Specifications
i50 Manual (5.10) 
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Contents 
1.0 Safety Precautions .......................................................................................................................... 4 
1.1 RF Exposure ............................................................................................................................... 4 
1.2 Antenna Gain .............................................................................................................................. 4 
1.3 GPRS Human Exposure Compliance Statement ........................................................................ 4 
1.4 Iridium Human Exposure Compliance Statement ........................................................................ 4 
1.5 Servicing ..................................................................................................................................... 4 
2.0 i50 Overview ................................................................................................................................... 5 
3.0 Specifications .................................................................................................................................. 6 
4.0 Connections .................................................................................................................................... 7 
4.1 Power and I/O Connector ............................................................................................................ 8 
4.2 VOUT Power Source ................................................................................................................... 8 
4.3 Program Connector ................................................................................................................... 10 
4.4 LED Status Indicators ............................................................................................................... 11 
4.5 COM Connectors ...................................................................................................................... 12 
4.6 Antenna Connectors ................................................................................................................. 14 
5.0 Installation..................................................................................................................................... 15 
5.1 Device Orientation ..................................................................................................................... 15 
5.2 Power Supply ............................................................................................................................ 15 
5.3 I/O Connections ........................................................................................................................ 15 
5.4 COM Connections ..................................................................................................................... 15 
5.5 Antennas ................................................................................................................................... 16 
5.6 Initial Set Up .............................................................................................................................. 16 
6.0 Operation ...................................................................................................................................... 17 
6.1 LEDs ......................................................................................................................................... 17 
6.2 Power Modes ............................................................................................................................ 17 
6.3 Motion ....................................................................................................................................... 18 
6.4 Engine Running State ............................................................................................................... 19 
6.5 Network ..................................................................................................................................... 19 
6.6 Packet Size ............................................................................................................................... 19 
6.7 Error Handling ........................................................................................................................... 20 
7.0 Configuration ................................................................................................................................ 21 
7.1 Connecting a PC to the i50 ....................................................................................................... 21 
7.2 Programming ............................................................................................................................. 22 
7.3 Device Info ................................................................................................................................ 33 
7.4 Device Ports Window ................................................................................................................ 34 
7.5 Test Window ............................................................................................................................. 36 
8.0 Port Assignment ........................................................................................................................... 37 
8.1 PDT-100 .................................................................................................................................... 37 
8.2 Sentry ........................................................................................................................................ 37 
8.3 RF ............................................................................................................................................. 37 
8.4 Palm Pilot .................................................................................................................................. 37 
8.5 Dial-Up ...................................................................................................................................... 37 
8.6 Transparent ............................................................................................................................... 37 
8.7 Ext. GPS ................................................................................................................................... 38 
8.8 OBD-II ....................................................................................................................................... 38 










