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TABLE OF CONTENTS

1. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................. 8

1.1. Purpose of Document .................................................................................................................. 8

1.2. Scope of Document ...................................................................................................................... 8

1.3. Applicable Documents ................................................................................................................. 8

2. SYSTEM OVERVIEW .......................................................................................... 9

2.1. High-level System Overview ........................................................................................................ 9

3. EXTERNAL INTERFACES .................................................................................. 10

3.1. Wiring Connections and Connectors ......................................................................................... 10

3.2. Power ............................................................................................................................................. 11

3.3. Mechanical ..................................................................................................................................... 11

3.4. GPS ................................................................................................................................................ 11

3.4.1. Assisted GPS........................................................................................................................... 11

3.5. GSM ................................................................................................................................................ 12

3.6. Digital Inputs ................................................................................................................................. 12

3.7. Analogue Inputs ............................................................................................................................ 12

3.8. Pulsed Inputs ................................................................................................................................ 12

3.9. Digital OutputS .............................................................................................................................. 12

3.10. LINbus ............................................................................................................................................ 13

3.11. One Wire Driver Identification Input ........................................................................................... 13

4. INTERNAL COMPONENTS ................................................................................. 14

4.1. Accelerometer ............................................................................................................................... 14

4.2. Non-Volatile Memory (Dataflash) ................................................................................................ 14

4.3. Real-Time Clock ............................................................................................................................ 14

5. FUNCTIONS ........................................................................................................ 15

5.1. Data Storage .................................................................................................................................. 15

5.2. Horizontal Plane Alignment ......................................................................................................... 15

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5.3. Vertical Plane Alignment .............................................................................................................. 15

5.4. Trip/Movement Start – End .......................................................................................................... 16

5.5. Tracking Mode ............................................................................................................................... 16

5.6. User Commands ........................................................................................................................... 17

5.7. Driver Identification ...................................................................................................................... 18

5.8. Business/Private Trip Selection .................................................................................................. 18

5.9. Driver Behaviour Events and Indicator ...................................................................................... 18

5.10. Odometer ....................................................................................................................................... 19

5.11. Low Power Mode........................................................................................................................... 19

5.12. Status & Alarms ............................................................................................................................ 20

5.12.1. Panic .................................................................................................................................... 20

5.12.2. Internal Battery Low ............................................................................................................. 20

5.12.3. Battery Tamper .................................................................................................................... 20

5.12.4. Box Tamper.......................................................................................................................... 21

5.12.5. Area Alarms & Tollgate Detection ........................................................................................ 21

5.12.6. Unauthorised Movement ...................................................................................................... 21

5.12.7. GSM Jamming ..................................................................................................................... 21

5.12.8. Crash Detection ................................................................................................................... 22

5.12.9. Stealth Guard Not Present ................................................................................................... 22

5.12.10. Harsh Acceleration ............................................................................................................... 22

5.12.11. Harsh Braking ...................................................................................................................... 22

5.12.12. Harsh Cornering ................................................................................................................... 22

5.12.13. Harsh Bump ......................................................................................................................... 22

5.12.14. GPS Tamper ........................................................................................................................ 22

5.12.15. Roll-Over .............................................................................................................................. 23

5.12.16. Speed violation .................................................................................................................... 23

5.12.17. Excess Idling ........................................................................................................................ 23

5.12.18. High SMS Count .................................................................................................................. 23

5.12.19. Severe Crash Detection ....................................................................................................... 23

5.12.20. Generic Input........................................................................................................................ 23

5.13. Stealth Guard ................................................................................................................................ 23

5.13.1. Enable/Disable RF Signal .................................................................................................... 24

5.13.2. Testing ................................................................................................................................. 24

5.14. Over-The-Air upgrading ............................................................................................................... 24

5.14.1. Communication Defaults ...................................................................................................... 24

5.14.2. Product Scalability ............................................................................................................... 24

5.14.3. Data Call .............................................................................................................................. 25

6. DATA COMMUNICATIONS ................................................................................. 26

6.1. Data Security ................................................................................................................................. 26

6.2. Communication Channels ........................................................................................................... 26

6.3. Tracking Data ................................................................................................................................ 26

6.4. Trips Summary .............................................................................................................................. 26

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6.5. Periodic Data ................................................................................................................................. 27

6.6. Toll gate Data ................................................................................................................................ 27

6.7. Histogram Data ............................................................................................................................. 27

6.8. Maximums / Minimums Detection Data ...................................................................................... 28

6.9. High Resolution Speed and G-force Data .................................................................................. 28

6.10. GSM Triangulation Setup ............................................................................................................. 28

6.11. Registration and Setup ................................................................................................................ 29

6.12. Commands .................................................................................................................................... 29

7. BASE STATION SETTINGS ................................................................................ 31

7.1. Information Screen ....................................................................................................................... 31

7.2. Settings Screen ............................................................................................................................. 32

7.3. Statuses Screen ............................................................................................................................ 32

7.3.1. Status Screen- Incident Tab .................................................................................................... 33

7.3.2. Status Screen- Harsh Events Tab ........................................................................................... 33

7.3.3. Status Screen- Speed Tab ...................................................................................................... 34

7.3.4. Status Screen- Excessive Idle Tab ......................................................................................... 34

7.3.5. Status Screen- Severe Crash Tab .......................................................................................... 34

7.3.6. Generic Input Tab .................................................................................................................... 35

7.4. Report Settings ............................................................................................................................. 35

7.5. Geo Zone Screen .......................................................................................................................... 36

7.6. Odo Correction Screen ................................................................................................................ 36

7.7. Authorised Numbers Setup ......................................................................................................... 37

7.8. GPRS Setup ................................................................................................................................... 37

7.9. Peripherals Setup ......................................................................................................................... 38

7.10. Attribute Setup .............................................................................................................................. 38

8. INSTALLATION ................................................................................................... 39

8.1. Installation requirements ............................................................................................................. 39

8.2. Connecting G55 to NX50 .............................................................................................................. 39

8.3. How to Monitor a Ctrack NX50 Unit ............................................................................................ 40

8.3.1. Main Monitor Screen ............................................................................................................... 40

8.3.2. Communications Monitor Screen ............................................................................................ 41

8.3.3. GPS Monitor Screen ................................................................................................................ 41

8.3.4. I/O Monitor Screen .................................................................................................................. 41

8.3.5. System Monitor Screen ........................................................................................................... 42

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8.4. How to use the Ctrack NX50 Tools ............................................................................................. 43

8.4.1. Configuration Tools ................................................................................................................. 43

8.4.2. Testing Tools ........................................................................................................................... 48

INDEX OF FIGURES

FIGURE 1 - MAIN LOOM 10 FIGURE 2 - MECHANICAL DRAWING OF NX50 11 FIGURE 3 – NX50.40 STATUS & ALARM SETUP SCREEN (MAXX) 20 FIGURE 4 - SAMPLE TRACK REPLAY 26 FIGURE 5 - HIGH RESOLUTION DATA SPEED ANALYSIS 28 FIGURE 6 - SETUP SCREEN (MAXX) 31 FIGURE 7 - SETTINGS SCREEN (MAXX) 32 FIGURE 8 - STATUSES SCREEN (MAXX) 33 FIGURE 9 - INCIDENT TAB (MAXX) 33 FIGURE 10 - HARSH EVENTS TAB (MAXX) 33 FIGURE 11 - SPEED TAB (MAXX) 34 FIGURE 12 - EXCESSIVE IDLE TAB (MAXX) 34 FIGURE 13 - SEVERE CRASH TAB (MAXX) 34 FIGURE 14 - GENERIC INPUT TAB (MAXX) 35 FIGURE 15 - REPORT SETTINGS SCREEN (MAXX) 35 FIGURE 16 - GEO-ZONE SCREEN (MAXX) 36 FIGURE 17 - ODO CORRECTION SCREEN (MAXX) 36 FIGURE 18 - AUTHORISED NUMBERS SCREEN (MAXX) 37 FIGURE 19 - GPRS SETUP SCREEN (MAXX) 37 FIGURE 20 - PERIPHERAL SETUP SCREEN (MAXX) 38 FIGURE 21 - ATTRIBUTES SCREEN (MAXX) 38

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DOCUMENT HISTORY

Date

Author

Revision

Description of Change(s)

2011/06/09

G Botha

First release

2011/06/21

G Botha

Update connector wiring table paragraph 3.1. Update G55 screenshots paragraph 8.3

2011/06/22

R van Niekerk

Update connector wiring table paragraph 3.1.

2011/11/01

R van Niekerk

Added supported changes for v54+.

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ABBREVIATIONS AND DEFINITIONS

The following words, expressions and abbreviations shall herein before and hereafter have the meanings ascribed to them unless inconsistent with the meaning of the requirement:

ABBREVIATIONS

GPS

The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a space-based global navigation satellite system (GNSS) that provides and objects location and time information in all weather, anywhere on or near the Earth, where there is an unobstructed line of sight to four or more GPS satellites.

GSM

GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications, originally Groupe Spécial Mobile), is a standard set developed by the European Telecommunications

Standards Institute (ETSI) to describe technologies for digital cellular networks. GSM is a trademark owned by the GSM Association. The GSM Association estimates that technologies defined in the GSM standard serve 80% of the global mobile market, encompassing more than 1.5 billion people across more than 212 countries and territories, making GSM the most ubiquitous of the many standards for cellular networks.

GPRS

General packet radio service (GPRS) is a packet oriented mobile data service on the 2G and 3G cellular communication systems on GSM.

DBI

The driver behaviour indicator and logic which relays visual and audible signals to the driver according to his/her drive style.

NX50

The hardware platform name of the tracking device.

LIN Bus

The LIN-Bus (Local Interconnect Network) is a vehicle bus standard or computer networking bus-system used within current automotive network architectures. The LIN specification is enforced by the LIN-consortium, with the first exploited version being 1.1, released in 1999. Since then the specification has evolved to version 2.1 to meet current networking needs.

GMT

Greenwich mean time is the 0 time zone.

G55

The installation tool for NX40/ NX50/ Solo and Assist installations.

LED

Light Emitting Diode.

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1. INTRODUCTION

1.1. PURPOSE OF DOCUMENT

This document describes the interfaces, functions and usage of Ctrack NX50.40 device.

1.2. SCOPE OF DOCUMENT

This document describes the interfaces, functions and usage of Ctrack NX50.40 device.

1.3. APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS

All referenced documents mentioned below can be requested from digicore_config@digicore.co.za.

Document Number

Document Title

DCT-TEC-106

Ctrack NX40 – Functional Overview – Driver Behaviour Monitoring

CSA-NIM-04-06-01

Ctrack NX40 Installation Manual

DCT-MAN-187

DBI User Manual

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2. SYSTEM OVERVIEW

2.1. HIGH-LEVEL SYSTEM OVERVIEW

Uses state of the art 32-bit microprocessor technology and flash device for non-volatile storage. Latest GSM-GPRS/SMS modem with internal antenna for communication. Uses GPS for accurate position determination. 3-axis Accelerometer for detection of movement and all harsh driving events. Digital inputs to detect external statuses. Multifunction analogue input for a multi-position switch which is used for business/private trip

selection. Outputs for buzzer and immobilisation. One wire driver identification input. Power supply with internal back-up battery. Lin bus for installation, maintenance and other peripherals (e.g. driver behaviour indicator).

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3. EXTERNAL INTERFACES

3.1. WIRING CONNECTIONS AND CONNECTORS

FIGURE 1 - MAIN LOOM

Pin #

Wire Colour

Description

Black

Ground

Blue

Ignition

Blue/Red

Business/Private

Grey

Driver ID 1 wire input

Purple

LIN-bus

White

Buzzer

White/Green

Pulse Input (GPS V3.1 PCB)

Red

Power Input

Yellow

Panic Input

Black/Blue

Business/Private Ground

Black/Grey

Driver ID Ground

Blue/Grey

Generic output – for future use

Orange

Immobilizer

White/Blue

Generic input

I/O name

Type

Specification

Configuration

Immobilizer

OUTPUT

OPEN DRAIN, 1A

Buzzer

OUTPUT

OPEN DRAIN, 1A

Generic output – future

use

OUTPUT

OPEN DRAIN, 1A

Ignition

INPUT

12V/24V

Active High

Business/Private

INPUT

Resistive Input

Analogue

Generic input

INPUT

0V/12V/24V

Base

configurable

Panic

INPUT

0V/12V/24V

Normally closed,

grounded

Driver-ID

INPUT/OUTPUT

1 Wire Interface

Linbus

COMMUNICATION

LIN 2.0/SAE J2602

Voltage Input

INPUT

8V-32V DC

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3.2. POWER

Input Voltage

8-32 VDC, 500mA max

Normal Operation

50 mA (130 mA during GPRS transmission)

Sleep Mode

2 mA

Internal Rechargeable Backup Battery

3.7V 900 mAh Lithium-polymer

3.3. MECHANICAL

FIGURE 2 - MECHANICAL DRAWING OF NX50

3.4. GPS

The device uses a 50 channel GPS receiver with external antenna. GPS/SBAS engine (WAAS, EGNOS, MSAS) with -162dBm sensitivity.

Extensive filtering is implemented inside the NX50 to detect possible invalid GPS data due to partial loss of GPS signal or reflected GPS signals. The power to the GPS can be controlled when GPS is no longer needed to save power consumption from the external power source. Mechanisms also exist to detect removal or tampering with the external GPS antenna, in which case GPS tamper alarms can be generated.

3.4.1. Assisted GPS

When the GPS has been switched off for longer than 2 hours, the GPS satellite position data must be downloaded and refreshed again by the GPS device. Usually this is done when the GPS has

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satellites in vision. With assisted GPS (A-GPS) the satellite position data is downloaded by connecting to a server via GPRS. In this way, downloading can commence even when the GPS has no view of the sky, only GSM-GPRS connectivity is required. This feature can be enabled or disabled from the base station.

NOTE: If A-GPS is enabled, the centre point of the country where the device is used must be setup; else no GPS lock will occur.

3.5. GSM

The GSM interface is a quad band modem (900/1800/850/1900MHz) which is SMS, GPRS (class 10) and Edge capable, which is used as main wireless remote communication.

GSM jamming detection is part of the standard product. See paragraph 5.12.7 for the GSM jamming alarm description. The GSM antenna is built into the device which simplifies the installation process.

3.6. DIGITAL INPUTS

The device has 3 possible digital inputs:

1. Ignition Sense – This input detects if ignition is switched on or off.

2. Panic Input (only available on v54+) – This input can be connected to a normally closed, grounded Panic Button.

3. Generic Input (only available on v54+) – This input can be used as a general status input.

3.7. ANALOGUE INPUTS

The analogue input interfaces to a special multi-way switch for detecting “business” or “private” trip selection.

3.8. PULSED INPUTS

(Only available on v54+) The device has 1 pulsed input, which can be used for pulsed speed measurement. In order to use the

speed-pulse input, it must be calibrated according to the GPS prior to activation For further detail on the calibration procedure, see section 8.4.1.7.

3.9. DIGITAL OUTPUTS

There are 3 digital outputs:

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1. Immobilisation – Used to immobilize a vehicle on command or to enforce driver identification presentation

2. Buzzer.

3. General Output (only available since v54+) – This output can be used as a general output.

3.10. LINBUS

This is a multi-purpose bus which can connect to various peripheral and diagnostic devices. At present the G55, stealth guard and Driver Behaviour Interface (DBI) connects to this bus.

3.11. ONE WIRE DRIVER IDENTIFICATION INPUT

This input reads the driver identification tag (Dallas one wire interface).

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4. INTERNAL COMPONENTS

4.1. ACCELEROMETER

An on-board 3 axis ±8g accelerometer which is used for various movement-detection functions:

1. Vehicle movement

2. Roll over and box tamper

3. Crash/severe crash

4. Harsh driving (acceleration, braking, cornering and up/down bump)

4.2. NON-VOLATILE MEMORY (DATAFLASH)

The data flash is used for all data storage. It stores settings, collected data and is also used during over the air upgrading.

4.3. REAL-TIME CLOCK

The real-time clock is used for time-keeping when the GPS is switched off. The internal time is synchronized with GPS (GMT) when GPS lock is obtained. Whenever GPS time falls away, the realtime clock keeps the device time updated.

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5. FUNCTIONS

5.1. DATA STORAGE

The data flash stores data which is preserved even when all power including the internal backup battery is lost.

The following is stored in data flash:

1. Complete communication packets – up to 200 packets containing up to 5 positions each

2. High sample rate data for crash downloads – 24 files of half hour data

3. All settings needed for operation.

4. Internal system variables which needs to be recovered after reset.

5.2. HORIZONTAL PLANE ALIGNMENT

The device can be installed in any orientation within the vehicle. Due to this requirement, the device must be notified what the horizontal plane is. This occurs after installation where the vehicle must be parked on a horizontal surface and the “Finalise Installation” control is pressed on the G55.

Once HPA has been done, Roll over and Box tamper can be detected. Note: Crash and Severe crash detection features function independent of HPA or VPA and is available

“out of the box” (if enabled on the base).

5.3. VERTICAL PLANE ALIGNMENT

When HPA is done, the device will learn where front, rear and left/right directions are. This will take place during normal driving after the installation has been finalised. Only once HPA and VPA is done, will it be possible to detect the harsh driving events (harsh brake, acceleration, cornering and bump). Before VPA is done in the vehicle, only harsh brake alarms are possible which is, for the time being, derived from the GPS speed.

The following very important steps are required for these functions to perform properly:

1. The device must be firmly fixed to a rigid body part of the vehicle. A body part susceptible to vibration is NOT acceptable. Double sided tape or any type of putty or wedging the device into some slot is NOT rigid enough mounting. The device must be mounted in such a way that it does not move in any direction during the life-time of its installation, in many times for years. If this requirement is not observed, all harsh driving, box tamper/ roll over and crash/sever crash detection functions must be disabled and cannot be used.

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