Holux M-215+ User manual

GPS Receiver
M-215+
User Manual
Version: 1.0

Table of Con en s
Overview..........................................................................................................................3
Packing List .....................................................................................................................4
Main features...................................................................................................................4
Technical Specification ....................................................................................................5
Product Overview ............................................................................................................7
M 215+ INTRODUCTION ..............................................................................................7
O UTPUT TERMINAL AND DEFINITION ...............................................................................8
USB connector ..................................................................................................8
PS2 Female connector......................................................................................8
RJ 45 Connector ...............................................................................................9
Optional accessory ........................................................................................................10
CA RS232: DB 9 PINS F EMALE AND PS 2 MALE CONNECTOR :.....................................10
CA 6V30V: H IGH POWER CONNECTOR .......................................................................11
CA USB: USB CONNECTOR ......................................................................................11
O PTIONAL C IGARETTE A DAPTER ................................................................................11
Driver Installation...........................................................................................................12
S YSTEM R EQUIREMENT .............................................................................................12
I NSTALLATION OF M INI GPS V IEWER PROGRAM ...........................................................13
E XECUTE THE M INI GPS V IEWER PROGRAM ...............................................................13
Troubleshooting.............................................................................................................14
Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Statement ..............................................15

2
Warran y S a emen
• This warranty applies to parts and services that are manufactured and sold through HOLUX.
The warranty length is one year from date of purchase (starting from the date on the sales
receipt). Under normal user operation, HOLUX provides free repair services.
• HOLUX is not responsible for providing repairs or replacements of any software; HOLUX does
not provide any warranty service for third party software/hardware.
• Important instructions
1. Note: This warranty does not cover damage or malfunction from the below causes:
unauthorized disassembly/modification of unit, abuse or incorrect usage, accidental and
other unpreventable causes, operation under variables mentioned that are different from
those in this product user manual, using parts not made or sold by HOLUX, or repairs done
by anyone other than HOLUX and authorized retail/service providers.
2. Expendable parts are not covered in the warranty.
3. HOLUX is not responsible for any program, data, or portable storage media damages or
loss. Please contact your local HOLUX authorized service provider to learn more about
geographical limitations, proof of purchase requests, response time agreements, and other
specific maintenance service requests.
Copyrigh Informa ion
No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced,
transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or
by any mean, without the express written permission of HOLUX Technology, Inc.
Copyright, All Rights Reserved.
Technical Suppor
• If there are any questions regarding the use of this product, please log on to the website
www.holux.com and see the FAQ.

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Overview
The HOLUX M 215+ GPS Receiver provides a easy to use trip guiding tool. You are able to enjoy a
brand new experience in driving with GPS Receiver. It can support USB, RS 232 (PS2 connector)
or RJ 45 cable connection via; it’s more convenient and flexible.
Applications :
• Vehicle tracing & Location base services
• PDA/Notebook navigation
• Car navigation
• Marine navigation
• Distance measurement
• Sports and Recreation
• Fleet Management
• Vehicle Tracking

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Packing Lis
Thank you for purchasing the M-215+ GPS Receiver. Before you start, make sure that the following
items are included in your package. If any of these items are missing, please contact your original
local HOLUX dealer or distributor.
• M-215+ GPS receiver 1 Set
• M-215+ Quick guide 1 Pcs
• Warranty card 1 Pcs
• Suction Cup, 40mm 1 Set
• Velcro, 18*123mm 1 Set
Option accessory: refer to section “Optional accessory”
Main fea ures
1). Built in MTK MT3333 Low power consumption GPS/ GLONASS chipset.
2). 66 parallel searching, 22 tracking channels.
3). Superior sensitivity up to 165 dBm.
4). Built in WAAS/EGNOS/MSAS Demodulator without any additional hardware.
5). Low power consumption.
6). 1 LED indicate to shows the GPS status of device.
7). For Car navigation, Marine navigation, Fleet management, AVL, Personal navigation, Tracking
System, and Mapping device application.
8). Water proof design for industry standard IPX7.

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Technical Specifica ion
Basic
Specifica ion
• MTK MT3333 GPS/ GLONASS chipset
• 66 parallel searching, 22 tracking channels
• Receiver: L1, 1575.42 MHz
• C/A code: 1.023 MHz
• Update rate: 1Hz.
• Antenna type: Built in patch antenna
• Minimum signal tracked: 165dBm
• Dimension: 64.5 × 42 × 17.8 mm.
• Weight: < 84g.
• Waterproof: IPX7
• Operation temperature: 10 to + 60 ℃ ℃
• Store temperature: 20 to + 70 ℃ ℃
• Operation humidity: 5% to 95% no condensing
Posi ioning
(refer o MTK chip
specifica ion)
• Non DGPS (Differen ial GPS):
Position: 3.0 M CEP excluding SA
Velocity: 0.1M / sec.
Interval: 0.1 µs to Sync GPS
• DGPS (EGNOS/WAAS/MSAS): 2.5M
Posi ioning Time
(average)
• Reacquisition: < 1 second
• Hot start: < 1 second
• Warm start:< 30 seconds
• Cold start: < 31 seconds
Pro ocol and
In erface
• Ou pu erminal: USB (CMOS Level) or RS232 or RJ-45
NMEA pro ocol ou pu V.3.01
Baud rate: 4800 bps
Data bit: 8
Parity: N

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Stop bit: 1
• Ou pu forma :
Standard:
GPGGA(1time/1sec), GPRMC、GNRMC(1time/1sec)
GPVTG(1time/1sec), GPGSA (1time/5sec), GNGSA(2time/5sec)
GPGSV(1time/5sec), GLGSV(1time/5sec)
Use Limi a ion
• Altitude: < 18,000 meters (60,000 feet)
• Velocity: < 515 meters/ second (1000 Knots)
• Acceleration: 4 G
• Jerk: 20 meters / second
3
, max
LED Func ion GPS status

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Produc Overview
M-215+ in roduc ion
M-215+ body description see below:
LED s a us
COLOR STATUS DESCRIPTION
Light on Acquiring Satellites
Green
Blinking Position Fixed Position Fixed
LED of GPS（Green）

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Ou pu erminal and defini ion
Three kinds of output type:
• USB connector
• PS2 Female connector
• RJ 45 connector
USB connec or
Pin Signal Name
1 +5V DC
2 D
3 D+
4 Ground
PS2 Female connec or
Pin Signal Name
1 TX
2 +5V DC
3 N.C.
4 Ground
5
DGPS IN or (N.C.)
6 RX
N. C.: No connection
1
2 3
4
5 6
1
4

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RJ-45 Connec or
Pin Signal Name
1 TX
2 RX
3 N.C.
4 Ground
5 N.C.
6 N.C.
7 N.C.
8 +5V DC
N. C.: No connection
1
8

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Op ional accessory
M-215+ includes an antenna in a unique style waterproof gadget. Simply connect USB connector or
PS 2 female connector to one of the optional accessories linking to your notebook PC, PDA or other
devices.
CA-RS232: DB 9 pins Female and PS-2 male connec or:
Cable Length to M 215+: 1 meter
RS 232 to PS 2: 45 cm
DB 9 pins Female connector function definition:
Pin Signal Name
1 N.C
2 TX
3 RX
4 N.C
5 Ground
6 N.C
7 N.C
8 N.C
9 DGPS in
PS2 composite male connector function definition:
Pin Signal Name
1 +5V DC
2 N.C
3 N.C
4 Ground
5 N.C
6 N.C
1 5
6
9
1
2
3
4
5
6

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CA-6V30V: High power connec or
CA 6V30V High power connector
Color Signal Name
Black Ground
Red +6~30V DC
Green TX
White RX
Orange DGPS IN
CA-USB: USB connec or
The USB A Type is equipped with M 215+. The function definition is as follows:
Pin Signal Name
1 +5V DC
2 D +
3 D
4 Ground
Op ional Cigare e Adap er
The optional cigarette adapter is with 2 meter cable for using in a car or boat.
Input voltage: DC12V 26V
1
4

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Driver Ins alla ion
Sys em Requiremen
• CPU: IBM, Pentium II or above, or other compatible PC.
• Memory: 32 MB above
• System: Windows 98/2000/XP/VISTA
Ins alla ion
I. Starts the driver installer from HOLUX website.
II. Connect M 215+ to computer. System will search new hardware and install the driver
automatically.
III. Click <Start> menu, select → <Setting>, then enter→ <Controller>
IV. After entering <Controller>, and select <System>.
V. Select <Device Manager>.
VI. Find the < Connector (COM & LPT)> and check the Virtual COM Port, which was created by the
USB driver.
* Please note that the virtual COM port number might be different on every computer. Before using
navigation software, please confirm the COM Port numbers created by your computer and provided
by your navigation software. Otherwise, the navigating software won’t receive the satellite signal,
because of the un match COM Port setting.

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Ins alla ion of Mini GPS Viewer program
We provide a program “Mini GPS viewer.exe” for end user to watch the satellite signal receiving
status on laptop or PDA device. For Windows 2000/XP OS, you can execute “Mini GPS
viewer_PC” directly. For Microsoft Pocket PC, please copy “Mini GPS viewer_PPC” to SD card or
device, then execute “Mini GPS viewer_PPC”.
Execu e he Mini GPS Viewer program
1. The following window is shown after executing Mini
GPS Viewer_PPC, The Windows 2000/XP version is
just different on display.
2. Setup the Baud rate: 4800, then tap “Scan” button to
scan your COM Port. Select your COM Port
respectively, then tap “Open GPS” button. Check log
screen below if the satellite data is receiving correctly.
3. Select “GPS Status” panel to observe the GPS
information status
4. In “setup” panel you can see “Hot Start”、“Warm Start”、“Cold Start”、which allow you to
re acquisition of Ephemeris and Almanac. Basically the satellites are always moving in the
sky, if Ephemeris and Almanac data in GPS Logger can’t meet real satellites status upon you
if GPS Logger is over 0.5 hour power off but you are no longer in the previous position , it
takes more time for the GPS Logger to get GPS position fix soon. We suggest you can click
“Cold Start” or “Warm start” to re acquisition. Or you can remove the battery for 3 seconds and
reinsert it, this operation is the same with “Cold Start”.

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Troubleshoo ing
Problems Possible Reasons Me hods
No GPS’s CN
value output but GPS timer is
counting
Weak or no GPS signal at the
place of M 215+
Test under an open sky at a
fixed location and run the Mini
GPS Viewer “Cold start”
function.
Cannot open the COM port Connection interrupted or
COM port is conflicted/
occupied by other programs.
Check the connection again,
Check and close other
programs that might conflict
with.

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Federal Communica ions Commission (FCC) S a emen
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device,
pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection
against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can
radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions,
may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful
interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off
and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is
connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Caution:
Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the grantee of this device could void the
user's authority to operate this equipment.
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two
conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any
interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
This equipment must be installed and operated in accordance with provided instructions and the
antenna(s) used for this transmitter must be installed to provide a separation distance of at least 20
cm from all persons and must not be co located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna
or transmitter. End users and installers must be provided with antenna installation instructions and
transmitter operating conditions for satisfying RF exposure compliance.
This equipment is in compliance with the essential requirements and other relevant provisions of
Directive 1999/5/EC.