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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    6/20/2014 LMU-2000 Hardware & Installation Guide - PULS Wiki LMU-2000 Hardware & Installation Guide Contents 1 Introduction 1.1 About This Manual 1.2 About The Reader 1.3 About CalAmp 1.4 About the CalAmp Location Messaging Unit-LMU-2000™ 2 System Overview 2.1 Overview 2.2 Component Descriptions...
  • Page 2: Introduction

    WARRANTY AND REGULATORY INFORMATION. 1 Introduction Welcome to the LMU-2000™ Hardware and Installation Guide. This manual is intended to give you information on the basic setup and installation of the CalAmp LMU-2000™ product(s) including hardware descriptions, environmental specifications, wireless network overviews and device installation.
  • Page 3: About The Reader

    CalAmp delivers cost-effective high quality solutions to a broad array of customers and end markets. CalAmp is the leading supplier of Direct Broadcast Satellite (DBS) outdoor customer premise equipment to the U.S. satellite television market. The Company also provides wireless data communication solutions for the telemetry and asset tracking markets, private wireless networks, public safety communications and critical infrastructure and process control applications.
  • Page 4: System Overview

    ETA, monitoring vehicle and driver status or dispatching the vehicle to its next pick up. These functions, of course, are completely dependent on the capabilities of the vehicle management application. The role of the CalAmp LMU-2000™ is to deliver the location information when and where it is needed.
  • Page 5: Component Descriptions

    Contact the CalAmp sales team for the networks available to the LMU-2000™. 2.2.2 LMU-2000™ The LMU-2000™ is responsible for delivering the location and status information when and where it is needed. Data requests mainly come from the following sources: PEG™...
  • Page 6: Lm Direct™ Server

    2.2.6 LMU Manager™ LMU Manager is the primary configuration tool in the CalAmp system. It allows access to almost every feature available to the LMU-2000™. Unlike the backend software, it has the option of talking directly to an https://puls.calamp.com/wiki/LMU-2000_Hardware_%26_Installation_Guide 6/35...
  • Page 7: Hardware Overview

    Class M1 – Machine Model (< 100V) When handling the LMU-2000’s™ main-board (i.e. sub assembly) by itself or in a partial housing proper ESD precautions should be taken. The handler should be in an ESD safe area and be properly grounded.
  • Page 8: Battery Back-Up Devices

    3.1.2 Battery Back-up devices Please properly dispose of the battery in any of the CalAmp products that utilize one, do not just throw used batteries, replaced batteries, or units containing a back-up battery into the trash. Consult your local waste management facility for proper disposal instructions.
  • Page 9 6/20/2014 LMU-2000 Hardware & Installation Guide - PULS Wiki Weight 1.8 oz, (51 g) Operating Temperature -30° C to +75° C -10° C to +60° C (When using Internal Battery Power) Storage Temperature -40° C to +85° C 0° C to +30° C (Long Term w/Internal Battery) Internal Battery Charging Temperature +5°...
  • Page 10: Lmu-2000™ Connectors

    6/20/2014 LMU-2000 Hardware & Installation Guide - PULS Wiki 2m CEP (with SBAS) -162 dBm tracking sensitivity Communications (Comm) Quad Band Class 12 GPRS Modem 850 MHz (Class 4) – 2W 900 MHz (Class 4) – 2W 1800 MHz (Class 1) – 1W...
  • Page 11: Serial Adapter

    It only connects to the LMU-2000™ products thru an adapter (i.e. the 5C332). Serial Cable Adapter (Part Number 5C332) This accessory allows users to connect the standard LMU serial cable to the LMU-2000™. 3.2.3 Accessories See the Harness Diagrams page for more information on LMU accessories, and supported products table.
  • Page 12: I/O Descriptions

    3.3.1 3-Axis Accelerometer Input The LMU-2000™ supports an internal 3 Axis Precision Accelerometer as one of its discreet inputs. When the LMU is moved in any direction, the associated input will be in the High state. If the LMU’s accelerometer does not detect motion, then the input will be in the Low state.
  • Page 13: Configuration And Activation

    4 Configuration and Activation This section details how to quickly get an LMU-2000™ provisioned and configured to point at a specific server. It is assumed that a PEG script has already been created and is being managed through LMU Manager or PULS™, the CalAmp Maintenance System.
  • Page 14: Auto Provisioning Of Gsm Or Hspa Lmus

    1. Power up the LMU-2000™ and your handset 2. From the handset, send an SMS message to the LMU-2000™ phone number: ! R P , 2 3 1 9 , 0 , d d d . d d d . d d d . d d d ! R P , 7 6 8 , 0 , d d d .
  • Page 15 6/20/2014 LMU-2000 Hardware & Installation Guide - PULS Wiki SIM the APN, username and password will switch to the new SIM card's defaults if the MCC and MNC values change. The current list of supported MCC and MNC combinations are: AT&T –...
  • Page 16: Activating Gsm Or Hspa Lmu Using At Commands

    6/20/2014 LMU-2000 Hardware & Installation Guide - PULS Wiki TelCel Mexico (MCC 334 MNC 02) o APN 0 & 1: INTERNET.ITELCEL.COM o Username: webgprs o Password: webgprs2002 Telstra Australia (MCC 505, MNC 01, 11, 71, 72) o APN 0 & 1: telstra.internet Vodafone Ireland (MCC 272, MNC 01) o APN 0 &...
  • Page 17 LMU-2000 Hardware & Installation Guide - PULS Wiki Check with the CalAmp Sales team for availability of the LMU-2000™ with GSM or HSPA modems. For a GSM/GPRS operator you will get the LMU in one of two varieties, one with a SIM and one without.
  • Page 18: Accessing The Sim

    The following instructions should be used when attempting to access the SIM in a GSM LMU-2000™. 1. Remove the top plate of the LMU-2000™. The LMU-2000™’s enclosure is held together by 4 plastic clips. To remove the cover, squeeze the top plate of the LMU near the VBus header and pull up then repeat this action near the SIM cover.
  • Page 19: Activating A Cdma Lmu-2000

    ESN. Obviously the first two items are answered by “CalAmp LMU”. The last one is a little misleading. The ESN on the LMU is the CalAmp serial number. The one the operator is interested in is the MSN-D (which they call the decimal ESN). DO NOT give them the CalAmp ESN (i.e. the top one on the label).
  • Page 20: Activating A Cdma Lmu-2000™ - Verizon

    2000™ will automatically use this system to attempt to self provision. This procedure assumes that the LMU- 2000™ has never been provisioned or activated before. 1. Power on the LMU-2000™, making sure you can observe the behavior of the Comm LED. 2. Wait until the Comm LED turns solid. This could take up to 5 minutes.
  • Page 21: Activating A Cdma Lmu-2000™ - Sprint

    4.5.2 Activating a CDMA LMU-2000™ – Sprint Activating an LMU-2000™ on the Sprint CDMA network is identical to activating on the Verizon network. 1. Power on the LMU-2000™, making sure you can observe the behavior of the Comm LED.
  • Page 22: Installing The Lmu

    5.2 Installing the LMU in a vehicle 1. Plug the unit into the OBD2 connector of the vehicle. 2. The LMU-2000 does not need to go through the vehicle detection process, so after step 1 the installation is complete. 5.3 Installation Verification In many cases it is desirable to verify that an installed LMU-2000™...
  • Page 23: Comm Verification

    If any of the responses return Not-Acquired or Not-Registered (and the APN is correct), the wireless network operator should be contacted for further troubleshooting. Please note that it may take several seconds (or longer) for the LMU-2000™ to communicate with the modem and acquire the wireless network.
  • Page 24: Inbound Verification

    5.3.3 Inbound Verification The last item to verify is that the LMU-2000™ is sending data to the correct server. In general, this is a two- step process that will need the aid of an observer on the back end. That is, a technician will have to be logged in so they can monitor data coming into the backend mapping/vehicle management application.
  • Page 25: Verification Via Sms

    (ddd.ddd.ddd.ddd) and port (<ppppp>) are correct. The second step is to verify that the LMU-2000™ is sending data. The best way to do this is to force the LMU-2000™ to send in an unacknowledged Event Report (i.e., its current GPS location) with the following...
  • Page 26 6/20/2014 LMU-2000 Hardware & Installation Guide - PULS Wiki The current firmware version in use by the LMU COM: o <RSSI>: This is the signal strength the wireless modem sees from the network. In general the LMU is at least scanning for the network if the RSSI is not -113.
  • Page 27 6/20/2014 LMU-2000 Hardware & Installation Guide - PULS Wiki receiver is off. o [No Time Sync]: If this field is present, it indicates that the LMU’s GPS receiver has not been able to find even a single GPS satellite. This would likely been seen in conjunction with the above antenna error, or if the LMU GPS antenna is otherwise blocked.
  • Page 28: License Agreement

    License Agreement, DO NOT INSTALL OR USE THE SOFTWARE, APIs OR DOCUMENTATION. For a full refund, return the unused media package and all accompanying materials within seven (7) days to CalAmp. Where there is no packaging or media, use of the software and/or documentation constitutes acceptance.
  • Page 29 License Certificate. The Software is licensed on a per Developer, and on a per User, per Application basis. In order to preserve and protect its rights under applicable law, CalAmp is not selling you ownership rights to Software or Documentation (owned by or licensed to CalAmp). CalAmp specifically retains title to all CalAmp Software, Documentation and Related Materials and CalAmp licensors retain title to items owned by them.
  • Page 30 May Not (1) Make derivative works including but not limited to translations, adaptations, arrangements or any other alteration (each of which would become the property of CalAmp or its licensors, as applicable) or make copies of the Software or Documentation except as permitted above; (2) Make copies of the Related Materials;...
  • Page 31: Limited Warranty

    Application or make copies of the Application, except one backup copy may be made for each legally obtained copy of the Application, provided that all CalAmp and third party licensor information — including copyright notices — are maintained and possession of the copy is retained in a secure location;...
  • Page 32 Documentation or Related Material(s) shall be replacement of the media, Documentation or Related Material(s) by CalAmp. Each defective item, along with proof of license purchase and date, must be sent in a traceable manner to: CalAmp DataCom Inc., 1401 North Rice Ave. Oxnard, CA 93030.
  • Page 33: Regulatory Information

    20 cm is normally maintained between the transmitter’s antenna and the body of the user or nearby persons. The LMU-2000™ is not designed for or intended to be used in mobile applications (within 20 cm of the body of the user) and such uses are strictly prohibited.
  • Page 34 LMU-2000 Hardware & Installation Guide - PULS Wiki To ensure that the LMU-2000™ complies with current FCC regulations limiting both maximum RF output power and human exposure to radio frequency radiation, a separation distance of at least 20 cm must be maintained between the unit’s antenna and the body of the user and any nearby persons at all times and in all...
  • Page 35 6/20/2014 LMU-2000 Hardware & Installation Guide - PULS Wiki The equipment should only be used where there is normally at least 20cm separation between the antenna and all person/user. This transmitter must not be co-located or operation in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

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