Re: 33 cogo / a painfully obvious suggestion - sorry Message #11 Posted by Vieira, Luiz C. (Brazil) on 18 Apr 2004, 10:41 p.m., in response to message #9 by db(martinez,california)
Hi folks, D.B.;
BTW: what does COGO stand for? I remember reading the answer for this question in earlier posts, but I forgot...
I also wrote some programs (HP41 with X-memory, HP42S, HP48) that compute bearing, distance, azimuth angle and coordinates in a wilder choice of input data, so I am also curious about the actual purpose of a COGO program. Any enlightments?
What I'd like to add is that I used complex data to record each new pair of coordinates that were stored in a complex matrix ([ n × 2]) in the HP42S' version. This arrangement helps computing distance and bearing from one point to another.
I have no HP33S, but it seems it's close to the HP32S when programming is the issue, right? If the programs I wrote (mostly surveying) are of any help, I can post them. The problem is that most expressions are in Portuguese (brazilian) and maybe I'll not find the correct English equivalent term... So, I may need help translating them.
The programs and computing techniques used on them are of my own; I added basic survey to my Electrical Engineering classes, so I remember the basics. (it was a long time ago, but I guess I can take it back...)
Thanks.
Luiz (Brazil)
Edited: 18 Apr 2004, 10:43 p.m.
|