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TPS1200 Setup Methods
T HE TPS1200 SETUP APPLICATION
In order to setup a TPS1200 instrument it is necessary to use the Setup application program.
This may seem obvious, but the Setup application offers more options and benefits than may
be apparent at first sight - there are different
methods and functionalities available for different
situations.
This is the first of a series of three newsletters
that deal with the Setup application. This newsletter looks at the overall concept and focuses on
the different setup methods used.
The next newsletter will go into more detail about
the resection methods and the different methods
of adjustment used to calculate the instruments
position and orientation.
A third newsletter will cover some related special
topics, such as mixing TPS and GPS measurements and how Setup can best be used to overcome potential problems.
GETTING STARTED
The Setup application program can be accessed
in different ways.
Either start it from the Programs menu (either
press the PROG button or choose 2. PROG
from the main menu) or directly access it from
the Begin panel of any application (e.g. Survey
or Stakeout) just press F3(SETUP).
If you access the Setup application program from
the Programs menu then the SETUP Station
Setup Begin panel is accessed. Here you can
select the active job (see Newsletter 6) and this
is also the job to where the result of the setup
will be stored).
Two Faces: This option allows two face measurements to be made to target points. This applies to all setup methods except the Set Azimuth and Known BS methods which only allow
measurements in one face.
Use Scale: Allows a scale to be to automatically
derive from the differences between measured
distances and distances calculated from the
coordinates of the target points and the setup
point. This scale factor can then be used to
automatically correct all following distance
measurements from the same station point.
Set Angle Right: Sets an Angle Right value of
0 to the backsight point when using the Known
BS Point method. The Angle Right (AR) display
mask element can be configured to be used in
display masks and consequently displays the
angle difference between the backsight point and
the current direction. This angle is only used for
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T HE DIFFERENT M ETHODS
This section describes the options that are available at the Method prompt. Depending on what
is chosen determines what panels are subsequently shown during the setup procedure.
SET AZIMUTH
This method can be used when the coordinates
of the station point are known and the azimuth to
a remote target point is known. Alternatively, an
arbitrary azimuth can be entered (e.g. 0) to a
specific target.
KNOWN BS POINT
RESECTION
In this method the instrument can be setup virtually wherever is needed provided that at least
two target points with known coordinates can be
measured.
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RESECTION H ELMERT
This method looks and feels exactly the same
as the regular Resection method panels are
identical. The difference is in the way the results
are calculated. Regular Resection uses a least
squares adjustment algorithm to find a best fit
between the measurements and the coordinates of the target points.
Resection Helmert is very similar but uses a
Helmert coordinate transformation that finds the
best fit between the coordinates of the target
points and the coordinates of the measured
points.
LOCAL R ESECTION
Local Resection is a quick method for establishing a local coordinate system.
Unlike all other previous methods, no points with
known coordinates are needed (either for the
setup point or target points). A local coordinate
system is defined by measuring to the first point
which is assigned the coordinates 0,0. A second
point then needs to be measured this point
then defines the direction of either the northing
or easting axis (as defined in the Setup configuration panel).
The coordinates of the station point are calculated in relation to this local coordinate system.
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FROM J OB
Choose a point from the active job (active job
and not the Fixpoint job) which was selected in
the application or setup panel and in which all
measurements are stored.
RETAIN CURRENT
The point ID and coordinates of the last setup
are always stored in the instruments system
FROM GPS
This option is only available for SmartStation.
The station coordinates can then simply and
quickly be measured by means of the attached
GPS SmartAntenna.
SUMMARY
Setting up a TPS1200 is simple.
The different ways of determining or choosing
the station coordinates and orientation are combined in a single application program that can be
accessed conveniently from the begin panel of
any application program.
Simply choose the method that best serves the
situation at hand.
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