Trimble Lifting Dashboard_Quick-Start-Guide_03312010_EN
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GT500 LSI Dashboard Quick Start Guide ! WARNING! Carefully read and understand this manual and the GT500 Installer and User’s Manual before proceeding. IMPORTANT! Refer to the “LSI Dashboard GT500 - Installer and User’s Manual” for complete information about installation, operation, maintenance, certification and warranty. GT500 DASHBOARD The LSI Dashboard is a powerful PC based software tool that enables the user to easily configure and display data directly from any LSI wireless sensors to a PC screen using simple WYSIWYG design functionality. Select Background. The background will be the image on which the sensor information will be displayed. This image can be any JPEG, BMP, PNG, GIF or TIFF file. Move the cursor to the blank board and left click. A window appears enabling the user to browse for the intended background file. Once selected, the image will be displayed. The image can be any size. The software allows the user to zoom in or out to make working with larger images more manageable. 1.3 Working with Containers A container is a tool enabling the user to group items together so that they can be moved together as a unit. Figure: Creating a new board To begin, select File > New Board or click on the New Board icon in the Board Management toolbar. A window appears prompting the user to create a name for the new board. Enter a name and click OK. 1.2 Selecting a Background Image Figure: Working with Containers Select Container from the Add Item list. Move the cursor to the board and left click. A rectangular box appears. This is a container. The container can be repositioned by simply left clicking on the box and dragging it to a new location. The shape can be manipulated by using the control points on the box. Selecting Format under Container Properties enables the user to change the color and transparency of the container. Typically containers are used to group static text fields and sensor input fields so that they can be moved together. Figure: Selecting a background image Select Design Mode. The Add Item list appears on the left side of the panel. All properties (shape, color, position) can be changed at any time simply by left clicking on the container.

GT500 LSI Dashboard Quick Start Guide 1.4 Entering Text Fields 1.5 Entering Input Fields Text fields are used for displaying static text or descriptive terminology on a board. Input fields are used for displaying live sensor data on a board. Figure: Entering text fields Figure: Entering Input fields Select Text from the Add Item list. Select Input from the Add Item list. Move the cursor to the board and left click. A window appears prompting the user to enter their desired text. Move the cursor to the board and left click. An input box appears on the board. As with text boxes, input boxes...

GT500 LSI Dashboard Quick Start Guide 1.6 Working with Sensor Limits The user has the ability to set individual sensor limits for each input sensor. Settings apply to the entire LSI Dashboard application. Figure: Working with sensor limits From the Board Management Toolbar select Limit Manager. The System Limit screen will appear. Select the Add a Limit button. The Limit Set Up window appears. Figure: Settings The user enters the Device ID and selects the Data Type from the menu. The Data Type should correspond to the value selected when the sensor’s input was created. System Units: Allows...