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1. Points list Deletes the selected point Edits the selected point Enables disables the selected point for from the calibation process Adds a new point to the list Loads a points list from the specified dat file Saves the current points list as a dat file Shows the geographic or plane access to Solution dinates of the selected point Monitoring screen 22 Control coordinates can be entered manually or read from a file stored in the hand held computer When you click ADD to add a point a new screen is displayed see figure 23 Click on the button to access the list of points available from the open job Click OK after selecting a point from the list A new screen then appears asking you to enter the true coordinates of the point There are three different methods for en tering these coordinates see figure 24 They can be read from the rover receiver In this case the rover should be posi tioned over the concerned control point They can be entered manually WGS84 coordinates They can be loaded from the results of a point that was logged earlier during the same job If you choose to use the coordinates computed by the rover receiver then FAST Sur vey will ask you to indicate the number of measurement samples required before the receiver outputs the coordinates measured for the point figure 25 Click OK to enable the result of that computation FAST Survey then takes you back2. STAKE PNT FLE6 HT 1 0 5 FIXED AZI DIST TO STK SGlrast survey GH 45 05 amp ta Figure 21 4 markers indicate that you have arrived at the tar get 20 Average Results 10 Valid Readings out of 10 Readings Nor Min 6698443 9232 Max 6698443 9378 Eas Min 359514 2751 Max Max 21 9629 Nor Avg 6698443 9299 SD 0 0038 Eas Avg 359514 2835 SD 0 0058 Elv Avg 21 9528 SD 0 0065 AGlrastsurvey FY 46506 X Figure 22 Computation results Logging Points in Continuous Mode On the Surv tab select the Auto by Intervals function Two emee different modes are possible Time or Distance see fig ure opposite Interval Type If you choose Distance enter the increment value accord ing to the chosen unit in the Value field If you choose Time enter the increment value in seconds in the same fi ld Starting Pt Number 1 1d Description Enter a point Id for the start point in the Starting Pt Number field This field will increment after each point logging You do not need to define a name finishing with a figure GSNcmukcsia A Ih Sead FAST Survey will place one anyway when incrementing this field Press OK to switch to the graphic screen see figure below and to start logging the first point The S button lets you instantly log the position of a point The X button allows you to pause data logging in continuous mode If data logging in continuous mode is
3. Select the desired frequency channel Click the Set Radio button to configure the radio b If you are using the integrated GSM modem Check that the GSM status reading is ON or else click on the Turn On Off button Check the selected band figure 18 on next page For North America and some other countries you should select 1900 For Europe and some other countries you should select 900 1800 15 Enter the base phone number figure 18 Click on the Set GSM button to initialize the built in GSM module Click on the Dial button to call the base After the connection to the base is established the GSM module status reads ON LINE figure 19 Rover configuration is now complete You can check the LEDs on the Z Max front panel to make sure the system is functioning correctly You can also monitor the Z Max receiver from the handheld computer using FAST Survey s Equip tab gt Monitor Skyplot function figure 20 Ashtech Thales Thales Radio Setup Please Set Current Channel is Channel to Set J FAST Survey E 4519 amp Figure 17 Radio parameters Ashtech Thales Rover GSM Setup Band PIN Base Phone Ingns744o62 Timeout Set GS GSM STATUS ON Redials Turn On Off AGlrast survey B d 14 27 amp Figure 18 Rover GSM screen Current position Computation uncertainties GPS constellation geometry Po
4. to the screen showing the points list GPS Coordinates Local Point Please enter local coordinate values You may use a point number from the current or control job Read GPS Point From File Enter Latitude Longitude Local Northing Erom Raw File Local Easting Local Elevation FAST survey E d 5 19 amp G FAST Survey ee Pee Q Figure 24 Three methods to enter a control point s true coor dinates Figure 23 Adding a control point to be involved in the cali bration process control coordi nates Localization Number of Samples 10 Press OK to read GPS Maximum number of readings 999 EB FAST Survey sR Paya x Figure 25 Defining the number of samples 23 Resume the previous steps until the coordinates of all the control points involved in the calibration process have been determined by the rover receiver On the points list screen figure 26 check the amount of residual for each control point involved in the calibration The lower these values the better the consistency of your control point network Should some residuals be abnormally high the relevant point s should be deleted using the Delete button or removed from the calibration process using the On Off but ton Warning At least 3 points are required to compute residuals in a horizontal system and at least 4 points in a horizontal vertical system The On Off button gives access to a menu al
5. 2 E 359468 02 Z 21 5310 HRMS 0 019 YRMS 0 021 Elevation deviation Fill 0 392 Dsc Right Left indicator lt lt lt lt LEFT Dist 46 423 Distance to point Detailed stakeout screen Point to be staked out Stake FLE6 Fill Your current position STORE and direction MON SKY FIXED AZI DIST TO STK Used to select which guidance Distance to point _IIpist 46 432 data to display Point Azimuth 4zP 85 AZH 90 GOLEFT lt lt lt lt N 6698440 2184 E 359468 0148 2 21 v Used to select which data to display for the point coordi nates or quality data ad Ct eee ee PX The target radius is automatically changed as the distance from you to the point changes 19 When getting closer to the point markers appear at the four corners of the target see figure 21 informing you that you have arrived at the target You can now material ize and log the position of this point Clicking on the STORE button allows you to start performing measurements to de termine the target position The number of measurements will depend on the value entered earlier through the File tab gt Configure Readings function Once the position has been determined FAST Survey displays the results of the computation so that you can check them see figure 22 Click OK if you are satisfied with the results FAST Survey will then save these re sults and will take you back to the stakeout screen for the next point
6. Mask Ambiguity Fixing Parameter Fast CPD EA FAST Survey Fl lt s0s amp Figure 14 Setting rover param eters Antenna Type ZMax GPS UHF Thales Na Turn Beep Off se CA x AG FAST Survey Figure 15 Selecting the Z Max antenna e Message Type Ashtech CPD DSNP LRK CMR Trimble O RTCM RTK O RTCM DIFF Radio Baud Rate E PAX AG FAST Survey Figure 16 Selecting the radio link Click the OK button located on top of the screen If you get the following mes sage on the screen check that the Z Max receiver is powered on If a serial data cable is used check that the connection between the handheld computer and the receiver is correct FAST Survey Peceiver Not Found Check Power and Cabling Click OK return to the rover configuration function by first clicking on the Equip tab selecting Comm Setup and setting the displayed parameters Then still on the Equip tab select the Configure Rover function and set the displayed parameters same as with base steps 11 and 12 After initializing the Z Max s GPS section FAST Survey prompts you to check the settings of the radio link 10 If you agree to check the radio settings then FAST Survey will display the radio parameters last used Regardless of whether you are using a UHF Thales radio or a PDL radio the screen will look like figure 17 on next page 11 a If you are using a UHF radio
7. in which you have to make the choices shown in figure 36 below Then click Next to access the next dialog Click Finish in this dialog box When the warning message appears see figure 37 click OK The only thing you have to do now is to reset the handheld soft ware see next page Be Installing Socket Bluetc 4 9 08 x E3 Disable IrDA Your PDA has 1 COM ports free The preferred number of free ports is 6 or more You can still use all of the Bluetooth features with fewer ports Give your PDA a name Bluetooth 0 Welcome to the Socket Bluetooth Setup Wizard You must assign a name to your PDA before using it This should be a relatively unique name such as Bob s Pocket PC This wizard helps you prepare your Socket Bataat system for NES Disabling IrDA gives Bluetooth two addtional ports to use You can change your mind later by using a utility supplied under Settings Tap Next to continue Disable IrDA to free more ports E E E Figure 33 Socket Bluetooth Figure 34 Entering a name for Figure 35 Disabling IrDA Welcome screen the PDA H Installing Socket Bluetec 9 10 Q Monday September 03 2001 i 3 Installing Socket Bluetc 9 09 x 63 Choose your ports Installing Socket Bluetooth Driv 2 Choose the 3 ports and services that you plan to use the most Frequently Please reset your PDA before using Socket Bluetooth Bluet
8. paused you can still continue to log points in manual mode using the S button Click the X button again changed into a right arrow during pause to resume data logging in continuous mode If you come back to the main menu by clicking on MENU then data logging in continuous mode is automatically stopped AUTO INTVL IMENU Used to log a point s tg position manually Used to pause resume data logging Point Id incremented automatically N 6698443 9 E 359514 26 2 21 9579 HRMS 0 016 VRMS 0 018 AISI AGlrast survey E 46508 amp 21 Localization or Calibration or Local Grid This operating mode is used in the following cases The coordinate system should be unknown or its characteristics are not accurate enough The base station is operated on a reference point whose position only results from a position determination in autonomous GPS mode A local coordinate system is used for field operations In either of these 3 cases you will have to calibrate your system before starting your job using control points The use of 3 control points or more is highly recommend ed to achieve horizontal calibration This number should be raised up to 4 or more to ensure vertical calibration as this will guarantee the consistency of your control points Click on the Equip tab and select Localization The screen that now appears is de scribed below GPS Localization aoj err A 1001 1000 0000 1000 0000
9. to maintain good working conditions thus letting the system log raw data without any disruption When you are done with your job click on the Close File button to close the file being logged Recording site 1200 Tag New Site Free Mem on PC Card 52710 kBytes Site Duration 00 00 18 Time Remaining 00 00 42 Antenna Height 1 2260 m Stop Point Lagging Monitor Satellite View Exit Continue Logging Antenna Height 1 2260 m Change Antenna Interval in Seconds 41 9000 Stop Logging Manually After minutes ed Survey B Pe X AGlrast survey FA 4 510 amp Figure 30 Entering the chara Figure 31 Occupation time teristics of the point 26 File Management Use the File Manager button on the Log Static Data menu Surv tab to list and manage the files stored on the receiver s SD card See figure below Number of files on SD card Deletes the selected file Files on Receiver 120 kBytes 6 13 19 01 179 kBytes 6 16 13 35 571 kBytes 6 17 08 57 6 kBytes 2 kBytes 6 kBytes 4 kBytes 8 kBytes 6 18 10 06 6 18 10 14 6 18 10 18 6 18 10 27 6 18 10 33 Files list Free memory space on SD card Used to format the SD card 27 28 5 Appendices PDT8100 Software Re Installation Introduction After several days keeping the Symbol PDT8100 handheld computer idle with a discharged battery there is an important risk that the programs and peripheral driv ers be abse
10. with your current loca tion to a design surface at any location within a project Auto by Interval Allows you to acquire and store data at a set interval value of either distance or time Point Logging performed at regular intervals of time or dis tance Log Static Data Allows you to log static raw data to the data card for use with GNSS Studio Post Processing software COGO tab Keyboard Input Allows you to manually enter or edit coordinates in the current job file or the current POB PR 00 Fi MAP gt control file File Equip Suv RZJ road Inverse Reports the bearing and horizontal dis tance between any two user specified points thatare i 6 Station Store contained within the current job J inversa 7 Translate Areas Calculates the area of a closed figure that is Rotate Scale defined internally by user entered point numbers aimee a Ciada contained within the current job or by a polyline picked from the screen 4 Intersections oe Intersections Allows for the calculation and stor 5 Point 0 Point in ing of points based upon standard surveying practic Projection Direction es of Bearing Bearing Bearing Distance or AQ FAST survey E 4 14 23 amp Distance Distance Intersection calculations Point Projection Allows you to calculate the station and offset of any entered or surveyed point relative to a known centerline or baseline Station Store A pure calculation routine
11. End User License Agreement If you agree with the EULA press Yes If you do not agree with the EULA press No and the installation program will quit On the next dialog box type in your name and your company name and then press Next The next dialog box asks you to confirm the installation directory Press Yes At this point the necessary files will be copied to the handheld computer A dia log box shows you the progress After this has completed the Installing screen will appear on the handheld com puter showing the installation progress When this dialog box disappears the installation is complete 35 Authorizing FAST Survey The first time you start FAST Survey you are prompted to register your license of the software If you do not register FAST Survey will remain in demo mode for 50 uses and then quit functioning Choose Yes to start the registration process or No to register later Product Registration Serial Number 12345 678910 111213 Your registration code is 192 54 Enter Change Key Ifyou choose Yes the dialog shown above will appear FAST Survey registra tion is done via the Internet at the following address www thalesnavigation com Enter the professional products section and then enter the register login section If you are not a registered user you must do so before proceeding After registering and creating a user profile please enter the product registration section Fill in th
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13. Site Close File Elevation Mask 10 Antenna Height 1 2260 m File Manager Continue Loi gine Change Antenna Interval AGirast survey E 4 508 amp J FAST Survey G CX Figure 28 Static surveying Figure 29 Logging parameters main menu 23 Kinematic Mode Start data logging as explained previously in Static mode Once data logging has be gun you can go to the point you want to log and stay stationary on that point Stop amp Go method The occupation time on each point can be preset or not see figure 30 Once the receiver is placed over the point select Tag New Site from the menu and en ter the characteristics of the point figure 30 Click OK A new screen appears showing the time spent logging data on the point occupation time figure 31 Select Stop Point Logging before moving away from the point FAST Survey will then ask you to validate the data logged on that point The time spent logging raw data on a point occupation time depends on the logging interval used With a one sec ond logging interval an occupation time of 10 to 15 seconds will allow you to achieve centimetric accuracies If you are surveying a trajectory walk to the next point taking care to keep the re ceiver in vertical position to avoid satellite loss The level of accuracy achieved will depend on the distance between the reference point used and your working area Ac curacy will also depend on your ability
14. THALES NAVIGATION FAST Survey Field Guide www thalesnavigation com NAVIGATION Printed in France Part Number 630887 01 Revision A No part of this publication or the computer programs described in it may be repro duced translated stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic mechanical photocopying recording or otherwise without prior written permission of Thales Navigation Your rights with regard to this publication and the computer programs are subject to the restrictions and limitations imposed by the copyright laws of the United States of America U S A and or the juris diction in which you are located For information on translations and distribution outside the U S A please contact Thales Navigation 2003 Thales Navigation Inc All rights reserved Z Max and FAST Survey are trademarks of Thales Navigation All other product and brand names are trademarks of their respective holders Table of Contents TN CHO DUCUON issesiesessssescscssenevestanevessasevdsususederdatendstonvevstaaves 1 Maim SCE COIS aisre aoaaa aA aaan aaa 1 MENU SCR E Menea aa E E R l File aD e atte esiui ithe 2 Foui Ab srry stee tna ehckt ck tesladaan scene neues 3 SUV Ud Octet eae bedded et seach arias eide tle da alates Scared ew ieeae 4 COGO 6 beer tere ee or eae ee er ere eee ee eee ree ee 3 Road a E E A E E 6 MAP Seea aa a A 7 RTE SUE V Cy MG cironi raae aaroo aa 8 Getting the Z M
15. akeout a wi er a E 4 14 24 X a Slope Staking Used to calculate and stake out the location of the catch point where fill slopes or cut slopes contact the original ground Cross Section Survey Collects as built cross sections of roads or other alignments and stores them as points Road Utilities Converts centerlines profiles and cross sections from other formats to the formats used by FAST Survey Template Stakeout Designed to stakeout specific stations and offsets along a cen terline MAP Screen This screen provides a graphic representation of your job It also shows the points you have to stake the points that have already been logged and receiver sta tus data The right ar row located in the upper right corner of the screen allows you to return to the MENU screen Zoom settings Back to MENU screen Battery life indicator Graphic Display area Viewing parameters 3 RTK Surveying Getting the Z Max Base Started After installing the base system as described in the Z Max Surveying System Pocket Guide 1 Switch on the Z Max GPS receiver and the handheld computer 2 On the handheld computer launch the FAST Survey software by selecting suc cessively Start FAST Survey using the stylus A message is displayed asking you whether you wish to continue the last open job select an existing job or create a new job Continue Last Job Select New Ex
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17. be displayed along with the corresponding frequency 22 a If you are using a UHF radio Select the desired frequency channel Click the Set Radio button to configure the radio b If you are using the integrated GSM modem Check the selected band figure 12 For North America and some other countries you should select 1900 For Europe and some other countries you should select 900 1800 Base Configuration Ashtech Thales Thales Radio Setup Ashtech Thales Base GSM Setup Current Channel is Please Set Latitude N 47 17 56 55862 Longitude Wi 1930 29 52724 Ellipsoid Hgt 88 412 i E Timeout Frequency to Set Set GSM Continue with Base Setup GSM STATUS ON Yes Hang Up Turn On Off EG FAST Survey EJ q 5 17 x EB AG FAST Survey EF 06 07 x Figure 10 WGS84 coordinates Figure 11 Thales Navigation Figure 12 Base GSM screen of base position radio parameters as shown out side the US 12 Ifthe GSM is Off click the Turn On Off button to enable GSM reception Click the Set GSM button to initialize the GSM module After initialization the screen graphically displays the GSM reception level in the left lower part of the screen Signal Strength see figure 13 below Base configuration is now complete You can check the LEDs on the Z Max front panel to make sure the system is functioning correctly Ashtech Thales Base GSM Setup TE Timeout No Timeout F Signal Streng
18. d in this manual For more information on these functions please refer to the FAST Survey Reference Manual provided on CD ROM Likewise the procedure to download land survey projects from the GNSS Studio software is not discussed in this manual either For more information on this proce dure please refer to the GNSS Studio Office Software User Manual provided on GNSS Studio Office Software CD ROM If you need information to help you install the base and rover systems please refer to the Z Max Surveying System Pocket Guide In the last chapter Appendices you will find a number of installation and re in stallation procedures that might be useful to you in case of problems with your handheld computer 2 Main Screens MENU Screen This screen shows 5 different tabs giving access to the main functions of FAST Sur vey Although all function titles on each tab are self explanatory a more detailed definition of these functions is provided in the next pages The right arrow located in the upper right corner of the MENU screen allows you to access the MAP screen see page 7 File tab Job Allows you to select an existing coordinate file for your job or to create a new coordinate file A job consists of real time data only Several types of files are associated with a job crd rw5 inf etc Job Settings Allows you to set configuration op tions for data collection List Points Lists all of the points in the current co ordi
19. e information in the fields provided This information will be used to validate and process your software activation keys After you submit this information a request confirmation will be sent to the email you provided Keep this for your permanent records In 24 72 hours your change key will be emailed to the address that you submit If there is a problem processing your request a Thales Navigation representative will call using the phone number provided in the user profile Ifyou do not have access to email you may continue to use the program with out any restrictions until such time that you are able to register Alternately you may phone or fax the registration information to the Thales Navigation office in your region your registration information will be phoned or faxed back to you Thales Navigation Professional Products Tel 800 922 2401 U S Tel 408 615 3907 International Tel 33 0 2 28 09 3800 Europe Middle East Africa and Asia After you receive your change key enter it and press OK 36 After Registering FAST Survey After you register FAST Survey you need to perform a RAM Backup If you do not do this then your authorization code will be lost next time the computer reboots To perform a RAM backup choose the Start button then Programs then Utilities then Backup RAM If you cannot find this on your Start menu then open the Control Panel and choose RAM Backup RAM backup is not needed if you are u
20. er COMB ag FAST Survey Bluetooth Device Search Bluetooth COM Port OO Looking for Bluetooth devicefs COME has been successfully set Time remaining Stop Bits Defaults AG rast Surve BY ca 4E 4 32 amp AG FAST Surve BY ca d 431 amp Figure 4 Setting the serial port Figure 5 Detecting the port as Figure 6 Searching for the Z signed to Bluetooth Max receiver 13 Go to the base configuration by selecting the Equip tab and then the Configure Base function figure 7 14 Enter the antenna height and the measurement type vertical or slant 15 Select the type of GPS antenna used 1 e Z Max GPS Thales Navigation if you are using the Z Max antenna directly connected to the receiver 16 Click on the Ports tab figure 8 Assuming the Thales Navigation radio is used check the following parameters Data Port A if you are using a serial data cable between the handheld and the receiver or C if you are using Bluetooth Radio Port B necessarily this port is reserved for the radio transmission modem Message Type Ashtech CPD is the recommended choice for communi cations between Ashtech type products base and rover If a PDL radio is used check for the correct radio baud rate 19200 baud on port B 17 Click OK to send these parameters to the Z Max receiver A new menu appears asking you to enter the initialization position for the base Several options are possible to e
21. he GNSS Studio tools see GNSS Studio Office Software User Manual for more information 9 Click OK located on top of the screen If you are using the handheld computer for the first time or if the handheld was last connected to another type of equipment other GPS receiver type total station etc you now have to select the type of equipment Z Max connected to the handheld Otherwise skip to step 13 directly page 11 10 Select the Equip tab then the Instrument function and finally select Ashtech Thales from the scroll down menu 11 Select the Configure Base function and choose Z Max from the Receiver Type scroll down menu If FAST Survey cannot detect the Z Max receiver the following message will be displayed Receiver Not Found Check Power and Cabling In this case you will have to check that you are using the right port to commu nicate with the Z Max receiver You will do this by clicking on the Equip tab and selecting the Comm Setup function see figure 4 on next page 12 a If you are using a serial data cable COM4 Select the port on the handheld computer that is connected to the Z Max receiver COM1 is the port located next to the keyboard COM4 is the port located on top of the handheld above the screen PDT 8100 Warning You will not be allowed to use COM4 until you install the IR Com Disconnect driver see page 31 b If you are using a Bluetooth device 10 It is first recommended
22. ion disabled Get Connected a Synce Stop Details Explore Options iw si abe ted connection is ihi COW pa Ranger002415 COM1 z Connected Status COM port is not available Synchronized P Allow USB connection with this desktop computer Status USB is available F Allow network Ethernet and Remote Access Service RAS Information Type Status server connection with this desktop computer Status Network connections are disabled Status icon MV Show status icon in Taskbar Cancel Help Figure 31 Connection Settings dialog box Figure 32 Dialog box indicating that connection is ef fective 30 Disconnecting the IR Beam Com Port THIS IS VERY IMPORTANT Using ActiveSync copy the 8 00monoscan reg file from the CD ROM to the PDT8100 handheld computer s MyPocketPC folder Perform a cold start up of the handheld as explained below Remove the battery door located at the back of the handheld and press simultaneously the Func key and the Reset key using the stylus to press Reset The Reset key is located near the upper right corner of the battery Close the battery door and switch on the handheld by pressing On Off red key After about 10 seconds the handheld computer will re start It will then ask you to calibrate the touch sensitive screen Once this operation is complete DO NOT perform a new cold start up or else you would lose all programs and drivers you have just installed On
23. isting Job 3 Choose Select New Existing Job A new screen is now displayed 4 In the Name field type in the name of the job you wish to create For example type in tutol crd figure 1 5 Then click OK to create the job The screen then displays the Units tab figure 2 6 On the Units tab set the desired units and parameters for the job 7 Click on the GPS tab figure 3 Coordinate File Type E ex Program Files SurvCE Data CARLSONO306 CRD CARLSONO306A CRD ai TESTOO CH a jpn AGIFast survey E 46 10 54 amp Figure 1 Naming a job Job Settings New Job GPS Stakeout Options Distance Facto Factor 1 00000000 Read GPS SSE PPT PIN th E eae elena ryt Sea Level Correctior N Zero Azimuth Yertical Obs Distance Obs AE FAST Survey FA ca d saa amp Figure 2 Choosing the units Options Units New Job B stakeout Job Settings Projection Zone RAF98 gsf Multi Point Transformation Rigid Body No Scale Plane Similarity One Point Localization Azimuth Geodetic State Plane Grid Aglrast Survey E ca d 4 09 amp Figure 3 Choosing the coordi nate system 8 On the GPS tab choose the coordinate system to be used in the job as well as the geoid model Note that the coordinate system and the geoid model may have been uploaded earlier to the handheld computer using one of t
24. ke out your points On this screen FAST Survey asks you to choose the point you want to stake out You can either type in its coordinates in the Northing Easting and Elevation fields or select a pre defined point from the points list see page 2 You can also define graphically this point by clicking on the point on the graphic screen or define that point according to azimuth slope and horizontal distance Name of point to be staked out Stakeout Points Point Number 6698443 9100 359514 3000 21 9230 Northing Easting Elevation Description C Point by Direction ne Slope H Distance E o E5 X AG FAST Survey 18 Provides access to graphic screen List Points AVY10 FLE1 FLEUR2 fle1 fle2 fle3 fle4 fleS fle6 Fleur 1 Provides access to points list Exam ple of points list Coordinates of point to be staked out 6698440 15 6698515 95 6698460 94 6698515 97 6698460 90 6698453 86 6698440 17 6698437 90 6698443 91 6698463 88 Once you have chosen a point clicking on the OK button will display a graphic screen from which you can easily stake out your point Stakeout screen Next point Takes you back to the point se lection screen Logs the point i i Provides access to monitor Provides access to screen the detailed stakeout screen below Your current position and direction Point to be staked out N 6698440
25. lowing you to enable disable the selected control point for the horizontal control process for the vertical control process or for both figure 27 The calibration parameters can be saved as a DAT file for further use Click on the Save button to do this To quit the calibration function click on the OK button GPS Localization Use Point for 20 0000 0 016 25 0000 0 019 Horizontal Control Yertical Control el es ee ee CX Figure 26 Computation residu Figure 27 Defining Horizontal als columns 3 and 4 Vertical control for a point 24 4 Post Processing Surveying Static Mode In this mode the receiver is installed and operated at a stationary point throughout the logging sequence Click on the Surv tab and select the Log Static Data function If no data logging is in progress a menu figure 28 is then displayed on the handheld computer s screen Otherwise you should first stop the data logging sequence in progress by clicking on the Close File button Select Start File and then enter the logging parameters elevation mask default 10 data logging interval from 0 1 to 999 seconds figure 29 Check that the antenna height value is correct otherwise change it by clicking on the Change Antenna button Click OK to start a new data logging sequence To stop logging data click on the Close File button Ashtech Thales Setup Start New File File None Start File Tag New
26. nate file crd Configure Reading Allows you to select settings and preferences that apply to observations taken in the field Feature Code List Used to define feature code lists Data Transfer Prepares FAST Survey for transfer ring data to and from a PC JOB PR _00 Fi i Surv CoGO E Equip 1 Job 6 Data Transfer z Import ii Job Settings ACH 3 List Points 8 Delete File 4 Configure 9 Add Job Reading Notes 5 Feature Code 0 Exit List Ag Fast Survey E d 14 22 amp Import Export ASCII Allows you to import an ASCII file to job data or export job data to an ACSII file Delete File Allows you to remove any existing file from any directory to free up memory on the handheld computer Add Job Notes Allows you to enter job notes as ASCII text Exit Will exit the FAST Survey program Equip tab Instrument Allows you to set the equipment type that you will be using Z Max Z Xtreme JOB PR _00 7 EE CELD _ Surv COGO Road _ J Equip L jn Configure Base Sets up the base antenna and File record the correct antenna height the antenna type ea and the methods used for localizing P eneee Skyplot Configure Rover Used to set the rover receiver to 7 Configure 7 Tolerances Base the correct parameters and to instruct the receiver 18 3 Configure that it is a rover aoe 8 Comm Setup Receiver Utilities Resets and or troubleshoots the 4 Receiver 9 Abou
27. nt from the handheld s memory when you turn on the handheld computer again Should this happen you will have to re install the following components IR Com disconnect driver 8 00mononscan reg file SocketBluetooth card driver BTCEeng120F exe file Thales Navigation FAST Survey software SurvCE_Symbol_ENGexe file Software protection device for FAST Survey software Warning Please observe the above order when re installing these components as you will then have to perform a hard reset All these files can be found on the CD ROM that comes together with the equip ment You can also download them from the Thales Navigation FTP site at the fol lowing address ftp ftp thalesnavigation com Re installing Microsoft ActiveSync Microsoft ActiveSync provides support for synchronizing data between a Win dows based desktop computer and Microsoft Windows CE based portable de vices Before you can transfer any files between the desktop PC and the PDT8100 your desktop PC must have Microsoft ActiveSync installed and running If you have lost ActiveSync then you should re install it First download Active Sync s latest version from Microsoft web site http Mwww microsoft com You should have a serial cable that was included with your handheld computer At tach this cable from your desktop PC to the handheld computer After the ActiveSync installation starts follow the prompts If you need more assis tance to ins
28. nter this position as prompted on the screen figure 9 Ashtech Thales Base Configuration Ashtech Thales Antenna Type ZMax GPS Thales Navigat AJ Fast Survey FY 46505 amp Figure 7 Initialization parame ters of base antenna Elevation Mask Message Type Ashtech CPD O CMR Trimble O RTCM RTK RTCM DIFF Radio Baud Rate zs Re Cee X fal FAST Survey Figure 8 Choosing the type of radio link Station Ports Station Ports fj Data Port Read From GPS Receiver Type 7 aOsOcO Z Max Enter Lat Lon Radio Port Type Base Ant Hgt p Os s c Enter State Plane Coordinates Vertical Slant Previously Surveyed Point Use Local Coordinates Read From Eile E o Fae Q AF FAST Survey i Figure 9 Entering base coordi nates 11 18 Choose the option that suits you and enter this position When you are done with entering the base position FAST Survey then displays the WGS84 coordi nates of this position figure 10 after making the transformation to WGS84 if necessary 19 Click the Yes button Fast Survey then asks you to enter a point ID 4 characters max 20 Enter a Point ID and click Yes Then FAST Survey asks you whether you want to verify the radio parameters or not 21 Click Yes to display the current radio parameters figure 11 In the US a chan nel frequency table will be shown In Europe a single channel will
29. ooth Phone DUN C Bluetooth LAP LAN Access O Bluetooth Desktop ActiveSync O Bluetooth Printer Printing O Bluetooth FAX Faxing Bluetooth COM Generic serial E New Ra Figure 36 Choose your ports Figure 37 Warning message screen asking you to reset the PDA Resetting Handheld Software Press simultaneously Func End and Light You can then set the Bluetooth communication parameters so they agree with your Thales Navigation Z Max receiver s Follow the instructions below First have all your Z Max receivers present in the vicinity of the handheld com puter and then turn them on Click on the Bluetooth icon located in the right lower corner of the screen see below Bluetooth Icon Select Advanced Features and then Bluetooth Devices On the Bluetooth Devices screen click on the Bluetooth Device Detection icon located at the bottom of the screen see below Device Detection Icon Successively click the Next button on the two screens that follow in the proce dure The handheld computer then starts a routine to find all the nearby units equipped with a Bluetooth device see figure 38 on the next page After a few seconds a new screen is displayed showing the list of the units that were detected during the routine see example in figure 39 on the next page 33 Check the units you really want to use in the field and click the Next button Then type in the passkey for each of the
30. per right corner of the screen to quit the pro 4 5 09 ok G3 Bluetooth Passkey The Following device wants a passkey ZMAXPROTO1005___ The same Bluetooth passkey is required on each device Please enter the passkey below and tap Reply or tap Cancel to deny this request fa G Passkey Required Bluetooth passkey 12345 Reply cancel ZonaAngguon0Anr wje r t y ujijojp t 1 CAP als a fla n ilk i Shift z x c v b n m Z ctj j jil I te Figure 40 Typing in the pass key for a unit IMPORTANT Running this procedure is highly recommended as this will result in faster searching and commu nication times between your various Bluetooth devices Re installing FAST Survey Software Before you install FAST Survey close all running applications on the handheld computer Connect the handheld computer to the desktop PC and ensure that the Active Sync connection is made Insert the CD into the CD ROM drive on the desktop PC If Autorun is enabled the startup program begins The startup program lets you choose the version of FAST Survey to install To start the installation process without using Autorun choose Run from the Windows Start Menu Enter the CD ROM drive letter and setup For example enter d launch where d is your CD ROM drive letter On the desktop PC the Welcome dialog appears Press Next On the next dialog you must read and accept the FAST Survey
31. selected units see figure 40 below The default passkey for any Thales Navigation Z Max receiver is 12345 see also page 10 Click the Reply button to proceed to the next unit and to the next screen After entering the passkey for each of the units a new screen is displayed see figure 41 below You have to click the Finish button The screen now lists the names of the units that can communicate with the handheld computer see fig ure 42 below gram 34 AG Bluetooth Devices a 5 06 x Searching for Bluetooth devices OO Time remaining lt Back Next gt E Figure 38 Searching for Blue tooth devices 4 Installing Socket Bluetc 4 9 09 x socket Bluetooth Finished Tap Finish to exit the wizard then reset your PDA Insert your Bluetooth card and use the Get Connected wizard to configure your Bluetooth Phone Thank you For choosing Socket E Figure 41 Congratulations screen E3 Bluetooth Devices 5 06 x Device Name Device Class LIE zmaxPROTO100 E zmax Miscellaneous Miscellaneous Choose each device to save by tapping the checkbox to the left of each device E Figure 39 Listing the detected units EG Bluetooth Devices 5 11 x ZMAX e ZMAXPRO a XK ce Device iew Tools E Figure 42 Selected units for use with the handheld Click on the cross button in the up
32. sing a Symbol PDT8100 Hardware Notes If FAST Survey quits responding you can reset the hardware by following the ap plicable procedures described below Ranger Tap the Start button then choose Programs Utilities Reset Soft Reset You can also press and hold the power button down for approximately 5 sec onds Juniper Allegro You press and hold the On Off button down for approxi mately 5 seconds Other hardware See the hardware documentation Color Screens FAST Survey 1 21 or greater enables viewing of color Any red green blue or other colored entities in DXF files will retain the color when viewed within FAST Survey Points will appear with black point numbers green descriptions and blue elevations Dialogs and prompting will utilize color throughout FAST Survey The Symbol PDT 8100 is not fitted with a color screen and so does not support col ored entities from DXF files 37 38 Part Number 630887 01 Rev A Thales Navigation Inc Corporate Headquarters Santa Clara CA USA 1 408 615 5100 Fax 1 408 615 5200 Toll Free Sales in USA Canada 1 800 922 2401 Email professionalsales thalesnavigation com In South America 56 2 234 56 43 Fax 56 2 234 56 47 In China 86 10 6566 9866 Fax 86 10 6566 0246 European Headquarters Carquefou France 33 2 28 09 38 00 Fax 33 2 28 09 39 39 Email professionalsalesemea thalesnavigation com In Germany 49 81 6564 7930 Fax 49 81 6564 7950 In
33. sition solution status L Number of satellites received Monitor Skyplot SATView SATInfo Ref Monitor Lat Lon Northing 6698463 8411 7 Easting 359454 2323 Elevation 88 7540 HRMS 0 018 YRMS 0 024 PDOP 2 2 HDOP 1 2 TDOP 1 3 B Status FIXED SATS 7 Link 100 0 E o i x Figure 20 Receiver Monitor screen 16 _ Radio link quality Ashtech Thales Rover GSM Setup so Band PIN Base Phone 0608744062 Timeout Redials Set GSM GSM STATUS ONLINE iz A 1409 X Figure 19 Connected GSM module AG FAST Survey Logging Points Click on the Survey tab and then select Store Points The screen now displayed allows you to log all your points The figure below summarizes all the functions available from that screen Logging point Logging point Logging point with general case with offset position averaging srorepats Ml GT S O Cy Provides access to NSA Fixed 10m monitor screen Graphic Display area Current status of position solution These 2 fields to GPS antenna height enter the point name and the point description Ni2262584 0 309273 65 2 22 4134 HRMS 0 018 VRMS 0 018 Current position and related quality figures displayed here Viewing parameters Zoom settings 17 Staking Out Points Click on the Survey tab and then select Stakeout Points The screen now displayed al lows you to sta
34. t FAST Utilities Surve GPS receiver Sets radio GSM parameters 5 Localization Allows you to align on a local coordi gt eallzation nate system Ay rast Survey G 14 22 amp Monitor Skyplot Allows you to review position and quality of data Tolerances Allows you to set operating tolerances Comm Setup Allows you to specify communication parameters for the handheld computer to be able to communicate with the GPS receiver serial cable Bluetooth About FAST Survey Allows you to view information about FAST Survey and change your registration Surv tab Store Points Principal data collection routine gives access to the Point Logging function Stakeout Points Allows you to stakeout to a se lected point by guiding you to the point with a se ries of commands and directions Point Stakeout function Stakeout Line Arc Opens a secondary dialog where you can choose between Stake Line Stake Centerline Stake Arc 3 points and Stake Arc PC R PT Offset Stakeout Will stake out up to 2 user de fined horizontal offsets to a centerline at any sta tion as well as an unlimited number of offsets per station if you are using a predefined Cutsheet Sta tion and Offset List 1 Store Points 6 Auto by Interval 2 Stakeout Log Static Points Data 3 Stakeout Line Arc 4 Offset Stakeout 5 Elevation Difference Ag Fast Survey E 14 22 amp Elevation Difference Will report a cut fill in comparison
35. tall ActiveSync visit Microsoft s web site for the latest install details Select Partnership prompt New partnership window that is automatically launched when ActiveSync makes a connection with the handheld computer 29 Auto Connection If the default settings are correct ActiveSync should automatically connect to the handheld computer You may see a dialog on the handheld computer asking you if you want to connect Press Yes Manual Connection If nothing happens when you connect the cable Check to see if you have the following icon in your system tray a Ifyou see this icon right click on it and choose Connection Settings You should see a dialog box as shown in figure 31 Click the first toggle at the top that says Allow Serial cable or infrared connec tion to this COM port Then choose the correct COM port below usually this will be COM1 Now you should see a dialog on the handheld computer that says Connect to desktop Choose Yes Ifyou see this icon in the system tray you are connected When you do get connected you should see a dialog box as shown in figure 32 If your first attempt to get connected fails you may just need to unplug re plug the COM port on the handheld computer to get the connection Microsoft ActiveSync OL x Click Get Connected to connect your mobile device to this File View Tools Help J ral computer rs 9 6 28 a Status Connect
36. th Set GSM GSM STATUS INIT Hang Up Turn On Off Figure 13 GSM reception level 13 Getting the Z Max Rover Started After installing the rover system as described in the Z Max Surveying System Pocket Guide l 2 14 Switch on the Z Max GPS receiver and the handheld computer If you quit FAST Survey after configuring the base then launch that program again and select Continue Last Job Click on the Equip tab and select Configure Rover If you are using the pole mounted setup in the Rod Hgt field type in 1 226 m and check the Vertical option figure 14 Click on the Receiver tab and check that the receiver used is the Z Max figure 15 Also select the Z Max GPS UHF Thales Navigation antenna in the Antenna Type field Click on the Ports tab and check that Fast Survey is configured to work with the right communication parameters and the selected radio type is the right one fig ure 16 Port A should be selected if you are using a serial data cable between Z Max and the handheld computer Port C should be selected if you are using Bluetooth Port D is for internal use between the Z Max and the radio receiver Thales or PDL or GSM Select the desired communication type in the Type field EEEH Receiver Ports Multipath Type Efi REBT TET LL POTAE E OK Parameters CAR Ports Receiver Type Radio Port Vertical Elevation
37. that will create point numbers based on a station and offset from an alignment Translate Rotate Scale Allows you to translate rotate and or scale points in the current job Calculator Eliminates the need to carry a separate calculator in the field The cal culator can be used to do scientific computations standard calculations conver sions triangle calculations including angles and curve calculations Process Raw File Creates a raw file RW5 that contains various lines of survey data similar to a surveyor s field book Point in Direction Allows for manual entry of angles and distances and calculates sideshots or traverses from a known occupied point Road tab Input Edit CenterIn Used to enter new center lines and recall edit existing centerline files Draw Centerline Draws the selected centerline on the screen Input Edit Profile Allows field entry of vertical alignment files for roads sewers and other types of alignments Draw Profile Draws the selected profile on the screen Input Edit Template Used to enter templates for roads levees ditches and other such earthwork Draw Template Draws the selected template on the screen pP i TA JOB PR _00 7 EE CUI File Equip _ Suv coco EUD 1 Input Edit 6 Draw Centerin Template 2 Draw Centerii 7 Slope Staking 3 Input Edit 8 Cross Section Profile Survey 4 Draw Profile 9 Road Utilities 5 Input Edit 0 Template Template St
38. the field terminal click on Start then on Settings Click on the Connections tab in the lower part of the screen Click on the Beam icon and disable the Receive all incoming beams and select discoverable mode option Installing the Bluetooth Driver Copy the BTCEeng120F exe file in a temporary folder of your desktop PC and double click on that file to run installation You may also directly double click on this filename Click OK in the Winzip self Extractor window This decompresses the file and automatically launches installation First the Welcome dialog box opens In this box click the Next button This opens the Software License Agreement dialog box In this box click Yes after agreeing to the terms of the software license This opens the Start Copying Files dialog box In this box click Yes This starts the data file transfer Once file transfer to the handheld computer is complete click Yes After decom pressing and installing the Bluetooth driver the content of the handheld com puter screen should be as shown in figure 33 see next page Click the Next button The Give your PDA a name dialog is now displayed see figure 34 on the next page 31 32 Do not change anything on this screen Just click the Next button The Disable IrDA dialog box is now displayed see figure 35 Again do not change anything on this screen Just click the Next button The Choose your ports dialog box now opens
39. to search for Bluetooth devices as described on page 33 This will significantly speed up the procedure Click on Set Port to Bluetooth so that FAST Survey can automatically detect the communication port assigned to the Bluetooth device Once the port is detected a message is displayed giving you the identification of this port see example in figure 5 below Click OK to close this message box Click OK again on top of the screen FAST Survey then starts searching for the devices located in the vicinity of the handheld computer that are equipped with a Bluetooth communication system figure 6 FAST Survey then lists all these devices Should your handheld computer detect several of these devices then you will have to choose the one you want to work with Z Max As requested by FAST Survey enter the passkey for the device you have just selected All Z Max receivers are shipped from Thales Navigation with the same passkey namely 12345 If the passkey has been changed you can read it from the Z Max by sending the PASHQ BTH command to the Z Max receiver via a serial data cable The command can be sent from GNSS Studio s WinComm utility refer to the GNSS Studio Office Software User Manual for more information on this utility Communications Port Setup Port Number CcoM4 ng Set Port to Bluetooth Bluetooth Settings Baud Rate 9600 ie Parity None E Char Length Stop Bits Communications Port Setup Port Numb
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