TWIG LOCATOR User’s Manual Publication number: YZ3103-03 All rights reserved.
• This tracking device is designed for use on the E-GSM900/ DCS 1800/ PCS 1900 MHZ Tri Band networks. You can use the device in all countries where the GSM network operators have a roaming contract with your network operator. • The device also includes integrated high-performance 12-channel GPS receiver. The unique combination of GPS and GSM equipment in this device enables features like tracking and location requests as well as emergency calls and messages.
CONTENTS CONTENTS TWIG LOCATOR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 TWIG Locator G Series . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 NMEA output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Messaging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 SENDING AND RECEIVING MESSAGES . . . . . . . . 16 GETTING STARTED. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 VOICE CALLING . . . . .
CONTENTS Configuration settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 CONFIGURATION SETTINGS 1-16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Config 1: PIN Code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Config 2: ID . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Config 3: Security code . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Config 4: Translate header . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Config 5: Alarm button pressed message . . . . 25 Config 6: SMSC number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
CONTENTS GPRS DNS 1-2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 GPRS user name . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 GPRS password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 GPRS international roaming blocking . . . . . . . 35 Heartbeat interval. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Reconnect interval . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36 ACCESSORIES AND BATTERIES . . . . . . . . . . . . .
TWIG LOCATOR TWIG LOCATOR TWIG Locator G Series TWIG Locator is an auxiliary device for locating and tracking different targets. Place Locator on your desired target, e.g car, and you can easily monitor its location. TWIG Locator G Series includes new and improved features for e.g accelerator sensor and using extra memory. TWIG Locator can send you continuously updated position messages. With these messages, you can easily track your Locator’s movements.
GETTING STARTED 1. Remove the back cover and battery as described in removing battery and back cover on page 8. GETTING STARTED Inserting SIM-card Short back side screws Long front side screws Back cover 2. Slide the SIM card holder to the right. Lift the holder into an upright position. 3. Insert SIM card into the hole. Check that the cut corner is placed at the bottom left corner. 4. Close the holder. Slide the holder back to the left until it locks.
GETTING STARTED 5. Fasten the back cover with screws. Longer screws are for the front and shorter ones for the back side. Long front side screws Short back side screws Note that battery will reach its full capacity only after two or three complete charges. For more information, see charging the battery on page 10. REMOVING BATTERY AND BACK COVER 1. Remove the screws by using the screwdriver included in TWIG Locator sales package. Back cover 3.
KEYS, LEDS AND OUTER PARTS KEYS, LEDS AND OUTER PARTS GSM LED Status LED GPS LED Anchor button Emergency button Power on/ off button Note that available keys may depend on the Locator version in use. Turning TWIG Locator on and off You can turn TWIG Locator on by pressing the power on/off key. As a sign of starting-up, all three LED indicators turn on for a couple of seconds. After that the status LED continues blinking for about 20 seconds. To turn the device off, press the power on/off key again.
KEYS, LEDS AND OUTER PARTS Status LEDs When TWIG Locator is turned on, LED indicators express the status of the device the following way: You can ask the battery status by pressing the power on/off button. The status LED indicates battery level the following way: Blinks/sequence Battery status LED Indicator light 1 Low (0-20%) Status LED Off, when the device is in standby-mode.
KEYS, LEDS AND OUTER PARTS 3. Charging starts automatically. As a sign of charging, all three LED indicators are turned on for a couple of seconds. After that the GSM LED blinks in sequences, 2 blinks in a sequence at first and then 4 blinks in a sequence. When the battery is fully charged, the GSM LED stays constantly on until the charger is disconnected. If there is an interruption or failure in charging, the status LED is turned off. Unplugging and replugging the cable displays the status of charging.
TWIG LOCATOR FEATURES TWIG LOCATOR FEATURES Stand-by mode When TWIG Locator is turned on, it enters into stand-by mode. In the stand-by mode, the device is not activated by any process but it is ready to receive and answer location requests. Stand-by mode is deactivated when some other mode is activated. Positioning You can ask your Locator’s position by sending it a ?LOC message.
TWIG LOCATOR FEATURES The other way to activate tracking is by sending Locator a ?TRC (simple tracking request with interval in minutes), ?TRS (simple tracking request with interval in seconds), or ?TRG (complex tracking request) message from a mobile phone or a back-end system supporting MPTP protocol. • Simple tracking request, interval in minutes The format of the request is: ?TRC_Interval_Number of reports. - Interval: Time interval for position updates. A value between 1 and 65535 (minutes).
TWIG LOCATOR FEATURES - Area centre: Coordinates of centre point of the area, in WGS-84 format. - Interval: Time interval for position updates. A value between 1 and 65535 (minutes). Example of a message: ?TRG_0_1_1000_0_N68.28.43,9_ E027.27.02,4_15 • Complex tracking request, endless tracking Endless tracking activates a tracking that does not stop automatically, but needs to be deactivated with a MPTP command.
TWIG LOCATOR FEATURES maximum allowed movements in configuration settings. For more information, see config 15: max. allowed movement in anchor mode on page 28. To enter the anchor mode, press and hold down anchor button for about 5 seconds. You can deactivate the mode by pressing the anchor button again. Anchor mode can be activated simultaneously with tracking and alarm modes. Alarm Alarm mode is activated, when the alarm button is pressed and held down for 3 seconds.
TWIG LOCATOR FEATURES NMEA mode can be activated while in any other mode: tracking mode, anchor mode or alarm mode. Connect Locator to PC with mini USB cable. Activate the NMEA mode by pressing and holding down the anchor and alarm buttons simultaneously for 3 seconds. When the mode is activated, the sending of NMEA data is started. If you want to leave the NMEA mode, press and hold down the buttons again.
TWIG LOCATOR FEATURES VOICE CALLING G Series features Voice calling enables you to listen to your Locator. When a call starts, Locator’s microphone is activated and you can listen to what happens within microphone’s reach e.g. other person’s speak. Note that there is no speaker in Locator, so transmitting voices to Locator is not possible. Locator G series devices include special features for timing and using accelometer. These features help you to preset activity of your device.
TWIG LOCATOR FEATURES TIMER MODE When timer mode has been activated on your Locator, the device will turn on at every set interval. When the device is on, and there are previously actived processes e.g. tracking, those will restart automatically. After successfull start-up, the device stays active until the defined power off delay has passed, and the device is automatically powered off. For more information on power off delay, see config 36: power off delay on page 31.
TWIG LOCATOR FEATURES G-SENSOR MAN DOWN ALERT Using G-sensor mode requires that there is accelerometer in your Locator unit. The purpose of man down feature is to monitor device orientation, and launch alert if horizontal/vertical orientation is lost. When timer mode is activate on your Locator ( config 33: on/off timer on page 30), also accelometer is used to start up the device. When the defined accelometer parametres are met, the device starts up, and all active processes e.g.
TWIG LOCATOR FEATURES You can select whether vertical or horizontal orientation is used as a basis to which changes in device orientation are compared. To prevent false alarms, there is a short, configurable time delay between detected orientation shift and launching alert. During this time the device waits for the original orientation to be restored. If this happens, alert is not activated. Note that man down alert feature is not in use, when Locator is connected to charger.
CONFIGURATING LOCATOR CONFIGURATING LOCATOR Installing software and drivers You can find Locator software and necessary drivers in the CD-ROM included in your TWIG Locator sales package. Latest drivers and configuring tools are available under support section in www.twigworld.com. Connect Locator to your computer with Miini USB cable. The operating system will notify you of finding new device, and prompt for installing necessary drivers.
CONFIGURATING LOCATOR Opens configuration settings 17-32 Opens configuration settings 33-48 Opens White list 1-16 and 17-42 Opens GPRS settings Opens configuration settings 1-16 Restore default settings Read GPS trace log Connect to COM port Select COM port Configurate Locator Browse to select configuration file Read settings from Locator Save settings to PC Browse to select software update file Update software 22 Read settings from PC
CONFIGURATING LOCATOR and press Connect. The connection between Locator and PC is established, and existing Locator settings are displayed in configuration settings fields. save the configuration settings to your PC, press File Write EE. Opening and saving settings The Info box displays details on your Locator , including the IMEI (International Mobile Equipment Identity) code as well as software version and GSM module numbers.
CONFIGURATING LOCATOR Note that Locator settings are case sensitive. If available values are YES/ NO, the chosen setting must be written with uppercase letters. If there are wrong characters, or other invalid values set in the configuration field, those are ignored and default value is taken into use. You can also restore default settings to your device by pressing Set defaults. CONFIGURATION SETTINGS 1-16 Connect Locator to your computer as described in opening connection on page 21.
CONFIGURATING LOCATOR Config 2: ID You can define an identification for your Locator. This code may contain both numbers and letters, and it is case sensitive. Default value for the ID code is: Locator. Config 3: Security code Security code is used when configurating Locator and activating its different features. The security code consists of 4 digits. Default security code is 0000.
CONFIGURATING LOCATOR Config 6: SMSC number Config 8: Terminate voice call SMCS number defines the SMS center number used in SMS messaging. If no SMS center number is defined in this setting, Locator automatically reads the number in your SIM card. Voice calls can be initiated by Locator under specific circumstances. Terminate voice call defines time limit for those voice calls which automatically answered by Locator. When the limit is reached, the voice call will be closed automatically.
CONFIGURATING LOCATOR • Automatic answer is off, there are no numbers stored in White list: Incoming call is rejected. • Automatic answer is off, there are numbers stored in White list: If the caller’s phone number can be found in the White list, the call is not answered but a location (!LOC) message is sent to the caller. If the caller’s number cannot be found in the list, the call is rejected without sending location message.
CONFIGURATING LOCATOR can be set to: 00.00.10... 00.59.59 (hh.mm.ss). Default value is 00.30.00 (thirty minutes). Config 13: GPS update in Tracking mode You can define time interval for GPS position updates in the tracking mode. Valid values are between: 00.00.10... 00.59.59 (hh.mm.ss). Default value is 00.10.00 (ten minutes). Config 14: GPS update in Anchor mode You can define time interval for GPS position updates in the anchor mode between: 00.00.10... 00.59.59 (hh.mm.ss). Default value is 00.01.
CONFIGURATING LOCATOR Config 18: Mic Bbcgain You can define Locator’s microphone volume level. The field value can be set to 07, in which each number represents an increase of 6 decibels. Default value for this field is 6. Config 19: Trace log save You can define a minimum distance which Locator’s GPS position has to change to save the new position in trace log. The distance can be set between 0 and 99 999 meters. Locator trace log can contain up to 10 000 stored positions.
CONFIGURATING LOCATOR to use international phone numbers, write the plus sign (+) and a country code in front of the number. Or use national phone numbers without the plus (+) and the country code. When a call is initiated, Locator starts calling to the first defined phone number (Field 28). If the call can be established to this number, there will be no attempts to another numbers. If the call cannot be established to the first number, the second number is called instead.
CONFIGURATING LOCATOR in yymmdd 120000. hhmmss format, e.g. 080101 Config 35: Power on interval When timer is set on, power on interval defines the time interval at which Locator is subsequently turned on. The power on interval can be set between 00.00.00 (hh.mm.ss) and 99.59.59 (hh.mm.ss). Default value is 00.00.00 which means that the interval is not in use.
CONFIGURATING LOCATOR 1 = Launches man down alert when vertical condition is met. 2 = Launches alert if detected movement is less than defined in configuration settings. 37 for a longer period than defined in configuration settings 40 (no-alarm duration and pre-alarm duration combined). Config 40: Man down timers This setting defines timers to be used with man down alert. Define the desired values for each timer, separated by comma (e.g. 3,20000,10).
CONFIGURATING LOCATOR Config 45: Locator hardware version This field shows hardware version of your Locator device: 0 = Device is equipped with basic memory. 1 = Device is equipped with extra memory. 2= Device is equipped with accelerometer. 3 = Device is equipped with both extra memory and accelerometer. The field is read-only. Config 46: MC55 HW revision The hardware version of your device. The field is read-only. Config 47: MC55 IMEI number The IMEI number of your device. The field is read-only.
CONFIGURATING LOCATOR stored White list numbers. Note that White list is activated also, if there are some other characters than phone numbers stored in the phone number fields. GPRS SETTINGS Write the phone number digits together without blanks and special characters. If you want to use international phone numbers, write the plus sign (+) in and a country code in front of the number. Or use national phone numbers without the plus sign (+) and the country code.
CONFIGURATING LOCATOR Define the entire APN value in the field APN part 1. If the defined value exceeds 16 characters, it will be automatically cut and continued in the field APN part 2, and if exceeded again, in the field APN part 3. The maximum APN value is 48 characters, in all fields together. GPRS IP address Key in the IP address that is used in GPRS communication. As default, TWIG Web Finder IP address 192.83.5.99 is used. GPRS port number A port number is required for GPRS communication.
ACCESSORIES AND BATTERIES to server is available. Heartbeat messages are used by the device to keep in touch with the server. You can set the sending interval for heartbeat messages between 00.01.00 (hh.mm.ss) and 00.30.00 (hh.mm.ss). Default value is 00.10.00 (ten minutes). ACCESSORIES AND BATTERIES Following accessories are available for this product: Accessory Type Order code Note that if the value is set to 0 (zero), heartbeat is not in use.
