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GSM2228AN001
Enfora Mini-MT
Quick Start Guide
ver 1.01

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  • Page 1 Application Note: GSM2228AN001 Enfora Mini-MT Quick Start Guide ver 1.01...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    7.3.1 Default Serial Parameters .............21 7.3.2 Determine which COM port to use..........21 ................23 TART YPER ERMINAL ......26 ONFIGURATION TO THE NFORA ERVER 7.5.1 Reset the modem to factory defaults ..........26 7.5.2 Connecting the Mini-MT to the Enfora Test Server .......26...
  • Page 3 Configure the Modem to Access the GPRS network.....27 7.5.4 Verify Registration Status ..............28 7.5.5 Verify GPRS Activation..............28 7.5.6 Configure the modem to access the Enfora Server.......29 7.5.7 Verifying Server connectivity............31 GPS OPERATION AND VERIFICATION ............34 GPS L ..............34 ERIFICATION OF .................34...
  • Page 4 Table of Figures Figure 1 – Mini-MT Features ..................3 Figure 2 – Mini-MT Front View..................3 Figure 3 – Mini-MT Side View ..................4...

  • Page 5: Introduction

    1 Introduction This document provides a brief introduction to the Enfora® Mini-MT personal asset tracking device. This guide will provide basic instructions for configuring a Mini-MT for evaluation purposes. Advanced features are described in detail in the following reference documents: •...

  • Page 6: Getting Started

    2 Getting Started Getting started with the Enfora Mini-MT will require the following: Mini-MT (GSM2228) USB to mini-USB cable (not supplied) (CAW-6000-0006) Activated SIM card (not supplied) Personal Computer (not supplied) o Operating Systems: Windows 2000, or XP o USB port Enfora Mini-MT USB drivers (available from support website: www.enfora.com,...

  • Page 7: Overview Of The Enfora Mini-Mt

    3 Overview of the Enfora Mini-MT Geo-Fence User-Defined Speaker Volume Up Volume Down LED’s Microphone (Push To Call) Figure 1 – Mini-MT Features Figure 2 – Mini-MT Front View GSM2228AN001 Page 3...
  • Page 8 Headset Jack Connector Figure 3 – Mini-MT Side View GSM2228AN001 Page 4...

  • Page 9: Led Indicators

    3.1 LED Indicators There are four LED’s used to provide status to the user. See Figure 2 for LED information. The LED functions are defined in the table below. Power Mode CALL Yellow Yellow Yellow Hibernate Low Battery, less than 20% Slow Blink 250mS/10Sec Low Battery,...

  • Page 10: Switches

    3.2 Switches 3.2.1 Push To Call (PTC) The Push To Call (PTC) switch allows the user to place a call to a number that has been programmed, such as the concierge service. To meet GSM specification, pressing the PTC button with no SIM installed will cause the unit to initiate a “411” call. The application provider will need to configure the emergency number for its region.

  • Page 11: Interconnections

    3.3 Interconnections 3.3.1 USB Connection The USB connector is used for charging the battery and for data communication. The unit will charge from a laptop computer, AC to USB power adapter, or vehicle power to USB adapter. (See Figure 3) Data communications with the Mini-MT is also performed through the USB connector.

  • Page 12: Battery

    3.3.6 Battery A 1340mA/H Li-Ion battery is supplied with the Mini-MT that will allow operation without USB power. The Mini-MT battery life varies based on configuration and use of the Mini-MT. 4 Battery Removal / Insertion / Charging The Mini-MT is supplied with a 1340mA/H Lithium-Ion rechargeable battery with built- in safety features.

  • Page 13: Sim Card Insertion / Removal

    NOTE: The PC must be turned on or powered up while charging the Mini-MT. For charging the Mini-MT battery in a vehicle an optional USB to vehicle accessory power adapter is available (PSA-9000-0002). NOTE: Many vehicles do not provide power to the accessory jack when the vehicle ignition is off.

  • Page 14: Mini-Mt Configuration

    6 Mini-MT Configuration The Mini-MT must be configured before use. Configuration is performed through AT commands from a PC computer. A terminal program is required to interface to the Mini- MT through the USB cable. HyperTerminal is a terminal program that may be supplied with your computer operating system and is used in this document for examples.

  • Page 15: Set Geo-Fence

    6.3 Set Geo-Fence There are two user-definable buttons on the Mini-MT. The first button is factory defined to set a geo-fence. Depressing the Geo-Fence button will place a half-mile radius circular geo-fence around the Mini-MT. When the Mini-MT exits the geo-fence an alert message will be sent via SMS message to the SMS Destination Address defined in the AT$SMSDA field.

  • Page 16: Dialing The Emergency Call Number

    6.6 Dialing the Emergency Call Number The Mini-MT will allow emergency communications without a SIM card installed. Initiating an emergency call is done by depressing the PTC button and the “>” button simultaneously. The ON, GPS, and BAT LED’s will flash in unison. At this point, momentarily release the PTC button and the CALL LED will flash.

  • Page 17: Pc Software Installation

    7 PC Software Installation USB drivers are available from the Enfora support website at: www.enfora.com, select Support, select Downloads, Accept, choose GSM. The USB drivers are compatible with Windows 2000, and Windows XP operating systems. You only need to connect the Mini-MT to your computer for configuration, software upgrades, and to view local GPS data.

  • Page 18: Mini-Mt Usb Composite Device - Driver

    7.1 Mini-MT USB Composite Device – Driver 1. Plug the Mini-MT into your USB port. 2. You will see the following screen: 3. Click on the radio button next to, “No, not this time.” 4. Click Next. 5. You will see the following screen: GSM2228AN001 Page 14...
  • Page 19 6. Click on the radio button next to, “Install the software automatically (Recommended).” 7. Click Next. You will see the following screen: GSM2228AN001 Page 15...
  • Page 20 8. The Operating System will detect the drivers for the Mini-MT. 9. You may see the following screen; if you do, follow Step 10, otherwise proceed to Step 11. 10. Click the Continue Anyway button. 11. You will see the following screen while the drivers install: 12.
  • Page 21 13. Browse to the correct location of the drivers, and click OK. 14. When the drivers have completed installing, you will see the following screen: 15. Click on Finish. GSM2228AN001 Page 17...

  • Page 22: Mini-Mt Usb To Uart Device - Driver Installation

    7.2 Mini-MT USB to UART Device – Driver Installation The installation process for the USB to UART Device should automatically start. The following steps will help guide through the driver installation. 1. You will see the following screen: 2. Click on the radio button next to, “No, not this time.” 3.
  • Page 23 4. Click on the radio button next to, “Install the software automatically (Recommended).” 5. Click Next. You may see the following screen; if you do, follow Step 6, otherwise proceed to Step 7. 6. Click the Continue Anyway button. NOTE: You may be prompted to search for a specific driver file. If you see the following screen, browse to the location of the Mini-MT driver files.
  • Page 24 7. Click OK. 8. When the drivers have completed installing, you will see the following screen: 9. Click on Finish to complete the installation. GSM2228AN001 Page 20...

  • Page 25: Configuring The Pc And Verifying Communications

    7.3 Configuring the PC and Verifying Communications. NOTE: The following examples use Windows 2000 and HyperTerminal. Any Terminal program should work, using the parameters in Steps 7.3.1 and 7.3.2. 7.3.1 Default Serial Parameters Baud Rate: 115200 baud rate Data Bits: Stop Bits: Parity: None...
  • Page 26 2. Select the Device Manager button. Expand the Ports section by selecting the ‘+’ sign beside “Ports (COM & LPT). Your window should look similar to the following: 3. Plug the Mini-MT into your USB port. The window should change to show Mini- MT USB to UART Device.

  • Page 27: Start Hyperterminal

    Follow these steps: 1. Click Start>Programs>Accessories>Communications>HyperTerminal You should see the following screen. 2. Enter a name for the connection. In this example, the name is Enfora MiniMT. 3. Click OK. The next window that will appear is the Connect To window.
  • Page 28 4. Change the Connect Using setting to the COM port that was determined in Section 7.3.2, Step 2. For the example we are using COM3. 5. Click OK. The next window is the Port Settings window. 6. Set the communication port to 115200 bits per second, 8 data bits, no parity, 1 stop bit and no flow control.
  • Page 29 9. Type the command ATI in the main window and press the Enter key. You should see the following screen with the response from the Mini-MT: The response “Enfora, Inc.” indicates that you are successfully communicating with the Enfora Mini-MT.

  • Page 30: Demo Configuration To The Enfora Test Server

    The Mini-MT is capable of communicating with a server. The following steps will guide you through a configuration that will demonstrate the data communication capabilities to the Enfora Test Server. A valid SIM card from your carrier is required that allows GPRS data communications capability.

  • Page 31: Configure The Modem To Access The Gprs Network

    7.5.3 Configure the Modem to Access the GPRS network. De-register the Mini-MT from the network using the following command: AT+CFUN=0 <CR> Set the modem with the proper APN (Access Point Name) using the following command: AT+CGDCONT=1,”IP”,”APN”<CR> NOTE: Replace the letters “APN” with the APN that was provided to you by your wireless carrier Example: AT+CGDCONT=1, “IP”, “isp.cingular”...

  • Page 32: Verify Registration Status

    7.5.4 Verify Registration Status Verify GSM status by sending the following command: AT+CREG?<CR> If everything is working, you should receive one of two responses: +CREG: 0,1 (GSM registered to home network) +CREG: 0,5 (GSM registered roaming.) Verify GPRS status by sending the following command: AT%CGREG?<CR>...

  • Page 33: Configure The Modem To Access The Enfora Server

    $CGEER: user authentication failed (username and/or password is incorrect.) 7.5.6 Configure the modem to access the Enfora Server. To configure the modem for server interoperability, several things have to be addressed: • Most GPRS configurations are Mobile Originate only. The mobile modem must initiate a conversation with a remote server before the remote server can talk to the modem.
  • Page 34 Configure the modem to talk with a specific server with the following command: AT$FRIEND=1,1,”67.103.214.214” Set the port number with the following command: AT$UDPAPI=,1721 Enable periodic messages (wakeup) to be sent to the server every 60 seconds with the following command: AT$WAKEUP=1,1 GSM2228AN001 Page 30...

  • Page 35: Verifying Server Connectivity

    7.5.7 Verifying Server connectivity. For the following tests, Java Runtime must be installed on the computer. (To install Java Runtime, please visit the Java website here: http://www.java.com/en/download/manual.jsp) 1. Start Internet Explorer and enter the following URL: “http://67.103.214.214/udpapp/” 2. Enter the name used in the Modem ID (MDMID) command in the box. 3.
  • Page 36 4. Select the tab with the modem name (MMT_Test). Within approximately 60 seconds wakeup messages should be seen in the window. NOTE: Selecting the Clear button will erase the contents of the “(ASCII Data):” window. 5. Enter the following command in the Command / Data text box: 6.
  • Page 37 7. Verify that you see the following modem response showing Enfora, Inc. If so, you have successfully configured the modem to talk with the server. GSM2228AN001 Page 33...

  • Page 38: Gps Operation And Verification

    NOTE: The entry shown in bold is the current GPS status. There are three possible values here: • A = OK • V = Warning • 9 = Enfora Specific response that GPS solution is not valid and the last known GPS location is being substituted. GSM2228AN001 Page 34...

  • Page 39: Gps Operation From Enfora Demo Server

    GPS reading. There are three valid character for this field and are described below: • A = OK • V = Warning • 9 = Enfora Specific response that GPS solution is not valid and the last known GPS location is being substituted. GSM2228AN001 Page 35...

  • Page 40: Safety Information For Wireless Devices

    9 Safety Information for Wireless Devices 9.1 RF Exposure WARNING Please read this information before using your wireless device. Your Mini-MT is a radio transmitter and receiver. It is designed and manufactured not to exceed the emissions limits for exposure to radio frequency (RF) energy set by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) of the U.S.

  • Page 41: Scientific Evidence On Rf Exposure

    9.2 Scientific evidence on RF exposure The following information, in large part, is excerpted from, or based on, information provided by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on its website under the heading “Cell Phone Facts: Consumer Information on Wireless Phones” (http://www.fda.gov/cellphones/qa.html).
  • Page 42 United Kingdom distributed leaflets containing such a recommendation in December 2000. They noted that no evidence exists that using a wireless phone causes brain tumors or other ill effects. Their recommendation to limit wireless phone use by children was strictly precautionary, and was not based on scientific evidence that any health hazard exists.

  • Page 43: Fcc Compliance Statement

    • Increase the separation distance between the equipment and the receiver. • Contact Enfora Technical Support for assistance. Changes or modifications without the express consent of the manufacturer may void any applicable warranty and the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

  • Page 44: Product Safety Instructions

    11 Product Safety Instructions Please follow all safety instruction outlined below. Failure to follow these instructions may result in serious personal injury and/or property damage. Always obey all applicable regulations in any area where the Mini-MT may be used. Turn your Mini-MT off by removing the battery in areas where its use is prohibited or where it may cause interference or danger to anyone.

  • Page 45: Revision History

    Revision History Date Author Description 08/30/06 D. O’Neil Draft 12/01/06 1.00 S. Ollmann Edits 02/06/07 1.01 S. Ollmann Added safety, FCC, and RF exposure information GSM2228AN001 Page 41...

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