SOUTH handheld GPS 2015/12/29 Copyright © SOUTH Surveying & Mapping Instrument CO., LTD.
Catalog Introduction .......................................................................................... 1 Getting to know your handheld GPS ..................................................... 1 2.1 Parts of the receiver ............................................................... 1 2.2 General operation .................................................................. 3 2.2.1 Power on/off and restart ........................................................ 4 2.2.
5.3.2 Record settings ..................................................................... 27 5.3.3 View data ............................................................................. 28 5.4 File output ...............................................................................
Chapter 1 Introduction Welcome to read SOUTH handheld GPS Operation Manual. This manual describes how to install, set up, and use a handheld GPS. Even if you have used other handheld GPS products before, SOUTH recommends that you spend some time reading this manual to learn about the special features of this product. If you are not familiar with GPS, visit our website for an intuitive look at SOUTH and GPS at http://en.southinstrument.
This section provides general information for the different SOUTH high‐precision handheld GIS data collectors.
2.
2.2.1 Power on/off and restart ①Power on Press the PWR key and dont release it until the blue LED lights up. Then a WINDOWS symbol appears on the screen, indicating that the device powers on successfully.
Note: If the screen shuts down while the handheld device is running, you can awake it by a short press on PWR key. ②Power off and restart Keep pressing the PWR key for 3 seconds, and then a prompt box, in which you can choose power off or restart option, will pop up on the screen. 2.2.2 Install and uninstall SIM card ①Install SIM card You should plug the SIM card in the slot softly, and make sure it wont be ejected out.
2.2.3 Install and uninstall TF storage card The TF storage card slot is at the right of the SIM card slot, repeat the same procedures as that for SIM card to install and uninstall TF storage card. 2.2.4 Lithium‐ion battery usage The lithium‐ion battery for handheld GPS has a capacity of 4200mh, which is able to support a continuous operation of more than 10 hours. With an overcharge protection function, the charging duration of the battery is 4 to 6 hours.
The following recommendations provide an optimal performance and extend the life of your batteries: •Fully charge all new batteries prior to use. •If you need to store the handheld device, fully charge it before storing, and recharge them at least every three months.
Chapter 3 Data communication between handheld GPS a n d pc 3.1 Install Microsoft ActiveSync We need to install Microsoft ActiveSync to help us synchronize data and information in handheld GPS with a specific computer device. You can find the setup file for ActiveSync in the attached disk, or get the newest version on the links as below. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsmobile/activesync/activesync45.mspx Click the setup.exe file to run, and then install Microsoft ActiveSync according to window tips.
Figure 3‐1 When ActiveSync makes handheld GPS and PC synchronous, you can open Computer (or Windows Mobile Device Center) to find Portable Device, handheld GPS disk or Storage Card.
Figure 3‐3 In this disk you can get all stuff in the handheld device, and are able to delete and copy some useful files in the handheld GPS memory.
Chapter4 Brief introduction for Windows Mobile OS 4.1 Start menu After handheld GPS is power on, we can click icon on the left bottom of the screen to enter Start Menu, where we can activate some application programs and make some settings for handheld device. We can change the position for whichever program icon with other icons in the start menu. Method: After entering start menu, long press one icon to make it is highlighted. Then move it where you want it to be.
4.2 Touchscreen calibration If clicking on the touchscreen doesnt lead to a quick and sensitive response, please calibrate your screen at once. Click Start Menu/ Settings/ System/ Screen in turns. Figure 4‐2 Figure 4‐3 Click the cross icon and calibrate the screen as the guide indicates. 4.3 Display/Hide soft keyboard In some circumstances, you may need to input some letters into handheld GPS.
Figure 4‐4 4.4 GPRS network service You can connect handheld GPS to the Internet by GPRS (or enhanced GPRS) to transmit and receive pictures, messages, etc. Please apply for GPRS service from your local ISP, and consult ISP for local GPRS speed, flow quantity, charge standard before using GPRS service.
Step ⑤ Figure 4‐5 Figure 4‐6 ③In the first dropdown list, select My ISP item, then click OK to return the main connections interface. Switch back to Tasks option, then My ISP interface will appear there.
④Click on Add a new modem connection under the title My ISP. Figure 4‐9 ⑤Give the new connection a name and choose Cellular Line modem (GPRS) for it. Click Next. ⑥Enter the APN, User name, Password in the following windows.
Figure 4‐10 Figure 4‐11 ⑦Click Finish at last and a new modem connection is built. 4.5 Backlight settings If you want to keep the backlight always on, please set it in the way as follows. ①In start menu, click Settings/System/Backlight in turn. ②In battery power interface, cancel the checked item Turn off backlight if device is not used for.
Figure 4‐12 4.6 Power settings A short press on PWR key will switch handheld GPS into suspend mode and shut down the screen temporarily. If you expect the handheld device to enter suspend mode when it is free of work for a certain time span, you can set it in this way ①Find Settings/Power in start menu. ②In Advanced item, you can choose 1min to 5min as the time span.
Figure 4‐13 Figure 4‐14 In suspend mode the handheld device is still able to receive message and data without any break. Meanwhile, you can wake the device up by a short press on PWR key.
Chapter 5 Brief introduction for GIStar on handheld GPS This chapter will briefly introduce GIStar software running on handheld GPS. If you need more detailed functions, please refer to GIStar user manual. 5.1 Install/Unload GIStar 5.1.1 Install First synchronize the handheld GPS to PC, then copy whole GIStar folder on PC to Program Files folder in handheld GPS storage card. Run the handheld device and find the copied file, GIStar.exe in File Explorer.
5.2 Settings in the GIStar software 5.2.1 Project settings ①Create a project Click Manage/Project/New Project. Then a project description interface pops up, where you need to input the project name and choose a storage path for the new project. Figure 5‐2 ②Click Next and choose coordinate system. The default system is Beijing 54. In many cases, you may require other different coordinate systems, so you can click Edit to modify some default values and get a new system.
Figure 5‐3 Figure 5‐4 ③Click OK to end the parameters setting. And then click Next to enter Record Limitation interface. Modify Status Limit, PDOP Limit, HRMS Limit and VRMS Limit according to your surveying demand here.
④Then we can click Next to turn to File Info interface. The basic settings about the data file, like file name and regulation, can be modified here. In addition, you can click Browse to import a data dictionary into current project. More details about data dictionary applied in GIStar, please refer to GIStar User Manual. When all the settings are completed, we can click Finish to return to the main interface. Figure 5‐6 Figure 5‐7 5.2.
Figure 5‐8 Figure 5‐9 ②SBAS settings If we appoint the differential mode as SBAS, we need to do some settings for it. Click SBAS Config, select Auto track SBAS in the dropdown list. In some area you might not able to get the differential 3D signal, and then you will have to choose Custom‐tailor SBAS to appoint available satellites there.
Figure 5‐10 Figure 5‐11 ③Outer source settings (CORS settings) You can connect the handheld GPS to CORS station to get differential correction as well. First you need to select a supported type in Diff Mode dropdown list, like RTCM3. Then click CORS Config to enter setting interface. Input right IP, Port, User, Password, after confirmed, click OK.
Figure 5‐12 Figure 5‐13 Next click Manage/GPS/Outer source Connection. Choose a right Mount Point, and then you can click Start to connect handheld GPS to outer source.
5.3 Collect and view data 5.3.1 Collect data After the handheld device connected to SBAS or outer source, please click Job/Survey/Dynamic. The device will enter dynamic collecting mode. Figure 5‐16 Then you can click Figure 5‐17 or press ENT to enter data collecting interface.
Figure 5‐18 When the precision for collecting is good enough, the collection status will be fixed on the screen, which means this point (location) can be recorded at this moment. You can click OK and then specify data type and entity type for the point (location). The entity type includes point, line and polygon.
Figure 5‐19 Click OK and in the next window please input the name and code for the point (location). Click OK to finish. Figure 5‐20 5.3.
You can edit Collection Limitation, Collection Method, and Antenna Height here. Figure 5‐21 Figure 5‐22 5.3.
You can view all elements and coordinates through this interface. Some information about these elements, like perimeters and areas, can also be shown here. Meanwhile, you can choose to view coordinates of the recorded points by clicking Job/Data/View coordinate. 5.4 File output Click Job/Output/Data file Figure 5‐25 Figure 5‐26 Then in Data File dialogue box In Date File dropdown list, select the file you want to output. In GIS item, appoint a file type for the output file.
If you want to output data file in custom file type, you can select Custom item in Data File interface. Figure 5‐27 Click Edit, we will get File Format List Figure 5‐28 Through this dialog box, we can click Import to import .
or click New to create a new data format. Figure 5‐29 You can choose .csv, .txt and .dat file type and make different combination of data items for a new output file to comply with. Click OK to finish.
