User's Manual

CSI-Wireless LoCate-001 Users Manual
Revision 1.0 Page 2 6/11/2001
TABLE OF CONTENTS
DEFINITIONS.................................................................................................................... 3
1 INTRODUCTION........................................................................................................ 4
1.1 OPERATIONAL OVERVIEW ........................................................................................4
1.2 SYSTEM FEATURES ..................................................................................................6
1.3 SYSTEM DESCRIPTION..............................................................................................6
1.4 OPERATING MODES..................................................................................................7
1.4.1 Armed Mode ................................................................................................... 7
1.4.2 Active Mode.................................................................................................... 7
2 SYSTEM COMPONENT DESCRIPTION .................................................................. 7
2.1 TWELVE CHANNEL GPS RECEIVER. ..........................................................................7
2.1.1 GPS Position/Velocity Fix................................................................................ 7
2.1.2 Geo-fences...................................................................................................... 8
2.1.3 Distance and Home Origin............................................................................... 8
2.1.4 Differential GPS.............................................................................................. 8
2.2 SYSTEM TIMING ......................................................................................................8
2.3 EXTERNAL I/O.........................................................................................................9
2.4 EVENT MONITOR AND EXCEPTION HANDLER.............................................................9
2.5 ON BOARD DIAGNOSTICS.........................................................................................9
2.6 STATUS.................................................................................................................10
2.7 POWER CONSUMPTION PROFILE..............................................................................10
3 PERFORMANCE SPECIFICATIONS...................................................................... 11
3.1 CELLULAR TRANSCEIVER .......................................................................................11
3.2 GPS RECEIVER ......................................................................................................11
3.3 LOCATE-001 ANTENNA SPECIFICATIONS.................................................................12
3.3.1 Warning on use of cellular antennas............... 12
3.3.2 Cellular Antenna Specifications...................................................................... 12
3.3.3 GPS Antenna Specifications ........................................................................... 12
3.4 ENVIRONMENTAL REQUIREMENTS..........................................................................13
3.4.1 Temperature and Humidity ............................................................................ 13
3.4.2 Vibration ...................................................................................................... 13
3.5 I/O PORTS ...........................................................................................................13
3.5.1 Serial Data Port............................................................................................ 13
3.5.2 Analogue & Digital I/O Ports......................................................................... 13
3.5.3 External Connector Pin Assignments.............................................................. 15
3.5.4 Power Lead Assignments ............................................................................... 15
4 MECHANICAL AND PHYSICAL............................................................................. 16
4.1 HOUSING...............................................................................................................16
4.2 CONNECTION & IDENTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS....................................................16
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Acronyms and Abbreviations
bps Bits per Second
ADDR Address (Data)
AMPS American Mobile Phone System