StarFinder_AVL_Software_Manual
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1. 1 The vehicle information registration window will record user s vehicle and AVL information to the database 2 All information in the edit boxes of this window has to be filled out otherwise the registration will not be successful 2002 2003 by Laipac Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Page 6of 20 Starfinder AVL User s Manual amp Reference Guide Vehicle s User information registration window E Vehicle Information Required information User Name Sumame Given Hame User Home Address Unit Ho ST No St Mame City T own Zip No State or Province PO County D User Contact E Mail C address 1 In Vehicle s User information registration window is where the user s home contact information and AVL dial number will be recorded 2 All information with in the edit box of this window must be filled out otherwise the user information will not be registered successfully 3 The On Board Cell Phone box in this form means the cell phone number in the AVL In other words this is the AVL dial number 2002 2003 by Laipac Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Page 7of 20 Starfinder AVL User s Manual amp Reference Guide Vehicle s user business information registration window E Vehicle Information Required information User Company Name ee Company Address Unit Ha St Name Town City ip Mo Stake or Province Cou2. Geofence Panic Optoe Input Opto Input Unit ID Clear Send Request System Position Logged Data Current Status Curent Settings Vehicle ID Diego 0123443 Close When checking Starfinder AVL s configuration of data logging information just select the vehicle ID and click the Send Request button in the communication edit form shown above The vehicle s data logging info will be shown Click the Clear button the shown information will be cleared Click the Close button the communication form will be closed 2002 2003 by Laipac Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Page 12o0f 20 Starfinder AVL User s Manual amp Reference Guide Login information pe Vehicle Communication Request Configuration Output Control Set Account Unit ID Passiwaord Re entry Password Get 4ccount Unit ID Password Clear Send Command SMS Sending Geofence Settings Vehicle ID Diego 0123443 Close When changing the Unit ID or password of an AVL s hardware just select the vehicle ID fill in the new Unit ID and password in their edit boxes and click the Send Request button in the communication edit form shown above The vehicle s new password and unit ID will be set and shown Click the Clear button the shown information will be cleared Click the Close button the communication form will be closed 2002 2003 by Laipac Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Page 13of
3. 1G p AE Wht at 4 Ei eee tl uy mil i Da aenal Geo Zones List aN Geo Zone 1 Geo Zone I Status Settings New Geo Zone s Name you can change the Name of the new Geo Zone added on Map 4 You can modify any Geo Zone with the mouse and also change the size and position 5 Click Delete Geo zone sub menu you will delete the Geo Zone selected in Geo Zones list the Geo Zone will be removed from Geo Zones list and Map Also you could use mouse to select a Geo Zone from Map and press Del key to delete it 6 Click Set Geo Zone Name sub menu you can change the Geo Zone s name and make it easy to remember or to manage 2002 2003 by Laipac Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Page 5of 20 Starfinder AVL User s Manual amp Reference Guide 7 Click Show Geo Zone Position sub menu the map will display the position of Geo Zone which is selected in Geo Zones List 8 Click Save Geo Zone sub menu the system will save Geo Zones into database Add Vehicle 1 Click Vehicle menu 2 Click Add Vehicle sub menu you can register vehicles into the system Vehicle information registration window B Vehicle Information Vehicle Info Vehicle User Info User Business Info All info required Basic Information Vehicle ID Password Vehicle Owner Unit ID AML On board Phone Ho Vehicle Description Type Year Insurance Company
4. 20 Starfinder AVL User s Manual amp Reference Guide Sending SMS pe Vehicle Communication Request Configuration Output Control Set Parameters Time Interyal Sec Base Station Mum Distance Interval M Events Mask Base Station Num 1 4rea Code Phone No Geofence Panic Opto Opto Get Parameters Time Interval Sec Base Station Mum Distance Interval M1 Events Mask Geofence Panic 6 Optoz Opto Clear Send Command Vehicle ID Diego 0123443 eee When you need position and event information from a Starfinder AVL periodically the interval parameters need to be setup You can set up the time interval or distance interval as an interval for collection of position and events The event type that you want can also be selected You also have to select the vehicle ID and click the Send Request button in the communication edit form Shown above The vehicle s position and event information will be shown in each period you set up Click the Clear button the shown information will be cleared Click the Close button the communication form will be closed 2002 2003 by Laipac Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Page 14of 20 Starfinder AVL User s Manual amp Reference Guide Geo Fence Settings ps Vehicle Communication Request Configuration Output Control Unit 1D Get Geofence Latitude Longitude Deviation m Set Geofence Event Mask L
5. StarFinder AVL Software Reference Guide Revision 2 01 January 2004 MapPoint or GeoObjects Version Guide 2002 2003 by Laipac Technology Inc All rights reserved The Specifications and information regarding the products in this manual are subjected to change without notice All statements information and recommendations in this manual are believed to be accurate but are represented without warranty of any kind express or implied users must take full responsibility for their applications of any Products Reproduction of the contents of this manual in whole or in part without written permission of Laipac Technology Inc is prohibited Starfinder AVL User s Manual amp Reference Guide Installing the software The Starfinder AVL software s serial is included in the installation disk open the file and write this number down as you will be asked for it during the installation process Put the Starfinder AVL software disc into your computers compact disc drive and run the setup program Clicking on the Start button then clicking Run can do this Generally this is D or E but if not click Browse to manually find the setup disc and then the setup exe file Notes 1 For Starfinder AVL Software in MapPoint Version your copy of MS MapPoint North America or Europe must be installed first Starfinder Main Screen r StarFinder AVL Ver2 01 cadena GeoZone Vehicle Map CommPort Communicati
6. atitude pie Enable Disable Longitude Dewiation m Initial Status Event Mask Initial Status C In C Enable C Disable ey du Data Logging Login SMS Sending Geofence Settings Vehicle ID Diego 0123443 Close When setting up the Starfinder AVL s geofence information it s necessary to set up the parameters for geofence settings for each vehicle ID Click the Send Request button in the communication edit form shown above The vehicle s geofence settings will be shown Click the Clear button the shown information will be cleared Click the Close button the communication form will be closed 2002 2003 by Laipac Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Page 15of 20 Starfinder AVL User s Manual amp Reference Guide Output control pe Vehicle Communication Get Status c Unit ID c Relay Normal Open ARelayz Normal Close Vehicle ID Diego 0123443 Close When setting up turning on or off the relayl or relay2 of Starfinder AVL select the vehicle ID click tab key Relayl or Relay2 and click the ON or OFF button in the communication edit form shown above The vehicle s relays setup will be completed Click the Clear button The shown information will be cleared Click the Close button The communication form will be closed 6 Click Vehicle Position sub menu to display the vehicle s position on the map if there is no position information about the selected vehicle the system
7. e sub menu Click CTSHolding sub menu Should always be False Click DSRHolding sub menu Should always be False Telephone Click Initialize Modem sub menu Click Dial Telephone Number sub menu Click Hand up Telephone sub menu 2002 2003 by Laipac Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Page 20of 20
8. equest button in the communication edit form Shown The vehicle s status info will be shown Click the Clear button the shown information will be cleared Click the Close button the communication form will be closed Query or set Vehicle pe Vehicle Communication Request Configuration Output Control Unit ID nm Input Geptence Panc Optoz Opto Output FAelay1 Send Request Aelaye ee Close System Position Logged Data Current Status Current Settings Vehicle ID Diego 0123443 Close When checking Starfinder AVL s setting information just select the vehicle ID and click the Send Request button in the communication edit form shown above The vehicle s setting info will be shown This includes Geofence setting SMS communication setting and data logging file setting Click the Clear button the shown information will be cleared 2002 2003 by Laipac Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Page llof 20 Starfinder AVL User s Manual amp Reference Guide Click the Close button the communication form will be closed Data logging settings pe Vehicle Communication Request Configuration l Output Control l Geotence Latitude Longitude degree Deviations Data Logging Time ntervall S ec Distance Interval m Events Mask Geofence Panic Opto Input Optol Input SMS Sending Time Interyal Sec Distance Interval m Events Mask
9. inder AVL User s Manual amp Reference Guide When checking Starfinder AVL hardware information just select the vehicle ID and click the Send Request button in the communication edit form shown above The AVL information regarding Unit ID Series Number Memory Size and Firmware version will be shown Click the Clear button the shown information will be cleared Click the Close button the communication form will be closed Vehicle position information When checking the Starfinder AVL position and event information just select the vehicle ID and click the Send Request button in the communication edit form The vehicle s position and event info will be shown Click the Clear button the shown information will be cleared Click the Close button the communication form will be closed Vehicle current status pe Vehicle Communication Request Configuration Output Control NMEA 0183 UTC Time harms Speed knots Ce E e Latitude ddrmm mmr Course degrees Longitude dddram mmr UTC Date ddmmyy UrnitlD Events Geoence Panic M OPT M DPTO O a Send Request Current Status Current Settings Vehicle ID Diego 0123443 Close 2002 2003 by Laipac Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Page 100f 20 Starfinder AVL User s Manual amp Reference Guide When checking Starfinder AVL s current status configuration just select the vehicle ID and click the Send R
10. nt vehicle Map information Its possible to change to any vehicle to query its history information If it s not possible to obtain information about the selected vehicle the system will display an information dialog No data matched for this vehicle ID Map MapPoint Version 1 Click Open Map sub menu on toolbar open North American maps or Europe maps At present there are two Map data programs available in this system North America and Europe After opening the map the menu changes to close map click again to close map 2 Click Zoom in sub menu Map will zoom in step by step until it reaches the minimum zoom value 3 Click Zoom out sub menu Map will zoom out step by step until it reaches the maximum zoom value 4 Click Pan Sub menu then the mouse pointer changes to hand cursor use mouse to move Map 2002 2003 by Laipac Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Page 17of 20 Starfinder AVL User s Manual amp Reference Guide 5 Click Zoom sub menu select any object on the map or drag mouse to draw a rectangle on the map then click the inner of rectangle to zoom in the map 6 Click Map Settings sub menu to change Map style or Map Data there are five types of Map Data available for Map Point 2002 and 2004 Kap Setting Map Style Map Data American Map Data GeoObjects Version The GeoObjects Map Engine is a powerful tool for mapping and allows takes on the flay the following standards Ma
11. ntry Work Phone Working phone Ho 1 In the Vehicle s user business information registration window above user s business contact information will be recorded The items with in the edit box must be filled out 2 After all information is provided click the Add button and the user and information will be recorded to the database 3 Click Set Vehicle Property sub menu you can modify the vehicle information you ve registered into the system the window is same as the Add Vehicle window Starfinder AYL xj o l 7 Delete current selected vehicle 2002 2003 by Laipac Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Page 8of 20 Starfinder AVL User s Manual amp Reference Guide 4 Click Delete Vehicle sub menu to delete vehicle selected in the Vehicles List Click Configure Vehicle sub menu you can communicate with AVL hardware and query information or set information If you want to use this function you must open COM port first if you don t open COM port the system will display the following dialog Starhinder AYL Ez Q Can t connect to COM port Set or Query information from Starfinder AVL Vehicle system D Vehicle Communication Unit ID Seral Humber Firmware Wersion Memor Size Bytes Clear Send Request Logged Data Current Status Current Settings Vehicle ID Diego 0123443 Close 2002 2003 by Laipac Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Page 9of 20 Starf
12. on Help g Yi Q amp 6 A Gs Ag fo et O ey Oo gt Sp caf w 78 980792 N 42 517375 redonia ittsfiel lL L y Watkins Glen thaca Norwich ase MASSACHUSETTS Peabod MapPoint CH Mayville Worcester Boston Charl Erieg Jamest Bath UNITED STATES arlie 8992234 2 amestown Olea i pring ield amp DN E a a E pa Fai oot Brockton Warren sie EET e NATON Kingston CONNECTICUT Diego 0123443 o HNECTICUT Providence 9 Meadville Coudersport Wellsboro Towanda MEW YORK Hyde Park oHartford mo rnstable i R EREA h slaid Norwich ISLAND C Tew Franklin Ridgway St Marys Laporte Scranton _ z Bedford o Ns S Cranberry Brookvile pMiliamsport Wilkes Barre _ktetown g ON Haren Nantucket gew Castle 1 Bois eater Berwick Hazlet sf ey Ta S iigepori Lane kien eee Punxsutawney College Bloomsburg aaah Paterson gt Stamford McCandless Indiana New Castle Easton alin New York 2 Pittsburgh PENNSYLVANIA h Edison i raana Allentown s gone wickeesport o Lebanon NEW JERSEY Johnstown Carlisle Gach Reading Somerset arrisbhurg hevitowrl Trenton Chambersbur lt _ eee Sonton 9 aa Bork Te Geo Zones List meee Philadelphia AT A NTI C anir gcumberiane Hagerstown NAS NEN N ssi s Sorgertown a E E Fairmont E k MARYLAND A OCEAN Keyser Romney rele we Gineland Atlantic City Bridgeport Winche
13. pInfo ArcView or Autocad 1 Click Open Map sub menu on toolbar 2 Click Map Setting 3 Clicking Map Data Type you will select the map format that you have Mapli nfo ArcView or Autocad 4 Clicking Map Data Path you select the folder where your maps are 2002 2003 by Laipac Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Page 18of 20 Starfinder AVL User s Manual amp Reference Guide COM port 1 Click COM port menu 2 Click Port Open sub menu open COM port and begin to send commands or requests to the vehicle or query information from a vehicle After you open COM port this menu changes to close COM port CommPort Properties Corn Maximum Speed Echo 57600 f Of C On eon Connection Preferences Flow Control Data Bits E f Mone f Konsoli Parity None M RTS Stop Bits 1 C son ATS 3 Click Port Properties sub menu to select different COM port or baud rate or other parameters for COM port Communication 1 Click Communication menu Click Input Line sub menu InputLen Enter New InputLer Cancel E Click RThreshold sub menu 2002 2003 by Laipac Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Page 19of 20 Starfinder AVL User s Manual amp Reference Guide EThreshold Enter New A Threshold Cancel Click SThreshold sub menu Slhreshold Enter New S Threshold Value ParityReplace Enter Replace Character Cancel E Click DTREnabl
14. ster fos Columbia 9 Buckhannon lt aspen Hill Baltimore 3 x WEST VIRGINIA Front Royal Potomac annapolis Frankin Fi Luray PORTE iasnington a Monterey Harrisonburg Dale City me m G ambridge gt Parsonsburg _Matititon Fredericksburg sate potaunton a California Salisbury charlottesville Pina Pocomoke City rig Covington Tappahannock o ec i VIRGINIA Warsaw Lexington p Len Cumberland _ aRichmond ou o Status Settings SO 2002 2003 by Laipac Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Page 2of 20 Starfinder AVL User s Manual amp Reference Guide Main Screen Components Click on the tool bar option for initial set up and or modification of the following parameters that will be described in the following pages Set COM port s property Add Vehicle to System f Map Zoom in tool Set Vehicle Properties Mao Zoon out tool Remove Vehicle amp Set Map tool H Show Vehide Position Move map tool oa Configure Vehicle Open Close Map oz Show History Vehicle y Add Geo Zone tool Tum modem On Off Delete Geo Zone tool Add Group tool Cy Set Geo Zone s name Change Group tool cy Modify Geo Zone to Database Remove Goup tool 2002 2003 by Laipac Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Page 3of 20 Starfinder AVL User s Manual amp Reference Guide How to import STARFINDER AVL License The operation to import a license file 1 Click system menu 2 Click Import License
15. sub menu witch shows a file dialog Buscar en gt Programm O StarFinderHelp Files Ej license Tipo license dat file dat Cancelar i Abrir coma archiva de s lo lectura 3 Select a valid license file usually the license file s ext file name is DAT if you select an invalid license file the system will display warning information 4 lnput password this will allow the installation process to begin 5 Subsequent license information is obtained from the about dialog License Checker Please input password g 2002 2003 by Laipac Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Page 4of 20 Starfinder AVL User s Manual amp Reference Guide Geo Zone Add and Delete Geo Zone 1 Click Geo zone menu 2 Click Add Geo Zone sub menu when you move your mouse pointer over the map you will find the cursor has been changed to Cross cursor 3 Click mouse left button hold and drag the mouse and draw a rectangle on the map then release mouse left button a new Geo Zone will be added to the Map a StarFinder AVL Ver2 01 aye GeoZone Vehicle Map CommPort Communication Help S amp C 4 x 2 a z z aS Se d id 2 bki i a E 0 162312 NJ51 451428 Group List Vehicle PA DARN A N SNA lean ar er a Ya ali NW a ae LY aa all ie 1 DA NZA AAA NE Mer raapoint j i Yee l i Mmo ai gt A TEN Ne yy ma b H ws y EN UA REAAL J j A JA A i ON i OET AT a
16. will display the following information dialog There is no position information returned from vehicle Click Query History Information sub menu and you can query track history for the selected vehicle if you click the history data list the map will show the position at that time 2002 2003 by Laipac Technology Inc All Rights Reserved Page l6of 20 Starfinder AVL User s Manual amp Reference Guide Histroy Information Curent Vehicle ID Charlie 8992234 w 9 411022 NJ43 839646 ag BP va F Phillips A a Park 5 e reall g ga E D hga 3 ae AO ia aus i l end wos g 3 pie gaasi sging 3 to uh WS Lag One ia yoput gt s Richmond Hill i pe gin Pae 2 aos AN i eet a sey RNAI os ay g a ea aot put A Z ee E Sor a Aad oppaat High Tech Rd ene oO 4 i be a Markham ltem SS a a ee Li E R E a a T E 2003 09 16 20 10 16 43 84535 79 408018333 2003 09 16 20 11 23 43 8423866666 79 40874 2003 09 16 20 12 30 438404433333 79 409768332 2003 09 16 20 13 38 43 840435 79 399296666 2003 09 16 20 14 45 43 8429366666 79 38852 2003 09 16 20 15 53 43 8487016666 79 388025 Start Time End Time Date 2003 9 1 Set Time 0 0 Date 2003 09 17 Set Time 23 vi 59 Search Close You can query history information with Date and Time conditions of Current vehicle history information and Curre
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