Vega Absolute M200 User manual

GNSS BEACON
VEGA M200, M210, M300, M310
User Manual

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CONTENTS
CONTENTS..................................................................................................................................................................................................................2
INTRODUCTION .......................................................................................................................................................................................................3
1 DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION.................................................................................................................................................................... 4
2 SPECIFICATION..................................................................................................................................................................................................... 6
3 INTENDED USAGE.................................................................................................................................................................................................7
Activation.................................................................................................................................................................................................................7
Operation modes................................................................................................................................................................................................. 9
Work with radio tags......................................................................................................................................................................................... 10
Work with wireless relay.................................................................................................................................................................................. 12
Protection methods.......................................................................................................................................................................................... 14
Settings.................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 15
Parameters for work with WIALON ............................................................................................................................................................. 18
Indication.............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 19
SMS-commands.................................................................................................................................................................................................20
Work with the Web-site ................................................................................................................................................................................... 21
Configurator ........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 21
4 TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE REQUIREMENTS ..........................................................................................................................22
5 COMPLETE SET ...................................................................................................................................................................................................23
6 WARRANTY...........................................................................................................................................................................................................24
APPENDIX .................................................................................................................................................................................................................25
EXAMPLES OF SMS-MESSAGES SENT BY THE DEVICE.........................................................................................................................25

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INTRODUCTION
This manual is designated for GNSS beacons Vega M200, Vega M300 and Vega M210, Vega М310
(hereinafter – the device) manufactured by OOO Vega-Absolute and provides information on powering and
activation procedure, control commands and functions of the device.
Beacons of M200 and M300 series are different only in content of the package. Every of them has an
optional variant of delivery in hermetic case: Vega M210 and Vega M310.
Work with the device does not require special training or professional skills. This user manual contains
all necessary information for efficient operation.

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1 DESCRIPTION AND OPERATION
Vega M200, Vega M300 and Vega M210, Vega М310 off-line GNSS beacon is designed to track a
protected object by means of automatically sent messages with the movement and stop points of the object
in case unauthorized movement is detected, or should the object leave the specified zone, or by the request
of the owner.
A protected object means any personal property that is valuable to its owner:
Vehicles - cars, motorcycles, bicycles, boats, etc.
Animals – pets, domestic and breed animals, etc.
Construction machinery - cranes, trucks, etc.
Containers, coaches and wagons, baggage suitcases, etc.
The GNSS beacon is able of long off-line operation with high level of security, does not require external
connections. Being in sleep mode most of time, the device is difficult to detect visually or with radio scanners.
The device sends information to the owner one to three times per day and waits for commands for 5 minutes,
then switches back to sleep mode.
If the device works with factory settings, the battery life can reach 2 years.
Figure 1 - Physical form and content of the package of Vega M200 (left figure) and Vega M210 (right
figure).

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Figure 2 - Physical form and content of the package of Vega M300 (left figure) and Vega M310 (right
figure).

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2 SPECIFICATION
Parameter
М200
М210
М300
М310
Housing dimensions, mm 70 х 40 х 20 85 х 60 х 22 70 х 40 х 20 85 х 60 х 22
Ingress protection rating IP54 IP67 IP54 IP67
RF tag Есть Есть Есть Есть
Engine locking relay Нет Нет Есть Есть
Operational temperatures, °С
─
40…+85
Off-line operation
2 years
The GNSS beacon has the following functions:
Parameter setting through SMS-messages and personal page at the web-site: vega-m.com
Customizable notifications of the object start moving or cross the specified geofence borders
Accurate positioning of the object
Automatic clock adjustment according to GPS / GLONASS satellites
Automatic balance control of the SIM-card and notification of decreasing below a specified
level
Monitoring of the ambient temperature

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3 INTENDED USAGE
ACTIVATION
The activation procedure as follows:
STEP 1
Open the cover of the device and insert the micro-SIM-card in the slot. The device shall be powered
off at this step.
The side of the SIM-card with the beveled corner shall be pointed inward the slot
STEP 2
Insert the CR123 batteries into the battery compartment.
Observe the polarity. The batteries in the device are connected in parallel, i. e. they
shall be oriented in one direction
The red indicator starts flashing (double flashings every 3 seconds) - registration in the GSM network.
After registration in the GSM network, the indicator starts frequently flashing - the device is ready for
activation.
STEP 3
There are three ways to activate the device:
1. Call the SIM-card number of the device. The device hangs up the incoming call and remembers
the phone number from which the call has been made as the owner's phone number. This method is only
possible if the device SIM-card supports voice communication.
2. Send an SMS-message with the text 1234*35* to the SIM-card number of the device - the
device remembers the phone number from which the message has been received as the owner's phone
number.
3. Send an SMS-message with the text 1234*35#+XXXXXXXXXXX* to the SIM-card number of the
device, where + XXXXXXXXXXXis the phone number that the device shall remember as the owner's phone
number.

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Make a call or send an SMS-message to the SIM-card number of the device within 5
minutes
Otherwise, the inactivated device switches to emergency mode in 5 minutes and starts flashing every
8 seconds. In this case, repeat activation procedure starting from step 2.
STEP 4
After an incoming call or an SMS, the device automatically identifies the phone number and sends an
SMS-message with the current device settings. The description of the parameters you can see in the chapter
"Settings".
Then the device turns on the GPS / GLONASS receiver and switches to the satellite search mode to
identify its own location. The indicator is flashing every 3 seconds.
To search satellites and identify the coordinates, it is recommended to place the device
in a place where the sky is clearly seen, e. g. if the device is activated in a room, bring it
to the window
Every time the device identifies its coordinates, it also identifies the current time and adjusts its internal
clock through satellites. Time setting takes the time zone into account, which is set by the parameter "P". The
default parameter is 03, which means +3 hours to GMT.
STEP 5
After identifying the coordinates, the device registers again in the network and sends an SMS-message
with the coordinates of the device. After sending the coordinates, the device switches to standby mode,
waiting for SMS-messages with settings or commands from the user. The device stays 5 minutes in this mode
and then switches to sleep mode and operates in the "BACKGROUND" mode. While waiting for SMS with
settings and commands, the indicator is flashing three times every three seconds.
If the device is enabled, when changing the batteries or pressing the «reset» button
on the top of the device, do not perform step 3
If after turning off the device the SIM-card has been changed to another one, repeat
all steps, i. e. re-activate the device

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OPERATION MODES
BACKGROUND MODE
The "BACKGROUND" mode is the basic mode of the device operation. In this mode, the device is
inactive most of the time. The device becomes active only during communication sessions from one to three
times per day, depending on the settings. The time of the main session and the quantity of the device's
communications are set in parameters "24" and "12" respectively. The default settings are configured so that
the device communicates once a day at 12.00.
The device identifies its coordinates only during the main session (parameter "24", see table 1).
During additional communication sessions (parameter "12", see table 1) the device switches on only for
receiving possible SMS-commands and synchronizing with the server. You can obtain the coordinates in the
intermediate session by sending an SMS-command with the text "500" or "09" to the device. If the command
is sent from the unknown number, add the device PIN ("XXXX500" or "XXXX09") before the command. The
default PIN is 1234.
When the command "500" is received, the device identifies and sends coordinates in the text form (see
Appendix, example No. 4).
When the command "09" is received, the device identifies and sends coordinates in the form of an
active Internet link. By clicking the link, the user can see the location of the object in Google or Yandex-maps.

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WORK WITH RADIO TAGS
RADIO TAGS ADDITION
Radio tags addition is able from owner’s phone number only
The device delivered with one added radio tag. Maximum number of radio tags that may be added at
the device memory is three. For addition of radio tags at the device memory, you should make the next steps.
STEP 1
Open the device cover and press the start button. All radio tags shall be power off at this step including
radio tags added before – they will be added again.
STEP 2
Wait for indication – triple flashing and send SMS-command PIN*64* to the device phone number,
after that the device switches into radio tags addition mode. Indication will be as frequent flashing and the
message will come to the owner’s phone number: “Insert the battery in radio tag”.
STEP 3
The device searches around the radio tags during 5 minutes. At that time, you should to insert the
battery in the radio tag. The message will come to the owner’s phone number: “Radio tag No. … has been
added”, No. varied from 1 to 3 in depending on radio tag sequence number. Then the device is waiting for 1
minute the next commands and switches to the background mode.
Every time of activation the radio tags addition procedure all the previous radio
tags are deleted from the device memory and must be added again
When the radio tags addition procedure is activated the motion sensor automatically
ON