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Instructi on Manual Electronic T otal Station R-315(N)/R-325(N)/R-335(N)/R-322(N )/R-323(N)/R326 Special Functions PSF Soft w are V er .365 PENT A X I ndustr ial Instrume nts CO., Ltd. Document V er . 1.10 R-300 SERIES ®[...]
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PSF Software V er .365 1 Copyright Copyright © 2002 PENT AX Industrial I nstrum ents Co., Ltd. All R ights Rese rved PENT AX Industrial Instruments Co., Ltd. is a sole proprietor of the PSF software. The PSF software and publication or parts thereof, may not be reproduced in any f orm, by any method, for any purpose. PENT AX Industrial Instruments[...]
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PSF Software V er .365 2 Displa y and Ke yboard The display and keyboard of the R-300 series are described below . . Operation Key s Key Description POWER ON/OFF of power s uppl y [ESC] Returns to previous screen or canc els an op erat ion. Illumination Turns the illum ination of th e LCD d isplay an d telesc ope retic le on and off. [ENT] Ac c[...]
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PSF Software V er .365 3 Display F Key Description Mode A [M EAS] F1 Pressing this k ey one-tim e m easur es the distanc e and m easurem ent type can b e selected b y Initial Set ting 2. [M EAS] F1 Pressing this k ey twic e meas ures the distanc e and a nother m eas urem ent type can be se lecte d by Init ial S etting 2 . [T ARGE T] F2 Select wheth[...]
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PSF Software V er .365 4 data of maximum 7500 points. Relations betw een memories and each Special function Special Function Memory D a t a t o b e r e a d Data to be stored DA TA STOR AGE Ye s Job nam e Job nam e, Statio n P .*1Me asur ed P .*1 COORDINA T ES Ye s Job nam e, Statio n P .*2 Backsig h t P . Job nam e, Statio n P .*2 Back sight P ., M[...]
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PSF Software V er .365 5 CONTENTS Copyright Display and Keyboard Memories in the Inst rument Relations between memories and e ach function 1 INTRODUCTION 1 - 1 I N T R O D U C T I O N 1 - 2 B E F O R E U S I N G T H E P S F M A N U A L 2 A CCESSING THE SPECIA L FUNCTIONS 2 - 1 A C C E S S I N G B Y S P E C I A L K E Y 2 - 2 A C C E S S I N G B Y H [...]
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PSF Software V er .365 6 9 RESECTION General p ictures of m easurem ent Detailed Oper atin g proc edures 1 . J O B N A M E 2. ST A TION SET UP 3 . S U R V E Y 1 0 D A T A S T O R A G E General pict ures of m easurem ent General pic ture 1 . J O B N A M E 2. ST A TION SET UP 3 . S U R V E Y 1 1 M E M O R Y M A N A G E R Detailed Oper ating pr ocedur[...]
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PSF Software V er .365 7 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 INTRODUCTI ON Thank you for your first looks at PSF by readin g this manual. The PSF is a user friendly data collection and calculation program for the PENT AX total station R-300 series. The PSF is developed based on the PCS-300 Special functions, which is known as versa tile on-board software for PENT A[...]
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PSF Software V er .365 8 2 ACCESSING THE SPECIAL FUNCTIONS 2-1 ACCESSING B Y SPECIAL KEY Example: COORD. ST AKEOUT 1 Press the [ S.FUNC] k ey at m ode B. (Mode A m ust be c hanged to m ode B by press ing t he [MOD E] ke y .) Pentax Special Function 2 Move the c ursor to 3.COO RD.ST AKEOUT by pressing [ ∆ ], [ ∇ ] or [ ↑ ], [ ↓ ]ke y . Penta[...]
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PSF Software V er .365 9 2 ACCESSING THE SP ECI A L FUNCT IONS 2-2 ACCESSING B Y HELP KEY Example: COORD. ST AKEOUT 1 Press the [ESC] key while press ing the [lLLU] at mode A or B. The HELP m enu is disp la yed. HELP 2 Move the cursor to 28. CO ORD.ST AKEOUT by pressing [ ∆ ], [ ∇ ] or [ ↑ ], [ ↓ ] key . HELP 3 The COORD. ST A KEOUT can be [...]
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PSF Software V er .365 10 H.angle 92° 35' 20" H.dst V. d s t 1 09 H.angle 92° 35' 20" H.dst V. d s t 0 00 2 ACCESSING THE SP ECI A L FUNCT IONS 2-3 ACCESSING B Y 007 Example: COORD. ST AKEOUT 1 Press num er ic ke ys of 0-0-7 to enter Comm and input sc reen on MODE A or B. 007 C L E A R 2 Press the num eric k ey 1- 0- 9 of COOR[...]
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PSF Software V er .365 11 3 COORD. ST AKEOUT General pictures of measurement W ith COORD. ST AKEOUT measurement, "Stakeout point coordinates" can be staked out in 3 dimensions based on the known "Station point coordinates" and the "Backsight point coordinates or Backsight point azimuth". The horizontal angle, horizonta[...]
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PSF Software V er .365 12 3 COORD. ST A KEOUT Detailed Operatin g procedures Access the COORD. ST AKEOUT according to the "1. ACCESSI NG THE SPECIAL FUNCT IONS". 1. JOB NA M E (1) JO B NAME input 1 Press the [ENT] key to vi ew COORD. ST AKEOU T sc reen. COORD. ST A KEOUT 2 For exam ple, " XXXX " is inputted . Press the [ENT] key[...]
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PSF Software V er .365 13 3 COORD. ST A KEOUT (2) JOB N AME selection 1 Press the [ENT] ke y . COORD. ST AKEOUT 2 For exam ple, st ored "3.B BBB" is selec te d. Move the cursor to " 3. BBB B " b y pressing the [ ∆ ], [ ∇ ], [ ↑ ], [ ↓ ] ke ys and press the [ENT] k ey . Press the [ENT] key to ent er . JOB NA M E INPU T JO[...]
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PSF Software V er .365 14 3 COORD. ST A KEOUT 2. STA TION SETUP (1) Station Coordinates a. Station Coordinates input 1 Move the cursor to 2. ST A T ION SET UP . COORD.ST AKEOUT 2 Press t he [ ENT ] k ey to vi ew the ST A T ION NUMBER LIST sc reen. ST A TION NUMBER LIST 3 Press the [ENT] k ey to view the POINT NUMBER s creen. For exam ple " 1 2[...]
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PSF Software V er .365 15 3 COORD. ST A KEOUT 4 Press the [ENT] key to view the ST A TIO N COORDINA T ES INPUT s creen. ST A TION COORD INA TES INPU T 5 For example, X COORD INA TE "-123 456.89 0" is inputted as foll ow ing. Move the cur sor to 3. X an d press the [SELECT] key at F5 to input the X COORDINA TE. ST A TION COOR DINA TES INP [...]
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PSF Software V er .365 16 The B ACKSIGHT SELECT ION s creen is vi ewed. BA CKS IGHT SELECTI ON Articles m arked b y * are not chang ed. DESCRIPTION input: Pr ess the [SEL ECT] ke y , and input letters or m arks. Maxim um 8 letters can be inputted at the " DESCRIPT ION ". b. Search and call of the stored Stat ion Coordinates 1 [...]
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PSF Software V er .365 17 4 Confirm the c alled STA TIO N P . COORDINA T ES and then press the [ENT] key . W hen the INSTR. H. chang e is need ed, change the heigh t value, and pres s the [ENT] key to vi ew the BA CK S IG H T SELECT ION screen. BA CKS IGHT SELECTI ON (2) Backsight Selection a. Coordinates input The Backsight Point Number and Co[...]
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PSF Software V er .365 18 4 Input the Backsight Coordinates according to the CO ORDIN A TES i nput. BACKSIGHT COORDONA TES INPUT 5 Press the [ENT] key to view the FORESIGHT NUM BER LIST screen af ter aiming at t he Back sight P oint . B A C K S I G H T A I M I N G 6 FORES I GH T N UM BER LIS T Maxim um 4 digits can be i nputted o n the Ba cksig[...]
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PSF Software V er .365 19 4 FORESIG HT NUMBE R LIST b. A zi m uth angl e input 1 Move the cursor to 2. FORE SIGHT COORD. (AZIMUTH) INPUT and pres s the [ENT] key , and go to the Op erating procedure s 2 of 3. S T A KEOUT . BA CKSIG HT SELECTIO N F O R E S I G H T N U M B E R L I S T The Azimuth angle in put is per form ed at the O peratin g pro[...]
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PSF Software V er .365 20 3 Input the Foresight point number . 4 Input the Foresight point Coordinates . For stor e: : Press the [ST ORE ] . Not for s tore: Pres s the [ENT ] . FOR ESIGH T COOR DINA TES INPU T 5 Press the [ENT] k ey to view the AN G L E COMP A RE screen . A NGLE CO MP AR E “BA CKSIGHT SELECTION” screen e xplanation: Go to I[...]
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PSF Software V er .365 21 3) Press the [ENT] ke y . AN G L E C OM PAR E 6 Rotate th e instr ument hor izontall y and stop it where th e displ ayed DEVIA TE beco mes 0 and f ix the hori zontal rota tion. AN G L E C O M PAR E 7 Press the [ A NG/D IST] at F 4 k ey . DIST . COMPA RE 8 Move the pr ism toward t he aim ing direction of a tel escope, and p[...]
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PSF Software V er .365 22 At the proc edure 6, the 0 0" of the DEVIA T E.value can be e asil y got if the m inimum count is set t o 1 ". At the proc edure 8, a pris m can be eas il y track ed if a posit ion is searche d usi ng the [T RACK] f unction and then using th e [ME AS] f unction. (2) Search and Cal l of the stored Foresig [...]
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PSF Software V er .365 23 4 DIST AN CE ST AKEOUT General pictures of measurement W ith DISANCE S T AKEOUT measurement, the deviation between the input desi gn values (specified distance) and the distance to the prism i s displayed, making it easier to stake a point. General pictures Slope dist ance design v alue Stak eout Point Elevation design v a[...]
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PSF Software V er .365 24 4 DIST ANCE STA KEOU T Detailed Operatin g procedures Access the DIST ANCE ST AKEOUT according to "1. ACCESSING THE SPECIAL FUNCTI O NS". Step 1 Selecting the distance to b e display ed and inputting the design v alues. ( 1 ) 1 .H.dist. SELECT Input H.dist. [...]
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PSF Software V er .365 25 5 RDM General pictures of measurement W ith RDM measurement, the horizontal distance, the slope distance, dif ference in height and the percentage of slope betw een the reference point and the observ ation point ar e measured. The distance between one observ ation point and another observation point is measured as w ell. G[...]
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PSF Software V er .365 26 5 RDM Detailed Operatin g procedures Access the RDM according to "1. ACCESSING THE SPECIAL FUNCTIONS". Step 1 Observ ation of the reference point (1) PRISM H INPUT PRIZM H ENT MEA S ENT Go to Step 2 Step 2 Observ ation of the target p[...]
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PSF Software V er .365 27 6 COORDINA TES General pictures of measurement Any desired T arget coordinates can be de termined and stored by setting a Station Point as an original point and inputt ing the Backsight coordinate in COORDINA T ES measurement. The coordinates values from Original coordinates point can be determined by the Stat ion coordina[...]
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PSF Software V er .365 28 6 COORDINA T ES 2. STA TION SETUP (1 ) ST A TION COORDIN A TES a. ST A TION COORDIN A TES input 2. ST A T ION SETUP ENT ST A TION P .NU MBER LIST ST A TION P .NU MBER INPUT ENT ST A TION COORDINA TES INPUT 2. DESCRIPTION [...]
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PSF Software V er .365 29 6 COORDINA T ES STOR E Aim at the B acksigh t Poin t ENT SURVEY E N T Maxim um 4 digits can be i nputted at the B ACKSIGHT P . NUMBER. Please pr ess th e STORE k ey to stor e the input data. Search and c all of the st ored BA CKSIGHT P . NUMBER BAC[...]
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PSF Software V er .365 30 6 COORDINA T ES 3. SURVEY ( 1 ) 3. SURVEY ENT Press the [ POINT] key 1. POINT No. SE L EC T POINT No. input ENT 2. DESCRIPT ION SEL ECT DESCRI PTION INPUT ?[...]
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PSF Software V er .365 31 7 OFFSET SHOTS General pictures of measurement OFFSET SHOTS can be used when the Pris m cannot be positioned because of an obstacle in the way . W ith this type o f m easurement, the T arget coordinates are measured and stored indirectly . Coordinates values input can be omitted by desi gnating the Station point number whe[...]
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PSF Software V er .365 32 7 OFFSET SHOT S Detailed Operatin g procedures 1. JOB NA M E (1) JOB NAME input ( Selection key s: ⇓ ⇑ ⇒ ⇐ , , , ) 1. JOB N A M E ENT COORDINA T E JOB NAME INPUT Screen ENT JOB NAME input by pressing selection key s ENT [...]
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PSF Software V er .365 33 7 OFFSET SHOT S The INSTR. H, c an be cha nged. (2) BA CKSIGHT COORD INA TES a. COORDINA TES input BACKSIGHT COORDINA TES input BACKSIGHT SEL ECTIO N Screen 1.COORDIN A T ES INP UT ENT B A CKSIGHT P . NUMBER LIST Screen ENT P No input ?[...]
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PSF Software V er .365 34 7 OFFSET SHOT S 3. SURVEY a. Offset point surv e y Place an Offset point at the place where the measurement from the Station point is possible. 3. SURVEY ENT SURVEY Scre en Press the F 3 (PRI SM H) PRISM H input ENT Press M EAS (M easure the Of[...]
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PSF Software V er .365 35 8 REM General pictures of measurement W ith REM measurement, a prism (Re f er ence point) is se t approximately directly below the place to be measured, and by me asuring t he prism, the height to the target object can be measured. This makes it easy to determine the heights o f electric power lines, bridge suspension cabl[...]
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PSF Software V er .365 36 9 RESECTION W ith RESECTION, two known points or three know n points are measured in order to determine the coordinates of the Station Point. W hen the coordinates values o f point A, B and C are stored in the internal memory , each coordinate input can be o mitt ed by desi gnating the each point number . General pictu[...]
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PSF Software V er .365 37 9 RESECTION The J OB NAME can be se lected o nl y when it is alread y stored . 2. STA TION SETUP 2. ST A T ION SETUP ST A T ION POINT INPUT 1. ST A T ION No. SELE CT ST A T ION No, input ENT 2. DESCRIPT ION ?[...]
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PSF Software V er .365 38 9 RESECTION Search and shif t to desir ed P No ENT Confirm point A coo rdinates A PRISM HEIGHT INPUT Screen SEL ECT PRISM H. input ENT ENT A SU R VE Y Screen Ai[...]
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PSF Software V er .365 39 9 RESECTION C COORDINA TES INPUT Screen 2. DESCRIPTION SEL ECT DESCRIPT ION INPUT ENT X SEL ECT X input ENT Y SEL ECT Y input ?[...]
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PSF Software V er .365 40 10 DA T A STOR AGE General pictures of measurement W ith D at a st or age, th e dat a of th e JO B NAME a ST A TI O N is s tor ed i n the in ter na l me m ory o r th e instrument. General pic tures Ta r g e t Ta r g e t Ta r g e t Station Point Detailed Operatin g procedures Access the DA T A ST ORAGE according to “ ACCE[...]
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PSF Software V er .365 41 10 DA TA STO RAGE 2. STA TION SETUP 2. ST A T ION SETUP ENT ST A T ION POI NT INPUT ST A TION No. SELECT ST A TION No. input ENT DESCRIPT ION SEL ECT Input DE SCRIPTION by Selectio[...]
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PSF Software V er .365 42 1 1 MEMOR Y MANAGER W ith MEMOR Y MANAGER, f o llowing MEMORY MANAGEMENT of the instrument data can be performed. Coordinate data : SEND, RECEI VE, EDIT , DELETE Survey data: S E N D , E D I T , D E L E T E Detailed Operatin g procedures Access the MEMOR Y MANAGER accor ding to the "I . ACCESSING TO THE SPECIAL FUNCTI[...]
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PSF Software V er .365 43 1 1 ME MOR Y MA NAG ER b. SEND by the search of stored COORDIN A T ES JOB NA ME 1. COORDIN A T ES SEND ENT JOB N AME INPUT Screen EN T Shift to a desired JO B N AME ENT CO ORDINA T ES SEND Screen COMMUNICA T ION SET UP SEL ECT ?[...]
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PSF Software V er .365 44 1 1 ME MOR Y MA NAG ER 3. COORDINA TES EDIT This function can edit the stored Coo rdinat es data. a. Edit by input & call of the COORDINA TES JOB NAME and COORDINA TES NUMBER 3. COORDIN A T ES EDIT ENT JOB NAME INPUT ENT Input the stored JOB NAME ?[...]
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PSF Software V er .365 45 1 1 ME MOR Y MA NAG ER 4. COORDINA T ES DELET E ENT JOB NAME INP UT Scre en Search & shift t o stor ed JOB N AME ENT (JOB NA ME---, Delete the job data. Are you sure ?) ENT 5. SURVEY DATA SEND : DC1, AUX and SDR data can b e[...]
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PSF Software V er .365 46 1 1 ME MOR Y MA NAG ER b. Send by search & call of the SUR VEY JOB NA ME 5. SURVEY DA T A SEND ENT JOB N A M E INPUT S creen Search a stored JOB N AME ENT SURVEY D A T A SEND Screen 1 . CO OMUN IC A T IO N SET UP SELECT [...]
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PSF Software V er .365 47 1 1 ME MOR Y MA NAG ER SEL ECT Input ENT ENT (OVER WRIT E) ENT 7. SURVEY DA T A D ELETE This function can delete the stored Surv ey data. a. Delete by input and call of the SURVEY JOB NAME 7. SURVEY D A TA DEL ETE ?[...]
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PSF Software V er .365 48 12 DataLink DL- 0 1 Soft ware DataLink DL01 Soft w are allows you to send collected data by R-300 to other devices, to receive coordinates data, and to conv ert t he resulting files into a number of common formats. a) Recommendation for "PN" It is recommended that "PN" (Point Name) data should con sist [...]
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PSF Software V er .365 49 6.XON/XO FF: OFF Please note that these settings should be com mon with DL-01's. b-4 Recommended communication settings on DL-01 T o configure DL-01 Communication setting, please read "Configuring the software" in the Help topics of DL-01. And select values as follows. For setting “T ype of Device” in th[...]
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PSF Software V er .365 50 d) Difference between CSV format on “PentaxSpecialFunction” and “PowerT opoLite” CSV file format from R-300 “PentaxSpecialFunction” version is slight ly different from “PowerT opoLite” version as f ollows. Type of software version Format R-300 “PentaxSpecialFunction” version PN,X,Y,Z,Code R-300 “Power[...]
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PSF Software V er .365 51 PENT AX Industrial Instruments Co., Ltd. 2-5-2, Higa shi-Oizumi, Ne rima-ku, T okyo, 178- 0086, J apan T el:+81- 3-5905-122 2 Fax:+81- 3-5905- 1225 CERTIFIED I SO 9001 & 14001 E-mail: international@piic.pentax.co.jp Member sy mbol of the Japan Survey ing Instruments Manufacturers’ A ssociation representing the high q[...]