TranSystem 940760101 Bluetooth GPS Data Logger/Bluetooth GPS receiver User Manual

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940760101 User Manual

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iBT-GPS Bluetooth GPS Data Logger User’s Manual Published on 13-Dec-2006 8029407701A

Table of Contents Chapter 1 Before you begin.........................................................................................4 1.1 Note and Warning..........................................................................................4 1.2 Introduction....................................................................................................5 1.3 Features...........................................................................................................5 1.4 Application......................................................................................................6 1.5 Appearance.....................................................................................................7 1.6 Power Switch and Push Button.....................................................................8 1.7 LED Display ...................................................................................................9 Chapter 2 Getting Start.............................................................................................10 2.1 Checking the package content ....................................................................10 2.2 Getting Start .................................................................................................11 Step 1 Charging Your Battery...................................................................11 Step 2 Turn on the power switch...............................................................12 Step 3 Connecting your handheld device with iBT-GPS ........................12 Step 4 Load your GPS mapping or routing software..............................15 Step 5 Start the application .......................................................................15 2.3 Drivers...........................................................................................................15 2.4 Helpful Tips ..................................................................................................20 Chapter 3 iBT-GPS Logger Tool...............................................................................21 3.1 Configuration .........................................................................................22 3.1.1 Connection Setting：..........................................................................22 3.1.2 Output Period：..................................................................................23 3.1.4 Log Format：......................................................................................25 3.1.5 Other Setting：...................................................................................26

3.2 Satellite Information....................................................................................27 3.2.1 GPS status view：..............................................................................27 3.2.2 Hot：...................................................................................................27 3.2.3 Warm：...............................................................................................27 3.2.4 Cold Start：........................................................................................27 3.3 Data Log List................................................................................................28 3.3.1 Grid Array：.......................................................................................28 3.3.2 Memory Used：..................................................................................28 3.3.3 Record Count：Data record count......................................................29 3.3.4 Start Log：..........................................................................................29 3.3.5 Stop Log：..........................................................................................29 3.3.6 Download：........................................................................................29 3.3.7 Erase：To clear all log data from GPS receiver’s memory................29 3.3.8 Read：To open former travel file from user’s PC..............................29 3.3.9 Save：.................................................................................................29 3.3.10 Draw Map：.....................................................................................29 3.4 About.......................................................................................................31 Appendix.....................................................................................................................32 Appendix A. Specifications................................................................................32 Appendix B. Certification .................................................................................35 Appendix C. Warranty Information ................................................................37

Chapter 1 Before you begin 1.1 Note and Warning - iBT-GPS uses Lithium battery. If iBT-GPS is used in temperature lower than -10℃ or higher than 60℃, its battery charging capability will decrease. Please leave the iBT-GPS far from heat or high temperature environment. In addition, do not expose your iBT-GPS in temperature higher than 140℉/60℃. If you do not follow these rules, the battery inside iBT-GPS may become heat, explode or burn itself, and this will lead to very serious damage. The Lithium battery inside the iBT-GPS should be recycled. - While in the hospital, turning off the iBT-GPS is recommended. Like other common equipments do, wireless GPS receiver may also affect these medical equipments which use radio frequency and make these equipments malfunction. - For a long period not using iBT-GPS, take out the battery and store it in dry/cool places. - For safety, keep the iBT-GPS and all accessories out of small children’s reach. - We assume no responsibility for any damages and loss resulting from the use of this manual and also by deletion of data as a result of malfunction, dead battery, or misuse of the product in any way. - Use only the supplied and approved accessories. Unauthorized accessories, antenna, modifications or attachments could damage the iBT-GPS, and may violate regulations governing radio devices.

- Use a dry, clean soft cloth to clean the unit. Do not use harsh cleaning solvents, chemicals, or strong detergents. - Do not attempt to open the iBT-GPS yourself. Unauthorized hacking may damage the unit, and void your warranty. 1.2 Introduction This BT GPS logger features an all-in-one, cost-effective portable GPS logging solution. With its large on-board memory, it allows you to log your route by setting the interval of time/ distance/ speed. Point of interest can also be recorded by push of a button. Through user friendly utility, it shows your track on Google Earth. This data logger is small and robust, ideal to carry everywhere for applications such as route tracking, keeping a watchful eye on shipment or vehicles. 1.3 Features - Embedded with 16Mb memory for 100,000 way points record. - Dual mode for both Data record (without PDA or Smartphone) and Navigation. - Come up with a push button for recording data manually (Push to log). - User can record the data by setting the interval of time, distance and speed. - The recorded data can be played as track on the Google Map. - WAAS and EGNOS supported for better accuracy.

- Support NMEA-0183 GGA, GSA, GSV, RMC, VTG, GLL. - Bluetooth V1.1, 1.2, 2.0 compliant software like TomTom. - Support most NMEA compliant software like TomTom, Route66 and various well-known GPS software program. 1.4 Application - Record your travels - Manage business trip expense - Raise fleet efficiency, reduce time spent at unauthorized locations - Keep an eye on valuable merchandise - Concerned about one's driving behavior - Record Point of Interest by a push button

1.5 Appearance 1. DC jack (mini USB type) 2. 3 Stage Power switch (Power off/ Navigation/ Data record) 3. Bluetooth status LED (blue) 4. Battery status LED (red/green) 5. GPS status LED (orange) / Push to log LED (blue) 6. Internal GPS antenna 7. Push Button

1.6 Power Switch and Push Button Power Switch Right Power off Middle Enable Navigation mode Left Enable GPS data logger Push button Push Push to log LED blinks 3 time, Points of Interest is recorded

1.7 LED Display The Bluetooth GPS Receiver has three LED lights, one is Bluetooth Status LED, the 2nd one is Battery Status LED, the 3rd one is GPS Status LED/ Push to log LED. The status table of LED shows as follows: Category SYMBOL COLOR STATUS Function Always on: Bluetooth on, but not connected to any Bluetooth devices yet Slowly blinking: Sleeping mode (1 time / 5 seconds) Bluetooth Status LED Blue Quickly blinking: Bluetooth is connected and ready for data transmission (1 time / 2 seconds) Red Blinking: The battery is too low Green Light On: The battery is charging Battery Status LED Green Blinking: The battery is fully charged Always on: Acquiring satellites, GPS position not fix Orange Blinking: GPS position is fixed, Navigation GPS Status LED Blue Blinking: LED blinks 3 times, Points of Interest is recorded

Chapter 2 Getting Start 2.1 Checking the package content Congratulations on your purchase of the iBT-GPS with built-in Lithium rechargeable battery. Before you start using iBT-GPS, please make sure if your package includes the following items. If any item is damaged or missing, please contact your dealer at once. - Bluetooth GPS Date Logger - iBT-GPS x 1 - USB to mini-USB cable x 1 - Traveler Power Adapter x 1 - DC cigarette lighter adapter x 1 - Lithium rechargeable battery x 1 - CD Tool x 1 - User’s manual with Warranty Card x 1 *Unit package contents may vary depending on countries without prior notice.

2.2 Getting Start Please follow the procedure step by step. Step 1 Charging Your Battery To charge your iBT-GPS data logger, you have to plug your USB cable into the power source. Charging time is about 2~3 hours and surely you can charge from PC/ Notebook’s USB HOST or from cigar-lighter in car. For the 1st time you use the iBT-GPS, please charge battery until it is full (the LED blinks). Take the power cable and connect it to the power jack (mini USB type). This will begin to charge the battery. The LED that represents the battery is the right-most battery icon (shown in below). - If the LED is red, that means battery power is critically low. Charge immediately.- If the LED is green, that means battery is charging now. - If the LED is blinking, that means battery is fully charged.

Step 2 Turn on the power switch Power off Navigation Data record Step 3 Connecting your handheld device with iBT-GPS (Warning: Users’ are allowed to connect his handheld device with iBT-GPS only in Navigation mode!) Please refer to the user manual of PDA to enable the Bluetooth connectivity. If the connection between your device and iBT-GPS is successful, the blue LED of iBT-GPS will be blinking. Below, we provide a common procedure of software installation to set up your PDA. (For other PDA, the steps may be a little bit different. Bluetooth Manager is one of popular program used for Bluetooth device.)

--> Start -> Bluetooth Manager New 1. Open “Bluetooth Manager” on pocket pc, and establish new connection. --> Explore A Bluetooth device ->Next Tap iBT-GPS 2. Explore a Bluetooth device, and find the “iBT-GPS”

--> Tap and Hold iBT-GPS: SPP slave, Connect Done 5. Finish Bluetooth Manager Setup Step 4 Load your GPS mapping or routing software , along with the corresponding maps of the areas that you plan to travel to. Step 5 Start the application and select the correct COM port & baud rate. Note: The Bluetooth device in most of the applications has an “auto-detect” feature so that you do not need to select the Baud Rate. 2.3 Drivers 1、 Plug the USB device into PC Host, PC will automatically detect this USB device and request for USB device’s driver.

2、 Click for install driver from specific file directory. 3、 Driver is located in CP210x folder.

4、 Next

5、 Now installing… 6、 Complete installation User can go to the MS Windows’ device manager to see the status

showing this USB device installation is completed. Please go to check the corresponding virtual COM Port. Afterward users only have to use same COM Port in same USB port, and can directly make a connection successfully between the PC end and iBT-GPS data logger. For example, COM7.

2.4 Helpful Tips - Some vehicles having heavy metallic sun protecting coating on windshields, which may affect signal receptions - Driving in and around high buildings may affect signal receptions. - Driving under tunnels or in buildings may affect signal receptions. - Low battery of a PDA or of an iBT-GPS may affect signal receptions. - Please check the correct “COM” and “Baudrate” of your PDA. - In general, any GPS receiver performs best in open space where it can see clean sky. Also weather will affect GPS reception – rain & snow contribute to worse sensitivity. - iBT-GPS output data updates every second, thus the actual position and the position in your map may have time delay. This may happen when you drive at higher speed or make a turn around a corner. - Note that iBT-GPS may not work indoors where it can not see the sky. - For the 1st time you use the iBT-GPS, it will take 1 to 3 minutes to get the satellite constellation and fix your position, this is called “Cold Start”. If you replace the battery, iBT-GPS will do Cold Start again. - If your iBT-GPS can’t fix your position for more than 20 minutes, we suggest you change to another open space and then try again.

Chapter 3 iBT-GPS Logger Tool 1. Execute Logger Tool 2. See below, four menu bars will display horizontally on the screen in an array from left to right as below: ¾ Configuration： To create settings for connection/ Command setting ¾ Satellite Information： To view GPS status, Perform Hot/ Warm/ Cold Start ¾ Data Log List： Upload of log data/ Use Google earth for checking tracks ¾ About: Using Google earth for checking tracks

3.1 Configuration 3.1.1 Connection Setting： 1. Please go to”device manager” and find out the Virtual Com Port number of iBT-GPS data logger (check Virtual Com Port number of iBT-GPS data logger) 2. Select correct Port （COM7 used in this example） and set BaudRate at a fixed 115200. Then click on Connect 3. Please click on “Connect” to build a connection. To cease connection anytime, just click on “Disconnect” near by. If the connection is built, the GPS status is shown.

4. Please stop log first, or you are not allowed to perform any setting. Go to “Data Log List” tab, and then click “Stop Log” 3.1.2 Output Period： ¾ For selecting NMEA data output (RMC, GSV, GSA, GGA are compulsory data in Logger Tool, user are not allowed to cancel)

3.1.3 AutoLog Option： 1. Setting log time interval：Configure log interval between 1~999 sec. 2. Setting log distance：Configure log interval between 10~9999 meter(s) 3. Setting log speed： Configure log interval between 10~999 km/h. Set speed at the highest rate. If any log data exceeds this speed, it will be recorded.

3.1.4 Log Format： Data category that each way point will record. Normally, we choose UTC, latitude and longitude.

3.1.5 Other Setting： There are two recording method for you to choose from. One is overwrite, the other is saturation then stop.

3.2 Satellite Information 3.2.1 GPS status view： To check GPS acquisition condition (Reception) 3.2.2 Hot： Perform hot start 3.2.3 Warm： Perform warm start 3.2.4 Cold Start： Perform cold start

3.3 Data Log List 3.3.1 Grid Array： See the recorded data list 3.3.2 Memory Used： Know how much space there are remaining in the memory

3.3.3 Record Count： Data record count 3.3.4 Start Log： 1. Enable Log feature 2. iBT-GPS is now in Log mode, and iBT-GPS data logger become a stand alone log machine. (without PDA/ Smartphone) 3.3.5 Stop Log： 1. Disable Log feature 2. iBT-GPS is now in Navigation mode, an extra PDA/ Smartphone is needed now 3.3.6 Download： ¾ To download log data to computer file ( While downloading, “cancel” manu bar will appear on middle of the screen. To cease downloading, click on Cancel. ¾ 3.3.7 Erase：To clear all log data from GPS receiver’s memory 3.3.8 Read：To open former travel file from user’s PC 3.3.9 Save： To save logged data in iBT-GPS’s memory to user’s PC 3.3.10 Draw Map：

1. Use Google Earth to re-view record of journey 2. If you computer is not installed with Google earth. Google Earth has free download version, go download it in the internet first. 3. Display Track in Google Earth

3.4 About Version, Author, Company Information

Appendix Appendix A. Specifications General Frequency L1,1575.42MHZ C/A Code 1.023MHZ Datum WGS84 Performance Characteristics Position Accuracy Without aid: 3.0m 2D-RMS <3m CEP(50%) without SA(horizontal) DGPS (WAAS,EGNOS,MSAS,RTCM):2.5m Velocity Accuracy Without aid: 0.1m/s DGPS (WAAS,EGNOS,MSAS,RTCM):0.05m/s Acceleration Without aid:<4g DGPS (WAAS,EGNOS,MSAS,RTCM):<4g Timing Accuracy 50 ns RMS Reacquisition Time <1s Hot start <3s Warm start 36s Cold start 39s Sensitivity Acquisition:-144dBm Tracking:-158dBm Update Up to 5Hz

Dynamic Altitude Maximum 18,000m Velocity Maximum 515m/s Acceleration Maximum 4g Power Input Voltage Vin : DC 3.0-5.0V Backup Voltage DC1.2V+-10% Power Consumption 42mA Battery Built-in rechargeable 1000mAH Lithium battery I/O Signal Output RS-232,38400bps,8 data bits,no parity,1 stop bit Available Baud Rates 4800/9600/14400/19200/38400/57600/115200 bps Protocols NMEA 0183 v3.01(Default: GGA,GSA,GSV,RMC,VTG,GLL) Environment Operating Temperature -10 ~ 60C Storage Temperature -20 ~ 60C Charging 0 ~ 45C BT Standard Fully compliant with Bluetooth V1.2 Output Power 0dBm (Typical),ClassII Range Up to 15 meters

Appendix B. Certification FCC Notices This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1. This device may not cause harmful interface, and 2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. FCC RF Exposure requirements: This device and its antenna(s) must not be co-located or operation in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. NOTE: THE MANUFACTURER IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY RADIO OR TV INTERFERENCE CAUSED BY UNAUTHOURIZED MODIFICATION TO THIS EQUIPMENT. SUCH MODIFICATIONS COULD VOID THE USER’S AUTHORITY TO OPERATE THE EQUIPMENT. Industry Canada Caution The installer of this radio equipment must ensure that the antenna is located or pointed such that it does not emit RF field in excess of Health Canada limits for the general population; consult Safety Code 6,

obtainable from Health Canada's website. "www.hc-sc.gc.ca/rab" CE Notices Is herewith confirmed to comply with the requirements set out in the Council Directive on the Approximation of the Laws of the Member States relating to Electromagnetic Compatibility (89/336/EEC), Low-voltage Directive (73/23/EEC) and the Amendment Directive (93/68/EEC), the procedures given in European Council Directive 99/5/EC and 89/3360EEC. The equipment was passed. The test was performed according to the following European standards: - EN 300 328-2 V.1.2.1 (2001-08) - EN 301 489-1 V.1.4.1 (2002-04) / EN 301 489-17 V.1.2.1 (2002-04) - EN 50371: 2002 - EN 60950: 2000

Appendix C. Warranty Information Thank you for your purchase of GPS product from the company. The company warrants this product to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for one year from the date of purchase. The warranty for accessories is six months. The stamp of distributor or a copy of the original sales receipt is required as the proof of purchase for warranty repairs. The company will, as its sole option, repair or replace any components, which fail in normal use. Such repair or replacement will be made at no charge to the customer for parts or labor. The customer is, however, responsible for any transportation costs. This warranty does not cover failures due to abuse, misuse, accident or unauthorized alteration of repairs. The company assumes no responsibility for special, incidental punitive or consequential damages, or loss of use.

Warranty Model number: Series number: Data of purchase: Name: Address: City, Zip code: State, Country: E-mail address: Distributor Stamp Here

FCC statement in User's Manual (for class B) "Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement This Equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures: - Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. - Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. - Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. - Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

FCC Caution: 1.The device complies with Part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. 2.This device and its antenna(s) must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. 3. Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user authority to operate the equipment.

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