User's Manual

1/28/2015 LMU42x0Hardware&InstallationGuidePULSWiki
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software.Suchexamplescouldincludeinstantmessagingbetweenvehiclesoracentraloffice,invehicle
mappingordrivingdirections,emailordatabaseaccess.InmostofthesecasesyouwillbeusingtheLMU
42x0™asawirelessmodemaswellasavehiclelocationdevice.
2.2.3LMDirect™Server
LMDirect™isaCalAmpproprietarymessageinterfacespecificationdetailingthevariousmessagesandtheir
contentstheLMU42x0™iscapableofsendingandreceiving.ThisinterfaceallowsSystemIntegratorsto
communicatedirectlywithLMU42x0's™.PleaserefertotheLMDirectReferenceGuidefordetails.
2.2.4BackendSoftware
Backendsoftwareisacustomerprovidedsoftwareapplication.Regardlessofitspurpose,oneofitsprimary
functionsistoparseandpresentdataobtainedfromtheLMDirect™server.Thisallowstheapplicationtodo
anyofthefollowing:
DisplaylocationdatabaseonreportsreceivedfromtheLMU42x0™inavarietyofformats
PresenthistoricinformationreceivedfromtheLMU42x0™,typicallyinareport/chartstyle
format
RequestlocationupdatesfromoneormoreLMU42x0s™
UpdateandchangetheconfigurationofoneormoreLMU42x0s™
2.2.5PULS™
PULS™(Programming,UpdateandLogisticsSystem)isCalAmp’swebbasedmaintenanceserveroffering
outoftheboxhandsfreeconfigurationandautomaticpostinstallationupgrades.PULS™providesameans
forconfigurationparameters,PEGscripts,andfirmwaretobeupdatedOverTheAir(OTA)andallows
CalAmpcustomerstomonitorunithealthstatusacrossyourcustomers’fleetstoquicklyidentifyissuesbefore
theybecomeexpensiveproblems.
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42x0™.Unlikethebackendsoftware,ithastheoptionoftalkingdirectlytoanLMU
42x0™ormakingarequestforwardedbytheLMDirect™server.
ForfurtherdetailsonusingLMUManager,pleaserefertotheLMUManagerUsersGuide.
3HardwareOverview
3.1LocationMessagingUnitLMU42x0™
3.1.1LMU42x0™HandlingPrecautions