PaceBlade LDT-101 User manual

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LDT-101 / MDT-801
User Manual
Version 2.0
10 / 8 Inch Rugged Android Vehicle Display Terminal

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Copyright
Revision History
Safety Precautions
About This Manual
Version Release Time Description
1.0 May 2023 Initial Release
Copyright © PaceBlade. All Rights Reserved. This document contains proprietary
information protected by copyright.
Please charge and discharge the device as one cycle at room temperature when devices
are stored for more than 3 months or above.
Do not attempt to repair, customize, or disassemble the device without the appropriate
knowledge and pre-cautions may lead to dangerous situations with chance on damaging
the product. If any repair or customization is needed, please contact your vendor.
Do not use in extreme conditions such as high and low temperatures, it may damage the
battery and have an impact on the product life time. pls avoid long-time exposure to
sunlight.
Please always make sure to turn off the power before removing the battery, which is
important because it helps prevent any damage to the device.
This user’s manual provides the general information and installation instructions for the
PaceBlade LDT-101 and MDT-801 product. The manual is meant for the experienced users
and integrators with hardware knowledge of personal computers. If you are not sure about
any description in this manual, consult your vendor before further handling.
We recommend that you keep one copy of this manual for the quick reference for any
necessary maintenance in the future.
Thank you for choosing the PaceBlade products.
July 20232.0 Update in cradle cabling

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Table of content
Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1 Product Highlights
1.1.1 Parts of the Device
1.1.2 Parts of the Accessories
1.2 Cradle Definition
1.2.1 Full Features Docking Station
1.2.2 Basic Features Docking Station
Chapter 2: Getting Started
2.1 Power On/Off and Sleep/Wake
2.2 Installing Micro SD and SIM Card
2.3 Charging the Battery
2.4 Charging with the vehicle power supply
Chapter 3: Hand strap and shoulder strap mode
3.1 Hand strap
3.2 shoulder strap mode
Chapter 4: Docking Station Using Instruction
4.1 To be vehicle cradle
4.2 To be a desktop dock station
Chapter 5: Using Hardware Interface
5.1 Using Serial Port
5.2 Using GPIO
5.3 Using NFC Function
Chapter 6: Specifications
Chapter 7: Software Support
Chapter 8: Safety and regulatory compliance
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Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1 Product Highlights
Front camera
Headphone Jack
USB Type C
Power Indicator
Auto Backlight
Speaker
Rechargeable battery
Barcode Scanner
(optional)
Customizable Buttons
Pogo pin
LoRa Module (optional)
Volume Button
Hand strap
Rear Camera
Power Button
● MediaTek Cortex-A55 64-bit Octa-core processor 2.0G
● Android 12 Operation System
● Compliant with IP67 rating
● WIFI, Bluetooth, LTE, GNSS and 7600mAh / 8000mAh rechargeable battery supported
● 10 Inch / 8 Inch MIPI Display, physical 1920x1200 / 1280x800 resolution, 400cd/m²,
multi-point capacitive touch.
● 2 in 1 cradle which can be used as a vehicle cradle or desktop cradle
1.1.1 Parts of the Device
LDT-101 (10inch)
Serial number info

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1.1.2 Parts of the Accessories
Hand strap
External GPS
antenna socket
1. Vehicle cradle or Desktop docking station
2. Shoulder strap for LDT-101 (optional)
3. Hand strap
Pogo pin
Speaker
Rear Camera
Scanner/LoRa
Module connector
serial number info
MDT-801 (8inch)

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4. Metal Mount
5. Metal Stand (only use it when the cradle is being used as a desktop station) (optional)
6. Tape is provided to hide the non-used ports (RJ-45, USB, etc)
7. NFC card
8. Keys to lock the device into the cradle (kensington lock)
9. Screws for fixating the Tablet/cradle
10. Home adapter (cradle may not work with other adapters) (optional)
11. Car charger (cradle may not work with other adapters) (optional)
12. Type C to C USB cable
13. Screwdriver for MDT-801 for SIM/SD cover
14. Full feature cradle cable (CAB-MB-FULL) (plug to the bottom side of the cradle and
lock it with the screws) (optional)
15. Full feature cradle extension cable (CAB-EX-FULL) (optional)
16. Basic feature cradle cable (CAB-MB-BASIC) (pl ug to the bottom side of the cradle and
lock it with the screws)
17. Basic feature Cradle extension cable (CAB-EX-BASIC)
18. Camera hub cable (CAB-EX-HUB), connected to the camera hub HH420 (optional)
19. Metal Clip to fixate the cradle cabling (optional)
1.2 Cradle Definition
1.2.1 Full Features Docking Station
③
⑤
Pin 18
RJ45 Connector
④ Ignition Switch
② USB 2.0 OTG Connector
① Type-C USB 2.0 (only for charging)
Pin1
Pogo Pin

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Full features cradle interface
Full features cradle cable pin assignment overview
The cradle cabling can offer the below functionalities in the full feature cradle:
- Vehicle Input: DC 12V to 32V, ignition control with optional switch in the cradle
- Serial port: RS485 x 1, RS232 x 2
- Support one channel video input (Support AHD 720P, 1080P and Analog camera)
- Support four channels video input, connect to Camera Hub by extension cable (Refer to
the Camera Hub manual), with 4 trigger input
- GPIO: Analog input ADC x 1, Digital input x 2, Digital output x 1
Vehicle Input: DC12V to 32V, ignition control with optional switch in the cradle
① Fasting-charging AC adapter or charge input 5V/3A, 9V/2A, 12V/2A with Type-C USB
connector.
② USB 2.0 OTG Connector x 2
③ RJ45 connector used for Ethernet
④ Ignition switch: the ignition switch is switched to the right side, charging is independent
of ignition ON/OFF. If ignition switch is switched to the left side, charging is dependent of
ignition ON.

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1.
Item Definition
Full features Cradle cable (CAB-MB-FULL)
P1
P2
P3
P4
P5 GPIO Wires
4pin BMW
Connector F
4pin Circular
Connector M
20pin Micro-Fit
connector
12pin Micro-Fit
connector
Connect to the full feature cradle
Connect to the extension cable (CAB-EX-FULL)
Connect to the camera (Support Analog, AHD720P, AHD1080P camera)
Connect to the 4pin BMW connector on the camera hub cable (CAB-EX-HUB)
DM-
Pin1
RS485-A
Pin6
ACC ignition
Pin1
Input 3-32V=High
Input 0-2V=Low
Pin2
GND
Pin7
RS485-B
Pin1
DC12V output
GPIO-1 GPIP-2
(Yellow) (Orange)
Input1 Input2
Pin9
GND
Pin2
DP+
Pin2
GND
GPIO-3
(Blue)
output
Pin3
RXD (CPU)
Output the voltage
from the Tablet.
2mA current.
GND
Pin4
TXD (USB)
ADC
Pin10
TXD (CPU)
Pin4
Pin4
Camera video input
GPIO-4 (Brown)
Analog Digital Converter.
Read the Input voltage.
Pin5
RXD (USB)
Pin11
VCC 12-32V input
Red
wire
Video
Trigger

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P9
P11
P10
P8
No
P6
P7
2.
3.
Item
Item
Definition
Definition
Camera hub cable (CAB-EX-HUB)
Cradle extension cable (CAB-EX-FULL)
Trigger wires
12pin Micro-Fit
connector
4pin BMW
Connector M
12pin Micro-Fit
connector
Power Supply
wires
Serial port wires
4 channels trigger for camera.
Connect to the vehicle' battery.
Connect to the Camera Hub HH421.
Connect to the P2 connector on the cradle cable (CAB-MB-FULL)
1 x RS485,
2 x RS232 (White/Purple RS232 same as model MDT760/MDT860 serial port)
Connect to the 4pin BMW connector on the full feature cradle cable (CAB-MB-FULL).
Pink
CVBS_DET1
Pin1
DM-
Blue
RS485-A
Red
VCC12-32V input
Brown
RS485-B
Blue
CVBS_DET2
Pin2
DP+
Yellow
TXD(USB)
Purple
CVBS_DET3
Green
ACC ignition
Orange
RXD(USB)
Orange
CVBS_DET4
Pin3
ID
Black
GND
White
RXD(CPU)
Yellow
ACC
ignition
Black
GND
Purple
TXD(CPU)
Pin4
GND
Black
GND
Red
VCC
12-32V input

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1.2.2 Basic Features Docking Station
The basic feature cradle can offer the below functionalities.
Basic features cradle cable pin assignment overview
Vehicle Input: DC 12V to 32V, ignition control with optional switch in the cradle
Ignition Switch

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P3
P2
No
P1
No
P4
P5
1.
2.
Item
Item
Definition
Definition
Basic features Cradle cable (CAB-MB-BASIC)
Basic features Cradle extension cable (CAB-EX-BASIC)
USB
Cradle
Connector
Power
Connector
12pin Micro-Fit
connector
Power Supply
and Serial port
wires
It can be connected to the vehicle battery.
VCC12-32Vinput ACC ignition GND
Connect to the basic feature cradle cable P2 connector.
White
RXD
Pin3
Purple
TXD
Pin8
Pin8 Pin9 Pin10 Pin13 Pin18 Pin19
Pin2 Pin3 Pin6 Pin9 Pin10 Pin11
ACC
ignition
RXD GND D+ VCC 12-32V
input
TXD VBUS 5V D-
GND RXD ACC
ignition
GND TXD VCC 12-32V
input
USB Type-A (cannot be used simultaneously with USB Type-C on the device)
Red Green Black
Side note: These two basic feature cables can also be used in combination
with the full feature cradle.

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No Item Definition
1. L-Sharp cradle cable for MDT-801 (CAB-CRD865-BASIC)
L-Sharp cradle cable assignment overview
The Basic feature extension cable (CAB-EX-BASIC) is optional.
L-Sharp cradle cable can be used for both full and basic feature cradle (MDT-801)
P1
P2
Cradle
Connector
9 pin BMW
Connector F
Pin1 Pin2
Shield VideoTrigger
Pin12
Camera DC12V output
Pin1
VCC 12-32V input
Pin5 Pin6
RXD TXD
Pin3
ACC ignition
Pin13
VCC 12-32V input
Pin2
ACC ignition
Pin7 Pin8
Pin8 Pin9 Pin11
RXD GND Video input
Pin18
TXD
Pin3 Pin4
Video Trigger Video input
Pin9
Camera DC12V output
This is the L-sharp cable (thickness around 25mm)
Shield GND

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3.
Item Defi ni tion
2. Basic feature Cradle cable for MDT-801 (CAB-TRS-BASIC)
Video input features Cradle cable for MDT-801 (CAB-TRS-AVIN)
L-Sharp cradle cable for connecting to the AVIN cable pin
Assignment overview
P1
P2
Power
Connector
9 pin BMW
Connector M
Pin2 Pin3
GND RXD
Pin1
VCC 12-32V input
Pin6
ACC ignition
Pin2
ACC ignition
Pin9
Shield
Pin5
RXD
Pin10
TXD
Pin6
TXD
Pin11
VCC 12-32V input
Pin7 Pin8
Shield GND
The Basic feature extension cable (CAB-EX-BASIC) is optional.

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1. Power on the Device
2. Power off the Device
Definition
3. Sleep and Wake the Device
P1
P2
P3
P4 9 pin BMW
Connector M
Power
Connector
4 pin Circular
Connector M
Wires
Pin2 Pin3 Pin6
GND RXD ACC ignition
Pin1 Pin2
Camera DC12V output GND
Black Yellow
GND VideoTrigger
Pin1 Pin2
VCC 12-32V input ACC ignition
Pin5 Pin6 Pin7
RXD TXD Shield
Pin9
Shield
Video input
Pin3 Pin4
Video Trigger Video input
Pin8 Pin9
GND Camera DC 12V output
Pin10 Pin11
TXD VCC 12-32V input
Pin4
Chapter 2: Getting Started
2.1 Power On/Off and Sleep/Wake
a. Power off by pressing the button: In the status of working on the device desktop, long
press the power button for more than 2 seconds until the shutdown prompt pop-up
appears, then click the “Power off” option.
b. The consumption during power off (with docking station): around 250mW.
a. Power on by pressing the power button: Long press the power button for more than 2
seconds until the boot screen displayes. It needs around 20 seconds to start the system.
b. Power consumption during operation ： 15W (typical).
This Chapter is describing how to power on/off the device, put the device into sleep
mode (screen saver) and do a force restart. Proper operation of power on/off the device
will be beneficial to ensure the stability of the system. The device status indicated by the
color of the indicator is described in the following table as standard.
Table 2.1.1 Indicator color and device status table
LEDs Behavior Device Status
Red light on Charging
Green light on Fully charged
Light off High temperature causes stop charging
Red light on High temperature causes shutdown
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a. Auto sleep, the sleep time can be set up in the settings.
b. Short press button to sleep.
c. Short press to wake.
d. Wake up by ignition ON.
Restart by pressing the button: In the status of working on the device desktop, long
press the power button for more than 2 seconds until the prompt pop-up appears, then
click the “Restart” option.
To install the Micro SD card and/or Nano SIM card.
a. Find the Nano SIM card slot and the Micro SD card slot. The following graphics illustrates
the correct cards orientation.
b. For a easier way of removing the Nano SIM card and Micro SD card from the inside card
slot, please assist with the Nano SIM card and Micro SD card tape as shown in the picture.
c. SIM card and Micro SD card cover can be locked by screws for preventing loss or theft.
4. Restart the device
2.2 Installing Micro SD and SIM Card
MDT-801
LDT-101

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2.3 Charging the Battery
2.4 Charging with the vehicle power supply
b.
Plug into vehicle power supply
The LDT-101/MDT-801 could be charged by a PD fast-charging Adapter or car
charger (5V/3A.9V/2A,12/2A) by Type C to C USB cable.
To charge the battery with the vehicle power supply:
a. Place the device in the vehicle cradle, then mount the tablet with docking
station via the Metal mount, now connect the docking station to the vehicle power supply.
The MDT-801 battery is removable, which greatly facilitates the user's use of
disassembly and installation.
（ Note: Please shut down before removing the battery. ）
② ： The switch is on the top to lock the battery.
② ： The switch is on the bottom to unlock the battery, and the battery can be removed.
The MDT-801 battery is built-in and cannot be removed by the user itself.
The battery is partially drained during the transportation. Make sure to charge the battery to
100% when you are using it for the first time.
Tip:
In order to ensure the life and performance of the battery, if your tablet has been stored in
the warehouse for more than three months, it is recommended to charge the battery at least once
Icon introduction:
every three months.

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Warning:
Connect to AC adapter or Car charger
(the cradle may not be able to charge if
you only use a standard 5V/2A adapter)
Please ensure that the input voltage of the docking station is within the range of 12V~32V. If
the input voltage of the docking station is outside this range, the LDT-101/MDT-801
may be unable to charge and can get damaged. It may cause that the warranty will be invalid.
Chapter 3: Hand strap and shoulder strap mode
3.1 Hand strap
1. How to install

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2. How to use
Easy to carry

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3.2 shoulder strap mode

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Chapter 4: Docking Station Using Instructions
4.1 Vehicle cradle
1. Mounting the RAM and Cradle
Assemble with cradle (Vehicle cradle)
RAM Mount
Screws
X 4nos.
Vehicle cradle
Tablet
Port-cover tape for hiding non-used ports