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TT-3026L/M

easyTrack

Getting Started

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1 Tabel of Contents

1 Tabel of Contents..............................................................................2

2 INTRODUCTION...............................................................................3

2.1 Free line of sight................................................................................3

2.2 Communication Modes....................................................................4

3 easyTrack COMMISIONING...........................................................5

3.1 Mobile number...................................................................................5

4 DNID – DATA NETWORK ID........................................................6

4.1 DNID Registration.............................................................................7

4.2 DNID Download................................................................................8

4.3 DNID Configuration..........................................................................10

5 EVENT.................................................................................................12

5.1 Event Configuration..........................................................................12

6 LAND MOBILE ALERT ...................................................................14

6.1 Land Mobile Alert Routing..............................................................14

6.2 Land Mobile Alert Configuration....................................................14

7 GENERAL CONFIGURATION........................................................15

7.1 Preferred Ocean Region....................................................................15

7.2 EGC – Enhanced Group Call.............................................................15

7.3 Local time............................................................................................17

8 APPENDIX 1 System Items..............................................................19

9 APPENDIX 2: COMMISSIONING FORM .....................................21

10 APPENDIX 3: DNID REGISTRATION FORM..............................23

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2 INTRODUCTION

This document describes how to commission and configure the tracking equipment (TT-3026L/M easyTrack) for use on a mobile object such as a vehicle etc.

The following equipment is necessary to carry out the instructions in this document:

1) TT-3026L/M easyTrack

2) TT-3616B Break Out Box

3) TT-3682C 100-240VAC Desktop Power Supply

4) Opt. 940 Connection cable 5 meter w. 90 degrees angular plug

5) A PC/Laptop with Windows operating system

6) easyMail, messaging program (TT-10236A)

7) A standard RS -232 serial cable (f.ex: TT-37-108819)

8) Installation Manual (TT-98-116078-A) For an overview of the items above refer to appendix 1. Follow the next three steps:

1) Connect the Opt. 940 Connection cable 5 meter w. 90 degrees angular plug to the

TT-3616B Break Out Box in accordance with the TT-3026L/M easyTrack Installation Manual (TT-98-116078-A) that you received together with the easyTrack.

2) Connect a standard RS -232 serial cable between the TT-3616B Break Out Box

and your PC/Laptop.

3) Connect the TT-3682C 100-240VAC Desktop Power Supply to the TT-3616B

Break Out Box.

4) Power on the system. (The Red and Green LED on the Break Out Box should light

up).

See figure 1 below:

Figure 1: System Set -up

2.1 Free line of sight

When the system has been set -up the easyTrack has to be switched on during the whole session and has to be positioned to have a free line of sight to a satellite.

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Depending on your location on the globe you should choose the most optimal ocean region (satellite) to use. A rule of thumb is to locate the easyTrack with a free line of sight towards the Equator.

Figure 2: Inmarsat Coverage Map

The figure 2 above showing some examples of locations of easyTracks where each of the four satellites is most appropriate.

North and South America:

If the easyTrack is going to be used in North or South America the most appropriate satellite to use is West Atlantic. See figure 2 above.

Europe and Africa:

If the easyTrack is going to be used in Europe or Africa the most appropriate satellite to use is East Atlantic. See figure 2 above.

Russia, China, India etc.:

If the easyTrack is going to be used in Russia, China, India etc. the most appropriate satellite to use is Indian Ocean. See figure 2 above.

Australia:

If the easyTrack is going to be used in Australia the most appropriate satellite to use is Pacific Ocean. See figure 2 above.

2.2 Communication Modes

Basically the Inmarsat -C system has 3 different modes: The messaging mode, the reporting mode and the distress mode.

− Messaging Mode: This mode is used to send and receive free text messages of up to 10Kbytes.

− Reporting Mode: This mode is used to send short messages like: Position reports, Data

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reports and Pre-programmed messages from the vehicle to the Fleet Tracking/Management software at the office. This mode can be compared to the SMS service from cellular systems.

− Distress Mode: This mode is used to send Land Mobile Alert back to the home office in case of a distress situation. A single press on a button can activate this mode. The T&T Opt. 112 external Alarm Button is available for that.

3 easyTrack COMMIS SIONING

Before you can use the easyTrack it has to be activated for communication in Inmarsat’s database. In order to do this you must commission the easyTrack at your national Telecom or directly with a Land Earth Station (LES). Together with the easyTrack shipment you also receive an Inmarsat commission form, which has to be filled in with customer details and faxed to the national Telecom or the LES. See appendix 2. Print appendix 2 and fill in the remaining spaces.

On the commissioning form you must fill in:

• Company details

• Type of Mobile Earth Station (Inmarsat -C)

• Mobile type (TT-3026L) and manufacturer (Thrane & Thrane)

• Inmarsat Serial Number (ISN) (4TT0871 XXXXXX) which can be found on the

label at the bottom of the easyTrack. See figure 3 below.

Figure 3: easyTrack Serial Number Label

When the national Telecom or LES has finished the registration procedures they will send you details about your mobile number for the easyTrack. This mobile number is necessary to send messages to your easyTrack.

3.1 Mobile number

The mobile number provided by your local Telecom or LES is a nine digit number starting with “4”. It is advisable to enter this mobile number into the easyTrack to be able to remember it at all time.

To enter the mobile number in to the easyTrack with the easyMail software please use the menu shown in figure 4:

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Figure 4: Mobile Number Menu

After selecting the Mobile Number menu the window in figure 5 will appear:

Figure 5: Mobile Number Window

Please type in the mobile number you received from the local Telecom or LES and press the OK button.

4 DNID – DATA N ETWORK ID

To be able to use the data-/position reporting mode in the Inmarsat -C system you need a so-called DNID number. DNID stands for Data Network Identity.

DNID: The DNID number refers to a mailbox at the Land Earth Station (LES) where all position/data reports from your easyTracks will be sent. With one DNID number you can track up to 255 easyTracks. If you have a fleet with more than 255 easyTracks you will need two or more DNID numbers.

Member Number: To be able to distinguish between the 255 easyTracks on one DNID number, each of the easyTrack units has a unique member number, which can be between 1 and

255. See figure 6 visualizing a fleet of easyTracks.

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Land Earth Station

DNID

Fleet with same DNID

DNID

Account

Member no.1

2 3 4 ……..… 255

Control Centre

Figure 6: Fleet of easyTrack

4.1 DNID Registration

To get a DNID number you have to contact the local telecom or LES that you want to use for tracking. You can use the DNID Registration Form in appendix 3 when applying for a DNID number.

When applying for a DNID number the LES needs the following information:

1) Customer name, Company Address, Customer e-mail address

2) Select ALL Ocean regions. See appendix 3.

3) Select Delivery Destination address for your position/data reports.

E-Mail:

E-Mail is the cheapest way to receive position/data reports and to send poll commands. You have to inform the Land Earth Station Operator (LE SO) to set up your DNID account to accept e-mails coming from the e-mail address your fleet tracking software uses to send the poll commands. This is to prevent e-mail spamming from other unknown e-mail addresses.

FTP:

This is a direct connection to the LES via the Internet, where the fleet tracking software has to ping the DNID account for position/data reports.

ISDN/PSTN/X.25-Modem number:

This is a direct connection to the LES two-stage interface where the fleet tracking software logs in with the username and password that you received when you registered the DNID. After log on with username and password it is possible to send poll commands, retrieve position/data reports and send text messages to easyTracks.

4) Select Delivery option (Immediate forwarding/ Mailbox storage / Scheduled forwarding)

Immediate Forward:

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With this configuration the LES will automatically deliver the position/data reports to the fleet management software every time it receives position/data reports in the DNID mailbox.

Mailbox Storage:

When mailbox storage at the LES has been chosen then it is up to the fleet management software to connect to the LES and retrieve the position/data reports when needed.

Scheduled forwarding:

With this configuration the LES will deliver the position/data reports at certain schedules specified by the owner of the DNID account.

5) Select Position/Data report decoding to be T&T header. See appendix 3.

6) Select Message Header to be API header. See appendix 3.

7) Sign the DNID Commissioning form and send it to the LESO.

After registering your DNID the LESO will send you information about UserID and Password to your DNID account. Whenever you contact the LESO regarding your DNID account you must inform them about your UserID.

4.2 DNID Download

After you have received your DNID number from the LES the DNID number has to be downloaded to each of the easyTracks. The LESO can do that over the air, via the satellite link upon your request.

This is done by:

1) Log the easyTrack into the ocean region.

2) Contact the LESO for DNID download request.

3) Inform the LESO which DNID Number and Member Number to download

4) Inform the LESO which ocean region your mobile is logged in to.

5) Wait until the DNID download has been done.

You can check which DNIDs have been downloaded to your easyTrack using the DNID menu in easyMail. See figure 7 below:

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Figure 7: DNID Menu

When you have chosen the DNID menu point the window in figure 8 will appear.

Figure 8: DNID List Window

At the above example you can see that the DNID Number 8087 has been downloaded to all four oceans via EIK LES in Norway (004, 104, 204 & 304).

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4.3 DNID Configuration

When the DNID has been downloaded to the easyTrack each DNID has to be configured to report the desired information i.e. I/O status, position, speed & heading etc.

This configuration can be done from terminal mode in easyMail

4.3.1 Configuring an DNID entry

Each DNID entry has to be configured to report the required information. It is done with the command dn –p

The format of the command dn –p is as follows: DN –p <entry>,<auth>,<cat>,<date>,<iopin>,<speed> Where each parameter means the following: entry: This is the DNID entry number in the DNID entry list (dn –d). See picture of

terminal mode in figure 9.

auth: Authority level: 0-3, 0:normal user, 1:super user, 2: sysadm, 3: distributor. cat: Format of data reports using this DNID.

0 = Land mobile position report 1 = Maritime position report

date: Add additional time and date information to data reports using this DNID.

0 = no time and date information included. 1 = time and date information, type 1, included. 2 = time and date information, type 2, included. 3 = time and date information, type 3, included.

iopin: Include IO-pin status in all data reports using this DNID.

0 = no IO-pin status included. 1 = IO-pin status included.

speed: Add additional speed and course information to data reports using this DNID

0 = no speed and course info included. 1 = speed and course info included.

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Figure 9: dn Terminal Mode Window

The most common use of DNID configuration for fleet tracking applications is to send information about position, speed & heading and I/O pins. The configuration for that is described below:

Entry Id = The DNID No. to configure (see output from dn –d in figure 9). Auth = 0 ;Normal user (no protection). Cat = 0 ;Land Mobile report. Date = 0 ;Exclude Fishery Date formats Iopin = 1 ;Include I/O pins in second packet of report Speed = 1 ;Include Speed (km), Course and Altitude in second packet of report

To configure this for DNID Number 8000 in East Atlantic (DNID entry 0, LES 104) you have to issue the following command to the easyTrack from Terminal Mode in easyMail:

dn –p 0,0,0,0,1,1<return> See figure 9. To investigate how a specific DNID entry is configured you can use the command dn

–d <entry>. : dn -d 0<return>

LES DNID Mem auth cat date io speed 104 8000 100 0 0 0 1 1

See also figure 9 showing output dn –d in Terminal Mode.

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For further detailed information about DNID Configuration refer to “TT-3026L/M easyTrack Transceiver Software Interface Reference Manual “ (TT-98-116080)

5 EVENT

The easyTrack supports issuing of extra data/position reports triggered by I/O pin changes, which could indicate disconnection of trailer, opened door etc.

This configuration can be done from Terminal Mode in easyMail.

5.1 Event Configuration

The ev command is used to program an DNID entry to send event reports according to events.

The ev command has several options as shown below:

-o <LES>,<DNID>[,<mem>] : Create event program

-c <entry> : Delete event program

-p <entry>,<cat>,<powerctrl>,<sleepmode>,<io> : Data format

-d : Display event status

To make an event program it is necessary first to use the –o option to open a new event entry specifying a LES and DNID pair. F.ex:

ev –o 104,8000 See figure 10 showing terminal mode window:

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Figure 10: Terminal Mode Window

To display the event entries available use the –d option. : ev –d<return> Id LES DNID Mem auth cat pwctrl sleep io 0: 104 8000 100 0 0 0 0 0 See figure 10 showing picture of terminal mode window, which shows that there is no

event active as “pwctrl”, “sleep” and “io” all are 0 (zero). To configure this event entry (Id 0) to report every time an i/o pin changes use the

option –p. See below dump and the figure 10 of terminal mode window. : ev -p 0,0,0,0,1 To check if the event program has been programmed correct use the ev –d

command as shown below and also on the figure 10 of terminal mode window. : ev -d Id LES DNID Mem auth cat pwctrl sleep io 0: 104 8000 100 0 0 0 0 1 Now the ev –d command shows that the “io” is “1” which will make the easyTrack

send position reports every time the i/o pins changes state.

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For further detailed information about Event Programming refer to TT3026L/M easyTrack Transceiver Software Interface Reference Manual (TT-98-116080)

6 LAND MOBILE ALERT

The Land Mobile Alert functionality uses the Distress channel in the Inmarsat -C system. It is therefore very important that the LES has been configured correctly before using this functionality.

6.1 Land Mobile Alert Routing

In order to enable the Land Mobile Alert feature at the LES contact the LESO and inform them about which mobile numbers you intend to use for Land Mobile Alert and inform them to which address you want the alerts to be routed. The types of destination addresses available are: E-MAIL, TELEX, ISDN/PSTN -MODEM, PSTN/ISDN FAX and X.25. The most common is to route the Land Mobile Alerts to the Fleet Tracking software or your control centre.

6.2 Land Mobile Alert Configuration

In order to enable the Land Mobile Alert feature in the easyTrack some configuration needs to be done using Terminal Mode in easyMail.

To enable the Land Mobile Alert function in the easyTrack type following command:

Se –k 1<return>

1) To disable Land Mobile Alert function in the easyTrack type following command:

Se –k 0<return> Use following command to set up which LESes to use for the Land Mobile Alerts in

each Ocean region: Se –m <aorw-les no>,<aore-les no>,<por-les no>,<ior-les no>

For instance: Se –m 004,104,0,304 Where Pacific Ocean region LES No. is set to 0 (zero) because it is unused in this

example.

To view the setting type: Se –m ALL_OCEANS Which for instance can show the below: LES IDs : 4, 104, 0, 304 For further detailed information about Land Mobile Alert configuration refer to

TT3026L/M easyTrack Transceiver Software Interface Reference Manual (TT-98-

116080)

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7 GENERAL CONFIGURATION

There are a couple of general configurations that need to be configured before the easyTrack is ready to be installed on a vehicle.

7.1 Preferred Ocean Region

If the easyTrack is used in one ocean region only you should configure the preferred ocean region option. This is done with easyMail by choosing the Set Preferred Ocean menu. See figure 11:

Figure 11: Set Preferred Ocean Menu

The “Set Preferred Ocean” determines which ocean region the easyTrack shall scan for if it loses sight of the used satellite. If Preferred Ocean is set to “None” then it will scan all ocean regions. If the easyTrack is used in one ocean region then it is recommended to set the Preferred Ocean to the satellite in question.

For further detailed information about Preferred Ocean Region Settings refer to TT3026L/M easyTrack Transceiver Software Interface Reference Manual (TT-98-

116080)

7.2 EGC – Enhanced Group Call

If there is no need for the broadcasted Inmarsat-C system information it is recommended to disable reception of all EGC messages as this just fills up the flashdisk storage in the easyTrack. Select “EGC Set -up” menu in easyMail to do this. See the menu in figure 12 below:

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Figure 12: EGC Setup Menu

Deselect everything on the EGC window as shown in figure 13 below from easyMail and then press OK.

Figure 13: EGC Setup Window

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7.3 Local time

When the easyTrack is connected to a PC running easyMail, easyMail will set the PC’s system time to the local time configured in the easyTrack. This is to ensure consistency in the timestamps on incoming messages.

It is recommended to set the local time difference in the easyTrack so it reflects the time zone at your location. Thereby easyMail will not change your system time on the PC.

To set the local time difference in the easyTrack select the “Set Local Time” menu as shown in figure 14:

Figure 14: Set Local Time

After selecting the “Set Loc al Time” menu point the Set Local Time Window shown in figure 15 will appear.

Figure 15: Set Local Time Window

Select your local time difference from the UTC (Universal Time Clock) and press the OK button.

Now Windows clock in the lower right corner (see figure 16) should change and show your local time at your location.

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Figure 16: Windows Clock

The easyTrack is now configured and it is time to test it.

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8 APPENDIX 1

System Items

Thrane & Thrane

Mini-C TT-3026L Januar 2002

Product number: Product description:

TT-3026L easyTrack Land-mobile system, incl. Integrated mini-C

Transceiver, Omni directional Antenna, 12 channel GPS, 5 x I/O pins + 1 Alarm input and integrated 10.5-32Vdc Power Supply.

Options:

Opt.940 Connection cable, 5 meter with 90 degrees angular plug

Opt.941 Connection cable, 5 meter Straight

Opt.942 Connection cable, 10 meter Straight

Opt.943 Connection cable, 20 meter Straight

Opt.944 RS-232 DB -9 Plug with screw-terminals

Opt.112 Land-Mobile Alert Button

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Accessories:

TT-3616B easyTrack Break -Out Box

TT-3682C 100-240VAC to DC Desktop Power Supply

TT-37-108299-A Cigarette Lighter to TT-3616B Power Cable

Operators Terminal:

TT-3606C Message Terminal

Opt. 301 PCMCIA 512K Memory card

Opt. 920 Mounting Cradle for TT-3606C incl. 2 meter cable (DB-9 Plug)

TT-10236A easyMail, Windows 95/98/NT/2000 Messaging program

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9 APPENDIX 2:

COMMISSIONING FORM

Registration for service activation of Land Mobile Earth Station

PSA use only code

Application number

Tick Boxes as appropriate. Please write in block capitals Date Day Month Year

Customer’s reference number

1. Your details

Your name or the name of your organisation: Address: Town/city: State/province: Post/ZIP code: Country: Telephone + Country code ( ) Area code ( ) Telephone number ( ) Facsimile + Country Code ( ) Area code ( ) Facsimile number ( ) Contact person: Title: Department:

What is their telephone number and/or extension? + Country code ( ) Area code ( ) Telephone number ( )

2. Paying the bill

With whom have you arranged payment of calls for this MES? The Service Provider The Accounting Authority

What is their code: If the Code is unknown, enter their name:

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5. Certification and agreement

8 7 4 T 0 T

3. What type of Mobile Earth Station (MES) are you registering?

What will be the primary use of the MES? Enviroment usage The System Land mobile/Land fixed

Land Mobile Inmarsat-C Government Agents Land Fixed Transport Tourism Media Rental Security Energy & resource

management Finance Other

Please specify Humanitarian Agriculture

and emergency Construction Mining

What will be the country of registry of this MES?

Mobile Earth Station (MES) manufacturer: THRANE & THRANE Mobile Earth Station (MES) model TT-3026L

4. Inmarsat-C Services

Enter your Inmarsat Normal-C Serial number (. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .)

OR…Enter Inmarsat Serial Number (ISN) for Mini-C

PSA use only Privacy Telex answerback Inmarsat Mobile number

Accepts the above Account. AA Signature: (Enter AA Code)

I the owner, have read and agree to comply with the ‘Terms

Date:

and Conditions for (signed) the use of the Inmarsat space segment’, in particular with all applicable national laws and regulations relating to the use of Inmarsat Mobile Terminals.

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10 APPENDIX 3:

DNID REGISTRATION FORM

In order to utilize the Polling and Data reporting service the customer must be a registered user. If you are not a registered user please contact us and we will send you the necessary registration form. For downloading of DNID the Downloading request of DNID for Polling and Data reporting form must be filled in.

Please type or use Block Letters. All fields must be filled in.

Customer name

Customer address

Customer contact E-Mail address

Ocean Region(s)

Delivery Destination ¨ E-mail ¨ X.25 ¨ PSTN/ISDN-modem ¨ FTP

Delivery Address Delivery Options ¨ Immediate ¨ Retrieved (mailbox) ¨ Scheduled – Time/intervals:

Datareport decoding x T&T header

Message header x API header

x ALL

To be filled in by Land Earth

User Identity

Station

By signing this registration form you have accepted the responsibility for payment of charges related to Polling and Data reporting service.

Signature

Signature by authorised person

Date Name Signature

DNID