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Communication
5 Product description
Instruction book, IQAN- G3
The functionality or services that comes with the IQAN-G3 for remote diagnostics are
used together with IQAN PC tools. These services allow direct access to a mobile
machine.
Communication
The communication interfaces are used for uploading/downloading applications or
diagnostics and typically communicate with an IQAN master module.
CAN
The IQAN-G3 has 1 CAN interface. It is located in the M12-5 pin connector C,1 and is
used to interface with IQAN master modules (e.g. IQAN-MD4).
GSM/UMTS
The IQAN-G3 has an embedded GSM/GPRS/Edge (Class 12) modem supporting GSM
850/900/1800/1900 bands and UMTS/HSPA 6-band supporting 800/850/900/1700/
1900/2100 MHz bands.
GNSS
The IQAN-G3 has GNSS functions (Global Navigation Satellite System). It supports
the satellite navigation systems GPS, GLONASS, and BeiDou (Max 2 systems in
parallel).
System Diagnostics
The IQAN-G3 has 4 bicolor LED lights on front panel indicating system status and
modem status.
Location of status LEDs.
For more information about the status and error messages, see Appendix B, on page 24.
SIM Card
The IQAN-G3 comes with a built in SIM card, no configuration of the modem is
necessary when using this SIM card.
It is possible to install another SIM card to establish a link to your preferred GSM
network provider. In order to use GPRS/3G internationally, use a SIM card that has this
type of service enabled.
status leds