Vantron VT-M2M-TC VM, User Manual

Page 1: ...All Rights Reserved VT M2M TC User s Manual Vantron Technology www vantrontech com cn ...

Page 2: ...der information Nov 18 2011 4 V1 3 Modify order information Jan 10 2012 5 V1 4 Update the logo of cover May 16 2012 6 V1 5 Add 1xHalf PCIe slot July 20 2012 7 V1 6 Add FCC and IC warning statement Dec 2 2013 8 V1 7 Change power input description as DC9 36V default 12V Dec 16 2013 9 V1 8 Appended contents of how to do software setup Jan 16 2014 ...

Page 3: ...ty Instructions for Power Cables and Accessories 9 2 Overview 11 2 1 Introduction 11 2 2 Product Series 12 2 2 1 Product Order Coding Rule 12 2 2 2 Ordering Information 12 3 M2M TC Hardware Instructions 13 3 1 Product Appearance 13 3 2 Specifications 16 3 3 Interface Instructions 18 3 3 1 Front View 18 3 3 2 Back View 18 3 4 Dimension 19 3 5 Interface Description 20 3 5 1 Wide Range Power Interfac...

Page 4: ... Tips 26 Part II Software Platform 30 1 Introduction 30 1 1 About This Manual 30 1 2 Sample Programs 31 1 3 Functionalities layout 31 1 4 Linux OS Support 33 2 Base Control 34 2 1 Power Control 34 2 2 Can Control 35 2 3 Gpio Control 36 2 4 Serial COM Control 36 2 5 Audio Control 37 2 6 SD card Control 37 2 7 ADXL345 Control 38 3 WIFI Module 39 3 1 BaseConfig 39 3 2 OpenConfig 40 3 3 WPA PSK WPA2_P...

Page 5: ... 1 BaseConfig 42 4 2 ScriptConfig 43 5ZigBee Module 45 5 1DigiXbee Module 45 6 GPS Module 48 6 1 Get GPS Data 48 6 2 GPS Data Format 48 7Update System 56 7 1 Make USB boot Stick and Copy Image to USB stick 56 7 2 Update steps 59 ...

Page 6: ...VT M2M TC Part I Hardware Platform ...

Page 7: ...e software Please contact our technical department for relevant operation solutions if there is any problem that cannot be solved according to this manual Vantron reserves all rights of this manual including the right to change the content form product features and specifications contained herein at any time without prior notice The latest version of this manual is at www vantrontech com cn Please...

Page 8: ... Notes Applicable notes are listed in the following table Sign Notice Type Description Notice Important information and regulations Caution Caution for latent damage to system or harm to personnel 1 3 Statement It is recommended to read and comply with this manual before operating VT M2M TC which provides important guidance and helps decreasing the danger of injury electric shock fire or any damag...

Page 9: ...assumes neither warranty nor legal liability even if the device is still under warranty The VT M2M TC should be installed debugged and maintained by professional people 1 6 Safety Instructions Keep and comply with all operation instructions warnings and information Pay attention to warnings on this device Read the following precautions so as to decrease the danger of injury electric shock fire or ...

Page 10: ... heat dissipater or engine casing Do not insert other items into the slot if any of this device Keep the ventilation slot ventilated for cooling System fault may arise if other items are inserted into this device Installation ensure correct installation according to instructions from the manufacturer with recommended installation tools Ensure ventilation and smoothness according to relevant ventil...

Page 11: ...hnical support personnel of Vantron for any uncertainty about the requirements of necessary power source Use tested power source This product still contains a button lithium battery as a real time clock after its external power source is removed and therefore should not be short circuited during transportation or placed under high temperature Place cables properly Do not place cables at any place ...

Page 12: ...h Do not try cleaning exposed electronic components unless with a dust collector Support for special fault Power off and contact technical support personnel of Vantron in case of the following faults The device is damaged The temperature is excessively high Fault is still not solved after the operation according to the manual ...

Page 13: ...devices equipped with the state of the art technology and the best product services Vantron s M2Mproducts are based on the most advanced ARM and Intel Atom processors and have low power consumption and high integration The products are designed for applications of M2M in industrials medicals financial retail vehicle and transportations etc ...

Page 14: ...ash 3G WLAN Accessories Install Mechanical tools 1pc Power Adapter with locked connector Optional 1pc IO Terminal 12x3 81mm Optional 1pc 3G Antenna Optional 1pc WiFi Antenna Optional 1pc Zigbee Antenna Optional 1pc GPS Antenna Optional 1pc Order Code VT M2M TC 4 1GM 8GF GWZP V Version I Extended Temperature Blank Commercial temperature DDR Memory Size 5 512MB 1G 1GB 2G 2GB CPU Speed 2 600MHz 4 1GH...

Page 15: ...VT M2M TC 3 M2M TC Hardware Instructions 3 1 Product Appearance Front Side View Back Side View ...

Page 16: ...VT M2M TC View for all optional embedded modules and antennas ...

Page 17: ...VT M2M TC Bottom View for optional embedded modules 1xHalf PCIe slot under the 1xPCIe slot Bottom View for optional embedded modules ...

Page 18: ... Resolution Up to 1280 x 1024 60Hz for VGA Decode H 264 MPEG4 MPEG2 VC1 WMV 9 Div X Encode H 264 MPEG4 Interface 1xVGA DB15 1xLVDS Optional Internal Wireless Communication WLAN Optional 802 11 b g n Wireless Module external antenna Support 1x Half PCIe Wireless card 3G Module Optional1x mini PCIe 3G Broad Band Module with SIM slot ZigBee Optional low power Zigbee Module external antenna GPS Option...

Page 19: ...ional Software OS Linux Applications SDK Available Power Input DC9 36V default 12V Locked Power Jack Consumption 6W Pulse8W Sleep 2W without 3G GPS Zigbee WLAN Mechanical Dimensions 138x102x52mm Box Install 160x102x52mm Weight 0 6Kg 1 2KKg package Kit Enclosure Aluminum Alloy with Black Color Environment Condition Temperature Operating 0 C 60 C ETR 40 C 80 C Optional Storage 20 C 70 C ETR 40 C 85 ...

Page 20: ...VT M2M TC 3 3 Interface Instructions 3 3 1 Front View 3 3 2 Back View ...

Page 21: ...VT M2M TC 3 4 Dimension ...

Page 22: ...5 1 Wide Range Power Interface Power JACK with lock Pin Description 1 3 DGND ground pin 2 Power 12 DC UP to 36V 3 5 2 Ethernet Interface Standard RJ45 interface supporting 10M 100M 1000M self adaptation this is a standard RJ45 ethernet port ...

Page 23: ...9 RS232 Connector Standard vertical DB 9 male connector Pin Description Remarks 1 DCD1 422TX 485_A BIOS set 2 RXD1 422TX 485_B BIOS set 3 TXD1 422RX BIOS set 4 DTR1 422RX BIOS set 5 DGND ground pin 6 DSR1 7 RTS1 8 CTS1 9 RI1 ...

Page 24: ...h screw lock Load capacity more than 128 nodes RS485 channel Pin Description Remarks 1 TXD2 485_2_A BIOS set 2 RXD2 485_2_B BIOS set 3 DGND 4 CANH 5 CANL 6 DGND 7 EXTIO0 3 3V Level 8 EXTIO1 3 3V Level 9 EXTIO2 3 3V Level 10 EXTIO3 3 3V Level 11 EXTIO4 3 3V Level 12 EXTIO5 3 3V Level ...

Page 25: ...VT M2M TC 3 5 5 VGA Interface Standard vertical DB 15 Female VGA connector Pin Description 1 RED 2 GREEN 3 BLUE 4 N C 5 GND 6 GND 7 GND 8 GND 9 5VDC 10 GND 11 N C 12 SD_DDC 13 HSYNC 14 VHYNC 15 SC_DDC ...

Page 26: ... TC 3 5 6 USB Host Connector Dual vertical USB A type interface USB2 0 Pin Description A1 USB1_VCC 5VDC A2 USB1_D A3 USB1_D A4 USB1_DGND ground pin B1 USB2_VCC 5VDC B2 USB2_D B3 USB2_D B4 USB2_DGND ground pin ...

Page 27: ... Push the small button on the left of SIM Card Holder and install the SIM card to the holder Then push the holder into the Slot 3 6 2 Power Supply Please make sure using adapter in the accessory or the power is not reversed when powered by other adapter ...

Page 28: ...h the sign of explosive should not be disposed like household waste but delivered to specialized electrical electronic waste recycling disposal center Proper disposal of this sort of waste helps avoiding harm and adverse effect upon surroundings and people s health Please contact local organizations or recycling disposal center for more recycling disposal methods of related products Comply with th...

Page 29: ...t is a must to remove and fully discharge the device before contact so as to avoid injury Unauthorized changes to this product or its components are prohibited In the aim of avoiding accidents as far as possible it is not allowed to replace the system or change components unless with permission and certification Please contact the technical department of Vantron or local branches for help Pay atte...

Page 30: ... received including interference that may cause undesired operation Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate r...

Page 31: ...rme aux CNR d Industrie Canada applicables aux appareils radio exempts de licence L exploitation est autorisée aux deux conditions suivantes 1 l appareil ne doit pas produire de brouillage et 2 l utilisateur de l appareil doit accepter tout brouillage radioélectrique subi même si le brouillage est susceptible d en compromettre le fonctionnement RF exposure warning This equipment must be installed ...

Page 32: ... and have low power consumption and high integration The products are designed for applications of M2M in industrials medicals financial retail vehicle and transportations etc 1 1 About This Manual This manual is for user how to use sample programs in Linux system and how to use device in Linux system We support three kinds of Linux system and they have same sample programs but each system has dif...

Page 33: ...power Power control for modules in the set serialdemo Serial testing and send AT Command program gps Get the gps information zigbee Zigbee testing program zigbee module Digixbee testing programs notices The directory that sample programs isn t fixed The directory path of place is different under the different operating system and concretely please according to 2 Starting The System 1 3 Functionali...

Page 34: ...Green Terminal Pin 1 2 dev ttyS2 GPS dev ttyS3 ZIGBEE USB Host portx2 1xEthernet ifconfig eth0 192 168 16 143 Audio MIC IN ALSA audio device arecord t wav test wav Audio Out ALSA audio device aplay test wav Green Terminal 1 TXD2 2 RXD2 3 GND 4 CANH 5 CANL 6 GND 7 EXTIO0 8 EXTIO1 9 EXTIO2 10 EXTIO3 11 EXTIO4 ...

Page 35: ...systems have the same sample programs There different will be explained in each module The systems version file Linux System Version file Timesys Fedora Remix 14 home vantron version Ubuntu home vantron version The systems user and password Linux System User name Passwd Timesys Fedora Remix 14 vantron vantron root vantron Ubuntu vantron vantron The sample programs path ...

Page 36: ...er samples posix Parts of programs need root level if you are not that please changing example sudosu sudo password for vantron 2 Base Control The all programs in the sample programs path 2 1 Power Control power usb_wifi can gps zigbee 3g on off wifi Power control of usbWiFiModule can Power control of CANModule gps Power control of GPSModule zigbee Power control of ZigBeeModule ...

Page 37: ... power zigbee off 2 2 Can Control a Close device ifconfig can0 down b Configure CAN set CAN s baud rate to 1Mbps or 100000 100kbps ip link set can0 type can bitrate 100000 ifconfig can0 up c Receive CAN data it will receive CAN data which from other side loopback d Send CAN data it will send CAN package with ID of 0x02 client ...

Page 38: ...h level Nee set the GPIO as output first clear Clear GPIO to low level need set the GPIO as output first gpionum The GPIO be operated 0 to 5 is EXTIO 6 is zigbee burning signal 9 is 3G internal power 10 is intrnalpcie power 11 is DIGI Xbee burning signal ex1 Set EXTIO1 to high gpioctldirout1 gpioctl set 1 ex2 Read level of EXTIO1 gpioctldirin1 gpioctl get 1 2 4 Serial COM Control a DB9 COM Port Wi...

Page 39: ... green terminal Short Pin 1 2 of green terminal serialdemo d dev ttyS1 b 9600 r w hello Can display some hello outputs 2 5 Audio Control a Audio arecord arecord t wav test wav b Audio aplay aplay test wav 2 6 SD card Control a Insert SD card then look over device fdisk l b mount SD card device mount dev mmcblk0 mnt ...

Page 40: ...VT M2M TC 2 7 ADXL345 Control The test program path home vantron ADXL345_test a Init ADXL345 adxinit b Get the x y zdriction output adxtest X 233 Y 2 Z 3ed ...

Page 41: ...ind River has not GUI so must through command Open WIFI network ifup wlan0 Close WIFI network ifdown wlan0 The WIFI config file cat etc sysconfig network scripts ifcfg wlan0 MODE Managed DEVICE wlan0 BOOTPROTO dhcp ONBOOT yes NM_CONTROLLED no TYPE Wireless ESSID kkk Change it into your essid this is Public network ...

Page 42: ...skip service network manager stop b Open wlan0 ifconfig wlan0 up c Set essid and key iwconfig wlan0 essid KKK d Look over the config iwconfig wlan0 e Get ip through DHCP dhclient wlan0 f Cancel DHCP dhclient r wlan0 g Start networkmanager service network namager start 3 3 WPA PSK WPA2_PSK Config a Stop service network manager Ubuntu service name is ...

Page 43: ...lan0 ifconfig wlan0 up c Set essid and passwd wpa_passphrase ESSID PWD wpa_supplicant conf d Connect the network wpa_supplicant B iwlan0 Dwext c wpa_supplicant conf e Look over the config iwconfig wlan0 f Get ip through DHCP dhclient wlan0 g Cancel DHCP dhclient r wlan0 h Start networkmanager service network namager start ...

Page 44: ...hrough command Looking over the device HUAWEI em770w is ppp0 Telit HE910 is ppp1 Telit DE910 is ppp2 Sierra AirPrime SL8082 is ppp3 Open 3G network ifup ppp0 Close 3G network ifdown ppp0 The 3G config file cat etc sysconfig network scripts ifcfg ppp0 DEVICE ppp0 NAME test MODEMPORT dev ttyUSB0 LINESPEED 115200 PAPNAME test USERCTL true ONBOOT no ...

Page 45: ...pts ifcfg ppp 4 2 ScriptConfig 4 2 1 WCDMA Script a The pppd scripts default in etc ppp peers Create the wcdma script vim wcdma b Add the following content in wcmda file if you want to knowmore please man pppd etc ppp peers wcdma This is pppd script used Huawei EM770W Union dev ttyUSB0 Telit HE910 is dev ttyACM0 115200 crtscts modem debug ...

Page 46: ... c Create the chat script vim wcdma connect chat d Add the following content in wcdma connect chat file etc ppp peers wcdma connect chat TIMEOUT 5 ABORT DELAYED ABORT BUSY ABORT ERROR ABORT NO DIALTONE ABORT NO CARRIER AT OK c OK ATH0 TIMEOUT 5 AT OK AT CGDCONT 1 IP 3gnet 0 0 OK ATDT 99 CONNECT e Start pppd program pppd call wcdma ...

Page 47: ...l description Here is basic operation Open zigbee power default open power zigbee on Config and communication more AT command Please looking into Digixbee S2C user s manual The one device will set coordinator default is route at 9600 dev ttyS3 OK atce 1 atnd the route information if return error add into network fail atdh 0 OK atdlffff OK ...

Page 48: ... network fail atdh 0 OK atdlffff OK atcn OK Hello world The AT command into AT model atmy see network address atce 1 0 route 1 coordinator atdh 0 set destination high address 0x00000000 atdlffff set destination low address 0x0000ffff atnd see route tables atcn exit AT model Hello world is input world the other Xbee will get ...

Page 49: ...VT M2M TC cmodule update install_ebl XB24 S2C_401E ebl dev ttyS3 firmware update completed successfully ...

Page 50: ...ead GPS data gps 38400 dev ttyS2 6 2 GPS Data Format 6 2 1 GPGGA Global Positioning System Fix Data Name Example Data Description Sentence Identifier GPGGA Global Positioning System Fix Data Time 170834 17 08 34 Z Latitude 4124 8963 N 41d 24 8963 N or 41d 24 ...

Page 51: ...ive accuracy of horizontal position Altitude 280 2 M 280 2 meters above mean sea level Height of geoid above WGS84 ellipsoid 34 0 M 34 0 meters Time since last DGPS update blank No last update DGPS reference station id blank No station id Checksum 75 Used by program to check for transmission errors ex GPGGA hhmmss ss llll ll a yyyyy yy a x xx x x x x M x x M x x xxxx hhmmss ss UTC of position llll...

Page 52: ...units of antenna altitude meters x x Geoidal separation M units of geoidal separation meters x x Age of Differential GPS data seconds xxxx Differential reference station ID 6 2 2 GPGSA GPS DOP and active satellites ex1 GPGSA A 3 16 18 22 24 3 6 2 1 2 2 3C ex2 GPGSA A 3 19 28 14 18 27 22 31 39 1 7 1 0 1 3 35 ex3 GPGSA 1 2 3 4 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 1 Mode M Manual forced to operate in 2D or 3D A A...

Page 53: ...s in view ex GPGSV 3 1 11 03 03 111 00 04 15 270 00 06 01 010 00 13 06 292 00 74 GPGSV 3 2 11 14 25 170 00 16 57 208 39 18 67 296 40 19 40 246 00 74 GPGSV 3 3 11 22 42 067 42 24 14 311 43 27 05 244 00 4D GPGSV 1 1 13 02 02 213 03 3 000 11 00 121 14 13 172 05 67 1 Total number of messages of this type in this cycle 2 Message number 3 Total number of SVs in view ...

Page 54: ...7 16 19 Information about fourth SV same as field 4 7 6 2 4 GPRMC Recommended minimum specific GPS Transit data ex1 GPRMC 081836 A 3751 65 S 14507 36 E 000 0 360 0 130998 011 3 E 62 ex2 GPRMC 225446 A 4916 45 N 12311 12 W 000 5 054 7 191194 020 3 E 68 225446 Time of fix 22 54 46 UTC A Navigation receiver warning A OK V warning 4916 45 N Latitude 49 deg 16 45 min North 12311 12 W Longitude 123 deg ...

Page 55: ...231 8 130694 004 2 W 70 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 1 220516 Time Stamp 2 A validity A ok V invalid 3 5133 82 current Latitude 4 N North South 5 00042 24 current Longitude 6 W East West 7 173 8 Speed in knots 8 231 8 True course 9 130694 Date Stamp 10 004 2 Variation 11 W East West 12 70 checksum ex4 GPRMC hhmmss ss A llll ll a yyyyy yy a x x x x ddmmyy x x a hh 1 UTC of position fix ...

Page 56: ...True 9 UT date 10 Magnetic variation degrees Easterly var subtracts from true course 11 E or W 12 Checksum 6 2 5 GPVTG Track Made Good and Ground Speed ex1 GPVTG 360 0 T 348 7 M 000 0 N 000 0 K 43 ex2 GPVTG 054 7 T 034 4 M 005 5 N 010 2 K 054 7 T True track made good 034 4 M Magnetic track made good 005 5 N Ground speed knots 010 2 K Ground speed Kilometers per hour ...

Page 57: ...nd in knots 6 Fixed text N indicates that speed over ground in in knots 7 Speed over ground in kilometers hour 8 Fixed text K indicates that speed over ground is in kilometers hour 9 Checksum The actual track made good and speed relative to the ground GPVTG x x T x x M x x N x x K x x T Track degrees True x x M Track degrees Magnetic x x N Speed knots x x K Speed Km hr ...

Page 58: ...d to do is insert a USB stick with at least 2GB of free space into your PC Here use an USB installer tool to write the image ISO to USB stick Please copy the file SW tools Universal USB Installer 1 9 3 5 exe to your PC anywhere USB stick making steps in detail as follows Copy SW image xxx iso image into your PC Select the Try Unlisted Linux ISO from the dropdown list ...

Page 59: ...VT M2M TC Click Browse and select the image ISO file ...

Page 60: ...VT M2M TC Choose the USB drive and click Create ...

Page 61: ...VT M2M TC 7 2 Update steps When the bootable USB stick create over insert the USB stick into VT M2M TC And connect a USB keyboard on the M2M TC ...

Page 62: ...by press the Delete key on the keyboard In the BIOS set the first boot option for boot up by USB stick The user guidance of the BIOS is in the package of HW 700N16 6Bxxxxxx_VT M2M TC_VM_xxx zip Select the first option clonezilla live with img 700Pxxxxxx ...

Page 63: ...VT M2M TC When ask Are you sure want to continue or Let me ask you again Are you sure you want to continue please input y all ...

Page 64: ...VT M2M TC The system is updating ...

Page 65: ...VT M2M TC When update over the system will power off Re power VT M2M TC and step into the BIOS and restore the first boot option to hard disk ...

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