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1. Note The pulse drop locations recorded on the SD card will have an error of up to speed m sec GPS hertz rate Controller Specifications Max Relay Current 5 Amps Min On Time 100ms Max On Time 1000ms 1 second Incremental Change 50ms Min Ground Speed 8 m sec approx 16 knots Max Cycle Rate Relay On Time plus 50 ms Table B 1 Controller specs 80 APPENDIX B AUTOBOOM CONTROLLER Appendix C Technical specifications Operating voltage Operating current Power consumption GPS baud rates GPS sentences GPS supply voltage GPS supply current Digital input threshold 8 32V 270 900 mA 7 3 13 8 W 9600 19200 38400 57600 115200 RMC GSA GSV 5V 500 mA max 3V Table C 1 Techincal Specs 81 82 APPENDIX C TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS Appendix D Tracmap Head Unit Connections Viewed from the back the unit has three connectors which are numbered from 0 top to bottom see Figure D 1 The functions of each connector are Connector 1 This connector located nearest the top of the unit provides power to the unit and drives the lightbar Connector 2 The middle connector should be attached to the GPS receiver and dig ital inputs Connector 3 The connector nearest the base of the unit is used to attach USB devices such as memory sticks and keyboards 83 84 APPENDIX D TRACMAP HEAD UNIT CONNECTIONS Connector 1 Power and lightbar Connector 2 GPS and digital inpu
2. 1 Set up a flight line this can be done by either Line orient or by setting a baseline 2 Select the racetrack command and a dialog box Figure 4 16 a will appear prompting you to choose racetrack type 3 After choosing Tracks another dialog box will prompt you for the number of tracks in the racetrack 56 CHAPTER 4 COMMAND REFERENCE Figure 4 17 Re ordering of lines when racetracking is active 4 29 RACETRACK 37 The block will then be divided into that many racetracks with any remainder lines being flown back to back 4 29 3 A B C You can create a racetrack pattern using the A B C option with or without a block outline 1 Select the racetrack command and a dialog box Figure 4 16 a will appear prompting you to choose racetrack type 2 After selecting A B C fly your first line once you turn logging off a baseline will appear As you turn at the end of the run new flightline options will appear Choose an appropriate flightline and as soon as you press the log on switch this will create your racetrack 4 29 4 Squeeze Use the Squeeze racetrack option with the same process described above with A B C except choose Squeeze for the racetrack type The squeeze option sets up a guidance pattern so that you wil be guided from the outside flight lines to the centre as in Figure 4 18 4 29 5 Half Field Half Field creates a racetrack with consecutive flight lines half the field width apart e g if your field ha
3. Warning Buffering may not work correctly if there are sections of the block outline that are narrower than twice the buffer width 4 3 Closest line Once you have created a flightline this command will select the line closest to your current position This is useful if you need to change to the other side of the block after a wind change for example 4 4 Delete app Choose this option to delete the application coverage This will remove any coverage and logging information associated with the currently selected block The block will not be deleted You will be asked for confirmation before the application is deleted Select Yes to delete or No to cancel 4 5 Delete block Delete the currently selected block You will be prompted for confirmation before the block is deleted When this prompt appears select Yes to delete or No to do nothing 4 6 DryRun Creates a flightline with a defined start and stop point DryRun is useful when wanting to do a practice run to identify a drop point and direction of travel such as firebombing Select Start and press ENT to make the start point and Finish and 26 CHAPTER 4 COMMAND REFERENCE press ENT to mark the end point A flightline will be created between the two points and the lightbar traffic lights will turn green between the two points DryRun can not be used when a block outline is present 4 7 Edit block Use this command to edit the outline of a block edit the block name o
4. Cannon 10 pin connector gt Enter Shi BATTERY B Prev Line Key switches pull to 12V or 24V c Next Line D Log ON E F G H J 12V to 24V SN A K FUSE 3AMP Figure 2 4 Aircraft Wiring Diagram with back feed protection diode across pins D amp K 2 4 CONNECTIONS WIRING DIAGRAM 13 Cannon 18 pin connector p Enter H Prev Line Key switches pull to 12U or 24U Next Line Pp Log ON L N C L N C N C N C 12U to 24U INO FUSE 3 AMP BATTERY saat ro aimn pt gt Xo Figure 2 5 Aircraft Wiring Diagram for the TMW 1002 loom Figure 2 6 Picture of cannon connector 14 CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION Chapter 3 Quick start The instructions in this manual assume all actions are done via the keypad If press switches have been wired to the Enter Prev Line amp Next Line input as per chapter 2 then pressing the appropriate switch achieves the same result as highlighting it and pressing ENT on the keypad After powering on the unit for the first time you will see the screen shown in Figure 3 1 Before using the unit you need to specify your swath width create a job and a block Note If your head unit hasn t been configured for the country you will be working in you ll need to run Locale setup first By default NZ Transverse Mercator will be selected See section 4 36 for details on ho
5. Set your configuration preferences Create a new block Cycle through blocks loaded in memory Change the block name or corner points Choose block edge to orient the flightline Cycle through flightlines used in the block Displays software version satellites etc Create a new job Cycle through jobs loaded in memory Change the job name delete job Create a new void exclusion zone Creates a void zone as a circle Change a void zone corner points set as active inactive Define the swath width start a new application on a block Delete the present coverage Create import and edit markers waypoints Select a marker to fly to Import shapes for display as a background on screen of fly to a polyline Selects the closest flight line when flying Creates a buffer at each end of the flight lines Creates a buffer zone around the inside of the selected block outline Set a flight line to a compass heading Choose which block edge to orientate flight lines by edge number Define the start line number in a block Import jobs blocks block outlines and menus Export jobs and blocks with their application coverage Delete the currently selected block Change between North Up Line Up and Track Up Also turn on Autopan Create upto six consecutive baselines which alternate moving left or right when nextline is clicked Change clock settings and UTM zones Creates a dry run shape Table A 1 Menu descriptions 74 APPENDIX A CONFIGUR
6. 4 23 ha Area Covered Main Menu FSL 529 Start End of Line Distance poo EOL 181m Job amp Block Name JOB1 BLK2 12m swath Width Block Area amp age Covered 38 87 ha 18 9 EEA Line Number Figure 1 1 The main view shown when the unit starts Note The graphics on the head unit screen are for visual effect only To allow the head unit to present large jobs faster it simplifies the view of coverage which sometimes makes the display on screen appear to have a jagged edge The cover age stored is based on the GPS fix received from satellites and the swath width you entered 1 2 KEYPAD 1 2 Keypad The functions of the keys on the keypad are Key Function ESC Used to back out of a menu or dialog box TAB In the main view used to toggle pan mode or In dialog boxes used to switch between control elements text boxes buttons etc PAGE Note your unit will have either a TAB key or a PAGE key in this Manual we will use TAB to refer to both MENU In the main view used to return the main menu to page 1 If page 1 is already visible this key will create a new block ENT Used to activate a selected menu item or control element Rocker pad Used to navigate between menu options and control ele ments or to shift the viewpoint in pan mode In the main view used to zoom the viewpoint in In a page list used to scroll up by an entire page In an option box moves up by one item In the main v
7. Figure 1 2 While the on screen keyboard is visible you enter text by moving the block cursor around with the rocker pad and selecting characters by pressing ENT To erase characters either select the red arrow in the bottom row or press ESC 1 3 KEYBOARD 6 kn D Off 18m PAGE 1 Prev j ine Next line Racetrack Prev page JOB1 BLK3 och IONAND NOwWKAD coro AEDIIO xazm Figure 1 2 The on screen keyboard shown in the lower right corner of the screen Use the PAGE key to move the on screen keyboard around the screen Press F2 to hide the keyboard Lower case letters can be entered by pressing or these keys toggle between upper and lower case text entry 6 CHAPTER 1 OVERVIEW 1 4 Data structure Data stored on the head unit is structured into jobs and blocks A job is a collection of blocks One block is displayed on the screen at a time Each block may contain one outline this is optional 1 5 Menus The menu shown in the lower left corner of the screen in Figure 1 1 is navigated by browsing items with the up and down keys on the rocker pad and pressing ENT to select them The top three menu items can also be activated using remote switches cyclic switches buttons if the switches have been wired as per the instructions in Chapter 2 The menu is divided into pages Use Next page and Prev page to move between pages The commands are distributed among the pages and can be configure
8. Set orient New app Go to Line buffer Set edge Delete app Lines Buffer width Start line PAGE 12 PAGE 13 Viewpoint DryRun 72 TracMap Menu 3 PAGE 1 Prev line Next line Baseline PAGE 6 New void Point zone Edit void PAGE 11 Alt Multi BL Info Preferences PAGE 2 New block Swath width Line orient PAGE 7 New app Delete app Viewpoint PAGE 12 Go to Std Multi BL Locale setup APPENDIX A CONFIGURABLE MENUS PAGE 3 Line History Markers Lines PAGE 8 Import Export Buffer width PAGE 13 DryRun PAGE 4 Select block Edit block Delete block PAGE 9 Start line Closest line Line buffer PAGE 5 Select job New job Edit job PAGE 10 Set orient Set edge Racetrack Number Menu Item OmANADMNHPWN KE NY NNN DNDN BB BB a a a pl pl a BPWNF TOAWOAIAUNKRWNK OO 25 26 27 35 36 37 Prev line Next line Racetrack Baseline Std Multi BL Preferences New block Select block Edit block Line orient Line history Info New job Select job Edit job New void Point zone Edit void Swath width New app Delete app Markers Go To Lines Closest line Line buffer Buffer width Set orient Set edge Start line Import Export Delete block Viewpoints Alt Multi BL Locale Setup DryRun 73 Description Selects the next lowest numbered flight line Selects the next highest numbered flight line Choose a flightline pattern Creates an A B line Create up to six consecutive baselines
9. alternating So Next line will make the 1st 3rd and 5th lines go right and the 2nd 4th and 6th lines go left This is useful for aircraft zig zagging up a hill for example Multiple baselines can only be used if there is NO block outline While flying along the necessary flight line turn on the logging switch for each of the baselines you wish to set To override automatic baseline creation when spread is turned off for example when turning off temporarily when crossing a stream highlight Creating and press ENT 44 CHAPTER 4 COMMAND REFERENCE This will toggle to skipping which will stop a baseline being created from the next log off If you choose to use Multiple baselines you cannot use Racetracking 4 21 New app This command creates a new block by copying all the settings for the currently selected block except the coverage You may enter a name for this block If you don t wish to enter a name one will be generated for you 4 22 New block Selecting this option allows you to define a new block within the current job You will be prompted for a block name If the automatically generated name is acceptable press ENT Otherwise edit the name either by attaching a USB keyboard or press F2 to bring up the on screen keyboard If the previous block s name is a numeric value then by default the new block s name will be that number plus one After choosing the name of the block you will be asked to define the outl
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11. command a box will appear on screen asking you to enter the heading you wish to fly along This is to be entered in degrees 0 indicates north 90 is east Set orient can only be used in conjunction with a block outline 60 CHAPTER 4 COMMAND REFERENCE 4 34 Start line To jump directly to a particular line rather than using the Next line and Prev line commands you can use Start line In the dialog box that appears enter the number of the line you wish to fly It will be selected immediately This is useful when multiple aircraft are treating different parts of a previously defined block 4 35 Swath width This command alters the swath width setting The new width should be specified in metres or feet After entering the new width press ENT to change it or ESC to cancel This changes the swath width for the current block Previously recorded coverage will not be affected Swath width can also be altered using predefined text Note Very large swath widths my make the unit slow This is due to the number of coverage tiles that have to be created and stored on the head unit Consider using a narrow swath width and negative overlap instead 4 36 Unit setup 4 36 1 Locale Setup The head unit uses map projections internally rather than WGS 84 Each map projection is valid for only a small portion of the Earth s surface and so an appropriate system must be chosen depending on the region you are working in A list of map pr
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13. that the folder selected contains a valid block or job Also check that the folder in highlighted in the list Controller Booms box keep erroring Check that the Error time is set to a large enough value for the GPS that you are using should be more than double the time between GPS signals Appendix A Configurable Menus Import Menu To import a menu it must be created as a text file on a PC first then imported under the Import menu Insert the numbers of the menu items you want in the first page separated by a space Put the numbers of the menu items you want in the second page on the next line and so on Remember that you can have a maximum of 3 menu items per page All menu items must be included in either the Primary or Secondary menu The Change menu item is inserted automatically if you load a primary and secondary menu Once you have created your file the file must be names menul txt or menu2 txt or menu3 txt Once your file is created save this to a USB stick and then insert into the USB cable attached to the Head Unit Select Import from the menu and the USB stick data directory will be displayed Select the appropriate menu you have saved and press ENT 69 70 APPENDIX A CONFIGURABLE MENUS Note After you have imported a menu you will need to turn the head unit off then on again for the menu change to occur The imported menu overwrites the menu previously in place You must use all 36 menu options and each o
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15. used only to in dicate a very rough estimate of the current location 21 50 Poor At this level measurements are inaccurate by as much as 300 metres with a 6 meter accurate device 50 DOP 6m and should be discarded Table 5 1 PDOP values Logging or digital inputs not working Check the connections listed in Appendix D There must be a voltage of over 3 V for the signal to be detected 66 CHAPTER 5 TROUBLESHOOTING Lightbar not working This problem is often caused because lightbar model setting is incorrect Check this in the Preferences dialog see Section 4 27 for more information If the lightbar is still not working after changing the model check the wiring on the lightbar cable The lightbar will begin to flash if it has not received data from the headunit within 2 seconds Guidance LEDs move erratically If the position of the guidance LEDs rapidly jumps back and forth it may be due to poor satellite reception First check this by using the Info command described in Section 4 13 Setting the lightbar LED interval see Section 4 27 too low may also cause the LEDs to jump around Since consecutive positions reported by an autonomous GPS can vary significantly sometimes up to 2 metres it s best not to set the interval much smaller than 1 m The USB drive is not ready While attempting to import a block or load an upgrade you may see this message on the screen When USB flash drives are plugged in to a Tr
16. 1 Baseline The Baseline function can be used for simple guidance when flying in parallel lines It can be used with or without a block outline To use the Baseline function first ensure that you have a block selected as this function will not create a new block If you want to fly without a block outline create a new block but don t add any points to the boundary Select Baseline then fly the first swath Flight lines will be oriented so that the first line passes through the start and end points of the first swath recorded 23 24 CHAPTER 4 COMMAND REFERENCE If Baseline is used without a block outline then the number of flight lines is unlim ited For the purpose of guidance a baseline is considered green everywhere except previously spread areas and inside void zones 23 R 8 kn EASY oK cancel Off 100m 4 9 PAGE 1 Next age Brey fine Py souissen fev pase EOL ZB6n JOB1 BLK1 Z8m 3 92 ha 1 18 Figure 4 1 Specifying a buffer zone width for a block 4 2 Buffer width If you wish to avoid logging within a specified distance from the border of a block use the Buffer width command Select the command enter the desired distance in metres and select Ok A double border will be created for the shape refer to Figure 4 1 with the new border inside the old 4 3 CLOSEST LINE 25 Note The spread indicator light will only treat this area as a no spread zone when you are on the current flight line
17. 4 24 New void as ii eae ebb tba e dd wees 45 4 20 Next line a a anann a bopa ee owe ee Go es be a Se RH Gis GH 45 4 20 Pont ZONE e a ok ha Se ss Say eh eB ed SE AA 45 4 27 Preferences 2 4 coe be eG HA GRD RG ee 47 4 27 1 Coverage Settings oos s pira nu s oa eie ee ee 48 4 27 2 GPS Settings ea a a RO AES a 49 4 27 3 Lightbar Settings cs cs ead a Tob oo e 2 2 0 eoi 0000005 51 4 274 Predefined Text nen na a AAA 52 4 27 5 InfoPanel Settings 53 4 27 0 Factory Res b sos 2 62 ae ea ee eS E a A a 53 ADS Prey nes og os Sis had tek we Soke hs Se es a e ae a ee 54 4 29 Racetrack sass is ion EA a AG on O 54 A291 Lines 3 5 cou eg a oe eh Ba SE RG A 54 4 292 Tracks e aa 8 bbe pe eR Ge daen ee ee GR 55 42933 ALBO uca te dhe aw eee ee Ree eS ee i a 57 ADGA SQUCCZE oa ook A Be ARS A RO A Ra REE Be a 57 4 295 Half Fielde i a do a e bbe d 57 4 30 Select block a i004 289 oo RRR eRe Oe aen a ES SS 59 Ml DElECE ODS y ara ee hE ee ee 59 4 32 Set edge i is 442 Sk Pee eee a Re bE eed A ee 59 4 33 Oet Orlent a x aise a ee ee we Be B A Ee ewe de SH Gees GS 59 4 34 Start line eck an gee Seed ee ee we ow a eS Se 60 4 35 Swath width 4 30 Unit setup srcani ta ee Okey 2b 4 36 1 Locale Setup 4 36 2 Timezone 4 36 3 Delete All AST Viewpoint ociosa rea ee ws Troubleshooting Configurable Menus Autoboom Controller Technical specifications Trac
18. 81m ffset EOL 181m JOB1 BLK1 26m JOB1 BLK1 28m 5 82 ha 1 13 5 82 ha 1 13 a The void zone editing menu b Void zone options menu Figure 4 2 Void zone editing menus 4 9 Edit void This command allows you to edit the properties of void zones Selecting it will produce a screen similar to that shown in Figure 4 2 a First select the void that you wish to modify The currently selected void is shown with a thick magenta line Use the Next and Previous options to cycle through the 28 CHAPTER 4 COMMAND REFERENCE voids for the current block After selecting the void you want to edit select Options You will be presented with the options menu depicted in Figure 4 2 b To modify the outline of the selected void use the Edit boundary option The proce dure for editing the outline of a void is similar to that used to edit a block see Section 4 7 Select Delete to delete the selected void You will be asked for confirmation before the void is deleted One of the options will appear as Active or Inactive Selecting this option will toggle the void zone s status Active voids are filled red onscreen and inactive voids are filled orange When flying over an active void zone the warning lights on the lightbar will light up and the spread light will be red indicating that the area is not to be covered When flying over an inactive void zone the warning lights will appear but the spread light will remain green The Offset option
19. A file browser dialog box will appear use the rocker pad to first select the directory or the TM_Job or TM_Block that you wish to import Next press PAGE so that the import button is highlighted and press ENT You will be asked to confirm the name of the imported file Press F2 to bring up the onscreen keyboard if you wish to edit the name Press OK to complete the import 4 12 IMPORT 33 8 kn Off Template 8 9 PAGE 1 Next page Racetrack Prev page JOB1 BLK3 26m Figure 4 5 The dialog used to select import type Note To import a TM Block there needs to be a currently selected job Importing a TM_Block will also change your current block to the newly imported one Importing a TM_Job will not change your currently selected job unless there are no jobs on the head unit If the import is large then this may take some time to import please wait until dialog disappears before removing USB Outline TracMap Flight recognises ESRI shape files shp using both WGS 84 and projected coordinates and Google KML files To import an outline from a shapefile it must be a polygon type KML files must have at least one polygon for import outline to work When selected a file browser appears Figure 4 6 a use the rocker pad to select the file you wish to import After selecting a shape file or KML you will be shown a list of all shapes contained within that file Select a shape using the rocker pad you 34 CHAPTER 4 CO
20. ABLE MENUS Appendix B Autoboom Controller What is Autobooms The TracMap contoller box provides direct control of actuators controlling air or hydrallic rams or opening closing relays which in turn control valves To operate load block outlines and void zones into TracMap unit and configure any other settings you may want e g line buffer Use the Preferences Coverage Settings dialog to configure the controller see section 4 27 1 Here you can enable the controller set the Auto Boom mode Max Offline Control Mode Pulse vs constant and Pulse Rate For clusters to be released the pilot must have logging turned on the aircraft must be within the Max Offline distance and over the spread zone The Max Offline distance setting needs to be set as low as possible to minimise any potential over or under coverage If the Max Offline distance is set to wide and the aircraft is not over the flight line or crosses the block boundary at acute angle or is to close to the edge of a void zone it is possible for release points to be outside the allowable area see Figure B 1 As the aircraft flies each flightline the unit will activate a further release immediately after the aircraft has entered the block Thereafter the unit will activate a further release after travelling the preset interval distance If the next relase is projected to 75 76 APPENDIX B AUTOBOOM CONTROLLER Wide Offline Distance Tight Offline Distance i Under
21. Line A af i 10 Pin Cannon Plug Next Line Log ON x2 1 2 L 3 Z 4 8 5 E Connector GPS DBS Male Connector TMW 1001 Standard TracMap Wiring Loom part number Figure D 3 90 APPENDIX D TRACMAP HEAD UNIT CONNECTIONS Appendix E Map projections r s o l rl Tis jalon Figure E 1 Universal Transverse Mercator zones Figure E 1 shows the division of the globe into Universal Transverse Mercator zones On the head unit each column is covered by two zones The north zone covers rows N to X and the south zone covers rows C to M 91 92 APPENDIX E MAP PROJECTIONS In addition to this the head unit also supports the following special map projections e New Zealand Map Grid e New Zealand Transverse Mercator 2000 Appendix F Software License Agreement 1 License 1 TracMap Aviation Limited Licensor provides the TracMap Flight Product the Program and licenses its use subject to the terms and conditions below 2 You own the hardware contained in this package and have a license to use the Program embedded within the hardware but the Licensor retains all other legal rights Title to the software is retained by TracMap NZ Limited Permissible Uses 3 You may a b Use the Program on a single machine and solely as an end user Copy the Program into any machine readable or printed form for backup or modification purposes as part of your use of the Progr
22. MMAND REFERENCE 8 kn Spray Block 1 Bait Drops kml Paddocks shp Spray Blocks kml Rex ine Prev page Spray Block JOB1 BLK3 26m New Block New Void a Browse for files b Choose a shape Figure 4 6 Importing outlines from a USB drive will be shown a preview of the shape you have selected Figure 4 6 b Select New Block to import the selected shape as a new block or New void to import as a new void to the currently selected block Press ENT to complete import Note The shape file coordinates used in the imported outline must be either WGS 84 or the map projection selected in Locale setup see Section 4 36 Outlines must be imported as a new block or a new void To edit outlines after they have been imported you must edit the relevant block or void Markers are imported using the Marker command Lines such as farm maps are imported using the Lines command Import Menu This command allows you to import up to 3 pre configured menu layouts 4 13 INFO 35 To import a menu it must be created as a text file on a PC first then imported under the Import menu Insert the numbers of the menu items you want in the first page separated by a space Insert the numbers of the menu items you want in the second page on the next line and so on Remember that you can have a maximum of 3 menu items per page All menu items must be included in either the Primary or Secondary menu The Change menu item is inserted automati
23. Offline H Coverage Distance H ne Block Boundary Figure B 1 Offline distance setting land in a void zone the unit will pause release activation As soon as the aircraft is clear of the void zone a release will be activated i e it will not be a multiple of the release interval but it will release as soon as the flightline turns green Install Options No Controller The control of the product application on off is independant of the TracMap unit There is a data feed from the logging switch to the headunit for mapping and logging purposes 77 Alternatively the Log On data feed can come from the application device e g pressure sensor on a spray boom Manual Operation with Controller The product application is controlled by the pilot with data feed going directly to the TracMap Unit which in turn produces a command to the relays that are wired to the product valve All on off is mapped and the application can only happen if the TracMap Unit is on Autoboom with Controller The on off switch links to the TracMap unit which in turn will only allow prod uct application if the switch is turned on the aircraft is over the spread zone and within the maximum offline distance and that the current speed is more than 8m sec approximately 16 knots Pulse vs Constant The controller can be set to either constant spread e g spraying or pulse e g bait drops camera operation This option is set in the h
24. TRACKAP TracMap Flight User s Manual Firmware Version 1 7 1 TracMap Aviation Ltd 21b Gladstone Road South Mosgiel 9024 New Zealand 64 3 489 2952 0800 TRACMAP Copyright 2007 2008 2009 2010 TracMap Aviation Ltd All rights reserved No part of this manual may be copied photocopied reproduced translated or reduced to any electronic medium or machine readable form without prior written consent from TracMap Aviation Ltd Software License Agreement The operating system software on the TracMap Flight unit is licensed under the GNU General Public License version 2 For the full text of this license see Appendix G Note that this license does not cover the TracMap Flight software itself The TracMap Flight application software is covered by the license in Appendix F Contents 1 Overview 1 WA Maite View mos aoe ee ee Rm RS eee a aO E 1 1 2 Keypad sa edoeta os era a bddakbdadavads 3 L3 Keyboard 2 405 4 0 ach a ee Ee EM ee S 4 lA Data structure s ss i 46424 Aw eA oe woe a ee ae wed bes 6 do Mens e BGs oie ee ee ee et ee he ee 6 L6 Lightbat y vicario SAS Ge ww Bw Sh 6 2 Installation 9 21 Head Unit corate bbe eee ead eee Ae Adee hdd ae eo 9 22 Liemtbar 2 3 5 e eke aene OO e E 10 Ded GIRS a m Sng ot ce tes aed ae ts ee eae see Be ee eo Ie ee we 11 2 4 Connections Wiring Diagram 11 3 Quick start 15 3 1 Baseline sume a e oe a eae OE 16 3 1 1 Marking AJB o eect ee aed baw
25. ZDOdua Bu n Table D 4 Digital input pins The menu inputs will activate the first second and third items on the menu when a pulse is detected on the input The logging switch is assumed to be on while a voltage is applied to the logging inputs 87 USB The supplied USB cable plugs into connector 3 nearest the base and allows you to attach memory sticks and keyboards A USB hub may be attached to this cable if you wish to use a keyboard and memory stick at the same time LTW12 Rear Vieu of Connector Plug Blue LTW Head Unit Connector Enter LTW12 APPENDIX D TRACMAP HEAD UNIT CONNECTIONS Prev Line Ro rornmoogd gt Next Line Log ON LHL 18 Pin Cannon Plug X2 Rear View of Connector Plug Green LTW Head Unit Connector 88 lon fs fo ry gt co eo NJ GPS DBS Male Connector Figure D 2 Standard TracMap Wiring Loom part number TMW 1001 89 LTW412 OOVNAT AONE Rear View of Connector Plug Blue LTW Head Unit Connector LTW12 eee NE OOOVATAWUNE Rear View of Connector Plug Green LTW Head Unit LTHS ANAWNE Rear View of Connector Plug LTW Light Bar Connector A B C D E Jr _ G H J Enter K Prev
26. acMap Flight head unit they typically require about 5 to 10 seconds to settle before they can be used Wait a few seconds without removing the USB drive and then try again If the problem persists it may be that you are using a non standard USB flash drive This would normally only be a problem for very old models of USB drive with capacities of 512 MB or less 67 Menu not importing If a menu file is not correct it will not display Check that the file contains all menu number options that the file is named correctly ie menul txt and that you have restarted the Head unit Imported Block Outline slow to load or buffer zones not correct Check that the imported Block Outline does not contain more than 6000 edges or that the buffer width is wider than half the narrowest section of the block Unit performing slower than usual Delete all unwanted jobs As the unit reaches storage capacity performance decreases This can be checked under Info About Cannot see block outline on screen Check whether Viewpoint is set to Autopan or Heading as these settings always centre the aircraft Baseline not working Check that you are not trying to create a baseline outside the block outline if a block outline exists Also check that the block outline has not been created with only one or two points present The easiest way to check this is by creating a new block 68 CHAPTER 5 TROUBLESHOOTING Can t import block or job Check
27. allows you to specify a buffer region around the void zone distances should be entered in metres feet For example you may have imported a shape outlining a river but you actually want to avoid logging within 50 m of it In this situation you would load the outline of the river as a void zone and then set an offset of 50 m for it The zone s effective outline is expanded by 50 m and the spread indicator light will change 50 m earlier than it would if no offset was specified After editing options for a zone select Finish to go back 4 10 Export Use this command to save the details of the current block onto a USB storage device After inserting the device into the USB connector select Export You will see a file browser Figure 4 3 Use the rocker pad to navigate to the folder on the device where you wish to store the information Press PAGE to select either Export Block to export information for the currently selected block only or Export Job to export information for all blocks in the current job Note While exporting an entire job the lightbar LED s may flash depending on the number of blocks in the job This will cause no harm to any data 4 10 EXPORT 29 aue 8 kn al Export Job Export Block JOB1 BLK1 28m 5 82 ha 1 13 Figure 4 3 The dialog used to export job and block information The Coordinates option selects whether the shape files created will contain coordinates in WGS 84 or the currently selecte
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29. ap on a PC e uploaded to TracMap internet mapping system e uploaded to another TracMap headunit 4 11 Fly To The Fly To command allows you to choose a marker or line to fly to from your current location 4 11 1 Markers If you select to fly to a marker a list box containing markers will appear Use the and buttons to choose between local and global markers The list will be empty if markers have not been recorded created Use the rocker pad to select the marker and press ENT Distance DIS and bearing BRG to the marker will be displayed on screen The lightbar will also display the distance and bearing Distance and bearing will continuously update as you fly toward the marker 4 11 FLY TO 31 3L 8 kn Off 18km 8 9 Fly To Next Point econ im SOL 36 cancel EOL 1 2km JOB1 BLK1 18m 17e Figure 4 4 Fly to line 4 11 2 Lines The main menu is not accessable whilst using fly to line Be sure to setup your Viewpoint Swath width and any other configuration settings first Like markers choose the line you wish to fly along Then enter the accuracy needed for passing a turn point Pt Precision and press ENT The selected line will show onscreen in magenta As you fly along the line and reach the point precision at the end of each leg the flightline will automatically shift to the next leg Selecting the Next Point amp Prev Point will manually shift the current fightline one leg forward or back Select
30. ars Make sure you have GPS 3 1 BASELINE 17 off 19m No Fix PAGE 1 Next page ex ne Race track Prev page No job Figure 3 2 Entering a swath width using the on screen keyboard reception at this point you should be able to see your ground speed in the top right of the screen and on the lightbar if it s attached Select Baseline now fly the first line If your logging switch is not connected to the head unit via a digital input you will need to manually indicate to the unit when it switches on and off by pressing Fl While the logging switch is on you should see the area covered in green clocking up as you fly Figure 3 5 a Once the logging switch is switched off the baseline will be defined by joining the points where you switched log on and off Figure 3 5 b 3 1 1 Marking A B Alternatively if you don t wish to mark the baseline by turning coverage on amp off select Mark A from the baseline menu fly the line then select Mark B and a baseline will be created Now that the baseline is defined you can shift the line left or right by using the Prev 18 CHAPTER 3 QUICK START off 10m No Fix PAGE 1 Next page ex ne Race track Prev page No job Figure 3 3 Creating a new job line and Next line options 3 1 2 Multi Baseline There may be circumstances where multiple baselines are needed Up to six consecu tive baselines can be created allowing for these circumstances There are t
31. cally if you load a primary and secondary menu Once you have created your file the file must be names menul txt or menu2 txt or menu3 txt Once your file is created save this to a USB stick and then insert it into the USB cable attached to the Head Unit Select Import from the menu and the USB stick data di rectory will be displayed Select the appropriate menu you have saved and press ENT The imported menu will overwrite the menu already in place To use your menu after importing it ensure the imported menu is the one selected in Preferences then you must turn the head unit off then on again for the menu change to occur Note There is no error checking when importing a menu there fore an invalid menu will still appear to import but won t override the existing menu See Appendix A for additional instructions on building your own menu Import Template Templates that have been created using the TracMap Office Flight Template Builder can be imported into the headunit A template is like a block but with no coverage data You can import a template from a USB drive by simply se lecting a tflz file and clicking import Templates are a very good way of setting up complex Block in the office and considerably simply the task of loading data into the cockpit 4 13 Info This command opens a sub menu which allows you to view general information The items shown on the sub menu are About shows a copyright message and version number f
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33. d map projection Change between the two by pressing the and buttons A folder will be created for each block exported containing the following files e a block and void zone outline shape file amp KML outline as a polygon e coverage log for each application log as polylines secondary log containing markers waypoints showing travel between coverage secondary e a text file containing a summary of the block summary e a compressed file of all the blocks data raw used for transfering data between TracMap units e local lines shape file lines 30 CHAPTER 4 COMMAND REFERENCE e local markers shape file amp KML markers e a compressed job file tmo used for the upload to your maps If a machine name has been entered in the preferences the job export directory will be named machinename_jobname and block directory machinename_jobname_blockname The exported file names will also be prepended with machinename_jobname_blockname where machinename is the machine name entered in the Preferences If a machine name has not been entered in the preferences the job export directory will be named jobname and the block directory jobname_blockname The exported file names will be prepended with jobname_blockname If you want to change these directory and file names you will need to edit them after they have been exported to your computer The exported job or block can be then e used to generate a coverage m
34. d to suit your needs The menu can also be divided into 2 sections Primary and Secondary The Change Menu command is used to switch between the sections To select a menu configuration either use the Preferences command Section 4 27 to choose from one of the three TracMap supplied menu configurations or use the Import command Section 4 12 to import your own configuration Refer to Appendix A for the three menu layouts provided by TracMap and how to build a new menu to import The menu commands are described in detail in Chapter 4 1 6 Lightbar The lightbar is attached to the head unit and is the primary means of guidance It has three parts shown in Figure 1 3 Guidance LEDs The row of guidance LEDs represents the off line distance When following the flight line three LEDs will light up green in the centre of the lightbar As you drift off course the three LEDs will drift along the bar in the opposite direction and turn orange Maintain a straight travel path by 1 6 LIGHTBAR 7 Traffic light LED s a O00 eee EA EJE Guidance LED s LED display panel Figure 1 3 Lightbar guidance LEDs and display chasing the LEDs along the bar The amount each LED represents can be configured by setting at Preferences Lightbar Settings Interval see section 4 27 Preferences Note If a negative value is set the interval field guidance lights will flip from chase to pull Warning LEDs LEDs at eac
35. described in Section 4 2 Buffer width applies a margin in all directions around the block outline Line buffer applies a margin only in the direction of the lines 4 15 Line History Select Line History to see previously defined flight lines Using the Next line or Prev line you can toggle through all lines that have been previously defined for this block Select Finish to make it your current flight line 4 16 LINE ORIENT 37 39 34 47 48 49 44 43 48 o 3 6 9 1418 19 21 22 PD Lat Pos Lon Pos Tue a fiw Figure 4 7 The GPS satellite map Selecting a line will move it to the top of the line history list For example a block that has had five different baselines defined will have a Line History list numbered 1 2 3 4 5 Now lets say line 4 was selected from Line History the order of the line History list is now 4 1 2 3 5 Line History is a circular list so selecting previous on the current line first in list will bring up the flight line that is last in the list Note If the swath width overlap or block outline are changed the Line History will be cleared 4 16 Line orient Select Line orient to choose a direction for lines parallel to a block edge The currently selected line will be highlighted in red Figure 4 9 38 CHAPTER 4 COMMAND REFERENCE 1L kn of a EDIT VOID Previous P 68 Finish EOL 105 JOB1 BLK3 28m 88 88 ha 15 48 Figure 4 8 Line buffer Use the Next edge and Prev edge o
36. e across the Cannon 10 pin con nector Pins D and K such that the diode is in reverse bias when the coil is energized When the coil is de energized the back EMF then has a closed path and high voltages are not generated See Figure 2 4 10 CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION TRACMAP FUSE 3 AMP No Cannon Connector GND Y BATTERY USB Dongle GND GPS Antenna KERT ANT 380 Previous Line Next Line Log On GPS Receiver TMR 100 Figure 2 1 Install overlay TMW 1001 Loom TRACMAP FUSE 3 AMP Cannon Connector USB Dongle armen GPS Receiver 5 TMR 100 Figure 2 2 Install overlay TMW 1002 Loom GND GPS Antenna D Enter ANT 380 p Previous Line D7 Next Line D Log On 2 2 Lightbar The lightbar can be mounted using RAM mounting kit supplied Alternatively it is permissable to carefully dismantle the lightbar and attach a custom made bracket in 2 3 GPS 11 place of the attached ball on the back of the lightbar Note TracMap accepts no responsibility for any accidential dam age resulting from dismantling the lightbar case to remove the RAM mounting ball 2 3 GPS Any GPS can be installed that provides the baud rate and GPS sentences listed in Ap pendix C If installing the TracMap TMR 100 GPS receiver attach the GPS antenna by an SMA type connector For higher precision TracMap TMR 200 GPS
37. e more accurate NEXT BRNG The bearing of the next line when using Fly To Polyline CHANGE BRNG The change in bearing from from the current line segment to the next when using Fly to Polyline CUR HEADING The current heading AGL_MIN The minimum height above ground recorded in the last second logged by AgLaser AGL_AVG The average height above ground recorded in the last second logged by AgLaser AGL_MAX The maximum height above ground recorded in the last second logged by AgLaser Table 1 3 Lightbar display fields Note SOL and EOL will not be displayed if there is no block outline Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 Head Unit The head unit can be attached to a suitable mounting bracket by four M4 mounting screws supplied as part of your instruction kit Connections are needed for the power supply lightbar GPS receiver USB optional and digital inputs Currently there are 2 types of Tracmap Flight cables TMW 1001 and the TMW 1002 Install overlays using TMW 1001 and TMW 1002 Flight cables are shown Figures 2 1 and 2 2 The main differences between TMW 1001 and TMW 1002 is the lightbar connection Note If your log on switch is connected to an inductive device such as a solenoid or relay when it is switched off a back EMF is generated by the collapsing magnetic field around the induc tor This back EMF can attain a surprisingly high voltage that may damage the Tracmap head unit s electronics The solution is to place a diod
38. eadunit see section 4 27 1 Autoboom Set Up The Relay on time and Error timer can be configured when the booms board is pow ered on Hold down the centre button at start up to access the set up menu Then use the up and down buttons to alter the settings Relay Time The time in millisecond that the relay is on for The minimum is 50ms and it can be increased in 50ms intervals Error Timer 78 APPENDIX B AUTOBOOM CONTROLLER The time in milliseconds before the booms board will go to error if no communication from the headunit is received This needs to be configure depending the hertz rate at which your GPS receives as the head unit will attempt to communicate with the boom board after each GPS signal For example a 10 hertz GPS gets one sample every 100ms so depending on your ac curacy needs you might see the error timeout to 250ms This will allow one signal to be missed before an error occurs The head unit settings for the autobooms are in the the preference sub menu coverage settings See section 4 27 1 for details on how to configure the head unit Mapping Reporting Flight data can be output to ESRI shapefile format in the form of polylines showing the aircraft flight path when cluster releases have been occuring with start and end points adjusting for the advanced release time and points showing the travel path of the aircraft when cluster releases were deactivated Each cluster release point is also captured in a tex
39. en they re selected Center Block will not work if Autopan is turned on Chapter 5 Troubleshooting The sections of this chapter describes problems that may be encountered and possible solutions Menu selection not working Some menu selections are designed to not work unless you re in a job block outline etc Check the Command Reference for the selection that you re after and that will advise what scenario this will work in No GPS fix This may be caused either by poor satellite reception or by a faulty data connection To determine the cause first move the receiver to a location with a clear view of the sky Select Info from the menu and then Satellites If the screen resembles Figure 5 1 a and there are no satellite numbers shown then the most likely cause is an incorrectly wired or configured GPS Refer to Section D and check the wiring 63 64 CHAPTER 5 TROUBLESHOOTING az 46 o 24 31 No GPS fix No GPS connected c 26 2011 41 NZDT Na soiw a Satellite screen with no GPS connection b Satellite screen with no GPS fix Figure 5 1 No GPS fix If on the other hand the screen looks more like Figure 5 1 b then the GPS is wired correctly but the GPS reception is poor Make sure the antenna is located in a suitable position as per the manufacturers recommendations and that it has a clear view of the sky It may require somewhere between 30 and 60 seconds for the receiver to acquire i
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41. es must use the polygons import tool and polyline shapefiles must use the polylines import tool Likewise when importing KML files only polygon feature will appear under the polygons import menu and and line fea tures will only appear under the polylines import menu KML files will honour the colour of polylines and fill for polygon features If you want imported lines to be associated to a block when importing them you must have that block open and the toggle switch to Local Conversely if 40 CHAPTER 4 COMMAND REFERENCE you want imported lines to be Global you must have the toggle switch set to Global Local lines will have double thickness compared to Global lines Note When importing a polygon from KML If a fill colour other than white has been set in Google Earth then that fill colour will display on screen Be careful to avoid confusion with TracMap default fill colours e g red for active voids orange for inactive voids The colours cannot be changed once they have been imported into the TracMap headunit ESRI Shape files will display in default TracMap colour scheme Prev page JOB1 BLK3 26m Figure 4 10 Polygons imported from KML file 4 18 MARKERS 41 Line Visibility The visibility of both Global and Local lines can be set using the following menu options Hide Show Globals This menu option toggles the visiblity of Global Lines Hide Show Locals This menu option toggles the visiblity of Local Li
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43. h end of the guidance LEDs serve as warnings If GPS reception is not available then one orange LED at each end is lit If the user is currently inside an active void zone then two LEDs at each end are lit Traffic light LEDs When using block bounded guidance the traffic light LEDs indi cate whether or not the current position along the flight line needs to be covered If the current position has not yet been covered the green LED is lit If the position is outside the block in a void zone or already covered then the red LED is lit The orange LED is lit for a set interval before changing between green to red or vice versa the default for this interval is one second and may be set at Preferences Lightbar Settings Timing LED display The LED displays shows the number of the currently selected line on the top left and the current ground speed on the top right by default Any of the four positions top left bottom left top right bottom right can be configured in the preferences menu to any of the options in Table 1 3 CHAPTER 1 OVERVIEW Option Description NONE No display SOL Distance m ft to start of flight line leg EOL Distance m ft to end of flight line leg LINE NUMBER The current flight line number SPEED The current ground speed knots OFFSET DISTANCE Distance m ft away from current flight line OFFSET ANGLE Heading deviation from current flight line PDOP Indication of GPS accuracy the lower the number th
44. hb aa e 17 3 1 2 Multi Baseline e e e 18 CONTENTS 3 2 Blocks with outlines s ig esaa da ee e 19 do Log Off Flag oia aa Pa he Peers 21 Command reference 23 Awl Baseline s dw a kk de ed ae e a ee a a 23 42 Buber width ion eck aw ok bk ieee BE ee ee eS 24 43 gt Closest line toe at Rae BAe ee ae 2 a eee ee ey 25 AA Delete apps sii aa 2 2 e bb Adee RE 25 4 5 Delete block ais os pd kd Oe DR AAA 25 4 6 DryRun lt A bd ee Geta da ede we haw a OR a 25 AT Edit blok AA ac oe le ea ee be A gd O AE a E 26 AS Edit Job e ni i454 bw hak Re we Gh a aS dG eS 26 4 9 Editi void oe Sale MO a be ioe a eee a E a 27 ALO EXPONE iio da 4b ede Gwe oe Sk be eee bee S 28 AM By TO et A ech SR GS Gk ew OS Ga eee a 30 AILL Markers y scs he ee a oe a ee a E GLA 30 AO ENES Sc a Ge tet es ad E a ee a 31 ANON POrG gegen te gia ee A ee ee eee Be Sa eae eg 32 ANS Wits 2 ot fa oe A ee a ee ER eo a aE 35 4 14 Line bullet ear oe oo 3k bake COR AQ a ee RG 36 4 15 Line History athi 264 hi deh de ede Koa oe Y Ba Se 36 AMO TAMEsORENG sibs si edhe a Pe thar cena e hd a a shi Gitano 37 4 17 Lines such as farm maps 2 2 e 38 AAS Markers aisis aie ee A Oe ee eA E a 41 4 19 Multi Baselinestd o o eee 42 4 20 Multi Baseline alt cbc o a a o a Se a ee ea 43 CONTENTS 111 4 21 NeW apps mid a dd as A ee S 44 4 22 New block aons oi e ar a a RO EE ee a Ea aE 44 123 NEW JOD ts ad io 45
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46. iew used to zoom the viewpoint out In a page list used to scroll down by an entire page In an option box moves down by one item Fl Used to manually toggle between log on amp log off F2 Toggles the appearance of the on screen keyboard Power Hold for 1 second to switch unit on Hold for 3 seconds to shut down Table 1 1 Keypad button description In the main view switch in and out of pan mode by pressing the PAGE button While in pan mode four arrows will appear around the edge of the screen You can use the rocker pad to pan the display around or press ENT to pan automatically to your 4 CHAPTER 1 OVERVIEW current location 1 3 Keyboard Keypad USB Keyboard ESC Escape TAB PAGE Tab MENU End ENT Enter Rocker pad Cursor keys Page up Page down F1 Home F2 Insert Table 1 2 Key mapping The unit s USB port may be used to attach a USB keyboard for control and data entry When a USB keyboard is attached some keys on the keyboard act as substitutes for keypad keys on the front of the head unit see Table 1 2 In addition to these mappings the keyboard s function keys F1 F2 can be used to select menu items F1 selects the item at the top of the current menu F2 selects the second and so on In situations where a USB keyboard is unavailable or inconvenient TracMap Flight provides an on screen keyboard for text entry To show the on screen keyboard press F2 on the keypad see
47. in an interactive mode Gnomovision version 69 Copyright C year name of author Gnomovision comes with ABSOLUTELY NO WARRANTY for details type show w This is free software and you are welcome to redistribute it under certain conditions type show c for details 105 The hypothetical commands show w and show c should show the appropriate parts of the General Public License Of course the commands you use may be called something other than show w and show c they could even be mouse clicks or menu items whatever suits your program You should also get your employer if you work as a programmer or your school if any to sign a copyright disclaimer for the program if necessary Here is a sample alter the names Yoyodyne Inc hereby disclaims all copyright interest in the program Gnomovision which makes passes at compilers written by James Hacker signature of Ty Coon 1 April 1989 Ty Coon President of Vice This General Public License does not permit incorporating your program into pro prietary programs If your program is a subroutine library you may consider it more useful to permit linking proprietary applications with the library If this is what you want to do use the GNU Library General Public License instead of this License
48. ine of the block by selecting a series of points This procedure is the same as that described in Section 4 7 Press ESC or select Finish if you do not want to create a block outline This command will do nothing if a job is NOT selected Note Pressing the MENU button from page 1 will bring up the new block dialog also pressing the MENU button from any other page will return you to page 1 So to fast path to the new block dialog from any page except page 1 press MENU twice 4 23 NEW JOB 45 4 23 New job Select New job to define a new job Each job contains a distinct collection of blocks You will be prompted to edit the name for the new job If you don t wish to enter a name press ENT and the job will automatically be given a name of the form JOBn where n is an integer 4 24 New void Create a new void zone in the currently selected block After creating the void zone you will asked to select boundary points to define the outline of the void zone The procedure for doing this is similar to that described in Section 4 7 Active voids are filled in red and inactive voids are filled orange 4 25 Next line The Next line command selects the next line in the sequence If a block is defined and the currently selected line is the last one in the block then the next line selected will be line number 1 4 26 Point zone Sometimes it is inconvenient to specify the outline of void zones by giving boundary points The Poi
49. ing Reverse will set the flight line to the first leg at the opposite end of the line and reverse the order of the legs The configurable display choices for the lightbar are SOL Start of leg EOL End of leg 32 CHAPTER 4 COMMAND REFERENCE CUR HEADING The current heading NEXT BRNG The bearing of the next line segment CHANGE BRNG The change in bearing between the current and next leg Note The bearing and projection details provided by the head unit and lightbar are in projected coordinates In some case when you are at the outer edge of your coordinate system these readings may vary by a few degrees to other onboard navigation devices Setting a point precision of 0 will make it almost impossible to get the line segement to change automatically as you will have to fly exactly over the point If using the TracMap AutoBoom Controller it will shut off when the point precision is reached unless the Offline Dis tance is large enough for the booms to remain on 4 12 Import The Import command will allow you to import a previously exported job block TM_Job or TM_Block a block void zone outline from a shape shp file or KML a new menu layout or template You must insert a USB storage device into the connector on the end of the USB cable first It may take a few seconds before the device will be ready for use From the import dialog Figure 4 5 select the type of import you wish to perform TM _Job TM Block
50. ither a Constant or Pulse mode Constant is a continuous drop whilst over the spread zone Pulse will drop at set intervals e g 50m see Appendix B Pulse Rate The distance at which product is dropped when the Auto Booms controller is set to pulse see Appendix B Timer The timer records the amount of time the logging has been on since the unit powered The Reset button sets it back to 00 00 00 4 27 2 GPS Settings The GPS settings button produces a further dialog box see Figure 4 15 b allowing the user to change the following settings Time lag s Set this to a time in seconds to compensate for lag from the GPS receiver Compensation is done by projecting reported positions ahead in the direction of travel If in doubt leave this field blank Antenna offset Right m The is the distance in metres between the GPS antenna and the centre line of the logging perpendicular to the direction of travel The position reported by the GPS will be shifted to the right by this amount Specify a negative number to shift the reported position to the left Antenna offset Forward m Distance in metres between the GPS antenna and the boom parallel to the direction of travel The position reported by the GPS is shifted forward by the specified amount Specifying a negative number causes the reported position to be shifted backwards Note The GPS offset can also be used to compensate for an air craft flying with off centre booms This ca
51. lf seconds This also delays the recorded coverage reported in the log file used for mapping purposes If using a predefined block outline it will also advance the traffic light changes by the same amount of time Use to prevent castling on a coverage map The Delay setting can also be used with the TracMap autoboom controller to set the initial release point for each flightline prior to reaching the block boundary by x seconds to allow for the forward projection of the product Show overlap allows overlapping of the coverage to be displayed onscreen coloured blue This option can be toggled on or off If this is set to on then any regions which have been covered more than once will be highlighted blue Otherwise all coverage will be drawn grey Controller defaults to disabled set to enabled when using a boom controller see Appendix B Auto Booms set to off by default can be used to set automatically turn boom on when using the TracMap Controller box No Misses will ensure that the boundary of the block is covered without missing No Overlap will ensure that nothing is dropped outside the block boundary Auto booms will change to Error if there is a problem with comms speed or GPS see Appendix B 4 27 PREFERENCES 49 Max Offline this setting is used for Auto Booms It defines the maximum distance that aircraft can be offline before the boom is switch off see Appendix B Control Mode the Auto Boom can be configured to e
52. map Head Unit Connections Map projections Software License Agreement GNU General Public License CONTENTS 63 69 75 81 83 91 93 97 Chapter 1 Overview TracMap Flight is a GPS guidance system for agricultural aircraft The system con sists of a GPS receiver the TracMap Flight head unit and a lightbar to provide guidance The system also provides proof of placement in the form of logged data that can be exported The two main forms of guidance are baseline where you fly in regular parallel lines with or without boundaries defined and block bounded guidance which guides you along parallel line segments within a block outline 1 1 Main view The main view is the screen shown once the unit has started see Figure 1 1 This screen shows all information about the current job block and application that may be required The main menu is navigated by using the rocker pad up and down to select items and ENT to select the desired item Up to three commands are shown per page on the menu Select the Next page and Prev page options to browse forward and back a page respectively The top three menu items can also be activated using remote switches cyclic switches buttons if the switches have been wired as per the instructions in Chapter 2 1 CHAPTER 1 OVERVIEW Top left info Panel BL pa a Map View B kn Top Right Info Panel Spreader Status 1 10m 18 9 Bottom Right Info Panel Next Page
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54. n be achieved by setting the GPS offset to the amount of the boom offset but in the opposite direction 50 CHAPTER 4 COMMAND REFERENCE 8 kn c Lightbar settings a Coverage settings 8 kn Factory Reset d Predefined text settings e InfoPanel settings Figure 4 15 Sub dialogs to the preferences dialog box 4 27 PREFERENCES 51 4 27 3 Lightbar Settings The dialog box shown when the Lightbar settings button is selected shown in Figure 4 15 c allows you to change the following Ratio Allows you to select Linear or Exponential for the guidance LEDS on the lightbar Lightbar timing The warning time given by the lightbar in seconds i e the length of time that the amber traffic light will stay lit between log on and log off areas Lightbar interval When in Linear ratio mode this setting is the offline distance in metres that each LED on the lightbar represents When in Exponential mode choose one of the following three settings Setting Metres offline for each respective LED Exp 1 0 1 2 3 4 6 10 14 20 28 38 50 64 82 102 132 175 Exp 2 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 50 100 Exp3 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 50 100 Note When the headunit is set to imperial units the metric expo nential offline distances still apply Latency This will adjust the timing of the traffic lights to compensate for reaction time delays in equipment control or preference For example setting this value t
55. ne only once If your imported menu fails to replace the existing menu it may mean that you have duplicated a menu option or not used the correct file format or file name The example below shows a text file txt that could be used to import a menu Primary 127 358 10 13 14 19 20 36 Secondary 31 32 33 41211 22 23 21 25 26 27 28 29 30 6 24 15 16 17 18 9 34 35 37 The table below shows the numbers of the menu items Use these numbers when creating the text file for a configurable menu TracMap Menu 1 Default Menu PAGE 1 Prev line Next line Racetrack PAGE 6 New void Point zone Edit void PAGE 11 Import Export Delete block TracMap Menu 2 Primary menu PAGE 1 Prev line Next line Baseline Secondary menu PAGE 6 New void Point zone Edit void PAGE 11 Import Export Delete block 71 Alt Multi BL Locale setup PAGE 2 PAGE 3 PAGE 4 PAGE 5 Baseline New block Line orient New job Std Multi BL Select block Line History Select job Preferences Edit block Info Edit job PAGE 7 PAGE 8 PAGE 9 PAGE 10 Swath width Markers Closest line Set orient New app Go to Line buffer Set edge Delete app Lines Buffer width Start line PAGE 12 PAGE 13 Viewpoint DryRun Alt Multi BL Locale setup PAGE 2 PAGE 3 PAGE 4 PAGE 5 Line History Select block Select job New Void Swath width Edit block New job Point Zone Line orient Delete block Edit job Edit void PAGE 7 PAGE 8 PAGE 9 PAGE 10 Swath width Markers Closest line
56. nes 4 18 Markers This command allows you to manage markers Selecting New Global will record a new marker that is visible within any job block A Global marker is represented by a gold square box and its name New Local will record a new marker that is only visible within the current block and is represented by a light blue diamond and its name If there is no block open you will not be able to record a local marker Local and global marker locations are recorded at the location of the aircraft when you press ENT to confirm the marker name Markers must have a name and you should only use letters numbers a dash and an underscore _ when creating the names of markers Manage will bring up a list that allows you to toggle between all Global or Local markers if you are in a block If not in a block only Global markers will be displayed Here you can Rename Delete Delete All Import Export and Create markers by entering the latitude and longitude in decimal degrees of the location where you want a marker use a for southern and western hemispheres Highlighting a marker in the list and pressing ENT will display the Lat amp Long for the selected marker Marker Visibility The visibility of both Global and Local markers can be set using the following menu options Hide Show Globals L This menu option toggles the visiblity of Global Markers 42 CHAPTER 4 COMMAND REFERENCE Global Markers also have an option to di
57. nt zone command allows you to create circular void zones by choosing a radius and a centre point After selecting this command you will see the menu shown in Figure 4 13 Active point zones are filled in red and inactive voids are filled orange The Create option will create a new void zone centered at your current location The radius in meters is shown in brackets alongside Create Before you create you may 46 CHAPTER 4 COMMAND REFERENCE 216 L 8 kn off 10m VOID CI RCLES create Co son 2am sis EOL 288m JOB1 BLK1 28m 5 74 ha 1 14 Figure 4 13 Creating a void zone around a marked point with the Point zone command use the Increase and Decrease options to alter the radius in increments The size of the increment set using the Incr option it can be configured to Increase or Decrease the size of the zone by 1 10 or 100m with each click Choose Finish to return to the main menu 4 27 PREFERENCES 47 6 kn Coverage settings GPS settings Lightbar settings Predefined Text InfoPanel settings Factory Reset Figure 4 14 The preferences dialog box 4 27 Preferences This command shows a dialog box which allows you to edit the head unit s settings From the main dialog shown in Figure 4 14 the following options are available Machine name This is an optional unit identifier If anything is entered in this box it will cause the job export directory name to be machinename_jobname and block directory name
58. o 0 3 will cause the logging indicator traffic lights to change 0 3 seconds before product application needs to start Model Allows you to select the lightbar model to be used Options are TracMap LB15 LB16 or 3rd party Note not all 3rd party lightbars are supported talk to your distributor LED Display This allows you to adjust what is being displayed on the lightbar LED The LED display on the lightbar is divided up into four sections top left top right bottom left and bottom right In the menu under the title LED Display each section is represented as a option box in the same position as on the LED For example in Figure 4 15 c the top left section is set to display the current line number top right is set to speed bottom left is set to none and the bottom 52 CHAPTER 4 COMMAND REFERENCE right is set to none Options which you can choose to have displayed on your lightbar LED screen include Start of line leg SOL End of line leg EOL Speed knots Line number Offset angle degrees left right Offset distance m ft PDOP Next bearing Change bearing Current heading AGL_MIN for AgLaser for reporting altitute above ground level AGL_AVG for AgLaser for reporting altitute above ground level AGL_MAX for AgLaser for reporting altitute above ground level None 4 27 4 Predefined Text The dialog box shown when the Predefined Text button is selected shown in Figure 4 15 d allows the user to enter 6 i
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60. of the display The View option controls the way the map is oriented Three different styles are available see Figure 4 19 The default is to orient the map so that north points towards the top of the screen View north Figure 4 19 a You may also elect to have the map oriented so that the current line runs vertically up the screen View line Figure 4 19 b Note that in this mode the map will flip depending on your current heading so that the direction that you fly the line is always towards the top of the screen View heading continually centres on your current position and rotates 62 CHAPTER 4 COMMAND REFERENCE 543 L B kn 543 L B kn 543 L 8 kn 8 9 Off 1km 8 9 Off ika 8 9 1 VIEWPOINT PAGE 1 Next age Zoom block Not ten Peel ane der center biogk Dora Brey Tine Da 752m ace tras EOL 2 1km NACER EOL Z 1km ees track EOL 2 1km Prev page JOB1 Untitled Polygon 26m JOB1 Untitled Polygon 26m JOB1 Untitled Polygon 28m 151 55 ha 1 73 151 55 ha 1 73 151 55 ha 1 73 a North up b Line up c Head up Figure 4 19 Different viewpoint styles for map display so that your current heading points towards the top of the screen Figure 4 19 c After altering the viewpoint select Finish to hide the viewpoint menu Note Viewpoint settings except Autopan are stored on the head unit and remembered when you next power on If the view point is set to heading up when you start blocks won t be zoomed automatically wh
61. ojections will be shown The current UTM zone is also displayed at the bottom of the dialog Scroll to the projection that is most appropriate for your region and press ENT After a brief pause the head unit will change to using the newly selected time zone and map projection Map projections can be changed at any time 4 37 VIEWPOINT 61 Note Warning Changing the Map Projection will delete all data on the Head Unit To ensure your data is kept export all job information as WGS 84 projection to a USB key before changing the Map Projection If you are more than 2 UTM zones from your selected projection the TracMap unit will not provided guidance For more information on supported map projections see Appendix E 4 36 2 Timezone The Timezone menu allows you to set the current timezone Time can be checked on the satellites page 4 36 3 Delete All This command removes all job and block data Be sure you have backed up any data you do not wish to lose this can be done by exporting 4 37 Viewpoint The Viewpoint command displays a menu that allows you to control the way the map is drawn on screen When the menu appears selecting the Zoom block option will zoom the display in or out as necessary so that the entire block will fit on screen The Center block option will pan the display so that the map is in the center of the screen Set Auto pan to on if you want the screen to pan across every time you move off the visible portion
62. or the software as well as the 36 CHAPTER 4 COMMAND REFERENCE percentage of available storage space used Unit ID displays the Unit ID for this unit this can be changed using the keypad if required Unit ID is required to allow maps to be sent to your account using TracMap Office Brightness is used to adjust the brightness of the display backlight and lightbar A dialog box will appear with a slider control for each setting Use up and down on the rocker pad to select the appropriate slider Use left and right to adjust the position of the slider and then press ESC to hide the control Contrast is only available for Lightbar LB15 Satellites displays the last known location and signal strength for visible GPS satellites in a diagram similar to that shown in Figure 4 7 The crosshair at the top shows the positions of each satellite the centre of the crosshair is directly overhead while the edge of the circle represents the horizon The bar graph at the bottom shows signal strengths The figure labelled PDOP gives an indication of the current position accuracy Lower numbers mean more accurate positioning See Chapter 5 for further information Also displayed are the Lat amp Long and date time 4 14 Line buffer Use Line buffer to set a margin at the ends of lines Each line segment will effectively shrink by twice the distance entered the segment shrinks at each end This command differs from the Buffer width command
63. oundary section 4 27 Once all corners have been marked select Finish The line back to the first point will be drawn for you The block outline will be shown on screen as well as the first flightline which by 20 CHAPTER 3 QUICK START 117 kn OR 117 kn off 100m 6 9 Off 100m 6 9 BASELINE PAGE 1 2 37 ha Wee h conn oe Next line Racetrack D Prev page JOB1 BLK2 26m JOB1 BLKZ 28m 1 a Starting the first line b End of the line Figure 3 5 Defining a baseline by flying the first swath default is aligned to the first edge marked in the block Often this will not be the line you wish to fly along To align to a different edge of the block select Line orient section 4 16 Use Next edge and Prev edge to highlight the edge you want to fly parallel to Figure 3 7 a or alternatively you can select Optimum which will cycle through the edges that have the least number of flight lines Once you have highlighted the edge required select Finish and the line will be realigned with the highlighted edge Figure 3 7 b Use the options Prev line and Next line to change flight lines Note The lightbar traffic light will turn green when within the area marked by an imaginary line drawn at right angles to the flightline at the point where it crosses the block bound ary 3 3 LOG OFF FLAG 21 32 kn off 188m 8 9 BLOCK OUTLINE Finish elete poin Points 16 JOB1 BLK1 28m 6 81 ha Figure 3 6 Creating a block outline b
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65. ptions to change the selected edge The number of passes required for the selected line is shown on the bottom left of the screen Figure 4 9 The Optimum option allows you to cycle through all the edges that have the minimum number of flight lines Press the ESC button to leave the lines as they are If you choose Finish the lines will now be aligned parallel to the chosen edge 4 17 Lines such as farm maps This menu allows you to manage lines Line can either be saved as Global or Local Global lines will always show if set to visible while loacl lines only display when their associated block is selected Lines allow you to display a background map 4 17 LINES SUCH AS FARM MAPS 39 ZL kn Off 108m 8 3 LINE ORIENT Finish qee C soL 10an 9 ima ope EOL 266m JOB1 BLK1 28m 12 lines 1413 Figure 4 9 Line orient mode Manage Manage will bring up a list that allows you to toggle between all Global or Local lines if you are in a block If you are not in a block only Global lines will be displayed This list may take some time to load if there are a lot of lines Below the list there are options that enable you to Rename Delete Delete All and Import lines Import You can import lines from either an ESRI Shape file shp or a Google Earth file kml When you select import you can select either Polylines or Polygons When lines are imported from a shape file the geometry type must be correct e g polygon shapefil
66. r edit the overlap setting This command is disabled if no block exists Overlap allows you to fly with an overlap Set this overlap amount as required using the onscreen keyboard It is not recommended that this is set to more than half the current swath width A negative overlap value will leave a gap between swaths Hint When flying very wide swaths e g 30 mile passes at 1 mile intervals set a large negative overlap and a narrow swath width to avoid overloading the TracMap unit with coverage data e g 5180ft overlap 100ft swath width Outline The points of a block boundary are numbered from 1 Select Add point to take the current position and add it as a boundary point on the end of the existing points The Delete point option will remove the most recently added point Edit name will bring up a dialog box that will allow you to change the name of the current block Choose Finish after you ve finished editing the block Note Editing a block outline in any way will clear all previously defined flight lines within Line History 4 8 Edit job This option will allow you to 4 9 EDIT VOID 27 Delete Job use this option to delete the currently selected job This will delete all associated blocks Edit name use this option to change the name of the current job Cancel use this to return to main menu 7 8 kn 7 8 kn 19m 6 9 Off 6 9 EDIT VOID VOID ZONE pe ous Eso 56m Pete it O 56m Finish EOL 1
67. rack A number of different racetrack options are available The options are e Lines e Tracks e A B C e Squeeze e Half Track Racetracking does not change the numbering of the lines It only alters the way lines are selected when using the Next line and Prev line commands For example in a block with 8 lines the ordering shown in Figure 4 17 could be attained by setting the racetrack Lines to 8 4 29 1 Lines You can create a racetrack using the Lines option with or without a block outline 1 Set up a flight line this can be done by either Line orient when there is a block outline or you can set baseline 2 Select the racetrack command and a dialog box figure 4 16 a will appear prompting you to choose racetrack type 4 29 RACETRACK 59 kn B kn off 108m 8 9 PAGE 1 ine rev line e in Next line rev page Prev page JOB1 BLK3 2 m JOB1 BLK3 a Setting a racetrack b The Lines sub dialog to setting a racetrack Figure 4 16 Dialog boxes to set a racetrack size 3 After choosing Lines another dialog box will prompt you for the number of lines in the racetrack If the number of lines within a block outline does not match a multiple of the amount entered for the racetrack any remainder lines will be flown back to back The dis tance between the lines is determined by the swath width you have entered 4 29 2 Tracks To use the Tracks option to set up a racetrack you must use a block outline
68. receiver the antenna must be fixed to the outside of the aircraft and for helicopters with more than 2 blades fitted outside of the blade arc Note If using the TMR 200 receiver a wire must be cut to stop the TracMap Head unit attempting to autodetect the baud rate as this interferes with the GPS signal To do this you need to cut the wire connected to Pin3 of the DB9 connector Unscrew the connector and remove the case Once the wires are exposed cut the centre wire in the top row Then screw the connector back together 2 4 Connections Wiring Diagram Figure 2 3 and 2 5 show the connections from the 10 Pin Cannon connector to the aircraft The digital inputs are used to detect whether the logging switch is on and to control the menus These inputs require a voltage of at least 3V to activate and can be pulled to 12 volts or 24 volts dc Normally these are wired to the aircraft s cyclic or joystick switches The digital input connections are described in detail in Section D For more information see appendix D 12 Cannon 18 pin CHAPTER 2 INSTALLATION connector Enter Prev Line Key switches pull to 12U or 24U Next Line Log ON N C N C 412U to 24U 4 Aoronrmoogansr NO FUSE 3 AMP RN BATTERY LTH 6 pin Light LTW6 Xo bar connector AAN Rear View of Connector Plug Figure 2 3 Aircraft Wiring Diagram for the TMW 1001 loom
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70. s 29 lines They will be ordered 1 16 2 17 3 18 Fly the first flight line on one side of the field turning the log on and off to mark start and end points Then fly the last flight line on the opposite side of the field again turning the log on and off to mark start and end points to create the racetrack Note Half Field is only available when no block outline is present 58 CHAPTER 4 COMMAND REFERENCE Figure 4 18 Re ordering of lines when squeeze racetracking is active 4 30 SELECT BLOCK 59 4 30 Select block To navigate between blocks in the currently selected job use the Select block option A new menu will appear with the options Next block and Prev block for cycling between blocks After choosing the desired block select Finish 4 31 Select job This is used to navigate between multiple stored jobs A menu will appear with the options Next job and Prev job which are used to cycle between stored jobs Select Finish once the job is chosen 4 32 Set edge The Set edge command is an alternative to using Line Orient In the dialog box that appears enter the number of the edge you wish to fly parallel to Select OK to confirm or Cancel This feature is useful when multiple aircraft are using the same block with a complex outline 4 33 Set orient If you know the direction of the lines you want to fly you can use this command to specify an exact direction to orient the lines After selecting this
71. splay the marker but hide the label indicated in the menu by L Hide Show Locals This menu option toggles the visiblity of Local Markers 4 19 Multi Baseline std There may be circumstances where multiple baselines are needed Up to six con secutive baselines can be created using Multi Baseline Standard Multi BL std see Figure 4 11 Multiple baselines can only be used if there is NO block outline While flying along the necessary flight line turn on the spreader switch for each of the baselines you wish to set BL B kn 25 R off 100m 6 9 Off 100m 6 9 ei a 8 98 ha ROSE bage 8 98 ha reating Prey line D ace trac D Prev page JOB1 BLK2 25m JOB1 BLK2 25m 17 27 a Creating Multi Baselines b After clicking next line Figure 4 11 Using Standard Multi Baselines 4 20 MULTI BASELINE ALT 43 BL 8 kn 18 R 8 kn N off 100m 6 9 Off 100m 6 9 ie lien 1 1 18 ha ROSE bage 1 18 ha reating Prey line dD ace trac D Prev page JOB1 BLK2 18m JOB1 BLK2 18m 17 2 0 a Creating Alternate Baselines b After clicking next line Figure 4 12 Using Alternating Multi Baselines 4 20 Multi Baseline alt There may be circumstances where multiple baselines are needed Up to six consec utive baselines can be created using Multi Baseline Alternating Multi BL alt see Figure 4 12 The difference between Alternating and Standard Multi Baseline is that the direction of every 2nd line created is reversed when using
72. t file on the SD card in the controller box The last GPS fix prior to the release is logged It is important to note that if you are using a 4 hertz GPS for example then you are getting four GPS positions per second So if you are travelling at 80 knots for example 41 m sec the GPS location recorded on the SD card could be out by approximately 10m e g 41 m sec 4 hertz It is also important to note that the position reported is the actual release point If you have set an advance of 2 5 seconds to allow for the forward projection of the product after release then the first release point in each run will likely be outside thetarget area The data for each point will shot the Latitude Longitude Date Time Speed amp Heading 79 Autoboom Errors The are a number of situations that may arise that cause the booms board to enter an error state These include the loss of communitaion between the autoboom board and the head unit the loss of GPS signal or a change to a speed at which the autobooms can no longer operate Communication Error A communication error will occur when the Autoboom board has not received a signal from the headunit for a set period of time See Set Up above GPS Error A GPS error will occur when the Autoboom board is not receiving a GPS signal The GPS baud rate must be set to 38400 Speed Error A speed error will occur when the aircraft is travelling to fast or to slow for the Au tobooms board to operate
73. tems that can then be used in conjunction with the cyclic switches buttons to quickly cycle through a range of pre defined entries An example is you may frequently use the swath widths 20 40 50 12 and 3 If you enter these when you flick the cyclic switch when the cursor is in the swath width box these values will be progressively displayed Stop flicking when the value you want is displayed The default values for pre defined text are 6 8 10 12 16 20 Commonly used words e g herbicide thistles can also be predefined to use as block names 4 27 PREFERENCES 33 4 27 5 InfoPanel Settings The onscreen InfoPanel display can be configured in the same way as the lightbar The top left top right and bottom right corners can all be set The bottom left always displays the logging status Options which you can choose to have displayed on your InfoPanel include e LINE NUMBER SPEED knots e OFFSET DISTANCE e PDOP e AGL_MIN e AGL_AVG e AGL_MAX e SATS e LOG TIME e NONE 4 27 6 Factory Reset The Factory Reset button will set all preferences back to factory defaults The only settings that are not affected are the map projection and Unit ID 54 CHAPTER 4 COMMAND REFERENCE 4 28 Prev line The Prev line command selects the previous line in the sequence If a block is defined and the line currently selected is line number 1 then the selection wraps around and the line selected will be the last one 4 29 Racet
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75. to be machinename_jobname_blockname and the exported file names will also be prepended with machinename_jobname_blockname The advantage of this is when combining log files from several aircraft into one directory or mapping program on a PC Auto Boundary is an option that can be toggled on or off If this is set to on when creating a new block or editing a current one a point will be created if the aircraft crosses over its own flight path by doing an outside turn An example of when you would use this is when wanting to accurately capture a precise corner point 48 CHAPTER 4 COMMAND REFERENCE Menu Selection allows you to select one of three menus Menu 1 Menu 2 Menu 3 by toggling between the options After a different menu has been selected you must turn the head unit off then on again for the menu change to occur The imported menu overwrites the menu previously in place Units of Measure allows you to switch between metric and imperial units 4 27 1 Coverage Settings The Coverage Settings button produces a further dialog box see Figure 4 15 a allowing the user to change the following settings Include coverage allows coverage to be displayed onscreen select Coverage On if you would like it displayed or else select Off Delay coverage allows coverage to be delayed onscreen navigate to Delay coverage use F2 to bring up the keyboard and input the number of seconds you want to have the delay set to e g 1 5 for one and a ha
76. ts Connector 3 USB Figure D 1 Connector pin outs as shown from the back of the unit 85 Power supply The unit will operate on any voltage between 8 V and 32 V Power is supplied through the following pins on connector 1 Pin Function 11 Ground 12 Positive supply 8 32 V Table D 1 Power supply Lightbar The Lightbar is connected via an RS 485 interface on connector 1 Power is not available from the head unit and must be supplied separately The following pins are used Pin Function 5 RS 485 A 6 RS 485 B Table D 2 Lightbar pins GPS receiver Connector 2 supplies power to and receives data from the GPS receiver Power supplied is 5 V Data is received via an RS 232 interface Any GPS receiver that produces an RMC sentence can be used provided the baud rate matches one of those supported by the head unit see Appendix C Relevant pins on connector 2 are 86 APPENDIX D TRACMAP HEAD UNIT CONNECTIONS Pin Function 9 GPS TxD data to GPS receiver 10 GPS RxD data from GPS receiver 11 Ground 12 Positive supply to GPS receiver 5 V Table D 3 GPS pins Digital inputs Digital inputs are used to detect whether the logging is on and to control menus Inputs are opto isolated and require a voltage of at least 3 V to activate Relevant pins on connector 2 are Pin Function Menu 1 Menu 1 Menu 2 Menu 2 Menu 3 Menu 3 Logging Logging 0
77. ts first fix after powering on For the TracMap TMR 200 receiver the antenna must be located externally and clear of the rotor arc when installed on a helicopter PDOP Values Position Dilution of Precision PDOP describes the geometric strength of satellite configuration on GPS accuracy When visible GPS satellites are close together in the sky the geometry is said to be weak and the DOP value is high when far apart the geometry is strong and the DOP value is low Thus a low DOP value represents 65 a better GPS positional accuracy due to the wider anglular separation between the satellites used to calculate a GPS unit s position The table below shows the meaning of DOP values DOP Rating Description Value 1 Ideal The highest possible confidence level to be used for applications demanding the highest possible preci sion at all times 2 3 Excellent At this confidence level positional measurements are considered accurate enough to meet all but the most sensitive applications 4 6 Good Represents a level that marks the minimum appro priate for making business decisions Positional measurements could be used to make reliable in route navigation suggestions to user 7 8 Moderate Positional measurements could be used for calcula tions but the fix quality could still be improved A more open view of the sky is recommended 9 20 Fair Represents a low confidence level Positional mea surements should be discarded or
78. w to do this To specify the swath width used select Swath Width from the menu PAGE 7 on the default menu enter the width to be used in metres feet using the on screen keyboard F2 Figure 3 2 or a USB keyboard Press ENT to set the swath width The width shown in the main view will change to the entered value Next create the first job You can do this by selecting New job from the menu PAGE 5 on the default menu You will see something similar to Figure 3 3 If you wish you 15 16 CHAPTER 3 QUICK START off 10m No Fix Prev page No job No swath Figure 3 1 The main view after the unit is first started up can edit the name given to the new job Otherwise you can accept the automatically generated name which will be something like JOB1 Press ENT to create the job Now that a job is set up you have several options for guidance and coverage recording 3 1 Baseline Baseline is the simplest form of guidance and is suitable for blocks where the bound aries can be identified visually To use baseline you first need to define a New Block menu PAGE 3 on the default menu You will prompted Figure 3 4 a for a name but one will be generated automatically if you don t want to specify it just like when creating a new job Press ENT and the block outline dialog will appear For simple baseline guidance no block outline is required so press ESC or highlight Finish and press ENT when the block outline menu appe
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80. wo options available Standard and Alternating Standard Multi BL std means all baselines remain as they are so Next line will move them all to the right of the direction they were made Alternating Multi BL alt means that the direction of every 2nd line created is re versed so Next line will make the 1st 3rd and 5th lines go right and the 2nd 4th and 6th lines go left This is useful for aircraft zig zagging up a hill for example Multiple baselines can only be used if there is NO block outline To create multiple baselines select either Multi BL std or Multi BL alt depending on which option you wish to use While flying along the necessary flight line turn on the logging switch 3 2 BLOCKS WITH OUTLINES 19 off 19m No Fix PAGE 3 Next page elec oc Edit block Prev page JOB1 no block Figure 3 4 Creating a new block for each of the baselines you wish to set To override automatic baseline creation when logging is turned off for example when turning off temporarily when crossing a stream highlight Creating and press ENT This will toggle to skipping which will stop a baseline being created from the next log off If you choose to use Multiple baselines you cannot use Racetracking 3 2 Blocks with outlines Create a block by selecting New block in the main menu When the block editing menu appears fly over each corner of the block in turn and mark it by selecting Add point Figure 3 2 or by using autob
81. y marking a sequence of points 3 3 Log Off Flag Whenever you switch the log off a red flag will appear on screen at the point where log was switched off This flag will remain in view until the next log off point is reached then it will be replaced Figure 3 5 b Note WARNING DO NOT power off the aircraft without prop erly shutting down the TracMap headunit correctly Failure to do so may cause corruption which will result in the loss of job data 22 CHAPTER 3 QUICK START ZL 7 8 kn off 188m 8 9 Off 188m 6 9 LINE ORIENT PAGE 1 Finish E PR qeu C soL 104m Brey Tine Pisa 84m frii mgng E EOL ZA6m Baos track EOL 199m JOB1 BLK1 26m JOB1 BLK1 28m 12 lines 1 13 6 81 ha 1 12 a Selecting an edge b Realigned flight lines Figure 3 7 Changing the line orientation to a different edge of the block Chapter 4 Command reference This section describes the commands available on the TracMap Flight head unit The commands are listed in alphabetical order Navigate the menu by using the rocker pad to highlight items then press ENT to select the item Only three commands and Next page amp Prev page will be displayed on the menu at a time You can view the complete list of commands by activating the Next page and Prev page commands as necessary The top three menu items can be activated using remote switches cyclic switches buttons if the switches have been wired as per the instructions in Chapter 2 4

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