Particle Tracker one User manual

TrackerOne(006)

TheTrackerOneisaready-to-goTrackerSoMcarrierboardwithoptionalweatherproofenclosure.

ReadytogowithIP67-ratedenclosure.

GNSSAntennaOnboard:convenienthigh-gainGNSSantennaforeasyaccesstoGNSSsignals.

FlexiblePowerSupply:easilyaddassettrackingtomostdevices.Awide6-30Vpowersupply

copeswithmostpowerdeliverysystems.Alsoaccepts5VsupplyviaUSB-C.LiPobattery

connector,chargeLED,backupbatteryforGPSandbattery-backedRTC.Supportsupto90V

whenconnectingdirectlytothecarrierboard.

High-precisionThermistorwithaccuracyto1%.

Extensible:IP67-ratedM8connectorincludesCANBus,UART,GPIO,andpowerforsimple

expansion.

USB-Cforflashing,debuggingandpowerwithhigherchargingratesthanMicro-USBorforuse

withoutaninternalbattery.

RGBLEDforuseasbothauser-configurabledeviceaswellasParticlestatusinformation.

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BlockDiagram

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Description

Num ID Description

1 GNSSAntenna

2 Wi-FiAntenna(mountedonsideofcase)

3NFCAntenna(mountedonlid)1

4 PowerandI/Oconnector(B8B-PH)

5 Wi-FiAntenna(mountedonsideofcase)

6 LiPoConnector

7 M88-pinmaleconnector(mountedonsideofcase)

8USB-C2

9 NFCconnector(connectstoNFCantennaonlid)

10 RGBStatusLED

11 GNSSLED GNSSStatusLED

12 CHRG LiPochargestatusLED

13 USER UserButton

14 RESET RESETButton

15 MODE MODEbutton

16 CellularAntenna(mountedonsideofcase)

17 USB-Cswitch3

18 Thermistor

19 JTAGconnector(notpopulated)4

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1WhendisassemblingtheTrackerOne,becarefulwhenremovingthelid.TheNFCantennaand

LiPobatteryaremountedonthelid,andtheNFCantennacableisshort.CarefullyremovetheNFC

U.FLconnectorbeforefullyremovingthelidofthecase.Reconnectto(9).

2TheUSB-CconnectorisnormallyconnectedtothenRF52840MCU.Itcanbeconnectedtothe

GNSSmodulebyusingtheUSB-Cswitch(17).

3Thenormalstateis1-4OFFand5-6ONtoconnecttheUSBtothenRF52840.ToconnecttheUSB-

Ctotheu-bloxGNSS,turn1-4ONand5-6OFF.DisconnecttheUSB-CandtheLiPobatterybefore

changingtheswitchsettings.

4TheJTAGconnectorisnotpopulatedatthefactory.Theconnectorisa SamtecFTSH-105-01-F-DV-

K10position(2x5),1.27mmpitch.

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M8Pin Function Function Function I/O Color

1 CAN_P IO2Yellow

2VIN3I Red

3 AnalogA3 GPIOD3 IO1White

4 Serial1RX Wire3SDA GPIOD8 IO1Green

5 Serial1TX Wire3SCL GPIOD9 IO1Brown

6CAN_5V4CAN_PWR O Orange

7 CAN_N IO2Blue

8 GND Black

TheIP67M8,8-pin,malepinswiththreadedbarrelconnectorisaccessiblefromtheoutsideofthe

enclosure.

ViewaslookingintotheM8connectorontheoutsideoftheenclosure.

Note:Version003andearlierofthisdatasheethadadifferentpinnumberingforM8connector

thatdidn'tmatchtheconnectormanufacturer'snumbering.Onlythenumberinghaschanged;

thefunctionofthepinatagivenlocationisunchangedandthechangeshouldnotaffectexisting

designs.

1MCUGPIOislimitedto3.3Vmaximum.

2CANBusspecificationscanbefoundintheTrackerSoMdatasheet.CANBusterminationis

providedonthecarrierboard.

36.0to30VDCat2AwhenusingtheM8connector.6.0-90VDCat2Awhenconnectingdirectlyto

theboard.

45V,400mAmaximum.ControlledbytheCAN_PWRGPIO.

POWERANDI/OCONNECTOR(M8)

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TheconnectoronthecarrierboarditselfisisaJSTB8B-PH-SM4-TB(LF)(SN),8-position,2mmpitch,

malepins,shrouded.ThematingconnectoristheJSTPHR-8.Thefemalesocketsareavailable

plain,withleads,andinpre-manufacturedribboncableformats.

PHR-8Pin M8Pin Function Color

1 2 VIN Red

2 1 CAN_P Yellow

3 7 CAN_N Blue

4 6 CAN_5V Orange

5 5 TX_SCL_D9 Brown

6 4 TX_SDA_D8 Green

7 3 A3 White

8 8 GND Black

Signal DeviceOS Description

THERM A0 NTCThermistor

USER A1 USERbutton

GNSS_LOCK A2 GNSSlockindicator

GPIO1 A3 GPIOonpowerandI/Oconnector

MCUTX TX MCUserialTX,GPIOD9,Wire3SCL

MCURX RX MCUserialRX,GPIOD8,Wire3SDA

Note:WhiletheUSERbuttonexistsinsidetheTrackerOne,theTrackerOneisasealedunitand

openingitwillvoidthewarrantyandmayaffectcertifications,thusitisnotpracticaltouse.Itcan

beusedwiththeTrackerCarrierBoard.

CARRIERBOARDPOWERANDI/OCONNECTOR

ADDITIONALPERIPHERALS

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Thereareseveraloptionsforpoweringthecarrierboard:

TheMCUUSBconnector(USB-C).IfusingalaptopwithaUSB-AtoUSB-Ccableanda500mAUSB

port,youshouldalsousetheLiPobattery.WithantrueUSB-Cportandcable,ora2Atablet

charger,youcanpoweronlybyUSB.

TheVINconnector(6to30VDCat2AontheM8connector,or6to90VDCat2AtotheB8B-PH

connectorontheboard).Thisisusefulwithanexternalpowersupply.

TheLiPoconnector.ThisistypicallyusedwithaLiPobattery.

TherearetwoUSBconnectorsonthecarrierboard,howeveryoumostcommonlywillonlyusethe

MCUUSBconnector.

TheMCUUSBconnectorisconnectedtothenRF52MCUandcanbeusedforSerialdebugging,

flashingcode,andsetupbyUSB.ItcanalsopowertheAssetTrackerSoM.Ifusingalaptopwitha

500mAUSBport,youshouldalsousetheLiPobattery.Witha2Atabletcharger,youcanpower

onlybyUSB.

TheGNSSUSBconnectorisconnectedtotheu-bloxNEO-M8UGNSS.Itcanbeusedforfirmware

upgradesorwiththeu-bloxu-centerapplication.

TheRGBLEDdefaultbehavioris:

Redbreathing:Attemptingtoconnecttothecellularnetwork

Yellowbreathing:Connectingtothecloud,weakercellularsignal

Greenbreathing:Connectingtothecloud,goodcellularsignal

Yellowsolid:Connectedtothecloud,weakercellularsignal

Greensolid:Connectedtothecloud,goodcellularsignal

AlternativelytheLEDcanbeconfiguredtothetypicalParticlecolorscheme(blinkinggreen,

blinkingcyan,breathingcyan)viadeviceorcloudconfiguration.Customdevicefirmwarecan

provideothercolorschemesifdesired.

TheCHRGLEDindicatesthechargestatus:

Off:Notchargingornopower

On:Charging

Blinking:Chargefault

Flickering:Nobattery

TheGNSSLEDindicatestheGNSSfixstatus:

Off:GNSSispoweredoff.

Blinking(1Hz):AttemptingtogetaGNSSfix

On:HasaGNSSfix.

POWERINGTHETRACKERCARRIERBOARD

USBCONNECTORS

LEDINDICATORS

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TrackerOneSchematics

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