LM1 Link Manager User Manual
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1. This design is the property of VECTRONIC Aerospace GmbH Unauthorised duplication or distribution to a third party is prohibited VECTRONIC Aerospace 3 22 LMI User Manual_1_4 doc Project LM1 Link Manager FA Date s0120 VECTRONIC Aerospace 4 gt Table of Contents MMA gsc aves easing evs cucu us to ecu E E E E E E E 7 1 Power Supply stri tatiiseaserisieseniastracnainaatis acelin asain eel s asiro 8 2 Starting operatiOlisssssscssrsessscsresssssseesoscsosrossssseeesscsessressssoedsessvevos steisst tans 9 3 Interfaces anciennement entire 11 4 LED TCs iciccsiniiesicntnninnndissnnninaciaimdanaiunndnminnhaunninnniadia 12 4 1 Status of Link LED during SCI data transfer between collar handheld terminal and PO DSA sitesi E E eee eee tees 12 4 2 Status of Link LED during reprogramming new firmware via SCI link 13 4 3 Status of Link LED during USB data transfer between collar and PC Laptop 13 4 4 Status of Link LED during reprogramming new firmware via USB link 13 5 Chargm the LME sn enanumimaentanimmtoamsidanunsu 14 6 Battery Protection System of the Link Manager LMI seen 15 7 PinassifnmentS sssssssissssissssssssssssosessirocssrosscossss soono rssi ss sosise ss sosise esso rossis teises rossas 16 Tok Por r connector NV DG 1A vessoissa sgeirean a a S 16 T2 Connector COLLAR Se ne a diet 17 7 3 PC connector COMPUTER RS232 ie 18 Technical specifications ssisssssssssesssssssosssss soes2. VECTRONIC Aerospace GmbH Carl Scheele Str 12 D 12489 Berlin Germany Telephone 49 30 6789 4990 Telefax 49 30 6789 5230 www vectronic aerospace com mail vectronic aerospace com Project LM1 Link Manager Title User Manual Document No LM UM005 Version 1 4 Last Change 22 01 2003 Project LM Link Manager Doc No LM UM005 VECTRONIC Aerospace eo Date 22 01 2003 A Name Date Signature Prepared by R Schulte 22 01 2003 Checked by Approved by Authorised by This design is the property of VECTRONIC Aerospace GmbH Unauthorised duplication or distribution to a third party is prohibited VECTRONIC Aerospace 2 22 LM1 User Manual_1_4 doc Project Doc No Date LM1 Link Manager LM UM005 22 01 2003 VECTRONIC Aerospace DOCUMENT CHANGE RECORD r oh rd bi f operation Issue Date Item s Affected Description 0 22 01 2003 Initial Issue 1 20 03 2002 Formatting General formatting corrected LED functions Red Flashing Link LED when handheld ter minal is connected 2 10 05 2002 Cover sheet Red Flashing Link LED description corrected Link LED function 3 25 06 2002 Chapter General Add explanation for battery protection circuit Chapter 6 4 22 01 2003 Chapter 1 Power Add explanation for higher standby current Supply of LMI 22 01 2003 Chapter 2 Starting Add Figure 2 7
3. and the accumulator voltage is measured If the voltage is above the under voltage threshold it will enter the fast charge state If the accumulator voltage does not rise above the under voltage threshold before the prequalification timer expires 15 minutes the charging terminates and the Charge LED is switched red In the fast charge state the Charge LED is switched yellow and the accumulator charges with a constant current of about 1A If the accumulator voltage reaches the voltage limit before the fast timer expires 3 hours the LMI enters the full charge state If the fast charge timer ex pires before the voltage limit is reached charging terminates and the Charge LED is switched red In the full charge state the Charge LED is switched green and the accumulator charges at a constant voltage When the charging current drops below 100mA or if the full charge timer expires 3 hours the state machine enters the top off state In the top off state the accumula tor continues to be charged at a constant voltage until the top off timer expires 90 minutes when it enters the done state In the done state charging stops and the Charge LED is switched off until the battery voltage drops below the recharge voltage threshold when it en ters the reset state to start the charging process again Warning Do not charge the Li Ion accumulator below 0 C or above 50 C Charging the Li Ion accumulator outside the charging temperature range 0 C to 50
4. C will destroy your Link Manager This design is the property of VECTRONIC Aerospace GmbH Unauthorised duplication or distribution to a third party is prohibited VECTRONIC Aerospace 14 22 LMI User Manual_1_4 doc Pj Project LM1 Link Manager a FA Date 201203 VECTRONIC Aerospace 4 gt 6 Battery Protection System of the Link Manager LM1 The internal Li Ion accumulator is protected against over current and deep discharge Under special conditions to high current consumption or electrostatic discharge the battery protec tion circuit will disconnect the Li Ion accumulator from the remaining electronics to avoid damaging of the Li Ion accumulator The accumulator will be activated again when you re moved all interface cables and plug in the external power adapter or when you turn the LM1 upside down for at least one second as shown in Figure 9 The Link Manager has an internal tilt switch to disconnect the Li Ion accumulator from the electronics When you turn the Link Manager upside down the tilt switch will disconnect the accumulator from the electronics and will reset the battery protection circuit After the LM1 is turned back the battery is connected again to the electronics Figure 9 LMI turned upside down to reset the battery protection circuit This design is the property of VECTRONIC Aerospace GmbH Unauthorised duplication or distribution to a third party is prohibited VECTRONIC Aerospace 15 22 LM1 User Manual
5. VDC During standby and operation mode the connected AC DC power adapter will also charge the internal Li Ion accumulator of the Link Manager automatically Warning The standby current is much higher when the RS 232 cable is connected to a PC 8 mA instead of 50 uA This will reduce the lifetime during standby from several months to only several days with a full charged accumulator To avoid faster discharge of the accumulator please disconnect the RS 232 cable from the PC if the Link Manager is not in use or connect the AC DC power adapter to the Link Manager The higher standby current is only present when the PC is switched off and the RS232 cable is connected to the PC The higher standby current is not present when the PC is only connected to the USB inter face This design is the property of VECTRONIC Aerospace GmbH Unauthorised duplication or distribution to a third party is prohibited VECTRONIC Aerospace 8 22 LM1 User Manual_1_4 doc Project LM Link Manager oe ee VECTRONIC Aerospace gt 2 Starting operation To exchange data between the GPS Plus collar or the handheld terminal and the PC or Laptop the Link Manager has to be used as an interface To start operating the Link Manager just follow the steps 1 to 4 1 Connect the AC DC power adapter to the Link Manager for external power supply only necessary if internal accumulator is low of charge Figure 2 2 Connect the Link Manager to the PC with a standard R
6. terminal One connector is to plug in a special interface cable for the collar or terminal This connector then provides a data link between the Link Manager and the collar or terminal as well as an optional power link to supply the collar externally when no battery pack is con nected to the collar To establish a data link to the PC there are two ports available The user can choose either the RS 232 port of the Link Manager COMPUTER RS232 to be connected to a COM port of the PC or the USB port COMPUTER USB to be connected to a PC s USB port via an ade quate USB cable With each port all data transfer functions can be performed with a collar A handheld terminal can only be connected via the Link Manager if the RS 232 PC connection is used see handheld terminal user manual Finally there is an external power input for an optional electrical power supply of the device An auxiliary AC DC power adapter delivers a 12 VDC supply voltage This additional power is required to recharge the internal accumulator in case of a low voltage red flashing LED LINK Figure 8 shows the front view of the Link Manager with all connectors and LED s LED for Interface to Charge GPS Plus Interface to Control collar PC COM Port External LED for Interface to Power Link Control PC USB Port Input Figure 8 Front view of the Link Manager with all connectors and LED s This design is the property of VECTRONIC Aerospace GmbH Un
7. NIC Aerospace GmbH Unauthorised duplication or distribution to a third party is prohibited VECTRONIC Aerospace 1 8 22 LMI User Manual_1_4 doc Project LM Link Manager Doc No LM UMOOS5 Date 22 01 2003 VECTRONIC Aerospace 4 gt 8 Technical specifications Mechanics Dimensions Weight Operating temperature Storage temperature Power Supply voltage Accumulator lifetime Charging time Interface PC Collar Handheld Terminal 105 x 76 x 44 mm 350 g 0 C 50 C charging 20 C 60 C non charging 40 C 80 C 7 20 VDC via external AC DC power adapter or via internal 2 3 Ah Li Ion accumulator Automatic standby function for power saving Up to 9 months in standby mode lt 4 hours RS232 or USB port Special serial link cable This design is the property of VECTRONIC Aerospace GmbH Unauthorised duplication or distribution to a third party is prohibited VECTRONIC Aerospace 19 22 LM1 User Manual_1_4 doc nt Project LM1 Link Manager Re Das om VECTRONIC Aerospace 4 gt Notes This design is the property of VECTRONIC Aerospace GmbH Unauthorised duplication or distribution to a third party is prohibited VECTRONIC Aerospace 20 D2 LM1 User Manual_1_4 doc nt Project LM1 Link Manager Re Das om VECTRONIC Aerospace 4 gt Notes This design is the property of VECTRONIC Aerospace GmbH Unauthorised duplication or distribution to a third party is prohibi
8. S 232 cable between the RS 232 connector of the Link manager and one of the PC s COM ports Figure 3 or using a USB cable between the USB connector of the Link Manager and a PC s USB port Figure 4 Note The USB connection will not work with a handheld ter minal see handheld terminal user manual 3 Connect the GPS Plus collar or the handheld terminal with the special link cable to the Collar interface connector of the Link Manager Figure 5 Figure 7 4 Start the GPS_PLUS EXE software on the connected PC to upload or download data or to reprogram new firmware Figure 3 Connection between PC Laptop and LM1 with a RS232 cable This design is the property of VECTRONIC Aerospace GmbH Unauthorised duplication or distribution to a third party is prohibited VECTRONIC Aerospace 9 22 LMI User Manual_1_4 doc Project LM1 Link Manager Date 2012003 VECTRONIC Aerospace Figure 6 RS232 connection left and USB connection right between Collar and PC Laptop via LMI Figure 7 RS232 and USB connection between Collar and PC Laptop via LM1 This design is the property of VECTRONIC Aerospace GmbH Unauthorised duplication or distribution to a third party is prohibited VECTRONIC Aerospace 10 22 LM1 User Manual_1_4 doc f i Project LM1 Link Manager Date 2201200 VECTRONIC Aerospace 4 gt a 3 Interfaces The Link Manager has three connectors for interfacing the PC to a GPS Plus collar or a hand held
9. _1_4 doc Project LM1 Link Manager Doc No LM UMOO5 Date 22 01 2003 VECTRONIC Aeros pace re 7 Pin assignments 7 1 Power connector 12VDC 1A Table 3 Pin assignment of the power connector Pin Description 1 GND 2 not connected 3 12 VDC Figure 10 Power connector This design is the property of VECTRONIC Aerospace GmbH Unauthorised duplication or distribution to a third party is prohibited VECTRONIC Aerospace 16 22 LM1 User Manual_1_4 doc Project LM1 Link Manager 4 Das om VECTRONIC Aerospace 4 gt 7 2 Connector COLLAR Table 4 Pin assignment of the COLLAR connector 3 3V level Pin Description 1 Vcc Collar 3 3 3 6 V 2 RTS Collar CTS LM1 3 Tx Collar Rx LM1 4 Rx Collar Tx LM1 5 GND 6 CTS Collar RTS LM1 7 Clock Collar 8 Reset Collar 9 not connected O Figure 11 COLLAR connector This design is the property of VECTRONIC Aerospace GmbH Unauthorised duplication or distribution to a third party is prohibited VECTRONIC Aerospace 17 22 LMI User Manual_1_4 doc Project LM1 Link Manager 4 Das om VECTRONIC Aerospace 4 gt 7 3 PC connector COMPUTER RS232 Table 5 Pin assignment of the PC connector Pin Description 1 not connected 2 Tx PC Rx LM1 3 Rx PC Tx LM1 4 not connected 5 GND 6 not connected 7 CTS PC 8 RTS PC 9 not connected 3 O Figure 12 COMPUTER RS232 connector This design is the property of VECTRO
10. authorised duplication or distribution to a third party is prohibited VECTRONIC Aerospace 1 1 22 LM1 User Manual_1_4 doc Project LM1 Link Manager FA Date 01200 VECTRONIC Aerospace 4 gt 4 LED functions There are two LED s on the front panel of the Link Manager indicating the state of accumula tor charge and the operation modes Each LED can emit three colours red green or yellow whereas the Charge LED can only be active when an external power supply is connected to the Link Manager The meaning of each colour is summarised in Table 1 and Table 2 Table 1 Charge LED function of the Link Manager LED CHARGE Function State Only in use with Yellow Fast charge 0 80 external power Green Full charge 80 100 Red Malfunction Off Accumulator full charged Table 2 Link LED function of the Link Manager LED LINK Function State Always in use Green flashing Stand by accumulator voltage ok Red flashing Stand by If Handheld terminal is connected same as green flashing If not connected Low accumulator voltage ca 20 capacity left accumulator should be recharged Green USB control Yellow Only used before programming via serial interface Red Programming new firmware via serial or USB interface 4 1 Status of Link LED during SCI data transfer between col lar handheld terminal and PC Laptop The Link LED is flashing red or green with a period of 3 to 4 seconds in standby mod
11. ceesnstsnacconsers 18 This design is the property of VECTRONIC Aerospace GmbH Unauthorised duplication or distribution to a third party is prohibited VECTRONIC Aerospace 5 22 LMI User Manual_1_4 doc Project LM Link Manager D oo VECIRONIC Aerospace List of Tables Table 1 Charge LED function of the Link Manager sise 12 Table 2 Link LED function of the Link Manager inner eee 12 Table 3 Pin assignment of the power connector inner 16 Table 4 Pin assignment of the COLLAR connector 3 3V level 17 Table 5 Pin assignment of the PC connector rennes 18 This design is the property of VECTRONIC Aerospace GmbH Unauthorised duplication or distribution to a third party is prohibited VECTRONIC Aerospace 6 22 LMI User Manual_1_4 doc Project LM1 Link Manager 4 Date om VECTRONIC Aerospace 4 gt General The Link Manager LMI provides the interface between your PC or Laptop and the GPS Plus collar or a handheld terminal It is used to exchange data and to upgrade new firmware in your GPS Plus collar or handheld terminal With its own power provided by an internal Lithium Ion rechargeable battery it can be used very easy to access the collar by an external PC and to supply the collar with external power in case of an empty battery pack of the collar The Link Manager is quite simple to operate Just connect it to a GPS Plus collar or a hand held terminal and to the PC as shown in Figure 1 Then run the PC softwa
12. e When the Link LED is flashing green the voltage of the internal Li Ion accumulator is within the operating range If the Link LED is flashing red and the handheld terminal is not connected the voltage of the Li Ion accumulator is low and the accumulator should be recharged as soon as possible with the external AC DC power adapter If the handheld terminal is connected the Link LED can flashing red nevertheless the accumulator is charged This design is the property of VECTRONIC Aerospace GmbH Unauthorised duplication or distribution to a third party is prohibited VECTRONIC Aerospace 12 22 LM1 User Manual_1_4 doc Project LM Link Manager 4 Doc No LM UM005 A AD pate 22012003 VECTRONIC Aerospace 4 gt 4 2 Status of Link LED during reprogramming new firmware via SCI link The Link LED is first switch on yellow for some seconds This indicates that the internal processor of the Link Manager is waked up After that the PC program starts immediately with programming new firmware During programming the Link LED is switched on red with short bursts of yellow At the end of the programming cycle the Link Manager will enter the standby mode automatically 4 3 Status of Link LED during USB data transfer between collar and PC Laptop As soon as the PC Laptop exchanges data with the collar via the USB interface the Link LED is switched on green When the Link Manager was in standby mode it takes a mo ment until the Link Manager is wa
13. ked up Some seconds after the last communication via the USB interface the Link Manager LM1 will enter the standby mode automatically 4 4 Status of Link LED during reprogramming new firmware via USB link The Link LED is first switched on green This indicates that the USB connection is estab lished Directly after that the PC program starts with programming new firmware During programming new firmware the Link LED is switched on red with short bursts of green At the end of the programming cycle the Link Manager will enter the standby mode automati cally Note When the Link LED is completely switched off neither flashing red nor green nor switched on red green or yellow the internal Li Ion accumulator is absolutely dis charged and should be recharged with the external AC DC power adapter immedi ately This design is the property of VECTRONIC Aerospace GmbH Unauthorised duplication or distribution to a third party is prohibited VECTRONIC Aerospace 13 22 LM1 User Manual_1_4 doc Project LM1 Link Manager FA Date om VECTRONIC Aerospace 4 gt 5 Charging the LM1 The Link Manager LM1 includes a state machine that controls the charging algorithm for the Li Ion accumulator When power is applied the state machine goes into the reset state where the timers are reset to zero to prepare for charging From the reset state it enters the prequali fication state In this state 1 10 of the fast charge current charges the accumulator
14. osssssosis sosssss soessosissosossssvossss sesssss sesss sses 19 This design is the property of VECTRONIC Aerospace GmbH Unauthorised duplication or distribution to a third party is prohibited VECTRONIC Aerospace 4 22 LM1 User Manual_1_4 doc Project Doc No Date 012203 VECTRONIC Aerospace LM1 Link Manager List of figures Figure 1 Block diagram for the connection of the Link Manager with the GPS Plus Collar and the PC 7 Figure 2 Connector of the external power Supply sise 9 Figure 3 Connection between PC Laptop and LM1 with a RS232 cable ss 9 Figure 4 Connection between PC Laptop and LMI with an USB cable 10 Figure 5 Connection between Collar and LMI with the special link cable 10 Figure 6 RS232 connection left and USB connection right between Collar and PC Laptop via LM1 10 Figure 7 RS232 and USB connection between Collar and PC Laptop Vid LMI 10 Figure 8 Front view of the Link Manager with all connectors and LED S sosesc 11 Figure 9 LMI turned upside down to reset the battery protection circuit 15 Figure T0 Power Connector at iieri rerna eE E iere EREEREER ENT ERRUER AETERNE EE EREA 16 Figure 11 COLLAR CONNEC cc svcstscteasecesasvtarsovs catsccetuevsadeatadvasbenseve seoisineatassvedneyatysabsvarte st euseteutevensveusvetvesdenande 17 Figure 12 COMPUTER RS232 COMMECtON ccssccessssessscesstesnsecetsssencenensesensesssscesnsesetsceensessnscesnseseta
15. re and the LED s give you information about the state of charge and the data transfer mode Using the internal accumulator as an autonomous power supply you are very flexible in use even in outdoor operation Link GPS Plus Manager Collar Optional poe power supply External Power optional Data link COMor USB s n gt Figure 1 Block diagram for the connection of the Link Manager with the GPS Plus Collar and the PC Note The Link Manager contains a tilt switch to reset the battery protection circuit and to disconnect the internal battery from the electronics in case of malfunction see chapter 6 Battery Protection System of the Link Manager LM1 The Link Man ager will not work in the upside down position This design is the property of VECTRONIC Aerospace GmbH Unauthorised duplication or distribution to a third party is prohibited VECTRONIC Aerospace 7 22 LM1 User Manual_1_4 doc Project LM1 Link Manager FA Das om VECTRONIC Aerospace 4 gt 1 Power supply The Link Manager has an internal Li Ion accumulator as an autonomous power supply The Link Manager changes from standby to operation mode automatically when receiving com mands from the PC During standby the accumulator has a life cycle of about nine months During operation the Link Manager can also be supplied with power by an external power adapter that transforms an AC input voltage between 100 VAC and 250 VAC to a voltage of 12
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