Improving asset tracking through Untethered Dead Reckoning
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Applications with FOX3-3G-DR device include service vehicles from the airports, port facilities, car-sharing,
fire departments, fleet management and stolen vehicle tracking that require accurate positioning at all times.
Upon signal interruption (e.g. in cities with high rise buildings and narrow streets),
U
ntethered Dead
Reckoning lets you continue monitoring of vehicles.
1.2
What is needed to get started with FOX3-3G-DR?
To get started with FOX3-3G-DR, the following should be available:
1.
FOX3-2G/3G/4G
control-box (included in the promotion kit) that is needed to connect the device to a PC
and perform device configuration for the first time
2.
ANT-14,
a GSM/UMTS/WCDMA/LTE and GPS/GLONASS combined antenna
3.
B1-Back-up battery:
It is a mandatory accessory as the device needs to be always powered to keep the
calibration for Untethered Dead Reckoning.
Note:
The DR calibration will be maintained so long power is applied on the FOX3-3G-DR (external power
supply and internal battery) even when the FOX3-3G-DR goes in sleep mode
.
4.
CA70
or
CA31 for in-vehicle installation:
- CA70 -
Main port basic installation cable, with 2x4pin connector and 3 x open ended wires, can be used
to power the device and activate low power modes with wake up reason “IGN”;
- CA31
- Main port extended installation cable with 2x4pin connector and 6 x open ends as well as 2x2pin
UCOM connector can be used to power the device, activate low power modes with wake up reason
“IGN”, monitor the state of inputs/outputs,
connect a serial device (e.g. a passive or active RFID reader)
to the 1
st
RS-232 serial (8pin connector) port of the FOX3-3G-BLE
5.
Device configuration
: The device should be configured for using
U
ntethered Dead Reckoning function.
6.
Workbench software:
It is needed to load the configuration into the FOX3-3G-DR device
7.
Device calibration:
The device needs to be calibrated before using the
U
ntethered Dead Reckoning
function and this calibration remains available as long as the device is powered. If the external power
gets disconnected, the device should automatically switch to the backup battery.
8.
Power source
from +12 to +32 VDC (e.g. 12 VDC in your vehicle) und the back-up battery.
1.3
Hardware setup
This chapter explains how to connect and get started with FOX3-3G-DR. Follow this four step process to get
started with DR:
1.
Connect the FOX3-3G-DR device to your PC with the help of the Control-box or USB cable.
2.
Install Workbench software and load the configuration in section
3.
Mount the device in the vehicle and start the device calibration and testing.
1.3.1
Connecting a FOX3-3G-BLE device to your PC
To connect the FOX3-3G-DR device to your PC either use the Control-box (included in the promotion kit) or
a USB cable*
(USB 2.0 Cable A-Male to Mini-B-5pin-Male)
, connect it to the USB port on the device
and install
the USB driver. The USB driver can be downloaded from our website:
https://www.lantronix.com/support/.
* Please note that, when using the USB cable for device configuration you have to apply extra power to the FOX3-2G/3G/4G series via CA31.
If you are going to use the Control-box for connection of FOX3-3G-DR device to a PC, go to our website
https://www.lantronix.com/products/fox3-series/
document “
FOX3/-3G PROMOTION-
KIT Getting Started
” –
then refer to the chapter
3.1.2
in that document.
