Leica Nova (MS60, TM60, TS60) and Leica Viva (TS16)


This guide may be used for initial configuration, connection and basic operation of the Leica Nova and Viva Total Station within SA. For more details on instrument operation and configuration, please contact Leica Geosystems directly.

License Requirements

In order to gain full total station integration with SA additional licens- es must be purchased from Leica Geosystems and loaded on the in- strument. Optional licenses include:

Hardware Setup

Leica total stations may be connected either with a USB cable, wire- less network adapter or Bluetooth connection. Ensure that you have the necessary cables, router or a Bluetooth adapter. Be sure the pow- er is turned on and the battery is charged.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Software Setup

Configuring the Instrument for Optimal Use with SA

  1. Navigate to Users > System Settings > Regional Settings.

  2. Check that the Hz angle display is set to North anti-clockwise and the V angle display is set to Zenith angle. This will ensure that the angles displayed on the instrument match those of the recorded points in SA.

 

To use the live remote video function available on this instrument, you will also need to install the VLC player application. Once installed, a Video button will appear on the Camera Interface dialog. In the 2020.12.01 version a 64-bit version of the T-Manager was introduced which also requires a 64-bit version of the VLC player (all prior ver- sions used a 32-bit VLC player). The tested VLC install can be down- loaded from our webpage here: https://www.kinematics.com/ftp/ SA/Install/Driver%20Downloads/TotalStations_Theodolites/Leica/ Leica%20Nova%20MS60%20Drivers/

Troubleshooting. If the video button does not appear in the camera win- dow, make sure that you connection is either using a TCP/IP cable connection or a WLAN connection. Bluetooth does not support video.

To verify that your VLC is installed correctly you can open a command prompt window and type the word “Set” and press enter. The string “VLC_PLUGIN_PATH=C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\” should ap- pear in the list.

 

Direct Cable Connection

Install the correct driver for your cable:

 

Wireless Connection

A connection can be established to the Nova by adding the device to a preexisting network or by building an Ad-hoc connection with your PC. For more detailed instructions, refer to the document “Connecting a Nova total station with a PC using a WLAN” on our download page. For a quick synopsis on a Windows 7 machine, follow these steps:

Building an Ad-hoc Connection on a Win7 PC (Win10 does not directly support Ad-hoc).

  1. Turn on the wireless adapter on your PC and go to Control Panel

    > Network and Sharing Center.

  2. Select Setup a new connection or network > Set up a wireless ad hoc (computer to computer) network.

  3. When prompted, enter a network name (e.g. “Ad-hoc MS60) and a security type, if desired (no authentication, WEP and WPA-2 are supported).

  4. Select Save this network then Next to create the network.

  5. Set the IP address to be compatible with the instrument.

    Setting the IP Address in the Adapter Properties for the Instrument

  1. Turn on the wireless adapter on your PC and go to Control Panel

    > Network and Sharing Center.

  2. Select Manage wireless networks > Adapter properties for the net- work you wish to connect to and for editing the properties of your ad-hoc network.

  3. In the Wireless Network Connection Properties dialog, select

    Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4).

  4. Select Properties and enter the IP address rather than obtaining one automatically. This address determines the computer’s IP address on the network.

  5. On the instrument select Settings > Connections > All Other Connec- tions. Set the GeoCom connection to WLAN (to obtain the cur- rent IP address and port, press Cntrl..).

  6. Continue to the section Running the Instrument.

    Connecting to an Existing Wireless Network




    You can connect the Total Station directly to an existing wireless net- work using the following Steps.

 

 

 

 

  1. Select    >    >

 

  1. Select WLAN and connect to an available network.

  2. On  the  instrument  select  Settings  >  Connections  >

    . Set the GeoCom connection to Port WLAN (to obtain the current IP address and port, press Control).

  3. Open the GSI output settings and make sure that the Output GSI data to device option is checked.

  4. Continue to the section Running the Instrument.

    In some cases, you may need to set the IP address manually. You can also manually control the internet connection and check the adapter status as follows:

  1. Open the Windows CE control panel by selecting Fn + Windows Key.

  2. Click on WLAN Settings in the taskbar and select the network you wish to connect to from the network list and click Connect.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figure 5-64. Wireless Con- nection through TIWLNAPI1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Once connected restart the LeicaCaptivate application.

    • Select Start > Settings > Network and Dial-Up Connections TIWLNAPI1 (or OWL221A1).

    • Select Enable, and then Properties.

    • Choose Specify an IP address, and enter the IP address for the total station on the network. The first three numbers of the IP ad- dress need to match the first three numbers entered for the PC. The last number must be unique from the PC.

 

  1. On the instrument select Settings > Connections > All Other Connec- tions. Set the GeoCom connection to WLAN (to obtain the cur- rent IP address and port, press Cntrl..).

  2. Open the GSI output settings and make sure that the Output GSI data to device option is checked.

  3. Continue to the section Running the Instrument. A youtube video demonstration can be found here: https://youtu.be/pl_6_p8mqG0

    Connecting to Bluetooth




    A Bluetooth connection is fast an convenient but will limit scan and video operations available for the MS60 that need a faster TCP/IP con- nection.

 

 

 

 

  1. Select    >    >


    to get to the Connection Settings(Figure 5-65).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figure 5-65. GeoCOM Con- nections Dialog

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Set the GeoCom connection to TS Bluetooth 1 and also enable GSI output to allow operation of the scope to trigger mea- surements . You will also want to verify that the GSI Format is GSI16 Polar 2 (Figure 5-66).

 

 

 

 

 

Figure 5-66. GSI Configura- tion

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figure 5-67. COM Port Designations in the Bluetooth Settings

 

 

 

 

  1. On your PC, go to your Bluetooth adapter and select Add a De- vice. Select the device from the available Bluetooth connec- tions and select next.


  2. When prompted, enter the pairing code: 0000. Once connect- ed, a pair of COM ports number will be assigned. You can use the More Bluetooth Options option to see which COM ports were assigned for the connection. You will enter the “Outgo- ing” port number in SA to connect(Figure 5-67).


 

  1. Continue on to the section Running the Instrument.

    No additional configuration of the Baud rate should be necessary for a bluetooth connection, but if you cannot connect you might check the settings. To do so, go to the GeoCOM Connection panel and press Device. The defaults are 115200, None, 8, 1, None (Figure 5-68). Older scopes with eariler versions of GeoCOM will suggest a slower rate of 19200.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Figure 5-68. Default Blue- tooth communication settings

 

 

 

 

 

Triggering Measurements from the Instru- ment

Also be sure to enable GSI Output from the scope in order to get the red trigger button on the scope to send measurements to SA. Mea- surements from the scope will use the Collection and Group name set within the Theodolite Manager not the instrument Control Pad. For more information see Measurement Modes on page 226.

Adding an Instrument to SA


  1. Select Instrument > Add and choose your Leica Total Station from the Add Instrument to SA dialog (Figure 5-69).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figure 5-69. Adding the Leica Nova MS60 Total Station to a job.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The instrument model you add defines the instrument plant in your

 

job file. Add additional instrument models each time you perform an instrument move. You can also use the right-click open Jump Instrument to New Location option for this purpose.

There are now two separate ways to run a Leica Total Station in SA. You can use our classic Theodolite Manager or our newer Leica Total Station Interface which is recommended for single instrument operations and current instruments.

Connecting Using the Leica Total Station Interface

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figure 5-70. Leica Total Sta- tion Connection Dialog.

  1. Now run the instrument interface module under Instrument > Connect> and choose Lieca Total Station.


  2. Select the instrument model you want to connect to in your SA job from the network list and press OK to move to the con- nection dialog (Figure 5-70).

 

 

 

 

 

 

Instrument Specific Operations

For more information on instrument controls in the Leica Theodolite Manager, refer to Total Stations Interface on page 284.

 

Connecting Using the Theodolite Manager

  1. Now run the instrument interface module under Instrument > Run Interface Module and choose Theodolite Manager.

  2. Select New Setup and then Add (Figure 5-71).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figure 5-71. The Theodolite Manager dialog.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Figure 5-72. Adding a new

v setup using an IP address.

 

 

 

 

 

  1. Select the instrument type and the COM Port. Set the COM Port to TCP if you are connecting with either a cable or wire- less; or enter the port number for Bluetooth. Then select the instrument in the available SpatialAnalyzer list and click Con- nect (Figure 5-72).


To obtain the current Instrument IP navigate to Settings>


Note: If connecting with a cable or wireless, enter the instrument’s IP address in the

Server Address box.

Click on the GeoCOM connection and then press Control. This will display the current IP address settings for the Instrument. Be sure to close the GeoCom Dialog before trying to connect with SA.

  1. Select the instrument in the available SpatialAnalyzer list and click Connect.

    A youtube video demonstration can be found here: https://youtu.be/W4O61akKCo4

 

Instrument Specific Operations

Tracking with the Leica Nova and Viva

Total stations can track a reflector much like a Laser Tracker.

  1. In the Tracking section, Choose a reflector target from the Tar- gets and Reflectors database (ensure that ATR is turned on for that target)

  2. Choose the tracking type (Track only, Send Updates, Measure, Stable Point)

  3. Press the Track (F7) button to begin tracking the target

    Edge Point Measurement

    The Leica scopes has a built in Edge Point Measure Mode designed to allow precise measurements to be made on the edge of parts.

  1. Precisely sight on the edge you wish to measure, then in the Two Step Edge Point section, Press Measure. This will take an angles only measurement of the edge

  2. Using an edge nest or other reference target measure the pre- cise distance to that edge point. The true edge point will then be calculated automatically from these shots and the result- ing point passed to SA.

    Imaging and Video Control

    Both the Leica Nova and Viva total stations provide image capture and live video display options. To access the image control press the Camera button in the Auto Measure SA Geometry section of the interface. This icon will bring up a Camera Capture window like this(Figure 5-73):

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Figure 5-73. Camera Capture window Controls