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Page 1: ...iR1600 Rugged Modem iR1600 GPS Enabled Modem Remote Configuration Guide ...

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Page 3: ...iguration Screen Modem Values 16 Remote Configuration Menu Options 18 Modem Operational Mode 20 Select Operating Mode 21 Gateway AVL Protocol Mode 22 Select Protocol 24 TCP UDP Configuration 25 Set the Remote IP Address 29 Set the Remote Port Number 29 Set the Local Port Number 29 Set the Socket Timeout Parameter 29 Set Retransmit Timeout Parameter 30 Enable Disable Keep TCP Client Socket Open 30 ...

Page 4: ...rmat 44 Enable Disable Restrict Poller 45 Set Send Device ID Parameter 46 Remote Support Configuration Menu 47 Set the Remote IP Address 48 Set the Remote Port Number 48 Set the Local Port Number 48 Enable Disable Restrict Remote Address 49 Set ACL Address List 49 BSAP Router Configuration Menu 50 Enter IP Addresses 50 Security Configuration Menu 51 Enter Cipher Key Information 51 Generate Key 51 ...

Page 5: ...oot 59 View Time Since Boot 59 Get Log 60 View Event Log 60 SAFETY NOTICE 61 APPENDIX A GLOSSARY 63 INDEX 69 IMPORTANT Please Read Safety Notice on Page 61 before using the iR1600 Modem Last Updated RFM 6005 5015 June 2004 2004 eLutions Inc ...

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Page 7: ... circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Per FCC CFR 47 2 989 Responsible party name eLutions Inc Address 5905 Breckenridge Parkway Suite F Tampa FL 33610 Phone number 1 800 836 9909 Hereby declares that the product Product name iR1600 GPS Enabled Modem Model Number 6000 C5 RFM Produc...

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Page 9: ...o Configuration Guide o Quick Reference Guide for operators end users o Warranty Card o Getting Started Installation and Usage Requirements o CD with Remote Configuration Tool Kit Remote Configuration Over the Air Guide Documentation Documentation for the iR1600 consists of three guides an Installation Guide Configuration Guide and a Remote Configuration Guide This document the iR1600 Remote Confi...

Page 10: ...er cables antennas etc Verify the installation Connect and configure your computer and I O devices e g Remote Terminal Units RTU sensors controllers etc Troubleshoot common installation problems eLutions Customer Care For network installation or device issues contact eLutions Wireless Support Center by phone at 1 888 349 4338 or by email at customersupport elutions com When you call please have a ...

Page 11: ...e 8 Save Configuration Page 11 Load Configuration Page 12 Write Configuration Page 12 Operating Requirements The remote configuration toolkit requires that your computer have Java 2 Runtime Environment SE version 1 4 2_02 or higher program installed Installation Process The necessary file s to install the toolkit are contained in the OTA Toolkit folder located on the documentation CD The following...

Page 12: ...y created directory Run the Application 1 To run the Remote Configuration application locate the pluscfg jar file NOTE Make sure that your host computer is connected to the Internet 2 Double click on the jar file to launch the application 3 The iR1600 Remote Configuration window appears with No Connection Selected on the screens title ...

Page 13: ... enter the following parameters IP address of remote modem s that you want to configure Port number of the remote modem s that you want to configure Enable true or disable false the CipherOn parameter if applicable Decipher key number if applicable NOTE All the fields will be blank when you initially access the Remote Configuration application 3 Click the Save button to save the information entere...

Page 14: ...n entered for each column will appear on the bottom portion of the screen Click on the OK to close the window when you are done entering all the information Connect to Remote Modem 1 From the Remote Configuration window select the Connect option ...

Page 15: ...remote modem on the title bar Click the Refresh button to initiate connection A message confirming the connection attempt appears NOTE The remote modem s operating mode must be set to Gateway mode and the Restrict Support IP must be set to NO for connection to be successful NOTE You may experience a slight delay a few seconds this is because the application is trying to acquire the remote modem s ...

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Page 17: ...n or disk 1 Configure or change the values of the modem s parameter as necessary 2 To save this configuration select FileàSave Config The Save screen appears 3 Use the drop down arrow on the Save In field of the screen to locate and select the directory or folder where the file will be stored 4 Enter the name of the file in the File Name field of the screen then click the Save button ...

Page 18: ...rs 2 Use the drop down arrow on the Look In field of the screen to locate the directory or folder where the desired file is stored 3 Click on the desired file from the list of stored files The selected file will appear in the File Name field 4 Click the Open button to load the saved configurations Write Configuration The Write Configuration option allows you to send the loaded configuration inform...

Page 19: ...ct FileàWrite Config A message box appears 2 Select the Start button to send the configuration to the modem A message will appear while the information is being sent 3 When the status bar located at the bottom of the screen displays 100 the send process is complete 4 Click the X icon to close the window ...

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Page 21: ...dem Operational Mode Page 20 Gateway AVL Protocol Mode Page 22 TCP UDP Configuration Menu Page 25 Access Control List Configuration Menu Page 31 DTE Configuration Menu Page 35 PAD Configuration Menu Page 37 AVL Configuration Menu Page 39 Send Device ID Page 46 Remote Support Configuration Menu Page 47 BSAP Router Configuration Menu Page 50 Security Configuration Menu Page 51 Ignition Shutdown Dela...

Page 22: ...on 1 2 1 7 2 04 RFM 6001 2014 1 RFM 6001 2014 1 The upper section of the screen displays the parameters and current values of the remote modem 0800013408 4000 C5 RFM 1 RFM 6001 2014 1 7 2 04 eLutions AVL version 1 2 1 7 2 04 RFM 6001 2014 1 RFM 6001 2014 1 The upper section of the screen displays the parameters and current values of the remote modem The upper section of the screen displays the par...

Page 23: ...mber of the Remote Configuration toolkit Application Revision This is the number of times the Remote Configuration toolkit has been revised Application Date This is the date that the Remote Configuration was updated Application Info This is the information regarding the specific application which the modem is connected This field may typically display the application s version number date etc Boot...

Page 24: ... section of the screen provides access to remote configuration menus The lower section of the screen provides access to remote configuration menus Option Description Operational Mode This parameter displays the current operating mode of the remote modem and allows you to change the operating mode from a drop down selection list located to the right of the parameter Gateway AVL Protocol Mode This p...

Page 25: ...ID This option specifies whether the iR1600 serial number should be sent with the data when the modem is in Gateway mode or AVL operating modes Remote Support Configuration This option takes you to the Remote Support Configuration screen that allows you to specify the parameters for configuring the iR1600 remotely Security Configuration This option takes you to the Security Configuration screen wh...

Page 26: ... data connections Gateway Mode This mode allows a non TCP IP enabled device to connect to the modem port and communicate within the iDEN packet data connection In this mode the modem provides a virtual serial connection over the IP network The modem can accept serial data from the device via the modem port the DTE Serial data is placed in IP packets and sent to a predefined port and IP address on ...

Page 27: ...ult to Normal mode The following steps describe how to change the modem s operating mode and configure the modem s communication parameters 1 From the Remote Configuration screen click on the arrow displayed next to the Operational Mode value 2 A drop down list with the available operating modes appears Click on the desired operating mode 3 The new value appears next to the Operating Mode option 4...

Page 28: ...ransport layer protocol and function as a client and initiate the connection to a TCP server In AVL mode this selection will cause the iR1600 to use TCP for the transport layer When AVL pushes data on a timed basis it always acts as a client and initiates a connection to a server In this mode the modem can be polled for AVL data by using the P command string ...

Page 29: ...s TCP Client This mode only effects Gateway mode and is a subset of TCP client mode This mode partially emulates the Hayes compatible packet data mode of the iO1000 modem When set to this mode the iR1600 will accept AT commands from the DTE BSAP Router This mode allows the routing of BSAP messages between a host computer BSAP Level 0 and remote controllers BSAP LEVEL 1 6 through the iDEN network E...

Page 30: ...ration screen click on the arrow displayed next to the Gateway AVL Protocol value 2 A drop down list with the available protocols appears Click on the desired protocol 3 The new value appears next to the Gateway AVL Protocol option 4 Click on the Reboot button located at the bottom of the Remote Configuration menu to save and initiate the change ...

Page 31: ...n this mode the remote IP address can be set to a valid IP address to indicate that the iR1600 should restrict communications to only the node at that address or other IPs that have been defined on the Access Control List ACL If you want to allow the iR1600 to communicate with any node at any IP address then the value 0 0 0 0 should be entered UDP mode in this mode the address must be set to a val...

Page 32: ...which the iR1600 will connect and communicate TCP Client in this mode the address must be set to a valid port number to which the iR1600 will connect and communicate TCP Server in this mode this value is not used UDP in this mode the address must be set to a valid port number to which the iR1600 will send UDP packets The modem will send data to the port that it connected with last Hayes TCP Client...

Page 33: ...ue is set to 0 then the iR1600 cannot be polled for AVL data Socket Timeout As mentioned previously TCP is a connection oriented protocol Sometimes connections become abandoned for various reasons To have the iR1600 cleanup abandoned connections set the socket timeout field After the specified number of seconds of no activity either transmission or receive on that socket the iR1600 will close out ...

Page 34: ... it has received data from the DTE and has met one of the events defined in the PAD configuration This ensures that a connection won t be opened that will then sit idle and unused There are times when this is not always advantageous For example if the DTE has no data to send but the server does want to send data to the DTE the server will have to wait for the DTE to have data before the connection...

Page 35: ...pears 3 Enter or change the remote port number in the Remote Port Number field then click the X close window icon 4 Click on the Reboot button located at the bottom of the Remote Configuration menu to save and initiate the change Set the Local Port Number 1 From the Remote Configuration menu click on the TCP UDP Configuration option 2 The TCP UDP Configuration menu appears 3 Enter or change the lo...

Page 36: ...ton located at the bottom of the Remote Configuration menu to save and initiate the change Enable Disable Keep TCP Client Socket Open 1 From the Remote Configuration menu click on the TCP UDP Configuration option 2 The TCP UDP Configuration menu appears 3 From the TCP UDP Configuration menu click on the box next to the Keep TCP Client Socket Open parameter to place a check mark in the box and enab...

Page 37: ...ist ACL Configuration Menu allows you to populate IP addresses for query The menu is a look up table that can store a range of IP addresses and up to 30 IP addresses within the list When the modem is in either Gateway or AVL operating mode it will act as a listener and will use the ACL to query for IP addresses specified on this list ...

Page 38: ... mode in this mode the address must be set to a valid IP address to which the iR1600 will connect and communicate If this value is set to 0 0 0 0 AVL mode will not push data NOTE Changes to this parameter can be made on either the Access Control List Configuration Menu or from the TCP UDP Configuration Menu NOTE Currently the iR1600 can only communicate with one node at a time Remote IP Address Ra...

Page 39: ...P Configuration option 2 The TCP UDP Configuration menu appears Select the Access Control List option 3 The Gateway AVL Access Control List menu appears 4 Enter or change the start value for the range of IP addresses in the Remote IP Range Start field then click the X close window icon 5 Click on the Reboot button located at the bottom of the Remote Configuration menu to save and initiate the chan...

Page 40: ...elect the Access Control List option 3 The Gateway AVL Access Control List menu appears 4 Select the arrow to bring up the list of IP address Select the number from the list that you want to enter or change the IP address value Click the X close window icon 5 Click on the Reboot button located at the bottom of the Remote Configuration menu to save and initiate the change ...

Page 41: ...select the desired date rate 300 to 115200 that the iR1600 will communicate while in Gateway mode 19200 Data Bits This option allows you to select the number of data bits 5 thru 8 when the iR1600 is communicating in Gateway mode 8 Stop Bits This option allows you to select the number of stop bits 1 or 2 when the iR1600 is communicating in Gateway mode 1 Parity This option allows you to select the ...

Page 42: ...e Stop Bits then click the X close window icon 4 Click on the Reboot button located at the bottom of the Remote Configuration menu to save and initiate the change Select Parity 1 From the Remote Configuration menu click on the DTE Configuration option 2 The DTE Configuration menu appears 3 Select the value from the drop down list for the Parity then click the X close window icon 4 Click on the Reb...

Page 43: ...econd If the DTE stops sending characters for at least this amount of time the iR1600 will send whatever data it has received up to that point from the DTE to the remote The value is in tenths of a second so if you want to send data after a two second delay the value should be set to 20 PAD Maximum Packet Length This parameter indicates the number of bytes of data to receive from the DTE before se...

Page 44: ...imeout field then click the X close window icon 4 Click on the Reboot button located at the bottom of the Remote Configuration menu to save and initiate the change Select PAD Maximum Packet Length 1 From the Remote Configuration menu click on the PAD Configuration option 2 The PAD Configuration menu appears 3 Enter or change the parameter in the PAD Maximum Packet Length field then click the X clo...

Page 45: ...tc back to the host system The iR1600 has store and forward capabilities to handle the potential lost of GPS data The store and forward parameters can be set up from the AVL Configuration Menu The following table lists the parameters and descriptions available on the AVL Configuration Menu Command Description Recommended setting AVL Report Period This parameter specifies how often the iR1600 will ...

Page 46: ...tion of one or more of the 7 available standard NMEA sentences and the 2 eLutions proprietary NMEA sentences can be configured to be sent to a remote host ELUIO eLutions proprietary I O Sentence This option specifies whether the eLutions proprietary I O sentence will be sent to the remote at the requested interval or upon request If this option set to Yes the modem will send the eLutions proprieta...

Page 47: ...t Max Size Notes Source Unit ID XXXXXXXXXX 11 Serial Number optional iR1600 Identifier PELU01 7 Specifies this message UTC Time HHMMSS SSS 11 RMC Status X 2 Status V when valid A when not valid RMC Latitude DDMM MMMM 10 North or South specified in next field RMC Latitude N S flag X 2 N North S South RMC Longitude DDDMM MMMM 11 East or West specified in next field RMC Longitude E W flag X 2 E East ...

Page 48: ...1600 Analog Input2 Mode m 1 Analog 2 mode m mA V volts iR1600 Checksum CC 3 Checksum Calc CR LF CR LF 2 Maximum Stored tbd Maximum Sent tbd eLutions Proprietary I O Sentence PELUIO Field Format Max Size Notes Source Identifier PELUIO 8 Specifies this message Digital Inputs 123I 5 1 ON 0 OFF 3 characters for 3 inputs plus ignition sense I iR1600 Digital Outputs 12 3 1 ON 0 OFF 2 characters for 2 ou...

Page 49: ...Configuration menu appears 3 Click on the box next to the sentence format that you want the modem to send then click the X close window icon 4 Click on the Reboot button located at the bottom of the Remote Configuration menu to save and initiate the change Select eLutions Proprietary Sentence 1 From the Remote Configuration menu click on the AVL Configuration option 2 The AVL Configuration menu ap...

Page 50: ...on the AVL Configuration option 2 The AVL Configuration menu appears 3 From the AVL Configuration menu click on the box next to the Store and Foward parameter to place a check mark in the box and enable the feature Click on the box again to remove the check mark and disable the feature Click the X close window icon 4 Click on the Reboot button located at the bottom of the Remote Configuration menu...

Page 51: ...menu appears 3 From the AVL Configuration menu click on the box next to the Restrict Poller parameter to place a check mark in the box and enable the feature Click on the box again to remove the check mark and disable the feature Click the X close window icon 4 Click on the Reboot button located at the bottom of the Remote Configuration menu to save and initiate the change ...

Page 52: ...rial number may appear multiple times within a single TCP packet TCP packetizing should be transparent to the remote application layer UDP packets don t have the same constraints as TCP packets in this regard The following steps describe how to enable or disable the Send Device ID parameter 1 From the Remote Configuration menu click on the box next to the Send Device ID parameter to place a check ...

Page 53: ...s This option allows entry of the remote IP address specifies the node to which the remote iR1600 field devices will listen to for over the air configuration Remote Port Number This option allows entry of the remote port number specifies the node to which the remote iR1600 field devices will listen to for over the air configuration Local Port Number This option allows entry of the local port numbe...

Page 54: ...rs 3 Enter or change the remote IP address in the Remote IP Address field then click the X close window icon 4 Click on the Reboot button located at the bottom of the Remote Configuration menu to save and initiate the change Set the Remote Port Number 1 From the Remote Configuration menu click on the Remote Support Configuration option 2 The Remote Support Configuration menu appears 3 Enter or cha...

Page 55: ...close window icon 4 Click on the Reboot button located at the bottom of the Remote Configuration menu to save and initiate the change Set ACL Address List 1 From the Remote Configuration menu click on the Remote Support Configuration option 2 The Remote Support Configuration menu appears Select the Access Control List option 3 The Remote Support Access Control List menu appears 4 Select the arrow ...

Page 56: ...sses must also be entered in the Access Control List l Otherwise the iR1600 should have their remote address in TCP UDP mode configuration set to 0 0 0 0 allow all NOTE When setting up the BSAP network both the host and remote DTE configuration must be set to NO FLOW CONTROL Enter IP Addresses 1 From the BSAP Router Configuration menu enter the Local Global and Route addresses for the BSAP routes ...

Page 57: ...ork regardless of whether it is enabled on this menu The following steps describe how to set the parameters on the Security Configuration menu Enter Cipher Key Information 1 From the Remote Configuration menu click on the Security Configuration option 2 The Security Configuration menu appears 3 Enter the key information in the Cipher Key field then click the X close window icon 4 Click on the Rebo...

Page 58: ...ption 1 From the Remote Configuration menu click on the Security Configuration option 2 The Security Configuration menu appears 3 From the Security Configuration menu click on the box next to the Enable Encryption parameter to place a check mark in the box and enable the feature Click on the box again to remove the check mark and disable the feature Click the X close window icon 4 Click on the Reb...

Page 59: ...0 C5 RFM 1 RFM 6001 2014 1 7 2 04 eLutions AVL version 1 2 1 7 2 04 RFM 6001 2014 1 RFM 6001 2014 1 The following steps describe how to set the Ignition Shutdown Delay parameter Set Ignition Shutdown Delay Parameter 1 From the Remote Configuration menu click on the blank field next to the Ignition Shutdown Delay option 2 Enter the number of seconds you want to set for the delay parameter 0 65534 s...

Page 60: ...6001 2014 1 0800013408 4000 C5 RFM 1 RFM 6001 2014 1 7 2 04 eLutions AVL version 1 2 1 7 2 04 RFM 6001 2014 1 RFM 6001 2014 1 Enable Set Ignition Shutdown Delay Parameter 1 From the Remote Configuration menu click on box to the left of the Allow Gateway Mode GPS Polling parameter to place a check mark in the box and enable the feature Clicking on the box again will remove the check mark and disabl...

Page 61: ...e following steps describe to how update a remote modem s firmware Update Remote Modem s Firmware 1 Connect to the desired remote modem see detailed steps for connecting to a remote modem in this guide 2 From the Remote Configuration menu bar click on the Tools option 3 Select the Firmware Update option from the Tools menu ...

Page 62: ...s Select the file location and filename of the upgrade you want to send and click on Send 5 As the program sends the upgrade file to the remote modem you will notice that the Send button is disabled A message will appear indicating that the send process is completed ...

Page 63: ... option allows you to view and manage the remote modem s input output parameters and values The following steps describe to how to view and update the modem s I O values View Input Output values 1 From the Remote Configuration menu bar click on the Tools option ...

Page 64: ...ow button to return to the Remote Configuration window Update I O Remote Values 1 From the Remote Configuration menu bar click on the Tools option 2 Select the I O Expander option from the Tools menu The I O Expander Test window appears 3 Double click on the I O value that you want to change The field will turn blue 4 Enter or change the I O value then select the W button next to the value to save...

Page 65: ...te Configuration menu bar click on the Tools option 2 Select the Time Since Boot option from the Tools menu 3 The Time Since Boot window appears displaying a message that it is trying to acquire the information requested 4 Once the information has been successfully acquired the number of days will appear 5 Click the Exit button to close the window and return to the Remote Configuration window ...

Page 66: ...te Configuration menu bar click on the Tools option 2 Select the Get Log option from the Tools menu 3 The iR1600 Event Log window appears displaying a message that it is trying to acquire the information requested 4 Once the information has been successfully acquired the logged events will appear 5 Click the Exit button to close the window and return to the Remote Configuration window ...

Page 67: ...s with FCC s national standards and guidelines regarding exposure of human beings to radio frequency electromagnetic energy Medical and Personal Electronic Devices Most electronic equipment is protected from RF energy However certain equipment may not be shielded against RF signals being emitted from your modem Pacemakers Operators should not use the modem if individuals with pacemakers are within...

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Page 69: ...uter to request your modem to perform certain actions such as dial a telemodem number AT commands are Hayes compatible modem commands Baud The signaling rate of a line which is the number of transitions voltage or frequency changes that are made per second Baud Rate Signaling speed of the modem Common baud rates are 2400 4800 9600 19200 and 56k Byte A data unit of eight bits Circuit Switched Data ...

Page 70: ... applying differential GPS corrections Differential GPS A procedure of correcting GPS solutions to achieve improved position accuracy Differential GPS provides 2 to 5 meter position accuracy Differential accuracy is obtained by applying corrections determined by the stationary Differential Reference Station to the GPS data collected by the RPU receiver processing unit on board the vehicle DNS Doma...

Page 71: ... An antenna designed to receive GPS radio navigation signals GPS Processor An electronic device that interprets the GPS radio navigation signals received by the GPS antenna and determines a location solution The GPS processor may also be able to apply and determine differential GPs corrections GPS Receiver The combination of GPS antenna and GPS processor Hand Held Devices Small computing appliance...

Page 72: ...ts to the remote network Mobile IP permits mobile devices to inform a visited network that it is present and then arrange to have its home network forward data to it automatically Modem An electronic device enabling digital data to be sent over analog transmission facilities Converts a digital signal to analog and back to digital again Modem stands for Modulator De Modulator NMEA National Marine E...

Page 73: ...ting for a response A program used to test whether or not a network component is available PPP Point to Point Protocol The most common method for connecting to the Internet PPP provides serial line dial up connectivity authentication compression and encryption between two computers and can handle several protocols simultaneously Protocol Hardware and software standards that govern transmission bet...

Page 74: ... as one protocol TCP enables two hosts to establish a connection and exchange streams of data TCP guarantees delivery of data and guarantees that packets will be delivered in the same order in which they were sent IP acts as a postal system allowing you to address a package and drop it in the system but doesn t provide a direct link between you and the recipient TCP IP on the other hand establishe...

Page 75: ... 60 DTE 17 19 21 26 33 34 36 60 E Electronic Devices 57 Encryption 17 G Gateway 16 19 21 26 29 34 46 H Hayes 21 23 24 25 30 Hearing Aids 57 I IP address 17 19 23 30 41 47 L Local Port Number 25 M Mobile IP 62 N NMEA 19 40 43 44 Normal 18 19 O Operating Mode 51 52 P Pacemakers 57 PAD 17 26 36 38 PIN 63 port number 24 25 PPP 63 Protocol 16 22 ...

Page 76: ...utions com 70 R Radio Frequency 57 Remote IP Address 23 29 Remote Over the Air OTA Configuration 7 Remote Port Number 24 Restrict Pollers 41 T TCP 17 19 20 21 23 24 25 26 27 28 30 41 46 TCP IP 19 U UDP 17 21 23 24 25 26 27 30 31 41 ...

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