StarFinder AVL User’s Manual & Reference Guide Revision 2.01 –June 2005 © 1999-2005 by Laipac Technology, Inc. All rights reserved – The Specifications and information regarding the products in this manual are subjected to change without notice.
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
© Laipac Technology, Inc. 2005 Table of Contents Starfinder AVL GPRS .............................................................................................. 2 Starfinder AVL GPRS Hardware...........................................................................2 Starfinder AVL GPRS Unit Overview................................................................3 Position Report................................................................................................. 4 Report Position by Event..
© Laipac Technology, Inc. 2005 How much time the car battery can last for Starfinder when car's parking?... 20 How can I reset the password if I forget the Unit's passowrd?....................... 21 How can I know the GPRS Server is running and accessible?...................... 21 Can I run the GPRS server on a PC with internal IP?.................................... 21 How many records can Starfinder Unit log?................................................... 21 Trouble Shooting..........................
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© Laipac Technology Inc. 2005 Starfinder GPRS Unit consists of GSM module, which is used for receiving and sending data over GSM network; GPS module, which is used for receiving GPS signal; and microcontroller which is used for coordiante the operations between different modules; EEPROM, which is used for saving settings and log data; Two Input ports and Two Output ports which are used for telmetric and telecontrol, RF panic reciever which is used for receiving RF panic signal from Key pad.
© Laipac Technology Inc 2005 require different settings for connecting to their network. Most GPRS network providers will have a quick start guide that shows the most important GPRS parameters for their network. The following GPRS parameters are required for Starfinder GPRS Unit using GPRS service: • • • • APN ( Access Point Name) APN User Name APN User Password GPRS Dial Number Once the Starfinder GPRS Unit has been configured via the serial port.
© Laipac Technology Inc 2005 The basic function of Starfinder GPRS Unit is for reporting the position information to the control center, there are two methods to let the Starfinder report the position and other information: Report Position by Event Report Position by Request -o- Report Position by Event Many events can trigger the Starfinder Unit to send report message to control center: • Input1(Opto1): when opto1 has input signal, the Starfinder will send position report to the control center together
© Laipac Technology Inc 2005 • Request Current Settings: this command can be used to inquiry the current settings in Starfinder Unit such as: data log time interval, data log distance interval, message report time interval, message report distance interval, geofence center point's lat/long, and deviation.
© Laipac Technology Inc 2005 -o- Output Ports and Application Output ports are designed so that the control center can control the vehicle remotely. Starfinder has two output switches (Relay1 and Relay2) for connecting or disconnecting remotely which is controlled by control center. Relay1 is normal open (the contact is disconnect at the condition of no power), it can be used for horn alarm trigger or other switch which need connect at emergency.
© Laipac Technology Inc 2005 -o- GPS Receiver GPS receiver specifications GPS RECEIVER SPECIFICATIONS General characteristics Navigation methods All-In-View, 2-satellite solution Parameter Value Channels 16 parallel RF connector SMA female RF frequency 1575.
© Laipac Technology Inc 2005 Position datum WGS-84 Navigation methods All-In-View, 2-satellite solution Performance Parameter Value Position accuracy 20m 2DRMS (PDOP=2.5, HDOP=1.5) Velocity accuracy 0.3m/s (PDOP=2.5, HDOP=1.
© Laipac Technology Inc 2005 * Call Forwarding, Call Barring * Multiparty * Call Waiting, Call Hold * USSD -o- RF Panic The RF Panic can be used to trigger the Starfinder and a position report to the control center as together with the RF Panic event. The DIP switch code of the key in which the 434MHZ or 418MHz RF module built-in should be preset to match the 434MHz RF receiver DIP switch code in the Starfinder in order to let the RF Panic work.
© Laipac Technology Inc 2005 • Geoference: when the geofence is set in Starfinder, the Starfinder will keep checking and • • • comparing the geofence and current position, whenever the Starfinder Unit find the vehicle is out of geofence, then out of geofence event will be triggered, the Starfinder will record the position information and the event code if the event mask is set.
© Laipac Technology Inc 2005 GPRS Password(e.g. fido): provided by your GPRS service provider then Starfinder will ask you: Your GPRS Server IP(e.g. 64.119.108.239): The static IP address of the PC in which gprs server is running then Starfinder will ask you: Your GPRS Server Port(e.g. 80): the port which you chose for the TCP/IP connect between Starfinder GPRS unit and gprs server, the default is 80 Then you will find: Settings Saved! The configuration is completed.
© Laipac Technology Inc 2005 One relays activate 13.8V 190mA Both relays activate 13.8V 240mA Note: Starfinder AVL has a option to switch the high accuracy GPS to an alternative low power 16Ch. GPS receiver with GPS shut down feature. The current consumption can drop down to 50mA in stand-by mode. MOQ will be required.
© Laipac Technology Inc 2005 Making using of the three LEDs which can indicate the operation states of Starfinder Unit during installation would be greatly helpful. • The Red LED on tells you the Starfinder is powered on • Green LED flashing tells you Starfinder is working but the GPS signal is still not available. Only when the Green LED is constantly on, the Starfinder has catch the valid GPS signal.
© Laipac Technology Inc 2005 cigarette light is not recommended. because when you shut down the car, the power supply from the battery to cigarette socket will be cut, then Starfinder will stop working.
© Laipac Technology Inc 2005 -o- GPRS Server Software GPRS Server is a proxy server which is used to pass data between Starfinder GPRS Unit and Starfinder Client software, and responsible for maintain the multi- Starfinder Units connection to Client software. GPRS Server Setup GPRS Server Settings -o- GPRS Server Setup Install GPRS Server in the next steps: 1. Find the CDRom in Starfinder Unit Package. 2. Insert CDRom in to your Server PC.
© Laipac Technology Inc 2005 3. Run CD Drive:\AVLGRSPInstallation\GPRS_win32_service1.1\setup\setup.exe -o- GPRS Server Settings Follow the following steps to complete the GPRS server settings: 1. Start Settings.exe software from desk top 2. Press create a new unit, then a dialog box new unit will pop up, fill in the Unit ID and Password of the Starfinder Unit you are going to install, then press ok to exit 3. Press save this unit's data button to save this configuration 4.
© Laipac Technology Inc 2005 mapinfo/arcview/autoCAD/bmp -o- GPRS Client Software Configuration Before using GPRS Client software, the following settings are required: • Network settings: goto Starfinder AVL Client 2.16->Network->Configuration: 1) put the IP address of the PC in which the GPRS Server is running 2) put the port# for the connection between Laipac Server and Starfinder Client software, to check what this port# should be, you can goto c:\windows\laipacGPRS.
© Laipac Technology Inc 2005 -o- Database For current version Starfinder GPRS AVL, the data base is integrate with client software. Each client software has its own data base which is Microsoft's Access. -o- FAQ The FAQs intend to help you quick start using Starfinder AVL GPRS system.
© Laipac Technology Inc 2005 change the PC's Regional and Language Options. Please goto PC->Start->Control Panel->Regional and Language Options->Regional Options->Select English(Canada)->Press OK to exit. After this changing, your vehicle will be shown on the map. -o- How many client software can I install to connect to GPRS server? There is no restriction, you connect as many as you want. But the overall performance will be going down with more and more client software connect to the gprs server.
© Laipac Technology Inc 2005 How can I reset the password if I forget the Unit's passowrd? The only way is uninstall the Starfinder Unit, use DB9 cable to connect Starfinder's RS232 port and PC's com port, start Hyperterminal (configure to 9600-8-N-1), use Starfinder's serial port local setting function to reprogram the Starfinder Unit, input a new password, and update the client software's vehicle property's Unit Password in the data base, then you can control this Starfinder Unit again from client softwa
© Laipac Technology Inc 2005 -o- Trouble Shooting The trouble shooting lists the most common problems for our customers experience and provide some procedures for solving the problems step by step.
© Laipac Technology Inc 2005 • Is the Password programmed correctly? If the password is not programmed correctly, Starfinder will not respond the command sent by Starfinder client software • Is the GPRS dial number correct? The GPRS needs a special dial number for accessing GPRS gateway, you can ask your GPRS service provide give you this number, usually this number will look like *99#, *99***1#, *98***2#...etc.
© Laipac Technology Inc 2005 IP into its list. So that both Starfinder Unit and Client software can connect to GPRS server. • Check the two port number setting in GPRS server: goto PC -> Start -> Run -> %systemroot%, then open laipacGPRS.ini, you will find the following information like: [options] gserverport=80 pcserverport=5063 In here, port 80 is for the connection between Starfinder Unit and GPRS server, port 5063 is for the connection between Laipac Server and Client Software.
© Laipac Technology Inc 2005 is "A", then this GPS signal is available, if it is "V", then it is invalid GPS signal, the vehicle won't be shown on the map • The Vehicle's Unit ID and which you are current high light on the client software doesn't match. The Starfinder software only show current hight light vehicle. To high light a vehicle, just put the mouse to a vehicle in the left top corner vehicle list and click on it.
© Laipac Technology Inc 2005 transmit data, lower than that will cause the GSM modem doesn't work -o- Starfinder Unit cannot be configured via RS232 When you configure the Starfinder via RS232, but there are no texts appear on the Hypertermial or there are texts but when you type PC's keyboard, the Starfinder doesn't respond you.
© YLaipac Technology Inc 2005 -C- Index -H- Can I run the GPRS server on a PC with internal IP? 21 Can I use normal AC power adaoptor for Starfinder testing? 19 Client Software receives data, but the vehicle doesn't show on the map 25 Configuration Via Serial Port 11 Customer Account Setup 18 -D- Data Log and Download 10 -E- How can I know the GPRS Server is running and accessible? 21 How can I reset the password if I forget the Unit's passowrd? 21 How many client software can I install to connect to
© Laipac Technology Inc 2005 Position Report 4 Possible reasons from Client Software 24 Possible reasons from GPRS Server 23 Possible reasons from Starfinder Unit 22, 22 Power Cable 15 Power Supply 12 -R- Remote Control 6 Report Position by Event 5 Report Position by Request 5 RF Panic 10 -S- Software Overview 15 Starfinder Client Application Software 17 Starfinder Control Panel 18 Starfinder Database 19 Starfinder GPRS AVL 2 Starfinder GPRS AVL Hardware 2 Starfinder GPRS AVL Software 15 Starfinder GPR
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