Particle Tracker One User manual

TrackerOne(010)
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withchargeLED.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.
RGBLEDforuseasbothauser-configurabledeviceaswellasParticlestatusinformation.

BlockDiagram

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 BLE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

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.

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.
AdditionalinformationonM8cablesandconnectorscanbefoundinthe M8Accessories
Datasheet.
POWERANDI/OCONNECTOR(M8)

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

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isasingleUSBCconnectoronthecarrierboard.OntheTrackerOne,thisexitstheenclosure
andisIP67rated.
AsetofDIPswitchesonthecarrierboardallowthisporttobeconnectedtoeithertheMCU
(normal)oru-bloxGNSS(forfirmwareupdates).The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.
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CONNECTOR
LEDINDICATORS

Antennas
Antenna Location
GNSS CarrierBoard(facestopofcase)
Wi-Fi LeftSide
BLE LeftSide
NFC Top
Cellular RightSide
AstheGNSSantennafacesthetopofthecase,youalsowantthetopofthecasefacingtheskyto
thegreatestextentpossible.YouwilllikelybebeunabletogetaGNSSlockwiththetopfacing
down.

TrackerOneSchematics
Willbeprovidedatalaterdate.

PeripheralDetails
TheTrackerCarrierBoardcontainsa100KNTCthermistor,connectedtoA0.Itisa PanasonicERT-
J1VR104FMconnectedhigh-side.
ItcanbereadusingthegetTemperature()API.Notethatthisisthetemperatureontheboard,
withintheenclosure,andwilltypicallybeseveraldegreeswarmerthantheambienttemperature.
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