Pacific Track PT10 OEM Telematics Device User Manual

Pacific Track PT10 OEM Telematics Device

Version Tracking

Version                Date                                      Change

0.1| 11/19/2021| Initial Version
1.0| 5/25/2019| Published
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OEM Notice

This user manual is provided to OEM and Resellers of Pacific Track’s products. It is not intended to be used by end users.
OEM and Resellers should include the following notices in a prominent location in the instruction manual or pamphlet supplied to the user or, alternatively, shall be placed on the container in which the device is marketed:

• Product Marketing Name: Telematics Device
• FCC ID: 2ALBDPT10
• IC : 23259-PT10

This equipment complies with FCC radiation exposure limits and Canada radiation RF exposure limits set forth in CFR 47 Sections 2.1091 and ISED RSS-102 for an uncontrolled environment. This equipment should be installed and operated with a minimum distance of 20 cm between the radiator and the body. This transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

1. (This device may not cause harmful interference, and
2.  this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

This device complies with Industry Canada’s license-exempt RSSs. Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

1. This device may not cause interference; and
2. This device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.”

Product Overview

The PT10 is a cellular device that can be used for telematics application. The PT10 can be powered with a basic power-only connection (aka 2-wire). The PT10 can also monitor the ignition pin (3-wire installation).
The PT10 can be programmed to run complex applications schemes based on locally generated events and states using the VTX™ web-based platform.

External Interfaces

Overview
The PT10 uses a single external interface. The interface is a 7-pin connector Molex Micro-Fit 3.0™ P/N 04365-00722.
The mating connector is the Molex 04645-0700.
Pacific Track has approved the substitution of the Molex connector with other brands that have met a series of tests conducted internally.

Pinout

The pinout of the connector is specified is the following table:

PIN                                FUNCTION DETAILS / RANGE

1| UART TX| Accessories UART Transmit
2| UART RX| Accessories UART Receive
3| OUTPUT| Open Drain Output
4| INPUT 2| 3 to 32V
5| INPUT 1| 3 to 32V
6| POWER GND| 0V
7| POWER IN| 6 to 32V

The device should be powered from pins 6 and 7.

Micro USB
For debugging purpose, the PT10 also includes a Micro USB connector. The connector can be used to connect USB 2.0 equipment (PC, laptop or smartphone) to the PT10 during provisioning.

Note that the PT10 cannot be powered from the USB-C connector nor can the connector provide power to a connected accessory.

LED’s

Overview
The PT10 includes two LEDs (ORANGE and BLUE).
Note: This document describes the current default behavior of the LEDs. This behavior can be changed by the user.

ORANGE LED
The following table summarizes the functionality of the ORANGE LED;

LED State                 Meaning

Off| GPS power management engaged. GPS is turned

off, GPS backup clock in ON.

Blinking| GPS is in acquisition mode
On| GPS signal is locked

Note: The GPS may go into power management mode for example when the PT10 detects that the vehicle is not moving.

BLUE LED
The following table summarizes the functionality of the BLUE LED;

LED State                       Meaning

Off| The cellular subsystem is off
One blink / 10s| The cellular subsystem is not searching
Two blinks / 10s| No SIM card detected
Fast blink| The cellular network has rejected the device
Slow Blink| The cellular subsystem is searching
On| The cellular subsystem found a network

Power Supply

The PT10 is powered with a circuit that has been tested to meet the requirements of ISO 16750-2.
The circuit provides the following benefit:

1. Protected against reversed polarity
2.  Protected against over current with a resettable fuse
3. Filtered against noise present on the power line
4. Protected against the overvoltage/overshoot present in the automotive and industrial environments with a Transient Voltage Suppressor (TVS) which has a peak power dissipation of 1500W

Testing Environment

To test the PT10, the following shall be provided:

• A reliable power supply (at least one amp at 12V)
• A SIM card for the targeted operator
• A PC or laptop
• A USB cable to connect a PC or laptop to the PT10 such as this one:

Software Tools

It is recommended to use a terminal emulation program called Tera Term. The latest version is 4.106 and it can be found at: https://osdn.net/projects/ttssh2/releases/
Do not use other branches of the Tera Term projects such as 2.x or 3.x

Initial setup

1. Insert the SIM card in the PT10

2. Power the device

3. Connect the USB connector to the PC/Laptop and to the device

4. Start Tera Term

5. Click on File -> New Connection -> Serial and select:
   COMxx: Quectel NMEA Port (COMxx)

6. Click OK

7. Click on Setup -> Serial Port and select the following options:

   • Speed: 115200
   • Data: 8 bit
   • Parity: none
   • Stop bits: 1 bit
   • Flow control: none

8. Click OK

9. It might be convenient to store those settings by going to:
   Setup -> Save setup and click Save

Control Interface

At that point the user should be able to enter commands to control and query the device. Note that there is no echo unless the command character (‘!’) is first entered. To test the interface, type the following commands:

H ( is the carriage return character which is sent when the Enter key is pressed)

Cellular Information

Query normal
The Cellular interface can be queried with the following command:

CI

Here below is an example answer to this query:

Query no SIM
If the SIM card is not present or not detected, the following is displayed:

GPS Information

The GPS subsystem can be queried with the following command

G

Here below is an example answer to this query:

Input/Outputs

Overview
The PT10 includes the following interfaces:

• 1 Digital inputs
• 1 Open-drain outputs
• A serial UART
  For debugging purpose, these interfaces can be controlled locally. In actual deployments, these interfaces can be controlled remotely over an IP connection or SMS messages

Digital inputs
The inputs can be verified with the following command:

INP

The result is as shown below:
2 1
1 0
OK

In that case, inputs 2 is high (more than 3V on the input) and inputs 1 is low.

Open-drain outputs
The outputs can be controlled with the following command:

Connecting a load
The load can be connected to the PT10 output using the following schematic:

Please note the following:

• The POWER applied to the load does not need to be the same as the one powering the PT10
• When using separate power sources, the two grounds (PT10 and load) must be connected together
• The diode shown above must be present if the load is not purely resistive. If a non-resistive load such as a relay is switched without the diode, the PT140 output will be immediately destroyed.
• The maximum voltage for the load is 60V (note that this is different from the maximum voltage supported by the PT10 itself)
• The maximum current is 3 Amps.

Serial interface
Please contact Pacific Track to discuss the supported devices.

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