Configurations

Only available in: BSS and BMS

Open configurations overview screen

The configurations screen can be opened for one or more ships, in the following ways from the the ship overview:

• under menu-items Info → Configurations;
• by right clicking the mouse and choose Configurations from the pop up menu.

After the desired period selection has been entered, the screen will be opened.

Configurations overview screen content

Column	Content
Ship	The ship code
From	The date time from which the configuration is active
Until	The date time until the configuration is active. If it's the current configuration, the date time will be '2999-12-31 00:00:00'
Configuration date	The datetime of the last configration update, noted as dd-mm-yyyy hh-mm-ss
Software date	The datetime of the last software update, noted as dd-mm-yyyy hh-mm-ss
Software version	The current software version on the blackbox
Serial number	The serial number of the blackbox

Edit and send a configuration

The configuration screen is divided in two tabs: 'General' and 'settings'.

Open configuration screen

The screen in which a configuration can be edited and send, can be opened from the configuration screen by double clicking on a line.

Configuration: tab General

In the General tab the parameters are divided in 6 blocks.

Depending on the user, the following parameters are shown:

Blackbox information

Some of the parameters are readonly.

Parameter	Meaning	User Dependent	Readonly
Ship	The ship code	X
Serial number	The serial number of the blackbox		X
BB Config ID			X
Blackbox name	The blackbox name		X
Software date	The datetime of the last software update, noted as dd-mm-yyyy hh-mm-ss		X
Software ID	The software ID		X
Software name	The software name		X
Software version	The current software version on the blackbox		X
Configuration date	he datetime of the last configration update, noted as dd-mm-yyyy hh-mm-ss		X
Default configuration			X
Ship ID	The ship ID Range: 0 - 255		X

Connection settings

Parameter	Meaning	User Dependent	Readonly
Maximum connection attempt	Range: between 0 and 10
Timeout communication attempt (sec)	Range: between 6 and 100 seconds
0: Main server		X
1: Main port		X
2: APN	Access point name, the name of the internet connection that the provider uses	X
3: User name	User name for internet connection	X
4: User pwd	Password for internet connection	X
5: Backup server		X
6: Backup port		X
Nr. 1 - 4
Service number
Analogue number
Collecting data number

Interval settings

Parameter	Meaning	User Dependent	Readonly
Interval standby (sec)	Range: between 120 and 43200 seconds
Interval unknown (sec)	Range: between 1 and 43200 seconds
Namur check time (sec)	Range: between 0 and 65535 seconds	X

Alarm settings

Parameter	Meaning	User Dependent	Readonly
Power alarm delay (sec)	Range: between 0 and 100 seconds
Gps alarm delay (sec)	Range: between 120 and 3600 seconds
*Sms collect time (sec)	Range: between 0 and 255
*Sms start time (sec)	Range: between 0 and 23
*Sms end time (sec)	Range: between 0 and 23
Max sms messages per day	Range: between 0 and 60
Sms service number
Sms number
Intervention code	Range: between 0 and 999

*Sms collect time is in minutes, sms start and end time is in hours. The texts will be adjusted in v2.18.

Blackbox admin settings

Parameter	Meaning	User Dependent	Readonly
Battery monitor shunt (mOhm)	Range: between 0 and 65535	X
Battery nominal capacity (mAh)	Range: between 0 and 65535	X
Blackbox mode	Range: between 0 and 255	X

Blackbox admin settings - control register

Parameter	Meaning	User Dependent	Readonly
Bit 08 Serial TxA enabled		X
Bit 09 Serial RxA enabled		X
Bit 10 Serial TxB enabled		X
Bit 11 Serial RxB enabled		X
Bit 12 Serial TxC enabled		X
Bit 13 Serial RxC enabled		X
Bit 14 NMEAIN 1 enabled		X
Bit 15 NMEAIN 2 enabled		X
Bit 16 Accept available		X
Bit 17 Buzzer available		X
Bit 18 Terminal available		X
Bit 19 Spare		X
Bit 20 Spare		X
Bit 21 Spare		X
Bit 22 Spare		X
Bit 23 Spare		X
Bit 24 Spare		X
Bit 25 Spare		X
Bit 26 Spare		X
Bit 27 Spare		X
Bit 28 Spare		X
Bit 29 Log extra data		X
Bit 30 Log extra data modem 0		X
Bit 31 Log extra data modem 1		X

Terminal settings

Parameter	Meaning	User Dependent	Readonly
Max concessionaires	Range: between 0 and 65535
Text message duration (sec)	Range: between 0 and 255

Terminal settings - Control register

Parameter	Meaning	User Dependent	Readonly
Bit 00 State beep disabled
Bit 01 Position on display
Bit 02 State on display
Bit 03 Alarms on display
Bit 04 Display spare
Bit 05 Display spare
Bit 06 Display spare
Bit 07 Display spare

Retrieve last blackbox configuration

Retrieving the last blackbox configuration manually is currently possible for one ship at a time. To retrieve the configuration for a specific ship, right click on the ship in the ship overview screen and click Retrieve last blackbox configuration. The following screen opens, in which the statusses of the processes are shown:

If a connection can be made with the blackbox, the current binairy configuration will be retrieved directly from the blackbox.

After the configuration is retrieved, you can click OK to close the window and return to the ship overview. If you want to cancel the process in the meantime, click on Cancel. The configuration will not be retrieved then.

Note: if you would like to see the communication from and to the blackbox during the retrieval of the configuration, you first have to open the Terminal screen.