Active tracker FM2 - METOS by Pessl instruments

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INSTALLATION GUIDE

1. PURPOSE

2. REQUIREMENTS

3. SIM CARD INSTALLATION

3.1 SIM CARD INSTALLATION
3.2 INTERNAL BATTERY CONNECTION
3.3 CLOSE THE HOUSING

4. DEVICE INSTALLATION

4.1 CORRECT ORIENTATION AND INSTALLATION
4.2 MOUNTING RECOMMENDATIONS
4.2. 1 CONNECTING WIRES
4.2. 2 CONNECTING POWER SOURCE
4.2. 3 CONNECTING IGNITION WIRE
4.2. 4 CONNECTING GROUND WIRE

5. GUIDE REVISIONS

FAQ

There aren’t any so far. If you encounter any problems with your iMETOS^® Active Tracker FM2 G2, contact our support team at: support@metos.at.

1. PURPOSE

Purpose of this document is to describe the instalation of the SIM card and installation of the iMETOS Active Tracker FM2 device on a tractor.

2. REQUIREMENTS

In order to do the installation, you will need:

Activated SIM card into the tracker (with no PIN lock), SIM size: micro
Small Philips screwdriver
Zip ties

If you want to check the settings and iMETOS Active Tracker FM2 status via SMS message:

You need to know the phone number of the SIM card
Mobile phone from which you will send out the SMS

3. SIM CARD INSTALLATION

3.1 SIM CARD INSTALLATION 3.2 INTERNAL BATTERY CONNECTION 3.3 CLOSE THE HOUSING

Make sure you have an active micro-SIM card which has a data transfer data plan with the gsm network provider and that the SIM card PIN lock is disabled.
SIM card sizes:

Picture 1: SIM card sizes

3.1 SIM CARD INSTALLATION

Step 1: open the iMETOS Active Tracker FM2 housing. Unscrew the 6 screws on the bottom side of the housing using the Phillips screwdriver.

Picture 2: Photo of the bottom side with 6 screws

Step 2: Insert the SIM card into the SIM card holder. Be sure to use the correct SIM card orientation and size. SIM card needs to be MICRO size.

Picture 3: inserting the micro SIM card with correct orientation

3.2 INTERNAL BATTERY CONNECTION

Step 1: Connect the cable of the internal battery into the corresponding battery input on the board

Picture 4: Connecting the battery cable to the battery input on the board

3.3 CLOSE THE HOUSING

Step 1: carefully close the housing, make sure no cable gets between the upper and lower part and screw the screws back into their positions.

Picture 6: Closing the housing

4. DEVICE INSTALLATION

4.1 CORRECT ORIENTATION AND INSTALLATION 4.2 MOUNTING RECOMMENDATIONS

4.1 CORRECT ORIENTATION AND INSTALLATION

This is the correct orientation of the iMETOS Active Tracker FM2 device:

Picture 7: Correct orientation

Internal GNSS antenna device should be mounted with the sticker view to the open sky (metal free) with not less than ¾ of metal free area as shown in Picture 8:

Picture 8: Correct orientation

iMETOS Active Tracker needs to be oriented correctly – the GPS antenna needs to be pointed upward to the sky in order to ensure the best GPS position acquirement with no metal parts above the tracker.

Picture 9: Example installation position on the tractor

Picture 10: Unrecommended mount example

Example of a bad installation (wrong orientation, GPS antenna facing down, under the metal bonnet, exposed to high vibrations…) resulting in bad quality data and GPS position acquiring:

Picture 11: Wrong mounting example

Deviation of the axis of the vehicle should be max 3 to 5%:

Picture 12: Axis deviation

4.2 MOUNTING RECOMMENDATIONS

4.2. 1 CONNECTING WIRES 4.2. 2 CONNECTING POWER SOURCE 4.2. 3 CONNECTING IGNITION WIRE 4.2. 4 CONNECTING GROUND WIRE

The iMETOS Active Tracker already comes with preinstalled 12V input connector and fuse redady to be connected to the power outlet in the tractor. If you wish to connect the wires to a different power source, follow the steps below and make sure to stay safe.

4.2. 1 CONNECTING WIRES

Wires should be connected while module is not plugged in.
Wires should be fastened to the other wires or non-moving parts. Try to avoid heat emitting and moving objects near the wires.
The connections should not be seen very clearly. If factory isolation was removed while connecting wires, it should be applied again.
If the wires are placed in the exterior or in places where they can be damaged or exposed to heat, humidity, dirt, etc., additional isolation should be applied.
Wires cannot be connected to the board computers or control units.

4.2. 2 CONNECTING POWER SOURCE

Be sure that after the car computer falls asleep, power is still available on chosen wire. Depending on car, this may happen in 5 to 30 minutes period.
When module is connected, be sure to measure voltage again if it did not decrease.
It is recommended to connect to the main power cable in the fuse box.
Use 3A, 125V external fuse.

4.2. 3 CONNECTING IGNITION WIRE

Connecting the ignition wire (yellow color is not absoultely needed as the tracker detects the movement and therefore can asses when the tracktor is turned on also without this wire). For bettter accurate results, the connection of ignition wire is recommended.

Be sure to check if it is a real ignition wire – power does not disappear while starting the engine.
Check if this is not an ACC wire (when key is in the first position, most electronics of the vehicle are available).
Check if power is still available when you turn off any of vehicles devices.
gnition is connected to the ignition relay output. As alternative, any other relay, which has power output, when ignition is on, may be chosen.

4.2. 4 CONNECTING GROUND WIRE

Ground wire is connected to the vehicle frame or metal parts that are fixed to the frame.
If the wire is fixed with the bolt, the loop must be connected to the end of the wire.
For better contact scrub paint from the place where loop is connected.

PAY ATTENTION! Connecting the power supply must be carried out in a very low impedance point on-board vehicle network. These points in the car are the battery terminals. Therefore, we recommend connecting the power of iMETOS Active Tracker FM2 (wire GND and POWER) directly to the battery terminals. Another valid option is to connect the wires to the main POWER cable inside the fuse box (if there is none, then to the power supply where the fuses of vehicle’s computer are), wire GND must be connected in a special point, designed to connect GND vehicle computer. Connecting the GND at an arbitrary point to the mass of the car is unacceptable, as static and dynamic potentials on the line GND will be unpredictable, which can lead to unstable iMETOS Active Tracker and even its failure.

5. GUIDE REVISIONS

GUIDE VERSION	MODIFICATION
1.00	First release of the document

SMS SETTINGS GUIDE

1. PURPOSE

2. REQUIREMENTS

3. SMS COMMANDS, PARAMETERS AND EXAMPLES

3.1 SMS COMMANDS
3.1. 1 GETINFO
3.1. 2 GETVER
3.1. 3 GETSTATUS
3.1. 4 GETGPS
3.1. 5 GGPS
3.1. 6 CPURESET
3.1. 7 GETPARAM #
3.1. 8 SETPARAM #:# AND SETPARAM #:#;#:#;
3.1. 9 COUNTRECS
3.1. 10 BATTERY
3.2 PARAMETERS
3.2. 1 SYSTEM PARAMETERS
3.2. 2 GPRS PARAMETERS
3.2. 3 SMS/CALL PARAMETERS
3.2. 4 DATA ACQUISITION MODES

4. RECOMMENDED / DEFAULT SETTINGS

5. FREQUENTLY NEEDED SETTINGS

5.1 APN SETTINGS

6. GUIDE REVISIONS

FAQ

There aren’t any so far. If you encounter any problems with your iMETOS^® Active Tracker FM2 G2, contact our support team at: support@metos.at.

1. PURPOSE

Purpose of this document is to describe the settings available via the SMS messages on the iMETOS Active Tracker FM2 device.

This document includes example SMS settings sent from an iPhone.

2. REQUIREMENTS

In order to set up or change available settings, you need to:

Insert an activated SIM card into the tracker (with no PIN lock)
Know the phone number of the SIM card
Mobile phone from which you will send out the SMS

3. SMS COMMANDS, PARAMETERS AND EXAMPLES

3.1 SMS COMANDS 3.2 PARAMETERS

3.1 SMS COMMANDS

3.1. 1 GETINFO 3.1. 2 GETVER 3.1. 3 GETSTATUS 3.1. 4 GETGPS 3.1. 5 GGPS 3.1. 6 CPURESET 3.1. 7 GETPARAM # 3.1. 8 SETPARAM #:# AND SETPARAM #:#;#:#; 3.1. 9 COUNTRECS 3.1. 10 BATTERY

Every SMS starts with username password and then command.

Example: we would like to read out APN name set on the device. The SMS content is “imao agro1 getparam 2001” (without the “ “ signs).

3.1. 1 GETINFO

Command: getinfo
Description: device runtime system information
Response: yes

RESPONSE DETAILS	DESCRIPTION
RTC	RTC Time
Init	Device initialization time
UpTime	Total up time (in seconds)
PWR	Last restart reason
RST	Total restarts count
GPS	GPS receiver state. 0 – OFF, 1 – ON without fix, 2 – ON with fix, 3 – In sleep mode.
SAT	Average satellites
TTFF	Time To First Fix
TTLF	Time To Last Fix
NOGPS	How much time no GPS fix (h:min)
SR	Number of Sent Records
FG	Failed GPRS counter
FL	Failed link counter
SMS	Sent SMS Counter
REC	Records Found – number of records in the memory.
MD	Data Mode state. 0 – Home and Stop, 1 – Home and Moving, 2 – Roaming and Stop, 3 – Roaming and Moving, 4 – Unknown and Stop, 5 – Unknown and Moving

Example:

3.1. 2 GETVER

Command: getver
Description: returns code version, device IMEI, modem app version, RTC time, Init time, Uptime and BT MAC address
Response: yes

RESPONSE DETAILS	DESCRIPTION
Ver	Firmware version
GPS	Version of GPS module
Hw	Version of hardware
Mod	HW version modification
IMEI	Device IMEI
Init	Device initialization time
Uptime	Total up time (in seconds)
BT	Device MAC address

Example:

3.1. 3 GETSTATUS

Command: getstatus
Description: modem Status information
Response: yes

RESPONSE DETAILS	DESCRIPTION
Data Link	Indicate module connection to server at the moment: 0 – Not connected, 1 – connected
GPRS	Indicate if GPRS is available at the moment
Phone	Voice Call status: 0 – ready, 1 – unavailable, 2 – unknown, 3 –ringing, 4 – call in progress, 5 – asleep
SIM	SIM Status: 0-ready, 1-pin, 2-puk, 3-pin2, 4-puk2
OP	Connected to GSM Operator: numerical id of operator
Signal	GSM Signal Quality [0-5]
NewSMS	Indicate if new message received
Roaming	0 – Home Network, 1 – roaming
SMSFull	SMS storage is full? 0 – ok, 1 – SMS storage full
LAC	GSM Tower Location Area Code
Cell ID	GSM Tower Cell ID Code

Example:

3.1. 4 GETGPS

Command: getgps
Description: current GPS data, date and time
Response: yes

RESPONSE DETAILS	DESCRIPTION
GPS	Indicates valid (1) or invalid (0) Gps data
Sat	Count of currently available satellites
Lat	Latitude (Last good Latitude)
Long	Longitude (Last good Longitude)
Alt	Altitude
Speed	Ground speed, km/h
Dir	Current date
Time	Current GMT time

Example:

3.1. 5 GGPS

Command: ggps
Description: returns location information with Google maps link
Response: yes

RESPONSE DETAILS	DESCRIPTION
D	Date
T	Time
S	Actual Speed
C	Latitude (Last good Latitude), Longitude (Last good Longitude)
Url	Google Maps Link

Example:

3.1. 6 CPURESET

Command: cpureset
Description: resets device
Response: no

Example:

The command cpureset does not return anything back therefore it is advised to send another sms with command get status to the device approx 1 minute after the cpureset sms is sent.

3.1. 7 GETPARAM #

Command: getparam #
Description: returns selected parameter value, # param ID
Response: yes

Example:

List of all supported parameters and their IDs is in chapter 4.

3.1. 8 SETPARAM #:# AND SETPARAM #:#;#:#;

Command: setparam #:#
Description: Sets selected parameter value:
1.# — first ID value
2.# — New first Parameter Value
3.# — second ID value
4.# — New second Parameter Value
5.# — third ID value
6.# — New third Parameter Value
SMS command of limited to 160 characters.
Response: yes

Example:

In the first example, we set parameter 2001 which is APN name to value ‘a1’.

In the second example, we set parameters 2001 (APN name) to value a1, 2002 (APN username) to value user and 2003 (APN password) to value pass.

List of all supported parameters and their IDs is in chapter 4.

3.1. 9 COUNTRECS

Command: countrecs
Description: returns records number
Response: yes

Example:

3.1. 10 BATTERY

Command: battery
Description: returns battery state info
Response: yes

RESPONSE DETAILS	DESCRIPTION
BatState	Battery connected (1) or disconnected (0) from device
FSMState	Current battery state
ChargerIC	Battery charging status
ExtV	External Voltage
BatV	Battery voltage
BatI	Battery charging current

Example:

3.2 PARAMETERS

3.2. 1 SYSTEM PARAMETERS 3.2. 2 GPRS PARAMETERS 3.2. 3 SMS/CALL PARAMETERS 3.2. 4 DATA ACQUISITION MODES

3.2. 1 SYSTEM PARAMETERS

PARAMETER	ID	DESCRIPTION
Sleep timeout	103	Sleep timeout is time after which the device goes to GPS sleep, Deep Sleep or Online Deep Sleep if other requirements are met. It is measured in minutes.
GNSS Source	109	This parameter sets Satellite System, available values: 0 – Undefined 1 – Beidou only 2 – Glonass only 3 – Galileo + Beidou 4 – Galileo only 5 – Galileo + Beidou 6 – Galileo + Glonass 8 – GPS only 9 – GPS + Beidou 10 – GPS + Glonass 12 – GPS + Galileo 13 – GPS + Galileo + Beidou 14 – GPS + Galileo + Glonass 15 – GPS,Galileo, Glonass and Beidou and not allowed
Led indication	108	Sets led indication: 0 – disabled, 1 – enabled
Synchronization settings	900	Settings used for device internal time synchronization: 0 – GPS only 1 – NITZ and NTP 2 – NTP 3 – NITZ
NTP Resync	901	Periodical time synchronization. If not zero device will resynchronize time once set period expires.
NTP server 1	902
NTP server 2	903
Battery charge mode	110	Sets when charging is allowed: 0 – On Need 1 – After Ignition ON

3.2. 2 GPRS PARAMETERS

PARAMETER	ID	DESCRIPTION
Open Link Timeout	1000	Defines for how many seconds device will keep connection to the server after successful data transfer while waiting for a new record.
Server Response Timeout	1001	Defines time period (in seconds) for server response to sent records.
SIM GPRS content activation	2000	Parameter allows or does not allow GPRS usage with SIM1. If GPRS is not allowed value is 0, if GPRS is allowed value is 1.
SIM APN Name	2001	Parameter defines SIM GPRS Access Point Name.
SIM APN username	2002	Parameter defines SIM APN username. In case operator does not use username for login, value should be empty.
SIM APN password	2003	Parameter defines SIM APN password. In case operator does not use password for login, value should be empty.
Domain	2004	Parameter defines AVL data destination server IP address.
Target Server Port	2005	Parameter defines AVL data destination server port number.
Protocol	2006	Parameter defines GPRS data transport protocol. Module can use TCP or UDP transport protocol to send data to server. For TCP protocol value is 0, for UDP protocol value is 1.

3.2. 3 SMS/CALL PARAMETERS

PARAMETER	ID	DESCRIPTION
GSM Predefined Numbers	6000 — 6009	In this field GSM numbers are written, to which will be sent “Event SMS” text message.
SMS Event Time Zone	3006	Time zone which will be used in eventual SMS messages.

3.2. 4 DATA ACQUISITION MODES

Home Network GSM operator code “Vehicle on STOP” parameters:

PARAMETER	ID	DESCRIPTION
Min Period	10000	This parameter indicates time interval in seconds in order to acquire new record. If value is 0 it means no records by min period will be saved.
Min Saved Records	10004	This parameter defines minimum number of records in one data packet that can be sent to server. It has higher priority than Data Send Period (ID=10005).
Send Period	10005	This parameter indicates frequency (time interval in seconds) of sending data to server.

Home Network GSM operator code “Vehicle MOVING” parameters:

PARAMETER	ID	DESCRIPTION
Min Period	10050	This parameter indicates time interval in seconds in order to acquire new record. If value is 0 it means no records by min period will be saved.
Min Distance	10051	This parameter indicates distance in meters in order to acquire new record. Record is stored when the distance between previous records is greater than parameters value. If value is 0 it means no records by min distance will be saved.
Min Angle	10052	This parameter indicates angle in degrees in order to acquire new record. If angle difference between last recorded coordinate and current position is greater than defined value, new record is stored. This parameter is operational, when speed is higher than 10km/h. If value is 0 it means no records by min angle will be saved.
Min Speed Delta	10153	This parameter indicates speed difference in order to acquire new record. If speed difference between last recorded coordinate and current position is greater than defined value, new record is stored. If value is 0 it means no records by min speed delta will be saved.
Min Saved Records	10154	This parameter defines minimum number of records in one data packet that can be sent to server. It has higher priority than Data Send Period (ID=10105).
Send Period	10155	This parameter indicates frequency (time interval in seconds) of sending data to server.

Unknown Network GSM operator code “Vehicle on STOP” parameters:

PARAMETER	ID	DESCRIPTION
Min Period	10200	This parameter indicates time interval in seconds in order to acquire new record. If value is 0 it means no records by min period will be saved.
Min Saved Records	10204	This parameter defines minimum number of records in one data packet that can be sent to server. It has higher priority than Data Send Period (ID=10205).
Send Period	10205	This parameter indicates frequency (time interval in seconds) of sending data to server.

Unknown Network GSM operator code “Vehicle MOVING” parameters:

PARAMETER	ID	DESCRIPTION
Min Period	10250	This parameter indicates time interval in seconds in order to acquire new record. If value is 0 it means no records by min period will be saved.
Min Distance	10251	This parameter indicates distance in meters in order to acquire new record. Record is stored when the distance between previous records is greater than parameter’s value. If value is 0 it means no records by min distance will be saved.
Min Angle	10252	This parameter indicates angle in degrees in order to acquire new record. If angle difference between last recorded coordinate and current position is greater than defined value, new record is stored. This parameter is operational, when speed is higher than 10km/h. If value is 0 it means no records by min angle will be saved.
Min Speed	10253	This parameter indicates speed difference in order to acquire new record. If speed difference between last recorded coordinate and current position is greater than defined value, new record is stored. If value is 0 it means no records by min speed delta will be saved.
Min Saved Records	10254	This parameter defines minimum number of records in one data packet that can be sent to server. It has higher priority than Data Send Period (ID=10105).
Send Period	10255	This parameter indicates frequency (time interval in seconds) of sending data to server.

4. RECOMMENDED / DEFAULT SETTINGS

4.1 RECOMMENDED DEFAULT VALUES

System:
1. Movement source: movement
2. Records saving: after Position Fix
3. GNSS Source: GLONASS + GPS
4. Battery charge mode: on need

Static navigation:
1. Static navigation: enabled
2. Static navigation source: movement sensor

Sleep mode: deep sleep
Ignition source: Accelerometer + Power voltage
Time synchronization: NIZ + NTP

GPRS settings (example for Metos SIM card):
1. APN: metos.at
2. APN username: metos
3. APN password: metos
4. Nomal (PAP) protocol

Records settings:
1. Open link timeout: 30 s
2. Response timeout: 30 s
3. Sort by: newest

Data acquisition:

1. On Stop

	HOME	ROAMING	UNKNOWN
Min period	3600	3600	3600
Min Saved Records	1	1	1
Send Period	120	120	120

2. Moving

	HOME	ROAMING	UNKNOWN
Min period	300	300	300
Min distance	100	100	100
Min angle	10	10	10
Min speed delta	10	10	10
Min saved records	1	1	1
Send period	120	120	120

4.2 DEFAULT SETTINGS VIA SMS COMMANDS

4.2. 1 GET GENERAL INFO 4.2. 2 APN SETTINGS (EXAMPLE FOR METOS LIECHTENSTEIN SIM CARD) 4.2. 3 DATA ACQUISITION SETTINGS (EXAMPLE FOR SENDING A LOT OF DATA)

4.2. 1 GET GENERAL INFO

1. GET INFO AGAIN
Send SMS with content: «imao agro1 getinfo»

Explanation: it should send back basic info from the iMETOS Active Tracker — username and password works
Response: you should get the response with something similar to: «RTC:…»
Note: no double spaces in this and next SMS messages

4.2. 2 APN SETTINGS (EXAMPLE FOR METOS LIECHTENSTEIN SIM CARD)

2. SET UP APN NAME
Send SMS with content: «imao agro1 setparam 2001:metos.at»

Explanation: we set up APN name to «metos.at»
Response: you should get response with «New value 2001:metos.at;»

3. SET UP APN USERNAME
Send SMS with content: «imao agro1 setparam 2002:metos»

Explanation: we set up APN username to «metos»
Response: you should get response with «New value 2002:metos;»

4. SET UP APN PASSWORD
Send SMS with content: «imao agro1 setparam 2003:metos»

Explanation: we set up APN username to «metos»

4.2. 3 DATA ACQUISITION SETTINGS (EXAMPLE FOR SENDING A LOT OF DATA)

1. HOME
Vehicle on STOP:
Min Period (example: set to 30 sec): «imao agro1 setparam 10000 30»
Min Saved Records (example: set to 1): «imao agro1 setparam 10004 1»
Send Period (example: set to 60 sec): «imao agro1 setparam 10005 60»

Vehicle MOVING:
Min. Period (example: set to 30 sec): «imao agro1 setparam 10050 30»
Min. Distance (example: set to 10 m): «imao agro1 setparam 10051 10»
Min. Angle (example: set to 10 deg.): «imao agro1 setparam 10052 10»
Min. Speed delta (example: set to 30 km/h): «imao agro1 setparam 10053 30»
Min Saved Records (example: set to 1): «imao agro1 setparam 10054 1»
Send Period (example: set to 60 sec): «imao agro1 setparam 10055 60»

2. Roaming
Vehicle on STOP:
Min Period (example: set to 30 sec): «imao agro1 setparam 10100 30»
Min Saved Records (example: set to 1): «imao agro1 setparam 10104 1»
Send Period (example: set to 60 sec): «imao agro1 setparam 10105 60»

Vehicle MOVING:
Min. Period (example: set to 30 sec): «imao agro1 setparam 10150 30»
Min. Distance (example: set to 10 m): «imao agro1 setparam 10151 10» Min. Angle (example: set to 10 deg.): «imao agro1 setparam 10152 10»
Min. Speed delta (example: set to 30 km/h): «imao agro1 setparam 10153 30»
Min Saved Records (example: set to 1): «imao agro1 setparam 10154 1»
Send Period (example: set to 60 sec): «imao agro1 setparam 10155 60»

3. Unknown
Vehicle on STOP:
Min Period (example: set to 30 sec): «imao agro1 setparam 10200 30»
Min Saved Records (example: set to 1): «imao agro1 setparam 10204 1»
Send Period (example: set to 60 sec): «imao agro1 setparam 10205 60»

Vehicle MOVING:
Min. Period (example: set to 30 sec): «imao agro1 setparam 10250 30»
Min. Distance (example: set to 10 m): «imao agro1 setparam 10251 10»
Min. Angle (example: set to 10 deg.): «imao agro1 setparam 10252 10»
Min. Speed delta (example: set to 30 km/h): «imao agro1 setparam 10253 30»
Min Saved Records (example: set to 1): «imao agro1 setparam 10254 1»
Send Period (example: set to 60 sec): «imao agro1 setparam 10255 60»

5. FREQUENTLY NEEDED SETTINGS

5.1 APN SETTINGS

5.1 APN SETTINGS

Setting up the APN settings can be easy with sending the correct SMS message to the SIM card’s phone number which is inserted in the iMETOS Active Tracker.

Parameters for APN values are:
2001 – for APN name
2002 – for APN username
2003 – for APN password.

Each parameter can be set in its own SMS or all 3 parameters can be set at once in 1 SMS.

Note: Make sure the length of the SMS does not exceed 160 characters!

In the first example, we set parameter 2001 which is APN name to value ‘a1’.
In the second example, we set parameters 2001 (APN name) to value a1, 2002 (APN username) to value user and 2003 (APN password) to value pass.

6. GUIDE REVISIONS

GUIDE VERSION	MODIFICATION
1.01	Added recommended default settings for production
1.00	First release of the document