Leica Total Stations

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 licenses must be purchased from Leica Geosystems and loaded on the instrument.

Required licenses for most applications:

Optional licenses include:

 

Hardware 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.

 

Video Streaming

To use the live remote video function available on this instrument, you will also need to install the VLC media player application in addition to SA. The tested VLC install can be downloaded from our webpage Here.

 

Connection Options

SA can connect and operate the instrument using different connection methods: 

 

Adding an Instrument to SA

  1. Select Instrument > Add and choose your Leica Total Station from the Add Instrument to SA dialog.

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.

 

Choosing an Interface

SpatialAnalyzer offers two separate connection options for most modern total stations:

 

Theodolite Manager

Is our original interface. Its simpler and offers a selection of controls for theodolite users.

 

Total Stations

This interface is designed to simplify the connection and measurement process for a robotic total station applications. Its built on the controls for a laser tracker and will be familiar for laser tracker users. The Total Stations interface only supports Leica total stations that use GeoCOM communication protocol.

 

A comparison video between the two interface can be found here: https://youtu.be/uDBnefiGRMM

 

Instrument Toolbar

Both interfaces offer an option to be run using the Instrument Toolbar.