FALCOM BOLERO-LT, Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...THIS DOCUMENT IS AVAILABLE AT http www falcom de BOLERO LT GSM GPRS GPS DEVICE Hardware Description Preliminary Version 1 0 0 Created Tuesday 4 December 2007...

Page 2: ...15 4 1 1 Power consumption 16 4 1 2 Operating temperatures 16 4 2 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS OF GSM GPRS ENGINE 17 4 3 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS OF GPS RECEIVER 18 4 4 NMEA DATA MESSAGE 19 5 BOLERO LT AP...

Page 3: ...iption 27 6 1 5 1 Serial communication signals RxA TxA 27 6 2 MOUNTING THE BOLERO LT DEVICE 28 7 RF EXPOSURES 29 8 APPENDIX 30 8 1 SCHEMATICS 30 8 1 1 Installation guidance for 6 pin connector 30 This...

Page 4: ...Version 1 0 0 Version history Version Author Changes Changed date 1 0 0 F Beqiri Initial release 04 12 2007 This confidential document is a property of FALCOM and may not be copied or circulated with...

Page 5: ...Internet address http www falcom de Trademarks Some mentioned products are registered trademarks of their respective companies Copyright This documentation is copyrighted by FALCOM WIRELESS COMMUNICA...

Page 6: ...ct 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 area The tracking funct...

Page 7: ...trial monitoring installations and it can be used in a variety of applications including Real time online tracking Fleet management monitoring Security emergency services Real time satellite navigatio...

Page 8: ...ed 25MHz that controls all functions of the system Internal SIM card reader 1 8V and 3V Internal GSM antenna Internal GPS antenna Options to BOLERO LT 3D motion sensor Rechargeable Li Polymer battery...

Page 9: ...Electronics Association PRN Pseudorandom Noise Number The Identity of GPS satellites RF Radio Frequency RTC Real Time Clock RXQUAL Received Signal Quality SIM Subscriber Identification Module SMS Sho...

Page 10: ...FALCOM STEPPIII FOX and BOLERO LT 2 AppNotes_Transform_history_data pdf Contains information of how to transform history data that are being transmitted from BOLERO LT via TCP connection 3 AppNote_Rem...

Page 11: ...delivery of the device The SIM cards can be acquired e g by specific providers From the use of the SIM cards can result additional costs which are to be borne by the purchaser client of the devices Th...

Page 12: ...ic equipment for example in hospitals and motor vehicles is shielded from RF energy However RF energy may affect some malfunctioning or improperly shielded electronic equipment 2 6 Vehicle electronic...

Page 13: ...low decks on boats fuel or chemical transfer or storage facilities and areas where the air contains chemicals or particles such as grain dust or metal powders Do not transport or store flammable gas l...

Page 14: ...d the standards and recommendations for the protection of public exposure to RF electromagnetic energy established by government bodies and professional organizations such as directives of the Europea...

Page 15: ...I O firmware controlled as digital input output or analog inputs by default it is an input 1 x Ignition with software controlled feature 1 x Power supply with software controlled feature 1 x Serial p...

Page 16: ...Evalkit is designed to test evaluate and make basis configuration to enable remote monitoring configuration of the FALCOM BOLERO LT It provides a sample configuration for application 4 1 1 Power cons...

Page 17: ...ps non transparent V 110 SMS Text mode GSM Antenna internal Ringing tones Offers a choice of 32 different ringing tones melodies easily selectable with PFAL command GPRS Coding scheme Coding scheme 1...

Page 18: ...start 1 sec average Cold start 42 sec average Sensitivity Tracking 159 dBm Dynamic Conditions Altitude 18 000 meters 60 000 feet max Velocity 515 meters second 1000 knots max Max update rate 1 Hz Sup...

Page 19: ...tion fix and status GSA GPS receiver operating mode satellites used in the position solution and DOP values VTG The number of GPS satellites in view satellite ID numbers elevation azimuth and SNR valu...

Page 20: ...eded Positive operating voltage For security reason it is recommended to integrate externally a 2A fuse link between interconnection plug 6 pin connector and d c power source see Fig 19 GND 0 V Ground...

Page 21: ...GND Ground 0 V 5 IGN I General purpose input Either connect it to the vehicle ignition and use it for journey START and STOP reports or connect it to the operating voltage IN and with the help of an...

Page 22: ...ndex corresponding to IO1 pin 6 The strings AI and DI are identifiers for analog and digital input respectively While the value after strings e g 3 and 6 are min and max voltages that will be used to...

Page 23: ...are manual steppIII_fox_bolero_lt_PFAL_Configuration_Command_Set pdf The figure below illustrates how to connect these pins and use them as digital inputs When an input is activated BOLERO LT can rele...

Page 24: ...000 In order to evaluate this alarm firstly send this configuration to the BOLERO LT device and then trigger IGN pin to High as result the IO1 goes High for 1 sec and Low for 2 sec To set IO1 to Low j...

Page 25: ...inal but to wake up the device from IGN sleep mode Using IGN pin you can configure the system to store a specific location or to deliver an alarm SMS or TCP packet if an unauthorised person tries to s...

Page 26: ...with PFAL commands and they can be interfaced to different components in the device to show their state The mode and functionality of these LEDs are software controlled feature References how to custo...

Page 27: ...d rates can be controlled from internal software You can directly communicate with a PC serial port It is recommended to use the BOLERO LT Evalboard in order to communicate with the terminal RS232 Lev...

Page 28: ...tellites that provide positioning data Mount the BOLERO LT device on flat surfaces with the back facing towards the sky and relatively free of obstructions For a proper reception of GPS signals orient...

Page 29: ...ent has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful int...

Page 30: ...ck clamp 15 and use it for triggering alarms whenever the vehicle ignition key is closed engine started Or connect it to the operating voltage IN to use the IGN Sleep mode see also Fig 10 1 The schema...