LEVELWORKS DEMO

Leave your field book at home. You won’t be needing it anymore with the use of LEVELWORKS. LEVELWORKS is taking the survey and construction industry by storm. LEVELWORKS is the first stand-alone leveling program ever written. It is designed for surveyors and also those who stake out points on construction sites. It is great for level loops, building stakeouts, bridge stakeouts, highway stakeouts and many other construction or engineering related projects. Foresight point elevations and Cut & Fills are calculated in seconds. On an average stakeout your production will increase by over 500%. It will pay for itself the first time you use it. LEVELWORKS has many error trapping utilities built in to reduce human error and save time. The more time you save the more revenue that you generate for your company. LEVELWORKS is completely menu driven therefore you do not have to be a rocket scientist to learn the software. Most of our clients don’t even have to open the instruction manual included with LEVELWORKS. Watch for LEVELWORKS in POB Magazine, Professional Surveyor Magazine, and Allen Precision Equipment Catalog. LEVELWORKS stores your information so you won’t have to input the information over and over in the calculator or field book. LEVELWORKS offers DATA TRANSFER software (Very easy to use Windows95, 98, 2000 or NT compatible program that transfers the data off of your electronic field book.) Hurry, don’t let the competition get LEVELWORKS before you do.

SOME OF LEVELWORKS FEATURES

MENU DRIVENUSER FRIENDLY
MANUAL SETUP CHANGE
VIEW LEVEL SETUP
SIDESHOT CALCULATIONS
CUT & FILL CALCULATIONS
SINGLE WIRE TRAVERSING
THREE WIRE TRAVERSING
CONSTRUCTION STAKEOUT
SOUND CONTROL
DATA COLLECTION
STRESS REDUCTION
CALCULATES STADIA DISTANCES
DOWNLOAD FIELD BOOK
HP48 AND HP49 COMPATIBLE
DATA TRANSFER SOFTWARE
COMPATIBLE WITH TDS AND SMI
TECHNICAL SUPPORT
ADD-ONS AVAILABLE

CONTENTS OF THIS MANUAL

About LevelWorks………………………….

LevelWorks Features………………..

Table of Contents……………………….

Loading LevelWorks…………………….

Authorizing LevelWorks………….

Main Menu………………………………………...

Level Setup Menu………………………..

Data Collection Menu……………….

SideShots Menu……………………………….

Traverse Menu………………………………..

More Options Menu……………………..

Sound Control Menu…………………….

TDS and SMI(GOTO)……………………..

About Levelworks………………………..

Calculate Stadia Distance..

Stress Reduction………………………..

EXIT Main Menu……………………………….

General Notes………………………………..

LOADING LEVELWORKS

First hook up the data transfer cable to the back of the computer and on the HP48. Next on the HP48 type SERVER and press ENTER. This will put the HP48 in server mode. Now simply use a transfer program such as kermit, hyperterminal, or you may use the included program on your LevelWorks disk. It is called HPCOMM. HPCOMM is shareware. You may use it to transfer LevelWorks to your calculator. Please refer to the HPCOMM.TXT file included with the program for license information. Note: LevelWorks is in no way affiliated with HPCOMM. HPCOMM is simply provided to the user for an optional tool to transfer LevelWorks to the calculator.

The following is instructions for transferring LevelWorks to the HP48 using HPCOMM. Simply plug in your data transfer cable into your computer and HP48. Next on your HP48 type 9600 BAUD and press ENTER next type SERVER and press ENTER. Now open HPCOMM. You will now see a file named LEVEL1 located on the floppy drive. Simply DRAG & DROP Level1 into the HOME directory on the HP48. After file transfer is complete exit HPCOMM.

Now on the HP48 press "VAR" then press the "A" key. Now press the "0" zero key. Now press "STO". Turn the calculator off and turn it back on. Congratulations LevelWorks installation is now complete! If you wish to conserve extra memory, after LEVELWORKS is installed on the HP48 press the ‘ key or M key and press the A key and type PURGE and press ENTER.

AUTHORIZING LEVELWORKS

After LevelWorks is transferred to your calculator simply type AUTHORIZE and press ENTER. You will then be at the welcome to LevelWorks screen. At this point press ENTER to cont… You will then see your Code Key number. At this point you need to call LevelWorks for authorization. Simply call the telephone number displayed. The representative will ask you for your Code Key number and "your" client information. You will then be given a Software code number. Simply input this software code number and press enter. After this point LevelWorks will start and you will be able to use LevelWorks from this point on without any further authorization.

Step by step example…

MAIN MENU

(To access the main menu at any time simply press the CST key or the letter "I" key.)

The main menu will consist of the following…

(A = Main Menu) by pressing the "A" key you will simply see the main menu of LevelWorks it will consist of the above example.

(B = Level Setup) By pressing the "B" key you will be taken to the Level Setup Menu which will be described later in this manual.

(C = Data Collection) By pressing the "C" key you will be taken to the Data Collection Menu which will be described later in this manual.

(D = SideShots Menu) By pressing the "D" key you will then be taken to the SideShots Menu which will be described later in this manual.

(E = Traverse Menu) By pressing the "E" key you will then be taken to the Traverse Menu which will be described later in this manual.

(F = More Options) By pressing the "F" key you will then be taken to the More Options Menu which will be described later in this manual.

LEVEL SETUP MENU
The Level Setup Menu will consist of the following…

(A= View Setup) by pressing the "A" key you will see you current LEVEL INSTRUMENT setup. It will have the following information…

 Press ENTER to cont… By pressing any key you will then be returned to the LEVEL SETUP MENU.

(B = Change Setup) by pressing the "B" key you will then be prompted for "Benchmark Elevation?" Simply input the BM elevation that you are backsighting and press ENTER. You will then be prompted for "Benchmark rod reading?" Simply input your BM or BS rod reading and press ENTER. If you have your Data Collection mode turned on you will then be prompted for "BM Description?" Simply input a description or a point number at this point and press ENTER. You will then be displayed all of the information that you input so that you may check your input. It will look similar to the above example.


(C = Change Trav. Mode) by pressing the "C" key you will be taken to the LEVEL MODE MENU. It will look like the following…

By pressing the "A" key LevelWorks will be set up for taking only single measurements while traversing or running a leveloop. In other words you will simply input the middle cross hair reading only.

By pressing the "B" key LevelWorks will be set up for taking three measurements. This option is an error trapping utility that simply takes the TOP, MIDDLE, and BOTTOM rod readings and averages them. If the delta value for any of these measurements is greater than 0.01 feet you will be prompted to please shoot again. When this mode is set it will only be applied to traversing or running a level loop.

DATA COLLECTION

The Data Collection menu will consist of the following…

(A = Field Book) By pressing the "A" key you will then be given two options. The Screen display is as follows… 

You may either choose to have LevelWorks collect your data or not to collect data. If your field book is turned on you will be prompted for a description for each point. If you wish instead of inputting a description you may input a point number instead, or you may do both.

(B = View Field Book) By pressing the "B" key you will view your field book data. Two things to note when accessing your field book notes is you must use your arrow keys to adjust the screen display and to exit at any time simply press the CANCEL key or the ON key. Example of View Field Book…

(C = Start New JOB) By pressing the "C" key you can start a new job. This will insert a new page in your field book so that you will be able to differentiate between more than one job in your electronic field book notes "very similar to what you would do in a actual field book".

(D = Empty Field Book) By pressing the "D" key you will empty all of the contents in your electronic field book. NOTE: Only do this after you have downloaded all of your data. After the field book is emptied it will not be possible to recover that information unless you downloaded the data to your computer using LEVELWORKS DATA TRANSFER PROGRAM.

(E = Transfer to PC) By pressing the "E" key you will transfer all of your field book data to your PC. Note: Do not do this until LEVELWORKS DATA TRANSFER is started on your computer, calculator is plugged into your data transfer cable, and you have pressed receive in LEVELWORKS DATA TRANSFER. Also see documentation provided with LEVELWORKS DATA TRANSFER.

(F = Exit to Main Menu) By pressing the "F" key you will simply be taken back to the main menu of LevelWorks…

SIDESHOTS MENU

The SideShots Menu will consist of the following…

(A = Calc. SideShot) By pressing the "A" key you will be prompted for "Rod Reading?". Simply input the rod reading and press ENTER. You will then be prompted "Description?" only if data collection mode is turned on. Simply key in your description or point number and press enter. You will then be displayed the FS Rod Reading and the elevation of the point you just collected.

(B = StakeOut / Cut & Fill) By pressing the "B" key you will be prompted for the FS Rod reading, Grade or design elevation, and a description if data collection mode is turned on. Simply input the information and you will be displayed the FS Rod Reading, FS Pt Elevation and the amount whither it is CUT or FILL. This routine is very "handy" for construction stake outs.

example…

(C = Calc. Rod Height) By pressing the "C" key you will be prompted for the Grade or Design elevation. Simply input this and you will then be displayed the actual rod height needed in order to have the grade you input. This is very useful for showing back hoe and dozer operators how much to cut or fill. You simply tell the rod man where to point at on the rod and the dozer operator sees this and either cuts that much or fills that much. This is a very useful routine on construction stake outs as well.

example…

TRAVERSE MENU

The Traverse Menu will look like the following…

(A = Main Menu) By pressing the "A" key you will be taken back to the Main Menu of LevelWorks.

(B = ForeSight (-) By pressing the "B" key you will be prompted for your fore sight rod reading. Simply input this and you will then be displayed the elevation of your traverse point.

(C = BackSight (+) By pressing the "C" key you will be prompted for your back sight rod reading. Simply input this. You will then be displayed the your backsight elevation, backsight rod reading, and your level instrument elevation (HI).

Note: If you have Three Wire Traverse Mode is set you will be prompted for TOP, MIDDLE, and BOTTOM cross hair readings. If the delta is greater than 0.01 you will have to shoot it again. Example…

MORE OPTIONS

(F = More Options) By pressing the "F" key from the main menu you will be displayed the following…

(A = Sound Control) By pressing the "A" key you will be taken to the Sound Control Menu which will be described later in this manual.

(B = Go To TDS or SMI) By pressing the "B" key you will then be taken to the Go to TDS or SMI Menu which will be described later in this manual.

(C = About LevelWorks) By pressing the "C" key you will then be taken to the About Menu which will be described later in this manual.

(D = Calc. Stadia Distance) By pressing the "D" key you will then be takent to the Stadia Distance Menu which will be described later in this manual.

(E = Stress Reduction) By pressing the "E" key you will then be taken to the Stress Reduction Menu which will be described later in this manual.

(F = Exit / Main Menu) By pressing the "F" key you will be taken back to the Main Menu of LevelWorks.

SOUND CONTROL MENU

(A = Sound Control) By pressing the "A" key from the More Options menu you will be taken to the Sound Control Menu. The Sound Control Menu will look like the following…

(A = Main Menu) By pressing the "A" key you will be taken back to the Main Menu of LevelWorks.

(B = Sound ON) By pressing the "B" key LevelWorks will then be set for SOUND ON which simply means you will have sound confirmations on input and menu accessing.

(C = Sound OFF) By pressing the "C" key LevelWorks will not have any sound confirmations at all. You can always go back and turn the sound back on at any time.

GO TO TDS OR SMI MENU

(B = Go to TDS or SMI) By pressing the "B" key from the More Options Menu you will simply be given instructions on how to access TDS or SMI from within LevelWorks. Note: If you wish to return to return to LevelWorks simply exit either TDS or SMI and press the CST key. Doing this will take you back to the main menu of LevelWorks. LevelWorks is not affiliated with TDS or SMI in any way. LevelWorks simply allows you to be able to access their program from within LevelWorks.

ABOUT LEVELWORKS

(C = About LevelWorks) By pressing the "C" key from the More Options Menu you will simply be displayed copyright and other helpful information regarding LevelWorks. Simply press ENTER to return back to the More Options Menu.

CALCULATE STADIA DISTANCE

(D = Calc. Stadia Dist.) By pressing the "D" key from the More Options Menu you will be prompted for the TOP and BOTTOM cross hair readings. After this is input you will then be displayed the distance from your level instrument to the level rod. This is very useful routine. The accuracy is 0.1 feet if you read to the nearest thousandth on the rod. Example…

STRESS REDUCTION

Note: After you blow up simply press any key to continue. You will then be asked if you would like to play again or EXIT to the main menu of LevelWorks.


EXIT

(F = Exit / Main Menu) By pressing the "F" key you will simply be taken back to the Main Menu of LevelWorks.


GENERAL NOTES

GN-1 At any time you may access the main menu by simply pressing the CST key.

GN-2 If the HP48 ever stops responding for a long period of time simply press and hold the ON and C key. Then release, this will restart the HP48 (warm boot). Only due this as a last measure to unlock the calculator due to the fact that it may erase all memory in calc.

GN-3 Ask about our LEVELWORKS GOLD PACKAGE. With this package you receive quarterly updates free of charge, 24 hr. technical support, and you may request customized programs as well. To get the most out of LevelWorks get LEVELWORKS GOLD.

GN-4 LevelWorks is provided as is. And can not be held liable for any loss, for any reason. Your use of this program constitutes this.

GN-5 If you have problems transferring your data from your HP48 you may want to try installing some new batteries in your calculator.

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