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GV320 User manual
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GSM/GPRS/GPS Tracker
GV320
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Document Title GV320 User Manual
Version 1.02
Date 2012-08-14
Status Release
Document Control ID TRACGV320UM001
General Notes
Queclink offers this information as a service to its customers, to support application and
engineering efforts that use the products designed by Queclink. The information provided
is based upon requirements specifically provided to Queclink by the customers. Queclink
has not undertaken any independent search for additional relevant information, including
any information that may be in the customer’s possession. Furthermore, system validation
of this product designed by Queclink within a larger electronic system remains the
responsibility of the customer or the customer’s system integrator. All specifications
supplied herein are subject to change.
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registration of a utility model or design. All specification supplied herein are subject to
change without notice at any time.
Copyright © Shanghai Queclink Wireless Solutions Co., Ltd. 2011
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Contents
1 Introduction....................................................................................................................................7
1.1. Reference ...................................................................................................................................7
1.2. TermsandAbbreviations............................................................................................................7
2 Product Overview ..........................................................................................................................8
2.1. Check Part List...........................................................................................................................8
2.2. Parts List ....................................................................................................................................9
2.3. Interface Definition....................................................................................................................9
2.4. GV320 User Cable Colour.......................................................................................................11
3 Getting Started .............................................................................................................................12
3.1. Opening the Case.....................................................................................................................12
3.2. Closing the Case.......................................................................................................................12
3.3. Installing a SIM Card...............................................................................................................13
3.4. Installing the Internal Backup Battery .....................................................................................13
3.5. Switch ON the Backup Battery................................................................................................14
3.6. Installing the External GPS Antenna (Optional)......................................................................14
3.6.1. GPS Antenna Specification .............................................................................15
3.7. Power Connection....................................................................................................................15
3.8. Ignition Detection ....................................................................................................................15
3.9. Digital Inputs............................................................................................................................16
3.10.AnalogInputs.........................................................................................................................17
3.11. Digital Outputs.......................................................................................................................17
3.12. Device Status LED.................................................................................................................19
3.13. Serial Port / UART Interface..................................................................................................20
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Table Index
TABLE 1. GV320 PROTOCOL REFERENCE................................................................................7
TABLE 2. TERMSAND ABBREVIATIONS..................................................................................7
TABLE 3. PART LIST......................................................................................................................9
TABLE 4. DESCRIPTION OF 16 PIN CONNECTIONS..............................................................10
TABLE 5. GV320 USER CABLE COLOUR DEFINITION .........................................................11
TABLE 6. GPS ANTENNA SPECIFICATION ..............................................................................15
TABLE 7. ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF IGNITION DETECTION .........................15
TABLE 8. ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DIGITAL INPUTS ...........................16
TABLE 9. ELECTRICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF DDIGITAL OUTPUTS .............................18
TABLE 10. DEFINITION OF DEVICE STATUS AND LED .........................................................19
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Figure Index
FIGURE 1. APPEARANCE OF GV320............................................................................................8
FIGURE 2. THE 16 PIN CONNECTOR ON THE GV320..............................................................10
FIGURE 3. OPENING THE CASE..................................................................................................12
FIGURE 4. CLOSING THE CASE..................................................................................................12
FIGURE 5. SIM CARD INSTALLATION.......................................................................................13
FIGURE 6. BACKUP BATTERY INSTALLATION .......................................................................13
FIGURE 7. SWITCH AND ON/OFF POSITION............................................................................14
FIGURE 8. GPS ANTENNA OF GV320.........................................................................................14
FIGURE 9. TYPICAL POWER CONNECTION.............................................................................15
FIGURE 10. TYPICAL IGNITION DETECTION............................................................................16
FIGURE 11. TYPICAL DIGITAL INPUT CONNECTION ..............................................................17
FIGURE 12. TYPICALANALOG INPUT CONNECTION .............................................................17
FIGURE 13. DIGITAL OUTPUT INTERNAL DRIVE CIRCUIT....................................................18
FIGURE 14. TYPICAL CONNECTION WITH RELAY ..................................................................18
FIGURE 15. TYPICAL CONNECTION WITH LED .......................................................................19
FIGURE 16. GV320 LED ON THE CASE........................................................................................19
FIGURE 17. TYPICAL CONNECTION WITH RS232 PORT..........................................................21
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Revision History
Revision Date Author Description of change
1.01 2012-05-07 Owen Feng Initial
1.02 2012-08-14 Leaf Ye Add uart Garmin connection
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The GV320 is a powerful GPS locator designed for vehicle or asset tracking. It has
superior receiver sensitivity, fast TTFF (Time to First Fix) and supports Dual-Band GSM
frequencies 850/1900, its location can be monitored in real time or be periodically tracked
by a backend server or other specified terminals. The GV320 has multiple input/output
interfaces that can be used for monitoring or controlling external devices. Based on the
integrated @Track protocol, the GV320 can communicate with a backend server through
the GPRS/GSM network to transfer reports of Emergency, geo-fence boundary crossings,
low backup battery or scheduled GPS position as well as many other useful functions.
Users can also use GV320 to monitor the status of a vehicle and control the vehicle by its
external relay output. System Integrators can easily setup their tracking systems based on
the full-featured @Track protocol.
This device complies with part 15B, part 22 and part 24 of the FCC rules. Operation is
subject to the following two conditions:
(1) this device may not cause harmful interference
(2) this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause
undesired operation.
Table 1. GV320 Protocol Reference
SN Document name Remark
[1] GV320 @Track Air Interface Protocol The air protocol interface between
GV320 and backend server.
Table 2. Terms and Abbreviations
Abbreviation Description
AGND Analog Ground
AIN Analog Input
DIN Digital Input
DOUT Digital Output
GND Ground
MIC Microphone
RXD Receive Data
TXD Transmit Data
SPKN Speaker Negative
SPKP Speaker Positive
1Introduction
1.1. Reference
1.2. Terms and Abbreviations
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Before starting, check all the following items have been included with your GV320. If
anything is missing, please contact your supplier.
Figure 1. Appearance of GV320
2Product Overview
2.1. Check Part List
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Table 3. Part List
Name Picture
GV320 Locator 80*49*26 mm
User Cable
Extend Cable (Optional)
GPS Antenna (Optional)
DATA_CABLE_M (Optional)
The GV320 has a 16 PIN interface connector. It contains the connections for power, I/O,
RS232, microphone, speaker, etc. The sequence and definition of the 16PIN connector
are shown in following figure:
2.2. Parts List
2.3. Interface Definition
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Figure 2. The 16 PIN connector on the GV320
Table 4. Description of 16 PIN Connections
Index Description Comment
1 MICP Single end, 2-2.2k microphone, internal bias
2 AGND Analog ground
3 IGN Ignition input, positive trigger
4 RXD UART RXD, RS232
5 TXD UART TXD, RS232
6 GND Power and digital ground
7 OUT3 Open drain, 150mA max
8 OUT2 Open drain, 150mA max
9 EARP Differential output, 32ohm 1/4w speaker
10 EARN
11 PWR External DC power input, 8-32V
12 IN2 Digital input, negative trigger
13 IN1 Digital input, negative trigger
14 OUT1 Open drain, 150mA max ,with latch circuit
15 AD1/IN3 Multifunction input, analog or digital input
0-16V
16 AD2 Analog input 0.3-16v
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Table 5. GV320 User Cable Colour definition
Definition Color PIN
No Cable PIN No Color Definition
OUT2 Yellow 8 16 Brown/White AD2
OUT3 Brown 7 15 Green AD1/IN3
GND Black 6 14 Blue OUT1
TXD White/Black 5 13 Orange IN1
RXD Green 4 12 Orange/Black IN2
IGN White 3 11 Red PWR
AGND Gray/ Black 2 10 Purple/White EARN
MICP Gray 1 9 Purple EARP
2.4. GV320 User Cable Colou
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Figure 3. Opening the Case
Insert the triangular-pry-opener into the gap of the case as shown below, push the opener
up until the case unsnapped.
Figure 4. Closing the Case
Place the cover on the bottom in the position as shown in the following figure. Slide the
cover against the direction of the arrow until it snapped.
3Getting Started
3.1. Opening the Case
3.2. Closing the Case
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Open the case and ensure the unit is not powered (unplug the 16Pin cable and switch the
internal battery to off position). Slide the holder right to open the SIM card. Insert the SIM
card into the holder as shown below with the gold-colored contact area facing down taking
care to align the cut mark. Close the SIM card holder. Close the case.
Figure 5. SIM Card Installation
Figure 6. Backup Battery Installation
There is an internal backup Li-ion battery,
3.3. Installing a SIM C
ard
3.4. Installing the Internal Backup Battery
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To use the GV320 backup battery, the switch must be at the ON position. Switch on the
case and ON/OFF position are shown below.
Figure 7. Switch and ON/OFF position
Note:
1-The switch must be on the “OFF” position when shipped on an aircraft.
2-When the switch is on the “OFF” position, the battery cannot be charged or discharged.
There is a SMA GPS antenna connector on GV320. The GV320 will automatically detect
and use an external antenna when connected.
Figure 8. GPS Antenna of GV320
3.5. Switch ON the Backup Battery
3.6. Installing the External GPS Antenna (Optional
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Table 6. GPS Antenna Specification
GPS antenna: Frequency: 1575.42MHz
Bandwidth: >5MHz
Beam width: >120 deg
Supply voltage: 2.7V-3.3V
Polarization: RHCP
Gain: Passive: 0dBi min
Active: 15dB
Impedance: 50Ω
VSWR: <2
Noise figure: <3
PWR (PIN12) / GND (PIN6) are the power input pins. The input voltage range for this
device is from 8V to 32V. The device is designed to be installed in vehicles that operate on
12V or 24V systems without the need for external transformers.
Figure 9. Typical Power Connection
Table 7. Electrical Characteristics of Ignition Detection
Logical State Electrical State
3.6.1. GPS Antenna Specification
3.7. Power C
onnection
3.8. Ignition Detection
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Active 5.0V to 32V
Inactive 0V to 3V or Open
Figure 10. Typical Ignition Detection
IGN (Pin3)is used for ignition detection. It is strongly recommended to connect this pin to
ignition key “RUN” position as shown up.
An alternative to connecting to the ignition switch is to find a non permanent power source
that is only available when the vehicle is running. For example the power source for the
FM radio.
IGN signal can be configured to start transmitting information to backend server when
ignition is on; and enter power saving mode when ignition is off.
There are three general purpose digital inputs on GV320. They are all negative trigger.
Table 8. Electrical Characteristics of the digital inputs
Logical State Electrical Characteristics
Active 0V to 0.8V
Inactive Open
The following diagram shows the recommended connection of a digital input.
3.9. Digital Inputs
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Figure 11. Typical Digital Input Connection
There are two analog inputs on GV320, the analog input voltage range is from 0 to 16V.
The following diagram shows the recommended connection.
Figure 12. Typical Analog Input Connection
Note:
PIN 15 is an multifunction pin: it can be configured as a digital input or an analog input.
3.10. Analog Inputs
3.11. Digital Output
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There are three digital outputs on GV320. All are of open drain type and the maximum
drain current is 150 mA. Each output has the built-in over current and recovery PTC fuse
Figure 13. Digital Output Internal Drive Circuit
Table 9. Electrical Characteristics of Ddigital Outputs
Logical State Electrical Characteristics
Enable <1.5V @150mA
Disable Open drain
Figure 14. Typical Connection with Relay
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Figure 15. Typical Connection with LED
Note:
1 - OUT1 will latch the output state during reset.
2- All outputs are internally pulled up to PWR pin by a diode. So no external flyback diode
is needed when the output is connected to an inductive load.
Figure 16. GV320 LED on the Case
Table 10. Definition of Device status and LED
3.12. Device Status LED
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Note:
1 - GSM LED cannot be configured.
2 - GPS LED and PWR LED can be configured to turn off after a period of time using the
configuration tool
3 - Fast flashing is about 60ms ON/ 780ms OFF
4 - Slow flashing is about 60ms ON/ 1940ms OFF
There are two lines dedicated to the Serial Port / UART interface (TXD and RXD).TXD /
RXD are standard RS232 signal.
LED Device status LED status
GSM
(note1)
Device is searching GSM network Fast flashing
(Note3)
Device has registered to GSM network. Slow flashing
(Note4)
SIM card needs pin code to unlock. ON
GPS
(note 2)
GPS chip is powered off OFF
GPS sends no data or data format error. Slow flashing
GPS chip is searching GPS info. Fast flashing
GPS chip has gotten GPS info. ON
PWR
(note 2)
No external power and internal battery voltage is
lower than 3.35V.
OFF
No external power and internal battery voltage is
below 3.5V.
Slow flashing
External power in and internal battery is charging Fast flashing
External power in and internal battery is fully
charged
ON
3.13. Serial Port / UART Interface
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