Stake Status and Tool Panels

Status and tool panels along the top of the Stake dialog provide visual information about connected equipment status and some command tools to operate the equipment.

Stake Status panel for GNSS receivers

ClosedTo review status indicators in the Stake Status panel for GNSS receivers:

To display the status panel, click ; to hide it, click on the top left of the Stake dialog.


Logging a *.tps file to a receiver or a controller. This icon will be displayed, if the Post-Processing check box is selected in the Receiver Make dialog. There are two statuses:
  • "without a pencil" - the file logging is not started by a user;
  • "moving pencil" - the file logging is started by a user.
The icon is displayed when Depth Finder is selected in the Peripherals dialog for the rover receiver:
  • Gray ship - a depth finder is not connected to the controller;
  • Color ship with question mark - a depth finder is connected to the controller but it is not transmitting any data;
  • Color ship with green curves - a depth finder is connected to the controller and it is transmitting data.
The icon is displayed when mmGPS+ is selected in the Peripherals dialog for the rover receiver:
  • Crossed out laser - a sensor is not receiving the correction data from the laser transmitter;
  • Laser with a beam - a sensor is receiving the correction data from the laser transmitter and the difference between GNSS elevation and laser elevation is less than the value in the Height Difference Limit field of mmGPS+ Options dialog;
  • Laser with a beam and two vertical arrows - a sensor is receiving the correction data from the laser transmitter and the difference between GNSS elevation and laser elevation is more than the value in the Height Difference Limit field of mmGPS+ Options dialog;
  • Laser with a circle on its corner - a sensor is receiving the correction data from the laser transmitter but the signal is partially blocked by a plastic corner of the transmitter.
PPP engine supplies the current solution, the receiver obtains PPP corrections data from LBand satellite. (Available for GNSS survey configurations with activated Skybridge™ or Starpoint™ in the Receiver Settings dialog). More about Precise Point Positioning (PPP).
Quality of the radio link for correction data transmission (the age in seconds of the last correction message received by the rover is displayed):
  • Crossed out link indicator - link quality is not detected;
  • Red indicator and no colored bars - link quality is 0 or age is more than 5 sec;
  • Yellow indicator and 1 colored bar - link quality is 1 to 49 percents;
  • Yellow indicator and 2 colored bars - link quality is 50 to 79 percents;
  • Green indicator and 3 colored bars - link quality is 80 to 97 percents;
  • Green indicator and 4 colored bars - link quality is 98 to 100 percents.
GNSS solution:
  • The red bar indicates an autonomous solution in standalone mode, Convergence PPP stage in PPP mode or DION extrapolated solution.
  • The yellow bar indicates a float solution in RTK mode, PPP Low or PPP Normal solution in PPP mode.
  • The green bar indicates a fixed solution in RTK mode, PPP Full solution in PPP mode or DGPS solution.
  • The blue bar indicates a fixed solution when mmGPS+ is used.
Skybridge™ status indicator.
Displayed in RTK and Network RTK configuration with enabled PPP mode and Skybridge™ service:
  • The red circle indicates that the Skybridge™ status is unknown, point saving with current PPP solution is disabled.
  • The circle with timer indicates that the rover receiver is not ready to work in the Skybridge™ mode, point saving with current PPP solution is disabled.
  • The green circle indicates that the rover receiver is ready to work in the Skybridge™ mode, point saving with current PPP solution is enabled.
By default, H stands for RMS error of the horizontal coordinates in the current units for the current epoch. When storing a point is initiated, this field outputs RMS error for averaged horizontal coordinates.
By default, V stands for RMS error of the vertical coordinates in the current units for the current epoch. When storing a point is initiated, this field outputs RMS error for averaged vertical coordinates.
The icon displays the number of the GNSS satellites tracked and the number of GNSS satellites used in position determination .
Receiver memory free space in the percentages and battery charge level statuses. The icons with a question mark mean the corresponding information is unavailable. An exclamation mark on the battery means critically low charge level (from 0 to 10%).
Controller memory free space in the percentages and battery charge level statuses. The icons with a question mark mean the corresponding information is unavailable. An exclamation mark on the battery means critically low charge level (from 0 to 10%).
Opens the stake settings to view and edit. (This button is displayed in the dialog title bar.)

Stake Tool panel for robotic total stations

ClosedTo review indicators and tools in the Stake Tools panel for robotic total stations:

To toggle between the status panel and the tool panel, click on the top left of the Stake dialog. Click to hide panels.

Quick lock with RC-3 or RC-4: The RC-3 or RC-4 Remote Control system is used for wireless communication with robotic total station. Click the button to force the total station to make quick search and lock on a prism with attached remote control device.
Quick lock with RC-PR3: The RC-PR3 Remote Control system is used for wireless communication with robotic total station. Click the button to force the total station to make quick search and lock on a prism with attached remote control device.
Quick lock with RC-PR4: The RC-PR4 Remote Control system is used for wireless communication with robotic total station. Click the button to force the total station to make quick search and lock on a prism with attached remote control device.
Quick lock with RC-5: The RC-5 Remote Control system is used for wireless communication with robotic total station. Click the button to force the total station to make quick search and lock on a prism with attached remote control device.

The GNSS solution is available. The icon is displayed in TS mode when the Hybrid Positioning™ mode is activated.

  • The red bar indicates an autonomous solution in standalone mode, Convergence PPP stage in PPP mode or DION extrapolated solution.
  • The yellow bar indicates a float solution in RTK mode, PPP Low or PPP Normal solution in PPP mode.
  • The green bar indicates a fixed solution in RTK mode, PPP Full solution in PPP mode or DGPS solution.
  • The blue bar indicates a fixed solution when mmGPS+ is used.
Hybrid Lock: Clicking on the icon automatically turns the Robotic Total Station to the reflector. To search the reflector, the software has to have the coordinates of the occupation point (where the Robotic Total Station is set) and current coordinates of a point where the rod (with GNSS antenna and reflector) is set in WGS -84 coordinate system.

The icon is displayed when the Hybrid Positioning™ mode is activated.

The icon is available when the localization are performed or Grid to Ground transformation is selected or a Grid coordinate system was selected for Total Station measuring.

Laser Pointer: Turns the laser pointer on or off. Available for certain total stations only.

LN Series Laser Pointer: Turns the LN Series device's laser pointer on or off.
Turn: Opens the Rotate dialog to turn the Total station to various angles or points.

Arrow joystick: Allows to rotate the total station from a controller.
If a controller has the arrow joystick and the Virtual Joystick option is not active, clicking the icon activates the controller's arrow joystick for total station rotation. The icon's arrows become green.

If the Virtual Joystick option is active, clicking the icon opens the Remote Control (Virtual Joystick) dialog, containing virtual joystick for total station rotation.
Search: Forces the total station to aim to the prism without starting of measurements.
Search & Measure: Forces the total station to aim to the prism and make the measurement.

Search & Lock:
  • Starts the instrument to search,
  • locks onto the prism, tracks it and makes the measurements.
Stop: Forces the total station to stop tracking the prism and go into a "Standby" mode.

Stake Status panel for total stations

ClosedTo review status indicators in the Stake Status panel for total stations:

To toggle between the tool panel and the status panel, click on the top left of the Stake dialog. Click to hide panels.

The total station is performing the observations.
The icon is displayed when Depth Finder is selected in the Peripherals dialog:
  • Gray ship - a depth finder is not connected to the controller;
  • Color ship with question mark - a depth finder is connected to the controller but it is not transmitting any data;
  • Color ship with green curves - a depth finder is connected to the controller and it is transmitting data.
Instrument battery charge level:
  • Four green horizontal bars is full (from 80 to 100%);
  • Three green horizontal bars is medium (from 60 to 80%);
  • Two yellow horizontal bars is low (from 40 to 60%);
  • One yellow horizontal bar is over low (from 20 to 40%);
  • One red horizontal bar is none (from 0 to 20%).
Shows the status of connection with the instrument:
  • the connection with the robotic and conventional total station is established;
  • the transmission data with the robotic total station is broken;
  • the connection with the robotic and conventional total station is broken.
Controller memory free space in the percentages and battery charge level statuses. The icons with a question mark mean the corresponding information is unavailable. An exclamation mark on the battery means critically low charge level (from 0 to 10%).
Opens the associated drop-down menu with a set of total station functions and parameters that are frequently used and changed during field work. (This button is displayed in the dialog title bar.)