Instrument Selection

The Instrument Selection screen allows you to choose the type of equipment you will be connecting to FieldGenius. An Instrument Profile can be created for each different instrument you will be working with, to make changing between different hardware a breeze. Once you have setup a profile for each different instrument you will be using, switching between them is a simple matter of selecting the appropriate profile and pressing Connect.

Note, this screen is not available if FieldGenius is running onboard your instrument.

For all future Projects you create with FieldGenius, when you create a new or open an existing Project you will see the Instrument Selection screen with the profiles you have already created. It will default to the last Profile you used, so if you are using the same instrument just press Connect. If you are using different equipment, just select the appropriate Instrument Type and Profile (or add a new profile if one does not yet exist for it), then press Connect.

Your profiles are stored in the Settings.xml file within the ...\MicroSurvey\FieldGenius\FG Projects\ (Windows CE/Mobile) or ...\Documents\MicroSurvey\FieldGenius\FG Projects\ (Windows Tablet/PC) directory so once you have configured one data collector, you can copy this file onto other data collectors to make the profiles available on them. This file should also be backed up for easy recovery.

Total Station

When you select the Total Station instrument type, you will be able to Add, Delete, or Edit a profile for your conventional and robotic total stations. See the Total Station Configuration topic for more details about configuration for your total station.

For more information on connecting to your instrument please refer to the Conventional Total Station and Robotic Total Station topics.

GNSS Reference / GNSS Rover

When you select the GNSS Reference or GNSS Rover instrument type, you will be able to Add, Delete, or Edit a profile for your GNSS receiver. When you edit a GNSS Rover or GNSS Reference profile, you will see the Configure Rover or Configure Reference screens. For more information about using FieldGenius for GNSS surveying, you should review the GNSS Overview topics.

If you have not purchased the GNSS module for FieldGenius, then you will not have access to the GNSS commands and you will see a "Requires GNSS module license" message.

Disto/Laser

When you select the Disto/Laser instrument type, you will be able to Add, Delete, or Edit a profile for your supported Leica Disto and supported Laser Technology Inc devices. Please review the Disto/Laser Reference topic for more details.

Simulators

GNSS Rover Demo

When you select GNSS Rover Demo from the Simulators instrument type, you will be able to Edit and Connect to a profile for a simulated GNSS Rover receiver. When you edit the RTK Demo profile, you will see the Configure Rover screen. For more information about using FieldGenius for GNSS surveying, you should review the GNSS Overview topics.

The GNSS Rover Demo will simulate connecting FieldGenius to a GNSS Rover receiver. The coordinates in the GNSS Demo are located outside our office in Westbank, British Columbia, Canada, so to use the GNSS Demo mode you need to set your Coordinate System Settings to UTM Zones, NAD83, UTM83-11, Ellipsoidal.

Total Station Demo

When you select Total Station Demo from the Simulators instrument type, you will be able to Edit and Connect to a profile for a simulated Total Station. All measurements are manually entered, but point coordinates and the raw file are updated as if connected to an instrument.

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Use this option if you're not connecting anything to FieldGenius. With this mode, the instrument toolbar will not be displayed in the map screen.