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1. Folders x 2 Desktop Databases System Folder El B My Documents Application Data File Folder E My Computer PAQ File Store File Folder amp fb 315 Floppy 4 My Documents File Folder E WIN XP C profiles File Folder 2 CD RW Drive D Program Files File Folder amp G Control Panel Temp File Folder Mobile Device C Windows File Folder SREE Pocket PC Databases C3 Application Data D iPAQ File Store My Documents Business Personal screen dumps O Softree Templates 1 FH Figure 2 0 Mobile Device Displayed in Windows Explorer on Desktop Installation and Registration Terrain Tools CE can be installed from the enclosed CD or downloaded from the Softree web siteweb site http www softree com support downl htm Supported hardware platforms e Windows Mobile 2003 Pocket PC 2002 Juniper Allegro CX Juniper Allegro CE Net CE 3 0 TDS Ranger CE 3 0 TDS Ranger CE Net TDS Recon WinCE 3 0 older model Trimble GeoExplorer CE Net DAP Microflex CE8640 An up to date list of models and platforms is available from the web siteweb site Installing from the CD 1 Insert the CD into the CD ROM drive on either your laptop or desktop computer Under Forest Engineering Software select Handheld Solutions 5 Desktop solutions Exit Engineering an easier way Figure 2 1 CD Options Installati2. n Sode aam peo N Eum File Edit Station Coords Help Esc 9 Figure 7 3 Before and After Traverse Adjustment Join using the Map view In this example the operation above using the Map view to copy and paste coordinates be repeated In addition instead of joining the start point of traverse A will join another point so that traverse A station X is coincident with traverse B station 1 Use Edit Backgrounds to display traverse B in the Map view Scroll the Map so the desired join station Y is visible A tap on the background traverse will set a black cross hair in the map and update the status bar to show the station of that point turn on the status bar with Edit Status Bar 2 Tap and Hold Alt Tap on some handhelds on traverse B at the desired join location station Y Select Capture Coordinates from the context menu Press the Capture button to capture the coordinates on the clipboard 4 Open traverse it will appear in red in the Map view 43 Survey Adjustments 5 Tap and Hold Alt Tap on some handhelds on traverse A at the desired join location station X Select Set Get Coords from the context menu Note Set Get Coords from the Map view context menu pops up the same dialog box as the main menu Edit Set Get XYZ Coordinates They both access the currently open traverse 6 Press the Paste butto
3. Displaying Background Traverses Images In addition to the currently open traverse the Map View can display a background image and other background traverses Traverses have well defined XY coordinates Northing and Easting and will display in the Plan view without ambiguity A background image extension BMP however must have its coordinates and pixel size defined by a World File extension BPW See the Map Coordinate Adjustments section for more information TTools CE e lt 10 16 X Staten 6 0 m File Edit Station Coords Help Est File Edit Station Coords Help Esc Figure 6 1 Typical background images air photo and scanned map 33 Entering and Viewing Traverse Data To add or remove background traverses 1 Select Edit Backgrounds Choose the Traverses tab 2 To add a background traverse press the Add button to open the file browser as shown in Figure 6 2 Browse to find the name of the traverse file you wish to display and tap on the file name to add it to the list For additional traverses repeat the procedure n 79 Add Traverse File 4 5 13 Add Traverse File Open Folder All Folders v Type Traverse Files TR1 7 Name Folder Date Blocki Softree 11 8 11 48 AM Softree 7 5 6 56 PM Softree 7 5 6 48 PM Figure 6 2 Add Traverse File Dialog 3 To remove a background traverse highlight the file name in th
4. Status Bar Display The Status Bar can be shown or hidden by tapping Edit Status Bar The left hand side of the status bar displays the filename of the current notes The middle field displays the name of the background traverse when the current point is on a background traverse This field will be blank when the current point is on the current traverse The right most field displays the station of the current point which can be either the current traverse station or a background traverse station Creating Screen Layouts Creating Screen Layouts E Terrain Tools CE the traverse screen is fully user configurable Column positions format and sequence of entry can be user controlled A variety of angle and distance formats are available e g vertical angles slope 96 zenith angle or inclination Customized screen layout files slt can be saved and quickly recalled to accommodate different surveying methods 1 1 Tap the Terrain Tools CE icon to open the program Select File New A new Traverse document appears 13 rTools 49 d 228 em 6 2 _ WE A E File Edit Station Coords Help Esc E Figure 4 0 New Traverse Document The screen layout and options visible have been read from the Normal slt screen layout file Layout files are useful for personalizing the Terrain Tools CE screen 17 Creating Screen Layouts Window options such as scales columns tab enter se
5. 0 0 Extended side shot edit MC DM ra DM LiF Ri tit ni Lege ELI EE Tab Order Tab Order Left Alt L CO Left Right Alt R Right Alt R Figure 5 2 Extended Side Shot Edit Dialog Box To view the cross section 9 Minimize the virtual keyboard if necessary to display the Edit and View tabs 10 Select the View tab Change the scale if required Press the Draw button to refresh the screen 28 Entering Survey Notes j rroots CE 49 4 1 39 0 0 Extended side shot edit Scale Figure 5 3 View Cross Section Setup for text entry or SSL SSR with optional extended entry After completing the exercise above the values you entered will be displayed in the SSL and SSR fields in the main notes screen If you do not have Multiple Side Shots selected in the Edit Entry Options menu Order tab you can enter side shots directly into the SSL or SSR fields if you use the correct syntax At any time you may double tap to pop up the Extended Side Shot Edit Dialog to modify or view the cross section Note The extended side shots defined in the dialog box will be displayed in the SSL and SSR fields as one line of text for example 20 40 0 T 100 It is possible to directly type extended side shots in the SSL and SSR fields once the syntax is known The T stands for turning point and represents a check in the corresponding T
6. Images eee 33 To add or remove background traverses eene 34 To add or remove background images eee 35 Zoom to Background Item eese 36 Backgrounds are persistent sees 36 Profile V1e Wii hne eo ue Samper TED RE rd aiid 36 Making the Profile visible 36 SURVEY ADIUSTMENTS echo ee HEEL PE FER 38 Table of Contents Absolute Coordinates eie tere eni ee d eira Te Er 38 Closiie a Trayetse zuii c tte eT re eee heed 39 Joining ertet eter pepe 41 Join using the Notes view 42 Join using the Map view rennen nennen 43 Map Coordinate Adjustments eese 45 Geo referencing a Bitmap 2 45 Geo referencing a traverse to an Image 46 WORKING WITH A LASER GUN issons Pins ria 48 Connection Settings luce de Dee e e dece epe centers 48 Establishing css sesin 48 Serial Input Dialogs 3 5 mh eer tob in ead 50 Shot Types 53 uon eie tede et ec ote ee deg bu rete eet tre en 51 Ins r ng S eee erit repe teen le ies e eC QUO 52 CABLE ANALYSIS c kapnia ce ee bore 53 Creating a D line iet ie eere eem erede 53 Modify
7. 11 12 Cable Analysis For a new traverse the name combo box will be empty tap the button beside the Name combo box to create a new D Line Enter a new name for the D Line or accept the default Dline1 A D Line is a collection of two or more Spars Set the required Deflection Enter a name for the first Spar or accept the default Landing Set the Station and Height for this spar you can modify the station later by tapping and dragging in the Profile window Tap the down arrow in the Spar combo box and select the second spar Enter a name for the second Spar or accept the default Tail Set the Station and Height for this spar you can modify the station later by tapping and dragging in the Profile window Optionally add a third spar by tapping the button beside the Spar combo box Again enter a name for the third Spar or accept the default MidSpar1 Set the Station and Height for this spar you can modify the station later by tapping and dragging in the Profile window Optionally go back to step 4 and add another D Line Tap OK to accept the changes Your new D Line should be visible as shown in figure 9 1 Cable Analysis Ei TTools 63 37 o po cS T 116 1 File Edit Station Coords Help Esc Figure 9 1 Cable Deflection Line Modifying Spar Positions using the Stylus 13 Tap on the spar with the mouse It will be shown in magenta indicating that it is selected If you have
8. Graphics area can be completely hidden if the slider bar is placed at the bottom of the screen You may also need to hide the virtual keyboard on some devices to see a useful amount of the Graphics area As the traverse notes are entered a map of the traverse is displayed in the lower view Any changes made in the traverse document are immediately reflected in the Map View The current traverse is always indicated in red e To view the entire map use Edit Display Options and turn on Scale to Fit e To center the map use the scroll bars found on the bottom and the side of the screen e Use Edit Zoom In or Edit Zoom Out to adjust the size of the map in Map View 31 Entering and Viewing Traverse Data Note Many of the Display Options commands are accessible by Tap and Hold Alt Tap on some handhelds on the Map screen A context menu will popup with options to Zoom In Zoom Out etc lt 61213 X Type samo da Current point Bk44a Status bar File Edit Station Coords Help Esc 9 Figure 6 0 Map View 32 Entering and Viewing Traverse Data The current point in the Map View and the current record in the traverse notes are synchronized Moving the current point in the Map View will scroll the traverse notes view to the respective station This also works in reverse select a station in the traverse notes and the cross hair will move to the corresponding station in the Map View
9. Item from the context menu This will display a list of all currently referenced background traverses and image files Select one of the items and tap OK and the Map view will be centered on that item Backgrounds are persistent Terrain Tools CE can only have one set of traverse notes open at a time The currently open traverse will always be shown in red in the Map View Use the File Open menu to change the current traverse The list of background traverses and images in the Map View does not change when you change the current traverse Nor does the Map View change when you close and re open the Terrain Tools CE application Use the Edit Backgrounds menu if you need to change the background items list as described in the sections above Profile View Making the Profile visible The bottom area of the screen below the notes displays a plan or profile view of the current traverse To display the Profile View use the Edit Display Options dialog box to select Profile and to set vertical and horizontal scale values natural scale NOTE To toggle between the Plan and Profile views use menu Edit Show Plan or Show Profile Tap and Hold Alt Tap on some handhelds will also allow you to switch Tap and drag on the slider bar between Graphic and Notes views to change the relative size of the two windows figure 6 3 The Graphics area can be completely hidden if the slider bar is placed at the bottom of the screen You Enteri
10. Selected list highlight the column you would like to remove and press the Remove button Press OK to return to the main screen Note You can change position and width of notes columns by tapping and dragging in the column heading area of the main screen Change the data entry order Tab Enter Sequence to speed up note entry 2s ud Select the Edit Entry Options menu then select thel Order tab Tap Tab Enter Sequence A dialog box similar to Column Display appears Use the procedure above to Add Remove and shift column items in the Selected list Press OK to return to the main screen Now that your screen is configured the way you want it save the screen layout to a file 6 2 Select File Save Traverse Screen Layout to save the new customizations along with the rest of the Traverse Entry Options The screen layout will be saved with the given name and the extension SLT If you have RoadEng or Terrain Tools Survey Version 4 on your desktop you can copy over your existing layouts SLT to your Mobile Device 19 Creating Screen Layouts Column Descriptions Station Station Column is automatically calculated and can be shown asshows cumulative horizontal distances It is based on survey notes data entered at lower stations You can notcannot directly edit this cell except for the starting point of a traverse If you have Station Equations see Field Ref Total SD The Total SD cumulative slope dista
11. it current and change the value Press the lt Escape gt e button or Esc menu if button is not available to undo any changes made to the current cell Tap and Hold or Alt Tap on some devices in a notes cell will popup a context menu with Copy and Paste functions Use Station Insert Shot and Station Delete Shot to insert and delete records in the notes Double tap on many cells will pop up extended entry options Terrain Tools CE also interfaces with most laser guns 3 Select File Save to name and save your traverse then Eenter in the desired traverse file name of the traverse and the folder as shown in Figure 5 0 The program will automatically save the file as a traverse file with a tr1 extension The default folder is Softree Save As Folder Type Traverse tr1 Location 1415 16 7 8 9 0 4 1 v 7 EIE ne IR SESS Figure 5 0 Save As Screen Entering Survey Notes 25 Entering Survey Notes 26 Moving Around The lt Enter gt or lt Tab gt key will move between the fields selected in the Tab Enter Sequence lt Shift Enter gt or lt Shift Tab gt will reverse the direction The Entry Order Dialog Edit Entry Options menu Order tab as shown in Figure 5 1 allows the user to speed up note entry by determining e Data entry order Tab Enter Sequence e Direction of note entry Top dow
12. the status bar visible it will show the name and station of the selected spar 14 Tap the spar again and while holding the stylus down drag the spar along the profile When you have located a suitable position lift the stylus The revised D line will be drawn 55 System Administration 56 System Administration Auto Save Terrain Tools CE has an Auto Save option for backup purposes To set up Auto Save 1 Choose menu Edit General Options then select the AutoSave tab Enter the length of time desired between backups Press OK Auto Save is off when 0 is entered in as the time interval When Auto Save is enabled open traverse notes will be backed up at the set time interval If the traverse has not been previously saved the program will back up the traverse as untitled as shown in Figure 10 0 Once the traverse is saved AutoSave will then backup using the new traverse name Each Terrain Tools CE traverse has two files the file extensions are tr1 and tr2 When a traverse file is backed up using Auto Save the file extensions are tr1 and tr2 In the event of a crash or dead battery you may not be able to save the current traverse Once the system is restored however you can rename the backup files to tr1 and tr2 and thus recover most of your data Note Backup files will not help you if your working folder is in volatile memory and your battery runs out All files in volatile memory are lost when the b
13. to edit or enter a proposed culvert size directly Creeks can be displayed in the map view or used for culvert design in the Location Module Label Labels opposite the station number can be displayed and plotted in the Mapdesktop software XYZ The X Y Z columns contain the Easting Northing and Elevation of each survey point These values are calculated from the raw survey information bearings distances etc It is possible to explicitly set these coordinates in which case they are referred to as absolute coordinates To set absolute coordinates use the Coords Set Get XYZ Coordinates or double tap while the cursor is in one of the X Y or Z columns Coordinates in between absolute coordinates are adjusted to minimize the deviation from the raw survey data using the Compass Rule Field Ref The Field Ref column is automatically calculated Use this column to display any station equations To modify station equations double click on the Field Ref column to popup the Survey Information Dialog Setup Elev Used for level surveys where the elevation part of the survey is done separately with different setup locations from the XY part of the survey 22 Figure 4 2 Table Identifying Column Fields Entering Survey Notes Entering Survey Notes he Terrain Tools CE screen is divided into two sections The top view displays the column setup for entering traverse notes The lower view will
14. will close the program and prompt you to save changes e On Pocket PC devices the standard Microsoft X in the top right corner minimizes the application It does NOT close the program Changes are NOT saved e Checkboxes dialog boxes column headings and button names are italicized e File names path names and text to be typed in are in bold Menu Options Terrain Tools CE has 6 main menus e File Edit Station Coords Help Escape 13 Getting Started Open Save Save As Save Screen Layout Retrieve Screen Layout Serial Open Port Serial Close Port 1 Blocki tri 2 main tr1 3 spur tr1 4 Transit tr1 Exit Station Coords Help Status Bar Survey Information General Options Entry Options Display Options Backgrounds Deflection Lines Zoom In Zoom Out Show Profile Fait Station Coords Help File Menu allows the user to e Open a new or an existing traverse e Save a traverse file e Save or retrieve a screen layout eSave a traverse file e Open or close the serial port for connecting to a laser gun e List the name of lastOpen recently viewed traverses e Exitthe program Edit Menu provides options to Turn on the status bar to identify traverse and station Enter in survey information such a date crew etc Set units metric or imperial decimals and auto save options Set display columns and tab order Set plan or prof
15. your working files are kept there In case of loss of battery power the data files will remain on the storage card We also recommend that a copy of the CAB file that was used to install the program be stored in the nonvolatile memory ROM The CAB file is available from the CD only View the CD contents in Windows Explorer Open the Terrain Tool CE folder Highlight and copy the CAB file for your handheld to your nonvolatile memory To re install the program copy the CAB file to the Temp folder on your handheld before clicking on it as the CAB file is automatically removed once installation is complete If you downloaded and installed from the web we recommend saving the executable on your desktop or laptop as backup You must use active sync to re install Appendix Appendix Enabling Bluetooth on Windows Mobile 2003 Devices This information applies to Hand Held Computers with built in Bluetooth communication The setup for Hand Held Computers with a Compact Flash Bluetooth card is found in Appendix II 1 Turn Bluetooth on by clicking on the Bluetooth icon Select Turn Bluetooth ON To determine the COM port number Bluetooth is using click on the Bluetooth icon and select Bluetooth Settings The Serial Port tab shows Inbound and Outbound COM port numbers Note the port number Press OK to close the dialog box Start communication between the laser gun and your mobile device Ensure the laser gun is powered up On
16. Gun Enter the baud rate that is currently set on the laser gun along with the Com Port number the laser gun is plugged into Press OK The default advanced settings will work for most laser guns The following settings are typical Parity none Stop Bit 1 Data Size 8 Hardware Handshake 3 Press the trigger on the laser gun A Serial Input Dialog pops up displaying the azimuth slope distance and vertical angle as shown in Figure 8 1 Tap the Enter Shot button to insert the data as a new record in the survey notes Once all Laser shots are complete disconnect port by selecting File Serial Close Port 49 Working with a Laser Gun 50 EF TTools CE et 4 2 44 Append At 0 0 Shot Type oreShot Horizontal Angle Vertical Angle 2 ____ Slope Distance 20 L Insert 0 0 The next trigger press on the laser gun will automatically accept this data Ej Figure 8 1 Serial Input Dialog Box If the Serial Input Dialog does not appear after pressing the trigger on the laser gun then the laser gun and your mobile device are not properly connected Make sure the baud rate is set to the same value on both devices and try pressing the trigger again NOTE The Lasercraft Contour laser guns we tested in 2004 only transmitted Bluetooth signals when the baud rate was set to 4800 If the laser data still does not appear on the handheld screen after each trigger press try adjusting the port number o
17. P box in the Extended Side Shot Edit Dialog box A slash can be typed instead of a comma between shots if desired 29 Entering Survey Notes Setup for SSL SSR extended entry always If you wish to always use the Extended Side Shot Edit Dialog the select Multiple Side Shots in the Edit Entry Options menu Order tab Also be sure that SS Left and SS Right are selected and consecutive in the Tab Enter Sequence Now when you move to the SSL field the Extended Side Shot Edit Dialog box will appear with Tab order set to Left After you enter the left shots and click OK SSR will become the current field and the Extended Side Shot Edit Dialog box will appear again this time with Tab order set to Right After you enter the right shots and click OK the next field in your sequence will become current 30 Entering and Viewing Traverse Data Displaying Maps and Profiles Map View Making the Map visible The bottom area of the screen below the notes displays a plan or profile view of the current traverse To display the Map View plan use the Edit Display Options dialog box to select Plan and to set a scale value natural scale NOTE To toggle between the Plan and Profile views use menu Edit Show Plan or Show Profile Tap and Hold Alt Tap on some handhelds will also allow you to switch Tap and drag on the slider bar between Graphic and Notes views to change the relative size of the two windows figure 1 1 The
18. Terrain Tools CE Version 4 1 Softree Technical Systems Inc Document Version 4 1 10 24 2005 The software described in this document is furnished under a license agreement or non disclosure agreement The software may be used or copied only in accordance with the terms of that agreement No part of this manual may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic or mechanical including photocopying and recording for any purpose other than the purchaser s personal use without the written permission of Softree Technical Systems Inc No warranty is expressed or implied as to the documented function or performance of the software described The user of the software is expected to make the final evaluation of the results in the context of his own application Copyright Softree Technical Systems Inc 2004 All rights reserved Trade Marks Criterion and LaserSoft are registered trademarks of Laser Technology Inc Microsoft Windows CE and Microsoft ActiveSync are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation RoadEng and Terrain Tools are registered trademarks of Softree Technical Systems Inc Softree 8 650 Clyde Avenue West Vancouver BC Canada V7T 1E2 Table of Contents Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS ease poe enn A eee 3 ADAM ds 5 INSTALLATION AND REGISTRATION 8 Installing from the peten
19. attery fails It is strongly recommended that you either work in non volatile memory or copy your files there regularly while working The details of volatile and non volatile memory vary from device to device See also the Backing up Data section Backup files will remain in memory until deleted manually System Administration Recovering Auto Saved Traverse Files 73 File Explorer ee 45 4 27 C Softree Name v gt 7 21 04 3468 lt Bearcreek tr1 a Bearcreek 7 21 04 468B note the icon a Normal 10 10 02 346B a Normal 7 21 04 OB a Roadeng 4 29 03 364B a SoftreePWw 7 21 04 174B a untitled 7 21 04 346B 4 untitled 7 21 04 468B Backups ae Bearcreek 7 21 04 346B Bearcreek Backups Bearcreek 7 21 04 468B Figure 10 0 Traverse and Backup files as seen in the handheld File explorer Some handhelds such as the one used in this example do not display file extensions in the file explorer although it is possible to identify the tr1 file by its icon However once the handheld is connected to the desktop or laptop the extensions can be viewed in Windows Explorer Figure 10 1 It is therefore easier and safer to rename or delete backup files from the desktop computer rather than the handheld 57 System Administration File Edit View Favorites Tools Help Q Back P Search Folders gt gt X m Fo
20. cess The install should take only a few seconds to complete 5 The TToolsCE icon is now displayed on your Mobile Device A shortcut titled TToolsCE will appear on the Start menu under Programs Tapping either of these will start the Terrain Tools CE program Note It is useful to check the Softree website from time to time to ensure that your software is up to date Free maintenance upgrades are available Installation Default Directory Two new folders are created when Terrain Tools CE is installed on your handheld device e Mobile Device My Device Program Files Softree Terrain Tools CE contains the Terrain Tools CE executable exe and wave files wav for sound alerts 11 Installation and Registration 12 e Mobile Device My Device My Documents Softree contains the default screen layout ground types and other program files Registering for a Password Terrain Tools CE is password protected Without a password the program operates in demonstration mode In demo mode Saving is disabled The first time the program is opened the machine ID is written to the SoftreePW file and the program executes in demonstration mode 1 To Register your handheld open TTools CE A warning appears Terrain Tools CE has not been registered 2 Go to C Mobile Device My Device My Documents Softree Email the SoftreePW ini with your name and company name to register softree com 3 A new SoftreePW ini file containing th
21. displays in real time a map plan or profile view of the traverse as the notes are entered Starting a New Traverse 1 1 Select File New If the Normal slt screen layout is not appropriate Select File Retrieve Screen Layout and t Tap on the name of the layout you require for this traverse File New creates a new traverse with the start coordinate at the center of the screen If you have any background traverses or background images displayed you can position map view approximately where you would like the new traverse to start from ThenYou can use Copy Paste Coordinates function to fine tune set the start point to tie into ancoincide with a known station of an existing traverse or to coincide with a particular point on a background image See the Copy Paste Coordinates section for more information 2 12 Tap on the first field you wish to enter and enter the correct value On some devices this may require popping up the virtual keyboard or text recognizer 3 Use the Tab or Enter key to move to the next field as defined in Edit Entry Options menu Order tab Tab Enter Sequence Note that the field will automatically scroll into view 4 Start Continue entering your notes in this way 23 Entering Survey Notes 24 Here are some useful functions available while editing see also the Moving Around section below Any field can be edited at any time scroll until the field is visible then tap to make
22. e background list and press the Remove button This item will no longer be visible in the Map View screen 4 Press OK to return to Map View The Map View will scroll to show the most recently selected background item For example in Figure 6 3 Screenshot A displays the current traverse Block 1 Screenshot B displays the current traverse Block1 and the newly added traverse Main 34 Entering and Viewing Traverse Data Ready Block1 568 0 Ready File Edit Station Coords Help Esc File Edit Station Coords Help Esc Screenshot A Before Screenshot B After Figure 6 3 Blockl Before and After Adding Main to the backgrounds list To add or remove background images Background images are treated in a similar way to background traverses 1 Select Edit Backgrounds Choose the Images tab 2 To add a background image press Add button Browse to find the name of the image file you wish to display and tap on the file name to add it to the list For additional images repeat the procedure 3 To remove background image highlight the file name and press the Remove button This item will no longer be visible in the Map View screen 4 Press OK to return to the main screen The Map View will scroll to show the most recently selected background item 35 Entering and Viewing Traverse Data 36 Zoom to Background Item Tap and Hold Alt Tap on some devices on the Map View then select Zoom to
23. e kept with the image file BMP when moving images to the handheld device Note If you have RoadEng or Terrain Tools Survey Version 4 on your desktop you can create image files and associated world files from the Terrain module 45 Survey Adjustments 46 Geo referencing a traverse to an Image Once a geo referenced image is displayed in the Map it is possible to extract coordinates of features in the image The following exercise will move a traverse so that the start point POC lines up with a point on the image You will need a traverse and a geo referenced image to do this exercise 1 Display a bitmap image in the Map view with the Edit Backgrounds menu see Displaying Background Traverses Images section 2 Tap and Hold the stylus on the desired traverse POC the map view Alt Tap on some devices a context menu will appear 3 Choose Capture Coordinates to show the coordinates of the point where you tapped Note that the elevation is unknown and shows 9999 Usually the context menu offers Capture Coordinates as the first item However if you Tap and Hold near the current traverse you will see Set Get Coords instead this is the same as the Coords Set Get XYZ Coordinates item in the main menu 4 Press Capture button to copy the coordinates to the clipboard 5 File Open the traverse you wish to geo reference and select the first station 8 Select menu Coords Set Get XYZ Coordinates
24. e last shot is visible Note the asterisk beside the last station figure 7 1 indicating that the last point has been set to have the same coordinates as the first Asterisk Figure 7 1 Asterisk Showing Absolute Coordinates Note An asterisk beside the station number indicates that this point has absolute coordinates This means that the station has fixed X Y and or Z coordinates independent of shot information preceding The coordinates of the first station in a traverse are always absolute The coordinates between absolute stations are determined using the Compass Rule 4 Tap on the last station to make it the current shot and then Select menu Coords Set Get XYZ coordinates The dialog box shown in figure 7 2 will appear 40 Survey Adjustments TTools CE lt 42 15 Station 898 0 x Y Absolute Northing Y 200 0 Elevation Z 2 Absolute _ shift Traverse Paste Report Calculation Progress Figure 7 2 Set Get Coordinates dialog showing values set in Closing operation The coordinates shown in the dialog box are the same as those in the first station of the traverse In fact you could have also accomplished the closing operation by using the Set Get Coordinates dialog to manually set the closing coordinates and check the Absolute check boxes 5 Toundo the closing operation clear the two Absolute check boxes and tap OK A closed traverse has the coordinates of t
25. e password will be emailed back Copy and paste SoftreePW into C Mobile Device My Device My Documents WSoftree Say Yes to over writing the existing file Some firewalls block ini files sent over the internet If you have such a firewall copy the SoftreePW ini to a temp directory on your desktop rename the file to SoftreePW txt and email to register softree com The process will have to be reversed when you receive the txt file back from Softree 4 To activate the password close and re open the program using File Exit To verify that the program is no longer in demo mode select Help About It should state in full function mode POCKET PC WARNING File Exit closes Terrain Tools CE and will prompt you to save your changes The standard Microsoft X in the top right corner will minimize the application The changes you will NOT be prompted to saved and the program will continue to run as a background process Getting Started Getting Started his section of the manual explorers the functionality of Terrain Tools CE The information is general in nature and does not refer to any specific Mobile Device It is assumed that you are familiar with the general operations of your handheld Conventions The following conventions are used throughout the manual e Menu functions are delimited by a line File Open means to Tap on File in the menu bar and then tap Open from the pop up menu e File Exit
26. eared on the mobile device screen Determine the COM port number Bluetooth is using To do this click on the Bluetooth icon choose Menu Advanced Features My Bluetooth Device COM Ports The card we tested was using 9 Start communication between the laser gun and your handheld computer Ensure the laser gun is powered up On the handheld click the Bluetooth icon Advanced Features Bluetooth Devices and then Tools Device Discovery The handheld should find the laser gun Click on the laser gun icon to establish the connection Start Terrain Tools CE Click File Serial Open Port Set the COM port number to the value determined in step 2 Set the baud rate to match the baud rate on the laser gun NOTE The Lasercraft Contour laserguns we tested in 2004 only transmitted Bluetooth signals when the baud rate was set to 4800 5 Click OK to accept the settings At this point a Bluetooth dialog with a list of available devices should appear Choose your laser gun from the list 63 Appendix II 6 Take a test shot with the laser gun The shot data will appear as a popup dialog in Terrain Tools CE See the Chapter Working with A Laser to learn more about handling data from the laser gun 64
27. etween your mobile device and desktop computer you can use synchronization to keep information up to date on both computers If you make a change on one computer the next time you synchronize the change is automatically made to the corresponding information on the other computer When working as a guest you can browse the files on your mobile device and copy or move information but you cannot synchronize information Once you disconnect your device from the desktop computer settings selected in ActiveSync for the guest device are deleted When you copy your files from the handheld to the desktop you must copy both the tr1 and tr2 files for the traverse Backing up Data Handheld computers and pocket PC devices have volatile memory RAM All data and programs that are stored there will be lost if the batteries run down Many devices have a nonvolatile memory ROM This memory goes by different terms on different devices For example it is called the File Store on the IPAQ and the C_Drive on the Allegro It is important to frequently backup your data especially if you are in the field Data can be lost due hardware failure battery power and accidental deletion Check the operations manual for your Mobile Device to see if there is a backup option available or if a memory card can be installed 59 System Administration 60 To preserve data files we recommend that a My Documents folder be created on a storage card and that all
28. he SD column S Dist Slope Distance for the shot If a value is entered in the SD field the horizontal distance will be calculated and displayed in gray in the HD column Slope This column contains the Slope percentbetween stations If nothing is entered the slope will default to Ohorizontal The format of the slope is commonly set to however other formats can be used see Edit Entry Options Format tab Double tapping on this column will popup the Height of Instrument Target Dialog this is valuable if you do not wish to display the HI and HT columns Inst Height Height of Instrument column contains the instrument height HD The default is 0 Target Height Height of Target column contains the target height The HT default is 0 SSL SSR Stores the Left Right perpendicular side slope shot data an optional pair of short surveys defining the cross section The side slope of the cross section or elevation difference perpendicular to the traversed line P line line is displayed in this cell If the Multiple Side shots option need to beis enabled see Edit Entry Options Order tab for automatic pop upthen side shots are entered in a separate dialog box 21 Creating Screen Layouts Gnd Ground Type Stores the station s Ground type and optional layer information Double tap to edit or enter information directly Creek This field stores Creek information Double tap
29. he last point set to be absolute and coincident with the first point Joining Traverses Consider an example where we wish to join the start POC of traverse A to a known station on another traverse B You will need two existing traverses to complete this exercise 41 Survey Adjustments Join using the Notes view only 1 Open the survey notes for traverse B Scroll so the desired joining station is the current point Note that this may be the end of a radial shot RS if desired 2 Select menu Coords Set Get XYZ coordinates the dialog box shown in figure 7 2 above will appear Press the Copy button to capture the coordinates on the clipboard 4 Open traverse A and select the first station Again select menu Coords Set Get XYZ Coordinates 5 Press the Paste button to get the coordinates from the clipboard If traverse A has other absolute coordinates for example if it has been closed then make sure that you also select the Shift check box 6 Press OK to complete the operation 7 If traverse A has other absolute coordinates for example if it has been closed then you will see the coordinate adjustment log figure 7 0 above Press OK to close the log The coordinate changes are saved with the Traverse Document Raw field data bearings distances etc remain unchanged 42 Survey Adjustments AJ T Tools qx 7 05 X EJ 4 ERIM voFore
30. ile scales Add or remove traverses or image files to the plan display Set spar positions for d line analysis Zoom in and out Toggle between plan and profile views Getting Started Delete Shot s Station Menu provides options to Insert Shot e Delete shot s Jump to Station e Insert Shot at current station e Jump to Station Set Get XY2 Coordinate Coords Menu provides options to Adjust XYZ e view or set absolutemodify Calculate Area coordinates using Set Get XYZ Close Traverse Coordinates of the current station tation Coords Help Esc e Adjust Reduce survey information to XYZ coordinates e Calculate Area and view closing error Close Traverse View closing error Help Menu e Identifies Version number e Identifies if software is in full function or demo mode Esc Escape e This menu is similar to the Escape key will undo previous coordinate changeon a keyboard not in the virtual keyboard General Options The General Options Dialog is available by clicking Edit General Options Units can be set to Metric or Imperial Other units chains paces etc are supported by changing the registry entries 15 Getting Started 16 The Decimals for Reporting fields allow you to set the number of significant figures for display of various computed values Pressing the Save as Default button will cause all the available units options to be saved in the registry and used as defaults for new files
31. ing Spar Positions using the Stylus sess 55 SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION cc ccccsssssccsssscecssssscecssssececsesseeecseseesecsesensecsesenaeess 56 LII E 56 Recovering Auto Saved Traverse Files eere 57 Opening Terrain CE Files in RoadEng or Terrain Tools Survey 59 Backing up ee ene te e eet PES e 59 APPENDIX di NDERIT 61 Enabling Bluetooth on Windows Mobile 2003 61 APPENDIX IL ii ot de eee ee dE es 63 SocketTM Bluetooth Card Compact Flash sess 63 Overview Overview errain Tools CE gives you the flexibility of entering field notes on your Mobile Device Pocket PC in the field The Traverse screen Figure 1 0 is used to enter field notes It operates like a spreadsheet allowing entry or editing of raw data bearings distances etc M File Edit Help D c l 89 27 Figure 1 0 Terrain Tools Traverse Notes The screen can be divided into two 2 areas The top area is the note entry area and the bottom is an optional graphics area The graphics are displayed either as a plan or profile view of the traverse The slider bar between the two areas allows you control over the size of each view Overview The Map can include one or more traverses The traverses ca
32. lders x 2 Desktop a Normal slt 346 bytes LJ My Documents a Normal tce Obytes TCEF Ej My Computer a Roadeng gnd 364 bytes GND F amp 31 Floppy A A softreePW ini 174bytes Config 8 gue WIN XP HOME C untitled trt 346 bytes TR1 2 CD RW Drive D je untitled tr2 468 bytes TR2 gt Control Panel g Mobile Device wy Pocket PC Databases C3 Application Data O iPAQ File Store C My Documents O Adjust O Business C3 Personal O screen dumps O Templates Softree Figure 10 1 Windows Explorer Displaying File Extensions An Auto Saved file cannot be opened or re named on the handheld To access the file 1 Connect the handheld to your laptop or desktop computer 2 Open Windows Explorer and navigate to the ActiveSync image directory Located in My Documents if you have a partnership between your mobile device and desktop computer or to the handheld device itself as shown in figure 10 1 if you are only connected as a guest 3 Identify the Auto Saved traverse Each backed up traverse consists of two files tr1 and tr2 58 System Administration 4 Re name the files to the standard file extensions tr1 and tr2 you may have to change the root name also For example untitled tr1 and untitled tr2 are re named to Denman tr1 and Denman tr2 Opening Terrain CE Files in RoadEng or Terrain Tools Survey If you have a partnership b
33. n be added or removed from the map The position of the current station in the traverse notes is tracked in the map view area Traverses can be closed shifted or joined to other traverses Closing error and area is calculated and reported Graphic Area 4 File Edit Station Coords Help Est E Menus Figure 1 1 Terrain Tools CE View Area The display area can also be toggled to display profiles and cable deflection lines as shown in Figure 1 2 Overview AF T Tools a 4 2 18 X Profile window 3 point deflection Ground line DLINE4 d File Edit Station Coords Help Esc E Figure 1 2 Profile with a Deflection Line Installation and Registration Installation and Registration B efore Terrain Tools CE can be installed on your Mobile Device communication between your handheld and your desktop or laptop computer needs to be established You must be able to copy or move files back and forth between the two computers Files created on your desktop or laptop computer may need to be copied by using Microsoft Active Sync or similar software so that they can be accessed on your mobile device We recommend following the setup protocol enclosed with your Mobile Device When your Mobile Device is connected to your desktop either by cable cradle or infrared it will be displayed in Window Explorer as shown in Figure 2 0 fi Pocket File Edit View Favorites Tools Help
34. n or Bottom up e Enabling automatic extended entry for Azimuth Fore Back shot Instrument Target height Multiple Side Shots and Ground Layers field columns Fields Extended entry dialog boxes such as Multiple Side Shots and Ground Type can also be opened by double tapping in the specified columnappropriate field in the main screen even if Automatic Extended Entry is turned off E T Tools e 4 1045 Entry Options Tab Enter Sequence L Top down Automatic Extended Entry _ Azimuth Fore Back shots L Inst Target Heights Slope Field Multiple Side Shots Ground Layers Columns Format Figure 5 1 Entry Order Dialog Box Entering Survey Notes Side Shot Data Entry The SSL and SSR fields store Left and Right perpendicular side shot data an optional pair of short surveys defining the cross section perpendicular to the traversed line P line This information can be entered directly as a string of text or it may be entered using the Extended Side Shot Edit Dialog Extended Side Shot Edit Dialog The Extended Side Shot Edit Dialog allows you to enter perpendicular side shots cross section shots on either side of centerline and then view the cross section Although it is possible to use other formats this example will assume that you are using a slope distance format 1 Make sure the SSL and SSR columns are visible in your notes screen If they are not open a screen layout file or use the Entry Optio
35. n the Serial Settings Dialog The port number is normally in the range of 1 to 9 Serial Input Dialog The Serial Input Dialog displays the measured data from the laser gun immediately after the trigger is pressed The data can be entered into the notes by pressing the Enter Shot button or by taking another shot with the laser gun Working with a Laser Gun iT Tools CE Ped 2 44 Append At 0 0 Shot Type Horizontal Angle Vertical Angle gt Slope Distance _ Insert at 0 0 The next trigger press on the laser gun will automatically accept this data Ej Figure 8 2 Serial Input Dialog Shot Types Shot Type can be a Foreshot Intermediate Foreshot Radial Shot or Sideshot The default type of shot depends on the current cell at the time the handheld receives data from the laser gun The shot type should be changed to whatever type is required before accepting the laser data into the notes The Horizontal Angle Vertical Angle and Slope Distance fields are formatted for display according to the current units and display settings in Terrain Tools CE 51 52 Working with a Laser Gun Inserting a Shot Normally shot data coming from the laser gun is appended to the end of the survey notes It is possible to insert shot data at a selected station in the middle of the notes Do this by putting the current cell in the notes window on the record where you wish to insert a shot Press the laser gun trigger to display
36. n to get the coordinates from the clipboard Set the XY Absolute check box and make sure that you also set the Shift check box If you do not select Shift then the absolute coordinate at the start station will remain unchanged and the traverse will be distorted 7 Press OK to complete the operation 8 You will see the coordinate adjustment log Figure 7 0 above Press OK to close the log 44 Survey Adjustments Map Coordinate Adjustments Geo referencing a Bitmap Image In order to display traverse s in the correct position on an image both the image and the traverse need to be setup in a common coordinate system Commonly used coordinate systems are UTM or State Plane It is also common to use a local coordinate system where the grid origin is an arbitrary point near the traverses Georeferenced image in UTM coordinates Traverse overlayed BMP BPW files on the image Start coordinate of traverse set to UTM coordinate Figure 7 4 Matching Traverse and Image Coordinates A world file is a small text file which describes the position scale and rotation of an image When an image has an accompanying world file it is said to be geo referenced The world file extension for BMP image is BPW Most mapping sources and GIS systems will provide geo referenced images If you have a map or air photo image which is not geo referenced you can use Terrain Tools to create the world file The world file BPW must b
37. nce Column is automatically calculated It is based on survey notes data entered at lower stations You cannot directly edit this cell except for the starting point of a traverse You can not directly edit this cell You can define the starting station by double tapping on this column to open the Survey Information Dialog Index The Station Index Column is automatically calculated The Station Index consists of 2 parts a prefix and an index The prefix and a start index can be set in Edit Survey Information The index is automatically incremented at each station You cannot directly edit this cell except for the starting point of a traverse Type Identifies the Type of shot e FS foreshot e RS radial side shot e IFS intermediate foreshot Foreshot The Fore Azimuth measures the absolute compass angle to the next station It is common to measure this angle in decimal degrees 0 360 However it is also possible to enter this angle in other formats such as degrees minutes and seconds 20 Creating Screen Layouts Backshot The Back Azimuth measures the absolute compass angle to the previous station The angle can be measured in decimal degrees 0 360 or other formats such as degrees minutes and seconds see Edit Entry Options Format tab H Dist Horizontal Distance for the shot If a value is entered in the HD field the slope distance will be calculated and displayed in gray in t
38. ng and Viewing Traverse Data may also need to hide the virtual keyboard on some devices to see a useful amount of the Graphics area As the traverse notes are entered a profile of the traverse can be displayed in the lower view 77 4 Ei 41241 Station pipe fore engi eg Slider bar Profile with Scale to Fit set Current point red cross Blk44a 58504 File Edit Station Coords Help Est Ej Figure 6 4 Profile View 37 Survey Adjustments 38 Survey Adjustments S urveys may be adjusted for a number of reasons Traverses may be closed they end at the point they started from Traverses may tie to other traverses Traverses may tie to features on the ground or GPS coordinates Alternate routes for a part of a road traverse may be considered Instead of re traversing the entire road a segment may be inserted at the location of the alternate route e Files may be joined and closed to determine the area enclosed by a number of traverses e Traverses may be corrected in areas with magnetic anomalies Absolute Coordinates All traverses start from an absolute coordinate By default all other coordinates are calculated from this starting point If the start coordinates are changed the entire traverse is shifted provided no other absolute coordinates have been set Coordinates within the traverse can be set absolute by using Coords Set Get XYZ Coordinates or Co
39. ns dialog to display SSL and SSR columns in your notes screen see the Creating A Screen Layout section above 2 Open the Extended Side Shot Edit Dialog tap or double tap on the SSL field Notice that The Tab Order item is set to Left With the Multiple Side Shots option set the Extended Side Shot Edit Dialog will open automatically when the SSL or SSR field becomes current If this option is not set a double tap in the SSL or SSR field will open the Extended Side Shot Edit Dialog manually To enter side shots 3 1 Enter in the first slope in L1 top field press the lt Tab gt key to move to the bottom L1 field 4 2 Enter in the distance in the bottom 1 field Press Tab to move to L2 5 The TP check box between L1 and L2 determines whether the next shot starts at centerline off or at the end of shot L1 TP on Tap the 27 Entering Survey Notes Options button to change the default behavior of the TP check boxes Point to Point or Centerline Out 6 Continue entering left shots in this way Note that the series ends with a slope that is assumed to continue for an unknown distance 7 3 When all the shots to the left of the centerline have been entered Press Enter to accept the new data and move to the next field in the notes main screen 8 Repeat steps above for the right side SSR y E 77 X EFT Tools dx 1 00 B EJ qx 1 01 0 0 Extended side shot edit
40. on and Registration 10 The Terrain Tools CE welcome screen appears with a list of supported hardware platforms as shown in Figure 2 2 Softree Supported Hardware Platforms m Windows Mobile 2003 Pocket PC 2002 Juniper Allegro CE 3 0 TDS Ranger CE 3 0 TDS Ranger CE NET DAP Microflex CE8640 TDS Recon WinCE 3 0 older models Trimble GeoExplorer CE NET Series Juniper Allegro CX Main Menu Figure 2 2 CD Install Screen Attach your Mobile Device to your desktop PC and select the name and platform of your Mobile Device The software will detect your handheld and install the software Once the install is complete the TToolsCE icon will be displayed on your Mobile Device Installing from the Web 1 Go to www softree com Select Support Software Updates Select Terrain Tools CE A list of supported handheld devices is displayed Select and download the file adjacent to the name and platform of your mobile device Save the installation file eg TerrainToolsCE Installation and Registration PPC2002 exe to the Tempa Directory folder on your desktop computer system We recommend saving a copy of the installation file on your desktop in case re installation of the program is required 3 Connect your handheld device to the desktop computer Active Sync connection 4 On your desktop double click on the executable installation file e g TerrainToolsCE PPC2002 exe to begin the install pro
41. ords Close Traverse menu items The traverse is distorted using the Compass Rule to fit between two or more absolute coordinates NOTE Absolute coordinates and consequent adjustments only affect the calculated coordinates at each point Raw field data bearings distances etc remain unchanged Even though adjustment will change the length of a traverse the station values are not modified stations are calculated from the raw survey distances Survey Adjustments Closing a Traverse Closing a traverse is the simplest type of survey adjustment All types of survey adjustments use Absolute Coordinates to implement moving closing or stretching a traverse between known points 1 Open or create a traverse that should be closed If you are creating an imaginary traverse introduce some error into at least one of the shots so that the final point is not exactly coincident with the first 2 Select menu Coord Close Traverse The program closes the traverse and displays a Coordinate Adjustment Log Similar to the one displayed in Figure 7 0 AF TTools CE E 4 4 21 Softree Message Coordinate Adjust Log Area of closed traverse 5 56 Ha Closing error 0 74 Figure 7 0 Coordinate Adjustment Log At this point you have successfully closed the traverse The following steps are included to help illustrate the concept of absolute coordinates 39 Survey Adjustments 3 Scroll in the traverse notes so that th
42. quencedata entry order etc can be setup and saved in a layout file for future use To modify the The default screen layout screen for a new traverse is update Normal slt There are two steps in customizing athe traverse entry screen The first step is to identify the columns and the order of entrydisplay The second step is to determine the order of data entry tab enter sequence See Table 4 2 for a descriptive list of available columns Add remove or to change the position of columns 2 1 Select the Edit Entry Options menu then select the Columns tab Press the Add Remove button There are two tabs Available and Selected The Available tab lists all columns available The names in bold indicate they have been selected and are displayed on the Selected list See Figure 4 1 Total SD El Index El Type El Fore Shot E Back Shot Hist El S Dist El Slope E Instrument Ht Target dam Available Selected Available Selected Ej Ej Figure 4 1 Column Setup 18 Creating Screen Layouts 2 3 To move a column item from the Available list to the Selected list highlight the item and press the Add button The new item now appears at the bottom of the Selected list 3 4 change the column order in the Selected List highlight the item you want to move then select either the shift up or shift down button until the item is in the correct position To remove a column from the
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44. the shot data Since the current cell is not on the last notes record the Insert checkbox becomes enabled Choosing this option will insert the shot data at the station specified otherwise the shot data will be appended as usual to the end of the notes Note Dialog boxes must not be active when taking a Shot All dialog boxes except the Serial Input Dialog must be closed when the trigger on the laser gun is pressed This includes the Extended Side Shot Edit Dialog box If any dialogs are active the program will display a warning message notifying you that the program is unable to accept laser gun data Cable Analysis Cable Analysis T Tools CE allows you to analyze cable yarding profiles D lines using the 1 3 point deflection method More than one D line can be assigned to a single profile allowing for different yarding directions to a common landing It is also possible to include intermediate supports Creating a D line This exercise requires a traverse representing a D Line road 1 Open your D Line traverse File Open 2 Ensure that you can see the Profile window in the graphics area below the notes window Edit Show Profile 3 Choose menu Edit Deflection Lines to open the dialog box shown in Figure 9 0 ort pt 174 TTools CE lt 4 9 02 Deflection Lines Name Display 95 Defl Segs Station Height Figure 9 0 Deflection Lines Dialog 53 54 10
45. the Set Get Coordinates dialog box will appear shown in figure 7 2 above Note the current coordinates particularly the elevation 6 Press the Paste button Note that the X and Y values have been modified Also note that the elevation has been set to the undefined value 9999 You may wish to enter a more realistic elevation at this point 9 If your traverse has other absolute coordinates for example if it has been closed then make sure that you also select the Shift check box 10 Press OK to complete the operation Survey Adjustments 11 If your traverse has other absolute coordinates for example if it has been closed then you will see the coordinate adjustment log figure 7 0 above Press OK to close the log Your traverse should now be visible in the Map view and it should start from the point where you first tapped in step 2 above When coordinates are copied using these functions the X Y and Z coordinates are copied to the clipboard as a set The last set of coordinates copied to the clipboard can then be pasted back into Terrain Tools CE or into other programs such as Microsoft Excel or a text editor 47 Working with a Laser Gun 48 Working with a Laser Gun heck the User Manual for your handheld device to determine the protocol connection speed stop bits etc for connecting with external devices such as a laser gun An RS 232 or a Bluetooth connection is required to establish communication Man
46. the handheld tap the Bluetooth icon Select Bluetooth Manage New Connect A list of options appears choose Explore a Bluetooth device The hand held should find the laser gun Click on the laser gun icon to establish a Generic Serial connection Start Terrain Tools CE Select File Serial Open Port Set the COM port number to the Outgoing port number determined in step 2 Set the baud rate to match the laser gun NOTE The Lasercraft Contour laserguns we tested in 2004 only transmitted Bluetooth signals when the baud rate was set to 4800 2t Click OK to accept the settings At this point a Bluetooth dialog with a list of available devices should appear Choose your laser gun from the list 61 Appendix 6 Take a test shot with the laser gun The shot data will appear as a popup dialog in Terrain Tools CE See the Terrain Tools CE documentation to learn more about handling data from the laser gun 62 Appendix Il Appendix Il SocketTM Bluetooth Card Compact Flash The following information applies to installing and using an external Compact Flash Bluetooth card The setup for handheld computers with built in Bluetooth is shown Appendix I 1 Install Bluetooth card software following instructions from the manufacturer During installation from Socket CD you need to enable Bluetooth COM Generic Serial from the list of ports and services Proceed to step 2 once the card is installed and the Bluetooth icon has app
47. y mobile devices have a 9 pin serial port that can be connected to the laser gun the same way as connections to a desktop computer are made Newer models of laser guns are Bluetooth enabled allowing wireless communication with Bluetooth enabled handheld computers For more information see Appendix I Enabling Bluetooth on Windows Mobile 2003 Devices and Appendix II SocketTM Bluetooth Card Compact Flash Connection Settings Setting the port number and baud rate are critical to establishing a connection The baud rate on both the handheld and the laser gun must be identical The port number must be set to the port the laser gun is plugged into generally in the range of 1 to 9 For a Bluetooth connection the port number will be listed in the Bluetooth Manager on the handheld Some of the more advanced communication settings can be modified in Terrain Tools CE but most users will not need to change these settings The majority of laser guns use the following settings Parity none Stop Bit 1 Data Size 8 Hardware Handshake Establishing a Connection 1 Open the communications port using menu item File Serial Open Port The Serial Settings Dialog as shown in Figure 8 0 will appear Serial Settings Baud Rate 4800 Advanced Stop Bit 1 Size Handehole Hard Sounds Beeps C Voice ZTTools 4 dx 408 Ej Figure 8 0 Serial Settings Dialog Box Working with a Laser
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