Fifotrack FIMS User Guide V1.4
Fifotrack FIMS User Guide V1.4
Model: FIMS
Version: V1.4
www.fifotrack.com
Please read this user guide carefully before installation to avoid any possible personal injury or
property loss.
Document History
Document Version
<fifotrack Digital Temperature Sensor User Guide> V1.1
<fifotrack Fingerprint User Guide> V1.1
<fifotrack Fuel Sensor User Guide> V1.1
<fifotrack iButton User Guide> V1.2
<fifotrack RFID Reader User Guide> V1.3
<fifotrack Ultrasonic Fuel Sensor User Guide> V1.1
Tool Version
GPRS Command Generator V1.0
Download link: http://www.fifotrack.com/Support/Userguide/
Easy to start: Chapter 1 to Chapter 5 are basic settings of FIMS tracking software. Users who want easy
start please check these chapters only.
Advanced settings: Chapter 6 to Chapter 10 are advanced settings of FIFM tracking software. It
requires further understanding in fifotrack GPS tracker hardware and FIMS tracking software. However,
the benefits are also great.
Contents
3 History .......................................................................................................................................... 12
4 Places ............................................................................................................................................ 13
5 Report ........................................................................................................................................... 17
6 Setting Sensors.............................................................................................................................. 20
8 Setting Odometer.......................................................................................................................... 29
1 Request an Account
Demo account:
PC Login page: www.fimsgps.com
ID: fims
Password: 123456
After login you will be redirected to the main page. Main page allows to access most common tracking
features and settings, monitor object position on map ant get detailed information such as speed,
1 Top panel.
3 Left panel.
4 Object details panel.
5 History panel.
6 Map controls.
objects
markers
routes
zones
Clusters - useful feature for those who has large number of objects and markers. Splits
markers and objects into groups, which according to map zoom level will reveal content
inside of it.
Live/traffic (available only with Google maps).
7 Route control.
8 Object details.
Objects list tab allows to view available objects, find them on map, view object route history and edit
object settings.
2. Events tab - history of events can be viewed (over speeding, entering or leaving zones and etc.).
3. Places tab - allow creating, editing and deleting zones and markers.
4. History tab - view history, create reports, export them to various formats etc.
9. Follow checkbox - center selected object in the middle of the screen every time GPS device has
refreshed its position, if multiple objects selected - map zooms the way that all of them remain
visible.
10. Object information - object name, date and time of last received location.
13. Object control - allow to see object history, control objects using commands and edit object
settings.
After login, user time zone needs to be set first, because all date/time display, and all date/time
while IMEI is used to identify uploading data, it can be read from object’s package.
Default, object is set to link to FIMS, user needs to set APN, APN user name, APN password to object,
and then, object will connect to FIMS, upload data after SIM inserted and power on.
NOTE:
Refer to user guide for the detail of object’s setting and installation
For the first using, object needs to receive valid GPS signal, and then, object’s information will be
3 History
FIMS supports history display; Historical trace can be viewed on map. Click “History” button, select
object and time period, click “Show”, and then, history will be shown on map.
Click “Import/Export” button, detailed history data can be exported according to the below formats:
GSR
GPX
KML
CSV
4 Places
FIMS supports three kinds of places:
Marker
Zone
Route
4.1 Marker
Marker is a point of interest, which is used to find point on map rapidly; To add marker, click
“Places””Marker””Add marker”, on the popup dialog, enter marker name, click on map at the
After marker is added, click one at marker list, map will move to the set place on map.
4.2 Route
“Route” defines a planned path, which allows creating routes and using them to get notifications
about entrance and exits. This feature allows monitoring object dependency to the route.
To add a route, click “Places””Routes””Add route”, on the popup dialog, enter route name, click
Drag point to modify place. Move mouse cursor onto point and left click to remove it
After points added, click “Save” button, and then, a route is added.
After route added, user can set “Route in”/”Route out” event:
After route event added, FIMS will detect the status for route deviation, and send “Route in” or “Route
out”.
4.3 Zone
“Route” defines a polygon geo-fence, which allows creating area and using them to get notifications
about entrance and exit. This feature allows monitoring object dependency to the area.
To add a zone, click “Places””Zones””Add zone”, on the popup dialog, enter zone name, and click
on map to:
Drag point to modify zone. Move mouse cursor onto point and left click to remove it
After route added, user can set “Zone in”/”Zone out” event:
After zone event added, FIMS will detect whether object(s) enter or exit the selected zone, and send
5 Report
FIMS supports various reports for data statistics, click “Reports” icon to open dialog,
General information
General information (merged)
Object information
Travel sheet
Events
Overspeeds
Underspeeds
Zone in/out
Service
Driver behavior (RAG)
Fuel fillings
Fuel thefts
Temperature graph
Sensor graph
When “Reports” dialog opened, select report type, time period, on “Objects”, “Data items”, “Zones”,
“Sensors”, press “Ctrl” to select multiple items, click “generate” at right corner to check reports.
User can set schedule report, then, FIMS sends email with selected report, as below:
6 Setting Sensors
All data fields, including digital input/output, analog data, odometer, runtime, etc., uploaded from
object to FIMS, are regard as sensor. To retrieve necessary data from object, it is needed to set sensor
on object.
To open sensor setting dialog, click “Object control” icon-->”Edit””Sensors””Add”, and then,
The below table describes how to set object’s digital input/output, to display I/O status on “Objects”
I/O
⑴
Sensor--Type
⑵
Parameter
⑶
Result—Type
⑷
If sensor “1”⑸ If sensor “0”⑸
SOS Digital input di0 Logic ON OFF
ACC Ignition(ACC) di1 Logic ON OFF
IN3 Digital input di2 Logic ON OFF
IN4 Digital input di3 Logic ON OFF
OUT1 Digital output do0 Logic ON OFF
OUT2 Digital output do1 Logic ON OFF
NOTE:
(1): Digital input/output supported by object
(2): “Type” in “Sensor” column on “Sensor Properties” dialog
(3): “Parameter” in “Sensor” column on “Sensor Properties” dialog
(4): “Type” in “Result” column on “Sensor Properties” dialog
(5): Logic string is self-define, here are common-use ones. For example, when user connects IN3
to vehicle’s door sensor, it can be set to “Door Open” for “If sensor “1””, and “Door close” for
“If sensor “0””.
The below table describes how to set object’s power supply, to display power status on ”Objects”
NOTE:
(1): “Type” in “Sensor” column on “Sensor Properties” dialog
(2): “Parameter” in “Sensor” column on “Sensor Properties” dialog
(3): “Type” in “Result” column on “Sensor Properties” dialog
(4): Formula to calculate ext-pwr is different according to object model
A100/A200/A300/A500: (X*3.3*16)/4096
Q1: (X*6.6)/4096
After setting, sensor information can be read on “Objects” web-page, and it will change when new
To reduce operation, FIMS supports export/import for sensor setting. After one object’s sensor
settings finished, user can export setting data to “.sen” file, which can be imported to other objects
To export/import sensor setting, click the below icon in “Edit object” dialog:
7 Setting Events
Events are used to simplify objects monitoring. FIMS supports event detection and event notification.
Event can be detected by FIMS or by object’s GPRS data. When event detected, FIMS can be set to
send multiple notification, such as system popup message, e-mail, object control, etc..
On “Event Properties” dialog, user can set some events directly, as below:
SOS
Power cut
Signal jamming
Low DC
Connect: Yes
Connect: No
Stopped
Moving
Engine idle
Harsh acceleration
Harsh braking
Zone in
Zone out
Route in
Route out
For event not supported on FIMS, using “Parameter” event type to add, operation as below:
Column Content
Active Set selected
Name Self-define
Type Parameter
Parameter condition Set “alm_code=X”, while X means
X Event Type/Name
4 IN2 active/ACC ON
5 IN2 inactive/ACC OFF
6 IN3 active
7 IN3 inactive
8 IN4 active
9 IN4 inactive
17 Internal Battery Low
25 Enter Sleep
26 Wakeup
27 Fatigue Driving
28 Fatigue Relieve
33 Exit Fence
34 Enter Fence
37 Login
38 Log out
39 Illegal Login
40 High Temperature Alarm
After setting on “Main” dialog, select event monitoring targets on “Objects” dialog, press “Ctrl” to
Setting notification operations after event detected in “Notifications” dialog, there are several options
to be set:
E-mail – Send e-mail with specified e-mail template when event detected
SMS – Send a SMS to specified phone number via SMS gateway, object’s setting command, event
notification can be sent by SMS. E-mail to info@fifotrack.com for SMS gateway APK and
operation guide.
After setting on “Main”, “Objects”, “Notifications” dialog, click “Save” button, and then, an event is
added.
Speeding event is special, which can be detected by FIMS, or by object. As a result, there are two
same time. FIMS compares object’s real-time speed to “Speed limit”, and sends speeding event when
When user needs real-time speeding monitoring, it is suggested to set speeding event as below;
besides, using B08 command to set speed limit in object. After setting, object compares GPS speed to
speed limit setting by B08, and sends speeding event to FIMS when GPS speed exceeds.
After adding event setting, all event information can be viewed on “Events” web-page, click item,
8 Setting Odometer
Default, FIMS calculates odometer according to latitude and longitude uploaded by object. Besides,
object will calculate odometer in firmware, which is more accurate. As a result, user can set to select
After odometer source setting, odometer data is shown on “Objects” page, as below:
Default, after object added, odometer is calculated using latitude and longitude. Also, it can be set on
“Edit Object” dialog, click “Object control” icon-->”Edit””Main”, FIMS odometer and initial value can
To get more accurate value, object odometer can be set on FIMS. Object calculates odometer every
second, using GPS speed. To enable this function, it is needed to set odometer sensor first:
click “Object control” icon-->”Edit””Main”, FIMS odometer and initial value can be set in “Counter”
column. As below:
9 Accessory Using
Object supports multiple accessories, which can be used on FIMS:
RFID reader
iButton Reader
fingerprint
Fuel sensor
To use accessory on FIMS, it is needed to do some settings. The following chapters describe
operations on FIMS, to operate and install accessories, refer to corresponding user guide.
RFID/iButton/fingerprint is used to identify driver’s information, whose settings are the same on
FIMS.
Settings for RFID/iButton/fingerprint include two steps:
In “Object driver Properties” web-page, add driver’s information, such as “Name”, “Address”, “Phone
Number”, etc.. Also, driver’s photo can be uploaded in this page.
Column Content/Specification
Name Driver’s name, self-define; Required Field
RFID or iButton RFID/iButton tag’s number, or the registered fingerprint number; Required field
ID number Internal number of company for driver, self-define; Optional field
Address Driver’s address; Optional field
Phone Driver’s phone number; Optional field
E-mail Driver’s e-mail; Optional field
Description Description to driver; Optional field
Photo Driver’s photo, PNG format, 144*160; Optional field
Click “Save” button, then one driver’s information has been added.
NOTE: Before setting “Driver assign” sensor, object should been connected to server, and should be in
“Log in” status. User can swipe RFID/iButton/fingerprint to enter “Log in” status. After then, FIMS can
Sensor
Name: Input self-define string
Type: Select “Driver assign”
Click “Save”, real-time driver information will be display at “Objects” page, as below:
FIMS supports logbook, which shows the information of driver, click “RFID and ibutton logbook”
Before using on FIMS, installation and settings of temperature sensor should be finished, refer to
To using temperature sensor on FIMS, user needs to set “temperature” sensor, as below:
Sensor
Name: Input self-define string
Type: Select “Temperature”
Result
Type: Select “Value”
Units of measurement: self-define, the unit of sensor is °C.
Click “Save”, all sensors’ temperature will be display at “Object page”, as below:
Before using on FIMS, installation and settings of fuel sensor should be finished, refer to “ FIFOTRACK
To using fuel sensor on FIMS, user needs to set “fuel level” sensor, as below:
Click “Object control icon” ->”Edit”->”Sensors”->”Add”,
After setting, all functions on fuel level is working, such as “Fuel level graph” report, “Fuel fillings”
Fuel fillings
Ultrasonic is working with objects, which has RS232 port, such as A300, A500, etc..
NOTE:
Before using, ultrasonic fuel sensor should be installed and connected to object, refer to
After GPRS data with fuel level data uploaded to FIMS, the below steps could continue.
User needs to set “Fuel level” sensor on FIMS, and then, all function about fuel will be working. Follow
the below steps:
Result
Type: Select “Value”
For example, when tank has capacity of 155Liters, and maximum height 40cm, the formula is
(X*155)/400
After setting, all functions on fuel level is working, such as “Fuel level graph” report, “Fuel fillings”
report, “Fuel thefts” report.
Fuel fillings
9.5 Camera
And then, user can view photo(s) on the pop-up page, as below:
10 Sending Command
Object can be set or controlled via GPRS command sent from FIMS, which contains:
10.1 Control
On “Control” dialog, user can send command to object; Tool “GPRS Command Generator” is used to
generate needed command, copy the generated command string to “Command” column, click “Send”
10.2 Templates
User can edit command template on FIMS, which can simplify command sending operation. Click
“Templates””Add”, to open template edit dialog, input contents, click “Save” button, and then, a
template is generated.
Column Content
Name Self-define
Hid unused protocols Unselect
Protocol fifotrack
Gateway GPRS
Type ASCII
Command Command string, it can be generated by using “GPRS Command Generator”
After template saved, it can be used for command sending in “Control” dialog, as below:
Output control is a common used function. Setting templates will simplify operation, which can be
used for all objects in the account; On “Templates” dialog, setting according to actual need, as below:
Column Content
Name Self-define
Hid unused protocols Unselect
Protocol fifotrack
Gateway GPRS
Type ASCII
Command Operation Command String