EMTAC CRUX II BTGPS, User Manual

Page 1: ...CRUX II BTGPSTM GPS Receiver User Guide EMTAC ...

Page 2: ...d by Bluetooth SIG Inc USA and licensed to EMTAC Technology Corp Other products and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks or tradenames of their respective owners EMTAC reserves the right to make changes and improvements to any of the products described in this document without prior notice Under no circumstances shall EMTAC be responsible for any loss of data or income or any special i...

Page 3: ...awareness assist tool but does not substitute the needs of careful steering and good judgment Never only rely on one single tool or apparatus for positioning and navigation Accessories The accessory supplied with the CRUX II BTGPS receiver is specifically designed for BTGPS Use of other accessory may severely degrade performance or even damage the receiver and will void the warranty Make sure usin...

Page 4: ...st Batteries must be recycled or disposed of properly Batteries must not be disposed of in municipal waste DO NOT DISPOSE OF THE CRUX II BTGPS RECEIVER IN A FIRE Charge the CRUX II BTGPS only with the charger supplied with When a charger is not in use disconnect it from the power source Do not leave the CRUX II BTGPS connected to a charger for longer than 24 hours since excessive charging may shor...

Page 5: ...se battery with dry cells and other primary batteries or batteries of a different package type or brand Stop charging the battery if charging isn t completed within the specified time Stop using the battery if abnormal heat order discoloration deformation or abnormal condition is detected during use charge or storage Keep away from fire immediately when leakage or foul orders are detected If liqui...

Page 6: ...nd low temperature While the battery is charged used and stored keep it away from object or materials with static electric chargers If the terminals of the battery become dirty wipe with a dry cloth before using the battery Notice In order to help you fulfilling any warranty obligations read comprehensively the Warnings Disclaimer and Limitation of Liability Basic Guidelines Care and Maintenance a...

Page 7: ...mstances shall EMTAC and its subsidiaries are responsible for any loss of data or income or any special incidental consequential or indirect damages howsoever caused The contents of this User Guide are provided as it Except as required by applicable laws no warranties of any kind either express or implied including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a part...

Page 8: ...ch 17 External Antenna Port 18 LED indicators 18 Power Jack 18 External active antenna optional 19 Operation Guide 20 Step 1 To install the GPS MAP application software 21 Step 2 To pair connect the BTGPS with the host 22 Step 3 To operate the GPS MAP application software 24 Step 4 To connect with the external active antenna optional 25 Indication of BTGPS operation 26 To charge the battery of the...

Page 9: ...x of position may result the first time you use the CRUX II BTGPS Follow this user guide and consult the instructions of the host platform and GPS application software INTERFERENCE GPS receivers may receive interference near cellular base station and when in close proximity to mobile phone antennas This interference may affect positioning and time to fix performance CONNECTOR and JACK The CRUX II ...

Page 10: ...ns Switch off the host platform and discontinue operation of the CRUX II BTGPS receiver in hospital ICU aircraft gasoline station near fuel or chemical near blasting area or other restricted areas NOTICE Read the Warnings section comprehensively before operation ...

Page 11: ...ology The BTGPS offers flexible and various location awareness applications for both consumer and corporate usages including Navigation and Positioning Find Street and Route Travel Route Planning Recreation Safety and Security Fleet Management Logistic Field Force Management Enterprise Location Service ELS Location Based Service LBS Mobile Location Service MLS Figure 1 ...

Page 12: ...em This system consists of 24 satellites which orbit the Earth at an altitude of approximately 17 500 kilometers and ground control stations Each of the 24 satellites deployed in 6 orbital planes circles the earth twice a day The system satellites continuously transmit signals contain the information of time and distance in a precise formation 24 hours a day in any weather condition everywhere aro...

Page 13: ...provided in the geodetic datum on which GPS is based WGS 84 Position offsets of hundreds of meters or much more can result from using the wrong datum In addition to datum used there are number of positioning errors can occur limiting accuracy The major errors including satellites orbiting error poor satellites geometry multi path signals atmospheric delay and receiver clock timing The indication o...

Page 14: ...gerous at the risk of explosion z Do not expose BTGPS to high temperatures higher than 60 C 140 F such in car under direct sunshine Expose BTGPS to high temperatures environment can not only shorten the life of electronic devices and melt or drape certain plastics but also can damage the battery inside the BTGPS and even dangerous at the risk of explosion z Do not try to open or break the receiver...

Page 15: ...w power consumption with Li ion rechargeable battery built in Long operation time 8 hours under continuous mode LED lights indicate GPS status Bluetooth connection and battery condition Embedded high sensitivity GPS active antenna and Bluetooth antenna External GPS active antenna optional for in vehicle and indoors use Compatible with all GPS map running on various hardware platforms Navigating fr...

Page 16: ...16 A Antenna Facade B Power Switch C External Antenna Port D LED Indicators E Power Jack Figure 2 A B D E C D ...

Page 17: ...ky while operating GTGPS Do not let this frontage surface area covered fully or partially by any object especially contains metal and or electromagnetic wave absorption materials such as screwdriver pen watch floppy diskette CD and metal wires thin metal foil like aluminum foil and metal coated plastic bag water or liquid and carbon paper While operation sometimes even in non operation state Figur...

Page 18: ...luetooth BLUE GPS GREEN and Battery YELLOW RED of the BTGPS Symbol Blue LED Light indicates Bluetooth pair connect status Flashing every 1 second BTGPS just power on and waiting for pair connection Flashing every 2 seconds BTGPS is connected and paired with the host Symbol Green LED Light indicates GPS status Constant on When BTGPS just power on attempting to fix a position Flashing BTGPS has a po...

Page 19: ...nna is embedded magnet in the bottom for easy mounting on metal surface be caution not put near to materials are sensitive to magnetic field such as magnetic storage media like floppy diskette Figure 4 is the reference photo of the optional external active antenna Make sure using the external antenna supplied by EMTAC Use of other active antenna will severely degrade positioning performance or eve...

Page 20: ...d or not For information about the operation of the host and GPS application software installation procedures please refer to the documentation that accompanies each product respectively In this Chapter a step by step operation procedure is described Step 1 To install the GPS MAP application software Step 2 To pair connect the BTGPS with the host Step 3 To operate the GPS MAP application software ...

Page 21: ...tware Make sure the GPS MAP application installed completely In this User Guide CD ROM there is the Crux_Viiew Test Program trial version for testing purpose Please follow the step by step operation guide indicated and described in the CRUX_VIEW Trial Manual file in pdf format Note a The Crux_View Test Program is a trial version program and only for testing purpose b The Crux_View program is only ...

Page 22: ... indicated as B in Figure 2 Make sure the battery of the BTGPS is fully charged Turn the power switch to position Symbol Power on position of the Power Switch Symbol Power off position of the Power Switch Once the BTGPS is just power on and before pair connection and operation LED Indicator Symbol Status Indication BLUE left Flashing every one 1 second GREEN Constant on before a position fixed mid...

Page 23: ... files in this User Guide CD ROM Please follow the step by step operation guide indicated and described in the files respectively Figure 6 is an example indicates that BTGPS already connected with your PDA Figure 6 Example This screen shot indicates the BTGPS is connects with host ...

Page 24: ...e your BTGPS is connected with the host via Bluetooth Open the GPS MAP application on the host Enter into the GPS Map application operation You can easily use all the functions of GPS MAP application software by following the details operation guidance described in the user guide of the GPS MAP application software ...

Page 25: ...e only the active antenna optional supplied by EMTAC Use of other antenna will severely degrade positioning performance or even damage the receiver Read Basic Guidelines before using external active antenna accessory Figure 7 Connect and install the optional external active antenna in position before driving Do not operate the optional external antenna while steering on the road The optional activ...

Page 26: ... every 1 second BTGPS just power on and waiting for pair connection Flashing every 2 seconds BTGPS is connected and paired with the host Symbol Green LED Light indicates GPS status Constant on When BTGPS just power on attempting to fix a position Flashing BTGPS has a position fixed Symbol Yellow Red LED Light indicates Battery status Red light constant on Battery low Yellow light constant on Batte...

Page 27: ...o charge the Li ion battery inside the BTGPS by plugging the charger s plug into the power jack which indicated as E in Figure 2 Make sure using the charger supplied with the BTGPS as illustrated in Figure 8 Figure 8 DO NOT USE OTHER CHARGER TO CHARGE THE BTGPS Power Jack Charger Plug ...

Page 28: ...on on your Bluetooth manager software and re searching again 2 Open and close your application on the standard procedures it will make your Bluetooth connection is normal and functional Otherwise sometimes you have to reset your PDA and BTGPS to bring them back Power on and off BTGPS is the only way to reset it 3 Don t remember the passkey or pin code The pin code of BTGPS is 0183 ...

Page 29: ...lvents chemicals or strong detergents Do not drop shake or knock the BTGPS Rough handling can break the connector jack and internal electronic circuit boards Dropping the BTGPS may break the connector and jack which will cause non recoverable and malfunction damages Do not expose to rain or high humidity environment or even pour water on it which will cause malfunction or non recoverable damage Do...

Page 30: ...lso referred to as a baud rate Channel Channel refers to a set of hardware in the receiver that detects locks on and continuously tracks the signal from a single GPS satellite The more channels available the greater number of GPS satellite s signals a receiver can simultaneously lock and track A receiver of 12 channels is the optimized design considering the current consumption chip package size a...

Page 31: ...t be a certain number of degrees above the horizon before its signals are used for positioning Satellites at low elevation angles five degrees or less have lower signal strengths and are more prone to loss of lock thus causing noisy solutions Ellipsoid A geometric surface which all of whose plane sections are either ellipses or circles Ephemeris Ephemeris is a set of parameters used by a global na...

Page 32: ...orth and south poles Multipath Multipath is the reception of a signal both along a direct path and along one or more reflected paths Multipath signals result in an incorrect pseudorange measurement NMEA NATIONAL MARINE ELECTRONICS ASSOCIATION A U S standards committee that defines data message structure contents and protocols to allow the GPS receiver to communicate with other pieces of electronic...

Page 33: ...sly has resulted in an offset between GPS time and UTC After accounting for leap seconds and using adjustments contained in the navigation message GPS time can be related to UTC within 20 nanoseconds or better Greenwich Mean Time GMT is still the standard time zone for the prime meridian zero longitude Warm Start Start mode of the GPS receiver when current position clock offset and approximate GPA...

Page 34: ...34 gravity field model GPS satellite orbital information in the navigation message is referenced to WGS 84 ...