MicroSurvey EvidenceRecorder 7 User manual

Connecting a Leica TPS1200 Robotic
Total Station to EvidenceRecorder
April, 2011

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Connecting a Leica TPS1200 Robotic Total Station to
EvidenceRecorder
Introduction
This guide describes how to configure your Leica TPS1200 robotic
total station to connect to MicroSurvey’s EvidenceRecorder (EVR)
data collection programs installed on a Leica Viva controller.
Note: Once you have created this connection to the total station, all
settings are maintained and you do not have to follow the steps in this
guide again.
The exception would be if you have a different total station or data
collector and you need it to connect to it.
Guide Versions
and
Instruments
Used
This guide was written using EVR 7.2.1.1 installed on a Leica Viva
CS15 data collector. If you are using a different version of
EvidenceRecorder (EVR) then your screens may look slightly
differently.
We used a Leica TCRP1205+ robotic total station with system
firmware version 8.0. If you have a different version of Leica’s
firmware, then your screens may look slightly differently.
The first section of this guide describes how to connect using the
robotic radios. The second section describes how to connect using
Bluetooth, and the last section connects using a cable.
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Connecting
using robotic
radios
This first section describes the settings required to connect your total
station to your data collector using robotic radios.
Step
Action
Display
1
From the Main Menu of your TPS1200
robotic total station:
Tap on the 5 Config… icon.
(Or press the number 5on your
instrument’s keypad.)
This takes you to the Configuration:
screen.
2
In the Configuration: screen:
Tap on the 4 Interfaces… menu
choice.
This takes you to the Configure
Interfaces screen.
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Step
Action
Display
3
In the Configure Interfaces screen:
Select the GeoCOM Mode
menu item.
Press the F3 Edit button.
Note: Don’t be alarmed if your
GeoCOM mode selection is not
identical to the image on the right. We
will be making changes to these
settings.
This takes you to the Configure
GeoCOM Mode screen.
4
In the Configure GeoCOM Mode
screen:
Use the right/left arrow buttons
to set the Use Interface field to
Yes.
Use the right/left arrow buttons
to set the Port field to Port 2
(Handle). The Device field will
automatically change to
RH1200.
Press the F5 DEVCE button.
This takes us to the Radios page of the
Configure Devices screen.
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Step
Action
Display
5
In the Radios page of the Configure
Devices screen:
Ensure that the RH15 RCS
menu item is selected.
Press the F3 EDIT button.
This takes us to the Configure Edit
Device: RH15 screen.
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In the Configure Edit Device: RH15
screen:
Use the left/right arrow buttons
to ensure your settings match the
ones in the image on the right.
Press the F1 STORE button
when finished.
This returns us to the Radios page of the
Configure Devices screen.
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Step
Action
Display
7
In the Radios page of the Configure
Devices screen:
Ensure the RH15 RCS menu
item is selected.
Press the F6 PAGE button
twice.
This takes us to the Others page of
the Configure Devices screen.
8
In the Others page of the Configure
Devices screen:
Ensure that <Port 2> is
selected.
Press the F3 EDIT button.
This takes us to the Configure Edit
Device <Port 2> screen.
9
In the Configure Edit Device <Port
2> screen:
Use the left/right arrow
buttons to ensure your
settings match the image on
the right.
Press the F1 STORE button
when finished.
This returns us to Others page of the
Configure Devices screen.
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Step
Action
Display
10
In Others page of the Configure
Devices screen:
Select RS232 GeoCOM.
Press the F3 EDIT button.
This takes us to the Configure Edit
Device: RS232 GeoCOM screen.
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In the Configure Edit Device:
RS232 GeoCOM screen:
Ensure your settings match
the ones displayed on the
right.
Press the F1 STORE button
when finished.
This returns us to Others page of the
Configure Devices screen
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In the Others page of the Configure
Devices screen:
Press the F6 PAGE button to
get back to the Radios page.
This returns us to the Radios page of
the Configure Devices screen.
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Step
Action
Display
13
In the Radios page of the Configure
Devices screen:
Ensure the RH15 RCS menu
item is selected.
Press the F1 CONT button.
This takes us to the Configure
GeoCOM Mode screen.
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In the Configure GeoCOM Mode
screen:
Verify that the settings on
your instrument match the
settings displayed on the
right.
Press the F1 CONT button.
This returns us to the Configure
Interfaces screen.
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Step
Action
Display
15
In the Configure Interfaces screen:
Ensure that GeoCOM Mode
RH15 is seleced.
Tap on the F4 CTRL button.
This opens the Configure TCPS/RH
screen.
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In the Configure TCPS/RH screen:
Set the Link Number field
to match the channel number
set in EvidenceRecorder. In
this example we have it set to
1.
Ensure that the Set as field is
set to Base.
Press the F1 CONT button.
This returns us to the Configure
Interfaces screen.
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Note: If there are multiple similar
total station instruments (Leica) set
up at a project’s location, you can
set the link number to be unique to
your set up and not interfere with
other instruments nearby.

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Step
Action
Display
17
In the Configure Interfaces screen:
Tap on the F1 CONT button.
This returns us to the Main Menu.
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In the Main Menu:
Look on the total station’s
radio handle. You should
now see a green and red light
on.
Now let’s go set up
EvidenceRecorder.
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