User Manual

PHANTOM HARDWARE DESCRIPTION VERSION 0.01
5 FIRST STEPS TO MAKE IT WORKS
5.1 Minimum set-up connection
This section describes the minimum hardware connection of Phantom unit to get
started.
As a minimum, to set-up a connection between your PC and the Phantom, it is
necessary to connect the following interfaces to operate the Phantom unit properly.
Figure 6: The minimum hardware interface of Phantom to get started.
- SIM interface: The Phantom uses a standard SIM card protected within the
unit casing. The integrated SIM interface in the Phantom controls
a 3 V SIM card. This interface is fully compliant with GSM 11.11
recommendations concerning SIM functions. The Phantom
requires a small SIM card, which is provided by your mobile
phone service provider. This contains the telephone number of
Phantom you will use, as well as other customer information.
- Serial Interface: The Phantom unit provides a serial interface. The serial
interface is provided with three-wire the RX, TX and GND. These
pins are 3.3 V CMOS compatible. In order to use different voltage
levels, an appropriate level shifters has to be used.
E. g. in order to provide RS232 compatible levels use the 3 V
compatible MAX3232 transceiver from Maxim or others based on
the required levels. The GPS and debugging data will be
transmitted through this interface.
- Power: The input power is also very important as far as the minimum and
maximum voltage is concerned. The power supply of Phantom
has to be a single voltage source of V+ at 12 VDC. The power
supply has to be able to provide a sufficient current. Please,
connect the GND pin to ground, and the V+ line to external
power source properly. If they are correctly connected, the
board is full powered and the unit begins delivering its GPS and
debugging data.
- Configuraton Tool: The Phantom unit can be simply configured using the
Windows
TM
Hyperterminal program. The Phantom can also be
configured by using any other Terminal-Program. The example in
sections below is based on the Windows
TM
Hyperterminal
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