Stopanik GPS Tracking System Manual Revision 02

1. GETTING STARTED

You may refer tutorial video on Stopanik YouTube Channel. Click here --> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GghdJgL2Giw&list=PLJ4bMLeH7I2gZ_DB-BKsb6RFOmcUES1SM

 Insert your registered email and password to log in web tracking / Mobile GPS Tracking System.

 

2. WORKSPACE OVERVIEW


After logging in, you will be redirected to the platform main page. This page allows to access most common tracking features and settings, monitor object position on map ant get detailed information such as speed, address, coordinates, history and more.

  1. Menu
  2. Navigation panel
  3. Map control
  4. Details information

 

2.1 Menu

  

Menu is used to quickly Access frequently used tools and settings. Also you can easily change your language by clicking flag at the top right corner. Please check separate user manual pages for Tools, Setup and My Account.

 

2.2. Navigation Panel

  1. Objects tab - view and manage all devices.
  2. Events tab - history of events and alerts / notifications can be viewed (over speeding, geofence alert, low battery, etc.)
  3. History tab - view detailed history for each GPS device, graphs, data log.
  4. Search - find devices by name or IMEI.
  5. Add device - add new GPS devices.
  6. Groups - group name and number of devices in that group.
  7. Groups expander - expand or collapse groups.
  8. Visibility checkbox - turns on or off objects visibility on the map.
  9. Object information - device name, date, time of last received location, online/idle/offline status.
  10. Speed - shows current object speed.
  11. Edit Object - change device icon, assign to a group, add and manage sensors, follow, accuracy settings and more.

 

Object Details Panel
 

This panel allows you to see more information about objects. It appears when you select your object. There are 2 options: show less (standard) and show more (…).

In show less popup you will see address, stop duration, sensors. In the show more popup you will see additional information such as services, protocol, etc.

2.3. Map Control
 

  1. Full screen mode - hides all tools and shows only GPS devices in the map.
  2. Change map - change map to streets, satellite and more.
  3. Zoom - zoom in and out map.
  4. Cumulative – total tracking object.
  5. Fit object - fit the object on map.
  6. Object - show or hide object on map.
  7. Geofences - show or hide geofences on map.
  8. Routes - show or hide routes on map.
  9. POI - show or hide POI on map.
  10. Show names - show or hide objects names above icon on map.
  11. Show tails - show or hide objects tails on map.
  12. Live traffic - show live traffic in Google Maps.

 

2.4 Details Information
 

You can find detailed information at the bottom of the web.


3. MY ACCOUNT

 

Membership

In the membership window, you can review your subscription plan, devices limit, expiration date and your account email. To upgrade membership, please click "Change Membership".

My icons

You can upload your own custom icons for GPS devices. Uploaded icons can be used in Objects > Edit object > Icons.

Change password

To change your password, click change password and you will be redirected to the new form where you can change your password.

Support

If you have any difficulties connecting your device or have questions, please contact our support team.

Log out

Click log out to exit from the GPS server platform.

4. SETUP
 

In setup window you can setup multiple settings for all your GPS trackers, create groups, drivers, custom events, SMS gateway, SMS templates, GPRS templates.

4.1. Main
 

In the main tab you can define speed, capacity, altitude measurements and also select time zone for all your GPS trackers. At the bottom there is server region and IP address you are logged in to. For daylight saving time (DST) it is always recommended to use Automatic option and select your own country.

4.2. Object groups

In "Object groups" tab you can create groups for your GPS devices. To assign a device of your created group, go to Object > Edit > Advanced > Group, select your created group and click Save.

Drivers
Here you can create drivers, click "Add driver" to create one. Type in any name and select your GPS device. If your device has iButton or RFID, type in RFID/ibutton number in RFID field. GPS server automatically identifies GPS device protocol and decodes RFID message. After creating new driver, swipe the card/item over your RFID device and you should see driver name in the left bottom panel or by clicking on the object.

 

4.3. Events

Here you can define your custom events. For example, you can define that if SOS button is pressed, device battery ran low, etc. event will be triggered. To know which protocol to select, please connect your GPS device to the platform and check object details:

 In the picture above and in the example below there is a protocol - "GPS103".

Before digging deeper creating an event, please take a look at the schema below for better understanding how data travels from GPS tracker to GPS server and how it is processed:  

To check what parameters your GPS tracker is sending, please go to History > Select object > Show history > Data log

(At the top, there are parameter names and below - parameter values)

There are many parameter names like "sat, adc1, io21..." etc. So, if you want to create an event for parameter "sat", then you have to input sat in the parameter name field. This will pair the event with parameter.

*Note: some GPS tracker's, like Coban GPS306 OBD, are sending parameter names that are easily recognizable (odometer, fuel, rpm, etc.), but others, like teltonika are sending them like ioXXX. To know the meaning of parameter names like ioXXX, you need to check manufacturer's user manual/documentation or identify them manually, for example, trigger some sensors and monitor parameters at the same time like doors open, fuel level, etc...

Example 1

In the picture above we showed event for teltonika GPS device FM1010. We know that the io66 parameter stands for "external power" and we also know that if parameter's value drops below 1000 it means that engine was turned off. We can check later messages and we will see that in the data log, this parameter value will go lower after the engine is turned off. So, in the event tab we need to select protocol teltonika, input io66 in the parameter name field, select less than in the next select box and input 1000 in the last field. In the message field write in what text you want to see when event is triggered.

Example 2

Let's say your parameter name is battery and you want to create "Low battery" event. In the Add event window, select device protocol, input parameter name battery, select less than and input any value you want, for example 10 or 15. In the message field write in any text you want. Now when device battery goes down to 10 or 15, event will be triggered.

Example 3

Now let's create SOS event. For example, coban GPS tracker, when SOS button is pressed, sends parameter alarm: help me, then all we have to do is just enter alarm in the parameter name field, select equals to and write in help me in the parameter value field.

*Note: events will be triggered if alert for it is created: Tools > Alerts > Add new

4.4. SMS gateway


Here you can configure SMS gateway. You need to have your own SMS gateway provider like bulksms, plivo, clickatell or any other. After enabling SMS gateway, your devices can receive alerts/notifications about events via SMS. You can also send messages to your devices via Tools > Send command.

If you are using URL (passing data via URL string), make sure to select GET as request method.

 

4.4. SMS templates


Created templates can be used in Tools > Send command. So, you don't need to type in the same SMS message all over again.

 

4.5. GPRS Templates


Created templates can be used in Tools > Send command, so you don't need to type in command all over again. Also, variable [%IMEI%] will help you to reuse the same template for multiple GPS trackers.

   

5. SENSOR MANAGEMENT


To add a new sensor (Engine on/off, ACC on/off, Battery, Fuel tank, Odometer, Temperature, Door open/close, GSM signal, GPS signal, Satellites, Tachometer, etc.) for your object, go to Object > Edit object > Sensors > Add new sensor. But before doing that, take a look below at the scheme, how parameters are sent from GPS devices and how they need to be paired with sensors.

 To check what parameters your GPS tracker is sending, please go to History > Select object > Show history > Data log (At the top, there are parameter names and below - parameter values)

  There are many parameter names like "sat, adc1, io21..." etc. So if you want to create an event for parameter "sat", then you have to input sat in the parameter name field. This will pair event with parameter.

*Note: some GPS tracker's, like Coban GPS306 OBD, are sending parameter names that are easily recognisable(odometer, fuel, rpm, etc.), but others, like Teltonika are sending them like ioXXX. To know the meaning of parameter names like ioXXX, you need to check manufacturer's user manual/documentation or identify them manually, for example, trigger some sensors and monitor parameters at the same time like doors open, fuel level, etc.

5.1. ACC ON/OFF

 

 

5.2. Battery
 

5.3. Doors Open/Close


  

 

5.4. Engine On/Off

 

 

5.5. Engine Hours

 

 

5.6. Fuel Tank
 

5.7. Fuel Tank with Calibration

 

 

5.8. GSM  

 

5.9. Harsh Acceleration and Harsh Braking


  

 

5.7. Ignition ON/OFF

 


 

5.8. Odometer (Connected and Virtual)

 

 

5.9. Satellites
 

 

 

5.10. Tachometer/RPM or Temperature

 

6. DEVICE MANAGEMENT


6.1 Object Popup
 

In the minimized popup window, you can monitor basic information and sensors. Once you click "…", you will see all available information for this device including speed, driver and additional data. If you want to check what parameters your device is sending, please visit sensor management section.

 It is also possible to use "street preview" while monitoring your device. This window will refresh automatically once your device is moving, so you can "street preview" in real time.

6.2 Object Quick Tools 
  

  1. Show history - this will instantly show history of the object for most common selected period.
  2. Follow - new window will appear where you will be able to monitor each object individually, you can open multiple windows at the same time.
  3. Send command - quick access to send command to the device via GPRS or SMS.
  4. Edit - edit device name, IMEI, accuracy, change icon, add services and more.

 

6.3. Edit - Main

 To add device all is required is name and device IMEI or identifier. You can edit name and IMEI anytime.

 

6.4. Edit - Icons
 Icon type:

Moving - when device speed is higher than minimum speed defined in edit > accuracy > min. moving speed
Stopped -when device speed is lower than minimum speed defined in edit > accuracy > min. moving speed
Offline - if device is not sending information to the server 5 or more minutes or is disconnected from the GPS server
Engine idle - for engine idle to be active, you need to add sensor for ignition on/off or engine on/off and then add that sensors in edit > accuracy > engine hours (switch from GPS). Engine idle means that ignition/engine is on but device is not moving.

6.5. Edit - Advanced
 

In advanced section you can fill in optional information, assign device to the group (to create new group please go to Setup > Groups > Add).

Show GPRS Templates commands only - if you tick it, then only custom GPRS commands will be showed for your device in Tools > Send command. GPRS templates can be created in Setup > GPRS Templates


Fuel measurement - if you do not have fuel sensors connected to your GPS device, you can input measurements here so they will correspond in history and reports.


Time adjustment - this will manually adjust time individually for selected GPS device. Used only in those cases, when you are unable to set time zone to UTC 0 for your device.
 

6.6. Edit - Sensors


Please check sensor management page for detailed documentation.

6.7. Edit – Services

Services are used to monitor insurance, technical maintenance, oil change, car parts deprecation, etc.


6.7. Edit - Accuracy

 

6.8. Edit - Tail

 

Tail color - select color of the object tail
Tail length - how long is the tail
 

7. TOOLS: OVERVIEW


Tools are used to create alerts/notifications, geofences, POI's, send command to GPS tracker, generate reports, etc.

 

7.1 Tools - Alerts


To create a new alert, click Tools > Alerts > Add Alert

First of all, you have to name your alert. Then select the Devices you want this alert to be applied to.

 Now you can select what type of alert you want to create: Overspeed, stop duration, offline duration, idle duration, geofence in/out, etc. You can create all of them in the same alert or only 1 of them.

Overspeed
 Enter max speed in KM/h, then click Save. In the example above, user will receive an alert when object speed reaches 110 KM/h.


7.2. Geofencing

Select your created geofence (geofence can be created at Tools > Geofencing > Add geofence) and select Zone In, Zone Out or Combines and click Add. Alert will be triggered once device enters or exists geofence.

7.3. Schedule

 Select the schedule how often you want to receive notifications. always, weekdays or weekends.

7.4. Notifications
  

Choose which notifications you want to receive.

7.5. Command
 

7.6. Events

 

There are 2 select boxes at the beginning:

Custom events - these are user defined events; you can create them in Setup > Events. More about creating custom events for each GPS tracker and its protocol, please visit Setup page in the manual.
System events - these are system/ admin defined events, like in example above. There are system events like SOS, Low battery, Ignition ON/OFF for the most popular GPS tracker brands. If your protocol or desired event is not listed, you can always create one in Setup > Events

First of all please select custom or system events from select box. In the next select box, protocol name or names, for your selected GPS trackers only, will appear (it depends on what objects you selected in Devices tab). For example.: if you have selected 5 devices that has 2 different protocols, you will see only those 2 protocols that are suitable for your device (GPS platform detects your device protocol automatically, make sure you connected it to the platform at least once). In the final select box, please select desired event you want to be triggered. For example.: if you select SOS and click Add, alert will be triggered when users click SOS button.

When alert settings are configured, please click Save button to save your new created alert. It can be edited any time.

8. Tools - Geofencing


To create a new geofence, click Tools- > Geofencing > Add geofence. Type in geofence name and select its color, then click on the map to begin drawing geofence. When you finish drawing geofence, double click the last point and click Save.

    

 Once geofence is created you can view them all on the list and edit anytime.

9. Tools - Reports


9.1 Main


To create a new report or schedule it, click Tools > Reports 

 

9.2 Reports

 

 

Schedule

Devices
Select devices to create report.

Geofences
This allows to select zones whose details will be seen in report. Zone selection is available only if Report type Zone in/out is chosen.

Time period

 

9.3. Generated Reports


All generated reports can be visible in this tab. You can modify, regenerate and delete them.

 

9.4. Scheduled Reports Logs


All scheduled generated reports. In case you did not received them via email, or don't need to, you can review them all here.

 

10. TOOLS: SEND COMMAND


Commands can be sent via GPRS or SMS. SMS gateway must be enabled (click Setup >SMS).

Type - if you select custom command, you will be able to send RAW GPRS command to the device or select GPRS template you created in Setup > GPRS Templates.

If you want to see your specified GPRS commands for selected device only, please go to Objects > Edit > Advanced > Show GPRS templates only.

 

 In order to send SMS command to the device, SMS gateway must be enabled (click Setup > SMS gateway).

 

11. TOOLS: OTHER


11.1. Ruler


To check distance between 2 or more points, click Tools > Ruler and start clicking on the map.

11.2. POI


POI - point of interest. These are the icons that you can put anywhere in the map and create label for it.

 

11.3. Show Point


With this tool you can see point on the map by entering coordinates or address.

11.4. Show Address


Shows an address by coordinates.


12. FAQ


How GPS Tracking Works?
 

With STOPANIK online tracking system you can monitor thousands of objects and display their locations (exact address etc.) on the map in your web browser or mobile.

STOPANIK server let user to:

STOPANIK provided GPS tracking software is very user friendly and suitable for personal use or business. Also, their price is affordable and all equipment you can buy online. STOPANIK provides GPS tracking system which is compatible with most of GPS trackers including mobile devices (Android, iPhone). Furthermore, GPS tracking servers are constantly improved and updated with new features.

To start tracking you need one GPS tracking device for each object. GPS tracking device receives position information from GPS satellites, and forwards it to STOPANIK servers. Your GPS tracker needs to have an Internet connection to send position data to STOPANIK servers. The most common option is to use a data subscription in 2G or 3G mobile networks (standard SIM cards).