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1. 67 Section11 RavTrack PC User Manual Printing Section 11 Printing Reports From the main screen select View and then Reports Select the report you wish to print choose the filtering options and then click the mouse on the Create Report button a9 RavTrack Report Builder e Report Ty ose One Pon Sort Order on Report ListLog Table Entries v 9 Sort Ascending Sort Decending Table to Use for Report Log Record Filters for the Report Date Range Group Filter V Enable Date Filter Group Filter e From Sunday February 28 2010 v 12 00 00 AM To Sunday Febuary 28 2010 gt 115959 wk Geofence Filter 1 ID Range Include All From this 1D To this ID Limit Report to these IDs 1 9999 Digital Input Filter E Filter on Input Status Parameter Filter 7 Enable Voltage a e A preview of the report will be generated on screen Click on the printer button on the report preview screen to send the report to a printer Besides the built in reports you may create your own reports using either crystal reports or Microsoft Access The built in reports are 1 List all tracked objects summary 2 List all tracked objects detailed 3 List all tracked objects with alerts 4 List all moving tracked objects 68 Section11 RavTrack PC User Manual List all idling tracked objects List historical log entries Daily Usage Report D NOD Weekly Usage Report 9 Monthly Usage
2. A Terminal Server is a device that converts RS232 serial data into Ethernet packets Once the serial data from the M7 is converted to Ethernet it may be sent over any LAN WAN or the Internet Terminal servers are an excellent way to expand the coverage of your system by allowing M7 base stations to be remotely located around a wide area all feeding the position and status data from the Tracked Objects back to a central computer running RavTrack PC RavTrack PC operates as a TCP IP Server so the remote terminal server must be configured as a Client For a list of terminal server vendors please contact Raveon Sales or visit our web site 74 Section13 RavTrack PC User Manual A gt S Google Earth Integration Section 14 Overview RavTrack PC may be configured to send the position and status information from the Tracked Object to the Google Earth program It passes the position and status information from RavTrackPC over to Google Earth using a kml file The kml file type is used by Google Earth to exchange position and map information Enabling the Google Earth interface is a two step process 1 Configure RavTrack PC to periodically create and store kml files byte selecting File Program Properties Servers from the main RavTrack PC window Check the Periodically Generate KML file box You may also select the Google Earth icon to be used when displaying the tracked objects The kml file will be stored i
3. may be selected in the Mouse drop down list on the ee top of the main window Pan Map Measure Center Map Causes the map to center on any position that the user clicks on Object info Is used to click on tracked objects and then display their position status Pan Map Is the default mode and allows the operator to click on the map and pan its position as long as Center on my GPS position is not enabled Measure Brings up a distance measuring tool to make calculating distances easier If the use right clicks the mouse on the map the ID of the closest Tracked Object will be shown on the bottom of the screen and the distance to it show to the right of the ID o Mouse position 26 34 9753N 113 27 0363W 1D 3 646 20mi CHO GPS OK Operator Admin Smart Buttons There are three smart button that may appear on the top of the window above the map They appear when the function they perform is active The three buttons are HOME CLEAR and ALERTS 28 Section4 RavTrack PC User Manual HOME CLEAR ALERTS Mouse meraid Dr The HOME button will cause the map to be centered on the HOME location IN the FILE PROGRAM PROPERTIES Program Operation tab the user may configure home to be either at a fixed location or at the position of thelocal My GPS data The CLEAR button will appear whenever there are track dots on the map RavTrack PC can place up to 10 000 track dot to show
4. Draw Circle C Draw Rectangle any object placed on it is for visual purposes only No point Cp Polygon or object on the map Graphic layer can be used as a geo fence or POI c Circles squares and ellipses shapes placed on the Virtual ES El Fence layer are given names when they are created The jaa shapes may be used for alerting and alarming when tracked _Pen Coto objects move into or out of the area defined by the shape put Geen on the Virtual Fence layer BE Points are specified on the map by placing an icon at the location using the Place POI function If a POI icon is placed on the Points of Interest layer of the map the POI may be used to trigger alerts and alarms If it is placed on any other layer it will not be used when checking for rule alerts Placing a simple graphic on the map Select the layer Map Graphic from the pull down menu Select the shape you wish to draw line Ellipse Circle Rectangle POI Icon When drawing a shape the color of the pen may also be selected Click on the map and draw the shape Creating an Electronic Fence Geo Fence Select the layer Virtual Fence from the pull down menu Select the shape you wish to draw Ellipse Circle or Rectangle When drawing a shape the color of the pen may also be selected Click on the map and draw the shape When the shape is complete RavTrack PC will prompt the operator to give the shape aname This named shape may be used when
5. RavTrack Operation View Overall System Mouse Pan Map e y Clear Track Zoom 75 Fan a When a log file is recalled the current position shown on the map of any tracked object recalled from the log will be the last one recalled from the log As soon as 55 Section8 RavTrack PC User Manual RavTrack PC receives a new position from the Tracked Object it will move its icon to the current position Y Note whenever the Log Replay window is open RavTrack PC no long displays the current vehicle locations It is displaying historical data Once the Log Replay window closes RavTrack PC will automatically resume displaying the live data 56 Section9 RavTrack PC User Manual Aler ts and Alar MS Section 9 Alerts are triggered events caused by tracked objects meeting or violating pre set rules RavTrack PC has provisions to trigger alerts based upon Electronics Fences Geo fences Inside the fence Outside the fence Parameters Idle Time Speed Voltage Missing no reports Digital Inputs Input is high positive voltage on it Input is low 0 volts on it Any combination of the above on any combination of inputs Distance Distance from home Distance from a Point of Interest Identifying Alert Conditions There are three ways the operator will notice that an alert is triggered 1 The red Alert button appears on the top of the main window 2 The Tracked Object s ID will be highlighted in red in the
6. Specify User and Password Database Name RavTrack Ges Set the Database Type to Microsoft SQL and choose your server computer from the list of servers in the drop down list Then click Connect Once RavTrack PC successfully connects to the SQL server click Close If this is the first time that RavTrack PC has connected to the particular SQL database you will get two warning messages Click YES on both The two warning messages are 1 Warning Missing TrackedObject table Do you want to re create it Click Yes to create you new TrackedObject table in the RavTrack SQL database 2 Warning Missing LOG table Do you want to re create it Click Yes to create you new LOG table in the RavTrack SQL database At this point is it suggested you restart RavTrack PC by selecting File gt Exit This will save the settings and exit the program Then restart RavTrack PC You will need to give each computer user login rigths to the SQL Server database before RavTrac PC will be able to connect to it Consult your database administrator about adding the apropriate login accounts and users Admin User Upon installation the default user is admin and the password for this user is admin all lower case letters Crystal Reports On some computers the RavTrack PC installer program has difficulty installing the Crystal Reports 10 for Visual Studio redistribution module If the report feature of RavTrack PC fails due
7. ay y mima om F 120603 PM Log 1206076 114 120609 PH 12000 Been 12000040 11019 We Rona 1 03 i tona 1 13 p DU ide 12 0000 44 G Ok 12000A E KC SS LS Database view of all y tracked objects One click on any to display detailed status Name location and status of selected Yaqui Meedons Syden Nouns pestan 3 142557 11625 0610 Status of the radio Status of GPS channels connected to PC This is the main user window for the RavTrack PC software program You will note in the lower right corner are buttons showing the status of the communications from the radio and GPS When they show red there is a problem with the radio communications set up Location of the mouse on the map 16 Section3 Configure your Communications settings From the main screen select File and Configure IO as shown below POEs ASU IA ROS Sats Sen JR RavTrack PC GPS Tracking System Ver 2 0 0 File View Tools Help RavTrack PC User Manual Print Map Area PRAVE Loggi Print RavTrack Screen View fc ESRI Flles e Load Log File Entries to Map Display D Import Tracks Plots Waypoints Ie d S Manage Log Database Program Properties Configure IO Exit This will bring up the configuration tabs for the communication ports The RavTrack PC program has 6 communication Channels The 6 channels are used gt uF to specify up to 6 different seri
8. s icon on the map should rotate around in the direction of travel Uncheck if you always want the icon oriented in its default position 37 Section5 RavTrack PC User Manual If the ID is to be assigned to a particular group use the drop down list to select the group Assigning it to a group facilitates the displaying of different groups and reporting on tracked objects by group Once you configure a particular ID click the Save button to store it to the database To delete the ID from the database click Delete To add a new ID click on Add New 38 Section6 RavTrack PC User Manual Zahl Program Operation Section 6 Special Keys F2 Center map on selected object and draw circles around it F3 Draw circles around selected object to locate it F4 Center map on the HOME location F5 Toggle range circles on off F6 Find nearest POI to the currently selected tracked object F7 Find nearest Tracked Object to the currently selected Tracked Object F9 Clear the alert flag for the selected tracked object F10 Pop up a status box for the currently selected Tracked Object F12 Reset measured distance to 0 when measuring ctrl F9 Clear all alert flags for ALL tracked objects ESC Close the window PageUp Zoom in on the map PageDown Zoom out on the map Mouse Operation Right Click Put mouse over any object on the map and right click to display information about that object The information will appear in th
9. system RavTrack PC uses a time date field in the database to synchronize the various workstations running RavTrack PC It is very important that the time and the date on all of the PC in the system be correct to within 20 seconds of each other On RavTrack PC systems using Microsoft ACESS databases default the TheTrackedObjects database is stored on the local hard drive in the default location of Raveon RavTrack PC Data directory To configure a PC for multi user operation 1 Share the C Program Files Raveon RavTrack PC Data directory or copy the file to a shared directory on a server 2 Select File Program Properties Servers and change the Tracked Object Database File Location to the common shared directory where the TheTrackedObjects database is stored In the example below it was stored on a server s P drive in the RavTrackPC subdirectory 3 Select File Program Properties Servers and click on Enable Mutli User Operation P Progen Costas diene Big Programa vn ard Display ESR ban Serene Trachea Oeti Dist base Feces a E Ckepmgt mgrte Dahana B nke mirad Is 29 Emil Tamat air e D SMTP Acad j lad Sanya rg OS yee ee E Email On Enaki ist Linn 55 Pan Homer Serj Tes ud SMTP HasiLagin Feo eer com Fuma m Esad A ress Sere da Tana nero oom Thra Grell un Pra Te Se com Sanit are Ee Gari Pa SA 65 Section10 RavTrack PC User Manual
10. 000 entries For Microsoft SQL Server the LOG table should be kept to 400 000 entries These are not Hara limits and the actual limit will greatly depend upon the performance of the computers running the database software A high performance business class server should have no trouble processing 1 000 000 LOG table entries Below is a table to help you estimate the number of LOG table entries that RavTrack PC will make per day week and month This will help you configure how often RavTrack PC should prune the LOG table Log Entries Log Entries per Log Entries per day week per month o 1233000 o o s ys ae so 0 8 ves 200 16800 777 600 00 o 2a ves al 201 600 1411200 200 120 8 ves 40 33 600 236 200 Log Table Management All LOG table entries are sequentially numbered This facilitates management and reporting To erase some or all of the entries in the LOG table select File Manage Log Database from the main screen A window will pop up that will allow you to review and configure how the LOG table is managed A RavTrack PC user must be either an Administrator or have the rights to Manage the LOG table assigned to the user to open this Log Table Management window 51 Section8 RavTrack PC User Manual P Manage Log Table Database Le lte Log Management Log File Statistics Manually Delete Old LOG Entries cosa panes 10524 400 days Execute Last Backup 12 17 200
11. C Homeat my GPS position Y Only moving objects logged 100 ft Home atfixed location Fixed Home Position Log File Entry Comment Gen Lat dd mm mmm Lon dd mm mm terDro ie 33 8 2601N ras 58 3626W Tracked Objects Center as new Home Jh Auto add Tracked Objects to Database Current Map File Type of Tracked Objects Cars trucks WorldMap2 MapLib soldiers This isused for printing reports Barnaul MapLib Car Las Vegas centered around Hilton MapLib LasVegas IWCE MapLib User Groups multimap MapLib OcatilloWells MapLib SanDiegoStreets MapLib Standardicons MapLib WorldMap2 MapLib Add A User Group Delete This Group Save and Exit Factory Defaults Quit No Save The operator must be logged in as an Administrator to change the configuration of the RavTrack PC To log in as an administrator select Tools Login and enter the administrator password Et Ur arre eN Te Lee t Furat cros The default user name and password is admin and admin all lower case letters To change the password enter the current password in the Password text field check the Change Password box and enter the new password into the required text boxes Then click OK ES when an user stops and restarts the RavTrack PC program the RavTrack PC keeps the user logged in with the same privileges even if the program is stopped 31 Section5 RavTrack PC User Manual and re started This may be di
12. Closed 34 Section5 RavTrack PC User Manual 9 Program Properties LS Program Operation Alerts Shell Programs Units and Display ESRI Data Servers Users amp Login Options Object highlight Digital Input Descriptors Highlight object ID with RED background when it Input 1 triggers a Rule Alert 2 Low Input 1 is low The DEFAULT WAV sound file for Rule Alerts 4 High alert wav A Input 1 is high bbintro wav F El Input 2 be_careful wav J 3 Low a Door is Open ell wav gt High boop wav CANCEL wav Door is closed 7 chord wav Low CLAP wav Input 3 is low IA Input 3 is high Alert List J Automatically Remove Cleared Alerts Once you have named your inputs you must enable the use of the input signal for each individual tracked object that uses it Some tracked objects may not use digital inputs and others may use them Each individual tracked object may be configured to also monitor certain inputs and others may ignore the digital inputs This is configured in the individual tracked object s configuration To enable or disable digital inputs for a particular tracked object edit the Tracked Object s information by either double clicking on the tracked object in the database window or select Tools gt Edit Add Tracked Objects Find the record for the tracked object you wish to configure and check the Digital Input Bits Used input for each input bit
13. Currently RavTrack PC can import files in these formats Originator Extension Type Garmin upt Waypoint list Ozi Explorer pit Track plot Ozi Explorer wpt Waypoint list Garmin gpx Waypoints or POIs Raveon PRAVE messages Raw position messages 71 Section13 RavTrack PC User Manual Communication Statistics Section 13 Communication Statistics A Communication Statistics window is available to see an overview of how the Communication Ports are configured and working From the main screen select View Communication Stats to bring up a screen that displays how the radio communications is working You may also click on the GPS or CH x buttons on the bottom of the main screen to bring this up P Y Communication Statistics o laz My GPS Statistics Database Statistics NMEA Messages 5665 RecordCot Size Database My Longitude 117 2802 Lo 10596 Microsoft SQL 2005 Server JS My Latitude 33 0859 5 Microsoft SQL 2005 Server JS h My Altitude 21 1 MB MS ACCESS File C Working Ra Number of Satellites 0 l e i D UTC time 6 36 54PM Multi User info GeoCoder 1692 0 Updates 42 Next Refresh 17 100 am 7113 Communication Port information Bytes in 418811 Ave MPT MS 4 2 Loading a CH Messages In eg VO Status Chan Type Device DU LZ 5665 311 SGPRMC Connected to 192 168 1 100 TCPAP Server Raveon RV M7 38 4k baud Email messaging disabl
14. Left click the mouse on any dot on the screen and the Object Info box will display the ID Name and status of the object that cause the dot to be placed RavTrack PC has a 10000 dot memory and once the 10000 dots are placed the oldest one is re used for new receptions and the previous information stored in the dot is erased This does not affect the TrackLog database file The log retains all position reports in it and erasing a dot does not erase the database entry in the TrackLog Naming the Digital Inputs Most GPS transponders have some digital input capability To make using the program easier each digital input may be assigned a name or description To assign the various inputs a user friendly name select File gt Program Properties and then click on the Alerts tab On the Alert tab is a list of all of the digital inputs and the descriptions for each input Double click on a description and type in the text to change it By default RavTrack PC allows up to three digital inputs Each input may have a high state and a low state The high state is when the input is a positive voltage and a low state is when the input has no voltage on it or is connected to ground You may assign descriptions to the high and low states based upon how your inputs are used For example if input number 2 of the transponder is connected to a door open sensor you could name the low state Door is Open and the high state Door is
15. Microsofts NET version 3 5 or higher If NET is not on the computer the RavTrack PC install program will initiate a download of it first before installing RavTrack PC E RavTrack PC uses Crystal Reports 10 to create and view reports If Crystal Reports in not installed on the PC that RavTrack PC is being installed on the 11 Section3 RavTrack PC User Manual RavTrack PC install program will download it before beginning the installation of RavTrack PC It will download the NET version of Crystal Report for Visual Studio and no end user license is required for this version It is not the full version of Crystal Reports Upgrade Note RavTrack PC 3 1 and higher version are not compatible with prior versions of the program You must do a full install even if upgrading a previous version of RavTrack PC with a version number less than 3 1 Installation Steps 1 Visit www ravtrack com and go to the Downloads section of the website 2 Log into the website If you are a new user create a user account 3 Click on the RavTrack PC software program link to download it to your computer 4 A ZIP file containing an executable program called RavTrackPC zip will download to your computer 5 Once the download is complete open the ZIP file and double click on the file RavTrackPC exe contained in the ZIP file 6 Run the downloaded exe file and follow the setup instructions 7 RavTrack PC is now installed on the computer Procee
16. Processing Time This is the average time it takes your computer to process one position report MPTs of greater than 10mS indicate the computer may not be fast enough to handle the RavTrack messages The two numbers to the right of the green progress bar are the database get and database put times get put GER a fo Next Refresh 22 100 8 17 Ave MPT mS 4 2 Loading The get time is the number of milliseconds it took RavTrack PC to retrieve new updates from the database The put time is how long it took RavTrack PC to put the new position reports it received into the database Note that RavTrack PC performs all database access in a multi tasking background thread so this time does not reflect the speed of operation of RavTrack PC It is a measure of how fast the database server responds as well as the speed of the computer RavTrack PC is running on TCP IP Each of the 6 RavTrack Communication channels may be configured to operate as a TCP IP Server using the TCP IP protocol and a local network connection TCI IP clients and Telnet clients may connect to RavTrack PC s TCP IP Server and communicate with RavTrack PC using TCP IP via a network connection instead of directly connected to the PC via an RS232 serial port There are two ways to connect radios to the RavTrack PC 1 Rs232 and 2 TCP IP socket RS 232 Connection to PC 73 Section13 RavTrack PC User Manual TCP IP Connection using Terminal Server
17. The log table is named LOG It is in the RavTrack SQL database Following is a list of the fields stored in the log file for each position status reception from a tracked object gt EntryNum Number Sequential entry number in the lo ID Number Object ID number 0000 9999 Name Text The Name of this Object at the time this record is stored EntryType Text The reason for this LOG entry Status Text Status Code Also the rule ID if this entry is due to a rule trigger EntryTime Date Time The PC s time of the last updated position received from this object Longitude Number The longitude of the last position received Latitude Number The latitude of the last position received from this object Alerts Text Warnings and alerts based upon Rules BLANK none Speed Number The object s estimated speed based upon last two reported positions Altitude Number The objects altitude Direction Number The object s estimate direction based upon the last two GPS reports Satellites Number Number of sattelites in view UTCtime Number The UTC time received over the air Voltage Number The device s DC voltage Temperature Number Temperature of the device RSSI Number Signal strength of the transmission Inputs Number The digital Inputs RuleNumber Number The Rule ID number if this is an alert entry Description Text A description field for this entry Sparel Text A spare data field Spare2 Text Another Spare field The LOG table holds the data for the log entries Th
18. Time amp Date 5 43 PM on 1 DM an A 4 25 PM on 1 un CH N o e 14 13 PM on 12 180 The user may pop up as many as 20 Information boxes on screen at any one time aa 41 Section6 RavTrack PC User Manual 2D S Creating a Map Section 6 All map files used by RavTrack PC will have an extension of maplib For example the default map is called worldmap2 maplib Using the MapManager exe program the user may import custom maps images plans into RavTrack PC and have them converted to a maplib file The MapManager program is a utility by Franson Technology Inc and is used to calibrate maps into maplib files It is integrated into RavTrack PC and is accessed from the Tools menu The first time the Map Calibration Tool is accessed MapManager exe will be installed on the PC Simply follow the dialog box prompts to install it RavTrack PC executes a program called GPSToolsXPRunTime exe to install MapManager MapManager is used to calibrate a graphic image turning it into a maplib file Graphic files are imported into MapManger calibrated and then stored as maplib files If geotiff images are imported then calibration is not required because geotiff images and maps already have calibration data stored in the file Graphic images that are imported as maps such as jpeg gif and tiff images will have to be calibrated before use Calibration consists of enterin
19. be stored in the Maps sub directory after they have been calibrated See the section entitled Directory Structure on the PC for information on where this directory is on your computer The on screen map has a number of Layers These layers are like transparent sheets stacked up each having different type of information drawn on them The operator may turn various layers on or off to help clarify the current location and status of the tracked objects It the center of the screen is not on the map the user may select View Go to map from the main window This will center put the map window at the upper right corner of the map Maps are stored in the maplib file format and multiple maps be stored in one file When using a maplib file with more than one map image in it the user may quickly switch between map images using the drop down box on top the main RavTrack PC screen Zoom Map Jump To v SanDiego Large Home MapPoint Li H D iShadowridee Layers The layers can be enabled or disabled so that the map displays only the desired information The standard layers with RavTrack PC are Object Layer Fence Layer Graphics Layer This is the layer on the map that the icons for all tracked objects are placed This is the layer that Geo Fences are drawn on When a shape is drawn on this layer it is assigned a name and may be used by the rules processor
20. breadcrumb trails of where the tracked objects have been Clicking CLEAR will erase them from the map When the number of track dots gets above about 1000 the responsiveness of the map to pan and zooms may slow down and clearing the track dots will alleviate this The ALERT button will appear with red lettering when a rule alert occurs Clicking on the ALERT button will bring up a table showing all of the current and past alerts An example of the table is shown below f a ay Active Alerts e Iesel D Time of Alert Car Rule Name Active Ack Acknowledged At Type of Alert 7 11 25 2008 7 10PM RavPack Low Battery Voltage E DC VOLTAGE 20 11 25 2008 7 11 PM ETE At Raveon Y 111 25 2008 7 16 PM GEO FENCE 21 11 25 2008 7 11 PM ETA At Raveon o AR 11 25 2008 7 16 PM _ GEO FENCE 30 111 25 20087 11PM NEW 36 Low Battery Voltage 11 25 2008 7 16 PM EI DC VOLTAGE 30 11 25 2008 7 16PM NEW 36 Low Battery Voltage E DC VOLTAGE Remove Cleared Alerts Acknowledge All Show alerts for these rules Show all y Exit The operator may click on the Ack checkbox to signify that the alert is acknowledged Acknowledged alerts change from red background to grey Once the alert condition is gone the row in the table will change to a white background and the Active checkbox will not be checked The operator may click the Acknowledge All button to check all Ack checkboxes The operator may click the R
21. configuration of alerts based upon digital inputs Alerts may be triggered on digital inputs low high or any combination Added human soldier boat and ship icons Version 3 1Jan 20 2010 Added ability to select which user group s are to be displayed using a drop down list Added Manage Log rights to user accounts Moved the location of the data maps sounds logfiles from the ProgramFiles directory to the default user data directory on the computer Added support for Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Added ability to individually select which layers to display on the map Added more system status information into the System Event Log File Added support for Microsoft SQL Server 2008 81 Section13 RavTrack PC User Manual AN SS Software License Section17 ATTENTION PLEASE READ THIS DOCUMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE PURCHASING THIS PROGRAM THE INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY READING THIS PACKAGE THE END USER AGREES TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE IF YOU PURCHASE THIS PACKAGE AND DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE DO NOT USE THE SOFTWARE AND PROMPTLY NOTIFY US AND THE LICENSE PRICE WILL BE REFUNDED The RavTrack PC computer program s and the accompanying documentation are provided to the End User by Raveon Technologies Corporation Licensor for use only under the following terms Licensor reserves any right not expressly granted to the End user The End User owns the disk on which the Software is recorded but L
22. creating alert rules related 47 Section7 RavTrack PC User Manual to this fence Fence names used in geo fencing are not case sensitive Carlsbad and CARLSABD will be treated as the same fence name Deleting a Graphic From the Map To delete any POI fence or shape placed on the map right click on the graphic item Its location and information will be displayed in the Object Info window Press the Del button to delete it You must be logged into the program as Administrator to delete shapes graphics POls and fences To delete POls and Fences you may also open a list of the POls or Fences from the View menu select the POI or Fence you wish to delete and press the delete button Drawing Polygons Polygons may have up to 15 sides Select Draw Polygon on the Drawing Tools menu and then click on the map to draw the polygon When you are finished drawing the polygon press the Enter key If the polygon was drawn on the Virtual Fences layer then you will be prompted to enter a name for the fence you just created 48 Section8 RavTrack PC User Manual The Log File Section 8 A LOG table is a table stored in a database that holds historical information about the location and status of the tracked objects The LOG table may be stored in either an ACCESS database or an SQL database ACCESS The file name is TrackLog mdb and it is in Microsoft Access format The table in this database file is named LOG MS SQL
23. database window 3 The Tracked Object s icon text will change to the alert color Reviewing Alert Conditions Clicking on the Tracked Object s entry in the database window while holding the shift key down will display the object s alert status in the Object Info window Clicking on the Alert button on the top of the screen or selecting View Current Alerts from the main toolbar will bring up the Alert Table The Alert table lists all of the alerts as shown below Cleared At Acknowledged At Type of Alert 12 11 2008 10 35 PM DC VOLTAGE NO REPORTS NO REPORTS GEO FENCE 12 14 2008 6 40PM DC VOLTAGE 12 14 2008 6 40PM DC VOLTAGE NO REPORTS NO REPORTS NO REPORTS ca Base 1 12 14 2008 6 14 PM Base 2 12 14 2008 6 14 PM Repeater1 Primary Repeater1 Primary 4 12 14 2008 6 14PM 5 12 14 2008 6 14PM e 12 14 2008 6 14 PM _ D aaa aaa amp qaaa y 57 Section9 RavTrack PC User Manual Setting up an Alert To configure an alert select Tools Alarms and Rules This will bring up a small window with a list of all of the current alerts configured in the system Each alert is given a rule name by the user who created the alert Alarm and Monitoring Ru os Ja tt Pade He 1 i onoi loane I ueteelbistgteg irosen iny F 0 Ed New Fade To create a new rule click the New Rule button To edit an existi
24. of disk space in an ACCESS database or 1000 bytes in a MS SQL Server database Microsoft Access databases do not release spare disk space even when an entry in a database is deleted A special process called Compacting must be done after an entry is deleted to free up the disk space Click on the Compact Now button to free up the disk space for log entries that have been deleted This will often free up 50 80 of the log file disk space and not delete historical information Backing Up the LOG Table AL Only one computer on a RavTrack PC system should be configured to automatically backup the LOG table All others should have their backup option set to Manual 52 Section8 RavTrack PC User Manual Configure automatic backups using the Backup Log Table drop down list on the Mange Lot Table window Daily Weekly Monthly or Manual may be selected At the interval you select RavTrack PC will copy the LOG table to another table named LOG_xxxx where xxxx is the date of the copy The main LOG table must not grow excessively large so it periodically should be Pruned Pruning removes old entries Use the Auto Prune feature to automatically have RavTrack PC remove old log entries from the LOG table Third Party SQL Table backups Software On RavTrack PC systems with a large number of vehicles or vehicles that report very quickly the LOG table may get large quickly In this case Raveon recommends that a third part
25. status of any local GPS receivers street location of tracked vehicles and various map display options such as the zoom level and visible layers Communication Status To assist in monitoring the status of the communication port or the diagnose problems with communications a number of status buttons are located in the lower right corner of the screen The color of all three buttons indicate their current status Blue means that everything is OK yellow mean possible problem and red means a serious problem exists The Com Port Status button is blue when the communications port is working and receiving valid data It will quickly blink darker blue at the moment it receives a valid position status message from the connected device If data stops coming into the port it will turn yellow and then later red if it appears all data has stopped coming into the port 26 Section4 RavTrack PC User Manual The operator may double click on this button to bring up a window that will display the list of communication ports and their individual status The Local GPS Status button is blue when valid NMEA position messages are received into any of the 6 communication ports RavTrack PC can accept standard NMEA GPGGA and GPGLL messages into any of the 6 Communication Ports When either of these NMEA messages is received with valid position data the Local GPS Status button is turned blue If after a long time no valid NMEA position mess
26. that is used on this individual transponder 35 Section5 RavTrack PC User Manual Y Edit Object Information D lt Prev 6 Next gt NEW 6 NEW 6 User Group Everyone 7 Enabled Y Displayed on Map Last Reported Information Si Last reception 12 16 2009 11 08 01 AM 4 Store reports to the LOG table 190730 UTC 4 Place Track Dots along path Location Lat 33 1455 Lon 117 2297 222 Heading Velocity 1knvh Altitude 171m Default mi Voltage 10 3 Temperature 34 RSSI 80dBm Color of Track Dot m Bearing 161degrees icon for this object Digital Input Bits Used F Input 1 M nout 2 E Input 3 Exit Save Delete Add New Quit no Save 1 Adding and Editing Tracked Objects The individual configuration information for each tracked object is stored in a table in the RavTrack database called TheTrackedObjects There is one entry for each ID The ID is the ID of the transponder The user may assign a name to this ID as well as assign the ID to be a member of a group From the main menu toolbar select Tools gt Edit Add Tracked Objects This will bring up the Edit Object Information window An alternate method to bring up this window is to double click on a particular row in the database window of the main screen 36 Section5 RavTrack PC User Manual aH Jas NEW 3 Car 3 3 Next gt gt lts User Group me D currently e Zem being edi
27. to check if objects are inside the shape or not The user may draw shapes or place icons on this layer to add graphics to the map 25 Section4 RavTrack PC User Manual POI Layer Points of Interest are named icons that the user may place on the map The points may be used by the rules processor to generate operator alerts Alarms Layer When the rules processor detects a rule has been met it places an icon on this layer to identify the location of the object which triggered the rule alert Filtered Objects Only objects that are currently listed in the Database Window will appear on the map and if a filter is applied to the Database Window then the same filtered objects will be displayed on the map Imported Tracks Only the track files and waypoints that were imported into RavTrack PC are on this layer If the option Convert to RavTrack POI was used when a waypoint is imported it is not placed on this layer but instead placed on the POI Layer The operator may select various layers to be View d displayed or hidden by clicking on the View drop E down menu The first selection is Overall System Keier me E ME and if selected displays all layers spe leet Objects n Window d imported Tracks and Points d K On Screen Information RavTrack PC is rich with on screen information to make using it more informative The user can easily see the geographic position of the mouse the status of the radio communications the
28. 4755 33 08571624755 33 08571624755 Longitude 117 2801204 117 280120 117 280120 117 280120 17 1 2009 12 00 AM 7 1 2009 12 00 AM 117 280120 x E Dodge3 232405 3308571624755 7 1 2009 00 00 06 232396 Replay Time Date 7 4 2009 8 08 25 AM Current Entry Num 1 Total Entries 14452 The Log Replay window displays a table that holds the information about each log entry that was retrieved from the log The user may click on any row and the tracked objects on the map will automatically reposition themselves to the location in time that was clicked The Play button is used to automatically re play the historical data The rate it is replayed may be adjusted with the Replay Rate drop down selection The single arrows lt and gt are for single stepping through the table The double arrows lt lt and gt gt are for jumping 20 log entries forward and backward in time As the log is replaying the virtual time of the replay is displayed in the Replay Time Date box The log file dots on the map are linked to the log file so the user may right click on a dot and the RavTrack PC program will display the location and status information in the Object Info window that was stored with that particular log entry Whenever log file dots are displayed on the map a Clear Track button will appear on the top of the main window Click this button to erase the log entries from the map
29. 5 Limited Warranty Licensor warrants that for 90 days from the date of initial use by the original End User the Software shall operate substantially in accordance with the published functional specifications current at the time of shipment If during the warranty period a defect appears End User shall return the Software to Licensor and Licensor s only obligation shall be at Licensor s election to replace the defective Software or refund the purchase price The End User agrees that the foregoing constitutes the End User s sole and exclusive remedy for breach by Licensor under any warranties made under this Agreement This warranty does not cover any Software that has been altered or changed in any way by anyone other than Licensor Licensor is not responsible for problems associated with or caused by incompatible operating systems or equipment or for problems in the interaction of the Software with software not furnished by Licensor No oral or written information or advice given by Licensor or its dealers distributors employees or agents shall in any way extend modify or add to the foregoing warranty THE WARRANTY AND REMEDY PROVIDED ABOVE ARE EXCLUSIVE AND IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE THE END USER ASSUMES ALL RISK AS TO THE SUITABILITY QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE IN NO EVENT WILL LICENSOR OR
30. 5V D Name Reported Today e amp Dat 1 Base 1 Did Not Report Today h 12008 CarNot Enabled J 2 RV status Flags Sent 12008 3 Dodge User Group Trucks 2008 User Group Police 4a User Group Emergency 11 2008 Filters are provided for showing moving objects stopped objects speeding and a host of other conditions Right clicking the mouse on an item listed in the Database Window will bring up a list of shortcuts Center To center the map on the tracked object that was clicked on Locate To draw circles around the tracked object so the operator can easily find it Display on Map Enables the selected object to be displayed if previously it had been configured as not Displayed Hide on map Remove s the objects Icon from the map 23 Section4 RavTrack PC User Manual Edit Pops up the Edit Object Data window for the selected tracked object Delete Deletes the object from the database To select more than one object at a time hold the shift key down as you click and drag the mouse across the rows you wish to select This will allow you to delete multiple objects at one time You must be an administrator to Edit or Delete objects Object Info Window Above the Database window is the Object Info window JR RavTrack PC GPS Tracking System Ver 2 5 File View Tools Help HOME Car Info Home Base General veri S iren on Tapit 2is high Tracked Obiects The Object Info
31. 9 1 38 33 PM Execute Last Pruning 12 17 2009 1 38 35 PM Clear all LOG File Entries Log Table Backup Engine Status Clear AIl OK List of LOG tables and backups File Name Created On Records a Log 9 25 2009 9 59 08 PM 10524 Backup Log Table E pLog_2009_10_1 10 1 2009 6 33 52 AM 3187 DAILY y BackupNow Eb Loa_2009_10_14 10 14 2009 9 22 00 PM 13771 E Ep Log 2009 102 10 2 2009 6 34 07 AM 5664 f RLog_2009_10_28 10 28 2009 10 33 57 PM 7605 R Log_2009_10_3 10 3 2009 12 19 35 PM 6440 rie SS RpLog 2009 105 10 5 2009 7 42 24 AM 6965 2 Go Eb Log_2009 106 10 6 2009 8 59 51 AM 7823 Older than 30 days Eb Log_2009_11_10 11 10 2009 2 27 57 PM 4352 E pLog_2009_11_15 11 15 2009 10 59 08 PM 4352 Save and Exit Close Baton 2009 12 13 12 13 2009 2 46 56 PM 3589 The window List of LOG tables will show you the LOG table and the number of records in it as well as a list of backup copies of the log table The backup copies have the date they were created in their name such as log 2009 10 1 This table was created October 1 2009 The main LOG table that holds the current log information in it is simply called LOG Use the Manually Delete Old LOG Entries selection to erase old log entries and reduce the size of the log database To erase all entries in the log file select Clear All To delete an old log table right click on it and select Delete Note each entry in the log file uses approximately 300 bytes
32. A A wa phone plane blue Plane red policeCarl PoliceCar2 PoliceCar4 PoliceCarS PolliceCar6 potion Quad a aaa ww HF A A BZ raindrop red car red pushpin red truck reddot RedX RedX1 sailboat blue sailboat red satdish SchoolBus scissors ship shipl ship2 ship4 ship blue ship red shuttle smiley snowflk soldierl soldierl blue soldierl b Soldierl gr soldierl vio soldier2 b soldier2 gr soldier2 red soldier2 vio v e x ZS 2 D a a south Star red star yellow stopwatl tools treel tree2 Triangle Blue Triangle o Triangle P e we ES A Za 3 triangle yel truck truck blue truck green truck orange VWbug wall warning wheel yellow pushpin yin_yang The icon named default has a special usage If the Auto Add feature is enabled and a position status is reported from an object that is not in the database it will automatically be added to the Tracked Objects database and assigned the Default icon Overlaying an ESRI Shape File From the RavTrack PC main screen select File ESRI Files Load ESRI Shape File This will bring up an open file dialog box to allow you to select the file to load RavTrack PC will assume the file extension of the shape file is shp Once the file is loaded it will be displayed on the map The color and default shape settings may be configured by the user To set the ESRI default settings select Program Properties ESRI Data The ESRI Data tab is shown below The user may conf
33. DOHOOOOO i O OOOOOlEBS O60 COOO0HOOO 2 28860880 7 O OOOOOOOOODOOHOOOOOO1OO0OO B89 1890 2 O OSGOOSOE9GEHGH PHOOCOOOOPHOK EABIVO ki L eS RNA al N A Line ow N ir fay En El H el eet el tet el GER El 10 bat 50 Ee EAR K nl ge 29 3 3 3 77 Section13 RavTrack PC User Manual S Microsoft MapPoint Integration Section 15 Overview RavTrack PC may be configured to send the position information from the Tracked Object to Microsoft s MapPoint 2010 program It passes the position information using Microsoft s MapPoint APIs MapPoint is run in parallel to RavTrack PC and tracked objects will be shown on both the RavTrack PC window and the MapPoint window MapPoint may also be configured to reverse geo code the locations of the tracked objects This process determines the street address city and state that the object is located in The address location information is the passed back to RavTrack PC displayed to the user and also stored in the activity log Use of MapPoint 2010 is optional and is not required for RavTrack PC to operate Using MapPoint 2010 Maps Install MapPoint 2010 on the computer that is running RavTrack PC A 60 day evaluation copy is available from Microsoft Only MapPoint 2010 has been tested with RavTrack PC although older version of MapPoint may work Enable the MapPoint feature within RavTrack PC by selecting File gt Program Properties gt Options gt Microsoft MapPoint 2010 C
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35. Input 3 is high Save and Exit Factory Defaults Quit No Save Alert Processing When an alert is triggered the rule triggering event is stored in a table and it is tagged as being Active When the alert clears it remains in the alert table but the Active tag is removed Email Alerts Setting up email alerts is a two step process Step 1 is to configure the email server and account information that will be used to send the email RavTrack PC will work with most SMTP mail servers Step 2 is to enable the email alert for the individual alert that will issue the email To configure the email server select File Program Properties Servers to display the email servier configuration settings 63 Section9 RavTrack PC User Manual y Ex Program Operation Alerts Shell Programs Units and Display ESRI Data Servers Tracked Object Database File Location C Working RavTrackSource RavTrackPC NET bin data Change Directory Email Server Settings er SMTP Host Mail Si mai it V Email Client Enabled ost Mail Server mail somedomain com IT Use SSL Port Number Le Send Test Email SMTP HostLogin LoginName Password e Email Address to send to someperson somedomain com Show email as From name somedomain com Save and Exit Factory Defaults Quit No Save Check the Email Client Enabled checkbox Enter the DNS name or IP address of the email server in the SMTP Host
36. Multi User systems will periodically synchronize the Tracked Objects on the map and tracked object database window with the data in the shared The TrackedObjects database file How often this is done may be set in with the Database Refresh Interval During refresh the PC may respond a bit slower so it is best to do this as infrequently as possible Raveon suggests every 60 seconds When Multi User Operation is enabled RavTrack PC will periodically send a query to the database server asking for a list of all new position information When new position status information is returned from the database server this new information will be processed as new position status reports checked against the rules and logged to the LOG table as appropriate User Privileges and Login By default the user named admin is the master system operator and administrator When a user is logged into RavTrack PC as admin he she may be able to perform and all functions Other users may be setup within RavTrack PC to allow the program to be operated by individuals with restricted rights To configure users the person setting up other users must be an Administrator Select File Program Properties Users amp Login and then create another username Once the new username is created click on the various user rights that should be assigned to the new user RE Program Properties Program Operation Alerts Shell Programs Units and Display E
37. Report Filtering Reports By default the report will use all records from the applicable table But many reports may be filtered You may Geo fence filter a report to only include objects within a certain geofence You may parameter filter reports only including objects that have certain parametric values such as excessive speed or idling You may input filter a report and include only objects with certain inputs triggered such as a door open or siren on You may group filter a report to have it include only information about vehicles in a certain User Group Reports from the Historical Log file If the selected report used data from the historical log file a Replay on Map button will appear on the bottom of the RavTrack Report Builder window Click this button to bring up the Log Replay window All entries listed on the report will also be replaying on the map Screen and Map Printing To print a copy of the whole RavTrack PC window select File Print RavTrack Screen from the main window To print a copy of just the map area of RavTrack PC select File Print Map from the main screen 69 Section12 RavTrack PC User Manual S Importing Waypoint Track Files Section 12 File Formats The user may import data from other programs into Ravtrack PC There are three types of data to import Track Points Waypoints and PRAVE messages Track Points These are data points created in other programs which show the direction of trav
38. SRI Data Servers Users amp Login User Login Configuration J Require Userto Login upon Program Start Set Individual User Privaleges Operatori gt Administrator All rights V ReportPrinting Delete this User Edit Basic Settings TrackiwaypointImporter Create a New User V Acknowledge Alerts V Exit Program V Add and Edit Tracked Objects Save and Exit Quit No Save 66 Section10 RavTrack PC User Manual To ensure that the user logs into RavTrack PC when the program starts enable the Require Users to Login upon Program Start option This will cause the login box to appear every time the program starts If this option is not enabled then the program will start using the same user name and privileges as when it was stopped Report Edit Ack Exit Add Manage Admin Print Basic Importer Alerts Program Edit LOG Load a log file to the u a map Load ESRI Shape e e Files Import Track Files u E and waypoints Configure the I O Run Reports a a Clear Imported a o tracks and waypoints Clear Alerts o H Edit Tracked Objects e a Delete Tracked a oO Objects Change maps E Change label colors o e and font Change comment for E a log file Exit the program a E using the File Exit option Edit add delete a Rules Modify Program E Properties Delete GeoFences Manage the Log u E Database
39. Section1 RavTrack PC User Manual av Track Complete Real Time Tracking User s Guide RavTrack PC Real time GPS Tracking Software PC Compatible Version 3 2 7 Section RavTrack PC User Manual Disclaimers Copyright 2010 Raveon Technologies Corporation All rights reserved Printed in the USA The information in this document is subject to change without notice The statements configurations technical data and recommendations in this document are believed to be accurate and reliable but are presented without express or implied warranty Users must take full responsibility for the applications of any products specified in this document RAVEON TECHNOLOGIES DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS IN NO EVENT SHALL CMU BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE DATA OR PROFITS WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE The information in this document is proprietary to Raveon Technologies Inc Trademarks Raveon M7 GX and RavTrack are trademarks of Raveon Technologies Corporation All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners Mention of third party products is for informational purposes only and constitutes neither an endorsement nor a recommen
40. TCP IP Client Relay feature Added Log Replay feature Added Log Replay to Report Viwer 80 Section13 RavTrack PC User Manual Added Geo fence filter to report generator Each individual rule may have a separate sound file associated with it Added Terminal Window capability to Communication Status Version3 0 Dec 18 2009 Added support for Microsoft SQL Server 2005 database Added automatic Log Table backup engine Added Automatic Log Table pruning Added ability to create Log based reports from the active log or a backup Log file Added support for multiple maps embedded within one single maplib file Added main window drop down selection of multiple maps Added reverse geocoding address look up using Microsoft MapPoint 2010 Street address is now included in log entry Added support for Microsoft MapPoint 2010 Display labeled Icons and list vehicles Added ability to geo fence filter reports Added ability to limit alerts to specific times Added ability to limit alerts to specific days of the week Users can specify specific geofenced areas to create reports on the activity within them Added Daily Weekly and Monthly vehicle usage reports Added quick drop down list of user configurable locations on the map to jump to Added option to rotate each tracked object s icon in the direction of travel Added ability to have multiple email address destinations Added ability to have different email addresses for different alerts Added graphical checkbox to
41. The RavTrack PC program may be configured to store every reception in the log store only data from moving objects in the log or store nothing in the log Records for each tracked object Any object such as a car bike truck that has a GPS radio transponder on it will have an entry in this table which maintains the current information about the object location speed heading as well as a user friendly name If reverse geo coded address information is available this table will hold the street city state country and zip code of the location of each tracked object Backup copies of the LOG table The date of the backup is in the table name For example the table LOG 2009 10 27 was created October 27 2009 21 Section4 RavTrack PC User Manual O Main Screen Operation Section 4 The main screen for the factory default configuration will look similar to the picture below RavTrack PC is shipped with a default world map and 3 entries in the object database All items that are tracked by the RavTrack PC are referred to as tracked objects Typically these are cars trucks people but to be general throughout this manual Tracked objects refer the things being tracked File Vew Toos Hep Objet nto Do ope PRAVE Lopgeig eratind View Overall Daten D TmcxggOtescp Ves C mowai There are three primary functions of the main screen 1 Display a map and on it display the location of the tracked ob
42. acked Objects or a range of them select the appropriate option Each log entry has a comment stored with it The comment that was stored with the entry was defined on the File Program Properties window in the box labeled Log File Entry Comments Ea powertul feature is the ability to only retrieve log entries with specific comments To retrieve only the log entries which contain certain text in the comment field enter the comment text to filter by in the Comment Filer text box You may also limit which log entries are retrieved by using a parameter filter and or a geofence filer Often it is best to only retrieve log entries for vehicles that are moving speed gt 0 The geo fence filter is used to retrieve log entries from vehicles that are within a certain geo fenced area When a log entry is retrieved the RavTrack PC program will put a dot on the map at the location of the log entry if the particular Tracked Object has Place Tracked 54 Section8 RavTrack PC User Manual Dots enabled Up to 10 000 track dots may be displayed as dots on the map and thus up to 10 000 log entries may be displayed If more than 10 000 are recalled then the last 10 000 loaded will be displayed A playback Window will pop up displaying the data from the log as selected The Dodge3 232399 1232401 1232403 Dodge3 Dodge3 7 1 2009 12 00 AM 7 1 2009 12 00 AM 7 1 2009 12 00 AM Directi Speed Altitude Latitude 33 0857162
43. age is received then the Local GPS Status button turns yellow and then later red indicating the local GPS may have failed or lost satellite visibility The operator may double click on this button to bring up a window that will display the list of communication ports and their individual status Vote For the RavTrack PC to obtain a position fix using local GPS the My GPS option in the Interpret GPS data w o ID as must be selected on at least one Communications Port in the Configure IO menu When this option is checked any valid NMEA messages on this port will be interpreted as a local GPS position fix The local position fix may be used to center the map and or determine the Home location Interpret GPS data w o ID as My GPS C Igore C ObjectData Reset Communications 7 The Error Log button is blue if there are no system errors and turns red if there are system errors Clicking on this button will bring up the error log so that the operator can investigate the cause of the system error Zooming and Home In the upper right of the main screen is a zoom drop down menu the operator may use to zoom in or out on the map The zoom value is in percent Zoom 75 E Home oO l Alternately the Page Up and Page Down keys on mi Es the keyboard may be pressed and the map will zoom in out appropriately Hint If the map appears blank zoom back 10 or smaller until the map image appears in the map window
44. al COM ports or TCP IP connections on the computer that may be used for communications with a RavTrack radio transceiver The Limited version of the RavTrack PC only allows data communications using Channel 1 The Full version allows up to 6 simultaneous data ports to be used System Communications Chan chan 2 Chan 3 Chan 4 Chan 5 cnans Must be checked to E Se this channel enable this channel Serial COM Port Y Use a serial COM port COM Port COM10 e Network TCP IP Communications E TCPAP Connection Remote IP Port Device Raveon RV M7 38 4k baud v Interpret GPS data w o ID as J My GPS Save Exit Ignore ObjectData Make sure the Enable this channel item is checked If it is unchecked the software will ignore this channel 17 Section3 RavTrack PC User Manual RS 232 Serial Communications If you are using an RS232 serial port to communicate with the RV M7 radio check the Use a serial COM port and then select the COM Port port number that is connected to the RV M7 transceiver Note In the pull down list of COM ports the ports listed are the valid ports that the software has detected on the computer Also ensure that the device selected is the Raveon RV M7 TCP IP Communications Server Listener If you are using TCP IP to communicate with the RV M7 radio check the TCP IP Connection and the Server Listener button and then enter the loca
45. ams may be configured Global Alert Settings When an alert triggers there are a number of configuration settings that can determine how it is handled From the main screen select File Configure and then select the Alerts tab If you would like the color of the object s name on the map to change to red whenever it is triggering an alert select this option The names for the digital input conditions may be changed Click on the Digital Input Descriptor to change and type the new description For example if the Input 1 high descriptor is set to Siren On and a rule is set to alert the operator whenever the input 1 is high then the operator will see the text Siren On whenever the rule is triggered 62 Section9 RavTrack PC User Manual Program Operation Alerts Shell Programs Units and Display ESRI Data Servers Objecthighlight Digital Input Descriptors ei Highlight object IDwith RED background whenit triggers a Rule Alert Low Clear alerts Siren is ON Clear Rule Alerts for individual objects upon Siren is OFF program start Input 2 Low The WAV fileto play for Rule Alerts 2 is low evillaugh wav Input 2 is high hal always human error wav Input 3 HeresJohnny wav 3 Low iam your father wav E jetson space car wav E a makemyday wav Test Sound 4
46. at a mutually satisfactory solution through mediation we agree to submit the dispute to binding arbitration at the following location San Diego County under the rules of the American Arbitration 84 Section13 RavTrack PC User Manual Association Judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitration may be entered in any court with jurisdiction to do so 8 General If any provision of this License is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable to any extent under applicable law that provision will be enforced to the maximum extent permissible and the remaining provisions of this License will remain in full force and effect Any notices or other communications to be sent to Licensor must be mailed first class postage prepaid to the following address Raveon Technologies Corporation 1750 Bella Laguna Ct Encinitas CA 92024 This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and all prior proposals agreements representations statements and undertakings are hereby expressly cancelled and superseded This Agreement may not be changed or amended except by a written instrument executed by a duly authorized officer of Licensor 9 Acknowledgment BY INSTALLING THIS SOFTARE PROGRAM THE END USER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS READ THIS LICENSE UNDERSTANDS IT AND AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS If you have any questions concerning this L
47. ated 2698 Business Park Dr Vista CA Position 33 1452 117 2298 Temp 28C Voltage 12 7V RSSI 60dBm Sats 7 Reported at 12 16 2009 11 08 02 AM Last moved at 1 1 2000 12 00 00 PM RavTrack Opera gt ke m Tracked Objects View y S View Filter Show All a ID Name Street ec User Group A NEW4 2675 Business Park Dr Everyone 3 NEW3 2698 Business ParkDr Everyone 6 NEW 6 2680 Business Park Dr Everyone 2636 Business Park Dr 9002 NEW 9002 Everyone The address is also stored to the LOG table and is available for use on reports 79 Section13 RavTrack PC User Manual E e e e RavTrack PC Revision History Section 16 The following is a list of major changes that have been done to the RavTrack PC software Version 1 1 2 February 7 2008 Initial Beta release of the firmware Activation code is 1R3A5 129RT Version 1 2 0 February 17 2008 Temporary Beta release of the firmware Activation code is 1R3A5 129RT Improve alert configuration and operation Improved admin login logout Recalls settings upon restart Version 1 4 0 May 1 2008 First production release of the firmware Added F5 F6 F7 functions Changed Alert Logging Rule Alerts may now be put into the main activity LOG file Allow imported wpt files in Garmin format to be converted to internal POIs Added ability to change the color of an Object s name if it triggers an alert Adde
48. box Port 25 is a typical email port number but consult your email service provider to verify this Enter you email account login username in the SMTP Host Login box Enter your email account password in the Password box Enter the email address to send the emailed alert to in the Email Address to send to box Enter the email address you wish the recipient to see as being the sender in the Show email as From box Once the email server is configured click Save and Exit In the alert rule check the Send Email checkbox You can edit any alert rule by viewing the alert list Tools Alarms and Rules and then double click the alert you wish to edit Check the Send Email on the alert rule To send an SMS alert simply configure the Email Address to send from to be the SMS email address of the mobile device Typically the SMS email address is the phone number followed by the domain For example an SMS to a wireless device on the Cingular network will with phone number 760 555 1212 would have an SMS email address of 760555121 2 cingularme com 64 Section10 RavTrack PC User Manual T Ae i S Mult User Operation Section 10 RavTrack PC may be run on multiple computers all monitoring tracking alerting logging and reporting on the activity of the system Multi User systems require that the database with the name The TrackedObjects be stored on a server or shared computer that is accessible from all PCs in the
49. ccur Operator alerts audio alerts and email notices are triggered by various transponder specific events such as speeding proximity to Points of Interest Geo fence violations idling and digital input status 5 One Click Status Individual vehicle status alerts and rule status is only one click away Easily identify which vehicles are violating your rules where they are and how long the condition has existed With a couple more clicks print an easy to read report 6 Database Driven The information on all units being tracked is stored in a table within a MS Access database or Microsoft SQL Server database All movements and events are logged in a separate table Users may create custom reports using Access Crystal Reports or other SQL tools interfacing with the data in real time 7 Interactive Replay Historical location and status information can be retrieved from the log file printed on a report and played back on the map Replay includes fast forward rewind pause and single stepping Replay information includes location status speed heading voltage temperature 8 Google Earth Enabled RavTrack PC may be configured to send the position and status information from the Tracked Object to the Google Earth program so that a Google Earth will show the location and status of the tracked objects 9 UHF Licensed Radio Channels RavTrack Transponders utilized licensed UHF radio channels Unlike spread spectrum system the
50. crosoft Access 14 Managed Alerts The operator may review individual alert conditions and selectively acknowledge them An easy to use alert list highlights alert conditions and allows the operator to review sort filter and acknowledge them 15 Muli User RavTrack PC may be run on multiple computers at the same time sharing the position and status information among the computers Also RavTrack PC allows individual login user names with pre configured user rights 16 User Groups Tracked vehicles may be assigned to pre defined User Groups You can define the names and features of these groups to suite your system needs and then reports displays and alerts can be applied to certain groups e LIF RavTrack PC Versions Information shown here describes a difference between the Trial Limited and the Unlimited license for the RavTrack PC program The software activation key purchased from Raveon determines the level of functionality The table below outlines the differences between the various versions of the RavTrack PC Version Duration Number of Multi user Maximum TCP IP Logging operation comm operation number of comms location and channels tracked status to disk objects Trial 30 days 6 Yes 10 Yes Yes Limited unlimited 1 No Not No No limited Unlimited unlimited 6 Yes Not Yes Yes limited The Trial license of the RavTrack PC is strictly for short term evaluation of the program to determine
51. d It may not be re installed and used with the Trial License 2 Restrictions The End User may NOT sublicense assign or distribute copies of the Software to others The Software contains trade secrets The End User may NOT decompile reverse engineer disassemble or otherwise reduce the Software to a human readable form THE END USER MAY NOT MODIFY ADAPT TRANSLATE RENT LEASE LOAN RESELL FOR PROFIT DISTRIBUTE OR OTHERWISE ASSIGN OR TRANSFER THE SOFTWARE OR CREATE DERIVATIVE WORKS 82 Section13 RavTrack PC User Manual BASED UPON THE SOFTWARE OR ANY PART THEREOF EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN SECTION 1 C ABOVE 3 Protections and Security The End User agrees to use its best efforts and to take all reasonable steps to safeguard the Software to ensure that no unauthorized person shall have access thereto and that no unauthorized copy publication disclosure or distribution in whole or in part in any form shall be made The End User acknowledges that the Software contains valuable confidential information and trade secrets and that unauthorized use and or copying are harmful to Licensor 4 Termination This License is effective until terminated This License will terminate immediately without notice from Licensor if the End User fails to comply with any of its provisions Upon termination the End User must destroy the Software and all copies thereof and the End User may terminate this License at any time by doing SO
52. d report generation for Tracked Objects and the LOG file Added TCP IP Winsock server option to communication ports Added ability to select and delete multiple POIs from the database Added ability to name the digital input conditions Added F7 key Display location to nearest tracked object to selected object Added F6 key Display nearest POI to selected object Added Advanced button to Configure IO window Added ability to read in the log file and position the tracked objects as they previously were Version 2 0 October 1 2008 2 0Beta Re written in Microsoft NET and integrated Crystal Reports Added support for ESRI shape files Added User Groups for displaying geo fencing and alerting by group Version 2 2 November 24 2008 Multi PC support added Alert Table view added Version 2 3 December 18 2008 Multiple User Login support added KML file saving for integration with Google Earth Added support for Alerting when Speeding in a Geo Fence Version 2 5 April 7 2009 Modified Licensing rights Trial Limited Unlimited Trial has 30 day limit Added tabs to Object Info window showing closest tracked objects in a list Added support for Personal Locator flags Mandown Alert Critical Alert Actions by users logging in out are now recorded in a text file Version 2 6 May 10 2009 Improved speed of database access and reduced CPU load during updates Version 2 7 July 4 2009 Improved communication statistics and information Added
53. d with the first time setup instructions 8 If you will be using Microsoft SQL Server 2005 or 2008 as your database install the SQL Server software first and create a RavTrack database before running RavTrack PC Microsoft SQL Server Configuration By default RavTrack PC uses a built in Jet database engine which utilized databases in the Microsoft Access format No additional database software is required because the Jet database engine is included with RavTrack PC If you are going to use a Microsoft SQL Server 2005 or SQL Server 2008 database with RavTrack PC then you will need to prepare the SQL Server first before running RavTrack PC Microsoft SQL Server requires expertise in database installation and administration E SQL Server 2005 2008 installation is often very challenging for personnel not trained in Microsoft SQL Server management Raveon highly recommends that professional IT consultants with proper experience and training setup and configure the SQL Server software Perform the following steps to install Microsoft SQL Server 12 Section3 5 RavTrack PC User Manual Install Microsoft SQL Server or SQL Server Express SQL Server 2005 Express is available from Microsoft at no charge It may be downloaded at http www microsoft com Sqlserver 2005 en us express aspx Use the SQL Server Configuration Manager software program that is installed with MS SQL Server to configure the server Be sure to e
54. dation Raveon assumes no responsibility with regard to the performance or use of these products Statement of Conditions In the interest of improving internal design operational function and or reliability Raveon Technologies Inc reserves the right to make changes to the products described in this document without notice Raveon Technologies Inc does not assume any liability that may occur due to the use or application of the product s or network configurations described herein Raveon Technologies Corporation 990 Park Center Drive Suite C Vista CA 92081 Sales raveontech com Section1 RavTrack PC User Manual Table of Contents Documentation and Conventions el 6 Generali celra sharp Sicha ical A ES E SA ee ed ac ae 6 Overview of Major Capabilities Section2 ANEN 7 A aaa a a a a a 7 PRAV TRACI e 7 Paw TACK PG VGISIONS itd tact iD ROAD ASA ARA ADA coda 9 Legal te 10 Installation Section 3 Lsn 11 Recommended System requirements 2 cccccecceeceeeceeecedeeeeeeedeeeeeeedeneeneedeneene 11 Program Dependencies eege 11 leie le Ce 12 Installation Steps 1140 EE EE 12 Microsoft SQL Server Configuration ccccccccccccccccccccnnnnnncnnnonononononnnnnnnonenininonos 12 RavTrack PC First Time Getnup rnnr nnn 14 Entering the License EE 14 Changing to the SQL Server Database AAA 14 AGM RE EE 15 Directory Structure de EE 19 System REG 20 Microsoft ACCESS Log and TrackedObjects ccccccccccccccccccccccnnonnnnnnnnni
55. ded System requirements Desktops Pentium P4 Dual 2 6GHz processor 2GB RAM 5GB free hard disk space 128MB graphics card NVidia Matrox or ATI recommended UXGA 1600x1200 resolution display CD RW combo drive 19 inch CRT screens resolution 1600x1200 Windows XP Home with SP3 XP Professional with SP3 or any version of Vista Microsoft NET framework 3 5 Will be automatically installed if it is not on the target PC Laptops Pentium M 1 7GHz processor 2GB RAM 5GB free hard disk 64MB graphics card ATI or NVidia recommended UXGA 1600x1200 resolution CD RW combo drive 15 inch TFT internal screen plus 19 inch external display Windows XP Home or XP Professional with SP3 Windows Vista Microsoft NET framework 3 5 Will be automatically installed if it is not on the target PC Server Optional If your server will LOG tables with more than 300 000 log entries at a time or your refresh rate in a multi user environment will be faster than 10 seconds we recommend you use a business grade server to hold the LOG and TrackedObject database Typical minimum requirements are Intel Xeon E55xx processor or faster 4GB of RAM Server grade hard drives Supported Databases 1 Microsoft Server 2005 2 Microsoft Server 2005 express 10GB database limit 3 Microsoft Server 2008 4 Microsoft Access Program Dependencies RavTrack PC is built using Microsoft s NET foundation The computer RavTrack PC is installed on must have
56. dition Digital inputs are 0 or low when there is no voltage on them Digital inputs are called high or 1 when there is a positive voltage on them To enable an alert using the status of the digital input on a tracked object first click on the Digital Input Monitoring button on the Rule Edit form 9 Digital Input Monitoring F A elt y v Door is Open Door is closed RR The put a check in the box corresponding to each input that should be monitored Once you check the input numbers then check the condition for the alert based upon that input For the example above input number 2 will be used to trigger an alert The alert will trigger when input 2 is low Door is Open Note that the user had previously configured input number 2 s high and low states to mean Door is Open and Door is Closed The actual text assigned to the high and low states is not important Geo Fences For Geo Fences a fence must first be drawn on the Fences layer of the map and then given a name Once a fence is drawn on the map a geo fence rule may be created using the named fence The rule may include any Parameter Input or Distance rule but when the geo fence option is selected the rule will only be checked if the tracked object is inside or outside the designated Geo Fence area To configure an alert to apply only inside or outside a geo fence select the type of geo fence from the drop down list i
57. e Object Info window of the main window feb ee ee e rae Left Click Single left click on an object in the database window to see information on that object Double click on an object in the database window to bring up a form to view its status and edit its name dot color and digital input port descriptors Track Dots To enable track dots snail trail of dots behind moving objects select File Program Properties from the main window Track Bate jw Draw Track Dots for all objects On the Units and Display tab enable the Draw Track Dots for all objects checkbox Also check the Make dot color proportional to RSSI if you ee een wish the dot color to change with radio signal em strength Note the Radio Signal Strength RSSI displayed by RavTrack PC is the strength received at the radio connected to the computer running RavTrack PC If a repeater is used in the system the RSSI Iw Make dot color proportional to RSSI 39 Section6 RavTrack PC User Manual reported will be that of the repeaters signal strength when the tracked object reporting is using the repeater to send messages to the RavTrack PC Set the Minimum distance between dots to any value you would like There is a limit to the RavTrack PC s track dot memory so setting the distance between dots to a larger number will allow longer trails Locating Nearby POls or Tracked Objects Pressing the F6 key when a tracked object is selected in the Database Window w
58. e field in the LOG table named EntryType identifies the type of entry in this log file The valid types are Update A position status update was received over the radio from a tracked object and this is the log entry for that event Alert A rule was triggered and this is the log entry for the alert Clear A tracked object had been triggering a rule alert but the event has cleared Additionally a text file is created and various system activities related to the RavTrack PC operation and its actions are recorded in it The system log file is called RT w yyyy txt where w is the current week number and yyyy is the current year Every week a new system log file is created The RT system log files are stored in a subdirectory under the RavTrack PC Logfiles directory Any text viewing program may be used to review the system log file These are provided for system and installation debugging purposes 49 Section8 RavTrack PC User Manual Enabling Logging of Tracking and Alert Activity Logging RavTrack PC GPS tracking activity to the LOG table is a two step process 1 Enable the logging feature in RavTrack PC 2 Enable logging for the individual tracked object To enable RavTrack PC to store GPS position data status and alerts in the LOG table from the main screen select File Program Properties From the Properties screen check Log position and alerts to database If you only wish to log objects that are moving reco
59. e made into the main log table RavTrackActivty database LOG table then select either or both of the Log the rule event check boxes This will cause the program to put an entry in the log file when a particular rule is first triggered by a particular tracked object One entry is made when the rule is first triggered Continuous triggering of a particular rule type distance geo fence will not create another entry in the log file until the trigger event clears and then re triggers For example a unit with a speeding trigger and then entering a geofence while speeding will cause two entries in the log file One for the speeding and one for entering the fence If the unit is in one geo fenced area and enters a second area another entry will not be made If the unit is in one geo fence slows down and then speeds up to cause another speeding alert a third entry will be put in the log file noting that the speeding violation is occurring again Execute Shell Program A Shell program refers to a software program outside of RavTrack PC It is called a shell because if RavTrack PC is to execute it in a parallel thread causing it to run along with RavTrack If you would like to execute a software program when an alert is triggered click on one or both of the Execute Shell X boxes to enable the specific shell program The actual shell program to run is configured on the Program Properties gt Shell Programs tab Up to two different shell progr
60. e reporting for anyone using the log file because the unit of measurement in the log is the same as set in the program But if the program is later changed to English units and the log file is retrieved it will show the speed as 100 miles per hour for the previous entry Icon Font Use the Icon Label Font drop down list to choose the font and font size when labeling object Icons on the map Circles To put a set of circles on the center of the map select Draw Circles around center of map TO put them around the HOME location select Draw Circles around home location 33 Section5 RavTrack PC User Manual Track Dots Track dots are a powerful way of showing where tracked objects have gone The RavTrack PC can display up to 10 000 track dots at one time If Track Dots are enabled position status reports are stored along with a dot when it is placed on the map at the location of the object The color of the dot for a particular Tracked Object is configured when the Tracked Object is added to the program To make the color of the dot proportional to the radio signal strength select Make Dot color proportional to RSST The dot colors will then correspond to the following signal levels e Violet 0 to 40dBm e Light Violet 40 to 50dBm e Dark Blue 50 to 60dBm e Light Blue 60 to 70dBm e Green 70 to 80dBm e Yellow 80 to 90dBm e Orange 90 to 100dBm e Red 100 to 110dBm e Dark Red 111 and lower
61. ed RavTrack PC has the ability to send and receive data through up to 6 communication Channels Statistic for each channel are accumulated and displayed on the Communication Statistics window Messages x y The first number is the number of NMEA GPS messages and the second number is the number of over the air position messages received in via this channel Last MSG Shows the first few characters of the last message that came in the channel UO Describes the status of I O used on this channel Chan Type Describe the type RS232 TCP IP of communication channel Blank if the channel is not used Errors Counts the number of communiocation errors detected on this channel 72 Section13 RavTrack PC User Manual Device The type of radio device connected to this channel Tries The number of times that the RavTrack PC software tried to initialize the communication channel OS Thread Each communication channel runs on a separate thread in the Windows operating system This lists the status of the threads Settings Describes the specific communication settings for the channel Messages Out Counts the number of messages sent out of this channel Local IP addr The IP address used by this channel if TCP IP is used Sender If TCP IP Server is enabled and another RavTrack PC computer is sending position data to this one then the Sender field displays information about the client computer The Ave MPT is the Average Message
62. el Currently RavTrack PC can import track points stored in the ot file format of Ozi Explorer Waypoints Waypoints are preset points stored in a GPS to assist in navigation or creating routes Currently RavTrack PC can import waypoints in the Garmin upt format PRAVE messages For debugging remote system RavTrack PC can read a text file that has PRAVE messages stored in it It will import the PRAVE messages as Track Points onto the map File Selection From the main screen select File Import Tracks Plots Waypoints The following screen will appear ZS Load File File Name File Type Plot File Ozi Explorer Lo v 7 Import Waypoints as RavTrack POIs File Location i amp c Local Disk America Ride plt MoiaveRoad plt faces NewYear with Sergio plt Y Server 3 Working RavTrack File Information Descrition 1 12 2006 10 11 41 PM Datum WGS 84 Number of entries 0 File Type OziExplorer Track Point File Version 2 1 Load Exit 70 Section12 RavTrack PC User Manual Select the File type to import the directory of the file and then choose the file to import If you would like RavTrack PC to convert the imported data to RavTrack Points Of Interest POIs then check that box before clicking on Load If the file format you wish to import is not supported by RavTrack PC consider using the commercially available GPS tools Ozi Explorer or GPSBabal to convert the format into one that is supported
63. emove Cleared Alerts button to remove alerts from the list that are no longer active 29 Section4 RavTrack PC User Manual There are three short cuts available to the operator by right clicking on a vehicle in the list of alerts The shortcuts are Center Locate and Acknowledge These shortcuts assist the operator in locating alerting vehicles and acknowledging them E SJ LatabaseAdmin vb 3 la DataBases vb S DrawingTools vb Time of Alert Rule Name Active Ack mg 4 8 2009 12 10 AM ATLAS PL Low Battery Voltage IR ATs Ke n z Admin 4 8 2009 12 17 AM Center Acknowledged At Locate late i LI 4 8 2009 12 16 AM Acknowledge Alert 4 8 2009 12 16 AM Use the quick Jump To drop down list is on top the main screen to quickly move the map center Zoom Map Jump To y oere des A Shadowridge In the drop down list is each POI defined on the map and by selecting one of the POls from the Jump To drop down the map will re center on the selected POI 30 Ee Section5 RavTrack PC User Manual S S Program Configuration Section 5 To configure the various options within the RavTrack PC program select File and then Program Properties This will bring up a form with 6 tabs iG E Ea Program Operation Alerts Shell Programs Units and Display ESRI Data Servers System Log Home Location V Log activity to disk
64. eption in the log store only data from moving objects in the log or store nothing in the log TheTrackedObjects mdb 20 Section3 RavTrack PC User Manual The TheTrackedObjects mdb database holds the ID specific data for the tracked objects This is the master database for the system and is shared by all users Data such as the unit ID name location and current speed are stored in this database It has one table in it called the ObjectData table ObjectData LocationInfo Records for each tracked object Any object such as a car bike truck that has a GPS radio transponder on it will have an entry in this table which maintains the current information about the object location speed heading as well as a user friendly name If reverse geo coded address information is available this table will hold the street city state country and zip code of the location of each tracked object Microsoft SQL Server Database If the program is configured to use the Microsoft SQL Server database then the activity log is stored in one table and the tracked object information in a second table A third table will hold the street address location information for the tracked objects All three tables are held in one SQL database called RavTrack There may also be numerous backup copies of the LOG table Log ObjectData LocationInfo LOG_ xxxxx Records for each position status received by the RavTrack PC program
65. g three known geographic latitude longitude points on the image Along with the map image you may also add your own custom icons to the maplib Icons are used to show the location of tracked objects on the map or to designate Points of Interest POIs on the map RavTrack PC comes loaded with many stock icons but you may also add your own using the Map Creation Tool Executing MapManager In the Tools menu click on Map Creation Tool to create a new maplib map or open an existing map This will cause RavTrack PC to execute another program called MapManager exe MapManager is the program used to import maps calibrate them and save them in the maplib format When MapManager creates a maplib file it contains the graphic image or the map its calibration data and any additional icons created for use in the specific map Import your map graphic or file into the MapManager tool and follow the calibration instructions The graphic file to be converted into a map is loaded by selecting Map New Map from the MapManager main window Once this selection is made a calibration wizard will run and ask a series of questions to assist with the map calibration Step 1 Selects the map datum Select your country region from the drop down list and then choose the map datum you will use In the USA currently the most common map datum is WGS 84 The datum will be in Longitude latitude Step 2 Choose the map projection Most projections are Ca
66. gt Security gt Users Right click Users to add the login to the RAVTRACK database Very Important Set the Database Role Membership for the Login to db_datawriter db_owner and db_datareader If SQL Server was installed on a Windows XP computer make sure the Simple File Sharing is turned off To do this open Windows Explorer select Tools gt Folder Options gt View and verify the Use Simple File Sharing box is not checked On the computer running SQL Server make sure the directory services are running so that RavTrack PC workstations can discover the SQL Server To see if the services are running on the SQL server computer go to Start gt Control Panel gt Administrative tools gt Services The SQL Server Browser service SQL Server and SQL Server Active Directory Helper services should all be started If they are not running enable and start them 13 Section3 RavTrack PC User Manual RavTrack PC First Time Setup Once the RavTrack PC software is loaded on the computer you must configure a number of settings and add your tracked objects to the database Begin by running the RavTrack PC application Select Start and then under All Programs select Raveon and then RavTrack PC This will start up the RavTrack PC software The first time the software is run you will see a pop up window showing the message RavTrack PC Trial Software License Contact Raveon sales to purchase a license to use
67. icense contact Licensor at the address set forth below Raveon Technologies Corporation 1750 Bella Laguna Ct Encinitas CA 92024 js raveontech com 85 Section13 RavTrack PC User Manual gien e e S End User Registration Form Section18 To be eligible for upgrades and notices of improvements to RavTrack PC please register your software with Raveon by mailing or emailing in the following information Your Name Company Name Address City State Postal Code Email Address License Code Current RavTrack PC Version Send the above to Raveon Technologies Corporation 990 Park Center Drive Suite C Vista CA 92081 Phone 1 760 727 8004 Fax 1 760 598 8004 Or Email it to your account manager at Raveon Raveon also appreciates any suggestions you may have for improvements to this product Please let us know about any ideas or suggestions you have 86 Section13 RavTrack PC User Manual 87 Section13 RavTrack PC User Manual For More Information For more information about this or any other Raveon product call in the U S A 1 760 727 8004 or visit us a www ravtrack com Raveon Technologies Corporation 990 Park Center Drive Suite C Vista CA 92081 Phone 1 760 727 8004 Fax 1 760 598 8004 88
68. icensor retains ownership of all copies of the Software itself The End User assumes sole responsibility for the installation use and results obtained from use of the Software 1 License End User is granted a limited non exclusive license to do only the following A Install and maintain the Software on one computer at any one time B Make copies in machine readable form solely for backup or archival purposes for the computer which the Software is installed Copyright law protects the Software As an express condition of this License the End User must keep the file License txt with the archival copies C Transfer the Software and all rights under this License to another party together with a copy of this License and all written materials accompanying the Software provided i the End User gives Licensor written notice of the transfer including in such notice the identity of the transferee and ii the other party reads and agrees to accept the terms and conditions of this License Raveon restricts certain features of the program based upon the type of License Key purchased Regardless of the type of License Key acquired by the end user only one copy of the Program may be utilized for each individual License Key acquired If the Program is used with a Trial Key then the End User may only use the Program for 30 days after the Program is first installed after which the Program must be un installed or a Limited or Unlimited Key Purchase
69. igure the font size of the shape captions as well as various shape file options 45 Section6 RavTrack PC User Manual Program Operation Alerts Shell Programs Units and Display ESRI Data Servers Users amp Login Caption Labels Display Line Options Display Captions 2 2 Shapelinewidth pixels fio Font Size for Captions W Shapelinecolor 0 zl Minimum sizeto display pixels J Putbox around captions labels 7 OKto Overlap Captions fi sA dbfcolumn for Caption Graphic Options IV Polygons are Transparent Save and Exit Whe map datum of the ESRI shape file loaded into RavTrack PC must match the map datum of the currently displayed base map 46 Section7 RavTrack PC User Manual Y E Drawing Tools Section 7 To draw graphics on the map or place points of interest POIs use the drawing tools built into RavTrack PC Select Tools Drawing Tools to bring up a small window that displays the drawing tools There are three primary uses of the drawing tools r Drawing Tools es 3 Draw geo fences for use in alerts and alarms Type of objectto draw 4 Draw lines and graphics on the map Virtual fence 5 Place points of interest POIs to show the location of SE specific places that may also be used in alerts and alarms C e Draw Ellipse The layer on the map that the object is drawn on is very important The Map Graphic layer is for graphics only and
70. ill display the nearest Point Of Interest POI to the selected object POls are placed on the map by the user to identify specific locations Pressing the F7 key when a tracked object is selected in the Database Window will display the nearest other tracked object to the selected object This is very useful when trying to locate other nearby vehicles or personnel i 3R RavTrack PC GPS Tracking System Ver 2 0 0 File View Tools Help HOME Closest POI to PRAVE Logging enabled View Overall Syste Distance 70 56mi Direction to POI 273 degr Nea Tracked Objects View S x View Filter C Show All View All Name Stat u Base 1 Everyone Everyone Everyone Ti 11 1 2008 IWANA ruck Pop Up Vehicle Information Boxes To pop up Information box for a particular Tracked Object click on the Object s icon or row in the database window Then press F10 and a status box will pop up If an Alert is currently active for the particular Tracked Object the caption in the Vehicle Information box will be Red If the vehicle is moving the background of the ID box will turn light green If the vehicle breaks the speed limit set in the Program Properties then the background of the ID box will turn light red 40 Section6 RavTrack PC User Manual rier Vehicle Information Car ID 3 Car Dodge3 Speed 0 Altitude 344 Nearest PO Carlsbad 1 98miles
71. ing a Graphic From the Map 48 Drawing PONGA o o eee 48 The Log File Section 8 ios 49 Enabling Logging of Tracking and Alert Achvitv 50 Log Table Size Limitation ceii a 51 Log Table Ee EE E 51 Backing Up the LOG EE 52 Third Party SQL Table backups Software ooocciciinnninininicinnccccccccnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 53 Displaying and Replaying Historical Intormaton 53 Alerts and Alarms Section 9 Less 57 eigene e tree EE 57 Reviewing Alert CONdIIONS ccoocococconnoncr 57 Svc Mi Tae BETEN 58 Digital Input Alerts iii 60 OO FOCA it EEE 60 Time and Day of Week oi 60 PAG WORIS ages deed 61 Global Alert Ee ieee ieee etal aaaeaii 62 Alert ee e E 63 un EE EE tdi 63 Multi User Operation Section 10 een 65 Section1 RavTrack PC User Manual User Privileges and Lo Mini 66 Printing Section 1 68 Printing Reports E 68 Fitero Rep O EE 69 Reports from the Historical Log le 69 Screen and lege 69 Importing Waypoint Track Files Section KE 70 FUG Formals EE 70 File Selec AA 70 Communication Statistics Section 13 72 Communication Statistics LA aaa es 72 EA Ra 73 Google Earth Integration Section 14 75 ONIS WE AED A AAA SANAR ANA NASA RAN 75 Microsoft MapPoint Integration Section 15 cccccccccnccnnnnos 78 REENEN 78 Using MapPoint 2010 Maps vna AR AR C A 78 GE ne DEE 78 RavTrack PC Revision History Section 18 80 License SeOCtIONN1T sss 82 As LENE GTS EE 82 2s PROS MONON ie oere RDA SA ASA AA ASA ZAR AAA DARAN AAA 82 3 Protect
72. ions and Ri e EE 83 A ESTIU EE 83 5 Blue RE in e EE 83 e EE 84 Ps DIS DUNES dee 84 ME EE 85 9 Acknowledgment aiii te 85 End User Registration Form Sections ee 86 Section1 RavTrack PC User Manual O S Documentation and Conventions Section General This manual uses the following conventions to present information Convention TypeFace Description bold italic Menu commands and button names bold italic sans serif Web GUI page links terminal Computer display text bold terminal User entered text Italic Italic type indicates the titles Icon Description Requests that you pay particular attention to a specified procedure or piece of information in the text The NOTE message has a regular type style Information shown here describes a difference between the Limited version of the program and the Full version of the program CAUTION Icon Suggest you review the referenced details and heed the instructions offered The CAUTION message has a bold type style WARNING Icon Demands that you observe the actions given in the text The WARNING message has a bold italic type style COMPASS Icon Points the user to additional information concerning the topic under discussion The COMPASS message has a regular type style Section2 RavTrack PC User Manual gt ens Overview of Major Capabilities Section2 General RavTrack PC by Raveon is a PC software application for displaying tracking alarming a
73. its suitability for a particular use All features of the software are enabled but only a maximum of 10 things may be tracked The Limited license of RavTrack PC is for use on a stand alone computer that does not share position tracking information with other computers in its network Typically the Limited version is used for in vehicle display or simple position visualization It Section2 RavTrack PC User Manual does not log to disk print reports or receive position reports over a network interface The Unlimited license is suitable for dispatch control centers or anywhere that the computer running RavTrack PC Unlimited will be sharing its position status information with other users Regardless of the type of license acquired from Raveon one license may only be used on one PC Multi user systems must purchase one license per computer Legal Notice GPS tracking may be illegal in certain states and in certain circumstances Raveon s tracking devices may not be used to violate the privacy rights of others or in violation of local county state or federal statutes In no way will Raveon Technologies Corporation dealers or partners be held responsible for inappropriate use of these products IT IS THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BUYER TO CONSULT LEGAL COUNSEL FOR THE INTERPRETATION OF ANY LAWS APPLICABLE TO THE AREA OF INTENDED USE OF THESE PRODUCTS 10 Section3 RavTrack PC User Manual gt E Installation Section 3 Recommen
74. jects 2 Display status and information for tracked objects 3 Provide the user with quick access to vehicle and system status The three areas of the main screen map database information may be resized depending upon what type of information the user wishes to see This allows the user to customize the main screen to his or her needs Database Window On the left side of the screen is the database window This window shows the data for each tracked object It is updated in real time as new position and status information is received for each Tracked Object 22 Section4 RavTrack PC User Manual ETRE Tracked Objects View View Filter C Show All View All m Name Stat User Group Time amp Dat_ Base 1 Everyone 10 31 2008 Rv Everyone 11 1 2008 Dodge Everyone 11 1 2008 Trucks 40 31 2008 Duuzmge 11 1 2008 ee 450R Everyone 10 6 2008 7 gt Para1 Everyone 44 1 2008 Te Para2 Police 1417172008 K Dan Everyone 11 1 2008 Car Num Everyone 4031 2008 New 16 Everyone 11 1 2008 ol If the Show AP button above the window is selected then the window is displaying every object in the Objectdata database There is a drop down list above the database window and the use can select a filtered sub set of the Tracked Objects to view Tracked Objects View View Filter Show All Low Voltage lt 11
75. l computer s Port Number that is used to establish the connection Raveon recommends using network port numbers 53885 53890 for the port numbers on the 6 RavTrack PC Communication channels Be sure to select the Server Listener if you are receiving the position data into the computer via TCP IP The other option Client Relay is used to relay position information out of the computer to another remote server In the pull down menu labeled Device Connected to COM port select Raveon RV M7 38 4K baud This is the device driver for the RV M7 transceiver E Important lf you are using the TCP IP Server Listener feature you must disable your firewall or configure the FireWall to pass the Port Number you are using through it On Windows based server s if you are using NAT you should disable the Basic Firewall or configure a route pin hole in it for the port that RavTrack PC is using as a Server Listener TCP IP Communications Client Relay The Client Relay communication option is available only on the Unlimited version of the software and is used to relay position reports from one computer to another To configure a computer running RavTrack PC to automatically send all of the position reports it receives via its RS232 serial connection or TCP IP Server ports to a remote computer select Client Relay There are 4 items to configure when setting up the Client Relay 1 Local Port number Choose any appropriate un
76. l file The refresh interval will depend upon the speed of your network and the number of users but an interval of 15seconds to a minute is reasonable Description View Refresh E Fly to View on Refresh Time Based Refresh When Periodically D Ohrs 0 mins 15 secs Once RavTrack PC and Google Earth are configured the process of exchanging the kml file will take place automatically and the icons will appear on the earth for each Tracked Object that is enabled in RavTrack PC If the Tracked Object has an alert the icon used in Google Earth will be red otherwise it will be the default color With no cost version of Google Earth that may be freely downloaded Google has disable many of their icons that are ideal for tracking vehicles Their icon list is show below but you may find that vehicle icons will display as pins or drops unless you purchase the upgrade to Google Earth Plus Please consult the Google Earth License terms of use for information about using it to plot the location of your vehicles 76 RavTrack PC User Manual Section13 The standard Google Earth Icons are show below There are 4 pallets 2 5 and 64 icons in each pallet 2 DOOHOOOHOOOA GO OHOOOOGDHDOOOODOBDODOOOO i COOOOSOOODSOSSSCAERue Oe s O Oto Ga 11s 2 9OOOGOGOOOSd9dd9d4ndGOOOO0O OO GOO9GH 0O i G IE EE E CS ES e ES SES SO OOOOOOOSCCHIEIAIAOS PRR RR ERR ERE SRS ees eR eee he Re ee ee OK SERA OF OCODOTAPHOOOOOOOOOO
77. lick Save and Exit Once this option is enabled the MapPoint button will appear on the main screen Click this button to pull up a MapPoint map You will see vehicle icons on the MapPoint map at the location of each tracked object Reverse Geo Coding To display the actual street address of a tracked object on RavTrack PC RavTrack PC needs a program that can look up an address based upon the latitude and longitude of an object MapPoint 2010 can be used for this To enable reverse Geocoding select File gt Program Properties gt Options gt from the main menu 78 Section13 RavTrack PC User Manual Program Operation Alerts Shell Programs Units and Display ESRI Data Servers Users 8 Login Geocoding address look up External Program Interfaces MP1020 Y Microsoft MapPoint 2010 Map Display In the Geocoding drop down box select MP2010 to turn on reverse geocoding or NONE to turn it off When geocoding is enabled RavTrack PC will use MapPoint 2010 to look up street address MapPoint 2010 must be installed on the computer running RavTrack PC for this to work If it is not installed and error will the thrown if geocoding is enabled Once enabled street address information is available to the user in both the object info window and the tracked object database Car Info NEW 3 General Nearby Overa ID 3 Name NEW 3 Speed 0 Heading Alt 158m Distance 0 02km Bearing 85 Loc
78. mmended also check Only moving objects logged and specify the minimum distance an object must move before its location and status are stored to the LOG table Y Program Properties Program Operation Alerts hms Units and Display ESRI Data Servers Track Log Home Location Y Log position and alerts to database Home at my GP Y Only moving objects logged 100 m Home at fixed Ic Fixed Home Positio bea Pia Pain Pamesa md dd ddid Once logging is enabled it still must be enabled for the individual tracked objects Then a tracked object is first defined the default logging is enabled To enable disable logging of individual objects configure this by first double clicking on the object in the database window or select Tools Add edit tracked objects Locate the object in question and check Store reports to the log file to enable logging for this object If checked every time the object transmits a position status the specifics of the transmission are stored in the LOG table SEM Otfect Information tee 50 Section8 RavTrack PC User Manual Log Table Size Limitation All databases have size limitations and because the LOG table can grow over time to be quite large the user must be aware of the size of the LOG table and manage it properly by Pruning it to remove old data and periodically backing it up For Microsoft ACESSS LOG tables the table should be limited to about 100
79. n the Location Where This Rule Applies box The select the geo fence name Location Where This Rule Applies Fence name Geta Lan EVERYWHERE T a he Triggers OUT SIDE FENCE F Execute Shell 1 If you do not want any geo fence to apply to the rule select EVER WHERE Time and Day of Week The time of day and day of week that a rule applies to may also be defined for each rule you set up By default rules apply all day every day Change the Time 60 Section9 RavTrack PC User Manual Limit to set the time of day the rule applies to and uncheck individual Days of the Week that the rule should not apply to Time Limit O 24 hours a day Only between 12 00 01 AM and 12 00 00 PM Days of the week V Mon Y Tue Y Wed Y Thu Y Fri Y Sat Y Sun Location Where This Rule Applies Fence name INSIDE FENCE v Bella Laguna VbNote If two fences on the map have the same name a rule alert may not be triggered even if the tracked object is inside or outside of either fence Do not use the same name for two different fences Actions When a rule s conditions are meet a variety of actions may be taken The possible actions are Action to Take When the Rule Triggers Y Alert Operator Execute Shell 1 J Log when event triggers Execute Shell 2 Send Email When Rule Triggers Play a Sound File Send Email v Play sound Sound File to Play Email Address s to send to separate with Test Sou
80. n the same location as the Tracked Object Database File Location shown on the Servers tab You may change this location and it may be a local hard drive or a network drive YY Program Properties LX Program Operation Alerts Shell Programs Units and Display ESRI Data Servers Users amp Login Tracked Object Database File Location C Working RavTrackSource RavTrackPC NET bin Data Change Directory Multi User Options Google Earth KML file generation Single User Operation Iw Periodically Generate KML file of tracked objects Enable Multi User Operation Pallet2 icon3 png el Google Earth Icon to Use Database Refresh Interval 10 2 Install Google Earth and start it up From the Google Earth main screen select Add Network Link This option is used to create a link to a kml file on a network or the local computer Give the new network connection a name Next to Link click on the button labeled Browse and select the kml file that RavTrack PC is periodically saving The kml file is in the directory you defined in step 1 It name is TheTrackedObjects kml 75 Section13 RavTrack PC User Manual Google Earth New Network Link Name Untitled Network Link Link Browse Y Allow this folder to be expanded Show contents as options radio button selection Description View Refresh Description Click on the Refresh tab and configure Google Earth to periodically retrieve the km
81. nable the TCP IP Client Protocol SQL Server Configuration Manager gt SQL Native Client Configuration gt Client Protocols gt TCP IP Also download and install the Management Studio for SQL Server The Express version may be downloaded at the same website as the SQL Server Express is downloaded from To run Management Studio as an administrator right click on it when you start it and say Run As and then select the administration account to run as Configure the SQL Server Settings using Management Studio a Set the default transaction time out to 600 seconds Tools gt Options gt Designers gt Transaction Timeout b Add Logins for any user ID that will be using the database Security gt Logins then right click Logins and select New Login Add your user account and password here c Create a database with the name RavTrack You do not need to create any tables in the database as RavTrack PC will create them the first time it connects to this database Set the Server Role for the users to serveradmin d Add the Logins or users that will use RavTrack PC software to the RavTrack database To add Logins expand the RavTrack database tab Security Users Then right click Users to add new users to the database Set the new Login s Default Database to RavTrack e Once the Login has been added to the Databases Security add the user to the RavTrack database Server gt Databases gt RAVTRACK
82. nd doorbell wav e Save Rule Delete Rule Exit Play A Sound The sound files to play and the shell programs to execute are configured in the File Program Properties Alerts menu and the File Program Properties Shells selections If a rule is set to play a sound whenever it is triggered the configured sound will be played when a rule is triggered but it will not be played again for at least 5 seconds even if another rule is triggered Highlight the Icon Label To have an object that triggers an alert be highlighted in red in the tracked objects window select File Program Properties Alerts and check the Highlight object in RED when it triggers a rule alert box Send an Email or SMS To have an email sent or SMS message sent when a rule is triggered select Send Email Whenever the rule is triggered an email will be sent to the email address 61 Section9 RavTrack PC User Manual as configured in the File Program Properties Servers tab The email will show the ID name location and the description of the alert condition You may enter an email address or addresses where this rule will be sent to If multiple email address are entered separate them with a semicolon If you do not enter any email address in the rule s email address box then the email will be sent to the default email address as specified in the programs configuration Enter the Alert into the LOG table If you would like an entry to b
83. nd logging the activity of RavTrack Transponders SAN MECA Ep 3 Leg at This easy to use PC application graphically shows the location and status of cars trucks people or anything equipped with RavTrack Transponders The displayed map may be any graphic image bitmap or pg ESRI shape files may eb imported and overlay on the image RavTrack PC Features The features below are what make a RavTrack PC the right choice for real time tracking 1 Real time Position and status updates are available as quickly as every second The installer may configure the system report interval to whatever update interval he wishes trading off latency of reporting for power consumption and number of assists tracked 2 Simple A single PC is all that is required No server no Internet no cellular carrier is needed The map on the display may be any graphics image One click on an icon and the user can see complete vehicle status including location distance heading speed I O status temperature voltage and radio signal strength 3 Geo Fencing Geo fences are virtual boundaries you can draw on the map and then create rules to trigger an alert when tracked object are in Section2 RavTrack PC User Manual out or speeding in the fence They can also be used to create reports specifying the geo fenced area to include on the report 4 Custom Alerts The program may be configured to alert the operator when certain events o
84. ng rule double click the rule in the list or select it and click Edit Enter the name for the rule in the Name of this rule text box The name of the rule will appear in an alert box if the rule is triggered and the operator of the program needs to be notified 9 Rule Edit BAX Rules fuse a name for the rule that the operator will understand For example Name of this rule instead of calling a rule Rule A call it Idling too long Speeding Rule Object is exceeding T Rule Enabled the preset speed limit This will allow Rule applies to the operator to better understand the LEE Object 1D 0000 e A range of objects to Object ID 3999 r Alert alarm when the object does this situation that triggered the rule CHE ECKE In the Rule Applies To box select the range of object IDs that this rule will apply to Every time an object reports its position and status the RavTrack PC s rule processor checks the position and status against all rules that apply to the object A rule will apply only if the reporting object s ID is within the ID range specified in this box 58 Section9 RavTrack PC User Manual A Rule Edit AA e e Rules Name of this rule New Rule 3 4 Rule Enabled Rule applies to A single object E A range of objects to Object ID 23_ This Group Everyone 4 Rule only applies if this flag is received Alert alarm when the object does
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86. of the main screen To find a map if it is off screen select View Go To Map from the main screen The RavTrack PC keeps track of a Home position Home may be used for centering the map or referenced by the rules processor For example a rule may be configured to alert the operator if an object is too far from the Home position Or the RavTrack PC A may be configured to automatically keep the map o centered on the Home position os fi locas Foard Hares Partan Home may be either a fixed location manually zi entered by the operator or it may be the current J position as reported by a local GPS receiver Lal dd rnm rem Lon di nm rem 7 30N 117 40007wW Ceris noa Home 27 Section4 RavTrack PC User Manual connected to a Communications Port This may be configured on the Program Operation tab of the Program Properties form as shown on the right The Raveon RV M7 series of GPS transponders will output NMEA position messages mimicking the messages from a standard GPS as well as PRAVE position status messages from other transceivers so that a separate local GPS receiver is often not needed Mouse Operation The current position of the mouse pointer is shown and the bottom of the screen The position is shown in the dd mm mmmm format where dd is the degrees and mm mmmm is the decimal minutes The way the mouse interacts with the map may be SS changed by the operator The operation of the mouse ouse CenterMap
87. older Options window select the View tab In the Advanced Settings deselect Use Simple File Sharing Click OK to close the Folder Options window eno rf System Database RTsystem mdb The RTsystem mdb database holds configuration information about the RavTrack system It has 3 tables in it Fences The records in this table hold information about the geo fences that have been established as well as points of interest and all user created graphics and shapes on the map AlarmRules As the table name implies each entry in this table holds an individual alarm alert rule Alarm alert rules specify the conditions that trigger alerts as well as the action to take if an alert is triggered The rules processor in the RavTrack PC monitors the objects and verifies every position report against these rules and generates alerts based upon the rules RouteData As the table name implies each this table holds the waypoints for routes Microsoft ACCESS Log and TrackedObjects If the program is configured to use the Microsoft Access database default setting then the Tracked Object database and the activity log are stored in MS ACCESS databases as described in this section TrackLog mdb The TrackLog mdb database holds the activity log for the RavTrack system It has one table in it the activity log Log Records for each position status received by the RavTrack PC program The RavTrack PC program may be configured to store every rec
88. on Alerts Shell Programs Units and Display ESRI Data Servers Distance Units of Measure Map Center C Metric kilometers I Keep map centered on My GPS location e English miles Track Dots Icon Label Font IY Draw Track Dots for all objects Arial Narrow O Make dot color proportional to RSSI Minimum distance between dots Size 10 100 ft Normal Color ul Circles altra ES Nocircles shown Icon Label Offset Ze Draw circle around center of map 0 C Draw circle around home location EI 16 LE List Filter Settings Speed Limit 55 Idling Time hours 1 Default Icon for Importing POIs Voltage Limit 11 5 fred z V ShowPOInames with the Icons Save and Exit Factory Defaults Quit No Save Metric or English Units The program can display speed and distance in either Metric or English format Log entries in the Log database as well as status entries in the tracked objects database are stored using the selected format Wuse caution when changing the units or measure and later analyzing the data If the system of measurement was set to one type and then data was stored in the database when it is changed to another format the databases still holds the old data in the old units of measure and thus data recalled from them may be displayed incorrectly For example if the program is set to metric and an object was recorded going 100km hour the speed is saved in the LOG table as 100 This simplifies th
89. operator owns the right to use the channel And UHF radio channels have 10X or more the communication range of unlicensed spread spectrum radios 10 Low Cost Transponders The highly integrated M7 GX Transponder has a radio modem and GPS in one assembly The per unit cost is lower than any other UHF AVL product on the market Itis simple to use so the cost in installation is very low There is no cost for a wireless carrier or satellite provider 11 Secure All position transmissions are encrypted so that only radios with the same pass key code can communicate The RavTrack PC program is also administrator rights protected allowing a view only user mode and total control for the administrator 12 Advanced Features Advanced features are configured when the Transponder is installed The RavTrack Transponders have alarm inputs and status output pins for specialized applications All RavTrack Transponders have the ability to send time temperature 8 Section2 RavTrack PC User Manual voltage altitude I O status alarms satellite signal quality and radio signal quality in each transmission so the system operator has enormous visibility on the status and location of his tracked objects 13 Advanced Reporting RavTrack PC uses the industry leading Crystal Reports to provide powerful and flexible reporting capabilities Standard reports are included with RavTrack PC and the user may create custom reports using Crystal Reports or Mi
90. ram s user are stored in this directory RavTrack PC icons This directory has various icons that the user may edit and merge into their custom maps RavTrack PC Logfiles This directory holds the weekly program operation log file This is not a database but a text file describing general program operation events and errors It holds the event logs for RavTrack PC not the log file for vehicle movements RavTrack PC Reports This directory hold the Crystal Report files used by RavTrack PC RavTrack PC Sounds This directory holds sound files wav that can be played when an alert is triggered If you cannot view the C ProgramData directory perform the following steps so this directory is no longer hidden Windows Vista 1 Select Start gt Computer 2 Open the C drive and locate the ProgramData folder If you do not see the ProgramData folder take these additional steps to make it visible a Select Organize gt Folder And Search Options b In the Folder Options window select the View tab c In Advanced Settings select Show Hidden Files And Folders d Click OK to close the Folder Options window 19 Section3 RavTrack PC User Manual Windows XP Professional and Windows 2000 1 Ifyou use Windows XP Professional temporarily disable simple file sharing if you use Windows 2000 skip this step and start with Step 2 Select Start gt My Computer Select Tools gt Folder Options In the F
91. rmation Window displays status and location information about a selected tracked object Selecting an object for display its is done by right clicking on the object in the database window or right click on its icon on the map This window can also be used to identify geo fences track dots and points of interest on the map by right clicking on them There are two tabs in the Object Info Window One tab shows the status of the currently selected object and the other tab shows a list of the vehicles nearby to the selected vehicle as well as the distance and bearing to the other vehicles Car Info Home Base Car Info Home Le General Nearby General Nearby ID 1 Name Home Base Speed 0 Heading 0 Alt 259ft Distance 8 49mi Bearing 170 Position 33 5 1438N 117 16 8000W Temp 91F Voltage 12 7V RSSI 57dBm Reported at 1 11 2009 5 43 38 PM Last moved at 1 11 2009 3 55 18 PM Siren on Input 2 is high 24 Section4 Map RavTrack PC User Manual The map shown on the main screen may be the stock world map shipped with the RavTrack PC software or a custom map You may create your own custom map by using the built in map calibration tools importing a geo tiff map file or contact Raveon for assistance with creating a map for your particular application Virtually any graphic file may be converted to a RavTrack map file Maps are stored in a Maps sub directory All maps used by the RavTrack PC program must
92. rtesian 42 Section6 RavTrack PC User Manual Step 3 4 and 5 Require the user to click on known location on their image and enter the latitude and longitude of these points These three calibration points are used to calculate all other points on the map image It is best to choose these three points on far sides of the map from each other You may also load icons into the maplib map Raveon has provided stock icons in the RavTrack PC program and a large library of additional icon graphics can be found in the icons subdirectory Save your calibrated maplib file in the maps subdirectory Icons Icon images are stored together with the map in a maplib file When the user creates a map they also may load icons into the maplib file for use with the map Supplied with RavTrack PC is a rich set of quality icons stored in the file Standardlcons maplib This file is merged with the currently selected map whenever the RavTrack PC begins This merging of files is transparent to the user and the end result is a larger list of icons to select from in RavTrack PC When an icon is assigned to an object a drop down list of available icons is shown and this list include the icon loaded in the current map s maplib file along with all the icons from the Standardlcons maplib file The standard icons included with RavTrack PC always contain at least these icons oa a oa o o A Y aw 1 Red 2 Red 3dcross 3 Red 4 Green 5 Green 6 Green 7 Viole
93. sabled in the Program Properties window described later System Log Database On the Program Operation tab the user may enable the Track Log The Track Log is a database that holds position and status information about the objects that have reported Select Log activity to disk to enable saving position status reports to the log database file ha k Program Operation Alerts Shell Programs Units and Display ESRI Data Servers Track Log Home Location MV Log activity to disk tq C Homeat my GPS position G Vv Only moving objects logged 100 ft Homeatfixed location Fixed Home Position Log File Entry Comment On busy systems the log database may grow quite large so there is an option to limit the logging of position status report from object to only those from moving objects Click on Only moving objects logged and enter the distance they must move if only position status information about moving objects is to be saved to the log Current Map File The user may easily switch between maps using the Current Map File list All maplib type files that are stored in the maps subdirectory are listed in the file list box To change the currently displayed map select a new maplib file and then click Save and Exit Units and Display Options The Units and Display tab allow the operator to select how some aspects of the RavTrack PC display information 32 Section5 RavTrack PC User Manual y ese Program Operati
94. t 8 Red 9 Orange e Oo wv no SW S A Aa736261_ a big blue A Blue Alert alert_black alert_red Ambulance Ambulance2 Ambulance AntennaTo o TU mm NN NN A apple2 arch arrow black arrow blue Arrow Green arrow ora arrow pink arrow red arrow violet arrow yellow eH a 0 a PA SH GO D atom Ball blue ball gray ball red baloon USA Banana battry02 b big orange beer bicycle 3 e de by gt ly hy esti pe a Q black blue car blue truck boat black boat blue boat green boat red boat violet boat yellow B Orange pushpin i a Bas e BB LA bug Buggy bus carl car blue car green car red car yellow castle Caution Fire 43 Section6 clock03 gt Dodge donotenter EZ S we FireTruckl FireTruck2 Hospital Helicopterl T 2 human red Hydrant EC E Do 8 money2 Moto JL Column D Orange FireTruck3 H hourglas MotoOfficerl compassl dot green eh ForkLiftl Housel ifraft compass2 computer O o D Red e G FrontLoaderl green car House2 House3 LightBulb Lighthouse th 3 MotoOfficer3 nutbolt 44 cup 6 E big blue E green truck humani bl Si mailbox RavTrack PC User Manual Ei dark blue pushpin hamburger aj 2 humani b O d big orange hu manl g mappoin Do Person person2 person3 Default mine person4 Section6 RavTrack PC User Manual D gt co ei A
95. ted 3 Y Ge Y Displayed on Map Last Reported information fv St rts to the LOG tabl Lastreception 12 26 2009 7 17 14 PM d Store reports to the LOG table 31718 UTC time Y Place Track Dots along path Location Lat 33 08575 Lon 117 28014 i i Heading 0 Icon for this object Velocity Okmv h Altitude 101m Dodge z Voltage 12 4 E Temperature 25 4 Rotate Icon in Direction of Travel RSSI 53dBm Bearing 35degrees Color of Track Dot O Digital Input Bits Used al Input 1 EI Input 2 IS Input 3 Exit Save Delete Add New Quit no Save Click on the Prev Next buttons to scroll through the IDs in the tracked object database To assign or change the name of a tracked object type the name that is associated with the ID in the name box The following options may be configured for each individual ID in the tracked object database Enabled Check if you want RavTrack PC to display and process this ID Displayed on Map Check if you want this ID s icon on the map Clear the check if you do not Store reports to the LOG table Check if you want position status reports from this ID stored to the LOG table Note Logging must be enabled in the Program Configuration for any logging to occur Place Track Dots along path Check if you want track dots snail trail on the map to show where this tracked object traveled Rotate Icon Check if the position of the object
96. this Flartranir Fence E FFMrF Various models of location transponders can transmit Flags indicating certain conditions such as a proximity flag vibration flag collision flag and others These flags are product dependent and not all Raveon products support all flags If an alert rule is to only apply to Tracked Objects that have a certain flagged condition check the Rule only applies to this flag box In the example above the rule will apply only to vehicle 6 when his vibration warning flag is set There are three basic types of rules and Alert alarm when the object does this the user must select which one to e Ponce perform Under these three basic types fame H are a variety of variations If more than one type of rule should apply to a tracked object create another rule for each additional rule type desired The rule types are Parameter Monitoring Distance Monitoring Speed Voltage E Idle Time not moving miles Missing No position reports received Digital Inputs Input is high positive voltage on it Input is low 0 volts on it Any combination of the above on any combination of inputs Distance Monitoring Distance from a POI Distance from Home Once the rule type is selected select the appropriate logic for the rule and any required parameters 59 Section9 RavTrack PC User Manual Digital Input Alerts An alert may be triggered when a digital input meets a certain con
97. this product Click OK and let the program begin normally Once it begins enter your license information RavTrack PC will run for 30 days with the Evaluation license key that is automatically installed with the product Entering the License Key To use RavTrack PC you must purchase a license to each copy you will be using Contact Raveon sales sales raveontech com to purchase a license Your license key will be emailed to you To enter the license key into RavTrack PC start up the software and select Help gt About Ravtrack On the About RavTrack PC window there is a button labeled Modify License Click on the Modify License button When the pop up box appears asking for your license key enter the license key that was emailed to you from Raveon a Modify License YY Software License Code ES Enter the software license key for this product Enter your license and press the OK button Changing to the SQL Server Database By default RavTrack PC will run using the built in Microsoft Access database To reconfigure RavTrack PC to use a Microsoft SQL Server database select Tools gt Database Administration from the main RavTrack PC screen 14 Section3 RavTrack PC User Manual al Database Administration e IIIe Database Type Microsoft SQL 2005 M Server JS PC SQLEXPRESS M New selection Server Login Information Use Windows Login preferred
98. to Crystal Reports not installed contact Raveon to obtain a Crystal Reports 10 redistribution installation utility to install Crystal Reports 15 Section3 RavTrack PC User Manual It can be downloaded from Raveon s server at http ravtrack com downloads CRBasicVS2008 redist x86 zip If RavTrack PC is not installed on the C drive of the computer you will need to modify a registry setting for Crystal Reports Perform these steps on the registry a Using Regedit find the registry sub key that holds the ConnectionDirectoryPath in it This will usually have a value of C b Do not changed the ConnectionDirectoryPath value c Add a new entry in the same sub key that holds the ConnectionDirectoryPath create a new entry called ReportDirectoryPath d Set the ReportDirectoryPath value to the drive letter where RavTrack PC resides For example if RavTrack PC is on the E drive set the value of ReportDirectoryPath to E RavTrack PC Main Screen Overview Pan click to center or measure distance Select what you would like to view Turn layers on or off Pat wt Opeasion Go View ien el ten gt Mag Panne Sout ke 10 ET 32 A E22 Le eegal Teng 107 1014 RES GIAN Las mmg 171 00E a 12060 PW Zoo 7100 D Hors Zoom map and center H one Home with one click Tue Kees Sea i O Dua Z en O Show Howry 2 IECH Lat Mode Lett odes Lains DEE 120601 PM 1 1 2 ZiLa Ure TORT AN 12 78
99. used TCP IP port number but Raveon suggests one in the range of 53885 53890 2 Remote IP address Enter the IP address of the computer you wish to relay the position reports to Note the remote computer must be a Server Listener 3 Remote Port number Enter the port number that the remote Server is listening on 4 My IP Address H the computer you are configuring has more than one network interface or IP address in it select the IP address to use 18 Section3 RavTrack PC User Manual Directory Structure on the PC When RavTrack PC is installed a number of directories are created on the computer They are There are data directories for maps sounds log files and data These directories are all located under one Ravtrack PC sub directory The location of this sub directory will depend upon the version of the operating system used on the computer where RavTrack PC is located On Vista Machines C ProgramData Raveon RavTrack DC On XP Machines C Documents and Settings All Users Application Data Raveon RavTrack PCI RavTrack PC Data This directory will hold all of the data files for the program if the program is configured to use the MS Access database The database with for the tracked objects the log file the system databases are all stored in this directory RavTrack PC Maps _ This directory hold the maps used the the program RavTrack PC installs with a world map Custom maps created by the prog
100. y obtain minor upgrades at no charge Major updates of RavTrack PC may be obtained for an upgrade fee Please contact Raveon for upgrade fees Minor upgrades are designated by version numbers where the integer portion does not change For example version 2 3 to 2 7 is a minor upgrade Major upgrades are where the integer portion of the version number changes Version 2 7 to 3 0 is major upgrade and will require the purchase of a license for the upgraded version of the software 7 Disputes This license agreement shall be governed by construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the California as it is applied to agreements entered into and to be performed entirely within such jurisdiction To the extent you have in any manner violated or threatened to violate Raveon Technologies Corporation and or its affiliates intellectual property rights Raveon Technologies Corporation and or its affiliates may seek injunctive or other appropriate relief in any state or federal court in the State of California and you consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in such courts Any other disputes will be resolved as follows If a dispute arises under this agreement we agree to first try to resolve it with the help of a mutually agreed upon mediator in the following location San Diego County USA Any costs and fees other than attorney fees associated with the mediation will be shared equally by each of us If it proves impossible to arrive
101. y table backup program be used so that the SQL database does not get excessively large Configure your backup software to periodically backup the LOG tables and once they are backed up delete the old ones from the SQL database so they do not consume resources Then if the historical log data is ever needed you can restore the appropriate log table back to the database so it can be reviewed or replayed The following is a list of possible third party SQL backup software vendors Quest Software http www quest com sql server backup and recovery aspx SteeleEye Technologies http www steeleye com Red Gate http Awww red gate com index htm Displaying and Replaying Historical Information To display the position status of log file entries on the map select Tools Load Replay Log File on Map Enter the range of log file entries you wish to display 53 Section8 RavTrack PC User Manual UF Replay Position Data from Log e O es Date Range From Thursday December 17 2009 le 12 00 00 AM To Thursday December 17 2009 Ely 11 59 59 PM Comment Filter leave blank to see all in range ID Filter E Only load the IDs within this range to Load Log Data For a Single One v Only load data for this object 20 20X Parameter Filter V Enable Speed GeoFence Filter Geofence Filter 7 ES Begin by selecting the date range you wish to load the log entries from If you only wish to load entries for specific Tr

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