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- Page 1 HydroStar Manual Version 2.0 December 6, 1999 Carlson Software 102 West Second Street, Suite 200 Maysville, KY 41056 606-564-5028 617-254-5429...
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Page 2: Software License Agreement
I promise not to change the software and not to let anyone else use it without Carlson Software's written permission. I promise not to copy the software except for backup. I will keep a record of all copies I make and upon request let Carlson Software see it. - Page 3 HydroStar can be set to work in any State Plane Zone, both SP27 and SP83. UTM coordinates can also be selected to work anywhere in the world. You can choose whether to work in either English or Metric units.
- Page 4 Creating the Vehicle File: The image of the barge used in HydroStar is provided by the vehicle file. This is a polyline file and has an extension .veh. It is stored in the directory C:\data. The steps outlined here will guide you through creating the vehicle file.
- Page 5 These two measurements should be set in the menu Options>Options>Navigation Options. When the barge is displayed in HydroStar, it will have a set of four arrows added to it. These arrows indicate where HydroStar considers the pile driver (or depth sounder) to be. If their position relative to the barge is not correct, there is a problem.
- Page 6 Second GPS COM Port - GPS Receiver Two is attached to the computer at this COM port. Use Depth Sounder - If this is set to Yes, HydroStar will read the depth sounder each time you collect a point to find the elevation of the underwater terrain.
- Page 7 Navigation Options Mode - Set this to Stake Pile Position to have HydroStar report distances and such based on the posi- tion of the pile driver or depth sounder. Set it to Stake Receiver Position if you want to have the positions of the GPS Antennas reported to you instead.
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Page 8: Setup Gps
Simulation Mode To run HydroStar without being hooked up to a GPS receiver, go to Options>GPS Setup and set the equipment type to Manual. Go into Navigate. You will see the barge displayed. It will be positioned so that GPS 1 is at point 5000, 5000 and GPS 2 is directly east. - Page 9 Since known alignment points are hard to come by on the water, we suggest you take HydroStar and GPS 1 to land and set up over fixed points to do the alignment. The alignment only needs to be done once as long as the...
- Page 10 1-Add 2-Del 3-View 4-On 5-Load X-eXit To start a new local coordinate system, enter one pair of local and GPS coordinates. HydroStar will then do a translation but not a rotation or scale. North for the GPS coordinates will be the same north for the local coordi- nates.
- Page 11 Monitor The monitor function is used to review the information coming in from the GPS receivers and the depth sounder. This information can let you know if everything is working properly. You will find the Monitor button on the main screen.
- Page 12 Load Plan View File - This is the drawing showing the plan view of the site. It is used only as a visual aid for you. HydroStar does not take any information from it and does not modify it. The drawing must be a polyline file with a .pln extension.
- Page 13 Once HydroStar knows what point you are staking out, the plan view showing your barge appears on screen. The stakeout point shows up as a circular target. If you don’t see the target, it is off the...
- Page 14 The Navigate screen appears on the preceding page. Our Mode under Navigation Options is set to Stake Pile Position. HydroStar is leading us to the point where our pile driver is at the target point. The four arrows are added to the barge drawing by HydroStar. They show where the pile driver is.
- Page 15 Transfer The Transfer routine is used to transfer data files to the HydroStar computer. These were designed for touch-screen computers lacking disk drives. There are two func- tions under Transfer: PCMCIA Card to HydroStar HydroStar to PCMCIA Card The routines apply to computers that have a PCMCIA drive. The drive letter for the PCMCIA drive on the computer should be specified under the Options menu.
- Page 16 Automatic by distance mode will prompt you for what distance to use. If you input 20, HydroStar will store a point each time the GPS antenna has moved twenty feet. Automatic by time lets you input the time interval (in seconds) you want between readings.
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Page 17: Appendix A - Hydrostar Files
Appendix A - HydroStar Files C:\HYDRO\HYDRO.EXE - the main HydroStar program C:\HYDRO\HYDRO.INI - user settings C:\HYDRO\SP83.GPS - data tables required for state plane 83 C:\HYDRO\SP27.GPS - data tables required for state plane 83 C:\HYDRO\CGA.BGI - needed for graphics C:\HYDRO\EGAVGA.BGI - needed for graphics C:\HYDRO\SANS.FNT...
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