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RavTrack PC User`s Guide Real-time GPS Tracking Software

1. Overa m Tracked Objects View 7 View Fitter Show All ID Name Street EET User Group 1 NEW1 2675 Business ParkDr Everyone 3 NEW3 2698 Business ParkDr Everyone 6 NEW 6 2630 Business Park Dr Everyone 2686 Business Park Dr Everyone 9002 NEW 9002 Everyone The address is also stored to the LOG table and is available for use on reports Reverse geocoding can be a computationally intensive activity for the computer RavTrack PC runs its reverse geocode routines in a background thread so that the user s interaction with the map and the software is not affected by the geocoding process Because it is a background task the street address information may not populate in the data table at the exact same time as the latitude and longitude information The delay is typically less than 1 2 seconds between position reports and address being updated in the Tracked Objects window 91 Section13 RavTrack PC User Manual S GpsGate Integration Section 17 Overview RavTrack PC may forward the position information it receives from the transponders to a server running GpsGate Vehicle Tracker software GpsGate Vehicle Tracker is a web based application from Franson Technology AB for real time vehicle See more information about GpsGate at http gosgate com GpsGate Server is a web based real time tracking platform for vehicles valuable assets people and other mobile obj
2. and font Change comment for log file Exit the program Hi using the File Exit option Edit add delete Rules Modify Program Properties Delete GeoFences Manage the Log Database 78 Section11 RavTrack PC User Manual Printing Section 12 Printing Reports From the main screen select View and then Reports Select the report you wish to print choose the filtering options and then click the mouse on the Create Report button ud RavTrack Report Builder so Ete jis Report Type Choose One an Sort Order on Report ListLog Table Entries Y Sort Ascending Sort Decending Table to Use for Report Log X Record Filters for the Report Date Range Group Filter V Enable Date Filter Group Filter Everyone From Sunday Febuary 28 2010 12 00 00 AM To Sunday Februxy 28 2010 115959 PM baa Coen er Geofence Filter ID Range Include All From this ID To this ID Limit Report to these IDs 1 9999 Digital Input Filter E Filter on Input Status Parameter Filter m 3 Enable Voltage i Repley On ep Create Repon A preview of the report will be generated on screen Click on the printer button on the report preview screen to send the report to a printer Besides the built in reports you may create your own reports using either crystal reports or Microsoft Access The built in reports are 1 List all tracked objects
3. RavTrack PC may be configured to send the position information from the Tracked Object to Microsoft s MapPoint 2010 and Microsoft MapPoint Fleet 2010 program It passes the position information using Microsofts MapPoint APIs MapPoint is run in parallel to RavTrack PC and tracked objects will be shown on both the RavTrack PC window and the MapPoint window MapPoint may also be configured to reverse geo code the locations of the tracked objects This process determines the street address city and state that the object is located in The address location information is the passed back to RavTrack PC displayed to the user and also stored in the activity log Use of MapPoint 2010 is optional and is not required for RavTrack PC to operate It is up to the user of MapPoint to determine which version of MapPoint to license and use Using MapPoint 2010 Maps Install MapPoint 2010 on the computer that is running RavTrack PC A 60 day evaluation copy is available from Microsoft Only MapPoint 2010 has been tested with RavTrack PC although older versions of MapPoint may work Enable the MapPoint feature within RavTrack PC by selecting File gt Program Properties gt Options gt Microsoft MapPoint 2010 Click Save and Exit Once this option is enabled the MapPoint button will appear on the main screen Click this button to pull up a MapPoint map You will see vehicle icons on the MapPoint map at the location of each tracked object Revers
4. Distance Units of Measure Map Center C Metric kilometers Keep map centered on My GPS location English miles Track Dots Icon Label Font IV Draw Track Dots for all objects Arial Narrow vnenge Makedotcolor proportional to RSSI Size 15 Minimum distance between dots 100 f Normal Color Ix Circles cito gm C Nocircles shown Icon Label Offset Drawcircle around center of map 0 C Draw circle around home location Oo 16 E ListFilter Settings Speed Limit 55 Idling Time hours 1 Default Icon for Importing POIs Voltage Limit 11 5 Rea E IV ShowPOl names with the Icons Save and Exit Factory Defaults Quit No Save Metric or English Units The program can display speed and distance in either Metric or English format Log entries in the Log database as well as status entries in the tracked objects database are stored using the selected format Wuse caution when changing the units or measure and later analyzing the data If the system of measurement was set to one type and then data was stored in the database when it is changed to another format the databases still holds the old data in the old units of measure and thus data recalled from them may be displayed incorrectly For example if the program is set to metric and an object was recorded going 100km hour the speed is saved in the LOG table as 100 This simplifies the reporting for anyone using the log file because the unit of measurement in the log is t
5. avTnrac Complete Real Time Tracking RavTrack PC User s Guide Real time GPS Tracking Software PC Compatible Version 5 1 6 Section1 RavTrack PC User Manual V5 1 Disclaimers Copyright 2013 Raveon Technologies Corporation All rights reserved The information in this document is subject to change without notice The statements configurations technical data and recommendations in this document are believed to be accurate and reliable but are presented without express or implied warranty Users must take full responsibility for the applications of any products specified in this document RAVEON TECHNOLOGIES DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS IN NO EVENT SHALL CMU BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL INDIRECT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE DATA OR PROFITS WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE The information in this document is proprietary to Raveon Technologies Inc Trademarks Raveon M7 GX ATLAS and RavTrack are trademarks of Raveon Technologies Corporation All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners Mention of third party products is for informational purposes only and constitutes neither an endorsement nor a recommendation Raveon assumes no responsibility with reg
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7. Alerts are triggered events caused by tracked objects meeting or violating pre set rules RavTrack PC has provisions to trigger alerts based upon Electronics Fences Geo fences Inside the fence stays active as long as event is inside fence Outside the fence stays active as long as event is outside fence Entering a fence triggers once Leaving a fence triggers once Parameters Idle Time Speed Voltage Missing no reports Digital Inputs Input is high positive voltage on it Input is low 0 volts on it Any combination of the above on any combination of inputs Distance Distance from home Distance from a Point of Interest Identifying Alert Conditions There are many ways the operator will notice that an alert is triggered 1 The red Alert button appears on the top of the main window The Tracked Object s ID will be highlighted in red in the database window The text under the Tracked Object s icon will change to the alert color An Alert Window may be configured to pop up on screen An alert may be configured to play a sound on the computer s speaker An email may be sent when the alert triggers Di B Dv d 9 Tq A Twitter posting may be made to notify everyone of the alert condition 8 An active alert entry will be made in the Active Alert list with an A alert icon Reviewing Alert Conditions Clicking on the Tracked Object s entry in the database window while holding the shift key down will display the object s
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9. Section3 RavTrack PC User Manual Directory Structure on the PC When RavTrack PC is installed a number of directories are created on the computer There are data directories for maps sounds log files and data These directories are all located under one Ravtrack PC sub directory Normally this directory is in the C RAVEON subdirectory Previous version of RavTrack PC 3 X and 4 X stored their data in C Program Data RAVEON Currently version 5 x stores RavTrack PC data here C Raveon RavTrack PC RavTrack PC Data This directory will hold all of the data files for the program if the program is configured to use the MS Access database The database with for the tracked objects the log file the system databases are all stored in this directory RavTrack PC Maps This directory hold the maps used the the program RavTrack PC installs with a world map Custom maps created by the program s user are stored in this directory RavTrack PC Icons This directory has various icons that the user may edit and merge into their custom maps RavTrack PC Logfiles This directory holds the weekly program operation log file This is not a database but a text file describing general program operation events and errors It holds the event logs for RavTrack PC not the log file for vehicle movements RavTrack PC Reports This directory hold the Crystal Report files used by RavTrack PC RavTrack PC Sounds Th
10. set on the computer that stored the LOG entry Care should be taken to ensure that computers which store LOG entries have their date and time properly set Backing Up the LOG Table We Only one computer on a RavTrack PC system should be configured to automatically backup the LOG table All others should have their backup option set to Manual Configure automatic backups using the Backup Log Table drop down list on the Mange Lot Table window Daily Weekly Monthly or Manual may be selected At the interval you select RavTrack PC will copy the LOG table to another table named LOG_xxxx where xxxx is the date of the copy 59 Section8 RavTrack PC User Manual Third Party SQL Table backups Software On RavTrack PC systems with a large number of vehicles or vehicles that report very quickly the LOG table may get large quickly In this case Raveon recommends that a third party table backup program be used so that the SQL database does not get excessively large Configure your backup software to periodically backup the LOG tables and once they are backed up delete the old ones from the SQL database so they do not consume resources Then if the historical log data is ever needed you can restore the appropriate log table back to the database so it can be reviewed or replayed The following is a list of possible third party SQL backup software vendors Quest Software http www quest com sql server backup and recovery aspx
11. summary 2 List all tracked objects detailed 3 List all tracked objects with alerts 4 List all moving tracked objects 79 Section1 1 RavTrack PC User Manual List all idling tracked objects List historical log entries Daily Usage Report Weekly Usage Report o MNO Monthly Usage Report 10 Plot Parameters from Log Data Filtering Reports By default the report will use all records from the applicable table But many reports may be filtered You may Geo fence filter a report to only include objects within a certain geofence You may parameter filter reports only including objects that have certain parametric values such as excessive speed or idling You may input filter a report and include only objects with certain inputs triggered such as a door open or siren on You may group filter a report to have it include only information about vehicles in a certain User Group Reports from the Historical Log file If the selected report used data from the historical log file a Replay on Map button will appear on the bottom of the RavTrack Report Builder window Click this button to bring up the Log Replay window All entries listed on the report will also be replaying on the map Screen and Map Printing To print a copy of the whole RavTrack PC window select File Print RavTrack Screen from the main window To print a copy of just the map area of RavTrack PC select File Print Map from the main screen Crystal Reports R
12. ALERT_NOTICE as a type of rule transient Added Home Arrow icon that can rotate in local GPS direction of travel Version 3 1 Jan 20 2010 Added ability to select which user group s are to be displayed using a drop down list Added Manage Log rights to user accounts Moved the location of the data maps sounds logfiles from the ProgramFiles directory to the default user data directory on the computer Added support for Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Added ability to individually select which layers to display on the map Added more system status information into the System Event Log File Added support for Microsoft SQL Server 2008 96 Section13 RavTrack PC User Manual 97 Section13 RavTrack PC User Manual AM SS Software License Section19 ATTENTION PLEASE READ THIS DOCUMENT CAREFULLY BEFORE PURCHASING THIS PROGRAM THE INDIVIDUAL OR ENTITY READING THIS PACKAGE THE END USER AGREES TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE IF YOU PURCHASE THIS PACKAGE AND DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS OF THIS LICENSE DO NOT USE THE SOFTWARE AND PROMPTLY NOTIFY US AND THE LICENSE PRICE WILL BE REFUNDED The RavTrack PC computer program s and the accompanying documentation are provided to the End User by Raveon Technologies Corporation Licensor for use only under the following terms Licensor reserves any right not expressly granted to the End user The End User owns the disk on which the Software is recorded but Licensor
13. RavTrackPC NET bin Data Change Directory Multi User Options Google Earth KML file generation C Single User Operation V Periodically Generate KML file oftracked objects Enable Multi User Operation Pallet2 icon3 png GoogleEarth Icon to Use Database Refresh Interval 10 2 Install Google Earth and start it up From the Google Earth main screen select Add Network Link This option is used to create a link to a kml file on a network or the local computer Give the new network connection a name Next to Link click on the button labeled Browse and select the kml file that RavTrack PC is periodically saving The kml file is in the directory you defined in step 1 It name is TheTrackedObjects kml 87 Section13 RavTrack PC User Manual Google Earth New Network Link Name Untitled Network Link Link Browse V Allow this folder to be expanded Show contents as options radio button selection Description View Refresh Description Click on the Refresh tab and configure Google Earth to periodically retrieve the kml file The refresh interval will depend upon the speed of your network and the number of users but an interval of 15seconds to a minute is reasonable Description View Refresh E Fly to View on Refresh Time Based Refresh When Periodically Ohrs 0 mins 15 secs Once RavTrack PC and Google Earth are configured the process of exchanging the kml f
14. Tools gt Alarms and Rules and then double click the alert you wish to edit Check the Send Email on the alert rule and enter the email addresses to send the alert to To send an SMS alert simply configure the Email Address to send from to be the SMS email address of the mobile device Typically the SMS email address is the phone number followed by the domain For example an SMS to a wireless device on the Cingular network will with phone number 760 555 1212 would have an SMS email address of 7605551212 cingularme com Check with your service provider to find you email address at their gateway Monitoring your System You can configure an Alert to help you monitor your radio network server or system operation Using the No Reports parameter monitoring feature you can configure an alert to send an email to IP or Management personnel if your system stops working Monitoring System Components To determine if part of all of the GPS tracking system is working the periodic GPS position messages sent over the air may be monitored and if they stop coming in an alert can be generated to notify personnel of a potential system problem The easiest way to monitor the radios in your network is to configure them to report their GPS positions over the air Then configure an Rule Alert using the No Reports parameter monitor to send an email if the item being monitored does not report in within a preset time period This will cause the A
15. a network interface The Standard license is suitable for workstations at dispatch control centers and anywhere that the computer running RavTrack PC Server will be sharing its position status information with other users Standard can read data from SQL databases but it does not store GPS position data from GPS transponders to a SQL database The Server version has all features of the Standard version plus it can update and manage the database on a Microsoft SQL server It stores the GPS position and status information from GPS transponders to a SQL database Microsoft Access or Microsoft SQL Server Regardless of the type of license acquired from Raveon one license may only be used on one PC Multi user systems must purchase one license per computer Version 5 X Upgrade Changes Version 5 1 and above have some fundamental differences from the previous 3 x and 4 x versions You cannot upgrade from 3 X to 4 X by simply replacing the exe file The main changes are related to the file locations and the license keys If you are using a version of RavTrack PC 3 0 4 4 you will need to purchase a new license key for RavTrack PC 5 1 and higher Legal Notice GPS tracking may be illegal in certain states and in certain circumstances Raveon s tracking devices may not be used to violate the privacy rights of others or in violation of local county state or federal statutes In no way will Raveon Technologies Corporation dealers or pa
16. activation key purchased from Raveon determines the level of functionality The table below outlines the differences between the various versions of the RavTrack PC time sharing the position and status information among the computers Also RavTrack PC allows individual login user names with pre configured user rights Users may be limited to viewing only certain groups Version Duration Number of Multi user Maximum TCP IP Logging Microsoft operation common operation number of comms location SQL Server channels tracked and status Updating objects to disk Trial 30 days 6 Yes 10 Yes Yes No Lite unlimited 1 No Not limited No No No Standard unlimited 6 Yes Not limited Yes No No Server unlimited 6 Yes Not limited Yes Yes Yes 10 Section2 RavTrack PC User Manual The Trial license of the RavTrack PC is strictly for short term evaluation of the program to determine its suitability for a particular use All features of the software are enabled but only a maximum of 10 transponders may be tracked and the trial version will not store to Microsoft SQL server databases The Lite license of RavTrack PC is for use on a stand alone computer or tablet that does not share position tracking information with other computers in its network Typically the Lite version is used for in vehicle display or simple position visualization It does not log to disk print reports or receive position reports over
17. and SecUDy uuo e Papa raae BERN M BRERBER BERN M aeaa 99 SMMI DI OR T TU mm 99 De UT EVI SCR 99 NAC SINGIN S cau iersasntsentossigiscasnlasndaencddedasndanceandsiedasstcandapotaatoantsastadnc tended 100 la Bu ceTEE Q 100 XC p IEEE 101 S ORCRDOWISOOITIQIG auae citaasseetuo eai 101 gt End User Registration Form Section20 102 Section1 RavTrack PC User Manual V5 1 S Documentation and Conventions Sectiont General This manual uses the following conventions to present information Convention TypeFace Description bold italic Menu commands and button names bold italic sans serif Web GUI page links terminal Computer display text bold terminal User entered text Italic Italic type indicates the titles Icon Description Requests that you pay particular attention to a ares T 7 P specified procedure or piece of information in the text The NOTE message has a regular type style Information shown here describes a difference L S between the Lite version of the program and the Standard version of the program CAUTION Icon Suggest you review the referenced details and heed the instructions offered The CAUTION message has a bold type style WARNING Icon Demands that you observe the actions given in the text The WARNING message has a bold italic type style COMPASS Icon Points the user to additional information concerning the topic under discus
18. as a TCP IP Server so the remote terminal server must be configured as a Client For a list of terminal server vendors please contact Raveon Sales or visit our web site RavTrack PC may be configured to be a TCP socket client if the terminal server needs to be configured as a server 86 Section13 RavTrack PC User Manual AEN l Google Earth Integration Section 15 Overview RavTrack PC may be configured to send the position and status information from the Tracked Object to the Google Earth program It passes the position and status information from RavTrackPC over to Google Earth using a kml file The kml file type is used by Google Earth to exchange position and map information Enabling the Google Earth interface is a two step process 1 Configure RavTrack PC to periodically create and store kml files byte selecting File Program Properties Servers from the main RavTrack PC window Check the Periodically Generate KML file box You may also select the Google Earth icon to be used when displaying the tracked objects The kml file will be stored in the same location as the Tracked Object Database File Location shown on the Servers tab You may change this location and it may be a local hard drive or a network drive 39 Program Properties xa Program Operation Alerts Shell Programs Units and Display ESRIData Servers Users amp Login Tracked Object Database File Location C Working RavTrackSource
19. button is blue when valid NMEA position messages are received into any of the 6 communication ports RavTrack PC can accept standard NMEA GPGGA and GPGLL messages into any of the 6 Communication Ports to tell it the local GPS position When either of these NMEA messages is received with valid position data the Local GPS Status button is turned blue If after a long time no valid NMEA position message is received then the Local GPS Status button turns yellow and then later red indicating the local GPS may have failed or lost satellite visibility The operator may double click on this button to bring up a window that will display the list of communication ports and their individual status Vote For the RavTrack PC to obtain Interpret GPS data w o ID as a position fix using local GPS the My LL m GPS option in the Interpret GPS data w o ID as must be selected on at least one Communications Port in the Configure IO menu When this option is checked any valid NMEA messages on this port will be interpreted as a local GPS position fix The local position fix may be used to center the map and or determine the Home location Save Reset Communications The Error Log button is blue if there are no system errors and turns red if there are system errors Clicking on this button will bring up the error log so that the operator can investigate the cause of the system error Zooming and Home In the upper right of the main
20. mouse on any dot on the screen and the Object Info box will display the ID Name and status of the object that cause the dot to be placed RavTrack PC has a 10000 dot memory and once the 10000 dots are placed the oldest one is re used for new receptions and the previous information stored in the dot is erased This does not affect the TrackLog database file The log retains all position reports in it and erasing a dot does not erase the database entry in the TrackLog Naming the Digital Inputs Most GPS transponders have some digital input capability To make using the program easier each digital input may be assigned a name or description To assign the various inputs a user friendly name select File gt Program Properties and then click on the Alerts tab On the Alert tab is a list of all of the digital inputs and the descriptions for each input Double click on a description and type in the text to change it By default RavTrack PC allows up to three digital inputs Each input may have a high state and a low state The high state is when the input is a positive voltage and a low state is when the input has no voltage on it or is connected to ground You may assign descriptions to the high and low states based upon how 40 Section5 RavTrack PC User Manual your inputs are used For example if input number 2 of the transponder is connected to a door open sensor you could name the low state Door is Open and the high
21. often RavTrack PC should prune the records in the LOG table Log Only Log Entries Log Entries per Log Entries Moving per day week per month Oo 86 400 604 800 4 233 600 30 o 24 Yes so omj 42339 o o s Yes 99 amp 7z0 47040 no 432 000 3 024 000 21 168 000 O Co o e Yes 2o 76 800 777 600 200 zx 60 24 Yes e0 201 600 147 200 es es 14 400 100 800 705 600 es S 57 Section8 RavTrack PC User Manual 200 120 8 Yes 4 800 33 600 235 200 Log Table Management Position reports and alert events may be stored in a database table called the LOG Each individual tracked object may be configured to store its postion status reports to the LOG table as well as rules may be configured to store events to the LOG table if the rule is triggered All entries in the LOG table are sequentially numbered and dated This facilitates management and reporting To erase some or all of the entries in the LOG table select File Manage Log Database from the main screen When you start this Log Table Management utility a window will pop up allowing you to review and configure how the LOG table is managed A RavTrack PC user must be either an Administrator or have the rights to Manage the LOG table assigned to the user to open this Log Table Management window Manage Log Table fo dC e Log Management Log Table Statistics v Enable LOG Management Number of Entries 6659
22. plugging unplugging USB serial adaptors Multiple email addresses parsing corrected Added icons in Active Alert table to more quickly identify alert status Objects that are not moving do not have redundant track dots placed on map Average Message Processing Time MPT calculation is more accurate Added Copy Screen Snapshot to jpf file feature Added ability to periodically save a position report to the Log table even if the object is not moving Added Tracked Objects Window collapse expand button to main screen Added ability to pop up a separate window to show the selected tracked object s status Added ability to pop up a separate window to show the list of all tracked objects Admin user can now select multiple rows of the tracked object table to bulk delete them via right click Clicking on the words View Filter will cause the selected filter to be applied without the drop down list dropping Changed MP2010 reverse geo coder If no address is available at the current location the previous address will be used as long as it is within 300 meters of the current location Version 3 3 April 3 2010 Added ability to restrict viewing by User Group Added new Plot Parameters from Log Data Crystal Report to plot data from the Log Table onto graphs Log Reports can limit the interval between entries on the report to a minimum time Version 3 2 March 2010 Added alerts via Twitter Added EntersFence and Exists Fence rules Added
23. retains ownership of all copies of the Software itself The End User assumes sole responsibility for the installation use and results obtained from use of the Software 1 License End User is granted a limited non exclusive license to do only the following A Install and maintain the Software on one computer at any one time B Make copies in machine readable form solely for backup or archival purposes for the computer which the Software is installed Copyright law protects the Software As an express condition of this License the End User must keep the file License txt with the archival copies C Transfer the Software and all rights under this License to another party together with a copy of this License and all written materials accompanying the Software provided i the End User gives Licensor written notice of the transfer including in such notice the identity of the transferee and ii the other party reads and agrees to accept the terms and conditions of this License Raveon restricts certain features of the program based upon the type of License Key purchased Regardless of the type of License Key acquired by the end user only one copy of the Program may be utilized for each individual License Key acquired If the Program is used with a Trial Key then the End User may only use the Program for 30 days after the Program is first installed after which the Program must be un installed or a Lite Standard or Server Key Purchased
24. single PC is all that is required No server no Internet no cellular carrier is needed The map on the display may be any graphics image One click on an icon and the user can see complete vehicle status Section2 3 6 T 8 9 RavTrack PC User Manual including location distance heading speed I O status temperature voltage and radio signal strength Geo Fencing Geo fences are virtual boundaries you can draw on the map and then create rules to trigger an alert when tracked object are in out or speeding in the fence They can also be used to create reports specifying the geo fenced area to include on the report Custom Alerts The program may be configured to alert the operator when certain events occur Operator alerts audio alerts and email notices are triggered by various transponder specific events such as speeding proximity to Points of Interest Geo fence violations idling and digital input status One Click Status Individual vehicle status alerts and rule status is only one click away Easily identify which vehicles are violating your rules where they are and how long the condition has existed With a couple more clicks print an easy to read report Database Driven The information on all units being tracked is stored in a table within a MS Access database or Microsoft SQL Server database All movements and events are logged in a separate table Users may create custom reports using Access
25. state Door is Closed 99 Program Properties ss Program Operation Alerts Shell Programs Units and Display ESRI Data Servers Users amp Login Options Object highlight Highlight object ID with RED background when it triggers a Rule Alert The DEFAULT WAV sound file for Rule Alerts alert wav bbintro wav be careful wav beep2 wav bell wav boop wav mi CANCEL wav chord wav CLAP wav T Digital Input Descriptors Test Sound Alert List 7 Automatically Remove Cleared Alerts Low Input 1 is low i Input 1 is high Low Door is Open Door is closed Low Input 3 is low Input 3 is high Once you have named your inputs you must enable the use of the input signal for each individual tracked object that uses it Some tracked objects may not use digital inputs and others may use them Each individual tracked object may be configured to also monitor certain inputs and others may ignore the digital inputs This is configured in the individual tracked object s configuration To enable or disable digital inputs for a particular tracked object edit the Tracked Object s information by either double clicking on the tracked object in the database window or select Tools gt Edit Add Tracked Objects Find the record for the tracked object you wish to configure and check the Digital Input Bits Used input for each input bit that is used on this indiv
26. the LOG table If you would like an entry to be made into the main log table RavTrackActivty database LOG table then select either or both of the Log the rule event check boxes This will cause the program to put an entry in the log file when a particular rule is first triggered by a particular tracked object One entry is made when the rule is first triggered Continuous triggering of a particular rule type distance geo fence will not create another entry in the log file until the trigger event clears and then re triggers For example a unit with a speeding trigger and then entering a geofence while speeding will cause two entries in the log file One for the speeding and one for entering the fence If the unit is in one geo fenced area and enters a second area another entry will not be made If the unit is in one geo fence slows down and then speeds up to cause another speeding alert a third entry will be put in the log file noting that the speeding violation is occurring again Execute Shell Program A Shell program refers to a software program outside of RavTrack PC It is called a shell because if RavTrack PC is to execute it in a parallel thread causing it to run along with RavTrack If you would like to execute a software program when an alert is triggered click on one or both of the Execute Shell X boxes to enable the specific shell program The actual shell program to run is configured on the Program Properties gt She
27. the channel is not used Counts the number of communiocation errors detected on this channel The type of radio device connected to this channel The number of times that the RavTrack PC software tried to initialize the communication channel If no data communications is taking place on the channel RavTrack PC will periodically close the port and then re open it trying again to communicate Each communication channel runs on a separate thread in the Windows operating system This lists the status of the threads Describes the specific communication settings for the channel Counts the number of messages sent out of this channel The IP address used by this channel if TCP IP is used If TCP IP Server is enabled and another RavTrack PC computer is sending position data to this one then the Sender field displays information about the client computer The Ave MPT is the Average Message Processing Time This is the average time it takes your computer to process one position report MPTs of greater than 10mS indicate the computer may not be fast enough to handle the RavTrack messages 84 Section13 RavTrack PC User Manual The two numbers to the right of the green progress bar are the database get and database put times get put ae c aaa ane E CM ffo Next Refresh 22 100 817 AveMPT mS 42 Loading nn The get time is the number of milliseconds it took RavTrack PC to retrieve new updates from the databa
28. will issue the email To configure the email server select File Program Properties Servers to display the email server configuration settings E ex5 Program Operation Alerts Shell Programs Units and Display ESRIData Servers Tracked Object Database File Location C Working RavTrackSource RavTrackPC NET bin data Change Directory Email Server Settings Iv Email Client Enabled SMTP Host Mail Server mail somedomain con Use SSL Port Number z5 Send Test Email SMTP HostLogin Loginname Password 1m Email Address to send to someperson somedomain com Show email as From name somedomain com Save and Exit Factory Defaults Quit No Save Check the Email Client Enabled checkbox Enter the DNS name or IP address of the email server in the SMTP Host box Port 25 is a typical email port number but consult your email service provider to verify this Enter you email account login username in the SMTP Host Login box Enter your email account password in the Password box Enter the email address to send the emailed alert to in the Email 71 Section9 RavTrack PC User Manual Address to send to box Enter the email address you wish the recipient to see as being the sender in the Show email as From box Once the email server is configured click Save and Exit In the alert rule check the Send Email checkbox You can edit any alert rule by viewing the alert list
29. 20 2013 New server table Groupmembers holds a common list of all groups and the transponders that belong to them New server table LanguageText holds the text for various languages New server table Objectinfo is a user definable table holding general information fields about the transponders Information from table is displayed in the Info tab for the transponder New Server table UserRestrictions contains the shared table defining the functions and features of the program that a particular user may perform LanguageText table may be imported and exported to from XML Keep Map Centered on selected object is added to main screen Jump menu Zoom in Out buttons may be displayed on map Info tab added to tracked object information window Text may be defined by user in ObjectInfo table Display System Event Log List of Tracked Objects table added to View drop down list View Selected Object Info pops up re sizable window with details on the selected tracked object Window may be scaled to full screen Additional non docked windows added for list of tracked objects and viewing object information on computers with multiple monitors System Status window added for quick overview of system operation and number of transponders reporting and moving Alerts may have a background color associated with them so that different alerts show a different background color on the alert list Users may be assigned a password and required to login when the pr
30. 5 Enabling Activity Logging of Tracking Objects ssesessssseseessssss 56 Log Table Size DImitsltorico eser iode sen c2222 2222222 1322222232052222 2520852050220 57 Section1 RavTrack PC User Manual V5 1 Log Table Management a sa aaa ese a eee eae eee deds esate desees 58 au niisRa iEg cir mp 59 Backing Up the LOG Table cioe bara Deeed ot Debe Debe Debe eeu t Dabei e e adus 59 Third Party SQL Table backups Software seeeeee 60 Displaying and Replaying Historical Information esesseeesssssssss 60 C Alerts and Alarms Section 10 64 Identifying Alert COnGIHOTIs sus ic ei ei Ep bsec hebben beni b pdat 64 Reviewing Alert Conditions Lc ccecceeccee ccce cc ecce ccce ccce ere eren 64 Setting p AUP P Qn 65 Digital SUEY PV sepa c aian 67 aac 91 ecc 67 Time and Day of VV BOR a3ss0s sinccaarscosnsassinctelioiacisenscndudicsiniddeaiedaddesinnudeebenndaeacss 68 ACION S kere M E MM coeeeeaeaeteee 68 Global Alert Settings sises NN 69 Alert Processing i gece pce cae ecco pce eee eepe p ee 70 Email ALBIS ober ime r e an ee eee ee 71 Monitoring el igo iC i terete ee dte i ibo ertet bee e nie nd epha 72 Lor Multi User Operation Section 11 74 Restricting Access by User Group eessen 75 User Privileges and Login usua Iac quet aca quanc ecc quote eel 77 C Pri
31. Buffered 0 Last Backup 3 25 2010 3 25 55 AM Manually Delete Old LOG Entries Last Pruning 3 25 2010 3 23 17 AM 100 days l Execute Log Table Backup Engine Status OK List of LOG tables and backups Auto Prune LOG Table File Name Created On Records 7 Erase Old Entries Feo EQ Log 2 28 2010 7 05 48 AM 6651 Go Fides Older than 7 days R Log 2009 999 9 30 2009 8 35 19 PM 487 Eij Log 2009 JOHN 9 30 2009 8 34 57 PM 487 Backup LOG Table Bp Log 2009 test 10 28 2009 10 33 57 PM 7605 LOG copy interval Bp Log 2010 1 10 1 10 2010 6 57 20 PM 273537 DAILY Backup Now Ro Log_201 0_1_13 1 13 2010 2 17 58 PM 2 Ro Log_201 0 1 15 1 15 2010 9 48 32 PM 9 edm UNDA OC URP eee Di Log 2010 1 16 1 16 2010 10 22 23 PM 65 X Eg Log_2010_1_19 1 19 2010 5 55 23 PM 18 R Log_2010_1_20 1 20 2010 8 09 16 PM 4373 BioLog 2010 1 5 1 5 2010 9 31 05 PM 0 To enable a computer to manage the LOG table and its backups check the Enable LOG Management checkbox on the top left of the window The window List of LOG tables and backups will show you the LOG table which has the table name LOG and the number of records in it as well as a list of backup copies of the LOG table The backup copies have the date they were created in their name such as Log 2010 1 13 This table was created January 13 2010 58 Section8 RavTrack PC User Manual The main LOG table that holds the current log information in it is simply called LOG Use the Man
32. C can read a text file that has PRAVE messages stored in it It will import the PRAVE messages as Track Points onto the map File Selection From the main screen select File Import Tracks Plots Waypoints The following screen will appear t Load File BAR File Name File Type Plot File Ozi Explorer plt v Import Waypoints as RavTrack POIs File Location amp 9 c Local Disk gt America Ride pl MoijaveRHoad plt aac NewY ear with Sergio plt Server AX Working CyRavTrack File Information Descrition 1 12 2006 10 11 41 PM Datum WGS 84 Number of entries 0 File Type OziExplorer Track Point File Version 2 1 Load Exit 81 Section12 RavTrack PC User Manual Select the File type to import the directory of the file and then choose the file to import If you would like RavTrack PC to convert the imported data to RavTrack Points Of Interest POIs then check that box before clicking on Load If the file format you wish to import is not supported by RavTrack PC consider using the commercially available GPS tools Ozi Explorer or GPSBabal to convert the format into one that is supported Currently RavTrack PC can import files in these formats Originator Extension Type Garmin upt Waypoint list Ozi Explorer pit Track plot Ozi Explorer wpt Waypoint list Garmin gpx Waypoints or POIs Raveon PRAVE messages Raw position messages 82 Section13 RavTrack
33. C for multi user operation 1 MS ACCESS Share the C Program Files Raveon RavTrack PC Data directory or copy the file to a shared directory on a server MS SQL Server Setup the RavTrack database on an SQL server accessible on your network 2 Select File gt Program Properties gt Servers tab to configure access to the Tracked Object database 3 MS ACCESS Click on Configure Database Server Change the Tracked Object Database File Location to the common shared directory where the The TrackedObjects database is stored In the example below it was stored on a server s P drive in the RavTrackPC subdirectory MS SQL Server Click on Configure Database Server Set the Database Type to Microsoft SQL Server In the Server drop down list choose the server that you installed the RavTrack database on 4 On the Servers tab of the Program Properties window check the Client Periodically Read from Server radio button 74 Section10 RavTrack PC User Manual 99 Program Properties Program Operation Alerts Shel Programs Units and Display ESRI Data Servers Users amp Login Options Tracked Object Database Configuration Serve c pP sni FXPRESS Configure Database Server E Multi User Options Google Earth KML file generation 7 Periodically Generate KML file of tracked objects Client Periodically Read from Server PalletS icon31 png v Google Earth Icon to
34. Crystal Reports or other SQL tools interfacing with the data in real time Interactive Replay Historical location and status information can be retrieved from the log file printed on a report and played back on the map Replay includes fast forward rewind pause and single stepping Replay information includes location status speed heading voltage temperature Google Earth Enabled RavTrack PC may be configured to send the position and status information from the Tracked Object to the Google Earth program so that a Google Earth will show the location and status of the tracked objects UHF Licensed Radio Channels RavTrack Transponders utilized licensed UHF radio channels Unlike spread spectrum system the operator owns the right to use the channel And UHF radio channels have 10X or more the communication range of unlicensed spread spectrum radios 10 Low Cost Transponders The highly integrated M7 GX Transponder has a radio modem and GPS in one assembly The per unit cost is lower than any other UHF AVL product on the market It is simple to use so the cost in installation is very low There is no cost for a wireless carrier or satellite provider 11 Secure All position transmissions are encrypted so that only radios with the same pass key code can communicate The RavTrack PC program is also administrator rights protected allowing a view only user mode and total control for the administrator 9 Section2 R
35. D LICENSED TO USE ANY ENHANCEMENTS TO THE SOFTWARE THE END USER MUST COMPLETE SIGN AND RETURN TO LICENSOR THE ATTACHED END USER REGISTRATION FORM Generally licensed und users may obtain minor upgrades at no charge Major updates of RavTrack PC may be obtained for an upgrade fee Please contact Raveon for upgrade fees Minor upgrades are designated by version numbers where the integer portion does not change For example version 2 3 to 2 7 is a minor upgrade Major upgrades are where the integer portion of the version number changes Version 2 7 to 3 0 is major upgrade and will require the purchase of a license for the upgraded version of the software 7 Disputes This license agreement shall be governed by construed and enforced in accordance with the laws of the California as it is applied to agreements entered into and to be performed entirely within such jurisdiction To the extent you have in any manner violated or threatened to violate Raveon Technologies Corporation and or its affiliates intellectual property rights Raveon Technologies Corporation and or its affiliates may seek injunctive or other appropriate relief in any state or federal court in the State of California and you consent to exclusive jurisdiction and venue in such courts Any other disputes will be resolved as follows If a dispute arises under this agreement we agree to first try to resolve it with the help of a mutually agreed upon mediator in the following
36. ES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE THE END USER ASSUMES ALL RISK AS TO THE SUITABILITY QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE OF THE SOFTWARE IN NO EVENT WILL LICENSOR OR ITS DIRECTORS OFFICERS EMPLOYEES OR AFFILIATES BE LIABLE TO THE END USER FOR ANY CONSEQUENTIAL INCIDENTAL INDIRECT SPECIAL OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS BUSINESS INTERRUPTION LOSS OF DATA OR BUSINESS INFORMATION AND THE LIKE ARISING OUT OF THE USE OF OR INABILITY TO USE THE SOFTWARE OR ACCOMPANYING WRITTEN MATERIALS 99 Section13 RavTrack PC User Manual EVEN IF LICENSOR HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES LICENSOR S LIABILITY TO THE END USER IF ANY FOR ACTUAL DIRECT DAMAGES FOR ANY CAUSE WHATSOEVER AND REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF THE ACTION WILL BE LIMITED TO AND IN NO EVENT SHALL EXCEED THE AMOUNT ORIGINALLY PAID TO LICENSOR FOR THE LICENSE OF THE SOFTWARE 6 Enhancements From time to time Licensor may in its sole discretion advise the End User of updates upgrades enhancements or improvements to the Software and or new releases of the Software collectively Enhancements and may license the End User to use such Enhancements upon payment of prices as may be established by Licensor from time to time All such Enhancements to the Software provided to the End User shall also be governed by the terms of this License IN ORDER FOR THE END USER TO BE ASSURED THAT IT WILL BE ADVISED OF AN
37. It may not be re installed and used with the Trial License 2 Restrictions The End User may NOT sublicense assign or distribute copies of the Software to others The Software contains trade secrets The End User may NOT decompile reverse engineer disassemble or otherwise reduce the Software to a human readable form THE END USER MAY NOT MODIFY ADAPT TRANSLATE RENT LEASE LOAN RESELL FOR PROFIT DISTRIBUTE OR OTHERWISE ASSIGN OR TRANSFER THE SOFTWARE OR CREATE DERIVATIVE WORKS BASED UPON 98 Section13 RavTrack PC User Manual THE SOFTWARE OR ANY PART THEREOF EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN SECTION 1 C ABOVE 3 Protections and Security The End User agrees to use its best efforts and to take all reasonable steps to safeguard the Software to ensure that no unauthorized person shall have access thereto and that no unauthorized copy publication disclosure or distribution in whole or in part in any form shall be made The End User acknowledges that the Software contains valuable confidential information and trade secrets and that unauthorized use and or copying are harmful to Licensor 4 Termination This License is effective until terminated This License will terminate immediately without notice from Licensor if the End User fails to comply with any of its provisions Upon termination the End User must destroy the Software and all copies thereof and the End User may terminate this License at any time by doing so 5 L
38. P Port V TCP PP Server Remote E 10 10 1 O Server Listener Client Relay Remote Wir ort 30175 My IP Address 10 10 10 26 v Port Number 53888 Device GPSGate Server Interpret GPS data w o ID as My GPS Q Ignore ObjectData Save Exit Once you configured your channel click Save to save your settings 93 Section13 RavTrack PC User Manual How RavTrack PC works with GpsGate When configured to work with GpsGate RavTrack PC will route position reports to the GpsGate server You can then use either RavTrack PC or GpsGate or both to track you vehicles Each time a vehicle reports its GPS position a radio connected to the computer running RavTrack PC receives the position information and passes it to RavTrack PC via a COM port or a TCP IP connection RavTrack PC then processes the position report It puts an icon on its map at the vehicle s location and logs the data to a database It checks the vehicle against the rules If the GpsGate interface is enabled RavTrack PC will connect to the GpsGate server login as the vehicle that reported the position and then report the position speed heading and altitude to the GpsGate server 94 Section13 RavTrack PC User Manual RavTrack PC Revision History Section 18 The following is a list of major changes that have been done to the RavTrack PC software First release of version 1 0 was February 2008 Version 5 1 June
39. PC User Manual f SS Communication Statistics Section 14 Communication Statistics A Communication Statistics window is available to see an overview of how the Communication Ports are configured and working From the main screen select View Communication Stats to bring up a screen that displays how the radio communications is working You may also click on the GPS or CH x buttons on the bottom of the main screen to bring this up r Communication Statistics e Jte ss My GPS Statistics Database Statistics NMEA Messages 5665 RecordCoi Size Database My Longitude 117 2802 0 10596 Microsoft SQL 2005 Server JS f My Latitude 33 0859 5 gt Microsoft SQL 2005 Server JS f My Altitude 21 1 MB MSACCESS File C Working Ra Number of Satellites 0 UTC time 6 36 54PM Multi User Info GeoCoder 1692 0 Updates 42 Next Refresh 17 100 e 743 Communication Port Information piei Aie AveMPT mS 42 Loading TT CH Messages In VO Status Chan Type Errors Device 0 0 39 5665 311 SGPRMC Connected to 192 168 1 100 TCP IPServer Raveon RV M7 38 4k baud 0 0 0 0 0 0 nin Email messaging disabled RavTrack PC has the ability to send and receive data through up to 6 communication Channels Statistic for each channel are accumulated and displayed on the Communication Statistics window Messages x y The first number is the number of NMEA GPS messages and the seco
40. RE PROGRAM THE END USER ACKNOWLEDGES THAT IT HAS READ THIS LICENSE UNDERSTANDS IT AND AGREES TO BE BOUND BY ITS TERMS AND CONDITIONS If you have any questions concerning this License contact Licensor at the address set forth below Raveon Technologies Corporation 2460 Impala Drive Carlsbad CA 92010 USA www raveon com Phone 1 760 444 5995 101 Section13 RavTrack PC User Manual Co S End User Registration Form Section20 To be eligible for upgrades and notices of improvements to RavTrack PC please register your software with Raveon by mailing or emailing in the following information Your Name Company Name Address City State Postal Code Email Address License Code Current RavTrack PC Version Send the above to Raveon Technologies Corporation 2461 Impala Drive Carlsbad CA 92010 Phone 1 760 444 5995 Fax 1 760 444 5997 Or Email it to your account manager at Raveon Raveon also appreciates any suggestions you may have for improvements to this product Please let us know about any ideas or suggestions you have 102 Section13 RavTrack PC User Manual For More Information For more information about this or any other Raveon product call in the U S A 1 760 444 5995 or visit us a www ravtrack com Raveon Technologies Corporation 990 Park Center Drive Suite C Vista CA 92081 Phone 1 760 727 8004 Fax 1 760 598 8004 103
41. SteeleEye Technologies http www steeleye com Red Gate http www red gate com index htm Displaying and Replaying Historical Information To display the position status of log file entries on the map select Tools Load Replay Log File on Map Enter the range of log file entries you wish to display 60 Section8 RavTrack PC User Manual P Replay Position Data from Log eJ e ES Date Range From Thursday December 17 2009 Mv 12 00 00 AM To Thursday December 17 2009 Mv 11 59 59 PM Comment Filter leave blank to see all in range ID Filter Only load the IDs within this range 1 to Load Log Data For a Single One 7 Only load data for this object 20 20X Parameter Filter V Enable Speed GeoFence Filter Geofence Filter J Raveon ECH Begin by selecting the date range you wish to load the log entries from If you only wish to load entries for specific Tracked Objects or a range of them select the appropriate option Each log entry has a comment stored with it The comment that was stored with the entry was defined on the File Program Properties window in the box labeled Log File Entry Comments You may also limit which log entries are retrieved by using a parameter filter and or a geofence filer Often it is best to only retrieve log entries for vehicles that are moving speed gt 0 The geo fence filter is used to retrieve log entries from vehicles that are within a certain geo fenced area Whe
42. Use Database Refresh Interval 55 Client computers on a multi user RavTrack PC systems will periodically synchronize the Tracked Objects that are displayed on the map with the data in the shared database table How often this refresh is done may be set in with the Database Refresh Interval During refresh the PC may respond a bit slower so it is best to do this as infrequently as possible Raveon suggests every 60 seconds When Multi User Operation is configured as a Client RavTrack PC will periodically send a query to the Database Server asking for a list of all new position information When new position status information is returned from the Database Server this new information will be processed as new position status reports checked against the rules and logged to the LOG table as appropriate On a multi user system one computer is acts as a database Server and will hold the database tables with the Tracked Object information and event Log table One computer in a multi user system is connected to the Raveon GPS transponder and receives position information over the air from the vehicles being tracked This computer may be configured as a Stand Alone because it does not have to retrieve position information from the server It already knows the position of all objects because it is receiving them over the air and storing them to the database Restricting Access by User Group When an installation of RavTrack PC is configure
43. _ 5 43 PM on 1 5 43 PM on 1 4 25 PM on 1 5 43 PM on 1 5 47 PM on 1 Ec 4 443PM nn 12 47 Ed e 4 The user may pop up as many as 20 Information boxes on screen at any one time 47 Section6 RavTrack PC User Manual E gt Creating a Map Section 7 All map files used by RavTrack PC will have an extension of maplib For example the default map is called worldmap2 maplib Using the MapManager exe program the user may import custom maps images plans into RavTrack PC and have them converted to a maplib file The MapManager program is a utility by Franson Technology Inc and is used to calibrate maps into maplib files It is integrated into RavTrack PC and is accessed from the Tools menu ET The first time the Map Calibration Tool is accessed MapManager exe will be installed on the PC Simply follow the dialog box prompts to install it RavTrack PC executes a program called GPSToolsXPRunTime exe to install MapManager MapManager is used to calibrate a graphic image turning it into a maplib file Graphic files are imported into MapManger calibrated and then stored as maplib files If geotiff images are imported then calibration is not required because geotiff images and maps already have calibration data stored in the file Graphic images that are imported as maps such as jpeg gif and tiff images will have to be calibrated before use Calibration consists of entering
44. alert status in the Object Info window Clicking on the Alert button on the top of the screen or selecting View gt Current Alerts from the main toolbar will bring up the Alert Table The Alert table lists all of the alerts as shown below 64 Section9 RavTrack PC User Manual 5 24 2010 10 59 PM Eeer 00 PM 5 24 2010 10 59 PM vl E Adm 5 24 2010 11 00PM i E Admi 5 24 2010 11 00 PM 7 Es 20 No Reports lately 5 Chis Left LCC High School 5 24 2010 10 59 PM 5 24 2000 11 00PM E Remove Cleared Aers Acknowiedge Ai a Sera e Show al Setting up an Alert To configure an alert select Tools Alarms and Rules This will bring up a small window with a list of all of the current alerts configured in the system Each alert is given a rule name by the user who created the alert 4 Fade Nee ote D2 Rude Type Pe poet eu Conon Ey JF 1 0 To create a new rule click the New Rule button To edit an existing rule double click the rule in the list or select it and click Edit Enter the name for the rule in the Name Q9 Rule Edit Name of this rule of this rule text box The name of the No Reports lately rule will appear in an alert box if the rule is triggered and the operator of the program Rule applies to needs to be notified maen IL A range of objects ioObjectiD 20 Us
45. ard to the performance or use of these products Statement of Conditions In the interest of improving internal design operational function and or reliability Raveon Technologies Inc reserves the right to make changes to the products described in this document without notice Raveon Technologies Inc does not assume any liability that may occur due to the use or application of the product s or network configurations described herein Raveon Technologies Corporation 2461 Impala Drive Carlsbad CA 92010 USA sales raveon com Section1 RavTrack PC User Manual V5 1 Table of Contents AD Documentation and Conventions Section iue 7 nri Mene RUP PM PURI see Mle eee SUN UN EE 7 AD Overview of Major Capabilities Section2 cere 8 General seat ceed de aon cosas SERRE ERE PRIMERS NS 8 aciAlrede905 10 ELE 8 gr LIF RavTrack PO VerSIDIS aas t i En puta pasenara pet age a pe pare etae petu puR 10 Version 3X Upgrade Change Sescesii eee eee 11 Sal NOtCE Aem UO 11 Installation Section 3 12 Recommended System requirements esee 12 laicus E BIS qe MED 12 Upgrade Not mc 13 Installation SUNS NES 13 Microsoft SQL Server Configuration Error Bookmark not defined RavTrack PC First Time Setup ccccccccceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeaeeeeeeeeeees 16 Entering th
46. are is required because the Jet database engine is included with RavTrack PC RavTrack PC Lite uses the Jet database engine The Standard and Server versions of RavTrack PC can use the Jet engine or MS SQL Server Microsoft SQL Server Configuration If you are going to use a Microsoft SQL Server 2005 2008 2012 or 2014 database with RavTrack PC then you will need to prepare the SQL Server first before running RavTrack PC Microsoft SQL Server requires expertise in database installation and administration Microsoft SQL Server does not have to be installed on a computer running a server operating system It may be run on a Windows XP Vista 7 or 8 computer E SQL Server installation is often very challenging for personnel not trained in Microsoft SQL Server management Raveon highly recommends that professional IT consultants with proper experience and training setup and configure the SQL Server software and computer If your network has a domain controller then all computers clients and servers should be part of that domain or a member of a domain with a mutual trust between the domains Setting up mutual trust is a complicated procedure and should be done with a great deal of care and due security considerations Client computers running RavTrack PC Standard that remotely connect via a network to the SQL Server computer will need to be Authenticated Authentication 14 Section3 RavTrack PC User Manual ensures that the clien
47. arest Point Of Interest POI to the selected object POIs are placed on the map by the user to identify specific locations Pressing the F7 key when a tracked object is selected in the Database Window will display the nearest other tracked object to the selected object This is very useful when trying to locate other nearby vehicles or personnel i R RavTrackPC GPS Tracking System Ver 2 0 0 File View Tools Help HOME Closest POI to PRAVE Logging enabled Distance 70 56mi Direction to POI 273 degr Nea View Overall Syste Tracked Objects View z View Filter Show All View All ID Name Stat Base 1 U Everyone Everyonc Everyone 11 1 2008 Tricks 10 31 2nnaR Pop Up Vehicle Information Boxes To pop up Information box for a particular Tracked Object click on the Object s icon or row in the database window Then press F 10 and a status box will pop up If an Alert is currently active for the particular Tracked Object the caption in the Vehicle Information box will be Red If the vehicle is moving the background of the ID box will turn light green If the vehicle breaks the speed limit set in the Program Properties then the background of the ID box will turn light red 46 Section6 RavTrack PC User Manual rier Vehicle Information Car ID 3 Car Dodge3 Speed 0 Altitude 344 a Nearest PO Carlsbad 1 98miles derer Time amp Date
48. avTrack PC User Manual 12 Advanced Features Advanced features are configured when the Transponder is installed The RavTrack Transponders have alarm inputs and status output pins for specialized applications All RavTrack Transponders have the ability to send time temperature voltage altitude I O status alarms satellite signal quality and radio signal quality in each transmission so the system operator has enormous visibility on the status and location of his tracked objects 13 Advanced Reporting RavTrack PC uses the industry leading Crystal Reports to provide powerful and flexible reporting capabilities Standard reports are included with RavTrack PC and the user may create custom reports using Crystal Reports or Microsoft Access 14 Managed Alerts The operator may review individual alert conditions and selectively acknowledge them An easy to use alert list highlights alert conditions and allows the operator to review sort filter and acknowledge them 15 Muli User RavTrack PC may be run on multiple computers at the same 16 User Groups Tracked vehicles may be assigned to pre defined User Groups You can define the names and features of these groups to suite your system needs and then reports displays and alerts can be applied to certain groups S LIS povrrack PC Versions Information shown here describes a difference between the Trial Limited and the Unlimited license for the RavTrack PC program The software
49. base Current Map File Type of Tracked Objects Cars trucks WorldMap2 MapLib Soldiers This isused for printing reports Barnaul MapLib Car Las Vegas centered around Hilton MapLib LasVegas IWCE MapLib User Groups multimap MapLib OcatilloWells MapLib SanDiegoStreets MapLib Standardicons MapLib WorldMap2 MapLib Add AUser Group Delete This Group Factory Defaults Quit No Save The operator must be logged in as an Administrator to change the configuration of the RavTrack PC To log in as an administrator select Tools Login and enter the administrator password EEUU Were erga Te ear eg Furat cros The default user name and password is admin and admin all lower case letters To change the password enter the current password in the Password text field check the Change Password box and enter the new password into the required text boxes Then click OK when an user stops and restarts the RavTrack PC program the RavTrack PC keeps the user logged in with the same privileges even if the program is stopped 37 Section5 RavTrack PC User Manual and re started This may be disabled in the Program Properties window described later System Log Database On the Program Operation tab the user may enable the Track Log The Activity Log is a database table that holds position and status information about the objects that have reported their position and it holds each Alert Event if t
50. be used to make up the User ID for a vehicle You may leave it blank When RavTrack PC sends a vehicle s position to GpsGate the User ID that it sends is a combination of the System ID and the vehicles ID For example if the System ID is ABC and the vehicle ID is number 18 then the User ID that RavTrack PC assigns to this vehicle when communicating with GpsGate is ABCO018 The vehicle ID is always treated as a 4 digit number 0001 9999 and 92 Section13 RavTrack PC User Manual the System ID is added to the vehicle ID to make up the User ID If the System ID is left blank in RavTrack PC then the User ID is the Vehicle number GpsGate User ID System ID Vehicle ID Once you set your Password and System ID click Save to save your settings 3 Enable the TCP IP connection to the GpsGate Server Configure any one of the 6 communication channels in RavTrack PC to connect to the GpsGate server by selecting File gt Configure IO The settings you must configure are Enable the Channel Check TCP IP Server Check the Client Relay button Enter the IP address of the GpsGate in the Remote IP Address box Enter the Remote Port typically 30175 that GpsGate uses In the Device drop down list select GpsGate Server System Communications Chan 4 Chan2 Chan 3 chan 4 Chan 5 Chan6 GpsGate IP Address amp Port V Enable this channel Serial COM Port E Use a serial COM port Network I
51. d for Multi User it retrieves information about the location and status of all vehicles from an SQL or ACCESS database It periodically retrieves the location status records from the database You may restrict which vehicles the RavTrack PC program displays The restriction is based upon the User Group that the vehicle is assigned to For example you may have a RavTrack system tracking trucks and cars but would like to have a workstation that only shows the location of the trucks Enabling the 75 Section10 RavTrack PC User Manual Restrict Access by User Group feature will block viewing of all vehicles unless the User Group is enabled for viewing Program Properties EJ Program Operation Alerts Shell Programs Units and Display ESRI Data Servers Users amp Login Options Geocoding address look up External Program Interfaces MP 2010 v 4 Microsoft MapPoint 2010 Map Display My Record Restrictions V Restrict Access by User Group 4 77 Everyone 4 4 Wheel Trucks 4 Group1 4 Group4 4 Cars 4 Group2 Soldiers To enable the Restriction by User Group from the main screen select File gt Program Properties and click on the Options tab Check the Restrict Access by User Group checkbox In the My Record Restrictions frame you will see a list of all of the groups on your system Check the groups that this computer should be able to see Like most all RavTrack PC configuration options you must be si
52. d them to the database the first time it connects to this database Set the Server Role for the users to serveradmin Add Logins to the SQL Server for any user ID that will be using the database Security gt Logins then right click Logins and select New Login Add your user account and password here Add the Logins or users that will use RavTrack PC software to the RavTrack database To add Logins expand the RavTrack database tab Security Users Then right click Users to add new users to the database Set the new Login s Default Database to RavTrack Very Important Set the Database Role Membership for the Login to db_datawriter db owner and db datareader Verify the SQL Server Browser service is running on the computer To verify or start the server go to Control Panel gt Administrative Tools gt Services and scroll down to find the SQL Server Browser Make sure the service is Started If it is not running other computers cannot discover the sever when they scan for SQL servers on the network If SQL Server was installed on a Windows XP computer make sure the Simple File Sharing is turned off To do this open Windows Explorer select Tools gt Folder Options gt View and verify the Use Simple File Sharing box is not checked On the computer running MS SQL Server make sure the directory services are running so that RavTrack PC workstations can discover the SQL Server To see if the service
53. dicating certain conditions such as a proximity flag vibration flag collision flag and others These flags are product dependent and not all Raveon products support all flags If an alert rule is to only apply to Tracked Objects that have a certain flagged condition check the Rule only applies to this flag box In the example above the rule will apply only to vehicle 6 when his vibration warning flag is set There are four basic types of rules and Alert alarm when the object does this the user must select which one to Picea z perform Under these four basic types mum E are a variety of variations If more than one type of rule should apply to a tracked object create another rule for each additional rule type desired The rule types are 1 Check rule every time a unit reports f Distance Monitoring Geo fence monitoring zi Alert Flag monitoring Off hours activity and theft monitoring Zj ae GPS location updates via email 2 Parameter Monitoring Speed Voltage Idle Time not moving Missing No position reports received 3 Digital Inputs Input is high positive voltage on it Input is low 0 volts on it Any combination of the above on any combination of inputs 4 Distance Monitoring 66 Section9 RavTrack PC User Manual Distance from a POI Distance from Home Once the rule type is selected select the appropriate logic for the rule and any required parameters Digital Input Alerts An ale
54. e Geo Coding To display the actual street address of a tracked object on RavTrack PC RavTrack PC needs a program that can look up an address based upon the latitude and longitude of an object MapPoint 2010 can be used for this To enable reverse Geocoding select File gt Program Properties gt Options gt from the main menu 90 Section13 RavTrack PC User Manual 9 Program Properties Program Operation Alerts Shell Programs Units and Display ESRI Data Servers Users amp Login Options Geocoding address look up External Program Interfaces MP1020 V Microsoft MapPoint 2010 Map Display In the Geocoding drop down box select MP2010 to turn on reverse geocoding or NONE to turn it off When geocoding is enabled RavTrack PC will use MapPoint 2010 to look up street address MapPoint 2010 must be installed on the computer running RavTrack PC for this to work If it is not installed and error will the thrown if geocoding is enabled Once enabled street address information is available to the user in both the object info window and the tracked object database Car Info NEW 3 General Nearby ID 3 Name NEW 3 Speed 0 Heading Alt 158m 3 Distance 0 02km Bearing 85 Located 2698 Business Park Dr Vista CA Position 33 1452 117 2298 Temp 28C Voltage 12 7V RSSI 60dBm Sats 7 Reported at 12 16 2009 11 08 02 AM Last moved at 1 1 2000 12 00 00 PM RavTrack Opera
55. e a name for the rule that the operator This Group Everyone will understand For example instead of calling a rule Rule A call it Speeding Rule Object is exceeding the preset speed limit This will allow the operator to better understand the situation that triggered the rule In the Rule Applies To box select the range of object IDs that this rule will apply to Every time an object reports its position and status the RavTrack PC s rule processor checks the position and status against all rules that apply to the object 65 Section9 RavTrack PC User Manual You may also choose a single User Group that this rule will apply to A rule will apply only if the reporting object s ID is within the ID range specified in the Object ID boxes and the specified user group if This Group is enabled OP Rule Edit ESEA Name of this rule No Reports lately v Rule Enabled Alert alarm when the object does this Rule applies to Everytime It Reports Position A single object ObectD 1__ Parameter Monitoring NO REPORTS sa A range of objects to Object ID 20 This Group Everyone 1 hours Rule Only Applies If Only if this flag is received Distance Monitoring DISTANCE FRO Time Limit 24 hours a day Only between 12 D and Days of the week 7 Digital Input Monitoring V Mon V Tue V Wed V Thu V Fri V Sat V Sun Various models of location transponders can transmit Flags in
56. e and Exit Factory Defaults Quit No save Alert Processing When an alert is triggered the rule triggering event is stored in a table and it is tagged as being Active When the alert clears it remains in the alert table but the Active tag is removed The list of Alerts may be displayed by either clicking on the Alert button above the map or by selecting View gt Current Alerts from the main screen 5 24 2010 10 59 PM _ 5 24 2010 11 00 PM 5 24 2010 10 59 PM 24 2010 11 00 0M 5 24 2010 11 00 PM 5 24 2010 10 59 PM 5 24 2010 11 00 PM The Left column shows the status of the alert 70 Section9 RavTrack PC User Manual A Means that the alert is currently active but the operator has not acknowledged it Means the alert is active and the operator has acknowledged it Em Means the alert is no longer active A configuration option is available to have RavTrack PC automatically removed cleared alerts from the list Or the program may be configured to only remove cleared alerts when the Remove Cleared Alerts button is clicked Email Alerts Setting up email alerts is a two step process Step 1 is to configure the email server and account information that will be used to send the email RavTrack PC Will work with most SMTP mail servers Step 2 is to enable the email alert for the individual alert that
57. ead placed on the POI Layer Tracked Objects Points of Interest POIs Objects and Tracks Filtered Objects in Window Imported Tracks and Points RavTrack PC is rich with on screen information to make using it more informative The user can easily see the geographic position of the mouse the status of the radio communications the status of any local GPS receivers street location of tracked vehicles and various map display options such as the zoom level and visible layers Communication Status To assist in monitoring the status of the communication port or the diagnose problems with communications a number of status buttons are located in the Error Log BRI Section4 RavTrack PC User Manual lower right corner of the screen The color of all three buttons indicate their current status Blue means that everything is OK yellow mean possible problem and red means a serious problem exists The Com Port Status button is blue when the communications port is working and receiving valid data It will quickly blink darker blue at the moment it receives a valid position status message from the connected device If data stops coming into the port it will turn yellow and then later red if it appears all data has stopped coming into the port The operator may double click on this button to bring up a window that will display the list of communication ports and their individual status The Local GPS Status
58. ects You can use GpsGate Server to track moving objects on maps with status information updated in real time in a standard web browser Historical information is also readily available in the user interface and reports can be created for further analysis You can receive notifications over SMS and email for events that require your attention such as SOS vehicle theft high temperature speeding excessive idling off hours vehicle usage and geofence violations Installing GpsGate Please refer to Franson Technology and the gpsgate com website for information on installing configuring and using GpsGate Once GpsGate is installed you will need to configure RavTrack PC to send messages to the GpsGate Server V Be sure to configure your RavTrack PC machine s firewall and any other routers firewalls in the system to allow RavTrack PC to communicate to the GpsGate Configuring RavTrack PC to Communicate with GpsGate 1 Configure your password Each vehicle on the GpsGate server has a Username and a Password associate with it All vehicles must use the same Password To set the password that RavTrack PC will send to GpsGate when it reports the position of a vehicle select File gt Program Properties and then click on the Options tab On the Options tab you will see the area with the GpsGate options Set the Password to the password you use for your GpsGate tracked vehicles 2 Set the System ID The System ID is a phrase that will
59. ed on Map Store reports to the LOG table Place Track Dots along path Location Icon for this object Dodge v Bearing Color of Track Dot m Last reception Heading Velocity Altitude Voltage Temperature V Rotate Icon in Direction of Travel RSSI kad Last Reported information 12 26 2009 7 17 14 PM 31718 UTC time Lat 33 08575 Lon 117 28014 0 Okm h 101m 12 4 25 53dBm 35degrees Digital Input Bits Used E Input 1 V Input 2 I V Input 3 cco Delete Add New Quit No Save Click on the Prev Next buttons to scroll through the IDs in the tracked object database To assign or change the name of a tracked object type the name that is associated with the ID in the name box The following options may be configured for each individual ID in the tracked object database Enabled Check if you want RavTrack PC to display and process this ID Displayed on Map Check if you want this ID s icon on the map Clear the check if you do not Store reports to the LOG table Check if you want position status reports from this ID stored to the LOG table Note Logging must be enabled in the Program Configuration for any logging to occur Place Track Dots along path Check if you want track dots snail trail on the map to show where this tracked object traveled Rotate Icon Check if the position of the object s icon on the map should r
60. eports are built using a program called Crystal Reports from Business Objects A Crystal Reports viewer is incorporated into RavTrack PC and is installed when you install RavTrack PC There is no additional charge for the Crystal Reports viewer If you would like to edit or create your own reports you will need to install Crystal Reports Designer which is available from Business Objects a SAP company onto a computer If you have the designer you may customize the reports included with RavTrack PC or create your own The RavTrack PC Crystal Reports report files are stored on each computer running RavTrac PC You can see the directory name on the local hard drive where the report files are stored by clicking on Help gt About RavTrack from the main RavTrack PC screen 80 Section12 RavTrack PC User Manual 5 S Importing Waypoint Track Files Section 13 File Formats The user may import data from other programs into Ravtrack PC There are three types of data to import Track Points Waypoints and PRAVE messages Track Points These are data points created in other programs which show the direction of travel Currently RavTrack PC can import track points stored in the plt file format of Ozi Explorer Waypoints Waypoints are preset points stored in a GPS to assist in navigation or creating routes Currently RavTrack PC can import waypoints in the Garmin upt format PRAVE messages For debugging remote system RavTrack P
61. er username Once the new username is created click on the various user rights that should be assigned to the new user e Program Pi rties g rope Program Operation Alerts Shell Programs Units and Display ESRI Data Servers Users amp Login User Login Configuration V Require Userto Login upon Program Start SetIndividual User Privaleges Operator1 v Delete this User Create a New User Save and Exit Edit Basic Settings Acknowledge Alerts v Exit Program Administrator All rights V ReportPrinting Track waypoint Importer v AddandEditTracked Objects Quit No Save To ensure that the user logs into RavTrack PC when the program starts enable the Require Users to Login upon Program Start option This will cause the login box to appear every time the program starts If this option is not enabled then the program will start using the same user name and privileges as when it was stopped Report Edit Ack Exit Add Manage Admin Print Basic Importer Alerts Program Edit LOG Load a log file to the H 8 map Load ESRI Shape El Files a H Import Track Files TT Section10 RavTrack PC User Manual and waypoints Configure the I O Run Reports Clear Imported tracks and waypoints Clear Alerts Edit Tracked Objects Delete Tracked Objects Change maps Change label colors
62. esired information The standard layers with RavTrack PC are Object Layer Fence Layer Graphics Layer POI Layer Alarms Layer Filtered Objects This is the layer on the map that the icons for all tracked objects are placed This is the layer that Geo Fences are drawn on When a shape is drawn on this layer it is assigned a name and may be used by the rules processor to check if objects are inside the shape or not The user may draw shapes or place icons on this layer to add graphics to the map Points of Interest are named icons that the user may place on the map The points may be used by the rules processor to generate operator alerts When the rules processor detects a rule has been met it places an icon on this layer to identify the location of the object which triggered the rule alert Only objects that are currently listed in the Database Window will appear on the map and if a filter is applied to the Database Window then the same filtered objects will be displayed on the map Imported Tracks Only the track files and waypoints that were imported into The operator may select various layers to be displayed or hidden by clicking on the View drop down menu The first selection is Overall System and if selected displays all layers On Screen Information RavTrack PC are on this layer If the option Convert to RavTrack POI was used when a waypoint is imported it is not placed on this layer but inst
63. g entries The field in the LOG table named EntryType identifies the type of entry in this log file The valid types are Update A position status update was received over the radio from a tracked object and this is the log entry for that event Alert A rule was triggered and this is the log entry for the alert Clear A tracked object had been triggering a rule alert but the event has cleared System Log Additionally a text file is created and various system activities related to the RavTrack PC operation and its actions are recorded in it The system log file is called RT w yyyy txt where w is the current week number and yyyy is the current year Every week a new system log file is created The RT system log files are stored in a subdirectory under the RavTrack PC Logfiles directory 55 Section8 RavTrack PC User Manual Any text viewing program may be used to review the system log file These are provided for system and installation debugging purposes Enabling Activity Logging of Tracking Objects Logging the position status and alerts received by RavTrack PC to the LOG table is a two step process 1 Enable the activity logging feature in RavTrack PC 2 Enable logging for the individual tracked object To enable RavTrack PC to store GPS position data status and alerts in the LOG table select File Program Properties from the main screen From the Properties screen check Log position and alerts to database If y
64. gned into RavTrack PC with administrator privileges to modify the Record Restrictions Once a workstation is configured for Restricted Access by User Group you may want to login to RavTrack PC with a user name that has limited rights to modify the configuration This will stop the RavTrack PC user from modifying the restriction and viewing the location of vehicles that he she is restricted from viewing Wrote When the Restricted Access by User Group feature is enabled the Auto Add feature will not work Auto Add is a feature that will automatically add new vehicles to the list of tracked objects if the GPS data from a new previously unheard from vehicle is received Because RavTrack PC assumes that a computer with restricted group access is only supposed to view and track certain groups the location and status information from new vehicles which are not already a member of one of the allowed groups will be ignored 76 Section10 User Privileges and Login By default the user named admin is the master system operator and administrator When a user is logged into RavTrack PC as admin he she may be able to perform and all functions Other users may be setup within RavTrack PC to allow the program to be operated by individuals with restricted rights RavTrack PC User Manual To configure users the person setting up other users must be an Administrator Select File Program Properties Users amp Login and then create anoth
65. he alert was configured to be logged Select Log position and alerts to database to enable saving position status reports to the Log table BP Program Properties Program Operation Alerts Shell Programs Units and Display ESRI Data Se Activity Logging Home Locatic V Log position and alerts to database Home at v Only Log moving objects 100 ft 7 Home at V Log atleast every xx seconds 999 Fixed Home dd mm m Log File Entry Comment ae 33 11 000 em On busy systems the Log table in the database may grow quite large so there is an option to limit the logging of position status report from object to only those from moving objects Click on Only Log moving object and enter the distance they must move if only position status information about moving objects is to be saved to the log Current Map File The user may easily switch between maps using the Current Map File list All maplib type files that are stored in the maps subdirectory are listed in the file list box Note Each maplib file may have multiple maps within it To change the currently displayed map select a new maplib file and then click Save and Exit Units and Display Options The Units and Display tab allow the operator to select how some aspects of the RavTrack PC display information 38 Section5 RavTrack PC User Manual dr ese Program Operation Alerts Shell Programs Units and Display ESRI Data Servers
66. he list of alerts The shortcuts are Center Locate and Acknowledge These shortcuts assist the operator in locating alerting vehicles and acknowledging them 34 Section4 RavTrack PC User Manual E UataBaseadmin vb amp Time of Alert Rule Name j Acknowledged At 4 8 2009 12 10 4M E 4 8 2009 12 17 AM Locate ely V V Admi 4 8 2009 12 16 AM Acknowledge Alert E 1 perez NO Repo 7 v i 4 8 2003 12 16 AM ATLAS PL No Reports lately al Use the quick Jump To drop down list is on top the main screen to quickly move the map center Zoom Map Jump To v SanDiego Large MapPoint Shadowridge In the drop down list is each POI defined on the map and by selecting one of the POls from the Jump To drop down the map will re center on the selected POI Selecting User Groups to View The user may choose to display all tracked objects or only certain User Groups Each tracked object is assigned to a User Group By default a tracked object is a member of User Group Everyone You may create any number of User Groups and assign any tracked object to any group Fie 4f View 3 Tools Layers Q9 User Groups y Car Info NEW 8 Everyone Display on Map me 7 4 Wheel Speed 0 Heading 0 Alt 561m ni Distance 269 27 Bearing 33 w Groupl Trucks Locate 2 San Marcos postio Hide Samem Groups Temp 53 voitage 10 8V Cars RSSI 89dB
67. he log or store nothing in the log Backup copies of the LOG table The date of the backup is in the table name For example the table LOG 2009 10 27 was created October 27 2009 26 Section4 RavTrack PC User Manual D S Main Screen Operation Section 4 The main screen for the factory default configuration will look similar to the picture below RavTrack PC is shipped with a default world map and 3 entries in the object database All items that are tracked by the RavTrack PC are referred to as tracked objects Typically these are cars trucks people but to be general throughout this manual Tracked objects refer the things being tracked gute PC ey e 0 Ec ei RI oe Prhe dues Fica Slay wimp Pimp iome Qhip ear mnis wi WordMep E 95055 Sater 10 At gt 4 31 2012 6157055 AM Last moved ati 4 11 2023 59 15 AM Teecked Setter Atlantic Ocean There are three primary functions of the main screen 1 Display a map and on it display the location of the tracked objects 2 Display status and information for tracked objects 3 Provide the user with quick access to vehicle and system status The three areas of the main screen map database information may be resized depending upon what type of information the user wishes to see This allows the user to customize the main screen to his or her needs Database Window On the left side of the screen i
68. he map to pan and zooms may slow down and clearing the track dots will alleviate this The ALERT button will appear with red lettering when a rule alert occurs Clicking on the ALERT button will bring up a table showing all of the current and past alerts An example of the table is shown below x ay Active Alerts ex JE ss D Time of Alert Rule Name Cleared At Active Ack Acknowledged At 7 11 25 2008 7 10PM RavPack Low Battery Voltage E DC VOLTAGE 20 11 25 2008 7 11 PM ISTE At Raveon V 11 25 2008 716 PM GEO FENCE 21 11 25 2008 7 11 PM DENEI At Raveon i M Iv 1025 2008 716PM GEO FENCE 30 11 25 2008 7 11PM EW 36 Low Battery Voltage 11 25 2008 7 16 PM a DC VOLTAGE 30 11 25 2008 7 16 PM NEW 36 Low Battery Voltage a T DC VOLTAGE b Remove Cleared Alerts Acknowledge All Show alerts for these rules Show all Exit The operator may click on the Ack checkbox to signify that the alert is acknowledged Acknowledged alerts change from red background to grey Once the alert condition is gone the row in the table will change to a white background and the Active checkbox will not be checked The operator may click the Acknowledge All button to check all Ack checkboxes The operator may click the Remove Cleared Alerts button to remove alerts from the list that are no longer active There are three short cuts available to the operator by right clicking on a vehicle in t
69. he same as set in the program But if the program is later changed to English units and the log file is retrieved it will show the speed as 100 miles per hour for the previous entry Icon Font Use the Icon Label Font drop down list to choose the font and font size when labeling object Icons on the map Circles To put a set of circles on the center of the map select Draw Circles around center of map TO put them around the HOME location select Draw Circles around home location 39 Section5 RavTrack PC User Manual Track Dots Track dots are a powerful way of showing where tracked objects have gone The RavTrack PC can display up to 10 000 track dots at one time If Track Dots are enabled position status reports are stored along with a dot when it is placed on the map at the location of the object The color of the dot for a particular Tracked Object is configured when the Tracked Object is added to the program To make the color of the dot proportional to the radio signal strength select Make Dot color proportional to RSSI The dot colors will then correspond to the following signal levels e Violet 0 to 49dBm e Light Violet 50 to 59dBm e Dark Blue 60 to 65dBm e Medium Blue 66 to 70dBm e Light Blue 70 to 75dBm e Purple 75 to 80dBm e Green 80 to 89dBm e Dark Green 90 to 99dBm e Orange 100 to 106dBm e Red 107 to 110dBm e Dark Red 111 to 116 e Black 117 Left click the
70. icked on Locate To draw circles around the tracked object so the operator can easily find it Display on Map Enables the selected object to be displayed if previously it had been configured as not Displayed Hide on map Remove s the objects Icon from the map 28 Section4 RavTrack PC User Manual Edit Pops up the Edit Object Data window for the selected tracked object Delete Deletes the object from the database To select more than one object at a time hold the shift key down as you click and drag the mouse across the rows you wish to select This will allow you to delete multiple objects at one time You must be an administrator to Edit or Delete objects Object Info Window Above the Database window is the Object Info window Soldier Info 8 General Nearby Alerts Info ID 8 Name 8 Speed 88 Heading 176 Alt 147m Distance 12 08km Bearing 88 Position 38 20268 85 82744 Temp 25C Voltage 14 5V RSSI 95dBm Sats 10 Reported At 4 11 2013 6 59 15 AM Last moved at 4 11 2013 6 59 15 AM The Object Information Window displays status and location information about a selected tracked object Selecting an object for display its is done by right clicking on the object in the database window or right click on its icon on the map This window can also be used to identify geo fences track dots and points of interest on the map by right clicking on them There are four tabs in the Object Inf
71. idual transponder 41 Section5 RavTrack PC User Manual OF Edit Object Information ID Prev 6 NEW 6 NEW 6 User Group Everyone J Enabled v Displayed on Map Last Reported Information 7 Last reception 12 16 2009 11 08 01 AM V Store reports to the LOG table 190730 UTC V Place Track Dots along path Location Lat 33 1455 Lon 117 2297 i Heading 222 Icon for this object Velocity km h Altitude 171m Default X Voltage 10 3 Temperature 34 R SSI 80dBm Color of Track Dot m Bearing 161degrees Digital Input Bits Used F Input 1 VETE 7 Input 3 Exit Save Delete Add New Quit No Save Adding and Editing Tracked Objects The individual configuration information for each tracked object is stored in a table in the RavTrack database called TheTrackedObjects There is one entry for each ID The ID is the ID of the transponder The user may assign a name to this ID as well as assign the ID to be a member of a group From the main menu toolbar select Tools gt Edit Add Tracked Objects This will bring up the Edit Object Information window An alternate method to bring up this window is to double click on a particular row in the database window of the main screen 42 Section5 amar Rad Edit Object user ID Prev 3 Next gt gt RavTrack PC User Manual NEW 3 Car3 Its Name D currently being edited Display
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73. ile will take place automatically and the icons will appear on the earth for each Tracked Object that is enabled in RavTrack PC If the Tracked Object has an alert the icon used in Google Earth will be red otherwise it will be the default color With the no cost version of Google Earth that may be freely downloaded Google has disabled many of their icons that are ideal for tracking vehicles Their icon list is show below but you may find that vehicle icons will display as pins or drops unless you purchase the upgrade to Google Earth Plus Please consult the Google Earth License terms of use for information about using it to plot the location of your vehicles 88 RavTrack PC User Manual Section13 The standard Google Earth Icons are show below There are 4 pallets 2 5 and 64 icons in each pallet 2 BOODOOOHGDOOO AOS HGOOOOOHOOOOOHOOOOO i C OOOOOOOOVSSSSaAERn ce Ges sO o Ae lt a 9909000000933 3e09000 00080093H 06 00000000058585555590000009003 660060808 gt N n Gi N BP Gy umo NG ee S in S 5 S Q Q oA N m 8 n o Q o t w y m m m m m FF NUI q SE E E LOU VT M EOS SS DNE vw ww 6000sen00n0G00 00000000000000000 0000000005296609600000000 0o5500880 600090000000900000060430000206 16040 00060000862 amp 0 POOOOCOOODOONEODOO n o N a o e m n 8 t n N 2 pal2 pal3 pal4 pal5 29 o 1 N 89 Section13 RavTrack PC User Manual Microsoft MapPoint Integration Section 16 Overview
74. imited Warranty Licensor warrants that for 90 days from the date of initial use by the original End User the Software shall operate substantially in accordance with the published functional specifications current at the time of shipment If during the warranty period a defect appears End User shall return the Software to Licensor and Licensor s only obligation shall be at Licensor s election to replace the defective Software or refund the purchase price The End User agrees that the foregoing constitutes the End User s sole and exclusive remedy for breach by Licensor under any warranties made under this Agreement This warranty does not cover any Software that has been altered or changed in any way by anyone other than Licensor It does not cover bugs memory leaks stability issues security or problems related to Windows NET SQL Server or any other third party computer software interacting with the Software Licensor is not responsible for problems associated with or caused by incompatible operating systems or equipment or for problems in the interaction of the Software with software not furnished by Licensor No oral or written information or advice given by Licensor or its dealers distributors employees or agents shall in any way extend modify or add to the foregoing warranty THE WARRANTY AND REMEDY PROVIDED ABOVE ARE EXCLUSIVE AND IN LIEU OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTI
75. is directory holds sound files wav that can be played when an alert is triggered 3 X versions If you cannot view the C ProgramData directory perform the following steps so this directory is no longer hidden Windows Vista 1 Select Start gt Explore 2 Open the C drive and locate the ProgramData folder If you do not see the ProgramData folder take these additional steps to make it visible a Select Organize gt Folder And Search Options b In the Folder Options window select the View tab c In Advanced Settings select Show hidden files and folders d Click OK to close the Folder Options window Windows XP Professional and Windows 2000 1 If you use Windows XP Professional temporarily disable simple file sharing if you use Windows 2000 skip this step and start with Step 2 a Select Start gt My Computer b Select Tools gt Folder Options 23 Section3 RavTrack PC User Manual c Inthe Folder Options window select the View tab d In the Advanced Settings deselect Use Simple File Sharing e Click OK to close the Folder Options window 2 Using Explorer Start gt Explore a Select Tools gt Folder Options b Click on the View tab c Under Hidden files and folders click Show hidden files and folders System Database RTsystem mdb The RTsystem mdb database holds configuration information about the RavTrack system It has these tables in it Fences The records in this table ho
76. k PC successfully connects to the SQL server click Close f this is the first time that RavTrack PC has connected to the particular SQL database you will get two warning messages Click YES on both The two warning messages are 1 Warning Missing TrackedObject table Do you want to re create it Click Yes to create you new TrackedObject table in the RavTrack SQL database 2 Warning Missing LOG table Do you want to re create it Click Yes to create you new LOG table in the RavTrack SQL database At this point is it suggested you restart RavTrack PC by selecting File gt Exit This will save the settings and exit the program Then restart RavTrack PC Admin User Upon installation the default RavTrack PC user is admin and the password for this user is admin all lower case letters Crystal Reports Crystal Reports from SAP is a report generation and viewing program used by RavTrack PC to view and print various reports To view the Crystal Reports included with RavTrack PC 5 x you must install SAP s Crystal Reports version for Visual Studio 2010 It is a free download available from SAP here http scn sap com community crystal reports for visual studio n most installations 18 Section3 RavTrack PC User Manual there is a link to the Crystal Reports installer setup on the computer where RavTrack PC was installed From the Start Menu open the RAVEON gt RavTRACK PC folder Click on the install Crystal Reports lin
77. k in this menu Or follow the steps below to download the Crystal Reports runtime file from SAP Download the current Support Pack for SAP Crystal reports and install it on the computer This will install Crystal Report runtime module on the computer Please note To integrate SAP Crystal Reports developer version for Microsoft Visual Studio into VS 2010 or 2012 you must run the Install Executable Running the MSI will not fully integrate Crystal Reports into VS MSI files by definitioin are for runtime distribution only install Executab Fixed Issues MSI 32 Bit MSI 64 Bit MSM 32 Bit ClickOnce Support Pack 5 SP 5 Fixed Issues 32bit 13 0 5 msi 64bit 13 0 5 msi 13 0 5 msm clickonce 13 0 5 v 13 0 5 x Wiki If RavTrack PC is not installed on the C drive of the computer you will need to modify a registry setting for Crystal Reports Perform these steps on the registry a Using Regedit find the registry sub key that holds the ConnectionDirectoryPath in it This will usually have a value of CA b Do not changed the ConnectionDirectoryPath value C Add a new entry in the same sub key that holds the ConnectionDirectoryPath The new entry you must create is called ReportDirectoryPath d Set the ReportDirectoryPath value to the drive letter where RavTrack PC resides For example if RavTrack PC is on the E drive set the value of ReportDirectoryPath to E 19 Section3 RavTrack PC Main Screen Overview Cust
78. l Address s to send to separate with Test Sound doorbell wav X Save Rule Delete Rule Exit Play A Sound The sound files to play and the shell programs to execute are configured in the File Program Properties Alerts menu and the File Program Properties Shells selections If a rule is set to play a sound whenever it is triggered the configured sound will be played when a rule is triggered but it will not be played again for at least 5 seconds even if another rule is triggered Highlight the Icon Label To have an object that triggers an alert be highlighted in red in the tracked objects window select File Program Properties Alerts and check the Highlight object in RED when it triggers a rule alert box 68 Section9 RavTrack PC User Manual Send an Email or SMS To have an email sent or SMS message sent when a rule is triggered select Send Email Whenever the rule is triggered an email will be sent to the email address as configured in the File Program Properties Servers tab The email will show the ID name location and the description of the alert condition You may enter an email address or addresses where this rule will be sent to If multiple email address are entered separate them with a semicolon If you do not enter any email address in the rule s email address box then the email will be sent to the default email address as specified in the programs configuration Enter the Alert into
79. ld information about the geo fences that have been established as well as points of interest and all user created graphics and shapes on the map AlarmRules As the table name implies each entry in this table holds an individual alarm alert rule Alarm alert rules specify the conditions that trigger alerts as well as the action to take if an alert is triggered The rules processor in the RavTrack PC monitors the objects and verifies every position report against these rules and generates alerts based upon the rules RouteData As the table name implies each this table holds the waypoints for routes At this time this table is unused AlertingObjects Used by RavTrack PC to manage the list of alerting objects Microsoft ACCESS Log and TrackedObjects If the program is configured to use the Microsoft Access database default setting then the Tracked Object database and the activity log are stored in MS ACCESS databases as described in this section TrackLog mdb The TrackLog mdb database holds the activity log for the RavTrack system It has one table in it the activity log Log Records for each position status received by the RavTrack PC program The RavTrack PC program may be configured to store every reception in the log store only data from moving objects in the log or store nothing in the log TheTrackedObjects mdb 24 Section3 RavTrack PC User Manual The TheTrackedObjects mdb database holds the ID specific data f
80. led for the individual tracked objects When a tracked object is first defined by default activity logging for the object is enabled To enable disable logging of individual tracked objects first double clicking on the object in the database window or select Tools Add edit tracked objects 56 Section8 RavTrack PC User Manual Locate the object in question and check Store reports to the log file to enable logging for this object If checked every time the object transmits a position status the specifics of the transmission are stored in the LOG table Seat Object nomion Iu and D353 Dodge 40 hne Log Table Size Limitation All databases have size limitations and because the LOG table can grow over time to be quite large the user must be aware of the size of the LOG table and manage it properly by Pruning it to remove old data and periodically backing it up For Microsoft ACESSS LOG tables the table should be limited to about 100 000 entries For Microsoft SQL Server the LOG table should be kept to 400 000 entries These are not Hard limits and the actual limit will greatly depend upon the performance of the computers running the database software A high performance business class server should have no trouble processing 1 000 000 LOG table entries Below is a table to help you estimate the number of LOG table entries that RavTrack PC will make per day week and month This will help you configure how
81. lert email to be sent if a part of the GPS tracking system fails such as broken antenna cut cable failed power supply lightning damage and unplugged serial cable Most radio transceivers such as the M7 GX series of radios which are used at a base station site may also be configured to output standard NMEA GPS position messages every 5 seconds This periodic local NMEA GPS message can also be used to determine if the base station radio is alive and operational To use the NMEA GPS position in an alert you must configure the Communication Channel to interpret the NMEA GPS data as a tracked object in your system There is an option to Interpret GPS data w o ID as ObjectData in the Systems Communications configuration tab If this enabled RavTrack PC will create a new tracked vehicle with an ID 900X where X is the communications channel Interpret GPS data w o ID as My GPS Ignore ObjectData RavTrack PC will place the location of the vehicle 900X at its GPS position 72 Section9 RavTrack PC User Manual If there is a GPS transponder in the network that always is powered on and working then the position report from that unit may also be used to check for system operation Monitoring a Server running RavTrack PC The technique above will work to monitor individual system components such as receivers cabling repeaters and antennas But if a main server running RavTrack PC fails the failed server cannot report itself failing A
82. lete open the ZIP file and double click on the file RavTrackPC exe contained in the ZIP file 13 Section3 RavTrack PC User Manual 6 Run the downloaded setup exe file and follow the setup instructions 7 RavTrack PC is now installed on the computer Proceed with the first time setup instructions Ravtrack PC by default uses a locally stored Microsoft Access database to hold its information Once installed you can modify this default to utilize a SQL server if you wish 8 If you will be using Microsoft SQL Server as your database install the SQL Server software first and create a RavTrack database before running RavTrack PC 9 The first computer to start RavTrack PC will create the tables in the RavTrack database so that computer must have full administration rights to the database For Microsoft ACCESS databases this should not be an issue For SQL databases you may need to temporarily allow the client full rights to the RavTrack database Databases On multi user systems or where the GPS tracking system must store a large amount of historical data Raveon suggests setting up RavTrack PC to utilize a SQL database instead of the build in JET database engine An external database server will be faster easier to back up and able to hold much more historical data E Us By default RavTrack PC uses a built in Jet database engine which utilizes databases in the Microsoft Access database format No additional database softw
83. ll Programs tab Up to two different shell programs may be configured Global Alert Settings When an alert triggers there are a number of configuration settings that can determine how it is handled From the main screen select File Configure and then select the Alerts tab If you would like the color of the object s name on the map to change to red whenever it is triggering an alert select this option The names for the digital input conditions may be changed Click on the Digital Input Descriptor to change and type the new description For example if the Input 1 high descriptor is set to Siren On and a rule is set to alert the operator whenever the input 1 is high then the operator will see the text Siren On whenever the rule is triggered 69 Section9 RavTrack PC User Manual Program Operation Alerts Shell Programs Units and Display ESRI Data Servers Object highlight Digital Input Descriptors Iv Highlight object IDwith RED background when it triggers a Rule Alert M Clear alerts Clear Rule Alertsfor individual objects upon i Si program start H The WAV fileto play for Rule Alerts Input 2 is low evillaugh wav hal always human error wav HeresJohnny wav iam your father wav jetson space car wav makemyday wav Test Sound i Input 2 is high i Input 3 is low Input 3 is high Sav
84. location San Diego County USA Any costs and fees other than attorney fees associated with the mediation will be shared equally by each of us If it proves impossible to arrive at a mutually satisfactory solution through mediation we agree to submit the dispute to binding arbitration at the following location San Diego County under the rules of the American Arbitration Association Judgment upon the award rendered by the arbitration may be entered in any court with jurisdiction to do so 100 Section13 RavTrack PC User Manual 8 General If any provision of this License is held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid or unenforceable to any extent under applicable law that provision will be enforced to the maximum extent permissible and the remaining provisions of this License will remain in full force and effect Any notices or other communications to be sent to Licensor must be mailed first class postage prepaid to the following address Raveon Technologies Corporation 2460 Impala Drive Carlsbad CA 92010 USA This Agreement constitutes the entire agreement between the parties with respect to the subject matter hereof and all prior proposals agreements representations statements and undertakings are hereby expressly cancelled and superseded This Agreement may not be changed or amended except by a written instrument executed by a duly authorized officer of Licensor 9 Acknowledgment BY INSTALLING THIS SOFTA
85. m Sats 6 2 33 06 PM G 2 Cannot View dis Soldiers Tracked Nhierte On the tool bar of the main screen is a drop down list of the groups The operator may choose which group s to display on the map by clicking the mouse on the group to enable or disable it If there is a check mark V in front of the group it is displayed on the map If there is not a check mark it is not displayed unless the group Everyone is checked Then all tracked objects are displayed If there is a dash in front of the User Group name then this group is not displayed and this group is restricted from being displayed Groups are restricted 35 Section4 RavTrack PC User Manual from being displayed when RavTrack PC is configured by an administrator using the File gt Program Properties set of tabs 36 Section5 RavTrack PC User Manual S S Program Configuration Section 5 To configure the various options within the RavTrack PC program select File and then Program Properties This will bring up a form with 6 tabs Program Operation Alerts Shell Programs Units and Display ESRI Data Servers System Log Home Location MV Log activity to disk C Homeat my GPS position Gi V Only moving objects logged 100 f Homeatfixed location Fixed Home Position LogFile Entry Comment prem Lat dd mm mmm Lon dd mm mm erDro 3 8 2601N is 58 3626W Tracked Objects Center as new Home V Auto add Tracked Objects to Data
86. m map by using the built in map calibration tools importing a geo tiff map file or contact Raveon for assistance with creating a map for your particular application Virtually any graphic file may be converted to a RavTrack PC map file Maps are stored in a Maps sub directory All maps used by the RavTrack PC program must be stored in the Maps sub directory after they have been calibrated See the section entitled Directory Structure on the PC for information on where this directory is on your computer The on screen map has a number of Layers These layers are like transparent sheets stacked up each having different type of information drawn on them The operator may turn various layers on or off to help clarify the current location and status of the tracked objects If the center of the screen is not on the map the user may select View Go to map from the main window This will center put the map window at the upper right corner of the map Maps are stored in the maplib file format and multiple maps be stored in one file When using a maplib file with more than one map image in it the user may quickly switch between map images using the drop down box on top the main RavTrack PC screen Zoom Map Jump To v Home MapPoint v SanDiego Large tShadowridze 30 Section4 Layers RavTrack PC User Manual The layers can be enabled or disabled so that the map displays only the d
87. n a log entry is retrieved the RavTrack PC program will put a dot on the map at the location of the log entry if the particular Tracked Object has Place Tracked Dots enabled Up to 10 000 track dots may be displayed as dots on the map and thus up to 10 000 log entries may be displayed If more than 10 000 are recalled then the last 10 000 loaded will be displayed A playback Window will pop up displaying the data from the log as selected The 61 Section8 RavTrack PC User Manual ud Log Replay Paused EntryNum Entry Time Directi Speed Altitude Longitude R 232396 7 1 2003 1200 AM O t 34 33 117 280120 Dodge3 232399 7 1 2009 12 00 AM 33 08571624755 117 280120 Dodge3 232401 7 1 2009 12 00AM 33 08571624755 117 280120 Dodge3 232403 7 1 2009 12 00AM 33 08571624755 117 280120 Dodge3 232405 7 1 2009 12 00 AM 33 08571624755 117 280120 7 m 00 00 06 J 232396 Replay Time Date Current Entry Num 1 Total Entries 14452 7 4 2009 8 08 25 AM The Log Replay window displays a table that holds the information about each log entry that was retrieved from the log The user may click on any row and the tracked objects on the map will automatically reposition themselves to the location in time that was clicked The Play button is used to automatically re play the historical data The rate it is replayed may be adjusted with the Replay Rate drop d
88. nd number is the number of over the air position messages received in via this channel Last MSG Shows the first few characters of the last message that came in the channel I O Status Describes the status of I O used on this channel The various status messages are Not Connected Means the RS232 serial cable does not appear to be connected to any serial device and there is no serial data coming in the COM port 83 Section13 Chan Type Errors Device Tries OS Thread Settings Messages Out Local IP addr Sender RavTrack PC User Manual Connected CTS Means that there is data coming in the serial port and it is probably working OK but the serial cable show a hardware connection issue with the CTS signal No Communications Means there is no data coming in the serial port but it appears to be connected to the device and the device is powered on Connected All is good Data is coming in Serial cable is connected properly Connected to All is good Data is coming in Cable is connected properly Shows IP address of remote computer this channel is connected to Connection Refused The remote computer refuses to communicate via TCP IP with this computer Shows IP address of remote Attempting Connection RavTrack PC is attempting to connect to a remote computer via TCP IP Data is not yet coming in Shows IP address of remote computer Describe the type RS232 TCP IP of communication channel Blank if
89. ndow of the main window feb oe eee rS oe Left Click Single left click on an object in the database window to see information on that object Double click on an object in the database window to bring up a form to view its status and edit its name dot color and digital input port descriptors Track Dots To enable track dots snail trail of dots behind moving objects select File Program Properties from the main window Wen ues M Draw Track Dots for all objects On the Units and Display tab enable the Draw Track Dots for all objects checkbox Also check the Make dot color proportional to RSSI if you remm E wish the dot color to change with radio signal e strength Note the Radio Signal Strength RSSI displayed by RavTrack PC is the strength received at the radio connected to the computer running RavTrack PC If a repeater is used in the system the RSSI J Make dot color proportional to ASSI 45 Section6 RavTrack PC User Manual reported will be that of the repeaters signal strength when the tracked object reporting is using the repeater to send messages to the RavTrack PC Set the Minimum distance between dots to any value you would like There is a limit to the RavTrack PC s track dot memory so setting the distance between dots to a larger number will allow longer trails Locating Nearby POls or Tracked Objects Pressing the F6 key when a tracked object is selected in the Database Window will display the ne
90. ng RavTrack PC Standard may also get their data from a shared SQL database and do not need to use the Communication Channels Any PC running RavTrack PC Server will most likely need at least one channel configured to receive the data from the base station From the main screen select File and Configure IO as shown below 20 Section3 RavTrack PC User Manual SA RavTrack PC by Raveon W Fie View SY Tools Layers User Groups 3 Print iS Copy Screen Snapshot to a File tainta amp ESRI Files Replay Log File on Map amp Impor Tracks Plots Waypoints Manage Log Database UR Program Properties AR Configure 10 Import Export Language File Exit This will bring up the configuration tabs for the communication ports The RavTrack PC program has 6 communication Channels The 6 channels are used to specify up to 6 different serial COM ports or TCP IP connections on the computer that may be used for communications with a RavTrack radio transceiver E US The Lite version of the RavTrack PC only allows data communications using Channel 1 The Standard and Server versions allows up to 6 simultaneous data ports to be used System Comr linications Chan 1 Chan 2 chan 3 Chan 4 Chan 5 chan 6 n his for a v Enable this channel E r s x S rsi COM Port cnanne to wor E 7 Use a serial COM port COM Port COM6 Network TCP IP Communicati
91. nse Key To use RavTrack PC you must purchase a license for each copy you will be using Contact Raveon sales sales raveon com to purchase a license Your license key will be emailed to you To enter the license key into RavTrack PC start up the software and select Help gt About Ravtrack On the About RavTrack PC help window there is a button labeled Modify License Modify License Click on the Modify License button When the pop up box appears asking for your license key enter the license key that was emailed to you from Raveon UP Software License Code x Enter the software license key for this product OK Cancel Enter your license and press the OK button 17 Section3 RavTrack PC User Manual Changing to the SQL Server Database By default RavTrack PC will run using the built in Microsoft Access database To reconfigure RavTrack PC to use a Microsoft SQL Server database select Tools gt Database Administration from the main RavTrack PC screen a Database Administration c 2 Database Type Microsoft SQL 2005 X Server JS PC SQLEXPRESS x New selection Server Login Information Use Windows Login preferred Specify User and Password chevrolet Database Name RavTrack Connect Close Set the Database Type to Microsoft SQL and choose your server computer from the list of servers in the drop down list Then click Connect Once RavTrac
92. nting Section 12 79 Printing REpOrS o ecce urine ein uta UE ALL DD LL cr eL LUE 79 Filtering REPONS D 80 Reports from the Historical Log file cese sese eene 80 iej uak aeBu egialseRt ett 80 Crystal REPOS e GRG 80 Lor Importing Waypoint Track Files Section 13 81 Jg eoo mtt 81 File SSIS CHOM MR 81 Lo Communication Statistics Section 14 83 s unte ePi 83 Rie 85 Section1 RavTrack PC User Manual V5 1 gt Google Earth Integration Section 15 one 87 WEIL VIG tasca et uade a tae UMS E as USQUE ZUM RS ER ARR 87 gt Microsoft MapPoint Integration Section Tb une 90 a e 90 a qeBureuo Paige tp 90 Reverse Geo Coding et 90 a GpsGate Integration Section 17 92 Wn cs TH a E 92 Installing GpsGate Ac RE 92 Configuring RavTrack PC to Communicate with GpsGate 92 How RavTrack PC works with GpsGate ccccceeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeees 94 gt RavTrack PC Revision History Section 18 95 gt Software License Section 9 98 UNES rrr E rer re 98 ZR o MN EN r nese 98 3 Protections
93. o Window One tab shows the status of the currently selected object The Nearby tab shows a list of the vehicles nearby to the selected vehicle as well as the distance and bearing to the other vehicles The Alerts tab shows a list of active alerts for the selected object and the Info tab show information from the Objectinfo database table that users configure for their system Soldier Info 8 Car Info Car2 General Nearby Alerts info General Nearby Alerts Info Distance Bearing Heading 268 W CarNumber 993JJ001 5 29 Section4 RavTrack PC User Manual Info Tab You may customize the information in the Info tab for your application In the main server database called TheTrackedObjects there is a table called Objectinfo By default it has only one column in it called ID To have RavTrack PC put your custom information into the Info tab on screen create columns in the Objectinfo table for each type of information you would like displayed In the above example the Objectinfo table has three columns in it ID Driver and CarNumber Once you have created the columns in the Objectlnfo table add records to it to suit your system needs There need not be an entry for every transponder ID but there must only be on entry for any one particular transponder ID Map The map shown on the main screen may be the stock world map shipped with the RavTrack PC software or a custom map You may create your own custo
94. ogram starts Users may be limited to viewing only certain groups Users may be restricted from performing various functions such as closing program editing information printing reports creating rules and clearing alerts User rights and groups are stored on the main server database simplifying central administration Layers may be selectively turned on off from the main screen drop down list User Groups visible on screen may be selectively turned on off from the User Groups drop down list on the main screen A Jump drop down list lists all Points of Interest to easily change the center of the map to a POI location Program may be configured to keep map centered on Home Local GPS or some other tracked object A direction arrow may be enabled in the center of the map showing current location and direction of travel for computer is going Optional Alert Finder feature pulses arrow in direction of the selected alerting object Zoom buttons and alert finder optimized for touch screen and Windows 8 operation PRAVE message files may be imported and replayed on the map Log replay of historical position may be filtered by date speed altitude direction and geofences All reports converted to the SAP Crystal Reports for Visual Studio 2010 format New Crystal Report added to graphically plot parameters from the historical log file Any of the 6 Communication Channels may be Serial TCP IP Socket Server or TCP IP Socket Client 5 1 6 GPSgate inte
95. oliceCarl PoliceCar2 PoliceCar4 PoliceCar5 PoliceCar6 potion Quad 3 a e A A Z raindrop red car red pushpin red truck reddot RedX RedX1 sailboat blue sailboat red satdish SchoolBus scissors ship shipl ship2 ship4 ship blue ship red shuttle smiley snowflk soldierl soldierl blue soldierl b Soldierl gr soldierl vio soldier2 b soldier2 gr soldier2 red soldier2 vio v x amp ba d south Star red star yellow stopwatl tools treel tree2 Triangle Blue Triangle o Triangle P m em m A amp triangle yel truck truck blue truck green truck orange VWbug wall warning wheel yellow pushpin yin yang The icon named default has a special usage If the Auto Add feature is enabled and a position status is reported from an object that is not in the database it will automatically be added to the Tracked Objects database and assigned the Default icon Overlaying an ESRI Shape File This feature of RavTrack PC works with some ESRI shape files but sometimes will not work with others From the RavTrack PC main screen select File ESRI Files Load ESRI Shape File This will bring up an open file dialog box to allow you to select the file to load RavTrack PC will assume the file extension of the shape file is shp Once the file is loaded it will be displayed on the map The color and default shape settings may be configured by the user To set the ESRI default settings select P
96. omizable ormation Field let gt NI HE tete by Remon venio 0T Tracked Object information Shows the seelcted object s 2 Quickly Re centi Map to Home RavTrack PC User Manual Zoom In Out with pg up down or Touch Buttons oo Fh to Clear Die de v Took Lem QUurGeus Simp qme Help Ussu Reported At 4 13 7033 11118 AM Last moved at 4 11 2013 6 11 15 AM p STOP ARM IN AMBER OFF Name ID Location Status Alerts of selected transponder UNS Mana o L 2 n EET Location of nearest transponder to the last point clicked on the map asa SanDvege Laege Speed Heading Input status and VLOCARISBAD 5 Database of al tracked objects th s user is allowed to view One click to select and view details are Communications and Dtabase Status This is the main user window for the RavTrack PC software program You will note in the lower right corner are buttons showing the status of the communications from the radio and GPS When they show red there is a problem with the radio communications set up Configure your Communications settings Data from a Raveon base station such as the M7 GX enters the RavTrack PC software program through one of 6 Channels Channels are either serial COM ports or TCP IP sockets They must be configured so that the program can receive over the air data from GPS transponders Computer workstations runni
97. ons 7 TCPAP Connection TCP Server TCP Client Remote IP Port 4082 iun 10 10 10 33 Device Raveon RV M7 38 4k baud X I Interpret GPS data w o ID as V Ignore E My GPS F Vehicle 9001 Make sure the Enable this channel item is checked If it is unchecked the software will ignore this channel 21 Section3 RavTrack PC User Manual RS 232 Serial Communications If you are using an RS232 serial port to communicate with the RV M7 radio check the Use a serial COM port and then select the COM Port port number that is connected to the RV M7 transceiver Note In the pull down list of COM ports the ports listed are the valid ports that the software has detected on the computer Also ensure that the device selected is the Raveon RV M7 TCP IP Communications Server Listener If you are using TCP IP to communicate with the RV M7 radio check the TCP IP Connection and the Server or Client button and then enter the local computer s Port Number that is used to establish the connection Raveon recommends using network port numbers 53885 53890 for the port numbers on the 6 RavTrack PC Communication channels In the pull down menu labeled Device Connected to COM port select Raveon RV M7 38 4K baud This is the device driver for the RV M7 transceiver E Important f you are using the TCP IP Server Listener feature you must disable your firewall or configure the firewall to pass the por
98. or the tracked objects This is the master database for the system and is shared by all users Data such as the unit ID name location and current speed are stored in this database It has these tables in it ObjectData LocationlInfo GroupMembers Groups Objectinfo Records for each tracked object Any object such as a car bike truck that has a GPS radio transponder on it will have an entry in this table which maintains the current information about the object location speed heading as well as a user friendly name If reverse geo coded address information is available this table will hold the street city state country and zip code of the location of each tracked object The list of groups and the IDs that belong to the groups The list of all groups defined in the system The free format table containing user defined fields with information about the IDs in the system UserRestrictions The list of restrictions applied to the various users Users LanufageText The list of all of the user names in the system A table with columns for various languages The translation text for much of the text in RavTrack PC is stored in this file and users may add new language columns as needed Microsoft SQL Server Database If the program is configured to use the Microsoft SQL Server database then the activity log is stored in one table and the tracked object information in a second table A third table will hold the
99. otate around in the direction of travel Uncheck if you always want the icon oriented in its default position 43 Section5 RavTrack PC User Manual If the ID is to be assigned to a particular group use the drop down list to select the group Assigning it to a group facilitates the displaying of different groups and reporting on tracked objects by group Once you configure a particular ID click the Save button to store it to the database To delete the ID from the database click Delete To add a new ID click on Add New 44 Section6 RavTrack PC User Manual s Program Operation Section 6 Special Keys F2 Center map on selected object and draw circles around it F3 Draw circles around selected object to locate it F4 Center map on the HOME location F5 Toggle range circles on off F6 Find nearest POI to the currently selected tracked object F7 Find nearest Tracked Object to the currently selected Tracked Object F9 Clear the alert flag for the selected tracked object F10 Pop up a status box for the currently selected Tracked Object F12 Reset measured distance to 0 when measuring ctrl F9 Clear all alert flags for ALL tracked objects ESC Close the window PageUp Zoom in on the map PageDown Zoom out on the map Mouse Operation Right Click Put mouse over any object on the map and right click to display information about that object The information will appear in the Object Info wi
100. ou only wish to log objects that are moving recommended also check Only Log moving objects and specify the minimum distance an object must move before its location and status are stored to the LOG table 39 Program Properties Program Operation Alerts Shell Programs Units and Display ESRI Data Se Activity Logging Home Locatic 7 Log position and alerts to database Home at V Only Log moving objects 100 ft Home at V Log at least every xx seconds 900 Fixed Home dd mm m Log File Entry Comment Pr 33 11 000 If you only store information to the Log table when an obejct is moving you may also want to also periodically store an update to the Log table To for a periodic entry in the log table for stationary objects check the Log at least every xx seconds box and enter the maximum number of seconds you wish to have between Log table entries for any particular vehicle For example In the configuration above RavTrack PC will store every postion report received from any vehcile that moves more than 100 feet If the vehicle does not move in 15 minutes 900 seconds then it will store an entery in the Log table anyway and continue to do so every 15 minutes seconds untill the object begins moving Each time the object moves more than 100ft between postion reports a log entry will be made This configuration is recommend so that the Log table does not grow excessivly large Once logging is enabled it still must be enab
101. own selection The single arrows lt and gt are for single stepping through the table The double arrows lt lt and gt gt are for jumping 20 log entries forward and backward in time As the log is replaying the virtual time of the replay is displayed in the Replay Time Date box The log file dots on the map are linked to the log file so the user may right click on a dot and the RavTrack PC program will display the location and status information in the Object Info window that was stored with that particular log entry Whenever log file dots are displayed on the map a Clear Track button will appear on the top of the main window Click this button to erase the log entries from the map RavTrack Operation View Overall System Mouse Pan Map X Clear Track Zoom m I Halm a When a log file is recalled the current position shown on the map of any tracked object recalled from the log will be the last one recalled from the log As soon as RavTrack PC receives a new position from the Tracked Object it will move its icon to the current position 62 Section8 V RavTrack PC User Manual Note whenever the Log Replay window is open RavTrack PC no long displays the current vehicle locations It is displaying historical data Once the Log Replay window closes RavTrack PC will automatically resume displaying the live data 63 Section9 RavTrack PC User Manual gt amp Alerts and Alarms Section 10
102. pt the operator to give the shape a name This named shape may be used when creating alert rules related 53 Section7 RavTrack PC User Manual to this fence Fence names used in geo fencing are not case sensitive Carlsbad and CARLSABD will be treated as the same fence name Deleting a Graphic From the Map To delete any POI fence or shape placed on the map right click on the graphic item Its location and information will be displayed in the Object Info window Press the Del button to delete it You must be logged into the program as Administrator to delete shapes graphics POls and fences To delete POls and Fences you may also open a list of the POls or Fences from the View menu select the POI or Fence you wish to delete and press the delete button Drawing Polygons Polygons may have up to 15 sides Select Draw Polygon on the Drawing Tools menu and then click on the map to draw the polygon When you are finished drawing the polygon press the Enter key If the polygon was drawn on the Virtual Fences layer then you will be prompted to enter a name for the fence you just created 54 Section8 RavTrack PC User Manual AD The Log File Section 9 A LOG table is a table stored in a database that holds historical information about the location and status of the tracked objects The LOG table may be stored in either an ACCESS database or an SQL database ACCESS The file name is TrackLog mdb and it is in Micro
103. rface updated to report knots Version 4 5 May 2013 Redesigned the way groups are created an managed Group membership stored on server now Added ObjectInfo table to server allowing users to create free format text information TCP Socket communication to base stations may be as either client or server Added language table to database to allow certain text fields to be language specific Added mass update feature in View gt List of Tracked Objects User can update names groups and certain features of large quantities of transponders Users log ins may be limited to viewing only certain groups of transponders Drop down list of groups may be edited by user to select which groups are on screen Added View System Status window for quick view of how many transponders are reporting in 95 Section13 RavTrack PC User Manual Version 4 2 Nov 2012 NMEA tracking uses RMA and GGA On map dot limit increased to 10 000 Added Alert List TCP server connection can receive PRAVE messages Version 3 5 August 1 2010 Added monthly backup of ini file Improve memory utilization Version 3 4 June 10 2010 Fixed bug with adding deleting User Groups Added Communications interface to GPSgate servers Improved Serial COM port reliability when plugging unplugging USB serial adaptors Version 3 4 June 10 2010 Fixed bug with adding deleting User Groups Added Communications interface to GPSgate servers Improved Serial COM port reliability when
104. rogram Properties ESRI Data The ESRI Data tab is shown below The user may configure the font size of the shape captions as well as various shape file options 51 Section6 RavTrack PC User Manual M i Sey Alerts Shell Programs Units and Display ESRI Data Servers Users amp Login r Caption Labels Display Line Options IV Display Captions za Shape line width pixels fio Font Size for Captions Shapelinecolor 0 Minimum sizeto display pixels Putbox around captions labels J7 OKto Overlap Captions fi ad dbf column for Caption M Graphic Options IV Polygons are Transparent Save and Exit Ve map datum of the ESRI shape file loaded into RavTrack PC must match the map datum of the currently displayed base map 52 Section7 RavTrack PC User Manual Y Drawing Tools Section 8 To draw graphics on the map or place points of interest POIs use the drawing tools built into RavTrack PC Select Tools Drawing Tools to bring up a small window that displays the drawing tools There are three primary uses of the drawing tools f 99 Drawing Tools 93 1 Draw geo fences for use in alerts and alarms Type of objectto draw 2 Draw lines and graphics on the map Virtual fence M 3 Place points of interest POIs to show the location of PEES D specific places that may also be used in alerts and alarms C DrawEllipse The layer on the map that the objec
105. rt may be triggered when a digital input meets a certain condition Digital inputs are 0 or low when there is no voltage on them Digital inputs are called high or 1 when there is a positive voltage on them To enable an alert using the status of the digital input on a tracked object first click on the Digital Input Monitoring button on the Rule Edit form Digital Input Monitoring F X ig 3 7 Door is Open Door is closed Ta auayi The put a check in the box corresponding to each input that should be monitored Once you check the input numbers then check the condition for the alert based upon that input For the example above input number 2 will be used to trigger an alert The alert will trigger when input 2 is low Door is Open Note that the user had previously configured input number 2 s high and low states to mean Door is Open and Door is Closed The actual text assigned to the high and low states is not important Geo Fences For Geo Fences a fence must first be drawn on the Fences layer of the map and then given a name Once a fence is drawn on the map a geo fence rule may be created using the named fence The rule may include any Parameter Input or Distance rule but when the geo fence option is selected the rule will only be checked if the tracked object is inside or outside the designated Geo Fence area To configure an alert to apply only inside or outside a geo fence
106. rtners be held responsible for inappropriate use of these products IT IS THE SOLE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE BUYER TO CONSULT LEGAL COUNSEL FOR THE INTERPRETATION OF ANY LAWS APPLICABLE TO THE AREA OF INTENDED USE OF THESE PRODUCTS 11 Section3 RavTrack PC User Manual TN amp Installation Section 3 Recommended System requirements RavTrack PC is a Windows application For small or stand alone systems it uses a Microsoft Access database to store its information in For larger system deep logging or multi user applications we recommend using a Microsoft SQL server to store the primary database Desktops Intel ib or i7 processor 4GB RAM 10GB free hard disk space 128MB graphics card NVidia Matrox or ATI recommended UXGA 1600x1200 resolution display 19 inch CRT screens resolution 1600x1200 Windows Vista Windows 7 Windows 8 32 or 64 bit versions Microsoft NET framework 4 0 Will be automatically installed if it is not on the target PC Laptops Intel i3 process or faster 2GB RAM 5GB free hard disk 15 inch TFT internal screen plus 19 inch external display Windows Vista Windows 7 Windows 8 32 or 64 bit versions Microsoft NET framework 4 0 Will be automatically installed if it is not on the target PC Server Optional If your server will LOG tables with more than 300 000 log entries at a time or your refresh rate in a multi user environment will be faster than 10 seconds we recommend you use a b
107. s are running on the SQL server computer go to Start gt Control Panel gt Administrative tools gt Services The SQL Server Browser service SQL Server and SQL Server Active Directory Helper services should all be started If they are not running enable and start them RavTrack PC First Time Setup Once the RavTrack PC software is loaded on the computer you must configure a number of settings and add your tracked objects to the database 16 Section3 RavTrack PC User Manual Begin by running the RavTrack PC application Select the Start Menu and then under All Programs select Raveon and then RavTrack PC This will start up the RavTrack PC software The first time the software is run you will see a pop up window showing the message RavTrack PC Trial Software License Contact Raveon sales to purchase a license to use this product Click OK and let the program begin normally Once it begins enter your license information RavTrack PC will run for 30 days with the Evaluation license key that is automatically installed with the product V The first computer to start RavTrack PC will create the tables in the RavTrack database so that computer must have full administration rights to the database For Microsoft ACCESS databases this should not be an issue For SQL databases you may need to temporarily allow the user on the RavTrack PC computer to have full rights to administer the RavTrack database Entering the Lice
108. s the database window This window shows the data for each tracked object It is updated in real time as new position and status information is received for each Tracked Object 27 Section4 RavTrack PC User Manual STE Tracked Objects View View Filter C Show All View All Name Stat UserGroup Time amp Dat Base 1 Everyone 10 31 2008 RV Everyone 11 1 2008 Dodge Everyone 11 1 2008 Trucks 10 31 2008 450R Everyone 10 6 2008 Pa Para Everyone 44 1 2008 Para2 Police 11 1 2008 zal Dan Everyone 11 1 2008 Car Num Everyone 10 31 2008 New 16 Everyone 11 1 2008 If the Show AIl button above the window is selected then the window is displaying every object in the Objectdata database There is a drop down list above the database window and the use can select a filtered sub set of the Tracked Objects to view Tracked Objects View z z View Filter C Show All Low Voltage lt 11 5V Reported Today Did Not Report Today CarNot Enabled Status Flags Sent User Group Trucks User Group Police User Group Emergency Filters are provided for showing moving objects stopped objects speeding and a host of other conditions Right clicking the mouse on an item listed in the Database Window will bring up a list of shortcuts Center To center the map on the tracked object that was cl
109. screen is a zoom drop down menu the operator may use to zoom in or out on the map The zoom value is in percent Zoom 75 z reme O m Alternately the Page Up and Page Down keys on mre ammi the keyboard may be pressed and the map will zoom in out appropriately 32 Section4 RavTrack PC User Manual Hint If the map appears blank zoom back 10 or smaller until the map image appears in the map window of the main screen To find a map if it is off screen select View Go To Map from the main screen The RavTrack PC keeps track of a Home position Home may be used for centering the map or referenced by the rules processor For example a rule may be configured to alert the operator if an object is too far from the Home position Or the RavTrack PC sagen TT may be configured to automatically keep the map y aura centered on the Home position Hore a fined kcalon Food Hares Pardon Home may be either a fixed location manually ie EDEN ar ae entered by the operator or it may be the current j JJ Lo position as reported by a local GPS receiver connected to a Communications Port This may be configured on the Program Operation tab of the Program Properties form as shown on the right Corte s vv Horne The Raveon RV M7 series of GPS transponders will output NMEA position messages mimicking the messages from a standard GPS as well as PRAVE position status messages from other transceivers so that a separa
110. se The put time is how long it took RavTrack PC to put the new position reports it received into the database Note that RavTrack PC performs all database access in a multi tasking background thread so this time does not reflect the speed of operation of RavTrack PC It is a measure of how fast the database server responds as well as the speed of the computer RavTrack PC is running on TCP IP Each of the 6 RavTrack Communication channels may be configured to operate as a TCP IP Server using the TCP IP protocol and a local network connection TCI IP clients and Telnet clients may connect to RavTrack PC s TCP IP Server and communicate with RavTrack PC using TCP IP via a network connection instead of directly connected to the PC via an RS232 serial port There are two ways to connect radios to the RavTrack PC 1 Rs232 and 2 TCP IP socket RS 232 Connection to PC RV M7 Radio TCP IP Connection using Terminal Server 85 Section13 RavTrack PC User Manual A Terminal Server is a device that converts RS232 serial data into Ethernet packets Once the serial data from the M7 is converted to Ethernet it may be sent over any LAN WAN or the Internet Terminal servers are an excellent way to expand the coverage of your system by allowing M7 base stations to be remotely located around a wide area all feeding the position and status data from the Tracked Objects back to a central computer running RavTrack PC RavTrack PC operates
111. select the type of geo fence from the drop down list in the Location Where This Rule Applies box The select the geo fence name Location Where This Rule Applies Fence name Bella Laguna z EVERYWHERE wo pr oM E OUTSIDE FENCE 7 Execute Shell 1 If you do not want any geo fence to apply to the rule select EVERWHERE 67 Section9 RavTrack PC User Manual Time and Day of Week The time of day and day of week that a rule applies to may also be defined for each rule you set up By default rules apply all day every day Change the Time Limit to set the time of day the rule applies to and uncheck individual Days of the Week that the rule should not apply to Time Limit 24 hours a day Only between 12 00 01 AM and 12 00 00 PM Days of the week v Mon V Tue V Wed V Thu V Fri V Sat V Sun Location Where This Rule Applies Fence name INSIDE FENCE v Bella Laguna Wrote If two fences on the map have the same name a rule alert may not be triggered even if the tracked object is inside or outside of either fence Do not use the same name for two different fences Actions When a rule s conditions are meet a variety of actions may be taken The possible actions are Action to Take When the Rule Triggers V Alert Operator Execute Shell 1 V Log when event triggers Execute Shell 2 Send Email When Rule Triggers Play a Sound File Send Email V Play sound Sound File to Play Emai
112. sian 48 Section6 RavTrack PC User Manual Step 3 4 and 5 Require the user to click on known location on their image and enter the latitude and longitude of these points These three calibration points are used to calculate all other points on the map image It is best to choose these three points on far sides of the map from each other You may also load icons into the maplib map Raveon has provided stock icons in the RavTrack PC program and a large library of additional icon graphics can be found in the icons subdirectory Save your calibrated maplib file in the maps subdirectory Icons Icon images are stored together with the map in a maplib file When the user creates a map they also may load icons into the maplib file for use with the map Supplied with RavTrack PC is a rich set of quality icons stored in the file Standardlcons maplib This file is merged with the currently selected map whenever the RavTrack PC begins This merging of files is transparent to the user and the end result is a larger list of icons to select from in RavTrack PC When an icon is assigned to an object a drop down list of available icons is shown and this list include the icon loaded in the current map s maplib file along with all the icons from the Standardlcons maplib file The standard icons included with RavTrack PC contain like these oa d 9 9 9 Q9 9 amp P 1 Red 2 Red 3dcross 3 Red 4 Green 5 Green 6 Green 7 Violet 8 Red 9 Orange
113. sion The COMPASS message has a regular type style V o Section2 RavTrack PC User Manual C EA S Overview of Major Capabilities Section2 General RavTrack PC by Raveon is a PC software application for displaying tracking alarming and logging the activity of RavTrack Transponders etri FC by eran Veri T am lcs UD icd f P ees Se l _ Be Bien Toch Player QUurGeum Slump Hem Help Clear ALERTS Gi Serdhego Lage n Setter hit Or Oerein Mowry aans nto VarVaz PALOMAR stor py ns I MeCLELLN phe p AIRPOR P ot oo 10AM en atest a4 EJ Z0 OA ce anan x o f OAMcEACHZE x a 342 PV on EGTZE 12 lt Ertives 164 Mouse postice 1313673 117 31349 p1 2235 Som CH 2 UBPS OK penton adeinildmmn This easy to use PC application graphically shows the location and status of cars trucks people or anything equipped with RavTrack Transponders The displayed map may be any graphic image bitmap or jpg Additional graphics such as lines shapes and icons may be added by the user RavTrack PC Features The features below are what make a RavTrack PC the right choice for real time tracking 1 Real time Position and status updates are available as quickly as every second The installer may configure the system report interval to whatever update interval he wishes trading off latency of reporting for power consumption and number of assists tracked 2 Simple A
114. soft Access format The table in this database file is named LOG MS SQL The log table is named LOG It is in the RavTrack SQL database Following is a list of the fields stored in the log file for each position status reception from a tracked object Number Object ID number 0000 9999 Name Text The Name of this Object at the time this record is stored EntryType Text The reason for this LOG entry Status Text Status Code Also the rule ID if this entry is due to a rule trigger EntryTime Date Time The PC s time of the last updated position received from this object Longitude Number The longitude of the last position received Latitude Number The latitude of the last position received from this object Alerts Text Warnings and alerts based upon Rules BLANK none Speed Number The object s estimated speed based upon last two reported positions Altitude Number The objects altitude Direction Number The object s estimate direction based upon the last two GPS reports Satellites Number Number of sattelites in view UTCtime Number The UTC time received over the air Voltage Number The device s DC voltage Temperature Number Temperature of the device RSSI Number Signal strength of the transmission Inputs Number The digital Inputs RuleNumber Number The Rule ID number if this is an alert entry Description Text A description field for this entry Sparel Text A spare data field Spare2 Text Another Spare field The LOG table holds the data for the lo
115. solution to this dilemma is to also run RavTrack PC on a management workstation and then configure the same No Reports Alert on the workstation If the a server fails causing the RavTrack system to stop recording GPS tracking data the workstation s No Reports Alert will then trigger send an email and or alert the operator 73 Section10 RavTrack PC User Manual E s S Mult User Operation Section 11 RavTrack PC may be run on multiple computers all monitoring tracking alerting logging and reporting on the activity of the system If a RavTrack PC is configured as a Client it will get the information it displays on the map and in the Tracked Object database window from a remote Database Server RavTrack PC uses a time date field in the database to synchronize the various workstations running RavTrack PC Itis very important that the time and the date on all of the PCs in the system be correct to within 20 seconds of each other RavTrack PC may be configured to use either a Microsoft ACCESS database or a Microsoft SQL Server database On RavTrack PC systems using Microsoft ACCESS databases default the TheTrackedObjects database is stored on the local hard drive in the default location of Raveon RavTrack PC Data directory If Microsoft SQL Server is used the shared database name is RAVTRACK and the table that holds the location status information for all tracked objects is called ObjectData To configure a P
116. street address location information for the tracked objects All three tables are held in one SQL database called RavTrack There may also be numerous backup copies of the LOG table ObjectData LocationlInfo GroupMembers Groups Objectinfo Records for each tracked object Any object such as a car bike truck that has a GPS radio transponder on it will have an entry in this table which maintains the current information about the object location speed heading as well as a user friendly name If reverse geo coded address information is available this table will hold the street city state country and zip code of the location of each tracked object The list of groups and the IDs that belong to the groups The list of all groups defined in the system The free format table containing user defined fields with information about the IDs in the system 25 Section3 RavTrack PC User Manual UserRestrictions The list of restrictions applied to the various users Users Lanufage Text Log LOG xxxxx The list of all of the user names in the system A table with columns for various languages The translation text for much of the text in RavTrack PC is stored in this file and users may add new language columns as needed Records for each position status received by the RavTrack PC program The RavTrack PC program may be configured to store every reception in the log store only data from moving objects in t
117. t computers have the right to access the SQL Data There are two ways a client computer will be authenticated by SQL Server Windows Authentication The user name and password that the person logged onto Windows on the client computer is used by SQL Server to authenticate the user SQL Server Authentication With this method RavTrack PC must be configured with a password and login name The same login name and password will be configured at the SQL Server By default Raveon configures SQL Server authentication login name as RavTrackUser and the password is password You my configure it to a name and password that you would like Here are some suggested steps when installing MS SQL Server Your installation may vary 1 If you are using Windows Authentication to connect and authenticate your computers make sure that all client computers have A A login name B A password that matches the EXACT login name and password on the server Windows Login will not work if the account names and passwords are not the exact same on the server that runs SQL Server and any client machine that wants to connect to it Install Microsoft SQL Server or SQL Server Express SQL Server Express is available from Microsoft at no charge Use the SQL Server Configuration Manager software program that is installed with MS SQL Server to configure the server Be sure to enable the TCP IP Client Protocol SQL Server Configuration Manager SQL Na
118. t is drawn on is very C Draw Circle important The Map Graphic layer is for graphics only and C Domacdmgie any object placed on it is for visual purposes only No point C DomsPolygon or object on the map Graphic layer can be used as a geo fence or POI e Circles squares and ellipses shapes placed on the Virtual 1 Red Ei Fence layer are given names when they are created The H shapes may be used for alerting and alarming when tracked objects move into or out of the area defined by the shape put preci on the Virtual Fence layer 2 zi Points are specified on the map by placing an icon at the location using the Place POI function If a POI icon is placed on the Points of Interest layer of the map the POI may be used to trigger alerts and alarms If it is placed on any other layer it will not be used when checking for rule alerts Placing a simple graphic on the map Select the layer Map Graphic from the pull down menu Select the shape you wish to draw line Ellipse Circle Rectangle POI Icon When drawing a shape the color of the pen may also be selected Click on the map and draw the shape Creating an Electronic Fence Geo Fence Select the layer Virtual Fence from the pull down menu Select the shape you wish to draw Ellipse Circle or Rectangle When drawing a shape the color of the pen may also be selected Click on the map and draw the shape When the shape is complete RavTrack PC will prom
119. t number you are using through it On Windows based server s if you are using NAT you should disable the Basic Firewall or configure a route pin hole in it for the port that RavTrack PC is using as a Server Listener TCP IP Communications Client Relay amp US rhe Client Relay communication option is available only on the Server version of the software and is used to relay position reports from one computer to another To configure a computer running RavTrack PC to automatically send all of the position reports it receives via its RS232 serial connection or TCP IP Server ports to a remote computer select Client Relay There are 4 items to configure when setting up the Client Relay 1 Local Port number Choose any appropriate un used TCP IP port number but Raveon suggests one in the range of 53885 53890 2 Remote IP address Enter the IP address of the computer you wish to relay the position reports to Note the remote computer must be a Server Listener 3 Remote Port number Enter the port number that the remote Server is listening on 4 My IP Address f the computer you are configuring has more than one network interface or IP address in it select the IP address to use 5 Device Select RavTrack PC from the drop down list Once the Client Relay is configured the remote receiving computer must be setup as a TCP Server Listener as if it were receiving a data feed from a Raveon RV M7 radio modem 22
120. te local GPS receiver is often not needed Mouse Operation The current position of the mouse pointer is shown and the bottom of the screen The position is shown in the dd mm mmmm format where dd is the degrees and mm mmmm is the decimal minutes You may change for position display format in the File gt Program Properties menu If the use right clicks the mouse on the map the ID of the closest Tracked Object will be shown on the bottom of the screen and the distance to it show to the right of the ID 3 rw Mouse position 26 34 9753N 113 27 0363W 1D 3 646 20mi CHO GPS OK Operator Admin Smart Buttons There are three smart button that may appear on the top of the window above the map They appear when the function they perform is active The three buttons are HOME CLEAR and ALERTS HOME CLEAR ALERTS Mouse Pe Bm Section4 RavTrack PC User Manual The HOME button will cause the map to be centered on the HOME location IN the FILE PROGRAM PROPERTIES Program Operation tab the user may configure home to be either at a fixed location or at the position of thelocal My GPS data The CLEAR button will appear whenever there are track dots on the map RavTrack PC can place up to 10 000 track dot to show breadcrumb trails of where the tracked objects have been Clicking CLEAR will erase them from the map When the number of track dots gets above about 1000 the responsiveness of t
121. three known geographic latitude longitude points on the image Along with the map image you may also add your own custom icons to the maplib Icons are used to show the location of tracked objects on the map or to designate Points of Interest POIs on the map RavTrack PC comes loaded with many stock icons but you may also add your own using the Map Creation Tool Executing MapManager In the Tools menu click on Map Creation Tool to create a new maplib map or open an existing map This will cause RavTrack PC to execute another program called MapManager exe MapManager is the program used to import maps calibrate them and save them in the maplib format When MapManager creates a maplib file it contains the graphic image or the map its calibration data and any additional icons created for use in the specific map Import your map graphic or file into the MapManager tool and follow the calibration instructions The graphic file to be converted into a map is loaded by selecting Map New Map from the MapManager main window Once this selection is made a calibration wizard will run and ask a series of questions to assist with the map calibration Step 1 Selects the map datum Select your country region from the drop down list and then choose the map datum you will use In the USA currently the most common map datum is WGS 84 The datum will be in Longitude latitude Step 2 Choose the map projection Most projections are Carte
122. tive Client Configuration gt Client Protocols gt TCP IP Also download and install the Management Studio for SQL Server The Express version may be downloaded at the same website as the SQL Server Express is downloaded from To run Management Studio as an administrator right click on it when you start it and say Run As and then select the administration account to run as Configure the SQL Server Settings using Management Studio a Set the default transaction time out to 600 seconds Tools Options Designers gt Transaction Timeout b Set the Server Authentication method to both Windows and SQL Server right click on the Server in Object Explorer select Properties Security page Check the correct button c Right click on your SQL database server and select Properties Enable the type of user authentication you wish to use We also recommend enabling Login Auditing of all login attempts to help trouble shoot authorization issues Make sure if you use SQL Authentication that the SQL Server and 15 Section3 6 RavTrack PC User Manual Windows Authentication is selected immer ye ae SCA Serve and Vindrws Authenticate mede Loge meng Mow Fb bores ont Succeadui logins ony Bof tied ond access tors Secom orowy 3000ut Enotes seran pwy ocount Using Management Studio create a database with the name RavTrack You do not need to create any tables in the database as RavTrack PC will ad
123. ually Delete Old LOG Entries selection to erase old log entries and reduce the size of the log database To erase all entries in the log file select Clear All To delete an old log table right click on it and select Delete Note each entry in the log file uses approximately 300 bytes of disk space in an ACCESS database or 1000 bytes in a MS SQL Server database Microsoft Access databases do not release spare disk space even when an entry in a database is deleted A special process called Compacting must be done after an entry is deleted to free up the disk space Click on the Compact Now button to free up the disk space for log entries that have been deleted This will often free up 50 80 of the log file disk space and not delete historical information Pruning the LOG table For optimum performance the main LOG table should not grow excessively large so it periodically should be Pruned Pruning removes old entries Use the Auto Prune feature to automatically have RavTrack PC remove old log entries from the LOG table Check the Erase Old Entries checkbox to enable the LOG table Auto Prune feature The select the maximum age for LOG table entries by setting the Older Than XX days value For example if it is set to Older Than 10 days RavTrack PC will automatically remove log entries that were placed in the LOG table more than 10 days ago T V The date of an individual record in the LOG table is dependent upon the date
124. usiness grade server to hold the LOG and TrackedObject database Typical minimum requirements are Intel Xeon E55xx processor or faster 6GB of RAM Server grade hard drives P Databases Microsoft SQL Server 2005 Microsoft SQL Server 2005 express 10GB database limit Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Microsoft SQL Server 2012 ARWONS Program Dependencies E RavTrack PC is built using Microsoft s NET foundation The computer RavTrack PC is installed on must have Microsoft s NET version 4 0 or higher If NET is not on the computer the RavTrack PC install program will initiate a download of it first before installing RavTrack PC 12 Section3 RavTrack PC User Manual E RavTrack PC uses Crystal Reports 10 to create and view reports Upgrade Note RavTrack PC 5 x and higher version are not compatible with prior versions of the program You must do a full install even if upgrading a previous version of RavTrack PC with a version number less than 4 0 E L S RavTrack PC Lite Installation Steps Follow these steps to install the Lite version of RavTrack PC The Lite version is suitable for mobile installations where not connection to a SQL database is required 1 Visit www ravtrack com and go to the Downloads section of the website 2 Click on the download RavTrack PC link on the website It will ask you to register the download 3 Click on the download RavTrack PC software program link to do
125. wnload it to your computer It is a 30 day free trial and with the appropriate activation key can be later authorized for Lite Standard or Server operation 4 A ZIP file containing an executable program called Setup5 zip will download to your computer It is a fairly large download typically 100 130MB so it will take some time to download 5 Once the download is complete open the ZIP file and double click on the file RavTrackPC exe contained in the ZIP file 6 Run the downloaded setup exe file and follow the setup instructions 7 RavTrack PC is now installed on the computer Proceed with the first time setup instructions RavTrack PC by default uses a locally stored Microsoft Access database to hold its information 8 The first computer to start RavTrack PC will create the tables in the RavTrack database so that computer must have full administration rights to the database For Microsoft ACCESS databases this should not be an issue L S Standard and Server Installation Steps 1 Visit www ravtrack com and go to the Downloads section of the website 2 Log into the website If you are a new user create a user account 3 Click on the RavTrack PC software program link to download it to your computer 4 A ZIP file containing an executable program called Setup5 zip will download to your computer It is a fairly large download typically 100 130MB so it will take some time to download 5 Once the download is comp

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