Product Manual

10
Setting Up a Connected Total Station
Before using a total station to perform a stakeout or survey,
you must set up your total station (in the location you want to
shoot from), level it, and turn it on.
If you are using the onboard version of Layout Pro, nothing
else needs to be done.
If you are running Layout Pro on a data collector, connect the
data collector to the total station using a serial cable or
Bluetooth.
Connection
Settings
To set the parameters on the Layout Pro software:
1. From the main menu, tap Settings.
2. From the Layout tab, enter the desired layout tolerance.
3. From the Instrument tab (the first tab), select the brand of
the total station from the Brand list.
4. Set the parameters on the total station from the
recommended settings.
Recommended
Settings for
Supported Total
Stations
Nikon 300 & 500 Series, Nivo M and DTM-322
(Tap the menu key on the total station, select Settings, and
select Comm.)
• Ext. Comm (set to NIKON)
• Baud (4800 or match to Layout Pro)
• Length (set to 8)
• Parity (set to none or match Layout Pro)
• Stop Bit (set to 1)