Leica GS15 User manual

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Leica Viva Quick Guide
Leica Viva: GS15 Base and Rover Set up
This guide will go through the necessary steps to
configure GS15’s to be used with Pacific Crest ADL
radios, as a reference and rover RTK set up, using one
CS10/CS15 and making use of the Rover and Base Worlds.
1. Configuring the Base Sensor for Pacific Crest PDL or
ADL Radios.
2. Starting the Base, recording Static Data at the Base
and Base Status messages.
3. Configuring the Rover Sensor.

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GS15 Base & Rover Setup
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▪Leica GS15 Base and Rover Setup – Configuring the Base
Sensor
Step Instruction Screenshots
1.1
Position the GS15 to be used
as the base sensor, and switch
it on. If you wish to use a
GEB171 battery, connect it to
P1 on the underside. Switch on
the CS15, and from the main
menu go to then
to the base menu
1.2
Press , then Base
Connections.
1.3
If you are connecting to the
Base GS15 using a cable, or
the Bluetooth pairing has
already been set up, then go
straight to Step 1.5.
If you are connecting to the
GS15 via Bluetooth for the
first time, then a Bluetooth
pairing will need to be set
up. Use the Connect to base
button.

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Step Instruction Screenshots
1.4
Make sure that Use Bluetooth
is ticked, and that no other
GS15s other than the
reference/base one is switched
on and press F4 Search.
A list of available Bluetooth
devices will be shown. You’ll
recognise the GS15 by the
name, which includes the
serial number, found on the
base of the GS15.
Select the GS15 and press OK.
The pairing will be carried
out automatically, and the
Bluetooth LEDs on the CS15 and
the GS15 will turn from green
to blue.
Press Finish to end the Wizard
1.5
From the Base Main Menu, use
the following buttons to
access the All Other
Connections Screen.
If using a blue PDL base
radio, go to step 1.6
If using the ADL radio slotted
into the GS15, go to step 1.9

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▪Leica GS15 Base and Rover Setup – Configuring for PacCrest
Blue PDL Radio
Step Instruction Screenshots
1.6
Make sure the blue PDL base
radio is connected to P2 on
the underside of the GS15.
Tick the Transmit RTK base
info box, select GS Port 2 for
Connect using, and RTK Data
Format to be Leica. Then press
F5 Device.
1.7 Go to the Radios tab, select
Pac Crest PDL from the list
and press OK twice to return
to the Base Connections page.
1.8
Press F4 Ctrl to select the
radio channel to use.
Alternatively, on the radio
itself, press the Channel
button until the desired
channel number is displayed.
Press OK until you are back at
the Base Menu.
Note: The channel numbers on the
blue PDL radio start at ‘0’, whereas
the channel numbers on the slot-in
Rover ADL radio start at ‘1’. Ensure
that the channel number selected on
the rover ADL radio is ONE
HIGHER than that selected on the
base PDL.

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▪Leica GS15 Base and Rover Setup – Configuring for PacCrest
ADL Base Radio
Step Instruction Screenshots
1.9
Tick the Transmit RTK base
info box, select GS Port 3 for
Connect using, and RTK Data
Format to be Leica. Then press
F5 Device.
1.10
Highlight the device Pac Crest
ADL in the Radios tab. Because
the reference and rover
configuration have to use
differently named devices, we
will create a copy of this
device to use for the
reference. Press F2 New.
1.11
Type a new name as shown,
press Store, then OK.
Press OK again.

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Step Instruction Screenshots
1.12
The following warning will
show, reminding you to have
the external radio antenna
attached to the GS15. This is
a push fit on the middle
connection on the underside of
the GS15. Press OK.
1.13 Now press F4 Cntrl. Note the
radio channel number. The
rover radio will need to be
set to the same channel number
later. Press OK.
1.14
Press OK until you are back at
the Base Menu.

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▪Leica GS15 Starting the Base, Recording Static Data & Base
Status Messages
Step Instruction Screenshots
2.1
To log static data while the
base is running, insert an SD
card into the slot in battery
compartment 1 of the GS15.
Press then
then .
Tick the box, select the
required data rate and data
type to be stored.
2.2
If you want the data
collection to pause if a
certain DOP value is exceeded,
then go to the Advanced tab in
.
2.3
To start the base running,
press
.
•If you already have
coordinates for your
base point, either noted
down or stored in the
current selected job,
use Over known point.
•If you are returning to
the previous used
position, use Over last
setup.
•If you are setting up
over a point with
unknown co-ordinates,
use Over any point.
Follow the wizard for your
chosen method. Make sure you
have the correct antenna type
selected.

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Step Instruction Screenshots
2.4
At the end of the wizard for
your chosen method, you will
be prompted to stay in the
Base menu or return to the
Rover menu, and the lightning
strike (arrowed) will be
pulsing to indicate that
corrections are being
transmitted.
If you wish to check the
status of the Base, then
select Base. Press
then
and select the option you wish
to check.
2.5
When you are ready to return
to the Rover menu, press
then .
The Bluetooth with disconnect
from the base GS15, and
connect to the rover GS15.

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▪Leica GS15 Configuring the Rover Sensor
Step Instruction Screenshots
3.1
If the CS15 Bluetooth connects
to the rover GS15, then the
Bluetooth pairing has already
been set up.
Go straight to Step 3.3.
If you are connecting to the
GS15 via Bluetooth for the
first time, then a Bluetooth
pairing will need to be set
up. Press ,
Then , then
3.2
Select GS10/GS15, then press
Next.
Make sure that Use Bluetooth
is ticked and press F4 Search.
A list of available Bluetooth
devices will be shown. You’ll
recognise the GS15 by the
name, which includes the
serial number, found on the
base of the GS15.
Select the GS15 and press OK.
The pairing will be carried
out automatically, and the
Bluetooth LEDs on the CS15 and
the GS15 will turn from green
to blue.
3.3
You will then need to
configure the Rover sensor to
receive the corrections. Press
then
.
Use the RTK Rover Wizard to
easily set up the
configuration for the ADL
Radio

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Step Instruction Screenshots
3.4
Create a new profile.
3.5
Give the profile a name (eg
ADL Radio), and a description
if desired. Configure the
following pages as shown. Tick
the Use external antenna on
GS15 box if necessary.
3.6
Select the name of the device
as Pac Crest ADL, ensure that
the channel number matches
that of the Base, or press F5
Scan to find the channel the
Base is transmitting on. Set
the RTK Data format to be
Leica.
3.7
Once you have completed the
configuration, the connection
status page should have all
boxes ticked, and the
lightning strike will be
pulsing. Press next. You will
now be ready to survey.