Getting started
This guide takes you from the release package to a first adjustment. It uses the Simple_AT example so that installation and licensing can be checked before you prepare your own data.
1. Install BINGO and CodeMeter
Follow the installation guide. Start BINGO Manager once and accept the BINGO Software License Terms if you are authorized to accept them for your organization.
If you use a network license, also complete the network-license configuration.
2. Copy an example project
Copy Bingo\DemoData\Simple_AT to a working directory outside the BINGO installation, for example:
C:\BingoWork\Simple_AT
Work only in the copy. This preserves the distributed example and keeps project output and temporary files separate from the installed programs.
3. Select the project
Start Bingo\bin\BBman.exe. In BINGO Manager, choose File > Select Project and select the copied directory. Choose File > Select Editor and select Visual Studio Code, the recommended editor for inspecting and editing .dat and .lis files.
The standard project uses these principal files:
| File | Purpose |
|---|---|
project.dat | Program settings and file names |
image.dat | Image measurements |
geoin.dat | Camera, point, GPS/IMU, and survey information |
itera.dat | Initial or adjusted orientation and point data |
skip.dat | Measurements proposed for deactivation or reactivation |
bingo.lis | Adjustment report |
4. Run the processing sequence
The usual sequence is:
- Run RELAX to compute initial approximations.
- Inspect the initial block with REPLO or 3dView.
- If RELAX creates
skip.dat, run SKIP. - Run BINGO and inspect
bingo.lis. - If BINGO creates
skip.dat, run SKIP and repeat BINGO until the result is satisfactory.
BINGO Manager can perform the repeated BINGO/SKIP part using Run > Cycle. Do not accept measurements merely because a cycle converges: evaluate the statistical tests, residuals, geometry, datum definition, and expected precision. See Interpretation of results.
For automation, use BingoRunner.
5. Prepare a project of your own
Create a separate working directory for every project. The Manual provides the full overview of the BINGO program and its concepts. Prepare image.dat, geoin.dat, and project.dat using the program, file, and data structures and the supplied templates where appropriate.