Barrett 977 Operating And Installation Manual

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BARRETT 977

VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM

Operating and Installation

Manual

BCM97700/4

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:

information@barrettcommunications.com.au

www.barrettcommunications.com.au

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Page 1 BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM Operating and Installation Manual 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: information@barrettcommunications.com.au www.barrettcommunications.com.au...
Page 2: Table Of Contents
BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM OVERVIEW ............................2 GETTING STARTED ..........................3 System Requirements ......................3 Hardware .........................3 Software........................3 Map Data........................3 Setting Up Base Station ......................3 Software Installation ......................4 Software Security ........................4 Setting Up Mobiles.........................4 Map Registration........................5 Co-ordinate System .......................5 Default Map Level ......................5 Image Preparation ......................6...
Page 3 BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM Set and Clear XY- Shift......................22 Mobile Icon Size ........................22 Show Mobile Icon ID ......................22 Show Mobile Icon Description....................22 Show All Mobile Labels ......................22 SAFETY MENU..........................23 Collision Detection.........................23 ZONES ..............................24 Zone Management ........................24 Create Zones.........................25 Display All Zones ........................25 Hide All Zones........................25...
Page 4: Overview
Barrett 910/510 Automatic Tuning Mobile Antenna or Barrett 911/511 Automatic Antenna Tuner and HF Marine Whip for Vessels. The Barrett 977 Software, designed to run on a Microsoft Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000, XP and NT, controls the Barrett 950 Base Transceiver, (via the serial cable provided).
Page 5: Getting Started
The computer is connected to the Barrett 950 Transceiver 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.
Page 6: Software Installation
PC. The Sentinel is marked with the serial number of the software it is supplied with 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.
Page 7: Map Registration
The system reserves one default map level called _DEFAULT. This map level holds an index map of the world which is supplied as part of the standard Barrett 977 installation. This map cannot be used for accurate tracking and should only be used for general location purposes.
Page 8: Image Preparation
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 the Internav directory.Run the Barrett 977 Internav program. Now it is necessary to register the map images as useable map-levels using the registration process described below.
Page 9: Add To Register
BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM Add to Register (2 or 4 points) Select input format. Latitude and longitude values can be processed using any one of the three following formats: Degrees, minutes, seconds (deg/min/sec). Degrees, decimal minutes (deg/min.dec). Degrees, decimal (deg.dec).
Page 10: Remove From Register
BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM Remove from Register If an entry in the register is no longer required then it can be removed from the register by selecting the appropriate image name. The image can then be deleted from the disk drive.
Page 11: Radio Menu
(the number of retry’s defined by parameter b). If all attempts fail Barrett 977 will move on to poll the next mobile unit. The response timeout is the maximum time between a request for a GPS position being sent to the...
Page 12: Polling List
BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM Polling List (Ctrl + P) This list is designed to allow entry of the polling group, mobile description, the icon type that the mobile will display when tracked, the selcall number of the mobile and the radio channel group the mobile is assigned to.
Page 13: Polling Groups
BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM Clicking on the mobile’s icon when its GPS location is displayed on the screen will display the assigned database entry for it (description text held in a .txt file, image filename in .txp file). From here a description of the mobile and a picture of the operator/mobile unit can be saved.
Page 14: Poll Times
BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM Zone Settings If the zone facility is to be used, follow the procedure below. To display and assign safety zone types to an individual mobile unit click the mouse on the ID in the Direct Polling Control window.
Page 15: Group Settings
BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM Group Settings Mobile units can be assigned to 5 different polling groups (A, B, C, D or E). These groups, when selected for polling, automatically select the appropriate mobiles from the polling list and tracking commences at the ‘auto start’ time. When the current time is the same as the ‘auto stop’...
Page 16: Quick Poll
BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM Ready For Tracking Once the above parameters have been set the system can be tested. To do this it will be necessary to have a mobile entered into the system above, scanning with its GPS receiver online.
Page 17: Tracking Menu
BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM TRACKING MENU Start / End -shortcut keys (F5 / F6) To commence tracking click "Start" from the Tracking Menu, or press F5 on the keyboard, or click the right mouse button onto the red traffic light smart icon. Note that this function works differently depending on the selected tracking mode.
Page 18: Playback
BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM Playback - (Ctrl+B) Selects previously recorded tracking data, which is stored in playback files (*.plb). Set the month and year. Select the day required. (Note, only those days when recording activity took place are highlighted in bold). Select the time for playback. Click OK.
Page 19: Tracking Information
BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM View Menu Map Level (Ctrl+M) Once the images have been registered in the system the map level section is used to logically separate image data. For example images with the same scale (1:1000, 1:2500, etc.) and/or the same type of map (state maps, district map, street maps, etc.).
Page 20: Load/Default Areas
BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM The entered latitudes and longitudes should relate to the relevant images and their respective map levels. Load/Default Areas Loads a previously saved area definition. This area will become the default area and will be the initially selected area when the system is started.
Page 21: Options Menu
BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM OPTIONS MENU Options Window (Ctrl+W) The following options 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...
Page 22: Show Grid
Radio polling - Uses a Base station transceiver connected to the serial communications port of the PC to receive GPS data requested by Barrett 977. Direct GPS input This is used when a GPS unit is connected to the PC instead of a transceiver.
Page 23: Enable/Disabletrack Memory
BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM Enable/DisableTrack Memory - Allows to store in memory a selected number of most recent mobile positions. The last location of each mobile is added to the track memory every time a poll response is received in both Location or Track display modes.
Page 24: Set And Clear Xy- Shift
BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM Set and Clear XY- Shift - A variation between satelite generated GPS data and conventional mapping co-ordinates is not unusual. Therefore a constant correction factor can be applied to offset this variation. The set XY-shift applies a constant offset to all currently displayed mobile unit positions. Firstly from the Tracking Options menu, select "Point"...
Page 25: Safety Menu
BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM SAFETY MENU Collision Detection - Safety Circles For every mobile ID a radius (m) can be defined, that creates an area around the mobile unit. This area is called a safety circle. If any mobile position falls inside another mobiles safety circle then an audible alarm is activated.
Page 26: Zones
BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM Zone Management (ctrl +Z) The following options must be defined to take full advantage of safety zones: Active or Non-active zone status - a zone must selected as active during the tracking or replay session.
Page 27: Create Zones
BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM On completion of grid assignment, click "Accept" The grid colour is red for a selected alarm zone, blue for a blind zone and green for a corridor zone. The system will sound an alarm if a mobile unit (that has appropriate zone settings defined) is:...
Page 28: Event Log
BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM Hide All Zones This option will remove all zones from the screen. If zones have been previously displayed then they will still remain in memory, therefore mobile units positions will be checked with active zones.
Page 29: Print Log
BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM Print Log (ctrl + p) The entire log file can be printed or selected events can be analysed by specifying the date range, time range and selecting the required event types that are of interest.
Page 30: Waypoints Menu
BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM WAYPOINTS MENU (alt + w) Waypoints are user specified places of interest. They are depicted on the map by colour filled circles and have notepad attributes attached to them. Different colours may be used to create an visual index eg.
Page 31: Create At Current Location
BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM Create at Current Location This function creates a waypoint at the last mobile location. It can be accessed from the menu or by pressing shortcut key F12. Follow the same procedure as above in the Create function without the point and click operation.
Page 32 BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM Proximity Distance After selecting "Proximity Distance" from 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.
Page 33: Telemetry Menu
BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM TELEMETRY ICON Displays various telemetry and navigational information for example the mobile speed, distance and bearing to a selected location or other mobile. Information about which mobile is the nearest ,next nearest or furthest to a particular location can be displayed. The following parameters and...
Page 34: Search
BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM Search Nearest finds a mobile which is located nearest to the destination location, currently followed by the system or currently polled by the system. Furthest to finds a mobile which is located furthest from the destination location, currently followed by the system or currently polled by the system.
Page 35 BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM Reports allows to create reports at user defined intervals. If reporting is required at even clock intervals then the ‘clock sync’ option must be selected (Eg. 12:00, 12:30 etc.). The following parameters are printed: mobile ID...
Page 36: File Menu
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.
Page 37: Radio Menu
BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM RADIO MENU Channel Setup Refer to "getting started" on page 7. Transceiver Functions Transceiver functions can only be selected when 977 software is in monitoring or live tracking mode. Channel - change the transceiver channel. Pagecall - make a page call (maximum 32 characters).
Page 38: Current Transceiver Settings
BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM Mode - toggle mode (AM/LSB/USB). SCR ON - Turn scrambler on (if installed). SCR OFF - Turn scrambler off (if installed). Mute - toggle mute (Audio / Signal Strength / Selcall / None). RF High - set RF power level high.
Page 39: View Menu
BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM VIEW MENU Refresh Current Map Re-displays background graphics for the current map area. This function can be accessed through the menu system by selecting View - Refresh - Current Screen, or by clicking on the 'Refresh' smart icon (Spray Can).
Page 40 BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM Date/Time Displays the date and time on the bottom right hand side of the screen. Alarm Window This option will enable or disable the display of the Alarm Window during live tracking or when running a Playback file.
Page 41: Setup
BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM SETUP GPS Co-ordinate Conversion No Conversion Use this option when the latitude/longitude given by the GPS and the image registration points are calculated using the same geodetic datum. WGS 84 to ANS Shortcut key (Ctrl+W) allows the system to accept mobile unit positions in WGS 84 (World Geodetic Spheroid)and convert their position to be shown on map images registered using the ANS (Australian National Spheroid).
Page 42 BARRETT 977 VEHICLE TRACKING SYSTEM Auto Playback Management During live tracking all mobile position information will be stored into a playback file automatically. Only raw GPS data will be stored during 'Direct GPS input'. If Radio Polling is selected then the Selcall number is additionally stored. When Auto Playback Management is selected (from the Setup menu) recording is automatic to a Day File (yyyymmdd.plb).