RoyalTek RBT-2300 manual

1 RoyalTek Bluetooth GPS Datalog Receiver RBT-2300 User Manual V1.0 SiRF Star III GPS Engine Inside Published on July , 2007 by R oy alT ek Compan y Ltd. Design and speci fication are subje ct to change wi thout notice.[...]

2 Content 1. Product Introdu ction ......... ............. ............. .............. ............. .. 5 1.1 Overview .......................................................................................................... 5 1.2 Main Features................................................................................................... 5 1.[...]

3 4.2. GPS Demo Screen......................................................................................... 26 4.2.1. GPS Port: ........................................................................................... 26 4.2.2. Baud Rate: .......................................................................................... 26 4.2.3. Abou[...]

4 7.1 Connect RBT -2300 ................................................................................ 36 7.2. How to use data download Utility ........................................................ 36 8.Explanation of GPS T er minology ............... ............. ............. .. 41 9. Photo match T ool -locr GPS Photo introd uction ........[...]

5 1. Product Introduction 1.1 Overview Ro ya lT ek the fi rst SiRF Star III Blu etooth GP S datal og receiv er, RBT-2300 , is the successor of well -known RBT-2300 Bluetooth GPS datalog receiv er in 2007. It uses SIRF Star III low power extreme fast TTFF GPS engi ne and inherits the previous st rength poin t by us ing the same battery (Lithium-ion [...]

6 2. Before Start 2.1 Check the Package Content Before you start usin g RBT- 2300 , please check out i f your package includes the following items. If any item is damaged or m issed, please contact y our resell er at once. ● RB T -2300 Bl uetooth GPS datal og receiver ● Car Cha rger (optional) ● CD ● A C Adapter( optional) ● External ante[...]

7 2.3 LED Display 1 Y ellow LED i ndicates power i s in charging 2 Blinking Amber LED indicat es low power 3 Glowin g RED LED indicates Memory Full (GPS Green L ED off ) 4 Glowin g Green LED indica tes position is fix ed Blinking Green LED indicates p osition not fixed 5 Glowin g Blue LED indicates Bluetooth is connected Blinking Blue LED indicates[...]

8 When Memory full, the GPS Green LED is off . 2.4.5. Memory Status LED (Red) Glowin g – Memory is full. RED LED blinking when erasing memory data. 2.4.6. Batt ery Status LED (Amber/Yello w) None - Battery ha s adequate power sup ply. Amber - Power is low. Chargi ng immediately is required. Yellow - Connected to power char ger, chargi ng. LED off[...]

9 2.5.4. STEP 4: Connect to you r Navigation Software  Load your GPS mapping or routing software, along w ith the correspondin g maps of the areas that you are occupyi ng or plan to tr av el to.  Start the a pplication. M ake sure the appli cation is set for the COM port that your Bluetooth-ena bled m obile device will use for serial communic[...]

10 3. Softwar e Installation The Main Menu of Installation C D shows as abov e.  Click the Data download Ut ility for Windows to install the pc download program.  Click the Software for Windows to install the PC software appli cat ion.  Click the Software for Pocket PC to i nstall the PDA so ftware appli cat ion.  Click the Software for[...]

1 1 3.1. Install Data download Utility for Windows Click “Next> to next page” , or cli ck”<Back” to back last stage or “Cancel” to give up install ation. T o the Li cense Agreement page: C lick “ I accept the t erms in the li cense agreement” then cli ck “Next>” to next page, or cli ck”<Back” to back last stage o[...]

12 Click “Instal l” to start inst allation. Or click”<Back” t o back last stage or “Cancel ” to give up i nstallation.[...]

13 Start i nstallation. Please cli ck “Finish” to fi nish the Installati o n.[...]

14 Finall y you will see the i con on windows desk. 3.2 Install locr GPS Photo Utility *Before you inst all the Utility , please check the Internet connection is ok. T o the License Agreement page: Click “ A ccept” to start installation, or click ”Don’ t Accept” to give up installation. Then[...]

15 Start i nstallation. Click “Next> to next page” , or cli ck”<Back” to back last stage or “Cancel” to give up install ation.[...]

16 Select Installation folder and Cli ck “Next> to next p age” , or click”<Back” to back last stage or “Cancel” t o next step. Click “Next> to start install ation” , or click”<Back” to b ack last stage or “Cancel” to give up install ation.[...]

17 locr GPS Photo is being installed Installation Complete Finall y you will see the i con on the windows d esk.[...]

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3.3. Install PDA Software Application Before you click the “Software for Pocket PC ” to install the PDA softwar e appli cation f rom CD, you have to synchroniz e the PDA and your system. T hen the following window w ill show in your system as below: Click “Y es>” to continue. Or click ”No” to select the other desti nation to install,[...]

20 Click “ O K” to complete the i nstallation.[...]

21 Y ou can al so see the “Installin g Ro yakT ek” m essage box. Note: About to install the softw are appli cati on to y our PDA, please refer to y our user manual of your P DA manufacturer .[...]

22 3.4. Install PC Software Application Install the pc software app lication from CD . When screen show s the in stallation window as f ollows: Click “Next> to next page” , or cli ck”<Back” to back last stage or “Cancel” to give up install ation. T o the Li cense Agreement page: Click “ I accept the terms of the license agreemen[...]

23 to next page, or click ”<Back” to back last stage or “Cancel” to giv e up install at ion. Click “Instal l” to start inst allation. Or click”<Back” t o back last stage or “Cancel ” to give up i nstallation. Then start i nstallation. And fi nish installation will ask you to restar t[...]

24 your computer as follow w indow . Please cli ck “Finish” to fi nish the Installati o n. 3.5 Install Palm Software Application Note: T o execut e this P a lm Software App lication, pl ease install P a lm softw are in[...]

25 adv ance. 4. GPS Test on PD A 4.1. Execute GPS Demo Program Execute R oyal T ek GPS Demo prog ram by double clicki ng RoyalTek GPS Demo i con on Programs menu.[...]

26 4.2. GPS Demo Screen 4.2.1. GPS Port : Searchin g GPS port automat ically or select C OM1 as the defaul t COM port. 4.2.2. Baud Rat e: Select ba ud rate: 57 600. 4.2.3. About: Displa ys software v ersion. 4.2.4. Action: Select GP S action. 4.2.5. Next screen. 4.3. Cold/Warm/Hot Start GPS Data View Signal View Satellite Vie w[...]

27 Selecti ng Cold/W arm/Hot Start in fu nction scroll bar , then c lick Action to initializ e Cold/W arm/Hot Start functi on. 4.4. NMEA Configuration Selecti ng NMEA CFG in functi on scroll bar , then cli ck Action to do NMEA sentence setti ng. 4.5. About This pag e shows the softwa re version and the copyright claim.[...]

28 4.6. Next Screen Clicking > to switch GPS bar ch art image to ha ve more GP S data.[...]

29 5. GPS Test on PC 5.1. Execute GPS Demo Program Execute G PS Demo progr am by double clicki ng RoyalTek GPS Demo i con on Programs menu. 5.2. GPS Demo Screen 5.2.1. GPS Port : Searchin g GPS port automat ically or select C OM1 as the defaul t COM port. 5.2.2. Baud Rat e: Select ba ud rate: 57 600. 5.2.3. About: Displa ys software v ersion. 5.2.4[...]

30 5.2.5. Next screen. 5.3. Cold/Warm/Hot Start Selecti ng Cold/W arm/Hot Start in fu nction scroll bar , then c lick Action to initializ e Cold/W arm/Hot Start functi on.[...]

31 5.4. NMEA Configuration Selecti ng NMEA CFG in functi on scroll bar , then cli ck Action to do NMEA sentence setti ng. 5.5. About This page shows t he software v ersion and the copyrigh t c laim.[...]

32 5.6. Next Screen Clicking to swi tch GPS bar chart i mage to hav e more GPS Dat a.[...]

33 6. GPS Test on PD A of Palm OS 6.1. Execute GPS Demo Program Execute R oyal T ek GPS Demo prog ram by double clicki ng RoyalTek GPS Demo i con on Programs menu. 6.2. GPS Demo Screen Signal View 6.2.1. GPS Port : Searchin g GPS port automat ically or select C OM1 as the defaul t COM port. 6.2.2. Baud Rat e: Select ba ud rate: 57 600. GPS Data Vie[...]

34 6.2.3. About: Displa ys software v ersion. 6.2.4. Action: Select GP S action. 6.2.5. Next screen. 6.3. Cold/Warm/Hot Start Selecti ng Cold/W arm/Hot Start in fu nction scroll bar , then c lick Action to initializ e Cold/W arm/Hot Start functi on.[...]

35 6.4. About T his pa ge shows the softw are versi on and the copyri ght claim. 6.5. Next Screen Clicking to switch GP S bar chart image to ha ve m ore GPS data. >[...]

36 7. Transfer data to your PC or Notebook 7.1 Connect RBT-2300  Turn on the power of RBT-2300 and use th e bluetooth to connect to th e PC.  Before you download the data from RBT-2300, please plug in the AC adapter to provide the RBT-2300 power.  Check the COM por t of PC/Notebook first. Click “Start”     “Control Panel?[...]

37 Step 3: Change page to “Connection” menu bar Step 4:Select the B T COM P ort. User should choose the B T por t to connect. Logger Select. User should check the r ight log ger to connect. Step 5: Push the “Connect” Button Step 6: W ait the “Get All Datalogger Head” finished then change to the “Data Download” menu bar If you don’[...]

38 7.2.2 Download Data Step 1: Change page to “Data Download” menu bar Step 2: Select the download data items, which you w ant to load from RB T -2300 Step 3: W ait the get Data action Finish. Data from RB T -2300 was tra nsferre d to NMEA sentence. 7.2.3 Get and Set RBT-2300 Device Status[...]

39 Step1: Change to “Device Status” menu bar Step 2: Y ou can review the RB T -2300 default sett ing configuration. ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Memory erase button Cl ear the memory data ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Time I nterval (user adjustable) Default setting is 15secs 5secs ~ 6 0secs, user adjusta ble ◆ ◆ ◆ ◆ Data Type (user adjustabl e) There are 3 optio[...]

40 output any NMEA message after power ON. You can u se G_Mouse “Enabl e” button to let the RBT-2300 output the NMEA sentence. If you need to use RBT-2300 as a G-Mo use, just enable the G_mouse functi on then close the “Data Downl oader Utili ty”. Use the navigati on program and set t he Com port to 11 5200.n.8.1 ◆ Current Flash Usage Thi[...]

41 User can get the R oy altek Data Downloader pro gram version. 7.2.5 How to connect the Photo Match Tool Step1: Change to “Data download” menu bar and Press the Photo Match T ool b utton Step 2: Y ou can connect to the Photo match tool 8.Explanation o f GPS Terminology TTFF Time to fi rst fix (cold start, w arm start and hot s tart)[...]

42 9. Photo match T ool -locr GPS P hoto introduction G PS Photo – Automatic Ge otagging Made Easy – locr GPS Photo Quick Installation Guide © locr GmbH 2007 All rights reserved. No part of th is man ual may be reproduced or tra nsferred to other media without explicit written permi ssion from locr Gmb H, Braunsch weig, Germany . All brand or [...]

First steps … How to sign up at locr Signing up at locr is easy . • T o sign u p for the first t ime o pen th e locr web si te: http://www .locr .com . • Click on “ Sign up” . • On the next page, please fil l the compulso ry fields ( w ith *). • The Anti spam verification is obligatory , too. Therefore, in the list box please select t[...]

How to install the locr GPS Photo software If you want to download, i nstall, and use the locr GPS Photo software you need an account and a password, so s ign up (“How to sign up at locr”). T o inst all the locr GPS Photo software, you can downl oad and open th e installation program from the l ocr we b site. Download and i nstall the GPS P hot[...]

How to use manual geotagging Geotagging usi ng the address Geotagging u sing the address is an easy wa y to f ind out the posi tion where a photo was tak en. • Start the locr GPS Photo softw are: “Start” > “Programs” > “locr” > “locr GPS Photo” . On the left you see the “Photos” area. • T o o pen a photo, click “ [...]

• Clicking the “Show Photos on Map” button, shows you r photos in combination with their position on the map. Note: T o show the position on the map, locr uses Google Maps, which means you need a fast internet connection. • The “Clear EXIF location tags… ” button allows you to delete the latitude and longitude in formation. Caution: T[...]

by an “x” , already uploaded ph o tos by a “u” . • In th e list choose the photo/s you’d like to g eotag. Y ou will see the photo in the “Photo Preview” . • Z oom to the position where the photo has been tak en. • If necessary , select another view: map, satellite, hybrid (satellite view with locations). • The located position[...]

• A t least determine the p rivacy status, click “OK” , and then hav e a look at the locr web site. Tip: Double-clicking the left mou se button (zoom in), or double-clicking the right mouse button (zoom out) makes zooming much faster . How to use automatic geotagging • Connect the datalog GPS receiver to y our PC. • Start the locr GPS Pho[...]

• Then click “ Automat ic Geotagging” . The locr software now automat ically completes the given photo data with the GPS information. T he inf ormation will be written into the EXIF header , the “()” in the “ Latitude” and “Longitude” columns will disappear . • Clicking the “Show Photos on Map” button, shows you r photos in [...]

Further Settings The “Settings” tab Show large map control If you select the “ Show large map co ntrol” option, all zoom & pan controls will be di spl ay ed: the complete z oom bu ttons ( , , ) as well as all pan buttons ( , , , , .). Note: A chang e of the map control optio n will only tak e effect after a map’ s reload. Show small m[...]

• Start the locr GPS Photo softw are. • Open the respectiv e photos and the associated GPS file/files. • If your photos alre ady contain GPS information in the EX IF header (Flag = “x”), t hat seem to be “ wrong” , use the “C lear EXIF location tags… ” butt on to delete these information. Caution: The information will be deleted[...]

Zoom in, zoom out, move map - the easiest way Basically you can us e either the buttons of GoogleMaps or the mouse solely . Zoomin g and panning using the mouse or the butto ns can be used on the locr website as well as with locr GPS Photo. Zooming and p anning with th e mouse • Zooming in/mag nifying the map Double-click the left mouse button. T[...]

Great: So you don´t ha ve to geotag your photos manually again! The information will b e read automatically when up loading the photo via the locr GPS Photo so ftware. Y our photo w ill be displayed with the e xact position on the map. If you want to know more about the pl ace where the photo was taken, just h av e a look at the Wikipedia articles[...]

I have a questio n … What does “Geotagging” actually mean? The term “geotagging” is sometimes also referred to a s “geocoding” . Using “geotagging” e.g. photos, o r videos, can be complemented with geograph ical coordinates (latitude and longitude, or physical address). T his geographi cal id entification data i s saved toge ther [...]

received data to an internal memory . Being switched on, datalog GPS receivers start writing t he position, date, and time into a lo g file. This logged data can be read and saved on e.g. a PC. So the data is also av ailable for other applications like the locr PGS Photo software. Note: Diffe rent dat alog GPS r eceivers cr eate lo g files in di ff[...]

FCC Notices This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) This device must accept any interference rece ived, includin g interference that may cause undesired operation.[...]

Revision History Data Rev ision Note July , 2007 V1.0 Final Release Contact information Headquarters 1071 Chung Cheng RD . , Suit e 9F-1 T ao Y uan Ci ty , T aiwa n. T el: 88 6-3-256-9666 F AX: 88 6-3-358-0050 Http://www .roy altek.com Sales: Http ://www. roy altek.com/contact F AE: fa e@roy altek.com[...]