DG-500 GPS Data Logger Quick Start Guide Version: 0.9 GlobalSat WorldCom Corporation 16F., No. 186, Jian 1st Rd, Zhonghe Dist., New Taipei City 23553, Taiwan Tel: 886.2.8226.3799/ Fax: 886.2.8226.3899 service@globalsat.com.tw www.globalsat.com.tw USGlobalSat Incorporated 14740 Yorba Court Chino, CA 91710 Tel: 888.323.8720 / Fax: 909.597.8532 sales@usglobalsat.com www.usglobalsat.com 1 Chapter 1Function and Specifications 1-1 Functions and features Data logger for recording the traveled path data Compact and portable Support USB Mass storage Support Micro memory card up to 32G, points (with location/ time/ date/speed) Built-in high efficiency Li-Ion battery Press to save the current point, you could save the points anywhere Micro USB port for charging GPS fix status shown by LED Battery power low shown by LED Charging shown by LED Memory status shown by LED Water-resistance IPX4 Built-in Blue tooth for BT GPS Receiver function 2 0.1m/sec 1 micro-second synchronized to GPS time Default: WGS-84 1 sec., average 35 sec., average 35 sec., average 0.1 sec. average High Performance GPS chipset L1, 1575.42 MHz 1.023 MHz chip rate 1-2 Specifications Electronics GPS Chipset Frequency C/A Code GPS Accuracy Position Horizontal Autonomous<2.5M Velocity Time Datum Datum Acquisition Rate Hot start Warm start Cold start Reacquisition Protocol GPS Protocol GPS Output format GGA,GSA,GSV,RMC,GLL,VTG Dynamic Condition Acceleration Limit Altitude Limit Velocity Limit Battery Battery Cell Type Battery Capacity Charging time Operation time Antenna GPS Antenna Type Built-in ceramic 18*18*4 patch antenna Buttons Power Key Less than 4g 18,000 meters (60,000 feet) max. 515 meters/sec. (1,000 knots) max. Default: NMEA 0183 Main Button Reset Key Temperature Operating Charging
-20C ~ 50C 0C ~ 40C 3 Built-in Li-Ion rechargeable Battery 820mAh 4 hours (Battery Capacity 0% to 100%, Charge Current 250mA) TBD Turn on & Turn off the device Press button once to save a waypoint Hold on button for 3 seconds to turn on/off Bluetooth Receiver Reset device Operational up to 95% non-condensing 79mm* 42mm* 19mm 58g Humidity Mechanism Size Weight 1-3 Accessories USB Cable Micro SD Card DG-500 Main Unit 1-4 Appearance 1 2 3 Micro USB port Power Key Reset key 4 Bluetooth & Memory LED Power LED GPS LED Main Button Micro SD Card Slot 4 5 6 7 8 1-5 LED Indicator Chart BLE &Memory LED Red (On) LED Red Blink Quickly
(Once per second) State Memory card is not installed Memory is full Blue Blink Slowly
(Once every 3 seconds) Blue Blink Quickly
(Once per second) Bluetooth is on, but not connected to the other Bluetooth Bluetooth is connected to the other Bluetooth Power LED LED State Orange DG-500 is being charged Red Battery power is low GPS LED LED Blink Quickly
(Once per second) On State DG-500 gets GPS fix DG-500 does not get GPS fix 5 Chapter 2Start to Use 2-1 DG-500 Operation 1. Initially, the enclosed rechargeable battery requires a complete charge before device usage. Therefore, to maximize your devices battery life it is highly recommended to connect DG-500 to AC charger for 4 hour battery charge time (DG-500 in power-off condition.) 2. Install the Micro SD Card into the Micro SD Card Slot with the metal side facedown. Press and hold the power button for three seconds to turn on DG-500. Then you would see GPS LED on. 3. After getting GPS fix and starting to record traveled path, GPS LED would flash. 2-2 DG-500 Power Off Under power-on status, press and hold power button for three seconds to turn off device. GPS LED would be off after device is powered off. 6 2-3 DG-500 Bluetooth ON Under power-on status, press and hold Main button for three seconds to turn on the Bluetooth. The Bluetooth LED would blink blue slowly. After DG-500 pairs with the other Bluetooth, the Bluetooth LED would blink blue quickly. GPS Data could be sent out via Bluetooth. 2-4 Save the Waypoint When DG-500 could get GPS fix, you could short press main button to save the waypoint to Micro SD Card. The memory LED would blink red once. (You could not save waypoint if it could not get GPS fix.) 7 Chapter 3: DG-500 PC Utility Operation 3-1 PC Utility Function Uploading the recorded data Upload the traveled path data into PC and save it Saving data into different format Data logging Setting
(1) KML format for Google Earth
(2) GPX format file
(3) CSV format file
(4) GSR format file Power Saving Mode Bluetooth Status Height Limit Range:1~5 second Setting the recording interval 3-2 Main Screen Introduction Start to connect 1. Connect DG-500 and PC by USB cable. 2. Double click the icon or select [Start][All Programs][Globalsat DG-500 Tool] Globalsat DG-500 Tool You would see the main screen of DG-500 PC Utility as the screenshot below. 8 Menu bar Tool bar Open the file in the PC Save data to PC Filter function Delete all data in DG-500 Play Log file Upload DG-500 traveled data Set DG-500 function PC Utility version Traveled path data list List the traveled path data loaded from DG-500 or from file Traveled path information field Show the information of traveled data, including date, time, longitude, latitude, speed, and height (according to the DG-500 data setting) Google Map Display:
Show the selected point of the traveled data list on Google Map 3-3 Download and sett the traveled path data 1. Click on 2. Select the traveled path data that youd like to download and then click on icon Apply button. 9 3. The downloaded data would be displayed on the traveled path data list. Each data would be displayed the date and the starting time. 10 4. You could display the traveled path data on Google Map by selecting the data in the traveled path list. If you double click the traveled path, Google Map would move to the starting point of that traveled path. The Traveled Path Information field would display all the recorded points. The manually saved waypoints would be marked with 5. You could display any points on Google Map by click on that point in the traveled path information field. That point would be marked manually saved waypoints would be displayed on Google map at the same time. as on Google map. The 11 6. You could select several traveled paths to display on Google map. The traveled paths would be marked by different colors. 7. You could check the details of each point in the traveled path information field. The manually saved waypoints would be marked with start signs. 3-4 Filter the Traveled Points by 1. Click on the icon on tool bar. 2. You would see the screenshot as below. 3. Enter the speed youd like to filter and choose the filter rule. Then you could get the points of your setting. You could view all the manually saved points by select 12 4. Corresponding data. 5. Select would display all the manually saved points. 13 3-5 Save Data to PC You could save the traveled path data by clicking on You could save the data in the format of *.gsr or *.kml or *gpx or *.csv. You could open the saved traveled path data by clicking on open the file of *.gsr format. icon. You could only
. 14 3-6 Set the Save Points format Click on You would see the screenshot as below. icon on tool bar or select [Device] [Device Setting]
Function description:
Data logging format (choose the required travelled points detail for recording) Position and Gsensor: Record the position and G-force information. Position data would be recorded in the file format of gpl. G-force data would be recorded in the file format of gel. Position: Only record the position data and save it as the file format of gpl. Gsensor: Only record the G-force data and save it as the file format of gel. Data logging setting (choose the device setting) Power Saving Mode (on/off):
15 Turn on/off power-saving mode. In power-saving mode, device would not record position if it does not detect movement for 5 seconds. Bluetooth Status on/off:
Turn on/off the Bluetooth. Height Limit on/off Turn on/off the limit of height, 18,000 meters. Data logging interval Select the interval for recording the position at the pull-down menu of GPS interval. 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 received, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device. FCC RF Radiation Exposure Statement:
1. This Transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. 2. This equipment complies with FCC RF radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with a minimum distance of 20 centimeters between the radiator and your body. 16