Summary of CAREU U1
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Careu u1 vehicle tracker user guide systems & technology corp. Version: 1.01 reference no.: avl-cu-u1-00-1111uen date: june 23, 2011 s&t confidential documents.
Page 2: General Information
General information if any breakdown occurs due to the operation of the described product or users’ improper handling in accordance with the instructions of the document, s&t shall be liable for the general conditions based on the delivery of the described product and the content of the document. Th...
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Table of contents chapter 1. Introduction ................................................................................................... 1 1.1. Features ........................................................................................................... 1 1.2. Scope ........................
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Chapter 1 1 careu u1 vehicle tracker user guide chapter 1. Introduction thank you for your purchasing careu u1 gps vehicle tracker. We are very pleased to introduce you our excellent product, and you will enjoy great benefits by applying such a smart device. The careu u1 gps vehicle tracker is an al...
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Careu u1 vehicle tracker user guide chapter 1 2 1.2. Scope this document will guides you to start careu u1 vehicle tracker. However, as this document contains basic device configuration only, please see careu u1 protocol document for the advanced information. 1.3. About careu u1 careu u1 gps vehicle...
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Chapter 1 3 careu u1 vehicle tracker user guide 1.4. Hardware architecture as hardware is concerned, careu u1 is comprised of a micro-controller, regulator, gps receiver, gsm/gprs modem, g-force sensor, flash memory data storage, audio interface, i/os interface, serial ports and led status indicator...
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Careu u1 vehicle tracker user guide chapter 1 4 1.5. Related document [1] careu u1 protocol document s&t confidential documents.
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Chapter 2 5 careu u1 vehicle tracker user guide chapter 2. Taking a tour of careu u1 this chapter will guide you to the major connectors of the u1 device. 2.1. Dimensions dimensions: 108mm x 72mm x 31mm 72.00 31.10 108.00 s&t confidential documents.
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Chapter 2 6 careu u1 vehicle tracker user guide 2.2. Front view no. Name description pwr power connector for car battery i/o input/output connector including basic i/o, rs232 serial serial connector gsm sma connector for gsm external receiver rf rf connector for rf receiver gps sma connector for gps...
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Chapter 3 7 careu u1 vehicle tracker user guide chapter 3. Getting started with careu u1 to install the u1 device, follow the instructions below for basic operations. 3.1. Hardware installation 1. Sim card installation • remove the screw at the bottom of the device to open it. Then you will find the...
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Chapter 3 8 careu u1 vehicle tracker user guide 2. Gps antenna connection • connect the gps antenna to the sma connector jack on the front side of the device (circled as the illustration below) by completely screwing the gps antenna's plug connector. • it is recommended that a matching torque 7-10 i...
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Chapter 3 9 careu u1 vehicle tracker user guide 4. Power, rs-232, and i/o cable connection • connect 4-wire power cable to the power connector on the front side of u1 device (8~30v) • connect the 8-wire cable to u1 device which enables u1's connection to your system and also to related peripherals. ...
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Chapter 3 10 careu u1 vehicle tracker user guide 5. I/o cable connection 6. Usb cable connection 7. G-sensor installation consideration the device uses a 3-axis g-force sensor to detect the vehicle motion and the impact on the vehicle. The x, y and z axis definition will be affected by the location ...
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Chapter 3 11 careu u1 vehicle tracker user guide 8. Microphone installation (optional) connect the microphone set to the 8-wire cables first. Plug the connector of the 8-wire cable completely into to the seial port on the front side of the device. See the illustration below. 9. Speaker installation ...
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Chapter 3 12 careu u1 vehicle tracker user guide 3.2. Connector pin assignment connector pin definition 1. Pwr connector pin# signal name description i/o electrical characteristic 1 dc in power supply input i dc vin = +8 ~ +30v normal = 70ma @ 12v 2 gnd signal ground ---- 3 ignition ignition(acc) in...
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Chapter 3 13 careu u1 vehicle tracker user guide pin# signal name description i/o electrical characteristic 8 output 3 open-collector output 3 o imax = 300ma 9 can h can high i vi = 2.75v ~ 4.5v 10 can l can low i vi = 0.5v ~ 2.25v 3. Serial connector pin# signal name description io electrical chara...
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Chapter 3 14 careu u1 vehicle tracker user guide 3.3. Usb device driver installation careu u1 communicates with your host computer by either rs-232 or usb interface. In some newer editions of windows xp, the u1 device can be installed as a "virtual com port" device whereby u1 would automatically acc...
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Chapter 3 15 careu u1 vehicle tracker user guide 1. Automatic installation if the wizard prompts to help you install the software for "stmicroelectronics virtual com port". Select install the software automatically (recommended). Press next button to proceed. The wizard proceeds to install the drive...
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Chapter 3 16 careu u1 vehicle tracker user guide the installation completes. In [device manager], u1 device is included under ports (com & lpt) as "stmicroelectronics virtual com port". Com port number is displayed as well. S&t confidential documents.
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Chapter 3 17 careu u1 vehicle tracker user guide 2. Manual installation after you select no, not this time, if the wizard only prompts to help you install software for "usb device", you need to manually install the driver. Select install from a list or specific location (advanced). Press next button...
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Chapter 3 18 careu u1 vehicle tracker user guide select search for the best driver in these locations. Check include this location in the search. Press browse button to assign where your u1 device driver locates on your local disk. ( u1's usb device driver is free for download on s&t's website at: h...
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Chapter 3 19 careu u1 vehicle tracker user guide press next button to proceed. The wizard proceeds to install the driver. S&t confidential documents.
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Chapter 3 20 careu u1 vehicle tracker user guide the installation completes. In [device manager], u1 device is included under ports (com & lpt) as "s&t tracker". Com port number is displayed as well. S&t confidential documents.
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Chapter 3 23 careu u1 vehicle tracker user guide 7. In file menu, click properties. Click [settings] tab. Press ascii setup button. 8. In [ ascii sending] group box. Select both send line ends with line feeds and echo typed characters locally. Press ok button. S&t confidential documents.
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Chapter 3 24 careu u1 vehicle tracker user guide 9. Connect your u1 device to power as mentioned in power, rs-232, and i/o cable connection on page 9. The device startup message will be displayed. 10. In [hyperterminal] window, type in the command "at$version?" and press enter key. The hardware and ...
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Chapter 3 25 careu u1 vehicle tracker user guide 3.5. Communication settings careu u1 vehicle tracker communicates with your control center by either sms or gprs (tcp/udp). Before the device is installed into a vehicle, communication parameters should be set. 1. Sms configuration use at$smsdst comma...
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Chapter 3 26 careu u1 vehicle tracker user guide 2. Gprs configuration set gprs servers by using the folloiwng commands: at$apn=internet,username,password (apn=internet, username=username, password=password) ok at$hosts=1,0,60.148.19.10,6000 (server ip address = 60.148.19.10 and port number =6000) o...
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Chapter 3 27 careu u1 vehicle tracker user guide 3.6. Gps tracking configurations after the device communication settings are done, the remote gps tracking is ready to function. The setting of gps tracking can be done by using at$pdsr command. For example, at$pdsr=1,30,0,0,2,0,0,1,1 (tracking throug...
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Chapter 3 28 careu u1 vehicle tracker user guide for advanced testing, you would need the software intellitrac tracer plus, which is now available for your download at ftp://ftp.Systech.Com.Tw/avl/avls_tracerplus/ . Please contact your account manager with s&t to request a set of user name and passw...
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Chapter 3 29 careu u1 vehicle tracker user guide the main page of intelli fleetweb appears as below: s&t confidential documents.
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Chapter 3 30 careu u1 vehicle tracker user guide 3.7. Firmware upgrade careu u1's firmware can only be updated through usb interface. With the firmware loader tool provided by s&t, firmware update can be done for the device. Such firmware loader runs on windows-based systems. To upgrade the firmware...
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Chapter 4 31 careu u1 vehicle tracker user guide chapter 4. Technical specification characteristics dimensions (l x w x h) 108 x 72 x 31mm (with connector) weight 165gm radio performance frequency (mhz) quad-band 850/900/1800/1900mhz gsm functionality / gprs gprs mode multislot class 10 gprs coding ...
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Chapter 4 32 careu u1 vehicle tracker user guide interface i/o i/o connector 1 connector, 10pin serial connectors serial 1 (configurable): 115200bps serial 2 (configurable): 19200bps serial 3 (configurable): 19200bps input ports positive triggers: 2 negative triggers: 2 analog inputs: 2 (0~30v, 12 b...
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Chapter 5 33 careu u1 vehicle tracker user guide chapter 5. About systems & technology corp. Careu u1 vehicle tracker is produced by systems & technology corporation. The company is a key developer and supplier of advanced systems in the automatic vehicle location (avl), digital map and car navigati...
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Chapter 6 34 careu u1 vehicle tracker user guide chapter 6. Regulation fcc regulations: 15.19(a)(3): 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 inter...