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Main Support no.: +370 5 2045030
Polish Support no.: +48 22 2092532
Ukrainian Support no.: +380 947 107319

FM-Plug 4/4+
User Manual

2019/08

Summary of Contents for FM-Plug 4

Page 1: ...0 support ruptela com www ruptela com Main Support no 370 5 2045030 Polish Support no 48 22 2092532 Ukrainian Support no 380 947 107319 FM Plug 4 4 User Manual 2019 08 ...

Page 2: ...3 Device description 7 3 1 About 7 3 2 Package contents 7 3 3 Physical characteristics 7 3 4 Technical characteristics 8 3 5 Inputs Outputs and OBD2 pin out 9 3 6 Certification 9 3 7 LED Status 9 4 Device preparation 10 4 1 Opening Closing the device 10 4 2 Inserting a SIM card 11 4 3 Connecting the USB cable 11 5 Device configuration 12 5 1 Driver installation 12 5 2 Default configuration 14 5 3 ...

Page 3: ...r source device installation position 2016 04 18 1 4 2nd level temporary black list geozones removed 2016 04 20 1 5 Firmware downgrading and older firmware support restrictions 2017 02 07 1 6 Constant TCP link functionality description in Profile settings chapter 2017 03 09 1 7 Changed DIFF file description in Advanced Configuration chapter 2017 04 07 1 8 Added option to disable OBD Pin1 automatic...

Page 4: ...s replaced by a table in LED status Added description of Reject all incoming calls in Global settings Added description of profile switching notification in Profile settings Updated description of Operator list Updated description of Configurable navigation filtering in Profile settings 2019 08 02 1 19 Updated description of Default configuration in Device configuration ...

Page 5: ...a safe value SMS Short Message Service UMTS Universal Mobile Telecommunications System 2 3 Legal Information Copyright 2019 Ruptela All rights reserved Reproduction transfer distribution or storage of parts or all of the contents in this document in any form without the prior written permission of Ruptela is prohibited Other products and company names mentioned in this document are trademarks or t...

Page 6: ...Battery handling safety When your device has a battery pack you must also observe the following cautions If the battery pack is mishandled the battery pack can burst cause a fire or even chemical burns Do not crush and do not expose the battery pack to any shock or force such as hammering dropping or stepping on it Do not short circuit and do not allow metal objects to come into contact with the b...

Page 7: ...eet contains technical data of the FM Plug4 4 device Quick start guide a quick guide for a better understanding of the device configuration process and functions Website our documentation website that contains the latest firmware configurator and sample configuration files Microsoft Framework this additional software is required in order to run our configurator VCOM drivers drivers are required in...

Page 8: ...me process monitoring OBD2 fault code reading Available only for FM Plug4 device 3 2 Package contents FM Plug4 4 device is supplied in a cardboard Package contents FM Plug4 4 device USB 2 0 cable USB A male to micro USB B as optional accessory Note Providing a SIM card is optional according to your payment plan The SIM card is necessary for connection to the GSM network The SIM card can be obtaine...

Page 9: ...ange 10 36 DC Supplied from SELV Limited power supply source GPS GLONASS module Internal Ublox EVA M8M Channels 72 channels Sensitivity 163 dBm GPS 164 dBm Glonass GPS Cold start 30s Aided start 3s GPS GLONASS antenna Internal GPS Frequency 1575 42 3 MHz GLONASS Frequency 1592 1608 MHz GSM modem Quectel M95 GSM antenna Internal GSM850 GSM900 DCS1800 PCS1900 MHz GSM Accelerometer 3 axis 2g 4g 8g 16...

Page 10: ...on 16 Battery Power 5 Pin function depends on vehicle manufacturer 3 6 Certification FM Plug4 4 devices have passed quality tests and comply with the following certifications E Mark RoHS 3 7 LED Status The FM Plug4 4 device has a single LED to indicate various device s states during device installation and troubleshooting it also indicates GSM GPRS GPS GLONASS GNSS status Mode Pattern Description ...

Page 11: ...n PCB with the OBD connector is at the bottom PCB with the GSM modem and antenna is at the top PCB with the GPS GLONASS module and antenna is on the left side These parts must be joined together see figure below before placing them into the plastic housing To correctly assemble the device you have to know the exact positions of all the plastic pins used to hold the PCB in place see below Proper as...

Page 12: ... SIM card into the device as shown in the picture below The microchip must be facing down 4 3 Connecting the USB cable Device PC connection is done via USB A to micro USB B cable The device has a micro USB socket 2 See the figure on the right The cable can be connected only in one way be careful not to damage the plug Connect the other end to your PC or a laptop Configuration can be done without e...

Page 13: ... website server VCOM drivers Choose correct archive file with drivers for your OS version and download it to your PC Installation procedure Uninstall any previous Virtual COM port driver versions Start Settings Control Panel Add or remove programs Windows 7 Start Settings Apps Apps features Windows 10 Extract archive file Win7 zip or Win8 zip to a desired location on your PC If you are running a 3...

Page 14: ...ain Support no 370 5 2045030 Polish Support no 48 22 2092532 Ukrainian Support no 380 947 107319 In the next window select Next 4 Wait for the setup to complete the installation and click Finish 5 The driver is now installed and ready to use ...

Page 15: ...configuration is loaded 1 Configuration source can be one of the following Configurator means that the configuration is loaded from the PC Device Device_IMEI means that the configuration was received from the FM device 2 FM device FW version will be displayed only if the configuration was received from the device 3 FM4 configurator version displays the configurator version on which the currently l...

Page 16: ...evice will send collected data No default server is provided 3 Fill the APN settings Access Point Name This includes the APN name user login and password if login and password are needed No default APN is provided 4 Select the COM port through which you connected your FM device to the computer 5 Click the Connect button located just below the port selector Now the FM device is connected and the co...

Page 17: ...IFF file to avoid accidental changes to the configuration The control panel on the left hand side allows you to select and control the device Select the COM port that the device is connected to and click Connect At this point the FM4 configurator checks the compatibility between itself and firmware in the device Every firmware version is released together with a recommended FM4 configurator More i...

Page 18: ...sh Support no 48 22 2092532 Ukrainian Support no 380 947 107319 Send FW is used to send new firmware to your device manually In the drop down list below you can select the model of the device If you connected one to your PC it will be displayed Now Plug4 should be displayed ...

Page 19: ...ove It enables a two servers mode the same data is repeatedly transmitted to another server with IP2 unless we get a timeout IP1 is dedicated IP for server from which we get the ACK s for our record packets sent After we get the ACK from this IP record data is considered as successfully transmitted to the server and it is removed from the memory In this mode data is sent to IP2 only when connectio...

Page 20: ...e connection After the connection to the server is closed the period timer is reset to zero Protocol sections allows you to choose from two protocols UDP protocol is less reliable than the TCP but also uses less traffic TCP uses more internet traffic but it is more reliable Choose one according to your needs Note If the IP port or APN fields are greyed out when the device is connected to the confi...

Page 21: ... hit sidewalks or other obstacles Full functionality description can be found on our documentation website Authorized numbers Set a Password to restrict access to the SMS commands feature SMS Alert Number when specific I O parameter is triggered the FM device will send an alert message to this number In the Valid Numbers table enter specific numbers that will be able to send commands to the device...

Page 22: ... sensitivity allows you to configure movement sensor according to your needs If you slide the bar towards the Max the sensor will detect even very slight movements If you slide it to the Min then only stronger movements will be detected Send identification string forces the FM device to send an identification packet to the server After that the device waits for the ACK packet from the server Once ...

Page 23: ...active Switch to setting Any operator is entered in the operator list Any operator is entered in the blacklist For IO parameters and the operator list the message will also display which profile s contain the switching conditions Sleep can be Disabled Deep sleep or Custom Disabled the device never goes to the Deep sleep mode and is working as long as there is power Deep sleep device s ability to g...

Page 24: ...ing settings you can configure the data sending frequency and conditions The Enable check box must be enabled Min records Minimum number of records required to establish a connection to the server If the device detects less records than entered value link to the server will not be opened Period sets how often the device will check for required number of records Link timeout this value indicates ho...

Page 25: ...ways to be on MovSensor detect moving of vehicle and consider engine to be on Power voltage voltage in the Pin 16 of the OBD2 connector is used for the ignition pickup o There is also a possibility to set custom power supply voltage thresholds for virtual ignition Both voltage thresholds for switching virtual ignition ON and OFF are configurable In order to enable this feature click on Customize A...

Page 26: ...ders contain only basic time position and speed data GPS navigation filtering is used to eliminate inaccurate GPS coordinates The functionality can be modified by clicking the Customize button A full functionality description can be found on our documentation website Coefficients are used to collect records in addition to the engine on off parameters A record will be made when Distance that was se...

Page 27: ...ponse no ACK from the server and if the connection to server is not available 2 It will make up to 3 separate pinging attempts If any of these attempts are successful the network will be verified In an ideal case the server responds after the first attempt the network is verified and no more pinging operations are needed 3 If the server fails to respond to all 3 attempts the device will switch to ...

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Page 29: ... 5 Delta is used with hysteresis mode see 7 c below for more details 6 Average Some parameter s values change rapidly and do not correspond any valuable information Averaging values for some period of time gives a more usable value of the parameter e g fuel level often oscillates Averaging gives you an approximated value that corresponds to the real fuel level in the tank 7 Event on describes how ...

Page 30: ...nged state of an IO before it registers the changed state For example the DIN state changed from 0 to 1 and Debounce is set to 5000ms so the signal from the DIN must remain constant for the period of 5000ms to actually change the state of the IO from 0 to 1 If IOs were configured incorrectly or the user simply decides to re do the configuration he can use the Clear all IO button which disables all...

Page 31: ...s will open a window with a list of IO parameters that will be enabled along with additional information such as Free IO slots remaining after the selected IOs are enabled Amount of IO parameters selected The user can also choose which of the IO parameters to enable this can be done by unchecking the checkbox before the IO parameter name To enable the selected parameters the user must click Save I...

Page 32: ...reviously configured number in section 5 3 1 Global settings This functionality is available only for the IO parameters described further on In addition to sending a SMS alert the user can customize the SMS message The list of IO parameters and their mandatory configuration is provided further on Power supply voltage Event on Hysteresis on Falling or on Both GPS speed Event or Hysteresis on Rising...

Page 33: ... appear where you can choose DTC enable here you can specify Diagnostic Trouble Codes reading interval in minutes Below two additional checkboxes are displayed meant to specify Fuel type Gasoline Diesel CAN if you put a tick in the CAN interface checkbox a windows will appear where you can choose DTC enable here you can specify Diagnostic Trouble Codes reading interval in minutes Below two additio...

Page 34: ...no 48 22 2092532 Ukrainian Support no 380 947 107319 6 Device installation Locate the OBD2 socket in your vehicle Insert the FM Plug4 FM Plug4 device into the OBD2 socket as shown in the picture below There is only one way to plug the device in be careful not to damage the pins Insert ...

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