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TD520-02 Draft 4 – 1June09

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e vo Drive Use r G uide No part of t his docum ent m ay be reproduced, t ransm it t ed, processed or recorded by any m eans or form , elect ronic, m echanical, phot ographic or ot herwise, t ranslat ed t o anot her language, or be released t o any t hird part y wit hout t he express writ t en consent of Elst er. NOTI CE The inform at ion cont ained in t his docum ent is subj ect t o change wit hout not ice. Product specificat ions cit ed are t hose in effect at t im e of publicat ion.
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No part of t his docum ent m ay be reproduced, t ransm it t ed, processed or recorded by any m eans or form , elect ronic, m echanical, phot ographic or ot herwise, t ranslat ed t o anot her language, or be released t o any t hird part y wit hout t he express writ t en consent of Elst er. NOTI CE The inform at ion cont ained in t his docum ent is subj ect t o change wit hout not ice. Product specificat ions cit ed are t hose in effect at t im e of publicat ion.
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evoDrive User Guide Elst er AMCO Wat er C o nte nts 1. Intro duc tio n ................................................................................... 3 e vo Drive ™ Syste m a nd Use r G uid e O ve rvie w .......................3 e vo Drive Fe a ture s ......................................................................3 e vo Drive Syste m C o mp o ne nts ................................................4 2. Insta lling the e vo Drive Syste m .....................................................
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evoDrive User Guide Elst er AMCO Wat er Fig ure s Figure 1: The evoDrive ruggedized not ebook PC wit h included accessories ................................... 5 Figure 2: The evoDrive Mobile Collect or radio t ransceiver and dat a collect or ................................. 5 Figure 3: evoDrive Syst em I nt erconnect ions ............................................................................ 7 Figure 4: Reaching t he Bluet oot h set t ings t o link t he GPS unit ...................................
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evoDrive User Guide Elst er AMCO Wat er 1. Intro d uc tio n e vo Drive ™ Syste m a nd Use r G uide O ve rvie w The Elst er AMCO Wat er evoDrive syst em is a dat a collect ion t ool t hat enables ut ilit y personnel t o read wat er m et ers from a m oving vehicle, t hus saving t im e, cost s and im proving accuracy over convent ional m anual readings.
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evoDrive User Guide Elst er AMCO Wat er e vo Drive Syste m C o m po ne nts The t wo m ain hardware com ponent s of t he evoDrive syst em are t he Mobile Collect or and t he evoDrive not ebook PC. The evoDrive Mobile Collect or is a PC- based radio t ransceiver t hat opt im izes t he aut om at ion capabilit ies of aut om at ed m et er reading ( AMR) . The evoDrive not ebook PC, wit h t ouch- sensit ive screen, serves as a graphical int erface t o t he evoDrive Mobile Collect or.
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evoDrive User Guide Elst er AMCO Wat er Figur e 1 : Th e e voD r ive r u gge dize d not e book PC w it h in clu de d a cce ssor ie s Figur e 2 : Th e e voD r ive M obile Colle ct or r a dio t r a n sce ive r a n d da t a colle ct or TD520-02 Page 5 of 42 Draft 4 – 1June09
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evoDrive User Guide Elst er AMCO Wat er 2. Insta lling the e vo Drive Syste m Ve hic le Pre pa ra tio n The evoDrive syst em requires t he following: 9 Two in- vehicle DC accessory j acks, each fused for 20 A – one for t he not ebook PC and t he ot her for t he Mobile Collect or unit . 9 A secure m ount for t he Mobile Collect or unit – i.e.
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evoDrive User Guide Elst er AMCO Wat er Inte rc o nne c ting the e vo Drive C o m po ne nts Figure 3 illust rat es how t he evoDrive syst em com ponent s are int erconnect ed. Read t he Power- up Procedure sect ion first . USB Port for Rout e File I nst allat ion Figur e 3 : e voD r ive Syst e m I n t e r con n e ct ion s 1. Connect t he lapt op AC/ DC power supply cable t o t he lapt op ext ernal power connect er. 2.
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evoDrive User Guide Elst er AMCO Wat er 5. Connect bot h of t he ext ernal ant enna cables t o t he ext ernal ant enna j acks locat ed on t he evoDrive Mobile Collect or. Po we r- up Pro c e dure Because of t he am ount of current t hat will be drawn, t he vehicle’s engine m ust be running before power is applied t o eit her t he not ebook PC or t he Mobile Collect or.
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evoDrive User Guide Elst er AMCO Wat er 4. Double- click on t he GPS unit icon t o cause t he not ebook t o link wit h t he GPS unit . The GPS unit icon will show a handshake sym bol in t he GPS icon when t he Bluet oot h link is successful as shown in Figure 5. Figur e 4 : Re a ch ing t h e Blu e t oot h se t t ings t o lin k t h e GPS u n it DO NOT CLOSE THI S BLUETOOTH SETTI NGS WI NDOW BECAUE I T WI LL TURN OFF THE BLUETOOTH RADI O.
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evoDrive User Guide Elst er AMCO Wat er 3. O p e ra ting the e vo Drive Syste m So ftwa re evoDrive soft ware and t he Windows XP operat ing syst em are inst alled at t he fact ory, along wit h all GPS m ap files. For addit ional area m aps of new const ruct ion, cont act Elst er AMCO Wat er, I nc at ( 800- 874- 0890) . Syste m Sta rt- up Prior t o St art - up, ensure t hat ; 9 All syst em int erconnect ions are secure. 9 The vehicle engine is running before proceeding.
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evoDrive User Guide Elst er AMCO Wat er Load t he Rout e. Figur e 6 : Th e e voD r ive Gr a ph ica l Use r I n t e r fa ce Lo a d the Ro ute File Pro c e d ure Most likely, t he first t hing you will want t o do is t o load t he Rout e File. This is t he file t hat was generat ed from your com pany’s billing syst em by t he evoLink Rout e Manager and t ransferred t o t he not ebook PC using a USB t hum b drive or ot her m edia. 1.
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evoDrive User Guide Elst er AMCO Wat er 9 The Loading Rout e progress bar will appear briefly. 9 The rout e’s GPS locat ions will now display on t he m ap as black circles. The evoDrive locat ion is indicat ed by t he blue car and t he int errogat ion window is shown as a blue circle near t he vehicle. I f you receive t he “ evoDrive Error” m essage, click “ OK” and proceed t o t roubleshoot as follows: 1. Ensure t hat all cable connect ions are secure at bot h ends.
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evoDrive User Guide Elst er AMCO Wat er e vo Drive Func tio ns a nd O ptio ns The following t able provides an overview of evoDrive but t ons, t he opt ions and sub- opt ions available t hrough each but t on and t heir funct ions. Bu t t on STOP ROUTE REPORTS TD520-02 Opt ion Su b- Opt ion Fu n ct ion Cancel exit m enu Exit s t he “ St op Rout e” funct ion and ret urns t o norm al operat ion.
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evoDrive User Guide Bu t t on Opt ion Elst er AMCO Wat er Su b- Opt ion Fu n ct ion Displays area m ap, t racing previous rout e m ovem ent s in a series of blue dot s. ( You m ust st op reading t o evoDrive rout e.) e voD r ive ROUTE GPS D ETAI L Various ROUTE SCAN Scan Rout e For diagnost ic purposes. Displays sat ellit e inform at ion, current lat it ude and longit ude coordinat e of t he evoDrive/ vehicle.
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evoDrive User Guide Elst er AMCO Wat er e vo Drive Func tio n Butto ns The funct ion but t ons along t he left edge of t he evoDrive screen operat e as drop- down m enus. Touching a but t on will cause anot her layer of select ions t o appear. But t ons t hat are grayed- out ( such as t he Ret race Rout e and St op/ Quit but t ons in t he graphic shown at right ) are not act ive under t he current ( reading) condit ions. Load Route Button This is t he first but t on used.
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evoDrive User Guide Elst er AMCO Wat er Figur e 7 : Th e St op Rou t e but t on offe r s 4 opt ions.
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evoDrive User Guide Elst er AMCO Wat er Reports Button Touching t he Report s but t on enables you t o view evoRTM st at us and relat ed dat a in a variet y of form at s. Figure 8 shows t he Report s window t hat appears when t he Report s But t on is t ouched. The Report s window overlays t he m ain program window. Figur e 8 : Th e Re por t s scr e e n a ppe a r s w h e n t h e Re por t s bu t t on is t ou che d.
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evoDrive User Guide Elst er AMCO Wat er read. The Not Read report displays t he following inform at ion: 9 evoRTM Address ( physical post al address) 9 evoRTM Num ber ( serial num ber) 9 evoRTM St at us As illust rat ed in Figure 9, t ouching t he 2 – Re a d t ab, reveals a report t hat list s all evoRTM endpoint s t hat have been read successfully.
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evoDrive User Guide Elst er AMCO Wat er The Read report displays t he following inform at ion: 9 evoRTM Address ( physical post al address) 9 evoRTM Num ber ( serial num ber) 9 Read 9 Read Tim e 9 evoRTM St at us The 3 – Ta m pe r t ab report list s only t hose evoRTM endpoint s t hat have been read and have ret urned a posit ive indicat ion t hat t am pering has occurred. The Tam per t ab screen includes t he sam e kind of inform at ion t hat is found on t he Read report of Figure 10.
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evoDrive User Guide Elst er AMCO Wat er Figur e 1 1 : Re por t s W in dow - Ala r m Ta b The 5 - N ot Re a d I n W in dow report list s any evoRTM endpoint s current ly wit hin t he int errogat ion window t hat have not yet been read. Typically t he ent ries in t his report will appear briefly, t hen disappear as t he evoRTM dat a is capt ured. I f t he evoRTM has st ill not been read aft er t he evoDrive has m oved out of range, it appears on t he Alarm report .
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evoDrive User Guide Elst er AMCO Wat er Figur e 1 3 : Re por t s W in dow - Rou t e t a b ( in La r ge Re por t vie w ) TD520-02 Page 21 of 42 Draft 4 – 1June09
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evoDrive User Guide Elst er AMCO Wat er The 7 - Ou t of Rou t e t ab of t he Report s Window is shown in Figure 14. These are evoRTM endpoint s t hat have been read but are not part of your rout e ( not included in your rout e file) .
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evoDrive User Guide Elst er AMCO Wat er Settings Button The Set t ings window is accessed by t ouching t he Set t ings but t on. When t he Set t ings but t on is t ouched, a User Login window appears as shown in Figure 15. Figur e 1 5 : Use r Login is r e qu ir e d t o cha nge se t t ings. You m ust ent er a 6- digit password by t ouching t he applicable num ber but t ons in t he proper sequence on t he User Login window. I f it is necessary t o correct an ent ry, t ouch t he Clear but t on.
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evoDrive User Guide Elst er AMCO Wat er Figur e 1 6 : Th e Se t t ings scr e e n G - Ge ne r a l Ta b The General Tab screen is divided int o 6 m ain areas: Separat e Files, Manual Ent ry Order, Audible Tones, GPS Param et ers, When Dat alog ACCTs Ent er Window and a bot t om row of act ion but t ons. All opt ions are shown in t he default st at e. Se pa r a t e File s Opt ions This allows you t o t oggle ON/ OFF t he Audit File and t he Ret race File for aut om at ic updat ing.
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evoDrive User Guide Elst er AMCO Wat er begins updat ing or recording t o t he file. 9 Updat e Ret race File o The Ret race File records all vehicle m ovem ent s on t he rout e. o When you act ivat e Updat e Ret race File by checking it s box, t he program begins updat ing or recording your vehicle’s pat h along t he rout e. M a n ua l Ent r y Or de r Opt ions This allows you t o change t he order in which t he digit s in a m anual ent ry are ent ered.
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evoDrive User Guide Elst er AMCO Wat er Act ion Bu t t on s 9 Vie w Au dit Tr a il o This but t on allows you t o display all evoDrive act ivit y current ly st ored on t he hard drive of t he evoDrive. I t is a FI FO ( first - in- first - out ) file t hat drops t he oldest dat a in order t o add new records. This file is used only for diagnost ic purposes. 9 Re st or e D e fa u lt s o This but t on is used t o reset all of t he set t ings t o t heir fact ory- set default values.
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evoDrive User Guide Elst er AMCO Wat er Figur e 1 7 : Se t t ings W in dow - M - M a p t a b TD520-02 Page 27 of 42 Draft 4 – 1June09
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evoDrive User Guide Elst er AMCO Wat er evoDrive Retrace Route Button The evoDrive Ret race Rout e but t on can only be accessed when reading has been st opped. During a reading session t his but t on will be diffused in gray. When you select t his but t on a Select evoDrive Rout e window will open, showing t he rout e files available. 1. Touch t he desired rout e file t o select it t hen t ouch Open. • Aft er t he file has been loaded, t he evoDrive will display t he rout e m ap as shown in Figure 18.
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evoDrive User Guide Elst er AMCO Wat er 6. To st op t he rout e replay t ouch t he St op evoDrive but t on on t he left ( which will t hen change back t o t he evoDrive Rout e but t on) . GPS Detail Button Touching t he GPS Det ail but t on will reveal t he box of Figure 19. This provides diagnost ic inform at ion relat ed t o t he GPS syst em and t he m ovem ent of t he evoDrive. The dat a fields t hat are m ost m eaningful t o t he user are described below.
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evoDrive User Guide Elst er AMCO Wat er Route Scan Button This but t on enables you t o locat e a specific evoRTM and access t he associat ed Account I nform at ion. Accoun t I nfor m a t ion The Account I nform at ion window of Figure 21 displays all of t he inform at ion for a select ed account . The Account I nform at ion window is accessed by t ouching t he Rout e Scan but t on. When t his but t on is t ouched, a Scan Rout e num eric pad window appears as shown in Figure 20.
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evoDrive User Guide Elst er AMCO Wat er Aft er ent ering t he 15- digit serial num ber for t he evoRTM endpoint of t he account , t ouch t he ENTER but t on and t he screen of Figure 21 will appear showing available account inform at ion. I f you ent er t he serial num ber of an evoRTM endpoint t hat did not read, or has not yet been read, t he Account I nform at ion window will appear wit h t he Ent er Manual Read but t on black and act ivat ed as shown in Figure 22.
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evoDrive User Guide Elst er AMCO Wat er En t e r M a nu a l Re a d The Account I nform at ion box also allows t he user t o ent er a Manual Read for t he select ed account . This opt ion is only available for account s t hat do not current ly have a reading value. Touch t he Ent er Manual Read but t on as shown in Figure 22.
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evoDrive User Guide Elst er AMCO Wat er The procedure for ent ering m anual reads is as follows: En t e r ing M a n ua l Re a ds 1. Touch on t he Get Lat / Lon but t on t o display t he locat ion of t he evoRTM/ account on t he m ap. 2. Drive t o t hat locat ion and exit t he vehicle t o record t he m et er reading. 3. Ret urn t o t he vehicle and t ouch t he Ent er Manual Read but t on locat ed on t he Account I nform at ion window.
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evoDrive User Guide Elst er AMCO Wat er e vo Drive Da ta / Sta tus Displa ys The areas t o t he right and bot t om of t he evoDrive display screen provide dynam ic inform at ion regarding t he current rout e reading session. Right Side Bar The evoDrive right side bar is shown t o t he right . Rout e N a m e The Rout e Nam e displays t he current rout e ident ificat ion. e voRTM The evoRTM sect ion displays various dat a about evoRTM endpoint s in t he current rout e.
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evoDrive User Guide Elst er AMCO Wat er rem ain t he sam e. ( Window size is changed via t he Set t ings but t on G – General t ab.) M a p Sca le 9 Zoom I n and Zoom Ou t bu t t on s o Allow t he user t o change t he scale of t he m ap. The Page Up, and Page Down keys as well as t he plus ( + ) and m inus ( - ) keys m ay be used in t he sam e way t o increase and decrease m ap scale. 9 Sca le o Shows t he current m ap scale in feet or m iles.
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evoDrive User Guide Elst er AMCO Wat er Com pa ss I m a ge The com pass im age indicat es t he current com pass heading. 9 Snap t o Roads checkbox o Snap t o Roads can be act ivat ed from t his checkbox at any t im e. o This feat ure m oves t he im age represent ing your vehicle close t o t he road you are t raveling. 9 Map Rot at ion checkbox o This checkbox act ivat es a feat ure t hat aut om at ically rot at es t he m ap as you m ake t urns on your rout e.
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evoDrive User Guide Elst er AMCO Wat er Bottom Bar The evoDrive bot t om inform at ion bar is shown in Figure 24. Figur e 2 4 : Bot t om Ba r of e voD r ive Scr e e n La st Accoun t Re a d Shows t he st reet address of t he last evoRTM successfully read. Rout e Pr ogr e ss Graphically indicat es t he percent age of evoRTM endpoint s on t he rout e t hat have been successfully read t hus far. Cu r r e n t St a t u s Shows t he st at us of t he evoDrive connect ions and act ivit y.
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