DAVIS DriveRight Palm Download Kit User Manual
DriveRight
®
Palm Download Kit
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
For use with DriveRight Fleet Management Software 3.0 or later
The Palm Download Kit allows a Palm Pilot running Palm OS 3. 5, 4.0 or 4.1 to
download trip data from a DriveRight device for transfer into DriveRight Fleet
Management Software (FMS) 3.0 or later.
Requirements
• DriveRight 600, Trip 500AL, Trip 130AL, or Trip Computer
• DriveRight FMS version 3.0 or later
• DriveRight download cable (included with DriveRight FMS)
• Palm or Palm-compatible PDA with serial interface
(tested with the Palm m105 and m125)
• Serial cable adapter (included with Palm Downl oad Kit)
• Serial interface cable for the Palm PDA
• Palm OS 3.5, 4.0 or 4.1
Contents
Installing the Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Downloading Data to Palm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Transferring Data from Palm to PC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Viewing Palm Database Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Deleting a Database . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Detecting a DriveRight Device. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Identifying Your Software Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Contacting Davis Technical Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
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Installing the Software
The first step is to install the Palm Download Kit software on your Palm.
Note: These instructions were written for Palm Desktop 3.1.1. If you are using different
software for your Palm OS PDA, please refer to the instructions for your PDA to
install the DriveRight Palm Downloader software on your PDA.
1. Insert the Palm Download Kit CD in your CD drive.
2. Open the Palm Desktop or equivalent software on your PC.
Note:If you haven’t yet installed the Palm Desktop or equivalent software on your
computer, please refer to the instructions that came with your PDA to install the
software before proceeding.
3. Click the Install button from the programs tool bar, from the View menu, or
press the F7 function key. Or, click the Windows Task Bar Start button, highlight Programs, highlight Desktop, and select Install Tool.
4. Verify that the correct user account is displayed in the User box.
5. Click the Add button in the Install Tool dialog box
6. In the Open dialog box, locate and select “DriveRight.prc” on the
DriveRight Palm Download Kit CD.
7. Click the OK button in the Open dialog box.
8. Click the Done button.
9. Place your Pal m P DA in the Hot Sync cradle.
10.Press the Hot Sync button on the cradle. The Palm Desktop automatically
installs the Palm Download Kit software on your Palm.
Page 2 Palm Download Kit
Downloading Data to Palm
Use the following instructions to download trip data from a DriveRight device
to a Palm PDA.
Note: Each download to the Palm will automatically be stored in a new database fi le. The
files are named “DRDB-#”, and are numbered sequentially for each download.
1. Referring to the illustration, use the supplied 9-pin cable adapter, your Palm
serial cable, and the Driv eRig ht dow nl oad cable to conne ct y our Palm to the
DriveRight. You may have either a molded one-piece download cable or a
three-piece download cable, both of which are shown below.
Palm Pilot
Serial Port
Cable
Three-Piece
9-Pin
Cable Adapter
Download Cable
Serial Port
Connector
DriveRight Device
DriveRight
Connector
Molded One-Piece
Download Cable
Palm PDA to DriveRight Device Connection
Hardware
Module
2. Open the Palm Launch window and tap on the DriveRight icon .
3. Tap DriveRight in the title area at the top of the screen.
4. Tap Download in the drop-down File menu. The Download window shows
download status as the data is transferred to the Palm.
5. When you see the Download Complete message, tap OK to return to the
Palm DriveRight main window.
Downloading Data to Palm Page 3
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