TcpGPS User Manual
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1. m zone SON GDS_WGE WGS B4 to WGS B4 gt Vertical CRS fos ai Wer Dat Shift Projected CRS Projected coordinate reference system With this parameter the projection system is indicated UTM Lambert etc and the datum used See section Settings gt Geodesy Geo Dat Shift Indicates the transformation of geodetic datums used It is necessary to transform the geographic coordinates received from the GNSS receiver at projected coordinates See section Settings gt Geodesy TcpGPS User s Manual Aplitop S L 6 Vertical CRS Vertical coordinate reference system Indicates the system used to correct the altitudes on the ellipsoid WGS84 which sends the GNSS receiver See section Settings gt Geodesy Ver Dat Shift Indicates the transformation of vertical datums used in the CRS Only transformations based on geoid files are allowed See section Settings gt Geodesy Local System This allows a local transformation to be established in the project to be adjusted to the work area See section Local System CDB Shows the directory and name of the file from the code data base which is used in the project 3 The program then creates a project file and displays a confirmation message An empty point file a stations file and a results file for setting out are additionally created having the same name as project Configuring the GNSS Receiver In the most common case working in RTK with base a2. Installation Program Device Brand Model Version Installation folder C TcpGPS404B6s Simulation Install TcpGPS 8 Select the nstallation Folder by pressing the L button on the right of this box On the mobile devices it 1s recommended to install the programme on permanent storage cards SD Compact Flash etc To see the list of those to be found on the device the Only show memory cards box must be marked TcpGPS User s Manual Aplitop S L 2 Device Brand Model Version Installation folder C TcpGPS404Bs Only show memory cards 9 Press the Install TcpGPS button Windows XP Vista Version Installation folder D TepGPS404 Copying D TcpGP3404 Geo lGG2005 gde 51 10 Once installation is complete the following message appears TcpGPS User s Manual Aplitop S L 3 11 Press Accept and close the installation programme Configuration The first time the program is run a dialog box will be displayed where at least the following data should be entered 1 GNSS receiver brand and model 2 Communications ports of the device and the GNSS receiver for cable or Bluetooth connections The communication parameters bits per second parity flow control etc should be specified for the former This dialog box can also be accessed from the Communications option within Settings menu X Communications nf GNSS Receiver Leica v Zen
3. choose how the program displays numerical information and the way the different graphic options are displayed through the following dialog box x Work Mode Numerical Information Northing v Graphic View Map Click on the relevant option or the mobile device s physical key chosen in configuration to save a point It is also possible to access the current precision parameters to modify them at any time Any points set out are automatically saved in the project s results file Points The program displays a dialog box that allows one to choose the points to be set out It has the following options e Individual point by specifying its number or selecting it from the list TcpGPS User s Manual Aplitop S L 11 e lt A point specified by its coordinates that are entered manually e Points having a specific code e Point intervals having to enter the initial and final points e lt A point chosen from CAD e Individual station selected from any station file e The nearest point to the current position X Setting Out Points X Points Individual i ead C Manual f C code C Graphic Q Interval Initial Pt Final Pt Interval C Station C Nearest Current File Demo pun North P BR6 D 106 75 MH Exclude Set Out Lft 54 10 Fwd 92 02 L 101 89 7 Ah H z Ss 0 000 sais nyse Once the dialog box is accepted the program will start setting out the first point of the
4. files or WMS if it exists If the type of position and precision values obtained do not correspond with the current saving style the program will request the user for confirmation before saving a point x Survey Number fio Antenna 0 000 Code v Point v Easting 369000 003 Northing 4066399 995 h 150 000 Ty 0 el ee S 7 o a Epochs 10 Show Meas Desviations Sx 0 004 Sy 0 005 Sz 0 000 l Yh Co 50m 1 3039 B Ws Ah Hp Yp uA E S amp Ah Hp vp 5 5 0 000 0 018 0 022 S7 5 5 0 000 0 018 0 022 Local Systems Various known coordinates at several pairs of source and target points should have been previously surveyed using the Survey option in the Surveying menu The project mustn t have a local system assigned If a list of source points in WGS 84 geographic coordinates is available it will not be necessary to survey said points A file with a W84 extension should be created using the following line format where Code field is optional Name GLat MLat SLat NS GLon MLon SLon EO Altitude Code Example BR1 36 45 5 6754343 N 4 28 6 5456787 W 145 423 TcpGPS User s Manual Aplitop S L 9 In addition other points file should have been previously created whose point names coincide with the points surveyed but in the coordinates of the local system desired If these conditions are met follow the steps set out below to define the local adjustment 1 Click on New option in the Local System me
5. TcpGPS User Manual Installation The steps below must be followed l Decompress the file TepGPSSetup zip 2 Execute the file vcredist x86 VS2008 exe This application will install the libraries required to execute the TcpGP S installation programme SF If you re going to execute the installation for Windows CE synchronise the mobile device with the PC via Microsoft ActiveSync or Windows Mobile Device Centre 4 Execute the file TcpGPSSetup exe 3 Select the installation programme language Select Language mtm 6 Select the Brand and the Model of the device if you wish to install the application on a PC or on a mobile device which does not appear on the list you must select Others as the brand ES TcpGPS v4 0 4 Installation Program Device Brand Model Windows XP Vista Version Installation folder C TcpGPS404 Install TcpGPS TcpGPS User s Manual Aplitop S L l TcpGPS v4 0 4 Installation Program Device Brand Other Getac Model Windows XP Vista Handheld Leica PSION Version Topcon Installation folder C TcpGPS404 T Select the Version to be installed You can choose between Basic or Full The difference between both is that the latter includes the road module For PC there is a Simulation version distributed free of charge with the version for mobile device which allows works to be prepared on the PC and subsequently for them to be copied to the device TcpGPS v4 0 4
6. e GPS configured in station mode will then be displayed X Configure Base X Configure Base Antenna Height 0 000 Id fo vi N RS File type Be Stations Points E B76282 516 m N 4085326 153 h 470 000 Coordinates Geographic WGS84 Projected C Post Process Configuring the Rover Receiver 1 Select the Configure Rover option in the GPS menu 2 Enter the antenna s height 3 Click on button The program then waits to establish the data link with the base receiver X Configure Rover Antenna Height 0 000 Ref Station Id Any TcpGPS User s Manual Aplitop S L 8 Survey The receivers should have been properly configured in order to start surveying Click on the relevant option or the mobile device s physical key chosen in configuration to save a point It is also possible to access the current precision parameters to modify them at any time The following data can be modified for each point e Number of next point to save e Antenna height e Point s code multiple codes are allowed Additionally the current coordinates and the status bar containing essential information on the receiver s status are shown in real time If a number of epochs greater than one has been chosen in saving style the deviations reached are shown Clicking on the lad button displays a graphic showing the points belonging to the file and the project s cartography DXF file Shape files image
7. nd rover proceed as follows unless work styles have previously been configured Configuring the Base receiver with Random Coordinates 1 Select the Configure Base gt Unknown Position option within the GPS menu 2 In the next dialog box an antenna height should be entered and a name assigned to the station Then click on Auto button 3 If the save with Post Processing box is marked you have to enter a file name or accept the file name proposed 4 Click on the Start button The message GPS configured in station mode will then be displayed X Configure Base X Configure Base Mode Unknown Position Select from File C Manual Entry Antenna Height 0 000 Id fo vi N ERS E 369000 008 N 4066400 006 h 150 000 Coordinates Geographic WGS84 Projected C Post Process TcpGPS User s Manual Aplitop S L 7 Configuring the Base Receiver with Known Coordinates 1 Select the Configure Reference option in the GPS menu and on this screen either the Select from File or Manual Entry options 2 If the Select from File option is chosen select the coordinates from the project s points or station file 3 The antenna s height should be entered in the next dialog box Then enter the coordinates desired if Manual Entry was chosen 4 If the save for Post Processing box is activated you have to enter a file name or accept the file name proposed 5 Click on the Start button The messag
8. nu 2 Select the type of local system 2D 3D or 2D 1D select By Points mode and click on of button X New Local System larity transform By Points C By Parameters 3 Click on Source File button and select the GPS coordinates file and then click on Target File button and select local coordinates file x WW Local System ff 1 Be 4 The program does automatically the calculations shows the transformation parameters and informs about the mean square error and the maximum error obtained If these values are acceptable click on button and enter a name for the local system It must be saved in the current working folder TcpGPS User s Manual Aplitop S L 10 x Local System TX 1014336 004 9383 TY 3944776 153 9288 Tz 351215 239 10720 RX 8 5 13 42 58127 0 1 0 33 5 40047 0 16 RZ 9 11 11 06925 0 7 1 00140 0 00227 5 Go to Project gt Properties select the local system created and click on Y button Setting Out The program is equipped with a large number of options to set out individual points points on a line line intersections in addition to other specific options for highways such as station and offset station and code and slopes All the options draw a graphic that clearly indicates the current positions and the point to be set out in addition to showing the distance to the point and the coordinate increments The user can
9. os v Cable Connection Receiver Port Handheld Port coma Serial v Parameters Bluetooth Connection Receiver Port Handheld Port come Bluetooth COMA Port aa Starting Up the Program 1 Choose the TcpGPS option from within the Program group or execute the program shortcut 2 A new menu containing Last Project Select Project and New Project will then be displayed If it is the first time the program is run you have to click on New Project x Project Select Project New Project Last Project Working Folder Storage Cardy Demot TcpGPS User s Manual Aplitop S L 4 Creating a Project The program requests a name for the project as well as its location within the file system It is highly recommended to save files in stable memory drives such as Compact Flash or SD memory cards as otherwise the data will be lost when the device is rebooted due to a lack of battery power or other reasons _ The name of the relevant folder will vary depending on the mobile device and could for instance be Storage Cardor Flash Disk 1 Select the folder desired enter a valid file name and click on oe button 2 A dialog box is then displayed as follow x Project properties y Project Storage Cardi Demo Demo prj CROs rs S4 UTM zone 30M Local System None vw COB Storage Cardi TcpGPs4o4 Meslentmadt Project Shows the project name and work directory CRS Coordinate Refe
10. points selected allowing the user to go to the next or previous point using the I0 buttons The program automatically goes to the next nearest point after saving the current point in the Nearest Point option TcpGPS User s Manual Aplitop S L 12
11. rence System Shows the datum and the projection system selected if you are using a geoid to obtain orthometric altitudes the vertical CRS is also shown See section Settings gt Geodesy The current system parameters can be changed by pressing the L J button vd Area EUROPE Spain Favorites WwGS84 UTM 30 m Projected CRS 22630 WGS 84 UTM zone 30 es Geo Dat Shift D5 _WGE WGS 84 to Was 84 hu Vertical CRS fers ai Wer Dat Shift cad TcpGPS User s Manual Aplitop S L 5 Area Allows the filtering of the coordinate system parameter search leaving only the elements of the selected zone If you do not wish to use this filter the box should be unchecked By pressing the L button the following list of continents and countries is shown H ASIA H AFRICA H ATLANTIC OCEAN H ASIA H AUSTRALIA H ATLANTIC OCEAN H EUROPE H AUSTRALIA H INDIAN OCEAN H EUROPE H WORTH AMERICA H INDIAN OCEAN H PACIFIC OCEAN H NORTH AMERICA E SOUTH AMERICA H PACIFIC OCEAN Argentina H SOUTH AMERICA Baltra Island Bolivia Favourites If a country is selected a list is shown of the coordinates systems most used in this zone Each element of this list contains information about the 4 parameters which are requested below A new favourite system can be added by pressing the button and entering a name X cRSs y Area EUROPE Spain a Favorites WwGS84 UTM 30 m Prd X Favorite y
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