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1. axis SSS Sal FIX For validated and invalidated solution definition see table below SVs in Fix Description Hex ASCII 0 x 00 0 No navigation solution 0x01 1 1 Satellite solution 0x02 2 2 Satellite solution 0x 03 3 3 Satellite solution 0 x04to0x0C 4 to 12 gt 3 Satellite solution Example 0x6 6 6 satellites are in view 4 8 1 Convert the GPIO hexadecimal value to binary format In order to identify the status of provided GPIO states you have to convert the corresponding hexa value in the binary format The schematic below shows the structure of the GPIO protocol message converted from hexa value 4215 in the binary format The GPIO state consists of a 16 bit values 4 Bytes where the first 8 bits 0 7 bits counting begin from right to left inicate the outputs state and the last 8 bits 8 15 bits indicate the inputs state Each bit contains the current state of the corresponding STEPP II device input output If the bit x is set to 1 0 it means that the input or output is set to HIGH LOW state respectively 8 x Inputs 8 x Outputs i 01000010 00010101 AAAAAAAA AAAAAAAA Output Bit 0 Output 1 Output Bit 1 Output 2 Output Bit 2 Output 3 Output Bit 3 Output 4 Output Bit 4 Output 5 switch on the output driver Output Bit 5 reserved Output Bit 6 reserved Output Bit 7 reserved Input Bit 0 Input Key 1 Input Bit 1 Input Key 2 Input Bit 2 Input Key 3 Input Bit 3 Input Key 4
2. Therefore the string over which the checksum has to be calculated is field PSRF lt m_id gt lt data gt excluding character All fields in all proprietary NMEA messages are required none are optional All NMEA messages are comma delimited Types of NMEA messages VERSION 1 02 NIMES Syntax Function Message type Y This NMEA message select the supported lt lt ese ental a ee messages which can be polled once or g um set up periodically This confidential document is a property of FALCOM GmbH and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission FALCOM Page 20 SOFTWARE 1 6 6 DESCRIPTION VERSION 1 02 Writable PSRF108 lt Parameter_name gt This NMEA message sets user definable message lt value gt lt CkSum gt lt CR gt lt LF gt parameter values Execuiable PSRF109 lt r_data gt lt s_date gt This NMEA message sets user definable maseade lt s_time gt lt e_date gt lt e_time gt parameter values to download the stored 9 lt CkSum gt lt CR gt lt LF gt history data 4 1 2 1 NMEA messages improved structure All NMEA messages have to be sent in uppercase capital letters otherwise the configuration could not be accepted If a send message via SMS data connection or locally is incorrectly typed by the user based on the structure in the table below the device ignores refuses that command and no configuration is performed Du
3. GPGSM 2 V 490172123456 11 Field Format Example Description 1 GPGSM GPGSM Start of sentence 2 x 2 Received call mode 2 3 a V Call type D data call V voice call A listen call 4 a 49123456 Caller number 5 a a Caller phonebook entry 6 hh a Checksum 7 lt CR gt lt LF gt End of message termination Table 9 The GPGSM message data format in received call mode This confidential document is a property of FALCOM GmbH and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission FALCOM Page 28 SOFTWARE 1 6 6 DESCRIPTION VERSION 1 02 4 3 Supported parameter The Falcom STEPP Il operating with firmware version 1 6 2 and greater supports the following listed parameters lt parametfer_name gt Each parameter name is distinguished as caption section Within a section you will find two tables the first one indicates the lt parameter_name gt lt value gt format the command syntax the second one shows the example s how the SMS command and or NMEA message can be sent to the STEPP II device Keep in mind that if one of following parameter names described in the chapters below is supposed to be sent via the NMEA message PSRF108 which is transmitted in the form of sentences then their format must be considered by the user The sentence begins with character next come the four letters talker ID and three letter sentence ID followed by a number of parameters separated by commas and terminat
4. NMEA SPSRE108 PIN 1321 69 message Notes e Successful PIN authentication only confirms that the entered PIN was recognized and correct The PIN acception does not necessarily imply that the STEPP Il is registered to the desired network Typical example PIN was entered and accepted but the STEPP II fails to register to the network This may be due to missing network coverage denied network access with currently used SIM card no valid roaming agreement between home network and currently available operators etc e To verify the present status of network registration please refer to the LED states in the hardware manual of the STEPP Il device The next way to verify if it is available establisch remotely a voice or data call e No PIN request is more pending if the PIN number of used SIM card once has been specified and it is sent to the STEPP device The STEPP stores that specified PIN and uses it upon request of the GSM part No more PIN entry is required from your part as long as the used SIM card is not replaced by a new one e ASMS command sent without value deletes the existed entry 4 3 3 PWD Syntax PWD lt password gt This parameter allows you to define or to change the device password for SMS configuration lt password gt It specifies the password string type for the device configuration via SMS The user specified password protects the STEPP Il device from the prohibited accesse
5. 50 40 60 18 3600 50 6716 Longitude LR X No conversion required This confidential document is a property of FALCOM GmbH and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission FALCOM Page 62 SOFTWARE 1 6 6 DESCRIPTION VERSION 1 02 6 2 The difference between the Voice and Alarm calls The hardware of the Falcom STEPP Il supports two different audio channels interfaces which can be used for different user requirements e Voice Call available on the AMP 15 pin connector e Alarm Call available on the MOLEX 16 pin connector 6 2 1 Voice channel The voice channel of Falcom STEPP Il allows the message sender to conduct a normal telephone conversation with the Falcom STEPP Il For this Falcom STEPP I operates in Hands Free mode Requirements are to connect a loud speaker to the pins 9 and 10 and a Hands Free microphone to the pins 7 and 8 of the Falcom STEPP Il 15 pin connector Falcom STEPP Il will automatically answer an incoming call after the second or third ring d Condition for receiving an incoming call is that the caller s number has to be configured 6 2 2 Alarm channel The alarm channel allows the message sender to establish a voice call listen in mode to the Falcom STEPP Il without activating the loud speaker connected to the Falcom STEPP Il In this case connect a Hands Free microphone to pins 1 and 3 of the Falcom STEPP II 16 pin connector d Condition for receiving an incom
6. Dec Scale Example Scale Example GPLOG lt data_I gt first data record GPS time since 01 06 1980 4 19590B9E Seconds 425266078 X position 3 336B82 m 3369858 Y position 3 2E685F m 3041375 Z position 3 2C6264 m 2908772 SVS 1 03 3 Velocity 2 100 0010 m s Vs 100 0 1 has to be converted in GPIO 2 4215 the binary format see chapter 4 8 1 Analogue 1 2 0020 V 36 3 256 2 83 Analogue 2 2 0025 V 36 3 256 4 54 Delimiter lt data_2 gt second data record It has the same structure as first data record but it may contains different values OD GPS time The number of seconds since Saturday Sunday Midnight UTC with time zero begging this midnight Used with GPS Week Number to determine a specific point in GPS Time Coordinates of user s position in ECEF meters The Earth centered Earth Fixed ECEF is a Cartesian coordinate system with its origin located at the center of the Earth The coordinate system used by GPS to describe 3 D location For WGS 84 World Geodetic System 1984 reference ellipsoid ECEF coordinated have the Z axis aligned with the Earth s spin axis The X axis through the insertion of the Prime meridian and the Equator and X Y Z position This confidential document is a property of FALCOM GmbH and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission FALCOM Page 59 the Y axis is rotated 90 degrees East of the X axis about the Z
7. Veldamirel nko aleve a E E ER A NRE nbc A E A E ia tenet Reco R 63 WHATTO DO IF THE DEFINEDIBASSWORDIOEDEVIGEIFA SiC temrersseadeseedrsederscccsseccessedeeseecereececs 63 DEFAULT SEMINE SORTHE FIRMWARE Or Seere e e a AE A E A 64 PIN ASSIGNMENTS OF THE XF55 AVL CORRESPONDING TO THE FIRMWARE VERSION 2 0RC1 64 This confidential document is a property of FALCOM GmbH and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission GFALCOM Page 2 SOFTWARE 1 6 6 DESCRIPTION Version history Version number Author 1 00 Fadil Beqiri 1 01 Fadil Beqiri 1 02 Fadil Beqiri VERSION 1 02 Changes Initial version On chapter 4 an important note added Manual layout improved and all SMS commands and NMEA messages updated New manual layout The description of PIN parameter added Due to the new released firmware version 1 6 6 the following chapters are added updated chapter 1 3 added chapters 4 3 12 and 4 5 9 updated Up to 180 000 recordr instead of 100 000 can be stored into the History Chapter 6 4 added default settings of firmware 1 6 6 Chapter 6 5 added This confidential document is a property of FALCOM GmbH and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission FALCOM Page 3 SOFTWARE 1 6 6 DESCRIPTION VERSION 1 02 0 OVERVIEW OF DOCUMENT Falcom STEPP Il is a Plug amp Play GSM GPS device which contains a software application that can be configured The concept of the device is based on a si
8. coordinates deviates off a pre defined route or detects if a car leaves a pre defined country Depending on the configuration the device exchanges data with a server application e g Mapping Software etc The STEPP Il can be configured by the user via local RS232 interface or remotely over the GSM air link This confidential document is a property of FALCOM GmbH and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission FALCOM Page 7 SOFTWARE 1 6 6 DESCRIPTION VERSION 1 02 1 3 Version History 1 3 1 Firmware version 1 6 6 The firmware of Falcom STEPP Il is constantly being improved and new features are added All commands and parameters having the symbol 1 are available only in the Firmware 1 6 6 and greater versions The following features are improved and new parameters are added e The parameter GPSRESET initiates a Coldstart feature of the previous firmware versions after the user specified time if the GPS within that time in minutes no GPS fix is obtained The firmware 1 6 5 and greater versions initiate a Hotstart as a default setting instead of a Cold start that improves the performance of unit The default setting of the GPS startup mode can also be manually changed To change the default setting the second parameter lt startup_mode gt can be specified to C W and H corresponding to the Coldstart Warmstart and Hotstart respectively However note that the GPSRESET can be sent without specifying the
9. lt space gt lt alarm_text gt lt CR gt lt LF gt lt first_protocol gt lt CR gt lt LF gt lt second_protocol gt lt CR gt lt LF gt if an alarm is triggered lt device_name gt alfa_car lt alarmtext gt Alarmlmput1 lt CRLF gt Example 2 lt first_protocol gt GPRMC 103530 000 A 5040 3986 N 01058 8636 E 0 06 171 45 290903 04 lt CRLF gt lt second_protocol gt GPIOP 11000001 00010000 4 82 3 69 4 06 72 4 1 4 Combining commands on the same command line You may enter several SMS commands or NMEA messages on the same line This eliminates the need to type the message header or NMEA message before each parameter configuration Instead it is only needed once at the beginning of the wheat command line Use a colon as command delimiter The command line buffer accepts a maximum of 160 characters due to the SMS limitation of 160 characters If this number is exceeded the sent commands will be ignored from the STEPP Il device or ERROR is returned This confidential document is a property of FALCOM GmbH and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission FALCOM Page 22 SOFTWARE 1 6 6 DESCRIPTION VERSION 1 02 4 2 NMEA messages transmitted selected by to STEPP Il device The STEPP Il device transmits NMEA sentences every second depending on the configuration The identifiers for the NMEA messages transmitted by the STEPP Il device are listed below Excepting GPIOP and GPGSM all other messages
10. number of satellites lt sat gt is available SMS messages will periodically be sent to the specified phone number Any null value is ignored e To stop transferring of protocols the command amp CNF UNIT GEOMSG without parameters has to be sent to the device e The phone number lt g_phone gt can also be another participant message receiver different from the message sender The STEPP Il device transfers the GPS protocols to the assigned participant This feature allows the specified participants to have knowledge of the device location and or device events depending on the user specified protocol s This feature can be enabled from the device manager one of the authorized phone numbers if specified without the need to enter the phone numbers of these participants in the authorized list In this way the participants could not access the STEPP Il device This feature can also be called alarm forwarding 4 3 17 GEO lt index gt GEO lt index gt lt reg_name gt lt reg_id gt lt long_UL gt lt lat_UL gt lt long_LR gt Sumien lt lat_LR gt lt when gt This parameter allows the STEPP Il device to determine an area geofencing region Up to 99 areas are possible Chapter 3 2 gives more information about the features of geofencing lt index gt The region index 00 99 The 00 region is the master region lt reg_name gt String optional region name up to 20 characters are available The text i
11. 0127 SES EOS aC SiO Onno nO nan 2a SPSAELOS O0S 00 01 0126 SES EMO SO OOOO OL 20 SPSReilOs 04 00 01 01 21 Command Description This command is used to control the output of supported NMEA messages GGA GLL GSA GSV RMC GPIOP and GPGSM Using this command message NMEA messages may be polled once or setup for periodic output Parameter Description lt msg gt It soecifies the NMEA message which will be configured Following values are available 00 corresponds to the GPGGA message 0l corresponds to the GPGLL message 02 corresponds to the GPGSA message 03 corresponds to the GPGSV message 04 corresponds to the GPRMC message 07 corresponds to the GPIOP message 08 corresponds to the GPGSM message 00 predefined value lt rate gt specifies the message period in seconds Following values can be set 00 disables the message specified in the lt msg gt field 01 enables the message specified in the lt msg gt field 01 predefined value lt CkSum gt CheckSum has to be calculated Notes This confidential document is a property of FALCOM GmbH and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission FALCOM Page 56 SOFTWARE 1 6 6 DESCRIPTION VERSION 1 02 e f the field lt rate gt is specified to 0 the selected message lt msg gt will be disabled switched OFF 4 6 3 SPSRF109 data ChSum lt CR gt lt LF gt Download the history data PSRF109 lt r_data
12. 2 lt ath_phone gt It determines the authorized network numbers The specified phone number s may also be called device administrator s How the parameter could be sent amp CNF UNIT TELO S 49123456 amp CNF UNIT TEL1 V 49123457 eee amp CNF UNIT TEL2 A 49123458 amp CNF UNIT TEL3 D 49123459 amp CNF UNIT TEL3 SPSRF108 TELO S 4 9123456 20 NMEA SPSRF108 TELI V 9123 ee TEE SPSRF108 TEL2 A 9123 58 3E SPSRF108 TEL3 D 49123459 3B SPSRF108 TEL3 6C Notes e If you define at least one phone number into the authorized list the access permissions are allowed only for that number s i e except the authorized persons no other person can access the STEPP Il device e The access permissions are allowed for all users if the authorized list is empty i e unspecified persons who knows the phone number of the STEPP l can access it e Using the entry type the STEPP II can establish different call types e The STEPP II allways compares the caller number with the number s stored in the autorized list and if no identical numbers are found calls could not be established e f the caller number is identical to one of the numbers stored in the autorized list however the types lt type gt are different for example the type of stored phone numbers is S specified for SMS and caller connection is a Voice Data or Alarm typ
13. FALCOM Page 57 SOFTWARE 1 6 6 DESCRIPTION VERSION 1 02 4 7 GPIOP format protocol The GPIOP status protocol appears in the following format GPIOP Status protocol 8 Bit value Input ILILIII I Input Bits KEY8 KEY1 OOOIOOOO Output Bits PORT8 PORT1 8 Bit value Output adc1 A D Wandler 1 Molex Pin2 adc2 A D Wandler 2 Molex Pin4 Voltage of internal battery Value analogue input 1 z P configured GPS protocol Value analogue input 2 Value internal battery voltage GPS In the example the inputs outputs marked red have been set Note that the fifth output oit 4 counting from left to right will always be set to logic HIGH 1 This output could not be accessed from the user it only indicates that the output driver is suitched on IIILIIII Input 2 and 8 Ignition active OOOOOOOO Output 1 and 3 activated GPIOP 01000010 00010101 0 00 0 00 4 07 70 The below schematic shows the structure and description of each bit of the GPIOP protocol message GPIOP 01000010 00010101 0 00 0 00 4 07 70 ___ Checksum Value internal battery voltage Value analogue input 2 Value analogue input 1 Output Bit 0 Output 1 Output Bit 1 Output 2 Output Bit 2 Output 3 Output Bit 3 Output 4 Output Bit 4 Output 5 switch on the output driver Output Bit 5 reserved Output Bit 6 reserved Output Bit 7 reserved L Input Bit 0 Input Key 1 Inp
14. Input Bit 4 reserved1 Key Input Bit 5 reserved2 Key Input Bit 6 external power V Key Input Bit 7 Ignition Key This confidential document is a property of FALCOM GmbH and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission FALCOM Page 60 SOFTWARE 1 6 6 DESCRIPTION VERSION 1 02 5 HOW TO UPDATE THE NEW FIRMWARE INTO THE STEPP Il Please refer to the stepp_ll_user_guide pdf user manual chapter 2 This confidential document is a property of FALCOM GmbH and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission FALCOM Page 61 SOFTWARE 1 6 6 DESCRIPTION VERSION 1 02 6 APPENDIX A 6 1 How to convert the coordinates In order to convert coordinates from degrees minutes seconds format to decimal format use this easy formula degrees minutes 60 seconds 3600 The example coordinate above UL would be calculated as In our example e Latitude LR 10 52 55 N e Longitude LR 50 42 44 W Latitude UL X Y Z 10 52 60 55 3600 10 8819 Latitude UL X No conversion required Longitude UL X Y Z 50 42 60 44 3600 50 7122 Longitude UL X No conversion required The example coordinate above LR would be calculated as In our example e Latitude LR 10 57 14 N e Longitude LR 50 40 18 W Latitude LR X Y Z 10 57 60 14 3600 10 9538 Latitude LR X No conversion required Longitude LR X Y Z
15. PWD CNF Examples amp REQ PWD CNF Respond stepp_Il CNFO1 NAME stepp_1II LOG 3 1 900 0 0 0 0 GEO01 Langewiesen 1 5041 stepp_ll CNFO2 PIN 1111 NMEA 9600 8N1 GGA 1 GLL 1 GSA 1 GSV 1 RMC 1 IOP 1 GS SMS stepp_IIl CNFO3 PORTS P1 E 0 0 P2 Z 5 5 P3 A 0 0 P4 A 0 0 UNIT FAL STEPP V1 6 2 stepp_ll END04 GPSFIX 5040 4012 1058 8418 782464386 3976357 771535 4910975 Command Description Using this command the STEPP II device delivers to the message sender in one or more SMS messages whole configuration settings stored in the internal FLASH memory If parameter PWD is already specified the PWD value will not be delivered from the device Notes e If the configuration does not fit in due to limited text length within a SMS of 160 characters one SMS message it is sent in several SMS messages In this case CNF is replaced by CNFxx where xx is the message index starting from 00 In the last message CNF is replaced by ENDxx See respond messages in table above 4 5 6 amp REQ PWD CONNECT Initiate a return call as a data call Command amp REQ PWD CONNECT lt phone gt Examples amp REQ PWD CONNECT 1234567 amp REQ CONNECT 491234567 amp REQ PWD CONNECT 0221345789 amp REQ PWD CONNECT Command Description Using this command the STEPP Il device can be instructed to start a GSM connection It initiates a return call from the device as a data call and transfers the set GPS protocols The tar
16. amp FALCOM WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS GMBH Falcom STEPP Il Software version 1 6 6 and greater versions Description m Version 1 02 SOFTWARE 1 6 6 DESCRIPTION VERSION 1 02 Index of contents 0 OVERVIEW OF DOCUMENT 22a eee ete es 4 0 1 REKATEDID CUMENTS sescecesceecenccria erase ned ca craeeves Uecrae Sia cera E cates Mr E eee areTES ETE 5 1 OVERVIEW amp FEATURES OF THE SOFTWARE scsssseeees 6 1 FEATURESS Fall EeS EIMWAR a En AA E A ene 6 12 CONEGCURAIONS ORIWA RE a E E E amen me E E E E E E TE 7 ES MERSI INAIISTIGIR V E E een earner ea RIC ee ain eee NR aeRO N 8 FS RMW NKETESTOIAT TWO ant coccannoconnnsascooadenoonanediosobocnsinecodan T T 8 asi ARIMA MOE WASTESTONT lien 2a aatan noanocecacieas tac Oa O E roo Or A OO 8 2 MPUE STERP Ul STARTER sco ese ccc occ ce cs csactan eee cocccssescccecae se seaes 9 3 PREPARING TO USE THE HISTORY AND GEO FENCING FUNCTIONS E ae eee eee 10 Sal HRA GK ING ES T noite met sane eek aR UMC E eT aN E AOE ETE Oe Fs ROE SOE ANE Oe FICO EMA TE 10 Sells Aime E UT AKe Ie Til teach sera sc E E E A R E AT 10 Sb ate A SEUUTATCTS ciasstenasestocadancodes sanoordasanbodsedastonctsendeckasiaocosteciancack usa O N A O E N 1 A ESIIN ES e E E E A E E E bocce ocean esa ecddomctes 11 See AMS CNES NEINA EAE E eaa ce E EE T T E A T E T 12 3S SHOW todownoadihe history records ree ere ree eee eee ee eee 12 NM A Ta aV O a nrcat merase arte ee ree tee eee eee care ee eee
17. are based on the NMEA standard messages GPGGA _ GPS Fix Data GPRMC Recommended Minimum Specific GPS Data GPGSV GPS Satellites in View GPGSA GPS DOP and Active Satellites GPGLL Geographic Position in Latitude Longitude GPIOP STEPP II Device Input Output Ports y GPGSM _ STEPP Il Device GSM Status A full description and definition of the listed NMEA messages is provided in the next subsection of this section Wwe 4 2 1 Description of NMEA output messages The following table is intended as a quick reference to explain the formats used in the tables below Format Description hhmmss ss Time hh hours mm minutes ss ss seconds ddmmyy Date day dd month mm year yy ddmm mmmm Latitude dd degrees mm mmmm minutes dddmm mmmm Longitude ddd degrees mm mmmm minutes dd dddddd Latitude longitude dd dddddd degrees dd mm ss Latitude longitude dd degrees mm minutes ss seconds x Integer XX Integer having exactly two digits using leading zeros X X Number including fraction hh Two digit hexadecimal number using uppercase A F bbbbbbbb Eight digit binary number a ASCII text sa ASCII text in quotation marks lt CR gt lt LF gt Carriage return and line feed The GPGGA message includes time position GPS quality and number of satellites in use Example GPGGA 133726 569 5040 4365 N 01058 5646 E 1 03 8 9 92 9 M 0000 3F Field Format Example Description GPGGA GPGGA Start of sentence 2 hhmmss ss 13
18. be sent More than one number can be entered using a semicolon as a separator between two numbers The lt phone phone_ phone_n gt field consists of a numeric with a length up to 100 digits Remember the SMS length up to 160 characters lt text gt It specifies the identification text which will be sent to the target phone number only if the alarm type lt type gt is set to S for SMS connection lt min_val gt It defines the minimum value before analog input triggered lt max_val gt It defines the maximum value before analog input triggered lt protocols gt It defines the input NMEA messages see chapter 4 2 which will be sent to the message sender only if the alarm type lt type gt is set to S for SMS How the parameter could be sent amp CNF UNIT IN1 S0123456 alarm in analogue input SMS paren noe amp CNF UNIT IN2 S0123456 alarm in analogue input command A Io Sr TOR amp CNF UNIT IN2 SPSRF108 IN1 S0123456 alarm in analogue input 1 2 4 OR NMEA E Meer f k y messadge SPSRF108 IN2 S0123434 alarm in analogue input Je 2 3 5 TOP 10 SPSREFIO8 IN2 37 Notes This confidential document is a property of FALCOM GmbH and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission FALCOM command sent to the device overwrites the existing configuration lt text gt and lt protocols gt fields can be remov
19. gt This confidential document is a property of FALCOM GmbH and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission FALCOM Page 31 SOFTWARE 1 6 6 DESCRIPTION VERSION 1 02 Specifies the number of seconds for ON time period lt off_time gt Specifies the number of seconds for OFF time period How the parameter could be sent amp CNF UNIT PORT1 Z 1 1 SMS amp CNF UNIT PORT2 E command amp CNF UNIT PORT3 A amp CNF UNIT PORT4 1 2 SPSRF108 PORT1 Z 1 1 4D NMEA SPSRF108 PORT2 E 51 message SPSRF108 PORT3 A 54 SPSRF108 PORT4 1 2 45 Notes e If the command amp CNF UNIT PORT lt index gt 1 5 whereby the lt off_time gt is not required is sent to the device the user defined output alters its state from ON to OFF or vice versa for the user specified lt on_time gt time independent of the output state The software negates internally the lt on_time gt regarding the current state of user defined output PORT lt index gt 4 3 6 KEY lt index gt Syntax KEY lt index gt lt type gt lt phone phone_1 ohone_n gt lt text gt lt protocols gt lt edge gt This parameter is intended to configure the alarm inputs of the STEPP Il lt index gt It specifies the index of the provided alarm inputs The index can be set from 1 to 4 corresponding to the four digital inputs of the STEPP Il device respectively The index 7 corresponds to the battery line and 8 to th
20. in mode call respectively see also section 6 2 This confidential document is a property of FALCOM GmbH and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission FALCOM Page 39 SOFTWARE 1 6 6 DESCRIPTION VERSION 1 02 lt m_phone gt It specifies the phone number where the alarm has to be sent lt sat gt It specifies the minimum number of satellites in view recommended gt 3 lt tmin gt It specifies the minimum time The unit is second s lt tmax gt It specifies the maximum time The unit is second s lt dmin gt It specifies the minimum distance The unit is meter m lt dmax gt It specifies the maximum distance The unit is meter m lt smin gt It specifies the minimum speed The unit is kilometers per hour km h lt smax gt It specifies the maximum speed The unit is kilometers per hour km h lt protocols gt It defines the input GPS protocols which will be sent to the message sender only if the alarm type lt type gt is set to S for SMS How the parameter could be sent SMS amp CNF PWD UNIT MSG S132345678 4 60 0 0 0 0 0 RMCIOP command amp CNF PWD UNIT MSG S0125156105 4 60 0 0 0 0 0 RMCIOP NMEA SPSRF108 MSG S132345678 4 60 0 0 0 0 0 RMCIOP 06 message SPSRF108 MSG S0125156105 4 60 0 0 0 0 0 RMCIOP 62 Notes e f all lt tmax gt lt dmax gt and lt smax gt limits are exceeded and the minimum number of satellites lt sat gt
21. lt startup_mode gt See also the GPSRESET parameter description e To specify a Master region at first you have to specify via the GEOMSG parameter the phone number where the message text specified on the amp CNF WATCH has to be sent and then the amp CNF WATCH with user specified value can be sent to the target STEPP Il device In the firmware 1 6 5 and greater versions the GEOMSG settings are built in the amp CNF WATCH as one line command The purpose of this command is to save the end user time and simplify the configuration of a Master region Once a Master region is configured all user defined parameter are performed and implemented If the Master region is cleared by sending the command amp CNF WATCH 0 it does not mean that the GEOMSG settings will automatically be cleared The GEOMSG settings can only be cleared separately if these settings are no more required by the user since these settings may still be used for other geofencing regions by sending the command amp CNF UNIT GEOMSG without parameter entry to the target device See also the description in chapter 4 5 9 1 3 2 Firmware version 1 6 2 Initial firmware version for the STEPP Il device This confidential document is a property of FALCOM GmbH and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission FALCOM Page 8 SOFTWARE 1 6 6 DESCRIPTION VERSION 1 02 2 THE STEPP Il STARTERKIT Refer to the stepp_ll_getting_started pdf user manual Thi
22. of the used GSM modem and search for the How to send SMS message to the network Parameter Description lt STEPP_Il_phone_number gt It specifies the target phone number STEPP Il phone number lt CR gt It specifies the lt RETURN gt key or carriage return ASCI code 13 which has to be entered to enable the text entry lt text gt lt text gt It specifies the text NMEA message or SMS command which has to be sent to the target device STEPP Il terminal see chapters 4 5 and 4 6 lt ctrl z gt It specifies the keyboard shortcut lt CTRL Z gt for sending the text to the specified phone number lt STEPP_II_phone_number gt Notes e The maximum length of a received SMS by the STEPP II device is predefined up to 160 characters using the 7 bit GSM coding scheme If the length is longer then 160 characters the STEPP II ignores that SMS command e If sending fails for example if a message is too long a result code is responded with ERROR e Note that some providers do not recognize an symbol used within a lt text gt field see commands in the next chapters A widely used alternative is typing as defined in GSM 03 40 GPP TS 23 40 e All characters SMS command or NMEA message entered behind the prompt gt will be recognized as GSM characters Example This confidential document is a property of FALCOM GmbH and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission GFALCOM Page 44 SOFTWARE 1 6 6 DESCR
23. used terminal program how to capture the incoming data into a log file format After the GPS history data are successfully downloaded and captured into a file on PC the evaluation of the stored records can be performed using mapping software Map amp Guide or another one and a suitable user developed program the user developed program reads the GPS data position from the stored log file and sent them to a COM port where the Map software is connected To do this open the map software and select and select the COM port where the data will be read Start the user developed program and sent the read data from the log file to the COM port where the Map software is connected The route by means of the GPS data position from the selected file is being displayed in the map Please note that if the stored records are in the binary format they could not be accepted from the mapping software A description about this format is attached in chapter 4 8 3 1 1 3 1 NMEA and Binary history data P test log Editor Datei Bearbeiten Format Ansicht GPLOG 1 085106 000 291004 54 GPRMC 103306 000 A 5040 3995 N 01058 8416 E 291004 0A GPRMC 103606 000 A 5040 3996 N 01058 8421 E 291004 08 GPRMC 103906 000 A 5040 3998 N 01058 8424 E 291004 OC GPRMC 104206 000 A 5040 3998 N 01058 8424 E 291004 00 GPRMC 104206 000 5 5040 1705 N 01101 2534 E 636 95 95 4 29100
24. 0 Logs every 100 m 0 0 0 100 0 0 Logs every second at 0 0 0 0 0 40 speed gt 40 km h Table 2 Programming example This confidential document is a property of FALCOM GmbH and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission FALCOM Page 11 SOFTWARE 1 6 6 DESCRIPTION SA Examples of history configuration VERSION 1 02 When history logging is enabled and the minimum number of satellites is visible not included in tables below history records will be stored depending on the time distance and speed conditions The history records would be stored in the NMEA format as specified in Section 4 2 1 Below are some configuration examples which can be sent to the STEPP Il device as a command via SMS or using the NMEA messages sent locally to the device Example 1 v Record every 50 m if the vehicle has a speed less then 25 km h y Record every 2 sec if the vehicle is moving at a speed between 25 and 50 km h Record every second if the vehicle is driving faster than 50 km h FixMin FixMax Dist Min Dist Max SpeedMin Speed Time s Time s m m km h Max km h Example 1 settings 2 0 0 50 25 50 SMS command amp CNF PWD UNIT MSG S132345678 4 2 0 0 50 25 50 RMCIOP NMEA message PSRF108 LOG 4 2 0 0 50 25 50 7A Example 2 y Record every 50m if the vehicle is driving faster than 25 km h FixMin FixMax Dist Min Dist Max SpeedMin Speed Time s Time s m
25. 02 FFFFFFFFFFFF 2EACCA7E3CACA70BC5D14 AEF 8103 000LFFFFFFFFFFFF 5B GPLOG 2EACCB32 3CACA60BC 5D04 AEF 83030003FFFFFFFFFFFF 2EACCBE63CACA4 OBC 5D 04 AEF 8203 0003FFFFFFFFFFFF 22 GPLOG 2EACCC9A3CACALOBC5D04 AEF82030003FFFFFFFFFFFF 2EACCD4E3CACAGOBC 5D04 AEF82030003FFFFFFFFFFFF 5A GPLOG 2EACCE02 3CACA5 OBC 5D04 AEF82030003FFFFFFFFFFFF 2EACCEB63CACA5 OBC 5D04 AEF81L03 0OOLFFFFFFFFFFFF 24 GPLOG 2EACCF6A3CACA60BC5D04 AEF 8003 0OOLFFFFFFFFFFFF 2EACDOLE3CACA70BC5D04 AEF 8003 000LFFFFFFFFFFFF 20 GPLOG 2EACDOD2 3CACAG0BC 5CE4 AEF 7E03 OOOOFFFFFFFFFFFF 2EACD1863CACAG0BC 5CF4 AEF 7F030004 FFFFFFFFFFFF 2E GPLOG 2EACD23A3CACASOBC5CF4 AEF 7F030005FFFFFFFFFFFF 2EACD2EE3CACA7 OBC 5CF4 AEF 80030004 FFFFFFFFFFFF 56 GPLOG 2EACD3A2 3CACAS0BC5D04 AEF 8303 0002FFFFFFFFFFFF 2EACD4 563CACA90BC 5D04 AEF 8303 0003FFFFFFFFFFFF 25 GPLOG 2EACD50A3CACAAQBC5D04 AEF 8803 0002FFFFFFFFFFFF 2EACDSBE3CACACOBC 5D04 AEF 8803 QOOG6FFFFFFFFFFFF 23 GPLOG 2EACD672 3CACACOBC5D04 AEF 86030005FFFFFFFFFFFF 2EACD7263CACA90BC5CF4 AEF 83030004 FFFFFFFFFFFF 5C GPLOG 2EACD7DA3CACASOBC5D04 AEF 84 03 000 5FFFFFFFFFFFF 2EACD88E3CACASOBC 5CF4 AEF 8203 0004 FFFFFFFFFFFF 53 GPLOG 2EACD9423CACABOBC 5CF4 AEF 8803 0003FFFFFFFFFFFF 2EACD9F63CACAFOBC5D04 AEF 8A03 0004 FFFFFFFFFFFF 2E GPLOG 2EACDAAA3CACAAQBC 5D04 AEF 8903 0002FFFFFFFFFFFF 2EACDB5E3CACACOBC5D14 AEF 8503 0003FFFFFFFFFFFF 2E GPLOG 2EACDC12 3CACABOBC5D14 AEF 8803 0003FFFFFFFFFFFF 2EACDCC63CACAEOBC 5CF4 AEF8A03 OOO6FFFFFFFFFF
26. 08 VOL 10 12 44 SPSRF108 LOG 4 5 3600 0 0 0 0 7F SPSRF108 IN1 S123456 Alarm Analoguel 2 3 I1OP 72 SPSRF108 TEL1 S0123456 VOL 7 10 7F SPSRF108 TEL1 6E Command Description Using this command the STEPP Il device can be configured and a range of parameters can be set Each parameter can be configured and adapted to the user preference Parameter Description lt parameter_name gt It indicates that the inserted parameter name will be changed or new configured It depends on the parameter name to be handled Please refer to the chapter 4 3 In that chapter you will find more details about the supported parameter The following parameter name lt parameter_name gt can be used PIN It allows you to set the PIN of used SIM card only locally NAME It allows you to define or change the device name PWD It allows you to define or to change the device password RING It is intended for modifying to your own preferences the ring melody for voice calls This confidential document is a property of FALCOM GmbH and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission FALCOM Page 54 SOFTWARE 1 6 6 DESCRIPTION PORT lt index gt KEY lt index gt IN lt index gt TEL lt index gt VOL LOG ACK GPSRESET GSMRESET GSMCALL MSG GEOMSG GEO lt index gt DEL lt value gt It specifies the value s of the entered parame
27. 13 Sy BIE A AEINIGN IG sacrenecranecncn coca nee p are cnerncre A A A oh Ace RRaCaA TS 14 2 COM GULerS CO ACMEINGkerrecemece rrr etree ee eee ee nee S 14 321A How todo Geo fencinG withthe STERRI a a a e e cee ote ce neseee e 14 SEA A EENE E LINEE S E ES NEES oee a E O A 14 32 VS Sekup Ihe No Go Zone EMY evenk ae a e a E ee 16 4 CONFIGURATION COMMANDS FOR FALCOM STEPP II 18 4 1 SMS ANDIR RECOMMANDS MNA a E E E N 18 A DESM C omn mIn y A E A E EAAS ESN 18 ATE SMS COMMEN ISTU CTO EE E E EE E E E E T EEE E E E E A EE EN E EEE 19 ACA TNMEA MS 99e SYI a a E A A 20 Aale2ol SINMEAWMESSOGES IM PlOV S Gl SOS toro E a e E trees A rer ereeerte tres 2il A mRESOOMSE MESSAGE MOCT a e a E AAA AEE A eneeee 22 ALa Combiningrcommands on me same commandline sreeresrrriesrei drenere sores 22 4 2 NMEA MESSAGES TRANSMITTED SELECTED BY TO STEPP II DEVICE ceceesessecceescessessseseeeees 23 A2 ID CSChOIOMOhINMEATOUIOUNIMeSSAG CS merrerrerersetescrrsse eee eeete eee aeea sees ere eee 23 4 3 SUBPORIEDIPARAMETERseacotrnevansenttcace ertacersmacncnen E E A T ceeeme re 29 ALMA caret at E crest trae A inc E tact ere E nar E Tanta nara near aa 29 ING EOE B N iar enn cere E RR Arar er eer aaa 29 A A a DGSCIOT EE EPEC POE AREER EeEHOD 30 AN CARMA TRIN Go Sener seen ie tanta ante eg OT Ns EN MRA CAERLEON TEER REL OTRO Ee eROC EN EAR A eae ey 31 Ae eS emai ORI IGG Xee se aeraancracnee e Sark eaate Peeve eae Sea E A Coramt eran Taam A A 31 AEA LRE TE lade a E E A R T O
28. 3726 569 UTC time S ddmm mmmm 5040 4365 Latitude 4 a N Latitude direction N S 5 dddmm mmmm 01058 5646 Longitude This confidential document is a property of FALCOM GmbH and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission FALCOM Page 23 SOFTWARE 1 6 6 DESCRIPTION 10 ll 12 13 14 1S 16 17 X X X X M X X M X XXXX hh lt CR gt lt LF gt 03 8 9 92 9 0000 SF VERSION 1 02 Longitude direction W E GPS fix quality 0 invalid 1 GPS fix 2 DGPS fix Number of satellites in use Horizontal dilution of precision relative accuracy of horizontal position Altitude above mean sea level geoid Altitude units meters Height of geoid above earth ellipsoid Geoid height units meters Time since last DGPS update seconds DGPS reference station ID Checksum End of message termination Table 1 The GPGGA message data format The GPRMC message includes time date position course and speed data Example GPRMC 133725 569 A 5040 4365 N 01058 5650 E 0 05 302 98 251004 00 Field Format Example Description 1 GPRMC GPRMC Start of sentence 2 hhmmss ss 133725 569 UTC time 3 a A Position validity A valid V invalid or S Last stored valid position 4 ddmm mmmm 5040 4365 Latitude 5 a N Latitude direction N S 6 dddmm mmmm 01058 5650 Longitude 7 a E Longitude direction W E 8 XK 0 05 Speed knots 9 X X 302 98 Heading d
29. 4 LA GPIOP 01110100 00111110 410 36 0 28 0 00 78 GPRMC 104414 000 V 5040 1801 N 01101 2538 E 56 26 2 1 291004 1E GPRMC 104714 000 A 5040 1800 N 01101 2536 E 291004 OL 000 A 5040 1800 N 01101 2543 E 291004 05 000 A 5040 1806 N 01101 2541 E 291004 02 000 A 5040 1800 N 01101 2546 E 291004 06 000 A 5040 1800 N 01101 2546 E 291004 09 GPRMC 110214 000 A 5040 1801 N 01101 2538 E 291004 OE GPRMC 110514 000 A 5040 1800 N 01101 2536 E 291004 06 GPRMC 110814 000 A 5040 1803 N 01101 2545 E 291004 0c GPRMC 111114 000 A 5040 1804 N 01101 2546 E 291004 00 GPLOG 0 115314 000 291004 5c The stored position data in NMEA format begins with GPLOG 1 and ends with GPLOG O indicating the start date time 29 October 2004 08 51 06 and end date time 29 October 2004 11 53 14 All records between the start and end records include the stored GPS position data A description about the NMEA messages is attached in chapter 4 2 1 P test_bin log Editor Datei Bearbeiten Format Ansicht GPLOG 1 085106 000 29100454 GPLOG 2EACC6FA3CACB70BC5C74 AEF 7F03 0OOAFFFFFFFFFFFF 2EACC7AE3CACA7OBC5D04 AEFSLO3 0OOLFFFFFFFFFFFF 5A GPLOG 2EACC862 3CACAG0BC 5D04 AEF82030002FFFFFFFFFFFF 2EACC91L63CACASOBC5D14 AEF 8203 QOOOFFFFFFFFFFFF 5C GPLOG 2EACC9CA3CACA7OBC5D14 AEF 820300
30. 67472 10 94447 0 1C SPSRF108 GEO02 Langewiesen 02 50 68175 10 95133 50 6671 eee 5 10 98726 1 00 SPSRF108 GEOO3 Manebach 03 50 68505 10 85257 50 67375 1 0 86674 2 IE SPSRF108 GEO03 4C Notes e Please note that to prevent the alarms SMS sent from the STEPP device after each geo fencing area configuration at first configure the geo fencing area s via SMS and finally configure the destination number lt g_phone gt where the SMS alarm should be sent to It could be performed using the command amp CNF UNIT GEOMSG S012345678 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 RMCGGA e Different possibilities can be combined when specifying the control indicator lt when gt in the command to be sent e If the minimum time lt tmin gt specified by the GEOMSG parameter is exceeded SMS messages will periodically be sent to the message receiver as long as the device is entered in a restricted area e To delete the present configuration of GEO lt index gt a SMS message without value has to be sent to the device 4 3 18 DEL Syntax DEL lt asci_code gt The responded SMS message from the STEPP Il device includes the end sequence lt CR gt lt LF gt between each of the lt alarm_text gt lt first_orotocol gt and lt second_protocol gt as default setting see chapter 4 1 3 The default delimiter lt CR gt lt LF gt can be replaced with user configurable delimiter by setting the DEL parameter to an ASCIl value i e 32 for soace and 13 for CR Parameter D
31. AA ER A AOA 32 A INe E EGE EERE 33 A OTTEESEEN A E E T E E A E ete E E O 35 AE V OE E S A E E A E EA L E E A E E E RY CS 36 7 Teo a Oe O O E E 36 This confidential document is a property of FALCOM GmbH and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission GFAaLCOM Page SOFTWARE 1 6 6 DESCRIPTION VERSION 1 02 4 3 11 4 3 12 4 3 13 4 3 14 4 3 15 4 3 16 4 3 17 4 3 18 4 4 4 5 4 5 1 4 5 2 4 5 3 4 5 4 4 5 5 4 5 6 4 5 7 4 5 8 4 5 9 4 6 4 6 1 4 6 2 4 6 3 4 7 4 8 4 8 1 6 1 6 2 62a 0 22 6 3 6 4 6 5 TING ccapacecpodecedoe fonsaenene dbase Geog incr EpaG eo CALLEGLES A nacncnearnc 37 GPSRESEM e e E A E E E E E A a 38 GS MRESET AS E E T a A N EE E E I NOTE E T E 38 GOMO A N AA 39 Me E earch Coreen 39 GEOMS GC errrree A A A AR A E AA herceneertes 4 SEO SI Cle a een EE Re er TS I a SRT ET SRA CN SST ers 42 ED ELS ae reer cate re cea trnaraners eee ence cae ic Sacer ate cae Oceaee aan ccna RTO ear eee cae aa nae eee ne 43 HOWTO SEND SMS MESSAGE TO THE S TEPP I DEVICE sarenatereeecceetenernsseemrecnaeeceecseserce 44 SMS CONFIGURATION COMMANDS SUPPORTED FROM FIRMWARE 1 6 2 csescecesecessceeeeseeeeees 45 amp CNF PWD UNIT NAME VALUE NAME VALUE Write device configuration 46 amp CNF PWD PASS Define a password for SMS CONPIQUratiON errs rrererreee rsrsrs 48 amp REQ PWD POS n Request vehicle position with defined Period ssissseise 48 amp REQ PWD POS Configure and request veh
32. CR gt lt LF gt End of message termination Table 3 The GPGSV message data format This confidential document is a property of FALCOM GmbH and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission FALCOM Page 25 SOFTWARE 1 6 6 DESCRIPTION VERSION 1 02 The GPGSA message includes the list of satellites being used Example GPGSA A 2 05 09 04 000007 1374789 10107 3D Field Format Example Description 1 GPGSA GPGSA Start of sentence 2 a A Operating mode M Manual operate in 3 D mode A Automatically choose 2 D or 3 D mode 3 X 2 Fix mode ii Fix not available De 2 D fix oe 3 D fix 4 POOL 2 on 05 PRN numbers of satellites in use unused fields null 5 XX 13 4 Position dilution of precision 6 X X 8 9 Horizontal dilution of precision if X X 10 0 Vertical dilution of precision 8 hh 3D Checksum 9 lt CR gt lt LF gt End of message termination Table 4 The GPGSA message data format The GPGLL message includes the latitude longitude UTC time of position fix and status Example GPGLL 5040 4025 N 01058 8342 E 113704 665 A 32 Field Format Example Description 1 GPGLL GPGLL Start of sentence 2 ddmm mmmm 5040 4025 Latitude 3 a N Latitude direction N S 4 dddmm mmmm 01058 8342 Longitude 5 a E Longitude direction W E 6 hhmmss sss 113704 665 UTC Position 7 a A Position validity A valid V invalid or S invalid 8 hh 32 Checksum 9 lt CR gt lt LF gt End of message termination Table 5 The GPGL
33. FFY2E GPLOG 2EACDD7A3CACAAQBC 5D04 AEF 83030001 FFFFFFFFFFFF 2EACDE2E3CACABOBC 5D04 AEF85030002FFFFFFFFFFFF 55 GPLOG 0 115314 000 291004 5c lt r ll The stored position data in binary format also begins with GPLOG 1 and ends with GPLOG O indicating the start date time 29 October 2004 08 51 06 and end date time 29 October 2004 11 53 14 All record data between the start and This confidential document is a property of FALCOM GmbH and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission FALCOM Page 13 ALE BS COMOUPSCATIONS lt M tet SOFTWARE 1 6 6 DESCRIPTION VERSION 1 02 end lines include the stored GPS data in the binary format A description about this format is attached in chapter 4 8 This format offers a maximum data compression 3 2 Geo fencing 3 2 1 Configure Geo fencing This section describes how the Geo fencing works and how to set up a No Go Zone Entry event to the terminal it is assumed that the users have a basic understanding of conditional logic and geographic coordinates The term No Go Zone Entry used in the manual signifies defined customer area s on which configuration of events are possible 3 2 1 1 How to do Geo fencing with the STEPP II The Geo fencing is a term used to describe an event when the vehicle fited with a GSM GPS unit places an electronic rectangle coordinates around your vehicle Once a geo fence is established users can be automatically notifie
34. IPTION 4 3 16 GEOMSG Syntax GEOMSG lt type gt lt g_phone gt lt sat gt lt tmin gt lt tmax gt lt dmin gt lt dmax gt lt smin gt lt smax gt lt protocols gt This parameter is the same one as the MSG parameter however it must be used for geo fencing configuration only That means a SMS message is sent to the specified phone number lt g_phone gt and not to the phone number m_phone specified by the MSG parameter Additionally the parameter GEOMSG is independent of the MSG parameter configuration A SMS message is sent to the specified phone number lt g_phone gt when the minimum number of satellites lt sat gt is available and the condition specified in alll lt tmax gt lt dmax gt and lt smax gt values or just one of lt tmin gt lt dmin gt and lt smin gt values are satisfied The SMS message may contain up to two GPS protocols specified in lt protocols gt parameter Messages are not sent more frequently than one message every 30 seconds lt type gt It specifies the type of alarm It can be set to S D V or A corresponding to a SMS alarm Data call Voice call or Alarm listen in mode call respectively see also section 6 2 lt g_phone gt It specifies the phone number where the alarm has to be sent lt sat gt It specifies the minimum number of satellites in view recommended gt 3 lt tmin gt It soecifies the minimum time The unit is second s lt tmax gt It specifies
35. IPTION VERSION 1 02 AT CMGS 01 2345678 gt amp CNF UNIT NAME alfa_car lt CTRL z gt 4 5 SMS configuration Commands supported from firmware 1 6 2 To control your STEPP Il device you can simply send SMS commands over air GSM network Please keep in mind the STEPP Il device works properly using SMS commands only when PIN authentication of the used SIM card and basis configurations have locally been done if PIN is required and it is also registered in the GSM network SMS messages described below can be used to configure the STEPP Il device to request specific information via SMS such as the position and to instruct the device to initiate a GSM connection such as a data call After the configuration is accepted and completed the STEPP Il device sends back its information via SMS in various situations The stored history data can be retrieved at a later time over air via GSM data connection Based on the user remote configuration the stored history data into the FLASH memory can also locally be received for further evaluation The STEPP Il device offers two different access permissions that can be performed by using the SMS commands e If a SMS password and or at least one phone number is defined into the authorized list the access permissions are allowed only for specific users i e except the authorized persons no other person can access the STEPP II device e f no SMS password and or none phone number is specified into the
36. L message data format The GPIOP message includes the status of the digital analogue inputs and output ports A detailed description is also attached in chapter 4 7 Example GPIOP 01000000 00000000 0 28 0 28 4 15 72 Field Format Example Description 1 GPIOP GPIOP Start of sentence 2 bbbbbbbb 01000000 Inputs 8 1 1 on 0 off 1 4 Inputs 1 4 5 6 Unused TE Car battery status This confidential document is a property of FALCOM GmbH and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission FALCOM Page 26 SOFTWARE 1 6 6 DESCRIPTION 3 bbbbbbbb X X X X X X hh lt CR gt lt LF gt ON Oo 00010000 0 28 0 28 4 15 72 VERSION 1 02 8 Ignition status Outputs 8 1 1 0n 0 off 1 4 Outputs 1 4 always is set to 1 indicates the outputs are operational 6 8 Unused Analog input 1 V Analog input 2 V Backup battery level V Checksum End of message termination Table 6 The GPIOP message data format The GPGSM message includes the GSM operator and reception status Keep in mind that the GPGSM message can be sent in one of three different modes The first parameter after the message header GPGSM identifies the mode on which the device is currently processing Each of the following tables recognizing the GPGSM message specifies one of three modes In the GPGSM message the number of the caller will also be transmitted if the caller number is not available in the access authori
37. PP Il moves beyond the user defined master region Please note that if master region is activated other set Geo fencing areas are deactivated e If the value lt radius gt is set to 0 then the device deactivates the master region and automatically activates the other set Geo fencing areas if defined e Please note that operating with firmware 1 6 2 and early versions you have to configure first the destination number where the SMS alarm should be sent to This could be done by using the command e amp CNF UNIT GEOMSG S012345678 3 60 0 0 0 0 0 OPRMC e this is only an example other configuration events are also possible Finally configure the Master region via SMS command e The parameters lt sat gt lt tmin gt lt tmax gt lt dmin gt lt dmax gt lt smin gt lt smax gt or lt protocols gt integrated into the amp CNF WATCH command are the same one provided by the GEOMSG but they are supported to be entered in the amp CNF WATCH command by using the firmware 1 6 5 and greater versions only e If one of the parameters lt sat gt lt tmin gt lt tmax gt lt dmin gt lt dmax gt lt smin gt lt smax gt or lt protocols gt is specified the GEOMSG settings are also modified based on the user defined value e f the Master region is deactivated by sending the command amp CNF WATCH 0 the GEOMSG settings are still available The GEOMSG settings can only be cleared separately If these settings are no more
38. SION 1 02 4 1 1 1 SMS Command structure In the table below you will find two types of the SMS commands which can be sent to the STEPP II device v The SMS command including the parameter PWD has to be used if the parameter PWD is already specified otherwise the device will not accept commands without entering that password v The SMS command excluding PWD parameter can be used if the PWD parameter is empty not specified from the user All SMS commands have to be sent in uppercase capital letters otherwise the configuration could not be accepted If a sent command via SMS data connection or locally is incorrectly typed based on the structure in the table below by the user the device ignores refuses that command and no configuration is performed or you may carry the STEPP II device into the instability conditions If more than one parameter combining commands on the same writable command line should be sent within a command SMS message they should be separated by colons indicated as The square brackets have to be omitted when you input that command lf a command message including one of the parameter names lt Parameter_name gt is sent without value then the corrent status value of that parameter stored into the FLASH memory will be deleted deactivated except the amp REQ lt space gt CNF read command The lt space gt string included in the command structure indicates that the com
39. SV protocol will be delivered every second RMC GPRMC protocol will be delivered every second Parameters ACK 1 Each SMS message sent to the STEPP device will be confirmed to the message sender GPSRESET 10 H The GPS rreceiver makes a hotstart H every 10 minutes if no GPS fix is obtained TEL lt index gt lt type gt empty If type lt type gt connection on this parameter is not specified the lt ath_phone gt number will be available only for Data call KEY lt index gt lt edge gt empty If the field lt edge gt is not specified the alarm will be triggered by rising edge Low to High state of the user defined input MSG lt tmin gt lt 30 Messages are not sent more frequently than one message every 30 seconds if the lt tmin gt is specified less then 30 DEL lt CR gt lt LF gt The responded SMS message from the STEPP device includes the end sequence lt CR gt lt LF gt between each of message 6 5 Pin assignments of the XF55 AVL corresponding to the Firmware version 2 0RC1 STEPP Il pin assignments on the 16 pin Molex connector PORT lt index gt IN lt index gt and KEY lt index gt allocated by the firmware version 1 6 5 OUTPUTS lt index gt Parameter Name Corresponds PIN PIN NAME PORTI 7 S 2 PORT2 2 PORT TO 3 Out S PORT3 9 Out_3 4 PORT4 1 Out_4 Analogue INPUTS lt index gt Parameter Name Corresponds PIN PIN NAME This confidential document is a property of FALCOM GmbH and may not be
40. TEPP Il device is configured to establish a Voice or a Data call to target phone numbers then it tries up to 3 times to reach one of the specified phone numbers e To delete the present configuration of a digital input a SMS command without value has to be sent to the device 4 3 7 IN lt index gt IN lt index gt lt type gt lt phone phone_1 phone_n gt lt text gt lt min_val gt Syntax lt max_val gt lt protocols gt This parameter is intended to configure the alarm analogue inputs of the STEPP Il When the analog input lt index gt goes beyond the lt min_val gt or lt max_val gt limits an alarm is triggered and STEPP Il sends a notification text lt text gt on specified lt phone phone_l phone_n gt mobile phones with attached one or two protocols lt protocols gt if the type of GSM connection lt type gt is set to S for SMS connection lt index gt The analog input index The index can be set to l or 2 for the provided analog inputs respectively lt type gt This confidential document is a property of FALCOM GmbH and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission FALCOM Page 33 SOFTWARE 1 6 6 DESCRIPTION It specifies the alarm type It can be set to 5 D V or A corresponding to a SMS Data call Voice call or Alarm listen in mode call respectively see also section 6 2 lt phone phone_l pbhone_n gt It specifies the phone number s where the alarm has to
41. amp REQ POS 10 Command Description Using this command the STEPP Il device position can be requested either for just one time or periodically The position a SMS message containing the GPGGA and GPRMC NMEA sentences is returned to the message sender Parameter Description lt n gt Request device vehicle position every lt n gt minute s Notes e Ifno period lt n gt is given the sending of position is stopped e If a period lt n gt is specified in seconds the lt tmin gt on the MSG parameter is also modified so that the position is sent periodically e If the period lt n gt is set to 0 the periodic messages are stopped and the position GPGGA and GPRMC is sent once This confidential document is a property of FALCOM GmbH and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission FALCOM Page 48 SOFTWARE 1 6 6 DESCRIPTION VERSION 1 02 4 5 4 amp REQ PWD POS Configure and request vehicle position with defined period amp REQ PWD POS Command 5 lt sat gt lt tmin gt lt tmax gt lt dmin gt lt dmax gt lt smin gt lt smax gt lt protocols gt Examples SIRHO ID POS 4 0 0 0 070 7 0 iNMC lO SRO ID POS 4 0 0 0 50 25 50 MIC SREORENDFEOS EAT OOOO SORME amp REQ PWD POS 4 60 0 0 50 25 50 GGAIOP amp SRE POS 4 60 0 0 50 25 50 GGAIOER Command Description Using this command the STEPP Il device can be configured and based on t
42. anual I Note that incorrect assigned parameters into a configuration command may carry the STEPP II device into the instability conditions such as the STEPP Il could not be available could not pick up a voice call etc and its configuration can only locally be improved via a direct connected STEPP Il device 4 1 SMS and PSRF Command syntax 4 1 1 SMS Command syntax The SMS commands can be sent to the device same as a SMS text but their format have to be considered The amp CNF or amp REQ command header must be set at the beginning of each command line In commands described below the SMS password is indicated as PWD enclosed in square brackets or PWD indicating that it is an optional field Types of SMS commands Command type Syntax Function Readanieteoninand amp REQ PWD CNF This command returns the current set value of the parameter or parameters Watable command amp CNF PWD UNIT This command sets user definable lt Parameter_name gt lt value gt parameter values ENooutableicommana amp CNF PWD This command performs an event to lt Parameter_name gt lt value gt the device This command deactivates that cear command amp CNF PWD parameter name deletes the value s lt Parameter_name gt which previously has have been specified This confidential document is a property of FALCOM GmbH and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission FALCOM Page 18 SOFTWARE 1 6 6 DESCRIPTION V ER
43. atitude longitude in decimal degrees GPRMC 141128 638 A 50 712222 N 10 881944 E 0 07 103 22 280104 3E e Latitude longitude GPS NMEA format GPRMC 141037 641 A 5042 5103 N 1052 0101 E 0 09 13 54 280104 0E First you have to use your mapping software Map amp Guide or another one to determine the rectangle coordinates for your set zone In order to do this open the map software and locate the coordinate text that displays the geographic coordinates of your cursor location on the map For the Map amp Guide by moving the mouse cursor on the map the current coordinates Longitude Latitude in degrees minute and second are displayed at the bottom corner on the first panel of the viewer window Locate the zone you want to define on the map and note down the upper left corner UL and the lower right corner LR coordinates of a rectangle that defines the zone as shown in figure below iw a In our example in degrees minutes seconds Latitude UL 10 52 55 N Longitude UL 50 42 44 W Latitude LR 10 57 14 N Longitude LR 50 40 18 W d The coordinates can also be defined in other formats Map amp Guide uses degrees and decimal minutes notation In order to convert coordinates from degrees minutes seconds format to decimal format refer to chapter 6 You have now determined the grid coordinates for your rectangular zone One last step before setting up the event is to determin
44. authorized list the access permissions are allowed for all users i e unspecified persons who knows the phone number of the STEPP Il can access it If a SMS password is defined the STEPP Il device will not accept SMS commands without that password so it should be included in SMS messages after the message header such as amp REQ or amp CNF The SMS password is indicated as PWD or PWD indicating that it is an optional field Additionally the PWD parameter protects the STEPP Il device from the unidentified accesses The device also provides four digital outputs four digital inputs two analogue inputs and digital inputs for the ignition and battery status in a car Each of the inputs can be configured to trigger the device to send a SMS message or initiate a data alarm or voice call All SMS commands have to be sent in uppercase capital letters otherwise the configuration could not be accepted None of these SMS commands can be sent locally through serial interface to the device These commands can only be sent as a SMS message over GSM network This confidential document is a property of FALCOM GmbH and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission FALCOM Page 45 SOFTWARE 1 6 6 DESCRIPTION VERSION 1 02 4 5 1 amp CNF PWD UNIT NAME VALUE NAME VALUE Write device configuration Command amp CNF PWD UNIT lt patameter_
45. can also be saved This confidential document is a property of FALCOM GmbH and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission FALCOM Page 47 SOFTWARE 1 6 6 DESCRIPTION VERSION 1 02 4 5 2 amp CNF PWD PASS Define a password for SMS configuration Command amp CNF PWD PASS lt password gt Examples amp CNF PWD PASS lt password gt amp CNF PASS lt password gt amp CNF PWD PASS Command Description Use this command when you want individually to define or to change a password specified for the lock of unidentified accesses A password consists of a string of numeric digits with a length in the range of up to 40 characters Additionally the password may also be configured using the PWD parameter name Accordingly the password may be called device password The password is not associated with the PIN of the SIM card Parameter Description lt password gt It specifies the password for the configuration by SMS Password consists of a string with a length up to 40 characters Notes e The unblocking procedure is performed if no password value lt password gt is allocated whereby the old password PWD has to be included If you have forgotten the parameter PWD the unblocking procedure is described in chapter 6 3 4 5 3 amp REQ PWD POS n Request vehicle position with defined period Command amp REQ PWD POS lt n gt Examples amp REQ PWD POS 0 amp REQ PWD POS 5
46. ce gt lt Parameter_name gt Clear Command or amp CNF lt space gt lt Parameter_name gt 4 1 2 NMEA Messages syntax The NMEA message can be sent to the remote device same as a SMS text but the format of these messages has to be considered The PSRF lt m_id gt NMEA command must be set at the beginning of each command line The last two characters lt CR gt lt LF gt are control characters and are not normally printed for this reason they are customarily shown enclosed in brackets The NMEA standard message has the following formats and in this format it will also be accepted by the STEPP Il device Command Parameter Checksum End Sequence PSRF lt m_id gt lt Date gt lt CKSUM gt lt CR gt lt LF gt The PSRF message header and the parameter lt m_id gt message identifier create a NMEA command The parameter lt Date gt can contain different valid parameters which are supported by the STEPP Il device The checksum lt CKSUM gt consists of a character followed by two hex values In order to calculate the Checksum use your own application Below a small source code written in Visual Basic RKRKAKRKKAKAKKRAAKKK KEK KKAK KAA KE KK KK KKK K KK KK Public Sup CheekSum ivela As erring It tield wi tien CS Mar CS 0 For i 1 to Len field CS CS Mor Aso Nido Erolda elke Next CS Hex CS If Len CS 1 then Co Ue es Coli wee END SUB BRAKE KKRKEAKKKRKKKKKKKKKKKKAEKKEKKKK KKK KKK KK
47. ched on the next section Current position of terminal i e tracks boats and cars can be polled remotely over GSM DATA call Sore SS 1 2 Configuration software For evaluation purposes FALCOM GmbH provides a configuration software which operates on both Microsoft Windows systems such as Windows95 Windows98 Windows2000 and WindowsxXP and GNU Linux systems that enables basic handling and visualization of the remote local configuration This configuration software is included in the delivery pack The latest released versions of the STEPP Il device firmware configuration software named SteppConfig exe and manuals can be found on the CD With this configuration software it is possible to request GPS position data from the STEPP Il terminal to trigger its circuit activities to receive alarm and status reports as well as to execute remotely a wide range of configurations In this case the software offers an interchangeable client server communication This software can also be used as a configuration manager of the device where the following settings can be done History function combinations between time distance and velocity about 180 000 records possible Setting alarm inputs for each input individually configurable telephone number alarm text as SMS last position Automatic tracking history or current position report by timer or other event Geo fencing send report when approaching pre defined zone
48. copied or circulated without previous permission FALCOM Page 64 SOFTWARE 1 6 6 DESCRIPTION VERSION 1 02 IN Analog Input 1 KEY TO 2 IN2 Analog Input 2 Digital INPUTS lt index gt Parameter Name Corresponds PIN PIN NAME KEY 12 Inp_l 2 KEY2 10 Inp_2 3 KEY3 8 Inp_3 KEY 4 KEY4 10 6 Inp_4 5 RENO 6 KEY6 7 KEY7 Is Ves 8 KEY8 13 IGN This confidential document is a property of FALCOM GmbH and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission FALCOM Page 65
49. d as a result of exception reporting if a vehicle enters and or leaves the user pre defined area s This functionality can be used for territory management route verification arrival departure notification and prohibited locations Exception reporting can also be applied to a wide variety of additional events such as arrivals departures deliveries pick ups illegal entries unauthorized movement and more The STEPP I terminal based on the GPS system recognizes if the vehicle crosses a user defined geographic boundary therefore a SMS alert is issued The constructed form of geographic boundary zones restricted customer areas is rectangular ones and they can be in different sizes but the smallest size is 30 x 30 meters recommended The figure below shows possibilities of defining geographic zones be fo E pets 6 Schmalkalden gt 4 ay a as j Crow S 22 Determine the Zone s Grid Coordinates The STEPP Il firmware supports three different kinds of coordinate format for latitude and longitude These formats are based on the output of NMEA protocol format So the coordinates may be one of the following types This confidential document is a property of FALCOM GmbH and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission FALCOM Page 14 SOFTWARE 1 6 6 DESCRIPTION VERSION 1 02 e Latitude longitude in degrees minutes seconds GPRMC 141038 641 A 50 42 44 N 10 52 55 E 0 08 17 08 280104 09 e L
50. e ignition line See related documents 4 lt type gt It specifies the alarm type It can be set to D V or A corresponding to SMS Data call Voice call or Alarm listen in mode call respectively see also section 6 2 lt phone phone_1 phone_n gt It specifies the phone number s where the alarm has to be sent More than one number can be entered using a semicolon as a separator between two phone numbers The lt phone phone_ ohone_n gt field consists of a numeric with a length up to 100 digits Remember the length of SMS up to 160 characters lt text gt It specifies the identification text which will be sent in case of alarm to the message sender or user specified lt phone phone_ 1 onone_n gt number only if the alarm type lt type gt is set to S for SMS connection The lt text gt field consists of a string with a length up to 40 characters lt protocols gt It defines the output NMEA messages see chapter 4 2 which will be sent to the message sender or user specified lt phone phone_ ohone_n gt number only if the alarm type lt type gt is set to S for SMS lt edge gt It defines the edge that triggers the alarm It can be set to This confidential document is a property of FALCOM GmbH and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission FALCOM Page 32 SOFTWARE 1 6 6 DESCRIPTION VERSION 1 02 by rising edge Low to High trigger state 2 by falling edge High to Low trigg
51. e the call could not be established STEPP I hangs up that call and sends a SMS to the caller including GPS protocols e If type lt type gt connection is not specified the lt ath_phone gt number will be available only for Data call default setting e To delete a phone number from the authorized list a SMS command without value has to be sent fo the device This confidential document is a property of FALCOM GmbH and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission FALCOM Page 35 SOFTWARE 1 6 6 DESCRIPTION VERSION 1 02 4 3 9 VOL Syntax VOL lt spk_lev gt lt mic_lev gt This parameter allows you to adjust the loudspeaker and microphone volume lev els The values of the volume can be specified by entering one of the supported values in a range of 0 to 15 lt spk_lev gt The speaker level value can be defined from 0 silent to 15 loudest lt mic_lev gt The microphone level value can be defined from O silent to 15 loudest How the parameter could be sent SMS amp CNF UNIT VOL 10 12 command NMEA PSRF108 VOL 10 12 44 message 4 3 10 LOG Syntax LOG lt saft gt lt tmin gt lt tmax gt lt dmin gt lt dmax gt lt smin gt lt smax gt Configuring triggers specifies to the STEPP Il device under what circumstances a position should be logged to memory This parameter allows you to specify modify the parameters of the history data The
52. e to the incorrectly typed of NMEA message you may carry the STEPP Il device into the instability conditions If more than one parameter combining message on the same writable message line has to be sent within a command NMEA message they should be separated by colons indicated as The square brackets have to be omitted when you input that command If a parameter lt parameter_name gt of NMEA message is sent without value to the device then this parameter is deactivated by setting an undefined value Different from the SMS command the parameters of NMEA message are not separated by spaces The Falcom STEPP II acceptes following formats Command type Structure Selectable Message PSRF103 lt msg gt 00 lt rate gt 01 lt CkSum gt lt CR gt lt LF gt Writable Message PSRF108 lt parameter_name gt lt value gt lt CkSum gt lt CR gt lt LF gt Combining message on the same writable message line lt CkSum gt lt CR gt lt LF gt PSRF108 lt parameter_name gt lt value gt lt value gt lt value gt lt parameter_name gt lt value gt lt value gt lt value gt Executable message lt CkSum gt lt CR gt lt LF gt PSRF109 lt r_data gt lt s_date gt lt s_time gt lt e_date gt lt e_time gt This confidential document is a property of FALCOM GmbH and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission FALCOM Pag
53. e 21 SOFTWARE 1 6 6 DESCRIPTION VERSION 1 02 4 1 3 Response message siructure A SMS alarm report is presented in numeric and or text format which includes the parameters marked with blue colour listed in the table below An improved description including an example is attached in the table 4 If the responded message does not fit in due to limited text length within a SMS of 160 characters one SMS message it is sent in several SMS messages In this case CMF is replaced by CNFxx where xx is the message index starting from OO In the last message CNF is replaced by ENDxx See the Example 2 in table below Types of response message Re Bond Structure message type CMT lt SMS header gt lt device_name gt lt space gt END lt index gt lt space gt lt parameter_name gt lt configuration gt or CMT lt SMS header gt lt device_name gt lt space gt CNF lt index gt lt space gt Pre Ul lt parameter_name gt lt configuration gt command CMT lt SMS header gt lt device_name gt lt space gt END lt index gt lt space gt lt parameter_name gt lt configuration gt stepp_Il CNF01 NAME stepp_II LOG 3 1 900 0 0 0 0 GEO01 Langewiesen 1 5041 stepp_Il CNF02 PIN 1111 NMEA 9600 8N1 GGA 1 GLL 1 GSA 1 Sees GSV 1 RMC 1 IOP 1 GS stepp_Il CNF03 PORTS P1 E 0 0 P2 Z 5 5 P3 A 0 0 P4 A 0 0 UNIT FAL STEPP V1 6 2 stepp_ll END04 GPSFIX 5040 4012 1058 8418 782464386 3976357 771535 4910975 From saa lt device_name gt
54. e the sign of the coordinate values Please remember that Latitude North and Longitude East are positive and Latitude South and Longitude West are negative see figure below This confidential document is a property of FALCOM GmbH and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission FALCOM Rage 15 SOFTWARE 1 6 6 DESCRIPTION VERSION 1 02 3 2 1 3 Set up the No Go Zone Entry event Set up the event as normal and enter the parameters as indicated in chapter 4 3 17 amp CNF UNIT GEO lt index gt lt reg_name gt lt reg_id gt lt long_UL gt lt lat_UL gt lt long_LR gt lt lat_LR gt lt when gt GONE UNIT GEO0I IImenau Ol 50 7122 10 8819 530 0 16 10 9338 0 SBSRTLOL GHOT lnenewi 0 50 7122 108619 506716 10 95367 OA For our example This will result in an event being recorded in the STEPP Il when the Latitude of the vehicle s current position is bigger than 10 57 14 AND smaller than 10 52 55 AND the Longitude of the vehicle s current position is bigger than 50 42 44 AND smaller than 50 40 18 That means the FALCOM STEPP II will send a SMS alert message if a vehicle leaves that defined zone Concerning the set No Go Zone Entry event the STEPP Il terminal supports three different configuration types 1 if the vehicle enters the pre defined zone 2 if the vehicle leaves the pre defined zone 3 if the vehicle enters and leaves the pre defined zone The other po
55. ed not required to be set the STEPP Il ignores it reach one of the specified phone numbers without value has to be sent to the device VERSION 1 02 If an analogue input has already been configured each other SMS If an imput is configured to establish a voice or a data call the context of If the STEPP Il device is configured to establish a voice or a data call to a target phone number and the target phone mobile is switched off or it is already not registered in the GSM network the STEPP Il device tries up to 3 times to reach that phone number In case of an unsuccessful connection If more then one phone number is specified in lt phone phone_ phone_n gt field and the STEPP Il device is configured to establish a Voice or a Data call to target phone numbers then the STEPP II tries up to 3 times to To delete the present configuration of an analogue input a SMS message Page 34 SOFTWARE 1 6 6 DESCRIPTION VERSION 1 02 4 3 8 TEL lt index gt Syntax TEL lt index gt lt type gt lt ath_phone gt This parameter allows you to determine the index in the authorized list where the phone number has to be saved lt index gt It specifies the entry index of list from O to 9 to save the given lt ath_phone gt number lt type gt It specifies the alarm type It can be set to D V or A corresponding to an SMS Data call Voice call or Alarm listen in mode call respectively see also section 6
56. ed by a calculated checksum and a carriage return line feed 4 3 1 NAME Syntax NAME lt name gt This parameter allows you to define or change the device name lt name gt It identifies the name of STEPP Il device When the device sends a SMS message to the message sender or target phone number it identifies itself using this identifier How the parameter could be sent SMS amp CNF PWD UNIT NAME alfa_car command amp CNF UNIT NAME alfa_car amp CNF UNIT NAME NMEA SPSRF108 NAME alfa_car 1D message SPSRF108 NAME 05 Notes e If the device name has already been set each other lt name gt message sent to the device overwrites the existent entry e ASMS command sent without value deletes the existent entry 4 3 2 PIN Syntax PIN lt new_pin gt The parameter lets the STEPP Il device store the entered PIN lt new_pin gt of the used SIM card The PIN entry can only locally be performed by using the PSRF108 message lt new_pin gt It specifies the PIN number of the used SIM card This may be for example the SIM PIN to register onto the GSM network or the SIM PIN to replace the current PIN number with a new one This confidential document is a property of FALCOM GmbH and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission FALCOM Page 29 SOFTWARE 1 6 6 DESCRIPTION VERSION 1 02 How the parameter could be sent SMS command Not supported
57. ee different start up specified in the lt startup_mode gt In order to perform one of three different start up modes the lt startup_mode gt can be set to C W or H corresponding to Cold Warm or Hot start respectively The default setting of startup procedure is set to H corresponding to the Hot start with a period of time of 10 minutes How the parameter could be sent SMS amp CNF PWD UNIT GPSRESET 10 command amp CNF PWD UNIT GPSRESET 10 C NMEA SPSRF108 GPSRESET 10 2F message SPSRF108 GPSRESET 10 C 40 Notes e After each GPS reset a SMS message including the GPS position may be delivered from the device if the user defined configuration in the MSG or GEOMSG parameter is exceeded The SMS message will be sent to the user specified phone number in the lt m_phone gt or lt g_phone gt field respectively e The GPS part resets itself makes a hot start every 10 minutes if no configuration is performed default setting and if no GPS fix is obtained The STEPP Il operating with firmware 1 6 2 and earlier versions perform Cold starts only e Please not that the new lt startup_mode gt parameter is supported by the firmware 1 6 5 and greater versions only 4 3 13 GSMRESET Syntax GSMRESET lt n_gsm gt This parameter allows the STEPP Il device to reset the GSM core in user defined interval of time lt n_gsm gt Indicates the set time of res
58. egrees 10 ddmmyy 251004 Date 11 XX Magnetic variation degrees 12 a Magnetic variation direction W E 13 hh 00 Checksum 14 lt CR gt lt LF gt End of message termination Table 2 The GPRMC message data format This remark is a reference from description of GPRMC and GPGLL messages only The STEPP Il device will store the latest valid GPS fix In case of user requests the vehicle position and the up to date position of the device is invalid the device holds the latest stored valid GPS fix longitude latitude and altitude and sends it to the target phone number in a string formatted as shown below The validity status indicator in capital letter inside the GPRMC and GPGLL protocols will be switched from V to S letter This confidential document is a property of FALCOM GmbH and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission FALCOM Page 24 SOFTWARE 1 6 6 DESCRIPTION Example Send amp REQ PWD POS 0 VERSION 1 02 The user request of vehicle position was at 12 39 55 Receive SGPRMC 094055 121 S 5040 4014 N 01058 8657 E 280103 16 a RMCprotocol will be sent to the message sender with switched status indicator from V to S The attached time the UTC time between the message header and status indicator does not correspond to the time of position request current time The latest valid GPS position holds form storage will be sent to the SMS recei
59. en 3 satellites und the device is configured to send periodically the messages then it stops sending of messages und when a valid position is being obtained it starts again sending out of user defined messages e The lt tmin gt parameter has to be 2 30 e The lt sat gt parameter has to be 2 4 This confidential document is a property of FALCOM GmbH and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission FALCOM Page 49 SOFTWARE 1 6 6 DESCRIPTION VERSION 1 02 e lf the number of satellites lt sat gt is set to 0 the STEPP II device ignores all other parameters and sends out to the message sender the GPGGA and GPRMC protocols only e Keep in mind if the amp REQ PWD POS command with user defined parameters is sent to the STEPP Il device the MSG parameters are also modified The difference between the amp REQ PWD POS command and the MSG parameter is e The STEPP Il device transfers the user defined GPS protocols only to message sender if the amp REQ PWD POS with parameters is sent to the STEPP II device e Using the MSG parameter the STEPP Il device transfers the user defined GPS protocols to the specified phone number lt m_phone gt which can also be another message receiver different from the message sender e If the parameter lt tmin gt is set to O the SETPP II will send a single message to the message sender 4 5 5 amp REQ PWD CNF Read the configuration of device Command amp REQ
60. er state or 3 by both High to Low or Low to High trigger states How the parameter could be sent amp CNF UNIT KEY1 S0123456 alarm triggered in KENT IRIMIC OVE SMS GONE UNIW KENQZ VOIZS4A56 201234678 5 2 command amp CNF UNIT KEY3 D0123456 3 amp CNF UNIT KEY4 A0123456 2 amp CNF UNIT KEY4 SPSRF108 KEY1 S0123456 alarm triggered in NMEA KENI p RME TORATE f f p message SPSRF108 KEY2 V0123456 01234678 OD SPSRF108 KEY3 D0123456 RMCIOP 22 SPSRF108 KEY4 A0123456 2A Notes e If a digital input has already been configured each other command sent to the device overwrites the existing configuration e f an imput is configured to establish a voice or a data call the context of lt text gt and lt protocols gt fields can be removed not required to be set e If the field lt edge gt is not specified the alarm will be triggered by rising edge Low to High state of the user defined input default setting e f the STEPP Il device is configured to establish a voice or a data call to target phone number and the target phone mobile is switched off or it is already not registered in the GSM network the STEPP Il device tries up to 3 times to reach that phone number In case of an unsuccessful connection the STEPP Il ignores it e If more than one phone number is specified in the lt phone phone_1 ohone_n gt field and the S
61. escription lt asci_code gt it specifies the ASCI code value How the parameter could be sent els amp CNE UNIT DEL 124 command pues SPSRF108 DEL 124 45 message Notes e Do not use this command if not required This confidential document is a property of FALCOM GmbH and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission FALCOM Page 43 SOFTWARE 1 6 6 DESCRIPTION VERSION 1 02 4 4 How to send SMS message to the STEPP II device Syntax The text mode has to be set using AT CMGF 1 Write Command AT CMGS lt STEPP_Il_phone_number gt lt CR gt lt text gt lt ctrl z gt lt esc gt ar QMES8 lt i iSit gt Response s OK ERROR If sending fails see notes below Command Description The write command transmits a short message from GSM modem connected to a PC laptop to the STEPP Il device using a terminal program After invoking the write command wait for the prompt gt and then start to write the message SMS command s or NMEA message s To send the message simply press lt cCTRL z gt After the prompt a timer will be started to observe the input To abort sending use lt Esc gt Abortion is acknowledged with Ok though the message will not be sent The message reference lt m_ref gt is returned to the GSM modem on successful message delivery This description is applied for the GSM modems distributed by Falcom GmbH Please refer to the user manual
62. et The lt n_gsm gt is an integer value and its unit is in minute How the parameter could be sent SMS amp CNEF PWD UNIT GSMRESET command amp CNF PWD UNIT GSMRESET ll Ww This confidential document is a property of FALCOM GmbH and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission FALCOM Page 38 SOFTWARE 1 6 6 DESCRIPTION VERSION 1 02 NMEA SPSRF108 GSMRESET 3 00 message SPSRF108 GSMRESET 0E Notes e f a STEPP Il originated data call is set up indicated by the result code CONNECT 9600 and no GPS protocols or data are being transmitted to the other call party the STEPP Il device resets the GSM engine after user defined timeout is exceeded The countdown starts when the result code CONNECT 9600 appears to the called party e To stop the GSM reset a SMS message without value has to be sent to the device 4 3 14 GSMCALL Syntax GSMCALL lt n_call gt This parameter determines the amount of time to wait for data transmission When a data connection is already established indicated by the called party result code CONNECT 9600 and no data is being sent the STEPP Il waits additionally lt n_call gt seconds before it sends the user defined protocols The countdown starts when the result code CONNECT 9600 appears to the called party lt n_call gt Number of seconds to wait for data transmission How the parameter co
63. f FALCOM GmbH and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission FALCOM Page 16 SOFTWARE 1 6 6 DESCRIPTION VERSION 1 02 In order to configure the STEPP Il remotely via SMS or data connection please refer to the chapters 4 5 and 4 6 a comprehensive description is also added d After the user has defined and activated geo fencing zone s and then the STEPP Il device is switched off in the next start up STEPP Il compares its obtained valid position with the positions of activated geo fencing zone s If they are identical means within the activated area a SMS will be sent to the target phone number specified on the GEOMSG parameter This confidential document is a property of FALCOM GmbH and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission FALCOM Page 17 SOFTWARE 1 6 6 DESCRIPTION V ERSION 1 02 4 CONFIGURATION COMMANDS FOR FALCOM STEPP Il This chapter explains the configuration commands for Falcom STEPP Il There are two categories of configuration commands e Commands for SMS remote configuration e Commands for direct configuration of a Falcom STEPP Il connected to software SteppContfig In Table 3 you will find an overview of the commands for SMS remote configuration of a Falcom STEPP Il Important Take into account that all configuration commands sent to the STEPP II via SMS data connection or locally should match exactly the parameter format Syntax described in this m
64. get phone number can also be another receiver not the message sender The STEPP Il device will transfer its GPS positions to the target user specified phone number This confidential document is a property of FALCOM GmbH and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission FALCOM Page 50 SOFTWARE 1 6 6 DESCRIPTION VERSION 1 02 Parameter Description lt phone gt It specifies the target phone number where the GSM data connection has to be established The specified call number should be for data call Notes e If no number is given the device will start a data connection to the message sender 4 5 7 amp REQ PWD PHONE lt index gt phone Initiate a listen or voice call Command amp REQ PWD PHONE lt index gt lt phone gt Examples amp REQ PHONE 0123405 amp REQ PHONE2 0123045 Command Description Using this command the STEPP Il device can be instructed to start a GSM connection It initiates a return call from the device as an alarm or voice call The target phone number can also be another receiver not the message sender The STEPP Il device will establish an alarm or voice call to the target specified phone number Please refer to the chapter 6 2 for more information about the voice and alarm calls Parameter Description lt index gt It specifies the entry index of call connection type The following values are supported initiates a return call from the device as a
65. gions for periodically delivering of GPS protocols It allows the STEPP Il device to determine an area geofencing region It allows you to specifiy a delimiter on the received SMS messages e If more than one parameter has to be sent within this message they should be separated by colons Keep in mind if this message is supposed to be sent as a SMS the length of text within a SMS is limited to 160 characters e f no phone numbers are set in the authorized list the device accepts alll incoming calls and messages To prevent the STEPP Il device from This confidential document is a property of FALCOM GmbH and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission FALCOM Rages SOFTWARE 1 6 6 DESCRIPTION VERSION 1 02 accepting all calls and messages at least an authorized number has to be available in the authorized list e f a message including one of the aforementioned parameter is sent without value then the corrent value of that parameter stored into the FLASH memory will be deleted deactivated e The events of GPIOP protocol can also be stored in the history data 4 6 2 SPSRF103 msg 00 rate 01 CkSum lt CR gt lt LF gt Select protocols to be sent to Command PSRF103 lt msg gt 00 lt rate gt 01 lt CkSum gt lt CR gt lt LF gt Examples SES MEMOS 00700 00 01w24 SPST 00 00 01 Ol 25 SES EOS Ope OO pao Oj 01125 SPST 017007 01 Oil 24 SPSAELOS 02 00 00 O26 SPSAELOS 02 00 01
66. gt lt s_date gt lt s_time gt lt e_date gt lt e_time gt Command lt CkSum gt lt CR gt lt LF gt Examples SPSRT109 17200104 1566611 3001047 150000736 Command Description Download history from STEPP Il using specified parameters This command enables you to retrieve stored GPS history data either from a directly connected STEPP Il or from communicating one via a data line The data into the on board memory are stored according to UTC Time Universal Time Coordinated Therefore the parameters of this command are also based on the UTC time Parameter Description lt r_data gt It specifies the download history format The default for the download date format is set to O NMEA format The GPS data can be configured in the following data formats O corresponds to the request history in the NMEA format 1 corresponds to the request history in the binary format lt s_date gt Specifies the start date Its format is DDMMYY lt s_time gt Specifies the start time Its format is HHMMSS lt e_date gt Specifies the end date Its format is DDMMYY lt e_time gt Specifies the end time Its format is HHMMSS lt CkSum gt CheckSum has to be calculated Notes e To download the history data please consider the UTC Time otherwise you will download the stored data in the incorrect time This confidential document is a property of FALCOM GmbH and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission
67. he user limited configuration It is able to implement it and in case of limited configuration is exceeded the STEPP Il sent the position requested by the user either for just one time or periodically depends on the user set lt tmin gt value The position a SMS message containing one of possible combination of NMEA sentences e g GPRMC and GPIOP is returned to the message sender every lt tmin gt second s To understand and properly set the following parameters please refer to the chapter 3 1 1 2 In that chapter you will find detailed information about the set parameters Parameter Description lt sat gt It specifies the minimum number of satellites in view recommended gt 3 lt tmin gt It specifies the minimum time The unit is second s lt tmax gt It specifies the maximum time The unit is second s lt dmin gt It specifies the minimum distance The unit is meter m lt dmax gt It specifies the maximum distance The unit is meter m lt smin gt It specifies the minimum speed The unit is kilometers per hour km h lt smax gt It specifies the maximum speed The unit is kilometers per hour km h lt protocols gt It defines the input GPS protocols that will be sent to the message sender The STEPP Il device can send a set combination of provided NMEA sentences every user defined lt tmin gt time Notes e f the STEPP Il is Unable to calculate a valid position due to the satellites in view less th
68. history logging depends on the view satellites and the minimum or maximum time distance and speed If all minimum values or just one maximum value is exceeded then the STEPP Il begins storing the NMEA protocols in the history Once all parameters required for the new configuration have been specified transferred via SMS or locally and accepted from the device the STEPP II begins to implement the parameters New configurations take effect immediately so they become permanenily enabled until changed lt sat gt It determines the minimum number of in view satellites able to start the history logging lt tmin gt It specifies the minimum time The unit is second s lt tmax gt It specifies the maximum time The unit is second s lt dmin gt It specifies the minimum distance The unit is meter m lt dmax gt It specifies the maximum distance The unit is meter m lt smin gt It specifies the minimum speed The unit is kilometer per hour km h lt smax gt It specifies the maximum speed The unit is kilometer per hour km h This confidential document is a property of FALCOM GmbH and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission FALCOM Page 36 SOFTWARE 1 6 6 DESCRIPTION How the parameter could be sent oi amp CNF UNIT LOG 4 5 3600 0 0 0 0 command NMEA ree ee a a e 0 0778 message Notes e To understand and to set properly the lt sat gt lt tmin gt lt tmax gt and lt dmi
69. icle position with defined period 49 SRE UP WD CNEReaG the conigurgtion ol device eeren aer 50 2FEGQIPWDI CONNECT Initiate dretum cadlas a Aate alaere 50 amp REQ PWD PHONE lt index gt phone Initiate a listen or voice Call ee eee 51 amp REQ PWD START latitiude longitude Request vehicle position every GETIMES HDC NIO Gears cose ere eater ore tase oa E ene net 5 amp CNF PWD WATCH radious text Set aimastenneGQiOMmiccc ciccsccteccssceesseeecstecestcs 52 NMEA COMMANDS SUPPORTED FROM FIRMWARE 1 6 2 ccessscesssecssecessccessseccssecenseeeneecenees 54 PSRF108 NAME VALUE NAME VALUE Write device configuration cee 54 PSRF103 msg 00 rate 01 CkSum lt CR gt lt LF gt Select protocols to be sent to 56 PSRF109 data ChSum lt CR gt lt LF gt Download the history data ou eeeeseenees 57 STA POI MV AU TARE OTETCT arasenersteecesenearoeaaetecoceceoroecrneenecaacoaucearadedareconedtenadencaecoecticeeearcecerante 58 DESCRIPIIONIORTHE BINARY FORMATI m AA AAA AA E A A A mercer 59 Convert the GPIO hexadecimal value to Binary Tornate aaa aaar 60 HOW TO UPDATE THE NEW FIRMWARE INTO THE STEPP II 61 APPENDIX A Ramee seer eee E ee en Ser eRe eee ea 62 HOW MOIGON VERT HE COORDINATES saeeneas anaes tenes eta eee ae eee a EEEE SEN 62 THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE VOICE AND ALARM CALLS cc0sscesesssesssecsseestesssecseeesscesnsesneesess 63 OIE CEGING MING E a a EA E isc an acre ae A eee ent ema E EE 63
70. ing call is that the caller s number has to be configured 6 3 What to do if the defined password of device fails The NMEA message in the table below is mainly intended for use if the parameter PWD has been specified and you have forgotten the specified password of STEPP II device In this case no configuration could be made via SMS commands Command SPSRF108 PWD lt value gt XX SPSRF108 PWD XX Examples SPSRF108 PWD tommy001 6B SPSRF108 PWD 41 Command Description This command has to be sent only locally to the STEPP device by connecting the device to a PC laptop After the password is specified or deleted the device can be accessed remotely via SMS Parameter Description lt value gt It allows you to define the password of device This confidential document is a property of FALCOM GmbH and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission FALCOM Page 63 SOFTWARE 1 6 6 DESCRIPTION VERSION 1 02 6 4 Default settings of the firmware 1 6 5 The standard STEPP firmware 1 6 5 has the following default settings all others settings are deacivated and require a manual configuration General settings Value Description COM port settings 9600 baudrate 8 databit N parity 1 stopbit Protocol format NMEA NMEA format Protocols GGA GPGGA protocol will be delivered every second GSA GPGSA protocol will be delivered every second GSV GPG
71. is available SMS messages will periodically be sent to the specified phone number Any null value is ignored e If any of lt tmin gt lt dmin gt and lt smin gt limits is exceeded and the minimum number of satellites lt sat gt is available SMS messages will periodically be sent to the specified phone number Any null value is ignored e To stop transferring of such protocols the command amp REQ POS 0 or amp CNF UNIT MSG without parameters has to be sent to the device e The phone number lt m_phone gt can also be another participant message receiver different from the message sender The STEPP Il device transfers the GPS protocols to the assigned participant This feature allows the specified participants to have knowledge of the device location and or device events depending on the user specified protocol s This feature can be enabled from the device manager one of the authorized phone numbers if specified without the need to enter the phone numbers of these participants in the authorized list In this way the participants could not access the STEPP Il device however he they will be informed from the STEPP Il device about its current location or other events This feature can also be called alarm forwarding diverting incoming calls to another phone number This confidential document is a property of FALCOM GmbH and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission FALCOM Page 40 SOFTWARE 1 6 6 DESCR
72. m km h Max km h Example 2 settings 0 0 50 0 25 0 SMS command amp CNF PWD UNIT MSG S132345678 4 0 0 50 0 25 0 RMCIOP NMEA message PSRF108 LOG 4 0 0 50 0 25 0 4D Example 3 v Record every 2 sec if the vehicle is moving at a speed between 25 and 50 km h FixMin FixMax Dist Min Dist Max SpeedMin Speed Time s Time s m m km h Max km h Example 3 settings 2 0 0 0 25 50 SMS command amp CNF PWD UNIT MSG S132345678 4 2 0 0 0 25 50 RMCIOP NMEA message PSRF108 LOG 4 2 0 0 0 25 50 4F Example 4 Record every second if the vehicle is driving faster than 50 km h FixMin FixMax Dist Min Dist Max SpeedMin Speed Time s Time s m m km h Max km h Example 4 settings 0 0 0 0 0 50 SMS command amp CNF PWD UNIT MSG S132345678 4 0 0 0 0 0 50 RMCIOP NMEA message PSRF108 LOG 4 0 0 0 0 0 50 7A 3 1 1 3 How to download the history records Stored GPS history data can be retrieved either locally via serial link or remotely via data connection An executable command see chapters 4 6 3 can be sent to the device either locally or over air after a data call is established a NMEA message can be sent to the STEPP Il device This confidential document is a property of FALCOM GmbH and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission QFALCOM Page 12 Please refer to the
73. mand header and or parameter has to be separated by spaces Do not use the quotation marks if a lt value gt is a character string e g lt text gt Types of SMS commands Command type Structure amp REQ lt space gt PWD lt space gt CNF Readable command or amp REQ lt space gt CNF amp CNF lt space gt PWD lt space gt UNIT lt space gt lt Parameter_name gt lt value gt lt value gt lt value gt Writable command or amp CNF lt space gt UNIT lt space gt lt Parameter_name gt lt value gt lt value gt lt value gt amp CNF lt space gt PWD lt space gt UNIT lt space gt lt Parameter_name gt lt value gt lt value gt lt value gt lt Parameter_name gt lt value gt na lt value gt lt value gt Combining commands on the same writable command line or amp CNF lt space gt UNIT lt space gt lt Parameter_name gt lt value gt lt value gt lt value gt lt Parameter_name gt lt value gt lt value gt lt value gt amp CNF lt space gt PWD lt space gt lt Parameter_name gt lt space gt lt value gt lt value gt lt value gt Executable command or amp CNF lt space gt lt Parameter_name gt lt space gt lt value gt lt value gt lt value gt This confidential document is a property of FALCOM GmbH and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission FALCOM Page 19 SOFTWARE 1 6 6 DESCRIPTION amp CNF lt space gt PWD lt spa
74. miter in the received SMS messages lt value gt It specifies the value s of the entered parameter name The value depends on the parameter name to be handled please refer to the chapter 4 3 In that chapter you will find more details about the supported parameter Notes e If more than one parameter has to be sent within a SMS message command they should be separated by colons In the table above the type lt S gt is used to initiate that type of GSM connection is SMS The lt 0123456 gt is the phone number to connect to and lt text gt is the text to be sent Keep in mind that the length of text within a SMS is limited to 160 characters e f no authorized numbers are set the device accepts all incoming calls and messages To prevent the STEPP Il device from accepting all calls and messages up to ten authorized numbers are available e f the type lt type gt if the entered parameter supports if of GSM connection is set to D V or A corresponding to a Data call Voice call or Alarm listen in mode call respectively no text lt text gt and protocol lt protocols gt are required e The values of the loudspeaker and microphone volumes recommanded to be specified at 6 e f a message including one of the aforementioned parameter is sent without value then the current status value of that parameter stored into the FLASH memory will be deleted deactivated e Inthe history of STEPP Il the events of GPIOP protocol
75. mple implementation for a wide range of applications with low costs and high flexibility In particular it offers a soeedy development of systems solutions within the fields of Fleet management with GPS location Vehicle security At the core of the above mentioned system solutions is a classical set up with client server architecture In this scenario Falcom STEPP Il represents the so called mobile client see image 1 The integration of Falcom STEPP Il requires a clear definition e The characteristics of the integrated software solution of Falcom STEPP Il as a client of the user solution and the possibilities for configuration e The instruction command for communicating with the client as the main part of the server application e The hardware interfaces and the respective necessary installation guidelines This part ensures the physical integration of the device to the target surroundings This document seeks to describe the Falcom STEPP II firmware and its possibilities for configuration Furthermore in this document you will find a detailed description of the instruction command providing a foundation for the set up of own server applications for communicating with the mobile client Falcom STEPP II The hardware interfaces and the respective installation guidelines are described in a separate document stepp_ll_hardware_manual pdf This software description reflects Falcom STEPP Il s firmware version 1 6 2 and grea
76. n alarm listen in mode call 2 initiates a return call from the device as a voice call lt phone gt It specifies the target phone number where the GSM call connection has to be established The specified call number should be for voice call Notes e If no number is given the device will start a voice or alarm call to the message sender 4 5 8 amp REQ PWD START latitiude longitude Request vehicle position every defined period Command amp REQ PWD START lt latitiude gt lt longitude gt Examples amp REQ PWD START amp REQ PWD START 50 70 10 98 Command Description The GPS system can be reset to a particular latitude and longitude using this SMS message This command resets the GPS receiver and GSM engine of the STEPP II as well Parameter Description lt latitiude gt This confidential document is a property of FALCOM GmbH and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission FALCOM Page 51 SOFTWARE 1 6 6 DESCRIPTION VERSION 1 02 It specifies the Latitude of the device Its unit is degree lt longitude gt It specifies the Longitude of the device Its unit is degree Notes e f the message sender knows the coordinates of the STEPP Il device the latitude and longitude can be specified for a quick position fix 4 5 9 amp CNF PWD WATCH radious text Set a master region Command amp CNF PWD WATCH lt radius gt lt text gt amp CNF PWD WATCH lt radiu
77. n gt lt dmax gt lt smin gt and lt smax gt parameters please refer to the chapter 3 1 1 2 In that chapter you will find detailed information e f all lt tmin gt lt dmin gt and lt smin gt limits are exceeded a history record will be stored Any null value is ignored e If any of lt tmax gt lt dmax gt lt smax gt limits is exceeded a history record will be stored Any null value is ignored 4 3 11 ACK Syntax ACK lt ack gt This parameter enables you to activate deactivate the confirmation of SMS sent by STEPP Il If active it confirms successful receipt of a new message SMS delivering or SMS status report routed directly to the message sender Device shall manually disable routing to the message sender by setting the lt ack gt value to zero Default setting is 1 lt ack gt Indicates that new SMS status report whether or not has to be received Following values are available for use O no indications confirmations are routed to the message sender l indications confirmations are routed to the message sender How the parameter could be sent SMS amp CNF PWD UNIT ACK 0 command amp CNF PWD UNIT ACK 1 NMEA SPSRF108 ACK 0 46 message SPSRF108 ACK 1 47 Notes If value lt ack gt is set to 1 the STEPP Il device will send back a response to indicate the new configuration has correctly been received and upon success the result code representation lt name gt OK will be di
78. name gt lt value gt lt parameter_name gt lt value gt lt parameter_name gt lt Value gt Examples amp CNF PWD UNIT NAME name amp CNF PWD UNIT RING 2 amp CNE PWD UNIT PWD password amp CNE PWD UNIT PORT1 Z 1 1 amp CNF PWD UNIT KEY1 S123456 Alarm Input 1 RMC amp CNF PWD UNIT TELO V 4912345678 amp CNF PWD UNIT VOL 10 12 amp CNE PWD UNIT LOG 4 5 3600 0 0 0 0 amp CNF PWD UNIT IGN 15 amp CNF PWD UNIT IN1 S123456 Alarm Analoguel 2 3 I10P amp CNF PWD UNIT TEL1 S0123456 VOL 7 10 amp CNF PWD UNIT TELI amp CNF UNIT VOL 10 12 Command Description Using this command the STEPP Il device can be configured and a range of parameters can be set Each parameter can be configured and adapted to the user requirements Parameter Description lt parameter_name gt It indicates that the inserted parameter name will be changed or new configured It depends on the parameter name to be handled please refer to the chapter 4 3 In that chapter you will find more details about the supported parameter The following parameter name lt parameter_name gt can be used NAME It allows you to define or change the device name PWD It allows you to define or to change the device password RING It is intended for modifying to your own preferences the ring melody for voice calls PORT lt index gt It is intended for changing the present status of the STEPP Il digital outputs and its lt index gt specifies the index of output por
79. ng the SMS message which will be delivered from the STEPP Il device to the target phone number lt g_phone gt specified by the GEOMSG parameter This parameter is optional up to 20 character can be set lt type gt It specifies the type of alarm It can be set to 5 D V or A corresponding to a SMS alarm Data call Voice call or Alarm listen in mode call respectively see also section 6 2 lt g_phone gt It specifies the phone number where the alarm has to be sent lt sat gt It specifies the minimum number of satellites in view recommended gt 3 lt tmin gt This confidential document is a property of FALCOM GmbH and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission FALCOM Page 52 SOFTWARE 1 6 6 DESCRIPTION VERSION 1 02 It specifies the minimum time The unit is second s lt tmax gt It specifies the maximum time The unit is second s lt dmin gt It specifies the minimum distance The unit is meter m lt dmax gt It specifies the maximum distance The unit is meter m lt smin gt It specifies the minimum speed The unit is kilometers per hour km h lt smax gt It specifies the maximum speed The unit is kilometers per hour km h lt protocols gt It defines the input NMEA messages see chapter 4 2 that will be sent to the message recipient only if the alarm type lt type gt is set to S for SMS Notes e A SMS alarm message is issued if the vehicle fitted with STE
80. ng calls of any type monitoring of triggers v general purpose I Os GPIO s v ignition lines activation of general purpose outputs in a number of ways v separately activation deactivation v impulse v periodic command line interface via locally or remote GSM data call allowing for configuration v position trigger auxiliary queries v message generation v SIM card access remote configurability and queries via SMS or GSM data calls configurable triggered and explicitly requested transmission of v positional data v trigger status v auxiliary information v periodic transmission password protection to limit access both local and remote Geo fencing management applied to a wide variety of events v entered exited both in from marked zones v territory management up to 99 different zones management v route verification This confidential document is a property of FALCOM GmbH and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission FALCOM Page 6 SOFTWARE 1 6 6 DESCRIPTION VERSION 1 02 arrival departure notification prohibited locations illegal entries v unauthorized movement and more All aforementioned feature events can be controlled and GPS position can be received by means of any GSM phone You can easily make configuration and feature changes either locally or over air All features can be configured and their state can be changed using configuration tool named SteppConfig A brief description is atta
81. parameter could be sent SMS amp CNF PWD UNIT RING 2 command amp CNF UNIT RING NMEA SPSRF108 RING 2 1F message SPSRF108 RING 10 Notes e f the ring melody has already been defined and the user would like to change it the SMS command amp CNF UNIT RING 8 has to be sent to the device e ASMS message sent to the device without value deletes the current value of the ring melody and sets it to the factory setting 3 4 3 5 PORT lt index gt Syntax PORT lt index gt lt trig_type gt lt on_time gt lt off_time gt This parameter is intended for changing the present status of the STEPP II digital outputs lt index gt It specifies the index of output ports The index can be set from 1 to 4 corresponding to the provided output ports of the Falcom STEPP Il respectively lt trig_type gt It specifies the trigger type it can be set to A E or Z A the user specified PORT lt index gt will be set to the OFF state E the user specified PORT lt index gt will be set to the ON state the user specified PORT lt index gt will be set to E or A for a given lt on_time gt time which means an impulse will be generated Z the user specified the PORT lt index gt will periodically be triggered to ON and OFF sates giving a periodic lt on_time gt and lt off_time gt impulses in second s respectively which means cyclic ON OFF lt on_time
82. re available for use or over air GSM network whereby both SMS commands and NMEA messages can be set via SMS 3 1 1 2 Configuration examples The following will explain the used filters for time distance and speed The respective minimum values for time soeed and distance have an AND Conjunction meaning that if only value does not apply then all three values are ignored and not saved in the history The maximum values have an OR Conjunction If one of the maximum parameters has been met the GPS protocols will be saved in the history In accordance with the above flow chart either all minimum parameters or just one maximum parameter have to be exceeded and the NMEA protocols are stored in the history Parameter explanation The parameters used in examples below such as the FixMin Time FixMax Time Dist Min Dist Max SpeedMin and Speed Max correspond to the lt fmin gt lt fmax gt lt dmin gt lt dmax gt lt smin gt and lt smax gt used in the SMS commands and NMEA messages respectively Minimum lowest value Maximum highest value Time filter FixMinTime Seconds FixMaxTime Seconds AND OR Distance filter Dist Min Meters Dist Max Meters AND OR Speed filter SpeedMin km h SpeedMax km h Combination of both OR Storing of protocol Table 1 Conditions for saving data in the history FixMin FixMax Dist Dist SpeedMin Speed Time s Time s Minim Max m km h Max km h Logs every 10 sec 0 10 0 0 0
83. required for other geofencing regions by the user to clear the command amp CNF UNIT GEOMSG without parameter has to be sent to the STEPP Il device This confidential document is a property of FALCOM GmbH and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission FALCOM Page 53 SOFTWARE 1 6 6 DESCRIPTION VERSION 1 02 4 6 NMEA Commands supported from firmware 1 6 2 The NMEA messages can also be sent to the STEPP II terminal via SMS configuration If more than one NMEA message are to be sent in one SMS message they should be separated by inserting the End Sequence termination line carriage return and line feed Please note that if an SMS password is enabled NMEA sentences starting with PSRF108 are not accepted via SMS configuration All of these NMEA messages can be sent to the device either locally through serial interface or as a SMS over air GSM network If a Data call is established to the STEPP Il device the NMEA messages can also be directly transmited 4 6 1 SPSRF108 NAME V ALUE NAME VALUE Write device configuration Command PSRF108 lt parameter_name gt lt value gt lt parameter_name gt lt value gt 1 lt parameter_name gt lt Value gt lt CkSum gt lt CR gt lt LF gt Examples SPSRF108 PIN 0000 68 SPSRF108 NAME tommy001 6B SPSRF108 RING 2 1F SPSRF108 PWD 123456 7B SPSRF108 PORT1 Z 1 1 4D SPSRF108 KEY1 S123456 Alarm Input 1 RMC 65 SPSRF108 TELO V 4912345678 2A SPSRF1
84. s Password consists of a string with a length up to 40 characters How the parameter could be sent SMS amp CNF PWD UNIT PWD tommy001 command amp CNF UNIT PWD tommy001 amp CNF tommy0O1UNIT PWD MEA SPSRF108 PWD tommy001 2F message Notes e If the device password has already been set and the user would like to change it the SMS command amp CNF tommy001 UNIT PWD tommy002 has to be sent to the device e A SMS message sent to the device without value deletes the current password assumed the password has already been set This confidential document is a property of FALCOM GmbH and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission FALCOM Page 30 SOFTWARE 1 6 6 DESCRIPTION VERSION 1 02 4 3 4 RING Syntax RING lt ring_melody gt This parameter is intended for modifying on your own preferences the ring melody for voice calls lt ring_melody gt It chooses the type of ring melody We have chosen to let you decide your own preferences when you start using ring melody You have a choice of 10 different ring melodies The ringer melody value lt ring_melody gt can be set in the range of 0 to 10 If the value lt ring_melody gt is set to 0 the loudspeaker plays no melody If one of following values 1 to 9 is set then each setting plays a different melody on the loudspeaker audio output To use the buzzer rather than the loudspeaker set the value to 10 How the
85. s sent in any message related to the respective region lt reg_id gt The region ID is an optional positive number that identifies an area It can be the same one for different areas that are overlapped to each other lt long_UL gt lt long_UL gt lt lat_LR gt lt lat_LR gt The region boundaries Three different formats for Latitude Longitude can be used degrees minutes secondes or decimal or NMEA format For more information see chapter 6 1 lt when gt Controls when to send periodical messages related to the region in addition to the messages when a region boundary is crossed Indicates the type of activation which can be set to 0 the alarm is issued by leaving the defined zone the alarm is issued by entering into the defined zone 2 the alarm is issued by entering and leaving the defined zone How the parameter could be sent This confidential document is a property of FALCOM GmbH and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission FALCOM Page 42 SOFTWARE 1 6 6 DESCRIPTION VERSION 1 02 amp CNF UNIT GEOO1 Ilmenau 01 50 69181 10 89674 50 67472 10 94447 0 SMS amp CNF UNIT GEOO2 Langewiesen 02 50 68175 10 95133 50 66715 LO 98726 1 command lt ir UNIT GEOO3 Manebach 03 50 68505 10 85257 50 67375 10 86674 2 amp CNF UNIT GEOO3 SPSRF108 GEO01 Ilmenau 01 50 69181 10 89674 50
86. s confidential document is a property of FALCOM GmbH and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission FALCOM Page 9 3 PREPARING TO USE THE HISTORY AND GEO FENCING FUNCTIONS 3 1 Tracking 3 1 1 History function The History memory enables the receiver to store position time and events in the on board flash memory When receiving valid GPS protocols Falcom STEPP II is capable of saving up to 180 000 GPS protocols in its history memory When the memory space has been used up the oldest protocols will automatically be deleted to make space for new incoming data FIFO principle Image 3 shows a logical flow chart for better understanding how Falcom STEPP I saves history data History Filter Image 3 History Filter This confidential document is a property of FALCOM GmbH and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission FALCOM Page 10 SOFTWARE 1 6 6 DESCRIPTION VERSION 1 02 Taking the illustrated logic into consideration several varieties of saving history data are possible 3 1 1 1 Filter Settings By configuring supplementary filters the history function offers the possibility to reduce the number of stored data records These filters prevent the history from storing unnecessary data e g if a vehicle is not moving To set these filters a configuration command can be sent to the device either locally by connecting the device to a PC whereby only NMEA messages a
87. s gt lt text gt lt type gt lt g_phone gt lt sat gt lt tmin gt lt tmax gt lt dmin gt lt dmax gt lt smin gt lt smax gt lt protocols gt Examples amp CNF PWD WATCH 200 The alfa _ car is stolen amp CNF PWD WATCH 200 The alfa_car is stolen SOM SiesiGilOsi Ar Or OOOO Ol RME amp CNF PWD WATCH 0 Command Description This SMS command can be performed by monitoring an abandoned vehicle fitted with STEPP Il device Sending this command the STEPP Il device generates automatically a Master region GEOOO with a given lt radius gt value The center of the generated Master region is the current STEPP II position If the vehicle goes out of this Master region an alarm will be sent to the pre defined phone number lt g_phone gt from the GEOMSG parameter The firmware 1 6 5 and greater versions support the GEOMSG settings to be included into the amp CNF WATCH as one line command So a Master region can be configured at once instead of sending at first the command GEOMSG parameter and then initialize the Master region via amp CNF WATCH feature of the firmware 1 6 2 and early versions by using two separated SMS Parameter Description lt radius gt Optional positive number unit is meter Place the vehicle into a restricted circle zone whereby the current position including Latitude and Longitude of the STEPP Il is the center of circle and lt radius gt is the radius of circle lt text gt Stri
88. splayed to the message sender If the sent command was a bad command or has a bad parameter the result code representation lt name gt bad command or lt name gt bad parameter will be displayed to the message sender respectively The response message representation always corresponds to the sent command The device shall not send another result code to the message sender until the previous one is acknowledged assumed the lt ack gt value has been set to 1 This confidential document is a property of FALCOM GmbH and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission FALCOM Page 3 VERSION 1 02 SOFTWARE 1 6 6 DESCRIPTION VERSION 1 02 4 3 12 GPSRESET Syntax GPSRESET lt n_gps gt GPSRESET lt n_gps gt lt startup_mode gt This parameter allows the STEPP Il device to reset the GPS core in user defined interval of time It will occur only if the STEPP Il is unable to calculate a valid position due to the failure of satellites in view less then 3 satellites or other conditions This procedure repeats itself until the valid position computation a GPS fix of GPS receiver is completed lt n_gps gt It specifies the number of minutes to reset the GPS core The lt n_gps gt is an integer value and its unit is minute lt startup_mode gt It specifies the startup mode of integerated GPS receiver in the STEPP Il device The GPS receiver can manually be initiated to one of thr
89. ssibility is also supported when the user sets up to 99 different zones with the same ID number The STEPP Il recognises those restricted zones as a single zone The set up of zones has to be adjacent to or overlapped zones no free space between zones That means if the vehicle leaves the first zone and at the same time enters to the next one and others depending on the amount of set zones the STEPP Il compares the ID zones the previous zone with the next one if they correspond no SMS message will be sent When the vehicle leaves the current zone and does not contemporaneously enter to the next one so a SMS alert message with corresponding zone identification text will be sent to the predefined phone number In other words this geo fencing feature allows you to establish an area where the vehicle can travel If the vehicle travels outside this area an exception report is sent to the target phone number Now simply download the new configuration to the vehicle by sending the commad in table above and your STEPP II unit will start recording events based on the defined geographic zone d4 The STEPP Il device can store up to 100 regions one of which is the master region The master region is pre defined and is not configurable by a direct connected STEPP Il but it can be activated and deactivated by using the SMS messages refer to the chapter 4 5 The area indicator of master region is OO This confidential document is a property o
90. started pdf SteppConfig Configuration software stepp_ll_hardware_manual pdf TON This confidential document is a property of FALCOM GmbH and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission FALCOM Page 5 SOFTWARE 1 6 6 DESCRIPTION VERSION 1 02 1 OVERVIEW amp FEATURES OF THE SOFTWARE This section tries to explain in general the Falcom STEPP Il software known as firmware and its possibilities for configuration 1 1 Features of the Software The internal firmware of STEPP Il terminal is a fundamental component which in combination with the excellent hardware performance makes the STEPP Il to be on the top of applications where the fleet management is required It is an application designed to be deployed in the field of fleet management With Falcom STEPP I terminal running this application mounted in a fleet of vehicles a remote administration center is enabled to optimize that fleet s operations Of course it is also plausible to use the application to monitor stationary devices such as gas tanks industrial machines etc This application provides the following features 7 7 Sd 7 Sd 2 7 Sd 2 Sd e 2e 7 Sd 2 Sd positioning via GPS log data to flash memory download history data via locally or over air remote communications over GSM more specifically v SMS message generation and retrieval data calls incoming and outgoing v handling of incomi
91. ter versions By using a Falcom SWING it was developed as a communication device GSM Modem However it can be used with other software compatible GSM modems such as Falcom A2D 1 SAMBA TWIST and Falcom TANGO In chapter 1 STEPP Il STARTERKIT you ll find a reference of the supplied hardware components which will support you during the evaluation and configuration of Falcom STEPP Il The STARTERKIT contains all hardware and software components required for an initial start up and configuration of Falcom STEPP Il This confidential document is a property of FALCOM GmbH and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission FALCOM Page 4 Functional view of STEPP Il in the GSM network y A amp at Se y f z i yes er a 4 2 r Interface Ai STEPP II installed in a vehicle User s application GSM Modem PC Host The STEPP Il can be controlled and configured via GSM using SMS commands Image 1 Simplified presentation of the AVL client server architecture Falcom offers a wide variety of GSM modems for enabling communication on the server side GSM modem used on the server side Falcom recommends v Falcom SWING SET v Falcom TANGO v SAMBA v Falcom TWIST v Or other software compatible devices For more technical details on Falcom products go to www falcom de 0 1 Related documents 1 SIRF binary and NMEA protocol specification www falcom de Service Manuals SiRF stepp_ll_getting_
92. ter name The value depends on the parameter name to be handled please refer to the chapter 4 3 In that chapter you will find more details about the supported parameter and an improved value description lt CkSum gt CheckSum has to be calculated Notes VERSION 1 02 It is intended for changing the present status of the STEPP Il digital outputs and its lt index gt specifies the index of output ports It is intended for configuring the digital inputs of the STEPP Il and its lt index gt specifies the index of digital inputs It is intended for configuring the analogue inputs of the STEPP Il and its lt index gt specifies the index of analogue inputs It allows you to define the phone numbers which have to be saved in the access authorization list and the lt index gt specifies the entry index of list It allows you to adjust the loudspeaker and microphone volume levels It allows you to modify set the parameters for the history data It allows you to activate deactivate the confirmation of SMS sent by STEPP Il It allows the STEPP Il device to reset periodically the GPS core It allows the STEPP Il device to reset periodically the GSM core It allows you to determine the amount of time to wait for data transmission It allows you to configure the STEPP Il device for periodically delivering of GPS protocols It allows you to configure the STEPP Il to get geo fencing messages periodically or one time re
93. the maximum time The unit is second s lt dmin gt It specifies the minimum distance The unit is meter m lt dmax gt It specifies the maximum distance The unit is meter m lt smin gt It specifies the minimum speed The unit is kilometers per hour km h lt smax gt It specifies the maximum speed The unit is kilometers per hour km h lt protocols gt It defines the input NMEA messages see chapter 4 2 that will be sent to the message sender only if the alarm type lt type gt is set to S for SMS How the parameter could be sent amp CNF PWD UNIT GEOMSG S132345678 4 60 0 0 0 0 0 RMCIOP ME amp CNF PWD UNIT GEOMSG S0125156105 4 60 0 0 0 0 0 command RMCIOP amp CNF UNIT GEKOMSG To PSRF108 GEOMSG S132345678 4 60 0 0 0 0 0 RMCIOP 4B moseage SPSRF108 GEOMSG 50125156105 4 60 0 0 0 0 0 RMCIOP 70 PSRF108 GEOMSG 16 This confidential document is a property of FALCOM GmbH and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission FALCOM Page 41 VERSION 1 02 SOFTWARE 1 6 6 DESCRIPTION VERSION 1 02 Notes e f all lt tmax gt lt dmax gt and lt smax gt limits are exceeded and the minimum number of satellites lt sat gt is available SMS messages will periodically be sent to the specified phone number Any null value is ignored e If any of lt tmin gt lt dmin gt and lt smin gt limits is exceeded and the minimum
94. ts KEY lt index gt It is intended for configuring the digital inputs of the STEPP Il and its lt index gt specifies the index of digital inputs IN lt index gt It is intended for configuring the analogue inputs of the STEPP Il and its lt index gt specifies the index of analogue inputs TEL lt index gt It allows you to define the phone numbers which have to be saved in the access authorization list and the lt index gt specifies the entry index of list This confidential document is a property of FALCOM GmbH and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission FALCOM Page 46 SOFTWARE 1 6 6 DESCRIPTION VERSION 1 02 VOL It allows you to adjust the loudspeaker and microphone volume levels LOG It allows you to modify set the parameters for the history data ACK It allows you to activate deactivate the confirmation of SMS sent by STEPP Il GPSRESET It allows the STEPP Il device to reset periodically the GPS core GSMRESET It allows the STEPP Il device to reset periodically the GSM core GSMCALL It allows you to determine the amount of time to wait for data transmission MSG It allows you to configure the STEPP Il device for periodically delivering of GPS protocols GEOMSG It allows you to configure the STEPP Il to get the geo fencing messages periodically or only one time GEO lt index gt It allows the STEPP Il device to determine an area geofencing region BEL It allows you to specifiy a deli
95. uld be sent SMS amp CNF PWD UNIT GSMCALL 10 command amp CNF PWD UNIT GSMCALL NMEA SPSRF108 GSMCALL 10 65 message SPSRF108 GSMCALL 59 Notes e When a data connection is already established within the wait lt n_call gt time other commands can be sent fo the device 4 3 15 MSG MSG lt type gt lt m_phone gt lt sat gt lt tmin gt lt tmax gt lt dmin gt lt dmax gt lt smin gt SIDER lt smax gt lt protocols gt This parameter can be used to configure the STEPP Il device for periodically delivering the GPS protocols The configuration depends on the on view satellites and the minimum or maximum time distance and speed If all minimum values or just one maximum value is exceeded then the STEPP Il triggers an alarm SMS to the specified lt m_phone gt phone number An SMS message is sent to the specified lt m_phone gt phone number when the minimum number of satellites lt sat gt is available and the condition specified in alll lt tmax gt lt dmax gt and lt smax gt values or just one of lt tmin gt lt dmin gt and lt smin gt values are satisfied The SMS message may contain up to two GPS protocols specified in the lt protocols gt field Messages are not sent more frequently than one message every 30 seconds default setting lt type gt It specifies the alarm type It can be set to S D V or A corresponding to a SMS alarm Data call Voice call or Alarm listen
96. ut Bit 1 Input Key 2 Input Bit 2 Input Key 3 Input Bit 3 Input Key 4 Input Bit 4 reserved Key Input Bit 5 reserved2 Key Input Bit 6 external power V Key Input Bit 7 Ignition Key SGPIOP protocol This confidential document is a property of FALCOM GmbH and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission FALCOM Page 58 SOFTWARE 1 6 6 DESCRIPTION 4 8 Description of the binary format VERSION 1 02 The binary format stored in the memory of the STEPP Il device has the following structure Name Format Checksum End Sequence GPLOG lt data_1 gt lt data_2 gt lt CKSUM gt lt CR gt lt LF gt GPLOG 19590B9E336B822E685F2C6264030010421500200025 195910DE33BBCB2EB69 C2CA7B105001000100000000 62 lt CR gt lt LF gt A record line in the binary format consists of two data records the lt data_l gt and lt data_2 gt fields similar regarding the build structure with a maximum data compression Data records lt data_l gt and lt data_2 gt are comma delimited This format can be applied when a large amount of recorded data in a short time is required to be downloaded from the STEPP Il device remotely via a data call connection The following table is intended as a quick reference to explain the stored binary data Ae Bice Binary hex Thre ASCII
97. ver including the recorded time e g 09 40 55 The received GPRMC message above that is sent to the SMS receiver instead of the device sends an invalid GPS position as below Receive SGPRMC 123955 221 V 0000 0000 N 00000 0000 E 280103 34 This feature allows the user of the device to calculate the time on which the device has not been able to obtain the location fix In this case the calculation time of the invalid GPS position is 02 hours and 59 minutes The GPGSV includes the number of satellites in view satellite ID numbers and their elevation azimuth and signal to noise ratio Example SGPGSV 3 1 10 05 79 067 37 30 63 277 35 14 37 269 09 36 145 778 GPGSV 3 2 10 24 28 098 36 06 24 212 04 24 058 29 17 16 129 7F SCP ESV 3 3 10 0il 13 328 34 25 05 511 774 Field Format Example Description 1 GPGSV GPGSV Start of sentence 2 X 3 Number of messages 1 to 3 3 x 3 Message number 1 to 3 4 XX 10 Number of satellites in view 1 to 12 5 XX 01 Satellite PRN number 6 XX 14 Satellite elevation degrees 00 to 90 may be null v XXX 328 Satellite azimuth degrees 000 to 359 may be null 8 XX 34 Satellite signal to noise ratio in dB 00 to 99 may be null 9 25 Similar to 5 8 for next satellite may all be null 10 05 Similar to 5 8for next satellite may all be null 11 311 Similar to 5 8 for next satellite may all be null 12 hh 74 Checksum 13 lt
98. zation list Table below shows the mode 0 which indicates that the sentence gives the GSM module status Example GPGSM 0 1 0 T Mobile D 20 5518 4caa 32 Field Format Example Description 1 GPGSM GPGSM Start of sentence 2 x 0 GSM status mode 0 3 b 1 Registration 1 registered 0 unregistered 4 X 0 GSM status 5 zai T Mobile D Network operator name 6 XX 20 GSM field strength 0 to 31 0 113 dB 31 51 dB 7 a 5518 Area code 8 a 4caa Cell ID 9 hh Bo Checksum 10 lt CR gt lt LF gt End of message termination Table 7 The GPGSM message data format in GMS status mode Table below shows the mode 1 which indicates that an SMS message was received Example GPGSM 1 490172123456 My Message 54 Field Format Example Description 1 GPGSM GPGSM Start of sentence 2 x 1 SMS message received mode 1 3 a 49123456 Sender number 4 a u Sender phonebook entry 5 ar My message SMS message text 6 hh 54 Checksum 7 lt CR gt lt LF gt End of message termination This confidential document is a property of FALCOM GmbH and may not be copied or circulated without previous permission FALCOM Page 27 SOFTWARE 1 6 6 DESCRIPTION VERSION 1 02 Table 8 The GPGSM message data format in SMS message received mode Table below shows the mode 2 which indicates that there was an incoming call Example

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