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FOX-IN/EN HARDWARE MANUAL VERSION 1.0.8 Table of contents 1 INTRODUCTION.................................................................................6 1.1 General......................................................................................................................6 1.2 Circuit concept.........................................................................................................7 1.3 Related documents.............................................................................
FOX-IN/EN HARDWARE MANUAL VERSION 1.0.8 6.1.2.4 How to use IGN pin(pin 3)......................................................................................................27 6.1.2.5 Serial Port 0 - Serial communication signals (RxA and TxA).................................................28 6.2 Inserting the SIM card into the SIM holder inside the device............................28 6.2.1 How to enter the PIN of the inserted SIM card:..................................................29 6.
FOX-IN/EN HARDWARE MANUAL VERSION 1.0.8 Version history: This table provides a summary of the document revisions. Version Author 1.0.8 F. Beqiri - Added chapter 9 - Statement according to FCC 11/09/2012 1.0.7 F. Beqiri - Updated the type of the 8pin (2x8) connector from "Neltron: 2417SJ-08" to "Neltron: 5561S-08-F2". - Added the counterpart for the Neltron 5561S-08-F2 connector. (Counterpart: Neltron 5560-08 + Terminal 5560T). 26/06/2012 1.0.6 F.
FOX-IN/EN HARDWARE MANUAL VERSION 1.0.8 Cautions Information furnished herein by FALCOM is believed to be accurate and reliable. However, no responsibility is assumed for its use. Please, read carefully the safety precautions. If you have any technical questions regarding this document or the product described in it, please contact your vendor. General information about FALCOM and its range of products are available at the following Internet address: http://www.falcom.
FOX-IN/EN HARDWARE MANUAL VERSION 1.0.8 1 INTRODUCTION This product manual is only addressed to qualified personnel which are 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 qualified personnel.
FOX-IN/EN HARDWARE MANUAL VERSION 1.0.8 FOX-IN/EN is a device that can be configured and integrated onto any asset platform, including: - Trailers - Trucks - Delivery vans - Rail cars - as well as industrial monitoring applications.
FOX-IN/EN HARDWARE MANUAL VERSION 1.0.8 3 x Multi-line I/O, 1 x Ignition, 3 x LED indicators, 2 x RS232 port (Rx, Tx, GND). Figure 1: 1.3 FOX-IN/EN block diagram Related documents In addition to this document, the following files comprise the full set of FALCOM FOX-IN/EN product manuals: NR [1] PDF file name AVL_PFAL_Configuration_Command_Set.pdf Description Contains the description of the internal firmware and the supported Configuration Command Set for the AVL devices.
FOX-IN/EN HARDWARE MANUAL VERSION 1.0.8 2 SECURITY IMPORTANT FOR THE EFFICIENT AND SAFE OPERATION OF YOUR GSM-MODEM, READ THIS INFORMATION BEFORE USE! Your cellular engine FOX-IN/EN is one of the most exciting and innovative electronic products ever developed. With it, you can stay in contact with your office, your home, emergency services and others, wherever service is provided. This chapter contains important information for the safe and reliable use of the FOX-IN/EN device.
FOX-IN/EN HARDWARE MANUAL 2.4 VERSION 1.0.8 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. 2.5 Vehicle electronic equipment Check your vehicle manufacturer’s representative to determine if any on board electronic equipment is adequately shielded from RF energy. 2.
FOX-IN/EN HARDWARE MANUAL VERSION 1.0.8 2.11 Safety for Lithium-Polymer Batteries The safety rules below are applied for the Lithium-Polymer internal battery. Lithium-Polymer (abbreviation: LiPo) batteries require particularly careful handling. This applies to charging and discharging techniques, and also to storage and other aspects of general handling. Mistreating the battery may cause the battery to get hot, crack, or inflame and cause serious injury.
FOX-IN/EN HARDWARE MANUAL VERSION 1.0.8 3 SAFETY STANDARDS Your GSM/GPRS/GPS device complies with all applicable RF safety standards. FOX-IN/EN meets the safety standards for RF receivers and the standards and recommendations for the protection of public exposure to RF electromagnetic energy established by government bodies and professional organizations, such as directives of the European Community, Directorate General V in matters of radio frequency electromagnetic energy.
FOX-IN/EN HARDWARE MANUAL VERSION 1.0.8 4 TECHNICAL DATA 4.1 Product features Supply voltage range: ➢ Operating power supply voltage range of +10.8 V to +32.0 V , suitable for direct connection to an automotive +12V or +24V DC power source (car battery). ➢ 6 different energy-saving modes - programmable with PFAL commands. See chapter 5.1.3 for more details. Power saving: Operating temperature range: ➢ - 40°C to + 85°C (see chapter 4.1.
FOX-IN/EN HARDWARE MANUAL VERSION 1.0.8 Air humidity: ➢ 5 % up to 95 % (non-condensing) ➢ RoHS compliant. ➢ Embedded TCP/IP stack, including TCP, IP and SMTP protocols, ➢ Accessible via PFAL commands, ➢ Upgradable locally via serial port and remotely over the air (GPRS/TCP). ➢ 8 Mbyte FLASH for configuration, data-logging and firmware storage, ➢ 2 MByte RAM. Directive: Firmware: Internal memory: Supported protocols: ➢ NMEA Msg.: GLL, GGA, RMC, VTG, GSV, GSA FALCOM Msg.
FOX-IN/EN HARDWARE MANUAL VERSION 1.0.8 4.1.1 Power consumption for FOX-IN/EN(CH-B1) All measurements have been performed: DCS 1800 MHz, Power Level 10, Cell Power -75dBm, Tamb= 23°C, VIN+ = 12 V DC. Average power consumption @ +12 V Modes Comments Value Unit Max. 1 A In a transmit burst the current consumption can rise to typical peaks of 1A CPU on / GPS off / GSM off 36 mA Microcontroller is ON. CPU on / GPS on / GSM off 59 mA GPS-fix valid.
FOX-IN/EN HARDWARE MANUAL VERSION 1.0.8 4.1.3 GSM/GPRS engine features GSM/GPRS core: ➢ Quad-Band GSM/GPRS engine: GSM 850, 900, DCS 1800, PCS 1900. ➢ Compliant to GSM Phase 2/2+ ➢ Class 4 (2 W) at EGSM900/850 ➢ Class 1 (1 W) at GSM1800 and GSM 1900 ➢ GPRS multi-slot class 10 ➢ GPRS mobile station class B ➢ GPRS data downlink transfer: max. 85.6 kbps (see table 3). ➢ GPRS data uplink transfer: max. 42.8 kbps (see table 3). ➢ Coding scheme: CS-1, CS-2, CS-3 and CS-4.
FOX-IN/EN HARDWARE MANUAL VERSION 1.0.8 4.1.4 GPS engine features GPS engine: ➢ 50-channel high sensitivity GPS receiver ➢ GPS L1 C/A code ➢ Position: 2.5 m CEP ➢ SBAS: 2 m CEP ➢ Hot starts < 1 sec. ➢ Cold starts < 26 sec. ➢ Tracking -162 dBm ➢ Cold start -157 dBm ➢ Velocity 500 m/s (972 knots). ➢ Altitude 50,000 m. ➢ Max.
FOX-IN/EN HARDWARE MANUAL 4.2 VERSION 1.0.8 NMEA data message FOX-IN/EN delivers data in the NMEA-0183 format and FALCOM own format. Table below lists the NMEA and FALCOM supported protocols and gives also a brief description for each of them. For further description about these protocols, refer to the related documents [1]. These protocols can be sent via SMS, TCP, Data call, serial port, e-mail or stored inside the device using the corresponding PFAL-commands. For example, the PFAL-command "PFAL,GSM.
FOX-IN/EN HARDWARE MANUAL VERSION 1.0.8 5 FOX-IN/EN APPLICATION INTERFACE 5.1 Power supply The power supply for the FOX-IN/EN unit has to be a single voltage source of V +IN = +10.8 V...+32.0 V DC. The operating voltage (V+IN) has to be permanently applied to the FOX-IN/EN unit and able to provide sufficient current of up to 1.5 A. The operating voltage (V+IN and GND) is protected against voltage spikes and reverse polarity, but NOT protected against continuous-overvoltage.
FOX-IN/EN HARDWARE MANUAL VERSION 1.0.8 5.1.3 Power saving SLEEP mode reduces the functionality of the modules of the FOX-IN/EN device to a minimum and, thus, minimizes the current consumption to the lowest level. Settings can be made using the $PFAL,Sys.Device.Sleep command. For details, see example in table below.
FOX-IN/EN HARDWARE MANUAL VERSION 1.0.8 6 HARDWARE INTERFACES This chapter describes the hardware interfaces: • 8pin double-row connector • LED indicators • Mounting holes • 10pin mini-USB • external antenna ports (FOX-EN only) Interface specifications 8pin double-row connector Type: Neltron 5561S-08-F2 (counterpart: Neltron 5560-08 + Terminal 5560T). Provides IN/OUT, power supply and RX/TX lines. Optical LED indicators Free programmable to show the current state of the device.
FOX-IN/EN HARDWARE MANUAL 6.1 VERSION 1.0.8 8pin double row connector, pin assignments Figure 3: View of the 8-pin (2x8) connector (Type: Neltron 5561S-08-F2) - pin assignments 6.1.1 8-pin connector pinout PIN NAME DIRECTION DISCRIPTION Power supply input. The power supply must be able to meet the requirements of current consumption. Care must be taken so that the operating voltage applied to the terminal stay within the voltage range.
FOX-IN/EN HARDWARE MANUAL VERSION 1.0.8 6.1.2 Special pin description (Pins 4, 5, 6) These pins have dual functions. All are controlled by the internal firmware of FOX-IN/EN. Therefore, the user must define whether to use them as analog or digital pins. Their function is controlled by the command PFAL,IO0[1,2].Config. If, for example, you want to use I/O1 as an analog pin, and the I/O2 and I/O3 as digital, then use the following commands respectively: $PFAL,IO0.Config=AI,2,11 $PFAL,IO1.
FOX-IN/EN HARDWARE MANUAL Figure 4: VERSION 1.0.8 Connection example 1 when used as analog input. ↓ Connection example 2 (for I/O1 and I/O2): An analog input can be connected to a tachometer generator. The maximum output voltage of the tachometer should be + 32.0 V (see illustrated example in figure below). Both circuit examples (the NTC diagram above and the Tachometer below) are only illustrations to show the aim of these I/Os when used as analog inputs.
FOX-IN/EN HARDWARE MANUAL 6.1.2.2 VERSION 1.0.8 How to use I/O pins (4, 5, 6) as digital Inputs These pins are high active when used as digital inputs, so you can set VIN(LOW) and VIN(HIGH) to any levels within the range from +0 to +32.0 VDC. The High and Low levels can be set with PFAL command (e.g. PFAL,IO0[1,2].Config=DI,5,10) - where 0, 1 and 2 are indices corresponding to IO1 (pin 4), IO2 (pin 5) and IO3 (pin 6) respectively. While the values 5 and 10 are min. and max.
FOX-IN/EN HARDWARE MANUAL 6.1.2.3 VERSION 1.0.8 How to use I/O pins (4, 5, 6) as digital outputs The FOX-IN/EN device supports three IOs which can be used either as input or output. These outputs are open collectors. They can be directly connected via resistors (R) to LEDs, Relays etc., which need no more than 100 mA @ up to + 32.0 V DC. The figures below show the schematic of possible output connections. To use and activate these outputs use the command $PFAL,IO4[5,6].
FOX-IN/EN HARDWARE MANUAL 6.1.2.4 VERSION 1.0.8 How to use IGN pin(pin 3) The IGN-pin has two functions: ✔ It wakes up the system FOX-IN/EN from the IGN-sleep mode (when sleeping), ✔ and can be used to monitor the vehicle ignition state, to report/store the trip START and STOP by using the events IO.e8=redge and IO.e8=fedge respectively. IGN-sleep mode is one of the eight supported energy-saving modes of the device operation in which all unnecessary components are shut down.
FOX-IN/EN HARDWARE MANUAL 6.1.2.5 VERSION 1.0.8 Serial Port 0 - Serial communication signals (RxA and TxA) The FOX-IN/EN device incorporates a full duplex serial channel which allows two devices to communicate directly with each other via the RS232 serial port. All supported variable baud rates are software-controlled. It is recommended to use the FOX-IN/EN Evalboard in order to communicate with the FOX-IN/EN device, as there you will find all you need to evaluate with it.
FOX-IN/EN HARDWARE MANUAL VERSION 1.0.8 Figure 10: Open the device housing and insert the SIM card. 6.2.1 How to enter the PIN of the inserted SIM card: To insert the PIN of the SIM card follow the steps below (as reference use fig. 10): 1) Install the FALCOM Workbench software. 2) Connect your FOX-IN/EN to a free PC COM port via its evalboard and power up your device. How to set up your FOX-IN/EN, is currently in preparation.
FOX-IN/EN HARDWARE MANUAL 6.3 VERSION 1.0.8 LED indicators The actual state of the FOX-IN/EN can be displayed by three LED’s on the front panel of the unit. These programmable and accessible LEDs can be interfaced to the build-in components to show their state. References how to customize the device configuration can be found in the FOX-IN/EN software manual “AVL_PFAL_Configuration_Command_Set.pdf”. Figure 12: View of LED indicators To turn on one of these LEDs, use the following command: $PFAL,IO11.
FOX-IN/EN HARDWARE MANUAL 6.5 VERSION 1.0.8 10pin mini-USB (option) Upon request the FOX-IN/EN device can be supplied with a 10pin mini-USB connector with one of two hardware options: Audio (AU version) or SPI (US version) interface. 6.5.1 FOX-IN/EN-AU (AU-option) The AU option supports a Serial interface (3.3 V), an audio interface and all other pins are NOT supported, so that they should not be connected. Table below gives you an overview about the supported pins for the AU option.
FOX-IN/EN HARDWARE MANUAL VERSION 1.0.8 This port can be used to connect the FOX-IN/EN to the MFD device via a special cable that can be provided upon user request by FALCOM. This cable is called "KA26" and it looks like in the picture below: Figure 15: KA26 cable.
FOX-IN/EN HARDWARE MANUAL VERSION 1.0.8 6.5.2 FOX-IN/EN-US (US option) The US option supports a Serial interface (3.3V), a SPI interface and all other pins are NOT supported, so that they should not be connected. Table below gives you an overview about the supported pins for the US option. This interface allow you to extend device's functionalities by pluging-in the IO-Dongle (optional). It has 4 additional outputs, 1 anlogue input and 8 digital inputs.
FOX-IN/EN HARDWARE MANUAL 6.5.2.1 VERSION 1.0.8 I/O-Dongle (IOBOX) Pinout The I/O-Dongle is only available for the FOX-IN/EN-US version. FOX-IN/EN-US-BT with I/O-Dongle plugged in IO-Dongle (IOBOX) Pinout Table below shows the pinout of IO-Dongle. PIN NAME I/O DISCRIPTION LEVEL 1 GND - Ground. 0V 2 IN5 I Digital input. 0 .. +32.0 V DC (V+IN ≤ +IN) 3 Tx4 O Serial Port 1. Second Serial interface with limited functionality. Transmit data for direct connection to the host PC.
FOX-IN/EN HARDWARE MANUAL VERSION 1.0.8 6.5.3 External connection points for a GSM and GPS antenna for FOXEN-AU/US FOX-EN-AU/US is fitted with two male SMB FAKRA connectors that accept a wide variety of GSM/GPS antenna styles. The Bordeaux connector (see figure below) is provided for GSM RF connection. The GSM RF connector has an impedance of 50 Ohm. A GSM antenna can be directly connected to this connector. The Blue connector (see figure below) is for GPS RF connection.
FOX-IN/EN HARDWARE MANUAL VERSION 1.0.8 6.5.4 FOX-IN/EN-US-BT (Bluetooth® Option) The FOX-IN/EN-US-BT is a Bluetooth® enabled device that supports only Serial Port Profile (SPP) (No Audio Profile) allowing users to send messages to the device wirelessly without needing any cable. The IO-Dongle supports 4 digital outputs, 1 anlogue input and 8 digital inputs. Table below gives an overview of the pins supported by this interface.
FOX-IN/EN HARDWARE MANUAL 6.5.4.1 VERSION 1.0.8 Setting up a Bluetooth® connection with FOX-IN/EN-US-BT Bluetooth® is a common and simple way for two nearby electronic devices to communicate with each other without wires. Many newer laptop computers come with built in Bluetooth® capabilities. Check to see if your computer is Bluetooth® enabled. If you do not have Bluetooth® adapter already installed, then you will need to purchase one.
FOX-IN/EN HARDWARE MANUAL VERSION 1.0.8 7 HOUSING Figure 18: FOX-IN/EN housing. This confidential document is a property of FALCOM and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission.
FOX-IN/EN HARDWARE MANUAL VERSION 1.0.8 8 APPENDIX 8.1 Schematics The figure below illustrates a common schematic for installing your FOX-IN/EN hardware in the vehicle and using it for vehicle security. For detailed information, please, refer to the related documents [AppNotes_in_vehicle_mounting.pdf]. 8.1.1 Installation guidance for 8-pin double row connector On the top of the schematic you can find the corresponding pin out of the 8-pin double row connector.
FOX-IN/EN HARDWARE MANUAL Figure 19: 8.2 VERSION 1.0.8 Schematic example of installation guidance. What should be considered when using FOX-IN/EN device FOX-IN/EN is a device controlled by means of the PFAL commands. All PFAL commands can be executed when the operating firmware inside the device is running.
FOX-IN/EN HARDWARE MANUAL VERSION 1.0.8 9 STATEMENT ACCORDING TO FCC This device contains 850/900/1800/1900 MHz GSM/GPRS functions that is operational in these frequencies respectively. The device contains 1800 MHz GSM functions that are not operational (may not be used) in U.S. Territories. Filing is only applicable for 850MHz GSM/1900 MHz PCS operations, whereby only these frequencies (850MHz GSM/1900 MHz PCS) are possible to be used in U.S. Territories. Statement according to FCC part 15.
