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Software Installation

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© 2011 ... Directions Ltd

Here you specify how the VTU will communicate with the Navigator software. There are three way
- serial cable (COM), GSM (modem), GPRS (TCP/IP).

COM

Select the 

Port

 to which the VTU is connected. If you have VTU009 leave the 

Baud rate

 at 4800. It

is best to leave 

Byte size

, 

Parity

 and 

Stop bits

 unchanged at 8/No parity/1 stop bit.

Modem

From the drop down menu select which dial-up modem you want to use, and the type of dialing
(generally 

tone

).

You can also set to 

Disconnect automatically after

 a set time in case Navigator and the VTU

connect but fail to communicate, and 

Automatic redial attempts

 to retry dialing in if connection was

Summary of Contents for VTU010

Page 1: ... 2011 Directions Ltd VTU010 Setup Guide ...

Page 2: ...tion must be performed carefully after checking the input voltage All electric wires must be properly insulated All unused wires must also be properly insulated and if no future use is foreseen then they can be cut shorter Secure the lead and leftover wires so that they are not loose but take care not to damage the insulation Do not place the battery the wrong way round 2 2 Inserting a SIM card Be...

Page 3: ...oot use that instead Please remember that cigarette lighter sockets usually switch off when the ignition is off cutting the electrical supply to the tracking unit It can take several minutes to start receiving GPS signal when ignition is turned back on so you may loose the start of your journey 3 2 Connection We recommend that electrical installation is performed by a qualified auto electrical eng...

Page 4: ... The VTU009 comes with four LED indicators 1 Red battery status the led flashes more quickly as the battery discharges 2 Green GPS status constantly on when GPS has fix flashes when GPS has no fix off when GPS is switched off in sleep mode 3 Yellow GSM GPRS status off when the modem is turned off e g sleep mode flashes quickly when not connected to a GSM network once every 1 second flashes slowly ...

Page 5: ...that updates all the history on the server and then disconnects useful for minimising charges when in roaming mode Gprs 1 allows GPRS roaming Gprs 0 prohibits GPRS roaming Out1on activate output 1 Out1off deactivate output 1 Reset reset unit SMS commands are case sensitive If the tracking unit is currently communicating over GPRS it may take longer to receive an SMS reply B Communication over cabl...

Page 6: ... Sending data packets to GPRS Server section Now click Send settings Warning Sending GPRS data when abroad roaming can be expensive To learn more about how to use the MapExplorer software read the manual on the DVD It can be found in the manuals Map Explorer folder 5 Inputs and Outputs 5 1 Connecting binary inputs Connect binary inputs according to the scheme ...

Page 7: ...se this output with a relay never direct to a load 6 Specifications Specifications Power DC 8 to 26 V Power consumption average 125 mA 12V Power consumption in sleep mode 20 mA 12V Motion sensor Flash memory 100 000 positions GSM specifications GSM dual band modem 900 1800 MHz GSM Circuit Switched Data up to 14 4 kbps ...

Page 8: ...the on screen instructions After enetering your serial number select to install MapExplorer The default language is selected according to settings in Windows Start Settings Control Panel Regional and language options You can change the language in Navigator in Settings Currently available languages are English Czech German and Italian 7 1 Adding a new Vehicle or Group From the menu select Tracking...

Page 9: ...oftware Installation 9 2011 Directions Ltd You can also manage your vehicles using the buttons located at the bottom of the Vehicles tab When you add a new vehicle will see the Vehicle properties dialog ...

Page 10: ...n Phone number Enter the phone number of the unit Please remember that your SIM card must be data enabled and the PIN removed or set to 0000 This number is the data number for the SIM card not the voice number If the unit came with a SIM card the number will be included for you When you enter a second vehicle some of the fields will be automatically filled in for you to save time You can always ed...

Page 11: ...Software Installation 11 2011 Directions Ltd General ...

Page 12: ...vehicle has not moved more than thin amount of metres but send at least one position each send a position every X seconds even if the above conditions are not met Save more positions on turns this gives a better trail especially around features like roundabouts Alarms the unit can also send alarm SMS messages to the Alarm SMS Alert phone number on the following criteria Power supply alarm send an ...

Page 13: ...S leading to very low power draw 2mA In deep sleep you cannot communicate with the unit unstill it is woken by the internal vibration sensor the vehicle starts moving Fall asleep after unit will switch to sleep mode if stationary for more that this number of minutes 1440 minutes is 1 day Wake up after unit will wake up and check its position after it has been asleep for this many minutes When you ...

Page 14: ... right click a vehicle in the list and from the context menu select History Download The Connection terminal should now appear in the bottom pane where you can see the progress of your download Once the download is finished Navigator will disconnect automatically ...

Page 15: ...icles from several computers 7 4 Tracking your vehicles You can track your vehicles using a GSM or GPRS connection From the toolbar select how you want to communicate with the vehicle For GSM tracking select Connect using modem For GPRS Internet tracking select Connect using GPRS You can also switch communication type from the main program menu Tracking Communication device ...

Page 16: ...ottom of the screen If the History tab is not visible then you can opened it from the main menu Tracking Show vehicle history Here you can see the date and time at which the vehicle was moving You can select one or more days months or part of a day and show it on the map by clicking Show Click Replay to replay a journey a point by point Replay speed is set in Tools Settings Tracking History If you...

Page 17: ...of journey made within the selected timeframe This report can be saved to file as an HTML document or even exported to PDF The CSV report creates a semicolon delimited text file which can easily be imported into a spreadsheet application like MS Excel The first row contains the name of the vehicle driver and CRN The following rows contain each trip in the selected period journey start date time st...

Page 18: ...ates distance travelled Input state 1 and 2 speed altitude To see individual records in a journey click the plus icon next to it The coloured arrows in the date column mean A green arrow indicates a journey start A red arrow indicates a journey end To show any position a journey or a whole day on the map select it and click the Show button 7 7 Configuring Vehicle Tracking From the main menu select...

Page 19: ...ou have VTU009 leave the Baud rate at 4800 It is best to leave Byte size Parity and Stop bits unchanged at 8 No parity 1 stop bit Modem From the drop down menu select which dial up modem you want to use and the type of dialing generally tone You can also set to Disconnect automatically after a set time in case Navigator and the VTU connect but fail to communicate and Automatic redial attempts to r...

Page 20: ... Internet GPRS These will be registered during the first run wizard Alternatively you can go to https gprs mapfactor com to register a username and password online Map tab In the Map tab you can set which information to display in the map label when replaying or showing vehicle journeys You can also set the transparency of the labels that appear next to the vehicles on the map ...

Page 21: ... for a longer period than given here then a new journey will be created when it moves again hide journeys shorter than GPS position are not identical even if a vehicle is stationary When GPS signal is poor e g when a vehicle is parked indoors the GPS positions may drift and report a short journey This setting removes journeys such as these hide journey lasting less than this is a similar method of...

Page 22: ...aying Accelerate history replay the journey is replayed a number of times faster than the recorded speed If you leave it unchecked Navigator will replay at the recorded speed Skip lags greater than skips time gaps in history greater than the given time 7 8 Scheduling If you want to look are where your vehicles are or have been on a regular basis it could become tedious having to look them all up m...

Page 23: ...rial cable GSM or GPRS Now you must select connection interval on application startup only connect when you start Navigator every connect ever X minutes once on connect only once on a certain date at a defined time once a day at connect every day at a given time You can also set up exceptions to the schedule if you want to avoid connecting during certain periods This is especially useful if you ar...

Page 24: ...sting schedule by clicking the Edit button You also have the option to disable some schedules while leaving others running To disable a schedule select it from the list and click the Disable button Conversely use the Enable button to start it up again You can also do this by checking and un checking the check box next it in the list To remove a schedule permanently click Delete 7 9 Geofencing If y...

Page 25: ...t click on the map where you want the centre point of the geofence to be Keep your mouse button pressed and move the mouse to change the perimeter of the geofence Once you are happy with the size of the geofence click the left mouse button again Rectangular Elliptical left click on the map and drag out the geofence from the top left corner to the bottom right corner Click the left mouse button aga...

Page 26: ... geofence and set if it should be triggered when the vehicle leaves enters the area drawn If you want to add another geofence just repeat the process over again 7 9 2 Managing geofences To manage the geofence you have added for a vehicle right click on it in the list and from the context menu select Geofencing Manage ...

Page 27: ...s drop down menu lists all the geofences you have added for the vehicle Here you can change the name or the type of any geofence listed If you want to switch of the geofence temporarily uncheck the geofence enabled checkbox To remove a geofence permanently click the Delete button To finish click OK ...

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