Kalle Mulari

XsitePAD Quick Manual v.0.1

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Contents
1. Introduction
4. Data transfer
4.1. USB memory
2. General settings 4.2. FTP
2.1. Deployment 4.3. Manual as-built export
2.1.1 Pairing with external GNSS antenna (bluetooth) 4.4. Automated as-built export
2.1.2 Language 4.5. Infrakit
2.1.3. My location symbol
2.1.4. Antenna height
2.1.5. Cross-section view
5. Survey
5.1. Select object
2.1.6. Select centerline
5.2. Surface
2.2. Color settings
5.3. Point
2.3. User interface
5.4. Line
5.5. DTM+Line
3. Positioning settings 5.6. Surveying (Log)
3.1. Positioning with external GNSS antenna
3.2. XsitePad internal positioning
3.3.Simulator mode

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1. INTRODUCTION
• XsitePAD is a tool for project foremans and surveyors to handle data at model based work
site.
• With XsitePAD you can do surveying and stake out.
• You can use XsitePAD with devices own GNSS location but also with more accurate external
GNSS smart antenna.
• Default password for device is xsitepad.

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2. GENERAL SETTINGS
2.1 Deployment

Remove back cover of tablet and place battery and sim card (if needed)

2.1.1 Pairing with external GNSS antenna (Bluetooth)

Before you can use XsitePAD with external GNSS antenna you have to pair devices for
bluetooth pair.

When pairing has made once it will automatically pair devices in future, when devices are in
bluetooth range.

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2.1.1 GNSS antenna pairing (Bluetooth)

Settings -> Devices -> Bluetooth -> GNSS-xxxxxxx -> Pair

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2.1.2 Language

Settings -> Installation settings -> Language -> Select your language -> OK -> Close -> Project -> Exit

Default language is
English.

Selected language
will be activated
after LandNova is
restarted.

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2.1.3. My Location symbol

Options -> Machine parts -> Bucket axes

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2.1.4. Antenna height

Settings -> Enter stake height -> Set your pole height

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2.1.5. Cross-section view

Options -> Profile / crossection -> Enabled

If you want to see

cross-section view,
you have to select
centerline which
determine how to
draw cross-section.

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2.1.6. Select centerline

Project -> Read file -> Centerline -> Select

You can also select

centerline by long
press with finger
above wanted
centerline.
In this case only
data under your
finger will appear.

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2.2. Color settings

Options -> Color settings

You can select colors for models if there is no

configuration file used.
You can also select which backround map is
visible.

• Visible

• Invisible

• Active surface visible

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2.3 User interface

• Map view (centralize map screen to current location)

• 3D-view

• Location On/Off

• Model selction

• Zooming

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3. POSITIONING SETTINGS
3.1 Positioning with external GNSS antenna

Settings -> Installation settings -> Select ”Generic GGA” -> Port setup

If you use geoid

model, select ”Add
geoidal separation
to Z”.

Check that all other

options are not
selected.

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3.1 Positioning with external GNSS antenna

Select: ComPorts: Standard Serial over Bluetooth (COM4) or (COM5) -> Assign selected as GNSS1

Positioning is working when satellite box in

bottom right of map screen is green.

You can have additional GNSS info by selecting

GNSS tab.

It might take a while before there is enough

satellite for accurate positioning.

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3.2 XsitePad internal positioning

Settings -> Installation settings -> Select: ”Generic low precision GGA” -> Port setup

If you want to use survey features with internal

positioning then select ”Generic GGA”.

Without external GNSS antenna positioning is

not accurate!

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3.2 XsitePad internal positioning

Select: ”ComPorts: u-blox Virtual COM Port (COM2) -> Assign selected as GNSS1 -> Close

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3.3 Simulator mode

Settings -> Installation settings -> Select ”Joystick / Keyboard”

Positioning is not use in this

mode and LandNova is working
as simulator mode.

This mode allows you to use

LandNova inside and helps you
when you practice this software.

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4. DATA TRANSFER
4.1 USB memory
Project -> Import from USB -> Select project you want to import -> Import

From now on you can find imported project

from Project -> Open Project Folder

When using USB memory project folder have

to be located at USB root.

When using USB memory then USB is

”master” and LandNova is a ”slave”. This
means that all project data has to be located
at USB memory if you want to update
something (except as-built).
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4.2 FTP service

Project -> Import from FTP -> Select project you want to import

You need to have user ID for

using FTP.
This user ID must be entered in
LandNova installation settings.
Read more 4.4.

In future you can find FTP project

at Project -> Open project

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4.3 Manual as-built export

Project -> Export Collected Points -> Specify the settings you want -> Export

You can select which format you

use.

Select if you want to export data

to USB memory or FTP service.

You can select if you only want to

export new data (after last export)
or do you want to export all data.

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4.4 Automated as-built export

Settings -> Installation settings -> Data Log -> Set requested user information -> Specify
export settings -> Close

You can ask FTP user ID from

Xsite support team.

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4.5 Infrakit

Launch InfrakitClient -> Don’t close InfrakitClient -> Launch LandNova -> Settings ->
Installation settings -> Data Log -> Set Machine ID -> Close

InfrakitClient has to run in behind

when service is used.

Machine ID is a link between

LandNova and Infrakit service.

For adding XsitePAD to Infrakit

you need to have Admin user
rights for Infrakit service.

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5. Survey
5.1 Select object
Project -> Read File -> Select object -> Select

This way you can select all object

which are in project.

Surfaces, Lines, Centerlines, Points

and Slopes are in separated tabs.

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5.1 Select object

Use your finger by pressing above object -> Select object -> Select

In this way you can select object

which are under your finger.

Surfaces, Lines, Centerlines, Points

and Slopes are in separated tabs.

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5.2 Surface

Select ”Surface” tab on map screen -> Select measurable surface by following instruction 5.1

In ”Surface” mode you will see your location on map screen

and cross-section view. You can see selected surface
highlighted on cross-section view.

Height difference between selected surface and GNSS pole.

Absolute height of GNSS pole.

Amount of tracked satellites. Automated as-built surveying

by pressing this icon.

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5.3 Point

Select ”Point” tab on map screen -> Select measurable point by following instruction 5.1

In ”Point” mode you will see your location on map screen.

There is also information about selected point and
navigation arrow. You can select which information you
want to see Options -> Active point attributes

Height difference between selected point and GNSS pole

Distance to selected point.

Side distance to selected point.

Absolute height of GNSS pole.

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5.4. Line

Select ”Line” tab on map screen -> Select measurable line by following instruction 5.1

In ”Line” mode you will see your location relation to

selected line. You can also see name and slope value of
selected line on map screen.

Height difference between selected line and GNSS pole

Side distance to selected line.

Station number of selected

Amount of tracked satellites.

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5.5. Pinta+Linja

Select ”DTM+Line” tab on map screen -> Select measurable surface and line by following
instruction 5.1

When selecting DTM+Line you can have differences in both

surface and line at same time.

Height difference between selected surface and GNSS pole.

Height difference between selected line and GNSS pole

Side distance to selected line.

Amount of tracked satellites. Automated as-built surveying.

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5.6. Surveying (Log)

Select ”Log” tab on map screen -> Select correct code for object -> OK -> Save pos:1

From Log tab you can survey

objects and give them codes from
a code list. You can also use codes
without codelist.

You can give a name for a point

by clicking ”Point name”

Codelist

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