Gosafe G6S User manual

G6S User Manual
V1.2
Copyright © 2013 Gosafe

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ATTENTION!
Do not disassemble the device. Do not touch before unplugging the power supply if the device is
damaged, the power supply cables are not isolated or the isolation is damaged.
All wireless data transferring devices produce interference that may affect other devices which are
placed nearby.
The device may be connected only by qualified individuals.
The device must be firmly fastened in the predefined location.
The device is susceptible to water and humidity.
INSTRUCTIONS OF SAFETY
This chapter contains information on how to operate “G6S” safely.
BY following these requirements and recommendations you will avoid dangerous situations. You must
read these instructions carefully and follow the strictly before operating the device!
The device uses a 8V-32V DC power supply. The nominal voltage is 12V DC. It is advised to transport
the G6S device in an impact-proof package.
Before usage, the device should be placed so that its LED indicators are visible, which show what
status of operation the device is in.
When connecting the connection (2x8) cables to the vehicle, the appropriate jumpers of the power
supply of the vehicle should be disconnected.
Before dismounting the device from the vehicle, the (2x8) connection must be disconnected.

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LEGAL NOTICE
Copyright © 2013 Gosafe
All rights reserved. Reproduction, transfer, distribution or storage of part or all of the contents in this
document in any form without the prior written permission of Gosafe is prohibited.
1-Wire is a registered trademark of Dallas Semiconductor.
Other products and company names mentioned herein may be trademarks or trade names of their
respective owners.
INTRODUCTION
The G6S Feature Rich Powerful GPS Tracker is the latest solution for track and trace applications and
extreme level fleet management.
G6S is designed for service providers, integrators, and enterprise customers to enhance mobile
resources and improve their dispatch system; the G6S is a dependable quad-band GSM/GPRS tracking
device, delivering the key features fulfilling the most demanding applications: fleet management,
insurance telemetric, dispatch, vehicle location and recovery, and more.
With accurate GPS location performance, a robust programmable rules engine, 3-axis accelerometer for
measuring driver behavior and vehicle impacts, geo-fencing, messaging and much more, the G6S is
designed for powerful solution deployment. The G6S also includes optional routing and optimization
with Garmin® FMI (Fleet Management Interface) - a key part of today’s fleet management.
The G6S is powered by over-the-air device management and maintenance system, (Programming,
Updates, and Logistics System). FOTA (Firmware update over the air), GSM Jamming detection and 32
hardware based geo-fences makes this the perfect choice for superior safety and security of your
vehicle.

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Contents
ATTENTION!.........................................................................2
INSTRUCTIONS OF SAFETY.................................................. 2
LEGAL NOTICE..................................................................... 3
INTRODUCTION................................................................... 3
1. Packing List...................................................................... 4
2. Specifications.................................................................. 5
3. Overview......................................................................... 6
4. Installation.......................................................................8
5. I/O Connector................................................................10
6. LED Indicator Behavior.................................................. 11
7. User Command............................................................. 11
8. Message Explanation.................................................... 13
Appendix........................................................................... 16
Optional accessory........................................................ 16

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1. Packing List
￭Standard
The G6S box is packaged with all the components that is necessary for operation, it contains:
G6S device x1
2*8 PIN I/O connector cable x1
To connect with external power
supply and optional accessory
To the back panel of
device
NOTE: SIM card which for GSM/GPRS connectivity is not supplied in the package, please consult your
local SIM provider for further information.
￭Optional accessory
Name Purpose
USB cable To configure device via configuration tool
External GPS antenna It helps to fix GPS faster
Microphone It enables device to collect sound for voice monitoring
Speaker It enables device to play sound for call
iButton For driver ID verification via 1WIRE link
DS18B20 Tempreture sensor via 1WIRE link
Immobilizer It enables the device to kill/restore engine
Panic button Device reports certain message when this button is being pressed
RS232 to DB9 Converter for connection with computer
RS232 to GARMIN Output for GARMIN PND
Magic tape It helps to fix device
Fuse Protecting device from over voltage
Backup battery Li-Po 3.7V, 250mAh
Please refer chapter Appendix for further details and installation guide for optional accessory

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2. Specifications
Physical Dimension 80(L)x51.5(W)x26(H)mm
Weight ~75g (With battery)
Environment Operating temperature -40℃~+80℃(not using backup battery)
-10℃~+50℃(using backup battery)
I/O connector
ACC input 1 channel
Digital input 2 channels
Analog/Digital
selectable 2 channels
Digital output 3 channels
1Wire 1WIRE device data link
RS232 convert RXD/TXD
Microphone 1 channel
Speaker SPK+/SPK-
USB Mini USB
CPU ARM STM32F103 UcOS
LED indicator GSM,GPS,POWER
Power supply
External DC 8 to 32V
Backup battery Type Li-Po 3.7V, 250mAh
Power
consumption Standby: ~70mA@12V, Working: ~100mA@12V
GSM/GPRS
Antenna Internal
Model
Cinterion: BGS2-W
Quad band: GSM 850/900/1800/1900MHz
Multiple-slot Class 8 (dual band)
or 10 (quad band)
GPRS class 10/Station class B
TCP/IP over PPP
SIM card 1.8/3.3V
GPS
Internal antenna 25X25 with amplifier
External antenna GPS Active Antenna
Model uBlox NEO 6M
Channel 50 Parallel Channels
Accuracy Autonomous<2.5M
Sensitivity -162dBm
Sensor Vibration sensor Internal
Accelerate sensor 2D
Flash storage 4Mbits

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3. Overview
3.1. Device Capabilities
FOTA (Firmware Update OTA)
Flexible Programming Rules
Garmin® FMI (Fleet Management Interface) enable
1-Wire® Interface
GSM Jamming Detection
Quad Band GSM Modem
HDOP for Precise Location
Multiple Data Upload Modes
2-axis accelerometer sensor
156 Hardware Based Geo-Fence/Point of interest
Over Speed Management
Multiple Inputs & Outputs
Configurable Inputs & Outputs
Internal Backup Battery

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3.2. Mechanical construction
￭Front panel view
￭Rear panel view
Battery power supply switcher
Cover remove slot
USB cable port
2*8 sockets I/O connector
GPS external antenna connector
LED indicator
This side towards to the sky,

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4. Installation
4.1. Remove the cover
4.2. Insert the SIM card
1, On the front panel of the device, there
is a small slot at the top of it.
2, Find a screwer or sticker, insert it to the
slot a little bit.
3, Swing the screwer at the direction as
illustrated then the cover will slide out.
1, Flip up cover of sim holder, facing metal
side of SIM card to the PCB board as
illustracted.
2, Insert SIM card to cover then flip it
down, pull the cover at the direction as 
to lock up sim card firmly.
Note: For this step please disconnect
any kind of power source for device in
advance.

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4.3. Install direction
￭G6S has accident detecting functionality that based on hardware G-sensor. Its accuracy will be
affected by install direction of device, please find the sticker on housing of device for recommended
direction。
By default you need to point side “0” to the engine,
which is the direction of vehicle heading.
If you prefer other side pointing to engine, please
send command to change the default setting of
installation direction.
E.g.:
Side “1” is pointing to engine,
Command to send:
1234,BDS;1
Note: 1234 is the default user password to send
command, and default is 1234,BDS;0
*Command BDS must be enabled for User.
*For user please set phone number as UNO before
sending this command.

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5. I/O Connector
￭On the rear panel of device
PIN definition
PIN# Color PIN name Definition
1Red VCC Positive (+), range 8V-32V DC.
2Black GND Negative (-), Ground.
3White ACC ACC wire of vehicle
4Blue OUT1 Digital output channel 1.
5Green AD1/IN3 Analog/Digital input channel.
6Yellow OUT2 Digital output channel 2.
7Orange/Black IN2 Digital input channel 2.
8Brown OUT3 Digital output channel 3.
9Orange IN1 Digital input channel 1.
10 Grey MIC Microphone
11 Brown/White AD2/IN4 Analog/Digital input channel.
12 Grey/Black 1WIRE Data channel for 1WIRE device
13 Purple/White SPK- Negative (-) of speaker
14 White/Black TXD Transmit Data
15 Purple SPK+ Positive (+) of speaker
16 Green/White RXD Receive Data

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6. LED Indicator Behavior
￭GSM LED:
Color: Green
Socket connected: Flash once
GSM registered: Flash 2 times
GSM unregistered: Flash 3 times
SIM card error: Flash 4 times
Serial port communication error: Flash 5 times
GSM module OFF: LED off
￭GPS LED:
Color: Yellow
GPS fixed: Flash once
GPS unfixed: Flash 2 times
GPS communication error: Flash 3 times
GPS module OFF: LED off
￭Power LED:
Color: Red
External power supply: Flash once
Backup battery power supply: Flash 2 times
Backup battery low voltage: Flash 3 times
Under iButton ID config mode: Keep glowing
iButton ID config successfully: Flashing once per second
Note: For each LED indicator, flash interval is 3 seconds.
e.g.: GPS fixed, GPS LED will flash once, and wait for 3 seconds to flash once more.

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7. User Command
￭Set User Phone Number
There are 2 users phone supported by G6S, they have the same authorization.
User1’s command words are UNO, UPW, USP.
User2’s command words are UNO1, UPW1, USP1.
Below will take user1 as example:
To set your cell phone number as USER number to control and receive messages from device,
please send UNO command to the device, e.g.:
1234,UNO;[phone]
Or
1234,UNO;13912345678
Explanations:
1234: Default password.
UNO: Command control word for setting user number.
[phone]: Phone number with country code.
13912345678: Phone number without country code.
Device is supposed to reply a confirmation SMS to you, if the device does not accept the command,
it also reply a message with content: Command error.
￭Modify User Password
Factory default password 1234
Changing the factory password at the first usage is highly suggested.
New password should be 4 digits that from number “0-9”.
To modify password, send UPW command from your USER phone number, e.g.:
1234,UPW;5678
Explanations:
1234: Factory Password
UPW0: Command control word for setting new password
5678: New Password
￭Set report interval to user phone
Device is able to report its current position periodically according to the setting, default is every 30
minutes. To change it please send USP command, e.g.:
1234,USP;30S;G;T
Explanations:
1234: User password

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USP: Command control word
30S: Report interval
S: Second, range from 30 to 900.
M: Minute, range from 15 to 59.
H: Hour, range from 1 to 240.
G: Working mode
O: Disable periodically report to USER.
G: GPS location information as first priority, if it is invalid, will be replaced by LBS information.
S: Using LBS information only.
L: Device will voice call USER periodically for voice monitoring purpose.
T: Location information type
T: Text for current location.
W: Google map hyper link for current location.

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8. Message Explanation
￭Periodical SMS report
Below are the different kinds of message will be received by user periodically according to the setting of
command USP.
“W” mode
1. GPS is fixed
Content of message Explanation
G6S V1.00
LTM 2013-06-06 14:17:12
http://maps.google.com/maps?q...
CSQ -52dBm
ACIN=12.08V
BAT=3.86V
#30
Device name/Firmware version
Date/Time
Google map hyper link
GSM network signal strength
External power voltage
Built-in battery voltage
Consumed messages
There are 2 kinds of map hyper link available, static and dynamic, it depends on the setting of
command USP, e.g.:
Static link:
http://maps.google.com/staticmap?zoom=14&size=300x300&markers =%n(,%e&sensor=false
Dynamic link:
URL0;http://maps.google.com/maps?q=%n(,%e&t=m&z=16
2. GPS is not fixed
Map hyper link will be LBS (URL1) instead of GPS
Content of message Explanation
G6S V1.00
LTM 2013-06-06 14:17:12
http://maps.google.com/maps?q...
CSQ -52dBm
ACIN=12.08V
BAT=3.86V
#30
Device name/Firmware version
Date/Time
Google map hyper link
GSM network signal strength
External power voltage
Built-in battery voltage
Consumed messages

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“T” mode
1. GPS is fixed
Content of message Explanation
G6S V1.00
LTM 2013-06-06 09:41:22
GPS 1.55/0.50/3/4
N23.164302
E113.428456
SPD:0km/h 0
CSQ -52dBm
ACIN=12.13V
BAT=3.96V
#27
Device name/Firmware version
Date/Time
HDOP/ALTITUDE in meter/Fixed satellite number/Time of first fixed
N means north/S means south
E means east/W means west
Speed/Heading
GSM signal strength
External power voltage
Built-in battery voltage
Consumed messages
2. GPS is not fixed, using LBS instead
Content of message Explanation
G6S V1.00
LTM 2013-02-28 23:51:09
MCC/MNC/LAC/CID/RSSI
460/0/2503/962C/-53dBm
460/0/2731/40F4/-60dBm
460/0/2703/4050/-70dBm
CSQ -58dB
ACIN=5.13V
BAT=4.17V
#20
Device name/Firmware version
Date/Time
Base station information type
Main station, MNC/MNC/Local area code/Station ID/Signal strength
Neighbor station 1
Neighbor station 2
GSM network signal strength
External power voltage
Built-in battery voltage
Consumed messages
￭Event SMS report
If an assigned event is triggered, device will send notify SMS to user according to the setting.
“W” mode
1. GPS is fixed
Content of message Explanation
G6S V1.00
LTM 2013-06-06 14:17:12
http://maps.google.com/maps?q...
ETD:6/ACC ON
CSQ -52dBm
ACIN=12.08V
BAT=3.86V
#301
Device name/Firmware version
Date/Time
Google map hyper link
Event ID/User defined event name/Data
GSM network signal strength
External power voltage
Built-in battery voltage
Consumed messages

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3. GPS is not fixed
Map hyper link will be LBS (URL1) instead of GPS
Content of message Explanation
G6S V1.00
LTM 2013-06-06 14:17:12
http://maps.google.com/maps?q...
ETD:6/ACC ON
CSQ -52dBm
ACIN=12.08V
BAT=3.86V
#301
Device name/Firmware version
Date/Time
Google map hyper link
Event ID/User defined event name/Data
GSM network signal strength
External power voltage
Built-in battery voltage
Consumed messages
“T” mode
1, GPS is fixed
Content of message Explanation
G6S V1.00
LTM 2013-02-28 23:51:09
GPS 1.55/0.50/3/4
N23.164302
E113.428456
SPD:0km/h 0
ETD:6/ACC ON
CSQ -52dBm
ACIN=12.13V
BAT=3.96V
#28
Device name/Firmware version
Date/Time
HDOP/ALTITUDE in meter/Fixed satellite number/Time of first fixed
N means north/S means south
E means east/W means west
Speed/Heading
Event ID/User defined event name/Data
GSM network signal strength
External power voltage
Built-in battery voltage
Consumed messages
2. GPS is not fixed, using LBS instead
Content of message Explanation
G6S V1.00
LTM 2013-02-28 23:51:09
MCC/MNC/LAC/CID/RSSI
460/0/2503/962C/-53dBm
460/0/2731/40F4/-60dBm
460/0/2703/4050/-70dBm
ETD:6/ACC ON
CSQ -52dBm
ACIN=12.13V
BAT=3.96V
#28
Device name/Firmware version
Date/Time
Base station information type
Main station, MNC/MNC/Local area code/Station ID/Signal strength
Neighbor station 1
Neighbor station 2
Event ID/User defined event name/Data
GSM network signal strength
External power voltage
Built-in battery voltage
Consumed messages

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Appendix
Optional accessory
￭USB cable
To the computer that
runs configuration
tool
To the front panel of
device
￭GPS external antenna
Item Parameter
Antenna Center Frequency 1575.42±1MHz
Band Width CF±5MHz
Polarization RHCP
Gain 5dBic（Zenith）
V.S.W.R ＜1.5
Impendence 50Ω
Axial Ratio 3dB（max）
Dimension 25*25*300cm
LNA Gain 28±2dB
Noise Figure ＜1.5
Filter Insertion Loss ＜3dB
Ex-band Attenuation 12dB@CF+50MHz/16dB@CF-50MHz
Supply Voltage 2.2~5V DC
Current Consumption 5~15mA
V.S.W.R ＜2.0
Mechanical Cable RG174---3M
Connector SMA
Redone Material ABS
Mounting Method Magnet
Environmental Operating Temperature -40℃~+85℃
Relative Humidity Up to 95%
Ingress Protection IP65~IP67
Vibration 10 to 55Hz with 1.5mm amplitude 2hours
Environmentally Friendly ROHS Compliant

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Expose this
terminal under the
sky
To the rear panel of device,
GPS antenna connector
￭Microphone
Item Parameter
Length 3 meters
Material Al-Si
Output impedance 2.2Kohm
Sensitivity -30db to 60db
Frequency 50HZ to1600HZ
Channel Stereo
PIN2
PIN10
Black wire: To PIN2
Red wire: To PIN10
This accessory is necessary
for voice related
functionalities.
￭Speaker
Item Parameter
Length 3 meters
Impedance 16ohm
Sensitivity 96db/W
Frequency 50HZ to1600HZ
Signal to noise ratio 75db
Power consumption 1W
PIN1
PIN2
PIN13
PIN15
Red: To PIN1
Black: To PIN2
White: To PIN13
Blue: To PIN15
This accessory is necessary
for feature “Hot line call”

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￭1-Wire
PIN2
PIN12
White wire: To PIN2
Red wire: To PIN12
Driver ID
application
PIN2
PIN12
1 & 3: To PIN2
2: To PIN12
￭Panic button
PIN7 or PIN9
PIN2
Black & White wire: To PIN7 or PIN9
Black wire: To PIN2
Press button to send
SOS message/call
from device
￭Fuse
This accessory protects the device when illegal power supply has been connected.
PIN1 Red wire: PIN1
To external
power
supply
￭RS232 to DB9
PIN16
PIN14
PIN2
Green wire: To PIN16
Yellow wire: To PIN14
Black wire: To PIN2
To Female DB9
interface