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Navigator IIm User Guide

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Page 1: ...Intuicom Inc 1880 S Flatiron Court Boulder CO 80301 303 449 4330 www intuicom com Intuicom NAVIGATOR IIm Compact Wireless Datalink GPS Tracker User Guide...

Page 2: ...s manual without notice Unless otherwise agreed to in writing Intuicom assumes no responsibility or liability for the use of this manual or for the infringement of any copyright or other proprietary r...

Page 3: ...f 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 frequency ener...

Page 4: ...licensed by The United States Diversion contrary to U S law is prohibited Shipment or re export of this product outside of The United States may require authorization by the U S Bureau of Export Admin...

Page 5: ...eration Mode 14 2 4 2 Set Baud Rate 15 2 4 3 Edit Call Book 15 2 4 4 Edit Radio Transmission Characteristics 15 2 4 5 Show Radio Statistics 22 2 4 6 Edit Multipoint Parameters 25 2 4 7 TDMA Menu 31 2...

Page 6: ...Navigator IIm User Guide Revision 1 0a v 2006 Intuicom Inc 5 4 Port B J5 47 6 Specifications 48 6 1 General 48 6 2 Wireless Transceiver 48 6 3 GPS 49 7 Mechanical 50 8 Warranty 51...

Page 7: ...tputs enable remote sensing of states or switch closures as well as remote control A Navigator IIm can play many roles in a wireless network including a remote slave a slave repeater or a network mast...

Page 8: ...ation and remote diagnostics and configuration Easy integration for remote devices with third party applications using Intuicom Nav Link server software and standard IP sockets Bi directional wireless...

Page 9: ...tion Returning real time weather data from multiple weather stations and data collectors in the field Structural monitoring Returning strain gauge and GPS data from structures such as bridges dams and...

Page 10: ...c transceivers can only operate as repeaters or as the Master Often times it is easier to have a single model of unit that can play any role in a network and thus be a potential spare for any network...

Page 11: ...n role for a Navigator IIm When operating as a Network Slave the Navigator IIm can transfer data to and from devices attached to its serial port as well as to and from its integrated GPS receiver As a...

Page 12: ...avigator IIm Setup Menu is accessed by connecting a straight through serial cable non null between the PC and Port B then pressing the setup button on the front panel until the menu appears as shown i...

Page 13: ...Menu displays the Serial Port Interface Configuration Menu shown in Figure 2 3 From this menu select the interface to configure Serial Ports A and B are available on the front panel of the unit The de...

Page 14: ...this interface is 115 200 bps with hardware flow control disabled This baud rate must match the configured baud rate of the internal Wireless Data Transceiver see Section 2 4 2 This baud rate never be...

Page 15: ...Section 2 Configuration Revision 1 0a 9 2006 Intuicom Inc Figure 2 4 Serial Port A Configuration Menu...

Page 16: ...t To GPS This option connects the terminal session directly to the embedded GPS allowing the user to directly see the GPS output This option is useful when it is necessary to issue specific configurat...

Page 17: ...the configuration changes to the GPS receiver Note that the Period refers to the update rate for the selected NMEA string in seconds i e a setting of 5 would instruct the GPS receiver to output that s...

Page 18: ...W 0 01 19 59 1600 5 281106 2 0 0A PMIN1 9253504 181322 000 4001 1862 N 10512 9993 W 0 00 19 59 1600 5 281106 2 0 08 PMIN1 9253504 181323 000 4001 1862 N 10512 9993 W 0 01 19 59 1600 5 281106 2 0 08 PM...

Page 19: ...o be transmitted over the wireless link thus any packet wirelessly transmitted will contain a complete NMEA string if it contains any GPS data at all Distance Based Updates The Distance Based Updates...

Page 20: ...on of the embedded wireless transceiver Figure 2 10 Wireless Data Transceiver Configuration Menu 2 4 1 Operation Mode The appropriate operation mode must be selected for a Navigator IIm based on its c...

Page 21: ...tuations all call book entries are left blank 000 0000 If the call book is utilized the Network ID must be set to 255 List call book entries to specify which units and through which repeaters communic...

Page 22: ...r II transceivers in operation in the area For instance if there were 10 pairs of transceivers in operation within a factory or refinery changing the Frequency Key would ensure that they would not jum...

Page 23: ...z 2 International 902 928 MHz 16 fewer frequencies than full US set 3 Taiwan 916 920 MHz 4 New Zealand 921 928 MHz 5 Notch Uses 902 928 with center frequencies of 911 919 notched out 6 Brazil 902 915...

Page 24: ...Menu Options 1 2 Options 1 and 2 allow the user to designate the size of the packets in bytes used by the transceiver in its communication link It should be noted that in Point to Point modes the Max...

Page 25: ...63 84 105 127 148 169 190 212 233 6 47 68 90 111 132 153 175 196 217 238 7 52 74 95 116 137 159 180 201 222 244 8 58 79 100 121 143 164 185 206 228 249 9 63 84 95 127 148 169 190 212 233 254 Table 2...

Page 26: ...232 Baud Rate Setting 2 should be used when the transceivers are close together and data throughput is to be optimized Setting 2 must also be used when full throughput of 115 2 KBaud is necessary Sett...

Page 27: ...y Time Out should not be set to a value of less than 151 Lowpower Mode Menu Option 9 The Lowpower Mode is an option that when enabled allows the transceiver to function as a multipoint slave while con...

Page 28: ...tics software to remotely access these diagnostics values and more in real time Figure 2 13 Radio Statistics Menu Ideally noise levels should be below 30 and the difference between the average signal...

Page 29: ...e computer when the radio statistics menu is displayed For a reliable link the average signal level should be at least 15 higher than the average noise level reading Low Average Signal Levels can ofte...

Page 30: ...o Temperature The radio temperature value is the current operating temperature of the radio in degrees C Celsius For proper operation Intuicom Navigator IIm Wireless Data Transceivers must be in the r...

Page 31: ...re no repeaters in the network and 1 if repeaters are present This parameter must be set to the same value in all units in a Multipoint network master slaves and repeater s Master Packet Repeat Menu O...

Page 32: ...to a slave Therefore the repeater will send the packet out the number of times corresponding to its Master Packet Repeat parameter If this parameter is set improperly the reliability of the overall s...

Page 33: ...ater Frequency Menu Option 5 The repeater s hopping pattern must also be set in a Multipoint network this is accomplished with parameter 5 Repeater Frequency Setting this parameter is in contrast with...

Page 34: ...ect mode see above set to 0 on any unit operating as a slave repeater Diagnostics Menu Option B This option when enabled provides diagnostics data over a multipoint network simultaneously with the app...

Page 35: ...net ID settings are irrelevant for the Master Note The Master always transmits on Subnet ID 0 regardless of the setting To force communications directly through the Master the Slave or Repeater s Rcv...

Page 36: ...Master Slave2 1 NA Rcv SubnetID 1 forces communication through Repeater1 Slave3 2 NA Rcv SubnetID 2 forces communication through Repeater2 Slave4 F F Setting of FF allows the Slave to link with the fi...

Page 37: ...he menu You will be prompted with New PW esc to exit To back out of the process and not enable the password hit escape To set a password type in 4 characters At any point in the process you can cancel...

Page 38: ...isable the password is similar to the process to change the password However when prompted to enter the new password the following procedure needs to be followed 1 Hold down the Alt key and type 0255...

Page 39: ...and Tracker Typically a Navigator IIm unit is operated in slave mode Slave Mode When in slave mode the unit takes local data from the serial ports GPS and discrete IO and forms Navigator packets then...

Page 40: ...ster while the other unit s wireless operation mode would be Slave While operating in Master mode Port A in internally configured to be connected to the embedded wireless transceiver s diagnostic port...

Page 41: ...lows the user to configure the routing the data typically NMEA strings generated by the embedded GPS receiver In addition to sending the GPS data over the wireless link copies of the GPS can be sent t...

Page 42: ...tion 1 and note change from Off to On To disable perform the same operating toggling the mode from On to Off Adaptive Multipoint has three tuning parameters described below configure to suit your appl...

Page 43: ...ation Data Packet Configuration allows the user detailed control over how the unit forms a Navigator packet Using knowledge of the data generated by attached devices the user can configure the maximum...

Page 44: ...n 1 0a 38 2006 Intuicom Inc number is used to control which ports have priority to fill available space Priority 1 is the highest priority while priority 4 is the lowest Figure 2 20 Navigator Configur...

Page 45: ...reless transceiver s firmware Reset unit to Defaults This option will reset all Navigator GPS and embedded wireless transceiver configuration parameters back to factory defaults Set up RF Section Via...

Page 46: ...f the radio link status select Option 4 Panic Mode This feature allows a button to be attached to either Discrete Input 1 or 3 and used to communicate a panic state When this feature is enabled and a...

Page 47: ...a cables in good condition Poor cables and connectors can be difficult to troubleshoot GPS Receiver Connection If utilizing an internal GPS receiver connect a GPS antenna cable and antenna The connect...

Page 48: ...the unit Confirm the pinout for transmit receive ground and hardware flow control RTS CTS for each port The Navigator IIm s serial connections are DCE Mounting Securely mount the Navigator IIm so as...

Page 49: ...SD SR Repeater connected to slave SG IF IF SG IF IF SG IF IF Mode 6 disconnected SR O BR SR O BR Setup Mode SG SG SG SG SG SG SG SG SG Table 3 1 LED Status in Point to Point Mode Master Slave Repeater...

Page 50: ...ation making a single TCP socket connection to a socket streaming GPS position data from all remote Navigator IIm units in a network Another application might involve a seismic data collection applica...

Page 51: ...DB9 connector Pin Number Signal 1 N C or Discrete out 1 or GPS PPS 2 TX 3 RX 4 N C or Discrete in 1 5 Signal Ground 6 N C or Vin 7 CTS 8 RTS 9 N C or Vin 4 3 Port B Pinout for Port B DB9 connector Pin...

Page 52: ...m the front panel and Jumper Position 2 3 specifies power from the internal power connector By default power is enabled on the front panel 5 2 GPS Antenna J13 J13 controls how the GPS antenna connecto...

Page 53: ...0a 47 2006 Intuicom Inc 5 4 Port B J5 Jumper Connection Meaning 1 2 3 4 GPS PPS on Pin 3 Discrete Out 3 on Pin 1 5 6 Discrete In 3 on Pin 4 7 8 Enable 5V pullup for Discrete In 3 9 10 Vin Pin 9 11 12...

Page 54: ...00 Mhz 12VDC Full RF Transmit Power w GPS passive antenna No GPS Transmit 239 mA N A Receive 135 mA N A Idle 119 mA N A 6 2 Wireless Transceiver Wireless Transceiver Specifications Parameter 900 Mhz F...

Page 55: ...515 m s COCOM Altitude 18 000 m COCOM Position Accuracy Autonomous Horiz CEP 2 5 m DGPS Horiz CEP 2 0 m WAAS EGNOS Horiz CEP 2 0 m Sensitivity Acquisition 138 dBm normal Tracking 146 dBm normal Acqui...

Page 56: ...Section 7 Mechanical Revision 1 0a 50 2006 Intuicom Inc 7 Mechanical...

Page 57: ...inst any claims by any party related directly or indirectly to any defects in the Hardware and functional failure improper operation failure to operate according to specifications or any other matter...

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