Leica TPS1200+ Series User manual

Leica TPS1200+
System
Field Manual
Version 6.0
English

2TPS1200+ Introduction
Introduction
Purchase Congratulations on the purchase of a TPS1200+ series instrument.
)To use the product in a permitted manner, please refer to the detailed safety direc-
tions in the User Manual.
Product
identification
The type and the serial number of your product are indicated on the type plate.
Enter the type and serial number in your manual and always refer to this information
when you need to contact your agency or Leica Geosystems authorized service
workshop.
Symbols The symbols used in this manual have the following meanings:
Trademarks • CompactFlash and CF are trademarks of SanDisk Corporation
• Bluetooth is a registered trademark of Bluetooth SIG, Inc
All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Available
documentation
Refer to the following resources for all TPS1200+ documentation and software
• the SmartWorx DVD
• http://www.leica-geosystems.com/downloads
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Type Description
)Important paragraphs which must be adhered to in practice as
they enable the product to be used in a technically correct and
efficient manner.

Table of Contents TPS1200+ 3
Table of Contents
In this manual Chapter Page
1 User Interface 7
1.1 Keyboard 7
1.2 Screen 8
1.3 Operating Principles 9
1.4 Icons 10
1.5 Symbols 17
2 Configurable Keys 19
2.1 Hot Keys 19
2.2 USER Key 20
3 Quick Settings - SHIFT USER 21
4 Instrument Setup 23
4.1 Instrument Setup 23
4.2 Levelling Up with the Electronic Level 25
4.3 SmartStation Setup 26
4.4 Instrument Setup for Remote Control 28
5 Setup, Measure and Record 29
6 Manage... - Getting Started 31
7 Manage...\Jobs 35
7.1 Overview 35
7.2 Creating a New Job/Editing a Job 36
8 Manage...\Data 39
8.1 Overview 39
8.2 Point Management 40
8.2.1 Creating a New Point/Editing a Point 40
8.2.2 Mean Page 44
8.3 Line/Area Management 47
8.3.1 Overview 47
8.3.2 Creating a New Line/Area/Editing a Line/Area 48
8.4 Point Sorting and Filters 51
8.4.1 Sorting and Filters for Points, Lines and Areas 51
8.4.2 Point, Line and Area Code Filter 53
9 Manage...\Codelists 55
9.1 Creating a New Codelist/Editing a Codelist 55
9.2 Creating a New Code/Editing a Code 56
10 Linework 59
10.1 Performing Linework 59
10.2 Combining Linework and Coding 62

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11 Manage...\Coordinate Systems 65
11.1 Overview 65
11.2 Creating a New Coordinate System/Editing a Coordinate System 66
11.3 Transformations/Ellipsoids/Projections 68
11.3.1 Accessing Transformation/Ellipsoid/Projection Management 68
11.3.2 Creating/Editing a Transformation/Ellipsoid/Projection 69
11.4 Geoid/CSCS Models 71
12 Manage...\Configuration Sets 73
12.1 Overview 73
12.2 Creating a New Configuration Set 74
12.3 Editing a Configuration Set 75
13 Manage...\Reflectors 77
13.1 Overview 77
13.2 Creating a New Reflector/Editing a Reflector 78
14 Convert...\Export Data from Job 79
14.1 Overview 79
14.2 Exporting ASCII Data 80
14.3 Exporting DXF Data 82
14.4 Exporting LandXML Data 83
15 Convert...\Import Data to Job 85
15.1 Overview 85
15.2 Importing ASCII/GSI Data 86
15.3 Importing DXF Data 88
16 Convert...\Copy Points Between Jobs 89
17 Config...\Survey Settings... 91
17.1 ID Templates 91
17.1.1 Overview 91
17.1.2 Creating a New ID Template/Editing an ID Template 92
17.2 Display Settings 93
17.3 Coding & Linework Settings 95
17.4 Offsets 97
18 Config...\Instrument Settings... 99
18.1 EDM & ATR Settings 99
18.2 Search Windows 103
18.3 Automatic Prism Search 105
18.4 TPS Corrections 106
18.5 Compensator 109
18.6 Instrument ID 110
18.7 Telescope Accessories 111
19 Config...\General Settings... 113
19.1 Wizard Mode 113
19.2 Hot Keys & User Menu 114
19.3 Units & Formats 116
19.4 Language 119
19.5 Lights, Display, Beeps, Text 120
19.6 Start Up & Power Down 122

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20 Interfaces, Ports, Devices 125
20.1 Interfaces 125
20.1.1 Overview of Interfaces 125
20.1.2 Configuring an Interface 126
20.2 Ports 127
20.3 Devices 128
20.3.1 Overview of Devices 128
20.3.2 Configuring a Device 129
20.3.3 Controlling a Device 130
20.3.4 Creating a New Device/Editing a Device 131
21 Config...\Interfaces... - Editing the Interface 133
21.1 GSI Output 133
21.2 GeoCOM Mode 134
21.3 RCS Mode 135
21.4 Export Job 136
21.5 GPS RTK 137
21.6 Internet 138
22 Config...\Interfaces... - Controlling the Device 139
22.1 Digital Cellular Phones 139
22.2 Modems 142
22.3 Radios for GPS Real-Time 143
22.4 Radios for Remote Control 144
22.5 RS232 145
22.6 GPRS / Internet Devices 146
22.7 Internet 147
22.8 Creating a New Station to Dial/Editing a Station to Dial 149
22.9 Creating a New Server to Connect/Editing a Server to Connect 151
23 Config...\SmartStation... 153
23.1 Real-Time Mode 153
23.2 Point Occupation Settings 157
23.3 Satellite Settings 160
23.4 Local Time Zone 162
23.5 Quality Control Settings 163
23.6 Logging of Raw Obs 164
24 Tools... 165
24.1 Format Memory Device 165
24.2 Transfer Objects... 166
24.3 Upload System Files... 167
24.4 Calculator and File Viewer 169
24.5 Licence Keys 170
24.6 Field to Office 171

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25 STATUS 173
25.1 STATUS: Station Information 173
25.2 STATUS: Battery & Memory 174
25.3 STATUS: System Information 175
25.4 STATUS: Interfaces... 177
25.5 STATUS: Bluetooth 178
25.6 STATUS: Level & Laser Plummet 179
25.7 STATUS SmartStation... 180
25.7.1 Satellite Status 180
25.7.2 Real-Time Status 182
25.7.3 Current Position 187
25.7.4 Logging Status 189
25.7.5 SmartAntenna System Info 191
26 NTRIP via Internet 193
26.1 Overview 193
26.2 Configuring SmartStation for Using NTRIP Service 194
26.2.1 Configuring an Access to the Internet 194
26.2.2 Configuring to Connect to a Server 196
26.2.3 Using the NTRIP Service with SmartStation 198
27 Menu Tree 201
Index 203

User Interface TPS1200+ 7
1 User Interface
1.1 Keyboard
Keys
Key combinations
Key Description
Hot keys F7-F12 • User definable keys to execute commands or access
chosen screens.
• Refer to "2 Configurable Keys" for further details.
•
Alphanumeric keys • To type letters and numbers.
CE • Clears all entry at the beginning of user input.
• Clears the last character during user input.
ESC • Leaves the current menu or dialog without storing
changes made.
USER • Calls the user defined menu.
• Refer to "2 Configurable Keys" for further details.
PROG (ON) • If the instrument is off: to turn the instrument on.
• If the instrument is on: to access the Programs menu.
ENTER • Selects the highlighted line and leads to the next logical
dialog/menu.
• Starts the edit mode for edit fields.
• Opens a list box.
SHIFT • Changes between the first and the second level of func-
tion keys.
Arrow keys • Move the focus on the screen.
Function keys F1-F6 • Correspond to the six softkeys that appear on the bottom
of the screen when the screen is activated.
Keys Description
PROG plus USER Turns the instrument off, when in TPS1200+ Main Menu.
SHIFT F12 Calls STATUS Level & Laser Plummet.
SHIFT F11 Calls CONFIGURE Lights, Display, Beeps, Text.
SHIFT USER Calls QUICK SET Change Settings to.
Refer to "3 Quick Settings - SHIFT USER" for further details.
SHIFT Pages up.
SHIFT Pages down.

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1.2 Screen
Screen
Elements of the
screen
a) Time
b) Caption
c) Title
d) Screen area
e) Message line
f) Icons
g) ESC
h) CAPS
i) SHIFT icon
j) Quick coding icon
k) Softkeys
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Element Description
Time The current local time is shown.
Caption Shows location either in Main Menu, under PROG key or
USER key.
Title Name of the screen is shown.
Screen area The working area of the screen.
Message line Messages are shown for 10 s.
Icons Shows the current status information of the instrument. Refer
to "1.4 Icons". Can be used with touch screen.
ESC Canbeusedwith touch screen.Samefunctionality as the fixed
key ESC. The last operation will be undone.
CAPS The caps mode for upper case letters is active.The caps mode
is activated and deactivated by pressing UPPER (F5) or
LOWER (F5) in some screens.
SHIFT icon Shows the status of the SHIFT key; either first or second level
ofsoftkeysis selected. Can beusedwith touch screenand has
the same functionality as the fixed key SHIFT.
Quick coding icon Shows the quick coding configuration. Can be used with touch
screen to turn quick coding on and off.
Softkeys Commands can be executed using F1-F6 keys. The
commands assigned to the softkeys are screen dependent.
Can be used directly with touch screen.
Scroll bar Scrolls the screen area up and down.

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1.3 Operating Principles
Keyboard and
touch screen
The user interface is operated either by the keyboard or by the touch screen with
supplied stylus. The workflow is the same for keyboard and touch screen entry, the
only difference lies in the way information is selected and entered.
Operation by keyboard
Information is selected and entered using the keys. Refer to "1.1 Keyboard" for
further details of the keys on the keyboard and their function.
Operation by touch screen
Information is selected and entered on the screen using the supplied stylus.
Turn instrument on Press and hold PROG for 2 s.
Turn instrument off
step-by-step
Lock/Unlock
keyboard
Operation Description
To select an item Tap on the item.
To start the edit mode in input fields Tap on the input field.
To highlight an item or parts of it for
editing Drag the supplied stylus from the left to the right.
Toaccept data enteredinto an input field
and exit the edit mode Tap somewhere else on the screen outside of the input field.
Step Description
)The instrument can only be turned off in TPS1200+ Main Menu.
1. Press and hold both USER and PROG simultaneously.
2. Press YES (F6) to continue or NO (F4) to cancel.
Option Description
Lock To lock the keyboard press and hold SHIFT for 3 s. The message
’Keyboard locked’ is momentariliy displayed on the Message Line.
Unlock To unlock the keyboard press and hold SHIFT for 3 s. The message
’Keyboard unlocked’ is momentariliy displayed on the Message Line.

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1.4 Icons
Description The screen icons display the current status information of the instrument.
Allocation of icons TPS specific and common icons
GPS specific and common icons
ATR/LOCK/PS • The currently active ATR/LOCK/PS settings or prism searches are displayed.
•Touch screen: Tapping the icon leads to QUICK SET Change Settings to.
a) ATR/LOCK/PS
b) Reflector
c) EDM
d) Compensator/face I&II
e) RCS
f) Bluetooth
g) Line/area
h) CompactFlash card/internal memory
i) Battery
j) SHIFT
k) Quick coding
a) GNSS Position status
b) Number of visible satellites
c) Contributing satellites
d) Real-time device and real-time
status, Internet online status
e) Position mode
f) Bluetooth
g) Line/area
h) CompactFlash card/internal memory
i) Battery
j) SHIFT
k) Quick coding
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Icon Description
ATR active.
Low Visability mode is active.
Short Range mode is active.
LOCK active.
LOCK active.
Prism being followed.

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Reflector • The currently active reflector is displayed.
•Touch screen: Tapping the icon leads to MANAGE Reflectors.
EDM • The currently active EDM measurement settings are displayed.
•Touch screen: Tapping the icon leads to CONFIGURE EDM & ATR Settings.
LOCK active. Prism lost.
Instrument locks onto reflector if in field of view.
ATR Searching.
PowerSearch window.
PowerSearch active.
Prediction.
Icon Description
Icon Description
Leica Circ Prism.
Leica 360 ° Prism.
Leica Mini Prism.
Leica Mini 0.
Leica Mini 360 °.
Leica HDS Target.
Leica ReflTape.
Reflectorless.
User defined prism.

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Compensator
/face I&II
• Compensator off or face I&II icon is displayed.
•Touch screen: Tapping the icon leads to CONFIGURE Compensator.
Icon Description
EDM type: Reflector IR, possible modes are:
• STD - Standard.
• FAST - Fast.
• TRK - Tracking.
• AVG - Averaging.
• SYNC - SynchroTrack
•
Red laser is turned on.
EDM type: Reflectorless RL, possible modes are:
• STD - Standard.
• TRK - Tracking.
• AVG - Averaging.
EDM type: Long Range LO, possible modes are:
• STD - Standard.
• AVG - Averaging.
Auto points are being recorded by time.
Auto points are being recorded by distance or height.
Auto points are being recorded by stop & go.
Icon Description
Compensator is turned off.
Compensator is turned on, but is out of range.
Thecurrentfaceoftheinstrumentisshown, ifthecompensator
and the Hz-correction are turned on.

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RCS • RCS settings are displayed.
•Touch screen: Tapping the icon leads to CONFIGURE Interfaces.
Bluetooth • The status of the Bluetooth port and any Bluetooth connection is displayed.
•Touch screen: Tapping the icon leads to STATUS Bluetooth.
Line/area • The number of lines and areas currently open in the active job is displayed.
•Touch screen: Tapping the icon leads to MANAGE Data: Job Name.
CompactFlash
card/internal
memory
• The status of the CompactFlash card and internal memory are displayed.
• For the CompactFlash card, the capacity of used spaceis shown in seven levels.
• For the internal memory, the capacity of used memory is shown in nine levels.
•Touch screen: Tapping the icon leads to STATUS Battery & Memory.
Icon Description
The RCS is turned o n.
The RCS is turned on and is receiving messages.
Icon Description
The Instrument is Bluetooth capable.
(The instrument must have a Communication side cover)
The Bluetooth connection on Port3 is established and is ready
to be used.
The Bluetooth connection on Port 3 is established, active and
is communicating data.
Icon Description
The number of lines and areas which are currently open in the
active job is shown.
Icon Description
The CompactFlash card is inserted and can be removed.
The CompactFlash card is inserted and cannot be removed.
It is strongly recommended not to remove the CompactFlash
card to avoid loss of data.
The internal memory is the active memory device.
No icon The CompactFlash card is the active memory device. No
CompactFlash card is inserted.

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Battery • The status and source of the battery is displayed. If an external battery is
connected and an internal battery is inserted, then the internal battery is used.
•Touch screen: Tapping the icon leads to STATUS Battery & Memory.
SHIFT • The status of the SHIFT key is displayed.
•Touch screen: Tapping the icon shows additional softkeys.
Quick coding • The quick coding is displayed. Visible during Survey and other application
programs where it is possible to measure a point with quick codes.
•Touch screen: Tapping the icon turns the quick coding on or off.
Icon Description
A TPS internal battery is inserted and in use.
A TPS external battery is connected and in use.
RCS and internal TPS batteries are in use.
RCS and external TPS batteries are in use.
Icon Description
Additional softkeys are available in the currently visible screen.
The SHIFT key has been pressed.
Icon Description
Quick coding is turned on. Quick codes with one digit are used
from the active codelist.
Quick coding for quick codes with one digit is turned off.
Quickcodingisturnedon.Quick codeswithtwo digits are used
from the active codelist.
Quick coding for quick codes with two digits is turned off.
Quick coding is turned on. Quick codes with three digits are
used from the active codelist.
Quick coding for quick codes with three digits is turned off.

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GPS Position
status
• Displays the status of the current position.
•Touch screen: Tapping the icon leads to STATUS Position.
Number of visible
satellites
• Displays the number of theoretically visible satellites above the configured cut
off angle according to the current almanac.
•Touch screen: Tapping the icon leads to STATUS Satellites.
Contributing
satellites
• Displays the number of satellites that are contributing to the currently computed
position solution.
•Touch screen: Tapping the icon leads to STATUS Satellites.
.
Icon Description
No icon No position available
Autonomous solution available.
Code solution available.
Phase fixed solution available. The ticks indicate that an ambi-
guity check is being made.
Icon Description
The number of visible satellites.
Icon Description
When a position status icon is displayed, the number of satel-
lites currently used for the position computation are shown.
If no position is currently available but satellites are being
tracked then the L1 and L2 values (GPS only) or the G and R
values (GPS & GLONASS) show how many satellites are
being tracked.
)The number of contributing satellites can differ from
the number of visible satellites. This may be either
because satellites cannot be viewed or the
observations to these satellites are considered to be
too noisy to be used in the position solution.
)The number of contributing GLONASS satellites
could be zero if five or more GPS satellites are used
for the position computation. The processing algo-
rithm automatically selects the best possible set of
satellite combinations for the position computation.
A position computation with R = 0 is certainly within
the specified reliability.

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Real-time device
and
Real-time status
• Displays the real-time device configured to be used and its status.
•Touch screen: Tapping the icon leads to STATUS Real-Time Input.
• Real-time mode:Rover- An arrow pointingdown indicatesa roverconfiguration.
The arrow flashes when real-time messages are received.
Internet online
status
Position mode • Displays the current position mode depending on the configuration defined. As
soon as this icon becomes visible SmartStation is in a stage where practical
operation can commence.
•Touch screen: Tapping the icon leads to STATUS Logging.
Icon Description
Digital cellular phone connecting
Digital cellular phone receiving
Radio receiving
RS232 receiving
Bluetooth enabled device attached and receiving. A digital
cellular phone is shown as an example.
Icon Description
SmartStation is online in the Internet.
Icon Position mode Point occupation Raw data logging
Static Yes No
Static Yes Yes
Moving No No

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1.5 Symbols
Description The symbols provide information regarding settings.
Filter
Attributes
Limits
Largest residual
Staked out
Symbol Description Example
The filter symbol is shown on the Points, Lines,
Area or Map page if a point, line or area filter is
active.
Symbol Description Example
The attribute symbol is displayed in MANAGE
Codes to indicate codes that have attributes
attached.
Symbol Description Example
Indicates a defined limit has been exceeded. For
example, the exceeding of a residual limit in the
Determine Coordinate System application
program.
Symbol Description Example
This symbol is used to indicate the largest
residual in DET C SYS Step 4: Check Resid-
uals.
Symbol Description Example
This symbol is used in MANAGE Data: Job
Name to indicate points which have been staked
out.Thestakedoutflagcan bereset inMANAGE
Stakeout Filter.

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Configurable Keys TPS1200+ 19
2 Configurable Keys
2.1 Hot Keys
Description • Two levels of hot keys exist:
• The first level are the keys F7, F8, ..., F12
• The second level is the combination of SHIFT and F7, F8, ..., F12
Functionality • Hot keys provide a shortcut for quickly and directly carrying out functions or
starting application programs assigned to the keys. The assignment of functions
and application programs to hot keys is user configurable.
Access • The first level is accessed by pressing F7,F8, ..., F12 directly.
• The second level is accessed by pressing SHIFT first followed by F7,F8, ..., F12
• Hot keys can be pressed at any time. It is possible that a function or application
program assigned to a hot key cannot be executed in certain situations.
Defining hot keys • Refer to "19.2 Hot Keys & User Menu" for further details.

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2.2 USER Key
Description • The USER key opens the user defined menu.
Functionality • The user defined menu can be configured to contain the most used functions
and/or the most used application programs.
• Selecting an option inthe user defined menucarries outthe function or startsthe
application program assigned to the option.
Access •PressUSER to access TPS1200+ User Menu: configuration set.
• This menu cannot be accessed when a CONFIGURE screen is open.
Defining USER key • Refer to "19.2 Hot Keys & User Menu" for further details.
TPS1200+
User Menu:
configuration set
• This is an example of what a user defined menu can look like. The softkeys and
their order is fixed. The functions and application programs which are assigned
to the individual places in the user defined menu can differ depending on the
configuration.
• The user defined menu is stored with the currently active configuration set.
CONT (F1)
To execute the selected function.
CONF (F2)
To configure the user menu.
STAT (F3)
To access the Status Menu.