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LMU3040LVB Hardware & Installation Guide
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READ AND AGREED TO THE LICENSE AGREEMENT AND REVIEWED THE LIMITED
WARRANTY AND REGULATORY INFORMATION.
1 Introduction
Welcome to the LMU3040LVB Hardware and Installation Guide. This manual is intended to give you
information on the basic setup and installation of the CalAmp LMU3040LVB product(s) including hardware
descriptions, environmental specifications, wireless network overviews and device installation.
1.1 About This Manual
The LMU3040LVB is a full featured OBD vehicle tracking device that is optimized for a diverse range of
applications including driver behavior management, car rental and automotive applications. Best suited
for accessing the vehicle diagnostics interface (OBD-II) in passenger or light-duty vehicles.
In order to
accurately describe the functionality of these units we have broken this manual into the following sections:
System Overview A basic description of a CalAmp LMU3040LVB based tracking system.
This includes a description of roles and responsibilities of each of the CalAmp components as well
as a brief overview of the wireless data technologies used by the LMU3040LVB™.
Hardware Overview Describes the physical charac
teristics and interfaces of the LMU3040LVB™
Installation and Verification Provides guidance for the installation of the LMU3040LVB
in a vehicle and instructions on how to verify the installation is performing adequately.
1.2 About The Reader
In order to limit the size and scope of this manual, the following assumptions have been made about the
reader.
You are familiar with GPS concepts and terminology
You have some experience with installing equipment in vehicles
You are familiar with the use of AT Commands
You are familiar with the use of terminal programs such as HyperTerminal or PuTTY
1.3 About CalAmp
CalAmp is a leading provider of wireless communications products that enable anytime/anywhere access to
critical information, data and entertainment content. With comprehensive capabilities ranging from product
design and development through volume production, 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,