DISCO-B4 H
ARDWARE
M
ANUAL
V
ERSION
1.0.3
1 INTRODUCTION
This product manual is only addressed to qualified personnel which are well skilled
in electronical/electrical installation and not addressed to private consumers/end
users. The installation, implementing or setting into operation of the product can
only be performed by qualified personnel.
The status of the product described in the data sheet may have changed since
publication of the data sheet and therefore information in this data sheet on
product status may be outdated. The latest information of the product is available
on the download area of the FALCOM website.
1.1 General
FALCOM is providing all kinds of GPS and Telematics products as required by the
market today. The new
DISCO-B4
is an unique, low-cost and weatherproof device that
uses a quad-band GSM/GPRS technology for two way communication and the latest
GPS technology for positioning. The DISCO-B4 comes with a protection class
IP6K9K
ideal for applications with extreme environmental conditions. This protection class
IP6K9K
allows the device to be mounted on an exterior surface of the vehicle. The
DISCO-B4
device comprises an embedded configurable software that provides even
greater performance and flexibility for its users and system integrators to develop high-
performance applications that allow vehicle tracking via SMS and over the Internet.
The device concept is targeting for direct implementation as a mobile client in a wide
range of high volume, low-cost flexible system solutions like
AVL, fleet management,
vehicle security and recovery
and
other related areas
. The configuration of the
DISCO-
B4
can be done via local serial link or remotely via SMS or TCP/Internet.
The tracking
functionality of the embedded mobile client application is combined with a variety of
alert messaging capabilities. The configurable alert messages contain current position
and status report and use 3 multi-function I/O. In addition to that two predefined digital
inputs are detecting ignition line status and main power
(car battery)
failure, so you
may handle these events and use as notification.
By default,
DISCO-B4
is offered without an internal battery. Should you need a
DISCO-B4
device with an internal battery, please see
“Ordering Guide”
and
choose one which meets your application requirements.
The embedded software can be controlled by word like
“
PFAL
”
commands needed
for executing particular actions, reading or setting particular configurations. These
commands are valid for all kinds of operation channels including
Serial, SMS
,
CSD
,
TCP
and
SMTP
.
DISCO-B4 provides Geofence features for territory management, route verification,
prohibited locations, parking area and more
,
with exception reporting to a wide variety
of events such as arrivals, departures, deliveries, pick-ups, illegal entries, unauthorized
movement, etc.
DISCO-B4
contains a data-logger
(history feature)
that enables you to
archive unique vehicle locations in sequence for up to 45 days for later analysis and
evaluation
(for example, archive interval up to 20 sec.)
.
The physical interface to the device application is made through an integrated 8pin
connector. It is required for controlling the device, receiving GPS location data,
transferring data and providing automotive power supply lines. This connector provides
1 serial interface giving you maximum flexibility for local use. A separate 4pin double
row connector
(containing RX, TX, GND and VOUT - on STEPPIII known as second serial
interface)
is for connecting a MFD device and two separate audio jacks for directly
connecting an active speaker and a microphone.
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