Summary of Contents for ATrack AL7
- Page 1 User Manual Revision: 01 Revision Date: 2015/11/10 ATrack Technology Inc. Tel: +886-2-27975852 3F., No. 88, Sec. 1, Neihu Rd., Neihu Dist., Fax: +886-2-27974030 Taipei City 11493 Taiwan (R.O.C.) http://www.atrack.com.tw...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Confidential Document Table of Contents Notification ..........................3 1.1. Disclaimer ............................ 3 1.2. Copyright ............................3 1.3. Warning ............................3 Introduction ..........................4 System Architecture ....................... 5 Installation ..........................6 4.1. Package Content ......................... 6 4.2. SIM Card Installation ........................6 4.3. -
Page 3: Notification
ATrack Technology Inc. products shall be avoided. ATrack Technology Inc. holds all parts of intellectual rights applicable in the copyright laws in all the countries. Any or all parts of this document shall not be exposed to non-authorized party without any form of approval from ATrack Technology Inc. -
Page 4: Introduction
Confidential Document Congratulations on your purchase of the ATrack AL7 Vehicle/ Motorcycle Telematics device. The AL7 is equipped with state of the art Mobile and GPS technology, providing the most reliable up to date tracking information of your vehicle’s current position or movement status. In addition to this, vehicle/ motorcycle tracking can be combined with a variety of customized events based on your needs. -
Page 5: System Architecture
Confidential Document From the following diagram, the AL7 GPS receiver receives incoming signals from each orbiting satellite. These signals consist of information such as satellite’s position and the time that the signal was transmitted by each satellite. The receiver analyzes these data in order to determine how far away each satellite is and it uses the triangulation method to calculate the vehicle’s exact position. -
Page 6: Installation
USB Cable * 1 The AL7 supports a SIM card with either of these two operating voltages: 1.8V (ISO/IEC 7816-3 class C) or 3V (ISO/IEC 7816-3 class B). To install a SIM card, please loosen the screws and remove the cover. -
Page 7: Power I/O Connector
Confidential Document The following table describes the function of each bare wire. Power I/O Connector Pin# Function Color Designation Note Main power input DC 6V~32V DC input Power ground Black ACC Input Yellow Ignition status positive trigger input General Input1 (Default) Green IN1/1W Negative trigger input... -
Page 8: Usb Port And Driver Installation
Confidential Document The following figure shows the position of USB port on device. USB Port Double click the USB driver VCP_V1.3.1_Setup/ VCP_V1.3.1_Setup_x64. Then, click the Finish button to complete the process. Page 8 of 19... -
Page 9: Led Indicators
Confidential Document The following figure shows the location of the device LEDs. Indication Description Solid On In full operation mode 1 blink (0.1 sec.) in every 10 In sleep mode PWR (Green) sec. GPS module off, External power lost, running on 1 sec. -
Page 10: Configuration
Confidential Document You may be able to explore great features on the AL7 through AT commands. The commands can be sent to a device via USB, SMS or Mobile network (e.g. GPRS/CDMA/UMTS). The following diagram shows how to configure a device with Hyper terminal via USB. - Page 11 Confidential Document (2) Port Settings should be as follows. Click on the [OK] button to close the Properties window. Bits per second: 57600 Data Bits: Parity: None Stop Bits: Flow Control: None (3) Click on [File][Properties] Page 11 of 19...
- Page 12 Confidential Document (4) Click on the [Settings] tab and click on the [ASCII Setup…] button. (5) Check the following options and click on the [OK] button. Page 12 of 19...
- Page 13 Confidential Document (6) Power ON the device and the startup message will be displayed on the screen. You may type some AT commands to query the device afterwards. Please refer to the ATrack Protocol Document for details. Page 13 of 19...
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Page 14: Connect A Device To A Remote Server
The GPRS or UMTS connection can either be enabled by typing the AT$GPRS command. Once enabled, the ATrack ServerTool is then installed on a Windows PC in order to communicate with the AL7 remotely via a GPRS or UMTS network. The ServerTool is a remote server application, which is mainly used for parsing data by translating binary formats into readable formats or other testing purposes. -
Page 15: At$Iocg Command Reference
Command Description This command is used to set or query the I/O port characteristics of the AL7. It is recommended to disconnect all I/O connections prior to changing the I/O characteristic in order to avoid damage to the I/O port. -
Page 16: Firmware Upgrade
The device firmware can be upgraded via USB or through the FTP protocol. Following is an example of firmware upgrade via USB. (1) Make AL7 connecting to hyper terminal and execute AT$FWDL (2) Click on [Transfer] -> [Send File] Page 16 of 19... - Page 17 Confidential Document (3) Choose Firmware file and Ymodem for Protocol. (4) From the following snapshot, the data is being read out. (5) Click the firmware is updated successfully by AT$INFO=?. Page 17 of 19...
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Page 18: Appendix
Confidential Document This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. ... -
Page 19: Hardware Specification
Confidential Document Model Number AL7(2G) AL7(UA) AL7(UE) AL7(UG) AL7(CV) AL7(CS) Dimensions (L x W x H) 88 x 65 x 25 mm Weight 149 g Housing Flame Retardant ABS(UL 94 V-0), IP67 Water Proof Operating Temperature -40°C ~ 85°C (-40°F ~ 185°F)
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