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Total station (TPS) profiles

» Main menu » Positioning » TPS profile

Select "Total stations" (Press the circle to place yellow marking).
Once selected, the following "TPS" related options become available:

  • Define communication model (Section 7.2.1).
  • Create new TPS profile (CR30S), (Section 7.2.2).
  • Create new TPS profile (MCR900), (Section 7.2.3).
  • Define automatic prism search (Section 7.2.4).
  • Arrange connected total stations (Section 7.2.5).
  • Adjust TPS profile settings from run-screen (Section 7.2.6).

Please note that you have to:

  • Define the communication model before you can access creation of new TPS profiles.
  • Create TPS profiles before you can define automatic prism search, arrange total stations or adjust TPS profile settings from run-screen. 


The "2D mode" is not unique for TPS profile creation, and is described separately in section 7.3.
Section 7.2.7 provides an overview of supported total stations.

7.2.1 Communication model
» Main menu » Positioning » TPS profiles » Communication model

Press the "Communication model" menu, and select which radio you have to communicate with.
Also, define the channel you will be using.
Depending on the type of radio you have selected, proceed to relevant section in this manual to learn how a new
TPS profile is created:

  • Create new TPS profile (CR30S), (Section 7.2.2).
  • Create new TPS profile (MCR900), (Section 7.2.3).

7.2.2 Create new TPS profile (CR30S)
» Main menu » Positioning » TPS profiles » Create new TPS profile (CR30S)

Press the + icon to start creation of new total station profile.
The Bluetooth radio will automatically start to scan for available instruments.
Once the scan is complete, select your device (TPS) with a tick mark.
You may have multiple total stations set up on your work site. If so, these total stations should appear on screen after the Bluetooth device search has been performed.
Select the total stations you need.

NOTE:

  • The available TPS devices are listed with their serial number.
  • You can select up to four separate TPS devices.

 

7.2.2.1 Name and save profile (CR30S)
» Main menu » Positioning » TPS profiles » Create new TPS profile (CR30S) » Name and save
Press right arrow key.

Edit the name of selected TPS devices as needed. Press flag icon, and then the tick mark icon, to complete profile
creation.
For dual/multiple TPS setup, it is recommended to use descriptive names (No. 1, No. 2, Blue, White - or similar), and
then physically mark each TPS according to the name you have given it (Labels or flags, on or at the TPS itself). This
will make it easier to distinguish between each TPS, when you are operating the control panel from machine cabin.
TPS name can be a maximum of 7 digits.
Proceed to section 7.2.4 for selection of automatic prism search.

 

7.2.3 Create new TPS profile (MCR900)
» Main menu » Positioning » TPS profiles » Create new TPS profile (MCR900)

Press the + icon to start creation of new total station profile.
If you have previously selected the MCR900 radio in the communication model menu, you will now see a message
prompting you to connect your MCR900 radio to the control panel.
Connect your radio, and press right arrow key to proceed.
The system will automatically start to initialize the MCR900 radio you have connected.
Proceed to next section in this manual for radio configuration.NOTE:

  • You have the option to choose the MCR900-M variant instead of the standard MCR900.
  • Please note that the two variants cannot be used in the same setup.
  • The MCR900-M is a ruggedized IP67 certified radio for machine control. It is robust and applicable in a wide range of conditions.

 

7.2.3.1 Radio configuration (MCR900)
» Main menu » Positioning » TPS profiles » Create new TPS profile (MCR900) » Name and save

Once the connected MCR900 radio has been initialized, you will have access to the "MCR900 radio configuration" menu.
Here you have to define:

  • Radio name.
  • Master/slave mode.
In addition, you can also view (…but not change):
  • Radio firmware version.
  • Radio serial number.
If you press the "Use as master" box, the radio name will automatically change into "Master". Only one of the MCR900 radios you have connected can be selected as "Master". Depending on the machine type, you can add up to four "slave" radios. A radio is automatically set to slave mode, if the "Use as master" box is empty.
Press the flag icon, then tick mark icon, to finish the TPS profile wizard.7.2.4 Automatic prism search
» Main menu » Positioning » TPS profiles » Automatic prism search


Press "Automatic prism search" menu, and set search parameters for the TPS device.
Define:

  • Type of automatic search (ATR, cube, or power search).
  • Exclusion list (ON/OFF).

The exclusion list is located on each device. It is only possible to add prisms to the exclusion list.
Press tick mark icon.

 

7.2.4.1 ATR search (Automatic Target Recognition)
» Main menu » Positioning » TPS profiles » Automatic prism search » ATR search

The ATR search method searches for the prism very close to last known position (see the search pattern in the illustration below).
The ATR sensor transmits an invisible laser beam, which is reflected by a prism, and received by an internal high-resolution camera.
The intensity/characteristics of the reflected light is calculated in respect to camera centre. Offsets from this reference are calculated in both the vertical and horizontal planes. These offsets are then used to control the motors of the telescope axes, which react immediately to position the instrument's crosshairs onto the prism.
The crosshairs of the instrument does not have to be positioned exactly at prism centre. The offset between position of laser strike and centre of prism is automatically calculated and used to define the correct prism position.

 

 

7.2.4.2 Power search
» Main menu » Positioning » TPS profiles » Automatic prism search » Power search

The power search uses a sender and a receiver to detect prisms.
When power search is activated, the instrument starts to rotate around its standing axis, while the transmitter
emits a vertical laser beam. If the laser beam detects a prism, the reflected light signal is evaluated to verify that the
target has been found. If the target is verified, the rotation is stopped, and an ATR search is performed.
The ATR search, limited to the vertical line of the laser fan, detects the precise position of the prism.

 

 

7.2.4.3 Cube search
» Main menu » Positioning » TPS profiles » Automatic prism search » Cube search

Cube search builds a virtual cube around the prism position, and dynamically updates the cube position.
When tracking of the prism is interrupted, the instrument only searches within the defined virtual cube.

 

 

7.2.5 Arrange connected TPS devices
» Main menu » Positioning » TPS profiles » Arrange connected TPS devices

If you have connected more than one TPS, you will have the option to arrange the total stations according to priority. For the excavator application, this is relevant in a dual TPS setup.
Press the "Arrange" menu. Press name of each connected TPS, and select desired priority value.
Press tick mark icon to return to "Positioning profiles" menu.

NOTE:

  • The "primary" TPS always targets the left prism on your machine.

 

 

7.2.5.1 TPS information pages
» Main menu » Positioning » TPS profiles » Arrange connected TPS devices » TPS info

Press the "TPS" button to access an overview of TPS status information.
There may be more than one page of information, accessible by pressing the arrow keys.
Press tick mark icon to return to the "Arrange" menu.
Press tick mark icon once more to return to "Positioning profiles" menu.

 

NOTE:

  • The TPS information pages are also accessible from the run-screen (See section 7.2.6).
  • Pages 2, 3 and 4 show name, tracking distance and status.


7.2.5.2 TPS map overview
» Main menu » Positioning » TPS profiles » Arrange connected TPS devices » TPS map

Press the "Map" button to access a map based overview of your connected TPS devices.
Press on each TPS, on screen, to enable the option to change type of automatic prism search.
Press tick mark icon to return to the "Arrange" menu.
Press tick mark icon once more to return to "Positioning profiles" menu.
NOTE:

  • The map overview is also accessible from the run-screen (See section 7.2.6).



7.2.6 TPS options from run screen
» Main menu » Positioning » TPS profiles » TPS options from run-screen

From the run-screen, press the TPS device icon to access TPS options menu.
From this menu, you can:

  • Toggle the different types of automatic prism search.
  • Disconnect TPS from your machine.
  • Initiate automatic prism search.
  • Access TPS information pages (Section 7.2.5.1).
  • Access map based overview of connected TPS devices (Section 7.2.5.2).


7.2.7 Supported total stations
» Main menu » Positioning » TPS profiles » Supported TPS


A list of supported total stations (TPS).
Refer to the configuration guide "Leica TPS configuration for machine control" for full specification, and setup guidance.