Vehicle Status Page
The Vehicle Status Page tool can be used to display status information on connected remote servers.
Installation
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Run the
VehicleStatus_installer_xxx.exe
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In the License Agreement dialog window, select I accept the agreement and click Next.
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In the Select Additional Tasks dialog window, you can select Create a desktop icon, then click Next.
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In the Ready to Install dialog window, click Install.
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When the installation is complete, click Finish.
Overview
The user interface is divided into five areas:
Run the tool as administrator to see all areas.
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Depending on the selected setting, you can configure the Vehicle List, the Disabled Vehicle List or the Action List. The settings are only displayed if the tool is run as administrator. |
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Displays the existing connections (waysides) and which one is currently connected. You can also add a new connection. The Connections wizard is only displayed if the tool is run as administrator. On startup, the tool will automatically be connected to all connections. If a connection cannot immediately be established, it will constantly try to reconnect. |
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Lists all vehicles connected via the wayside servers and includes detailed information. |
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Lists the vehicles which have been disabled. The Disabled Vehicle List is only displayed if the tool is run as administrator. |
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Serves as connection log and lists all actions related to the respective vehicle in the Vehicle List. |
Settings
The setting area includes the following buttons and settings:
Button/Setting |
Description |
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Move Vehicle up |
Is used to change the order in the Vehicle List. With this button you can move an entry upwards. |
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Move Vehicle down |
Is used to change the order in the Vehicle List. With this button you can move an entry downwards. |
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Disable Vehicle |
With this button you can disable a vehicle from the Vehicle List. This means that the vehicle is no longer listed in the Vehicle List, but in the Disabled Vehicle List. |
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Enable Vehicle |
With this button you can enable a vehicle from the Disabled Vehicle List. This means that the vehicle is no longer listed in the Disabled Vehicle List, but in the Vehicle List. |
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Save |
Use this button to save your changes. |
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Load |
In case that the setup was not loaded automatically after starting the program, use this button to load it manually. |
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Import |
Use this button to import an xml file with the settings of the Vehicle Status Page. |
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Export |
Use this button to export an xml file with the settings of the Vehicle Status Page. |
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Default settings |
With this button you can set the following settings to default. This has no effect on the configuration of the vehicle itself. |
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No. of Actions to display |
The number of actions that will be kept in the Action List. It acts like a ring storage: if a new one comes in and there are more than the specified number, the oldest action will be thrown out. |
Default: 50 |
Keep Actions on close |
If this is checked, the actions will be saved to the xml file and if the program restarts, they will be loaded from there. |
Default: disabled |
Minutes for 25% |
If a vehicle's time offset is higher than the number of minutes specified here, the progress bar will be set to 25%. |
Default: 60 |
Minutes for 50% |
If a vehicle's time offset is higher than the number of minutes specified here, the progress bar will be set to 50%. |
Default: 15 |
Minutes for 75% |
If a vehicle's time offset is higher than the number of minutes specified here, the progress bar will be set to 75%. It will be set to 100% if the time offset is lower. |
Default: 1 |
Connections
The Connections area displays all configured connections (waysides). With the
icon you can add a connection.
Vehicle List
The Vehicle List includes the following information:
Name |
Description |
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Name |
Name of the vehicle recorder. |
Vehicle Number |
Vehicle number as given in the status actions. |
Route Number |
Route number as given in the status actions. |
Connection State |
State of the connection between wayside and vehicle. The following states are possible:
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Wayside |
Name of the wayside. |
Download |
State of the download of data from vehicle to wayside. The following states are possible:
The progress bar will roughly display the progress of the download based on the time offset. It will be displayed in red if the vehicle is not connected. |
Time Offset |
Difference between the timestamp of the last image in the database of the wayside and the database of the vehicle. |
Livestream |
Shows the number of the currently running livestreams from this vehicle. It also displays a colored indicator which is based on the thresholds of the LiveStreamProxy plugin which is configured in G-Set (see Remote Server ). |
Disabled Vehicle List
In the Disabled Vehicle List you can see the vehicles which have been disabled. This list displays the same information as the Vehicle List.
Action List
The Action List serves as a connection log and can include other information as well. It consists of the following information types:
Name |
Description |
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Name |
Is the wayside or vehicle name. |
Type |
Can be Error, Warning, OK or Rejected. |
Status |
Indicates, for example, whether the wayside is online or offline, whether the database replication has started or finished, or if the maximum number of livestreams has been reached. |
Time |
Is the time of the last status. |