Barrett 977, Operating And Installation Manual

Page 1: ...RACKING SYSTEM BCM97700 4 Barrett Communications Head office Barrett Communications Pty Ltd 47 Discovery Drive Bibra Lake WA 6163 AUSTRALIA Tel 61 8 9434 1700 Fax 61 8 9418 6757 Email www barrettcommunications com au information barrettcommunications com au ...

Page 2: ...Groups 11 PollTimes 12 Group Settings 13 Zone Settings 13 Global Zones 13 Quick Poll 14 Single Poll 14 Follow Only 14 Follow Poll 14 TRACKING MENU 15 Start End 15 Quick Poll 15 Follow 15 Playback 16 Map Level 16 Area 16 Load DefaultAreas 17 Save 17 Delete 17 Tracking Information 17 Register 17 OPTIONS MENU 19 Options Window 19 Show Grid 20 Grid Interval 20 Tracking Mode 20 Tracking Display 20 Enab...

Page 3: ...ints 28 Move 28 Create 28 Create at Current Location 29 Delete 29 Enable Proximity Checking 29 MobileAssignment Proximity Checking 29 MobileAssignment Proximity PAGECALL 29 Proximity Distance 29 TELEMETRYMENU 31 Search 32 Options 32 FILE MENU 34 Print Setup 34 Exit 34 RADIO MENU 35 Transceiver Functions 35 CurrentTransceiver Settings 35 VIEW MENU 37 Refresh Current Map 37 Zoom In 37 Zoom Out 37 Pa...

Page 4: ...e interrogation selective call sequence to the mobiles This selective call sequence based on the CCIR 493 2 maritime format contains the mobile number to be interrogated and a control byte indicates the call is a GPS position request sequence identifying it from a normal selcall or telcall sequence The mobile transceiver responds to the selective call by sending a selcall sequence back to the base...

Page 5: ...ceiver using the cable Barrett P N BCA55003 supplied with the Barrett 977 Tracking Software The 25 way male D connector is connected to the auxiliary connector of the Barrett 950 Transceiver The other end of the cable is connected one of the computer s serial ports A 9 pin to 25 pin adaptor is supplied for 25 pin serial ports See diagram below The transceiver must be programmed with the necessary ...

Page 6: ...th and will not operate Barrett 977 Software with a different serial number The Sentinel should not be removed during a Barrett 977 session as the application will terminate If a printer is also connected to the Sentinel as the Sentinel provides a connection for the printer ensure that the printer is turned on Setting Up Mobiles The mobiles should be programmed for the channels to be used for vehi...

Page 7: ...Level Co ordinate System All positioning information is shown and entered in latitudes and longitudes in accordance with the following convention longitudes East of Greenwich must be entered as positive values and longitudes West of Greenwich must be entered as negative values latitudes North of the Equator must be entered as positive values and latitudes South of the Equator must be entered as ne...

Page 8: ...esolution that you will require then resize the map in your graphical editor to create the resolutions you need for the different mapping levels ie have the first level at 800 x 600 pixels the second at 1600 x 1200pixels and so on until you reach the resolution you require This will allow you to see the entire map at the first map level and to increase the resolution if need be Store the images in...

Page 9: ...st be entered in the following order top left top right bottom right and bottom left If conic is not selected then registration points can be entered in any order After all points have been digitised a map level must be assigned to the image after which the registration is automatically stored in the register file After successful completion of the image registration a map level selection window w...

Page 10: ...e disk drive Display Register This option will list all registered images and display the following information image name map level latitude longitude of image bottom left corner latitude longitude of image top right corner Now the system is installed and has its maps registered it is necessary to setup the following parameters of the mobile stations BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM 8 ...

Page 11: ...be no less than 25 seconds The Barrett 977 Tracking Software will always record the last successful channel number for each mobile and use that channel first when that mobile is polled the next time around If however during the next poll the connection fails on a previously successful channel the system will retry again on that same channel the number of retry s defined by parameter a before selec...

Page 12: ...ning vehicle ID assignments Icon Library There are 4 mobile icon sizes that can be selected from the options menu large medium small icons or a single dot The selected size will apply to all mobile unit icons and also determine the width of the track display There are 3 types of icons used to display a mobile green square icon blue locator icon icons selected from an icon library There are 8 diffe...

Page 13: ...ttings which includes interval between polls delays and automatic start and stop times can be accessed by clicking on Polling Groups whilst in the group setting window Alternatively Polling Groups can be selected separately within the Options pull down menu To input Polling times click on the Polling Times window associated with the polling group being programed Enter time hour minutes seconds Cli...

Page 14: ...e to other mobiles for collision detection An example of a blind zone may be a bus depot within which many mobiles are close to one another but collision warning is not required To create a Blind Zone refer to page 19 Checking the Corridor Zone check box will cause the system to sound an audible warning and display a Warning message whenever the mobile finds itself outside theActive corridor zones...

Page 15: ...ly Auto Start The time at which the system will automatically start polling all vehicles in the appropriate polling group Auto Stop The time when automatic polling is to be stopped Poll Times Select poll times from within polling groups window Group polling can also be set up in such a way that polling of all mobiles belonging to a particular group will take place at specified times Five poling ti...

Page 16: ...d be displayed numerically at the bottom of the screen and be plotted on the map selected Clicking on the Quick icon displays the Poll a Mobile window Single Poll To perform a single poll select the desired selcall number and channel and press the OK button The received position is displayed after which polling from the polling list resumes Follow Only Does not require selection of channel An addi...

Page 17: ...se button on the traffic light To turn off tracking click the right mouse button on the traffic light To stop tracking press F6 or click on the traffic light once again Quick Poll The Quick Polling option allows an insertion of a one off poll into the current polling sequence This option is only available during live tracking There are 3 alternatives available Follow F4 This function is only avail...

Page 18: ...k OK Tracking Information shortcut key F12 Displays the following tracking details current date taken from the computer clock time taken from the computer clock operation live or direct display type Location orTrack GPS format type tracking mode Direct GPS Input orTransceiver Polling communications parameters area map level followed ID recording file current screen extends latitude longitude degre...

Page 19: ...ting for each map level The zooming order 1 to 9 determines the order in which the map levels are chosen when zooming in or out The number of zooms 1 to 9 determines how many times the operator can zoom before the map level changes to the next highest zooming order when zooming in or the next lowest zooming order when zooming out For example state maps would have zooming order 1 district maps an z...

Page 20: ...ost every part in the world These are Africa Australia China Europe Middle East North America Russia South East Asia and South America Save Allows to save the currently loaded area to an area definition file for future use The area is saved together with an area reference which is used in the Load and Delete options Delete Allows to remove an entry from the area definition file A list of area refe...

Page 21: ...s can be selected and set from the Tracking Options window tracking mode tracking display follow options icon type icon size icon label selection grid display and grid interval selection enable or disable track memory BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM 19 ...

Page 22: ...hen transceiver polling is selected the relevant mobile unit number or label is displayed when moving the mouse over each icon Track Click on Track or use shortcut key Ctrl T to select a line segment to be displayed from the previous to the current mobile location thus showing the path traveled by each mobile This information is held in memory The system will retain a maximum of 32 000 last locati...

Page 23: ...obile manually nominated by the operator The mobile will be followed until the operator cancels the Follow function or requests another mobile to be followed The selected mobile is activated upon entering the desired mobile ID number Select F4 Eg If mobile ID 25 is entered then upon receipt of positional information the appropriate map will be displayed and the mobile icon will become green Follow...

Page 24: ...hift option removes any previously applied offsets Mobile Icon Size Type There are four mobile icon sizes that can be selected from the options menu large medium small and dot The selected size will apply to all mobile unit icons library and locator icons excepted and also determines the width of the track display There are three types of location icon available square library icon eg car boat tru...

Page 25: ...corridor The alarm zone is used where you wish to be alerted if a mobile enters a defined area This gives an audible and warning when a mobile selected for that area enters the area The corridor zone is used when you wish to be warned if a mobile leaves a specific area This gives an audible and the Alarm Window Display when a mobile selected for that area leaves the area The blind zone is used whe...

Page 26: ...ed zone reference The status column will change to active or non active indicating the current status To delete one zone click on and highlight the desired zone to be deleted and then press the delete zone button To delete all defined zones in the system press the delete all zones button To assign mobiles to a zone first click on the desired zone reference and then press the assign mobiles button ...

Page 27: ...s local time and distances Create Zones Select the required zone type from the zone creation window and enter a reference describing the zone and click the Create button To save the zone press Enter or the right mouse button The maximum number of points in a zone is 50 The pointer changes to cross hairs Using the left mouse button click on all of the points which define the perimeter of the zone t...

Page 28: ...ay HideAlarm Zones B X Display Hide Blind Zones C X Display Hide Corridor Zones OO Display Safety Circles Window Event Log During live tracking sessions safety events are recorded into an event log file These can be analysed and printed at a later time The following events are logged entering an alarm zone leaving a corridor zone collision detection for 2 or more mobiles waypoint proximity warning...

Page 29: ...s will expand the event log window to full screen Minimise Window This will reduce the event log window back it s original size Display Position from Log File Every event that is logged can be located on any registered map simply by clicking on the desired log entry from the Event Window The positions are displayed as squares in different colours depending on the Event Log red for alarm zones gree...

Page 30: ...Move from the Waypoint menu the mouse pointer will change shape to a vertical arrow Point to the Waypoint to relocate the status bar will display the text Click on Waypoint and move to new location click on the existing location then click on the new map location with the left mouse button the status bar will display the text Click on new location for Waypoint after which the waypoint will be re d...

Page 31: ...ill prompt when a particular mobile is within the defined Proximity Distance from any waypoint Mobile Assignment Proximity Checking This option allows to select or deselect proximity checking for chosen mobiles by checking or un checking the appropriate grid selection box When the selected mobile is within the proximity distance from a waypoint a message window will be displayed indicating that th...

Page 32: ...rom the Waypoint menu the system will display a window indicating when a particular mobile is within the defined Proximity Distance from any waypoint This distance can be defined in metres kilometres or nautical miles BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM 30 ...

Page 33: ...le in the currently selected units The speed is calculated based using position change and UTCTime Distance calculates and displays the distance from the monitored mobile to a nominated destination shown in the currently selected units Bearing calculates and displays the bearing to a nominated destination shown in degrees Arrival Time calculates and displays the estimated time based on the current...

Page 34: ...p Location and press theAccept button The mouse pointer will change shape to a vertical arrow Select the map location on the screen To specify create a destination database location select Destination Database A window will be displayed showing database locations New database locations can also be created here To create a new database location enter a new location name and click the Add Location b...

Page 35: ...tervals then the clock sync option must be selected Eg 12 00 12 30 etc The following parameters are printed mobile ID time UTC GMToffset speed distance to a destination bearing to a destination destination name or map location latitude ddmm mmm longitude ddmm mmm BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM 33 ...

Page 36: ...ived by a large range of other software Capture Bitmap This option allows users to capture the current Internav screen to a bitmap file Exit shortcut key Ctrl X End of 977 session If any of the system parameters have been changed during the Barrett 977 session you will be given a choice to save them before exiting the program BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM 34 ...

Page 37: ...channel Pagecall make a page call maximum 32 characters Selcall make a selcall on the selected channel Telcall make a telcall on the selected channel Status transmit status request to an individual mobile and display print status information software version transceiver type receive battery level transmit battery level signal strength level SWR level last caller selcall ID BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRAC...

Page 38: ...Low set RF power level low Reset re boot the transceiver system Current Transceiver Settings The following transceiver parameters are updated and displayed on the transceiver functions window control computer or transceiver transceiver software version current channel number current frequency mode AM LSB USB mute state audio signal strength selcall none BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM 36 ...

Page 39: ...a 2 times reduction beyond the original image area This function can be accessed from the menu system or by clicking on the zoom out smart icon magnifying glass with a minus Pan Enables to move to a different area of the currently loaded image without changing the selected zoom factor and loaded image Panning can be performed in the following ways keyboard driven by pressing keys l r u or d to pan...

Page 40: ...ng events are displayed entering an alarm zone leaving a corridor zone collision detection for 2 or more mobiles emergency warnings Message window This option will enable or disable the display of the Message Window during live tracking or when running a Playback file The following events are displayed receiving Pagecalls receiving Selcalls receivingTelcalls waypoint proximity warning BARRETT 977 ...

Page 41: ...hown on map images registered using the ANS Australian National Spheroid Mobile Communications Allows setup communications to base transceiver does not require changing as is defaulted to suit Barrett 550 950Transceivers UTC OFFSET A time offset in hours which is added to the GPS UTC clock time giving local time eg WST UTC 8 where 8 is the UTC Offset of 8 hours Auto Tracking Start Starts tracking ...

Page 42: ...call number is additionally stored When Auto Playback Management is selected from the Setup menu recording is automatic to a Day File yyyymmdd plb Playback of data is by Calendar selection of date time range and Selcall ID Days with playback information are highlighted The current date is marked with a border Auto Playback Time Range The range in hours that theAuto Playback will record BARRETT 977...