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““BUCKETWHEEL”” - Carlson Software`s 3D Machine Control

1. e Logging Options Selection for Heartbeat to report data from vehicle type to the office e Toolbar Display Options You may select the options you want to see on the main operating screen by toggling through a list and selecting the options you want in the order you want e Set Time From GPS If you do not set the time on the computer correctly then you will need to turn this on However if you can set the time on the computer it is recommended that you do this and leave this option turned off e Start Setup Wizard This Feature gives you step by step menus for setting up your equipment Job and or Project Files Machine settings Connectivity etc CG Logging Options i nm E D O c rr O UO ct O 5 un C3 Set From GPS No 70 VERSION 3 2 USER MANUAL TYPICAL OPERATION SCENARIOS For detailed information on various screen components please see respectively noted sections such as Chapter 6 System Setup and Configuration for more details on the Vehicle Settings menus The only items discussed here are vehicle and install specific settings Common items are in their respective sections Dozer Scraper Loader Cutting to Grade Indicate This standard operating mode for Carlson Grade applies to most equipment types including dozers scrapers drag scrapers compactors loaders and trucks GPS Antenna Placement For these applications you can place the rover antenna on a blade mast or on
2. gpt coordinate file with file extension gpt Geoid gsf geoid file with file extension gsf 22 VERSI N z a USER MANUAL OPERATOR INTERFACE Carlson Grade starts right up into what is called the Main Screen This is a different approach then many menu driven machine control programs The idea behind this setup is ease of use for the operator Since this is the first screen shown after boot up it allows the operator to begin working immediately The screen is designed for a simple interface allowing only a limited number of options for the operator and reserving more complex setup procedures for Advanced Tools accessible only by approved personnel The Main Grading Screen is as shown The views shown are Plan View left Profile View top right and Grade Indicate bottom right Carlson Grade Version 3 2 87 Actual 1012 36 Starting and Exiting Carlson Grade The first procedure to master is how to start and stop enter and exit Carlson Grade At present Carlson Grade is installed to start when the computer is turned on but can be exited at will by the operator If the program has been exited without shutdown the desktop may be visible to the operator If this is the case to restart Carlson Grade either double click the Carlson Grade icon or select Carlson Grade from the Start Menu If this is an office computer it is not recommended to have Carlson Grade start on boot up Future vehicle installa
3. Auto Sense Direction No Note After completing Vehicle Configuration it is a good idea to save a Backup of these settings Save Backup Load Backup This will allow you to save all of the settings to a file that can be loaded to another computer You may also replace the settings at a later date in the same computer by the using the load backup option Load Backup Save Backup Coe ME WWW ECAARLSONMACEHINECONTROL COM N 7 CARLSON GRADE Configure Rover This is used to select the positioning source to be used which can be selected from a list of APS Carlson Garmin John Deere Leica Navcom Novariant oeptentrio Sokkia Thales Topcon Trimble etc Selecting this button brings up the Configure Rover screen which includes the following settings P Configure Rover Receiver ER Receiver Selection e Receiver Settings s Selection Select Quality fF Single Mag Box the equipment type Geo S and model of GPS etwor Communications Operations or Robotic Total 99 Port 1 Baud Rate 115200 Station you will be using Antenna Settings e Port Choose the bk al Number of Antennas 1 COM Port on the Carlson computer that is used for communication with the GPS Receiver and or Radio Typically COM 1 e Baud Rate This selection sets the Data flow rate kilobits per second at which the Receiver talks to the Carlson Computer Default settings can typically be used e An
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5. Lia Reverse Video Yes Select Theme X 0000 E Grade View Setup Plan Section amp Cut Fill Plan Profile amp Cut Fill Plan Profile Cut Fill amp Lightbars Plan Profile amp Section Plan Only Section Only Profile Only Cut Fill Only Plan amp Light Bars Section amp Light Bars Plan amp Cut Fill Tape Plan Only amp Cut Fill Overlay Profile Plan amp Cut Fill 3D amp Cut Fill Setup Grade Views This function allows you to select the view options you want visible as you toggle the views button You can also customize the order of which they appear by highlighting the view and pressing the Move Up or Move Down button Move Up E Toggle 40 VERSION 3 2 USER MANUAL Text Display Options Text Display Options A Display Text Using Large Fonts X Cancel WWW ECAARLSONMACEHINECONTROL COM Vehicle Position No Actual Elevation Yes Design Elevation Yes Design Cut Fill Yes Actual Slope Yes Target Slope No Actual Long Slope No Attribute No Antenna Height No Vehicle Azimuth No Vehicle ID No L OK Vehicle position This displays current northing and easting of the machine Design Elevation This displays current design surface elevation below the machine cut fill point Actual Slope The actual reading of the slope sensor Actual Long Slope The actual reading of the long slope sensor Antenna Height This is the antenna height which is set in th
6. W Run in Full screen made zi epp trade lt Back Install Cancel WWW CARLSONMACHINE ECONTROL COM 13 CARLSON GRADE Carlson Grade 3 1 26 Setup lel EN Installing Please wait while Carlson Grade 3 1 26 is being installed Extract mschrt20 acx 100 When you select Install the program will run as you see here see aside When this completes the close button on the lower right will no longer be ghosted Garson trade Carlson Grade 3 1 26 Setup lel E Carlson Grade installs itself on the hard drive This process takes between 10 seconds to a minute depending on the speed of the SES computer If no prior UOA of Carlson Grade is detected you will Bae be prompted for one to activate the install in the initial setup of the software The installer can setup the GPS the initial toolbar placement visibility options vehicle type and settings logging options and optional hardware joined Installation Complete Setup was completed successfully t Cut Fill Options 4 Display Options e e ql Pick Setup Guideline WA Guideline Off Product Registration Stakeout wah Store Points Carlson Grade will run on a temporary UOA file for 30 days IT E before disabling communication through the serial ports If you are registering press the About Carlson Grade button to continue If you are running the software as a demo you do no
7. You must specify a plan view file Whatever colors appear on the source file will appear on the file within Carlson Grade However bold linework will be presented at standard width Text may appear on the screen in Carlson Grade Even if a DWG file is used only the polyline elements on the file will be captured by Carlson Grade lt is recommended that files be simplified before loading into Carlson Grade Of most interest are roads buildings streams top and bottom of slopes and other distinguishing features Contours and excessive text usually add too much clutter to the plan view and are not recommended Warning zones such as boundary lines and underground utilities that are identified when exporting a PLN file from the Carlson Software office products will be displayed as a bold orange polyline in the Carlson Grade plan view You can also use warning and work zones by specifying the layers to be warning and work in a DWG or DXF Design Surface The primary design surface drives the cut fill values that are displayed in the status screens Only one primary surface is allowed at a time You will learn in Chapter 5 how this can be swapped with one of two field designs making it the primary cut to surface If it is desired to change the color or fill properties of this surface it must be done from within Edit Project DTM Surfaces In order to compute cuts and fills Carlson Grade needs a design surface This surface can either be
8. n About Carlson Grade 38 VERSION 3 2 USER MANUAL Advanced Tools This button goes into Advanced Tools that are used for system settings and can be password protected Refer to Chapter 6 System Setup and Configuration for more details Cut Fill Options This Tab carries you to screen shown and allows you to choose setups for Cut Fill at Dual Cut Fill Look Ahead Distance Color Map and Tape Scale Cut Fill Options e Cut Fill At Wheel Center e 3 Dual Cut Fill No qo Cut Fill Look Ahead Distance Off Le Cut Fill Color Map Off HI curi Tape Scale Tenths d Number of Decimal Places 2 e Cut Fill At Choose reference point between Wheel Center and Tub e Dual Cut Fill Ability to view Cut Fill at both sides of buckets e Cut Fill Look Ahead Distance Projects Cut Fill to a determined distance ahead e Cut Fill Color Map Setup Color mapped surface comparisons Primarily for Machines e Cut Fill Tape Scale Choose between Tenths or Hundredths view e Number of Decimal Places Enter the number of Decimal Places for the Cut Fill value to be carried out WWW ECAARLSONMACEHINECONTROL COM 39 CARLSON GRADE Display Options This button displays the following dialog Display Options nri Setup Grade Views Vehicle History Options a Plan Rotation North Up Show Slope As Percent WI Station Format 1 00 Station Offset On 3D View Quality Normal 3D View Plan On
9. 1 26 ce Carlson Grade 3 1 26 Setup _ Op x Choose Components Choose which Features of Carlson Grade 3 1 26 you want Eo install Check the components you want to install and uncheck the components you dont want to install Click Net Eo continue The next screen that appears shows the files to be installed and confirms the size of the files in total over 20 Mb Description Pirelli sout motse ower a Component Lo see bs description Select components ta install Sample Data Files Space required 40 7MB anson trade lt Back Cancel wt Carlson Grade 3 1 26 Setup Al x va Choose Install Location Choose Ehe Folder in which to install Carlson Grade 3 1 25 Then you are prompted for where ni to place Carlson Grade For equipment installs always choose the default drive presented C Carlson Grade unless you are testing versions of Carlson Grade on the PC in which case you can install to other specific directories Setup will install Carlson Grade 3 1 26 in the following Folder To install in a different Folder click Browse and select another Folder Click Next ba continue Destination Folder Browse Cu Carlson Gradet Space required 40 7MB Space available 49 7GB p epp trade lt Back Wetz Cancel ES VERSION 3 2 USER MANUAL w Carlson Grade 3 1 26 Setup Choose Data Location Choose Ehe Folder to use as a
10. Keep all components clean and dry prior to placing in carrying case Use connector caps when the machine is not in use Do not use high pressure spray directly on cable and components Check all connection regularly for wear or physical damage Keep machine battery in good condition Isolate all components on the system if welding or jumpstarting machine Touch screen cleaning Clean regularly to maintain a quality image and prevent faulty operation The front of the touch screen should be kept free of dirt fingerprints and other materials that could degrade the touch screen For best results use a clean damp non abrasive cloth towel and any commercially available window cleaner to regularly clean the surface Apply cleaner to the towel rather than the touch screen Never use alcohol ether benzene acetone or any other type of solvent Do not use high pressure spray Do not spray toward the screen Prior to calling tech support please check the following Check to see that the various components have power and are powered up Check all cable connections are secure and tight Disconnect connection to check for damage to connector 78 VERSI N z a USER MANUAL Carlson Grade and GPS Troubleshooting Guide Here are some examples of Status Bar messages that can help you troubleshoot existing problems e ri GPS Lost Lock If this appears you can select GPS and Monitor Look at the Quality in the right hand column It sho
11. Supply is equal to O O or above 12 0 Volts Internal Battery is equal to or above 10 8 volts The X20 console will start O O External Supply is low but acceptable The External Supply voltage is between 10 8 and 12 0 Volts The X20 console will start Internal Battery is low but acceptable The Internal O Battery voltage is between 9 0 and 10 8 Volts The X20 console will start ER P External supply is below 10 8 Volts The X20 EH console will not start and the LED s will flash for 1X in 10 seconds before turning OFF The Internal Battery is below 9 0 volts The unit will not start and the LED s will flash for 10 seconds before turning OFF The Internal Battery LED will flash every 5 seconds to show charging is in progress If the LED s remain blank after pressing the Start Q button for 3 seconds then the Power Management System is not operating Return to base for repair The Power button and only requires light contact to instruct the Power Management computer to start the X20 console It needs to be held for 3 seconds to enable the start sequence A Shutdown with data saved can be performed by repeating the action for 3 seconds Both LED s will continue to flash once a shutdown sequence has been started Holding down the start button for 10 seconds will cause an immediate shutdown with no data saved Not Recommended 90 VERSION 3 2 USER MANUAL Access the X20 Manager using the X20 Logo P
12. This allows you to remove the horizontal or vertical components of your localization points This is a frequently used feature that enables use of one point for vertical control only turn off its horizontal component and other points for horizontal control turn off their vertical if appropriate Components To Use In Localization Use Vertical Yes JE cance Y ok WWW CARLSONMACHINE ECONTROL COM 67 CARLSON GRADE Localization Options These options allow you to set State Plane coordinate systems Units Scale Factor Transformation and One Point Align Azimuth As shown e Choose your Localization options such as State Plane 83 27 or the UTM for your job e Choose your Units that you are working in US Survey Feet International Feet or Meters e Scale Factor Typically 1 00 e Transformation Typically Plane Similarity e One Point Align Azimuth Localization Options j State Plane 83 NC Units US Survey Feet Scale Factor 1 00 Transformation Plane Similarity One Point Align Azimuth Grid Load Existing Localization File To select an existing localization file press the Project Tab and then press Manually oelect Files Edit Project or New Project to select the file the state plane zone the correct units Project Scale usually 1 Transformation and One Point Align Azimuth Then press the OK button Check for Correct Projection Press Tools Advanced Tools Localization Options If y
13. Will display slopes as rise over run e Run Rise Will display slopes as run over rise e Percent Will display slopes as a percent grade e Degrees Will display slopes in degrees 42 VERSION 3 2 USER MANUAL Pick Setup Guideline This button displays the following dialog Proposed Opp Elementary School Finished Floor Elevation 305 50 A i g y Tools Project Cancel Accept Once you have selected the guideline graphically from the screen you will need to access the setup screen for left right or center indication and possible offset Simply select the setup button see aside Guideline Setup PO RER RRE RRR RR RRR RR EER ER EE EE KEE RER EE RER E EE EE EE E EE EE EE E E EEER EE RER E EE ERR EE E EE EE E EE E EE EE EE EE EE EE EE EE RRR E RRR EE ERR E E EE EE EE E EE E RER Gg Steering Edge Right Side Offset to Guideline Enter a number in decimal feet into the box that states Offset to Guideline for the offset to the selected line NOTE There is no sure way to identify how the polyline was vectored Typically positive indicates offset right and negative indicates left To verify if your value is correct return to the main screen After that see if the value of your offset is opposite to your desired value If it is return to the Guideline Setup screen or not and change the sign of your offset Steering Edge Left right or center this is perceived from the operators view If the
14. activities and delays so they can be analyzed back in the office This is only useful if points are being logged as well see logging options When you press this button you will see the following screen Here the user can select 7 Delays El Tasks from delays and tasks acid Delays should be used sleeping when the machine is experiencing downtime whereas tasks should be used for different work activities NOTES 32 VERSION 3 2 USER MANUAL GPS The GPS button allows the operator to check the status of GPS and other hardware This screen guess usos pa ue om lists all ofthe PES 61 Track n 53 Search Se Zw 45 Track visible i es 44 Search satellites AT K 38 Search f S 28 Track along with K 17 Be E G 15 Trac their PRN H y 8 Track H 7 Track satellite ID d 311 6 Track number current azimuth elevation and whether or not they are tracking the L1 and or L2 Soarch frequency Forecast Only available if GPS hardware provides information Pressing this will show the forecasted number of satellites at certain times in the future This can help for determining when there will be insufficient satellites to get a lock Forecast thus downtimes can be planned for An example forecast screen is shown GPS Availability 11 7 Monday December 29 2008 GMT 5hr T h e N ext D ay Elevation Cutoff 5 N35 32 WO98 S5 261 2m button WI adva nce to the
15. after a correct communication link has been established between the PC and Receiver It sends displayed settings to the receiver in case they become corrupted Send Command is location to enter commands to be sent to the receiver Configure Base m Reset Driver E Send Command Quickstart After you have setup your communication parameters choose NEXT at the bottom of the screen This will bring you to the Known or Unknown point setup Read Coordinates Known Point Setup Press Pick From File and then you can select from which folder Reference files Localization files or Coordinate files you wish to look in to locate the point You also have the option to Enter Coordinate Manually e Reference File discussed further in unknown point setup This file contains only Lat Long and Ellipsoid Height information no local coordinates This method is used From Localization File in Unknown Point setups Example If you are moving back and forth between X y jobsites and have permanent Base Station psi Ss eee Poles in place you can load this file and S continue working without downtime from 12 Enter Coordinate Manually having to localize to the site again Highlight the file and press OK Localization must be previously established to the site before this feature can be used e Localization File This will open the localization point list to choose your point from Highlight the point you wish to occupy your
16. center of bucketwheel A negative number will be entered for cases where the bucketwheel is Left of Boom Width measured across the bucket from outer most edge to the opposite outer most edge Radius measured from the center of the bucketwheel to the outer most cutting edge e Wheel Angles Wheel Rake This is the angle offset from which the bucketwheel is not parallel with the Boom Wheel Roll This is the angle offset from which the bucketwheel is not perpendicular to the Body Configure Vehicle Vehicle Type Antenna Offsets Body Dimensions Equipment Lightbar Heading Boom Dimensions l Length 100 00 ly Forward 0 00 z_ Height 35 00 Wheel Dimensions D Right of Boom 0 00 I Width 7 00 Radius 14 00 Wheel Angles Wheel Rake 0 02 Wheel Roll 0 09 EES 02 VERSION 3 2 USER MANUAL Equipment e Sensor Type Select the sensor manufacturer that you are using e Com Port Select Port sensor s using ex Built In CAN e OPC Proxy On This is a sensor network usually found in Manufacturer automation or on extremely large vehicles e Configure Sensors This button will open the screen below and allow you to configure the placement and orientation of your sensors e Calibrate Sensors Press this button after you have configured your sensors Instructions follow the Configure Sensors section e Tune Automatics and Side Shift Instructions follow Sensor Configuration and Calibration
17. data Folder Setup will install data in the following Folder To install data in a different Folder click Browse It is also important to use the data and select another folder Click Next to continue directory C Data for all data files Although you can select other directories choosing the default greatly reduces technical support and troubleshooting issues SES Browse Select the Folder to use For data Space required 40 7MB Space available 49 7GB Garson trade lt Back Wetz Cancel Install Shortcuts Select which shortcuts to install Setup can install the Following shortcuts Select which ones you would like to install You are then prompted about shortcuts and whether you want to load Carlson Grade automatically or not For field installs it is highly recommended to click on Start M Create shortcuts in Ehe start menu Carlson Grade on Startup IZ Place shortcuts on the desktop v Start Carlson Grade on startup manson Grade lt Back Next gt Cancel wi Carlson Grade 3 1 26 Setup Al x Run time Options Select run time options For Carlson Grade You are then prompted to run in full screen mode It is recommended for field use that you leave the default on However if installing on an office PC for training purposes you can uncheck this option and there access other windows on your personal computer The Following run time options are available For this installation
18. defaults or simply just turn it off and back on e Send Command You can send commands to set items that may not be accessible through Carlson Grade menus or to request additional information from the receiver for instant feedback i e troubleshooting e Quickstart is used only with John Deere Star Fire GPS NOTES 60 VERSION 3 2 USER MANUAL Configure Base Carlson Grade allows you to configure start a GPS Base Station from many diferen AAA E manufactures of GPS Receivers Look in Appendix C to see a v variety of supported GPS and Robotic equipment You can configure your base from a known or unknown point location on the jobsite You will need the following information for you Receiver to ensure a proper Base setup these settings are further described in Configure Rover section 6 2 through 6 3 e The GPS Receiver Type ex Topcon Hiper Lite e Communication Port between Receiver and PC e Baud Rate between Receiver and PC Communication e Radio port internal or external e Radio Baud Rate NavCom ida NovAtel Z Novariant EA septentrio semm Sokkia Ke Topcon gt gt Trimble q A Dual Antenna HiPer XT Dual Mag Box HiPer A GB Series Legacy First you will need to select P ons A Odyssey your Receiver type After you Z sts Series A Single Mag Box have selected your receiver from Lef HiPer ca the available equipment screen AG river Gb you w
19. for accuracy These numbers should be close to O Add Delete Localization Points SCC EAS A EAS By pressing the Add button in the Point From Coordinate File Localization Editor you Can add points m dl manually or choose from a coordinate list 2 Enter Coordinate Manually WA Raw Coordinates Wa Helmert 2 CP 18 0 03 5004 15 1650 89 1018 10 i CP 19 0 06 4996 50 1777 84 1011 36 HU CP 20 0 07 4997 55 1574 93 1022 00 i CP 22 2 i 5159 11 1877 43 1005 07 HI CP 23 E 5072 99 2219 40 987 59 i CP24 4214 85 2218 99 980 43 i ER 25 00 4361 63 1537 54 1005 44 66 VERSION 3 2 USER MANUAL An example scenario If you notice that you have a bad busted control point and need to replace it with the correct coordinates NEZ simply highlight the bad point and press delete Next press the Add button and type in the correct information or choose the coordinate from a coordinate Raw Coordinate Latitude L ongitude file You can then type in the known Raw Lat Long and Read Coordinate At Rod Ellipsoidal Height coordinates of that specific point or choose l to shoot it take an average Rod Height 6 56 reading again G Read Coordinate From SIM GPS On Off Vertical Horizontal l Component Control Enter Coordinate Manually To use this option you will need to tap twice on the coordinate of choice then you can turn on off horizontal or vertical information for this point
20. his software is licensed as a single product Its component parts may not be separated for use on more than one computer e Under certain circumstances you may permanently transfer all of your rights under this EULA provided that the recipient agrees to the terms of this EULA e Without prejudice to any other rights Carlson Software may terminate this EULA if you fail to comply with the terms and conditions of this EULA In this event you are required to destroy all copies of this software and all of its component parts 6 VERSION 3 2 USER MANUAL COPYRIGHT All title and copyrights in and to this software including but not limited to any images photographs animations video audio music text or applets incorporated into this software the accompanying printed materials and any copies of this software are the sole property of Carlson Software and or its suppliers This software is protected by United States copyright laws and international copyright treaties as well as applicable intellectual property laws and treaties Treat this software as you would any other copyrighted material U S GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS Use duplication or disclosure by the U S Government of this software or its documentation is subject to restrictions as set forth in subparagraph c 1 ii of the Right in Technical Data and Computer Software clause at DFAARS 252 227 7013 or subparagraph c 1 and 2 of the Commercial Computer Software R
21. line you intend to follow is on your right then typically you would want to measure from the right edge of blade WWW ECAARLSONMACEHINECONTROL COM 43 CARLSON GRADE When finished with the setup select OK and then ACCEPT You will see this screen with a hashed line from the vehicle steering edge to the guideline In the status bar you will see station and offset information that you can use to follow If using a CL file the x Actual 3 4 Target 19 0 Grade 0 0 stationing will be derived from the CL file however if you are using a graphical guideline the station is based on the beginning on the line To end the guideline routine select Tools and then Guideline off Guideline ON OFF a This controls whether or not the of sa will be drawn in the plan view It will show a dashed white line with a red circle at the end from the vehicle to the position of interest if it is set to Yes NOTES 44 VERSION 3 2 USER MANUAL Stakeout e STEE This allows the operator to navigate to a particular point Select point as All design points Point From Coordinate File Localization Point E Coordinate or Pick From Screen Coordinate File small job topcon cg e All Design Points Brings you to the stakeout screen with all points in the coordinate file All Designed Points shown and will target the closest point to your position Gi d e e Point From Coordinate File Point From Coordinate File All
22. to None Manually Select Files Select Project Files 2 Other Surfaces 0 5 Coordinate File B Guideline File E Localization File smalljob gc3 B Geoid Separation File WWW ECAARLSONMACEHINECONTROL COM Sie CARLSON GRADE Create Flat Pad Allows the operator to create a KA Create Flat Pad flat level surface Building pads etc You can choose between Pad Field Design Method Last Used A Read SIM GPS e Last Used Loads last used pad elevation e Read GPS Sets elevation from GPS position of vehicle rod etc e Enter Elevation Enter a desired elevation Create Slope amp Compound Slope s Allows the operator to create a new field design ramp or slope You can choose between e Last used Loads the last used design slope e Load from File Loads a pre created or saved design slope file e Select Predefined Select a previously defined slope e New Slope Allows the field creation Select Predefined of a slope or ramp C p New Slope 28 VERSION 3 2 USER MANUAL How to Create a New Slope Carlson Grade needs two points in order to define the direction of the design It can get these points in the following ways Read GPS This will read the points Method To Define Slope using the GPS position In this way the operator can drive between two points to create the slope iv Enter Coordinates X y x Points From Coordinate File Follow 3D Po
23. to bench the machine on a known benchmark and adjust to match later Forward is the location of the GPS antenna in relation to the front of the Mounted On selection If the GPS is mounted on top of the cab then measure horizontally from the front of the vehicle back to antenna center This example will be a negative number If the GPS antenna is mounted on the blade measure horizontally from the front of the cutting edge to antenna center You may need a plumb bob or line level instrument to ensure an accurate horizontal distance measurement Body Dimensions Length is from the front of the vehicle type to the rear This is used for graphical scaling of the vehicle icon Configure Vehicle Vehicle Type Antenna Offsets Wheel Dimensions Equipment Lightbar Heading Body Dimensions H Length 15 00 F width 10 00 Ir Height 10 80 and is needed to be correct for indication to a guideline Specifically when using watch or warning zones the body dimensions are very important e Width is from the left to the right side of the vehicle type e Height is from the top of the cab to the bottom of the tracks WWW ECAARLSONMACEHINECONTROL COM Un m CARLSON GRADE Wheel Dimensions e Boom Dimensions Length Distance from pivot pin to pivot pin Forward Height Vertical Distance from boom pivot to ground e Wheel Dimensions Right of Boom Offset distance from center of boom to
24. 10 6 Volts and POWER FAILED will be displayed in RED in the X20 Manager window An audio beep will be sounded if audio volume turned ON At the end of the Auto Shutdown Delay period default 10 seconds both Status LED s will start flashing indicating the X20 console is shutting down both LED s will continue to flash while the shutdown is being performed Windows will start shutting down all ATX compliant programs and save data then Windows operating system will start shutting down and will save all data and then the X20 console will turn OFF Procedure of Auto Shutdown when disabled If the Enabled Auto Shutdown is unselected no tick OR the X20 Manager program is not running in the background then the X20 Manager will not be activated when the External Supply Voltage drops below the 10 8 Voltage threshold 1 AOP In this situation the X20 console s Power Management ATX Hardware takes over The Status LED for the External Supply will turn RED The default time delay for the ATX Hardware is 60 seconds Therefore if the External Supply voltage stays below the 10 8 Volt threshold for more than 60 seconds then an ATX Shutdown will be started Once the 60 seconds has been reached then both Status LED s will flash indicating the X20 console is shutting down Windows will start shutting down all ATX compliant programs and save data then Windows operating system will start shutting down and will save all data
25. 40 38 Std Dev 0 01 North Min Dev 0 02 Max Dev 0 01 East Avg 4907847 35 Std Dev 0 01 il cor NR East Min Dev 0 01 Max Dev 0 01 OK button You will be Elev Avg 83 66 Std Dev 0 01 prompted to enter a Elev Min Dev 0 01 Max Dev 0 01 Reference File nam ref so that the GPS Base position can be saved If E SE d you will not be returning to OK this location choose None for filename E EE Select Reference File To Save None to not save Drive C B Files of Type ref None RT TOPCON BASE 12 18 08 ref z THOMASVILLE ESTATES BA 08 ref Base configuration successful Once you have entered or selected H the filename press OK and Base configuration successful screen will be shown WWW CARLSONMACHINE ECONTROL COM 65 CARLSON GRADE Localization A localization file contains the projection coordinates and matching local coordinates for control points in the project At mines and landfills one localization file usually covers the mine site and is never changed For construction companies moving from site to site localization files do change frequently and are loaded in this routine This feature allows for loading a pre existing localization file created by Carlson Grade Grade Supervisor SurvCE Topcon Pocket 3D or Carlson Field or to create a new localization file by reading the GPS Before loading or creating a localization file make sure the c
26. CARLSON GRADE USER MANUAL v3 2 BUCKETWHEEL Actual 986 36 Design 987 00 WWW carlsonsw com Copyright 2008 2009 CARLSON GRADE CT ABLE OF CONTENTS TECHNICAL SUPPORT 0 0anannnennnennsnrnsrrrsnrorrrrnrrenrsnrrenrrrrrenrrenre 5 End User Ee ic Pit i i MNT TT TT 6 ABOUT CARLSON GRADE 1 Hr 8 HARDWARE COMPONENTS 2 tmmmmmIRe 9 Necessary Components CO Vel Warriors 9 GPS amp Radio GPS Correction Radio siasissccossniaccterdaiandecnneconoWaianeesonecoterdaianieionieonestaianaetonnees 9 Radio Placement Ge gt Rye le aabt 10 CODIO ege 11 LOADING AND REGISTERING CARLSON GRADE SOfF TWAFE 1 1 ttmwmmwE 12 Product Registration sss sese eee 14 Rea MAA ds 17 Dob ware station TIPS 17 FILES AND FORMATS USED IN CARLSON GFA DES 18 Localization WN tee 18 PROVI EE tee 19 DST oo JUE E ooa OP E e o O En 19 DEM SIC St aos 19 EXISTIDO SUCACE eege 20 A e MIDI A 20 Cia Gin Suttace eS e T mias analice iii 21 Erro 21 Guideline Centerline Fe 22 Some le K NR Un 22 OPERATOR IDN TSbAE AL SS eem 23 Statins and Exitimo C ar Grade ege 23 PT Eege E 24 Seco me Projecte and Job FES aan pM 24 NA AE E sales ee ra nattnte geet E AE S 25 Chagnp E PrOJSO ee 21 A e E E E IE EO E E TN 27 Add Replace Files Manually Select files iere oa ot a et ae uua eost 27 ER PAU Ta acictnidsconnssctadonstdasancasiecnoannbenpecangadsensauateunnsdanaedentenpecdassdeensinadeanntasyandssi
27. Carlson Grade supports multiple brands of GPS GNSS and radio receivers Carlson Grade Products as well as other Carlson software products are committed to Open Positioning Architecture OPA supporting many data formats and sensor technology We are open to work with most anyone providing the freedom of choice in the positioning and land development marketplace All Heavy Equipment Configurations Inside One Product Carlson Grade has configurations for blade based applications dozers and motor graders track based applications dozers shovels loaders scrapers bucket position on excavators certain front end loaders drill navigation and logging Bucketwheel navigation and dragline swing monitoring all built into one software package A single Carlson Grade purchase can be used one week on an excavator another week on a dozer and a third week on a drill as needed If purchased for a drill and work is suspended Carlson Grade can be transferred to a Grade Ready Dozer and used for monitoring Cut Fill s to a design surface Simply configure Grade for the operating method and select the appropriate equipment icon All Major Applications Mining Construction Landfills Equipment Fleets Carlson Grade has one install However through the use of a UOA file your software can be setup specifically for mining construction or landfill applications The mining configuration removes the up down arrows for grade adjustment so popular in constr
28. Configure Vehicle Vehicle Type Sensors Antenna Offsets 2 Body Dimensions Equipment APS Sensors Wheel Dimensions Es APS Sensors On COM1 Lightbar Heading OBC Proxy On OPC Proxy Tuning D Configure Sensors S i Calibrate Sensors Ze Tune Automatics and Side Shift ENEE Configuring Sensor s e Highlight the sensor you wish to setup and press configure Sensor Configuration Fe ID Type Placement ra LEMO Facing pem Eo mosse Top Back Boy Standard Ei Tilt 2 axis Boom Top Back Standard O 162 Rotation Boom N A N A Standard WWW ECAARLSONMACEHINECONTROL COM 53 CARLSON GRADE e Scroll through the Placement selections until you find the correct mounting e Scroll through the Mounted selections until you find the correct position e Scroll through the LEMO Facing cable connection options until you find correct orientation e Select to use Long Slope and or Cross Slope e Press OK Sensor Properties Sensor ID 160 Sensor Type Tilt 2 axis Placement Body Lts Mount Top LEMO Facing Back Reference N A Use Long Slope Yes Use Cross Slope Yes Calibrate Sensor s e Highlight Sensor s you wish to Adjust and press Calibrate Sensor Calibration Sensor ID Placement Long Slope Cross Slope Rake Pio r om oe ma 1161 Boom 15 0 N A N A O 162 Boom N A N A 0 09 54 VERSION 3 2 USER MANUAL e En
29. Dist 1 93 Vehicle N 10999 29 Vehicle E 8994 40 Actual 1011 22 The upper display section gives pertinent information about navigating to the desired point explained below The middle section is the plan view with the bulls eye target while the lower section is the normal status area The upper display contains e gpt File Name of the currently loaded coordinate file e AS File AS is an As Staked file created from the coordinate file The AS As Staked file includes Point ID CP 18 point deviation between the actual point and the Description staked point Delta X Delta Y amp Delta Z Elevation It also stores Point ID and Point Description This feature is used to ensure that points are staked within accepted tolerances Simply press the Store Point button on the Stakeout screen toolbar and the information will be automatically stored in the Data Folder Delta X 0 00 Delta Y 0 07 e Bearing Currently the angular difference of the vehicle s heading and the direction from the vehicle to the point e Distance The distance away from the point e Direction The direction of travel needed to get to the point e Compass The yellow line is the direction from the vehicle to the point The white line is the current heading of the vehicle Compass North is indicated by a light gray segment to help with orientation when the Plan Rotation is set to Moving Map 46 VERSION 3 2 USE
30. E CUES TROY dX 58 Elio T e In 61 Known E ee e EE 63 Ee EE 65 Loca izao oos des one i Ule tin A die MM I DILE ara 66 Bee E re 66 I ocaltzatton PUOUS gt sita 68 Load Exisune Localzauom Pile act teint btc acta Ris Eu nte ener 68 Check TOP COMCCE PO UI dieta ide 68 Discussion of Localization Techniques esse sse eee eee 69 O E e oT rU 69 DV SECM OO A gea 70 WWW ECAARLSONMACEHINECONTROL COM 3 CARLSON GRADE TYPICAL OPERATION SSCEENfJAFIOS 71 TROUBLESHOOTING ii 15 HardwdresselecHon ISSUES eege 75 Localization Problems oto E dm nO end 75 GES Radio and siena el o ai 75 Adde serial ORO A ciconia e doo A 75 O 76 Maintenance and troubleshooting seisoin e E aa 78 Carlson Grade and GPS Troubleshooting Guide uan 79 GPS OST LOCK oprire 79 Rido et E EE 79 Reverse COSO cuiquam etta Rebate dabit deduci t du 79 Automate MOGG us actio duc coc RM te Re eb EEN 80 Manual Mode TERN 80 CAN R eT Ie detected gen vip bust eio eebe 80 Computer PrODIEMS eege 80 APPENDIX A HARDWARE MONITORS FOR INSTALL DIACSNOSSTICS eeeesmmmRRRIIee 81 APPENDIX E SIMULATION MODE KEY STROKES 82 APPENDIX C EQUIPMENT RECOGNITION 0000 eters 83 APPENDIX D MESE CONPLJ TEF 85 4 VERSI N 3 2 USER MANUAL CARLSON GRADE TECHNICAL SUPPORT Contact information for tech support for Carls
31. ED indicates less than 9 0 Volts e ORANGE indicates 9 0V 10 0 Volts e GREEN indicates above 10 1 Volts Conditions in which the X20 Console WILL Start The X20 console will Start Up with two ORANGE or two GREEN LED s or a combination of these i e one GREEN and one ORANGE LED The X20 console is Started by pressing the Power Button the green Power Button at the back of the X20 console for 3 seconds Conditions in which the X20 Console WILL NOT Start When the X20 Power Button is pressed for 3 seconds and the X20 console will NOT Start Up In this situation the two Status LED S will flash for 10 seconds if either one of the Status LED s are displaying a RED color the X20 Power Management System will NOT allow the X20 console to Start Up If one of the Status LED s is displaying a RED color the two LED s will flash for ten seconds WWW ECAARLSONMACEHINECONTROL COM 89 CARLSON GRADE X20 Power Management Status LED s Below is showing the various states of the Status LED s as displayed on the bottom right hand side of the X20 console The Status LED s will be displayed after the Start button is pressed for 3 seconds or while the X20 console is running If the Start button is pressed and does not switch ON then the Status LED s will flash for 10 seconds the reasons are explained below EXT means External Supply and BAT means Internal Battery EXT BAT Power Status is normal External
32. For example when digging a trench with an excavator you will want this set to cut only If not set accordingly every time the bucket is raised the surface will be filled back in A good time to set the existing surface to update both cut and fill is when a dozer is working in an active dumping site Only one existing surface is allowed at a time The existing surface DTM grid has a predefined scheme of an empty fill and a dashed white line so it appears as a line overlaying the other surfaces To change the color or fill properties of this surface you must configure the option within Edit Project Other Surfaces These surfaces include other warning or attribute Warning grids issue a warning when the vehicle is either above the grid or below the grid such as a water surface The attribute surfaces can be used to present a quality attribute e g sulfur sodium ash or BTU during grading This will display a labeled value on the plan view or some other view when the plan view is not activated Only one attribute grid is allowed However more than one warning surface is Name Tvpe Visible allowed to appear in ashpond tin Attribute Yes base ramp flt Yes the plan view Ifa 7680 Chert 321 53 to north flt Watch Yes 042723e 3dfaces dwg Warning Yes slope or flat pad has been chosen and made for quick swapping see Chapter 5 they will also show up in the Other Surfaces list The only thing that can be done to these surfac
33. Grade actual subdirectory All other files used by Carlson Grade for data and display e g centerline files coordinate files project files go in the My Documents Carlson Grade directory Localization File This file is required and can be created within Carlson Grade or loaded from an established localization file discussed in System Setup and Configuration under Localization section t works in conjunction with the configured projection coordinate system which may be UTM by zone or U S State Plane 27 or 83 by state for example You can load a localization file into Carlson Grade that was made using Grade Supervisor SurvCE Topcon Pocket 3D or Carlson Field The localization file is a Carlson specific format Since Carlson Grad da one use the geoid model for x ed Localization Editor gg Localization Options one point localizations and does not rely on multi point localizations m to best fit the elevations you can load a localization file that was made in SurvCE or Carlson Field using geoid The localization file can be selected during project creation under Projects New Project or under the Project Manually Select Files option 18 VERSION 3 2 USER MANUAL Plan View File Carlson Grade will read DWG and DXF files as the plan view file directly It will also use PLN files created in Carlson Software office products such as SurvCadd Takeoff Carlson Survey Leica Site Manager and TopSite
34. L FHLARDWARE COMPONENTS Necessary Components amp Overview Carlson Grade requires 3 hardware components at a minimum They include base and rover GPS with associated antenna radios at the base and rover to transmit the GPS corrections or have an optional VRS or Reference Station network connection and an onboard touch screen computer to receive GPS positions through serial or CAN port and to run the Carlson program Base Station Machine Rover Receiver Computer Panel Carlson Grade is installed by a dealer network associated with Carlson Software We recommend the use of kits in pelican cases containing the software computer and ruggedized housing containing the GPS and radio GPS Radio GPS Correction Radio GPS operation requires setup of the base GPS and the rover GPS The setup procedures vary by GPS equipment The typical procedure for GPS setup is to set the base GPS antenna on a point with a high elevation top of building silo or a hill with power Then use Grade Supervisor or a handheld data collector such as Carlson SurvCE to configure the base This process identifies the correct antenna type sets the antenna height and elevation mask sets the radio type and port sets the message string type e g CMR CMR RTCM etc reads or identifies the base position and tells the GPS receiver it is to perform as a base and broadcast GPS corrections WWW ECAARLSONMACEHINECONTROL COM 9 CARLSON G
35. N 3 2 USER MANUAL Screen Views The Views button switches between different Bucketwheel views for the These are different variations of views inside of Carlson Grade Reverse Video screen shots taken for printing purposes Carlson Grade Version 3 2 87 Carlson Grade Version 3 2 87 c E D D d al MI 3 55 a ad MI Tools Project Flat Pad Slope GPS Monitor Views Tools Project Flat Pad Slope GPS Monitor Views E p Carlson Grade Version 3 2 87 m 1x Lia A m D Carlson Grade Version 3 2 87 Actual 1013 21 Design 1011 93 Se 4 W N Tools Project Flat Pad Slope GPS Monitor Views Under Tools you may select Display Options then Setup Grade Views to allow any number or variation of these views So if you only want to see three of the ten views from above then you can select only those three you wish to see Therefore you will only be able to toggle through the three views you selected SSV LE Tools Project Flat Pad Slope GPS Monitor Views Carlson Grade Version 3 2 87 CUT 1 28 Tools Project Flat Pad Slope GPS Monitor Views WWW CARLSONMACHINGECON T ROL COM ag CARLSON GRADE Magnifying glasses Zoom in and out respectively for the screen view that they are associated with Also you may double tap the plan view t
36. OOKING AFTER THE X20 CONSOLE Operating the X20 Console Never start the vehicle while the X20 console is switched ON Switch the X20 console OFF then start the vehicle then switch the X20 console ON Note It is recommended that if the vehicle is left unattended for any time without the vehicle s air conditioning running the X20 console should be switched OFF Cleaning the X20 Touch Screen To prevent damage to the X20 console use only a soft cotton or microfiber cloth to remove dust and grime The touch screen can easily be cleaned by using a cotton or microfiber cloth damped with water e Never use petroleum based products acetone or other organic based solutions as this will damage both the X20 Touch Screen and housing Touch Screen Use e Only touch the X20 s Touch Screen with clean fingers not greasy or oily or use the Pen Stylus supplied e NEVER use Ballpoint pens Screwdrivers or similar objects on the Touch Screen Storing the X20 Console e The X20 console should never be left in a vehicle if the temperature is likely to fall below 20 C 4 F e The X20 console should never be left in a vehicle if the temperature is likely to go above 60 C 140 F If any of these conditions are likely to occur then the X20 console should be removed from that environment The X20 console should never be left so direct sunlight is exposed to the heatsink fins on the back of the X20 console 94 VERSION 3 2 USER MANUAL NOT eS
37. R MANUAL Store Points This button displays the following dialog Setup Auto Points by Interval Coordinate File Thomasville Estates gpt Prompt for Description No Starting Point Number 24 E Store Point At Wheels Auto Store Points By Distance D Time Interval 10 0sec SR Dist interval 25 00 e Coordinate file This allows you to select an existing or set new crd file to log coordinates to e Prompt for Description Choose Yes or No to ask for description before storing point e Starting Point Number Choose point number to begin with e Description This allows you to enter a description for the points being logged e Store Point At Right Side Left Side Center and Wheels allows you to modify where you want to store the points at e Auto Store points By You can store points automatically relative to time or distance e Time Interval This can be set to any time interval but will be ghosted if set to log by distance e Dist Interval This can be set to any length but will be ghosted if set to log by time Start Auto Will start the log function and run until you stop or pause it Store Point This will store a single point at your current location WWW ECAARLSONMACEHINECONTROL COM 47 CARLSON GRADE Bench to Known Elevation This feature allows you to compensate for Daily GPS fluctuation in accuracy You must position the GPS Rod onto a known elevation benchmark Press Benc
38. RADE At that point a rover localization is conducted discussed under System Setup amp Configuration section After you configure and localize the base daily operation can proceed without having to reconfigure The antenna for the base GPS must remain at the same position for operation or else you will have to reconfigure the base Carlson Grade is then connected usually by a serial cable to the rover GPS receiver on the equipment which receives the base position by radio link and outputs the corrected rover position GPS receivers normally communicate with a proprietary message stream that optimizes things like update rate e g 1 Hz 5 Hz 10 Hz or 10 per second For example a Leica 500 GPS system can communicate from the base to the rover at 10 hertz or a 10 per second rate which is ideal for automatic blade control grading especially on dozers However you can also mix GPS receivers by specifying the CMR message string within Carlson Grade Using CMR a Trimble base can communicate with a Leica Topcon or other type of rover GPS The only downside to this is if the base is a Topcon Legacy or older piece of equipment with a maximum 1 Hz update rate In this case the rover must conform to the lower rate A 1 Hz update is fine for rover pole truck or ATV applications Both the Garmin 18 GPS WAAS and the 10 cm accuracy Navcom Starfire system can work without a base Radio Placement GPS Correction It is essential that t
39. Star 18 PC Triumph Starfire ITC 18 USB e Leica www Magellan GPS1200 GG24 NCT 2000 Series MC1000 Z Max NCT 2030M MC500 Z Sensor RT 3010S Power Box Z Extreme RT 3020M TCRP1200 ZXW Sensor RT 30208 TPS100 Series SF 2040G TC400 600 800 900 SF 2050G TPS1000 1100 2000 5000 SF 2050M TPS110C 300 400 700 tS Novariant SA NovAtel SR septentrio Duo OEM4 AsterRX2 Quad ProPak V3 RT2 PolaRx2e Rover ProPak V3 RT2G PolaRx2eH XPS PolaRx3e WWW CARLSONMACHINE ECONTROL COM g3 CARLSON GRADE senum Sokkia GSR2600 GSR2650 LB GSR2700 IS GSR2700 ISX Other SET 2 Way Radian Radian IS SET 030R Series SET 10 Series SET 110M Series SET 230RM Series SET 30R 30RK 130R Series SET SCT6 SRX Series Generic NMEA GPS Simulation TPS Simulation More to come GF Topcon Dual Antenna Dual Mag Box GB Series GR 3 GTS Series HiPer Ga HiPer Gb HiPer GD HiPer GGD HiPer Lite HiPer Lite HiPer Pro HiPer XT HiPer Legacy Odyssey Single Mag Box GPS GNSS support requests 84 gt gt Trimble 5600 5700 5800 MS 750 MS 850 MS 860 NMEA Please email Carlson with additional VERSION 3 2 USER MANUAL APPENDIX D Kee COMPUTER CONSOLE OVERVIEW FRONT E Touch Screen Operating System X20 Logo status LED s Touch Screen Is an 8 4 TFT Active Matrix color screen The screen is Super Bright SVGA LCD display with brightness control The software allows full range of digi
40. The screen brightness is displayed as a 9o between 0 to 100 Note By default there should be no tick next to the Reverse Mode If when the MAX button is selected and screen brightness goes dull then select the Reverse Mode using the finger or Pen Stylus WWW ECAARLSONMACEHINECONTROL COM 91 CARLSON GRADE Adjust Audio Volume The Audio Volume adjusts the audio volume for the X20 s internal speaker or external speaker if fitted Adjust the Audio Volume by selecting the Audio Slide Scale button using the finger or Pen Stylus and sliding the button up and down as the button is moved the audio volume is displayed as a between 0 and 100 Where 100 represents maximum audio volume and 0 switches the audio volume OFF The current audio volume can be tested by selecting the TEST button and a beep will be sounded through the X20 internal speaker or external speaker So the audio volume can be adjusted within the X20 Manager window to suit the operator s needs Power Battery Status The Power Battery Status displays the Regulator Voltage and the Internal Battery Voltage Regulator Voltage displays the External Supply voltage and informs the operator whether the Regulator Battery voltage is 1 POWER GOOD greater than 10 6 Volts 2 FAILED 10 6 Volts or less Backup Battery Voltage displays the actual voltage of Internal battery in the X20 console Auto Shutdown Delay By default the Enable Auto Sh
41. a grid dxf of 3d faces or a TIN file A grid surface is composed of grid cells of fixed size If the cell size is 10x10 or 20x20 it cannot see a 2 unit wide ditch or sharp break However a TIN file triangulation file is as accurate as the source data and would see any ditch wall or sharp break in grade Grid files are used mostly for mining applications and TIN files are typically used for construction and landfill applications Grids have an advantage of covering large areas with reasonable file size subject to grid dimension used and are fast for processing purposes Grid files should be kept under 5mb in size however TIN files if sites are very complicated and have lots of breaks in grade can quickly become very large It is also recommended that TIN files be kept under 2mb if possible for optimum processing speed Carlson Grade will also show Cut Fill to a fixed elevation as entered by the operator DTM grid surfaces can also be used as warning grids above the grid a warning is issued particularly useful for feeder applications DTM grids can also be used to present a quality attribute like sulfur sodium or BTU during grading WWW ECAARLSONMACEHINECONTROL COM 19 CARLSON GRADE Existing Surface This surface is generated by the vehicle as it alters the current surface and can be used to update your primary design surface In addition there is a setting to show existing surface changes for cut only or both cut fill
42. and then the X20 console will turn OFF SHUT DOWN Button When the X20 Manager window is displayed the operator can choose to Shutdown Windows from this screen To Shut Down Windows 1 Select the SHUTDOWN button A screen will appear asking the operator Are you sure you want to shutdown 2 Select YES to continue Shut Down OR NO to cancel Shut Down 3 4 The X20 console will automatically turn OFF If YES is selected then Windows will start shutting down WWW ECAARLSONMACEHINECONTROL COM 93 CARLSON GRADE Zynx Button Pressed When the X20 logo is pressed for 5 seconds while the X20 Manager window is displayed a GREEN button will be displayed next to Zynx Button Pressed This test determines whether the X20 Logo is working or not e fthe X20 Logo is working correctly the button will turn GREEN e fthe X20 Logo is not working correctly the button will stay GREY Note When the X20 Logo is pressed the operator will notice the Backup Battery Voltage voltage will drop this is normal HIDE Button The HIDE button when selected hides the X20 Manager window the HIDE button is used when the operator has finished making adjustments and wants to hide the window Note The X20 Manager is still running in the background and can be still accessed by pressing the X20 Logo The X20 Manager window can be displayed at anytime by pressing the X20 Logo for 5 seconds while Windows is running L
43. as an internal speaker built for Audible and Voice alarms WWW ECAARLSONMACEHINECONTROL COM 87 CARLSON GRADE PS2 Mouse CAN Bus Part i Communication Ports LAN Part dii 2 3 and 4 7 r i T a hos d Pr i IR e E P To i ad PS2 Keyboard Po VGA Port External Audio Port EXTERNAL PORTS Communications Ports Com Port There are 4 Com Ports COM1 COM2 COM3 and COMA These are used to connect various serial devices to the X20 console such as DGPS receivers The COM 1 to 4 ports are configured for RS232 communications COM 2 can be configured for either for RS232 or RS485 communications To be configured for RS485 the X20 console would have to be returned to KEE USB Ports There are 2 USB 2 0 ports on the back of the X20 console They may be used to connect to USB devices like an USB Mouse or USB Thumbdrive The USB Thumbdrive allows data transfer and software upgrades for the X20 console CAN Bus Port CAN Bus is a communications protocol similar to RS232 and RS485 CAN Bus is rapidly becoming a world standard in the automotive and agricultural industries PS2 Mouse Port allows a PS2 style Mouse to be connected to this port The PS2 Mouse should be connected to the X20 console before starting PS2 Keyboard allows a PS2 style Keyboard to be connected to this port The PS2 Keyboard should be connected to the X20 console before starting A PS2 Keyboard is supplied with the X20
44. base with and press OK This option gives you the ability to Start your GPS Base from any previously established localization point e Coordinate File You can pick any point from your coordinate list for your GPS Base to occupy Highlight the point and press OK e Enter Coordinate Manually Select this option to type in known coordinates WWW ECAARLSONMACEHINECONTROL COM 63 CARLSON GRADE After you select your point or enter manually notice that the actual Latitude Longitude and Ellipsoid Height Elevation of the GPS Base is shown in the Coordinate Information window Next enter the vertical height from the point to the phase center of the GPS Base Receiver After all the information is entered Press Next Read Coordinates It is important that the Rod Height From Phase Center is measured correctly You may S te need to reference the Lx Latitude N35932 07 6410 GPS Receiver Manual to be sure of the correct Longitude W096955 55 3491 reference point where the measurements are LZ Elevation 267 27m to be taken from AN Rod Height From Phase Center 6 56 If setup is Correct the Base configuration successful screen is shown N Base con fig uration successful 64 VERSION 3 2 USER MANUAL If you opt to configure Start the GPS Base Station from an unknown point follow these steps Press Read From GPS The following results will be given Sample Data North Avg 4178
45. ch as Wheel Dimensions Apache or Mikrofyn to Equipment No Lightbar On None indicate Cut Fill Heading S Lightbar Cut Off Limit 0 30 directions Up Down e Select Type Choose type of lightbar you are using e Com Port Select Port Lightbar is using for communication ex COM2 e Lightbar Cut Off Limit This is a user defined tolerance that will turn the lightbar display off when out of the range ex 0 30 feet Heading These Configure Vehicle settings are typically Vehicle Type Heading Options used to detect direction Antenna Offsets f b A reverse Body Dimensions Reverse Sensor On None OF Mere ment Wheel Dimensions sensor tells Carlson Equipment ID Use Input Line DSR Grade that the vehicle is Lightbar in Reverse which allows Second GPS No Driver for back blading It also helps with visuals so that the Main Screen does not rotate 180 degrees when backing up Second GPS allows for the same function e Reverse Sensor On Com Port Reverse Sensor is connected to e Use Input Line CTS Clear to Send pin 8 lt RTS CTS flow control DSR Data Set Ready pin 6 lt I m ready to communicate DSR is the input used with APS reverse sensor e Second GPS Second GPS input for determining heading and orientation e Auto Sense Software will attempt to determine forward and reverse from GPS heading If GPS notices a 180 degree change in direction it will assume you are in reverse L
46. console kit Audio Port The Audio Port allows the connection of an external speaker supplied to this port This allows the external speaker to be located near the operator when the X20 console is placed in noisy environments The Audio volume for the external speaker can be controlled using the X20 Manager software LAN Port 100 MBS for external communication lines VGA Port Connects to an optional external monitor or screen for any external screen requirements 88 VERSION 3 2 USER MANUAL Explaining the X20 Power Management System The X20 console has an intelligent power management system The purpose of the system is to protect the integrity of the Compact Flash carrying the Windows XP operating system application programs loaded and to protect customer data This is done by using the Power Management System to monitor the External Supply voltage and also the Internal battery voltage and then making decisions about startup and shutdown of the X20 console There are two LED s embedded in the lower right front of the case which indicate the status of the power management system These LED s are multi colored and indicate a range of conditions External Supply Status LED Internal Battery Status LED The left LED is for External Vehicle Supply information RED indicates less than 10 8 Volts e ORANGE indicates 10 8V 11 9 Volts e GREEN indicates above 12 0 Volts The right LED is for Internal battery information e R
47. delete and Carlson Grade will create a new one WWW ECAARLSONMACEHINECONTROL COM 75 CARLSON GRADE Common Issues 76 Base GPS Receiver No Power Be sure to hold the power button for a few seconds The battery must be charged or an external battery needs to be connected Check cabling to see if the connection is damaged Base Radio Does Not Power The battery must be charged or the radio connected to external power source Base Station Does Not Connect to Receiver Be sure the base is on and that the COM cable is in the correct port Base station connects but Sees No Satellites Check the connection of the GPS antenna cable Be sure to have a good view of the sky Be patient it may take 30 seconds or more for the GPS to acquire satellites Base Station Started But Radio Not Transmitting Check the cable from the receiver to radio If a TX light exists the light should flash Check for power to the radio Rover GPS Receiver Power Does Not Light Up Be sure you have power to the receiver Check to see if ignition is needed to be in the on position for power The system may be grounded through the master switch If the switch is off you will have nothing Check battery cable connection Rover GPS Receiver Satellite Does Not Light Up Check the connection of the GPS antenna cable to the receiver Check to see that all bulkhead connections on the machine are tight Check the view of the sky It may take 30 seconds for GPS to ac
48. e values are displayed Be Careful this will also slow down hydraulic response e Slope Upper Limit Set a maximum positive degree angle that the sensor will read Any percentage higher than the set limit will be ignored and held to that entered limit e Slope Lower Limit Set a maximum negative degree angle that the sensor will read Any percentage lower than the set limit will be ignored and held to that entered limit e Slope Rate Limit Depending on the GPS position update rate example 5Hz 200ms the sensor will not except any measured angle increased or decreased more than the set limit within that amount of time 200ms 0 2 seconds Example Abruptly going from Forward to Reverse will sometimes cause erratic sensor readings which can cause vehicle orientation to be incorrect for a moment This will help to control sensor sloshing Sensor Filter Settings Blade Long Slope 0 0 Blade Cross Slope 0 0 Long Slope Upper Limit 90 0 Long Slope Lower Limit 90 0 Long Slope Rate Limit 10 0 Dampen Cross Slope By 0 0 Cross Slope Upper Limit 90 0 Cross Slope Lower Limit 90 0 Cross Slope Rate Limit 10 0 9 cance ox 56 VERSION 3 2 USER MANUAL Tune Hydraulics N A for the Bucket Wheel Indicate system x Confi Vehicl Lightbar These Vehicle Type Lightbar settings are only used if Antenna Offsets you attach an external Body Dimensions Lightbar No Lightbar Lightbar su
49. e Dozer From the bottom of the tracks to the roof of the cab Grader From the bottom of the tires to the roof of the cab Scraper From the bottom of the tires to the top of the bed Drag Scraper From the bottom of the tires to the top of the bed Compactor From the bottom of the roller to the roof of the cab Truck From the bottom of the tires to the roof of the cab WWW ECAARLSONMACEHINECONTROL COM 71 CARLSON GRADE e Drill From the tracks to the roof of cab Blade Dimensions These numbers must be entered for proper calculation of elevations if you are using either a blade mounted or a body mounted GPS antenna An antenna height measurement that is broken into the separate components of blade height and antenna height allows for quick and easy compensation for blade wear This setting does not exist for a truck e Width The measured width of the blade pan opening or roller respectively e Height The measured height of the blade or roller respectively Needed for blade or cab mounted calculations This can be routinely adjusted for blade wear The height of the scraper blade is zero Tilt Sensor Optional If a tilt sensor is used such as the MOBA dual axis tilt sensor then the grade along the entire length of a fixed rigid blade is known and the icons can be displayed on the screen moving along the ground at the correct pitch and roll The tilt sensors can be body or blade mounted corresponding with the GPS antenna mo
50. e vehicle setup Vehicle ID This is the ID of the machine used by Command and Control Heatbeat etc Actual Elevation The current elevation at cut fill point of the machine Design Cut Fill This is the elevation difference between current elevation and design elevation Target Slope This is the design cross slope at the current blade position Attribute This displays the attribute grid information of the location of the machine Vehicle Azimuth Shows the azimuth angle between stakeout point and bearing of vehicle value for direction to next stakeout point ds m CARLSON GRADE Plan Rotation This controls the rotation of the plan view Options associated with this menu are North Up and Moving Map Station Format This controls the display of the information in the guideline file Different formats include 100 1 00 1 000 and BTG DIST Station Offset On Off to be viewed on main screen 3D View Quality You may configure how much detail you want to see while in 3D mode The options are Normal and Best NOTE If you select best your system will run slower 3D View Plan Choose On or Off for viewing in selected views Vehicle History Options This button displays the following dialog Show Vehicle Trace Yes No will display a trail of dots Y To End where the vehicle has traveled Show Vehicle Trace No 3 From Begin From To Show Slope As e Rise Run
51. eapeernatents 28 Create Slope amp Compoundlopels irnos 28 IE Tea cuyo 6 0 lt 0 cales 31 A nn O HR 31 CA as 31 Advanced Project ODHODS E 31 Tasks Must be configured with Carlson Fleet Manager Software 32 ATP S andes 33 Forecast Only available 1f GPS hardware provides information ess 33 e tre 34 VERSION 3 2 USER MANUAL SEIS DUO id iio 36 A ere 37 Masnifyine lasse sd E 38 PAINS T Tc ege 38 Ve mica POS 38 SIRE SB SITMET E TS SR PE En o o EOS 38 TOONS cri M 38 INN CS Kee EE 39 Cut PU OPUS as 39 DIA AS soc rt E T mut E NIMM IM LM EI od 40 SU ET s T T O 40 Text DIS play OPONE 4 Id dO ii UT 42 DIJHOR e dioere hn esta tn aeta A epidemia id 42 AA O DER 42 AD VIEW QUIN src 42 SUPRA MAC a O PPP CU eS 42 K re a Esto Op EE 42 Slo SIODOUNS EE 42 PACK Sep udoline EE 43 EREECHEN 43 ESA EADE D M 43 wde ME ONUSOBB S asar isnt cd bos etes Rc o BEC o Re rene ner cud 44 e MU UE e 45 SIICHT 47 A N 47 O ian tcm alu ECC Mu MM a ann C kee 47 Beet LOO Wt ELEVACIONES 48 OUEST ad Ls ok ae een A ne eee era COPE E ERES 49 COD VINO de e cid 49 ADOUt Carlson rade rl tdi 49 SYSTEM SETUP CONFIGURA TIOfFN 50 Advanced Kee MEA id 50 Contioute VC EC Saath da 50 COM
52. ed to calculate the GPS position UTC DATE This is the current date as received from the GPS receiver UTC TIME This is the current time as received from the GPS receiver Quality The quality of the GPS position A value of RTK Fixed indicates the highest position quality e HDOP VDOP The horizontal and vertical dilution of precision This is a measure of the error of the GPS position A smaller DOP value means a better position e HRMS VRMS The horizontal and vertical RMS values of the position This is another measure of the error of the GPS position A smaller RMS value means a better position e RTK Delay The time since the last RTK correction from the GPS base station e POS Delay The inherent delay of the GPS position from the GPS receiver 34 VERSION 3 2 USER MANUAL If you select the equipment e g Bucketwheel icon on the top on the screen you will see something similar to the provided screenshot t GPS Simulation JE Bucketwheel O Sensors Position Info Status Info Center of Rotation N 11613 38 Ground Speed 0 00mph Center of Rotation E 8054 40 Heading 0 09 Center of Rotation Z 1035 63 Update Rate 203ms Axle Center N 11709 97 Status STOPPED Axle Center E 8054 40 Position Info Cont Axle Center Z 1096 51 Wheel Bottom N 11709 97 Wheel Bottom E 8054 40 Wheel Bottom Z 1082 51 A ei DU e Position Info N E Z The northing easting and elevation va
53. ems are in their respective sections Cost Savings for Scrapers Scrapers using 10cm accuracy single GPS Navcom with Starfire offer an interesting fit of lower cost where lower accuracy is tolerable Design Files and Vertical Offsets It is required that you have some design files selected to see location and cut fill to a surface The design files are accessed under the Project Button on the main grading screen shown in image then Manually Select Files or Edit Project The most common files to use in indicate jobs are Plan View Guideline Centerline Design Surface Existing Surface and Other Surfaces For further discussion please refer to Chapter 4 Files and Formats Used in Carlson Grade and Chapter 5 X Operator Interface under Selecting Projects and Job Files Se roject Fil vemm Plan View File DEMO DWG Design Surface DEMO GRD Existing Surface ES Other Surfaces 0 E Coordinate File DEMO CRD B Guideline File E io DENE ES Geoid Separation File 74 VERSION 3 2 USER MANUAL TROUBLESHOOTING Hardware Selection Issues What type of vehicle is Carlson Grade being installed on and what sort of accuracy will suffice for your task Localization Problems Sometimes you may be far from the desired location If your position seems off check the following few items to resolve the issue Check Settings Verify that you have a localization file set and tha
54. ent to begin the licensing process 998U 6X80 VX81 4MQ9 EC7T E Drive E New File X X Files of Type uoa MTM NNNM Carlson Grade Product Registration License Info Licensed To Thomas Grading Target Construction Tier UOA3 0 4 Drilling Last Used Monday February 09 2009 Expires Never Lei Connectivity t o Equipment GPS DGPS RTK with Base RTK with Network Robotic Total Station Axial Sensors S AR Vendors T Rovers 72 L ES Options Hydraulics Side Shift Reverse Sensor S UUK UUK U Y Activate License 16 VERSION 3 2 USER MANUAL Re Installation The old version should be uninstalled using the Add Remove Programs under Control Panel Some of the files that are not uninstalled automatically as shown in the example image below are user and vehicle configuration files Consequently the necessity of reconfiguring each vehicle is avoided Unfortunately if new items are added to the configuration files the configurations will need to be regenerated from scratch Currently the best way to regenerate configuration files is to make a backup of the configuration files and copy and paste the needed pieces into the newly generated vehicle configuration file All files are located in the directory cA File Descriptions Location Name Driver Config Files carlson grade drivers CFG Application Settings ca
55. ently or you need to make sure you measure each known point accurately Since multiple elevation points may create a slightly tilted plane some surveyors will verify that the vertical control has low residuals and is accurate using multiple vertical control points then turn off all but one point and use only the nearest elevation as they progress through the job Geoid files A geoid file must be created with Carlson x port for the area of your Project and then loaded onto the field PC for use with Carlson Grade WWW ECAARLSONMACEHINECONTROL COM 69 CARLSON GRADE System Options System Options To the side is the System AE Select Region Language Options screen lt contains advanced user settings for many different features J Toolbar Display Options ve Warning Tone Off i Language Selection Y Password None You may select from a variety of languages to Start Setup Wizard be displayed in Carlson Grade Once you have selected a language you must exit the program and re enter for the new aX cancel setting to take effect e Stakeout Options You may change the tolerances of the navigation to a hole or point with respect to bearing distance and accuracy of the navigation e Warning Tone Sounds an alarm when you enter a waning or watch area only if a warning or watch zone has been specified e Password You can enter a password minimum of five characters which will prevent the operator from entering into Advanced Tools
56. er right corner of the window but the lower half of the window will still be empty As soon as a device is connected its ID will appear automatically Debug Messages Monitor The DbgView program in the DebugView folder is only useful if you have been sent a debug version of the program to analyze a problem This requires a fair amount of effort and should be done only as a last resort It will display streaming messages from the program about what the program is doing WWW ECAARLSONMACEHINECONTROL COM 81 CARLSON GRADE APPENDIX B SIMULATION MODE KEY STROKES Keys Keyboard entries for use in Simulation Mode of vehicles Common to All Vehicles e Left arrow Turn left e Right arrow Turn right e Up arrow Move vehicle elevation up e Down arrow Move vehicle elevation down e R Reverse direction of vehicle e F Make vehicle go faster e S Make vehicle go slower e T Reset vehicle to starting position on project e Q Pause un pause simulation e Left mouse click selects on screen objects such as points and guidelines e Right mouse click moves vehicle position to cursor location on screen e Insert moves Bucketwheel Implement UP e Delete moves Bucketwheel Implement DOWN 82 VERSI N 3 2 USER MANUAL APPENDIX C EQUIPMENT RECOGNITION ei AD Navigation d APS B2 RTKNET APS 3 Argent B2 SBS Astrum Astrum Duo Garmin J Javad e John Deere 16 Maxor Green
57. es however is deleting them and changing the color and pattern scheme See example When Other Surfaces is selected the previous screen is displayed If adding a surface select Add If removing a surface select Modify then delete from the next screen 20 VERSION 3 2 USER MANUAL Changing Surface Properties When an Other Surface is DE IL Aert Wren Beon al selected from New or rm O O Modify the screen above e color WeSye si allows for changing the E domo properties MEM EET CREE including type and description This screen will also be displayed for primary and existing surfaces but only from within Edit Project The various settings are explained below Model File 042723e 3dfaces dwg e Model File A grid or TIN file can be selected or an elevation for the surface can be entered Elevation will display Pad at specified elevation e Type his can be of type attribute warning watch or none e Alert When If a warning surface is selected then the software will warn the operator when he or she are above or below the surface Examples of this are warn when below a water surface and warn if above an open slope e Description This will help specify what the surface represents If the surface is a warning surface this is what will be displayed in the warning message If the surface is an attribute grid then this is what will be disp
58. esign DTM localization and other Change Project J Manually Select Files Zu Create Slope A Create Flat Pad optional files including Offset Existing ge Unload Active Slope Pad coordinate centerline and existing surface files that are Hold Slope Off lumped together in a single named project file Since you f d gt l jg Advanced Project Options can work to a selection of files D Edit Project without organizing them into a project the Current Project can be None f ox 24 VERSION 3 2 USER MANUAL New Project Click this option to set up all the necessary files to start a new job Using this method will prompt you to select each file Plan view Surface s Localization etc and will also save these files in the project along with a project description Pressing the New Project tab will start the process of setting up a new job Next select the New File tab type in your project Job name and press Enter Alphanumeric Entry Dialog Enter New File Name Teaser Pe Escape Clear Backspace AAA aaa al ase efe EDE EHO HET oe ESESEIERESESERESERESEN EXESEXEXESESES Caps Lock Shift Space Enter Select Project Files z Plan View File smalljob In3 You will be prompted to select and load the files needed for your job Select your Plan View Background drawing Linework Design Surface DTM Bj evicting Sures Localization etc E Desi
59. estricted Rights at 48 CFR 02 221 19 as applicable The manufacturer is Carlson Software Inc 102 W Second Street Maysville KY 41056 LIMITED WARRANTY e CARLSON SOFTWARE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY WARRANTY EITHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE OR NONINFRINGEMENT REGARDING THESE MATERIALS CARLSON SOFTWARE MAKES SUCH MATERIALS AVAILABLE SOLELY ON AN AS IS BASIS e INNO EVENT SHALL CARLSON SOFTWARE BE LIABLE TO ANYONE FOR SPECIAL COLLATERAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES IN CONNECTION WITH OR ARISING OUT OF PURCHASE USE OR INABILITY TO USE THESE MATERIALS THIS INCLUDES WITHOUT LIMITATION DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS BUSINESS INTERRUPTION LOSS OF BUSINESS INFORMATION OR ANY OTHER PECUNIARY LOSS IN ALL INSTANCES THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY IS SUBJECT TO ANY APPLICABLE JURISDICTION IF THIS SOFTWARE WAS ACQUIRED IN THE UNITED STATES THIS EULA IS GOVERNED BY THE LAWS OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF KENTUCKY IF THIS PRODUCT WAS ACQUIRED OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES THIS EULA IS GOVERNED BY THE LAWS IN ANY APPLICABLE JURISDICTION WWW ECAARLSONMACEHINECONTROL COM 7 CARLSON GRADE ABOUT CARLSON GRADE CARLSON GRADE Carlson Grade is a machine control product introduced by Carlson Software in 2005 which is built from the ground up Carlson Grade can be setup and implemented with a wide variety of Machines
60. face in percent A positive percent value means moving upward positive grade from point 1 to point 2 A negative percent value means moving downward negative grade from point 1 to point 2 This value will be calculated between the two measured points 30 VERSION 3 2 USER MANUAL e No Cross Slope This design surface will be Design Cross Slope Each Side Of Guideline flat from left to right cross slope 0 Mo GrossiSlopes e One Cross Slope Create a Single plane cross slope tied to the created forward slope One Cross Slope e Two Cross Slopes Create a crown with the ability to have a different slope and Two Cross Sopes A distance left and right of centerline e Four Cross Slopes Create 4 separate slopes with desired slope percentage and distance for each An example of this would be Left of centerline at 2 for a distance of 25 feet Right of centerline at 2 for 25 feet 2 Left Slope of 12 for 50 feet and 2 Right Slope of 20 for 25 feet Unload Active Slope Pad Use this button to discontinue using the predefined Flat Pad Slope ger and return to the existing design surface V Dis gi Hold Slope This function is used to commit to a slope that you are currently working with For example if you are working with narrow slopes you can use this function to keep your vehicle type from committing to other slopes when crossing a break line Offset Existing Offsets an Existin
61. g Surface up or down Advanced Project Options e Project Description Put in a description for your jobsite This will display in the Status Bar on the main screen e Update Existing Surface The only options are Cut Only or Cut Fill Cut Only is used primarily for excavator applications and also for blade mounted GPS whereas the bucket or blade can be raised for dumping and movement and the resulting x y z positions in fill should be ignored for updating the actual existing surface being created In such cases all you need to know is where you cut to grade e Surface Write Interval This sets the interval that the existing surface is written to file Set this to zero to turn it off e Grade Tolerance This is the vertical tolerance level that is considered to be on grade Whenever the cut or fill is within the tolerance entered e g 0 2 then the green On Grade symbol appears as you move in the main screen This tolerance also expands the green portion of the cut fill tape e Vertical Offset Offsets entire design surface a user defined amount This is used for checking and grading subgrades rock depth etc e Offset Increment User defined setting for the amount of offset entered in a surface each time the Inc Dec offset tab is pressed example 1 press 0 10ft WWW ECAARLSONMACEHINECONTROL COM 31 CARLSON GRADE Tasks Must be configured with Carlson Fleet Manager Software This button allows the operator to log
62. gn Surface smalljob tn3 E Other Surfaces O E Coordinate File y Geoid Separation File WWW ECAARLSONMACEHINECONTROL COM 25 CARLSON GRADE e Choose your Localization options such as State Plane 83 27 or the UTM Localization Options Ge r 4 State Plane 83 AL East for your job e Choose your Units that you are working in US Survey Feet International Feet or Meters e Scale Factor Typically 1 00 e Transformation Typically Plane Similarity e One Point Align Azimuth Units US Survey Feet Scale Factor 1 00 Transformation Plane Similarity One Point Align Azimuth Grid The Final Menu will allow you to set up the Advanced Project Options e Project Description Advanced Project Options e Update Existing Surface An Existing Surface most be loaded in the previous screen for this to be available Update Existing Surface Off e Surface Write Interval e Grade Tolerance Enter your desired On Grade deadband Vertical Offset Enter your desired offset e g Subgrade e Offset Increment Value is the amount offset each time the offset arrows are pressed p Surface Write Interval Off Grade Tolerance 0 10 Vertical Offset 0 00 Offset Increment 0 10 Carlson Grade Project Thomasville Estates Phase 2 prj Press OK once the Project is Y saved successfully saved successfully and then select OK to activate the project if
63. h the project will be copied as well This screen is shown below Copying files USER MANUAL ile Utilities Copy B Rename Select the file you wish to copy Hit OK Then it will ask you to choose the Target Folder you wish to copy to You can change the Drive to be A B C etc depending if you are using an external thumb drive for example En DEMO CRD S DEMO DAT a DEMO DWG E DEMO LOC DEMO PRJ E Field Drill Pattern drl IZ Landfill prj 9060Plan10 1 08 dwg e largejob dwg r7 largejob prj More x Cancel Y OK About Carlson Grade Press this tab to see product information such as Software version Support and Contact information disk space etc You will also use this menu to access product serial number and activate your UOA License WWW ECAARLSONMACEHINECONTROL COM 49 CARLSON GRADE SvsTEM SETUP CONFIGURATION Advanced Tools Menu Selecting the Advanced Tools button inside the Tools menu brings up a confirmation window that warns This is for authorized personnel Advanced Tools menu Configure Vehicle This opens the dialog that allows you to configure all aspects of the vehicle Dozer example given 50 e Vehicle type Antenna offsets Body Dimensions Blade Dimensions Extra Equipment Equipment Heading Vehicle Type Select the icon you want displayed on the screen e Compactor Dozer Dragline Vertical Drill Crawler Drill Excavat
64. h to Elevation No Bench Set and enter the known elevation into the Entry Dialog Bench to Known Elevation y Bench to Elevation No Bench Set Place the mast Oy the KNOWN point and enter the desired elevation When ready press OK to bench to this elevation gt Numeric Entry Dialog Enter the desired bench elevation NE WEE After you have entered the correct elevation press OK Be sure your rod is plumb and positioned on the known benchmark then press OK again for the GPS position to be read The vertical adjustment ex 0 13 will be calculated into the Cut Fill Solution NOTE It is a good idea to check in on a benchmark each day before beginning work This will ensure that the Base Station has not been disturbed blade cutting edge wear differences GPS fluctuation etc To remove the Bench to Known Elevation value simple go to Tools press Bench to Known Elevation and Hit Clear 48 Bench to Known Elevation Place the mast on the KNOWN point and enter the desired elevation When ready press OK to bench to this elevation y Bench to Elevation 302 00 XX oj 2 2 H SUA IN W wd V H A es ae Geer ee Ji VERSION 3 2 File Utilities The File Utilities screen allows for standard types of file manipulations If copying a project all of the files associated wit
65. he GPS corrections from the base GPS receiver be relayed out to the rover At minimum this requires a base radio and a rover radio The base radio is usually mounted on top of a building silo or other highpoint as shown The rover radio is mounted on top of the equipment Sometimes the radio signal from the base is too weak to be received on all rover equipment In this case it is necessary to add repeaters that pick up and re transmit the signal Repeaters are often placed at open view and elevated locations on iiis jobsite Repeaters need power so in remote locations like hilltops solar repeaters are often used as shown 10 VERSION 3 2 USER MANUAL Computer Carlson Grade are Microsoft Windows XP Vista compatible Carlson recommends using the KEE X20 for Machine applications Carlson Grade is not certified to work on Windows 98 due to some function calls that require more recent P id pooled versions Super VGA screen resolution 800x600 is recommended as well as at least 1 serial port and at least 1 USB slot for file transfer and program updates For minimum data storage and operation it is recommended that computers come with a minimum of 256 Mb of RAM and a 2 Gb solid state PC card hard USB Ports drive Adjustable ball type RAM Mount Heat Sink Fins to remove heal from the consale 3 Pin Bayonet Style T ATI Power N Gh HA A Add e Internal speaker Connector 91003190 ad BE e for Aud
66. ill then need to select the A tire co Communication Port and the ui Baud Rate s A HiPer Lite A HiPer Pro Configure Base Receiver Selection Communications 9 Port 2 Baud Rate 38400 Antenna Settings bh wl Number of Antennas 1 WWW ECAARLSONMACEHINECONTROL COM 61 CARLSON GRADE You will need to setup the following parameters for the GPS Base Configuration Settings Enter the desired values for such things as Elevation Mask Update Rate for the receiver Multipath type if available etc Configure Base GPS Settings po Multipath Type N A po Ambiguity Fixings N A po Dynamics N A General Settings y Elevation Mask 5 0 Update Rate 5Hz Quality Set Quality Options Error Limits and DOP Delusion of Precision Configure Base Quality Option o Best Quality High Error Limits Horizontal 1 00 Vertical 1 00 DOP Limits Horizontal 10 Vertical 10 Radio Choose the RTK Message Type Radio Type Internal or External Radio Port and Radio Baud Rate Configure Base Radio Port C Radio Baud 38400 62 VERSION 3 2 USER MANUAL Network Not used in Base Station Setup Configuration of Network settings is explained in VRS Network section Coming in 2009 Operations Reset Driver is used to help fix communication problems
67. io Erwerb Commands and Alarms Power Button Reset Switch External Ports PS Mouse CAN Bus Port Communication Ports LAN Part PS2 Keyboard Port VGA Part External Audio Port WWW ECAARLSONMACEHINECONTROL COM 11 CARLSON GRADE LOADING AND REGISTERING CARLSON GRADE SOFTWARE Carlson Grade can be installed from a PC card to a ruggedized field computer Or from CD PC card USB card and the web to an office PC The file used for installation is typically compiled into an executable file with the named CarlsonGrade exe Simply click Start Run and select CarlsonGrade exe A license agreement is presented which should be read Click I Agree to continue NOE Carlson Grade 3 1 26 Setup ICI X License Agreement Please review the license terms before installing Carlson Grade 3 1 26 Press Page Down to see the rest of the agreement END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR CARLSON SOFTWARE IMPORTANT READ CAREFULLY This Carlson Software End User License Agreement EULA is a legal agreement between you either an individual or a single entity and Carlson Software Inc for the Carlson Grade software accompanying this EULA which includes computer software and may include associated media printed materials and nnline nr electronic documentation SOFTWARE PRODUCT nr H If you accept the terms of the agreement click I Agree to continue You must accept the agreement Eo install Carlson Grade 3
68. l on the machine it will be a thin metal antenna If it is still there then you need to verify that the base is transmitting a signal by getting a GPS unit in the area where you are to see that it works Radio Signal Bars e 3Bars to each side of the Thomasville Estates pr Radio Antenna Icon represent that you are in a Fixed solution e 2 Bars represent that you are in a Float Solution e 1 Bar represents that you are in an Autonomous Solution amp Thomasville Estates prj Reverse Sensor is not detected Check Cable and selected Com Port ANS Thomasville Estates prj WWW CARLSONMACHINGECON T ROL COM 79 CARLSON GRADE Automatic Mode will show a 8 Green indicator when enabled d Thomasville Estates prj Manual Mode will show a Red indicator when disabled Thomasville Estates prj CAN Dongle not detected will show in status bar if Grade diagnoses a connection problem Typically when using an external CAN Dongle Computer Problems If the computer will not start then the best solution is to use a volt meter to verify whether there is power or not If there is no power check the battery or the fuse panel since those are where the computer derives its power from If there is power examine the power connector to the computer If all seems well take the computer off the machine and return if to your office where you should have an 110vac to 12vdc power supply that wil
69. l power the computer If the computer battery is dead it will not start immediately If you must replace computers you will need to load the vdf file for that vehicle type to be sure the settings are correct Navigating You can move 10 to 15 feet for the software to compute a direction of travel 80 VERSION 3 2 USER MANUAL APPENDIX A FLARDWARE MONITORS FOR INSTALL DIAGNOSTICS Serial Port Monitor Portmon is a serial port monitor program Start Portmon before starting the application to see the interaction of the program and the serial port You will be able to see when the port is opened and closed what settings are used and the actual data that is passed back and forth The output can be saved to a log file for later analysis There are several useful options that can be read about in the help file but the main thing to know when getting started is to select the ports to be monitored by selecting Ports in the Capture menu Can232 Monitor The Can232 program in the Can232 folder is a utility to detect the presence and status of the Can232 adapter Start CAN232 and set the baud rate to 57600 and the bit rate to 20 Kbs Press 4 to connect If the CAN232 adapter is not connected or does not have power you will get status 109 Cannot open CAN You can check connections and retry again by pressing 4 again If the CAN232 adapter is working but it does not see any devices you will see the Can232 status information appear in the upp
70. layed e Line Color This is the line color of the surface to be shown in the side and back views e Line Style This is the line style of the surface that is to be shown in the side and back views e Fill Color This is the fill color of the surface to be shown in the side and back views e Fill Style This is the fill style of surface to be shown in the side and back views e Show in Views This lets the user decide what to show in the plan view Turning the surface off means that the surface will not be drawn and therefore you will not have corresponding cut fill Coordinate File This optional file is used when coordinates are stored by Auto Store at Interval Store Point and point storage options The active coordinate file is also useful when recalling points for localization If they are already entered into the coordinate file there is less likelihood of a typographic error versus loading a localization file from SurvCE or other survey software These files loc and dat cannot be created in the field and must be pre loaded into the field computer WWW ECAARLSONMACEHINECONTROL COM 21 CARLSON GRADE Guideline Centerline File Sometimes referred to as the horizontal alignment this file produces station and offset reporting when loaded Whenever the equipment is perpendicular or radial on curves to the centerline the station and offset will appear on the screen as a display option This is a useful reference fo
71. lectronic documentation henceforth this software Exercising your right to use this software binds you to the terms of this EULA If you do not agree to the terms contained herein do not use this software SOFTWARE LICENSE This software is protected by United States copyright laws and international copyright treaties as well as applicable intellectual property laws and treaties This software is licensed not sold GRANT OF LICENSE This EULA grants you the following rights e You may install and use one copy of this software or any prior version for the same operating system on a single computer The primary user of the computer on which this software is installed may make a second copy for his or her exclusive use e Additionally you may store one copy of this software on a storage device such as a network server used only to install or run this software on other computer over an internal network However you must acquire and dedicate a license for each separate computer on which this software is installed or run from the storage device A single license for this software may not be shared or used concurrently on more than one computer unless a license manager has been purchased from Carlson Software OTHER RIGHTS AND LIMITATIONS e You may not reverse engineer decompile or disassemble this software except and only to the extent that such activity is expressly permitted by applicable law notwithstanding this limitation e
72. lue of the equipment position For the Bucketwheel the information is given for the Center of Rotation Axle Center and Wheel Bottom Ground Speed This is simply how fast you are traveling Heading This is the vehicles direction of travel in degrees Update Rate This is the time taken to update the GPS position The lower the number the more responsive the cut fill calculation will be e Status Stopped or Moving NOTES WWW ECAARLSONMACEHINECONTROL COM 35 CARLSON GRADE If you select the Sensor Tab you will be able to see the raw sensor values as well as the mapped calibrated values You can also re calibrate the selected sensors from this screen see Chapter 6 for sensor calibration procedure HA O GPS Simulation JE Bucketwheel o Sensors Raw Values Mapped Values 0160 Cross Slope 0 02 Body Cross Slope 0 09 0160 Long Slope 0 09 Body Long Slope 0 0 0161 Long Slope 15 0 Boom Long Slope 15 0 0162 Rake 0 09 Boom Rake 0 08 jh kad qu MOS Project Calibrate Reverse Button This button is useful if you do not have a reverse sensor and are using the auto detect reverse feature When you first start the software it assumes that the first motion of the machine is forward If the operator goes in reverse the software can incorrectly determine that machine is moving forward This button corrects that problem This button is unnecessary when using a dual antenna system or a reverse sensor 36 VERSIO
73. lyline list of points from the loaded coordinate file Enter Coordinates This allows the operator to enter the coordinates of Follow 3D Polyline This will allow the operator to select a polyline from the screen to use for horizontal and vertical alignment two points By Point Number This will allow the operator to enter the point number of two points from the loaded coordinate file Points from List This will show a If you select Read GPS you will be asked to drive to the start point This will be the first point that is used to calculate the slope Read position information from the SIM GPS Move to your STARTING point then press OK when the SIM GPS reaches the desired quality Quality FIXED Northing 11630 35 Easting 8056 11 Elevation 1035 63 WWW ECAARLSONMACEHINECONTROL COM 29 CARLSON GRADE Press OK and start driving towards the second point As you drive you will see this window below Read position information from the SIM GPS Move to your SECOND point then press OK when the SIM GPS reaches the desired Quality FIXED Azimuth 65 3 Northing 11811 64 Distance 434 40 Easting 8450 88 Elevation Difference 19 25 Elevation 1054 88 Forward Slope 4 4 When you have reached the second point simply Numeric Entry Dialog press OK again The following items will be Enter Forward Slope Percent asked e e Forward Slope Percent The forward slope of the design sur
74. next day Note The Check button will return you to the main grade screen f GPS Other M Good E Poor WWW ECAARLSONMACEHINECONTROL COM 33 CARLSON GRADE Monitor bad The Monitor button allows the operator to check the status of GPS and other hardware see below Monitor e Carlson Grade Version 3 2 87 a GPS Simulation JE Bucketwheel O Sensors Raw Position Info Status Info Latitiude N42921 52 7818 Quality RTK Fixed Sim Longitude W071908 42 0126 HDOP 0 74 Elipsoidal 443 12 VDOP 1 02 Geoid 0 00 HRMS 0 09 Orthometric 443 12 VRMS 0 07 Visible SATS 11 RTK Delay Oms Used SATS 9 POS Delay 30ms UTC Date 2009 04 13 Local Position Info UTC Time 22 57 46 Northing 11534 01 Easting 8054 40 Elevation 1071 63 Am p Qual FIXED 3 Se A e ig e Tools Project Dig GPS Setup Return This screen shows a great amount of information here is a breakdown e LATITUDE LONGITUDE This is the latitude and longitude of the GPS antenna e ELLIPSOIDAL This elevation determines your position by assuming the earth is a perfect ellipsoid e GEOID Geoid is the difference of elevation between the ellipsoidal height and the orthometric height e ORTHOMETRIC This is your elevation relative to the imaginary surface referred to as the MSL Mean Sea Level VISIBLE SATS The number of satellites visible in the sky USED SATS This is the number of satellites us
75. o zoom in or zoom out depending on current zoom level and again to return to original zoom level y an This pans the plan view map without resizing This is accomplished by placing your finger cursor etc on the plan view map then dragging the map until you see what you are after Reset to the standard operating mode by double tapping on the touch screen Vertical Offsets Up down arrows for subgrades or grade offsets that are found on the right side of the main toolbar This feature will take the surface that is primary and vertically offset it in the direction of your choosing There are options to control the increment value and if it is locked out to the operator The vertical offsets controls must be set in the toolbar options under F8 button to be viewed on the main screen 9 Thomasville Estates prj the status bar include GPS status radio strength Project name equipment control indicators centerline values if in use Station Offsets and vertical offset values if one is set Discussed further in the troubleshooting section of chapter 8 Tools Menu The tools button is where all the basic settings are located When pressing this button the following dialog is displayed Tools and Options e Ko Advanced Tools ZA Cut Fill Options ZA File Utilities LEM x Display Options Leg Pick Setup Guideline A 2 Stakeout e Store Points 4 Bench to Known Elevation games WA Guideline Off
76. on Grade and Grade Supervisor is provided by Carlson Software Inc Corporate Headquarters Maysville KY USA Tel 606 564 5028 Fax 606 564 6422 Customer Service Technical Support Repair Email support carlsonsw com Customer Support CPMCSupport carlsonsw com To Report Service Issue CPMCservice carlsonsw com To Report a Bug CPMCbugs carlsonsw com To communicate an enhancement for product idea CPMCidea carlsonsw com To Request Information about Carlson Positioning amp Machine Control Products CPMCinfo carlsonsw com If you need assistance with your Carlson Software products please call by telephone or send an e mail to the address above Support hours are Monday through Friday 7 00 A M to 7 00 P M EST GMT 5 hours Carlson www CARLSONMACHINECONTROL com WWW ECAARLSONMACEHINECONTROL COM CARLSON GRADE End User License Agreement Copyright 2004 2009 Carlson Software All Rights Reserved CAUTION READ THIS NOTICE CAREFULLY BEFORE USING SOFTWARE Use of this software indicates acceptance of the terms and conditions of the Software License Agreement Carlson Grade End User License Agreement This End User License Agreement henceforth EULA is a legal agreement between you the individual or single entity henceforth you and Carlson Software Inc henceforth Carlson Software for the software accompanying this EULA and may or may not include printed materials associated media and e
77. or Grader Scraper Bucketwheel Haul Truck Loader Pickup Truck Man Rover ATV Configure Vehicle Vehicle Type Antenna Offsets Body Dimensions Wheel Dimensions Equipment Lightbar Heading Rover Configure Base s Localization Editor gi Localization Options gt 7 System Options only The settings in the Advanced Tools menu are for trained installers and managers Each of the following sections describes the functionality available in the Configure Vehicle Compactor Dozer Dragline Vertical Drill Crawler Drill Lo Drill Excavator Grader Scraper Bucketwheel Haul Truck Loader VERSION 3 2 Antenna Offsets Mounted on is none or Body select the appropriate location of the GPS antenna Right is right of center of Mounted On selection as the operator would see it ex Horizontal distance measured from center of Body to GPS Antenna NOTE Left of center is negative USER MANUAL Configure Vehicle Vehicle Type Body Dimensions Wheel Dimensions Equipment Lightbar Heading Primary Antennna jene oe t un Mounted On Body kd p x Right 0 00 lY Forward 0 00 Z Height 36 00 Secondary Antenna n Mounted On None l gt Right 0 00 lY Forward 0 00 Z Height 0 00 Height is the height from the antenna phase center to the ground Measure with a tape measure in 10 of feet You may need
78. orrect projection has been selected Localization Editor The Localization Editor allows you to create a new localization file Add and or delete localization points and turn ON OFF Vertical and or Horizontal component control Create New Localization File Press the Add button and select whether the local coordinates will be typed in or if the point is in the current coordinate file After entering the coordinates or point number you will be prompted for whether o tel coordinates you want to enter the ASE Etat Hi BASE 1 N 0 31 4998 99 1648 06 1018 02 lat long height or read it from the GPS If you select Read from GPS you will see a window that shows the current status of the GPS Make sure the GPS antenna is plumb and in the correct position over the point and press the Read button to start averaging the positions When finished the results are shown for acceptance The positions are shown in the coordinates of the current projection Local State Plane or UTM The items of importance on this screen are the Standard Deviation Std values toward the end of each average position line These numbers indicate errors of the position so you want to make sure each number is close to zero After pressing OK you will see the new point in the alignment window You should collect at least three or four known points in this manner After shooting in your localization points check the Vertical VRes and Horizontal HRes Resolution
79. ou require further information on this screen please refer to Chapter 5 Operator Interface under New Project The first button in Localization Options shows the State Plane or UTM zone for your area If it is not correct select the button to change the projection 68 VERSION 3 2 USER MANUAL Discussion of Localization Techniques If you do a base localization by entering latitude and longitude or known coordinates on the designated coordinate system you do not need to add localization points A base localization would put you on grid north and grid scale and would work for any new job where you are not trying to match existing coordinates However any time you are working on a project that has existing coordinates you will most likely need to re localize Even if that existing job is supposedly on State Plane UTM or another known coordinate system the project coordinates often fail to match the grid scale and grid north exactly requiring a re localization While localizing it is advisable to use at least 3 points for horizontal control and 4 points for vertical control in order to get a measure of residuals The program will best fit a plane through all activated control points A residual is a measure of error pertaining to the best fit plane For example if you are seeing high numbers numbers greater than one in your residuals then the localization is not very accurate and it may indicate the known points need to be setup differ
80. ows you to pick the point to stakeout from a list Localization Point e e S AT e Localization Point Brings up the loaded Localization point file list to pick a point from e Coordinate Enter a coordinate point manually e Pick From Screen Allows you to pick point from screen to stakeout NOTE Localization points will be displayed with a different symbol Every option you choose will put a bulls eye on the point of interest The bulls eye will begin to spin when your vehicle type or rover pole is within the set distance tolerance under Stakeout Options ER Coordinate Pick From Screen Load Coordinate File Load the desired Coordinate File such as a gpt or crd by pressing the Coordinate File tab followed by the file you wish to load and press OK Text File to gpt You can convert a text txt file to a gpt Grade Point file by following the procedure below e Press the Coordinate File button e Highlight the text txt file you wish to load and press OK e Pick the method of conversion you wish to use in the ASCII Import Wizard ASCII Import Wizard ASCII Import Wizard GPT File test points gpt GPT File test points gpt File Format Pt N E Z Desc File Format Pt X Y Z Desc e Press OK and your text txt file will be converted to a gpt file and loaded into Grade Supervisor WWW ECAARLSONMACEHINECONTROL COM 45 CARLSON GRADE Sample of the Stakeout Screen Brg 9 3 A are
81. prompted 26 VERSION 3 2 USER MANUAL Change Project Click this option to see a list of other project files On the project file dialog click More to continue through the pre stored list of project files to select the desired project If the newly loaded project file does not display correctly it may have been Gel smalliob pr incorrectly saved e g wrong DEMO PRJ Z Thomasville Estates e 7 60 localization file wrong GPS Fairfield pr Z Thomasville Estates prj projection or an outdated Landfil pr project file largejob prj mine PRJ Paradigm Drill prj Rushmore Civic Parking SD prj Shady Grove prj Edit Project ge Je This allows you to step through and choose Plan View eurface and Localization files and also set up parameters such as state plane 83 units tolerances offsets etc Very similar steps to setting up a New Project Edit Project can add files make adjustments and save to the existing project file Ti Edit Project Add Replace Files Manually Select files This brings up a list of files This is the easiest and safest way to change your project settings if you only want to change a single file lf tf a project is set then the user will be prompted to s sa EE Save to Project File when exiting the screen after changes Answering yes will save the changes to gt Existing Surface the project while answering no will save your changes but set the project
82. quire satellites Rover GPS Receiver Radio Does Not Light Up Check the base station to be sure it is transmitting Check the channel and protocol you are transmitting Check the receiver to be sure you are looking for the same channel and frequency If you experience a problem at a great distance try raising the correction radio antenna at the base Computer Does Not Power On KEE Computer ONLY If you press the button on the rear of the PC to power look at the lights in the lower right If the left light is green and the right is red you only need wait approximately 20 to 30 minutes with power on to charge the internal capacitor If the left light is red then you have no power to the PC and need to check for ignition power battery power and that the master ground is on VERSI N z a USER MANUAL GPS Localization Error If you have errors of tens or hundreds of meters feet then it is likely that a mistake in entering the coordinates has occurred Also check to see that you are using the correct units US feet international feet or meters Check for the correct state plane coordinate system Out of Design Check that you are using the correct design surface Check machine coordinates to see if you are within a reasonable range of known coordinates Check the setup of base station for an incorrect base location NOTES WWW ECAARLSONMACEHINECONTROL COM 77 CARLSON GRADE Maintenance and troubleshooting Daily Care
83. r operators on highway projects for example This file can be created in Carlson office products such as Carlson Survey Carlson Roads SurvCadd Takeoff etc or a file can be named when an alignment guideline is selected directly from the screen and can then be loaded into Carlson Grade Some File Types Plan View In3 a plan view file with file extension In3 dwg a plan view file with file extension dwg dxf a plan view file with file extension dxf Din a plan view file with file extension pln Design Files tn3 a design file with file extension tn3 dwg 3d faces a design file with file extension dwg dxf 3d faces a design file with file extension dxf grd a design file with file extension grd tin a design file with file extension tin flt a design file with file extension flt dtm a design file with file extension dtm Dir a design file with file extension ntr gpt a design file with file extension gpt Existing files grd an existing file with file extension grd Centerline files cl a centerline file with file extension cl Localization loc localization file with file extension loc dat localization file with file extension dat gc3 localization file with file extension gc3 udp localization file with file extension udp xt localization file with file extension txt Coordinates crd coordinate file with file extension crd xt coordinate file with file extension txt
84. ress and hold the X20 logo for 5 seconds until the X20 Manager window is displayed Your X20 logo may look different The X20 Manager window can be displayed anytime once the Windows Operating has started and will displayed over the top of any programs running at the time X20 Manager Window The X20 Manager Window will allow the operator to X20 Logo 1 Adjust the screen brightness 2 Adjust the volume control of internal or external speakers 3 Check the status of the External Power supply 4 Check the status of the Internal Battery 5 Change the Auto Shutdown Delay and enable Auto shutdown 6 Check the status of KEE Logo and test the Audio volume 7 Allow the X20 console to be Shutdown from this window 8 Adjust Internal Battery trip point Voltage Slide Scale Screen Brightness 1 3 P if ee 11 A Adjust Screen Screen Brightness Adjust Audio Brightness a alume Power Battery Status 9 iu Regulator Voltage 128 POWER GOOR Slide Scale Internal Battery Status Backup Battery Voltage 13 EN Auto Shutdown Display Adjust Screen Brightness e Selecting the MAX button adjusts the screen brightness to the Maximum then 100 is displayed e Selecting the MIN button adjusts the screen brightness to the Minimum then 096 is displayed e Select the Slide Scale button using your finger or Pen Stylus slide the button backwards and forwards to adjust the screen brightness to your needs
85. rlson grade program INI Error Log carlson grade program LOG Login file carlson grade program LOG Vehicle Config Files data config VDF Event Log data logs TXT Software Installation Tips One tool that is recommended is a USB memory stick Load the installation file and the toolkit on it so you can easily use them on the Control Panel You can use the tools from the USB key without installing them on the Control Panel WWW ECAARLSONMACEHINECONTROL COM 17 CARLSON GRADE FILES AND FORMATS USED IN CARLSON GRADE Carlson Grade uses certain files to display graphics and determine cuts and fills In most cases files include the Plan View the Design Surface DTM and the Localization file loc DTM stands for digital terrain model Technically the Design Surface DTM is optional since operators can check Cut Fills to an entered flat elevation The various files are loaded into Carlson Grade on specific recommended directories on the Control Panel Files are loaded into these directories a couple of different ways Manually selecting files in Carlson Grade from memory sticks USB drives Thumb drives etc or using Windows Explorer to copy files Plan View DWG or PLN files and Localization files LOC files go in the My Documents Carlson Grade directory The design DTM files go in the My Documents Carlson Grade design directory The existing surface DTM files and all secondary DTM files go in the My Documents Carlson
86. roject Flat Pad WWW ECAARLSONMACEHINECONTROL COM 73 CARLSON GRADE Dozer Applications in Mining and Landfills For nearly all mining installs the GPS antenna is mounted on the cab The antenna height and vehicle height components as discussed above in the Indicate section will be entered The antenna height was from antenna on top of cab to top of blade and the vehicle height was from antenna on top of cab to bottom of tracks This leads to cut fill computation to the track position which provides sufficient accuracy needed for mining In fact most mines do not install tilt sensors keeping costs to a minimum Mines unlike construction operations make significant use of the logging features of Carlson Grade This enables monitoring and recording productivity By providing cut fill to the track the cab mounted antenna approach provides both accurate cut fill and accurate logging data all sufficient for mine applications Adding tilt sensors increases accuracy of logging since an existing grid will be updated along the tilting planes indicated by the tilt sensors This helps compute accurate volume per hour production rates especially on steeply sloping terrain For detailed information on various screen components please see respectively noted sections such as Chapter 6 System Setup amp Configuration for more details on the Vehicle Settings menus The only items discussed here are vehicle and install specific settings Common it
87. sales staff License Info Licensed To Invalid UOA file Target Construction Tier UOA3 0 3 Indicate Only Last Used Monday February 09 2009 Expires Never o Support v OK Lu Product License v OK t oy Equipment GPS DGPS RTK with Base RTK with Network Robotic Total Station Axial Sensors E Connectivity Vendors Be Rovers A AE gt Options Hydraulics Side Shift __ Reverse Sensor WWW CARLSONMACHINGECON T ROL COM a Activate License A OK CARLSON GRADE Contact your Carlson Grade Dealer to get an UOA file License to activate the product You will need to be prepared to give the Serial Number found in the license screen shown to your right underneath To Activate Your License Once you have given this information to the Carlson dealer they will send you a UOA file which will need to be loaded into the PC via a USB thumb drive Press Load License from the previous screen and select the Drive that contains the Authorization Code UOA needed to license your product Next press OK and Grade will be activated The Product support options you have purchased will have the boxes checked after the UOA is loaded as shown To Activate Your License To get a new license or upgrade an existing one call 606 564 5028 Give your 20 digit serial number to your Carlson Software sales ag
88. t need to do these steps CH Exit or Shutdown Y OK 14 VERSION 3 2 Next press the Support button to continue Once you have selected the Support button you will see the available support options To register or check your available options select the Product License button You will now see the following Information Licensed To company name Target Construction Mining Landfill Last Used date Expires date software disables Enabled Product checklist all current equipment options etc you have purchased If you are in demo mode and are running a UOA file that will expire you need to select Activate License to proceed USER MANUAL Carlson Grade Version 3 1 26 Copyright 1997 2008 Carlson Software All rights reserved www carlsonsw com US Patents 46 191 732 and 46 655 465 Available Disk and Memory Space Total Disk Space 114 384 MBytes Free Disk Space 50 885 MBytes Available Memory 1 114 MBytes Support and Contact Information Technical Assistance and Support For urgent technical assistance contact Carlson Software at 606 564 5028 or for more detailed information send an e mail to the following addresses CPMCbugs carlsonsw com CPMCsupport carlsonsw com CPMCservice carlsonsw com CPMCidea carlsonsw com CPMCinfo carlsonsw com Report a program problem Ask a technical question Setup field service Make a product suggestion Contact our
89. t you have selected either a State Plane or UTM Projection to use Ensure that the correct GPS receiver type is in use and the correct vehicle type is entered Review Files Once you have verified that you have a localization file set verify that the file looks normal Open the file in a standard text editor like Notepad to see that it has the expected number of points and that it is not garbled looking corrupt data Verify Position GPS Antenna Location If your values seem to be off then check the antenna positions with a GPS backpack to verify that you have the positions of offsets entered correctly versus it being a localization problem When comparing the GPS values from the backpack to the vehicle rover look at the GPS position in the Carlson Grade Monitor screen Note There is the cut fill position reporting in addition to the raw GPS position GPS Radio and Signal Problems What to check cabling power level battery level bad antennae and being out of the line of sight Adding Serial Port Options e g Com5 Com6 If a port higher than four is used the receiver configuration file can be edited to show more port numbers The configuration files are in c carlson grade drivers and are named after the receiver model with a cfg extension Open a configuration file in notepad and search for the line that has 1 2 3 4 If adding port 5 change it to 1 2 3 4 5 If you somehow damage the configuration file just
90. tal dimming to suit all light conditions The Touch Screen display is a resistive touch screen Operating System The Operating System running on the X20 console is Microsoft Windows XP PRO SP2 Service Pack 2 This allows for full software compatibility Status LED s The Status LED s displays the status of the Internal Battery and External Power supply By displaying red orange or green colored LED s Left Status LED Indicates the status of the External Power supply Right Status LED Indicates the status of the Internal Battery WWW ECAARLSONMACEHINECONTROL COM 85 CARLSON GRADE Logo When the Logo is pressed for 5 seconds while the X20 console is running the X20 Manager window will be displayed Your X20 logo may be different This will allow the operator to 1 Adjust the screen brightness 2 Adjust the volume control of internal or external speakers 3 Check the status of the External Power supply 4 Check the status of the Internal Battery 5 Change the Auto Shutdown delay and Enable Auto Shutdown 6 Check the status of KEE Logo and test the Audio volume 7 Allow the X20 console to be Shutdown from this window X20 Console housing is made of exceptional impact strength and with high heat resistance The X20 console is splash proof The X20 Console uses a powerful yet low power consumption processor for fanless operation USB Ports On the left hand side of the X20 console there are 2 USB 2 0 por
91. tenna Settings Typically 1 this setting will only be changed if you are using twin or multiple GPS antennas Settinas AA g Receiver GPS Settings e Multipath type Receiver specific Quality po Multipath Type N A s TAL Radio e Ambiguity fixing etecrk Ambiguity Fixing 99 9 Sets the level to which you can get Operations pax Dynamics N A a fixed solution General Settings e Dynamics Receiver specific e Elevation Mask Update Rate 5Hz Sets the exclusion SS Elevation Mask 5 09 of the angle from the horizon to which you collect satellite information e Update Rate Sets time delay between position updates Ex 5 Hz will update GPS position 5 times per second 58 VERSION 3 2 USER MANUAL Qual Ity Configure Rover E e Best Quality OUS Hh High low and medium A Best Quality High e Horizontal Error oli Limits The horizontal Horizontal 1 00 Vertical 1 00 distance error E allowed before the PES quality is set to Horizontal 10 Vertical 10 low which prevents elevations from being displayed This error estimate is provided by the GPS receiver for every position sent e Vertical Error Limits The vertical distance error allowed before the quality is set to low which prevents elevations from being displayed This error estimate is provided by the GPS receiver for every position sent e Horizontal DOP Maxim
92. ter the desired Blade long slope and press OK e Enter the desired Blade cross slope and press OK An good way to ensure accuracy is to level the blade in both axis using a 4 level and set both long slope and cross slope to 0 0 After entering the Numeric Entry Dialog i Numeric Entry Dialog E desired long slope Cross Enter the desired Blade long slope Enter the desired Blade cross slope slope and pressing OK n9le in degrees angle in degrees Carlson Grade will take a 0 0 reading of the sensor and make calibrations Y dear e Backspace accordingly The screen below shows the status of the sensors while being calibrated CAUTION Do not move the equipment while averaging is in progress Status of Carlson Grade Starting the sensor calibration After calibration is complete the angle will be set to the following values If you are running a Carlson Grade Indicate Long Slope 0 0 System the Vehicle Cross Slope 0 0 Configuration Is Averaging the sensors Please wait complete Note If you are running Automatics on the machine continue to the following pages for additional hydraulic tuning instructions a E WWW ECAARLSONMACEHINECONTROL COM 55 CARLSON GRADE Sensor Filter Settings These settings are for Dampening Sensor Values Filters also give you the ability to set limits to sensor travel e Dampen Slope By The higher the percentage the more stable the slop
93. the roof of the cab GPS Antenna Measurements In both cases you measure and enter the antenna height to the cutting edge of the blade In the case of a roof mounted GPS the antenna height is measured from the vehicle roof to the tracks These separate measurements allow for calculating elevation and reporting cut fill at both the base of blade and base of tracks respectively Consequently it is very important to calculate and enter accurate measurements in Vehicle Settings Vehicle Settings For detailed information on this see Chapter 6 System Setup and Configuration The only items discussed here are vehicle and install specific settings Select Tools from the main grading screen followed by Advanced Tools Once you have chosen the appropriate vehicle type select Vehicle Settings for the following screen Body Dimensions For entry of the measured vehicle dimensions which vary by type Length Dozer From the blade to the rear of the machine including tracks Grader From the front of grader to the rearmost part of grader Scraper Center of the front wheel to center of the back wheel Drag Scraper Center of the front wheel to center of the back wheel Compactor From the blade of the to the rearmost part of the compactor Truck From the front bumper to the rearmost part of truck Drill From the front of the drill to the drill bit Width e All Machines The outermost dimensions of the vehicle from side to side Height
94. ting the original design grade This offset is referred to as a vertical offset and can be held constant under the Advanced Project Options area An Existing Surface will be shown as a dashed line and keep track of the current surface This needs to be set to a small grid size e g 2 feet to update properly and can also be set to only change for cut and not for cut fill The latter is most commonly used on active dumping sites Dozer and Motor Grader Hydraulic Control Control This mode of operation assumes that blade control is active Hydraulic controls are supported for automatic blade control For hydraulic control all positions on the blade are absolutely critical so an elaborate process of configuration and entering dimensions for the mast position and Carlson Grade Version 3 1 30 E zzi x for the hydraulic devices must Vehicle N 291886 19 4 EL be followed The steps are Vehicl E 525796 35 Lad described above in Chapter 6 Actual 305 23 pun Design 305 28 ay System Setup and af Configuration under Equipment JEN Agius 0 9 Options Tune Hydraulics See pL oe Zen SC the above example for other MES general configuration information The Main Grading screen for a motor grader is shown to the right Note that a motor grader can be run in indicate non automatic mode but is ideally suited for automatics given its stable design with a central blade position between front and back wheels P
95. tions can optionally be tied into the vehicle power system to facilitate automatic power up and power down of Carlson Grade with the vehicle WWW ECAARLSONMACEHINECONTROL COM 23 CARLSON GRADE When Carlson Grade starts up if Operator Login was specified during the install you would obtain a log in screen before going to the Main Screen You must enter an Employee ID to continue and press OK An added benefit of the operator login is that the operator specific settings are saved For example if Jonn Doe usually works night shift he may have set his color scheme to cut down on brightness This would prevent John Doe from needing to change from daytime to nighttime settings all the time The procedure to exit is Tools Exit or Shutdown button This brings up the following screen Shutdown will turn the computer off Exit will exit to Shutdown Carlson Grade Do you wish to logoff exit Carlson Grade or Windows If you logged in the Logoff option lets another operator select his name while the program is running Operator names are used for productivity analysis and general reporting shutdown the system Project Menu Selecting Projects and Job Files The Project button Project leads to the following dialog window Project Setup l l l Current Project largejob prj The current active project is Active Design largejob dwg displayed A project is nothing but a collection of plan view d
96. ts These may be used to connect USB devices such as USB Thumbdrives USB Mouse USB Keyboard or USB Printers a Console Housing USB Ports Ts 86 VERSION 3 2 USER MANUAL The X20 Console has a number of Ports on the back available for connection to different equipment Adjustable ball type RAM Mount Heat Sink Fins to remove heat from the console 3 Pin Bayonet Style Power Internal speaker Connector m ats for Audio Biet av TG 3 Commands and Alarms Power Button Reset Switch External Ports Power Button The Power Button has to be pressed for 3 seconds to start the X20 console up The X20 will not start unless there is a satisfactory External power supply and the Internal Battery has sufficient charge Reset Button The Reset button allows the X20 to be reset in the event the X20 console could not be Shutdown normally This should be avoided as no data is saved and Windows DOES NOT do an orderly shutdown when a Reset is performed Power Connector The Bayonet Power Connector is where the X20 Power Loom connects to the X20 console providing 10 8 18 0 volt supply RAMO Mount The RAMO Mount provides an adjustable ball type which allows for optimum positioning Heat Sink Fins The External Fins exchange the heat from inside the console to the outside environment therefore keeping the console within operating temperature without the use of fans Internal Speaker The X20 console h
97. uction surface versus sub grades eliminates the hydraulic control display areas adds the option of coal or ore quality maximizes screen real estate for plan section and profile views and generally simplifies the user interface The construction configuration includes hydraulic blade control and on off status up down arrows for grade adjustment and more screen space devoted to text outputs of pitch roll and blade elevation If tilt sensors are used even indicate only grading no hydraulics Carlson Grade shows forward slope and blade or track cross slope You can even apply tilt sensors to slope boards for precise grading of steep embankments The landfill configuration has options for coloring the screen by number of passes or determining compaction accomplished with each pass The operator can set what small threshold of drop represents refusal and indicates full compaction For all applications and particularly useful for mining a fleet option can be activated for operator log in field check and reporting OPERATING SYSTEMS Carlson Grade was designed from the ground up to be structured for portability and easy expandability The intensely organized code structure builds in product stability and enables enhancements without major re writes or code overhaul It is truly a product for the future Carlson Grade will currently run on Windows 2000 XP XP Embedded or Vista and in the future Linux 8 VERSI N z a USER MANUA
98. uld read RTK Fixed if all is OK If it says RTK Float then it should fix in a few minutes if not try to shut the system down and restart If it says RTK Autonomous then the correction radio is not working and you should check to see if you still have a correction radio antenna and verify that the base is working If the GPS will not go into a fixed solution after restarting the system then your local dealer will need to look at the GPS receiver Most receivers have indicator lights to tell you that it is receiving GPS signal from the satellites and that it is receiving radio corrections This will tell your dealer if the problem is between the antenna and the receiver or between the receiver and the computer If the lights on the receiver do not light up then you have a power issue If you have power but have no GPS you will need to change the GPS antenna with one from your stock If this does not fix the problem you need to put the original antenna on a troubleshooting cable it is a good idea to have a spare cable with a TNC connector on one end and a type N connector on the other approx 10 to 15 feet in length to hook to the receiver to the existing antenna to see if the receiver is working If the troubleshooting cable works then your cable is bad or the ends are loose If the cable is solid core please replace it If it is twisted core try new ends If you have no signal from the correction radio then you need to verify that it is stil
99. um Horizontal Dilution of Precision before the quality is set to low A typical value is 2 for high accuracy work e Vertical DOP Maximum Vertical Dilution of Precision before the quality is set to low A typical value is 3 for high accuracy work Radio Configure Rover LL e RTK message Receiver lads S type CMR q RTK Message Type CMR CMR RTCM RTCA Proprietary e Radio Type Operations qq Radio Type Internal Radio Type of radio 89 Radio Port B Radio Baud 38400 e Radio Port Internal or External Port selection from the receiver that is used for the correction radio found in GPS Radio equipment manual e Radio Baud Data flow kilobytes per second of communication from the radio found in the GPS Radio equipment manual Network e Network Type TCP IP NTRIP etc e Host Network Host e Port Port on the computer which the network cable is in e Username Username Login on Network e Password Password Login on Network Configure Rover Receiver Network Settings Settings a Quality e Network Type None Radio E Host N A z Port N A Si E A Password N A ET Username N A WWW ECAARLSONMACEHINECONTROL COM 59 CARLSON GRADE Operations e Reset Driver Depending on the receiver type this will either reset the receiver to the Configure Rover E Receiver Ze Settings 5 aat Bier li GC ennen Network factory
100. unting position If mounting on the blade make sure to place the sensor in a protected location either horizontally or vertically For detailed information on how to configure and calibrate the sensors please refer to Chapter 6 System Setup and Configuration under Equipment Configuring and Calibrating Sensors The MOBA dual axis tilt sensors have two valid facings per mount position for a dozer indicate type of install The valid mounting options are Placement Facing Direction arrow pointing on face of sensor TOP UP FRONT amp RIGHT BOTTOM DOWN FRONT amp RIGHT RIGHT RIGHT FRONT amp TOP LEFT LEFT FRONT amp TOP FRONT FORWARD TOP amp RIGHT BACK BACKWARD TOP amp RIGHT 72 VERSI N z a USER MANUAL Carlson Grade Version 3 1 30 The Main Grading screen is shown to the side where the Wecegrssne To P design surface is colored Actual 305 64 maroon in the section view The Design 30585 A mmm ability to lower the design Actual 0 0 surface with the up down arrow Target 1 97 keys is popular for construction f Grade 0 0 applications where operators SS can lower the design grade by 2 ANS AU feet or 0 5 meters for example E ES haz 3 to obtain a desired and parallel K gt sub grade In that case the maroon surface will begin lowering on the screen with WWV Large Job each press of the down arrow key A grey line will remain on Te pee eaeeae the screen represen
101. utdown is selected a tick in the box This allows the X20 console to perform an ATX shutdown when the Regulator Voltage External Supply voltage drops below 10 6 Volts the X20 Manager Window will be displayed when the Regulator Voltage falls below 10 6 Volts The time displayed in seconds by default 10 seconds determines how long the X20 Manager will wait before the X20 console starts an ATX shutdown The Regulator Voltage External Supply voltage has to stay below the 10 6 Volt threshold for the time delay period default of 10seconds before the ATX shutdown is started If the voltage is restored above the 10 6 Volt threshold then the Auto Shutdown is stopped The Delay can be set between 1 and 10 seconds the Delay can be set using the up and down arrows A value higher than 10 seconds will be overridden by the firmware which will automatically start the ATX shutdown at 10 seconds The Voltage for Regulator Voltage is set at 10 6 Volts and should not be changed unless instructed by a KEE Representative The Voltage can be set using the up and down arrows 92 VERSI N z a USER MANUAL Procedure of Auto Shutdown When the Regulator Battery voltage drops below 10 6 Volts 1 2 3 The Status LED for External Supply front of X20 console will turn RED The X20 Manager window will be displayed No matter what programs are running The Regulator Voltage displayed will be below

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