total staion(introduction)

Introduction
This document will describe the basic operation and application of the Leica Total Station surveying equipment as well as discuss the process of downloading the data and producing detailed topography maps using the Liscad software. It is meant to explain the operation based upon the Active Tectonics members’ experiences in using the equipment, and should supplement the reading of the manual and your intuition. This document contains the basic set-up and operating instructions for our electronic surveying equipment. It also contains discussions of how the instrument works, and suggestions for methods and strategies of use.
Equipment
Description
Most of this equipment is stored in the locked cabinet, or alongside it, in the Active Tectonics lab, room 475 of the Physical Sciences H-wing. An equipment list and check out sheet are posted on the door of the cabinet.
Table 1. Location of the Total Staion and its components.

Item	Description/Location
Leica (Wild) TCM-1100 self-contained Motorized Coaxial Electronic Total Station	This is the core of the surveying equipment, controlling the EDM (Electromagnetic Distance Measurement device), manipulating and storing the data, and measuring horizontal and vertical angles. It has an optical plumb for centering over a station and two levels. The EDM is implemented around the theodolite's telescope so both sighting optics are coaxial. The EDM measures the slope distance to the reflector, and communicates the data to the theodolite. We have two TCM-1100 that are kept in the cabinet in H475.
Reflector	Corner-cube type. Two of these, along with a reflector cap, are kept alongside the cabinet in H475.
Plumbing pole/reflector staff	The reflector attaches to the top of this and it telescopes in height from 1.30 m to 2.15 m. It is light and a useful alpine staff, although Roland Bürgmann stabbed himself before on the pointed bottom of a similar plumb pole, so be careful. Two of these are kept alongside the cabinet in H475.
Tripod for Theodolite	Two of these are kept alongside the cabinet in H475.
Small Internal Batteries	We have two small batteries. They are inserted into a compartment on the side of the Total Station. Each of these when fully charged within a few days of the survey effort should be good for at least 300 to 800 shots, depending on use of motors. Each small battery weighs ? kg (? lb). These are kept in the locked cabinet or in its compartment in the Total Station.
Gel-cell Batteries and cords	The gel-cell batteries can support the Total Station for 7x the time of the internal battery. They weigh about 8 pounds (3.5 kg). They can be left on the smart charger indefinitely. We have two of these, along with padded cases. We also have two cords that plug into the side of the Total Station where a gutted battery takes place of the real one. These are also found in the locked cabinet in H475. This battery system owes its origination to Lee Amoroso, our battery specialist.
Battery Charger	Two that plug into an electrical outlet; two that run off the car battery
Cables	chargeable battery (gel-cell) to Total Station (2); outlet to Total Station(2); adapter cable for inverter(2).
Portable Power Inverter	We have two for the batteries.
International Adapter Plugs	important if traveling overseas (2 sets).
Strip Surge Suppressor	We have two.
Verbatim SRAM Card 2MB(I think it stands for Static Read-Only Memory, but check)	The SRAM card acts as a memory module for coordinates and attributes recorded with the Total Station. SRAM cards can hold variable amounts of data (e.g., 2 MB SRAM cartridges, 8 MB cartridges, etc.) and allow for the Total Station operator to collect a large amount of data, given that s/he has enough SRAM cards to store the project's work. The SRAM card interfaces with a PC via the PCMCIA port; therefore, transfer of data is quick and easy. A 2MB SRAM card is capable of storing approximately 8000 blocks of data.
2-Way Radios	We have 4 Motorola Radius SP50 and 4 BELL Phones (#9914-1) FRS UHF 2-Way Radios