Alcorn Mcbride TourTraXX, Руководство пользователя

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May 15, 2012 • Alcorn McBride TourTraXX User’s Manual • Rev 1.3 • Page 45
Creating a GPS Playlist
Enter subsequent
commands on the
following rows until
you’ve completed your
“tour.” Each command
can be any of the
commands listed in the
pull-down menu
available in the
Commands column.
If you want this GPS
Playlist to launch
automatically when the
TourTraXX powers up,
name the file
“PLY00000.GPS”.
This is a step-by-step guide on how to use GPS Builder to make a playlist for the
TourTraXX. Basically what we’re going to do is make a “boilerplate” GPS playlist
by filling in some TourTraXX commands. Afterwards, we will enter GPS
coordinates for these commands.
1. Click on the little “down” arrow in the first cell in the Command column.
Select the Play command.
2. Specify the audio file or playlist number in the Data1 column.
3. Select an initial Tolerance by clicking on the “ … ” inside the Tolerance cell.
This will take you to a convenient screen that allows you to set the tolerance
based on certain factors. The primary factor in determining tolerance is
usually the speed at which the vehicle is traveling at the moment the trigger
is supposed to occur. Other factors might be wide multilane roads, or no
roads (i.e. field, lake, ocean, etc.).
4. Repeat this process for all the commands you wish to program. Once all of
the commands have been entered, save your GPS Playlist by clicking on
File  Save As…
5. Connect the GPS sensor/mouse to your laptop. GPS Builder will begin
detecting the GPS input stream and will display “GPS OK!” once detection
has occurred. When the GPS sensor successfully locks onto the satellite
signal, Longitude and Latitude values will begin to update the appropriate
fields in GPS Builder.
Note: No Longitude or Latitude information will
appear until the sensor locks onto a satellite signal. For some GPS
sensors, this may take a few minutes. If your GPS sensor is indoors or
otherwise obstructed from satellites it may not lock on at all.
GPS sensors need a
“line-of-sight” to the
sky in order to receive
strong satellite signals.
For optimal reliability,
operation indoors or in
long underground
tunnels is not
recommended.
6. You’re now ready to begin entering GPS trigger points. Get in your
vehicle! Place the GPS sensor on the roof of your vehicle (or other
mounting location recommended by the GPS sensor manufacturer). Click
on the first entry in your GPS playlist. Drive to the first desired trigger
point and hit the Space Bar when you reach it. GPS Builder will record the
coordinate and advance to the next line. After this point all you need to do
is hit the Space Bar each time you want to log another coordinate.
7. Drive to the next trigger point and hit the Space Bar again. GPS Builder
will record the next coordinate. Keep doing this until all of your
coordinates have been entered.
8. Click on File…Save…to save your file. Make sure you name the file in a
way that makes it easy to use (i.e. PLY00000.GPS).
9. Copy the playlist to the Compact Flash card you’re going to use in the
TourTraXX, along with all of the audio files referenced in the playlist.
Proceed to the next section to learn how to use this playlist in your TourTraXX.