Nikon NIVO users

Not sure. We used our Nivo m with a Ranger 3 running SP. Worked fine.

I never personally worked with the gun, so I don't know how well it worked, but for the smaller boundary work we do it did the trick just fine.

Actually, why not get the trimble M3 with the access built into the station? It is basically a rebadged Nivo but with screen and keyboard

I have a Nivo 3m. I drive it with Carlson via Bluetooth connection. Works flawlessly. Love the gun. I added a nice lightweight carbon Dutch hill tripod and just smile the whole time I'm walking to a point. The "lunchbox" in one hand. The featherweight tripod in the other. For a conventional TS, I could not be more pleased. I've never had a TS with onboard DC but honestly can't begin to see how I ever would. Almost all my jobs involve GPS and convential measurements. I love one DC driving both pieces of equipment seamlessly.

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[USER=9370]@sireath[/USER] I just want to save money buying a cheaper gun and basicaly I love the idea of having one job in one place for both ts n gnss data

@Choping_Broccoi WOW, thats what I was hoping to hear... Thats exactly what I have in mind to do but with a TSC3. Do you mind give us a few more details please?

I m curious to know how you select reflectorless mode to prism mode.

Can one use the MSR1 MSR2 buttons to trig the measurement or since the station is connected to the DC that can only be done through the DC? Its crucial I think.

Any other comment welcomed

Msr1 & msr2 are completely customizable. I have Msr1 set as reflector -30mm mode. Msr2 reflector less 0mm.

Using Carlson, there is a button at the top of the screen that switches modes. This command is transferred to the instrument and you continue on. Never touching the gun. Once you are plumb and over the point I only touch the gun to aim it. The dc zeros on the back sight. Performs check shot. Stores it and moves me to topo or stake screens.

If you ever used TDS on an HP48, the onboard software on the nivo m's is "similar". It will log data and such. Stakeout. Basic COGO. But I've never used it and doubt I ever would. This is my first gun with infinite vernier "clutches" instead of lock down coarse/fine adjustments. NEVER GOING BACK AGAIN. I mean it's awesome to never bottom out a fine adjustment screw. But many guns have this now I suppose.

The dual hot swap batteries seemingly last forever.

The gun is so small and lightweight. I remember reading an article in some magazine about a writer using it on a PRISIM pole with a seco pole tripod. Super lightweight and fast because hi is always fixed. Get the pole bubble centered and turn on the gun and start shooting. Forget hi. Forget centering over point. I believe he was doing coarse topo of rr beds. I've yet to try it but the nivos truly are remarkable to me in their small size and weight.

Thanks... Can't wait for a demo on Thusday... Hope it works well with Trimble Access on my TSC3. I ll let you all know

I bought an M3 as a lightweight alternative to my robotic S6 (mainly for travel by air), and also because the DR range is much greater than the S6 (which is high accuracy model, hence the tradeoff for shorter DR range).

Once you are used to a robotic, it is difficult to go back to point, fine tune, shoot (which is what I did for many years before robotic). Spoiled, I guess. But it is a decent instrument, has onboard access, and the edm matches quite well to the distances from the S6. As a non-robotic instrument I have no complaints.

We had some controlled with a cord with TSC2. Blue tooth wouldn't work. Only complaint I had with the gun was on days with a lot of heat waves we had a hard time getting a shot. Other than that good little gun.

I have been told by the distributor that Nikon Nivo and Spectra Precision Focus are exactly the same exept logo and colour scheme. I wonder if there is something else different between the two of them, because I may be able to buy a Focus in super special price...