BOLERO-LT Hardware Description
Version 1.0.0
1 INTRODUCTION
T
his product manual is only addressed to qualified personnel which is well skilled in
electronical/electrical installation and not addressed to private consumers/end
users. The installation, implementing or setting into operation of the product can
only be performed by this qualified personnel.
The status of the product described in the data sheet may have changed since
publication of the data sheet and therefore information in this data sheet on
product status may be outdated. The latest information of the product is published
on the download area of the FALCOM website.
1.1 General
This description is focused on the GSM/GPRS and GPS terminal BOLERO-LT from
FALCOM GmbH. It contains a variety of information about hardware concepts and
issues of the BOLERO-LT device.
In order quickly to start and immediately and comprehensive to use all functions
and to avoid any mistakes of BOLERO-LT device on your utilization, we recommend
to read the following references and suggestions for using your new BOLERO-LT
device.
BOLERO-LT consists of a Quad-band GSM/GPRS engine that works on the four
frequencies GSM 850/900/1800/1900 MHz, a 20 channel GPS receiver based on
SiRFstarIII engine and an embedded configurable software that provides location-
based applications. The new device can be easily integrated into a variety of new
applications stretching from real-time navigation and positioning to remote
tracking and monitoring. It is designed for indoor use and ideal for fixed installation.
The device concept is targeting for direct implementation as a mobile client in a
wide range of high volume, low-cost, flexible system solutions like
AVL, fleet
management, vehicle security and recovery
and
other related area
. The tracking
functionality of the embedded mobile client application is combined with variety
of alert messaging capabilities. The configurable alert messages contain current
position and status report. It uses 1 digital input for monitoring the ignition key of
your vehicle as well as 1 line for use either as input or output. Depending on how
the system BOLERO-LT is set up, the I/O line can be supplied as digital output
allowing remote control of external actuators. In addition to that two predefined
digital inputs are detecting ignition line and main power (car battery) failure, and
so you may handle these events and use as notification.
By default, BOLERO-LT is offered without internal battery. Shall you need a BOLERO-
LT device with an internal battery, please see “Ordering Guide” and choose one
that meets your specific requirements. The housing of the new BOLERO-LT device
offers IP65 protection (with protection rubber) and can be operated at ambient
temperatures up to +85°C
.
The embedded software the embedded software can be
controlled by word like
“
PFAL
” commands
needed for executing particular actions, reading or setting
particular configurations into the device. These commands are valid for all kinds of
operations including
SMS
,
CSD
,
TCP
and
SMTP
.
BOLERO-LT provides Geofence features for territory management, route
verification, prohibited locations, parking area and more with exception reporting
to a wide variety of events, such as arrivals, departures, deliveries, pick-ups, illegal
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