Setup a VSN Survey Style Using Trimble Access (Bluetooth Phone)

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1 Setup a VSN Survey Style Using Trimble Access (Bluetooth Phone) California Surveying & Drafting Supply Technical Support Services Notes: This tutorial is designed as a tutorial for users with a cell phone/vsn setup from CSDS. In order to connect to the network, you must have a VSN account with a NTRIP username and password. The instructions applied in this manual are meant for those who have a Bluetooth phone along with the appropriate data plan for the VSN connection. If you are using a phone, make sure that it is on and charged prior to your setup. If you have issues with configuring your TSC to connect to the phone, check the settings associated with your modem connection and your GPS receiver. Always charge your equipment (Receiver batteries, TSC, etc.) prior to your survey. You must be outside in an open environment to gain an initialization and satellite acquisition. Bluetooth a GPS Receiver to a TSC Handheld Open Trimble Access and tap the Internet Setup button. In the Internet Setup window, make certain the Phone / Modem radio button is activated, the Bluetooth box is checked, and tap New/Edit button Copyright California Surveying & Drafting Supply. Not to be copied or distributed without permission. 1

2 From the Select modem window make sure that the Port: is Bluetooth and tap the Create Partnership button In the next window, make sure the Turn on Bluetooth checkbox is checked. Then tap the Devices tab. In the Devices Tab, tap New Partnership The TSC handheld will then do a scan for devices and find the phone that you are attempting to setup. It will then appear in the list of devices. Highlight it and choose Next. Copyright California Surveying & Drafting Supply. Not to be copied or distributed without permission. 2

3 Again, select the newly created Bluetooth device partnership and tap Next. It is recommended to avoid using a Passkey and instead leave the Passkey: area blank and tap Next. Confirm or Change the Display Name: of the partnership, check the box for DIAL UP NETWORKING and tap Finish.. Copyright California Surveying & Drafting Supply. Not to be copied or distributed without permission. 3

4 Once finished, the window goes back to the partnership screen. Tap Next. In the Select service screen, make certain to choose USA for the Home Network location:, choose, for instance, AT&T for the Service provider: and for the Plan: In the case of AT&T: there will be 4 choices as show in the graphic to the right: non-contract, ex AT&T, no acceleration, and with acceleration. It is most likely the case that non-contract will be the appropriate choice here, but this can vary and it may be the case that some experimentation is required in order to get this connection to connect to the internet successfully. So it is important to make note of this choice and try others if this Plan: options does not work. After making the selection for Plan:, tap Next. Select Next to continue. Copyright California Surveying & Drafting Supply. Not to be copied or distributed without permission. 4

5 Change or confirm the Connection Name and tap Finish. In the Advanced screen. Back in the VSN setup window Baud Back in Rate: the Connections menu, select Manage Leave AT&T/Cingular Existing all Connections. options and as Verizon: is and select Finish to exit the Sprint: setup Select VSN and Setup hold down in on the the Settings created connection. Menu Extra Select Open dial-string Connect Trimble from Access modem the in drop commands: your down TSC. In menu. the main To For check window, Sprint that and you select Verizon: are Settings. connected, leave blank. select the double AT&T/Cingular arrows on the main users, bar. use A the window following will prompt: tell you how We long will you break have this been procedure connected. into two steps: &f&d2&c1+cgdcont=1, IP, isp.cingular 1.) Selecting the Receiver Leave 2.) all other Creating options the GNSS as is and Contact select the ok button 3.) on Configuring the upper right-hand the Survey corner Style to exit this screen. Copyright California Surveying & Drafting Supply. Not to be copied or distributed without permission. 5

6 In the Settings window, we will star with the connection settings. Select the Connect option to begin. In the Connect window, we will only deal with two settings: GNSS contacts: With the internet configured, we will create our GNSS connection to the VSN Network. Bluetooth: With the partnership we created between Windows Mobile and our GPS receiver, we will instruct Trimble Access where to receive signal from. Begin by selecting Bluetooth. Bluetooth Configuration in Trimble Access In the Bluetooth window, we will connect our GPS receiver to Trimble Access. Because VSN uses remote bases, we only have to configure the rover. In the Connect to GNSS rover pull-down menu, select the rover that we initially configured. Press Accept to store the changes and exit the screen. Copyright California Surveying & Drafting Supply. Not to be copied or distributed without permission. 6

7 GNSS Contact Configuration in Trimble Access with a Bluetooth Phone Back in the Settings screen of Trimble Access, select Connect. In the Connect screen, select GNSS Contacts to begin the setup. In the GNSS contact screen, you will see a window displaying all available contacts. To configure a GNSS contact, start with selecting New on the bottom tab of the screen. In the GNSS contact edit screen, page 1: Name: Select a name that you can use to easily identify your GNSS connection. Contact Type: Leave to Internet Rover. Modem Pin: Leave Blank Select Network Connection. Copyright California Surveying & Drafting Supply. Not to be copied or distributed without permission. 7

8 In the Network Connection window: Select the Network connection you previously made via Windows Mobile. Select Accept to store. Back in the GNSS contact edit screen, page 1: APN: For Verizon and Sprint users, leave to None; for AT&T users, go to the next page. In the Access Point Name screen. Location: Select USA Provider and plan: Select ATT with Acceleration. Your APN name will become ISP.CINGULAR. Press Accept to save the changes. Copyright California Surveying & Drafting Supply. Not to be copied or distributed without permission. 8

9 In the GNSS contact edit screen, page 2: Leave the following checked: Use NTRIP Connect Directly to Mountpoint* Enter the following information provided to you by your VSN dealer: NTRIP Username NOTE: Pay attention as username and password are case sensitive!! *When you check this option, a new window appears prompting you to enter a Mountpoint name. If you know the name of the connection, enter this into the window; otherwise, leave blank for the time being. Trimble Access will fill this option in later when you connect to the Network. In the GNSS contact edit screen, page 3: Enter the following information provided to you by your VSN dealer: NTRIP password CSDS VSN IP Address: CSDS VSN IP Port 5000 Copyright California Surveying & Drafting Supply. Not to be copied or distributed without permission. 9

10 Configuring a VSN Survey Style in Trimble Access In the Settings window, we will configure a Survey Style in order for our recently created GNSS contact to connect to when we start the survey. Start with selecting Survey Styles in the Settings screen. In the Survey Styles screen, you will see a window displaying the available surveys that were created. We are going to create a new style that will conform to our GNSS contact. Start by selecting New on the bottom tab of the screen. In the Style details screen: Style Name: Type in a name that will define the name of new style; this will be what you select when you start your survey. Style Type: Select GNSS. Press Accept to continue. Copyright California Surveying & Drafting Supply. Not to be copied or distributed without permission. 10

11 In your VSN Survey Style menu, we need to configure our rover so that it can communicate properly to our TSC in terms of the type of survey we want to do, as well as what GNSS contact it needs to use. Options for the Observed control point, Rapid point, Topo point, and Continuous points can be edited at the user s discretion. Start with selecting the Rover options. In the Rover options window, page 1: Survey Type: Select RTK Broadcast Format: Select VRS (CMR) Store Points as: Select Vectors Elevation and PDOP mask: 10 and 6.0 respectively, as recommended by Trimble. This is also a user-defined setting. In the Rover options window, page 2: Antenna Type: Select the proper antenna. If you are a R8 user, make sure you chose the correct type of antenna (R8/5800/SPS88x Internal vs. R8GNSS/SPS78x Internal) Measured to: For ease, select Bottom of antenna mount. Antenna height: Input the length of the rod being used. Serial number: Leave blank Copyright California Surveying & Drafting Supply. Not to be copied or distributed without permission. 11

12 In the Rover options window, page 3: Tracking: If you have GNSS capability with your receiver, check the GLONASS box; otherwise, leave this option unchecked. When you start your survey, the Trimble Access will detect whether or not you have GNSS capability in your receiver. If you do not have GNSS capability, Trimble Access will uncheck this option for you. Select Enter to leave this screen. Back in the VSN Survey Style menu; select Rover Radio to edit the settings. In the Rover Radio Screen: Type: Select Internet Connection; the radio will automatically route through the controller. GNSS Contact: Select the arrow in the window; select the name of your created GNSS contact. Prompt for GNSS contact: Leave blank. Press Accept to go back to the main survey style menu. Copyright California Surveying & Drafting Supply. Not to be copied or distributed without permission. 12

13 Back in the main menu, we have selected the necessary settings for our rover. If you want to make edits to your observation times and number of recorded points (Topo, Observed Control, etc.) you may choose to do so at your own discretion. Finish your setup by selecting the Store button on the bottom tab of the screen, then press Esc to exit the menu. Setting up a State Plane Job in a VSN Survey In the main menu of Trimble Access, select General Survey. In the General Survey menu, select the Jobs icon on the upper left, then select New job in the submenu to create a new job. In the New job menu select the following: Job Name: Enter the name of your job here by using the keypad on the TSC Handheld. Template: Set to Default. Units (Dist.): Select US survey feet. In the Coordinate System (Coord. sys.) setting; tap on Scale: to change the coordinate system. Copyright California Surveying & Drafting Supply. Not to be copied or distributed without permission. 13

14 In the Select coordinate system menu, choose Select from library to establish a predefined coordinate system. In our example, we want a state plane coordinate system. Select Next on the bottom right of the screen to continue. In the next window, select your coordinate system: System: Select US State Plane 1983; this is the current system Zone: Choose the zone that pertains to the area where you will be conducting your survey. The Datum will automatically switch to NAD 1983 (Conus) (Mol). Check Use Geoid Model and select GEOID09 (Conus). Scroll to page 2/2 In page 2/2, select the following settings: Coordinates: Leave to Grid Project Height: Set the project height here, tap on the arrow and select units. Specify the type of units you will be using for your project. Scroll back to page 1/2 Copyright California Surveying & Drafting Supply. Not to be copied or distributed without permission. 14

15 Check over your settings to ensure that everything you set is to your preferences. If satisfied, select Enter, then Store on the bottom right of the screen to go back to the new job menu. Back in the new job menu, check over your settings. If you are satisfied, select Accept on the bottom right to save the settings and create your job. Once your job is created, select Measure to select your Survey Style. Select Measure Points to begin your VSN survey. Copyright California Surveying & Drafting Supply. Not to be copied or distributed without permission. 15

16 If you left the Mountpoint name window blank (see the bottom of page 8), wait for the source list to build so that you can select the Mountpoint name. You must be outside and clear of any dense GPS environment (trees canopy, buildings, etc.) in order for the source list to build. In the Mount point window, select CSDS_2007 as the Mountpoint name to initialize the survey. Make sure that your GPS rover assembly is set up so that it can gain a satellite fix and gain initialization. When initialization is gained you may start your VSN survey. This concludes the tutorial. Copyright California Surveying & Drafting Supply. Not to be copied or distributed without permission. 16