Spectra Precision Survey Pro v5.3 - Manual (Page 28)

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4. Choosing a Surveying Mode - Connecting Survey Pro to an
Instrument
Before you start taking new measurements with Survey Pro, you must configure
and activate your instrument. You can activate an optical total station, a GNSS
receiver, a digital automatic level, or you can specify to use manual input for
three-wire leveling.
NOTE: Selecting an instrument only makes sense when Survey Pro is running on a data
collector. If it’s running in the instrument you are using (e.g. FOCUS 30), only this
instrument can be used in Survey Pro.
Before you make this choice, power on the instrument. This will allow the data
collector to detect it and establish a radio, Bluetooth or serial connection with
it when asked to do so. Three-wire leveling using manual input does not require
Survey Pro to be connected to an instrument.
With GNSS equipment, you may simply use a rover receiver, or both a base
receiver and a rover receiver. In the latter case, it’s good practice to start your
survey having both receivers running side by side. This way, you can complete
the setup of both receivers and ensure they are communicating on the data
link, and you are getting a fixed position at the rover.
When using a serial connection to start a base and rover, the data collector
must be connected to the base receiver first. Once the base is set, disconnect
the cable from the base and connect it to the desired rover.
Instrument Icon and
Options List
• Run Survey Pro.
• Open or create a job.
• Tap on the Instrument icon in the command bar.
(This icon may look like any of the following: , or ).
This opens a list of options (see screen example).
• Manage Instruments provides access to various functions allowing you to
declare a new instrument and make advanced settings for each instrument.
• The available options below the Manage Instruments button are for selecting
the desired operating mode for Survey Pro:
– Optical for optical instrument (the selected one in the example)
– GNSS for GNSS receiver used in RTK or/and post-processing
– Leveling allows Survey Pro to use the most accurate techniques for
measuring elevations. Leveling can be done using an optical total
station, a digital automatic level, or a manual automatic level.