SPK Electronic Co SPK-GL3080 User manual

SPK ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
GPS Photo Tracker
SPK-GL3080
We Add More Fun to Photo Sharing!
Add：10F,NO.510,SEC.5,CHUNG HSIAO E. RD, TAIPEI, TAIWAN
Tel：[phone] Fax：[phone]
E-mail：[email protected] WEB:http://www.spkecl.com

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Tel：[phone] Fax：[phone]
E-mail：[email protected] WEB:http://www.spkecl.com
Table of Content
TABLE OF CONTENT .................................................................................................................... 2
OVERVIEW......................................................................................................................................3
U NIQUE F EATURES .............................................................................................................................................. 3
I N C ASE Y OU D ON ’ T K NOW Y ET - W HAT IS GPS? .............................................................................................. 4
SPK-GL3080 OPERATION...................................................................................................................4
P OWER ON/OFF DEVICE ..................................................................................................................................... 4
S TATUS LED’ S .................................................................................................................................................... 4
S ET U P M ODE ...................................................................................................................................................... 6
I NSTALL /R EPLACE B ATTERY ............................................................................................................................... 7
USING THE ACCOMPANYING SPK PHOTO TRACKER SOFTWARE TO TAGYOUR
PHOTOS............................................................................................................................................7
I NSTALLATION ..................................................................................................................................................... 7
APPENDIX - STATUS LED...........................................................................................................21
G ENERAL O PERATION ....................................................................................................................................... 21
STATUS LED IN SET UP MODE ................................................................................................. 22
APPENDIX – PREPARATIONS ................................................................................................... 23
A TTACH THE H ANGING S TRIP ............................................................................................................................ 23
I NSTALL B ATTERY ............................................................................................................................................. 23
TROUBLE SHOOTING................................................................................................................. 25
HARDWARE SPECIFICATION...................................................................................................26
PACKAGE CONTENTS................................................................................................................26
CERTIFICATIONS ........................................................................................................................ 27
TRADEMARKS AND COPYRIGHTS......................................................................................... 27
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Overview
SPK-GL3080 photo tracker is a GPS-based data logger designed to provide location
information for digital photos (in EXIF 2.0 or later format) from all DSCs and camera phones. It can help
making photo-taking more fun – show not just the great picture but also where it is taken! It is extremely
easy to use – just take it along and turn it on with your photo-taking trip. When uploading the pictures to the
PC, the accompanying software will do the tagging and saving of GPS location information. After that all
you need to do is to click at the GPS-tagged picture and it will show its location on Google Map or other
internet maps – let SPK-GL3080 tag your picture so you can enjoy more!
Unique Features
GPS – based on SiRF Star III chipset
Log GPS output in NMEA0183 format at one record per second rate – full rate logging for best
time
resolution and flexible to use
Standard USB 2.0 interface / Double up as an USB Flash Disk
Works with Windows, Mac, or Linux -based machines
GPS logs can be accessed directly by application software as files, no more awkward COM port
set-up
procedures
Long operating time – over 15 hours with three standard AAA batteries
Large log capacity – store over 1,040,000 data records, equivalent to 2,880 hours of continuously
logged
GPS data
User-friendly PC-based software is provided for photo tagging (EXIF 2.0 and later format) and
sharing
Tagged photos can be viewed on Google Map and other internet maps
Works with many on-line tools such as JetPhoto , GPSVisualizer , etc.
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In Case You Don’t Know Yet - What is GPS?
GPS is a 24-satellite network of Navstar navigational satellites that transmit signals to users, giving
them
an accurate position in three dimensions along with a time stamp. While it
was originally developed in the 1970s as a navigational aid for submarine-based
Trident nuclear missiles, its commercial use has expanded well beyond vehicle and
hiker navigation to include network timing control for accurate delivery of packet
communications.
SPK-GL3080
Operation
Power
ON/OFF device Power On
Hold the POWER ON/OFF button for one (1) second until all three LED’s blink simultaneously once. Then
the Green LED (GPS Status) will be on. This indicates the device has been turned on and starts to search GPS
satellites.
Power ON/OFF button
When sufficient numbers of GPS satellites are found and the position can be fixed, the Green LED
will begin to blink, indicating good GPS signal reception and GPS data is being logged
Now you can concentrate on and enjoy taking photos!
Power Off
To turn the power off, just hold the POWER ON/OFF button again for about three (3) seconds. All three
LED’s will be lit once and then off, and the device is now turned off.
Status LED’s
There are three status LED’s on SPK-GL3080 – Red (Storage Full), Green (GPS Status), and Amber (Battery
GPS Status
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Power).
Status LED
The Green LED is the GPS Status LED. It is either constantly on or blinking. Blinking
indicates good reception of satellite signal and GPS position data is being logged. Constant
on indicates satellite signal reception is poor and position can not be fixed and logged.
To get a good reception of GPS signal, adjust the orientation of the SPK-GL3080 device to ensure it is
facing open sky. Normally, after adjustment, the position can be fixed very quickly and the GPS Status LED
(Green) will again blink.
The Red LED is the Storage Full LED. When the storage space runs out, the Red LED will be on and no
more
GPS data be logged.
If this happens, turn the device off, download the logged data to the computer and clean up the storage disc.
The
storage disc can be cleaned either by deleting file(s) from the computer or by performing a CLEAN DISC
operation
when turning the AGL3080 device on. Please see instructions below about CLEAN DISC.
The Amber LED is the Battery Power LED. The Amber LED will blink when the
battery power level becomes low (< 20% of full power). It is just a warning sign about battery power
level is getting low. The device still functions properly.
But when the battery power level is too low for the device to function normally, the
Amber LED will change from blinking to constant on, and both the GPS and data logging functions will
be turned off. When this happens, please turn the device off and replace battery immediately.
Special Functions
MARK button
Position Mark A position can be marked using SPK-GL3080 if the “ MARK ” button is firmly pressed
once. When doing so, the Storage Full LED will be on and the device will insert a MARK tag to the logged
GPS position data. If you press the Mark button right after taking a picture, the accompanying GPS Photo
Tracker software will use this “marked position data” to tag the picture.
GPS Reset During normal operation, you can press the “ MARK ” button for about three to four (3 ~ 4)
seconds
to reset the GPS – the SPK-GL3080 will re-start the GPS satellites searching
without using satellite information already on-hand and stored internally. Because the set of
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status information) will be valid only for around two hours, they need to be updated
regularly. These information are location-dependent – at two far enough locations the GPS receiver will
see different set of GPS satellites, hence different satellites data. GPS receivers assume the on-
hand
internal satellites data is valid and will use it first in searching and tracking satellites. If wrong
satellite data is used, the searching will take a long time or even fail. The GPS Reset function thus can help
speed up the position fix operation if the device was used previously at place(s) far away from the current
location or over some time (> two hours) ago.
Set Up Mode
SPK-GL3080 has 6 logging modes for user to choose from if it's desired. User can
configure the tracking modes in " Set Up Mode" .
Entering "Set Up Mode"
At device power off status, hold both "POWER ON/OFF" button and "MARK" button simultaneously for
5 seconds. When you hold both buttons, the three LED will flash 5 times and stop at light on mode. You can
release
the buttons when three LED lights are all on.
Setup mode function description
Logging mode setup SPK-GL3080 has 6 logging modes. You can change logging mode by pressing
"MARK" button. For each press of the "MARK", it enters to following logging mode. Pressing "MARK" at
"Mode 6" will bring you back to "Mode 1".
Logging Modes and corresponding LED status are described as below:
LED Status Output Format Minimum
Records
Data Capacity
Hours
Mode 1 Memory Full Led ON GGA/GSA/RMC/VTG->1 sec
GSV -> 5 sec
260,000 72 hours
Mode 2 Memory Full Led Flash Only RMC->1 sec 1,040,000 288 hours
Mode 3 GPS Led ON GGA/GSA/RMC/VTG/GSV->5 sec 260,000 360 hours
Mode 4 GPS Led Flash Only RMC->5 sec 1,040,000 1,440 hours
Mode 5 Battery Low Led ON GGA/GSA/RMC/VTG/GSV->10 sec 260,000 720 hours
Mode 6 Battery Low Led Flash Only RMC->10 sec 1,040,000 2,880 hours
Clear Disk Function Hold "MARK" button for 5 seconds to all three LEDs start blink sequentially, then
release the button to clear up the storage space.
Note:
(a) The device would power off during setup mode if you do not press any button after 1 minute.
(b) If system power is low, the battery led will be on and then device will be powered off. At this time, users
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(c) User's each change of the logging mode at the setup mode is recorded by the system. If thesystem is cut
off power unexpectedly, the last setting value before power off is recorded. Therefore, the system power on at
GPS mode, it will run at the last setting value.
Install/Replace Battery
The device requires three standard AAA size batteries to operate. NiH rechargeable batteries or
alkaline batteries are recommended. [ Please note that batteries are not part of the
accessories included in the package. ]
To install or replace battery, please:
1. Flip the device so that the bottom side is up.
2. Find the latch of the battery compartment cover and slide it sideways to release the cover.
3. Pull the cover out to open the battery compartment. The batteries can be easily inserted, but please
ensure
the correct polarity.
WARNING: Wrong polarity will cause permanent damage to the device.
A Note on Battery and SPK-GL3080’s Operating Time
Batteries have wide range of capacity (in mAh) and voltage level (even though they are specified as 1.5 V).
These
factors will cause variation of SPK-GL3080’s operating time. Please check to
ensure the quality of batteries is meeting its specifications. We recommend using 1.5 V and 900
mAh AAA batteries. NiH type battery is recommended when using SPK-GL3080 in a low temperature
environment.
Using the Accompanying SPK Photo Tracker Software to Tag Your
Photos
You can install the SPK Photo Tracker Software by clicking the Setup button (the setup
file) in the included CD-ROM. You can specify which directory to install the Photo
Tracker Software. An icon (short-cut) will also be created at the Desktop for easy access to the software
tool.
[First, you need to download and store the pictures from your DSC to your PC. Usually
the DSC has accompanying photo management tools for photo downloading and storage.]
Installation
Plug the SPK-GL3080 to your PC’s USB port
Run the GPS Photo Tracker Software, and the following will be up:

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Import the GPS log from SPK-GL3080 to PC
Then you can import the GPS log by selecting the SPK Photo Tracker Device. If you have
previously imported the GPS log files, you can go to the directory to import them. Multiple log
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Import photos
Go to the directory where DSC photos are stored. Then select photos to be tagged – multiple picture files can
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The Photo Tracker will automatically tag the selected photos with the GPS location information. When
complete, the photos will be shown in blue color. Those photos unable to be tagged will be shown in red
color. Those already have GPS tags will be shown in black color. Those photos that have been tagged by
depressing
the “Mark” button will be shown in green color. Please refer to the description about the Position
Mark
function in page 3 of this User Manual.
Time Sync
Because the position tagging is done by cross relating the GPS time (UTC standard time) and DSC time
(DSC’s internal time), to find out accurately how much off is the DSC time is critical to the position accuracy
during
tagging. To offset the difference between GPS time, which is accurate, and the DSC internal time,
which may not be accurate and could be off, a Time Sync function is implemented. This offset operation
can
reduce inaccuracy in the geo-location tagging process. However, Time Sync is an optional function – if the
DSC time is accurate enough that the geo-location error is not significant or critical to you, you can skip
the Time Sync step altogether. Before you enter the Time Sync operation, please check and adjust the time of
your
computer. This is necessary because the local computer time is used as the standard time to derive the offset
(the difference) between the DSC time (stored in the photo image file) and the standard time. Please
make sure your local time zone and time are both correct and accurate. You can conduct the Time Sync
operation
by clicking the Time Sync icon to bring up the following window and check the “Enable Time
Sync.”
button to begin the operation.
The Input DSC Time field is for you to enter the time that will be used to sync with the DSC time.
There
are two steps involved – adjust time zone and adjust actual time .
Adjust time zone
The pictures may be taken at places that belong to a different time zone. For these pictures, please
find
the time difference (in hours) and adjust the information in the Input DSC Time field. Please
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Adjust actual time
When the DSC time is off slightly, only the seconds and/or minutes fields need to be adjusted. Enter a
time
that is slightly ahead than the displayed DSC Time. When the DSC Time (which is constantly
counting
up) reaches this pre-selected time, click Apply so that the DSC Time field is updated
(synchronized)
to the DSC’s system time. When this is done, just click OK to continue.
With these adjustments in the Time Sync operation, the Photo Tracker Software can derive the
difference
between DSC Time and PC System Time. This time difference is then used to offset any
timing
error that could exist between the DSC and GPS time.
When traveling to a different time zone, if your DSC time is adjusted to the local time, then the
adjustment
needed to compensate the time difference becomes a tedious and complicated task – you
need
to record each time zone. When tagging photos, they and the log files must be correlated into
groups
first. For each group, adjust the time separately using Time Sync. If this process is too
tedious for you, when you go on a trip that crosses several time zones, please do not adjust your DSC
time at all to avoid the complication/confusion this may cause.
Display Photos on Google Maps
The GPS tagged pictures can be shown on Google Map by clicking the “ Display Photos on Google Maps ”
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Select and Display Multiple Pictures
Multiple pictures can be displayed on the Google Map simultaneously too. This can be done
if they are selected simultaneously by clicking photo files while holding the Shift key.

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Then click Display on Google Map button, these pictures will be displayed on Google Map simultaneously. By
clicking the push pin, each photo can selected to show on Google Map.

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Resize and Save Displayed Photos with Google Map
To meet individual’s needs, SPK-GL3080 Photo Tracker Software provides five different sizes (relative to the
Google Map as background) of the photo pictures for user to select. The photo comes up with the default size
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(Shrunk)
Click the Catch Map Button, the display (picture with Google Map as background) can be saved.

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Finally click the Save Tagged Photos button on the main menu of the Photo Tracker Software, the geo-tag
will be saved within the photo picture file for future viewing or sharing.

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Display GPS Logs on Google Maps
By clicking the “ Display GPS Logs on Google Maps ” button, it will come up another window.
Click the “Play” Button, there will be a pink dot starts moving to display the tracking path you have walked
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Or click the Display Tracking Path button, it will directly show up the whole tracking path on Google Map
with
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To clear some specific GPS logs, check the boxes aside the Record # first (multiple boxes are allowed), and
then click Clear GPS Records Checked Marks. Those GPS logs will be cleared in the record.
Click the Catch Map Button, the display (picture with Google Map as background) can be saved.