Positioning Universal DCD710LA User Manual

VCM550User Guide

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Version 1.0

Model: VCM550

Date

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2018.12.11

1.0

First Release

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Model: VCM550

Regulatory Notice

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Industry
Canada (IC) Notice

Electronic devices, including computers and wireless modems, generate RF energy incidental to their
intended function and are therefore subject to FCC rules and regulations.

This equipment has been tested to, and found to be within the acceptable limits for a Class B digital
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules and Industry Canada ICES-003. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is
operated in a residential environment.

This equipment generates radio frequency energy and is designed for use in accordance with the
manufacturer’s user manual. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in any
particular installation. If this equipment causes harmful interference to radio or television reception,
which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, you are encouraged to try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures.

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.

• Consult the dealer or an experienced technician for help.

This device complies with Part 15 of the Federal Communications Commissions (FCC) Rules and with
Industry Canada (ICES-003). Operation is subject to the following two conditions:

• This device may not cause harmful interference.

• This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause

undesired operation.

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Table of Contents

1 Introduction 6
2 Hardware 7

2.1 Physical and Electrical Specifications 7

2.2 LED Indicators 7

3 Programming and Configuration Summary 9

3.1 DMAN Server 9

3.2 Applications 9

3.3 Settings Files 9

4 Tracking Behavior Summary 11

4.1 Power State Reporting 11

4.2 Ignition and Virtual Ignition 11

4.3 Absolute G detection 11

4.4 Moving State 12

4.5 Stopped State 12

4.6 Sleeping State 12

4.7 Heartbeat Reporting 12

4.8 Driver Behavior 12

4.9 AGPS 12

5 Detailed State Behavior 13

5.1 State Transitions 13

5.2 Moving to Stopped through Ignition OFF 13

5.3 Moving to Stopped through No Movement 13

5.4 Moving to Stopped through Low GPS Quality 13

5.5 Sleeping or Stopped to Moving through Ignition ON 14

5.6 Sleeping or Stopped to Moving through Virtual Ignition 14

5.7 Stopped to Moving through Movement 14

5.8 Sleeping to Stopped through Absolute G change 14

5.9 Sleeping to Stopped through Vibration 14

5.10 Sleeping to Stopped through Heartbeat 14

5.11 Stopped to Sleeping through Quiescence 14

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6 Detailed Moving Interval Reporting Logic 15

6.1 Moving Interval Locations 15

6.2 Moving Minor Locations 15

7 Detailed Reset Logic 16

7.1 Device Reboot 16
Periodic Reboot 16
Watchdog Reboot 16
Update Reboot 16

7.2 Comm Module Reset 16
No ACK Reset 16
No AT Command Reset 17
Command Based Reset 17

7.3 GPS Module Reset 17
No Location Message Reset 17
Command Based Reset 17

8 Message Resend Logic 18
9 Flash Storage Logic 19
10 Pinning, GPS Quality Filter, and AGPS 20

10.1 Pinning 20

10.2 Filter Parameters 20

10.3 Adding Events In Poor Coverage 20

10.4 AGPS 20

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Model: VCM550
FCC Equipment Authorization ID:2AHRH-DCD710LA

Industry of Canada Certification Number: 24008-DCD710LA

1 Introduction

The VCM550 is a remote start and security tracking device that uses a GPS satellite receiver
to determine location information and an LTE transceiver to communicate information to
and from a land based server. It is designed to facilitate a broad array of connected vehicle

applications, with an OBD-II vehicle interface to deliver extensive telematics services

This document outlines the operation and configuration of the VCM550 product line using
the supplied tracking application.

Integration of the VCM550 to a listening/parsing server and more details regarding
hardware use, configuration, and troubleshooting are contained in the

Guide.

VCM550 Integration

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Model: VCM550
FCC Equipment Authorization ID:2AHRH-DCD710LA

Industry of Canada Certification Number: 24008-DCD710LA

2 Hardware

2.1 Physical and Electrical Specifications

Dimensions: 53mm * 50mm * 27mm
Weight: 65g
Input Voltage: 9-15VDC
Power consumption:

- Active mode: 150mA ＠12VDC

- Low power mode: 15mA @ 12VDC

- Sleep mode: 6mA@ 12VDC
Operating temperature: -30℃ to 75℃
Storage temperature: -40℃ to 85℃

2.2 LED Indicators

There are 3 indicator LEDs on the device, which are used to indicate the status of cellular
communications and GPS, and to indicate when messages are created and transmitted.

The orange LED indicates communications status:

● Off indicates modem is off

● Slow blinking indicates no PDP session is active – searching for cell signal

● Fast blinking indicates network available

● Alternate Solid & Fast blinking indicates registered on network, no

acknowledgement

● Solid indicates registered, with acknowledgement and active PDP session

The white LED indicates GPS status:

● Off indicates GPS is off

● Slow Blinking indicates searching for GPS signal

● Fast blinking indicates GPS time sync

● Solid indicates a good quality GPS fix

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