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Project:

VECTRONIC GSM-2

Ground Station

Title:

User's Manual

Document No.: VECTRONIC GSM-2 Ground Station

Version: 1.3

Last Change: 12.09.2016

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Doc. No.: GSM-2 Ground Stations User’s Manual Date: 12.09.2016

This design is the property of VECTRONIC Aerospace GmbH. Unauthorized duplication or distribution to a third party is prohibited.

VECTRONIC Aerospace 2 /18 GSM-2 Ground Station V1_3

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Prepared by Annette Krop-Benesch 07.03.2012

Edited by Robert Schulte 12.09.2016

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DOCUMENT CHANGE RECORD

Issue Date Item(s) Affected Description

1 15.02.2012 - Initial Issue

2 01.03.2016 Added power cable description

3 12.09.2016 Modified power cable description

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1 Table of Contents

1 The GSM Ground Station ................................................................................................... 6

2 Set-up .................................................................................................................................. 6

2.1 Plug in the SIM card .............................................................................................................. 6

2.2 Connect the GSM ground station to a PC.............................................................................. 7

2.3 Install drivers ......................................................................................................................... 9

2.3.1 Manual Installation of drivers in Windows ....................................................................... 9

2.3.2 Manual Installation of drivers in Windows Vista / Windows 7....................................... 11

3 Configuration with GPS Plus............................................................................................ 14

4 SMS Reception ................................................................................................................. 16

5 SMS Handling................................................................................................................... 17

6 Further instructions and options........................................................................................ 18

Table of Figures

Figure 1: GSM-2 Ground Station with SIM card fully inserted into slot .................................. 6

Figure 2: GSM-2 Ground Station, SIM is inserted into slot and needs to be pushed inside...... 7

Figure 3: GSM-2 Ground Station with extension cable and Y-USB power cable..................... 7

Figure 4: GSM-2 Ground Station with extension cable, Y-USB power cable and additional wall charger .............................................................................................................. 8

Figure 5: Manually installing a driver in Windows - Frame 1................................................... 9

Figure 6: Manually installing a driver in Windows - Frame 2................................................ 10



Figure 9: Manually installing a driver in Windows Vista/7 – Frame 1.................................... 12

Figure 10: Manually installing a driver in Windows Vista/7 – Frame 2..................................13



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Figure 13: Window to enter the SIM card's PIN number......................................................... 15

Figure 14: Window with GSM status....................................................................................... 15

Figure 15: Data reception window........................................................................................... 17

Figure 16: SMS Handling window........................................................................................... 18

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1 The GSM Ground Station

The GSM ground station is the communication counterpart of your GSM collars. It is a modem that receives the incoming SMS from the collars and transfers them to the computer. It also sends your commands to the collars. All you need to get it to work is a SIM card and an USB extension cable (optional, but more convenient).

Figure 1: GSM-2 Ground Station with SIM card fully inserted into slot

2 Set-up

Ideally, the GSM station will be connected to one specific computer for the entire project; otherwise it is necessary to migrate SMS transmitted data between computers.

2.1 Plug in the SIM card

Carefully push the SIM card into the slot in the orientation shown on the schematic on top of the GSM station. The SIM card’s chip needs to face away from you. Push until the SIM card is entirely inside the GSM station (there might be a faint clacking noise). If the SIM card has not been inserted deep enough, it will be pushed out again. It might be necessary to use your fingernail to push it completely inside. To remove the SIM card, press the SIM card again and it will come out immediately.

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Figure 2: GSM-2 Ground Station, SIM is inserted into slot and needs to be pushed inside

2.2 Connect the GSM ground station to a PC

To connect the GSM Station to a PC, you can simply plug it into any USB port. We suggest to use a USB extension cable, because it will allow you to position the GSM station in a more convenient way. Make sure that the GSM station is in a place with GSM coverage!

If your Computer/ Hub can’t provide current for the GSM-2 station, please use the enclosed Y-USB power cable. Plug in both USB A male connectors in your Computer/ Hub and plug in the USB A female connector to your GSM-2 Station or its USB extension cable.

Figure 3: GSM-2 Ground Station with extension cable and Y-USB power cable

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If your Computer / Hub can’t still provide enough current for the GSM-2 station, please use the enclosed Y-USB Cable power cable with the external USB wall Changer and the USB extension cable. Plug in the single cable USB A male to the USB wall charger and the two cable USB A male connector to your USB extension cord. Plug in the other side of the extension cable into your Computer/ Hub and plug in the USB A female connector of the Y-USB Cable to your GSM-2 Station. The extension cable here is very important, because if the GSM-2 Station drains higher power, the voltage drop off the extension cable avoid draining more current from the USB Port of your computer. The GSM-2 Station will therefore drain more current from the USB wall charger, because of the shorter low impedance cable.

Figure 4: GSM-2 Ground Station with extension cable, Y-USB power cable and additional wall charger

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2.3 Install drivers

If you plug in the GSM station for the first time, MS Windows will automatically search for drivers, but will not be able to find the correct ones. Instead, you need to install them manually. The drivers can be found on the VECTRONIC Aerospace CD which is delivered with the GSM station:

1. Tools and Drivers � USB Drivers � USB Drivers for GSM-2 Ground Station, 2. or directly on the CD in the folder Resources\VECTRONIC Tools and Drivers\USB

Drivers\USB Drivers for GSM-2 Ground Station

2.3.1 Manual Installation of drivers in Windows

1. Insert the VECTRONIC CD into your PC and connect the GSM station to your PC.

2. Your PC will automatically try to install the device and the Found New

Hardware Wizard will open:

Figure 5: Manually installing a driver in Windows - Frame 1

3. Select No, not this time and click on Next.

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4. Select Install from a list or specific location


5. Select Search removeable media. Go to the VECTRONIC CD and select the folder “USB

Drivers\USB Drivers for GSM-2 Ground Station”.

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6. Select Continue anyway. The driver will now be installed. Your PC will now repeat steps 2 to 8 to install the Com Port for the GSM station. Afterwards, you can configure the GSM station with GPS Plus.

2.3.2 Manual Installation of drivers in Windows Vista / Windows 7

1. Insert the VECTRONIC CD into your PC.

2. Connect the GSM station to your PC. Your PC will automatically try to install the device.

A warning will appear reporting that the device was not installed correctly. Open the Device Manager: Go to Start � Control Panel � Hardware and Sound � Devices and Printers: Device

Manager.

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3. Open the node Other Devices and double-click on GSM-2 Ground

Station.

Figure 9: Manually installing a driver in Windows Vista/7 – Frame 1

4. Click on Update Driver.

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5. Select Browse my computer for driver software.


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6. Browse on the VECTRONIC CD for the folder USB Drivers\USB Drivers for GSM-2 Ground Station and click Next.


7. Windows will warn you that it cannot verify the publisher of this driver software. Click on Install this driver software anyway. Windows will now install the driver software.

8. After the driver has been installed successfully, return to the Device Manager and the node Other Devices and double-click on USB Serial Port. Repeat steps 5 to 8. Now the GSM ground station will be shown in the list with a virtual Com Port and can be configured with the GPS Plus software.

3 Configuration with GPS Plus

Note: Make sure the GSM station is connected to the computer before you start GPS Plus. Otherwise GPS Plus will not be able to find the Com Port of the GSM station.

Note: Do not disconnect the GSM station from the computer while GPS Plus is running, because the software might crash.

To configure the GSM station, start GPS Plus and select the GSM Base Mode. Select the correct Com Port and go to Commands � Set PIN…. Type in the PIN number for the SIM card and press OK (Figure 13).

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Figure 13: Window to enter the SIM card's PIN number.

Then go to Commands � GSM Status. GPS Plus will now read the status of the GSM station:

Manufacturer of the modem

Model of the modem

Registration connection status. It can be registered!, roaming or not booked in.

Provider name of the network provider to which the modem is registered

Signal Quality displayed as a bar graph, which should be green. If it changes to red, it reaches a level that will under normal conditions work but may fail from time to time.

Stored Messages number of messages currently stored in the memory and the maximum possible number of messages that can be stored

Service Centre service centre number of the GSM service provider.

Activity Stat current activity of the modem

PIN Status result of the PIN identification.

If the Network registration says Registered! and the statuses of activity and PIN both show READY, the GSM station is ready for use.

Figure 14: Window with GSM status

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4 SMS Reception

On their way from the collar to your desktop, the SMS are transmitted in three steps:

1. The collar will attempt to send the SMS only when it has stored the number of GPS locations determined in "GSM Mode", which means GPS locations per SMS. The number of locations can be set to a maximum of seven. In this case, the collar will take seven GPS locations, then switch on its GSM modem and attempt to send an SMS. Afterwards it will listen to incoming SMS (e.g. new schedules). If the collar has not been able to send an SMS (e.g. due to lack of GSM coverage), it will make a new attempt after another seven GPS positions and send two SMS.

2. The SMS is sent from the collar to the server of the mobile provider and then forwarded to your GSM station. If the GSM station is offline (e.g. no power or no GSM reception), the SMS will be stored until your GSM station books itself into the mobile net again. Depending on the mobile provider’s storage-time, an SMS will be deleted after a few days if the receiver is not online.

3. Your GSM station can store up to 310 SMS in its internal memory. As long as it is powered and has free memory, it will download and store SMS from the mobile provider, even if GPS Plus is not running. Depending on your computer, the GSM station is only powered while the computer is switched on or might be supplied with power even if the computer is switched off.

4. SMS are downloaded from the GSM station to your computer with the GPS Plus software. This is done with GPS � Get GPS Messages…(Figure 15). With Read SMS, all SMS currently stored on the GSM station will be downloaded and then GPS Plus will stop checking for new SMS. With Autoread SMS, GPS Plus will download SMS until you press Stop; downloaded SMS will be automatically deleted from the GSM station. GPS Plus will not react to any other commands during the autoread process, but you are able to work with other software on this computer.

Note: Mobile phone providers delete SMS from their server after a certain time span if they have not been downloaded by the intended receiver. How long an SMS is stored depends on the provider. It is therefore advisable to read SMS frequently, maybe daily, to avoid data loss.

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Figure 15: Data reception window

5 SMS Handling

With File � Options � SMS Handling, you can automatically process and export the incoming SMS.

Merge SMS messages automatically: Enabling this option will merge any collar SMS message received by GSM (regardless if it has been received in autoread mode or not) with all other SMS messages of the same collar stored as a file to an automatically created file. The file name will be “GSMxxxxx.GDF” where xxxxx is the collar ID. All SMS message files stored in the SMS directory of this collar will be merged and their data sorted chronologically. The resulting file will be stored in the GPS Data directory based on the base data path (see Misc tab sheet).

Export data automatically: This option can only be activated if the proceeding merge option is enabled. The file resulting from the merge option will be exported to a file (name and path are the same as the merged file, only the extension changes) containing an ASCII table, a Spreadsheet file, or a database table in DBase format depending on the selection made in Export Format. To configure the export options, see Export Tab Sheet below.

Export Format: This option can only be activated if the proceeding merge option is enabled. It defines which export format is used, if the Export data automatically option is selected. The file resulting from the merge option will be exported to a file with the same name and

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path as the merged file, but different file extensions and formats depending on the following selection.

Figure 16: SMS Handling window

6 Further instructions and options

For further details on options (e.g. Data Export), configurations and generally working with the data, please refer to the GPS Plus Collar Manager Manual.

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