Palm HPK012 User Manual

7-2-2003

Pole Track

User’s Manual

HPK012 Contractor Kit

This document contains training information specifically designed for the

Hayton Systems Pole Track application. Pole Track is designed and licensed by

Hayton Systems. Any required changes to this document or the application

should be forwarded to Verizon Network Services – Infrastructure Provisioning

Systems Support.

Hayton Systems

3210 Smokey Point Drive #200

Arlington, WA 98223

360-659-5804

fax 360-659-6823

800-990-8360

www.haytonsystems.com

Verizon Approved

by Dennis Brooks

dennis.brooks@verizon.com

972-718-6150

This document contains Hayton Systems Confidential and Proprietary Information. Users shall maintain such Confidential and Proprietary Information in confidence until such information is made publicly available by Hayton Systems. Users shall take reasonable precautions to limit the disclosure of such Confidential and Proprietary Information only to your employees who are necessary to evaluate and/or use such information.

Contents

1. INTRODUCTION......................................................................... 1

2. KIT INFORMATION ................................................................... 2

2.1

Pole Track Kit

3. QUICK START.......................................................................... 6

3.1

Quick Start Installation

3.2

Quick Start Handheld

4. THE HANDHELD TERMINAL.................................................... 10

4.1

Standard Applications

4.2

Scanning Notes

4.3

Entering Text

5. SET DATE AND TIME.............................................................. 14

6. APPLICATION LAUNCHER AND RESTORER................................ 15

7. START POLE TRACK AND ENTER SETTINGS ............................ 16

7.1

Maintaining the List of Auditors

8. TRACKING POLE ASSETS........................................................ 18

8.1

DATA View

8.2

Data View Fields

8.3

Add, Edit, Delete Attachments

9. UTILITIES.............................................................................. 21

10. GPS CHECK UTILITY PROGRAM........................................... 23

APPENDIX A – GRAFFITI ................................................................. 24

APPENDIX B - DATA FORMATS ........................................................ 25

B.1

Pole Header Record

B.2

Pole Details Record

B.3

Pole Attachment Record

ASCII TABLE ................................................................................ 29

GLOSSARY ...................................................................................... 31

1. Introduction

Power and telecom cables often use the same utility pole. Telecom companies often lease space on poles owned by power companies (and vice versa). Telecom companies pay a significant sum to power companies for this leased space. Telecom lines are often moved and occasionally leased poles are no longer used. Pole Track allows you to inventory poles so the power companies are paid only for the poles actually used.

Pole Track Terminal

Pole Track operates on the Symbol SPT handheld terminal and uses an operating system based on the Palm III operating system. Pole Track terminals include some standard Palm III “organizer” functions, an integrated bar code scanner, and a GPS module.

GPS Module

The GPS (Global Positioning System) module provides precise longitude and latitude coordinates to Pole Track. The GPS module connects to the bottom of the terminal and uses an internal antenna to receive the GPS data from the satellites.

Tracking Poles

The terminal prompts for information about each pole and each pole attachment. The terminal stores the collected pole data and you then send the collected data to the Pole Track server. The server receives the pole data and it uses this data to update its master database.

Summary

Pole Track provides an intuitive and efficient way to track the poles used for telecom cables.

2. Kit Information

Pole Track kits come with everything needed to start tracking telecom poles. In addition to the complete kits you can also order spare parts.

2.1 Pole Track Kit

Pole Track Kit

Part # HPK012

Description

Comments

Part #

Symbol SPT1800 1D Scanner Modem Cradle Cradle Power Supply Power Supply Cord Vehicle Charging Adapter Spare Battery Stylus 5 Pack

with slip case

with cable

for cradle

Lithium Ion

H15019 H15004 H15008 H15009 H15017 H15016 H15013

GPS Adapter

H15025

Modem Adapter Serial/Charging Cable

9-pin to 25-pin

H15012 H15010

SPT Soft Case User’s Manual Hard Carrying Case Quick Start Guide

for terminal & cables

for the entire kit

H15007 HS2151 H15006

N/A

Options:

Jazz 150 Power Inverter SPT to Printer Adapter

for portable printer

H15031 H15030

2.2 Parts List

The Contractor Kit contains these components. Contact Hayton Systems to reorder components or accessories.

H15019

Symbol SPT1800

with 1D Scanner

H15004

Modem Cradle

(with cable)

H15025

GPS Adapter

H15008

Cradle Power

Supply

H15009

Power Supply

Cord (for Cradle)

H15016

Spare Battery (Lithium Ion)

H15013

Stylus 5 Pack

H15012

Modem Adapter

(9-pin to 25-pin)

H15010

Serial/Charging

Cable

H15007

Soft Case for

Terminal and

Cables

H15006

Hard Carrying

Case (for the

entire kit)

HS2151

User’s Manual

2.3 Repair Procedures

Send hardware in need of repair to Hayton Systems for processing. The SPT terminal, modem cradle, and GPS adaptor are the only components considered repairable. All other components are considered as expendable items that are not economical to repair due to their low initial cost.

Contact Hayton Systems at

http://www.haytonsystems.com/support/repairs.htm

(or call 360-403-9194) to begin the repair process. Complete and submit the online Return Authorization (RA) Form. After submitting the RA you will receive an RA number via email. Print two copies of the authorization: one copy for your records and enclose one with hardware being returned. The repair process normally takes three to four weeks.

You can make a copy of this shipping label and use it when returning the equipment.

From:

Name

___________________________ _ Address

___________________________ _ City/State/ZIP

___________________________ _ RMA Number ____________________

To:

Hayton Systems Attn: Wayne Hayton 19007 61st Ave NE Unit 3

Arlington, WA 98223

3. Quick Start

The quick start section is meant to be a reference on how to use the Pole Track system. The remainder of the manual describes each step in greater detail.

3.1 Quick Start Installation

The Pole Track kit includes all of the parts needed to begin operating. Unpack the kit and follow these steps:

1. Plug one end of the phone cord into the

Line-In

port on the back of the

cradle. Plug the other end of the phone cord into a telephone wall jack.

2. Plug the Power Supply into the

VDC

plug on the back of the cradle.

Connect one end of the power cord to the power supply and plug the other end of the power cord into a wall outlet.

3. Place the spare battery into the charging slot on the top of the cradle

(contacts down and facing the back of the cradle). Gently push – DO NOT FORCE -- the battery down until the charging light illuminates (leftmost light on the cradle). A red light means the battery is charging and green means it is fully charged.

4. Remove the terminal from the yellow Soft Case. Do not place the terminal

in the Modem Cradle yet. Press the red button on the terminal to turn it on.

5. Check the battery indicator on the top line of the terminal’s screen. You

should fully charge the battery before using the terminal for the first time (indicator should be completely black). If the battery is not fully charged then place the terminal in the cradle to completely charge the battery (about 30 minutes maximum). The charging light will be red if the battery is charging and green if the battery is fully charged.

6. After the battery has been fully charged you are ready to start setting up the

terminal. Press the red button on the terminal to turn it on.

7. Remove the yellow stylus from the back of the terminal. Follow the on-

screen directions to align the touch screen digitizer.

8. Using the stylus, tap the

Application

Launcher

icon until the

All

category name shows on the upper right corner of the screen.

9. Using the vertical scroll bar on the screen if necessary, find the

Prefs

icon and tap the

Prefs

icon.

10. Set the date and time (if they are not correct) by tapping desired “outlined”

item on the screen and then selecting the correct settings (See

Start

Pole

Track

Enter

Settings

for more details).

11. Pull down the drop menu by tapping on the General category in the top

right corner of the screen.

12. Tap on Digitizer and follow the on-screen instructions to align the touch

screen digitizer. It is extremely important that this is completed

accurately.

13. Tap the

Application

Launcher

icon until the

All

category name shows

on the upper right corner of the screen.

14. Using the vertical scroll bar on the screen if necessary, find the

Restorer

icon. Tap this icon then tap .

15. Once

Restorer

has finished running it may automatically launch ATS

16. At the Application Launcher find the

ATSync

icon (use the vertical

scroll bar on the screen, if necessary) and tap the

ATSync

icon. In ATSync

tap the

icon on the bottom left of the writing pad and then select

from the list of menu options. Your configuration settings

should look like this:

Logon: floyd Password: floyd (tap in the box to be prompted for a password) Server: 143.091.038.150 Alt Server: (should be blank) Port: 4040 LoadBal: (should be unchecked) Resource: gps Autoconn: (should be unchecked)

17. Place the terminal in the cradle and tap the

ATSync

icon on the

application launcher. Place the terminal in the cradle and tap . Note: To set a pre-dialing string contact Hayton Systems and we will walk you through that process.

18. Once the download is complete, tap (session complete). You will then

be back at the main ATSync screen. Tap the Application Launcher icon.

19. If your terminal is an SPT1800*, you must perform the following steps

before using Pole Track or GPS Check:

a. At the Application Launcher, tap on the Pull Down Menu icon. b. On the App menu, tap on Delete c. On the list of applications, tap on PwrDvr35 (you may have to

scroll down to see it) d. Tap on the Delete button e. Tap on the Done button

20. Attach the GPS module to the bottom of the Pole

Track terminal and use the GPS Check application to initialize the GPS module.

Note: initializing the GPS unit for the first time can take up to eight minutes.

Call Hayton Systems if you have any questions.

* The model number appears in the battery well. Remove the battery and quickly note whether the model number says SPT1700-xxxxxx or SPT1800xxxxx. The x’s represent several different configuration numbers and are not important to this task. Do not leave the battery out any longer than necessary or loss of programs and data will occur.

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