Coban BN-311 User manual
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GSM/GPRS/GPS Tracker User Manual
Preface
Thank you for purchasing the tracker. This manual shows how to operate the device smoothly
and correctly. Make sure to read this manual carefully before using this product. Please note
that specification and information are subject to changes without prior notice in this manual.
Any change will be integrated in the latest release. The manufacturer assumes no
responsibility for any errors or omissions in this document.
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Contents
1. SUMMARY...................................................................................................................................................4
2. APPLICATIONS...............................................................................................................................................4
3. HARDWARE DESCRIPTION........................................................................................................................4
4. SPECIFICATIONS...........................................................................................................................................4
5 START TO USE.................................................................................................................................................5
5.1 TERMINAL INSTALLATION ....................................................................................................................... 6
5.2 SIM CARD INSTALLATION ....................................................................................................................... 6
5.3 TURN ON THE DEVICE .............................................................................................................................. 7
5.4 GSM/GPS LED INDICATOR .................................................................................................................... 7
5.5 CONFIGURE APN 、GPRS USER NAME AND PASSWORD ........................................................................ 7
5.6 MOBILE APP ............................................................................................................................................... 8
5.7 BAANOOL IOT’S WEB VERSION ........................................................................................................ 12
6. FUNCTION DETAILS...................................................................................................................................15
6.1 CHANGING PASSWORD .......................................................................................................................... 15
6.2 AUTHORIZATION ................................................................................................................................... 16
6.3 SINGLE TRACKING ................................................................................................................................. 16
6.4 CONTINUOUS INTERVAL TRACKING ....................................................................................................... 17
6.4.1 Limited times tracking at a time interval.........................................................................................17
6.4.2 Unlimited times tracking at a time interval......................................................................................17
6.4.3 Unlimited times tracking at a distance interval...............................................................................17
6.4.4 Smart tracking at both time and distance interval...........................................................................17
6.4.5 Cancel interval tracking ..................................................................................................................18
6.5 SMART ANGLE UPDATING ...................................................................................................................... 18
6.6 GPS DRIFT SUPPRESSION ....................................................................................................................... 18
6.7 EXACT STREET ADDRESS ....................................................................................................................... 18
6.8 LOCATION BASED SERVICE (LBS) / CELL-ID TRACKING ........................................................................ 19
6.9 FORWARDING INCOMING SMS MESSAGES ............................................................................................. 19
6.10 SIM CARD BALANCE ENQUIRY............................................................................................................. 19
6.11 ACC ON/OFF ALERT ........................................................................................................................... 20
6.12 REMOTE IMMOBILIZING (FOR BC MODEL) ............................................................................................ 20
6.13 CONFIGURE TIMES OF ALARM SMS ....................................................................................................... 21
6.14 ALARMS ................................................................................................................................................ 21
6.15 REMOTE CONTROL FUNCTION (FOR C MODEL) ...................................................................................... 24
6.16 ARMING ................................................................................................................................................ 24
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6.17 SILENT ARMING .................................................................................................................................... 24
6.18 DISARMING ........................................................................................................................................... 25
6.19 ALARM FUNCTION IN ARMIN G S TATE ..................................................................................................... 25
6.20 SLEEP MODE ......................................................................................................................................... 26
6.21 CHECK STAT U S ...................................................................................................................................... 27
6.22 CHECK IMEI ......................................................................................................................................... 27
6.23 LOCAL TIME SETTING ............................................................................................................................ 27
6.24 RESET HARDWARE ................................................................................................................................ 28
6.25 CONFIGURE PARAMETERS BY USB ........................................................................................................ 28
6.26 GPRS CONFIGURATION FOR LIVE REAL-TIME TRACKING ....................................................................... 28
6.27 CONFIGURE SMS MANAGEMENT CENTER NUMBER ............................................................................... 30
6.28 CONFIGURE HEARTBEAT PACKAGE INTERVAL ........................................................................................ 30
6.29 INITIALIZATION ..................................................................................................................................... 30
7. CAUTIONS.....................................................................................................................................................31
8. TROUBLESHOOTING.................................................................................................................................31
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1. Summary
This product is based on the GSM / GPRS network and GPS satellite positioning system. It
integrates anti-theft alarm, positioning, first aid and tracking functions in a brand new product
which can locate and manage remote targets through SMS text messages, mobile app and web
platform.
Features
Built-in GSM, GPS antenna, small size, beautiful and elegant.
Support GPS tracking solutions.
Support transferring the position data through SMS, GPRS and internet
Support remote configurations
It integrates anti-theft alarm, positioning, auto answer, first aid and tracking functions
2. Applications
Mainly used in the positioning and tracking services of vehicles and other moving objects.
3. Hardware Description
①USB port ②SIM card slot ③GSM indicator ④GP S indicator ⑤ Harnness
4. Specifications
Content Parameters
DIM. 6.0×3.5×1.8cm
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⑤
②
③
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Weight 50g
Network GSM
Band frequency GSM 850: 824-849MHz(TX); 869-894MHz(RX)
PCS 1900: 1850-1910MHz(TX); 1930-1990MHz(RX)
GPS sensitivity -159dBm
GPS accuracy 5m
GPS start time Cold status 45s
Warm status 35s
Hot status 1s
Voltage of power
12V - 24V
Back up battery Chargeable 3.7V 180mAh Li-ion battery
Storage Temp -40°C to +85°C
Operation Temp. -20°C to +55°C
Waterproof Level
IP67
5 Start to use
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5.1 Terminal installation
Please ask a qualified engineer to install it.
The installation environment should not exceed the GSM performance index.
Please do not install it in a dusty and humid environment.
Find the wiring harness provided with the product, insert it into the
corresponding wiring hole of the product, and connect to the original car
circuit as shown in the following figure:
The orange wire can be connected to the original car horn; it can also be
connected to the siren bought with the tracker .
Wiring Diagram
5.2 SIM card installation
Note: Please make sure the SIM card is for GSM network and able to execute the
function of incoming calls display, no calls can be diverted and the PIN code is
locked. The SMS format must be TXT format, device can’t recognize the PDU
format.Proposed data flow package no less than 30MB per month.
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5.3 Turn on the device
When use the device at first time, take the device at outdoor, the device will find
GSM and GPS signal and work normally after 10-40 seconds. Under normal
conditions, the indicator light of the device flashes once every 3 seconds.
5.4 GSM/GPS LED Indicator
Green LED: In GSM Mode, LED flash one time for each second, In GPRS Mode,
LED flash one time in three seconds, when No GSM reception, LED keep ON.
Blue LED: Flashes one time every second when GPS signal is normal; flashes 3
times per second when GPS signal is very good (at least 4 satellites with a signal-to-noise
ratio of more than 38). And it turns off if lost fix to satellites.
5.5 Configure APN 、GPRS user name and password
Usually, the device can automatically recognize and select the APN, user name
and password of GPRS settings. If the device cannot connect to the web platform,
then you need to use the mobile phone text message to configure the settings
according to following steps.
5.5.1 ConfigureAPN setting
APN is an abbreviation for Access Point Name and changes depending on which
mobile network you are using. For more information about your local APN, please
①
Open sealed buckle
②Insert the SIM card, the device
will turn on automatically.
③Put sealed buckle back.
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check with your local wireless carrier.
SMS command: APN+password+space+local APN
Tracker response: APN OK
Example: APN123456 CMNET
Note: 123456 is the default password, please change password on APP or refers to
6.1. CMNET is the APN of China mobile.
5.5.2 Configure user name and password of GPRS
In t he most countries, the user name and password of GPRS a re not necessary;
therefore, you can ignore this step if it is not necessary for your local network. For
those countries requiring user name and password, please configure as following:
SMS command: up+password+space+user+space+password
Tracker response: user, password ok!
Example: up123456 Jonnes 666666
Note: 123456 m eans t he password of the device, J onnes means t he user name of
gprs, and 666666 means password of gprs, please configure it according to the user
name and password of your local ones, you can check this information with your
local wireless carrier.
5.6 Mobile APP
5.6.1 Scan the QR code to download APP
Google Play、App Store search “BAANOOL IOT” to download it.
5.6.2 Binding device
1 Open BAANOOL IOT, register a new account and login in.
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2 Choose BAANOOL IOV to enter it
3 Click “Me” “Device Management” “Add”, scan the QR CODE on the device or enter
the IMEI manually to bind the device.
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5.6.3 Position
1.Check the device: Click “Position” to enter the position page to see all the devices on
the map, click the icon of the device to see the details including latitude & longtitude, speed,
altitude, time, ACC status and alarm status, etc. and you can click “Navigate” to navigate you
to that car.
2 Select the device: Click “≡” at the upper left corner to select a device, Then its
position, Geo-fence and trace (need to configure the “continuously track” settings of the
“Control” page) will be showed on the map.
Click to a dd th e
Scan QR
CODE or
enter the IMEI
number
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5.6.4 Control
After selected the device, then click “Control” to enter control page to use function of single
track, continuously track, Arm / Disarm and Geo-fence, etc.
Select the
device
Geo fence
Select a device
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5.6.5 Device management
After s elected the d evice, click “Me” t o management pa ge t o add device, change de vice’s
information, delete settings, group management and sub-account management.
5.7 BAANOOL IOT’s Web Version
Account name and password are the same on mobile App and web version
Click to check
the Geo-fence
Create a n ew
Geo-fence
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5.7.3 Add device
Device management
Add device
Entery our account
and password to login
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If t he device i s always offline ( Grey color), pl ease m ake sure t he SIM card subscribes t he
GPRS service, and have credit to surf the Internet, you can put the SIM card in the phone to
test if it can surf the Internet. Besides, please also check if the configurations of APN,
user name & password are correct, refers to section 6.26 for more information.
6. FUNCTION DETAILS
The configuration of following functions can be done on the App or web platform.
6.1 Changing password
SMS command: password+old password+space+new password
Tracker response: password OK
Example: password123456 888888
Be sure to keep the new password in mind, you have to f lash t he firmware t o restore the
initialized setting in case of losing the new password.
Attention: Make sure the new password is in 6 digits Arabic numbers, otherwise the tracker
cannot recognize it.When reading this user manual, you will notice that we have used "+" and
"space" between some words;"+" between two words means they should be written together
as one word and "space" between two w ords means you s hould l eave one c haracter space
between two words.
Enter IMEI
Click to save it
This device you
just added is still
offline
Device name
Choose an icon
for device
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6.2 Authorization
The authorized numbers are used to receive the various alerts, such as SOS, Geo-fence and
movement alert, etc. Up to 5 numbers can be authorized.
If you call the tracker 10 times in succession, the number will be authorized automatically as
the first number and tracker response “add master ok”. Alternatively, you can authorize your
number in the following way:
6.2.1 Authorizing:
SMS command: admin+password+space+mobile phone number
Tracker response: admin ok
Example: admin123456 13322221111
6.2.2 Deleting authorized number
SMS command: noadmin+password+space+authorized number
Tracker response: noadmin ok
Example: noadmin123456 13322221111
If you want to receive these kinds of notification alerts when the trackers moved to another
country, you must put the country code before the phone number to authorize it in
international format, If there is a “0” before your phone number, please remove the “0”, for
example, admin123456 008613322221111.
6.3 Single tracking
If there aren’t any authorized numbers set-up, it will reply all calls with a location report; if
there are authorized numbers set-up, then it will not respond when an unauthorized number
calls it.If you call it from authorized phone number, it will hang up and report a real-time
location as below:
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When it lost fix to satellites, the message will include the last known GPS position and a
LAC code of the updated position as well.
6.4 Continuous interval tracking
6.4.1 Limited times tracking at a time interval
SMS command: fix030s600s005n+password
Tracker response: It will update positions at 30 seconds interval when ACC ON and 600
seconds when ACC OFF for 5 times.
Example: fix030s600s005n123456
Note:
The numbers in the command must be 3 digits and maximum times allowed are 255 times.
The interval unit in all fix command can be s (seconds), m (minutes) and h (hours)
6.4.2 Unlimited times tracking at a time interval
SMS command: fix030s600s***n+password
Tracker response: It will update positions at 30 seconds interval when ACC ON and 600
seconds when ACC OFF continuously.
Example: fix030s600s***n123456
Note: The time interval must be more than 10 seconds.
6.4.3 Unlimited times tracking at a distance interval
6.4.3.1 SMS command: Distance+password+space+distance value
Tracker response: Distance ok
Example: Distance123456 0050
Note: The distance unit is meter, and value must be 4 digits.
6.4.4 Smart tracking at both time and distance interval
6.4.4.1 SMS command: fix030s600s***n+password+space+distance value
Tracker response: It will update a position at 600 seconds interval when motionless,
and update a position at 30 seconds when moving, besides, it will also update a
position when move 200 meters away.
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Example: fix030s600s***n123456 0200
6.4.5 Cancel interval tracking
SMS command: nofix+password
Tracker response: nofix ok
Example: nofix123456
6.5 Smart angle updating
It will update positions automatically to web platform when the vehicle changes driving
direction over a pre set angle value to make its trace following the actual road and seem
better on the map. This function is only available in GPRS mode.
SMS command: angle+password+space+angle value
Tracker response: angle ok
Example: angle123456 030
Note: The angle value must be 3 digits, and the default value is 30 degree.
6.6 GPS drift suppression
This function is activated by default.
SMS command to activate: suppress+password
Tracker response: suppress drift ok
Example: suppress123456
If you stop driving the vehicle, tracker will stop updating its position and keep sending the
same latitude and longitude, and when start to driving, the latitude and longitude will update
automatically again.
SMS command to deactivate: nosuppress+password
Tracker response: nosuppress ok
Example: nosuppress123456
6.7 Exact street address
You must set the APN of your local GSM network provider for the SIM card in the tracker
before using this function, if your local GSM network provider requires user name and
password for GPRS, Please set it up according to the section 6.26.
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After APN ha s be en s et up , s end " address+password" , it w ill r eply i n exact addr ess
including s treet na me. For e xample: N o.113, G uankou 2nd R d, N antou, N anshan di strict,
Shenzhen, Guangdong, china.
6.8 Location based service (LBS) / Cell-ID tracking
If the tracker cannot establish a solid GPS Fix, it will calculate its location using Cell-ID
GSM locating, Location reports will include the GPS coordinates of the last known positions
as well as a LAC code, You can send command “address+password” to the tracker to request
exact address in SMS mode, tracker will automatically switch to tracking by LBS in GPRS
mode. Accuracy of LBS depends on the distance to the nearest GSM Network Cell Tower or
Base Station.
Note: This feature can be used normally in most areas according to the signal of GSM networ
k. It may not be available in some areas.
6.9 Forwarding incoming SMS messages
SMS command: forward+password+space+third party phone number
Tracker response: forward ok
Example: forward123456 10086
The carrier’s number which used to sending notification messages is recommended to set up,
tracker will forward the notification message to authorized numbers when carrier send
message to remind you to top up your SIM card.
SMS command to cancel: noforward+password
Tracker response: no forward ok
Example: noforward123456
6.10SIM Card Balance Enquiry
SMS command: balance+password+space+phone number+space+code
Tracker response: It will forward the code to the specified phone number and return the
content from that number.
Example: balance123456 10086 ye
This function assumes that your GSM network provider has the option where you can check
your SIM card’s balance by sending a SMS message to a specified number, which is 10086 in
this example of China Mobile.
Send balance back
Mobile balance123456 10086 ye Tracker
Received and execute Send ye out to 10086
10086(China mobile)
Received ye from number in the
tracker and process
Received Balance message
Forward balance message to mobile phone
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6.11 ACC ON/OFF Alert
This function is OFF by default.
SMS command to activate: ACC+password
Tracker Response: ACC ok
Example: ACC123456
If tracker detect “ignition on” signal from ACC wire (white wire), tracker will send “ACC
on+latitude & longitude” to authorize number to tell you the vehicle has been started. When
detect “ignition off” signal, it will send “ACC off+ latitude & longitude” to tell you the
vehicle has been stopped.
SMS command to deactivate: noACC+password
Tracker response: noACC ok
Example: noACC123456
It can only activate or deactivate the notification by SMS message to authorized phone
numbers, the notification to web platform cannot be deactivated and will always send
automatically.
6.12 Remote immobilizing (For BC m o de l )
Immobilizing way set up
Immobilizing way set up
Immediate execution way: Tracker will immobilize the vehicle immediately
SMS command: quickstop+password
Tracker response: quickstop OK
Example: quickstop123456
Delay execution way (Default setting): When receiving STOP command, tracker will check speed
and reply “it will be executed after speed less than 20KM/H” if speed is higher than 20KM/H,
and delay executing this command until the speed is less than 20KM/H.
SMS command: noquickstop+password
Tracker response: noquickstop OK
Example: noquickstop123456
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