STEPPII-55/56-LT H
ARDWARE
DESCRIPTION
V
ERSION
1.01
1 INTRODUCTION
This product manual is only addressed to qualified personnel which is 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 this qualified personnel.
1.1 General
This description is focused on the GSM/GPRS and GPS terminal STEPPII-55/56-LT from
FALCOM GmbH. It contains information about purpose and use of the STEPPII-55/56-
LT concept.
In order quickly to start and immediately and comprehensive to use all functions and
to avoid any mistakes of STEPPII-55/56-LT terminal on your utilization, we recommend
to read the following references and suggestions for using your new STEPPII-55/56-LT
terminal.
The STEPPII-55/56-LT is a Plug-and-Play device, which provides powerful state-of-the
art technologies (GSM, GPS, internet) and makes them available for quick and easy
integration into a number of applications for the vertical and horizontal market. The
new STEPPII-55/56-LT concept is a Full Type Approved combined GSM/GPRS/GPS
Smart Terminal.
The compact design of the GSM/GPRS/GSM STEPPII-55/56-LT terminal integrates it in
an all-in-one solution. This combination concept and internally embedded software
(known as firmware) make it available to be used in a wild range of tracking
solutions such as fleet management, vehicle tracking, navigation, emergency
calling, location-based services and many others.
The STEPPII-55/56-LT is designed for use on any GSM850, GSM1800 and GSM1900
network. This single compact device is Tri-band GSM/GPRS engine that works on the
three frequencies GSM 850MHz, GSM 1800 MHz and GSM 1900 MHz, it supports also
state-of-art GPS technology for satellite navigation.
The embedded firmware based on the eCos operating system for the TCP/IP
communication protocol (TCP/IP stack) converts data streams into data packets
and makes GPRS traffic possible for industrial and automotive applications. No PDA
or laptop is needed for establishing a GPRS connection. It has its own TCP/IP and PPP
stack and will work as a stand-alone terminal. STEPPII-55/56-LT features GPRS Multislot
class 10 and supports the GPRS coding schemes CS-1, CS-2, CS-3 and CS-4. The
STEPPII-55/56-LT terminal can send and receive data by GSM and GPRS networks. It
supports SMS, data and voice calls as well as Internet and e-mail. The STEPPII-55/56-LT
terminal can be easily controlled by using SMS and PRSF commands provided on the
embedded software for all kinds of operations.
The internal advanced GPS system uses twelve parallel channels, providing highly
accurate positional, speed, time and date information. Using satellite signals the
embedded GPS module enables users to determine the position of device
anywhere in the world. The STEPPII-55/56-LT module has an integrated TCXO that also
improves the GPS system performance. Due to the temperature stabilizing its position
is determined more precisely.
A compact “stacked FLASH/SRAM” device stores the STEPPII-55/56-LT software in the
FLASH memory section of terminal, and a static RAM section provides the additional
storage capacity required by GPRS connectivity.
The physical interfaces to the terminal application are made through integrated
connectors. These are required for controlling the unit, receiving GPS location data,
transferring data and audio signals and providing power supply lines. STEPPII-55/56-LT
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