DG-500 GPS Data Logger Quick Start Guide Version: 0.9 USGlobalSat Incorporated GlobalSat WorldCom Corporation 14740 Yorba Court Chino, CA 91710 16F., No. 186, Jian 1st Rd, Zhonghe Dist., Tel: 888.323.8720 / Fax: 909.597.8532 sales@usglobalsat.com www.usglobalsat.com New Taipei City 23553, Taiwan Tel: 886.2.8226.3799/ Fax: 886.2.8226.3899 service@globalsat.com.tw www.globalsat.com.
Chapter 1：Function and Specifications 1-1 Functions and features Data logger for recording the traveled path data Compact and portable Support USB Mass storage Support Micro memory card up to 32G, points (with location/ time/ date/speed) Built-in high efficiency Li-Ion battery Press to save the current point, you could save the points anywhere Micro USB port for charging GPS fix status shown by LED Battery power low shown by LED Charging shown by LED Memory status shown by LED Water-
1-2 Specifications Electronics GPS Chipset Frequency C/A Code High Performance GPS chipset L1, 1575.42 MHz 1.
Humidity Mechanism Size Weight Operational up to 95% non-condensing 79mm* 42mm* 19mm 58g 1-3 Accessories DG-500 Main Unit USB Cable 1-4 Appearance 1 Micro USB port 2 Power Key 3 Reset key 4 Micro SD Card
4 Bluetooth & Memory LED 5 Power LED 6 GPS LED 7 Main Button 8 Micro SD Card Slot 1-5 LED Indicator Chart BLE &Memory LED LED State Red (On) Red Blue Blink Slowly Blink Quickly (Once per second) (Once every 3 seconds) Memory card is not Memory is full installed Blue Blink Quickly (Once per second) Bluetooth is on, but Bluetooth is not connected to connected to the the other Bluetooth other Bluetooth Power LED LED State Orange Red DG-500 is being charged Battery power is low GPS LED LE
Chapter 2：Start to Use 2-1 DG-500 Operation 1. Initially, the enclosed rechargeable battery requires a complete charge before device usage. Therefore, to maximize your device’s battery life it is highly recommended to connect DG-500 to AC charger for 4 hour battery charge time (DG-500 in power-off condition.) 2. Install the Micro SD Card into the Micro SD Card Slot with the metal side facedown. Press and hold the power button for three seconds to turn on DG-500. Then you would see GPS LED on. 3.
2-3 DG-500 Bluetooth ON Under power-on status, press and hold Main button for three seconds to turn on the Bluetooth. The Bluetooth LED would blink blue slowly. After DG-500 pairs with the other Bluetooth, the Bluetooth LED would blink blue quickly. GPS Data could be sent out via Bluetooth. 2-4 Save the Waypoint When DG-500 could get GPS fix, you could short press main button to save the waypoint to Micro SD Card. The memory LED would blink red once.
Chapter 3: DG-500 PC Utility Operation 3-1 PC Utility Function Uploading the recorded data Upload the traveled path data into PC and save it (1) KML format for Google Earth Saving data into (2) GPX format file different format (3) CSV format file (4) GSR format file Data logging Setting Power Saving Mode Bluetooth Status Height Limit Setting the recording interval Range:1~5 second 3-2 Main Screen Introduction Start to connect 1. Connect DG-500 and PC by USB cable. 2.
Menu bar Tool bar： Open the file in the PC Save data to PC Filter function Upload DG-500 traveled data Delete all data in DG-500 Set DG-500 function Play Log file PC Utility version Traveled path data list： List the traveled path data loaded from DG-500 or from file Traveled path information field： Show the information of traveled data, including date, time, longitude, latitude, speed, and height (according to the DG-500 data setting) Google Map Display: Show the selected point of the travele
3. The downloaded data would be displayed on the traveled path data list. Each data would be displayed the date and the starting time.
4. You could display the traveled path data on Google Map by selecting the data in the traveled path list. If you double click the traveled path, Google Map would move to the starting point of that traveled path. The Traveled Path Information field would display all the recorded points. The manually saved waypoints would be marked with 5. You could display any points on Google Map by click on that point in the traveled path information field. That point would be marked as on Google map.
6. You could select several traveled paths to display on Google map. The traveled paths would be marked by different colors. 7. You could check the details of each point in the traveled path information field. The manually saved waypoints would be marked with start signs. 3-4 Filter the Traveled Points by 1. 2. Click on the icon on tool bar. You would see the screenshot as below. 3. Enter the speed you’d like to filter and choose the filter rule. Then you could get the points of your setting.
4. Corresponding data. 5. Select would display all the manually saved points.
3-5 Save Data to PC You could save the traveled path data by clicking on You could save the data in the format of *.gsr or *.kml or *gpx or *.csv. You could open the saved traveled path data by clicking on open the file of *.gsr format. . 14 icon.
3-6 Set the Save Points format Click on icon on tool bar or select [Device] [Device Setting] You would see the screenshot as below. Function description: Data logging format (choose the required travelled point’s detail for recording) Position and Gsensor: Record the position and G-force information. Position data would be recorded in the file format of gpl. G-force data would be recorded in the file format of gel. Position: Only record the position data and save it as the file format of gpl.
Turn on/off power-saving mode. In power-saving mode, device would not record position if it does not detect movement for 5 seconds. Bluetooth Status on/off: Turn on/off the Bluetooth. Height Limit on/off Turn on/off the limit of height, 18,000 meters. Data logging interval Select the interval for recording the position at the pull-down menu of “GPS interval.” This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
