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Software Installation,
Configuration, and Integration
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  • Page 1 MP 555 GPS modem Software Installation, Configuration, and Integration Guide 2130304 Rev 1.2...
  • Page 3 Preface Important Notice Due to the nature of wireless communications, transmission and reception of data can never be guaranteed. Data may be delayed, corrupted (i.e., have errors) or be totally lost. Although significant delays or losses of data are rare when wireless devices such as the Sierra Wireless modem are used in a normal manner with a well-constructed network, the Sierra Wireless modem should not be used in situations where failure...
  • Page 4 MP 555 GPS Software Installation and Configuration Guide from the driver or operator's control and operation of that vehicle. In some states and provinces, operating such commu ­ nications devices while in control of a vehicle is an offence. Limitation of The information in this manual is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Liability...

  • Page 5: Contact Information

    Preface 5,267,262 5,568,483 5,337,338 5,600,754 5,414,796 5,657,420 5,416,797 5,659,569 5,710,784 5,778,338 Copyright © 2005 Sierra Wireless. All rights reserved. Trademarks ® “Heart of the Wireless Machine ” is a registered trademark of Sierra Wireless. Sierra Wireless™, the Sierra Wireless logo, the red wave design, and Watcher™...
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  • Page 7: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Introducing the MP 555 GPS modem ........9 Provided software .
  • Page 8 MP 555 GPS Software Installation and Configuration Guide Establishing connections......... . . 24 Watcher indicators:.
  • Page 9 Contents The MTP Protocol ..........49 MTP message types .
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  • Page 11: Introducing The Mp 555 Gps Modem

    1: Introducing the MP 555 GPS modem • Provided software • About CDMA • Serial or USB PC connection • Documentation The Sierra Wireless MP 555 GPS modem provides a wireless Note: Do not connect the network connection for portable computers installed in MP 555 GPS to a USB port on a vehicles.

  • Page 12: Provided Software

    MP 555 GPS Software Installation and Configuration Guide Provided software The MP 555 GPS modem comes with this software: • Watcher, the enabling software for the modem which allows you to manage and monitor your connections. • The driver that forms the interface between the modem and your Windows operating system.

  • Page 13: Cdma Accounts And Coverage

    Introducing the MP 555 GPS modem Figure 1-1: The MP 555 GPS modem and the CDMA and GPS networks. CDMA accounts and coverage You must set up an account with a CDMA service provider for each MP 555 GPS modem you install. After installing the MP 555 GPS modem software, you must configure it to use an account.

  • Page 14: Supported Cdma Radio Frequencies

    MP 555 GPS Software Installation and Configuration Guide operating your current local network. There may be additional fees for roaming service. Contact your reseller or service provider for information. Account provisions Your account may restrict usage of certain networks or may limit your connection time or data transmission.

  • Page 15: Documentation

    Introducing the MP 555 GPS modem Depending on how you are using the MP 555 GPS, you may want to have both a USB and serial connection between the modem and the host. This allows you, for example, to make a network connection over the USB connection, while using a “moving map”...
  • Page 16 MP 555 GPS Software Installation and Configuration Guide Software Installation, Configuration, and Integration Guide and the Vehicle Installation Guide are provided as PDF (Portable Document Format) files on the installation CD. Online help is provided with Watcher. The help describes all the icons and indicators in Watcher, provides detailed instruc­...

  • Page 17: Software Installation

    2: Software Installation • System requirements • Installing Watcher Before you can use the MP 555 GPS, you must install Watcher and the modem driver. This section guides you through the installation. System requirements The Watcher software supports notebook computers with Note: Do not connect the these operating systems (using either a serial or USB PC MP 555 GPS to a USB port on a...
  • Page 18 MP 555 GPS Software Installation and Configuration Guide Next Back Use the buttons to navigate through the Note: If you want to have both a wizard. USB and seria connection to the modem, install the modem using · If you are running Windows 2000 or XP, you are “MP Series the USB option.

  • Page 19: Installing The Modem Driver (Windows Nt Only)

    Software Installation Installing the modem driver (Windows NT only) Note: The W ndows NT CD and the Service Pack 6a CD are required to complete the installation. Before install ng the software ensure that W ndows Networking and RAS (Remote Access Services) are installed. (See the W ndows NT online help for procedures.) If you have not yet done so, connect the MP 555 GPS to your PC.
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  • Page 21: Account Configuration

    3: Account Configuration • The Activation Wizard After you install the Watcher software as described in the previous chapter, you must set up your account before you can use the MP 555 GPS modem. Each MP 555 GPS has been provisioned at the factory for use with a particular service provider.

  • Page 22: Running The Activation Wizard

    Note: If the version of firmware Start > Programs > Sierra Wireless > choosing on your modem is not current MP555 > MP555 Watcher , or double click the with your version of Watcher, desktop shortcut. you will be prompted to update...

  • Page 23: Operating The Mp 555 Gps Modem

    4: Operating the MP 555 GPS modem • Modem hardware • Watcher software Operating the MP 555 GPS modem requires some knowledge of both the modem hardware and the Watcher software. This chapter describes the basics of each. Modem hardware The MP 555 GPS modem is usually mounted in the trunk or passenger compartment of a vehicle.

  • Page 24: Reading The Status Indicators

    MP 555 GPS Software Installation and Configuration Guide Reading the status indicators The MP 555 GPS modem’s indicator panel includes four indicator lights: Receive (Rx) Power indicator indicator Transmit (Tx) GPS indicator indicator Figure 4-1: The indicator panel of the MP 555 GPS modem. The table below shows the behavior of the LEDs during normal modem operation: Table 4-1: LED operation...

  • Page 25: Resetting The Modem

    Operating the MP 555 GPS modem Resetting the modem The reset button for the MP 555 GPS modem is on the top of the housing. To reset the modem, press hard on the button until all four indicator lights illuminate. (Use a thin, blunt tool such as a stylus or capped pen;...

  • Page 26: Watcher Help

    MP 555 GPS Software Installation and Configuration Guide Watcher Help Watcher has a well-indexed and detailed online help system. > Help Topics To get help in Watcher, select . You can also <F1> display help by pressing the key on your computer. Launching Watcher To launch Watcher: If Watcher is not running, start Watcher by...
  • Page 27 Operating the MP 555 GPS modem discussed in the next sections. Otherwise, you can establish a connection by selecting the connection type and selecting the Connect button. Rev 1.2 Jan.05...
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  • Page 29: Configuring The Modem To Report Gps And I/O Data

    5: Configuring the Modem to Report GPS and I/O Data • GPS configuration and reporting The MP 555 GPS modem is capable of reporting position and • I/O device installation heading information (using the embedded GPS module) as and configuration well as reporting the status of sensors, gauges, and alarms connected to the modem’s I/O port.

  • Page 30: Gps Protocols And Commands

    MP 555 GPS Software Installation and Configuration Guide GPS protocols and commands The GPS module supports two methods of reporting naviga­ Note: The “MP Rugged W ireless tional information, using either the TAIP (Trimble ASCII Modem TAIP Reference” Interface Protocol) or NMEA (National Marine Electronics (document number 2130312 Association) protocols.
  • Page 31 Configuring the Modem to Report GPS and I/O Data commands that work on the MP 555 GPS). The reference is available on the Sierra Wireless web site, www.sierrawireless.com. Table 5-1: GPS AT commands (Parameters are in the <> brackets) AT command Description AT!MPGPSDATA? Returns a string containing the:...

  • Page 32: Gps Configuration In Watcher

    MP 555 GPS Software Installation and Configuration Guide Table 5-1: GPS AT commands (Parameters are in the <> brackets AT command Description ATI4 Displays the Unique Mobile Device ID. This number is required to identify each modem on the network. This is discussed on page 45.

  • Page 33: Gps Taip Quick Reference

    Configuring the Modem to Report GPS and I/O Data GPS TAIP quick reference The following table is a quick summary of the TAIP message identifiers. For detailed information and message syntax, see the MP Rugged Wireless Modem TAIP Reference (document number 2130312) and the Lassen SQ GPS documentation on www.trimble.com TAIP commands available at...

  • Page 34: Connector Pinouts

    MP 555 GPS Software Installation and Configuration Guide Connecting these devices requires that you make a customized I/O cable. The cable must have, at one end, whatever connector is required by the I/O device, and at the other end, the DB15 connector.

  • Page 35: Digital Input Devices

    Configuring the Modem to Report GPS and I/O Data Digital input devices Digital input devices are those that have only two states and send a signal to the modem in one of those states. An example of a digital input device might be a gun rack alarm that sends a signal to the modem any time the gun rack is open.

  • Page 36: Analog Input Devices

    MP 555 GPS Software Installation and Configuration Guide Typically a digital output device should be connected between Ground (pin 10) and the output port (Pin 3 or 11). Figure 5-3: Wiring for using Pin 3 (digital output) as an electronic switch. Pin 10 is Ground.

  • Page 37: I/O Configuration Using At Commands

    Configuring the Modem to Report GPS and I/O Data I/O configuration using AT commands Once a sensor, gauge, button, or switch is physically connected to the MP 555 GPS, the modem must be configured to manage the input from, or output to, the device. This configuration can be done using either AT commands or using Watcher.
  • Page 38 MP 555 GPS Software Installation and Configuration Guide Table 5-2: I/O AT commands (Parameters are in the <> brackets) AT command Description AT!MPDIO= Sets the value at a specified digital output <chan>,<value> channel. The <value> parameter sets the port to logic level low or logic level high (0=low, 1=high).

  • Page 39: I/O Configuration In Watcher

    Configuring the Modem to Report GPS and I/O Data I/O configuration in Watcher There are separate windows in Watcher for configuring the analog and digital ports. Analog input setup > Configuration > Analog... The Analog Input window ( ) is OOLS used to configure devices on the four analog inputs.

  • Page 40: Digital I/O Setup

    MP 555 GPS Software Installation and Configuration Guide Digital I/O setup > Configuration > The Digital Input/Output window ( OOLS Digital... ) is used to configure devices on the two digital I/O and two digital input ports. Each tab corresponds to a pin: Digital Tab Connector Pin I/O 1...

  • Page 41: Sending Data To Your Network Application

    6: Sending Data to your Network Application • Configuring the modem to route data This chapter discusses how to configure the MP 555 GPS to a server modem to send GPS and I O data to a network server. This is a •...
  • Page 42 MP 555 GPS Software Installation and Configuration Guide default of three minutes. The other timers are in seconds. ) In most configurations, the low rate timer does not come into effect. The fast rate timer only becomes active when an alarm Note: Alarm triggers must be condition is triggered by a rise or drop in the level of one of the configured locally on the...
  • Page 43 Sending Data to your Network Application If the GPS timer is set to 0, reporting becomes “GPS driven”. Note: The “MP Rugged W ireless This means that the interval between reports is determined by Modem TAIP Reference” the configuration of the GPS module. If the GPS module is (document number 2130312 configured for TAIP, the interval can be changed by issuing provides a description of the...

  • Page 44: Mtp Configuration

    MP 555 GPS Software Installation and Configuration Guide If the module is configured for NMEA, data is sent at five- Note: The GPS modu le is second intervals. The interval cannot be changed when the limited to NMEA GGA and module is configured for NMEA because NMEA is strictly a NMEA VTG messages only.

  • Page 45: The Problem Created By Network Address Translation

    Sending Data to your Network Application Figure 6-1: An MP 555 GPS connected to a network server. In this scenario, AT!MPMTCONF would have been used to configure the modem to send data to the IP address 67.43.212.8. Since there are no firewalls, the network server simply sends data to the IP address 192.218.36.5.

  • Page 46: Solutions To The Nat Problem

    MP 555 GPS Software Installation and Configuration Guide arrives at the CDMA network, the network has no way of identifying the modem for which it is intended and is unable to route the data appropriately. Figure 6-2: An MP 555 GPS connected to a network server. In this scenario, the IP address is “NATed”...

  • Page 47: Retrieving The Unique Mobile Device Id

    Sending Data to your Network Application Retrieving the Unique Mobile Device ID In order to associate GPS and I O data with a particular vehicle, you must create a database on your server that links each modem’s Unique Mobile Device ID to the vehicle in which it is installed.
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  • Page 49: Using The Monitoring And Tracking Protocol

    7: Using the Monitoring and Tracking Protocol • The RNAP Protocol • The MTP Protocol This chapter describes the protocols used in data transmissions between an MP 555 GPS modem and a network server, providing the information necessary to develop host applica ­ tions that process GPS and digital input data from a fleet of MP 555 GPS modems.

  • Page 50: Packet Layer

    MP 555 GPS Software Installation and Configuration Guide Packet layer At the packet layer, an RNAP packet consists of a two-byte header followed by the message payload (a multiplexing layer packet). The header only contains the length of the message payload..

  • Page 51: The Mtp Protocol

    Using the Monitoring and Tracking Protocol • Application ID (8 bits)—code identifying the application protocol. The only currently supported ID is ‘01’ for the MTP protocol. • Unique Mobile Device ID (32 bits)—binary code identi­ fying each individual MP 555 GPS modem.This is not a user-defined ID.
  • Page 52 MP 555 GPS Software Installation and Configuration Guide range are message types sent from the host application to the MP 555 GPS. This section provides the information required to parse those message types. Table 7-1: MTP message types Message type Message Description MT_SUM_REG_IND 0x00...
  • Page 53 Using the Monitoring and Tracking Protocol Table 7-1: MTP message types Message type Message Description MT_SUM_REQ 0x81 Request summary This message triggers the modem to send MT_SUM_REG_IND for a particular engine. MT_ALM_RST_IND 0x82 Latched alarm reset This resets a dig tal input alarm and de-activates the fast rate timer.
  • Page 54 MP 555 GPS Software Installation and Configuration Guide Table 7-2: MT_SUM_REG_IND (Unsolicited Summary / Registration Info) and MT_SUM_RSP (Response to Summary Request) Field Field Description Contents MT_SR_RSSI_MEAS 0x04 Current RSSI measurement Two byte signed int16. in dBm (decibels relative to one milliwatt), MT_SR_IO_STATUS 0x05...
  • Page 55 Using the Monitoring and Tracking Protocol Table 7-3: MT_CONF_RSP (Response to Configuration Request) Field Field Description Contents MT_CRSP_RESP_CODE 0x01 Response code. One byte: 0—OK • 1—Error • MT_CRSP_RESP_STRG 0x02 Response string. Variable length ASCII string providing a plain text description of the error condition, f applicable.
  • Page 56 MP 555 GPS Software Installation and Configuration Guide Table 7-4: MT_CONF_REQ (Configuration Request) Field Field Description Contents MT_CREQ_FAST_RATE 0x06 Fast reporting rate. See One byte: “Report frequency timers” on • —disabled. page 39. (Optional). 2 to 30—fast rate in • seconds.
  • Page 57 Using the Monitoring and Tracking Protocol Table 7-4: MT_CONF_REQ (Configuration Request) Field Field Description Contents MT_CREQ_GPS_INIT4 0x0C GPS initialization string 4. Same as MT_CREQ_GPS_INIT1 (Optional). MT_CREQ_GPS_INIT5 0x0D GPS initialization string 5. Same as MT_CREQ_GPS_INIT1 (Optional). Table 7-5: MT_SUM_REQ (Request Summary) Field Field Description...

  • Page 58: Summary/Registration Message Frequency

    MP 555 GPS Software Installation and Configuration Guide Summary/registration message frequency When the MP 555 GPS has a CDMA connection to the network, it sends the summary/registration message MT_SUM_REG_IND ) to the host application at regular intervals, as well as on the occurrence of specific events. This message contains an engine ID, the device name, GPS data in the form of either a TAIP or NMEA message, the RSSI value, and the status of the digital input ports.

  • Page 59: Alarm Acknowledgement

    Using the Monitoring and Tracking Protocol MT_CREQ_GPS_INIT beginning with ) for that purpose. TAIP commands in those strings are executed in sequence from MT_CREQ_GPS_INIT1 MT_CREQ_GPS_INIT5 Alarm acknowledgement As stated above, when a digital input alarm occurs, the Note: When the fast rate timer is MT_SUM_REG_IND MP 555 GPS starts sending the message at...
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  • Page 61: Support And Warranty

    8: Support and Warranty • Technical support Technical support • Warranty To obtain technical support for your MP 555 GPS modem, and firmware and software upgrades, please contact your account manager at your reseller or service provider. Online technical support resources are also available at www.sierrawireless.com Warranty Sierra Wireless, Inc.
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  • Page 63: Technical Specifications

    9: Technical Specifications • RF and electrical specifications This chapter provides technical data for the • Environmental MP 555 GPS modem. (For information on the behavior of the specifications LED indicators on the modem, see “Reading the status • Weight and indicators”...
  • Page 64 MP 555 GPS Software Installation and Configuration Guide Table 9-1: Radio frequency & electrical specifications Channel spacing 1.25 MHz Frequency ±150 Hz stability This applies to a typ cal installation with a well-matched antenna. All current values are measured with an input voltage of 12 V. 2130304...

  • Page 65: Environmental Specifications

    Technical Specifications Environmental specifications Table 9-2: Environmental specifications Operating -30 to +70 °C temperature (-22 to +158 °F) Storage -40 to +85 °C temperature (-40 to +185 °F) Humidity 95% RH non-condensing SAE J1455 4.2 MIL 202G 103B and 106G MIL 810F 507.4 Vibration SAE J1455 4.9...

  • Page 66: Gps Performance

    MP 555 GPS Software Installation and Configuration Guide GPS performance Table 9-4: GPS performance Accuracy Horizontal: < 6 m (50%), < 9 m (90%) Altitude: < 11 m (50%), < 18 m (90%) Velocity: 0.06 m/sec Acquisition times Re-acquisition < 2 sec (90%) Hot start: <...

  • Page 67: Regulatory Information

    10: Regulatory Information • Industry Canada approval Industry Canada approval • FCC approval (U.S.A.) To ensure that the MP 555 GPS modem meets the Health Note: Unauthorized mod fica- Canada’s Safety Code 6 requirements, a separation distance of tions or changes not expressly at least 20 cm must be maintained between the modem’s approved by Sierra W reless, CDMA antenna and the body of the user and any nearby...
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  • Page 69 Index Numerics frequencies receive, transmit, 1X, 10 frequency bands, 12, account, 11, 19 gauges. See I/O devices activation, 19 activation, 19 configuration and reporting, 27– 31 analog input performance, 64 configuration, 37 GPS timer, 39 wiring, approvals, AT commands GPS, 28 I/O configuration, height, MTP configuration,...
  • Page 70 MP 555 GPS Software Installation and Configuration Guide status indicators, system requirements, output power, outputs. See I/O devices TAIP commands, reporting protocol, 28 PC connection, sending commands remotely, 56 pinouts (on I/O connector), 32 technical specifications, 61– 64 power on options, 21 temperature private IP address, 43 operating, 63...
  • Page 71 Index Rev 1.2 Jan.05...
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