My leica DISTO died.

Nate The Surveyor

Well-Known Member
(boo hoo, funeral time) It was a cool tool.
Things I liked: used properly, it worked well.
Things I disliked: durned 90° eyepiece. Took longer to acquire target.

So, I'm looking for another one. (not in huge hurry) but I'll have to do it eventually.

I wish Javad would make one....

:)

Nate
 

Nate The Surveyor

Well-Known Member
absolutely!!

thats what i was thinking when i posted this on the javad forum

i have used a little zeiss monocular heres a link to it: http://www.amazon.com/Carl-Zeiss-Optical-Monocular-MiniQuick/dp/B0002IOHQI
youd have to see through it to believe the clarity of the optics
if we had one of those, with a piggy back edm on the side, attached to the LS!
(im typing one handed w baby in other hand)
And, either plugged into the ls, or blutooth.
Im thinking it would have to have slope compensation, and all inside it. Because it wold tilt, independent of the LS.
I am using a quick release, which is maybe 3-4" long, on the bottom of the LS. It could be a part of that mechanism... ie, attached to the quick release.
I don't know, (sent baby back to mom, so typing with both hands now)
I have had 2 of those monoculars. Broke them both. I was carrying them in a leather belt case. When I bent over, it broke it :( So, my next one will reside in a little PVC tube, to protect it.
BUT they are absolutely the finest optics. Really. Blows everybody's mind who looks through them.
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Adam

Well-Known Member
5PLS
I was thinking more along the lines of it bieng inside the ls, then you just turn on the camera, point, and shoot. The LS should calculate the tilt of the instrument and apply corrections. Imagine just tilting it to see manhole inverts and taking a shot corrected then and there and stored as a point.
 

Nate The Surveyor

Well-Known Member
Yeah! Just PUT IT INSIDE! Let's see, is there room for the cooler too? :) (ok, make little joke)

I am thinking of a more independant mechanism, that being external, allows independent tilt.
 

Nate The Surveyor

Well-Known Member
You are probably right... inside, with use of the tilt sensor that's already there.
Even if it were piggy backed on the bottom.
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Joe Paulin

Well-Known Member
Earlier this year I sent an email to the folks at Javad with some of my initial thoughts after using my system for the trial period. In my letter, I suggested a distance laser integration with the LS. While it would be major rework to the physical design, that implementaion would be amazing. I guess we will see what they do. I would not be surprized at all if it is incorporated in the LS V2. The LS already has the tilt sensors and compass, it just needs the laser. On the other hand, the LS already has the camera offset survey tool that can do the same thing and a whole lot more.
 

Matt Johnson

Well-Known Member
5PLS
We already accept Disto measurements through Bluetooth:

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System>Connection Setup>Laser Distance Meter
 

Matt Johnson

Well-Known Member
5PLS
It is actually not shown in the release version yet. I will try to find out if it functional. I don't have a Disto to test it with.
 

Mikhail Drakin

Developer
Sorry, but this tool was started long ago and then abandoned. By pure chance it could sometimes work (though I personally doubt. I also don't have a Disto at hand now), but it is anyway unfinished and untested.
 

Nate The Surveyor

Well-Known Member
On another note, what if we had a rotating laser, that had a spectrum up and down.
And, since it was rotating at a constant rate, we could set out 2 targets. It would register one, then the other. By time lapse, we could compute the horizontal angle difference between the targets. From the spectrum of the return, we have the vertical angle. Then, the last item is distance. Not too sure how to get that. To use this system, you take the LS to a point, and shoot a coordinate. Then, set a plumb stake on that coordinate. That has a little passive target, with a particular shape, or symbol on it. This gives a return, and registers as a "Backsite". Now, we move the LS to point 2, and store it's coordinate. The rotating laser is below the LS. Now, we take the second target, on a little pole, and walk around. We have with us a TABLET pc, that is WIFI to the LS. We set the little rover pole on a pipe, and it registers the horizontal angle difference, from the BS to FS. Since it is a fairly tall and narrow beam, it also has a spectrum. This gives us a vertical angle. Still not sure how to get the distance.
But, this would allow the LS to do offset surveying, in a small area, within WIFI range.
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Nate The Surveyor

Well-Known Member
Is there any particular brand of "disto" I should buy? BTW, I got my Leica Disto wet, left it wet for a few days, (I did not know it had gotten wet) and after drying it out, and cleaning the battery contacts, it seems to be back working. So, it'll be with me for a while yet.... While we are at it, I have been thinking... offsets... IF I lay the prism pole, and LS down on the ground, it is a certain length. This gives me a certain offset... without a tape. Since I have several prism poles, I will have to work out the exact length of each one, with or without the Bipod attached. But, that could be a handy number to use for building corners.
Nate
 
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