In-Vehicle Installation Guidelines for FOX3-2G/3G/4G and BOLERO40 Series
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Do not cover vehicle instruments and displays with cables connected to the Lantronix device.
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Do not mount the external antenna or the Lantronix device with internal antenna on the metal plates as
these may disturb and attenuate the GSM signal.
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Do not mount cables, antennas or devices in locations that they may be affected by moving parts (in
particular, pedals with lever, shift linkage, control mechanism for ventilation and actuators, rotating
parts, hand brake lever, steering linkages and so on).
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Do not mount the device near the heat exchangers and their channels. These belong to the air
conditioning system and heating. The consequences are often overheating or condensation on
electronics, SIM card etc.
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Always ensure that connections are clean, secure and fasten. Never let them loose, convoluted or
unsecured in cavities. These may often get out of place due to the vibrations and touch any moving parts
in the vehicle.
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Do not bundle or roll up the excess cable. The produced coil is often the reason for induced voltages that
may affect the GNSS and GSM performances as well as the operating voltage of the device.
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Do not place battery-powered devices direct in sunlight or air currents of the heating system. Generally,
batteries operate from -20 °C - +60 °C (discharge range) and 0 °C to +45 °C (charge range).
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Some vehicles use glass that contains a thin metallic coating for defrosting or to control solar gain; glass-
mount antennas may NOT function properly when mounted on this type of glass. However, most
manufacturers leave free unprocessed places, mostly centrally, for back fitting of GNSS technology.
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Glass mounted antennas should not be mounted in places where the vignettes are fixed. These are often
constructed with metallic inside, which also disrupts GNSS and GSM reception.
1.3
Device installation order
Instructions provided in this section describe the hardware installation of an Lantronix AVL device. It is
recommended that you print this list for reference when installing Lantronix devices. To install a Lantronix
AVL device in a vehicle, follow these steps:
1.
Before you connect the wires of the installation cable to the fuse box in the vehicle, plug in the 8-Pin
connector into the device
2.
Connect the brown wire (which is the GND) to the GND of the vehicle
3.
Connect the blue wire (which is the IGN line) to the ignition of the vehicle and other wires like digital
inputs (if needed)
4.
Pins that are not planned for usage can be left open without anything connected to them. Table 1, 2 and
3 in chapter
APPENDIX
describe the pin functionality for the installation cable on the Lantronix AVL
devices
5.
Finally, connect the red wire (which is the Vin) to the external power supply (positive pole)
6.
Now turn ON the ignition of the vehicle to start up the AVL device
