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GSE GSatMicro Operation Manual

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GSatMicro
Operations Manual
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  • Page 1 GSatMicro Operations Manual sa le s@gsa t. us : gsa t .us...

  • Page 2: Specifications

    : gsa t .us GSatMicro Operations Manual Specifications o Dimensions: 45mm x 45mm x 34mm including battery, modem and antenna (OEM version). o 45mm x 45mm x 20mm including battery and modem o SiRFstarIV GPS with an amazing -163dBm sensitivity o AES 256-bit encryption supported (optional) o Rechargeable Lithium Polymer battery (2.4 Ah, up to 1000 position reports)
  • Page 3 sa les@gsa t.us : gsa t .us sa les@gsa t.us : gsa t .us 1) Upon power up or wakeup from sleep, the Power LED will "fade up" until initialization is complete, after this the LED will indicate battery state (flashing up to 5 times if the battery is full).
  • Page 4 sa les@gsa t.us : gsa t .us Terminal Behavior The front interface panel has three buttons and 5 lights. Behavior is described below. Button Behavior Button Description <1 second: flash LEDs showing last state before sleep >=1 second: From off/storage, resume transmit/sleep (Power Power and GPS LEDs will "fade up"...
  • Page 5 sa les@gsa t.us : gsa t .us "settings" function below. To exit ALERT mode, depress the Power + Check In button together again and the MSG light will turn off again. LED modes Description Power 1-5 flashes 1: 0-19% battery 2: 20-39% battery 3: 40-59% battery 4: 60-79% battery...
  • Page 6 sa les@gsa t.us : gsa t .us Description Alert (!) Fast Flash ALERT mode, cleared on successful transmit Not on ALERT mode Description Message Medium Flash Check-in mode, cleared on successful transmit Not in check-in mode Fade up Bluetooth pairing enabled (overrides check-in) Fade down Disabling Bluetooth check-in...
  • Page 7 sa les@gsa t.us : gsa t .us Functions These options can be sent to the terminal via the "Send Command" function within the tracking platform, or entered through the RS232 serial connection, or the USB cable via CDC mode. NOTE: Commands sent from the tracking platform will not show command output anywhere other than on the serial console.
  • Page 8 sa les@gsa t.us : gsa t .us Iridium functions¶ // Power Iridium Modem iridium.setpower( {mode} ) mode: 1: on 0: off NOTE: Must be called with mode 1 to enable signal for GPS functionality // Enable Iridium Radio iridium.setradio( {mode} ) mode: 1: on 0: off...
  • Page 9 These settings can be configured through the "Send Command" function on the GSatTrack site (found under the down arrow menu for the GSatMicro asset of interest). The "Get Parameters" function from this screen can request the current parameters stored on the device. Sending parameter requests GSat.us •...
  • Page 10 sa les@gsa t.us : gsa t .us through the site to the unit will not automatically update fields on the site. "Get Parameters" can be used to confirm the current configuration state of the unit. //Set variable into flash settings.flash( {setting}, {value} ) //Read variable from flash {variable} = settings.flash( {setting} ) setting:...
  • Page 11 255) Interrupts / Event Handlers ¶ A set of Lua functions can be defined for servicing various state changes on the GSatMicro. cpu.set_int_handler( {interrupt type}, {function} ) interrupt type: cpu.INT_IRIDIUM_SIGNAL: Iridium modem has signal from satellite network cpu.INT_IRIDIUM_TX_OK: SBD transmit completed successfully cpu.INT_IRIDIUM_TX_FAIL: SBD transmission failed (after settings.i_tx_retries retries)
  • Page 12 sa les@gsa t.us : gsa t .us Example: function iridium_signal() lat,lon,speed,alt,course=gps.getpos() sec,min=gps.gettime() if(speed < 5) then course = compass.heading() batp = bat.percent() iridium.transmit(gps.encode(lat,lon,speed,course,batp,min,alt)) cpu.set_int_handler( cpu.INT_IRIDIUM_SIGNAL, iridium_signal) GSat.us • sales@gsat.us • 954-459-4000...

  • Page 13: Cocom Limits

    COCOM limits are a GPS limitation by international law to disable GPS chipsets at high altitudes or high speeds. The GSatMicro will stop reporting if the unit exceeds 1,000 knots AND exceeds 18,000 meters. Both of these limits must be exceeded for COCOM limits to be enabled which will disable the internal GPS receiver until one of the two limits returns to normal.

  • Page 14: Message Formats

    sa les@gsa t.us : gsa t .us Message Formats ¶ Mobile Terminated (MT) Future versions will make use of a header byte with values ranging from 0 - 31 to define message type. Mobile Originated (MO)¶ Position Report: Text Message: header (byte): 1 destination length (byte): <0 - 255>...