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STEPPIII Hardware description

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Fadil Beqiri

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This confidential document is a property of FALCOM and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission.

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Page 1: ...THIS DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE AT http www falcom de STEPPIII GSM GPRS GPS TERMINAL HARDWARE DESCRIPTION Preliminary Subject to change Version 1 0 0 Created Tuesday 29 May 2007 ...

Page 2: ...attery Technical Data 1100 mA h 17 4 1 2 Power consumption 17 4 1 3 Operating temperatures 17 4 2 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS OF GSM GPRS ENGINE 18 4 3 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS OF GPS RECEIVER 19 4 4 NMEA DATA MESSAGE 20 5 STEPPIII APPLICATION INTERFACE 21 5 1 POWER SUPPLY 21 5 1 1 Power supply pins 15 and 16 on the MOLEX 16 pin connector 21 5 1 2 Automatic shutdown 21 5 2 DETERMINING THE EXTERNAL EQ...

Page 3: ...nd Rx4 Tx4 30 6 5 INTERFACE F LED S DESCRIPTION 31 6 6 INTERFACE E MOUNTING HOLES 31 6 6 1 1 Mounting the cradle to the terminal 32 6 6 1 2 Placing the terminal 32 7 HOUSING 33 8 STEPPII MOUNTING CRADLE 34 9 RF EXPOSURES 35 10 APPENDIX 36 10 1 SCHEMATICS 36 10 1 1 Installation guidance for 16 pin Molex connector 36 This confidential document is a property of FALCOM and may not be copied or circula...

Page 4: ...ion 1 0 0 Version history Version number Author Changes Changed date 1 0 0 Fadil Beqiri Initial release 29 05 2007 This confidential document is a property of FALCOM and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission Page 4 ...

Page 5: ...g Internet address http www falcom de Trademarks Some mentioned products are registered trademarks of their respective companies Copyright This documentation is copyrighted by FALCOM WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS GmbH with all rights reserved No part of this documentation may be produced in any form without the prior written permission of FALCOM WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS GmbH FALCOM Wireless Communication...

Page 6: ...lity for its users and system integrators to develop high performance applications STEPPIII is a completely self contained and battery powered system with a stand alone software that provides location based applications It is designed for indoor fixed mounting The device concept is targeting for direct implementation as a mobile client in a wide range of high volume low cost flexible system soluti...

Page 7: ...re 1 Front and back side of STEPPIII STEPPIII terminal can be implemented into any asset platform including Trailers Trucks Delivery vans Rail cars as well as other industrial monitoring installations and it can be used in a variety of applications including Fleet management Vehicle management Remote tracking and monitoring Safety and security Off road applications Real time Navigation and Positio...

Page 8: ...Physical interfaces Molex connector Type Molex 43045 1609 and counterpart Casing 43025 1600 and Box type spring contact 43031 0001 for power supply and I O s 16 pin connector AMP connector Type AMP5 558556 1 and counterpart 558666 1 for serial interfaces 15 pin connector SIM Card reader Type Molex 91228 0002 small SIM Card GSM antenna interface Type Connector 50 Ω Fakra Radiall SMB male GPS antenn...

Page 9: ...r TE Terminal Equipment TP Transmit Protocol TTFF Time to First Fix SA Selective Availability WAAS Wide Area Augmentation System MSK Minimum Shift Keying Table 1 Used abbreviations 1 4 Related documents 1 ETSI GSM 07 05 Use of Data Terminal Equipment Data Circuit terminating Equipment interface for Short Message Service and Cell Broadcast Service 2 ETSI GSM 07 07 AT command set for GSM Mobile Equi...

Page 10: ...livery of the device The SIM cards can be acquired e g by specific providers From the use of the SIM cards can result additional costs which are to be borne by the purchaser client of the devices The seller does not cover the extra costs for the use of the devices The seller gives no recommendation for the use of specific SIM cards and does not liable also for the fact that the devices are usable ...

Page 11: ...alidate type approval 2 5 Driving Check the laws and regulations on the use of cellular devices in the area where you drive Always obey them Also when using your modem while driving please pay full attention to driving pull off the road and park before making or answering a call if driving conditions so require When applications are prepared for mobile use they should fulfill road safety instructi...

Page 12: ...area with a potentially explosive atmosphere It is rare but your modem or its accessories could generate sparks Sparks in such areas could cause an explosion or fire resulting in bodily injury or even death Areas with a potentially explosive atmosphere are often but not always clearly marked They include fuelling areas such as petrol stations below decks on boats fuel or chemical transfer or stora...

Page 13: ...all be mounted in such a position that no part of the human body will normally rest close to any part of the antenna It is also recommended to use the equipment not close to medical devices as for example hearing aids and pacemakers This confidential document is a property of FALCOM and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission Page 13 ...

Page 14: ...nd the standards and recommendations for the protection of public exposure to RF electromagnetic energy established by government bodies and professional organizations such as directives of the European Community Directorate General V in matters of radio frequency electromagnetic energy This confidential document is a property of FALCOM and may not be copied or circulated without previous permissi...

Page 15: ...d is designed to test evaluate and make basis configuration to enable remote monitoring configuration of the FALCOM STEPPIII It provides a sample configuration for application Physical characteristics Size 55 0 0 15 mm x 80 0 0 15 mm x 25 0 0 15 mm Weight ca 90 g I O interface 2 x digital inputs hardware predefined 2 x digital inputs hardware predefined as Ignition pins 1 x digital inputs hardware...

Page 16: ...mware storage Serial ports 2 x full duplex serial communication Serial Port 0 and Serial Port 1 Serial Interface Setting Full duplex serial communication CMOS level 4 wire 2 x Rx and 2 x Tx serial communication Baud rate on the serial ports user selectable 8 data bits no parity 1 stop bit no hardware Casing Fully shield This confidential document is a property of FALCOM and may not be copied or ci...

Page 17: ...emperature range 20 C to 60 C 4 1 2 Power consumption To be defined 4 1 3 Operating temperatures Parameter Min Typ Max Unit Ambient temperature according to GSM 11 10 40 25 85 C Operating temperature internal battery disabled 30 C 25 80 C Charging temperature internal battery enabled 0 C 25 40 C Discharging temperature internal battery enabled 20 C 25 60 C These temperatures can affect the sensiti...

Page 18: ...kbps non transparent V 110 SMS Text mode SIM interface Support SIM card 3 V GSM Antenna External GPS antenna connector Real time clock Implemented Coding scheme 1 Timeslot 2 Timeslots 4 Timeslots CS 1 9 05 kbps 18 1 kbps 36 2 kbps CS 2 13 4 kbps 26 8 kbps 53 6 kbps CS 3 15 6 kbps 31 2 kbps 62 4 kbps CS 4 21 4 kbps 42 8 kbps 85 6 kbps Table 3 Coding schemes and maximum net data rates over air inter...

Page 19: ...acking 159 dBm Time to First Fix TTFF Hot start 1 sec average Warm start 35 sec average Cold start 35 sec average Dynamic Conditions Altitude 18 000 meters 60 000 feet max Velocity 515 meters second 1000 knots max Max update rate 1 Hz Supported protocols NMEA Msg GLL GGA RMC VTG GSV GSA Additional IOP GSM AREA BIN are also supported by the software developed by the FALCOM see related documents Cry...

Page 20: ... data GLL Latitude longitude UTC time of position fix and status GSA GPS receiver operating mode satellites used in the position solution and DOP values VTG The number of GPS satellites in view satellite ID numbers elevation azimuth and SNR values GSV The number of GPS satellites in view satellite ID numbers elevation azimuth and SNR values RMC Time date position course and speed data Table 4 NMEA...

Page 21: ...d against overcurrent by a 2A fuse and protected against over voltage GND 0 V Ground should be isolated from the vehicle Grounds 5 1 2 Automatic shutdown Automatic shutdown takes effect if the STEPPIII board is exceeding the critical limits of over or under temperature the battery is exceeding the critical limits of over or under temperature under voltage is detected The automatic shutdown procedu...

Page 22: ...nector 43045 1609 Interface B SIM card reader for small SIM cards 3V Interface C GPS RF Connector 50 Ω Fakra Radiall SMB Male Interface D GSM RF Connector 50 Ω Fakra Radiall SMB Male Interface E AMP 15 pin connector 5 558556 1 Interface F Optical LED indicators Free programmable Table 6 Interface specifications Figure 3 Interface specifications This confidential document is a property of FALCOM an...

Page 23: ...Individually configurable as digital or analog input in software The default configuration of this pin is a digital input As analog Up to 32 V DC 10 bits resolution As input 10 8 32 V DC VIN VC 9 OUT2 O Open collector output 100 mA max 10 8 32V DC 10 DI0 I Currently as digital input only CAN bus option HIGH programmable LOW programmable 11 OUT3 O Open collector output 100 mA max 10 8 32V DC 12 DI1...

Page 24: ...low temperature alarm and a high temperature alarm upper and lower values passed to required temperature Passage through these thresholds will trigger an alarm We recommend to use SMS or TCP as alarm type with GPIOP as attachment protocol The SMS can be received on a mobile phone modem or any GSM device An application example is shown in figure below Figure 5 Connection example for analog input IN...

Page 25: ... sec STEPPIII will release an alarm SMS or data connection The alarm type and the alarm text alarm type SMS depend on the software configuration done by the user The inputs can be configured by using the Command Set manual All inputs reserved for customer specific applications can be connected as shown below Figure 7 Connection example for digital input DI0 A completed circuit example for all inpu...

Page 26: ...e output connections Each output can be directly connected to a LED Relay etc which needs no more than 100 mA The figures below show the schematic of possible output connections Figure 8 Connection example 1 for an output Relay OUT2 Figure 9 Connection example 2 for an output LED OUT3 This confidential document is a property of FALCOM and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission...

Page 27: ...e Molex connector and AMP connector are internally connected with each other so they can be alternatively used For more information see the corresponding figure in chapter 10 1 1 Note that the IGN pins on the STEPPIII are not assumed to switch on the STEPPIII terminal they are only input pins which can be used to control for example the vehicle Ignition key Figure 10 Ignition connection example 6 ...

Page 28: ...e below has an impedance of 50 Ohm Active antennas have an integrated low noise amplifier They can be directly connected to this connector The integrated low noise amplifier of the antenna is internally supplied with the specified voltage FALCOM GmbH provides a combined GSM GPS antenna especially for the STEPP devices the GSM antenna operates on four frequencies GSM 850 900 MHz and DCS 1800 1900 M...

Page 29: ...either 5 V or 3 3 VDC By default it delivers 5V 100 mA 3 3 VDC 6 VB O Power output for external accessories This pin delivers the same voltage level as internal battery VOUT 3 5V 4 2 VDC 7 Reserved 8 Reserved 9 Reserved 10 Reserved 11 BoGSM I Do not connect Leave disconnected 12 J1 12 Do not connect Leave disconnected 13 IGN2 I General propose input Connect it to the vehicle ignition It is the sam...

Page 30: ...l interface RxA This is the main receiving channel and is used to receive software commands to the board from any terminal software e g HyperTerminal or from user written software Firmware update can be done only through this serial port TxA This is the main transmitting channel and is used to output navigation and measurement data to any terminal software e g HyperTerminal or user written softwar...

Page 31: ...nting holes The STEPPIII compact terminal provides 4 holes for attaching it to the suitable cradle As a reference for mounting holes use figure 15 below in this section The cradle is available in the sales package For detailed information about mounting please refer to the related documents 1 4 In order to avoid any damage during mounting of the terminal is required to use choose if the screws are...

Page 32: ...er s application As a reference for mounting holes use figure 15 blue colour 6 6 1 2 Placing the terminal CAUTION IN ORDER TO COMPLY WITH RF EXPOSURE REQUIREMENTS INSTALL THE TERMINAL SO THAT A MINIMUM DISTANCE OF 20 CM CAN BE MAINTAINED BETWEEN THE ANTENNA AND PERSONS INSTALL THE EXTERNAL ANTENNA SO THAT A MINIMUM DISTANCE OF 20 CM CAN BE MAINTAINED BETWEEN THE ANTENNA AND PERSONS WITH ANTENNA GA...

Page 33: ...n 1 0 0 7 HOUSING The housing material Galvano ABS gloss chromium plated Figure 17 Housing of the STEPPIII This confidential document is a property of FALCOM and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission Page 33 55 25 80 ...

Page 34: ...TEPPII MOUNTING CRADLE 25 30 80 4 9 5 5 7 5 O 2 5 O 3 O 2 4 O 4 2 O 6 R0 5 R1 R66 25 Figure 18 Mounting cradle of the STEPPII This confidential document is a property of FALCOM and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission Page 34 ...

Page 35: ...ld void the user s authority to operate the equipment Statement according to FCC part 15 105 NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio...

Page 36: ...ne started 4 digital inputs can be used to trigger any alarm type SMS or data i e they can be connected to the car alarms or to a door switch etc 4 digital outputs allow remote control of external actuators A schematic below in this section shows how digital inputs outputs can be used Note that the outputs of the STEPPIII and VC must connected on the same voltage level as the supply voltage VC ope...

Page 37: ...Hardware description Version 1 0 0 Figure 19 Schematic example of installation guidance This confidential document is a property of FALCOM and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission Page 37 ...

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