Vectronic Aerospace VERTEX Lite Collar User Manual Download

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VERTEX Lite Collar

Version: 1.2

Last Change: 19.03.2019

User Manual

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Page 1: ...VERTEX Lite Collar Version 1 2 Last Change 19 03 2019 User Manual...

Page 2: ...hile every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this document the publisher and the author assume no responsibility for errors or omissions or for damages resulting from the use of informat...

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Page 4: ...y Sensor Acceleration 13 3 6 Drop Off 14 3 7 Communication options 14 Globalstar Communication 3 7 1 15 Iridium Communication 3 7 2 16 GSM Communication 3 7 3 18 3 8 Software 18 3 9 Data Format 19 Lis...

Page 5: ...3 1 2 35 Info File 5 3 1 3 38 Configuration 5 3 2 38 User Configuration 5 3 2 1 42 Setting the time 5 3 2 2 43 Firmware Upload 5 3 2 3 44 Schedules 5 3 3 45 GPS schedule 5 3 3 1 48 VHF Beacon Schedule...

Page 6: ...e animal 67 10 Battery options 69 11 Changing of battery pack 69 11 1 Oval Collar 70 11 2 Round Collar standard battery pack 71 11 3 Round Collar curved battery pack 73 12 The Vertex Lite collar with...

Page 7: ...tions Globalstar One way communication enables data download Iridium Two way communication enables data download and upload of new commands and schedules GSM Two way communication enables data downloa...

Page 8: ...ftware system for further information please refer to the GPS Plus X software manual 3 Register the collars 4 Check change the settings using the USB Remote Stick USB Bluetooth Stick 5 Check Drop Off...

Page 9: ...ndicap the animal The steps of this list will be explained more detailed in the following chapters 3 The Vertex Lite collar system The VERTEX Lite Collar uses a two housing design one electronic and o...

Page 10: ...fixes will be far more accurate A GPS schedule defines when GPS positions will be recorded Programming of the GPS schedule is very flexible and easy Once activated the receiver listens for satellite...

Page 11: ...he VHF Beacon is set for a certain range of frequencies and you are able to change it within this range using GPS Plus X You can program when the VHF Beacon is on and also its signal pattern The VERTE...

Page 12: ...rammed schedule Sends messages according to set communication patterns The collar will end the mortality mode if the sensor registers repetitive activity for roughly 20 minutes NOTE The mortality peri...

Page 13: ...he lifetime of the Drop Off is up to five years after production The countdown in relative mode starts after removing the Drop Off magnet Radio and timer controlled Drop Off The collar is released on...

Page 14: ...r or GSM version Follow the link to your chosen configuration for information about the respective communication system Iridium Globalstar GSM 3 7 1 Globalstar Communication Globalstar offers a one wa...

Page 15: ...extend the collar lifetime e g skip count 2 means sending only every second fix all data remains stored on the collar too Please keep in mind that you cannot alter the settings once the collar is dep...

Page 16: ...start with 4 fixes per message default settings and to increase the number after deployment when you see data is incoming regularly An unsuitable setting e g 18 fixes message in dense forest could re...

Page 17: ...efault Messages will be send to VECTRONIC ground station and from there downloaded via HTTP to GPS Plus X software All GPS Data irrespective of transmitting will be stored in the non volatile on board...

Page 18: ...ons please do not hesitate to ask our customer service 3 8 Software All VECTRONIC collars are managed with our free software GPS Plus X which can be downloaded from our homepage www vectronic aerospac...

Page 19: ...age and temperature The file name consists of the collar number and the time stamp of the file creation coded as yyyymmddhhmmss Export files GDF GPS Data File Binary coded GPS fix data from the collar...

Page 20: ...Configuration File contains the configuration schedules communication configuration activity mode of the collar bin Collar Firmware File contains firmware for Survey collars key Collar Key File contai...

Page 21: ...ware packages list might vary with program versions User Interface Collar communication and configuration Data Storage Service Data management visualization and export Data Collector Service Data rece...

Page 22: ...Off Keys If you add the details before registering the collar the registration status of the collar will be invalid After registration the entry of the corresponding collar will change from invalid t...

Page 23: ...e below It will give you a Device Description and the possibility to choose a Display Name Figure 11 USB Remote Stick registration Click on after you have typed in a name which allows you to recognize...

Page 24: ...irmware Upload tab if a newer version than the recent one is available If you registered collar and Remote Stick you can start managing your collar NOTE The Driver of the Remote Stick should be automa...

Page 25: ...ooth Stick does not show up refer to USB Bluetooth Stick for information about driver setup If you click on the USB Bluetooth Stick itself the property frame will open Here you can rename your device...

Page 26: ...ata or show collar status information You need to make the configurations while one of the USB devices is attached to your computer and the collar is in a range of a few meters You are able to communi...

Page 27: ...ou can change Collar Configurations and Schedules and access Information and Collar Data Refer to Collar Main Tree for more information Figure 16 Device list USB Bluetooth Stick 5 2 USB Remote Stick Y...

Page 28: ...all devices found will appear Figure 18 USB Remote Stick Device Search frame Once ensured that the devices work and can be contacted by the software collar communication and reconfiguration can be sta...

Page 29: ...the option to read out upload a schedule parameter configuration to a specific collar or any collars in range Using the latter option you can check and reconfigure your collars in a row without much...

Page 30: ...tion includes all user configurations for the collar and is with the third node Schedules where you can define and upload VHF and GPS schedules the most important one The fourth node Collected Data gi...

Page 31: ...VERTEX Lite Information Telemetry Devices USB Bluetooth Stick VERTEX Lite Information Telemetry The Telemetry window gives an overview about all hardware and software settings of the collar It shows...

Page 32: ...Direct Collar Communication 32 2017 VECTRONIC Aerospace GmbH Figure 22 Collar Telemetry System Collar shows Production Number Production Date Printed Circuit...

Page 33: ...ry External Flash Erase Time shows time when external flash memory gets erased Reset Counter Internal use only debug IRQ Counter Internal use only debug Link Registers Internal use only debug Sensors...

Page 34: ...shows the VHF Beacon output Power Patterns shows information about the Standard Pattern as well as the Mortality Pattern and the Low Battery Pattern of the VHF beacon The patterns include the Default...

Page 35: ...ad every available data from the GPS satellites anew It will take much longer to acquire a GPS location A GPS Coldstart is necessary if you changed the battery pack of your collar or if the collar was...

Page 36: ...efined Schedule Every schedule is shown in a version which can be easily read and in the XML format which is machine readable An example of an Info File of the VERTEX Lite is given in in the following...

Page 37: ...Direct Collar Communication 37 2017 VECTRONIC Aerospace GmbH Figure 24 VERTEX Lite Iridium Info File...

Page 38: ...ces Remote Stick VERTEX Lite Configuration User Configuration Devices USB Bluetooth Stick VERTEX Lite Configuration User Configuration In this frame you can change the user definable configurations Th...

Page 39: ...lly It easily happens to get confused especially if you ask us to do some changes Sensors GPS Skip Count The GPS skip count refers to the satellite communication enabling you to set a number of GPS lo...

Page 40: ...ll be the number of VECTRONIC ground station If you are using your own ground station your own mobile number is setup here You can configure the Reception Delay which depends on the providers delay Th...

Page 41: ...n Beacon Patterns In this frame you can configure the VHF beacon pattern for both the Standard and Mortality Mode active during a mortality event You can set the pulse length in milliseconds ms and th...

Page 42: ...seconds and detach the magnet from the collar Two times are displayed the Current Collar Time UTC and the PC Time The frame also displays the Computer UTC Correction The New Collar Time UTC is by def...

Page 43: ...the current collar firmware or need a feature only available in a newer version than the present one In this case get the appropriate file from VECTRONIC Aerospace Select the update bin file with Afte...

Page 44: ...spective sensor is on meaning the VHF Beacon is broadcasting and the GPS receiver is conducting GPS fixes Both require battery power and some serious thoughts should be spend on before deployment Figu...

Page 45: ...keep in mind that the VERTEX Lite Globalstar collars can t be reconfigured remotely once deployed 5 3 3 1 GPS schedule Devices Remote Stick VERTEX Lite Schedules GPS Devices USB Bluetooth Stick VERTE...

Page 46: ...stions etc NOTE Iridium Field studies have shown that the transmittal of 8 fixes per day in Mode4 4 fixes per message has the best energy consumption transmittal probability ratio Transmittal of more...

Page 47: ...dule node is activated for the first time VERTEX Lite Iridium GSM You can send new schedules remotely NOTE The collar will take one GPS fix per week when all schedule rules are in the future It will t...

Page 48: ...you choose 6 hours for the Offset and a Duration of 4 hours with a Period Length of 1 day the VHF beacon will be active every day from 6 00 am to 10 00 am In difference to the GPS schedule you can def...

Page 49: ...rate VHF and GPS schedule creator VHF Beacon Schedule GPS Schedule enabling you to upload already prepared and stored schedules to one or many collars simultaneously You have no option to cross check...

Page 50: ...data can take several seconds to minutes Saves data to the storage module we advise to save all data from the collar even if you export them as data files This command erases the data stored on the co...

Page 51: ...es You have to check each parameter to set in filter parameters The output window for mortality data differs as it offers far less options no quality parameters no KML Export function and no chart opt...

Page 52: ...art and End Defines the period for which GPS fixes will be shown Other fixes are invisible That way you can exclude for example the testing phase Hide fixes less than Defines a quality parameter for t...

Page 53: ...ons form File csv KML Google Earth is a XML format used in Google Earth and some other mapping software to display tracks points of interest etc Clamp to ground if checked the path displayed in Google...

Page 54: ...with their unique values DOP Satellites used etc see below A click on a single fix line will show its values in the upper part for better visualization Figure 39 Data window Collected Data node No lin...

Page 55: ...4 Chart The Chart function plots the GPS data in a basic graph A nice feature to get a first overview about distribution and migration pattern You can zoom in by drawing a square with your mouse or us...

Page 56: ...geometric constellation of the received GPS satellites Fix Type quality of fix obtained 3D Error shows the difference m between the real position and the transmitted position Sats used number of satel...

Page 57: ...y data export Figure 42 Activity data export ASCII has equal sized number of characters fields for every row and thus can be easily read by humans as a table File txt Spreadsheet is machine readable w...

Page 58: ...Mortality Devices Remote Stick VERTEX Lite Collected Data Mortality Devices USB Bluetooth Stick VERTEX Lite Collected Data Mortality Filter Enables you to set some filters to alter the dataset Figure...

Page 59: ...cter e g comma that can be defined in the options form File csv Data This window shows all mortality Events stored in the collar positions with their unique values DOP Satellites used etc see below A...

Page 60: ...n you can change The second node GPS Schedule is used to define and send GPS schedules to one or more collars and the third node Beacon Schedule includes the same options for VHF Beacon schedules The...

Page 61: ...Remote Collar Communication 61 2017 VECTRONIC Aerospace GmbH Figure 48 Remote User Configuration...

Page 62: ...contain a maximum of 25 bytes only The program indicates when your changes exceed that threshold Please send two messages instead including a part of the changes only The collar will receive both and...

Page 63: ...respectively plan for a certain period and resend updates from time to time The software GPS Plus X will warn you whenever your schedule is invalid in rule usage or size and abort the upload For remot...

Page 64: ...battery size and check the settings Position Transmission Beacon NOTE You will find recommendations to the Position Transmission in the specific chapter Iridium Communication and we recommend to stic...

Page 65: ...as the back up battery size which differs for the models 1C to 13D collar The window shows 3 values Best case Average and Worst case In a best case scenario the collar is assumed to receive the ephem...

Page 66: ...sting 3 Listen for the VHF beacon signal with your tracking receiver NOTE check settings for frequency and communication windows for beacon before 4 Wait for incoming messages NOTE check for expected...

Page 67: ...l not release the collar If you need help or advice please contact our customer service We will gladly bring you in touch with other scientist working on similar species NOTE Please do not shorten the...

Page 68: ...g 3D IG 492 g 580 g 4D IG 616 g 708 g 5D IG 800 g 855 g 7D IG Ca 1050 g Battery for oval collar without Drop Off with Drop Off 1C AG 128 g 186 g 1D AG 234 g 309 g 2D AG 348 g 456 g 3D AG 512 g 603 g 4...

Page 69: ...Drop Offs NOTE Be careful when un or replugging the battery connector pins since they can break if bended NOTE Store the battery package at room temperature There are 3 different belt shapes For each...

Page 70: ...nto the connector socket Figure above right Be careful to avoid any damage to the connector Place the washer on the threaded pins and reattach the collar with new self locking nuts to ensure that the...

Page 71: ...e bracket to the collar with new self locking nuts and screw the battery pack to the bracket with unused screws to ensure that the self locking coating on the screws is not damaged Apply fresh O ring...

Page 72: ...k Figure above right Be careful to avoid any damage to the connector Figure 59 Battery connector and plugs on round collar curved battery pack Above you can see the battery socket left and pins right...

Page 73: ...u changed the battery pack of your collar a GPS coldstart is necessary For this please refer to GPS Monitor 12 The Vertex Lite collar with integrated UHF ID Tag Devices Remote Stick Radio Monitor The...

Page 74: ...100 RH relative humidity Battery Do not short circuit recharge puncture incinerate crush immerse or expose battery to temperatures above the declared operating temperature range of the product Risk o...

Page 75: ...rations of Conformity Declaration of Conformity for USA This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful inte...

Page 76: ...clare that the following product Type designation GPS Plus Globalstar Collar Type or model Serial no complies with the technical regulations and their valid changes at the time of issuing this declara...

Page 77: ...com This declaration was issued under the sole responsibility of the manufacturer and if required of his authorized representative Contact person Name Mr Robert Schulte Telephone 49 0 30 6789 4990 Fax...

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