Calamp

Device Setup

Diagnostics

If your CalAmp device is equipped with status LEDs then please check their status. Both the green GPS and orange Communications LEDs should be solid. If the green LED is off or blinking then no valid GPS position could currently be determined and therefore no positions will be updated on the portal. If the orange LED is off or blinking then no data connectivity has been acquired and therefore no communications will occur with the portal whatsoever.

  • In the case of the orange Communications LED not being solid, the first step should be to confirm that the cellular data settings are correct for the SIM card being used.
  • In the case of the green GPS LED not being solid, it often takes several minutes for the initial GPS position to be acquired and a GPS time sync to occur.

Setup

The Calamp devices are managed remotely via a central repository, but the devices must be programmed with the APN information before they can connect to the repository. To program a terminal that is new, or changing network operators, do the following:

  • Connect the Calamp via a serial port at 115200 bps, 8N1
  • Connect via terminal software such as Hyperterm, putty, or screen
  • Enter the following commands:
    1. AT$APP DEBUG ON
    2. AT$APP PARAM 768,0,66.165.183.84
    3. AT$APP PARAM 769,0,4763
    4. AT$APP GPRS CONTEXT 0 “{APN}”
    5. AT$APP PARAM 2314,0,”{APN Username}”
    6. AT$APP PARAM 2315,0,”{APN Password}”
    7. AT$APP GPRS CONTEXT 1 “{APN}”
    8. AT$APP PARAM 2314,1,”{APN Username}”
    9. AT$APP PARAM 2315,1,”{APN Password}”
    10. AT$APP PARAM 1024,35,255,1
    11. AT$APP PEG ACTION 70 0
  • The unit will now reboot. Once the terminal is restarted, enter the following command to force an immediate connection:
    1. AT$APP PEG ACTION 49 129
  • The unit will now download the script from the central repository and begin reporting. This can take up to 30 minutes in poor network coverage.

SMS Setup

The APN information can also be configured via SMS if a serial connection is not an option or it needs to be changed remotely:

  • APN:
    • !RP,2306,0,{APN}
  • APN Username:
    • !RP,2314,0,{APN Username}
  • APN Password:
    • !RP,2315,0,{APN Password}
  • Server IP Address for:
    • (32 bit LMU) !RP,768,0,66.165.183.84
    • (8 bit LMU) !RP,2319,0,66.165.183.84
    • (8 bit LMU) !RP,2319,1,66.165.183.84
  • Server UDP Port:
    • !RP,769,0,4763
  • Reset Device:
    • !R3,70,0
  • Send Maintenance Report (to download configuration updates):
    • !R3,49,129

Upgrading Firmware

Use a serial terminal program such as HyperTerm with the YModem protocol

  • If you do not have HyperTerminal you can use a free utility here: http://en.sourceforge.jp/projects/ttssh2/releases/
  1. Open the terminal program (HyperTerm) and connect to the serial port at 115200 8N1
  2. Enter “ATDNLD” and the unit will be ready for the file transfer
  3. Using the YModem protocol, send the firmware binary to the unit

Firmware: LMU-GSM-170-30g.bin LMU-26xx and LMU-27xx GSM ONLY

Firmware: LMU-HSPA-176-33b.bin LMU-4x5x Iridium and GSM

Updating Configuration Locally

Download this [{UP(Calamp)}AppendCRC16ToBin.exe|AppendCRC16toBin.exe] program to convert scripts to directly loadable files

  • If you do not have HyperTerminal you can use a free utility here: http://en.sourceforge.jp/projects/ttssh2/releases/
  1. Start here to export your script from LMU Manager. If you already have a script ready, skip to “Loading the script” below.
    1. Export the script from LMU manager to a CSV
    2. Open Command prompt and enter ‘AppendCRC16toBin.exe’ and then the name of the script file you want to convert
    3. Once this has finished it will have overwritten the existing script file and added characters at the end of the parameter list.
  2. Loading the script
    1. Using HyperTerm
      1. Open the terminal program (HyperTerm) and connect to the serial port at 115200 8N1
      2. Enter “ATDSCFG” and the unit will be ready for the file transfer
      3. Using the YModem protocol, send the configuration file (.csv) to the unit
      4. Press ‘Send’ button. You should see a list of the records being written.
    2. Using Tera Term
      1. Open the terminal program (Tera Term) and connect to the serial port at 115200 8N1
      2. Enter “ATDSCFG” and the unit will be ready for the file transfer
      3. Go to File -> Transfer -> YMODEM -> Send and select the configuration file (.csv) to send to the unit
      4. Press ‘OK’. You should see a list of the records being written. 

RSSI

Signal Strength Equivalents

Signal Level Bars RSSI Range
Great 5 >= -77
Good 4 >= -78 < -86
Average 3 >= -87 < -92
Poor 2 >= -93 < -101
Bad 1 < -102

LMU-26x0/LMU-27x0

Pinout

PDF: 5C908 Datasheet

Calamp

Pin Signal Name Description 5C908 Color Input or Output
1 GND Ground Black Ground
2 OUT-1 Output 1 – Starter Disable Relay Driver Green Output
3 IN-1 Input 1 – Digital Input Blue Input
4 SER_IN Serial Input Blue Input
5 ADC-1 Analog to Digital Input 1 Pink Input
6 IN-3 Input 3 – Digital Input Violet Input
7 IN-4 Input 4 – Digital Input Grey Input
8 IN-0 Ignition White Input
9 VDD VDD Reference Output (20-25mA Max) Orange Output
10 OUT-2/BOOT Output 2 – Digital Output (Open Collector) BOOT Input Brown Input / Output
11 OUT-3 Output – 3 Digital Output (Open Collector) Yellow Output
12 IN-2 Input 2 – Digital Input Orange Input
13 SER_OUT Serial Output Green Output
14 VCC Primary Power Input Red Power
15 GND Primary Ground Black Ground
16 1BB-GND 1 Bit Bus Ground Black Ground
17 1BB-D 1-Bit Bus Data White/Blue Input / Output
18 Aux - TxD Aux Port 2 - Transmit Data White/Orange Input
19 Aux - GND Aux Port 2 - Ground Black Ground
20 Aux - RxD Aux Port 2 - Receive Data White/Yellow Output

Relay Wiring

Calamp

LMU-3000

Configuration

  • Connect pin 16 to battery +
  • Connect pin 4 to ground
  • Connect serial port interface
  • Follow “Setup” instructions above to program the APN

Pinout

Calamp

Pin Signal Name Description
2 Bus+ Line SAE-J1850 PWM and SAE-1850 VPW
4 Chassis Ground Ground
5 Signal Ground Ground
6 Can High ISO 15765-4 and SAE-J2284
7 K line ISO 9141-2 and ISO 14230-4
10 Bus- Line SAE-J1850 PWM and SAE-1850 VPW
14 Can Low ISO 15765-4 and SAE-J2284
15 L line ISO 9141-2 and ISO 14230-4
16 Battery Power Power

LMU-4250

Pinout

Pin Signal Name Description Color Input or Output
1 VIN Primary Power Red Power
2 GND Ground Black Ground
3 INPUT 0 Input 0 - Ignition White Input
4 ADC1 Analog to Digital Input 1 Pink Input
5 VIN_FILT     Brown/Red
6 AUX1_VCC Aux Port 1 - Power Brown/Orange Power
7 GND Ground Black Ground
8 AUX1_RX Aux Port 1 - Receive Data Brown/Green Input
9 AUX1_TX Aux Port 1 - Transmit Data Brown/Blue Receive
10 VIN_FILT   Yellow/Red  
11 AUX2_VCC Aux Port 2 - Power Yellow/Orange Power
12 AUX2_RX Aux Port 2 - Receive Data Yellow/Green Input
13 AUX2_TX Aux Port 2 - Transmit Data Yellow/Blue Output
14 INPUT 1 Input 1 - Digital Input Blue Input
15 INPUT 2 Input 2 - Digital Input Orange Input
16 INPUT 3 Input 3 - Digital Input Violet Input
17 INPUT 4 Input 4 - Digital Input Gray Input
18 INPUT 5 Input 5 - Digital Input Green/White Input
19 INPUT 6 Input 6 - Digital Input Blue/White Input
20 INPUT 7 Input 7 - Digital Input Black/White Input
21 1BB_T_DATA 1-Bit Bus Transmit Data Green/Black Output
22 1BB_GND 1-Bit Bus Ground Black Ground
23 1BB_R_DATA 1-Bit Bus Receive Data Orange/Black Input
24 OUTPUT 0 Output 0 - Digital Output Green Output
25 OUTPUT 1 Output 1 - Digital Output Brown Output
26 OUTPUT 2 Output 2 - Digital Output Yellow Output
27 OUTPUT 3 Output 3 - Digital Output Blue/Orange Output
28 OUTPUT 4 Output 4 - Digital Output White/Yellow Output
29 LED OUTPUT 1 Output 5 - LED Driver Red/Green Output
30 LED OUTPUT 2 Output 6 - LED Driver Orange/Green Output
31 ADC2 INPUT Analog to Digital Input 2 Black/Red Input
32 ADC3 INPUT Analog to Digital Input 3 White/Red Input
33 ADC4 INPUT Analog to Digital Input 4 Orange/Red Input
34 ADC5 INPUT Analog to Digital Input 5 Blue/Red Input

I/O Descriptions

  • Digital Inputs
    • Input 0: Ignition Sense (Always biased low)
    • Input 1: Generic Digital Input (Biased high or low/ S-158 Bit 1)
    • Input 2: Generic Digital Input (Biased high or low/ S-158 Bit 2)
    • Input 3: Generic Digital Input (Biased high or low/ S-158 Bit 3)
    • Input 4: Generic Digital Input (Biased high or low/ S-158 Bit 4)
    • Input 5: Generic Digital Input (Biased high or low/ S-158 Bit 5)
    • Input 6: Generic Digital Input (Biased high or low/ S-158 Bit 6)
    • Input 7: Generic Digital Input (Biased high or low/ S-158 Bit 7)
    • Input 8: Motion Sensor
    • Input 9: VBUS Active
    • Input 10: Power State
    • Input 11: Vbatt Low
  • Analog to Digital Inputs
    • A/D 0: External Power Supply Monitor
    • A/D 1: Generic External Analog to Digital Input
    • A/D 2: Generic External Analog to Digital Input
    • A/D 3: Generic External Analog to Digital Input
    • A/D 4: Generic External Analog to Digital Input
    • A/D 5: Generic External Analog to Digital Input
    • A/D 6: GPS Antenna Monitor
    • A/D 7: GPS Antenna Monitor
    • A/D 8: Internal Temp Monitor
    • A/D 9: Vref
    • A/D 10: Battery Voltage
  • Outputs:
    • Output 0: Standard Open Collector Relay Output
    • Output 1: Standard Open Collector Relay Output
    • Output 2: Standard Open Collector Relay Output
    • Output 3: Standard Open Collector Relay Output
    • Output 4: Standard Open Collector Relay Output
    • Output 5: Standard LED Driver
    • Output 6: Standard LED Driver
    • Output 7: Power Switch
    • Output 8: Charge Disable
  • iButton / 1 Bit Bus
    • iButton ID Support
    • 1-Wire bus with current boost for temperature sensors

Sensors and Accumulators

The platform is by default setup to accept temperature in accumulator 0 and fuel level in accumulator 1.

The temperature is received in Celsius and is multiplied by 16.

The fuel level which is translated to a voltage is multiplied by 1000. IE 4800 translates to 4.8V

Fuel

The Calamp series can be connected to a VDO device which translates the fuel level with a tank profile into a sliding scale voltage of 0 to 10 volts which represents a fuel level of empty to entirely full.

The Ultrasonic-Fuel-Sensor-UL-200 is also supported.

1-Wire Sensors

The Calamp series supports 1-Wire temperature sensors. Temperature sensors based on the DS18B20 support a single sensor, and the DS28EA00 supports up to 8 sensors in a chain.

https://www.sparkfun.com/products/11050

Single temperature sensor model 1WT_6SSP_1_5m_2w

  • Red: Connect to Calamp GND - Black wire
  • White: Connect to Calamp 1 Wire Data - White/Blue Stripe
  • Datanab

Up to 8 temperature sensors daisy-chained: Datanab

Temperature plus Humidity sensor (HTS Sensor)

https://www.adafruit.com/product/393

RHT05

  • Sample configuration for LMU27xx 27xx-sample-calamp-humidity.csv
  • Firmware version MUST be 3.7b or higher
  • Bit 0 of S register 171 must be cleared (IE: 0)

  • Bit 4 of S register 181 must be set (IE: 16)

  • Wire HTS Sensor Red to 5V (Pin 9: Orange)
  • Wire HTS Sensor White/Black to GND or 1BB GND (Pin 1 or 16: Black)
  • Wire HTS Sensor Yellow to 1BB Data (Pin 17: White/Blue)

LMU-2xx0

To connect a single temperature sensor, connect the DATA pin of the temperature sensor which is typically white on a 4 wire model and red on a 2 wire model to the White/Blue wire on the Calamp. Then connect the GND wire which is typically black to any ground/black wire of the Calamp.

Notes

  1. To enable the 1-wire bus the S register 171 must be set to 65. Ex: “ATS171=65”
  2. To push the temperature sensor data to the accumulator, the PEG Action Move Temp Sensors to Accumulator (93) can be used. Ex: “AT$APP PEG ACTION 93 0” sets temperature sensor 0 to push its value to accumulator 0
  3. To transmit the accumulator over the air, the Accumulator Number (772, 773) must be set to the number of accumulators to transmit under Report Contents > Event Report Optional Contents > Accumulator Number in LMU Manager: Ex: 1

Position Size

Standard position reports are 54 bytes + UDP header (minimum of 28 bytes) = 82 bytes minimum depending on TCP header size