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SHOUT ts User’s Manual Version 1.0.1

Appendix A: PMS Features

The ts is capable of sending position reports in PECOS Message Structure (PMS).

PMS complies with the Blue Force Tracking Data Format Specification as defined

in the document PECOS 200907-001 Version 1.7. The ts is shipped without PMS

features activated and can only be enabled by NAL Research at the request of an

authorized user. When PMS is enabled, the Format menu has an additional option

called PECOS as shown in the figure below.

With PMS enabled, user has the option to select any one of sixteen Brevity Codes

(0000 through 1111) to be included in the PMS tracking reports. These codes are

represented by A(z), B, C(z) and D and can be selected via the touchscreen. Each

code will light up as a green dot inside the Brevity icon when selected.

RACKING

  Iridium
  GPS
01-Nov-11                         8:00 AM

Format

o Full, 30 bytes

o Position Only, 10 bytes

o PECOS

Brevity

Iridium

GPS
01-Nov-11 8:00 AM

Tracking

On/Off Rpt Rate Format Brevity

Cancel 911 Stats

Summary of Contents for Shout ts

Page 1: ...Version 1 0 2 June 20th 2012 POWERED by IRIDIUM TM SHOUT ts USER GUIDE ...

Page 2: ...ated to the performance or nonperformance of any products accessories facilities or services or information except as expressly stated in this guide and or the Product and or satellite service documentation Any other standards of performance guarantees conditions and warranties are hereby expressly excluded and disclaimed to the fullest extent permitted by the law This disclaimer and exclusion sha...

Page 3: ... 14 Quick Start 17 Texting Menu 18 Tracking Menu 25 Utilities Menu 28 Settings Menu 31 Additional Features 34 Appendix A PMS Features 36 Appendix B Upgrading the Firmware 37 Appendix C Power Consumption 38 Appendix D Design Specifications 39 Appendix E Standard Compliance 41 Appendix F Export Compliance 42 ...

Page 4: ...Industry Canada IMEI International Mobile Equipment Identification LBT L Band Transceiver LCD Liquid Crystal Display LED Light Emitting Diode LNA Low Noise Amplifier NOC Network Operation Center OFAC Office of Foreign Asset Controls PDA Personal Digital Assistant PMS PECOS Message Structure POP Post Office Protocol RF Radio Frequency RUDICS Router Based Unrestricted Digital Internetworking Connect...

Page 5: ...i Ion battery and depending on the environmental conditions it can send a position report every ten minutes for more than ten days more than 1 500 reports User is recommended to read Appendix C to learn about the impact of blocked antennas on the number of reports The ts is equipped with a high resolution color touchscreen and on screen keyboards allowing transmission of free text canned messages ...

Page 6: ...d or save waypoints for later retrieval A waypoint is a GPS location that a user wants to identify and mark with a specific name tag for future reference Check In The ts allows a quick check in message to be sent using a single key IMPORTANT NAL Research can enable the SHOUT ts for use on the DoD EMSS Gateway However accessing the EMSS Gateway is not authorized until the ts is provisioned sign up ...

Page 7: ...acking IMPORTANT For best performance NAL Research only recommends the use of the Sarantel SL3104 decafilar antenna www sarantel com Performance degradation including dropped coverage and shortened battery life can occur if a different antenna is used NAL Research will void the warranty if the SHOUT ts is replaced with a non Sarantel antenna The following accessories are included with the SHOUT ts...

Page 8: ...ed to be turned off while charging The charging cycle will complete quicker when the device is shut down While using the ts a low battery warning message will appear when the remaining power is less than 20 and the battery icon bar turns red The entire icon turns red when less than 10 The SHOUT ts has a resistive touchscreen Either a finger or a stylus can be used to select options displayed on th...

Page 9: ...le more than a slight touch The back key can be pressed at any time to return to the previous screen Frequently used icons can be configured to appear on the bottom of the Home menu using Setting Favorites The ts can be turned off completely off with no tracking and no text messaging at any time by holding down the power back button for approximately two seconds The device automatically goes to sl...

Page 10: ...ed when the maximum limit is reached Remaining 0 User can hold down on any key while sliding around the keyboard The letter is not entered until the finger is released The entire text box can be erased with the Clear button Unclear reverses the process Tap the Done button to accept entered text and return to the previous screen Pressing the back key to return to the previous screen without all the...

Page 11: ...e and enter key will appear as and respectively Mailboxes and contact lists display a Search box on top of the list allowing user to search for specific keyword or keywords The search parameters are defined using Settings Search menu Touching within the Search box will bring up a keyboard to enter the search USING THE SEARCH BOX q w e r t y u i o p a s d f g h j k l ABC z x c v b n m Done 123 Clea...

Page 12: ... a messaging and tracking device its function is to send GPS reports and text messages to a network operating center NOC It can be provisioned by NAL Research or any certified Iridium airtime service provider including the DoD DISA EMSS office to send messages and reports to five different destinations a combination of email addresses IP addresses and other mobile devices While deployed in the fie...

Page 13: ... canned messages Most of the operating parameters can be set using the ts on screen menus However more sophisticated features such as encryption must be carried out via SatTerm and a connected computer to the ts For the contacts and canned messages the ts sends only short codes instead of the message body to a NOC server Short codes are then mapped to the real addresses and or canned messages with...

Page 14: ...een will appear Device status symbols will be shown along the top of the home screen Some symbols will not appear until an event is initiated such as sending or receiving a message denotes the Iridium transceiver is off To preserve battery life the Iridium transceiver will only turn on when transmitting a message or report denotes 1 the Iridium transceiver is on with real time signal strength repr...

Page 15: ...ky to minimize acquisition time and better position accuracy denotes tracking mode is off when the tracking symbol is dimmed gray denotes tracking mode is on when the tracking symbol is bright white Next to the tracking symbol is the countdown timer to the next report denotes all audio alerts are off denotes audio alert is on denotes unread message s is in the Inbox denotes message s is in the Out...

Page 16: ...of these menu options are included in the next section The bottom of home screen has a favorite bar Any of the menu icons can be configured to appear on the favorite bar using Settings Favorites This allows quick and easy access to the most frequently used options A maximum of four favorite icons are allowed Favorite Icons ...

Page 17: ...o to Tracking Rpt Rate menu to set the reporting rate 3 Go to Tracking On Off menu to enable tracking The ts is now in tracking mode and is ready to send position reports at a rate chosen in Step 2 No further action is required The unit automatically goes to sleep in between reports IMPORTANT NAL Research can enable the SHOUT ts for use on the DoD EMSS Gateway However accessing the EMSS Gateway is...

Page 18: ...bottom of the list Selecting a draft message takes user back to the Compose screen If Send is selected a Confirm and then Success screens will appear to indicate that the message has been added to the Outbox The ts must then be held in a position with the antennas having full view of the sky If Settings Include GPS option is turned on then GPS location will be attached to the message Messages with...

Page 19: ...rwarded or deleted Resend puts a message back to the bottom of the Outbox folder s sending queue Forward takes user back to the Compose menu for additional information to be entered User can then resend the message after modifying it or cancel the process Delete permanently removes the message from the Sent folder The ts stores messages in the Sent folder with the newest message displayed on top o...

Page 20: ...nter Emails as shown in figure below User can slide a finger back and forth between these two options DO NOT lift the finger until the right choice is selected Slide the finger away to the top of the screen or to the bottom of the screen cancels this option Iridium GPS 01 Nov 11 8 00 AM Save as Draft Send Compose To Server Emails Canned Message Free Text Choose Contact Enter Emails Iridium GPS 01 ...

Page 21: ... 255 characters can be entered separated by a coma The ts keeps track of the limit and will prevent user from entering email addresses longer than allowed Email addresses and free text message share the same memory space with a maximum allowable length of 309 characters Long e mail addresses or multiple e mail addresses will reduce the number of characters available for free text message User is r...

Page 22: ...e the message Holding a finger inside the Removed Can d Msg region removes the selected canned message at any time even after free text is entered Iridium GPS 01 Nov 11 8 00 AM Save as Draft Send Compose To Server Emails Canned Message Free Text Choose Can d Msg Enter Text Iridium GPS 01 Nov 11 8 00 AM Detail Select Meet me at the next stop Iridium GPS 01 Nov 11 8 00 AM Canned Messages Meet me on ...

Page 23: ... GPS location takes longer to complete since the ts has to acquire a GPS fix Contacts is an address book with a list of contacts created and saved into the SHOUT ts memory using NAL Research s SatTerm software During setup SatTerm requires connectivity between the ts and a NOC server to synchronize the lookup table of short codes As with canned messages short codes are used to map real addresses t...

Page 24: ...te A position report will not be sent when the SHOUT ts wakes up to check the mailbox unless the mailbox check rate coincides with the tracking report rate The Check Mailbox menu can either be in Idle or Checking the Iridium gateway for any pending messages to be downloaded As the messages are being downloaded the ts shows the number of Unread messages in the Inbox and the number of messages still...

Page 25: ...e the parentheses next to the tracking symbol When tracking is enabled and the ts sleeps in between position reports the status LED flashes once every five seconds It can be turned off during sleep to reduce power consumption by using Settings LED The emergency 911 button can be activated at any time during tracking mode or non tracking mode The ts can also be powered up at any time and be used as...

Page 26: ...tered rate a new menu will appear requesting for the mailbox check rate The mailbox check rate can be the same as the reporting rate In this case the ts checks the mailbox each time it wakes up to send a report If the mailbox check rate is different than the reporting rate the ts will wake up in between reports to check the mailbox without sending a position report The ts only accepts the mailbox ...

Page 27: ...ithout Gateway Ack is selected and confirmed the cancellation message is queued in the Outbox to be transmitted The emergency mode ends immediately the emergency LED is turned off and the top bar turn from red to black Powering the ts off will not cancel the emergency mode User MUST select Cancel 911 option to cancel emergency When Track On Off is enabled the SHOUT ts monitors useful statistics wh...

Page 28: ...too long The accuracy of the position can be monitored by observing the HACC HACC stands for horizontal accuracy in meters HACC is defined as the radius of a circle centered on the true value that contains the GPS measurement Thus a position fix with ten meters HACC accuracy indicates that it is within ten meters of the true position the higher the HACC value the less accurate the GPS measurement ...

Page 29: ...formation is displayed on the screen This information called test report can be forced to send to a NOC server by pressing Send A test report has the same format as a regular position report and is being treated as such by a NOC Sending a test report will not disrupt or change the tracking reporting rate Test Report option is a good diagnostic tool used to ensure proper operation of the GPS receiv...

Page 30: ...ted the SHOUT ts immediately turns the GPS receiver on to acquire a fix User then has the options to go back without further action to re acquire a new GPS fix or to save the waypoint Selecting the Next option will bring up a full keyboard allowing user to enter the waypoint label The Add option saves the waypoint into the ts non volatile memory for later retrieval After saving a waypoint user can...

Page 31: ...ive touchscreen drifts slowly over time and needs to be recalibrated once in a while Calibrate option allows users to either reset the calibration back to factory settings or to recalibrate specific to the condition of the touchscreen In case the ts is accidently recalibrated with erroneous settings and user is unable to use the touchscreen to recalibrate or reset to factory settings hold the powe...

Page 32: ...or emergency mode The LED flashes once every five seconds when Track On Off is enabled and the device sleeps in between tracking reports The LED turns solid green when Emergency mode is enabled regardless of whether the device is on or off The LED can be turned off for either of these two cases to save battery power using the LED option The ts consumes approximately 3mA less with the LED disabled ...

Page 33: ... on the LCD screen for all menus Local time zone can also be set Unit Info option displays the model number internal 9602 module s IMEI number Iridium FCC ID Iridium IC ID ts firmware version and ts bootloader version User Info option displays user information entered using SatTerm software Time Date Unit Info User Info ...

Page 34: ...e reports to a NOC After sending the first three emergency reports the ts reverts back to the default emergency time between reports TBR of two minutes During emergency a NOC can send an acknowledgement back to the ts There is one status LED on the bottom left of the SHOUT ts The LED turns solid green when the ts is in emergency mode which can be deactivated to save power using Settings LED LED Em...

Page 35: ...r On Off button for approximately two seconds A power down screen will appear with a message indicating tracking and messaging will be completely turned off The screen stays on for approximately five seconds before shutting down User can Turn Off the ts immediately can go back to the power up screen or can Cancel shut down POWERING DOWN ...

Page 36: ...en PMS is enabled the Format menu has an additional option called PECOS as shown in the figure below With PMS enabled user has the option to select any one of sixteen Brevity Codes 0000 through 1111 to be included in the PMS tracking reports These codes are represented by A z B C z and D and can be selected via the touchscreen Each code will light up as a green dot inside the Brevity icon when sel...

Page 37: ...oader program 2 With a USB cable attached to a computer and the device press the Start Flash Mode button 3 Wait until it activates and then press the Open Hex File button 4 Browse and select a valid NAL device BIN file NAL Research makes the BIN file available upon request 5 Once the BIN file is loaded press the Program Verify button 6 Wait for the programming to complete 7 Press the Reset Device ...

Page 38: ...e of more than two hours can only send 1300 tracking reports IMPORTANT Data presented here are only estimates and are highly dependent on the operating environment and antenna type Data are based on measurements made with multiple ts devices placed on the roof of NAL Research s facility with no blockage Each time the ts wakes up to send a report it has two minutes to acquire a GPS fix and send an ...

Page 39: ... and patch for GPS Key One button power button Emergency Guarded button LED One status LED power tracking and emergency Screen 3 0 TFT 400 x 240 Electrical Specifications Main Input Voltage 5 0VDC Peak Current 1 5A 5 0VDC Battery Type Lithium Ion Battery Capacity 1 95 A Hr Charging Voltage USB 1 0 USB 2 0 or 5VDC Rechargeable Cycles 500 times Power Consumption See previous section Iridium Transcei...

Page 40: ...5 RH Storage Temperature 40o F to 185o F 40o C to 85o C Storage Humidity 93 RH Environmental Specifications Battery Operating Temperature 4o F to 140o F 20o C to 60o C Operating Humidity 90 RH Storage Temperature 4o F to 95o F 20o C to 35o C Storage Humidity 95 RH Charge Temperature 32o F to 113o F 0o C to 45o C Environmental Specifications LCD Operating Temperature 4o F to 131o F 10o C to 60o C O...

Page 41: ...PROVALS RADIO TESTS EMC TESTS MECHANICAL ELECTRICAL TESTS CE FCC Industry Canada ETSI EN 301 441 V1 1 1 2000 05 FCC CFR47 Parts 2 15 and 25 Industry Canada RSS170 Issue 1 Rev 1 November 6 1999 ETSI EN 301 489 1 V1 4 1 2002 08 ETSI EN 301 489 20 V1 2 1 2002 11 EN61000 4 2 1995 A2 2001 Part 4 2 EN61000 4 3 2002 Part 4 3 EN61000 4 4 1995 A1 2001 A2 2001 Part 4 4 EN61000 4 6 1996 A1 2001 Part 4 6 EN55...

Page 42: ...nd regulations Failure to comply can result in the imposition of fines and penalties the loss of export privileges and termination of your contractual agreements with NAL Research The export and re export of NAL Research products and services are subject to regulation by the Export Administration Regulations 15 CFR 730 744 as administered by the U S Department of Commerce Bureau of Industry and Se...

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