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Hardware Guide

Micronet SmarTab 8

Revision 6.2 March 2020

Summary of Contents for SmarTab 8

Page 1: ...Rev 05 Micronet SmarTab 8 Hardware Guide 1 61 Rugged Android Tablet Hardware Guide Micronet SmarTab 8 Revision 6 2 March 2020...

Page 2: ...herein All usage of Micronet Ltd Logotype or trademarks is forbidden without prior written approval from Micronet Ltd Information in this manual is subject to change without notice Micronet maintains...

Page 3: ...Tab 8 Left View 14 3 Micronet SmarTab 8 Functional Details 14 Platform Core 14 User Interface 16 Cameras 17 Sound 17 Connectivity 18 Wireless LAN 18 Bluetooth 4 18 Cellular Modem 18 Battery 20 Capacit...

Page 4: ...Cradle Power Consumption 41 Serial Communication 42 USB Communication 42 General Purpose I O 43 Vehicle Bus Connectivity 43 Customized Front Panel Label 44 7 Cradle Signal Map 45 Overview 45 Standard...

Page 5: ...Rev 6 2 Micronet SmarTab 8 Hardware Guide 5 61 11 Known Issues 58 Overview 58 SD Card Format Error 58...

Page 6: ...ate Change 1 July 2019 Document created 2 October 2019 Critical Design Review 3 November 2019 Update QA inputs 4 Desember 2019 Update CS inputs 5 December 2019 Update pictures 6 December 2019 Update p...

Page 7: ...ing the device can cause fire and electric shock CAUTION LCD Screen Never apply heavy pressure to the Micronet SmarTab 8 display or subject it to strong impact Doing so may crack the screen or LCD pan...

Page 8: ...e 8 61 Risk of explosion if the battery is replaced by an incorrect type Dispose of used batteries according to the instructions Be careful using the earphone since excessive sound pressure from the e...

Page 9: ...ve environments including a wide range of temperatures vibrations and shock Because of this the Micronet SmarTab 8 significantly lowers the Total Cost of Ownership The Micronet SmarTab 8 platform supp...

Page 10: ...cing GSD Advanced software tools to manage and support mobile devices in the field Micronet s new comprehensive software framework called GSD Guardian System Design is a cloud based Software as a Serv...

Page 11: ...d or Enhanced cradle Wall power supply Main cable harness Mechanical and interface connection accessories Mounting accessories Software Software Development Kit SDK provides a set of software tools an...

Page 12: ...ronet SmarTab 8 Views Micronet SmarTab 8 Front View Figure 1 Micronet SmarTab 8 Front View For more information about the Micronet SmarTab 8 front view see Antiglare LCD and Touch Panel Touch Buttons...

Page 13: ...ab 8 on the cradle POGO Pins to establish a connection between the Micronet SmarTab 8 and cradle PCBAs It provides battery charging ignition switch state cradle detection and serial communication NFC...

Page 14: ...e information about the Micronet SmarTab 8 left view see Power Key Audio Key Micronet SmarTab 8 Left View Figure 4 Micronet SmarTab 8 Left View For more information about the Micronet SmarTab 8 right...

Page 15: ...edgebase Application samples that demonstrate Micronet s proprietary APIs Device management and upload tools Development accessories Documentation For more details about the development infrastructure...

Page 16: ...key for power on and off restart and suspend mode Audio up and down keys to adjust the volume Touch Buttons The Micronet SmarTab 8 has five touch buttons as part of the touch panel on the bottom of t...

Page 17: ...ack panel Front Camera The Micronet SmarTab 8 has a 5MP front camera with autofocus on the front panel LED Flash The Micronet SmarTab 8 has an LED Flash that can be used with the main rear camera Soun...

Page 18: ...N module provides a 2 4 or 5 GHz IEEE 802 11 b g n ac Ethernet adapter with a high wireless speed up to 150Mbps The module supports WPA WPA2 encryption Wi Fi Direct and HotSpot Tethering for up to 10...

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Page 20: ...mm IZat engine Gen 8C Lite which supports 50 different channels as well as NMEA0183 standard sentences AGPS GPS and GLONASS satellites It also supports three bands concurrently GPS BeiDou and GLONASS...

Page 21: ...ature 0 C to 45 C 45 85 RH NOTE The operating system blocks charging when the battery temperature is over the defined 45 C By this function the device is protected while in operation Motion Control Th...

Page 22: ...sense The enhanced cradle model includes one input line for ignition sense and seven general purpose input lines Please refer to the detailed description of the standard cradle Automotive Input and f...

Page 23: ...vironment The two models of the Micronet SmarTab 8 Cradle available are the Standard Cradle Model and Enhanced Cradle Model each various supporting features and connection interfaces A Micronet SmarTa...

Page 24: ...ide 24 61 Cradle Front View For more information about the cradle front view see Latch for dock and undock the Micronet SmarTab 8 LED and Buzzer Customized Front Panel Label Figure 8 Cradle Front View...

Page 25: ...ave a locking mechanism option to dock the SmarTab 8 to the cradle permanently It is an option when a fix mount installation is required The fix mount lock parts include one screw to prevent pushing t...

Page 26: ...ignition switch signal and an RS232 communication port Functional Details The Micronet SmarTab 8 standard cradle provides the following interfaces 12V 24V line to charge the Micronet SmarTab 8 battery...

Page 27: ...1 P2 and P3 is displayed in the standard cradle pinout in Figure 11 below Figure 11 Micronet SmarTab 8 Basic Cradle Cable Pinout Power Connector The power connector marked as P1 is a 4 pin 2 row Micro...

Page 28: ...UFP Upstream Facing Port for connecting to a USB HUB Desktop ADB for debugging device configuration and application development It also supports dual role behavior according to the USB3 X standard for...

Page 29: ...also supports EIA RS232 level serial communication port for Co Processor debugging purposes The port supports a baud rate of 300 to 115 200bps and provides the TX and RX signals only Automotive Input...

Page 30: ...l specifications for the automotive input and output pins Table 2 Automotive Signal States Electrical Parameters Input State Typical V Min Voltage V Max Voltage V LOW 0V 30V 6V HIGH 12V 24V 7V 30V Out...

Page 31: ...r ignition switch control Seven general purpose input lines A2D or Automotive digital inputs Four general purpose open collector output lines Three serial communication lines and co processor debug li...

Page 32: ...additional enhanced cradle interfaces are shown below in figure 15 and 16 on the enhanced cradle development cable drawing and pinout Figure 15 Enhanced Cradle Cable Drawing GCAB579 The pinouts for P...

Page 33: ...marTab 8 Enhanced Cradle Cable Pinout Vehicle Bus Connectivity CANbus Connector The CANbus connector marked as P2 is a 10 pin 2 row MicroFit 3 0 series Molex male connector shown in figure 17 below wh...

Page 34: ...lter ids 16 Extended Standard configurable mask ids Single Wire CAN The SmarTab 8 enhanced cradle provides SAE J2411 single wire for CAN network applications with low requirements regarding bit rate a...

Page 35: ...Tab 8 enhanced cradle adds an EIA RS 232 level serial communication on its port It provides TX1 TX2 and TX1 RX2 signals at 300 to 115 200bps Note however that the TX1 RX1 lines are on the Standard Cra...

Page 36: ...USB Client Through the Micronet SmarTab 8 USB TYPE C connector on the left panel Through the Micronet SmarTab 8 cradle USB Client cable while the tablet is docked General Purpose I O Analog and Digita...

Page 37: ...more information about these interface signals please see the digital output signals map Pinout by Functionality Shown in table 3 are the electrical specifications for the automotive input and output...

Page 38: ...n port Micronet SmarTab 8 Standard Cradle Current Consumption Micronet SmarTab 8 Un docked Micronet SmarTab 8 Docked 12V 24V 12V 24V 3mA 3mA 240mA 130mA Serial Communication Serial Port 1 COM1 The Mic...

Page 39: ...Micronet SmarTab 8 USB Type C connector on the left panel Through the standard cradle USB cable while the tablet is docked Automotive Input The Micronet SmarTab 8 standard cradle provides one automoti...

Page 40: ...Rev 6 2 Micronet SmarTab 8 Hardware Guide 40 61 Table 2 Ignition line States Electrical Parameters Input State Typical Minimum Maximum Low 0V 30V 6V High 12V 24V 7V 30V...

Page 41: ...ab 8 enhanced cradle provides the following interfaces 12V 24V for charging the Micronet SmarTab 8 battery Digital input signal for ignition switch control Seven general purpose input lines A2D or Aut...

Page 42: ...S232 level serial communication ports 2 4 The ports support a baud rate of 300 to 115 200 bps and provide the TX and RX signals only Debug Serial Port COM7 The enhanced cradle supports the EIA RS232 l...

Page 43: ...other seven input lines can be used for any purpose like sensing door opening sensing bus amber lights etc The IGN line powers on the device from a shutdown state For proper power management the igni...

Page 44: ...lter ids 16 Extended Standard configurable mask ids Single Wire CAN The SmarTab 8 enhanced cradle provides SAE J2411 single wire for CAN network applications with low requirements regarding bit rate a...

Page 45: ...nced cradles signal interfaces Standard Cradle Signal Map The Micronet SmarTab 8 standard cradle has the following interfaces on its main cable harness Power line Ground line digital input line USB TY...

Page 46: ...owing abbreviations are used I Input signal O Output signal B Bus signal V Voltage signal G Ground P Positive N Negative Interface Connectors The SmarTab 8 enhanced cradle interface contains two Dsub...

Page 47: ...ignal Type Function Specifications 1 VIN V Input Power 12V 24V Typical 12V 24V Minimum continues 6V 5V for up to 40ms according to ISO7637 Maximum continues 32V 2 VIN_GND G Ground Pin Signal Type Func...

Page 48: ...le lists the 15 pin D sub connector signals by functionality Table 5 Main Connector Signal Map by functionality Pin Signal Type Function Specifications 1 VIN V Input Power 12V 24V Typical 12V 24V Mini...

Page 49: ...M 15 N A Secondary Connector Pinout Figure 13 Secondary 26 pin Male D sub connector Pinout by Pin Number The following table lists the 26 pin D sub connector signals by PIN Table 6 Secondary Connector...

Page 50: ...1 17 RS232_CTS1 O CTS COM1 EAI RS232 Level 18 GND G Ground 19 Microphone N Microphone Negative Signal 20 RS232_RTS1 I RTS1 COM1 EAI RS232 Level 21 RS232_TX2 G Ground EAI RS232 Level 22 CAN 2 H I O CAN...

Page 51: ...e Input I Digital Input 7 Same as Input 1 13 Automotive Input I Digital Input 5 Same as Input 1 14 Automotive Input I Digital Input 3 Same as Input 1 15 CAN 1 L I O CAN 1 Low Signal 16 O C Output O Op...

Page 52: ...There are two M5 thread mounting PEM Screw Inserts found on the rear panel of the Micronet SmarTab 8 cradle The distance between the PEM screw inserts is 48 50mm Micronet provides two screws with the...

Page 53: ...kness Device Installation Steps 1 Determine the optimal positioning of the Micronet SmarTab 8 cradle in the vehicle that provides easy access and a clear view of both the road and the display 2 Attach...

Page 54: ...Installation Procedure 1 Prepare the wiring for power ground and ignition switch in the vehicle for connecting to the Micronet SmarTab 8 cradle cable 2 The power signal connects to the vehicle s powe...

Page 55: ...If the Micronet SmarTab 8 is inserted while the cradle is not connected to power the Micronet SmarTab 8 shuts down immediately 9 Insertion to Cradle Basic Only Inserting the Tablet into the Cradle 1...

Page 56: ...Rev 6 2 Micronet SmarTab 8 Hardware Guide 56 61 Latch Knob Removing the Tablet from the Cradle 1 Pull the latch knob on top of the cradle 2 Pull out the SmartTab 8 of the cradle...

Page 57: ...8 85 inch 225 mm Height 5 91 inch 150 mm Depth 0 70 inch 18 mm Weight 24 69 oz 0 7 Kiligrams Micronet SmarTab 8 Fixed Width 8 85 inch 225 mm Height 5 91 inch 150 mm Depth 1 41 inch 36 mm Weight 28 21...

Page 58: ...erted to the SmarTab 8 the Android OS attempts to format it as Internal application storage which fails and displays Not Supported This is a specific version limitation 2 WORKAROUND temporary To use t...

Page 59: ...st not be collocated or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter End users and installers must be provided with antenna installation instructions and transmitter operating condit...

Page 60: ...r duit au minimum le dispositif a t valu et qui semble conforme l ic des limites d exposition aux rf sous des conditions d exposition mobile antennes d au moins 20 cm du corps d une personne EN The f...

Page 61: ...TX 1850 1910 RX 1930 1990 WCDMA BAND II TX 1850 1980 RX 1930 1990 WCDMA BAND IV TX 1710 1755 RX 2110 2155 WCDMA BAND V TX 824 849 RX 869 894 LTE Band 2 TX 1850 1910 RX 1930 1990 LTE Band 4 TX 1710 175...

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