Lat Lon LL13 Users Manual

Solar Tracking Unit (STU)

Website Users Manual

Version 2.01

April 6, 2009

LAT-LON, LLC

4251 S. Natches Court, Unit C

Sheridan, CO 80110

877-300-6566 Phone [phone] Fax

www.lat-lon.com

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LEGAL INFORMATION

Version 2.01
Copyright © 2008 Lat-Lon, LLC. All rights reserved.
Lat-Lon, RailRider, Rail Tough are trademarks or registered trademarks of Lat-Lon, LLC. All other
product and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks or trade names of their respective
owners.
US patent No 6,339,397 and other pending patents associated with this product’s hardware and
software copyright © 1999-2007. Lat-Lon, LLC. All rights reserved.

The information in this manual was written for version 4 of the Lat-Lon customer data website. Lat­Lon operates a policy of ongoing development. Lat-Lon reserves the right to make changes and
improvements to any of the products described in this document without prior notice.
UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES SHALL LAT-LON BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LOSS OF
DATA OR INCOME OR ANY SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, AND CONSEQUENTIAL OR INDIRECT
DAMAGES HOWSOEVER CAUSED.
THE CONTENTS OF THIS DOCUMENT ARE PROVIDED “AS IS”. EXCEPT AS REQUIRED BY
APPLICABLE LAW, NO WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED,
INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY
AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICLAR PURPOSE, ARE MADE IN RELATION TO THE
ACCURACY AND RELIABILITY OR CONTENTS OF THIS DOCUMENT. LAT-LON
RESERVES THE RIGHT TO REVISE THIS DOCUMENT OR WITHDRAW IT AT ANY TIME
WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE.

FCC NOTICE: 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. However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference
to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user
is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is
connected.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

• It is strongly recommended that the TV be plugged into a separate wall outlet.

This equipment has been verified to comply with the limits for a class B computing device, pursuant to
FCC Rules. In order to maintain compliance with FCC regulations, shielded cables must be used with
this
equipment. Operation with non-approved equipment or unshielded cables is likely to result in
interference to radio and TV reception.

The user is cautioned that changes and modifications made to the equipment without the approval of
manufacturer could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.

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CONTENTS

CONTENTS ............................................................................................................................................................................. 3

INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................................................................... 4

LOGIN ...................................................................................................................................................................................... 5

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OGGING-IN

M

AIN MENU FUNCTIONS

REPORT – VIEWING DATA / MAPS.................................................................................................................................. 6

S

TANDARD REPORTS

Fleet Report ...................................................................................................................................................................... 6

History Report .................................................................................................................................................................. 6

R

EPORT DISPLAY

Mapping functions ............................................................................................................................................................ 9

Map Icons ......................................................................................................................................................................... 9

Report Functions .............................................................................................................................................................. 9

Save to Excel, Save to Text, Print Page............................................................................................................................ 9

C

USTOM REPORTS

S

PECIALTY REPORTS

ADMINISTRATION ............................................................................................................................................................. 10

A

CCOUNT SETUP

A

DMINISTRATION ACCOUNT MENU

Users .............................................................................................................................................................................. 11

Dispatch Page ................................................................................................................................................................ 12

Alerter Page ................................................................................................................................................................... 13

Units ............................................................................................................................................................................... 14

Reports ........................................................................................................................................................................... 15

Maps ............................................................................................................................................................................... 17

Alerts .............................................................................................................................................................................. 18

GeoItems ........................................................................................................................................................................ 21

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DMINISTRATION TIPS

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PREFERENCES .................................................................................................................................................................... 26

LOGOUT ................................................................................................................................................................................ 27

APPENDIX I: DATABASE FIELD DEFINITIONS .......................................................................................................... 28

APPENDIX II: SPECIALTY REPORT DEFINITIONS ................................................................................................... 29

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INTRODUCTION

Welcome to the Lat-Lon tracking and monitoring service! The Lat-Lon website is your portal to view
the data that your GPS units send out. You now have the ability to track and manage your mobile
assets from anywhere in the world using only Microsoft Internet Explorer and an Internet connection.
The website has mapping capability, reporting capability, and administration capabilities.

This document explains the structure and functionality of the Lat-Lon website. The document is
divided into four main sections that mirror the menu structure of the website:

1. Login

2. Reports – Viewing data / maps

3. Administration

4. Preferences

Lat-Lon will keep one year of data on hand. If your intent is to have a historical record of your GPS
units then you need to off load data or contract with Lat-Lon to maintain the data.

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LOGIN

Logging-In

To access the website, go to www.lat-lon.com and press the “LOGIN” button on the left of the Lat­Lon home page. The next page you will see a place to enter your username and password as shown
below:

Main Menu Functions

Once logged in the account, there will be a menu bar along the top that has the following options:

Report | Administration | Preference | Logout

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REPORT – VIEWING DATA / MAPS

As a user you are able to go directly to viewing reports and maps by selecting Report on the menu bar
as shown below.

Report | Administration | Preference | Logout

On the left side of the next page you will see a drop down menu that is labeled “Select a Report”.
There are two standard reports with each account. An administrator may setup or add as many custom
reports as desired. This is explained in more detail in the administration section.

Standard Reports

Fleet Report

The Fleet Report is for viewing the latest message from your fleet of units. The Time Zone drop
down box allows you to see the report times in any time zone.

You have a choice to view MAP ONLY, DATA ONLY or BOTH
You also have a choice to view your Geofences or Geopoints (“Geoitems”) on the map or not by
checking the “Show Geoitems” box.

See the GeoItems section for more information on how to set up geofences and geopoints.

History Report

The Unit History Report is for viewing specific units for specific dates. More than 1 unit can be
viewed at the same time by clicking and dragging, clicking while holding the “shift” key, or
clicking while holding the “ctrl” key.

Choose your Time Zone, Unit Number(s) and Date Range
You have a choice to view MAP ONLY, DATA ONLY or BOTH. Also, check or uncheck the
“Geoitems” box.

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Report Display

MAP Display: This choice is for a full page map
DATA Display: This choice is for a full page of data
BOTH Display: This choice gives you a split screen and shows you both the map and the data.
Show Geoitems: This check box allows you to see any geopoints or geofences that you set up

on the map. Please see the GEOITEMS section below for more information on setting up
geofences and geopoints.

See example below.

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Mapping functions

The map has a menu bar in the upper left corner of the map. The + or - icons can be used to
zoom in and out. Double clicking on the map will center that point and zoom in one level. The
map can be panned by clicking and dragging the map.

The Road map is the default display but aerial views can be shown by selecting the Aerial
button. Bird’s Eye view is also available in some areas.

At the bottom of the map is a drop down box with the valid map views. The administrator can
set up these views to quickly zoom into particular areas (See Maps).

The map scale in shown in the lower right corner.

Map Icons

Some icons may not be applicable to your unit.

Report Functions

Each row can be sorted by clicking on the column heading. Heading names and column order
can be controlled by the administrator.

The size of the columns can be manipulated by clicking and dragging them to be larger or
smaller.

If your report is longer than 100 records, you will see paging options at the bottom of the report.
See example below.

Save to Excel, Save to Text, Print Page

The above options are given after you run your report.
Click on any of the above and the entire report (including multiple pages) will be saved or
printed.

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