Pipe dream or perhaps reality, I have a desire to get more out of my software/hardware and am hopeful someone can steer me in the right direction.
I do lots of topo, 1500 shots per day for my one man band is typical.?ÿ For anyone that does big time data collection, you know that data entry REALLY bogs you down.?ÿ
I am big into the Tennessee Department of Transportation's Geopak line and feature codes.?ÿ These work flawlessly with my Microstation and Geopak office suites.?ÿ Carlson has even developed a fantastic *fcl file that mimics TDOT's standards.?ÿ All good so far. I was trained and after decades of work, have it now ingrained in my DNA that a line string begins with a + (ie +EP) and ends with a - (-EP).?ÿ ?ÿFor instance a 5 shot string along an edge of pavement would be coded: +EP, EP, EP, EP, -EP .?ÿ In Geopak it doesn't matter if I have other shots thrown in as well (mailbox, pipe, utilities, whatever) it simply connects successive EP's in between the + and the -.?ÿ?ÿ
I use a Carlson RT3 that has 3 physical programmable buttons.?ÿ My dream is that I could program P1 to take whatever code was last used and currently populates the code box and make it a + version of that code (EP or -EP becomes +EP), the P2 button removes any line string code (+EP becomes EP), and the P3 button makes the current code a - version (EP becomes -EP).?ÿ I envision this working for all linear feature codes (utilities, breaklines, drainage, etc.)
My hope is that this functionality is already in the field software and I just need some help programming my physical buttons.?ÿ If its not possible now, I hope Carlson takes note and can add such functionality in future updates.
Additionally, though I have begin and end line special codes set up in SurvPC, it doesn't seem to honor them as it draws the line strings on screen.
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That is great idea, please share if you figure it out. I was thinking of buying Bluetooth media buttons and assign them on keyboard shortcuts to make the repetition of shots easier. Also i was thinking it will be easy to mount on the pole or on hand as a watch.
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@hi-staker I did some checking and I don't believe the programmable RT4 buttons (P1, P2, P3) can be assigned to functions within an application. According to p. 10 of the Juniper Mesa 3 documentation:
Programmable Keys
The p1, p2, and p3 keys can be configured to launch applications or functions. To assign the programmable keys, open the Start menu and select Keypad (located at the bottom of the Start menu screen in a shortcut tile). The Keypad Buttons and Backlight panel appears. The programmable keys and their current assignments are shown. Select your preferred function per key from the drop down menus.
However, I don't believe the level of integration provided to the user goes much further than basic Windows operations. I have, however, relayed the request into the Carlson product development team.
I hope this information helps.
I like the idea of the buttons with user defined actions very much. I tested SurvPC on an Trimble TSC7, it would be nice if we could configure the ALT-W (Write Note) to one of the available Function keys on the TSC7.
During the demo I noticed SurvPC was not able to recognize the ALT-W keystrokes when we used the sticky keys and so press ALT, release ALT and then press W. We had to use 2 hands and Press ALT and W really simultaneously.
BRx7 and SurvPC runs smoothly on the TSC7.
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