Quick Start Users Guide Shadow Tracker Premier Base TM Advanced Tracking Technologies, Inc.
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Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Notification This device contains Transmitter Module FCC ID: PHO-CDR915 and complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: 1. This device may not cause harmful interference. 2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. FCC RF Exposure Statement This device complies with FCC radiation exposure limits as set forth for an uncontrolled environment.
Minimum System Requirements Windows® 95, 98, NT (Service Pack 6 or higher),2000 (Service Pack 3 or higher), ME PentiumII® - 350 Mhz (or higher recommended) 32 MB min.
TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Getting Started ………….......................................... 1 Hardware Components ….......................................... 2 Software Install Types StandAlone …………................................................ 4 Client/Server …............................................................ 4 Software Installation Begin Installation .......................................................... 6 Default Login and Password........................................
INTRODUCTION GETTING STARTED This Users Guide has been designed to provide you with a clear and comprehensive overview of the following: 1. How to install your Shadow Tracker™Professional software program as either an Premier Base Standalone or Premier Base Client/Server install type. 2. How to add and validate the Shadow Tracker™Premier unit(s) to the software. 3. How to setup and configure the Premier Base. 4.
INTRODUCTION HARDWARE COMPONENTS You should have the following items before you begin Setup. Premier Base Base radio unit 6 ft.
INTRODUCTION Base radio unit H-93101 6 ft.
SOFTWARE INSTALL TYPES Shadow Tracker™Professional software can be installed as either a non-networked Standalone or as a networked Client/Server installation. The software can be installed on any computer which meets the minimum system requirements. STANDALONE A Standalone install places all of the software on one computer.
SOFTWARE INSTALL TYPES Tracker™Professional program folder (STRT- default location: C:\Program Files\STRT) as a shared network resource. (top right) 3. Before installing the Client system, on the Client Computer, map a drive letter to the shared Shadow Tracker™Professional program folder on the Server Computer from step 2. (below) 4. Install the Client system on the Client Computer.
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION BEGIN INSTALLATION 1. Insert the Shadow Tracker™Professional software CD into the CD-ROM drive of your computer. 2. From the Windows Desktop click Start, then click Run... 3. In Open: type the drive letter of your CD-ROM drive and ":\Setup.exe” (example - D:\Setup.exe.). Or click Browse and navigate to the Setup.exe. (below) 4. Click OK to begin the installation and follow the instructions on your screen. 5. Click Next at the Welcome screen. 6.
SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 9. Click Next to accept the default location for the Shadow Tracker™Professional program (recommended) or click Browse and select another folder. Setup will begin. Note: If you are installing the Client system, you will be prompted to set the “Server System program files data path”. Click Browse and navigate to the mapped network drive that points to the STRT folder you enabled as a shared network resource on the Server. (below). Click Next. 10.
SOFTWARE SETTINGS ADDING THE TRACKING UNITS Each tracking unit must be validated to the Shadow Tracker™Professional software before you can begin collecting and processing GPS and other data. To add each unit: 1. Connect and power a Shadow Tracker™ Premier tracking unit to your computer. (see Appendix 1) 2. Open the Administrator program. Note: In a Client/Server system the Administrator program is located on the Server Computer.
SOFTWARE SETTINGS Click ATTI. (above) 4. Click Shadow Tracker™ from the menu bar and then click Set Communications Port. a) If you know the Com Port # the tracking unit is connected to: - If the Com Port # displayed is correct, click Close to return to the previous menu. - If the Com Port # displayed is not correct, click Edit and select the correct Com Port # from the drop-down menu. Click Save and then click Close to return to the previous menu. b) If you Do Not know the Com Port #: - Click Detect.
SOFTWARE SETTINGS You will be given confirmation once the connection is made. (below) Click Close to return to the previous menu. Important: Make a note of the Com Port # you use for this step. This is the Com Port # that will be used to Set Base Configuration on page 12. 5. From the Administrator program click Shadow Tracker™, click Maintenance and then click Add Shadow Tracker™. (below left) 6. In the Tracker Maintenance window click Add.
SOFTWARE SETTINGS Connect each tracking unit one at a time and repeat the above process until all of your tracking units have been validated for use. 7. When all of the tracking units have been successfully validated they may be installed into their respective vehicles. Click Close to exit Tracker Maintenance. Important: Use the Premier Base System documentation you received (below) to document which vehicle each tracking unit will be installed into.
SOFTWARE SETTINGS Administrator program will need to know which Com Port # will be used to connect to the Premier Base. 1. Connect and power the Premier Base to your computer. (see Appendix 2) Important: Be sure to connect the RS-232 Serial connection cable to the same Com Port connection you used to add the tracking units. 2. From the Administrator program click Shadow Tracker™, click Maintenance and then click Base Unit Configuration. 3.
SOFTWARE SETTINGS The last step to complete your system is to setup your Driver/Employee information and Vehicle information into the Shadow Tracker™ Professional software. When the data from the Shadow Tracker™ Premier is extracted, the Driver/Vehicle relationships you define here will be used to display the GPS tracking data on the map and in reports. For more detailed information regarding this section, please refer to the Shadow Tracker™ Professional software manual.
SOFTWARE SETTINGS (below) 3. From the program menu bar click File, point to Open and click Employee Records. 4. Click File and then click New Employee. 5. Add the appropriate information for the Driver/Employee. (below) Click Save. Repeat this process for each Driver/Employee. When you are finished click File and Exit to close Employee Records. ADDING VEHICLE INFORMATION Each vehicle must be assigned to a group. You can have multiple groups of vehicles or just one. 1.
SOFTWARE SETTINGS 2. To create a Group, click File and then click New Group. Indicate a Group Name, Description and select a color to display on the map for the group. Click Save. (below) 3. Once you have all of the groups you need, you may begin adding the vehicles. Click File and then click New Vehicle/Equipment from the menu bar. In the New Vehicle window fill in the necessary information regarding each vehicle. Click Save.
SOFTWARE SETTINGS 1. Open the vehicle record you just created by clicking the License number in the Vehicle Records window. (below) 2. In the Edit A Vehicle window select the tracker serial number to be assigned to this vehicle. Click the down arrow beside the Tracker # text box and click the correct serial number. (below) Click Save and then click Close. 3.
SOFTWARE SETTINGS 1. From the Vehicle Records window click File and then click Vehicle Issue. Note: When making these selections, refer to the Premier Base System documentation you modified earlier to track which Driver/Employee would be assigned to which Vehicle. 2. In the Vehicle Issue window click Add. Fill in the information to associate an employee with each vehicle. Select a vehicle License and a Driver from the drop down menus.
SPECIFICATIONS AND FEATURES Premier Base SPECIFICATIONS Length .................................................................... 7.3 inches Width .................................................................... 5.0 inches Height .................................................................... 1.6 inches Weight .................................................................... 12 ounces Transmission Rate ............................................... 902-908 mHZ Peak Current ...................
SPECIFICATIONS AND FEATURES Shadow Tracker ™ Premier PC 1 2 3 Mobile Mem Mode 4 1. PC Red: The Premier Base is receiving data without the aid of a computer. Green: The Premier Base is connected to a computer and is downloading its data into the software. 2. Mobile Off: Blinking: Listening for mobile tracking units. Extracting data from mobile tracking unit(s). 3. Mem Red: When the Premier Base memory is full, this light will be red. Green: Normal operating color is green. 4.
TECHNICAL SUPPORT Technical Support is available Monday - Friday from 8AM - 5PM Central Time*. Please contact us at: Main: (713) 353-6065 Tech: (713) 353-6020 Sales: (800) 279-0035 Fax: (713) 353-6050 E-Mail: Tech@AdvanTrack.
APPENDIX 1 CONNECTING THE Shadow Tracker™ Premier To connect the Shadow Tracker™ Premier: 1. Connect one end of the Download/Validation cable (PN# D38105) to a Com Port on the computer. Connect the other end to the connection marked “Terminal” on the back of the tracking unit. (below) 2. Connect the A/C power supply 12v (PN# A-40106) into a 120v wall socket. Connect the other end to the connection marked “Power” on the back of the tracking unit.
APPENDIX 2 CONNECTING THE Premier Base To connect your Premier Base: 1. Connect and tighten the Dipole radio antenna (PN# G-39271) into the back (below) of the Premier Base at the connection marked “Ant” 2. On the StandAlone or Server Computer, connect one end of the 6 ft. RS-232 Serial connection cable (PN# G-40120) to the same Com Port connection used to add the tracking units. (page 9) Connect the other end to the connection marked “Com” on the back of the Premier Base. Tighten securely. 3.
APPENDIX 3 TROUBLESHOOUTING CHECKLIST Minimum requirements for GPS Data collection by a Shadow Tracker™ Premier mobile unit in the vehicle. 1. Constant 12 volt DC power to the RED wire. This can be verified by looking at the LED lights on the front of the unit, are any LED's lit? 2. GPS satellite signal acquisition. This can be verified by looking at the GPS LED. The LED will be RED when the unit has NOT acquired a signal and it will be GREEN when the unit HAS acquired a signal.
APPENDIX 3 and the Premier Base it will download. To determine if a radio link is currently possible the Premier Base can be put into monitor mode. This is done by running the PBase Activity Monitor Utility program which can be found at "C:\Program Files\Strt\Inboundwire\PbasMon.exe".
APPENDIX 3 The Premier Base wirelessly downloads and stores the historical data from the mobile units independently, without the need for a computer. The historical data remains in non-volatile memory in the Premier Base until a download is requested by the Shadow Tracker™ Professional software program.
APPENDIX 3 erased. The binary file is then decompressed into a text file, with a .GPS extension, which is placed into the same InboundWire folder. After this GPS file is written the PBase Data Extractor program will close and the Wireless Grabber program will pickup the file and run it against several validation checks for data integrity. (below) If the GPS file passes the validation checks it is replicated and placed into the Processing folder with a .FP and .GPP extension.
APPENDIX 3 If you are seeing downloads from certain units in the PBase Data Extractor program but are not able to view historical data for a particular vehicle then it may be that the files are in Unprocessed. Unprocessed files can be viewed in the Administrator program, by clicking on the file name in the Download Errors List you will see the reason why the file did not process, i.e. “Unit not Validated for use with this system”, or “Unit not associated with a vehicle”.
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Premier Base Quick Start Users Guide Manual Number: M-21235 Revision: 5/06/03 JLanda
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