FALCOM TANGO, Hardware Description

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Page 2: ...ny 11 2 1 4 2 Short Message Service GSM and GPRS mode 12 2 1 4 3 GSM circuit Data Features 12 2 1 4 4 GPRS Packet Data Features 12 2 1 4 5 GSM Supplementary services 12 2 1 4 6 Other features 12 2 1 5 Interfaces 13 2 1 6 Power consumption 13 2 1 6 1 TANGO 900 1800 X 13 2 1 6 2 TANGO 900 1800 X G2 14 2 1 6 3 TANGO 900 1800 X G10 15 2 1 7 Temperature Range 15 2 1 8 RF characteristics 16 2 1 8 1 Rece...

Page 3: ... 2 4 1 Making a dial up networking 34 3 2 5 Making a dial up networking 35 3 3 COMMUNICATIONS SOFTWARE 40 3 4 BASIC OPERATION 41 3 4 1 Troubleshooting 42 4 HOUSING 44 4 1 HOUSING OF CRADLE 45 5 APPENDIX 46 5 1 RECOMMENDATIONS FOR POWER SUPPLY 46 5 1 1 External cable for power supply 46 5 2 POSSIBLE EXTERNAL DEVICES 47 5 2 1 Operation of the active receiver 48 5 2 2 Interface 48 5 3 POSSIBLE EXTERN...

Page 4: ...e product described in it please contact your distributor General information about FALCOM and its range of products is available at the following internet address http www falcom de Trademarks Some mentioned products are registered trademarks of their respective companies Copyright The TANGO user s guide is copyrighted by FALCOM GmbH with all rights reserved No part of this user s guide may be pr...

Page 5: ...orts GPRS Class B class 2 making download at speeds up to 28 8 kbps as well as Class B class 10 making download at speeds up to 56 kbps About GPRS GPRS is standard for General Packet Radio Service that is an add on to the GSM Global System for Mobile Communications cellular network a type of network used to provide cellular phone service The TANGO Modem provides reliable data connections to GPRS 9...

Page 6: ... antenna connector Available soon Table 1 TANGO series Users are advised to quickly proceed to the Security chapter and read the hints carefully 0 1 Scope of the user s guide This document describes the hardware interface and the technical specifications of the TANGO modem This product is based on a Dual Band GSM GPRS engine every integrated modem referenced TANGO 900 1800 includes a GSM GPRS 900 ...

Page 7: ...LMN Public Land Mobile Network PIN Personal Identification Number PUK Personal Unblocking Key RP Receive Protocol RXQUAL Received Signal Quality SIM Subscriber Identity Module SMS Short Message Service SMS PP Short Message Service Point to Point TA Terminal Adapter TE Terminal Equipment TP Transmit Protocol 0 3 Related documents ETSI GSM 07 05 Use of Data Terminal Equipment Data Circuit terminatin...

Page 8: ...RF ENERGY There has been some public concern about possible health effects of using GSM or GSM GPRS modem Although research on health effects from RF energy has focused for many years on the current RF technology scientists have begun research regarding newer radio technologies such as GSM After existing research had been reviewed and after compliance to all applicable safety standards had been te...

Page 9: ...lfil road safety instructions of the current law 1 1 6 ELECTRONIC DEVICES Most electronic 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 1 1 7 VEHICLE ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT Check your vehicle manufacturer s representative to determine if any on board electronic equipment is...

Page 10: ...ey include fuelling areas such as petrol stations below 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 liquid or explosives in the compartment of your vehicle which contains Your modem or accessories Before using Your modem in a vehicle powered by liqu...

Page 11: ...M COMPLIES WITH ALL APPLICABLE RF SAFETY STANDARDS This cellular modem meets the standards and recommendations for the protection of public exposure to RF electromagnetic energy established by governmental bodies and other qualified organisations such as the following Directives of the European Community Directorate General V in Matters of Radio Frequency Electromagnetic Energy ...

Page 12: ... Fully shielded and ready to use 2 1 2 Electrical Power supply 10 8 31 2 V DC absolute maximum ratings for more details refer to the chapter 2 1 6 Power consumption table 2 to 7 2 1 3 Physical Absolute maximum dimension 115 mm x 52 mm x 26 6 mm L x B x H Weight 82 6 g with SMB connector 88 0 g with FME connector Absolute maximum dimension of cradle 119 4mm x 66 7mm x 31 8mm L x B x H Weight of cra...

Page 13: ...3 Class 1 2 Alternate speech and fax MNP2 V 42bis 2 1 4 4 GPRS Packet Data Features GPRS Class B Class 2 up to 28 8 kbps or GPRS Class B Class 10 up to 56 kbps Coding Schemes CS1 to CS4 Compliant with SMG31bis 2 1 4 5 GSM Supplementary services Call Forwarding Call Barring Multiparty Call Waiting and Call Hold Calling Line Identity Advice of Charge USSD Closed User Group Explicit Call Transfer 2 1...

Page 14: ...1 TANGO 900 1800 X Average current in mA at 12 VDC 900 1800 GSM band 31 31 in idle mode base station sends at 85 dBm 125 96 in transmit mode at power level 7 3 162 118 in transmit mode at power level 5 0 maximum GSM Serial interface is applied and working 25 mA off IF MODEM IS SWITCHED OFF BY AT CPOF OR AT CFUN 0 BUT POWER IS STILL SUPPLIED Serial interface is applied and working Table 2 Power con...

Page 15: ...erial interface is applied and working GPRS 160 36 mA in transmit mode at power level 5 25 mA off IF MODEM IS SWITCHED OFF BY AT CPOF OR AT CFUN 0 BUT POWER IS STILL SUPPLIED Serial interface is applied and working Table 4 Power consumption at 12 VDC Average current in mA at 24 VDC 900 1800 GSM band 16 16 in idle mode base station sends at 85 dBm 67 54 in transmit mode at power level 7 3 84 68 in ...

Page 16: ...ode at power level 5 25 mA off IF MODEM IS SWITCHED OFF BY AT CPOF OR AT CFUN 0 BUT POWER IS STILL SUPPLIED Serial interface is applied and working Table 6 Power consumption at 12 VDC Average current in mA at 24 VDC 900 1800 GSM band 17 17 in idle mode base station sends at 85 dBm 62 57 in transmit mode at power level 7 3 78 74 in transmit mode at power level 5 0 maximum GSM Serial interface is ap...

Page 17: ...n the aforementioned terminals DCE units to external equipment you need to determine if the external hardware serial ports are configured as DTE or DCE The terms DTE Data Terminal Equipment and DCE Data Communications Equipment are typically used to describe serial ports on devices Computers PCs generally use DTE connectors and communication devices such as modems and DSU CSU devices generally use...

Page 18: ... The signaling definitions between DTE and DCE 2 1 9 Interfaces Interface specifications Interface A 4 pin Micro Fit 3 0 Molex Part number 43045 0406 Female Interface B Standard RS232 serial interface Interface C Audio 8 pin RJ45 RS232 Rx Tx serial interface Interface D GSM antenna with SMB or FME antenna connector Interface E SIM card reader for small SIM cards 3V Interface F LED s for status ind...

Page 19: ...re 2 Pin out of 4 pin power supply connector interface A Power input 10 8 31 2 V DC Pin number Name Functions 1 GND DC power negative input 2 Mute Do not connect 3 IGN Ignition connected to positive DC power 4 POWER Vin DC power positive input Table 9 Description of modem power connector A cable included in the package shall be used for power supply connection For more deteils see Appendix chapter...

Page 20: ... pin D Sub to DIN 41652 12V RX TX RTS CTS DTR DSR DCD RI 300 115200 Baud rates for serial link 2400 19200 with auto bauding Interface B DB9 connector has the following layout Figure 3 RS232 pin out interface B Pin Description Direction 1 DCD Data Carrier Detect OUT 2 RxD Received Data OUT 3 TxD Transmitted Data IN 4 DTR Data Terminal Ready IN 5 GND Signal Ground 6 DSR Data Set Ready OUT 7 RTS Requ...

Page 21: ...interface B interface C is automatically deactivated Rx Tx In this case only 4 pins are available MIC and SPK So a headset can be connected see Appendix chapter 5 4 headset s characteristic This interface supports also a connection to an external device such as active headset HA 88 which provided by Falcom GmbH for communication call For more details about HA 88 see chapter 5 2 Possible external d...

Page 22: ...s the first one supports an antenna with SMB connector interface Figure 5 a the second one supports an antenna with FME connector interface Figure 5 b The Length of antenna cable integrated on the versions of TANGO xxx xxx 2 xx see table 1 is 23 3 cm Figure 5 a TANGO modem with SMB antenna connector all versions TANGO xxx xxx 1 xx see table 1 Figure 5 b TANGO modem with FME antenna connector all v...

Page 23: ...s 2 or class 10 If the GSM GPRS modem TANGO is registered in the network it acts just like a regular fax data modem To control the GSM modem there is an advanced set of AT commands according to GSM ETSI 07 07 and 07 05 implemented The two LED s on the top of Interface C are showing the state of TANGO The yellow LED signals the actual connection of the modem interface B or C and the green LED signa...

Page 24: ...2 Serial handling The GSM GPRS modem TANGO allows control of the GSM GPRS modem over the interface B or Interface C The interface B is a implementation of a serial interface corresponding EIA RS232 C See table below for details CCITT V24 Pin Description Direction 102 5 Signal Ground GND 103 3 Transmitted Data TxD The DTE uses the TxD line to send data to the interface for transmission over the Mod...

Page 25: ...ration In case of malfunction the GSM GPRS modem TANGO offers various RESET possibilities For a RESET of the GSM GPRS modem please use the following way 9 If the Ignition Line is removed from the high voltage level 10 8V 31 2V please supply it to high voltage level 10 8V 31 2V 9 Break on serial interfaces B or C Transmit Data TxD set to LOW for 100ms If the GSM software is still running while the ...

Page 26: ...interface to get started As a minimum it is necessary to connect the following interfaces to operate the TANGO properly 3 2 1 1 Connecting the external antenna SMB type If you are using a Dual Band GSM antenna see chapter 5 3 Possible external antenna connect the SMB female antenna connector to the SMB male modem connector For others external antenna please refer to manuals of manufacture s GSM an...

Page 27: ...ke sure that the SIM card is fit in the SIM card holder Push the cap of SIM card holder down until it closed Close the opening with the cover cap Figure 9 Open the cover cap Figure 10 Push the inscription PUSH OPEN to open the SIM card holder Figure 11 Insert the SIM card Hints To remove the SIM card please follow the steps above and remove Important Do not insert or remove the SIM card when the d...

Page 28: ...e 14 Required power supply Connect the power supply cable with 4 pin Micro Fit male connector to the modem s 4 pin Micro Fit female connector and supply voltage via the power adapter The Modem will turn on automatically Ignition Line must be connected to supply voltage The status indicator green and yellow on the top of RJ45 Audio interface will be lit when power on After a few seconds after you h...

Page 29: ...the terminal on the cradle 3 2 1 6 Placing the terminal Caution In order to comply with RF exposure requirements install the terminal so that a minimum distance of 20 cm can be maintained between the antenna and all persons If you use an external antenna install the antenna so that a minimum distance of 20 cm can be maintained between the antenna and all persons with antenna gain not exceeding 3 d...

Page 30: ... Modem with a PC running Windows 2000 3 2 2 1 Checking the Modem using Microsoft Windows Hyper Terminal as example a On the first time power up you can use a terminal software which makes the communication with modem through a RS232 serial port possible The following example is using the Hyper Terminal in Windows 2000 Figure 15 Using Microsoft Windows Hyper Terminal a On Windows 2000 start the Hyp...

Page 31: ...ose the correct COM Port and baud rate settings 9600bps 8 bit no parity bit 1 stop bit Figure 17 COM Port transmission settings a On the terminal screen type AT to check the OK response from the Modem Figure 18 Check the response from TANGO 9 Now you can configure the TANGO modem according to your requirements and according to the AT Command set ...

Page 32: ...ection to mobile internet What you need 9 GPRS settings from your network provider APN name of access point that connects the mobile network to the Internet Primary and secondary DNS IP header compression IP address DHCP or static User name and password may be optional Dial number 9 Modem installation and configuration 9 Dial Up Network installation and configuration Should the standard 19200 mode...

Page 33: ...dialog box otherwise it will show Modem Properties you can then press the Add button On Install New Modem dialog box activate the Don t detect my modem check box and press the Next button Figure 20 Install new Modem Select the Standard 19200bps Modem then press Next Figure 21 Select the standard modem Choose the COM port number where the TANGO modem is connected to then press Next button Figure 22...

Page 34: ...of FALCOM GmbH and may not be copied or circulated without permission Page 33 When you have done with the modem installation click the Properties button from the modem panel Figure 23 Installed modem Set the speed to 115200 Figure 24 Select the maximum port speed ...

Page 35: ...the following APN AT CGDCONT 1 IP internet t d1 de Figure 25 GPRS extra initialization command 3 2 4 1 Making a dial up networking This brief guide aims at explaining the basic steps for getting started with GPRS to the internet It supposes you are a bit familiar with GPRS concepts like network attachment session or PDP context This guide is not intended to give full details about how GPRS works a...

Page 36: ...ation please follow the on screen instructions Click Start button point to Program go to Accessories Communication then click Dial up Networking Double click to the Make New Connection icon Figure 26 Make new connection The next dialog box click the Next button Figure 27 Continue the new connection Activate the Dial up to private network radio button then click Next Figure 28 Network connection ty...

Page 37: ... D1 has 99 1 or 99 phone number then press Next button Figure 29 Enter the access number for your Network Operator Enter the name of the dial up profile e g GPRS Press the Finish button and you have make a GPRS dial up profile Figure 30 Type the name of connection Now you need to edit some more settings Right click just made GPRS dial up icon then click Properties Figure 31 Some more settings ...

Page 38: ...t General tab then press Configure button The dialog box below is displayed Please select activate the check boxes as shown in the figure below When the settings are checked then press OK button Figure 32 Modem configuration As next select the Networking tab choose on the Internet Protocol TCP IP component then press Properties button Figure 33 Componnent TCP IP configuration ...

Page 39: ...upon and follow next stepp below Figure 34 Use the DNS server addresses Before you start GPRS dial up make sure that SIM card is inserted and is registered into the GSM network Registration into the GSM network can be done by entering the PIN number using the command AT CPIN via HyperTerminal program After a successful registration into the GSM network you can make a GPRS dial up by double click t...

Page 40: ...here are three possible response of TANGO CGREG 0 1 means the TANGO is successfully attached CGREG 0 0 means the TANGO is trying to attach CGREG 0 2 has failed to attach and stopped trying to attach This occurs approx within 1 3 min of powering up Alternatively the registration status can be retrieved using AT CGATT There are two possible response of TANGO CGATT 1 means the MS is successfully atta...

Page 41: ...Message of GPRS connection Right click to its icon on the taskbar if present or in the Network Connection folder to check the status of this connection To disconnect the connection click the Disconnect Popup menu Figure 39 Popup menu of Dial up connection Now the user can start the installed web browser see the next section 3 3 Communications software To connect to the Internet or to send and rece...

Page 42: ...mpt Network registration checking CREG mode 0 Modem not registration into the network no registration attempt RING An incoming call is waiting ATA Answer the call Receiving an incoming call OK ATD0123456789 Do not forget the at the end for voice call OK Communication established CME ERROR 11 PIN code not entered with CMEE 1 mode Make a call CME ERROR 3 AOC credit exceeded or a communication is alr...

Page 43: ...y ve been enjoying in GSM So expect some failures every so often or total failure on some networks Unfortunately if you experience a failure to attach to activate a session etc there aren t many workarounds you can try 3 1 Failure to log onto the GPRS network In such a case try logging onto the GSM network by issuing AT CGCLASS CC if MS was in class CG Registration progress can be checked with AT ...

Page 44: ...up connection is running fine on PC but when I enter an URL in the web browser nothing seems to happen So first of all double click on dialup connection icon from the tray bar and check whether the number of sent bytes increases whenever you enter an URL and press ENTER If that number does not increase there is much likely a routing problem coming from the PC In that case run the winipcfg tool and...

Page 45: ...TANGO VERSION 1 04 This confidential document is the property of FALCOM GmbH and may not be copied or circulated without permission Page 44 4 Housing Figure 40 Housing of TANGO versions xxx xxx 1 xx ...

Page 46: ...VERSION 1 04 This confidential document is the property of FALCOM GmbH and may not be copied or circulated without permission Page 45 4 1 Housing of cradle Figure 41 Housing of cradle Figure 42 View of cradle ...

Page 47: ...to conform with the safety requirements of Telecommunication Terminal Equipment such as 73 23 EEC 5 1 1 External cable for power supply Cable designed below include in the package shall be used for power supply connection The external power cable is a four conductor cable with stripped and tinned ends Connect the white and yellow leads of the external power cable to the positive side of the DC pow...

Page 48: ...splay The active receiver communicates with the TANGO modem through interface C RJ45 and allows the creation of data connections display of the network state and network provider Further there is given the possibility to enter a PIN interrogate and edit the phonebook and optionally there is a SOS function possible You are enabled to establish an emergency call connection by mean of the SOS button ...

Page 49: ...iver The active receiver HA 88 is plug and play compliant and will be activated by connection of one of the above mentioned devices After the initialisation cycle turning hour glass and registration into the network it can be used for calling Figure 45 Designed of main functions to the active receiver HA 88 5 2 2 Interface Figure 46 Pin description of active receiver HA 88 ...

Page 50: ...small physical size Figures 47 a and 47 b below shows the possibilities of external GSM GPRS antennas If your TANGO modem provides an external SMB connector on the antenna interface both of the designed below GSM GPRS antennas can be used In case of using the ANT 001 M with FME connector FALCOM GmbH provides a special adapter cable between the TANGO and FME antenna connector The FALCOM type code o...