Creating a profile for total station

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• Click Settings.

• Click GNSS & Total stations.

• Click Add to create a new profile.

• Select Total station (TPS).

Parameters and options requested are different according to the model of the total station and the operation mode.

Profile page

• The Profile page allows to enter the information on the profile type and instrument connected.

  

  • Profile name: name to assign to the profile

  • Brand: brand of the total station.

  • Model: model of the total station.

X-PAD allows to connect not only to GeoMax total stations but also to 3th party total stations.

Device page

• The Device page allows to define how the total station is connected to the software and search the instrument using the bluetooth.

  

  • Communication: the communication method to the total station

  • Device: name of the Bluetooth to connect.

• To start a search in case the instrument is not in the list, click Add device.

Angle update frequency page

• Angles update frequency: frequency with which the value of the angles is updated. For some instruments, the available maximal frequency is 2 times per second.

Output measures & coordinates page

• These options allows to use the total stations together with other devices, for example ground penetrating radars or echosounders.

• These parameters allows to stream out the data measured from the total station from the controller to another device, using bluetooth or a USB-serial adapter.

  

  • Format: send out measurements and/or the coordinates in real time in the selected format.

  • Communication: the communication method

  • Device: in case bluetooth is the current communication, select here the device where to stream the data. Click Add device to search for bluetooth devices.