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Raveon RV-M7-GX Quick Start Manual

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    Rv-m7- gx g p s t r a n s p o n d e r quick-start guide version c1 december 2012 raveon technologies corporation 2320 cousteau court vista, ca 92081 usa www.Raveon.Com.

  • Page 2: 2.  Overview

    M7 gx quick start guide 2 raveon technologies 1. Safety / warning information 1.1. Blasting caps and blasting areas to avoid possible interference with blasting operations, turn off this radio or remove the dc power when you are near electrical blasting caps or in areas posted: “turn off two- way ra...

  • Page 3: 3.  Operation

    M7 gx quick start guide 3 raveon technologies 3. Operation the m7 gx operates in a number of different “gps modes”, each mode specific to the application it is being used in. The mode of operation is set with one simple command, the gps x command. The following table summarizes this..

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    M7 gx quick start guide 4 raveon technologies gps mode common usage default serial port baudrate output message description gps 1 transponder simple tracking, avl, security. 4800 gsv, gll tx only. The receiver is off and gps is turned off between transmissions. This is the lowest-power consuming mod...

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    M7 gx quick start guide 5 raveon technologies 4. Electrical inputs and outputs the front panel of the m7 gx modem has these features: 1. Rf connector 2. Power led 3. Status led (receive data = green, tx = red) 4. 9-pin serial i/o connector 5. Dc power jack 4.1. Leds the status led visually show the ...

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    M7 gx quick start guide 6 raveon technologies pins configuration. It is pinned out so that it may be plugged directly into a computer or pc’s 9-pin com port. Front-view of db-9 connector on modem (female) pin name dir function level / specification 1 cd out carrier detect indicates presence of carri...

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    M7 gx quick start guide 7 raveon technologies 6. Configuring the m7 gx 6.1. Overview there is a “command mode” used to program and configure the m7 gx. In the command mode, the m7 gx modem accepts commands via the serial port and the user may configure the internal parameters of the unit, such as fr...

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    M7 gx quick start guide 8 raveon technologies even though the serial baud rate reverts to 9600 baud when the config button is pressed and the io port is rs232, it will revert back to the settings programmed into the m7 gx once the command mode is exited..

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    M7 gx quick start guide 9 raveon technologies 6.5. Radio modem related commands (short list. See technical manual for complete list) comm and command description parameters factory default atbd baud rate – sets serial com port baud rate (bps). Over-the-air (throughput) baud rate is set with atr2 com...

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    M7 gx quick start guide 10 raveon technologies atsl serial number – reads and returns a unique serial number for thjs unit. Read only 1 - 999999999 unique show show – display the configuration of the modem. This will return a page of ascii characters, showing the main configuration parameters. None ...

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    M7 gx quick start guide 11 raveon technologies prefix. Default is a capitol letter v. Slottime tdma slot duration. Configure the width of a tdma slot. 50ms increments. 50 - 1000 200 slotnum tdma slot number. Configure the slot number that this radio will use to send its data in. 1-9999 the myid of t...

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    M7 gx quick start guide 12 raveon technologies even if the unit is not moving, the gps periodically measures position and speed to determine if it has triggered a speed or position transmission. 6.6. Factory default settings for the uhf m7 gx model rv-m7-uc-gx, the factory defaults gps settings are:...

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    M7 gx quick start guide 13 raveon technologies 4. Put the m7 gx into the command mode. (enter +++ per section 0) 5. Program the gps mode. See the table on page 3 to identify the mode to use, and set it with the gps x command. Type gx and press enter to see an overview of the current gps related feat...

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    M7 gx quick start guide 14 raveon technologies how the gps features are configured, use the gx command. 13. Verify the slottime and tdmatime are set appropriate for your system. Consult the user manual if you are not sure. The defaults are 200ms slottime and 10 second tdmatime, which will give you 5...

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    M7 gx quick start guide 15 raveon technologies idlerate 120 ( to set the idling update interval to 2 minutes.) trigdx 500 (tells it to report at the idlerate if it does not move this many meters) txrate 10 ( configures it to report every 10 seconds whenever it is moves more than trigdx meters) 7.3. ...

  • Page 16: 8.  Installation

    M7 gx quick start guide 16 raveon technologies atmk f000 7.5. Time slots for optimum efficiency in a m7 gx system, begin sequentially numbering the myid of the m7 gx transponders at id 0001. The second m7 should be id 0002, and so on. The m7 gx transponders have internal clocks with 20 ticks- per-se...

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    M7 gx quick start guide 17 raveon technologies 2. Connect a dc power source to the dc in connection on the front of the modem. Use the supplied cable, or 18awg wire, and connect the red wire to +, and the black wire to – (ground). The black wire and the case of the m7 should be connected to earth gr...

  • Page 18: 9.  Operation

    M7 gx quick start guide 18 raveon technologies 9. Operation once power is applied to the m7 gx, the internal gps will begin to try to lock onto the gps satellites. The two leds on the front of the m7 will begin to alternately blink red back-and-forth every second. After 10 to 60 seconds, depending u...

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    M7 gx quick start guide 19 raveon technologies for technical assistance see our support pages: http://www.Ravtrack.Com/support or contact: support@raveon.Com.