User Interface

General screen layout

A Title bar shows name of view
B View area shows information dialogs etc.
C Status line shows short help text or other messages
D Toolbar with buttons with icons

Each view has a title bar with the name of the view or dialog.
The content of the view area is according to the view or dialog.
In the status line, status or error messages as well as first help level texts are displayed.
On the bottom of the screen a bar with a maximum of 10 large icons is displayed. These icons allow the user to control Leica FlightPro.

Touchscreen interface on OC61 Operator Console

On the bottom of the screen of the OC61 Operator Console display, a bar with a maximum of 10 large touch sensitive icons is displayed. This is the main touch interface area on the screen. All user interaction for workflow commands, activities, change of views and button changes can be performed by touching the appropriate icon on the tool bar.
Beside the tool bar, additional areas on the screen are touch sensitive in some views. These additional touch sensitive areas enable user input shortcuts.
Examples:

to select an input field the user can touch the input area on the view
to display another view the user can touch the desired TAB on the screen
to show status of a sub-device the user can touch the corresponding control on the screen.

Examples of touchscreen fields in different views

As an alternative to pressing the button, the TABs on top of the screen can be selected directly.

As an alternative to pressing the and button to select a configuration sub-set, the area of the desired sub-set can be touched on the screen.

As an alternative to pressing the and buttons to select an input field, the desired input field can be touched on the screen.

To display status views of various subsystems touch the corresponding control. For example the button.

Alternatively the selection can be made by using the icons on the toolbar. For example the button etc.

Direct selection by touch and pan of graphics

Selection of flight lines by touch is possible in the graphics in the North-Up and in the In-flight Evaluation view. Selection by touch is also possible in listings, such as Configurations. The graphics in the North-Up and in the In-flight Evaluation view can be panned by touching the graphics and dragging it with the finger.

Hard key interface on PD61 Pilot Display

On the bottom of the housing of the PD61 Pilot Display, there are 10 hardware keys are placed below the screen. This is the main interface. All user interaction for workflow commands, activities, change of views and button changes can be performed by touching the appropriate hardware key located below the icon displayed on the Leica FlightPro tool bar.

Additional hardware keys are located on the housing on the left side of the screen. These keys enable user input shortcuts. For example In 1st level help mode the key located by the control can be confirmed to display the 1st level help text in the status line.

The user interface is designed to minimize the complexity of the system. Therefore, the tasks are organized into just a few menus and each menu tree has only a few levels. The menu tree is just the internal skeleton of the software. To use the system, the user has not necessarily to memorize it. The user interface allows for quick navigation within the menu tree.

In menu Flight, hot-key buttons allow for fast changes of views.
In menu Flight, direct links between nodes in Flight to Configuration are implemented.
See section User Interface | Navigation within the menu tree to reach ‘Configuration’ .

During fight execution different processes (sub-programs) are running simultaneously. These different processes control:

Sensor and sensor sub-systems such as GNSS/IMU, Mount, etc.
Flight guidance based on GNSS and flight plan
Thumbnail-Images displayed on the real-time view
Project management - In-flight evaluation

Status of each process is shown on the operator interface. Therefore, the user can select different views:

Sensor status
Flight guidance - Nose-up, North-up, In-line, 3D view
Real-time view
In-flight evaluation

From the sensor status view other views can be selected showing the status of sensor sub-systems such as GNSS/IMU or Mass Memory.

Select the button on the toolbar of the operator interface to select another view. This is like switching from one process to another. In terms of software design this is similar to horizontal navigation in the menu tree.

Select the button to change the toolbar. This is to show buttons to control workflow, confirm activities or to show a status view of a sub-system. In terms of software design this is similar to vertical navigation in the menu tree.

Illustration of menu tree during flight execution

The configuration allows for the quick adaptation of the system for different applications. In menu Configuration the user can predefine configuration sets as required for the various applications. Unlike in menu Flight the sub-systems like sensor or mount are not in a powered state in menu Configuration.

Links from the flight menu tree to the configuration menu tree are implemented to enable quick changes of the system configuration during flight without the need to quit Flight and select Configuration from the Leica FlightPro main menu. Unlike in menu Configuration the sub-systems like GNSS/IMU, sensor and mount are in a powered state and initialized in menu Flight. Therefore the global parameter Installation cannot be changed. Because changing the installation parameters requires re-initialization, which is performed by the system only during the start-up of Flight Execution.

Illustration of menu tree during configuration

Online help

Online help can be selected from any menu level at any time. The 'Help' button is part of the button bar on each view. The online help facility consists of two levels:

First help level gives a short description of each button on the status line.
Second help level allows browsing of Leica RCD30 documentation.

Note: Entering help does not interrupt operation of the sensor. For example, if the recording of data was activated, this status remains the same even if the user enters help.

Entering help does not interrupt operation of the sensor. For example, if the recording of data was activated, this status remains the same even if the user enters help.

First help level - short description

Select button to activate first help level. Select any button or control to display the corresponding help text in the status line.

The Green background of the status line indicates that first help level is activated. In this mode, just touch any button or control to get a short description of it on the status line.

Select button to quit help level and to return to normal operation.

Select button to activate second help level to browse the system documentation.

Second help level - System documentation

Entering second level help is only possible from first level help. It does not interrupt operation of the sensor. For example, if the recording of data was activated, this status remains the same even if the user enters second level help.

Select button to activate second help level to browse the system documentation.

Select or button to jump to previous or next section of the text.