AD-850 Bluetooth GPS Receiver with Data Logger User’s Manual
Contents Introduction 3 Product Features 3 Applications 4 1. Inside the box 4 2. Getting to know your device 4 3. Automatic Power-Off Function and LED status 5 3.1 Automatic Power-Off Function 5 3.2 LED status 5 4. Getting Started 6 4.1. Fully charged battery 6 4.2. Turn on Receiver 6 4.3. Connect to Bluetooth-Enabled Device 6 4.4. Connect to your Navigation Software 6 5. PDA Configuration 6 5.1. Activate Bluetooth function of your PDA 7 5.2.
8.3. Bluetooth specification 23 8.4. External Interface 24 8.5. Physical Dimensions 24 8.6. Environmental Characteristics 24 8.7. Power Characteristics 24 9. Troubleshooting 25 9.1. Poor GPS Signal 26 Introduction Thank you for choosing the Adapt AD850, based on a 44 channel satellite search and an extremely high sensitivity (-159dBm) GPS chipset giving the most accurate position fix.
Applications • PC, PDA and smart phone navigation • Fleet management • Automotive vehicle tracking • Outdoor sports navigation • Geographic surveying 1. Inside the box • 1 unit of AD850 • 1 unit of Car Charger • 1 unit of User Manual with CD User Manual • 1 x neck strap • 2 year warranty card (www.adapt-mobile.com click on support) 2.
3. Automatic Power-Off Function 3.1 Automatic Power-Off Function • When the Adapt AD-850 is turned on and there is no Bluetooth connection established (static blue LED), the AD850 will turn off the Bluetooth part automatically after 10 minutes to save power consumption. However, the GPS data logger (Green LED) will stay on to record your position data.
4. Getting Started 4.1. Fully charge the battery Insert the battery. Charge the battery for at least eight hours before first use. 4.2. Turn on Receiver Switch ON the Power Button (fig 1.0), GPS LED indicates green light, and the Bluetooth LED indicates blue flashing light. 4.3. Connect to Bluetooth-Enabled Device From your Bluetooth-Enabled device open the Bluetooth application software to search for the AD850 and then connect it to your device.
5.2. Activate Bluetooth Manager & Establish New Connections. (illustrations using HP iPAQ 4150 PDA) First you must open the “Bluetooth Manager “on your pocket pc. (See figure 1.2) Fig 1.3 At this point, the Bluetooth GPS connection has been successfully activated when the Bluetooth LED flashes twice every 3 seconds on the AD850, indicating that Bluetooth GPS and the PDA connection are in progress. Fig 1.
Fig 1.5 Fig 1.5 6. Bluetooth configuration setup with PC connection Here is a sample to show you how to connect the AD-850 with your PC, also for software installation and a basic function test. 1) You must make sure that your PC has a Bluetooth interface in order to pair with the AD-850. If not you can purchase a Bluetooth adapter for your PC, please seek advice from your PC manufacturer for compatible Bluetooth adapters.
Fig 1.6 Note: this sample is for your reference only. The screen may vary between different models of Bluetooth manager software. 3) If not found, please create a Bluetooth serial port. To configure a Bluetooth serial port do the following: Fig 1.
4) If one already exists, then please check the content. Some Bluetooth devices will enable the secure connection. Make sure you uncheck the ‘secure connection’ box (see figure 1.7). 5) Power on your AD-850. If the battery is fully charged, you should see two LED lights: the static Blue LED means Bluetooth is activated and waiting for connection. Another static Green LED shows that GPS receiver has started and is acquiring positioning information.
8) Right click on the icon, select ‘Discover Available Services’ (see figure 2.0) Fig 2.0 9) You should find the service SPP slave, right click and select ‘Connect to Bluetooth Serial Port’ (see figure 2.1): Fig 2.
) Back to the Bluetooth service view, you should see the icon changed to [Connected] (see figure 2.2) Fig 2.2 13) You can create a shortcut to allow for easy connection next time you pair the device with your Pc (see figure 2.3 and figure 2.4) Fig 2.3 Fig 2.
14) You will see the shortcut you have just created (figure 2.5): Fig 2.5 7. Data Logger Configuration setup with PC connection Here is a sample to show you how to read the data logger recorder from the AD850. Note: Please make sure you are using the correct Bluetooth driver which is provided from your Bluetooth manufacturer. Some unpredicted problems could occur if you use the wrong driver for your Bluetooth dongle.
Fig 2.6 2) Double click the “Log” program. Fig 2.7 3) Select the correct port (which is provided by Bluetooth SPP link) and 57600 baud rate. Then click “Connect” (see figure 2.7) 4) You will see the NMEA data. This means log program is linked successfully with the AD850. (see figure 2.8) Fig 2.
7.1 Configuration Setting 1) Setting parameters for data logger. 2) Total record is 120000 recorders. If you select for every 30 seconds to take a recording, it will record 41.6 days continuous use. 3) Select Log---Log Configure (see figure 2.9) 4) Max time: seconds, select the time for each position to be recorded (see figure 3.0) 5) Max distance: set the distance for each position to be recorded (see figure 3.0) Fig 2.9 6) Max speed: set the speed at which each position is recorded (see figure 3.
11) Default setting is as follows. Fig 3.0 12) Click “Setting” button. The ‘Log Configure Control Successful’ text will appear in the bottom table confirming the control settings. (see figure 3.1) Fig 3.
7.2 Status 1) Read Status of data logger 2) Select Log---Log Status (see figure 3.2) Fig 3.
7.3 Read logger data 1) Read logger data form AD850. 2) Select Log---Log Read (figure 3.3) Fig 3.2 3) Type a file name for data logger record. Example: “03252007” (see figure 3.4) Fig 3.4 4) Wait for between 5-10 minutes depending on how many recordings you have. If you use the wrong Bluetooth driver in your PC, some problems may occur. Once the reading is successful then a box will display ‘log read is completed’ as shown above.
7.4 Clear memory of data logger 1) Select Log---Log Clear (see fig 3.5) The box below will read ‘log clear control successful’ open completion of clearing the total log data. Fig 3.
7.5 Transfer data to Google Earth 1) Select Log---Log Decompress (see fig 3.6) Fig 3.6 2) Select the data file which you read from AD850. Example:03252007.log . And Click Save. (see fig 3.7) Fig 3.7 3) It will create a *.KML file in your directory. Example: 03252007.KML 4) Run Google Earth program. ( www.google-earth.com to download the program.
5) Select File---Open--03252007.
6) The recorded path will show on Google Earth. 7) You can use trajectory to active or hide your path.
8. Specifications 8.1 GPS Performance 1. Processed Channels : Track up to 44 satellites. 2. Update rate : 1 second. 3. Acquisition time : Reacquisition, 0.1 sec., averaged : Hot start, 1 sec.,averaged Note 1 : Warm start, 38 sec., averaged : Cold start, 42 sec., averaged 4. Accuracy : Position, 5-10 m CEP Note 2 : Time, 1 microsecond synchronized GPS time 5.
4. Frequency range : 2402 MHZ ~ 2483.5 MHZ 5. Hopping channel : 79 6. Modulation : GFSK 7. Receiver sensitivity : -80dBm (typical) 8.4 External Interface 1. Connection : Bluetooth 1.2 serial port profile (SSP) 2. Protocol : Default -- NMEA 0183 format with command set (GPGGA, GPGSA, GPGSV, GPVTG, GPRMC ) 3. Baud rate : 57600 8.5 Physical Dimension Dimension : 77 (L) x 43 (W) x 17.6 (H) (mm) Weight : 55 g (with battery) 8.
9. Troubleshooting Error/Problem Cause Can not find the Incorrect installation or Check if Bluetooth GPS GPS device through low battery Receiver is installed Bluetooth interface Trouble shooting properly, and confirm the battery level is suitable (static Blue and Green LED and no Red LED blinking) Unable to connect Configuration incorrect through Bluetooth Please refer section 5.2 to re-install. Or refer to your PDA’s user manual for configuration.
Error/Problem Cause Unstable GPS signal Trouble shooting (1) degraded by anti- place on car roof or sunlight film with stick to windscreen receiver placed inside car (2) some cases described in sec 8.1 Poor GPS signal (1) Solar Storm effect NA (2) Atmosphere turbulences (3) SA ON by USA military. Can link AD850 but Incorrect installation of Refer chapter 7 and 7.3 can’t download data your Bluetooth driver in for more detail. your PC 9.
Inside buildings, GPS signal is blocked. Beside some buildings, GPS signal is disturbed. In the forests, or too much overhead foliage can disturb the signal. If you use the AD850 Bluetooth GPS Receiver inside the car, some anti-sunlight windscreen film will make the GPS signal decrease or can even cause a loss of signal. GPS satellites are owned by the American military; sometimes they will tunedown the accuracy for some reason. In such cases, the GPS position may not fix exactly.
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