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IS Robot (Live Video) / DS-i (Live Video) Connection Mode
Specify how IS Robot (Live Video) or DS-i (Live video) total station communicates with the field controller.
This dialog is a specific form of the Connection Mode dialog and opens while configuring a survey with IS Robot (Live Video) or DS-i (Live video) total station. The name of the dialog contains the model of the instrument.
Note: The total station should have the External Link mode activated. Refer to the instrument's documentation.
TS Connection: The choice is available when DS-i (Live Video) is selected to configure. Select one of the following connection types form the drop-down list:
- Bluetooth - to connect the controller to the total station over Bluetooth.
- Wi-Fi - to connect the controller to the total station over Wi-Fi.
If Wi-Fi connection is selected, additional configuration is required:
- Use existing Wi-Fi network - the total station and the controller should be connected to the same existing Wi-Fi network.
- Use controller hosted Wi-Fi network - the total station connects to the Wi-Fi network running on the controller. MAGNET Field will start the new Wi-Fi network on the controller (SSID: MAGNET, SSID password: 12345678). Configure the TS to connect to this network. (Learn more, how to connect FC-5000 controller to DS-i (Live Video) TS.)
- RC: Specify how a remote controller is connected:
- For IS Robot (Live Video), choose from RC3 Cable, RC3 Bluetooth, RC4 Cable, RC4 Bluetooth. Choose None if no remote control unit used.
- RC channel: Specify the channel for a selected remote control unit.
- For DS-i (Live Video), choose RC to use remote control unit or None if no remote control unit used.
- Check the RC-Handle attached box if the remote control unit is equipped with a RC-handle (for example, RC-5RH).
- IS password (optional): specify a password for the robotic station's ad-hoc network. The option is displayed for IS Robot (Live video) model only.
Note: Learn, how to connect an FC-5000 controller to a DS-i (Live Video).
Click Next >> to proceed to the next step of configuration wizard.
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