TracMap LB16, User Manual

Page 1: ...Version 1 0 01 09 2021 USER MANUAL TML A ...

Page 2: ...eset 8 Deleting a Preset 8 TML A Settings 9 General Settings 9 General Display 9 General Map 10 General GPS Icon 10 General Language Units 11 Swath Booms Bucket Settings 11 Guidance Settings 12 Guidance Settings General 12 Guidance Settings Swath 13 Guidance Settings ABC Lines 13 Lightbar Settings 14 Lightbar Settings General 14 Lightbar Settings Lights 15 Lightbar Settings Guidance 15 Lightbar Se...

Page 3: ...leting a Job 22 Editing Job Details 22 USB Sticks 23 Importing a Map Job via USB 23 Attaching a Map to an Existing Job 25 Exporting a Map Job 25 Guidance 26 Set and Select Guidance Patterns 26 Guidance Pattern Examples 27 Autobooms 29 Markers 31 Marker types 31 Edit a Marker 31 Add a Hazard to a Map 32 Add Wires to a Map 32 Adding Markers to a Current Job 33 Renaming and Removing a Marker 33 Fly T...

Page 4: ...4 Power on off Volume Buttons Back button Home button Button disabled Connects to VL 34 with TMW 1029 TMW 1029 Connects to lightbar with TMW 1027 GPS Antenna CAN attachment USB attachment TML A OVERVIEW ...

Page 5: ...5 PARTS AND CABLES TMW 1027 TMW 1024 RAM B 103 238U Lightbar LB16 TMA EXT ANT TMW 1029 VL34 TMA EXT ANT Tablet Dimensions Weight 980g GPS Receiver F3 160g Max Current draw 12V 0 9A ...

Page 6: ... of work being done for example you could have different settings for spray or fertilizer jobs and switch between them easily using presets Profile icons display the first letter of the name allocated example shown below To change profile settings tap the settings icon in the bottom left of the TML A screen Logging in for the first time Creating Multiple Profiles 1 Enter profile name 1 Tap on the ...

Page 7: ...efore renaming 2 Click on Switch Profile 2 Click on Duplicate Preset 3 Once you have created your duplicate Preset set up as required Create a new profile for each pilot each pilot can have as many presets as required Tip You can customise colours in this menu too 2 Click on Rename Profile Type the new profile name then click Done 3 Select the profile you wish to switch to ...

Page 8: ...Deleting a Preset 1 Tap the three dots 1 Make sure you re in the preset you wish to delete 2 Click on Rename Preset 2 Tap the three dots 3 Type the new name and click Done to save 3 Type the new name and click Done to save ...

Page 9: ...eneral Lights Guidance Data Equipment Shortcuts Update Support General Settings General Display Click on General Select from Display Map GPS Icon Language Screen Brightness Slide Left or Right to adjust Auto Brightness The device automatically adjusts screen brightness based on the amount of surrounding light it detects Night Mode Uses darker colours which are better suited to preserving night vis...

Page 10: ... suit the aircraft you operate Dot Helicopter Plane Tap on the icon you want to apply Make sure you re in your profile first Satellite Image of the land area taken by a satellite Terrain Shows land elevation markings LINZ Topographical Detailed record of land area showing positions and elevations of both natural and manmade features Only available in New Zealand ...

Page 11: ...elected below Spreading Allows quickly changing of swath width during a job Spraying up to 7 booms which cannot be changed during the job Split boom two equal width booms which can be changed during the job Bucket The lightbar uses swath width to account for the bucket spreading in a circle Swath Boom Bucket Position Invert digital inputs Reverses the user coverage switch In most cases this should...

Page 12: ... the default in the job guidance page Set up AB Lines from Coverage Turning booms on sets the A point and turning them off will set the B point Turning booms on again will set the C point if using an ABC pattern Auto Zoom Automatically zooms in when entering a block and zooms out when exiting the block Show Heading Guideline Extended line in front of your aircraft to help show your heading and kee...

Page 13: ... line C in Edge Mode If turned on it will ask you to manually place the C line Otherwise it will use the minimum turning radius to place the C line Only Show Current Line Shows all the lines in guidance preview but only the active line during the job Optimal Pattern Fitting Adjusts the pattern to make a whole number of Racetracks Minimum Turning Radius Sets where the C line is placed if Ask for li...

Page 14: ...azard warnings Type Tap on the kind of Lightbar you are using LB16 internal or LB20 external Hazard Warning How many seconds of warning the lightbar will give you if you are flying towards a hazard that you have marked on the map See page 31 Markers Lightbar brightness Slide to set lightbar brightness Lightbar Brightness Drag the slider to set the brightness of the lightbar ...

Page 15: ...ou would like the lightbar to represent Spacing Linear lights are arranged in even steps Exponential steps between the lights are closer near the line and further apart away from the line Light Preview Displays a preview of the settings above Select the data you want to appear on the lightbar in the four data panels To change these click on the option you want to change and select the new option f...

Page 16: ...the correct place This will also affect when the Autobooms turn on See page 30 for Autoboom settings SHORTCUT SETTINGS Click on Shortcuts Shortcut settings is where you can assign hardware buttons on your flight stick to actions on the TML A Button refers to digital input on the VL34 connection box e g Button 2 Digital Input 2 Change the button allocation by clicking on the drop down list next to ...

Page 17: ...igation you will need to have at least the Select and Universal Move to next set up with buttons on your flight stick To start hardware navigation click the Select button on your flight stick then use a combination of Select and Universal Move to Next to navigate through the menus You will see a yellow highlight appear when you are using hardware navigation which shows where in the menu you are Un...

Page 18: ...te Now to start an update It can take some time for the update to install Support shows Information about the device Device ID App Version Hub Firmware Version Debug This doesn t need to be altered unless directed to do so by TracMap Settings changed in this menu revert to their default after the device is restarted SUPPORT SETTINGS ...

Page 19: ... screen the following instructions are following the selection of the Jobs icon Starting a Job created in TracMap Online 1 Press the jobs icon to access the job list screen 2 Tap Start Job when you re ready to start Tip You can select your guidance pattern here TracMap Farm Start Job ...

Page 20: ...e device will not appear on TracMap online they are only visible on the device To create and start a job on your TML A device follow the steps below Starting a Job Created on the Device 1 Up at the top of the jobs list Tap New 2 In the New Job screen Tap Edit 3 Fill in the required information for your job such as the Order Name the Customer from your Customer List The Activity etc 4 At the bottom...

Page 21: ...our current location Tap this at each corner of the block to mark it out Note You can only mark out one block at a time If you make any mistakes you will need to press the X on the bottom left of the screen next to Area to cancel the current block and start again 6 Once marked tap Done Adding Extra Blocks to a Job 1 Tap on the job you want to add blocks to 3 Select Add a Block Add the block follow...

Page 22: ... do any more work on the job unless it is reassigned to the TML A unit Tap Edit to change the job details to Change products Add notes Add block Attach forms Change the customer Pausing Completing a Job Editing Job Details You should now have multiple blocks showing on your job To switch between active blocks on a job use the arrows on the Right side of the screen ...

Page 23: ...ere are 2 popups that come up asking for permission Tap the always option before allowing otherwise the USB stick may not work properly and the popups will appear every time you plug it in Note Only USB sticks formatted as Fat32 are supported Map and job files will only work if they are in the root directory of the USB stick it will not work if they are in folders USB Dongle USB Dongle Plug Make s...

Page 24: ...ning stating it may take some time Tap Confirm to proceed The map should now display on the current job you have loaded 4 In the window that appears select your map job from the list TracMap Helpdesk 1 KMZ TracMap Helpdesk 3 KMZ TracMap Helpdesk 4 KMZ ...

Page 25: ...porting a Map Job Tap the job you need to attach a map to Tap Resume Job then follow steps 2 5 Above Option 1 Export direct to USB This option is available if you already have the USB connected Tap Complete Job when you ve finished working on the job it will automatically export the job to the connected USB device You should receive a message notifying export to USB stick Option 2 Manually Export ...

Page 26: ...Racetrack Squeeze Racetrack half field Racetrack boundary Auto line AB Lines By edge works off the edge of a polygon tap to select which edge to work off Manual set the A and B point by pressing on the screen or marking them while flying Lines can be set by Job or Block Job Lines will be structured by the full job and aren t contained by polygons Block The guidance lines will be contained within a...

Page 27: ...ach other Racetrack ABC Also commonly known as Quicktrack Uses your AB and C lines to automatically create a racetrack to suit your aircraft Racetrack Centre Pivot Automatically creates a racetrack with your AB line a mid line and your C line as the outermost flightline Guidance Pattern Examples ...

Page 28: ...rack that guides you from the outer flightlines into centre of job Racetrack Half Field Uses your AB and C lines to create a racetrack with width of the field uit your aircraft Racetrack Boundary Uses your AB and C lines to create a racetrack the width to the field ...

Page 29: ... Note these settings also affect the lightbar lights Boom Limit Block Determines how much of the boom needs to be inside the block for the Autobooms to be on The options shown are 1 Booms are on when any of the boom is inside a block 50 Booms are on when at least 50 of the boom is inside a block 100 Booms are on only if the entire boom is inside the block Boom Limit Coverage Determines how much of...

Page 30: ...ed the boom will never automatically turn on Shortcuts Coverage In the Shortcuts section in the settings scroll down to Coverage Once your Autobooms are wired in you will need to set up your shortcuts so that the input from the Autoboom wiring activates your boom For Autobooms to work you will need to set it to activate at least one section For example if it is wired to the digital 2 input set But...

Page 31: ...an use these for example to mark and count the number of trees sprayed To add markers tap the Markers icon on the left of the TML A screen Permanent markers include Hazard Location Wires Airfield These markers are synced to the cloud and will appear on all TML A devices in your organization once synced so that hazards are visible to all pilots They are not visible in TracMap online Customisable jo...

Page 32: ...current location OR You can tap on your map to place a hazard marker at that location 2 Tap Place a wire to mark one end of a wire in your current location and tap to place other wire points OR You can tap on your map to plot the wire lines 3 Wires will show as red lines on your maps and show as hazards through the lightbar ...

Page 33: ...nd Airfield Markers Adding Markers to a Current Job Renaming and Removing a Marker 1 Open the job you wish to add markers to 2 With the Job active Tap Markers and select the marker you wish to use 3 With the Add a Marker window open you have two options to place a marker a Tap Place a Marker to place in your current location b Tap anywhere on the map to place the marker where you have tapped 1 Whi...

Page 34: ...istance to your destination and an approximate travel time To set up a Fly To tap the Fly To icon on the left of the TML A screen then follow the instructions below Setting Fly To 1 Select where to fly to i e Markers or Current Blocks only if in an active job 2 Tap on the block or marker to fly to OR Enter the Latitude and Longitude to fly to 3 Click to start Once started an ETA will be shown ...

Page 35: ...void the airports or other no fly zones After setting up a fly to 1 Tap on Waypoints in the bottom right of the screen Tap in the locations you would like to add as waypoints on your flightpath If you need to clear your waypoints tap Clear Waypoints 2 Your flightpath will update to include your waypoints and recalculate the distance and arrival times ...

Page 36: ...onnected Tap on the Aircraft Icon in the bottom right and at the bottom of the diagnostic panel check where it shows USB Stick If the USB is connected it should show the name of the USB If it shows Disconnected the USB may be unplugged or may be faulty help tracmap com NZ 64 3 489 2952 NZ 0800 TRACMAP 0800 872 262 AU 1800 TRACMAP 1800 872 262 USA 1 213 577 1310 Quick diagnostics Unit functioning c...