Graphic monitoring is the main interface used by our company to display the function of the positioning system. Before positioning, user must first import the positioning map, set the Server IP and communication port, create Anchor component on the positioning map, and then click the Start monitor button to start monitoring the device Reported message. The following will explain in order with the following contents

 

Gaphical Display main menu buttons overview

      ●   Gaphical Display interface function
      ●   Anchor addition
      ●   Show online tag information button
      ●   Show online anchor information button
      ●   Warming message button
      ●   Area seletion menu
      ●   Track Tag function
      ●   Select monitor function
      ●   Tag Control function
      ●   Restricted area function
      ●   Positioning track function

 

＊Note that the historical record playback function of “Check the record” is not implemented in the Demo software, but the related function structure is still retained in the source code. Users can improve this function if they are interested.

 Gaphical display menu overview

     Column description

•   Start monitor / Stop monitor ： Enable or disable monitoring function

•   Setting ： enable software parameter setting window

•   Show online tag information： Display online tag information

•   Show online anchor information  ： Display online anchor information

•   Check the record ： Access histroy record, no function

•   Warming message ： Access event log

•   Area seletion ： Area selection between maps

•   Track Tag ： TAG tracking function

•   Select monitor  ： The map only displays tag those are selected

•   Tag Control： Open up the windwos for TAG led and buzzer control panel

•   Debug    ： Display the the coverage guide line of tag and anchors

•   A  ： Live warning display area

•   B  ： Live tag location list

•   C  ： Live tag report list

 

　Network Setting　

     Before using the monitoring software please set up the network environment first.

     Column Description

•   Network setting： Parameters of the network

         Server Ip        ： IP address for the server to receive packt from the anchors

         Server port： Communication port to receive packet from the anchors

 ＊Make sure to click “save” before exiting the menu because there is a defauly factory setting,

•   Map setting     ： Settings for map

•   Display setting        ： Viewable parameters. Please see the follow-up instructions for details

•   Warning setting      ： Warning setting. Please see the follow-up instructions for details

 

　Map Setting　

    Please refer to the following steps to setup a map:

A.      Click “Add” to add map and “Remove” to delete the map

B.      Type in the Group ID. Do not reuse the 4byte number, it is used for ordering

C.      Click “Select a map” to import a map, the file has to be .dxf or .dwg format.

D.      Enter the actual size of the map. Please include blank parts into the map calculation as these neglected parts can cause inaccuracy in the final positioning !

     The actual width：The actual width in relate to the real width of the imported map image

     The actual height： The actual heigh in relate to the real height of the imported map image

E.       After filling in, click the Update the data to the list button to complete this new map addition

1. Scale is automatically calculated within the software according to the real size, image file size and screen resolution.

2. A better representation of the map measurement will result in higher accuracy of the positioning result.

3. Pixel of the displaying frame is 1022 x 264. Hence the imported file image need to fit to the ratio in order to use the entire displaying frame of the map. Map that does not fit to this scale will display partially blank spots. However, that does not represent any parts of the map. Size of the map is also the same as the actual height and weight of that map.

 

      The map is imported in vector format, the map support zoom in, zoom out and horizontal dragging movement for detail inspection. Hold the left button to drag the map and use the scroll wheel on the mouse to zoom in and out for details.

 

✦   Zoom out effect demonstration

 

✦   Zoom in effect demonstration

 

✦   Drag the map and move it around

 

 

     Display setting

     This setting item is the display setting parameter during graphic monitoring

 

•   Do not display timeout not received the Tag positioning signal：
          This customizable feature allows the tag to be clear off from the map when it exceed a certain time limitation. The default value is 60 second

•   Display anchor position：
          Allow the anchor to be displayed on the map, if not needed, untick to disable this function.

•   Display limit area：
          Allow to display restricted areas on the map, if not needed, disable this function

•   Tag follows the map to zoom in and out：
          Allow tag display to zoom in and out with the map, if not needed, disable this function

•   The tag timeout is not moved and is shown in black：
          Display the tag to color black to indicate the tag has been unmoved for a certain time. The default value is 60 seconds, if not needed, disable this function. The meanings of other display colors are as follows

➤   Green, indicating that the tag is moving and there is no abnormal state

➤   Red, indicating that the tag sends emergency information

➤   Purple, indicating that the tag is in a low battery state

➤   Orange, indicating abnormal heart rate detected by Tag

➤   Gray, indicating that the UTAG-H03 strap is loose and disconnected

•    How often do you clean up your history：
           How frequency should the history be cleared; Note that the location record will be saved every hour after the positioning software is turned on. Over time, a large number of location record files will be accumulated on the hard disk, and irregular cleaning will cause a burden on the computer system. The default is 30 days, if not needed, disable this function

•    Whether the trace is shown：
           Displaying the trace route of the tag, tick to enable. When checked, the positioning track of the previous five points will be displayed, and the color will change from lighter to darker over time.
           Note that this function displays the first five track coordinates of all tags instead of a single tag. Moreover, this function is only a function demonstration and the previous four-point coordinates of the tag are saved in the software. Therefore, the time interval of each coordinate point is the tag reporting time interval, so it is not possible to increase the number of track points or specify the track interval time by setting

•    Ｈow often the page is refreshed：
           Refresh rate of the map display. This could be adjusted in accordance with the report rate of the tag. From the fast to the slowest 0.1, 0.5, 1, 1.5, 2 (seconds).

          Note that if the refresh rate is greater the report rate coming from the tag, the tracing effect will not be shown properly. If the refresher rate is lower than the report rate, there will also no be no extra benefit.

•    Whether or not to use the kalman filter algorithm：

     Disable or enable Kalman filter. Using the filter can make the positioning display changes smoother, because the filter will filter out the glitch noise and make the continuous coordinate changes more natural. But the effect depends on the choice of positioning parameters

     ➤   Measure noise covariance：
           noise variance measurement. The greater the value represent higher confidence band and a slower convergence. It has been proven that the greater value, the more space for correcting jitter. However, it will compress the positioning which result in accuracy distortion.

     ※  The software will adjust the parameters according to the tag sending time based on the parameter "sending time 1 second". The recommended value is 0.5-5

 

•    Location algorithm：

     As shown in the figure below, users can select the positioning algorithm used by the positioning software in the drop-down menu. If unchecked, the system defaults to use the TwoDim_TagHeightRange positioning algorithm. The various positioning algorithms are described as follows

        Note that if the positioning device does not have a height sensor, the software will automatically use the TwoDim_TagHeightRange algorithm to calculate the positioning coordinates.

 TwoDim_TagHeightRange：

The two-dimensional positioning algorithm can get the X and Y coordinates of the tag. The tag does not need to set a fixed height, but it is recommended that the tag set the height range to improve the positioning accuracy (the tag height range setting field below). It is recommended that the Anchor be arranged at the same height.， This algorithm is generally used in scenes where the height of the tag changes, such as when the tag is worn on a person

TwoDim_TagHeightFixed：

The two-dimensional positioning algorithm can obtain the x and y coordinates of the Tag. The tag needs to set a fixed height. The user uses the Tag Set page to set the tag height parameter to initialize the tag height. This algorithm is generally used in scenarios where the tag height is fixed, such as truck positioning

ThreeDim：

The three-dimensional algorithm can obtain the x, y, and z coordinates of the Tag. The Tag and Anchor must have a height sensor to use this algorithm, otherwise the positioning software will automatically change to use the TwoDim_TagHeightRange algorithm. This algorithm is used in scenarios where Tag height needs to be obtained, such as multi-layer shelf items

 

      •   Tag height range：

        Set the tag height range for the TwoDim_TagHeightRange algorithm. Here is mainly to set the minimum and maximum value of the tag height when using the TwoDim_TagHeightRange algorithm. The unit is cm, that is, the upper and lower limits of the tag height used by the positioning software when calculating the plane coordinates. The more this range is set, the more the coordinates are calculated according to the actual situation. The more accurate it will be. For example, when the value is set to 50-200, the active height of the Tag will not be less than 50cm or more than 200cm.

     Note that if this function is not checked, the software will not consider the altitude range when calculating, and the positioning accuracy will easily be biased

Warning setting

      This setting item is a warning message setting parameter during graphic monitoring

•   Timeout does not receive the tag message will generate warnings：
          The tag reporting timeout time can be customized. If checked, the positioning software will immediately generate a warning message if the timeout is not reported.

•   Tag battery level below threshold will generates warnings：
          Customize the low battery alarm threshold, that is, when checked, a warning message will be generated when the battery power reported by the Tag is lower than this value

•   Tag enters the limit area will generates warnings：
          After checking, the tag will generate a warning message whenever it enters the restricted area. The restricted area operation will be explained in detail in the follow-up content

•   The watchband loosen for UTAG-H03 will generates warnings：
          This setting is for the bangle-type Tag UTAG-H03. When checked, a warning message will be generated when the UTAG-H03 strap is loose or broken.

•   The UTAG-H03's heart rate is not in range will generates：
          Set the normal heart rate range. When checked, a warning message will be generated when the heart rate detected by UTAG-H03 is not within the range

•   Tag fall down or free fall will generates warnings：
          After checking, as long as the tag sends out a falling or falling state packet, a warning message will be generated，

  Note that this function requires height sensor auxiliary equipment to determine

Anchor Addition

      After setting the location map, close the setting window. At this time, the real-time location display interface will show the location map that has just been set. The steps for adding a reference Anchor component to the location map are as follows

A.      Double click on the map and observe the “Anchor set” window

B.      Fill in the ID and Height, click “set” to save, in the mean time you should see a blue imprint of anchor in blue and the ID is just beneath it, alias will be displayed if entered

C.      Hold the left button on the mouse to move the anchor freely on the map. Please locate the anchor according to the actual position of the anchor on map. Center of the blue imprint is the location of the UWB antenna.

D.      To remove and edit the anchor, left click on the anchor to access the menu.

 

 

      Column Description

•   Anchor Id ：Anchor ID，6 byte

•   Anchor Height： Height of the anchor, anchor’s in the same area please use the same height foundation.

•   set ：Button to confirm Anchor component creation and save parameter

•   remove：Button to remove Anchor component

•   back：Exit the setting window without saving parameters or performing any operation

1.   Because the positioning software converts the card coordinates into plane coordinates, the more accurate the height of the anchor, the higher the accuracy

2.   Anchor’s on the map reflects to the actual location of the anchor. The more precise the placement the better is the positoing esult and vice versa.

 

Show online tag information Button

     By clicking this button, the tag information will be present in the format shown below. This windwos can be sused to check tag battery level, moving status and others etc.

 

       Column Description

•   Ｔag Id ：Tag ID，6 byte

•   Group Id：Group name or ID, this will indicate which part of the map is located at

•   Battery：Battery level of tag in percentage

•    Gsensor ：The three-axis gravitational acceleration value of the positioning card Gsensor, in g.

e.g. ( X:0.93g  Y:-0.01g  Z:0.15g )

•   No move time：Duration of the TAG being static, unit is second, maximum value is 65534.

    Value:65535 indiactes there either no gsensor equipped or faulty sensor

•   The last time of receiving data：Latest update of the coordination data.

•   The last iterval：Interval between the last update, unit in second

•   Firmware Version：Tag firmware version, 0x20031950 means V5.0 on March 19, 2020

Show online anchor information Button

     By clicking this button, the anchor information will be prsent in the formant shown bleow. These is handy to observe whther the anchor is operating functoinally

 

      Column Description

•   Anchor Id ：Anchor ID，6 byte

•   Group Id ：Group name and ID, this will indicate which group does the anchor belongs to

•   Report Interval：Interval between each report from the anchor, unit is sec

•   Report Time ：The last report packet received from the anchor

•   Firmware Version：Anchor firmware version, 0x20041350 means V5.0 on April 13, 2020

Warming message Button

      All of the warning events can be access and inspect by clicking this button

      After clicking the Warning message button, a pop-up window will appear to display historical warning messages. The types of software messages here will depend on the warning items ticked in the setting window. For details, please refer to the warning setting content

 

        List of warning messages

•   Tag unreported for extended period

•   Tag battery level is low

•   Tag has protruded restricted area. The restricted area function will be explained in detail in the following content

•   Bangle Type Tag for UTAG – H03 hass been removed or loosen

•   Heartbeat detect is over range for UTAG – H03

•   Tag fall detection alert and identified

Area seletion Menu

      This area selection menu is only applicable when multiple map is existing in the software. The Group ID is only used to distinguish and sort the positioning areas within the application. Even if the ID sequence is out of order as shown in the figure below, the list will still be sorted in the ascending order. When this window is opened again, the order of the list will still be sorted identically.

 

      After exiting the setting menu, a drop list of map will be shown under the area selection button, just like the figure shown below. By selecting the different maps, users are able to change between maps for monitoring, monitor coverage expansion or other simliar activities.

 

Track Tag Function

      This function allows adminstrarator to track specific ID or tag

A.      Fill in the ID or alias of the desired device

B.      Tick to box next to “Track tag”

      Tag tracking function demo

(1)     Before tracking, we can see that there are multiple tags displayed in the real-time monitoring window

 

(2)     Fill in the tracking tag ID and check the Track tag check box, as shown in the figure below, the user can see that only the specified tag is displayed in the real-time monitoring window

 

(3)     When the tag goes to another location area, the real-time monitoring window will automatically switch the area map, and only the tag will be displayed

 

 

Select monitor Function

       Since there may be dozens or hundreds of tags in the positioning monitoring system, this will make the monitoring screen messy and difficult to view. The Selcet monitor function allows managers to more easily observe the managed objects. As shown in the figure below, the manager only needs to check the tags that he wants to observe. Furthermore, users can modify the function of the positioning software by themselves to perform functions such as displaying the same group or the same type of tags.

      * The Total Number field will display the number of tags that have been reported

 

A.      Check the Select all check box to display all tags. As shown below

 

B.      If the user unchecks the Select all check box, all tags will not be displayed. As shown below

 

C.      If the user wants to display a specific tag, the steps are as follows

(1)     Uncheck the Select all check box

(2)     Check the check box in front of the tag you want to display, as shown in the figure below

 

Tag Control Function

      In the precision positioning system V5.0, the function of tag bidirectional communication is added. The startup and operation time of the LED and buzzer of a specific tag can be controlled. As shown in the figure below, the positioning software will display the controllable tags in green text. Currently, the devices that support remote control include

•   UTAG_5136_V2.0，LED and buzzer can be controlled

•   UTAG_7045_V2.2_2.3_3.0，LED and buzzer can be controlled

•   UTAG_8358_V1.0，LED can be controlled

 

      As shown in the figure below, the control window will appear after clicking the Tag Control button below the Tag list. The original real-time monitoring window will only display tags that can be controlled remotely.

 LED Control Window

      After setting the LED control parameters, check the check box above

      Control parameter field description

•   Status ：Control device LED start / stop

•   On Time ：Set the LED ON time in a cycle, the unit is 50ms

•   Off Time  ：Set the LED OFF time in a cycle, the unit is 50ms

•   Duration  ：Set the duration of the LED action, in seconds. A value of 0 means continues

 

 Buzzer Control Window

     After setting the buzzer control parameters, check the check box above

      Control parameter field description

•   Status  ：Control device Buzzer start / stop

•   On Time ：Set the Buzzer ON time in a cycle, the unit is 50ms

•   Off Time ：Set the Buzzer OFF time in a cycle, the unit is 50ms

•   Duration ：Set the duration of the Buzzer action, in seconds. A value of 0 means continues

 

        Checking the check box in the upper left corner indicates that the system is ready to send the control parameters to the remote control device.

       * Note that the LED control and the buzzer are controlled separately, that is, the LED and the buzzer can be controlled at the same time after checking separately

 

      After clicking the Start Control button, the positioning software will send a control command to the device. Currently, there is no separate control mechanism. Therefore, all the controllable devices on the site will receive the broadcast command of the control status. The control status will also be immediately fed back to the software. Status is displayed in the list on the right side of the control window

       Column Description

•   Tag Id  ：Tag ID，6 byte

•   Control Status  ：Display tag control status and controlled functions

 

Restricted Area function

       Restricted area, as its name implies, is an area where personnel are prohibited from entering. When the system administrator selects the restricted area alarm in the Warning setting, a warning message will be generated when the tag enters the restricted area. Users can achieve the purpose of electronic fence. Developers can use this feature to reverse development if they are interested, and then they can easily complete the electronic roll call function. The following will briefly explain how to create a restricted area and display the functional effect of the restricted area.

A.      When the positioning monitoring is stopped, the user can pull out a red rectangular restricted area by pressing the right button on the map. After releasing the right button, a Limit Area Set setting window will appear, as shown in the figure below.

* Right-click the red frame of the restricted area and the setting window will appear again, and the user can modify the parameters or delete the restricted area

 

B.      Fill in restricted area parameters

 

      Column Description

Id： Restricted Area ID, 4 bytes. It’s just the software used to distinguish different circle codes.

Name：Restricted Area name, alias for user identification

Set：Restricted Area creation and modification confirmation button, click on the established

restricted area setting window to save the parameters and close

Remove：Restricted Area removal button, click to remove restricted area

 

C.      Click the Set button to complete the setting. As shown in the figure below, the red box is the restricted area.

 

D.      Tag enters restricted area

 

E.       At this time, we can see a warning message appearing above the real-time monitoring map - The tag (xxxxxx) enters the limit area Restricted area(xxxx)

F.       Click the Warning message button to view historical warnings

 

Positioning track function

      The positioning track here does not mean the track record of the positioning point, but refers to the trajectory of the intersection point of each Anchor ranging on the positioning map. This function helps the user to find the problem of the positioning system, and the system installation staff can be more intuitive View the ranging results of the Anchor involved in positioning. And to find out the reasons that affect the positioning deviation. This feature will be shown below

 

A.      Check the Debug check box on the right.

* Note that due to the large size of the positioning software framework, users may not be able to display this check box due to the screen resolution

B.      When checked, an Real-time message box with detailed tag positioning data will also appear - Debug Logging

＊   Because a tag can produce up to five distance circles, it is recommended to observe the positioning of one tag at a time. Otherwise the screen will be too messy to observe.

 

C.      Real-time positioning message box, there will be real-time distance information between Tag and Anchor

 

D.      The red circle indicates the Anchor used for positioning

E.       The green circle indicates the Anchor that is not used