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User Guide
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Trackunit A S ME401 User Guide

ME401-2
Technical Manual
Version 1.3a, September 2012
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Content
Content .......................................................................................................... 2
Related Information .......................................................................................................... 5
Safety first...................................................................................................... 5
Simple Guidelines ............................................................................................................ 5
Detailed Safety Information ............................................................................ 6
Exposure to Radio Frequency Signals ............................................................................. 6
Delivered standard content ............................................................................ 9
Practical installation advice ............................................................................................ 10
Connections ................................................................................................................... 10
Power supply .............................................................................................................. 10
Digital inputs ............................................................................................................... 11
Digital output ............................................................................................................... 11
Motion sensor ............................................................................................................. 11
1-Wire input ................................................................................................................ 11
Installation of the ME401-2 in machinery ..................................................... 12
Installation of the ME401-2 in vehicles ......................................................... 13
Functionality check ...................................................................................... 14
LED ................................................................................................................................ 14
Status SMS Commands ................................................................................................. 14
Installation of the digital output .................................................................... 17
SMS commands for output control ................................................................................. 18
Safety precautions.......................................................................................................... 18
Warranty ...................................................................................................... 19
Technical Assistance ................................................................................... 19
Minimum Information Required for Technical Assistance ............................................... 19
Complaints ..................................................................................................................... 20
Specifications .............................................................................................. 21
Product specifications .................................................................................................... 21
Connections: ............................................................................................................... 21
Temperature range: .................................................................................................... 21
GSM/GPRS-specifications: ......................................................................................... 21
Mechanical specifications ........................................................................................... 21
Approvals and certificates ............................................................................ 22
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Corporate Office
M-Tec A/S Industrivej 10 9490 Pandrup Denmark.
www.m-tec.dk www.trackunit.com
Copyright and Trademarks
© 1998-2011, M-Tec A/S. All rights reserved. M-Tec, the red M hyphen TEC logo, Trackunit and Trackunit Pro are trademarks of M-Tec A/S, registered in the United States and in other countries. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.
Release Notice
This document is release 1.3 of the ME401-2, Technical Manual.
THIS MANUAL IS INTENDED FOR USE BY SYSTEM INTEGRATORS, SERVICE PROVIDERS AND APPLICATION DEVELOPERS (COLLECTIVELY, “RESELLERS”). IT IS NOT INTENDED FOR END-USERS OF THE ME401. ANY END-USER DOCUMENTATION IS TO BE PREPARED AND FURNISHED BY THE RESELLERS.
The following Product Limited Warranty gives Resellers specific legal rights. You may have others, which vary from state/jurisdiction to state/jurisdiction.
Product Limited Warranty
Subject to the terms and conditions set forth herein, M-Tec A/S (“M-Tec”) makes the following warranty only to its Resellers who purchase the ME401 hardware product (“Product”) directly from M-Tec: for a period of one (1) year from the date of shipment from M-Tec, the Product will substantially conform to M-Tec’s standard published specifications for the Product and the Product hardware will be substantially free from defects in materials and workmanship. The foregoing warranty shall not apply to embedded software/firmware components.
THIS PRODUCT LIMITED WARRANTY IS PROVIDED TO RESELLERS AND TO RESELLERS ONLY. RESELLER IS SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES MADE TO ITS CUSTOMERS, AND M-TEC MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, AND SHALL HAVE NO OBLIGATIONS OR LIABILITY TO RESELLER’S CUSTOMERS OR END-USERS OF THE PRODUCT. RESELLER SHALL NOT MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS OR WARRANTIES ON M-TEC’S BEHALF, AND SHALL FULLY INDEMNIFY, DEFEND AND HOLD M-TEC HARMLESS FROM ANY BREACH OF THE FOREGOING. IF RESELLER DISTRIBUTES PRODUCT TO END-USER CUSTOMERS, RESELLER SHALL BE SOLELY RESPONSIBLE FOR PREPARING AND PROVIDING PRODUCT WARRANTIES AND PRODUCT LITERATURE TO END-USERS.
Warranty Remedies
If the Product fails during the warranty period for reasons covered by this Product Limited Warranty and Reseller notifies M-Tec of such failure during the warranty period, M-
Tec at is option will repair OR replace the nonconforming Product, OR refund the purchase price paid by Reseller for the Product, provided that Reseller returns the Product to M­Tec in accordance with M-Tec’s standard return material authorization procedures or as otherwise instructed by M­Tec.
Warranty Exclusions and Disclaimers
The foregoing Product Limited Warranty shall only apply in the event and to the extent that (i) the Product is properly and correctly installed, configured, interfaced, maintained, stored and operated in accordance with M-Tec’s specifications, and (ii) the Product is not modified or misused. This Product Limited Warranty shall not apply to, and M-Tec shall not be responsible for, defects or performance problems resulting from: (a) the combination or utilization of the Product with hardware or software products, information, data, systems, interfaces, services or devices not made, supplied or specified by M-Tec; (b) the operation of the Product under any specifications other than, or in addition to, M-Tec’s standard published specifications for the Product; (c) the unauthorized installation, modification or use of the Product; (d) damage caused by: accident, lightning or other electrical discharge, water immersion or spray, or exposure to environmental conditions for which the Product is not intended; or (e) normal wear and tear on consumable parts, including by way of example and without limitation, batteries.
M-TEC DOES NOT WARRANT OR GUARANTEE THE RESULTS OBTAINED THROUGH THE USE OF THE PRODUCT. THE FOREGOING TERMS OF THE PRODUCT LIMITED WARRANTY STATE M-TEC’S ENTIRE LIABILITY, AND RESELLER’S EXCLUSIVE REMEDIES, RELATING TO THE USE AND PERFORMANCE OF THE PRODUCT EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE EXPRESSLY PROVIDED FOR IN THIS PRODUCT LIMITED WARRANTY, THE PRODUCT, ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION AND MATERIALS, AND/OR ANY EMBEDDED SOFTWARE/FIRMWARE AND UPDATES THERETO ARE PROVIDED “AS-IS” AND WITHOUT EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND, BY EITHER M-TEC OR ANYONE WHO HAS BEEN INVOLVED IN ITS CREATION, PRODUCTION, INSTALLATION OR DISTRIBUTION, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, TITLE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. THE STATED EXPRESS WARRANTIES ARE IN LIEU OF ALL OBLIGATIONS OR LIABILITIES ON THE PART OF M-TEC ARISING OUT OF, OR IN CONNECTION WITH, THE PRODUCT. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING: M-TEC IS NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE OPERATION OR FAILURE OF OPERATION OF GPS SATELLITES OR WIRELESS SERVICE OR THE AVAILABILITY OF GPS SATELLITE SIGNALS OR WIRELESS SERVICE. THE PRODUCT MAY CONTAIN TECHNOLOGY THAT IS NOT FAULT TOLERANT AND IS NOT DESIGNED, MANUFACTURED OR INTENDED FOR USE IN ENVIRONMENTS OR APPLICATIONS IN WHICH THE FAILURE OF THE PRODUCT WOULD LEAD TO DEATH, PERSONAL INJURY OR SEVERE PHYSICAL OR ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE OR SEVERE FINANCIAL LOSS. ANY USE OR DISTRIBUTION BY RESELLER OR ITS CUSTOMERS IN CONNECTION WITH ANY SUCH
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ENVIRONMENT OR APPLICATION SHALL BE AT RESELLER’S AND ITS CUSTOMERS’ SOLE RISK, AND M­TEC SHALL HAVE NO LIABILITY WHATSOEVER IN CONNECTION THEREWITH. RESELLER SHALL INDEMNIFY AND HOLD M-TEC AND ITS SUPPLIERS HARMLESS FROM ANY CLAIM BROUGHT AGAINST M­TEC WHICH ARISES FROM RESELLER’S USE OR DISTRIBUTION OF THE PRODUCT IN CONNECTION WITH SUCH ENVIVRONMENTS OR APPLICATIONS. SOME STATES AND JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW LIMITATIONS ON DURATION OR THE EXCLUSION OF AN IMPLIED WARRANTY, SO CERTAIN OF THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS MAY NOT APPLY TO EVERY RESELLER.
Embedded Software/Firmware
The Product and associated tools, if any, may contain embedded software/firmware, which is licensed, not sold, and is only for use within the Product as an integral part thereof. Such embedded software/firmware (which includes all updates thereto) contains valuable trade secrets and is proprietary to M-Tec and its suppliers. To the greatest extent permitted by law, such embedded software/firmware may not be modified, copied, disassembled, decompiled or reverse engineered. M-Tec reserves all other rights.
Limitation of Liability
M-TEC’S ENTIRE LIABILITY REGARDING THE PRODUCT SHALL BE LIMITED TO THE AMOUNT ACTUALLY PAID BY RESELLER FOR THE PRODUCT. TO THE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN NO EVENT SHALL M-TEC OR ITS SUPPLIERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE OR LEGAL THEORY RELATING IN ANY WAY TO THE PRODUCTS, ACCOMPANYING DOCUMENTATION AND MATERIALS, AND ANY EMBEDDED SOFTWARE/FIRMWARE AND UPDATES THERETO (INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF DATA OR ANY OTHER PECUNIARY LOSS), REGARDLESS OF WHETHER M-TEC HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF ANY SUCH LOSS AND REGARDLESS OF THE COURSE OF DEALING BETWEEN M-TEC AND RESELLER. BECAUSE SOME STATES AND JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO EVERY RESELLER.
Notices
Class B Statement – Notice to Users. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communication. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is 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. – Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. – Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Changes and modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer or registrant of this equipment can void your authority to operate this equipment under Federal Communications Commission rules.
Regulatory Approvals
CE
The ME401 products comply with the essential requirements of the R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC as stated by the EC Declaration of Conformity (CE0682). The ME401 products comply with the European Telecommunications Standards Institute Specifications EN 301 489-1 (EMC for GSM 900MHz and DCS 1800MHZz Radio Equipment and Systems).
EEC/ International
The ME401 products comply with the essential requirements of the Automotive directive 2004/104/EC clause 6.5, 6.6, 6.8 and 6.9, UN regulative ECE R10 EMC rev3. The ME401 products comply with the essential requirements of the Directive 2003/37/EEC and Directive 2006/42/EEC. The ME401 products comply with the international standards ISO-13309, ISO13766 and EN ISO-14982, for tractors, forest and agricultural machinery, moving machinery and construction machinery. The ME401 product comply with the essential and environmental requirements for use on rolling stock according to ISO 50121-3-2 and DIN EN 50125-1.
FCC
The ME401 products comply with the FCC Part 15, Part 22 and Part 24, and Industry Canada requirements. The ME401 products comply 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. For fixed mounted operations the ME401 must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 5 cm from all persons.
ME401: FCC ID: ZMF-ME401 IC-ID: 9746A-ME401
Introduction
This document contains the installation guide for the GSM/GPS product type series ME 401-2 units. This manual is intended for use by system integrators, service providers and application developers (collectively, “Resellers”). It is not intended for end-users of the ME401-2. Any end-user documentation is to be prepared and furnished by the Resellers.
This manual covers the ME401-2 with 59.2 and later firmware and operating on 850 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz and 1900 MHz Global System for Mobile communication (GSM) networks. Data and Event Reporting support is by Short Message Service (SMS), General Packet Radio Service (GPRS), or both. This manual describes how to set up, configure, install, operate, and troubleshoot the product. Even if you have used other GSM or Global Positioning System (GPS) products before, M-Tec recommends that you spend some time reading this manual to learn about the special features of this product.
M-Tec assumes that you are familiar with Microsoft Windows.
This manual is available in portable document format (PDF) from the following web site:
www.trackunit.com . Alternatively the latest version of this manual can also be downloaded
from the factory website:
http://www.m-tec.dk
Related Information
The Trackunit Pro web site is found at www.trackunit.com. This site is dedicated to the fleet management system from M-Tec A/S called Trackunit Pro. ME401-2 devices are integrated to Trackunit Pro but can also be used together with third part system providers.
Safety first
Simple Guidelines
Please follow these guidelines when configuring, using or recycling the ME401. Violating these guidelines may be dangerous, illegal or otherwise detrimental. Further detailed information is provided in this manual.
Do Not Operate Where Prohibited
Do not allow the ME401 unit to operate wherever wireless phone use is prohibited or when doing so may cause interference or danger. The ME401 cannot be turned off after installation, so any vehicle, moving machinery, construction machinery using ME401 etc. must not enter areas where it is prohibited to operate wireless phones. Examples include but are not limited to operation in hospitals, aircrafts, near blasting sites or wherever operation can cause interference.
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Interference
Like all wireless devices, the ME401 may encounter electrical interference that may affect its performance.
Avoid Body Contact with Device during Operation
Do not operate the ME401 in direct contact with your body. Maintain at least 2 inches (5 cm) separation between the device and any parts of your body.
Qualified Service
Except for batteries and Subscriber Identification Module (SIM) card, the ME401 contains no user serviceable or replaceable parts. Non-functioning units must be returned to an authorized service center for repair or replacement.
Accessories and Batteries
Use only approved accessories or batteries. Do not connect incompatible products. There is risk of explosion or fire if an incorrect type replacement battery contacts are shorted. Do not exceed the temperature ranges or other environmental conditions specified by the battery manufacturer. Dispose of used batteries according to the instructions provided with the batteries.
Water-Resistance
The ME401 series is water-resistant according to the IP-67 standard. It is however recommended that it is be used where it is relatively dry and not subjected to either water streams or submersion.
Recycling
For information on how to recycle this product in the European Union, go to either web page www.trackunit.com or www.m-tec.dk.
Detailed Safety Information
Exposure to Radio Frequency Signals
The ME401 unit is a low power radio transmitter and receiver. When it is ON, it receives and also sends out radio frequency (RF) signals. The ME401 unit cannot be turned off
after installation, so the unit operates in an always ON mode, for approximately of 3 to 4 days depending on the charging state of the backup battery.
The ME401 unit is not designed to be worn on a person’s body.
Electronic Devices
Most modern electronic equipment is shielded from RF signals. However, certain electronic equipment may not be shielded against the RF signals generated by the ME401 unit.
Pacemakers
The Health Industry Manufacturers Association recommends that a minimum separation of six (6”) inches be maintained between a handheld wireless phone and a pacemaker to avoid potential interference with the pacemaker. The following precautions apply:
• The ME401 unit is not intended for handheld use or to be worn on the body.
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• It is recommended that a minimum separation of ten (8”) inches (20 cm) is to be maintained between the ME401 unit and any persons’ body at all times. The device is SAR tested and approved for a separation distance of only (2") inches (5 cm) between the ME401 and any person’s body.
• Do not carry the ME401 on your person.
Other Medical Devices
If any other personal medical devices are used in the vicinity of a ME401 unit, consult the manufacturers of the medical devices to determine if they are adequately shielded from external RF energy. Physicians may be able to assist in obtaining this information.
The ME401 unit cannot be turned off after installation, so any vehicle, moving machinery, construction machinery installed with the ME401 etc. must not operate near health care facilities when any regulations posted in these areas prohibit the use of wireless phones or two-way radios. Hospitals and health care facilities may be using equipment that could be sensitive to external RF energy.
Vehicles
RF signals may affect improperly installed or inadequately shielded electronic systems in motor vehicles. Check with the manufacturer or its representative regarding the vehicle. Also consult the manufacturer of any equipment that has been added to the vehicle.
Posted Facilities
The ME401 unit cannot be turned off after installation, so any vehicle, moving machinery, construction machinery installed with the ME401 etc. must not enter any facility where posted notices prohibit the use of wireless phones or two-way radios.
Aircrafts
FCC and FAA regulations prohibit using wireless phones while in the air. Do not carry the ME401 unit aboard an aircraft as it cannot be turned off.
The ME401 unit cannot be turned off after installation, so any vehicle, moving machinery, construction machinery installed with the ME401 etc. must not enter a “blasting area” or in areas posted “turn off two way radio” to avoid interfering with blasting operations. Obey all signs and instructions.
Potentially Explosive Atmospheres
The ME401 unit cannot be turned off after installation, so any vehicle, moving machinery, construction machinery installed with ME401 etc. must not enter any area with a potentially explosive atmosphere and obey all signs and instructions. Sparks in such areas could cause an explosion or fire resulting in bodily injury or even death.
Areas with a potentially explosive atmosphere are often, but not always marked clearly. Potential areas may include: fueling areas (such as gasoline stations); below deck on boats; fuel or chemical transfer or storage facilities; vehicles using liquefied petroleum gas (such as propane or butane); areas where the air contains chemicals or particles (such as grain, dust, or metal powders); and any other area where it would normally be advisable to turn off motor vehicle engines it is not allowed to enter with a vehicle, moving machinery, construction machinery installed with the ME401.
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