Tsunami - Carlson Software
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1. Point Settings m Store Options I Beep for Store Point IF UserEntered Point Notes I Coordinates in Point Notes I GPS RMS in Point Notes I GPS DOPs in Point Notes I Rod Height in Point Notes I Project Scaler in Point Notes I Time Date in Point Notes Tsunami Field to Finish Quick Over m Drawing Options Symbol Select Symbol Locate on Real Z Axis A Label Elevations Label Descriptions view Point Store Steps to draw using Field to Finish 1 Configure Tsunami Select the GPS or To Layer for Points IPNTS tal Station equipment in the first dialog m Point Averaging Number of GPS Readings Direct Reverse Tolerance Seconds 2 In Configure Tsunami gt Point Settings se lect the code table to be used Enable Use Code Table For by checking Symbols 15 0 m Field to Finish I Split Multiple Codes Code File Use Code Table For V Symbols W Layers Descriptions Select File Descriptions Linework and Layers 3 Initiate Point Store in Tsunami 4 Press F7 for the Code button to select the Linework Monitor F3 SkyPlot F4 Menu F11 aj al gt T Point Number 1135 Rod Height 0 000 Northing Easting Elevation Desc UP Options F6 Code F7 lt Linework F8 C No tat C Cont C End Special2. Definition Method E Design Files C Section File C UserEntered 3D Polyline Cut Slope Ratio Fill Slope Retio Required Files _ Files Specified 1 gt CenterLine for Job Ciscdev DATA cotle cl 2 Design Profile DAscdey DATA pile pro 3 gt Design Template DiAsedev DATA pile tal 4 gt Design Section File D sedeviDATA pile sct Optional Files _ Files Specified 4 gt Super Elevation 5 gt Template Transition MONE NONE This allows you to just pick a 3D polyline to stake from The User Entered method requires that you have stored a centerline file and asks you to enter the desired station offset and elevation each time this is good for complicated state highways with variable pivot points for the slope stakes The Design Files options is good on simple industrial access roads and subdivision streets where you have never changing template profile and centerline The Section File approach requires that you enter 2 point sections that start at the left pivot and stop at the right pivot and between stations the program will interpolate 2 Either in the office or in the field draw a 3D polyline or a 2D polyline at a fixed elevation representing the design break or pivot line from which the slope staking occurs This polyline needs to be drawn before starting slope staking The thing to remember about slope staking is that it starts from the given
3. Item 3 Default The default value is displayed directly after the prompt If the field operator presses return without entering anything the default will be stored as this line s GIS information In the example for SIZE Size 4 6 8 10 12 4 4 6 8 10 12 the next value after the parentheses is 4 Four will be the default value If the default space is left blank as in the last line COMMENTS Comments then there is no default value and no value will be saved if the operator doesn t enter anything Item 4 Options These are the only allowed input options at this GIS prompt When inputing data only one of these values will be accepted So only one of the values 4 6 8 10 or 12 will be accepted as input at the Size prompt These values are the ones that actually control the input the options appearing in Item 2 are only there so the operator can see his choices GIS Data Collection Page 13 6 Creating Prompting Files The GIS prompting files can be created by the Define Note File Prompts command A brief de scription is included here for all the command options found in the Define Note File Prompts dialog box Load brings up a dialog pop up box titled Specify GIS File This dialog box allows you to load an existing GIS prompting file To edit any individual GIS prompting line highlight that line and pick Edit The following pop up dialog box titled GIS Field Record appears You can input the four items of the prompting file
4. Select Rover for Station Type and set the Radio Baud to match the PDL s which are being used Also set RTK Dynamics to Dynamic Kinematic and set Motion Dynamics to the appropriate option 8 Select Exit and Save The receiver is now ready for use as a rover To set the Radian IS up as a Base 7 Select Base for station type and set the Radio Baud to math the PDL s which are being used For most jobs set RTK Dynamics to Dynamic Kinematic unless you are sure that static is more appropriate even small fluctuations from wind on the pole can cause problems in Static mode Set motion dynamics to Foot Walking and then select Configure Base Station 9 In the menu dialog that opens there are a few buttons a Read from GPS Read a position from the GPS and fix to that position b Enter Lat Lon Fix to a manually entered Lat Lon position c Enter State Plane Coord Fix to a manually entered State Plane Northing Easting position d Read From File Fix to a position read from a ref file e Cancel Cancel base setup If Read From GPS is selected the software will read once from the GPS receiver and then fix to that position If Enter Lat Lon is selected a dialog box will open and a Latitude and Longitude must be input manually If Enter State Plane Coord is selected a dialog box will open allowing the input of a set of Northing Easting coordinates by hand Read from File will open a File gt Open d
5. Setup the antenna and GPS receiver as normal The radio should be on I O Port 2 2 Connect the Computer that Tsunami is running on to I O Port by the appropriate cable Front Panel Configuration Base Station 1 After powering on the receiver press the Control Button From the selections available select MORE This will bring up a second page of options Select MORE again The front panel screen should now be on RECEIVER CONTROL 3 of 7 2 Select BAUD RATE FORMAT and from the menu that this creates select SERIAL PORT 1 SETTINGS 3 Ensure that the port is set to 38400 baud 8 Odd 1 Format with no flow control 4 Similarly make sure that the settings for I O Port 2 agree with those of the type of radio being used typically 9600 8 None 1 5 Return to the RECEIVER CONTROL menu and go to page 4 0 7 Select REFERENCE POSI TION 6 Enter the Lat Lon of the position the base is located at Alternately select HERE to have the GPS unit read the current position and use that as the base reference point 7 On page 1 of the RECEIVER CONTROL menu select RTK OUTPUT CONTROL 8 Set the RTK OUTPUTS to Port 2 and the ANTENNA HEIGHT to the measured height of the antenna 9 Ensure that all other forms of output Cycled Output 1PPS output Event Markers etc are disable These options may all be accessed with the submenus accessible through the Control button 10 Ensure that the Synch time of the Rover and Base are the same
6. 0 07 The section of Note file corresponding to one point starts with a line showing the point number and GIS prompting file used If no GIS prompting file exists NONE is displayed This line is the point identifier and all GIS and survey data stored below is referenced to this point number until the next point line identifier occurs JOB 001 NOT File with GIS Data Only PT_ID 1 GIS_FILE SMH gis SMH 123 SIZE 30 TYPE STND MANUFACTURER WOMAK COMMENTS SURVEYOR JSC PT_ID 2 GIS_FILE SCO gis SCO 78 SIZE 8 TYPEM COMMENTS SURVEYOR JSC Corresponding GIS Prompting SHM GIS Using SMH GIS Prompting File for point 1 SMH SMH SIZE Size 24 30 24 24 30 TYPE Type STND NSTND STND STND gt MANUFACTURER Brand Richard Dewey gt COMMENTS Comments Using SCO GIS Prompting File for point 2 SCO SCO SIZE Size 4 6 8 10 12 4 4 6 8 10 12 TYPE Type L M L L M COMMENTS Comments GIS Data Collection Page 15 The second example Note file shown here is for two stored points with both GIS prompting and all Store Options survey information toggled on The user was prompted to enter the GIS information The survey information shown in italics was saved automatically because these options were toggled on in Configure Tsunami gt Point Options JOB 002 NOT File with GIS amp Survey Data Options Item PT_ID 1 GIS_FILE SMH gis TIME 17 5 6 DATE 2 15 2000 NOTE1 MISC NOTES LINE 1 NOTE2 MISC NOTES LINE 2
7. Data The Input Edit command in Coordinate File Utilites allows you to edit Note data Coordinate File Utilites is found in the Points drop down menu From the Coordinate File Utilities dialog pick Input Edit Point The Edit Assign Point pop up dialog box both reviews and edits coordinate and note data This pop GIS Data Collection Page 19 Poirt Number North Y 5065 680800 East x 4625 56584 Elevation Z 96 20000 Description Notes sco sco a l SIZE 8 r SIZE 12 Edit Point Next Previous ILa Cancel 11 GIS Data MDB method up box displays only one point s coordinate and note values at a time To go to a specific point number type the desired point number and hit Enter The coordinate and note values are displayed for this point number To display the next or previous point pick Next or Previ ous To edit any value pick that box and edit accordingly To edit note values you must pick the note value and hit enter on the key board This will display the value in the edit box Edit the note value in this edit box and hit Enter to update this value If more than three lines are displayed in the Notes area an up down scroll bar will ap pear to the right of this box After editing the displayed values selecting Next Previous or OK automatically stores the edited val ues Cancel will exit without storing the displayed edited values Pick OK to save the edited values and exit To use the Access
8. Database method for storing GIS data run Configure Tsunami gt GIS Options and turn on Store Data Direct to Database This method uses one MDB Microsoft Database file as a Template File to create the GIS prompting and a second Output File MDB Microsoft Database file to store the GIS information directly into Despite uses the MDB file format this routine works entirely in Tsunami and doesn t require Microsoft Access to be installed on the computer Page 20 GIS Data Collection Depth Sounder Tsunami data collection can be used in conjuction with a depth sounder to survey the beds of rivers and lakes Tsunami takes input from both a GPS receiver and a depth sounder to determine and record the elevation of the terrain directly below the surveying boat or barge All of Tsunami s routines work with the depth sounder to let you collect points on the underwater terrain The elevation stored for each point is the elevation of the bed Modelling of the bed surface works as easily as modelling any surface using Carlson Software Tsunami can be a powerful tool for marine surveying and construction Settings To modify the Tsunami depth sounder settings go to the Tsunami menu and select Configure Tsunami Choose the Depth Sounder Settings button The Depth Sounder Settings menu appears At this point Hydrotrac by Odom is the only equipment specific depth sounder interface Tsunami works with other depth sounders that have NMEA st
9. Immediately after point 1 plots the first GIS prompt ing dialog pop up box appears The first GIS item is SCO Enter the number for this sewer clean out and pick Continue The four GIS prompts created in the SCO GIS file ap fx SSS Pear as dialog boxes Directly under the Enter GIS Data Previous Exit If J title in each dialog pop up box you can see the GIS prompt including possible values You can use the up or down arrow keys or pick the down arrow selection tri Size 4 6 8 10 12 angle to choose the value for each GIS prompt If no Ie I values are shown you can type any input for that value Sassi Pick Previous or Continue to go backwards or forwards Exit ends the GIS prompting Type L M one Note file with the same name as the current coordi nate file Review section 10 to plot list and edit Note Cae files in Tsunami sc RTK GPS POINT Previous GIS Data Collection Page 17 9 Point Store ASCII GIS using Total Station The Point Store command in Tsunami can store both GIS information and survey information with field collected points The following procedure details the steps needed to collect points with GIS and survey information using the Point Store command and Total Station equipment Before running this procedure create GIS prompting files to use with the Define Note File Prompts command Step 1 Pick Point Store in the Tsunami drop down menu Step 2 If no coo
10. SMH 78 SIZE 24 TYPE STND MANUFACTURER WOMAK COMMENTS SURVEYOR JSC HRMS 0 04 VRMS 0 07 STATUS FIXED ROD HT 5 250 PT_DATA 1 4998 000 4996 000 95 000 SMH PT_ID 2 GIS_FILE SCO gis TIME 17 6 19 DATE 2 15 2000 NOTE1 MISC NOTE LINE 1 SCO 222 SIZE 8 TYPE L COMMENTS SURVEYOR JSC HRMS 0 04 VRMS 0 07 STATUS FIXED ROD HT 5 250 PT_DATA 2 4998 036 4996 091 95 000 SCO Corresponding GIS Prompting or Store Using SMH GIS Prompting File for point 1 gt Time Date in Point Notes gt Time Date in Point Notes gt Point Notes gt Point Notes SMH SMH SIZE Size 24 30 24 24 30 TYPE Type STND NSTND STND STND gt MANUFACTURER Brand Richard Dewey gt COMMENTS Comments gt GPS RMS in Point Notes gt GPS RMS in Point Notes gt GPS RMS in Point Notes gt Rod Height in Point Notes gt Point Coordinates in Notes Using SCO GIS Prompting File for point 2 gt Time Date in Point Notes gt Time Date in Point Notes gt Point Notes SCO SCO SIZE Size 4 6 8 10 12 4 4 6 8 10 12 TYPE Type L M L L M COMMENTS Comments gt GPS RMS in Point Notes gt GPS RMS in Point Notes gt GPS RMS in Point Notes gt Rod Height in Point Notes gt Point Coordinates in Notes Page 16 GIS Data Collection 8 Point Store ASCII GIS using GPS The Point Store command in Tsunami can store nearly unlimited GIS information with field col lected points The following procedure details the steps needed to field collect p
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12. Tsunami including field to finish cut sheet stakeout slope staking laser offsets depth sounders and GIS data collection This manual also includes specific setup procedures for the various equipment supported by Tsunami There is a separate Tsunami Reference Manual that describes all the Tsunami commands in detail Introduction Page 1 Field to Finish When collecting field data the Field to Finish process can be used to draw the points with distinct layers symbols and other settings based on the point description Each point description is looked up in the Field to Finish code table which defines the layer symbol and other properties for that description The code definition can also be used to draw linework between the points This code table is created using the Field to Finish command in the COGO menu Codes can be alpha nu meric or alphanumeric The Tsunami data collection functions Point Store and AutoPoints at In terval can use a Field to Finish code table Field to Finish Use Code Table For Field to Finish mapping while collecting field data go to Configure Tsunami select Point Settings Under the Field to Finish heading check the boxes to the right of Use Code Table For This activates Field to Finish so that points stored with descriptions that are defined as codes in the code table are drawn using the code symbol description linetype and layer Field to Finish Code File The currently active code table file
13. Up or Down arrow keys to highlight the code de scription desired and double click or press Enter to se lect If you already know the code you can just type it DRIVEWAY LEFT in the Desc field Endtinewok Conce Field to Finish Options F6 If you are using the Point Store or Auto Points at Inter val functions you can change your Field to Finish set tings by clicking Options or hitting F6 This brings up the Point Settings window You can toggle the Field to Finish options on or off or you can select a different code table You can also change the default point settings here All of this can be done without leaving Point Store or Auto Points at Interval Field to Finish Editing the Code Table The code table can be displayed using the command Field to Finish under the COGO menu Each line corresponds to a code All of the code s parameters layer symbol type description size Field to Finish X DATA gt gt d scdev data pile crd CODE gt C scdev DATA KNOXVLLE FLD CODE FULL NAME DESC SYMBOL LINETYPE ENTITY TIE LAYER ON OFF gt MONUMENTS amp CONTROL lt ANCHOR ANCHOR sptO BYLAYER Point Open ANCHOR On ASP ASP spto BYLAYER Point Open ASP On IPT IRON PIN S IP SET spt5S BYLAYER Point Open CONTROL On NAIL NAIL use_cod spt2 BYLAYER Point Open NAIL On RAIL RAIL RAIL spt3 BYLAYER 2DPline Open RAIL On cB spt15 CONTINUOUS 2DPline Open UTIL On gt GROUND FEATURES lt Bis SelectAll Clear AIl Symbol
14. accurate low elevation satellite to be factored out of a position f Configure Base Station Will configure the receiver to act as a base See Configuring the Base Equipment Station below g Cancel without saving will exit this menu without saving any changes that have been made h Save and Exit Will save these settings to the reciever and to Tsunami s setup and exit out of this menu Configuring Rover No real configuration is necessary aside from setting up the equipment and setting the appropriate Receiver Type Station Type and Satellite Elevation Cutoff Configuring Base Station 1 After selecting all the appropriate settings in Configure GPS click on the Configure Base Station button 2 In the menu dialog that opens there are a few buttons a Read from GPS Read a position from the GPS and fix to that position b Enter Lat Lon Fix to a manually entered Lat Lon position c Enter State Plane Coord Fix to a manually entered State Plane Northing Easting position d Read From File Fix to a position read from a ref file e Cancel Cancel base setup If Read From GPS is selected the software will read once from the GPS receiver and then fix to that position If Enter Lat Lon is selected a dialog box will open and a Latitude and Longitude must be input manually If Enter State Plane Coord is selected a dialog box will open allowing the input of a set of Northing Easting coordinates by hand Read fr
15. and frequency in Tsunami Press Ok when done Topcon 800A Quick Lock 1 Dismount the handle from the Topcon and mount RC 2H Secure it with the fixing screw 2 Attach RC 2R to the prism and turn it on 3 Using the Y cable attach the RC 2H to the radio and Tsunami 4 In Joystick click on Quick Lock and Topcon will do angle turn until it finds a prism in which it will lock to and will start tracking 5 If RC 2H is not attached to the radio with Y cable when Quick Lock is pressed the big yellow button on RC 2H needs to be pressed in order for the Topcon to search for the prism Trimble Page 32 Trimble NT300D 1 In order to properly configure the NT300D to work with Tsunami it must first be powered up in Setup mode by holding down the Setup button on the front panel of the receiver while powering it on so that the advanced setup options are available Once the NT300D is powered up in this mode bring up the Setup menu via the Setup button Page down using the More menu option until the I O menu item is available and select it a In the I O menu select whichever port is to be used to interface the receiver with the computer running Tsunami Port 1 by default Next set both the input and the output to transmit receive in NMEA at 9600 baud rate The final option Remote Select should be set to Primary b Now the NMEA sentences must be configured From the I O menu enter the NMEA Sen tences submenu Disable all sent
16. for a particular purpose or noninfringement The entire risk arising out of use or performance of the SOFT WARE PRODUCT remains with you NO LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES In no event shall Carlson Software or its suppliers be liable for any damages whatsoever including without limitation damages for loss of business profits business interruption loss of business information or any other pecuniary loss arising out of the use of or inability to use this Carlson Software product even if Carlson Software has been advised of the possibility of such damages Because some states jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion or limitation of liability for consequential or incidental damages the above limitation may not apply to you MISCELLANEOUS If you acquired this product in the United States this EULA is governed by the laws of the State of Kentucky If this product was acquired outside the United States then local laws may apply Introduction Introduction Tsunami is an AutoCAD based data collection software package that runs in Windows It creates maps as you survey directly in an AutoCAD drawing The program collects data by interacting directly with a total station impulse laser or real time kinematic Global Positioning System RTK GPS equipment Tsunami runs with AutoCAD v14 2000 and standalone AutoCAD OEM In the field Tsunami is typically run on a ruggedized laptop computer This user s manual covers applications for
17. radio button sets the baud rate for COM2 the radio COM port Make sure this number and the number the PDL s are set for is the same b Station Type This sets whether the Radian IS is to be configured as a base station or a rover c Elevation Type This allows selection of Geoid MSL or Ellipsoidal measures for height alti tude d RTK Dynamics This sets the dynamics mode of the receiver In general this setting should be Equipment Page 29 set to Dynamic Kinematic e Message Type sets what format of corrections this receiver will send receive for RTK f Motion Dynamics Used to set the receiver s calculations appropriate to the motion of the re ceiver g Elevation Mask This is the satellite elevation cutoff No satellites with elevation less than this number will be used in corrections This allows filtering out of satellites close to the horizon which provide less accurate calculations for positions h Send Command to Receiver Allows a specific user entered command to be sent to the receiver Mostly used for troubleshooting with Technical support i Configure Base Configures the parameters of a base station for the receiver Ex Current posi tion etc j Power Cycle Receiver powers the receiver down and then turns it back on clearing the main memory k Save and Exit save all settings changes and exit this menu 1 Cancel Restore original settings and exit this menu To set the Radian IS up as a Rover 7
18. starting point is 5000 5000 1000 There are keyboard commands to control the simulation position during continuous read commands such as Stakeout and Track Position Here are the keyboard commands L Turn Left R Turn Right F Go Faster S Slow Down U Up D Down W Switch Direction Sokkia Sokkia Radian IS Hardware Setup 1 Make sure that the Radian IS has fully charged batteries installed as described in the receiver documentation 2 Connect the Radian IS serial cable to COM1 on the Radian IS plugging the other end into the controlling computer s serial port 3 If the Radian IS is to be used as a base connect a PDL base radio to the COM port of the receiver If the IS is to be used as a rover connect a PDL rover radio to the COM port if the receiver 4 Power the Radian IS on with its external power switch 5 Once the receiver finishes its self initialization when all the lights on the side panel go out and then the battery light lights in just one position it is ready for use with Tsunami However posi tions will not be able to be logged until the receiver has acquired a few satellites The receiver has enough satellites when the center light is at the second or higher level when it is orange instead of red Software Setup 6 To configure the IS for use select GPS Setup from the Tsunami pull down menu This will open a menu with several options a Radio Baud Rate This
19. the receiver and to the antenna 2 If you are using the PacCrest radio module screw it in place over Port 1 on the receiver and attach its antenna cable Otherwise connect any radio being used to Port 1 2 or 3 3 If an external power source is being used be sure to plug it into the PWR Port on the front of the receiver 4 If external power is not being used ensure that there are batteries in one or both of the batter slots on the bottom of the receiver 5 Plug the 9 pin serial connection cable into the serial port of the computer running Tsunami and into the Terminal Port on the front of the receiver Configuring Tsunami for Use With a 500 Series Receiver 1 Select Configure Tsunami from the Tsunami pull down menu This will open a new window with several buttons on it as well as a pull down list labelled Equipment Type Select Leica 500 Series in the Equipment Type menu then select General Settings 2 Ensure that the COM port is set to the one that the serial cable is plugged into and that the Baud Rate is 9600 the Char Length 8 the Stop Bits 1 and the Parity None Close this menu and the Configure Tsunami menu 3 In the tsunami pull down menu select GPS Setup This will open another menu with several selectable options and several buttons 4 Use the radio buttons on the top right to select whether the receiver will be a rover or a base Equipment Page 25 Page 26 statio
20. 4D OAK When drawing the point in the CAD drawing the forward slash disappears and UP 531 will plot as POLE 531 The original code with forward slash and appended text is stored in the coordinate and raw file Mulitple codes are allowed in Point Store In collecting a point such as a T intersection in a fence the point can be collected once but with two codes seperated by a space as the Desc e g F PI FP2 This also applies when storing a point that contains two or more distinct ground features e g Edge Of Pavement and Catch Basin Here also you can collect one point and store this point with two codes seperated by a space e g EOP CB The point plots twice once in the EOP layer and a second time in the CB layer The point is plotted on two layers in the drawing but is stored only once in the coordinate file Points collected in this fashion can have multiple symbols and have multiple lines drawn through them Undefined Codes All points stored without descriptions or with descriptions not stored in the Field to Finish code table are drawn using the default Drawing Options in Configure Tsunami gt Point Settings Page 6 Field to Finish Slope Staking 1 There are four methods for slope staking that allow flexability for defining the slope design In this example to keep Life Simple choose the 3D polyline option within Slope Staking as shown below Slope Stake Settings Ed
21. Bezier fit to join all these points The complex curve is actually drawn as a series of very short chords 3D Polylines are a series of connected 3D points All curved sections of 3D polylines are drawn as series of very short chords Elevations of these chords are interpolated from the elevations of the curve endpoints 3D polylines can be used as breaklines for surface modeling of curving curb lines retaining walls or any other structure Using Tsunami s Triangulate and Contour command opera tors can create a contour map in the field using the data they just gathered and thus check that no areas or breaklines lines are missing or incomplete prior to leaving the site Nesting Linework amp Points Both Point Store and Auto Points at Interval allow you to be drawing multiple polylines at the same time Without ending your current line you can start another line by simply changing the description code As long as you didn t select End under Linework for your first line you can come back to it later Tsunami will always recognize if a code next to Desc refers to a line currently active If it does Tsunami continues that line to the new point To stop a line from being active you can choose End under Linework before storing the point number If two or more polylines are drawn in the same session using the same code you must add a number after the code to differentiate between two lines e g EP EP1 EP2 Page 4 Field to Finish
22. Connection 1 Connect the instrument to the battery pack and the control unit to Tsunami 2 Under Tsunami go to Configure Tsunami and place Geodimeter in Equipment type 3 Click on General Settings make sure that the baud rate is set to 9600 4 Exit Configure Tsunami 5 Go to Total Station Setup and check Connect to Station and click OK Now you are ready Page 24 Equipment Impulse Laser There are two types of Impulse Lasers from Laser Tech One has a compass for horizontal angles The other has only a laser range finder for distance These are refered to in Tsunami as Impulse 9600 and Impulse 4800 respectively The default baud rate for the Impulse 9600 is 9600 and the baud rate for the Impulse 4800 is 4800 The baud rate is set in Configure Tsunami To take a shot with the Impulse press the button that is closest to you With the Impulse 4800 Tsunami will prompt for an azimuth after reading the dis tance If you do not get data with the Impulse 4800 make sure that the Impulse is configured for the correct format To check the format press the far key twice The screen should show SYS at the top Then press the close key Keep pressing the middle key to view the different settings until you see IP 200 or Cr 400 Tsunami needs Cr 400 format So if the Impulse reads IP 200 press the near button once Leica GPS System 500 Setting Up a 500 Series Receiver 1 Connect the antenna cable to the ANT Port on the front of
23. F9 PCT PT F Close I Offset Undo Read F1 Store F2 Read amp Store F5 Exit POLE Cancel defined code UP from the Field to Finish code list 5 Press F8 to start linework or check Start under linework 6 Press F1 for the Read button to take a shot 7 Press F2 for the Store button to store this point Now move to the next location and hit F1 then F2 again to repeat steps 6 and 7 Notice a line between points 7 amp 8 draws with a T for telephone line and the symbol drawn is a utility pole symbol The symbol linework and layer are predefined for the UP code in the Field to Finish code table Remark In Linework after picking Start the next shot with the same description defaults to Cont continue au tomatically and the line continues to this next point When finishing linework you must select End to stop the linework Linework for breaklines should always be 3D polylines with elevations 2D polylines are always drawn at zero elevation and their linetype is defined in the Field to Finish code table 8 oo at Field to Finish Page 5 Special Characters and Conditions When collecting points with additional description information besides the code use a forward slash after the code and before the additional description All text after the forward slash is appended text that does not affect the code table e g UP 531 BLD COR PIPE 24 1
24. Linetype Entity Layer Width Off TP Size Tie Distinct 5 a Precision On m Code Table Settings __ r Code Definitions Set Process Data File Select Code Table Edit Set CRD File Sort Table Add Edit Points Report Codes Points Draw Points Lines Code Table by CRD Draw Points Only Exit Help Draw Lines Only Field to Finish Page 3 SymSize linetype are controlled from here Clicking on a code will bring up a window which will let you change the settings for this code New codes can be added using the Add button on the code table Field to Finish Linework Linework includes all mapping by 2D or 3D polylines with line and arc segments The Field to Finish code table controls the linetype color and layer for all linework It does not control where polylines lines or arcs start or end Starting and ending linework is controlled directly in Tsunami s data collection commands Point Store and Auto Points at Interval 2D Polylines are always drawn at zero elevation Their linetypes can be defined in the code table A simple curve requires three points a PC one point on the curve and a PT The simple curve is drawn as an arc Complex curves can be shot using multiple points along the curve between the PC and PT There is no upper limit to how many points can be used Tsunami does a
25. This setting may be accessed by first pressing Control and then cycling through the menus until the MASKS SYNCH TIME op tion is available Equipment Page 33 Page 34 Rover Station 1 After powering on the receiver press the Control Button From the selections available select MORE This will bring up a second page of options Select MORE again The front panel screen should now be on RECEIVER CONTROL 3 of 7 2 Select BAUD RATE FORMAT and from the menu that this creates select SERIAL PORT 1 SETTINGS 3 Ensure that the port is set to 38400 baud 8 Odd 1 Format with no flow control 4 Similarly make sure that the settings for I O Port 2 agree with those of the type of radio being used typically 9600 8 None 1 5 Return to the RECEIVER CONTROL menus and go to page 2 6 Select RTK ROVER CONTROL 7 Toggle the ENABLE setting to L1 L2 8 Push the Status button and select POSITION There should now be an RTK option Select it This will bring up a screen displaying delta Northing Easting correction status etc 9 Ensure that the STATIC option appears at the right This means you are in kinematic rover mode If instead the ROVE option is available select it 10 Ensure that all other forms of output Cycled Output 1PPS output Event Markers etc are disable These options may all be accessed with the submenus accessible through the Control button 11 Ensure that the Synch time of the Rover and Base are
26. Tsunami User Manual Carlson Engineering System October 1 2001 Carlson Software 102 West 2nd Street Suite 200 Maysville KY 41056 606 564 5028 www carlsonsw com Copyright 1992 2001 Carlson Software All Rights Reserved CAUTION READ THIS NOTICE BEFORE USING SOFTWARE Please read the following Software License Agreement before using this software package Using this software indicates that you have accepted its terms and conditions Tsunami CES END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR CARLSON SOFTWARE IMPORTANT READ CAREFULLY This Carlson Software End User License Agreement EULA is a legal agreement between you either an individual or a single entity and Carlson Software Inc for the Tsunami software accompanying this EULA which includes computer software and may include associated media printed materials and online or electronic documentation SOFTWARE PRODUCT or SOFT WARE By exercising your rights to make and use copies of the SOFTWARE PRODUCT you agree to be bound by the terms of this EULA If you do not agree to the terms of this EULA you may not use the SOFTWARE PRODUCT SOFTWARE PRODUCT LICENSE The SOFTWARE PRODUCT is protected by copyright laws and international copyright treaties as well as other intellectual property laws and treaties The SOFTWARE PRODUCT is licensed not sold 1 GRANT OF LICENSE This EULA grants you the following rights Applications Software You may install and use one copy of the
27. al point OK Cancel Depth Sounder Page 21 Starting Out Before working with the depth sounder we suggest that you make sure the GPS system is working properly with Tsunami De activate the depth sounder by setting the Model to None in the Depth Sounder Settings dialog box Set up the GPS system that you are using and plug the rover receiver into the COM port for the GPS Go to Monitor GPS Position under the Tsunami menu Check that the information being output is correct Are the latitude and longitude readings what they should be Are the north and east coordinates aligned to your job coordinate grid Are the HRMS and VRMS low enough less than one Is the status fixed If it s autonomous or float this rover could be having trouble receiving the radio corrections the base receiver should be broadcasting If everything is working properly exit the monitor screen and start the depth sounder setup Measure the vertical distance from the GPS antenna to the surface of the water This distance will be called the rod height Go to the Configure Tsuanmi gt General Settings window and enter this measurement in the Rod Height box Plug the depth sounder into the depth sounder COM port on your computer Go to the Configure Tsunami gt Depth Sounder Settings window and set the depth sounder Model Set the rest of these settings as you want them and click OK Go back to Monitor GPS Position Everything should appear as before except the
28. andard interface If you want to use Tsunami without the depth sounder make sure the Model is set to None For the Hydrotrac model the depth sounder should be set so it outputs message DESO25 I O This is done using the Hydrotrac software Odom should be contacted with any problems involving setting this message www odomhydrographic com 225 769 3051 The draft setting on the Hydrotac should also be set This will account for the height difference between the water surface and the working sensor of the Hydrotac On the next line appears a box labeled Store Depth in Notes Tsunami saves point data in a coordinate file and in a text note file By checking this box the note file will record the water depth at each reading along with the other information about that point Settings to control the rest of the information saved in this file can be found in the menu Configure Tsunami gt Point Settings The window labeled Debug should be set to zero for normal Depth Sounder Settings x use Model C None C NMEA I Store Depth in Notes m Serial COM Port Debug p The row of buttons labeled Serial COM Port refer to the COM port on your computer where the depth sounder is plugged in Tsunami requires two serial points on the com puter when working with a depth sounder one for the GPS C COMI COM2 C COM3 C COM4 and the other for the depth sounder The depth sounder serial port must be separate from the GPS seri
29. are used by the ASCII method GIS amp NOT The two file types for the ASCII method have GIS and NOT file extensions The GIS files define the GIS prompting and fields The Note file NOT stores the GIS data for the points Each GIS file defines the prompting and fields for one GIS feature For example MH GIS could define GIS prompts for manholes including fields like size depth condition location etc These GIS files can be created with the Define Note File Prompts command GIS prompting files are explained fully in section 5C One Note file per job is used to store all GIS information The Note file always has the same filename as the coordinate CRD file but with a NOT file extension For example job5 not would be the file name for the companion note file to job5 crd Note files for GIS data storage are always ASCII files and are explained fully in section 7 Note File Data Structure and File Creation 5 Store Data in Note File ASCII GIS Prompting and Data Storage The GIS Options button in the Configure Tsunami command brings up the GIS Options pop up dialog box It controls GIS prompting and how GIS information is stored in Tsunami There are two formats and methods for GIS prompting and storage ASCII or MDB Store Data in Note File is the ASCII method If the ASCII method is selected checked you can choose between two GIS prompting methods The first method is to have one GIS prompting file for all collected points This method wi
30. ay you are slope BTC an staking top of a sewer cut and you have a 3D polyline eee for the centerline of the sewer invert But if the bottom PaPe trench is 4 wide you need to offset 2 horizontally i 0 vertically to get to the cut edge where the steep maybe 0 5 1 upslope is to daylight That is how pivot offset is used If you are coming right off that 3D polyline then there is no pivot offset Another note if you had a sewer trench that was 0 5 1 for 5 of depth then leaned back at 2 1 you would have to handle a multiple slope deal with the template approach using a centerline file profile and template file Exit 5 When you press OK slope staking begins to guide you to the catch point The fantastic thing about slope staking is that immediately you have a bullseye to go to which is the computed catch point It does this by figuring where you are X Y Z through the GPS and it will make a plane flat Monitor F3 SkyPlot Fa Menu F11 amp gt t 4 Slope Staking O j ij I D FIXED Northing 16030 965 lop of Easting 6909 303 Elevation 5756 216 Bank Station 0 22 919 j Offset L68 401 Catch Offset 53 062 IN 15 34 UP 2 08 Store F2 Gea Slope Staking surface of the grade you are at intersect the 3D polyline at the set slope with that grade at the appropriate station and show the target X symbol If
31. d OK again to exit the Total Sta tion Setup dialog box If the horizontal angle has not changed the total station configuration Type STND NSTND settings could be wrong Check that the proper STND 7 equipment is selected in Configure Tsunami Previous Exit EEE Cont Step 7 To toggle on ASCII GIS prompting pick the Options F6 button Then pick the GIS Op tions at the bottom of the Point Options dialog Brand Richard D ewey Capital Womak O ther In the GIS Options dialog check on the Store bits Data in Note File and GIS File Automatically Exit Page 18 GIS Data Collection by Point Description toggles Pick OK to close GIS Options and OK again to close Point Settings Step 8 You are ready to collect points from this setup with the total station and prism pole In the Desc field type the point description that corresponds to an ASCII GIS prompting file e g SMH for the GIS prompting file SMH GIS Step 9 Have the rodman setup over the point and sight the point with the total station Press Read amp Store F5 The total station takes the shot Point number 1 plots as a sewer manhole Step 10 A group of pop up dialog boxes appear that are all titled Enter GIS Data and prompt for the SMH GIS GIS information SMH Size Type Brand and Comments 10 Plot List and Edit GIS Notes in Carlson Survey Tsunami Note file GIS and survey information can be plotted reviewed and edited in Tsu
32. design and goes out to find the catch on the original ground which never matches plan So it is a necessary field thing The road shoulder is given The 2 1 slope is given But where that 2 1 slope catches existing ground Stake Top of Bank laa DPolytne Slope Staking Page 7 Page 8 is not given It is shown on the plans but needs to be measured to actual ground So it is done in the field Surveying these catches is slope staking For roads the pivot or break line is the back of ditch in cut heading out to top of cut or the outside shoulder in fill heading down to the toe of fill For site jobs like that shown above the pivot or break line is the last fixed design slope before that uphill or downhill slope to the catch In the example shown above it is the bottom left corner of a borrow area which then runs uphill at some slope to the catch 3 In the first Slope Stake Settings dialog select the 3D Polyline method Then enter the cut and fill slope ratios 4 After clicking OK from the first dialog you are asked to pick the 3D polyline then set the starting i station and the interval along that polyline The 3D gaon polyline should be drawn in the direction of increasing Ne tInterval stations If the polyline is not going the right direction Pivot Offset then use the Reverse Polyline command The pivot Vertical offset To Pivot offsets can be used as follows s
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34. e ASCII method and Store Data Direct to Database MDB method These two GIS prompting and data storage methods are decribed fully in the two sections 4 and 5 When storing points in Tsunami using Point Store or Auto Points at Interval you can toggle GIS prompting and data storage on and off by picking Options to access Point Settings gt GIS Options GIS Options x V Store Data in Note File i Select GIS File Automatically by Point Description GIS File AUTOMATIC Select File I Store Data Directto Database Template File Output File select File Cancel Page 10 GIS Data Collection 3 Storing GIS information using the ASCII or MDB method The recommended method for GIS data storage in Tsunami is the MDB method The MDB method stores GIS information directly to a Microsoft Access Database Only the MDB method can attach digital photographs to points Tsunami can create display query input and edit the MDB informa tion Another important feature that only the MDB method can accomplish is maintaining database connectivity when importing and exporting ESRI Arcview 2D or 3D shape files The ASCII Note File method was developed to work with our DOS based data collection package SurvStar There are conversion routines to convert between MDB data files and GIS Note files The only limitation with the ASCII method is that digital photographs cannot be linked to points or entities 4 Two File Types
35. e only ones which are necessary are the GGA GSV and GSA messages All others should be disabled Software Setup 4 In Tsunami no further setup is necessary to make use of the CSI GBX Pro Simply use the other Tsunami functions as normal Note however that the elevations reported by the CSI GBX Pro are MSL Mean Sea Level Geodimeter Geodimeter 600 For Remote Mode Note Firmware version 696 03 xx or higher is required on the instrument SET UP 1 Connect the instrument to the battery pack There is no need to connect the keyboard to the battery if it is going to be turned off or attached to the unit 2 Connect the prism to the top port of GeoRadio 3 Connect the bottom port of the GeoRadio to Tsunami Then turn on the radio 4 Turn on the Geodimeter The Geodimeter starts with the screen for leveling the instrument When the instrument is leveled press ENT key to continue to the next step Now the instrument starts compensator calibration You can wait for calibration to finish or turn it off To turn calibra tion off press on F 22 enter 0 for comp This needs to be done when the instrument is turned on and before ENT is pressed 5 Next Geodimeter will ask for different values for pressure offset etc They can either be left like they are by pressing on ENT or they can be changed Equipment Page 23 6 Press F 79 it is the End of Transfer character which should be set to 4 7 To set radio and station c
36. e the GIS data for the points Note files are created in Tsunami automatically when Store Data in Note File is toggled on in Configure Tsunami gt GIS Options Besides the GIS data the note files can also store survey data such as GPS RMS and PDOP The survey data to store in the note file is specified in the Configure Tsunami gt Point Settings command One Note file contains all GIS data and Point Store information for all the field collected points of a job These Note files always have the same name as the currently loaded coordinate file with a NOT extention instead of CRD Note files can contain GIS information survey information or both To view the note file data you can open the note file with any text editor or run the List Points command and turn on the List Point Notes option JOB 001 NOT File with GIS Data Only PT_ID 1 GIS_FILE SMH gis JOB 002 NOT File with GIS amp Survey Data PT_ID 1 GIS_FILE SMH gis SMH SMH TIME 17 5 6 SIZE 30 DATE 2 15 2000 TYPE STND SMH SMH MANUFACTURER WOMAK SIZE 24 COMMENTS SURVEYOR JSC TYPE STND PT_ID 2 GIS_FILE SCO gis MANUFACTURER WOMAK SCO SCO COMMENTS SURVEYOR JSC SIZE 8 HRMS 0 04 TYPE M VRMS 0 07 COMMENTS SURVEYOR JSC PT_ID 2 GIS_FILE SCO gis TIME 17 6 19 DATE 2 15 2000 The two examples here show how Tsunami s Config SCO SCO ure Tsunami gt Point Settings gt Store Options can Leong add survey information to the same Note file that GIS COMMENTS SURVEYOR JSC uses HRMS 0 04 VRMS
37. ences save for the GGA sentences and the GSA sentences En sure the Talker ID is GP From here Return to the I O menu c The NMEA Control menu item reachable from the I O menu has three options The Output Rate here should be set to 1 second the Position Output Rate set to Output Rate and the Equipment NMEA Output Version to 2 1 Next the GPS settings must be configured and can be found in the GPS menu under the main Setup menu The GPS Mode should be set to 3D and the DGPS mode set to Auto The DGPS source should be toggled to Internal and the Pos Vel Filter should be Off Mask Values should be left at De fault and the SNR at M Finally the Beacon Receiver configuration under Beacon Receiver on the Setup Menu needs to have its Search Mode set to Auto Dist Mode All other values in all menus ought to either be left at their default settings or configured as necessary to the local conditions in the case of antenna height etc 2 The RMS value reported in Tsunami is the RMS value of the standard deviation of the range inputs to the navigation process including pseudoranges and DGPS corrections The NT300D is now properly configured and if connected to a computer running Tsunami will transmit position fix data to the computer automatically Before using it however it is best to power it down and then turn it back on normally as running it in Setup Mode is not recommended Trimble 4000 Series Hardware Setup 1
38. hannels press MNU and enter for Set After set press 5 which will give the user opportunity to change channel station and remote address NOTE The channel station and remote address on the Geodimeter should match the channel station and remote address in Tsunami 8 To set the Geodimeter for remote mode press on RPU then 3 for remote and 1 for ok you can answer NO to Define Window If ENT is pressed the instrument will ask Aim to A Press Ent for which the user have aim to upper lower left boundary and press ENT for Aim to B Press Ent aim to the upper lower right boundary and press ENT For Measure ref obj press ENT if you want a refer ence object otherwise press NO Than the instrument is going to say remove keyboard however the keyboard can stay on 9 After Geodimeter display screen turns itself off it s ready for Tsu nami TSUNAMI 1 In Configure Tsunami under equipment type there should be Geodimeter In General Settings Baud Rate should be set to 9600 2 After Configure Tsunami go to Total Station Setup and make sure GeoRadio is checked and the channel station and remote address is the same as it is in the total station NOTE We recommend using channel 3 3 If calibration box is checked the instrument will calibrate to turn of calibration the box should be unmarked 4 In setup there is also an option to turn on off tracking lights Geodimeter 600 For Direct
39. he program will bring up a dialog for entering the angles and distance The angles should be entered in dd mmss format degrees minutes seconds Nikon Total Stations Nikon A Series includes the A5LG A5 A10LG A10 and A20LG A20 Also the C 100 and D 50 have the same communication as the A Series and should be used in the SET mode Nikon 500 Setup 1 Turn on Nikon 2 Turn it Horizontally and Vertically to set it 3 Connect Nikon to Tsunami NOTE 9 pin serial cable from Nikon to Tsunami should be NGT type and not SOKTOP 4 In Tsunami go to Configure Tsunami and under equipment type put Nikon 300 400 500 series 5 To make sure the baud rate matches under Tsunami menu click on General Settings and check the baud rate On Nikon press MENU then 3 for sett and 6 for comm The baud rate can be changed using the arrow keys 6 Exit the Configure Tsunami menu 7 To check if units Ft M matches for correct results in Tsu nami under Ing Set go to Drawing Setup and select the appropriate button On Nikon press MENU and 3 for sett again but now press 5 for unit Page 28 Equipment Simulation GPS Simulation GPS mode is for demonstration purposes to show or pratice Tsunami functions This mode allows you to run Tsunami without being hooked up to any equipment The program will automatically generate a position This position is the first point in the alignment If there is no alignment then the
40. ialog and ask for the file name of the file to open Regardless of which option is selected after the position is determined this position will be dis played and dialog boxes will open to enter a station id and the measured base antenna height Once these values are entered base setup is complete and the Exit and Save button can be selected to exit the GPS Setup menu Page 30 Equipment Sokkia 500 Series 1 Turn on Sokkia 2 Turn it Horizontally and Vertically to set it 3 Connect Sokkia to Tsunami 4 In Tsunami go to Configure Tsunami and under equipment type put Sokkia 5 To make sure the baud rate matches under Tsunami menu click on General Settings and check the baud rate On Sokkia press ESC then CNFG Scroll down or enter 4 for Comms setup The baud rate can be changed using the arrow keys when done press ESC 6 Exit the Configure Tsunami menu 7 To check if units Ft M matches for correct results in Tsunami under Inq Set go to Drawing Setup and select the appropriate button On Sokkia in CNFG scroll to or enter 5 for unit and select appro priate unit using the arrow keys Topcon Total Stations The Topcon instrument must have CR LF carriage return linefeed turned on for communication with Tsunami To set this with 200 series 1 Turn instrument off 2 Turn instrument on while holding F2 key 3 Choose F3 Others set 4 Press F4 Page down 5 Choose F3 CR LF and se
41. int Report Offset Point Report OFFSET to CATCH 5 32 0 17 CUT 3 1 32 1 1 1 CATCH to PIVOT 53 66 17 89 CUT 33 3 3 0 1 Slope Staking Page 9 GIS Data Collection 1 GIS Information GIS Predefined Prompting Files and Data Storage Tsunami can store GIS information with points collected with total stations pulse lasers and GPS surveying equipment When storing field data Tsunami can be set to prompt for additional GIS information for each stored point There are two seperate GIS prompting and data storage methods that can be employed within Tsunami The Note File method uses ASCII NOT files The other method uses Microsoft Access database MDB files Both methods can use the descriptions of stored points e g SCO for Sewer Cleanout FH for Fire Hydrant to look for a corresponding GIS prompting file to prompt and store GIS information Both the Note File and MDB File meth ods require creating GIS predefined prompting files prior to collecting field data 2 Storing GIS Information in Tsunami The steps to toggle On GIS prompting and storage for either method ASCII or MDB in Tsunami are detailed and numbered below Step 1 From the main menu pick the Tsunami drop down menu then pick Configure Tsunami Step 2 Click on the button GIS Options This brings up the GIS Options dialog box Step 3 The GIS Options pop up box allows you to choose from the two GIS methods The two methods are Store Data in Note Fil
42. is displayed next to Code File Only one Field to Finish code table is active at a time Several code tables can be created for different clients or applications Use the Select File button to set which code file is active Point Settings x mStore Options Drawing Options I Beep for Store Point Symbol I UserEntered Point Notes I Coordinates in Point Notes Select Symbol I GPS RMS in Point Notes Label Elevations Label Descriptions IV Locate on Real Z Axis Layer for Points PNTS I GPS DOPs in Point Notes I Rod Height in Paint Notes m Point Averaging I Project Scaler in Point Notes Number of GPS Readings I Time Date in Point Notes DirectReverse Tolerance Seconds 15 0 m Field to Finish Use Code Table For M Symbols Layers V Descriptions M Linework F Split Multiple Codes Code File C scdev DATA NUGENT FLD Select File GIS Options Cancel Page 2 Field to Finish Selecting a Code Active Linenork Both functions Point Store and Auto Points at Interval can use Field to Finish capabilities Each of these data collection functions can display a list of the codes from the currently active Field to Finish code table This al Field to Finish leviates you from having to guess code abbreviations CODE FULL NAME When you pick Code or press F7 a summary of the cur rently active code table appears Use Page Down or Page Up to scroll quickly though the code table Use the
43. line here GIS prompting files need to be structured as described in section 5C Add Option brings up a pop up dialog box titled New GIS Option To remove a value in Options for value highlight the value and pick Remove Option GIS Field Record Eg Field Name LEAKS Prompt Manhole Leaks Yes No Options for value To adda GIS prompting line highlight the line above where you want the new line to go Pick Add to bring up the pop up dialog box titled GIS Field Record shown above Enter in the Field Name Prompt Default Value and Options for Values and pick OK Remember to follow the structure in Section 5C The newly added GIS prompting line is in serted below the highlighted line The Move Up and Move Down buttons change the sequence of GIS prompting i Remove Option Cancel Remove deletes the highlighted GIS prompting line Save and Save As store the currently loaded GIS file to the default name or to a new name GIS File Name C SC14 DATA mh gis Field Name Prompt Default Options Location Manhole Number Ring Size 24 sian Ring Material eres esse Manhole Leaks Yes No No Yes No Approximate GPM Sars Seis MH Depth F Measure Down Feet si SES INU ELU Invert Elevation Feet SEQN SELU MH Manhole Number NONE NONE Load Edit Add Move Up Move Down Remove Save Page 14 GIS Data Collection 7 NOT File GIS Data Storage and Structure Note files NOT stor
44. ll then have prompting for one type of GIS feature for the points The second method uses different prompting for every type of point It looks for a corresponding GIS prompting file to match the description of each stored point The method to use is set by the Select GIS File Auto matically by Point Description toggle GIS Data Collection Page 11 5A One ASCII GIS Prompting File for All Collected Points Step 1 Pick the check box for Store Data in Note File ASCII method Step 2 Hit Select File This brings up a pop up dialog box titled GIS File Name Step 3 Choose one GIS filename for prompting Browse to the drive and subdirectory where the GIS prompting files reside and highlight one Pick Open to load the selected GIS filename and close the pop up box The GIS filename selected should be displayed in the GIS Options dialog pop up box after GIS File This ASCII method will prompt for the same GIS information for every point stored regardless of description For example a FH GIS Fire Hydrant file selection would have the prompting for fire hydrant GIS fields for every point stored 5B Select ASCII GIS Prompting File Automatically by Point Description Step 1 Pick the check box for Store Data in Note File Step 2 Pick the check box for Select GIS File Automatically by Point Description The GIS file name displayed after GIS File will change to AUTOMATIC GIS prompting will only appear if the stored point s description corre
45. n Also be sure to select the antenna types being used from the pulldown menu at left 5 Enter the desired Satellite Elevation Cutoff in the text box above the column of buttons All satellites with elevations less than this number will not be used in position calculation receiver default is 15 6 Select the Radio Settings button This will open another window with several selectable set tings Select the Port number the radio is attached to on the front of the receiver the baud rate of the radio number of radio stop bits and radio parity These last three settings should be listed in the documentation for the radio being used Also select the desired format to use for sending and receiving messages from the bottomost option Exit this menu 7 If the GPS receiver is being configured as a base station select the Configure Base Station button from the GPS Setup menu and proceed with step 8 Otherwise the receiver is ready for use 8 There will now be a menu with a few buttons to select a method of determining the base station s present location The options are gt Read From GPS R ead one or more position readings from the GPS and use this posi tion or the average of several poss itions for the base station corrections gt Enter Lat Lon this option will bring up a menu to enter the exact Latitude Longitude and elevation of the receiver s position by hand gt Enter State Plane Coord This option will bring up a menu
46. nami SMH Plotting Note Point Data The command in Tsunami that can plot Notes 2A with points is Draw Locate Points In the Draw Locate Points dialog toggle STND on check Notes The Point Numbers toggle in the Draw Locate Points dialog controls two output formats for plotting Note information The one shown above is plot ted with the point number point elevation point description and point sym bol The second format shown to the right plots the Note information with point number elevation and description turned off The point Note infor mation is plotted with the point symbol only Every line of notes is a separate AutoCAD text entity Listing Point Note data for Review To list the current coordinate CRD file including Note data pick List Points in the Points drop down menu Enter the range of points to review or type all to review all points Pick check List Point Notes to display Note data with coordinate points Pick OK The pop up dialog box titled List Points Report appears as shown below Scroll up or down to review the coordinate points and Note data To create a custom report of the coordinate and note data pick the Use Report Formatter toggle in the List Points dialog This method will display a list of all the coordinate and note field names and you can choose the order of fields to report from this list The Report Formatter can also output to Excel and Access Edit Coordinate and Note Point
47. oints with GIS information using the Point Store command and RTK equipment Before running this procedure the following must be setup Run GPS Setup to configure your GPS receiver Run Align Local Coordinates to define the transformation from the GPS coordinate system to your job coordinate system Create GIS prompting files to use with the Define Note File Prompts command Step 1 Pick Point Store in the Tsunami drop down menu Step 2 If no coordinate file CRD has been selected for the current drawing then Tsunmai will prompt you to load an existing or new CRD file Pick New to create a new CRD file For the CRD file name type in GIS_JOBOO1 and pick Save to create this new coordinate file Step 3 To toggle on ASCII GIS prompting pick the Options F6 button Then pick the GIS Options at the bottom of the Point Options dialog In the GIS Options dialog check on the Store Data in Note File and GIS File Automatically by Point Description toggles Pick OK to close GIS Options and OK again to close Point Settings Step 4 In the Desc field type the point description that corresponds to an ASCII GIS prompting file e g SCO for the GIS prompting file SCO GIS Step 5 Plumb the GPS antenna pole and pick Read F1 to take a reading from the GPS receiver The coordinates of the point appear at the top of the dialog box Pick Store F2 to store point number 1 F5 both reads and stores Step 6 Point Number 1 plots on the screen
48. om File will open a File gt Open dialog and ask for a file name of a reference file REF to open for use in corrections Regardless of which option is selected after the position is determined this position will be dis played and dialog boxes will open to enter a station id used by the base to identify iteself to the rover s and the measured base antenna height Once these values are entered base setup is com plete and the Exit and Save button can be selected to exit the GPS Setup menu At this point whenever looking at a menu that displays the connection status REFERENCE will be displayed instead of Float Fixed or Autonomous Equipment Page 35
49. on settings Such messages will say Set Port Message Rejected or Set Base Antenna Message Rejected or Set Antenna Height Message Rejected or Set RTK Message Rejected Each indicates which particular facet of the configuration failed If one of these messages is rejected it is likely a momentary transmission error If on the other hand several or all are rejected it is possible there is a problem in the communication line between the computer and the receiver which should be checked Equipment Leica TC Series Remote Mode 1 Turn on Leica 2 Connect Leica to rover radio and connect the radio to the larger battery 3 Connect the base radio to Tsunami and the smaller battery 4 In Tsunami go to Configure Tsunami and under equipment type put Leica TC 5 To make sure the baud rate matches under Tsunami menu click on General Settings and check if the baud rate is 19200 When Leica is turned on under Main Menu enter 5 for Con figuration and 2 for Communication Mode then enter for Gsi parameters and check if the baud rate is also set 19200 6 Press F1 for cont when done 7 When back in Communication Mode screen enter 5 for RCS Remote ON OFF and make sure it s NOT set for remote mode 8 In Main Menu press F6 for meas when ready to measure 9 In Tsunami go to Total Station Setup and for Connection Mode check remote 10 When done click on OK To pu
50. rdinate file CRD has been selected for the current drawing then Tsunmai will prompt you to load an existing or new CRD file Pick New to create a new CRD file For the CRD file name type in GIS_JOBOO1 and pick Save to create this new coordinate file Step 3 Pick Setup F3 to bring up the pop up dialog box titled Total Station Setup The p Occupied Point Backsight Poit total station and computer running Tsunami Occupied Point Backsight Paint must be connected by serial cable Northing 5000 000 No coordinates Step 4 Type in 1 for the Occupied Point If Easting 5000 000 stored there are no coordinates for point 1 then e pick the Create Point button In the Create Point dialog enter point 1 North Instrument Height Be Oe ing 5000 Easting 5000 Elev 100 and Rod Height pesekite then click OK Create Point Point Number Azimuth Step 5 Set the Backsight Method to Azi BS Check Zero Hz ae muth and type 0 zero for the Bksight Azi Input the Instrument Height and Rod Height Step 6 Sight the total station toward an object Sibel le assumed to be due north The gun total station alu XI is zeroed in Total Station Setup dialog box by O w at Ee picking Zero Hz A Message dialog pop up box appears and says Done Check the screen on the x total station to see if it is reporting zero for the T horizontal angle If yes pick OK to close this Message box an
51. re should be a new entry called Depth and Elevation should have changed to Bottom Elv The correct depth should be showing and the Bottom Elv should be showing the elevation of the bed The usual Tsunami functions will all work with the depth sounder active The windows for Monitor Point Store and Auto Points at Interval will display the depth when the depth sounder is set as active Page 22 Depth Sounder Equipment CSI GBX Pro Hardware Setup 1 Connect the receiver to the antenna by coaxial antenna cable if it is not already connected and ensure that that the receiver has ample power 2 Ensure that the antenna is tracking corrections from an MSK Radio Beacon The easiest way to do this is to use the antenna s automatic frequency scanning when first powering on the receiver a To do this enter the SETUP menu and select the option AUTO BX SEARCH Note that the beacon automatically selected by this scan will be saved to the receiver s memory and used automatically in the future until either the scan is executed again or until a new beacon is specified manually Thus it is not necessary to scan each time the bacon is used provided it is still operating in the same general area b A scan can be performed again in the event that the beacon is lost to scan for the next nearest beacon 3 Enter the Setup menu then select Options then NMEA ON OFF This menu allows the enabling or disabling of various NMEA messages Th
52. shes Size 4 6 8 10 12 The next is the default value 4 This is followed by the allowed values separated by commas 4 6 8 10 12 Page 12 GIS Data Collection Descriptions for each of the four items and naming conventions for GIS prompting files are de scribed in detail below Item 1 Field Name Field 1 is never displayed to the operator in Tsunami The Field Name is inserted at the beginning of each line in the Note file before the input GIS data This Field Name corresponds to a column name in a Microsoft Access database table If you convert GIS ASCII Note data files to MDB tables the Field Name will become the column name Converting col lected Note files to MDB tables is only an option not a requirement The Field Name must be unique for the GIS file and is not allowed to have spaces or special characters Item 2 Prompt This is the prompt that actually appears when storing ASCII GIS information It is usually the same name as Field 1 but can include spaces or special characters Also displayed in the Prompt within parentheses are all allowed input options Notice the line shown with a prompt SCO The pound sign in parentheses signifies that a number is expected In the next line the prompt is Size 4 6 8 10 12 When entering GIS information at this prompt only 4 6 8 10 and 12 are expected IMPORTANT Commas are not allowed within the prompt All entries in the Prompt should be seperated by a forward slash instead
53. sponds exactly to an existing GIS prompting filename excluding the GIS extension For example if the point description is SMH then Tsunami looks for SMH GIS for the GIS fields If a point s description has no corresponding GIS file name Tsunami briefly displays No GIS File Found and continues automatically 5C ASCII GIS Prompting File Structure The GIS file defines the GIS fields and prompting for one GIS feature This file is a ASCII file where each line contains a field definition The definition line has the field name prompt and default value separated by commas If the field is a choice of options the definition line also has each choice separated by commas If the field s value is to be calculated automatically by an equa tion the equation takes the place of the default value The field s value is calculated automatically once the point is stored or edited An example ASCH GIS file for Sewer Cleanout GIS prompting SCO GIS is displayed below for a detailed explanation on ASCII GIS prompting file structure SCO SCO SIZE Size 4 6 8 10 12 4 4 6 8 10 12 TYPE Type L M L L M COMMENTS Comments SCO GIS is an ASCH file It is displayed here as it would appear in any text editor Each line in the GIS file is a GIS prompt in SurvStar and Tsunami Each line consists of four items separated by commas The first is Field Name SIZE The second is the prompt including allowed input in parentheses and separated by sla
54. t Leica in Tracking On Gun press FNC then ATR and LOCk TCA 1800 1 Turn on Leica 2 Connect Leica to Tsunami 3 In Tsunami go to Configure Tsunami and under equipment type put Leica TC 4 To make sure the baud rate matches under Tsunami menu click on General Settings and check the baud rate When Leica is turned on press F3 for conf then enter 3 The baud rate can be changed by pressing F6 for list when done enter CONT In addtion to baud rate parity char length and stop bits should also match NOTE Default in Tsunami is not the same as default in Leica Equipment Page 27 Manual Total Station This method allows you to run Tsunami in total station mode without being connected to equipment The pro gram will prompt you to enter the horizontal angle ze nith angle and slope distance This method can be used Horizontal Angle 82 4359 for demonstration purposes or to work with total sta i f Zenith Angle 89 4821 tions that cannot connect to Tsunami For these total stations instead of the automatic connection you can Slope Distance 76 3942 Manual Read Angle Format dd mmss take a shot read the instrument and then manually enter the data into Tsunami As with other total stations the first step is to run Total Station Setup to establish the occupied point backsight and instrument rod heights before running Tsunami functions Then in Tsunami functions when you pick the Read button t
55. t it on To set this with 700 series 1 Choose Parameter from the main screen 2 Scroll down until you find CR LF and set it on Topcon GTS 700 To set the instrument to work with Tsunami press F2 for std on the in strument Topcon 800 A Remote Setup Topcon Setup 1 Turn on the Topcon 2 Connect the Topcon to one of the radios and the other radio connect to Tsunami 3 Under Tsunami menu go to Configure Tsunami and under equipment type select Topcon800A Remote 4 To set Topcon for external mode Press F1 for prog then F6 for Equipment Page 31 more This will lead to more programs Enter F2 for Ext Link 5 To select the radio channel in External Link enter 2 for settings and 4 for parameter radio modem then 3 for set channel Using the arrow keys change the channel When done press for F1 for set then press ESC until get back to External Link Menu NOTE Channel on the Topcon should match the channel set in Tsunami 6 After channel is set press 1 for Execute 7 Topcon is ready NOTE If the batteries are low either in Topcon or the radios commu nication problems will arise Tsunami Setup 1 In Configure Tsunami under equipment type there should be Topcon800A remote In General Settings Baud Rate should be set to 9600 2 After Configure Tsunami go to Total Station Setup and make sure the radio channel or radio frequency matches the channel
56. the same This setting may be accessed by first pressing Control and then cycling through the menus until the MASKS SYNCH TIME op tion is available Trimble 4700 4800 Hardware and Equipment 1 Make sure that the computer s serial port is connected to the 4700 4800 in it s COM1 port typically the port that a data collector is normally plugged into Power should be supplied on COM2 and any radio used for RTK should be plugged into COM3 2 All other equipment antenna wires etc should be set up as normally directed by the manuals Software Configuration 1 After selecting the Trimble 4700 equipment type from the configure tsunami menu open up GPS Setup This should bring up a new window dialog box with the following options a Receiver Type Select whether you are using a 4700 or 4800 receiver b Station Type Choose what type of RTK station you are setting this receiver up as a base or rover c RTK Correction type Select the type of Corrections you would like a base station to transmit Note that CMR messages should be used for most precision applications as RTCM is only capable of producing less accurate floating precision positions d Radio Baud Rate The baud rate of the radio port This should be left at the default setting of 9600 in general e Satellite Elevation Cutoff All satellites with elevation from the horizon of less than this numeber will not be used in calculating a position This allows less
57. to enter the coordinates of the position of the base station according to the state plane coordinate system gt Read from File this option will read a coordinate set from a file already saved to the computer Select whichever method will be used and enter any necessary data The receiver is now configured and ready for use Other Buttons In the Setup Menu 1 Power Cycle Receiver This will shut the receiver down and then power it up again Used to clear the receiver s memory 2 Power off Receiver Shuts the receiver down Note that if this button is pressed any settings changes made while in this menu will not be saved to the receiver 3 Send command to receiver this will allow for sending messages to the receiver The user must enter the message by hand This feature is only intended for use in conjunction with the technical support provided with Tsunami Troubleshooting the Leica 500 Series in Tsunami Several possible errors can occur in the course of using a 500 Series Leica receiver with Tsunami Tsunami will use all its standard error messages to report usual types of error messages such as an inabilty to communicate with the satellites that are being tracked In addition the Leica 500 Series of receivers will have their own set of error messages unique to themselves This type of error message is reported if there is an error during the transmission of various configuration messages to the receiver to set up the base stati
58. you are on the other side of the centerline it will show the X on the otherside right away immediately As you move it models the current surface and moves the X slightly to its correct point So all you do is walk to it In the text dialog next to the drawing the program shows the distance in out from the current position to the catch offset and the distance up down from the current station to the catch station For this example IN means in to the centerline 15 34 and UP means up the centerline up station So in this example walk north 2 08 and to the right 15 34 and set the stake As you get closer and your actual elevations on the ground change you might in fact find yourself waling 16 07 feet in up won t change it can t perpendicular to centerline is perpendicular period 6 When you get on that slope stake point hit that F2 to store You then get this screen Note that I missed it by 0 23 feet on the stationing I didn t go far enough north and 1 29 on the offset I was too close in Now I can stake one Offset point or even a second Offset point Typically one offset is placed in case the slope stake gets removed sometimes the slope stake is omited and just the offset stake is used Many surveyors like to put in a second offset stake to get line If the slope stake gets removed or is never set the 2 stakes give line to reset the slope stake The first offset stake might get this report Catch Po
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