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Fastrack Modem M13 Series
Fastrack Modem M1306B
User Guide
Reference: WM_PRJ_M13_UGD_001
Revision: 001
Date: 20th July 2004

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Document Information
Revision Date History of the evolution
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Overview
The Fastrack M1306B is a discrete, rugged cellular modem offering state-of-the-
art GSM/GPRS connectivity to machine to machine applications.
Proven for reliable, stable performance on wireless networks worldwide,
WAVECOM’s latest generation of Fastracks -M1306B- continues to deliver rapid
time to market and painless integration.
Smaller than the former generation and updated with new features, the M1306B
now offers 2 general purpose input/output access points and a serial
autoshutdown feature enabling energy conservation.
Fully certified, the dual band 900/1800 MHz Fastrack M1306B offers GPRS cl.10
capability and supports a powerful open software platform (Open AT) enabling
cost-efficient designs to be achieved and capable of hosting any industrial or IT
protocol.
Fastrack M1306B is controlled by firmware through a set of AT commands.
This document describes the modem and gives information about the following
topics:
! General presentation,
! Functional description,
! Basic services available,
! Technical characteristics,
! Installing and using the modem,
! User-level troubleshooting,
! Recommended accessories to be used with the modem.

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Contents
Document Information......................................................................... 2
Overview.............................................................................................. 3
Contents.............................................................................................. 4
Table of figures ................................................................................... 7
Caution................................................................................................ 8
Trademarks ......................................................................................... 8
Copyright............................................................................................. 8
1References .................................................................................... 9
1.1 Reference Documents............................................................................. 9
1.2 Abbreviations ......................................................................................... 9
2Packaging ................................................................................... 12
2.1 Contents............................................................................................... 12
2.2 Packaging box ...................................................................................... 13
2.3 Production sticker ................................................................................. 14
3General Presentation................................................................... 15
3.1 Description ........................................................................................... 15
3.2 External connections ............................................................................ 16
3.2.1 Connectors ................................................................................... 16
3.2.1.1 Antenna connector.................................................................. 16
3.2.1.2 Power supply connector ......................................................... 17
3.2.1.3 Sub HD 15-pin connector........................................................ 17
3.2.2 Power supply cable....................................................................... 19
4Basic features and services......................................................... 20

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5Using the modem ........................................................................ 22
5.1 Getting started with the modem........................................................... 22
5.1.1 Mounting the modem ................................................................... 22
5.1.2 Setting up the modem .................................................................. 22
5.1.3 Checking the communication with the modem ............................. 23
5.1.4 Resetting the modem.................................................................... 23
5.2 Specific recommendations when using the modem on trucks .............. 24
5.2.1 Technical constraints on trucks..................................................... 24
5.2.2 Recommended Power Supply connection on trucks...................... 25
5.3 Operational status of the modem.......................................................... 26
5.4 Echo function disabled.......................................................................... 26
5.5 Verifying the received signal strength ................................................... 27
5.6 Checking the pin code status................................................................ 28
5.7 Verifying the network registration of the modem .................................. 28
5.8 Main AT commands for the modem ..................................................... 29
5.9 Firmware upgrade procedure................................................................ 30
6Troubleshooting.......................................................................... 31
6.1 No communication with the modem through the serial link.................. 31
6.2 Receiving “ERROR” message................................................................ 32
6.3 Receiving “NO CARRIER” message....................................................... 32
7Functional description ................................................................ 35
7.1 Architecture.......................................................................................... 35
7.2 Power supply........................................................................................ 36
7.2.1 General presentation ..................................................................... 36
7.2.2 Protections.................................................................................... 36
7.3 RS232 serial link ................................................................................... 37
7.3.1 General presentation ..................................................................... 37
7.3.2 Green idle power saving mode...................................................... 38
7.3.3 Autoshutdown facility................................................................... 38
7.3.4 Autobauding mode ....................................................................... 38
7.3.5 Pin description .............................................................................. 38
7.4 General Purpose Input/Output (GPIO) ................................................... 39
7.5 BOOT ................................................................................................... 39
7.6 RESET................................................................................................... 40
7.6.1 General presentation ..................................................................... 40
7.6.2 Reset sequence............................................................................. 41
7.7 Audio.................................................................................................... 42
7.7.1 Microphone inputs........................................................................ 42
7.7.2 Speaker outputs............................................................................ 42

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8Technical characteristics ............................................................ 43
8.1 Mechanical characteristics.................................................................... 43
8.2 Electrical characteristics ....................................................................... 45
8.2.1 Power supply................................................................................ 45
8.2.2 Audio interface.............................................................................. 47
8.2.3 General Purpose Input/output ....................................................... 48
8.2.4 SIM interface ................................................................................ 48
8.2.5 RESET Signal ................................................................................ 48
8.2.6 RF characteristics.......................................................................... 49
8.2.6.1 Frequency ranges.................................................................... 49
8.2.6.2 RF performances..................................................................... 49
8.2.6.3 External antenna ..................................................................... 50
8.3 Environmental characteristics ............................................................... 51
8.4 Conformity............................................................................................ 52
8.5 Protections ........................................................................................... 52
8.5.1 Power supply................................................................................ 52
8.5.2 Overvoltage................................................................................... 52
8.5.3 ESD 52
8.5.4 Miscellaneous ............................................................................... 52
9Safety recommendations ............................................................ 53
9.1 General Safety ...................................................................................... 53
9.2 Vehicle Safety ....................................................................................... 54
9.3 Care And Maintenance ......................................................................... 54
9.4 Your Responsibility ............................................................................... 54
10 Recommended accessories....................................................... 55

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Table of figures
Figure 1: Complete package contents ............................................................... 12
Figure 2: Packaging box ................................................................................... 13
Figure 3: Production sticker .............................................................................. 14
Figure 4: FASTRACK modem M1306B general description ............................... 15
Figure 5: FASTRACK modem M1306B holding bridles...................................... 16
Figure 6: SMA connector for antenna connection ............................................. 16
Figure 7: Power supply connector .................................................................... 17
Figure 8: Sub HD 15-pin connector .................................................................. 18
Figure 9: Power supply cable............................................................................ 19
Figure 10: Modem mounting ............................................................................ 22
Figure 11: Example of electrical connection which may dramatically damage the
Modem ....................................................................................................... 24
Figure 12: Recommended power supply connection on trucks ......................... 25
Figure 13: Functional architecture .................................................................... 35
Figure 14: RS232 Serial Link signals................................................................. 37
Figure 15: Reset sequence diagram .................................................................. 41
Figure 16: Dimensioning diagram ..................................................................... 44

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Caution
Information furnished herein by WAVECOM are accurate and reliable. However
no responsibility is assumed for its use.
Please read carefully the safety recommendations given in chapter 9 for an
application based on FASTRACK modem M1306B.
General information about WAVECOM and its range of products is available at
the following internet address: http://www.wavecom.com/.
Trademarks
®, WAVECOM®, WISMO®and FASTRACK®, and certain other trademarks and
logos appearing on this document, are filed or registered trademarks of
Wavecom S.A. in France or in other countries. All other company and/or product
names mentioned may be filed or registered trademarks of their respective
owners.
Copyright
This manual is copyrighted by WAVECOM with all rights reserved. No part of
this manual may be reproduced in any form without the prior written permission
of WAVECOM.
No patent liability is assumed with respect to the use of the information
contained herein.

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1 References
1.1 Reference Documents
[1] Commands Interface Guide
WM_ASW_OAT_UGD_0010
[2] Firmware upgrade procedure
WM_SW_GEN_UGD_001
[3] GSM reference documents:
! GSM 03.40,
! GSM 03.45,
! GSM 04.11,
! GSM 04.21,
! GSM 05.08,
! GSM 07.01,
! GSM 07.02,
! GSM 07.05,
! GSM 07.07.
1.2 Abbreviations
Abbreviation Definition
AC Alternative Current
ACM Accumulated Call Meter
AT ATtention (prefix for modem commands)
CLK CLocK
CMOS Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor
CS Coding Scheme
CTS Clear To Send
dB Decibel
dBc Decibel relative to the Carrier power
dBi Decibel relative to an Isotropic radiator
dBm Decibel relative to one milliwatt
DC Direct Current
DCD Data Carrier Detect

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Abbreviation Definition
DCE Data Communication Equipment
DCS Digital Cellular System
DSR Data Set Ready
DTE Data Terminal Equipment
DTMF Dual Tone Multi-Frequency
DTR Data Terminal Ready
EEPROM Electrically Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory
EFR Enhanced Full Rate
E-GSM Extended GSM
EMC ElectroMagnetic Compatibility
EMI ElectroMagnetic Interference
ESD ElectroStatic Discharges
ETSI European Telecommunications Standards Institute
FIT Series of connectors (micro-FIT)
FR Full Rate
FTA Full Type Approval
GCF Global Certification Forum
GND GrouND
GPIO General Purpose Input Output
GPRS General Packet Radio Service
GSM Global System for Mobile communications
HR Half Rate
I Input
IEC International Electrotechnical Commission
IMEI International Mobile Equipment Identification
I/O Input / Output
LED Light Emitting Diode
MAX MAXimum
ME Mobile Equipment
MIC MICrophone
Micro-Fit Family of connectors from Molex
MIN MINimum
MNP Microcom Networking Protocol
MO Mobile Originated
MS Mobile Station

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Abbreviation Definition
MT Mobile Terminated
NOM NOMinal
O Output
Pa Pascal (for speaker sound pressure measurements)
PBCCH Packet Broadcast Control CHannel
PC Personal Computer
PCL Power Control Level
PDP Packet Data Protocol
PIN Personal Identity Number
PLMN Public Land Mobile Network
PUK Personal Unblocking Key
RF Radio Frequency
RFI Radio Frequency Interference
RI Ring Indicator
RMS Root Mean Square
RTS Request To Send
RX Receive
SIM Subscriber Identification Module
SMA SubMiniature version ARF connector
SMS Short Message Service
SNR Signal-to-Noise Ratio
SPL Sound Pressure Level
SPK SpeaKer
SRAM Static RAM
TCP/IP Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol
TDMA Time Division Multiple Access
TU Typical Urban fading profile
TUHigh Typical Urban, High speed fading profile
TX Transmit
TYP TYPical
VSWR Voltage Stationary Wave Ratio

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2 Packaging
2.1 Contents
The complete package contents of the FASTRACK modem M1306B consists of
(See Figure 1):
! One packaging box (item A),
! One modem M1306B (item B),
! Two holding bridles (item C),
! One power supply cable with fuse integrated (item D),
! A short notice (item E) including:
! A summary of the main technical features,
! Safety recommendations,
! EC declaration of conformity.
A
BCD
E
Figure 1: Complete package contents

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2.2 Packaging box
The packaging box is a carton box (see Figure 2) with the following external
dimensions:
! Width: 55 mm,
! Height: 60 mm,
! Length: 108 mm.
A packaging label is sticked on the cover of the packaging box and supports:
! The WAVECOM logo,
! The product reference (M1306B),
! The CE marking (CE0536),
! The 15-digit IMEI code.
Example of label for modem M1306B
Figure 2: Packaging box
The dimensions of the packaging label are:
! Height: 40 mm,
! Length: 65 mm.

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2.3 Production sticker
A production sticker (see Figure 3) located at the back side of the modem gives
the following information:
! The product reference (M1306B),
! the part number (WMxxxxx),
! the CE marking (CE0536),
! the 15-digit IMEI code,
Figure 3: Production sticker

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3 General Presentation
3.1 Description
Description of the FASTRACK modem M1306B is given in the Figure Below.
Micro-Fit
connector Sub HD
connector
SMA
connector
LED
Front cap
Back cap
Extractible
SIM card
holder
BACK CAP
SIM card
holder ejector
Figure 4: FASTRACK modem M1306B general description

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In addition, two holding bridles are provided to tighten the modem on a support.
Holding bridles
Figure 5: FASTRACK modem M1306B holding bridles
3.2 External connections
3.2.1 Connectors
3.2.1.1 Antenna connector
The antenna connector is a SMA type connector for a 50 ΩRF connection.
SMA connector for
antenna connection
Figure 6: SMA connector for antenna connection

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3.2.1.2 Power supply connector
The power supply connector is a 4-pin Micro FIT connector for:
! External DC Power Supply connection,
! GPIOs connection (2 General Purpose Input/Output signals available).
1
2
3
4
Figure 7: Power supply connector
Pin # Signal I/O I/O type Description Comment
1 V+BATTERY I Power
supply
Battery voltage input:
! 5.5 V Min.
! 13.2 V Typ.
! 32 V Max.
High current
2 GND Power
supply
Ground
3 GPIO4 I/O CMOS/2X General Purpose
Input/output
4 GPIO5 I/O CMOS/2X General Purpose
Input/output
3.2.1.3 Sub HD 15-pin connector
The Sub D high density 15-pin connector is used for:
! RS232 serial link connection,
! Audio lines (microphone and speaker) connection,
! BOOT and RESET signal connection.

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12345
678910
15 14 13 1112
Figure 8: Sub HD 15-pin connector
Pin # Signal
(CCITT / EIA)
I/O I/O type Description Comment
1 CDCD/CT109 O STANDARD
RS232
RS232
Data Carrier Detect
2 CTXD/CT103 I STANDARD
RS232
RS232
Transmit serial data
3 BOOT I CMOS Boot Active low. Pull
down through
1kΩfor Flash
downloading
4 CMIC2P I Analog Microphone
positive line
5 CMIC2N I Analog Microphone
negative line
6 CRXD/CT104 O STANDARD
RS232
RS232
Receive serial data
7 CDSR/CT107 O STANDARD
RS232
RS232
Data Set Ready
8 CDTR/CT108-2 I STANDARD
RS232
RS232
Data Terminal Ready
9 GND - GND Ground
10 CSPK2P O Analog Speaker
positive line

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Pin # Signal
(CCITT / EIA)
I/O I/O type Description Comment
11 CCTS/CT106 O STANDARD
RS232
RS232
Clear To Send
12 CRTS/CT105 I STANDARD
RS232
RS232
Request To Send
13 CRI/CT125 O STANDARD
RS232
RS232
Ring Indicator
14 RESET I/O Schmitt Modem reset Active low
15 CSPK2N O Analog Speaker
negative line
3.2.2 Power supply cable
Fuse 2.5 A / 250 V
(5 x 20 mm)
Red wire
Black wire
Connector Molex
Micro-Fit 3.0
Stripped wire
tinned over 5 mm
Connector
Side View
Figure 9: Power supply cable
Component Characteristics
Micro-Fit connector
4-pin
Part number: MOLEX 43025-0400
Cable Cable length: ∼1.5 m
Core: tinned copper 24 x 0.2 mmWire
Section: 0.75 mm2

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4 Basic features and services
Basic features of the modem and available services are summarized in the table
below.
Features GSM DCS
Standard 900 MHz.
E-GSM compliant.
Output power: class 4 (2W).
Fully compliant with ETSI GSM
phase 2 + small MS.
1800 MHz
Output power: class 1 (1W).
Fully compliant with ETSI GSM
phase 2 + small MS.
GPRS Class 10.
PBCCH support.
Coding schemes: CS1 to CS4.
Compliant with SMG31bis.
Embedded TCP/IP stack (optional).
Interfaces RS232 (V.24/V.28) Serial interface supporting:
! Autoshutdown controlled by software (AT),
! Baud rate (bits/s): 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 9600,
19200, 38400, 57600, 115200,
! Autobauding (bits/s): 2400, 4800, 9600, 19200, 38400,
57600.
2 General Purpose Input/Output gates (GPIOs) available.
3 V SIM interface.
AT command set based on V.25ter and GSM 07.05 & 07.07.
OpenAT interface for embedded application.
SMS Text & PDU.
Point to point (MT/MO).
Cell broadcast.
Data Data circuit asynchronous.
Transparent and Non Transparent modes.
Up to 14.400 bits/s.
MNP Class 2 error correction.
V42.bis data compression.
Fax Automatic fax group 3 (class 1 and Class 2).