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TT-3026L easyTrack Transceiver 

Installation Manual 

 

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NSTALLATION OF 

TT-3616T

 

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NTERCONNECTION 

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For connecting the TT-3026L easyTrack to peripheral 

equipment, it is recommended to use the TT-3616T 

Interconnection box, which includes proper connectors for 

DTE (Data Terminal Equipment), I/O ports (remote 

transducers, alarm button, tacho graph), on/off wire and 

power supply. The interconnection box also includes an 

amplification/buffer of the RS232 signals. 

 

 

Figure 12 TT-3616T Interconnection box 

 

For those land mobile solutions, where an interface to a tacho 

graph is not needed, the TT-3616B Interconnection box can be 

used as well. For further information about installation of the 

TT-3616B Interconnection box please refer to appendix B as 

the remaining of this paragraph only deals with installation of 

the TT-3616T Interconnection box. 

 

 

Summary of Contents for TT-3026L easyTrack

Page 1: ...ver Installation Manual Copyright Thrane Thrane A S ALL RIGHS RESERVED 2005 Thrane Thrane A S Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Thrane Thrane A S Document number 98 121788 Revision A Release Date 16th of December 2005 ...

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Page 3: ... requirements MICROWAVE RADIATION HAZARDS During transmission this unit radiates microwaves from the antenna This radiation may be hazardous if exposed directly to humans close to the antenna Make sure that nobody is closer than the recommended minimum safety distance of 1 ft 0 3 meters during use of the transceiver KEEP AWAY FROM LIVE CIRCUITS Operating personnel must not remove equipment covers ...

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Page 5: ...1 1 1 Drilled holes on a flat surface 33 4 1 1 2 Pole mount 1 34 4 1 1 3 Adjustable Pole Railing Mount 36 4 1 2 Antenna Mounting Conditions 36 4 1 3 Safety Distance for Antenna Units 38 4 2 Wiring the easyTrack System 39 4 2 1 Grounding 40 4 2 2 Remote on off 41 4 2 3 Power Connection 41 4 2 4 Power Requirements 42 4 2 5 Alarm Button 42 4 2 6 General Purpose I O Ports 43 4 3 Installation of TT 361...

Page 6: ...lcome screen 65 5 3 5 Disclaimer window 65 5 3 6 Customer information 66 5 3 7 Destination folder 66 5 3 8 Ready to install 66 5 3 9 Install completed 66 5 3 10 Starting easyMail 66 5 4 Running easyMail for the first time 66 5 5 easyMail basic setup 66 5 6 Getting new versions of easyMail 66 6 Test of the system 66 6 1 Link test 66 7 Maintenance guidelines 66 7 1 Handling Precautions 66 8 Appendix...

Page 7: ... 46 Figure 14 Alternative grounding of Interconnection Box 50 Figure 15 Grounding scheme A 54 Figure 16 Grounding scheme B 55 Figure 17 Normal Tacho graph signal 56 Figure 18 Tacho graph signal with missing GND reference 57 Figure 19 Tacho graph signal with correct GND reference 58 Figure 20 Sub D with screw terminals 59 Figure 21 easyMail with no connection to easyTrack 66 Figure 22 easyMail conn...

Page 8: ...Table 3 Cable pin assignment 40 Table 4 Transceiver Cable Terminal Block 48 Table 5 Power I O Cable Terminal Block 51 Table 6 Jumper index 52 Table 7 AUX1 AUX3 input characteristics 53 Table 8 Sub D wire connections 59 Table 9 TT 3026L Technical Spectifications 61 Table 10 Transceiver Cable Terminal Block 66 Table 11 Power I O Cable Terminal Block 66 ...

Page 9: ...h the easyTrack transceiver Those associated with the installation of the TT 3026L are described in this manual Figure 1 TT 3026L easyTrack Mini C Transceiver 1 1 INITIAL INSPECTION WARNING To avoid hazardous electrical shock do not perform electrical tests if there is any sign of shipping damage to any portion of the outer cover Read the safety summary at the front of this manual before installin...

Page 10: ...ress loose or broken wires or broken cable ties Examine all the components for loose or missing hardware Tighten all loose hardware 1 2 STORAGE The TT 3026L easyTrack may be stored or shipped in temperatures within the limits 40 C to 80 C It is recommended that the TT 3026L easyTrack is unpacked immediately on delivery 1 3 REPACKING FOR SHIPMENT The shipping carton for the TT 3026L easyTrack has b...

Page 11: ...121798 TT 3026DMS User Manual1 2 TT 98 116080 TT 3026 Software Interface Reference Manual 3 TT 98 121016 TT 3606L Installation and User Manual A windows based configuration tool is available from Thrane Thrane through the normal distribution channels It can be useful for configuration of the advanced features described in ref 2 1 5 ABBREVIATIONS AA Accounting Authority EMC Electromagnetic Compatib...

Page 12: ... Operator LNA Low Noise Amplifier radio receiver MES Mobile Earth Station NCS Inmarsat C Network Coordination Station Opt Short for option PSA Point of Service Activation PVT Performance Verification Test SARF Service Activation Registration Form SCADA Supervisory Control And Data Acquisition ...

Page 13: ...e distance and speed are derived from pulses from the tacho graph normally found in the vehicle The individual products are briefly introduced in this section For detailed information about installation please refer to the following sections Figure 2 easyTrack system example A general introduction to the Inmarsat C network is given in the User Manual 1 ...

Page 14: ...he TT 3026L easyTrack is very compact and is designed to operate in a corrosive environment and in extreme weather conditions without any service The TT 3026L easyTrack is designed to operate when the satellite is visible over the horizon and no signal path blockage is present The TT 3026L easyTrack antenna has an elevation angle of 15 ensuring perfect reception even on steep slopes The TT 3026L e...

Page 15: ...nt it is recommended to use the optional TT 3616T Interconnection Breakout Box designed to be mounted anywhere inside a vehicle and to be located up to 20 metres away from the easyTrack using a special connection cable Figure 4 TT 3616B T Interconnection Box If the tacho graph input is not needed the TT 3616B Interconnection Box can be used as well ...

Page 16: ...om the vehicle Figure 5 TT 3606L Message Terminal The TT 3606L Message Terminal is equipped with a touch screen For further information concerning the installation and use of the TT 3606L please refer to 3 2 4 EASYMAIL EasyMail is a PC program which can be used to control the TT 3026L Inmarsat C transceiver With easyMail you can easily send and receive e mail SMS fax and telex messages set up posi...

Page 17: ... Product description Picture Opt 101 Standard 1 pole mount kit Opt 103 Adjustable pole railing mount kit Opt 940 Connection cable 5 meters with 90 angular plug Opt 941 Connection cable 5 meters Opt 942 Connection cable 10 meters Opt 943 Connection cable 20 meters TT 3606L Message Terminal ...

Page 18: ... is a company handling the activation of Inmarsat mobiles and is short for Point of Service Activation ISP is the company that provides the Inmarsat service and is short for Inmarsat Service Provider In many cases the PSA and ISP is the same company that also operates a Land Earth Station LES The local PSA or ISP can be obtained by following the guidelines in the registration form The Service Acti...

Page 19: ...TT 3026L easyTrack Transceiver Installation Manual 19 60 Figure 6 Page 1 of the Service Activation Registration Form ...

Page 20: ...he ISP it is ready to be used on the Inmarsat C network The ISP has returned a Mobile Number for the easyTrack MES and prior to operating the easyTrack MES it must be configured with this Mobile Number This is easiest done using easyMail For further information on installation of easyMail please refer to section 5 Advanced users can make this configuration directly via the terminal interface using...

Page 21: ...allation instructions Figure 7 Minimum easyTrack system 4 1 INSTALLATION OF TT 3026L This section describes the physical mounting of the TT 3026L easyTrack Refer to sections 4 1 2 and 4 1 3 for guidelines on choosing the most effective and safest mounting location 4 1 1 MOUNTING OPTIONS The TT 3026L easyTrack transceivers are designed for mounting on one of 2 optional pole mount adaptors In additi...

Page 22: ... 101 is a standard 1 pole mount Illustrated in Figure 8 Pull the cable in the pole and adapter Connect the cable to the transceiver Mount the adapter on the transceiver using screws Tighten the adapter to the pole Adjustable between 20 35 millimetre NOTE THE POLE MOUNT DEVICE HAS TO BE DISCONNECTED FROM THE TRANSCEIVER WHEN THE CABLE IS MOUNTED Figure 8 1 Pole mounting ...

Page 23: ...ical and Horizontal adjustable pole mount 4 1 2 ANTENNA MOUNTING CONDITIONS When installing the TT 3026L easyTrack find a location that is as free from obstructions as possible Also maintain a certain distance to other antennas The antenna is designed to provide satellite coverage even when the vehicle is tilted up to 15 To maintain this coverage the antenna should be free from obstructions in the...

Page 24: ...ore than a 2 arc along the horizon To calculate the minimum distance use the following formula Safe distance 29 Diameter of obstruction Example Obstruction is a 4 pole Diameter 0 1 m Safe distance is 29 0 1 m 2 9 m Figure 11 Mounting near pole overhead view 2 9m apart to ensure that obstruction covers no greater than 2 arc easyTrack 4 diameter obstruction 15 Horizon 15 Horizon Zenith Obstructions ...

Page 25: ...e TT 3026L easyTrack is provided with a label declaring a minimum safety distance of 1 ft 30 cm on the antenna The relation between the power intensity and distance is as follows Distance m from antenna Radiated intensity W m2 0 20 10 0 13 25 0 07 100 Table 2 Radiated intensity 4 2 WIRING THE EASYTRACK SYSTEM 3 lengths of connecting cables are available from T T 5m 10m and 20m refer to section 2 5...

Page 26: ...2 Request to send Blue CTS RS232 Clear to send Table 3 Cable pin assignment DCE Data Communication Equipment naming 4 2 1 GROUNDING Make sure that the shield of the cable is connected to a proper ground i e vehicles structure This is very important in order to safely bypass interference from radio equipment and other environmental noise sources 4 2 2 REMOTE ON OFF The Remote ON OFF yellow wire is ...

Page 27: ...he system is to work in an AC environment In case an AC DC converter is used please make sure to leave the output floating i e do NOT connect the negative wire to vehicle structure The transceiver has an actual working voltage range of 10 5V to 32V to accommodate power supply variations outside the nominal range 4 2 5 ALARM BUTTON On TT 3026L the I O port 1 is reserved for land mobile alarm button...

Page 28: ...ed as inputs the ports have the following characteristics Internal 2 2kOhm pull up resistor to 3 3VDC To guarantee a logic low input signal the input voltage must be 0 5V To guarantee a logic high input signal the input voltage must be 3V Voltage allowed between GND and the input pin is 0V to 5V WARNING When using the I O ports it is important not to apply voltages between GND and the I O pin high...

Page 29: ...rs alarm button tacho graph on off wire and power supply The interconnection box also includes an amplification buffer of the RS232 signals Figure 12 TT 3616T Interconnection box For those land mobile solutions where an interface to a tacho graph is not needed the TT 3616B Interconnection box can be used as well For further information about installation of the TT 3616B Interconnection box please ...

Page 30: ...eath isolation in order to get sufficient tinned wire cable screen 2 Insert the cable in the interconnection box Pull some extra cable through the hole in order to ease step 3 1 18 1 12 Indicator LEDs Power I O Cable Access Ports Power I O Cable Strain Relief Points DB9 Connector for Data Terminal Equipment Transceiver Cable Access Port Transceiver Cable Strain Relief Points Transceiver Cable Powe...

Page 31: ...erminal block is labelled by wire colour Connect the transceiver cable as directed by these labels The terminal number colours and functions are explained in Table 4 Number on Terminal Block J1 Wire colour in transceiver cable Function 1 Red DC 2 Red DC 3 Black DC 4 Black DC 5 Black Violet 3V3 out 3 3V 6 White GND 7 Black Blue I O 1 8 Grey I O 2 ...

Page 32: ... explained in section 4 2 2 4 3 2 GROUNDING OF INTERCONNECTION BOX Proper grounding of the Interconnection Box is mandatory in order to protect the system against harmful electromagnetic interference A proper ground connection can be obtained by bolting the interconnection box to the vehicle chassis by means of the 4 corner holes Ø3 screws If this is not possible then mount a short grounding wire ...

Page 33: ...nector is connected to Data Terminal Equipment using a standard DB9 to DB9 Modem cable 4 3 4 POWER I O CONNECTION The J2 terminal block is labelled by pin function as listed in Table 12 Number on Terminal Block J2 Function 1 DC 2 DC 3 3V3 out 3 3V 4 GND 5 Std I O 1 6 Std I O 2 7 Std I O 3 8 Std I O 4 9 Std I O 5 10 Std I O 6 11 Remote On Off 12 GND 13 GND 14 AUX4 ...

Page 34: ...s DC input power presence Red LED will be on when DC input power is present W3 Select whether Std I O4 or AUX4 100 is connected to I O4 on TT 3026L AUX4 100 connected to I O4 Std I O4 on J2 unconnected W4 Select whether Std I O3 or AUX3 100 is connected to I O3 on TT 3026L AUX3 100 connected to I O3 Std I O3 on J2 unconnected W5 Select whether Std I O2 or AUX2 100 is connected to I O2 on TT 3026L ...

Page 35: ...C Protection may be harmed if level is exceeded Input filter 1st order low pass f3dB 416Hz Low level voltage Vin 2 V Typical 2 5V High level voltage Vin 7 V Typical 6 5V Voltage hysteresis 3V Typical 4V Note All values are referenced to GND Table 7 AUX1 AUX3 input characteristics The tacho graph must be referenced to the GND2 signal Possible grounding schemes are shown in Figure 14 and Figure 15 I...

Page 36: ...3026L easyTrack Transceiver Installation Manual 36 60 1 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 2 3 4 5 18 Signal DC DC Battery fuse Tachograph TT 3616T Terminal Block J2 Signal Ground Figure 15 Grounding scheme A ...

Page 37: ...I O 2 I O 3 I O 4 I O 5 I O 6 Remote On Off GND GND AUX4 GND AUX3 GND AUX2 1 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 2 3 4 5 18 Signal DC DC Battery fuse fuse Tachograph This signal Ground wire must be connected close to the Tachograph TT 3616T Terminal Block J2 Figure 16 Grounding scheme B ...

Page 38: ...d AUX3 with an oscilloscope will look like Ch1 on Figure 16 0 8 5V signal when the vehicle is on the move Figure 17 Normal Tacho graph signal The output from TT 3616T measured on terminal block J1 between GND and pin 9 will look like Ch2 on Figure 16 when the TT 3026L transceiver is correctly installed This signal is basically the 4 Imp m pulse divided by 100 In case the grounding is not performed...

Page 39: ...tallation Manual 39 60 look like Ch1 in Figure 17 The corresponding signal with correct GND connection is shown in Figure 18 Figure 18 Tacho graph signal with missing GND reference Figure 19 Tacho graph signal with correct GND reference ...

Page 40: ... Figure 20 Sub D with screw terminals Wire colour in transceiver cable Terminal no in sub D connector Function Green 3 RD Black Red 2 TD Violet 8 RTS Blue 7 CTS White 5 GND Cable shield Connector housing GND 1 DCD 6 DSR 4 DTR Table 8 Sub D wire connections Connect terminal 1 4 6 as some applications need these connections to work properly Also check out Remote On Off see section 4 2 2 ...

Page 41: ...bit sec RX Frame Length 8 64 seconds TX Signalling Access Mode Slotted ALOHA TX Message Channel TDMA FDMA interleaved code symbols Terminal Interface EIA TIA 232 E DTE interface CCITT Rec V 24 28 4800 115200 Baud IA 5 code I O Interface Six dedicated In Out pins Open collector Sinks 25 mA each System Set up S RAM Battery backup DC Power Source Floating DC Nominal voltage range is 12V to 24V Workin...

Page 42: ...s Codes DNID Messaging Program Unreserved Data reporting Transmit message size Max 10Kbyte Receive storage 32 Kbytes TT 3026L easyTrack Transceiver Inmarsat C GPS omnidirectional antenna RHC polarised G T 23 7 dB K at 5 elevation EIRP 7 dBW dB at 5 elevation Temperature 35 C to 55 C operating 40 C to 80 C storage Maximum transmission length 10 Kbytes Solar Radiation Max flux density 1200W m2 Preci...

Page 43: ...position reporting and many other things 5 2 BEFORE YOU INSTALL Before installation of easyMail make sure that your PC fulfils the following requirements Operating system Windows 98SE 2000 or XP Free hard drive space 10MByte minimum 50MByte recommended 5 3 EASYMAIL INSTALLATION Follow these steps to install easyMail 5 3 1 CD STARTUP Insert the easyMail installation CD in the CD drive of the PC The...

Page 44: ...TT 3026L easyTrack Transceiver Installation Manual 44 60 If the program does not start automatically run start htm from your CD drive 5 3 2 STARTING THE INSTALLATION Click Install easyMail ...

Page 45: ...TT 3026L easyTrack Transceiver Installation Manual 45 60 5 3 3 START UP WINDOW Click Next 5 3 4 WELCOME SCREEN Click Next ...

Page 46: ...TT 3026L easyTrack Transceiver Installation Manual 46 60 5 3 5 DISCLAIMER WINDOW Read the disclaimer Click the button I accept the terms in the license agreement Click Next 5 3 6 CUSTOMER INFORMATION ...

Page 47: ...easyTrack Transceiver Installation Manual 47 60 Type user name and organisation Click Next 5 3 7 DESTINATION FOLDER Choose destination folder Default and recommended folder is C Program Files easyMail Click Next ...

Page 48: ...TT 3026L easyTrack Transceiver Installation Manual 48 60 5 3 8 READY TO INSTALL Click Install to begin installing easyMail 5 3 9 INSTALL COMPLETED Click Finish to complete the installation procedure ...

Page 49: ...ted in one of two ways 1 Click the easyMail icon on the desktop 2 Start easyMail from Start Programs Thrane Thrane easyMail 1 10 The easyMail main window below will be shown 5 4 RUNNING EASYMAIL FOR THE FIRST TIME When starting easyMail for a moment the Connections and Mobile status field look like this ...

Page 50: ... 5 5 easyMail basic setup If the fields look like Figure 20 The PC has not connected to easyTrack This usually is because the COM port in the PC is already open by another application or because the COM port or baud rate set in easyMail is wrong Close the other application or go to Options Configuration COM Settings and choose the correct port and baud rate default 4800 Below is an explanation of ...

Page 51: ... go on to the easyMail basic setup section for a quick guide to getting easyTrack and easyMail configured and ready to use 5 5 EASYMAIL BASIC SETUP When starting easyMail for the first time a few things need to be configured Configure Mobile number Log in to an Ocean Region Default LES and E mail Service Provider for sending messages Mobile number Click Options Configuration Mobile number The foll...

Page 52: ...and choose between the 4 Ocean Regions depending on your current position After a short while the Mobile status field has changed Figure 25 Example when logged in to East Atlantic You have now logged in to the Inmarsat satellite network Default LES and E mail Service Provider for sending messages To set up easyMail for sending messages the following needs to be configured ...

Page 53: ...ptions Set Default LES Figure 27 Land Earth Stations LESs of your Inmarsat Service Provider Choose the Land Earth Stations of your Inmarsat Service Provider for each Ocean Region You are now ready to send and receive messages 5 6 GETTING NEW VERSIONS OF EASYMAIL easyMail is a free program and can be downloaded on the Thrane Thrane website on the following address http www thrane com ...

Page 54: ...ceiver to the Land Earth Station A link test is initiated by clicking Options Link test Make sure the transceiver is logged in before starting the link test Figure 28 The link test dialog Click Execute to start the test In case the link test fails then double check for obstacles that may hinder a clear view of the satellite before trying a link test again ...

Page 55: ...ta in case the unit is powered down 7 1 HANDLING PRECAUTIONS Do not expose the transceiver s parting line the blue styling gasket connector to high pressure water jets Exposure of chemical containing alkalis may result in physical degradation of the transceiver Do not expose the transceiver to acid curing silicone Avoid contact with solvents Do not paint the transceiver If it is absolutely necessa...

Page 56: ...easyTrack Transceiver Installation Manual 56 60 8 APPENDIX A 8 1 MOUNTING STENCIL Figure 29 Mounting stencil For connector predrilled hole 32mm 1 26 diameter A 3 x predrilled holes 5mm 0 2 diameter for M4 screws ...

Page 57: ...peripheral equipment without tacho graph input the TT 3616B interconnection box can be used It includes proper connectors for DTE Data Terminal Equipment I O ports remote transducers alarm button on off wire and power supply The interconnection box also includes an amplification buffer of the RS232 signals Figure 30 TT 3616B Interconnection box ...

Page 58: ...oints Transceiver Cable Terminal Block J1 Power I O Cable Terminal Block J2 Figure 31 Interconnection Box Interior Arrangement The J1 terminal block is labelled by wire colour Connect the Transceiver cable as directed by these labels The terminal numbers colours and functions are explained in Table 11 Number on Terminal Block J1 Wire colour in transceiver cable Function 1 Red DC 2 Red DC 3 Black D...

Page 59: ...Violet RTS 17 Green RD 18 Black Red TD Stain relief Bracket Cable shield GND Table 10 Transceiver Cable Terminal Block DCE naming Remote On Off is explained in section 4 2 2 The DB9 Connector is connected to Data Terminal Equipment using a std DB9 to DB9 Modem cable The J2 terminal block is labelled by pin function as listed in Tabel 12 Number on Terminal Block J2 Function 1 DC 2 DC 3 3V3 out 3 3V...

Page 60: ...TT 3026L easyTrack Transceiver Installation Manual 60 60 Number on Terminal Block J2 Function 12 GND Table 11 Power I O Cable Terminal Block Jumper W2 enables LED 1 which indicates DC in ...

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