IC nexus VPC300 Series User manual

VPC300 Quick Start Guide
VPC300 Series
Quick Start Guide

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Release Notes
Version
Release Date
Notes
1.0
January , 2017
Initial release
Disclaimer
This documentation is provided for use with IC Nexus products. No license to IC Nexus
property right is granted. IC Nexus assumes no liability, provides no warranty either
expressed or implied relating to the usage, or intellectual property right infringement that may
result from its use.
IC Nexus provides this document without any warranty of any kind, expressed or implied,
including, but not limited to, its particular purpose. IC Nexus may make changes to this
document without notice.

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Table of Contents
1PRECAUTIONS.......................................................................................5
1.1 Safety Precautions..................................................................................5
1.2 Write Prohibited Regions.........................................................................6
1.3 Warranty................................................................................................6
2OVERVIEW .............................................................................................7
2.1VPC300 Package Contents.....................................................................8
2.2 VPC300 Connectors...............................................................................9
3VPC300 INSTALLATION ........................................................................10
3.1 Basic Installation..................................................................................11
3.2 Full Installation.....................................................................................14
3.3 Remote Access....................................................................................14
APPENDIX A: VPC 300 DEVICE MANAGER...............................................15
A-1 GPS function........................................................................................16
A-2 GPIO function ......................................................................................17
A-3 3-Axis G-sensor Data ...........................................................................18
A-4 E-compass function..............................................................................19
A-5 System Date & Time.............................................................................20
A-6 System Monitor....................................................................................21
A-7 System Parameter setup.......................................................................22
A-8 Setting Password .................................................................................24
A-9 Setting Network....................................................................................25
A-10 Setting WiFi......................................................................................26
A-11 wcdma monitor.................................................................................27
APPENDIX B:OPENGTS INSTALLATION (WINDOWS) ...............................28
B-1 Hardware Requirements.......................................................................28
B-2 Software Requirements ........................................................................28
B-3 Steps to Install OpenGTS .....................................................................28
APPENDIX C: OPENGTS INSTALLATION (LINUX)......................................34
C-1 Host Computer.....................................................................................34
C-2 OpenGTS Installation procedures..........................................................34
C-3 Change OpenGTS map provider to Google Map ....................................37
APPENDIX D: VPC300 REMOTE ACCESS .................................................38
D-1 Access VPC300 from a remote Ubuntu PC............................................39

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D-2 Access VPC300 from a remote Widows PC ...........................................42

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1 Precautions
1.1 Safety Precautions
In order to use this product safely, please take special note of the following
precautions.
•Read all product manuals and related documentation before using this product.
Use this product correctly and safely. Follow all warnings.
•If operating or extending this product in a manner not described in this manual,
please do so at your own risk. Be sure to fully read this manual and other
technical information on our website and proceed safely and responsibly.
•Do not install this product in a place with a lot of water, moisture, dust or soot.
This could cause product failure, fire, or an electric shock.
•Some parts of this product generate heat and can reach high temperatures.
This may cause burns if it is improperly handled. Do not touch the electronic
components or surrounding area while powered on or immediately after being
turned off.
•Carry out any design and development only after you have thoroughly read
and understood this manual and any other related technical materials on the
website or in the data sheets. Test your product thoroughly for reliability and
safety.
•This product is not intended for applications that require extremely high
reliability, safety, functionality and accuracy: including but not limited to medical
equipment, traffic control systems, combustion control systems, and safety
equipment. This company is not liable for death or injury if used in such
systems.
•This product uses semiconductor components designed for generic electronics
equipment such as office automation, communications, measurement
equipment and machine tools. Foreign noise or a power surge may cause this
product to malfunction or fail.
•To ensure there is no risk of bodily harm or property damage, be sure to take
all electrical safety precautions such as protection circuits, limit switches, fuse
breakers, or redundant systems. Only use the device after sufficient reliability
and safety measures are in place.

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1.2 Write Prohibited Regions
1.3 Warranty
As described in the Product Warranty Policy provided with this product, the main
board is covered by a one year replacement warranty starting from the time of
purchase. Please note that the other included goods and software are not covered
under this warranty. Some knowledge used by IC-NEXUS is provided by third parties,
and IC-NEXUS makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of such
information.
Data stored by the EEPROM, i.MX6 electrical fuse (e-Fuse) is used by the software
contained in this product. Do not write to these regions as this may cause the product
stop working correctly. Purposely writing to these regions voids the product warranty.

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2 Overview
The VPC300 is a communication gateway designed for in-vehicle applications or IOT
(Internet of Things) applications. The VPC300 offers some unique features, including
the latest NXP iMX6 (ARM Cortex-A9) quad or dual cores application processor, an
LTE modem socket with dual-sim card holder, a ublox GPS receiver, G-sensors, and
software controlled power on/off.
With the latest Android/Linux kernel and tools, the VPC300 allows users to design
and deploy custom software for various applications, such as vehicle tracking, fleet
management and IOT communication gateway.
Features
ARM Cortex processor withAndroid/Linux enables quick software development
9-36V wide input voltage range for vehicle application
Photo-coupled GPIO for vehicle sensor input monitoring
Sample OpenGTS server software for remote server demonstration
Hardware Specifications
NXP iMX6 ARM Cortex™-A9 core @ 1GHz (quad-core, dual-core, single-core)
2GB (or 1GB) DDR3 + 4GB eMMC Flash
9V-36V DC power input
(optional) DC power input with over-voltage protection
USB 2.0 host port x2 + USB 2.0 OTG port x1 + Micro SD card socket x1
Ublox GPS receiver x1
miniPCI-e Connector + SIM card holder x2
3-Axis G-sensor x1 + E-compass x1
Isolated RS485 x1 + Isolated RS232 x1 + Isolated CAN bus x 2 + I2C port x1
Isolated digital input x 10 + Isolated digital output x 2
10/100/1000 Mbps Ethernet (RJ-45) x1
802.11a/b/g/n/ac WiFi x1 + Bluetooth 4.2 x1
mSATA Connector x1
3G/LTE modem module (optional)
Audio (MIC and Headphone) (optional)
Dimension: 136mm x 204mm x 48mm (L x W x H)
Software Specifications
Yocto 1.6 (or later)
Android 6.0 (or later)

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2.1 VPC300 Package Contents
Standard package content:
Item
Notes
VPC300 device ---
CD Software and User's Manual
Optional items:
Item
Notes
+12V Power adapter
---
WiFi Antenna ---
LTE Module ---
GPS Antenna ---
3G/LTE Antenna ---
C220 debug board/cables For VPC300 console, debug port

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2.2 VPC300 Connectors
For detailed descriptions of the VPC300 connector functions, please refer to “VPC100
Reference Manual”.
VPC300 Rear Panel
DC-IN
HDMI
USB
LAN1
LAN2
LAN4
LAN3
HDMI 1.4
USB2.0 Host
GbE LAN
GPIO GND PWR
Digital
GPIO

MIC: Microphone
HP: Headphone
Open the small plate for:
SIM1/SIM2: SIM card holder
uSD: microSD card holder
OTG: USB OTG connector
RST: system reset button

COM port
CAN bus
I2C bus
GPS
Antenna
Main Antenna
LTE module
Aux Antenna
LTE module
WiFi
Antenna
VPC300 Front View
GPIO
COM/CAN
WiFi
GPS
MAIN ANT
LTE
uSD
SIM1
SIM2
OTG
RST
AUX ANT
LTE
LED1
LED2
3G
PWR
MIC
HP

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3 VPC300 Installation
VPC300 installation is divided into two portions, basic installation and full installation.
You are allowed to perform the following functions after completing basic installation:
(1). A PC (or a mobile phone, a tablet with WiFi function) is connected to internet
through VPC300, and
(2). A PC (or a mobile phone, a tablet with WiFi function) may communicate VPC300
device manager using browser for enquiring various VPC I/O settings, GPS
coordinates, etc. For more information about detailed functions of VPC300 device
manager, please refer to AppendixA in this manual.
You are allowed to perform the following functions after completing full installation:
(1). All functions completed under the basic installation
(2). VPC100 can send information (GPS, I/O, etc.) to remote Server OpenGTS
For more information about the installations, please refer to “Section 3.1 Basic
Installation” and “Section 3.2 Full Installation”.

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3.1 Basic Installation
You need to prepare the following devices and accessories before basic installation:
One VPC300
One 3G or LTE SIM Card
Note that 3G or LTE module has to be purchased separately.
One network cable and one PC (Windows), or
One mobile phone/tablet/PC/NB device with WiFi function
Step 1：Inserting sim card into sim card holder SIM1 on VPC300 (as shown below):
Step 2：Connecting 3G/LTE, Wi-Fi, GPS antennas onto antenna connectors on
VPC300 (shown as dashed circles in the figure below). Note: WiFi, 3G/LTE and GPS
antennas have to be purchased separately.
COM/CAN
WiFi
GPS MAIN ANT LTE
GPIO
AUX ANT
LTE
MIC
HP
LED1
LED2
PWR
3G
uSD
SIM1
SIM2 OTG
RST

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If you want to:
Connect VPC300 to PC with a network cable, go to Step 3。
Connect VPC300 to a mobile phone or tablet with WiFi function, go to Step 4。
Step 3：Connecting one end of a network cable to VPC300 LAN port and connecting
the other end to PC LAN port. Connect power line to PWR connector on VPC300.
Note: PC is a DHCP client, and fixed IP setting is not allowed. In PC browser, type
http://192.168.1.1 to connect to VPC300 device manager。
Network settings on VPC300:
Default LAN IP address is 192.168.1.1
Username: admin & Password: 12345678.
VPC300 is a DHCP server and it will broadcast an IP address to PC (192.168.1.2
~ 192.168.1.100).
Step 4：Setting the following wireless network settings on an available mobile phone
or a tablet with WiFi function:
WiFi AP SSID name for VPC300: F600-AP
WiFi frequency : Channel 4
WPA mode
To activate VPC300 device manager, enter http://192.168.2.1 on mobile or tablet
browser.
Default WiFi IP address is 192.168.2.1
Username: admin & Password: 12345678.
VPC300 is a DHCP server and it will broadcast an IP address to WiFi phone or
tablet (192.168.2.2 ~ 192.168.2.100).
wifi 3G
LAN cable
RJ45
IP: 192.168.1.1
DHCP server
Broadcast IP to PC
IP: 192.168.2.1
DHCP server
Broadcast IP to phone
Internet
3G
Internet
DHCP client
DHCP client

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Note:
VPC300 Ethernet default IP: 192.168.1.1
VPC300 Ethernet DHCP server IP range: 192.168.1.2 ~ 192.168.1.100
VPC300 WiFi default IP: 192.168.2.1
VPC300 WiFi DHCP server IP range: 192.168.2.2 ~ 192.168.2.100
While connecting to VPC100 device manager, you can either type http://192.168.1.1
or http://192.168.2.1. VPC100 has two IP addresses (for Ethernet and WiFi, 2
network devices). Two network segments 192.168.1.x and 192.168.2.x are bridged
together in VPC100.
Step 5：If you complete above Step1~Step4 you have completed basic installation on
VPC300. After entering VPC300 device manager on PC (or a phone or a tablet with
WiFi function), you may connect to Internet through 3G/LTE modem.
For more information about detailed VPC300 device manager functions, refer to
AppendixA.

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3.2 Full Installation
You need to prepare the following devices and accessories before full installation:
One VPC300
One 3G or LTE SIM Card
Note: 3G or LTE module has to be purchased separately
One network cable and one PC (Windows), or
One mobile phone/tablet/PC/NB device with WiFi function
One PC (Windows), which can be installed OpenGTS server software
Before starting full installation, make sure you have successfully completed the basic
installation steps described in previous section.
If it is not properly installed, please complete basic installation first.
OpenGTS server Installtion
Please refer to Appendix B orAppendix C for detailed OpenGTS server installation.
3.3 Remote Access
VPC300 is pre-installed a VNC server allowing remote PC (Ubuntu or Windows) to
connect to VPC300 via LAN port or WiFi. This feature enables remote PCs to monitor
and control VPC300 without a local LCD display.
Please refer to Appendix D for information about how to use Remote Access.

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Appendix A:VPC 300 Device Manager
The default IP address for VPC300 is 192.168.1.1
In your browser’s address bar, enter http://192.168.1.1.
Enter username & password (default username: admin, password: 12345678), and
press Login to log into the system.
NOTE: The source code of VPC300 Device Manager is available for your
modification after a purchase. For more information, please contact our sales
representative.

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A-1 GPS function
When GPS antenna is connected and with signal quality, VPC300 device manager
will display GPS coordinates at 1Hz frequency (refresh coordinates 1 time per
second).
Note: The map used in device manager is Google Map. The PC (or mobile phone)
must be connected to Internet for browser to show GPS coordinates with Google
Map.

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A-2 GPIO function
GPIO OUT can set HIGH/LOW value and output it to GPO pin on VPC300.
For example, to enable (turn on) LED 1, select HIGH on device manager and press
<Change it> to modify its setting. To disable (turn off) LED 1, select LOW on device
manager and press <Change it> to modify its setting.
GPIO IN on device manager can display VPC300 GPIO input values.

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A-3 3-Axis G-sensor Data
This function of 3-axis micro accelerator can measure the changes of x, y, z axes
based on the gravity.
In case the GPS signal quality is poor and this signal loses GPS navigation ability, the
3-axis information combined with E-compass can be used to establish a
complementary azimuth computing system.

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A-4 E-compass function
This page displays VPC300 on-board E-compass 3-axis (x, y, z) data. E-compass
reports the data by measuring the direction of the Earth's magnetic field.
This function can be used to show your present vehicle direction.

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A-5 System Date & Time
This function allows user to set system date and time. In lower portion of user
interface, you may use New Date & Time to set system date and time, and click
<Change it> to change the present time to new system date and time.