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1. S 35 GPS Co ordinate Conversion Luanda ne dd een bred rtt en 35 COURS a 35 AUO CRI EMEN EE 35 LOE E 35 BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM OVERVIEW The Barrett 977 Location and Tracking System was designed to provide a turn key solution to realtimetracking of vehicles or vessels using an HF network as the communications medium Thetracking system comprises ofthe following A base station comprising Barrett HF Vehicle Tracking System 977 PC Software Barrett 550L 950L Transceivers fitted with the RS 232 control option Computers power supplies and suitable antennas Mobiles Vessels comprising Barrett 550R 950R Transceiver connected to an external GPS via the NMEA 0183 port orfitted with the internal GPS receiver module Barrett 910 510 Automatic Tuning Mobile Antenna or Barrett 911 511 Automatic Antenna Tuner and HF Marine Whip for Vessels The Barrett 977 Software designed to run on a Microsoft Windows 3 1 3 11 95 and NT controls the Barrett 550 950 Base Transceiver via the serial cable provided The software controls the channel that the base transceiver interrogates the mobiles on and commands the base transceiverto send the interrogation selective call sequence to the mobiles This selective call sequence based on the CCIR 493 2 maritime format contains the mobile number to be interrog
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3. Auto Stop Thetime when automatic polling is to be stopped PAGE 9 BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM Poll Times select polltimes from within polling groups window Polling Groups Me Group PallinaTimes C D C Interval Pall Times Lancel Group polling can also be set up in such a way that polling of all mobiles belonging to a particular group will take place at specified times Five poling times can be defined for each polling group The system will poll and display positions of all mobile units belonging to a group only once when the polling time occurs For example group A mobiles 1 2 and 3 has one poll time defined 09 45 00am which meansthat mobiles 1 2 and 3 will display only once at 09 45 00am Group Settings Group Settings C AI Mobiles Range From To Folling Group Clicking on Group Settings brings up a window that allows ranges of mobiles to be assigned to a polling group Eg Mobiles 5 to 8 will be assigned to polling group C These polling group settings which includes interval between polls delays and automatic start and stop times can be accessed by clicking on Polling Groups whilstin the group setting window Alternatively Polling Groups can be selected separately within the Options pull down menu To input Polling times click on the Polling Times window associated with the polling group being programed Entertime
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5. dec Restart Pt 1 C Easting Northing AMG Easting Northing LIT M WQG 584 Enter Latitude Enter Longitude IE JL JL JL dL Hote Latitudes North should have positive values Latitudes South should have negative values Longitudes Wrest should have negative values Longitudes East should have positive values Select input format Latitude and longitude values can be processed using any one of the three following formats 1 Degrees minutes seconds deg min sec 2 Degrees decimal minutes deg min dec 9 Degrees decimal deg dec Enter in latitude and longitude for the selected first point This information may be taken from original map When completed select OK and cross hairs will reappear for the selection of the next co ordinates Repeatthis procedure for subsequent points OOO PAGE 5 BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM When is selected then the four registration points must be entered in the following order top left top right bottom right and bottom left If conic is not selected then registration points can be entered in any order After all points have been digitised a map level must be assigned to the image after which the registration is automatically stored in the register file After successful completion of the image registration a map level selection window will show up screen Designate a map level name for this new map Note that images a
6. hour minutes seconds Click on down window cursor then click on first zero line entry Enterthe next polling time and click on the next zero line entry Itis possibleto select either Polling Time or Polling Interval but not both PAGE 10 mmm BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM Zone Settings Ifthe zone facility isto be used follow the procedure below To display and assign safety zone types to an individual mobile unit click the mouse on the ID in the Direct Polling Control window Mobile 3 one Settings Alarm zone X Blind Zone Checking the Alarm Zone check box for mobile 3 as shown above will cause the system to sound an audible warning and display a Warning message whenever mobile 3 enters into any Active alarm zone To create an alarm zone referto page 19 Checking the Blind Zone check box will disable Safety Circle collision warning checks with mobile 3 This means that mobile 3 will not be visible to other mobiles for collision detection An example of a blind zone may be a bus depot within which many mobiles are close to one another but collision warning is not required To create a Blind Zone referto page 19 Checking the Corridor Zone check box will cause the system to sound an audible warning and display a Warning message wheneverthe mobile finds itself outside the Active corridor zones To create a Blind Zone referto page 19 Any combination of alarm blind and corridor zones can be sele
7. 08 04 50 Unit 1 outside Corridor ANSTRUTHER 06 06 04 Unit 1 amp 3 Collision Warring 468 3 m 08 05 00 1 outside Corridor SMSTRUTHER The blind zone is used when you do not wish to see or hear warnings within a defined area All warnings are disabled within this area This is used when collision or other types of warnings are in place and multiple mobile are likely to be in the area This is usefulin depots ports and the like PAGE 20 BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM Zone Management ctrl 2 Zone Management one Reference Status Type ALARM ZONE 2 Active Alarm ALARM ZONE 1 Active Alarm Delete one Delete Al Zones Assign Mobiles E sit The following options must be defined to take full advantage of safety zones a Active or Non active zone status a zone must selected as active during the tracking orreplay session b Zone Settings mobile units must be made sensitive to alarm blind or corridor zones Mobiles can be assigned individually or globally Mobile Assignment mobile units can be individually assigned to an individual zone One mobile can be assigned to many zones To activate or deactivate an individual zone double click on the desired zone reference The status column will change to active or non active indicating the current status To delete one zone click on and highlight the desired zone to be deleted and then press the delete zo
8. Settings Ma of on Last Successful Channel Ma of retry s an Subsequent Channels Ho response from radio timeout seconds 35 BARRETT Cancel To allow for differences in HF networks the following parameters have been made user definable number of retry s lastsuccessfulchannel parametera numberofretry s on subsequentchannels parameter b no response from transceiver timeout in seconds The timeout for HF systems should be no less than 25 seconds The Barrett 977 Tracking Software will always record the last successful channel number for each mobile and use that channel first when that mobile is polled the next time around If however during the next poll the connection fails on a previously successful channel the system will retry again on that same channel the number of retry s defined by parameter a before selecting the next channel from the channel group the number of retry s defined by parameter b If all attempts fail Barrett 977 will move on to poll the next mobile unit The response timeout is the maximum time between a request for a GPS position being sent to the time when the GPS position has been completely received PAGE 7 BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM Polling List Ctrl P DIRECT Polling Control Radio ID Group Description Number El 1 5 le EY Car 2 6745 ala EY Truck 1 0007 La
9. The number of zooms 1 to 9 determines how many times the operator can zoom before the map level changes to the next highest zooming order when zooming in or the next lowest zooming order when zooming out For example state maps would have zooming order 1 district maps an zooming order of 2 and street maps an zooming order of 3 The number of map levels is unlimited and map levels can be added ordeleted as required Area Ctrl A new or existing area definition can be created or changed by entering the latitude longitude or easting northing AMG values forthe bottom left and top right corners Latitude longitude entry formats are shown below degrees minutes seconds deg min sec degrees decimal minutes deg min dec degrees decimal deg dec Geographic Input Format Area 1 Lat Long deg min sec C Lat Long deg min dec Cancel C Lat Long deg dec Easting Marthing AMG Register 4 Lod Top Right Corner Save i Delete Latitudes North of the Equator should be entered as positive values i Latitudes South of the Equator should be entered as n gative values Longitudes West of Greenwich should be entered as negative values Longitudes E ast of Greenwich should be entered as positive values PAGE 14 BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM The entered latitudes and longitudes should relate to the re
10. a Mobile Selcall Number Radio Channel 0001 BARRETT Single Poll Clicking on the Quick icon displays the Poll a Mobile window Single Poll To perform a single poll select the desired selcall number and channel and press the OK button The received position is displayed after which polling from the polling list resumes Follow Only Does not require selection of channel An additional poll rate can be entered in seconds The rate for HF systems should be no less than 25 seconds and should be at least one second higher than No response from radio timeout as set in Radio Channel Setup See page 7 The selected mobile will be polled continuously at the specified poll rate untilinterrupted after which normal polling resumes Follow amp Poll Does not require selection of channel An additional poll rate can be entered in seconds The selected mobile will be polled continuously at the specified poll rate If the selected mobile is dueto be polled fromthe polling list a position is also requested after which single polling resumes PAGE 12 umm BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM TRACKING MENU Start End shortcut keys F5 F6 To commence tracking click Start from the Tracking Menu or press F5 on the keyboard or click the right mouse button onto the red traffic light smart icon Note thatthis function works differently depending on the selected tracking mode In direct GPS in
11. all currently displayed mobile unit positions Firstly from the Tracking Options menu select Point from the Display section and Small from the Icon Size section To define the offset select Set XY Shift The pointer changes to cross hairs Then point and click on to the current locator position which is the reference location to move from Next point and click on the position where the locator should be Click on the Refresh button or select Refresh Current Map from the view menu This option can be used for fine tuning the display positions of mobiles on a map The Clear XY shift option removes any previously applied offsets PAGE 18 BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM Mobile Icon Size Type There are four mobile icon sizes that can be selected from the options menu large medium small and dot The selected size will apply to all mobile unit icons library and locator icons excepted and also determines the width of the track display There are three types of location icon available square library icon eg car boat truck etc and locator Select library icon or locatortype Note allthree types can be selected fromthe Tracking Options Icon Type menu Show Mobile Icon ID Upon receipt of positional information from a mobile unit a label containing the ID number is displayed nextto the icon Show Mobile Description Upon receipt of positional information from a mobile unit a label containing th
12. area using a zoom factor of 2 This function can be accessed from the menu system or by clicking on the zoom in smart icon magnifying glass with a Zoom Out Enables reduction of the selected area using a zoom out factor of 2 The system allows to perform a 2 times reduction beyond the original image area This function can be the menu system by clicking on the zoom out smart icon magnifying glass with a minus Pan C Telemetry Destination Mobile Location Enables to move to a different area of the currently loaded image without changing the selected zoom factor and loaded image Panning be performed in the following ways keyboard driven by pressing keys T to pan left right up or down across all registered images Alternatively select Pan andthen Point and Click Telemetry destination Mobile location Co ordinates Displays the calculated Latitude and Longitude for the current mouse pointer position These values are displayed in the 2 rightmost sections ofthe status bar located atthe bottom ofthe screen with the Latitude the left and Longitude on the right The values are updated whenever the mouse pointer is moved over the image area St PAGE 33 EEUU BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM Date Time Displays the date and time on the bottom right hand side ofthe screen Alarm Window This option
13. on the desired point The size ofthe point is set by the mobile icon size option Enable Disable Track Memory Allows to store in memory a selected number of most recent mobile positions The last location of each mobile is added to the track memory every time a poll response is received in both Location or Track display modes The memory information is used to redraw the selected number of most recent positions in the form of a track after a zoom or pan function has been performed Ifthe track memory is disabled tracks will notbe redrawn after a zoom or pan operation When enabling the track memory it is possible to store the last 10 100 1 000 10 000 or 32 000 points When a selection is made or changed all currently held memory information is cleared Clear Track Memory Removes all previously stored track information held in memory Polling List Ctrl P Described in the Getting Started section See page 8 SE PAGE 17 BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM Polling Groups Ctrl Described in the Getting Started section See page 9 Playback Interval A value in seconds which represents how often the position of a mobile will be updated This interval determines the speed at which data Is retrieved from the playback file Follow when Requested The system only follows one mobile manually nominated by the operator The mobile will be followed until the operator cancels the Follow function or requests an
14. or the right mouse button The maximum number of points in a zone is 50 The pointer changes to cross hairs Using the left mouse button click on all ofthe points which define the perimeter ofthe zone to be created To delete the previous point press the back space key Display All Zones This option will display all the defined zones that are active or non active and are loaded into memory PAGE 22 BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM Hide All Zones This option will remove all zones fromthe screen If zones have been previously displayed then they will still remain in memory therefore mobile units positions will be checked with active zones Auto Tracking Start A Zone Toolbaris provided forfast zone display and hide operations and safety circle definitions one Toolbar AIX Display Hide Alarm Zones B X Display Hide Blind Zones C X Display Hide Corridor Zones OO Display Safety Circles Window Auto Playback Management During live tracking sessions safety events are recorded into an event log file These can be analysed and printed at a later time Event Log Window Local Local m m Date Time Type Description Clear Log Print Log The following events are logged entering an alarm zone leaving a corridor zone collision detection for 2 or more mobiles waypoint proximity warning emergency warnings Clear Log All information displayed in the
15. status information software version transceivertype receive battery level transmit battery level signal strength level SWR level last caller selcall ID Mode toggle mode AM LSB USB SCRON Turn scrambleron if installed SCR OFF Turn scrambler off if installed Mute toggle mute Audio Signal Strength Selcall None RF High set RF powerlevel high RF Low set RF power level low Reset re bootthe transceiversystem Current Transceiver Settings The following transceiver parameters are updated and displayed on the transceiver functions window control computer or transceiver transceiver software version current channel number current frequency mode AM LSB USB mute state audio signalstrength selcall none PAGE 32 2 558 BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM VIEW MENU Refresh Current Map Re displays background graphics for the current map area This function can be accessed through the menu system by selecting View Refresh Current Screen or by clicking on the Refresh smart icon Spray Can Display Initial Map Recalls and re displays the initially loaded default area or the most recently selected area This function can be accessed through the menu system by selecting View Refresh Initial map or by clicking on the appropriate smart icon The currently selected zoom factor will be reset Zoom In Enables enlargement of the selected
16. status bar will display the text Point to Waypoint location click on the desired location with the left mouse button then choose a colourfromthe colour menu and then clickthe OK button You will be prompted to create a database entry Click on the Location Description box and then enter in a textual description for this Waypoint plus an optional picture by double mouse clicking in the picture area Select Save and Exit to save the database entry for this VVaypoint The Waypointisthen displayed on the map St PAGE 25 BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM Create at Current Location This function creates a waypoint at the last mobile location It can be accessed from the menu by pressing shortcut key F12 Follow the same procedure as above in the Create function withoutthe point and click operation Delete Allows to delete waypoint from the map After selecting Delete from the Waypoint menu the mouse pointer will change shape to a vertical arrow the status bar will display the text Click on Waypoint to delete to cancel this operation at this stage choose Exit from the menu otherwise place the pointer on the waypoint and click the left mouse button The waypoint will then be removed without further warning The Delete option will not delete the database entry file s this canbe done by using file manager Windows Explorer any other disk management software or bytypingthe relevantoperating system command atthe
17. type Location or Track GPS formattype tracking mode Direct GPS Input or Transceiver Polling communications parameters area map level followed ID recording file current screen extends latitude longitude degrees minutes decimal Register Defines an area by extracting selected entries fromthe image register PAGE 15 BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM OPTIONS MENU Options Window Ctrl VV Tracking Options Mode 1 Dipa Sf Follow Radio Location on Request O Phone C Track C when Polled C GPS Direct C Point leon Type I Icon Size Icon Labels Square Large C Mobile ID Library leon Medium Description Locator Small X Show All Labels Dot Grid Hide C Disable Clear M O Show Enable 30 minutes E 100 points The following options can be selected and set from the Tracking Options window tracking mode tracking display follow options icon type icon size icon label selection grid display and grid interval selection enable ordisable track memory Show Grid Toggles grid on or off Grid Interval A grid can be displayed on an image as an additional means of orientation The grid interval can have one ofthe following values 30 15 10 5 and 1 degree 30 min 15 min 10 min 5 min 1 min 30 sec 15 sec 10 sec 5 sec 1 sec 0 5 sec 0 25 sec 01 s
18. will enable or disable the display of the Alarm Window during live tracking or when running a Playback file The following events are displayed entering an alarm zone leaving a corridor zone collision detection for 2 or more mobiles emergency warnings Message window This option will enable ordisable the display ofthe Message Window during live tracking or when running a Playback file The following events are displayed receiving Pagecalls receiving Selcalls receiving Telcalls waypoint proximity warning Grey Scale shortcut key F2 Convertsthe currently displayed background image to a greyscale image The resultant image is always the same bit depth as the original colour image unless the originalis 24 bits pixel in which case the displayed greyscale image is 8 bits pixel Colour Palette shortcut key F3 Restores image colours using the original images colour palette PAGE 34 BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM SETUP GPS Co ordinate Conversion No Conversion Use this option when the latitude longitude given by the GPS and the image registration points are calculated using the same geodetic datum WGS 84 to ANS Shortcut key CtritVW allows the system to accept mobile unit positions in WGS 84 World Geodetic Spheroid and convert their position to be shown on map images registered using the ANS Australian National Spheroid Communications Allows setup communications to b
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20. Show Waypoints Waypoints are automatically displayed after zooming and panning operations Note that Waypoint Display has to be enabled on the current map level See Tracking alt t and Map Level ctrl M View Attributes To view and or change the database entry attached to a waypoint after selecting View Aitributes fromthe Waypoint menu the mouse pointer will change shape to a vertical arrow Point to the required waypoint and click the left mouse button This will display the currently attached database entry description text held in a txt file image filename in txp file which can be changed or just viewed Database Entry for Waypoint 2 Location description Picture Halfway Mark Waypoint Full Picture Save amp Exit Move To relocate a waypoint from one location on the map to another after selecting Move from the Waypoint menu the mouse pointer will change shape to a vertical arrow Pointto the Waypointto relocate the status bar will display the text Click on Waypoint and move to new location click on the existing location then click on the new map location with the left mouse button the status bar will display the text Click on new location for Waypoint after which the waypoint will be re displayed atthe new location Create To place a new Waypoint on the map and attach a database entry to it Select Create from the menu F11 The mouse pointer will change shape to a vertical arrow the
21. ase transceiver does not require changing as is defaulted to suit Barrett 550 950 Transceivers Auto Tracking Start otarts tracking automatically after initial entry into the system without need to click on the red traffic light icon UTC OFFSET UTC Local Time Offset EG Offset LI TC ffset Local Hours 0 ta 12 0 30 0 Lancel Positive Negative A time offset in hours which is added to the GPS UTC clock time giving local time eg WST UTC 8 where 8 is the UTC Offset of 8 hours PAGE 35 77 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM Quality System Certified to ISO 9002 DEI Registration No 16526 Head Office Only Head Office European Office Barrett Communications Pty Ltd Barrett Europe Limited 10 Port Kembla Drive Bibra Lake VVA 6163 19 Lenton Street P O Box 1214 Bibra Lake VVA 6163 Alton Hampshire AUSTRALIA GU34 1HG Toll Free Tel 1800 999 580 UNITED KINGDOM Tel 61 9 434 1700 Tel 44 1420 542254 Fax 61 9 418 6757 Fax 44 1420 543373 Internet barrett barrett iinet net au Internet barrett dial pipex com
22. ated and a control byte indicates the call is a GPS position request sequence identifying it from a normal selcall ortelcall sequence The mobile transceiver responds to the selective call by sending a selcall sequence back to the base transceiver containing its self ID number and position information decoded from its GPS receiver This position information is subsequently decoded by the base transceiver and communicated to the Barrett 977 Tracking Software the position information is then used to locate the mobile visually on the loaded maps Returned status codes from the Barrett 550 950 Transceiver allow Barrett 977 to know the status of every location request command Codes are also provided to indicate if the GPS receiver has lost its fixorthe mobile receiver is no longer responding Barrett 977 Software interprets the status codes and displays them as verbose messages in a status window This allows the operator to see the system status as well as quickly diagnosing any problems 1 PAGE 1 BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM GETTING STARTED System Requirements Hardware IBM compatible 486 Personal Computer Minimum 8Mb RAM or higher preferably 16 Mb One high density floppy disk drive Hard disk with at least 2 Mb of available hard disk space Super VGA graphics card and monitor min resolution 800 x 600 pixels x 256 colours RS232 serial port 1 parallel port Mouse Sound card and sp
23. cted forthe particular mobile Global Zones For global zone settings select the Zone Settings button from Direct Polling Control window which allows zone assignment for a range of mobiles or all mobile units Global one Settings O All Mobiles Range From 0 5j Assign X Alarm Zone Blind Zone x Corridor Zone ss Eg Enable Alarm Zones on mobiles 1 to 5 SE PAGE 11 BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM Ready For Tracking Once the above parameters have been set the system can be tested To do this it will be necessary to have a mobile entered into the system above scanning with its GPS receiver online Then use the Quick Poll as described below Forthe purposes ofthis systemtest select Poll Times and click on the right hand check box for the radio group forthe mobile to be tracked See page 10 Quick Poll The Quick Polling option allows an insertion of a one off poll into the current polling sequence This optionis only available during live tracking There are 3 alternatives available otarttracking as indicated in the Tracking section then initiate a single poll as described below this causes the system to poll a single vehicle Select the test vehicle The system will then transmit a position request the mobile then transmitting it s position reply The mobiles position should be displayed numerically atthe bottom ofthe screen and be plotted on the map selected Poll
24. de ddmm mmm FILE MENU Print Setup Standard Printer selection and setup Exit shortcut key Ctrl X End of 977 session If any of the system parameters have been changed during the Barrett 977 session you will be given a choice to save them before exiting the program PAGE 30 BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM RADIO MENU Channel Setup Referto getting started on page Transceiver Functions Transceiver functions can only be selected when 97 software is in monitoring or live tracking mode T D BARRETT Curent Settings STATUS MODE SCR OM SCR oftware Version Channel Mo 0016 Frequency 28000 Mode USE 2 FF RF LOW EAIT Mute State a on the selected channel Radio Functions Radio release the transceiver from computer control This must be selected to control the transceiver from its front panel Comp places the transceiver into computer control This must be selected to control the transceiver via RS 232 Whilst the transceiver is in computer control the following functions are available Channel change the transceiver channel Pagecall make a page call maximum 32 characters Selcall make a selcall on the selected channel Telcall make a telcall on the selected channel St PAGE 31 BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM Status transmit status request to an individual mobile and display print
25. e description is displayed nextto the icon Show All Mobile Labels Upon receipt of positional information from mobile units all labels containing the description are displayed nextto the icons and remain visible RS PAGE 19 EET BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM SAFETY MENU Collision Detection Safety Circles Collision Detection Safety Circles Enter Radius in metres HI TE LUTTE HTTP LUTTE HI I LUTTE LUTTE HI IH All Safety Circles cu m m Ix Page Previn Page For every mobile ID a radius m can be defined that creates an area around the mobile unit This area is called a safety circle If any mobile position falls inside another mobiles safety circle then an audible alarm is activated Each mobile radius is entered individually or one radius can be assigned for all mobile units Eg Above ID s 1 and 3 have 250 metre radius ZONES The number of safety zones is 100 There are three types of safety zones alarm blind and corridor The alarm zone is used where you wish to be alerted if a mobile enters a defined area This gives an audible and warning when a mobile selected forthat area enters the area The corridor zone is used when you wish to be warned if a mobile leaves a specific area This gives an audible and the Alarm Window Display when a mobile selected for that area leaves the area Alarm Window 08 04 56 Unit 2 in zone PINJARRA
26. e the entire map at the first map level and to increase the resolution if need be Store the images in the Internav directory Run the Barrett 977 Internav program Now it is necessary to register the map images as useable map levels using the registration process described below PAGE 4 mm BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM Installingthe map images Image registration is relating geo referencing an image produced using the process described in Image Preparation to two or four known positions defined using latitude and longitude or AMG co ordinates From the Registration Menu select either Add to Register 2 points or 4 points For best 2 point results selectthe points fromthe bottom left and top right corners ofthe image respectively For best 4 point results select the registration points as close to the 4 corners of the image as possible Four point registration is selected mainly when working with conic coordinates Click on Load Image button and select image from the image selection file The map you wish to register is then displayed on the screen A cross hair cursor is then displayed on the screen Place these cross hairs in the position of the first known point of latitude and longitude and press the left mouse button The following screen willthen appear Add to Register 2 4 points First Register Point Ez Select Input Format Lat Long deg min sec C Lat Long deg min dec C Lat Long deg
27. eakers Software Microsoft Windows 3 1 3 11 95 NT Map Data 1 800 x 600 pixel 256 colour image in any of the following formats BMP PCX TIF TGA JPG GIF or DIB Setting Up Base Station The computer is connected to the Barrett 550L 950L Transceiver using the cable Barrett P N BCA55003 supplied with the Barrett 977 Tracking Software The 25 way male D connector is connected to the auxiliary connector of the Barrett 550L 950L Transceiver The other end ofthe cable is connected one ofthe computer s serial ports A 9 pin to 25 pin adaptor is supplied for 25 pin serial ports See diagram below DESKTOP PC mn 7 TO ANTENNA 550 TRANSCEIVER DQ 3 d J w M gt E nu n COM PORT 1 OR COM PORT 2 9 OR 25 PIN 9 PIN TO 25 PIN CONNECTOR 9 PIN CONNECTOR BARRETT CABLE P N BCA 55003 The transceiver must be programmed with the necessary channels required for GPS tracking These channels must have selcall enabled Refer to the user manual supplied with the transceiverfor programming channel instructions PAGE 2 wmm o BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM Software Installation Barrett 977 Software is supplied on a 3 5 high density diskette containing a standard Windows installation setup program Installation requiresthe following steps 1 otart Windows 2 Insertthe disk labeled Barrett 977 into drive A B if appropriate 3 ChooseFile Ru
28. ec The rest of the tracking options are also available on the options pull down menu as described below PAGE 16 BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM Tracking Mode Radio polling Uses a Base station transceiver connected to the serial communications port of the PC to receive GPS data requested by Barrett 977 Direct GPS input This is used when a GPS unit is connected to the PC instead of a transceiver Tracking Display Location Click on Location or use shortcut key Ctrl L to select an icon to be displayed at the current mobile location When transceiver polling is selected the relevant mobile unit number or label is displayed when moving the mouse over each icon Track Click on Track or use shortcut key Ctrl T to select a line segmentto be displayed from the previous to the current mobile location thus showing the path traveled by each mobile This information is held in memory The system will retain a maximum of 32 000 last locations user selectable option The width of the track is set by the mobile icon size option See page 18 Point Click on Point or use shortcut key Ctrl 0 to select a point to be displayed at the current mobile location leaving a trail of point This information is held in memory and the system will retain a maximum of 32 000 last locations Whilst in point display mode the mobile ID date time latitude and longitude can be displayed by clicking the right mouse button
29. event log window will be deleted PAGE 23 BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM Print Log p The entire log file can be printed orselected events can be analysed by specifying the date range time range and selecting the required eventtypes that are of interest The log file or parts of it can be first printed to the screen for viewing before sentto a printer Print Event Log LX Entire Lag Selected Events Events x Alarm Zones X Date Range X Corridors From 2001 96 121701796 X Collzi E ven X Time Range E E co From 00 00 00 To 23 58 53 C All Vehicles x Ix All Events Selected Vehicle To Printer To Screen Lancel Display Positionfrom Log File Every eventthat is logged can be located on any registered map simply by clicking on the desired log entry from the Event Window The positions are displayed as squares in different colours depending on the Event Log redforalarm zones green for corridor zones black for collisions blue for waypoint proximity PAGE 24 BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM WAYPOINTS MENU alt w Waypoints are user specified places of interest They are depicted on the map by colour filled circles and have notepad attributes attachedto them Different colours may be used to create visual index eg traffic lights red delivery locations green pickup points blue doctors surgeries white etc
30. ignment Proximity Checking as above PAGE 26 BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM Assign Vehicles for Waypoint Proximity PAGECALL ET XIX tT tT tt Tt tT Pt E TT PT E E LLL LEE E LLL LLL 4 D PEN EE A EL LEE LL LL E LL ILLE E Proximity Distance After selecting Proximity Distance from the Waypoint menu the system will display a window indicating when a particular mobile is within the defined Proximity Distance from any waypoint This distance can be defined in metres kilometres or nautical miles Proximity Distance Distance m C km 250000 C NM O 0 PAGE 27 BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM TELEMETRY MENU alt Displays various telemetry and navigational information for example the mobile speed distance and bearing to a selected location or other mobile Information about which mobile is the nearest next nearest or furthest to a particular location can be displayed The following parameters and options are shown inthe Telemetry window Telemetry Desc Speed 22 kmh Distance km Bearing Bo Tine arriva Location Search Nearest Furthest Mest As Polled Options Units Location T able Reports X Sellcall the currently monitored mobile unit ID is displayed Speed calculates and displays the speed ofthe monitored mobile in the currently selected units The speedis calculated based using positio
31. ing on the desired icon will select and insert the appropriate icon number into the icon type box PAGE 8 mn EET BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM Clicking on the mobile s icon when its GPS location is displayed on the screen will display the assigned database entry for it description text held in a txt file image filename in txp file From here a description ofthe mobile and a picture ofthe operator mobile unit can be saved Database Entry for 0 Last GPS position Picture a Description Full Picture F Polling Groups control G Group Interval Auto Start Auto Stop A B ES ME C IE D GL ME DE Interval Interval unts C Poll Times Hours C Minutes Seconds Cancel Mobile units can be assigned to 5 different polling groups A B C DorE These groups when selected for polling automatically selectthe appropriate mobiles from the polling list and tracking commences atthe auto start time Whenthe currenttime isthe same asthe auto stop time then polling stops and mobiles fromthat group are deselected fromthe polling list Interval the time in seconds minutes or hours between position update requests of mobiles in a particular group If this option is set to O polling will be done continuously Auto Start The time at which the system will automatically start polling all vehicles inthe appropriate polling group
32. ingthe map images in the Barrett 977 Tracking System The following instructions referto first scanning a map and then registering the digital image into the Barrett 977 Systemby the user Note Pre registered digitised maps scanned from maps supplied by the end user can ben provided by Barrett Communications Pty Ltd These are supplied on disks with simple installation instructions After installation the digitised maps supplied by Barrett Communications Pty Ltd must be given map levels See Map Level Co ordinate System All positioning information is shown and entered in latitudes and longitudes in accordance with the following convention longitudes East of Greenwich must be entered as positive values and longitudes West of Greenwich must be entered as negative values latitudes North of the Equator must be entered as positive values and latitudes South of the Equator must be entered as negative values Default Map Level The system reserves one default map level called DEFAULT This map level holds an index map of the world which is supplied as part of the standard Barrett 977 installation This map cannot be used for accurate tracking and should only be used for generallocation purposes Image Preparation Before you can register a map image you must first scan the image s of the map s or alter an existing image you have to ensure compatibility with the Barrett 977 Software The map must be scanned in using an exter
33. la Boat 1 0009 Tuck 9 GB B Bf o w Ii one Settings Group Settings Polling Groups Cancel 1 This list is designed to allow entry of the polling group mobile description the icon type that the mobile will display when tracked the selcall number ofthe mobile and the radio channel group the mobile is assigned to Polling group assignment is made by clicking the mouse button on the desired colour square Polling group is enabled disabled by clicking the right mouse button on the desired colour square Each ID has an associated group mobile description and icon type The scroll bar to the left of the window allows to view and change the remaining vehicle ID assignments Icon Library There are 4 mobile icon sizes that can be selected from the options Fe Library x menu large medium small icons ora single dot The selected size will apply to all mobile unit icons and also determine the width of the track display There are 3 types of icons used to display a mobile green square icon blue locator icon icons selected from an icon library There are 8 different shapes car van truck air plane helicopter train boat yacht and 4 different colours blue green yellow and red giving a total of 32 icons Double clicking on the Icon Type box from the polling list will display the icon library Click
34. layed map will remain on the screen and the system will only show mobiles in the current display area Playback Ctrl B Selects previously recorded tracking data which is stored in playback files plb set the month and year Select the day required Note only those days when recording activity took place are highlighted in bold Selectthe time for playback Click OK SE PAGE 13 BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM Map Level Ctrl M Once the images have been registered in the system the map level section is used to logically separate image data For example images with the same scale 1 1000 1 2500 etc and orthe same type of map state maps district map street maps etc A default map level DEFAULT contains a registered index map of the world which should be used for general orientation purposes only The system will automatically change from one map level to another once the zooming order and the number of zooms have been defined To set the zooming level order for a new map select the Register menu or press Ctrl M Click on map level Choose map level settings according to the map s criteria and save setting for each map level Level Selection DEFAULT DK Level Settings Waypoint display Lancel Zooming order 1 3 Number of zooms 1 3 Add Delete Save Settings The zooming order 1 to 9 determines the order in which the map levels are chosen when zooming in or out
35. levant images and their respective map levels Load Default Areas Loads a previously saved area definition This area will become the default area and will be the initially selected area when the system is started Default predefined areas can be selected by pressing default areas button fromthe load area window Nine areas are available which will cover almost every part in the world These are Africa Australia China Europe Middle East North America Russia South East Asia and South America Save Allows to save the currently loaded area to an area definition file for future use The area is saved together with an area reference which is used in the Load and Delete options Delete Allows to remove an entry from the area definition file A list of area references will be displayed forselection Removed area definitions are no longer accessible by the system Tracking Information shortcut key F 12 Tracking Information Operating Made Display Method Data Format Data Carrier Comms Params Followed ID Displayed Image Recording File Map Level Area Screen Estenta LIVE SHOW ICOH UHKHOWH HF 556 COM 4800 8 1 HOHE CIHTERHA V DEFAULT DEFAULT LONG min 442 50 0 max Displaysthe following tracking details current date taken from the computer clock time taken fromthe computer clock operation live or direct display
36. ll on the same map level should be assigned the same map level name Exit image registration menu The last map displayed before map registration will be shown To view the map just registered refer to section Tracking Menu Map Level Level Selection _DEFAULT Restart Pt 4 Restart Pt 3 Restart Pt 2 Restart Pt 1 Remove from Register If an entry in the register is no longer required then it can be removed from the register by selecting the appropriate image name The image canthen be deleted fromthe disk drive Display Register PAGE 6 This option will list all registered images and display the following information image name map level latitude longitude of image bottom left corner latitude longitude of image top right corner Now the system is installed and has its maps registered it is necessary to setup the following parameters ofthe mobile stations BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM RADIO MENU Channel Setup Each mobile unit is allocated to one ofthe channel groups and this determines which transceiver channels will be used when the mobile units are being polled There are 5 groups of channels and one group can hold upto 6 channel numbers Hadio Channel 5etup Group 1 jo jo fo gt Group 2 e jo jo fo Group 3 o jo jo jo Group 4 o jo jo fo Group 5 o jo jo fo gt Channel
37. mouse pointer will change shapeto a vertical arrow Selectthe maplocation on the screen To specify create a destination database location select Destination Database A window will be displayed showing database locations New database locations can also be created here To create a new database location enter a new location name and click the Add Location button The mouse pointer will change shape to a vertical arrow Selectthe map location on the screen Click the Save Location button to store it in the database Select the new location from the list boxand pressthe Accept button To specify another mobile ID select Other ID and enterthe mobile ID in the edit box Table displays the mobile ID Speed Distance Bearing Destination and Arrival Time for all polled vehicles PAGE 29 BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM Telemetry Table Fa Speed kmh Distance km Bearing Destination Arrival Time Reports allows to create reports at user defined intervals If reporting is required at even clock intervals then the clock sync option must be selected Eg 12 00 12 30 etc Report Activate Printing Update the Telemetry report with Clock Sync Accept The following parameters are printed mobile ID time UTC GMT offset speed distance to a destination bearing to a destination destination name or map location latitude ddmm mmm longitu
38. n 4 Type a setup and press Enter 5 The installation program will copy the program configuration files help file and icon files into the selected drive and directory default C INTERNAV and INTERNAV INI to the WINDOWS directory Software Security The software will not run without a Sentinel a module supplied with the software that must be plugged into the parallel printer port LPT1 The Sentinel is marked with the serial number of the software it is supplied with and will not operate Barrett 977 Software with a different serial number The Sentinel should not be removed during a Barrett 977 session as the application will terminate If a printeris also connected to the Sentinel as the Sentinel provides a connection for the printer ensure thatthe printer is turned on Setting Up Mobiles The mobiles should be programmed for the channels to be used for vehicle tracking These channels should have selcall and scanning enabled Referto the user manual supplied with the transceiver for programming channel instructions Once the transceivers have been installed checkthatthe GPS receiveris operating using the send GPS position function as described in the usermanual The display on the transceiver will show the position in latitude and longitude Ifthe GPS receiver is not operating correctly the display will show an error message 3 SS BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM MAP REGISTRATION Registration Menu Install
39. n change and UTC Time Distance calculates and displays the distance from the monitored mobile to a nominated destination shown in the currently selected units Bearing calculates and displays the bearing to a nominated destination shown in degrees Arrival Time calculates and displays the estimated time based on the current speed and distance The Location is a target point displayed as a yellow circle with a red border which can be either a fixed point digitised on the map or selected from a destination database floating point other mobile ID PAGE 28 o BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM Search Nearest finds a mobile which is located nearest to the destination location currently followed by the system or currently polled by the system Furthest to finds a mobile which is located furthest from the destination location currently followed by the system orcurrently polled by the system As Polled displaysthe currently polled or followed mobile by the system Options Units allow to specify km h mph or knots for speed and metres Km and NM for distance Location enables one to specify the destination location This can be a map location another mobile ID ora location specified in the destination database Location C None O Location C Destination Database C Other ID Accept Lancel To specify map location select Map Location and press the Accept button The
40. nal graphics package This map must have two or four known points identifiable on the map and defined using latitude and longitude or AMG co ordinates to enable registration into the Barrett 977 System The map images may be in the following file formats BMP PCX TIF TGA JPG GIF or DIB These file formats are identified by their extension Note that PCX TIF GIF and JPG employ some form of image compression and may take longerto display The smallest of these is JPG and picture quality can be lost with this format Images should be saved as 256 colours Images with more than 256 colours may not display correctly Large maps can be scanned in sections and then registered with the same map level For example each state of Australia can be scanned in separately atthe same resolution registered with 977 and setto the map level AUST STATES The size in pixels of the maps is very important as the maps are displayed in their normal resolution or greater on the screen ie if your screen is 800 x 600 pixels and your map is 1600 x 1200pixels you will only see of the map you cannot zoom out It is advised that you scan the map in at the maximum resolution that you will require then resize the map in your graphical editor to create the resolutions you need for the different mapping levels ie have the first level at 800 x 600 pixels the second at 1600 x 1200pixels and so on until you reach the resolution you require This will allow you to se
41. ne button To delete all defined zonesinthe system pressthe delete all zones button To assign mobiles to a zone first click on the desired zone reference and then press the assign mobiles button The window for mobile assignment will have a grid representing the mobiles The top line of the grid identifies mobile ID s 1 to 20 the second line of the grid identifies mobile ID s 21 to 40 etc Placing crosses on the grid will assign the corresponding mobile ID s to the previously selected zone 1 PAGE 21 BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM Assign Mobiles to CORRIDOR Zone one CORRIDOR ZONE 1 Tot eo tt dd NR i Bh Accept Cancel On completion of grid assignment click Accept The grid colour is red for a selected alarm zone blue for a blind zone and green for a corridor zone The system will sound an alarm if a mobile unit that has appropriate zone settings defined is inside an active designated alarm zone outside an active designated corridor zone collision and safety zone warnings are displayed in a message window together with the mobile ID s localtime and distances Create Zones Reference one Type Alarm C Blind C Corridor KE Beate Exil select the required zone type from the zone creation window and enter a reference describing the zone and click the Create button To save the zone press lt Enter gt
42. other mobile to be followed The selected mobile is activated upon entering the desired mobile ID number Select F4 Eg If mobile ID 25 is entered then upon receipt of positional information the appropriate map will be displayed and the mobile icon will become green Follow when Polled Upon receipt of positional information from polled mobile units the system will move the map to the appropriate location and display the surrounding area Follow All Upon receipt of positional information from polled mobile units and manual sent positions by mobile operators the system will move the map to the appropriate location and display the surrounding area Show Distance Ctrl D Calculates and displays the distance between two or more points on the screen map Click on the first point and then move to the second point The distance and bearing are displayed on the status bars at the bottom of the screen The displayed distance can be in metres kilometres or nautical miles For two or more points click on each sequential point Each bearing will be displayed together with cumulative distance Select required measurement of distance Clicking the Right mouse button cancels this function Set and Clear XY Shift A variation between satelite generated GPS data and conventional mapping co ordinates is not unusual Therefore a constant correction factor can be applied to offset this variation The set XY shift applies a constant offsetto
43. put tracking mode the amber light will display and a locator will be used to display the current mobile position VVhen transceiver polling is selected the amber light will turn on invoking monitoring In this mode the system does not poll but will detect any incoming requests or distress signals Clicking the left mouse button on the traffic light will turn it to green and the system will enter into live tracking mode To turn to live tracking green light straight from standby red light click the left mouse button on the traffic light To turn offtracking clickthe right mouse button on the traffic light To stop tracking press or click on the traffic light once again Quick Poll The Quick Polling option allows an insertion of a one off poll into the current polling sequence This option is only available during live tracking There are 3 alternatives available Follow F4 This function is only available if Follow when Requested is selected from the options menu Follow Mobile x Ma 1234 Lancel specific mobile unit ID can be selected for continuous display on the screen Clicking onthe follow smart icon with the left button or pressing F4 displays a small window where the mobile ID to be followed can be entered Clicking on the follow smart icon with the right button displays a selection window where the mobile ID to be followed can be selected If nothing is selected the currently disp
44. system prompt Enable Proximity Checking This option enables or disables proximity checking for all assigned mobiles If enabled the system will prompt when a particular mobile is within the defined Proximity Distance from any waypoint Mobile Assignment Proximity Checking This option allows to select or deselect proximity checking for chosen mobiles by checking or un checking the appropriate grid selection box When the selected mobile is within the proximity distance from a waypoint a message window will be displayed indicating that the mobile is within proximity and the distance from the waypoint To asign a mobile from the Waypoint menu select Mobile Assignment Proximity Checking and the following grid will be displayed Assign Vehicles for Waypoint Proximity Checking XIX tot ee SSS Aadalen ES D EE LS sess 2 Selcall 1234 Barrett 2 PES Mobile Assignment Proximity PAGECALL This option allows to select or deselect proximity PAGECALL checking for chosen mobiles by checking or unchecking the appropriate grid selection box When the selected mobile is within the proximity distance from a waypoint a message window will be displayed indicating that the mobile is within proximity and the distance from the waypoint and a PAGECALL will also be sent to the mobile indicating the distance from the waypoint Eg 34Km from waypoint To assign a mobile follow the same proceedure as in Mobile Ass

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