GPS Logic Qube Installation manual

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Qube GPS Enabled Modem
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Programming Instructions
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June2012

Qube GPS Enabled Modem Programming Instructions
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© 2011 GPS Logic LLC. All rights reserved.
23461 S. Pointe Drive, Suite 115
Laguna Hills, CA 92653
T: 888-GPS-0911
www.gpslogic.com
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INTRODUCTION
TheGPSLogicQubeisaGPSenabledcellulardatamodemforuseinAutomaticVehicle
Location(AVL)applications.Typicallyinstalledinoraroundvehicleelectrical
compartments,theQubetransmitslocationandvehicledatasuchasvoltage,ignition
status,andsensorvalues.TheQubemayalsobeconfiguredtoremotelyactivateupto(3)
threeon/offfunctionssuchasremoteunlock,lock,orenginestart.
ConfigurationoftheQubeisperformedbydownloadinganewsoftwarepackageintothe
deviceusingaPC’sserialconnection.Softwareandhardwarecomponentsrequiredfor
programmingmaybeobtainedbyGPSLogicsupport.
Prerequisites
ProgrammingoftheQuberequiresthefollowing:
WindowsXPorWindows7OS
TerminalemulationsoftwaresuchasHyperTerminalorPuTTY
DB‐9Serialport,orUSBtoSerialcable
ISPProgrammingsoftware(ISP.exeandassociatedbinaryfiles)
Qubeprogrammingdongle(RJ‐45toDB‐9connector)
Support
Technicalsupportisavailableviathefollowing:
Phone:(888)GPS‐0911
Online:http://support.gpslogic.com
E‐mail:[email protected]

Qube GPS Enabled Modem Programming Instructions
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© 2011 GPS Logic LLC. All rights reserved.
23461 S. Pointe Drive, Suite 115
Laguna Hills, CA 92653
T: 888-GPS-0911
www.gpslogic.com
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PROGRAMMING INSTRUCTIONS
PerformthefollowinginstructionsforprogrammingoftheQubemodem.These
instructionsassumeuseoftheWindows7operatingsystem.
Programming Software
DownloadandextracttheQubeprogrammingsoftwarefromtheGPSLogicSupportsite
andsavetothedesktopofthecomputerbeingusedforprogramming.
Verifythefollowingfilesarelocatedintheextractedfolder:
eprom.bin
isp.exe*
isp.ini
main.bin
*ISP.exeistheapplicationusedforprogrammingthemodem.Theremainingfilesare
loadedbyISPandmustresideinthesamefolder.
Physical Connection
TheQubeisprogrammedviatheRJ‐45connectoroftheQubemodem.Thoughthemodem
itselfistypicallydifficulttophysicallyaccess,theRJ‐45connectorisusuallyterminatedat
aneasytoreachlocationonthevehicle.
1. ConnecttheprogrammingdonglebetweenthePC’sDB‐9serialportandtheQube’s
RJ‐45connector.
2. EnsuretheQubehasareliablepowersupply1bykeepingthevehicleignitionON
duringprogrammingandverifyingallpowerconnectionsarefirmlyattached.
Modem Programming
Programmingofthemodemisasfollows:

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1WARNING:Apowerfailureduringtheprogrammingprocesswillresultinafatalerrorrequiring
replacementoftheQube.

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1. WiththecomputerconnectedtotheQube’sprogrammingconnector,launchthe
ISP.exeapplication.
2. ClicktheStopbuttononISP(ifnotalreadystopped):
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3. LeavingISPopen,butnotconnectedtotheserialport,requesttheQubetoreset
itself:
OpenaterminalsessionontheserialportcurrentlyconnectedtotheQube.
Usethesettings57600baud,8databits,1stopbit,noparity,noflowcontrol.
Typetheletter“r”intheterminalapplication.Themodemwillrespondwith
thefollowing:
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Ifthemodemdoesnotindicate“Resetcommanddetected”,thenpoweroffthe
modembydisconnectingthepowercablefromthebackofthemodem.
Closetheterminalapplication.NOTE:TheISPutilitycannotaccesstheserial
portwhileitisinusebyanotherapplication.
4. FromtheISPutility,usethedropdownlisttoselecttheserialportonwhichthe
Qubeisconnected,thenpresstheStartbutton:

Qube GPS Enabled Modem Programming Instructions
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5. WhilewaitingfortheQubetoresetorpowerup,ISPwillindicate“Waitingfor
instrumenttobepoweredon”.Ifamodemresetwasrequestedusingaterminal
command,thenallowupto1minutefortheresettooccur.
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NOTE:ISPmustbereadyandconnectedwithin1minutefollowingareset
command.
6. Alternatively,theQubemaybemanuallypowercycledonceISPindicates“Waiting
forinstrumenttobepoweredon”.
7. OncetheQubeisresetorpoweredup,ISPwillimmediatelybegindownloadingthe
application.Progresswillbeindicatedbythefollowing:
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WARNING:OnceISPindicatesthatadownloadisinprogress,neithertheQubenorthe
computermaybepoweredofforreset.Anyinterruptionduringthedownloadprocessmay
resultinpermanentdamagetothemodem.
8. Uponsuccessfuldownloadoftheapplication,ISPwillautomaticallycloseandthe
Qube’sgreenpowerLEDwillilluminate.

Qube GPS Enabled Modem Programming Instructions
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23461 S. Pointe Drive, Suite 115
Laguna Hills, CA 92653
T: 888-GPS-0911
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TERMINAL EMULATOR SETUP USING PUTTY
UserswithoutaccesstoHyperTerminalmaywishtodownloadthefreeterminalemulator
applicationPuTTY,availablefromthefollowingsite:
http://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/putty/
Configuration
UponsuccessfuldownloadandinstallationofPuTTY,launchtheapplicationtobringupthe
followingscreen:
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ToconfigurePuTTY,performthefollowing:

Qube GPS Enabled Modem Programming Instructions
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1. SelectSessionfromthetreeintheleftsidepane,thenselecttheSerialradiobutton
forConnectionType.EnterthenameoftheserialportconnectedtotheQubeunder
Seriallineandenter57600intheSpeedfield:
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2. Fromthetreecontroloftheleftpane,selectConnection>Serialtobringupthe
serialportsettings.UnderSeriallinetoconnectto,enterthenameoftheserialport
usedforprogrammingtheQube,thenentertheserialsettingsof57600baud,8data
bits,1stopbit,noparity,andnoflowcontrol:

Qube GPS Enabled Modem Programming Instructions
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23461 S. Pointe Drive, Suite 115
Laguna Hills, CA 92653
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3. ReselectSessionfromtheleftpanetobringupthesessionsettings,thenselect
DefaultSettingsunderthesavedsessionssection.WithDefaultSettingsselected,
clicktheSavebutton.
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PuTTYwillnowloadbydefaultthesettingsrequiredforsendingterminal
commandstotheQube.