Manual TCP para Zoom80

Connecting a GeoMax Zoom80
Robotic Total Station to a PS236 using

MicroSurvey FieldGenius and Long
Range Bluetooth
March 22, 2013

John Coldrick
Connecting Zoom80 to a PS236 using MicroSurvey
FieldGenius
Introduction This guide describes how to connect your GeoMax Zoom80 robotic
total station to a GeoMax E PS236 data collector using Long Range
Bluetooth. The Getac E PS236 is equipped with a long range
Bluetooth cap.
You will then learn how to create a GeoMax Zoom80 robotic total
station profile in FieldGenius, and connect the two devices via their
long range Bluetooth radios.
Important Note: You only need to create a particular profile once.

After that FieldGenius will preserve and use this already-created
profile.
Current This guide was written using FieldGenius version 6.0.5.6 installed
Version on a PS236. If you are using a different version, your screens may
look differently than what is displayed in this guide.
Before you begin Have your GeoMax Zoom80 robotic total station and GeoMax
PS236 data collector with FieldGenius installed on it close by. You
will need them to complete this guide.
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FieldGenius, continued
Turn on your First we must ensure that your Zoom80 has been configured to use a
Zoom80 Robot ZRT81 long range Bluetooth handle and able to connect to the Getac
E.
Step Action Display
1 Turn on your GeoMax Zoom80

robotic total station.
This starts the instruments firmware.
Tap on the 5 Config button.
This takes you to the Configuration

screen.
2 In the Configuration screen:
Tap on the 4 Interfaces menu

choice.
This takes you to the Interfaces screen.

Step Action Display
3 In the Interfaces screen:
We see that in this example the Interface

called GeoCOM Mode is assigned to
Port 1, and the device is RS232. We
want to change these settings so that the
port is number 2, and the device is
ZRT81.
Note: Dont be alarmed if your display

does not match the one on the right.
Your instrument may be set up
differently.
Select the item called GeoCOM

Mode.
Tap on the F3 Edit button.
This takes you to the GeoCOM Mode

screen.

Step Action Display
4 In the GeoCOM Mode screen:
Tap on the left-right arrow

buttons in the Port field to select
Port 2 (Handle).
We see that the device selected (RS232

GeoCOM) is not the handle so we will
change the device.
Note: You instrument may already have

the correct device selected. You can
follow along to learn how to change
this.
Tap on the F5 DEVCE (device)

button.
This takes us to the Devices Radios

screen.

Step Action Display
5 In the Devices Radios screen:
In this example, our instrument has the

ZRT81 long range Bluetooth handle.
Select the ZRT81 device.
Press the F1 CONT button when

finished.
This returns us to the GeoCOM mode

screen.
6 In the GeoCOM mode screen:
We now see that the Port 2 (Handle)

has the ZRT81 device associated with
it.
Ensure your setting match what

is displayed on the right.
Tap on the F1 CONT button.
This returns us to the Interfaces screen.

Step Action Display
7 In the Interfaces screen:
We now see that the GeoCOM Mode is

assigned to Port 2, and the device is the
ZRT81.
Tap on the F1 CONT button.
This returns us to the Main Menu.

We are now ready to go to our Getac
controller.

So Far So far we have configured our total station to be ready to accept

communications via the long range Bluetooth handle using
GeoMaxs onboard firmware.
Now we will start FieldGenius on our Getac PS236 and connect it to

the GeoMax Zoom80 robotic total station.
Step Action Display
8 From the desktop:
Tap on the Start button.
Tap on FieldGenius in the list.
If you do not see FieldGenius in the list,
Tap on Programs.
This takes you to the Programs screen.

Step Action Display
9 In the Programs screen:
Single tap on the FieldGenius

icon.
This starts FieldGenius. You will also

notice that the next time you click on the
Start button, FieldGenius will be in the
list.
You are now taken to the About screen.

Step Action Display
10 In the About screen:
Enter your license key in the

Key field.
Press the Apply Key button

when finished.
Important Note: FieldGenius will

remember your key; therefore, you will
only have to enter your key once. Once
a correct key is entered, you will not see
this screen again.
License Keys are provided by our

internet registration portal or your
dealer.
Please contact your dealer for
information on License Keys and
how to register your new software.
If you dont have a license key, you can

continue in demo mode for a total of 30
points.
Press the OK button to continue.
This takes us to the Tip of the Day.
Accept that.
You are then taken to the Project

Manager screen.

Step Action Display
11 In the Project Manager screen:
We see all of our FieldGenius projects.

Since this was a new installation, the
only project displayed is the default
project that comes with FieldGenius.
We will create a new project. Projects
contain all of our measured data.
Tap on the New Project button.
This takes us to the Create New Project

dialog.
12 In the Create New Project dialog:
Enter a name for your new

project. In this example we will
call our project: Friday Job.
Tap on the OK button.
This takes us to the Project Review

screen.

Step Action Display
13 In the Project Review screen:
Automap files contain pre-defined

descriptions that can be used in
FieldGenius. The template library that
you select will be copied into the
project's folder with a name of
yourprojectname_automap.csv, and any
changes that you make to the Automap
Library will affect only the project
library, not the template library.
Use the Feature List field to select a

feature list that you want to use with the
project, for collecting GIS point
attributes.
The Raw Data File field indicates the

name of the raw file that is going to be
recorded. You can select a different one
by pressing the button and either
creating a new raw file or choosing an
existing one to open.
The Modify Project Information

button will take you directly to the
Project Information screen. There you
can enter notes about the project.
Leave these fields as they are.
Press the Continue button.
This takes us to the Unit Settings screen.

Step Action Display
14 In the Unit Settings screen:
Select which units you wish to

use.
Important Note: Once this has been set,

you cannot change a projects units again.
Since we typically prefer to work in these

same units, we will press the Save As
Default button. This will make whatever
we select here the future default unit
setting.
Press the Save As Default button.
This takes us to the Save Project Defaults

screen.
15 In the Save Project Defaults screen:
Place a check mark in the Do not

show Unit Settings screen again.
check box if you typically always
use the same units. This will save
you a button press for future new
projects. In this example we will
put a check mark in this box.
Press the OK button.
This returns us to the FieldGenius

Assistant screen.

Step Action Display
16 In the FieldGenius Assistant screen:
We are prompted to select a

coordinate system.
Since we will not be working with

GPS data, we will not select a
coordinate system.
Tap on the No button.
This takes us to the Instrument

Selection screen.

Creating an Instrument profiles contains settings specific to the particular

Instrument instrument you are attempting to connect to and use. Once you have
Profile created a profile, you can then select it when creating a new project
and all of that particular instruments settings will be used. This
becomes especially useful when you have multiple instruments.
Selecting a profile vs. having to enter settings every time

significantly speeds up you day.
We will create an instrument profile for the GeoMax Zoom80

Robotic Total Station.
Step Action Display
17 In the Instrument Selection screen:
Tap on the Total Station

Instrument Type radio button to
place a black circle on it.
Press the Add button.
This takes us to the New Instrument

Profile screen.

Step Action Display
18 In the New Instrument Profile screen:
Enter a name for your instrument

profile in the Profile Name
field. In this example we will
call it GeoMax Zoom80.
Instrument profiles are used to save your

particular instruments settings so that
you dont have to remember them or
have to set them each time you create a
new project or select an instrument to
use.
Press the Save button when

finished.
This returns us to the Instrument

Selection screen.

Step Action Display
19 In the Instrument Selection screen:
With your newly created instrument

profile name in the Instrument
Profile field, we will now edit that
profile and configure it to the
specific settings necessary for the
Zoom80 .
Press the Edit button.
This takes us to the Total Station

Profile screen.
20 In the Total Station Profile screen:
Tap on the Model and

Communication button.
Ensure that your Zoom80 is

turned on.
This takes us to the Model and

Communication screen.

Step Action Display
21 In the Model and Communication

screen:
Ensure that the Make field

has GeoMax selected.
Ensure that the Model field

has Zoom80 selected.
Ensure that the Port field is

set to Radio.
Tap on the Connect button.
You will see a progress bar as the

Getac PS236 looks for a Bluetooth
handle.
The Getac E will locate and connect

to any radio handles it finds. This
then takes you to the Level
Instrument dialog.

Step Action Display
22 In the the Level Instrument dialog:
Level your instrument and

press the Continue button
when finsihed.
This takes you to the Main Menu.

Recap Up to now we have configured our total station to connect to another

device using the long range Bluetooth handle and GeoMaxs
instrument firmware. Then in FieldGenius we created a project,
searched for, found, and then connected our Zoom80 robot with a
Long Range Bluetooth handle.
Now lets setup the instrument on a point, search for a prism,

backsight a direction, and store that new backsight point.
Step Action Display
23 In the Map View of FieldGenius:
The first thing we will want to do is

setup our instrument over a point.
Since this is a new project, it has no
points in it. We will create a new
point and set up our instrument on it.
Tap on the Select Mode

button.
This takes us to the Select Measure

Mode screen.

Step Action Display
24 In the Select Measure Mode screen:
Tap on the Occupy Point

button.
This takes us to the Orientation

Setup screen.

Step Action Display
25 In the Orientation Setup screen:
Double click on the left side

of the Occupy Point field.
Notice that a context menu opens.

Here you can choose the different
ways of selecting an occupation
point. In this example we will create
a new point and
In the context menu, select

Point Select-New.
This opens the Store Point dialog.

Step Action Display
26 In the Store Point dialog:
We will create a new point. In this

example, I am creating a point with
coordinates displayed on the right,
and I gave it the description of HUB.
Question: Why are you using a

significantly different coordinate
value for your easting compared to
your northing?
Answer: To easyily distinguish the

northings from the eastings when
there is no other indicator.
Enter the coordinates for

your instrument occupation
point.
Press the Store Pnt button

when finished.
This returns us to the Orientation

Setup dialog.

Step Action Display
27 In the Orientation Setup dialog:
We now see our newly created point

1 in the Occupy Point field.
We are now prompted for a

backsight.
In this example we will sight an

arbitrary point that has no
coordinates and call it north.
We have set up a prism over this

backsight point.
Select the Backsight

Direction radio button.
Leave the default direction as

o oo oo.
Press the OK button.
This returns us to Map View.

Step Action Display
28 In the Map View:
We now see blue text informing us

that we are about to measure a
backsight.
Notice the red unlock icon.
This tells us that the instument is not

locked onto a prism. Lets search
for the prism we set up for our
backsight. Make sure you have a
prism available that your instrument
will find.
Tap on the red unlock icon

button.
This starts the prism search routine

and you should see your instrument
spinning to find a prism.
This step continues on the following

page.

Step Action Display
28 This step continues from the

previous page:
When the instrument has finished its

search, and locked onto the prism,
you will see the red no lock icon
change to a green lock icon.
Press the Measure button.
The instument will make a

measurement.
When finished you are taken to the

Orientation Results dialog.
29 In the Orientation Results dialog:
Here you have an opportunity to

review your backsight results before
storing them. Since we are pleased
with our backsight measurement, we
will press the Accept button.
Press the Accept button.
This takes us to the Total Station

Orientation dialog.

Step Action Display
30 In the Total Station Orientation

dialog:
Since we measured a direction and

distance to our backsight point, we
are given an opportunity to store this
new point. Lets do so.
Press the Yes button.
This takes us to the Store Backsight

Point screen.
31 In the Store Backsight Point screen:
Press the Store SS. button.
This stores your backsight point and

returns you to the Map View to start
measuring.

Step Action Display
32 In the Map View:
You are ready to continue

measuring.

Congratulations You have successfully configured your GeoMax Zoom80 robotic

total station to accept communication using the Radio Handle
interface.
You then created a new project in FieldGenius and created a

GeoMax Zoom80 instrument profile.
You then connected your Zoom80 to the Getac E PS236 via the
Long Range Bluetooth handle.
You setup your instrument over a point and took a backsight

measurement. You stored this point.
You are ready to continue measuring.
Remember, FieldGenius will preserve these settings in your

instrument profile. You only have to create this profile once. In
other words, you dont have to follow these steps each and every
time you want to survey using this total station and data collector.

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Connecting a GeoMax Zoom80

Robotic Total Station to a PS236 using

March 22, 2013

Important Note: You only need to create a particular profile once.

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Step Action Display

1 Turn on your GeoMax Zoom80

This starts the instruments firmware.

Tap on the 5 Config button.

This takes you to the Configuration

2 In the Configuration screen:

Tap on the 4 Interfaces menu

This takes you to the Interfaces screen.

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Step Action Display

3 In the Interfaces screen:

We see that in this example the Interface

Note: Dont be alarmed if your display

Select the item called GeoCOM

Tap on the F3 Edit button.

This takes you to the GeoCOM Mode

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Step Action Display

4 In the GeoCOM Mode screen:

Tap on the left-right arrow

We see that the device selected (RS232

Note: You instrument may already have

Tap on the F5 DEVCE (device)

This takes us to the Devices Radios

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Step Action Display

5 In the Devices Radios screen:

In this example, our instrument has the

Select the ZRT81 device.

Press the F1 CONT button when

This returns us to the GeoCOM mode

6 In the GeoCOM mode screen:

We now see that the Port 2 (Handle)

Ensure your setting match what

Tap on the F1 CONT button.

This returns us to the Interfaces screen.

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Step Action Display

7 In the Interfaces screen:

We now see that the GeoCOM Mode is

Tap on the F1 CONT button.

This returns us to the Main Menu.

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So Far So far we have configured our total station to be ready to accept

Now we will start FieldGenius on our Getac PS236 and connect it to

Step Action Display

8 From the desktop:

Tap on the Start button.

Tap on FieldGenius in the list.

If you do not see FieldGenius in the list,

This takes you to the Programs screen.

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