3M Dynatel M-Series, Introduction Manual

Page 1: ...INTRODUCTION TO GPS WITH 3M DYNATEL M SERIES LOCATORS Track Trace Solutions November 2007 78 8135 3403 5 Rev C ...

Page 2: ...el Locator Hookup 8 GPS 3M Dynatel Locator Operation 9 Installing and running 3M ArcPad application scripts 11 Using Trimble GeoXT and Thales MobileMapper CE NET 11 Installation of 3M ArcPad application scripts 11 Running 3M ArcPad application scripts 12 Using Thales MobileMapper PRO 17 Thales MobileMapper PRO Setup 17 Thales MobileMapper Dynatel Hookup 18 Thales MobileMapper 3M Dynatel Locator Op...

Page 3: ... of key components such as valves transformers and regulators were approximate Global positioning system GPS technology allows utility companies to increase the accuracy of their electronic maps to provide more effective facility management planning and design GPS Technology Some GPS devices fall into the general class of GPS receivers referred to as sub meter or mapping grade They are capable of ...

Page 4: ...visible 2 Press the COM key and then select GIS mode You will be prompted to input the activation key that you have obtained from the website This will have to be performed only one time to enable the GPS interface 3M Dynatel GPS Modes The Locator can interface with wide variety of GPS receivers for example Thales MobileMapper Trimble GeoXT Garmin eTrex etc Figure 1 3M Dynatel Locator with GPS The...

Page 5: ...he Read or Program History memory on the 3M Dynatel Locator All of this data can be uploaded into the 3M Dynatel PC Locator Tools and can be stored in your database Mode 2 Operation GIS mode In the GIS mode the Locator sends out the iD marker record template data to the external device through the serial port there by allowing different GIS mapping capabilities Figure 2 3M Dynatel Locator in GIS m...

Page 6: ...to marker the GPS device will identify each iD marker as Marker and uses a subscript number sequentially incremented for each map feature thereafter Passive markers will also have a feature name of Marker but will be noted in the GPS device as Not an iD marker For the Trace path or cable locate mode if the label Descrptn is not included it will be identified as Trace When the map or the shape file...

Page 7: ... ArcPad scripts on MobileMapper CE Net The data sent out from the Locator is used to log the Point features in MobileMapper Pro The data is also used to dynamically grow the feature library set of attributes for a feature on the MobileMapper Pro reducing the manual steps needed for mapping For each Log point data is sent to the GPS device and is stamped with latitude longitude elevation and date t...

Page 8: ...ions in 3M Dynatel Locator Note Remember to change this setting back to PC before connecting the 3M Dynatel Locator to your PC to use PC Locator tools GPS 3M Dynatel Locator Hookup 1 A Bluetooth adapter can be connected to the Locator to communicate with GPS units that support serial port profile over Bluetooth wireless Please refer to the section Arcpad scripts with Trimble GeoXT in Installing an...

Page 9: ...thout logging the point From the marker program mode also the data log screen appears after the program is complete Figure 4 RFID marker interface in GIS mode 3 When marking the trace path from the cable locate mode press Depth to measure depth and current From this screen exiting the depth mode will lead to the Log template screen You can choose to Log the point by pressing the OK Locate button o...

Page 10: ...Figure 5 Trace path marking in GIS mode The data is transmitted at 4800 baud 8 bits 1 stop bit no parity flow control none 10 ...

Page 11: ...cription a new layer is automatically created and the feature point is attached Please refer to the section Mode 2 operation GIS mode for more details Installation of 3M ArcPad application scripts It is expected that ArcPad application is already installed on the GPS device The 3M ArcPad application scripts run on GPS devices that support Arcpad scripting The scripts were tested on Trimble GeoXT a...

Page 12: ...to automatically deploy the scripts to the target GPS device It will be posted in the 3M website www 3M com when available Running 3M ArcPad application scripts The following is a simplified diagram of how Arcpad scripts interact with the 3M Dynatel Locator The procedure is similar for all the GPS devices that support Arcpad such as Trimble GeoXT Thales MobileMapper CE NET or on a stand alone PDA ...

Page 13: ...an be used to communicate with the GPS module If you are using a stand alone PDA running Arcpad software your configuration may be different Typically you can use COM7 to communicate with the external GPS module on Bluetooth serial port profile and use COM1 to communicate with the Locator on a regular serial port cable The following illustrations assume that you are using COM7 to communicate with ...

Page 14: ...serial port profile are available in the market One example of such a Bluetooth adapter that we have tested is SENA Promi SD 101 202 with internal rechargeable battery Currently the 3M Dynatel Locator does not supply the power to the external Bluetooth adapter Establish Bluetooth communication to GPS unit 1 Select the connection icon 2 Bluetooth Manager 3 Select a Bluetooth icon double click eithe...

Page 15: ... the Locator man Icon in Arcpad application Locator man Icon on the Toolbar 3M Application scripts for ArcPad provide Job management capabilities When you start the scripts you are prompted to Select an existing Job or create a new Job To create a new Job type a name for the new Job and click OK You will be prompted to select a Map for the Job Figure 10 Starting 3M Application scripts in ArcPad Fi...

Page 16: ... after the Depth screen Now if you read an iD marker you should see the marker record passed on to the GPS device and logged You can also verify it from the Cable locate Trace path depth mode as described in the Mode 2 operation GIS mode As the data records from the 3M Dynatel Locator are logged by the scripts these are identified with distinct marks by layers You can select the marks and look at ...

Page 17: ... file as Dynatel mmf Close the editor window 4 Connect the MobileMapper GPS device to the PC s Com port and turn the unit on 5 From the MobileMapper Office toolbar select File Download from GPS 6 From the MobileMapper Transfer PC window select File GPS Device via Cable or click on the Connect icon 7 Once the connection has been made drag the new file Dynatel mmf from the right pane of the window P...

Page 18: ... example Igage Mapping Corpn Salt Lake city UT 84105 Figure 13 Thales MobileMapper mounted on 3M Dynatel Locator Note Remember to remove the null modem adapter before connecting the 3M Dynatel Locator to your PC to use PC Locator tools Thales MobileMapper 3M Dynatel Locator Operation 1 If the MobileMapper GPS device has been connected to MobileMapper Office since the last logging operation setup N...

Page 19: ...per Office where the appropriate file s can be exported to mapping software 7 When finished push the Menu key on the MobileMapper and close the mapping for this job The logging job may be reopened to add new markers Uploading the Job to MobileMapper Office 1 Connect the MobileMapper GPS device to the PC s Com port and turn the unit on 2 From the MobileMapper Office toolbar select File Download fro...

Page 20: ...output in WGS 84 You need to find out how your particular GPS does this Using Trimble GeoXT with Terrasync Mode 2 GIS operation is not supported in the 3M Dynatel Locator software version 17 and newer versions This section in this document refers to the older versions of the software only The users are encouraged to use Trimble GeoXT with Arcpad scripts provided by 3M The scripts provide more effi...

Page 21: ... position with adequate precision for your needs press the Read key on the 3M Dynatel Locator When an iD marker is read the marker data and GPS coordinates will be displayed and saved to the Locator s memory This data can be uploaded into PC Locator tools and added to your database Trimble GeoXT 3M Dynatel Mode 2 GIS Set up the external sensor as follows 1 Open the Terrasync application Tap Start ...

Page 22: ...t 20 Tap OK 21 CLOSE 22 Tap Save 23 tap OK Please refer to the section 3M Dynatel Locator Setup for more details on how to setup the Locator Connect the Trimble GeoXT to the 3M Dynatel M series Locator using a standard DB9 cable as provided with the 3M Dynatel Locator Note Do not use the null modem adapter Start a new logging job on the Trimble as follows 1 Tap the Section List in the upper left h...

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