DISCO-B4-GLONASS H
ARDWARE
M
ANUAL
V
ERSION
1.0.3
1 INTRODUCTION
This product manual is only addressed to qualified personnel which are 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
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data sheet and therefore information in this data sheet on product status may be outdated.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 available on the download area of the FALCOM website.
1.1 General
FALCOM is providing all kinds of GPS and telematics products as required by the market today.
DISCO-B4-GLONASS unit is a new vehicle tracking system combining GPS and GLONASS positioning
systems with a higher level of reliability for complete telematics functionality. It is a free
configurable smart tracking device which can be fully adapted to user requirements. Using a Quad-
Band GSM/GPRS technology for two way worldwide communication, the ability to work with
global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) - GPS and GLONASS, a high-capacity Li-Polymer
rechargeable backup-battery, and housed in a weatherproof plastic case, the device is suitable for
a wide range of mixed indoor/outdoor applications in the AVL, fleet management, Asset tracking,
vehicle security and recovery and transit sectors. The device has a protection class IP69K, which
allows mounting of the device permanently on the roof of the vehicles, including buses, trucks,
trains, vessels and other assets. The
DISCO-B4-GLONASS
device comprises an embedded
configurable software that provides even greater performance and flexibility for its users and
system integrators to develop high-performance applications that allow vehicle tracking via SMS
and over the Internet. The configuration of the
DISCO-B4-GLONASS
can be done via local serial link
or remotely via SMS or over the Internet.
The tracking functionality of the embedded mobile client
application is combined with a variety of alert messaging capabilities. The configurable alert
messages may contain current position, device status and the state of the inputs/outputs lines. In
addition to that two predefined digital inputs are detecting ignition line status and main power
(car
battery)
failure, so you may handle these events and use as notification.
The embedded software can be controlled by word like “
PFAL
” commands needed for executing
particular actions, reading or setting particular configurations. These commands are valid for all
kinds of operation channels including
Serial, SMS
,
CSD
,
TCP
and
SMTP
.
DISCO-B4-GLONASS 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 entries, unauthorized movement, etc.
DISCO-B4-GLONASS
contains a data-logger
(history feature)
that enables you to archive unique
vehicle locations in sequence for up to 45 days for later analysis and evaluation
(for example,
archive interval up to 20 sec.)
.
The physical interface to the device application is made through an integrated 8pin connector. It is
required for controlling the device, receiving GPS location data, transferring data and providing
automotive power supply lines. This connector provides 1 serial interface giving you maximum
flexibility for local use. A separate 4pin double row connector
(containing RX, TX, GND and VOUT)
is
for connecting a MFD device and two separate audio jacks for directly connecting an active speaker
and a microphone.
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