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Application Note
In-Vehicle Installation Guidelines for FOX3-
2G/3G/4G and BOLERO40 Series
Part Number APP-0019
Revision A October 2019

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  • Page 1 Application Note In-Vehicle Installation Guidelines for FOX3- 2G/3G/4G and BOLERO40 Series Part Number APP-0019 Revision A October 2019...
  • Page 2 Intellectual Property © 2019 Lantronix, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of the contents of this publication may be transmitted or reproduced in any form or by any means without the written permission of Lantronix. Lantronix is a registered trademark of Lantronix, Inc. in the United States and other countries.
  • Page 3 Added a new point in to the chapter 1.1.2 - Metal plates near the antenna may disturb and attenuate the GSM signal. Added Figure 4 - Axes of Acceleration Sensitivity for FOX-IN/EN and BOLERO-LT2. In-Vehicle Installation Guidelines for FOX3-2G/3G/4G and BOLERO40 Series...
  • Page 4 Added the pinout of all available cables. October 2019 Initial Lantronix document. Added Lantronix document part number, logo, contact information, and links. For the latest revision of this product document, please check our online documentation at www.lantronix.com/support/documentation. In-Vehicle Installation Guidelines for FOX3-2G/3G/4G and BOLERO40 Series...
  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Perform testing ...................... 14 APPENDIX ....................15 1.10 CA31b - Vehicle installation cable for FOX3-2G/3G/4G and BOLERO40 series..15 1.11 CA39b - Main port extended vehicle installation cable ......... 16 1.12 CA68 - Main port extended vehicle installation cable ........... 16 1.13 CA70 - Main port basic vehicle installation cable ..........
  • Page 6: Introduction

    Turn car ignition off before making any connection. ❖ Apply power to the Lantronix device only when all connections have been made properly. FIRST complete all the connections required among the device according to the instructions given in this document and then FINALLY apply power to the unit by connecting the positive pole (+IN) of the device to a vehicle (+12V or +24V) power source.
  • Page 7: Installation Guidelines

    ❖ The range of input voltage that may be applied to the Lantronix AVL devices is from +10.8 V ... +32.0 VDC. Exceeding these ratings could cause damage to the AVL device. To fulfil the range of operating voltage, Lantronix recommends using the installation cable with the voltage converter called "KNT100V".
  • Page 8: Device Installation Order

    Do not cover vehicle instruments and displays with cables connected to the Lantronix device. ❖ Do not mount the external antenna or the Lantronix device with internal antenna on the metal plates as these may disturb and attenuate the GSM signal.
  • Page 9: Installation Instructions

    Turn car ignition off before making any connection to the AVL device. Check the polarity of the battery terminals with a voltmeter before connecting any of the Lantronix products in the vehicle. Later on, you have to identify an electrical ground in the vehicle and it should be used as a common ground point for all ground wires.
  • Page 10 Therefore, it is recommended to install one of Lantronix devices in front of the shunt, as shown in the Fig.2 above. According to your application requirements, several power sources may be required: ❖...
  • Page 11: Installing Disco-B4

    Pass the cable in the nut and then tighten the mounting nut until movement is blocked. The maximum tightening torque used on the mounting nut must not exceed the maximum value of 12 Nm, recommended 10 Nm. In-Vehicle Installation Guidelines for FOX3-2G/3G/4G and BOLERO40 Series...
  • Page 12 Hardware Manual and find out the dimensions of housing. Figure 5: Mounting the DISCO-B4 on the vehicle's roof The pin out of the 8pin connector at the end of the cable is given in chapter 4.1. In-Vehicle Installation Guidelines for FOX3-2G/3G/4G and BOLERO40 Series...
  • Page 13: Additional Installation Help

    Install additional Inputs/Outputs (Optional) The inputs provided on the FOX3-2G/3G/4G or BOLERO40 series are high active and will sense a voltage change between low (ground) and high (12V/24V). This can be done by installing a push button between the digital input and 12V/24V.
  • Page 14: Perform Testing

    1.1. After the device has been mounted, refer to the Getting Started Guide to perform an end-to-end system test. In-Vehicle Installation Guidelines for FOX3-2G/3G/4G and BOLERO40 Series...
  • Page 15: Appendix

    INPUT; V24, ±12 V Black TxA_0 Serial port (transmit data) for direct connection to the host PC. If not used leave it open. OUTPUT; V24, ±12 V Table 1: CA31b - Vehicle installation cable pinout In-Vehicle Installation Guidelines for FOX3-2G/3G/4G and BOLERO40 Series...
  • Page 16: Ca39B - Main Port Extended Vehicle Installation Cable

    BOLERO40 series is listed in table below: COLOR FUNCTION DESCRIPTION Brown Blue Orange I/O1 See description in Table 1 Yellow I/O2 Green I/O3 Violette RxA_0 Black TxA_0 Table 3: Description of cable CA68 In-Vehicle Installation Guidelines for FOX3-2G/3G/4G and BOLERO40 Series...
  • Page 17: Ca70 - Main Port Basic Vehicle Installation Cable

    Serial port 1 (transmit data) for direct connection to the host PC. If not used Black TxA_1 leave it open. V24, ±12 V Not supported Yellow SCL (I²C) Green SDA (I²C) Not supported Table 5: Description of cable CA69 In-Vehicle Installation Guidelines for FOX3-2G/3G/4G and BOLERO40 Series...
  • Page 18: Ca71 - Accessory Port Basic Cable

    MINI/CAN/WKAN is listed in table below: NAME DESCRIPTION LEVEL Ground. Digital input. 0 .. +32.0 V DC (V+IN = +IN) No function Digital input. 0 .. +32.0 V DC (V+IN = +IN) No function In-Vehicle Installation Guidelines for FOX3-2G/3G/4G and BOLERO40 Series...
  • Page 19: Ca123 - Obdii Cable With Ign As Separate Wire

    BOLERO40 series is listed in table below: 2x4 MICROFIT OBDII connector Description FOX3-2G/3G/4G BOLERO40    CAN_High  CAN_Low     IGN as separate wire Table 8: Description of cable CA123 In-Vehicle Installation Guidelines for FOX3-2G/3G/4G and BOLERO40 Series...
  • Page 20: Documentation

    Lists and describes all PFAL commands supported by the AVL devices. FOX3_3G_4G_HardwareManual.pdf Contains instructions for safety and operation of the FOX3-2G/3G/4G devices. Workbench Software Description Lantronix Workbench configuration tool (Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows Lantronix Workbench 7 32 bit) In-Vehicle Installation Guidelines for FOX3-2G/3G/4G and BOLERO40 Series...

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