Measurement Devices

Measurements Input

One of the goals of CaveSurvey is to let you collect data with the devices you already have. Currently the following data input options are available:

• Manual data input
• Build-in Android sensors
• Devices that emulate Bluetooth keyboard
• One of the integrated Bluetooth enabled devices

Devices

18+ devices are tested to work with CaveSurvey:

Brand	Model	Note
Bosch	GLM 100 C, GLM 50 C, PLR 30 C, PLR 40 C, PLR 50 C	Bosch GLM and PLR laser distance meters
CEM	iLDM-150	Distance meter with built-in clinometer
DistoX	DistoX v1/v2 and DistoXBLE	The most popular cave mapping device
Hersch	LEM50 and probably others	Clone of Mileseey T7
Leica	Disto D810 Touch, Disto D110, Disto D3a BT and probably others	Leica Disto's with Bluetooth LE
LTI	TruPulse 360B, 360R and probably all of the 360 series	Rangefinders with compass, clinometer and very long range
Mileseey	dTape 5t, P7, T7 and M120	Distance meters with offline clinometer
Stanley	TLM99s	Laser distance meter with simple design
Suaoki	P7	Laser distance meter with offline clino
Team Poseidon LLC	BRIC4 and BRIC5	Modern cave surveying device with scanning mode and redundant sensors
Trimble	LaserAce 1000	GIS rangefinder with compass and clinometer

The list is probably longer. Please contact us if you have another device and you would like to help with the integration.

General usage

• Older devices use COM, newer(Android 4.3+) LE profile Bluetooth connection
• Depending on the device you might get any of distance/inclination/azimuth at once or a combination
• Those with unusable (or not automatically set) default settings need to be configured to work with a single measurement mode in meters and degrees
• The survey units should be configured accordingly
• First, select measurement target (e.g. Up cell) and then trigger the measurement device
• If multiple values (e.g. distance + clino or/and azimuth) are received, they are applied to the current leg/vector
• The rest of the measurements can be populated manually or with the build-in sensors

Troubleshooting Tips

• Verify that your device supports the needed Bluetooth profile
• The device need to be paired first; only one device is active at a time
• Consult the device details page (above) for device specific details
• Open again the Devices Screen (it will try to reconnect to the last device used)
• Restart both devices' network layer (Airplane mode on/off, Bluetooth enabled/disabled)
• Restart CaveSurvey and the measurement device
• Enable notifications for better device connection feedback
• Check measurement offset settings