RV-Z50-E Technical Manual
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1.2.4
GPS Antenna Connection
If installed, the GPS Antenna Connection is a U.FL female (sometimes known as IPEX)
2
Configuring the Z50
2.1
SIM Card
Subscriber Identity Module card (SIM card) is a smart card that gives a cellular connected device its
customer identity. 3G and 4G devices use SIM cards. Activated by the cellular carrier, the SIM card
contains a unique ID, authentication codes, network-specific data and the customer's account ID.
2.1.1
Acquiring a SIM card
A SIM card for the Z50 may be acquired from Raveon when you purchase the Z50, or you may acquire it
from the carrier you choose or an MVNO. Carriers and MVNOs Raveon knows will work with the Z50
are: .
2.1.2
Installing the SIM
2.1.3
Verifying SIM works and enables carrier connectivity
2.2
Communication Overview
The UART serial port on the unit is used to send and receive data over the air, as well as to configure the
RF modem. By default, the serial port is set to 38400 baud, 8 data bits, 1 stop bit, no parity bit.
In standard transparent-link operation, the user sends serial data into the TxD pin of the user port, the
data is encrypted if desired, and then the data is transmitted over the air to the cellular network.
Received data from the network is output to the user via the RxD pin of the user port. This is the default
operating condition of the RF modem. No special characters, hardware control lines, or timing is
required to operate the modem.
If the Z50
is configured as a GPS transponder, the serial port need not be connected to anything. The
internal GPS will initiate the transmissions of position and status. The serial port may be connected to
receive other GPS reports, send and receive additional data, or output NMEA formatted local location
messages.
