AMOD AGL 3080 User manual

AMODGPSPhotoTracker
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TableofContent
TABLEOFCONTENT..........................................................................................................................2
OVERVIEW.............................................................................................................................................3
UNIQUE FEATURES .....................................................................................................................................................3
IN CASE YOU DON T KNOW YET -WHATIS GPS?...................................................................................................4
AGL3080OPERATION.........................................................................................................................4
POWER ON/OFFDEVICE............................................................................................................................................4
STATUS LED S............................................................................................................................................................4
SET UP MODE .............................................................................................................................................................6
INSTALL/REPLACE BATTERY ......................................................................................................................................7
USINGTHEACCOMPANYINGAMODPHOTOTRACKERSOFTWARETOTAGYOUR
PHOTOS...................................................................................................................................................7
INSTALLATION.............................................................................................................................................................7
APPENDIX -STATUSLED................................................................................................................17
GENERAL OPERATION...............................................................................................................................................17
STATUSLEDINSETUPMODE......................................................................................................17
APPENDIX PREPARATIONS........................................................................................................18
ATTACHTHE HANGING STRIP...................................................................................................................................18
INSTALL BATTERY.....................................................................................................................................................18
TROUBLESHOOTING......................................................................................................................20
HARDWARESPECIFICATION........................................................................................................21
PACKAGECONTENTS......................................................................................................................21
CERTIFICATIONS..............................................................................................................................22
TRADEMARKSAND COPYRIGHTS.............................................................................................22
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Overview
AGL3080phototrackerisaGPS-baseddataloggerdesignedtoprovidelocationinformationfordigital
photos(inEXIF2.0orlaterformat)fromall DSCsandcameraphones. Itcanhelpmakingphoto-takingmore
fun –shownotjustthegreatpicturebutalsowhereitistaken!Itisextremelyeasytouse –justtakeitalong
andturnitonwithyourphoto-takingtrip.Whenuploadingthe picturestothePC,theaccompanyingsoftware
will dothetaggingandsavingofGPSlocationinformation.Afterthatallyouneedtodoistoclickatthe
GPS-taggedpictureanditwillshowitslocationon GoogleMaporotherinternetmaps –letAGL3080 tag
yourpicture soyoucanenjoymore!
UniqueFeatures
GPS –basedonSiRFStarIII chipset
Log GPSoutputinNMEA0183formatatonerecordpersecondrate –fullrateloggingforbest
time resolution andflexibletouse
StandardUSB2.0interface/Doubleup asanUSBFlashDisk
WorkswithWindows,Mac,orLinux-basedmachines
GPSlogscanbeaccesseddirectlybyapplicationsoftwareasfiles,nomoreawkwardCOMport
set-up procedures
Longoperatingtime –over15hourswiththreestandardAAAbatteries
Large logcapacity –storeover256,000 datarecords, equivalentto70hoursofcontinuouslylogged
GPSdata
User-friendlyPC-basedsoftware isprovidedforphototagging(EXIF2.0and laterformat)and
sharing
TaggedphotoscanbeviewedonGoogleMapandotherinternetmaps
Workswithmanyon-line toolssuchas JetPhoto, GPSVisualizer,etc.
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InCaseYouDon’t KnowYet - WhatisGPS?
GPSisa24-satellitenetworkofNavstarnavigationalsatellitesthattransmitsignalstousers,giving
themanaccurateposition inthreedimensionsalongwithatimestamp.Whileit wasoriginally
developedinthe1970sasanavigationalaidforsubmarine-basedTridentnuclearmissiles,its
commercialusehasexpandedwellbeyondvehicleandhikernavigationtoincludenetworktiming
controlforaccuratedeliveryofpacketcommunications.
AGL3080Operation
PowerON/OFFdevice
PowerOn
HoldthePOWERON/OFFbuttonforone(1)seconduntilallthree LED sblinksimultaneouslyonce.Then
the GreenLED(GPSStatus)will beon.Thisindicatesthedevice hasbeenturnedonandstartstosearchGPS
satellites.
PowerON/OFF button
WhensufficientnumbersofGPS satellitesarefoundandthepositioncanbefixed,theGreenLED
will begintoblink,indicating goodGPSsignalreceptionand GPSdataisbeinglogged
Nowyoucanconcentrateonandenjoytakingphotos!
PowerOff
Toturnthepoweroff,justholdthePOWERON/OFFbutton againforaboutthree (3)seconds.Allthree
LED swillbelitonceandthenoff,andthe device isnowturnedoff.
StatusLED’s
Therearethree statusLED sonAGL3080 –Red(StorageFull),Green(GPSStatus),andAmber(Battery
GPS
Status
BatteryPowerStorageFull
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Power).
StatusLED
TheGreenLEDisthe GPSStatus LED. Itiseitherconstantlyonorblinking.Blinkingindicatesgood
reception ofsatellitesignalandGPS positiondataisbeing logged.Constantonindicatessatellitesignal
reception ispoorandposition cannotbe fixedandlogged.
Togeta goodreceptionofGPSsignal,adjusttheorientationoftheAGL3080 device toensureitisfacing
opensky. Normally,afteradjustment, the positioncanbefixedveryquicklyandthe GPSStatusLED(Green)
will againblink.
TheRedLEDisthe StorageFull LED. Whenthestoragespace runsout,theRedLEDwillbeonandno
moreGPSdatabelogged.
Ifthishappens,turnthedevice off,downloadthe loggeddatatothe computerandcleanup the storagedisc.
The storagedisc canbecleanedeitherbydeleting file(s)fromthecomputerorbyperformingaCLEANDISC
operation whenturningtheAGL3080deviceon. PleaseseeinstructionsbelowaboutCLEANDISC.
TheAmberLEDisthe BatteryPower LED. TheAmberLEDwillblinkwhenthebatterypowerlevel
becomeslow(<20%offullpower).Itisjustawarningsign aboutbatterypowerlevelisgettinglow.The
device stillfunctionsproperly.
Butwhenthebatterypowerlevelistoolowforthedevice tofunctionnormally,theAmberLEDwill
changefromblinkingtoconstanton,andboththeGPS and dataloggingfunctionswillbeturnedoff.When
thishappens, please turnthedevice offand replacebatteryimmediately.
SpecialFunctions
MARKbutton
PositionMark Apositioncanbe markedusingAGL3080ifthe “MARK”buttonisfirmlypressedonce.
Whendoingso, the StorageFull LEDwillbeonandthe devicewill insertaMARKtagtothe loggedGPS
positiondata. IfyoupresstheMarkbuttonrightaftertakingapicture, theaccompanyingGPSPhotoTracker
softwarewillusethis “markedpositiondata”totagthepicture.
GPSReset Duringnormaloperation,youcanpressthe “MARK”buttonforaboutthreetofour(3~4)
secondstoresettheGPS –theAGL3080 willre-starttheGPSsatellitessearching withoutusingsatellite
informationalreadyon-handand storedinternally.BecausethesetofGPSsatellitesdata(theorbitaland
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statusinformation)willbevalidonlyforaroundtwohours,theyneedtobeupdatedregularly.These
information arelocation-dependent –attwofarenoughlocationstheGPSreceiverwillseedifferentsetof
GPSsatellites,hencedifferentsatellitesdata.GPSreceiversassumetheon-handinternalsatellitesdatais
validandwill useit firstinsearchingandtrackingsatellites.Ifwrongsatellitedataisused,thesearchingwill
takealongtimeorevenfail.TheGPSResetfunction thuscanhelpspeedupthepositionfixoperationifthe
device wasusedpreviouslyatplace(s)farawayfromthecurrentlocationoroversometime(>twohours)
ago.
SetUpMode
AGL3080has6loggingmodesforusertochoosefromifit'sdesired.Usercanconfigurethetracking
modesin"SetUpMode".
Entering"SetUpMode"
Atdevice poweroffstatus,holdboth"POWERON/OFF"buttonand"MARK"buttonsimultaneouslyfor
5seconds.Whenyouholdbothbuttons,thethreeLEDwill flash5timesandstopatlightonmode.You can
release the buttonswhenthree LEDlightsare allon.
Setupmode functiondescription
Loggingmodesetup AGL3080 has6loggingmodes.Youcanchangeloggingmodebypressing "MARK"
button.Foreachpress ofthe"MARK",it enterstofollowing loggingmode.Pressing"MARK"at"Mode6"
will bringyoubackto"Mode1".
LoggingModesandcorrespondingLEDstatusare describedasbelow:
LEDStatusOutputFormatMinimum
Records MinimumOperation Hours
Mode 1 MemoryFullLedON GGA/GSA/RMC/VTG->1sec
GSV->5sec
260,000
72hours
Mode 2 MemoryFullLedFlash OnlyRMC->1sec
1,040,000
288 hours
Mode 3 GPS LedON GGA/GSA/RMC/VTG->5sec 260,000 360 hours
Mode 4 GPS LedFlashOnlyRMC->5sec
1,040,000
1440hours
Mode 5 BatteryLowLedONGGA/GSA/RMC/VTG->10
sec
260,000
720 hours
Mode 6 BatteryLowLedFlash OnlyRMC->10 sec
1,040,000
2880hours
ClearDiskFunction Hold"MARK"buttonfor5secondstoallthree LEDsstartblinksequentially,then
release the buttontoclearupthe storagespace.
Note:
(a)Thedevicewouldpoweroff duringsetupmode ifyoudonotpressanybutton after1minute.
(b)Ifsystempowerislow,thebatteryledwillbeonandthendevicewillbepoweredoff. Atthistime, user
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have toreplacenewbatteries.
(c)User'seachchange oftheloggingmodeatthe setupmodeisrecordedbythesystem.If thesystemiscut
offpowerunexpectedly,the lastsetting value before poweroff isrecorded.Therefore,the systempoweronat
GPSmode, itwillrunatthe lastsettingvalue.
Install/Replace Battery
Thedevicerequiresthree standardAAAsize batteriestooperate.NiHrechargeablebatteriesoralkaline
batteriesarerecommended.[Pleasenotethatbatteriesarenotpartoftheaccessoriesincludedinthe
package.]
Toinstallorreplacebattery,please:
1. Flipthe device sothatthe bottomsideisup.
2. Findthelatchofthebatterycompartmentcoverandslideit sidewaystorelease the cover.
3. Pull the coverouttoopenthebatterycompartment.Thebatteriescanbe easilyinserted,butplease
ensure thecorrectpolarity.
WARNING: Wrongpolaritywillcause permanentdamagetothe device.
ANoteonBatteryand AGL3080’sOperatingTime
Batterieshavewiderangeofcapacity(inmAh)andvoltagelevel(eventhoughtheyarespecifiedas1.5V).
Thesefactorswill causevariationofAGL3080 soperatingtime.Pleasechecktoensurethequalityof
batteriesismeetingitsspecifications.Werecommendusing1.5Vand900 mAhAAAbatteries.NiHtype
batteryisrecommendedwhenusingAGL3080inalowtemperatureenvironment.
UsingtheAccompanying AMODPhotoTrackerSoftwaretoTagYour
Photos
Youcaninstall theAMODPhotoTrackerSoftwarebyclickingtheSetupbutton(thesetup file)inthe
includedCD-ROM.Youcanspecifywhichdirectorytoinstall thePhotoTrackerSoftware. Anicon
(short-cut)will alsobecreatedattheDesktop foreasyaccess tothesoftware tool.
[First,youneedtodownloadandstorethepicturesfromyourDSCtoyourPC.UsuallytheDSChas
accompanyingphotomanagementtoolsforphotodownloading andstorage.]
Installation
PlugtheAGL3080toyourPC’sUSBport
Runthe GPSPhotoTrackerSoftware,and thefollowingwillbeup:
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ImporttheGPSlogfromAGL3080toPC
Thenyou canimporttheGPSlogbyselectingtheAMODPhotoTrackerDevice.Ifyouhavepreviously
importedtheGPS logfiles,youcango tothedirectorytoimportthem.Multiplelogfilescanbeselected
simultaneouslyforimport.
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Importphotos
GotothedirectorywhereDSCphotosarestored.Thenselectphotostobetagged –multiple picture filescan
beselected,forimport.
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The PhotoTrackerwillautomaticallytagtheselectedphotoswiththeGPS locationinformation. When
complete, thephotoswill beshownin blue color.Thosephotosunabletobetaggedwillbeshownin red
color. Those alreadyhave GPStagswillbeshownin black color.Thosephotosthathavebeentaggedby
depressingthe “Mark”button will beshownin green color.Pleaserefertothe descriptionaboutthe Position
Markfunctioninpage3ofthisUserManual.
TimeSync
Becausethe position taggingisdonebycrossrelatingtheGPS time(UTCstandardtime)andDSCtime
(DSC sinternaltime),tofindoutaccuratelyhowmuchoffistheDSCtime iscriticaltothe positionaccuracy
duringtagging. Tooffsetthe difference betweenGPStime,whichisaccurate, andtheDSCinternaltime,
whichmaynotbeaccurateandcouldbeoff,a TimeSyncfunction isimplemented.Thisoffsetoperation
canreduceinaccuracyinthegeo-locationtaggingprocess. However, Time Syncisan optional function –if
theDSCtime isaccurateenoughthatthegeo-locationerrorisnotsignificantorcriticaltoyou,youcanskip
theTimeSyncstepaltogether. BeforeyouentertheTimeSyncoperation, please checkandadjustthe timeof
yourcomputer. Thisisnecessarybecausethelocalcomputertimeisusedasthe standardtimetoderive the
offset(thedifference)betweentheDSCtime(storedinthephotoimagefile)andthestandardtime. Please
make sureyourlocaltimezone andtime arebothcorrectand accurate. YoucanconducttheTimeSync
operation byclickingtheTime Sync icontobring up thefollowingwindowandcheckthe “Enable Time
Sync.”button tobegintheoperation.
The InputDSCTime fieldisforyoutoenterthetimethatwillbeusedtosyncwiththeDSCtime.
There are twostepsinvolved –adjusttimezone and adjustactualtime.
Adjusttimezone
The picturesmaybe takenatplacesthatbelongtoadifferenttime zone. Forthese pictures, please
findthe time difference (inhours)andadjusttheinformationinthe InputDSCTime field. Please
note thischangemayalsoinvolve theadjustmentofthe date informationinthe InputDSCTime field.
Adjustactualtime
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