User's Manual

1/28/2015 LMU42x0Hardware&InstallationGuidePULSWiki
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WelcometotheLMU42x0™HardwareandInstallationGuide.Thismanualisintendedtogiveyouinformationon
thebasicsetupandinstallationoftheCalAmpLMU42x0™product(s)includinghardwaredescriptions,
environmentalspecifications,wirelessnetworkoverviewsanddeviceinstallation.
1.1AboutThisManual
TheLMU42x0™isoneofthemostflexibleeconomymobiletrackinghardwareproductsavailable.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LMU42x0™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LMU42x0™.
HardwareOverview–DescribesthephysicalcharacteristicsandinterfacesoftheLMU42x0™.
InstallationandVerification–ProvidesguidancefortheinstallationoftheLMU42x0™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,
publicsafetycommunicationsandcriticalinfrastructureandprocesscontrolapplications.Foradditional
information,pleasevisittheCompany’swebsiteatwww.calamp.com(http://www.calamp.com/).
1.4AbouttheCalAmpLocationMessagingUnitLMU42x0™
TheCalAmpLocationandMessagingUnitLMU42x0™(LMU42x0™)isamobiledevicethatresidesin
private,commercialorgovernmentvehicles.TheLMU42x0™isasingleboxenclosureincorporatinga
processor,aGPSreceiver,awirelessdatamodem,andavehicleratedpowersupply.TheLMU42x0™also
supportsinputsandoutputstomonitorandreacttothevehicularenvironmentand/ordriveractions.
Flexibility