PiCUS TMS 3 manual
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Starting a measurement
For starting a measurement with a PiCUS TMS 3 perform the following steps:
1. Mount the PiCUS TMS 3 on the tree.
Please pay attention to chapter
6 PiCUS TMS 3 mounting instructions
.
2. Start the PiCUS TMS 3 with the magnetic key (see
4.1 Activating the PiCUS TMS 3
).
ATTENTION! Wait for the initialisation time of approx. 5 s.
3. Start the TMS 3 App or press
REFRESH
for an update of the device list.
This process may take a few seconds.
4. The activated PiCUS TMS 3 is now visible in the device list.
5. Check the sensor status:
READY
signalises readiness for a measurement.
6. Clicking on the sensor-box opens the control menu.
7. Menu item
START MEASUREMENT
the view changes to the
configuration window of the measurement. Here all relevant tree data is
set.
ATTENTION! Some fields are required.
8. Click the
START MEASUREMENT
button.
If a setting is missing or incorrect an error message will be displayed so
that a correction is possible.
9. The App will request the decision for the PiCUS TMS 3 to automatically
deactivate its Bluetooth after completing the starting process.
10. GPS data is collected during the following wait time (time and position).
If the GPS signal is not available
the phone’s internal system time is
used as start time for the measurement.
11. After the end of the start process the view goes back to the device list.
The status of the PiCUS TMS 3 is now displayed as
STARTING
MEASUREMENT
.
12. After approx. 20 s the PiCUS TMS 3 automatically changes to:
MEASURING
with a subsequent update in display. PiCUS TMS 3
which are now switching off their Bluetooth communication will be removed from the device
list.
13.
For all devices which shouldn’t automatically deactivate their Bluetooth:
For saving energy it is possible to manually deactivate Bluetooth communication (in the
sensor’s control menu
SWITCH OF THE BLUETOOTH
). Alternatively, the Bluetooth
communication will automatically shut down after 2 minutes if the PiCUS TMS 3 receives no
new messages from the mobile phone.
Tip! At the bottom of the configuration menu for a measurement is a button called
LAST SETTINGS
.
With the help of this button all settings from the previously made measurement can be taken. That
way, tree parameters need not be entered twice when starting a base and a
control sensor. Only the sensor data (sensor height, sensor type) and the
compass value have to be filled in again.
Click
START
MEASUREMENT
in the menu.
The button
LAST SETTINGS
copies all
tree parameters from the last started
measurement.
