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Page 1 CORPORATION TRAKIT USA INSTRUCTION MANUAL...
Page 2 Welcome to training on IDA Corporation’s TRAKIT GPS AVL Fleet Management System. This training is focused on basic operation of the TRAKIT system using a radio communications link.. You will get familiar with the fundamentals, know where to go if you have questions and be exposed to most of the features and functions of the system.
Page 3: Elements Of The System
OVERVIEW Elements of the system TRAKIT GPS AVL Fleet Management System GPS Satellite 150 MHz 220 MHz 450 MHz 800 MHz ORBCOMM 900 MHz SATELLITE (LEO) CELLULAR RADIO SYSTEM TOWER COMMUNICATION LINK Land line Phone Radio - or - (Cellular/LEO E-mail) Cellular Radio Vehicle Icon...
Page 4 map on the screen or for creating files to be archived or used for generation of a variety of operation and management reports. Installation Vehicle When the TRAKIT vehicle device is attached to the radio in the vehicle it is assigned an identifying number.
Page 5: Map Functions
Software and Map Map Functions The map menus and buttons allow you to easily choose the function you want to perform or navigate around on the map. Click on these menu options to see the sub-menus. File Vehicles Map Control View Landmarks Alerts...
Page 6 Or, you can select one of the zoom speed buttons in the row directly under the menu bar Left-click on the magnifying glass buttons to zoom in (+) or zoom out (-) and then place the cursor at some position on the map. The map will zoom and at the same time center on the position where you put your cursor.
Page 7 Landmarks Add Landmark Symbol The LANDMARK LAYER is a file that is created. If a landmark layer has not been created for you see CREATE LANDMARK LAYERS in these instructions. You can have numerous landmark layer files open at any one time. You may want certain landmark layers visible at different times.
Page 8 Labels Labels are text strings that you can put on one or many positions on the map. They can be used to label a landmark or to apply custom annotation to the map. To create a label left-click on ADD LANDMARK LABEL from the LANDMARK menu. The LANDMARK LABEL box will appear.
Page 9 The landmark label is assigned to a landmark layer just like a landmark symbol. In the Label box, type the text label that you want to put onto the map. You can rotate the label to present the label in any attitude desired on the map. The Size can be set. A selection can be made from a variety of colors.
Page 10: Point & Click Data Feature
Point & Click Data Feature The TRAKIT system has a unique feature called Point & Click Data Feature. This feature provides for a database to be associated with map landmarks. When the landmark layer is created you can set up a set of file fields that, when landmarks are put onto the map the operator can enter data in each of the fields.
Page 11: Create Landmark Layers
To close the ITEM INFORMATION box left-click on OK. The landmark will remain on the map at the position where you put your cursor. To see the data that is associated with each landmark left-click on ENABLE POINT QUERY from the LANDMARK menu. Landmarks Enable Point Query This will change the cursor to an arrow with a + sign.
Page 12: Map Properties
To create a Landmark Layer go to LANDMARKS, CREATE LANDMARK LAYER Landmarks Create Landmark Layer Create fields of the file by left-clicking on Add Field. In the Field Information box the Name will indicate the next field number available. You can change this to any field name you wish.
Page 13 Map Control Map Properties Double-clicking on a landmark layer brings up the Layer Properties box. Under Layer Controls you can indicate in the Layer Visible box if you want the layer to be used on the map. Other parameters in the box are reserved for advanced users only.
Page 15 Map Views Additional Besides the main full-screen map view up to two additional views can be displayed on the screen. To show the additional views left-click on MAP CONTROL on the menu bar, then select either or both of MAP VIEW 1 and MAP VIEW 2. Map Control Map View 1 (or) Map View 2 Each of the map views can have independent zoom levels.
Page 16: Alert Zones
Vehicle Info List The Vehicle Info List is a box that is displayed on the screen showing the text address and other information about each position received from each vehicle. The box can be sized and placed anywhere on the screen. Initiate the Vehicle Info List by selecting SHOW VEHILCE INFO LIST from the VEHICLES menu Vehicles Show Vehicle Info List...
Page 17 Select a zone type. You can set the zone to apply to all vehicles, a single vehicle or to detect the movement of a vehicle. If for only one vehicle select that vehicle from the vehicle identification box. The Zone activation threshold is the number of meters that the vehicle will enter or leave the zone before the zone alert will be triggered.
Page 18 Alerts View Options Make sure the Display zones box is checked. This is also where you can select the color of the zone lines.
Page 19: Map Control- Display Options
Map Control- Display Options Map Control Display Options Use this box to change the display of DMS (Degrees, Minutes, Seconds) and metric values as well as tell the system to indicate the direction of travel of the vehicle icon by pointing the icon in that direction.
Page 20: Drawing Tool
Grid Lines Grid Tics Drawing Tool The TRAKIT map includes a drawing tool for placing lines and shapes on the map. From the MAP CONROL menu select the ADD LANDMARK (POLYLINE/POLYGON). Map Control Add Landmark (Polyline/Polygon)
Page 21 Select a color and size for the line. After left-clicking OK perform a series of left-clicks on the map along the route you wish to draw the line.
Page 22: Address Search
Check the Polygon box to make a shape on the map. You can make virtually any shape. Perform a series of left-clicks on the map outlining the area you want to cover Address Search Find the map location from addresses. Indicate a city or address and the location will be found on the map.
Page 24 Router The TRAKIT software includes a router that will trace out a route from one point to another. Indicate the Start Location and the Finish Location then click on Calculate. The system will look for the best route based on your selections...
Page 25: Print Map
When you close the box the route will be plotted for you on the map. Print Map If you want to print a map there is a menu selection under MAP CONTROL to print the map that is currently on-screen. The map is printed along with any landmark symbols and landmark labels you entered.
Page 26: Vehicle Programming
VEHICLE Vehicle Programming New/Modify vehicle When setting up the system you must tell the TRAKIT software about the vehicles. There are numerous features and functions available if the vehicles are properly programmed into the software. From the VEHICLES menu select ADD VEHICLE Vehicles Add Vehicle The Group and ID you enter must match with the Group and ID that was programmed...
Page 27: Modify Vehicle
You must check the Poll Vehicle box if you want the system to include this vehicle in the polling rotation. Likewise you will want to check the Playback Display box if you want this vehicle to appear on the digital map when playing back an activity file. Choose a Polling Interval.
Page 28 If your communication with the vehicle was successful the Remote Vehicle Setup box will appear. Buffer Control With this setting you control what happens if the capacity of the data buffer is exceeded in the TRAKIT vehicle device. Position Events Certain events can trigger location positions to be sent to the dispatch center or recorded in the TRAKIT vehicle device.
Page 29 Dynamic Timers The efficiency of tracking a fleet of vehicles on a radio system is greatly enhanced by maximizing the capacity of the communications link. By sending location data only when necessary the burden on the communications link is lessened considerably. The Dynamic Timers feature provides for five speed ranges each assigned with a different time interval for sending the vehicle position.
Page 30: Real-Time Monitoring
OPERATION Real-time Monitoring After the TRAKIT vehicle devices are installed and the vehicles are properly set up in the TRAKIT software you can begin to start monitoring activity of the vehicles. Start your TRAKIT AVL system from Windows. You will see the TRAKIT map. From the FILE menu select the option to START MONITORING.
Page 31 File Start Monitoring The system will immediately begin to start polling the vehicles and/or displaying positions sent from the vehicles. As each position is received the icon for that vehicle will be presented on the map at the location that is reported. You can set the system to always start monitoring when you go into the program.
Page 32: Query A Vehicle
In this box you can set a polling rate that overrides the vehicle settings. Double-clicking on the vehicle will bring up that vehicle’s settings if you want to change them. File Logging If you check this box a file will be created storing all of the activity of all of the vehicles. These files can be used for play-back at a later time or for processing in the TRAKIT ANALYZER program for generation of operation and management reports.
Page 33 Vehicles Query Vehicle or by clicking on the speed button and selecting the vehicle you want to query Get information about a vehicle by clicking on the question-mark speed button Drag the ? to the vehicle you want and click. Information on that vehicle will display showing time and date of last position and the physical address of the position.
Page 34: Follow Vehicle
You can change the Driver/Reference number on the fly. These data elements will occur along with the location data in files captured while monitoring the activity of the fleet. You can go directly to the Polling Setup, Playback Setup or Download Setup menu options.
Page 35: Play-Back Of Vehicle Activity
Play-back of Vehicle Activity Any file captured from monitoring or downloaded from the vehicle can be played back on-screen. From the FILE menu choose PLAYBACK FILE. File Playback File Select the file you wish to play back. You can control the play-back using the VCR-type buttons.
Page 36 INDEX Add Landmark Label....9 Map View 1 (or) Map View 2 . 15 Add Landmark Symbol..... 7 Modify Vehicle ......27 Add Vehicle....... 26 Modify Vehicle Hardware ..27 Additional Map Views ..... 15 Navigation........5 Address Search......22 New/Modify vehicle ....