GeoMax Toolkit

• The instrument comes with a pre-installed application called GeoMax Toolkit.

• The main purpose of this application is to perform instrument calibrations, set environmental settings and to perform basic measurements.

• To start GeoMax Toolkit click GeoMax Toolkit icon from home.

  

• This opens the application.

  

Connection

• The Connection app is used to connect or disconnect GeoMax Toolkit software from Hardware components of the instrument.

• Do not perform any operation in this page.

PPM Setting

• To calculate proper PPM correction values, the atmospheric conditions can be entered or calculated based on elevation.

• The settings are.

  

  • Atmos PPM: the atmospheric ppm is calculated from the values in the fields.

  • Temperature: sets the temperature.

  • Pressure: sets the pressure.

  • Elevation: sets the elevation above mean sea level.

  • Refraction: refraction coefficient to be used for calculation.

  • PPM constant: sets the atmospheric PPM.

  • Scale factor: sets the scale factor.

• Click OK to save the settings, click Reset to reset the values to default. Click Back to return to home page without saving the values.

EDM Settings

• The settings on this screen defines the active EDM values.

• Different settings for measurements are available with Reflectorless (RL) and Prism (IR) EDM modes.

• The settings are:

  

  • Laser: enables/disables the visible laser beam.

  • Reflector type: changes the reflector type.

    • Prism: for distance measurements using prism.

    • Reflective tape: for distance measurements using Retro reflective targets.

    • Reflectorless: for distance measurements without prisms.

  • Prism type: allows to change the prism type. Predefined prisms have a predefined offset. Select User Defined Prism to enter a custom prism.

  • Measure mode: defines the measurement mode.

    • Standard: fine measuring mode for high precision measurements.

    • Fast: quick measuring mode with prisms, with higher measuring speed and reduced accuracy.

    • Tracking: for continuous distance measurements.

    • Repeated: for continuous distance measurements with higher frequency of measurements.

    • Averaging: instrument will take 3 readings which will then be averaged.

  • Prism constant (mm): this field displays the absolute prism constant for the selected Type. When Type is User Defined Prism or User Defined Reflector this field becomes editable to set a user defined constant.

Tilt compensation

• The Tilt Compensation contains tools for levelling up the instrument, determining if tilt corrections will be included in angular measurements and for laser plummet, reticle illumination and screen visibility settings.

• The settings are:

  

  • Tilt compensation: defines if the tilt compensation is Off, Single Axis or Double Axis.

  • Hz correction: enables/disables the tilt corrections values in angular measurements.

  • Laser plummet: allows to activate and define the intensity of the laser plummet (off to 100%).

  • Reticle illumination: sets the illumination level of the crosshairs.

  • Screen visibility: this setting affects units with two displays.

    • Active face only: only the activate face is visible, the other face is turned off.

    • Both faces: enables always visibility on both screens.

• For more information on how level the instrument refer to Instrument setup.

Calibration

• The Calibration menu contains tools to be used for the electronic calibration of the instrument. Using these tools helps to maintain the measuring accuracy of the instrument.

• In the Calibration mode screen there are several calibration options.

  

  • Hz Collimation: the calibration procedure allows to calibrate the line-of-sight error.

  • V Index, Tilt Index: the calibration procedure allows to calibrate the vertical index error and the compensator index error.

  • View correction: displays the current calibration values that have been set for Hz-Collimation and V-index and allows to export the calibration data on a file.

Upgrade firmware

• The Upgrade firmware page allows to upgrade the mainboard, the bootloader and the EDM firwmare.

  

  • Upload method:

    • Online: the software verifies online if a new firmware is available (suggested method).

    • Get from USB system folder: allows to load a firmware from the USB.

  • FW type: allows to select the firmware type to verify.

• If a new firmware is available, click OK to proceed with the update.

Units setting

• Sets the units in GeoMax Toolkit applications.

  

  • Unit of angle: sets the units shown for all angular fields.

  • Unit of distance: sets the units shown for all distance fields.

  • Unit of temperature: sets the units shown for the temperature.

  • Unit of pressure: sets the units shown for the pressure.

System info

• The System Info screen displays instrument, system and firmware information.

  

  • Instrument type: displays the type name of the instrument.

  • Serial Number: displays the serial number of the instrument.

  • FW version toolkit: displays the Toolkit firmware version.

  • FW version Main board: displays the mainboard firmware version.

  • FW version EDM: displays the EDM firmware version.

  • BootLoader version: displays the BootLoader version.

  • KDU fw version: displays the keyboard display module version

• Press Update online to update the GeoMax Toolkit application online (requires an internet connection).

Survey

• Survey is a basic application for taking measurements and is part of the GeoMax Toolkit.

• For demo or simple measurement purposes, no storing of measurements possible.

  

  • Measure: take a measurement.

  • 0-SET: sets the horizontal angle to 0.

  • Back: return to previous tab.