Vitals Reference Manual
118 Part No. 79-MAN-04, Rev. I E.H. Wachs
receiver first. Refer to the following messages at the top of
the Controller screen.
•
Tap to connect GPS - Indicates the GPS port is discon-
nected. Tap to enable GPS.
•
Connecting GPS - Indicates the GPS port is being config-
ured to receive data.
•
Waiting for data - The GPS port has been opened and is
waiting for GPS data.
•
Waiting for fix - The GPS receiver is identifying GPS sat-
ellites from which to gather data for determining posi-
tion. This may take several minutes.
HDOP is the Horizontal Dilu-
tion of Precision. The number
immediately after HDOP pro-
vides an indication of the
positional accuracy based on
the current GPS signal and
satellite positions. The
smaller the number, the bet-
ter the signal.
An HDOP of 1 is good.
HDOP less than 1 indicates
receiver is using SBAS to
improve accuracy.
• HDOP 2.3 Sats 9W - This is an example of the "con-
nected" GPS status message. The numbers may differ
depending on signal strength and number of satellites
detected.
Logging GPS Positions
You can increase GPS accuracy by logging positions over a
period of time. To do this, tap the
Tap to connect GPS com-
mand in the top right corner of the Vitals Mobile screen.
A “
connected” GPS status message will appear, such as
HDOP 2.3 Sats 9W, indicating that the GPS receiver is pulling
coordinates.
To view the number of GPS readings and Latitude and Lon-
gitude coordinates, enter the valve record screen and scroll
down to the
Latitude, Longitude, and GPS Positions fields.
The number of GPS positions increments with each GPS
reading taken. The position is logged every 1.5 seconds.
Vitals Mobile Notifications
Notifications remind you to perform a data transfer when
there are activities stored on the handheld controller. The
notifications are triggered by number of activities and/or
number of days since the last data transfer.
Pending notifications are displayed when Vitals Mobile
starts up.
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