Quick Start Guide

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Setting Up a Connected Total Station
Before using a total station to perform a stakeout or survey,
you must set up your total station (in the location you want to
shoot from), level it, and turn it on.
If you are using the onboard version of Layout Pro, nothing
else needs to be done.
If you are running Layout Pro on a data collector, connect the
data collector to the total station using a serial cable or
Bluetooth.
Tolerance &
Connection
Settings
To set the parameters on the Layout Pro software:
1. From the main menu, tap Settings.
2. From the Layout tab, enter the desired layout tolerance.
3. From the Instrument tab (the first tab), select the brand
and model of the total station from the Brand list.
4. Set the parameters on the total station from the settings
recommended in the section below.
Recommended
Settings for
Supported Total
Stations
FOCUS 6, Nikon 300 & 500, Nivo M and DTM/NPL-322
(Tap the menu key on the total station, select Settings, and
select Comm.)
• Ext. Comm (set to NIKON)
• Baud (4800 or match to Layout Pro)
• Length (set to 8)
• Parity (set to none or match Layout Pro)
• Stop Bit (set to 1)
Spectra Precision FOCUS 30 Robotic Total Station
You will typically use a Ranger 3 data collector for controlling
a FOCUS 30 Robotic total station.
1. Turn on both the data collector and the FOCUS 30.
Launch Layout Pro on the data collector.
2. From the main menu, tap Settings.
3. On the Instrument tab, select “Spectra Precision” from the
Brand list, and “FOCUS 30” from the Model list (see
screen [1] below).
4. Tap on the Radio button, This opens the Radio Settings
screen (screen [2] below).