Mobileye Smartphone Application for Mobileye 5 systems (User Guide) v0.1 Dec, 2012 Mobileye Smartphone Application User Guide 1
Contents 1 Introduction: Mobileye Smartphone Application... 3 2 Application Installation... 4 3 Warnings... 5 4 Settings... 10 5 Statistics... 14 6 System information (about)... 14 Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of all information in this User Guide. However, Mobileye Vision Technologies makes no expressed or implied warranty or representation based on the enclosed information. reserves the right to alter the equipment specifications and descriptions in this publication without prior notice. Any errors or omissions may be reported to Mobileye Technical Support. Email: support@mobileye.com 2
1 Introduction: Mobileye Smartphone Application The Mobileye Smartphone Application operates by connecting to the Mobileye 5 system installed in your vehicle, displaying visual warnings, controlling settings easily and collecting driving statistics for your inspection over different periods of time. The application communicates with the Mobileye 5 system using Bluetooth connectivity, and is available for all Bluetooth enabled smartphones and tablets running Android 2.2 or higher, or for Apple iphone, ipod, and ipad, running ios 5 or higher 1. The latest version of the app can be found and installed from the Android Play Store or from Apple s App Store (coming soon). From Android Play Store download the file: Mobileye 5 Series pro app 1 Only ME5 systems with the Blue L.E.D support devices running ios! 3
2 Application Installation Once installed from the Google Play Store, start the app by clicking its icon (Blue Mobileye icon). On the welcome screen, click the Next button. Follow the on screen instructions to start Bluetooth if required, and pair with the Mobileye 5 system. The pairing code is always 1234. Note: The ME5 system is available for pairing 2 minutes after vehicle ignition is turned on. Paring after the 2 minutes period requires you to power cycle the ignition key. Note: Before selecting the paired Mobileye 5 system you have the option to rename the Mobileye 5 system and to configure it for future automatic connection to the system (by clicking on the Service icon to the right of the Mobileye device name). Once done, select the paired Mobileye 5 system from the list (click on the device name) and click next. You should see the main display, showing your current speed and warnings when relevant. 4
3 Warnings All Mobileye 5 Audio Warnings are emitted from the Mobileye 5 main unit speaker and not from the Smartphone. Below is the list of Visual warnings displayed in the application. Full description of all Mobileye 5 warnings can be found in the Mobileye 5 Quick Reference Guide (supplied with each Mobileye 5 system) Warning Description Screenshot Mobileye Forward Collision Warning (FCW) HOW DOES MOBILEYE FCW WORK? Mobileye FCW alerts you up to 2.7 seconds before a possible collision with the vehicle ahead of you. WHEN IS MOBILEYE FCW OPERATIONAL? Mobileye FCW is always operational when the system is turned on. Mobileye Urban Forward Collision Warning (UFCW) MOBILEYE FCW VISUAL ALERT A Red flashing car icon HOW DOES MOBILEYE UFCW WORK? Mobileye UFCW alerts you before a possible low speed collision with the vehicle ahead of you. Mobileye UFCW may also acts as a virtual bumper (VB) to warn you prior to zero speed collision with the vehicle in front of you. WHEN IS MOBILEYE UFCW OPERATIONAL? Mobileye UFCW is operational from 0 speed to 30 km/h (18.6 mph). MOBILEYE FCW VISUAL ALERT A Red flashing car icon 5
Mobileye Pedestrian Collision Warning (PCW) HOW DOES MOBILEYE PCW WORK? Mobileye PCW alerts you to a possible collision with a pedestrian ahead of you. WHEN IS MOBILEYE PCW OPERATIONAL? Daytime: Mobileye PCW is operational from a speed of 1 km/h (0.621 mph) to a speed of 50 km/h (31 mph). Night-time: Not operational MOBILEYE PCW VISUAL ALERT A Red, flashing pedestrian icon. Warning Description Screenshot Mobileye Lane Departure Warning (LDW) HOW DOES MOBILEYE LDW WORK? Mobileye LDW alerts you when you unintentionally begin to depart from your lane. If you signal when moving between lanes, an alert is not generated. WHEN IS MOBILEYE LDW FUNCTIONAL? Mobileye LDW is active at speeds greater than 55 km/ h (34 mph). MOBILEYE LDW VISUAL ALERT The Right or Left deviation alert indicator (White lane icon) will flash. When no LDW, no lanes will appear on the display. 6
Warning Description Screenshot Mobileye Headway Monitoring and Warning (HMW) HOW DOES MOBILEYE HMW WORK? Mobileye HMW displays your headway in relation to the vehicle in front of you. If you get closer than a set distance (calculated in seconds), it alerts you to the danger. WHEN IS MOBILEYE HMW FUNCTIONAL? A car icon is shown whenever a vehicle is detected in front of you. The numerical headway display is operational only at speeds greater than 30 km/h (19 mph). The numerical headway display indicates the distance to the vehicle I front of you in seconds. MOBILEYE HMW VISUAL ALERT NOTICE: The Green car icon is displayed from the moment a vehicle is detected, and as long as the headway is greater than the predefined headway time threshold. WARNING! The car icon changes to Red when the headway is less than 0.6 seconds or when the headway is equal to or lower than the predefined headway time threshold. 7
Warning Description Screenshot Mobileye Intelligent High- Beam Control (IHC) HOW DOES MOBILEYE IHC WORK? Mobileye Intelligent High- Beam Control, controls a vehicle s driving lights by automatically switching them from low beam to high beam on dark roads without nearby traffic. WHEN IS MOBILEYE IHC FUNCTIONAL? Mobileye IHC is active at night, on dark roads (with no street lights), without nearby traffic. Mobileye IHC is active at speeds greater than 35 km/h (21 mph). Mobileye IHC is active only if enabled. MOBILEYE IHC WILL NOT SWITCH TO HIGH BEAMS WHEN: * Another vehicle s tail lights are detected in front of your vehicle at a distance of less than 400 meters. * There is an oncoming vehicle at a distance of less than 800meters. * Your vehicle enters a welllit area, or street lights are detected. MOBILEYE IHC VISUAL INDICATION Green IHC icon: The IHC is enabled and ready for action when required. Blue IHC icon: IHC is active 8
Warning Description Screenshot Mobileye Speed Limit Indication (SLI) & Mobileye Traffic Sign Recognition (TSR) SLI: Detects and classifies various speed signs and notifies the driver if the vehicle s speed exceeds the allowed speed detected on the sign. TSR: Detects and classifies various traffic signs and notifies the driver of such signs. Visibility Notice Volume Notice Green Eye: Means the system is functioning and Visibility is high. Orange Eye: Means the system is functioning in low visibility mode (in heavy rain, fog, or other problematic visibility conditions). Some warnings may not be issued. Red Eye: Means Error. The system is not functioning due to an error. Contact support. A quick indicator of the Mobileye 5 system s current volume. Small Red x means the system is muted Note: some warnings are still issued when the system is muted. One bar means low volume, two bars for medium and 3 bars for high volume. 9
4 Settings On the main display, click the settings button on the bottom right, to control the Mobileye 5 system settings. A list of settings will be displayed, allowing to change each of the available Mobileye 5 settings easily. After making the required changes, use Save to save your changed settings, and Cancel or the back button to go back to the main display without applying changes to settings. The following settings are available* in the application: 10
Volume Setting Description Screenshot The volume of warnings issued by the ME5 system. Note: Some warnings are still available when the system is muted. For full details, see the Mobileye 5 Quick Reference Guide. Headway Warning Sensitivity (HMW) When monitoring headway vehicle distance, the specified threshold (in seconds) will issue an audible warning, and a visual red vehicle when reaching that specified HMW threshold Lane Departure Warning Sensitivity (LDW) Switch the lane departure warning off or control the warning sensitivity threshold. 11
Setting Description Screenshot Pedestrian Detection Mode Switch the pedestrian detection warning off or control the warning sensitivity threshold. Speed Limit Indication Mode (SLI) Controls at what speed, respective to the detected speed sign, will the speed icon blink, indicating a speed limit violation. Speed Measurement Units Switches between KMH and MPH measurement system, effecting the displayed speed, Statistics and distance related settings. 12
Virtual Bumper At what distance from the closest-in path-vehicle (our target vehicle) will the system issue an urban forward collision warning (UFCW). * Some settings may be missing from your app, based on the installation configuration and enabled features of the Mobileye 5 system installed in your vehicle. 13
5 Statistics On the main display, click the menu Statistics button to choose a certain type of warning, and see it s history over the chosen period of time. Use the back button to get back to the main display. 6 System information (about) On the main display, click the left bottom Mobileye logo to see system and version information describing the connected system. Click the OK button to close the about box, or click the link to browse our website for support and additional information. 14