surveying

12 Note the display in the upper right hand corner of

front of it. This signifies that the Set Job task has been completed. Each step is marked complete once you’ve been through it.

Now select (2) Set Station.The Set Station screen is displayed.

point number, an Instrument Height (the measure up or height of the instrument over the point) and some arbitrary coordinates for the occupied point for this exercise. Then, select <SET> to Set the Station. We are returned back to the Set Orientation screen.

Note: If you have input or uploaded your control points, you can pull your Station point up from the Fixed Points, where your control and stake out points are stored. More on that in the next section.

is displayed.

BS Bearing, or set the Backsight circle to zero. For this exercise we will set the circle to zero.

Just select <Hz0>, then Enter. Finally, <SET> and Enter, to set the orientation.

The Surveying Start Up screen is once again displayed.

Measure screen is displayed.

the screen: 1/3. You will remember that 1/3 means there are 3 pages on

this selection. For our exercise, we want to access our Codelist.

Press SHIFT, then Pg Dn to display page 2/3.

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Exercise 6: Field to Finish, Continued

Step Action

13 Now we are ready to go! To shoot and record a point:

14 Locate 20 to 30 more points.

• Input a starting point number in the PtId field, press Enter.

• Specify the height of the target

• Assign a Code to a point by pressing the Enter

key in the Code field.

o Here is your Codelist again. o Use the Arrow keys to select a Code for

the point you are going to locate

o Select <SET> to accept the Code o Hey wait a minute! If you’ve selected a

Code with a Mandatory Attribute, you will be prompted for additional information. After defining the attributes, select <SET>

o The Surveying Measure screen is displayed

again.

• After you’ve set the Code, use the Trigger key to shoot and record the point.

• You can use RL, ATR, or even manually point to locate the point. (Hint: You can access RL and ATR by accessing the FNC key at any time in the Surveying Measure screen)

• What happens when you want to create a Code for a point on the fly. Try it! Just type in a new Code in the Code field before locating the point.

Well Done

After picking up your points in the field, you can return to the office to download the points.

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Exercise 7: Downloading the Field Data

Downloading the Field Data

Now you can download your field data with your favorite Leica Survey Office program, Data Exchange Manager.

Step Action

1 Connect your TPS700auto instrument to your PC with

your data upload cable.

2 From the Leica Survey Office main screen, click on

the Data Exchange Manager Button. The program will search for your instrument. When communication is established the following screen is displayed:

In the screen below, I’ve expanded the Jobs folder already. You’ll notice that I have several Jobs in the Folder, including our Leica Job.

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Exercise 7: Downloading the Field Data, Continued

Step Action

3 To download your field data, just drag the Leica Job

4 When you drop the Leica Job’s Measurement Data file

5 Your field data is now transferred to your PC and it

Measurement Data file from the Total Station’s Job folder on the left side of the screen to the folder you would like the data in, on your PC, on the right side of the screen. Note: Each Job has a Fixpoints file and a Measurement Data file. The Fixpoints file contains points, usually control points or stake out points, which were uploaded or manually input to the Fixpoints file. Measurement Data is, as it sounds, field data that was measured and recorded in the field.

in the folder on your PC, a Data Download dialog box appears. It is here that you specify the format for your field data:

• In the Format list, select NEHC

• The file name should default to Leica.txt

• Select OK

is in the format you want it to be in. View the file using Window’s NotePad text editor.

Note:

The Leica Advantage Support team has prepared several other format files for your use and they can be found on the Leica Advantage web site at www.LeicaAdvantage.com

Congratulat ions

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Congratulations, you’ve just completed your first data collection job with your new TPS700auto Total Station.

This completes the exercises for Step 2: Surveying

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Step 3: Staking Out

Exercise 1: Input Points

Introductio n

Here is a list of the points to input for Setting Out. Set your instrument up next to your PC and follow the directions to input these point values in the Three Steps to Productivity presentation. Note:

The units are US feet. (Don’t forget to change your units.)

Point ID North East Elevation

1 1000.000 1000.000 500.000 2 1000.000 1050.000 525.000 3 1040.659 1050.328 516.250 4 1030.994 1112.094 495.120 5 977.671 1116.537 492.210 6 1085.650 1090.765 512.630 7 1070.986 1127.646 542.150 8 1109.201 1046.773 499.990 9 1120.754 1116.982 462.000

10 1004.777 1128.535 515.000

Point Plot

Here is a plot of the points to Set Out. The plot is not to scale. The distance from #1 to #2 is 50 ft. and the azimuth from #1 to #2 is 0 degrees.

Exercise 2: Staking Out

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Introductio n

The StakeOut Program

In this exercise, you will set out points you have just entered into the Fixed point file of the Leica Job.

The point plot in Exercise #1, above, shows the layout of the points you are going to set out.

You will occupy point #1 and will orient the instrument so that the set out points will physically fall within the site you are working on.

To do this, arbitrarily pick a place on the ground for point #1 an orient the instrument to North by assuming a direction that fits the site.

Follow the procedure below to set out your points.

Step Action

1 Set the instrument up over point #1 and level it up. 2 From the Measure and Record screen, select PROG. The

Program Menu is displayed.

3 Select Setting Out. The Setting Out screen is

displayed with the Start Up options:

• 1 Set Job

• 2 Set Station

• 3 Set Orientation

• 4 Start

•

You should now be familiar with the operation of the Start Up options.

4 Select (1) Set Job. In the Select Job screen, make

sure you have the Leica Job chosen, then <SET> the Job.

5 Select (2) Set Station:

• In the Stn: field, input 1, for point #1, then press Enter. The Find Point screen is displayed with the coordinates for point #1.

• Select <OK>

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Exercise 2: Staking Out, Continued

Step Action

6 Select (3) Set Orientation. The Orientation screen

7 Select (4) Start. The 2D SET OUT screen is

8 You will notice that there are 4 pages to this screen

9 Each of the 4 pages is a different Setting Out mode.

10 Set Out point 2, first:

11 Repeat the procedure to Set Out the remaining points. 12 EXTRA CREDIT:

is displayed.

• Point the instrument to an assumed North.

• Then, select <Hz0> to set the horizontal circle

to zero, to match the assumed azimuth.

• Finally, select <SET> to set the Orientation. The SETTING OUT screen is displayed.

displayed.

and you are on page 1. (See the upper right hand corner of the display: 1/4)

For this exercise, we will use page 3. Use SHIFT and Pg Dn to turn to Setting Out Mode 3 on page 3.

• In the PtID field, input 2, then press Enter. The FIND POINT screen is displayed.

• The coordinates for point 2 are displayed. Select <OK>.

• The instrument motors turn the scope to point

• To Set Out the point, put your Rodman on line, then press the DIST key.

• The In/Out and Left/R fields will display where to place the point.

• Use the DIST key to make subsequent shots to place find the Set Out Point.

• Once you’ve staked the point, position the rod over the point and use the Trigger Key for ALL. The final position is recorded for your records.

Occupy one of the points you’ve set out, backsight another, then see if you can set out some of the other points. How well do you ‘hit’ the points you’ve already staked?

Congratulat ions

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Congratulations, you’ve just completed your first stake-out job with your new TPS700auto Total Station.

This completes the exercises for Step 3: Staking-Out

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