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”.