LAD OPERATIONS
User Manual
Welcome to LAD Alert Service.
LAD provides intelligent monitoring by collecting, transmitting, and interpreting your data through on-site or remote sensors.
How LAD Helps You
- Filters what matters: We identify key signals from vast data streams.
- Delivers insights in real time: Get actionable alerts and intelligence when you need them.
- Designed for your site: Our hardware is built for reliable in-situ monitoring and analysis.
How LAD Works: Monitoring & Alerts
LAD continuously monitors its internal sensors. The system will trigger an instant alert to you whenever a reading exceeds your preset threshold.
At scheduled intervals, monitored data is securely uploaded to the LAD server. There, it is analyzed alongside other relevant datasets to generate insights and —if needed— supplementary alerts. This integrated analysis enables LAD to shift from simply reporting data to anticipating potential outcomes.
Communication & Alert Delivery
Depending on your subscription model, your LAD device communicates via Wi-Fi/Cellular or Wi-Fi/Cellular/Satellite. Alerts are sent directly from the LAD server via SMS and/or email. You may also opt to receive computer-generated voice alerts to a designated phone number.
General Operations
Installation
LAD is designed for outdoor installation with a clear view of the sky. Sunlight enables the solar panel to charge the batteries, while an unobstructed view helps optimize GPS, satellite, and cellular/Wi-Fi performance. Insufficient sky exposure may reduce battery life and affect positioning or communication reliability.
Installation Steps:
- Screw on the antenna(s). Install the cell antenna onto the LAD’s connector labeled “CELL”. If you purchased a satellite mode LAD, install the satellite antenna onto the connector labeled “SAT”.
- Select a location on your vessel with minimal movement for the next hour.
- Place the unit on a relatively flat surface. Orient the LAD lengthwise along the vessel’s longitudinal axis, with the logo facing the bow. This aligns the internal compass correctly. Ensure the vessel is in its normal, level attitude. This will be recorded as the zero reference point.
- Turn on the unit. If you are plugged into an NMEA 2000 network, screw on the NMEA 2000 adapter plug. If NMEA 2000 connection is not required, screw on the shortening plug. Once connected, LAD will be enabled and ready for use.
- Completion. For the next 30 minutes, the LAD will record movement along the X and Y axes. Keep the vessel stationary and minimize any roll or pitch. The average readings will be saved as the vessel’s level reference and sent to the LAD database.
Your LAD is now operational and will monitor continuously. No further action is required.
We suggest the following:
- Install your LAD where it has a relatively clear sky view.
- Do NOT place it near any radar or other device that has a high power output (this is to avoid RF interference with GPS and communications).
- Mount it in an area that does not see a lot of foot traffic or where other items might be placed that would block or interfere signals.
- Secure your LAD with appropriate marine grade stainless hardware to whatever substrate it is mounted on.
- Be mindful of ferrous (steel) metals around LAD that could interfere with magnetometer reading accuracy.
- For a temporary installation, the LAD can be secured using velcro, zip tie or other means.
- Generally a good location on a vessel would be on top of an upper structure or where other GPS antennas are mounted.
