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ES710UserManual
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Contents
1Introduction..............................................................................................................................3
IDandToolingDesign........................................................................................................................4
2HardwareDesign.......................................................................................................................5
2.1BasicHardware..................................................................................................................5
2.2BasicRFPerformance........................................................................................................6
2.3CertificationandSafety.....................................................................................................9
3SoftwareFeatures...................................................................................................................10
3.1BasicSoftware.................................................................................................................10
3.2RemoteUpdate...............................................................................................................10
3.2.1AutoExecute...........................................................................................................10
3.3PowerModes..................................................................................................................10
3.4ATCommand...................................................................................................................11
3.5Report..............................................................................................................................11
3.6Reset................................................................................................................................12
3.6.1ContextPreservation...............................................................................................12
3.7StartupBanner................................................................................................................12
4TestMethod............................................................................................................................13
4.1Hardware.........................................................................................................................13
4.2SoftwareTest...................................................................................................................13

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1 Introduction
TheES710isaself‐containedvehicletrackingdevicethatcombinesGPSlocationwithCDMA
connectivity.
Logically,theIONappearstoauseroraserverapplicationasasingleendpointdevice.Itcan
bequeried,updatedandconfiguredeitherthroughaserialconnection,oranovertheair
CDMAIPconnection,orthroughSMSmessaging.TheES710presentsitselfoverthese
connectionsasanenhancedcellularmodemwithattachedfunctionalelements.These
elementsinclude:
GPSlocationengine
2Genera lPurposeBidirectionalI/O(GPIO)pins
1Relaydrivepinoutput
SerialUARTport
Inputvoltagemonitor (optional)
Timers
Watchdoglockupprotection (Dedicatedwatchdogcircuitisoptional)
Factoryl oadoptionformotiondetection
AccesstotheseelementsandgeneralpurposeinterfacesisdonethroughanextendedAT
commandsetasdefinedherein.
Application scene:
ThisproductwillbedesignedbasedontheVIACBP8.2CDMA1X800M&1900MBaseband
chipset,whichincludesGPSfunctionality,ARMCPUandCDMAprotocol.Thisbaseband
externalconnection64Mbserialflash,CDMA800M/1900M/GPSRFTransceiver,andRF
Frontendcircuit.
Thedevicewilluseonedualbandantenna(CDMA800&CDMA1900)andonededicateGPS
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ID and Tooling Design
Thehousingwillbeprovidedbycustomer.Theproductappearance is shown as follows:
ItemDefinition
Dimension83(L)*44(W)*17.7(H)mm
Weight/
FCCID:YR8ES710

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2 Hardware Design
2.1 Basic Hardware
ItemsRequirement
BasebandChipsetVIACBP8.2C
RFTransceiverFCI7790
MemorySerialFlash64Mb
PSRAM128Mb
AirInterfaceCDMA20001x,GPS
FrequencyCDMA20001x:800MHz,1900MHz
AntennaInternalAntenna(800M&1900M)
GPSAntennaDedicatehighperformanceceramicantenna
UIMrequirementNo‐UIMmode,UIMcardconnectoroptional
BatteryMonitorinternalanaloginputscaled
BuildinbatterymanagerSupported
DedicateTimersNo
WatchdogSupported(DedicateWatchdogisOptional)
MotionDetectOptional(GPS/Sensor)
LED2LEDSupported
2LEDs(oneisRED,oneisGreen)
PowerConsumption< 5Watts
TheES710providessupportforspecializedhardwarefeaturesthroughextendedAT
commands.Thefeaturessupportedincludethefollowing.
GPS
ThemajorfunctionalityoftheGPSmoduleistocomputethecorrelationresultsbetweenthe
incomingsignalandtheselectedPRNcodebasedoncertainCarrierDopplerFrequency,Code
DopplerFrequency,codephase,carrierphase,andtheparticularsatellitethemoduleis
trackingoracquiring.
GPIO
TwoGPIOpins,GP1andGP2,arepresentedtotheexternalenvironmentonthemain
connector.Theyaregeneralpurposebidirectionallinescapableofprovidingsystem
interruptstogenerateareportordrivelogiclevelstoexternaldevices.Theselinesare2.8V
logiclevelandare15Vtolerant.Thesepinsdefaulttoinput.GP1ispulleddownrepresenting
0whendisconnected;GP2ispulleduprepresentinglogical1whendisconnected.They
shouldbeassertedtoaknownvalueifused.GP1isintendedtouseforIgnitionSensing.
LED’s
TwoLEDstatusindicatorsareprovidedtoverifycorrectinstallationandoperation.The
statusLEDsarecolorcodedanddirectlyconveythestatusoftheCDMAandGPSsubsystems
asdescribedinthetablebelow.Theirvalidoperationalsoindicatesoperationalstatusand
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LED Function Status
Red GPS On:GPSsatellitesacquiredand
Locked
FlashSlow:GPSsatellitesearchis
inprogress
Off:NopowerorGPSsubsystem
fault
Green CDMA/CDMAConnection On:IndicatesCDMAconnectionis
made
FlashSlow:CDMAsubsystem
initializedbutnoconnection
FlashFast:CDMAinitializationin
process
Off:NopowerorCDMA
subsystemfault
TheIONprovidesusercontrolallowingtheLEDstobeextinguishedonceinstallationis
verified.ThisfeaturereducespowerandfurtherconcealstheIONTrackerfromuntrained
partieswishingtodefeatitsoperation.
RelayDriver
A500mAsinkcapableoutputpinisprovided.Thispinismeanttodrivearelaycoilindented
tointerruptthestartersolenoidrelayfortheignitioncircuittoacar.
BatteryMonitor
ThebatterymonitorisinternalanaloginputscaledsuchthattheDCvalueofthepowerinput
pintotheIONsystemismeasured.Thisvalueisscaledtospanthemostsignificant8bitsof
theA/Dandconsequentlycoversascalefrom0to25.5Volts.
Timers
TimersresidentontheCDMAbasebandchipgenerateperiodicinterruptsforpowerdown
wakeup,watchdogsupport,reportgenerationandothertimerrelatedfunctions.Report
timersaresupportedbyrelatedATcommandandcausegenerationofperiodicreports.
Watchdog
CBP8.2chipsetprovideinternalsoftwareWatchdog,andaphysicallydedicateWatchdog
circuitrequirementisoptional.
MotionDetect
Afactorypopulatesoptionformotiondetectorisprovided.Ifpopulatedatthetimethe
ES710ismanufactured,thisoptionwillworkwithfirmwarepowerdownoptionstokeepthe
ES710inaverylowpowerdownstateuntilmotionisdetected.Uponwakening,areportcan
thenbegenerated.
2.2 Basic RF Performance
ItemsRequirementsRemark
TRPfreespace>=20dBmTRPfreespace
TISfreespace<=‐104dBmTISfreespace
Antennaloss<=‐3dBTRP‐TXPowerConducted

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AntennaLoss<=‐3dBRXreceivesensitivityconducted–
TIS
BoardRFSpecification
CellularBandRX
Frequencyrange869MHz~894MHz
Sensitivity‐108dBm(FER≤0.5%)
Dynamicrange‐25~‐108dBm(FER≤0.5%)
SingletoneDesensitization‐102.4dBm(FER≤1%,‐30dBm@±900KHz)
IntermediationSpurious
ResponseAttenuation
‐102.4dBm(FER≤1%,‐43dBm@±900KHz/±1700KHz)
‐91.4dBm(FER≤1%,‐32dBm@±900KHz/±1700KHz)
‐80.4dBm(FER≤1%,‐21dBm@±900KHz/±1700KHz)
ConductedSpurious
Emission
<‐76dBm/1MHz(RXband)
<‐61dBm/1MHz(TXband)
<‐47dBm/30KHz(otherfrequency)
CellularBandTX
Frequencyrange824MHz~849MHz
MaximumFrequencyerror±300KHz
Maximumoutputpower25dBm
Minimumcontrolledoutput
power
<‐50dBm
Standbyoutputpower<‐61dBm
Codedomainpower
Thecodedomainpowerineachinactivecodechannel
shallbe23dBormorebelowthetotaloutputpower
measuredonboththeIandQdatachannelcombined.
Timereference±1.0uS
Waveformquality>0.944
Rangeofopenloopoutput
power
(test1:-25dBm/1.23MHz)-47.7±9.5dBm
(test2:-60dBm/1.23MHz)-7.7±9.5dBm
(test3:-93.5dBm/1.23MHz)20.3±9.5dBm
Conductedspuriousemission
‐42dBc/30Khzor‐54dBm/1.23MHz
(|Δf|:1.25MHz~1.98MHz)
‐50dBc/30Khzor‐54dBm/1.23MHz
(|Δf|:1.98MHz~4.00MHz)
<‐36dBm/1kHz
(|Δf|>4MHz,9KHz<f<150KHz,)
<‐36dBm/10kHz
(|Δf|>4MHz,150kHz<f<30MHz,)
<‐36dBm/100kHz
(|Δf|>4MHz,30MHz<f<1GHz)
<‐30dBm/1MHz
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PCSBandRX
Frequencyrange1930MHz~1990MHz
Sensitivity‐108dBm(FER≤0.5%)
Dynamicrange‐25~‐108dBm(FER≤0.5%)
SingletoneDesensitization‐102.4dBm(FER≤1%,‐40dBm@±1250KHz)
IntermediationSpurious
ResponseAttenuation
‐102.4dBm(FER≤1%,‐43dBm@±1250KHz/±2050KHz)
ConductedSpurious
Emission
<‐76dBm/1MHz(RXband)
<‐61dBm/1MHz(TXband)
<‐47dBm/30KHz(otherfrequency)
PCSBandTX
Frequencyrange1850MHz~1910MHz
MaximumFrequencyerror±150KHz
Maximumoutputpower24dBm
Minimumcontrolledoutput
power
<‐50dBm
Standbyoutputpower<‐61dBm
Codedomainpower
Thecodedomainpowerineachinactivecodechannel
shallbe23dBormorebelowthetotaloutputpower
measuredonboththeIandQdatachannelcombined.
Timereference±1.0uS
Waveformquality>0.944
Rangeofopenloopoutput
power
(test1:‐25dBm/1.23MHz)‐50.7±9.5dBm
Conductedspuriousemission
(test2:‐60dBm/1.23MHz)‐10.7±9.5dBm
(test3:‐91.3dBm/1.23MHz)20.3±9.5dBm
‐42dBc/30Khzor‐54dBm/1.23MHz
(|Δf|:885KHz~1.98MHz)
‐54dBc/30Khzor‐54dBm/1.23MHz(|Δf|:
1.98MHz~4.00MHz)
<‐36dBm/1kHz(|Δf|>4MHz,9KHz<f<150KHz)
<‐36dBm/10kHz(|Δf|>4MHz,150kHz<f<30MHz)
<‐36dBm/100kHz(|Δf|>4MHz,30MHz<f<1GHz)
<‐30dBm/1MHz(|Δf|>4MHz,1GHz<f<12.75GHz)
GPS
AGPSSupport
Embedded AGPS software supporting an internal GPS
subsystem solution
E911FCCmandatedphase1andphase2(optional1)
FrequencySupportL1-band (1.57542GHz)
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Sensitivity
Sensitivity (UHIS):
Tracking: -156dBm
Reacquisition: -153dBm
Acquisition: -144dBm
TrackingTimeRequirement
Acquisition time:
Hot: <2s
Warm: <30s
Cold: <60s
Reacquisition: 2s - 10s Depends on signal level
2.3 Certification and Safety
ItemsRequirement
DropDesign1.2meter6directionstandarddroptest
TemperatureRange‐40to85°COperation
‐50to+100°CStorage
Humidity:20%to90%Operation
10%to95%Storage
Altitude:‐500to+18,000m
VehicleISOTestISO+7637‐2‐2004;ISO+7637‐3‐2007;ISO_10605‐2008;
ISO+16750‐2‐2010
FCCCertificationFCC47CFRPart22andPart24
SafetyULListing
OthersOperatorRequirementIndustryCanada/AT&T(optional)
ESDRequirement15KVnon‐conductive

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3 Software Features
3.1 Basic Software
ItemsRequirement
AirInterfaceCDMA20001x800/1900MHz;GPS
1xData Supported
IPStackIpv4/IPV6
UpgradeMethodRemoteupdate /PCtool
RUIMOptional
CompatiblewithNone‐RUIMSupported
RemoteUpdateSupported
PowerModesSupported
ATCommandSupported
ReportSupported;3000records
DriverGPIO,LED,GPS,UART
GPIOsInterruptforDoorOpenDetect,Ignition
Status
LEDsGPSStatus,CDMAStatus
WatchDogSupported(CBP8.2integrated)
ResetSoftreset
StartupBannerSupported
3.2 Remote Update
TheES710supportsOTAfieldupgradesoftheES710residentapplication.Anovertheair
TFTP(TrivialFileTransferProtocol)connectionismadeoveraUDP/IPconnection.A
replacementfileisthentransferredfromaservertotheES710andthatfilereplacesthe
previousapplicationimage.
3.2.1 Auto Execute
TheAutoExecuteUtilitycopiesthecontentsoffilesystem.exfintosystemexecutableRAM
andexecutesitfromthere.Thisfileisthefactorydefaultapplication.Anotherfilenamed
custom.exfcanbeloadedintothefilesystem.
AutoExecutewilllookfirstforafilenamedupdate.exfandloadandexecutethatinplaceof
custom.exfifitexists.Ifupdate.exfexecutessuccessfully,thepreviouscopyofcustom.exfis
deletedfromthefilesystemandupdate.exfisrenamedtocustom.exf.
3.3 Power Modes
TheES710devicesupportsseveralpowermodesthataresetbythepowermodecommand.
Infullpowermodethecellularsubsystemwillmaintainapersistentcellularconnection
wheneverserviceisavailableaswellasanIPconnectionwhereavailable.
Anyhardwareorsoftwareresetwillinterruptanypowermodeandreturnthedevicetofull
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Powercycle
Watchdogtimeout
Resetcommand
CDMAphonecallreset
SMSorUARTpowermodecommand
Motiondetect(ifdetectorinstalledandenabled)
Wheninapowerdownmode,thefollowingresourceswillcauseinterruptsthatwillwake
theES710andcauseittoattemptcompletethefunctionassociatedwiththeinterrupt.
Simultaneousinterruptswillcausesequentialcompletionofeachassociatedfunction.These
interruptsinclude:
Reporttimer
GPIOchange
Batterythreshold
Heartbeat
Watchdog
Power ‐up
Therelatedinterruptfunctionwillbeattemptedforatotaldurationsettheassociated
parameterinthepowermodecommand.
3.4 AT Command
ES710commandsareATextensionsspecifictoES710devices.Theyarecloselybasedon
commandsthatareassimilaraspossibletootherindustrycommondevicesandare
essentiallysubsetsofstandardIONcommands.CommoncommandsusedwithCDMA
modemssupportingIPconnectivityarenotincludedwithintheES710commandset
extensions.Thesecommandsareleftintheirnativestructure,asdefinedbytherespective
basebandCDMAchipsupplierwhichproductalreadyinuse.
3.5 Report
TheES710capturesdataandformsareportrecordwiththatdata.Thisisasingledata
structureintendedtocontainallofthetypicallyusefuldataontheTALONCV001.Other
informationcanbequeriedseparatelyusingseparateATcommands.
ReportsarealwaysgeneratedbyinterruptsregardlessofwhetherornotthereisaGPSlock.
Ifnolockhaseverbeenattainedsincehardwarereset,defaultvaluesof0arereturnedfor
allGPSfields.Ifalockhasbeenattainedandlost,thereportwillcontainthelastvalidGPS
dataincludingthetimestampofthatdata.
BaseRequirements:
1. Areportisgeneratedinresponsetoeitheraninterrupteventorinresponseto
executionofassociatedATcommandsexplicitlyrequestingone.
2. GPScoordinatesarestoredinreportsassignedhexvaluestosavespace.
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andremovedbeforeitistransmitted.
4. Everyreporthasatagandeachenabledinterruptoreventgeneratesaseparate
report.Thereporttagsindicatethecauseofthegeneratedreport,whichcanbean
interrupt,aneventorinresponsetoacommand.
3.6 Reset
Thereisaninternalsoftreset.
3.6.1 Context Preservation
WhenaresetiscausedbytheNetworkWatchdogorbytheResetcommand(modes0,1),
thecontextofthesystemisbeingpreservedandisrestoredafterthereset.Thecontext
includesalltheperiodictimers,thereportqueue,theodometer,etc.Thisallowstoresetthe
unitasatroubleshootingmeasureeitherperiodicallyorduetoNetworkWatchdogwithout
losingreportsthatarealreadyinthequeueorarependingonrunningtimers.Notethatthe
resetprocessmaycause1‐2minofinaccuracyinthetimersandshouldnotbeconsideredas
veryprecise.
Modes8/9oftheIONRScommandperformsoftandhardresetrespectivelywithout
preservinganycontext.Factoryreset(IONFR)alsodoesnotpreserveanycontextofthe
system.
3.7 Startup Banner
AfteraresetastartupbannerisprintedthroughtheUARTonly.Theformatandcontentof
thebannershownbelow:
FW:<firmware version>; BIN:<bin version>; MEID/ESN:<MEID/ESN>
APN1:<apn1 name>; IP:<IP>:<port>;LPORT:<lport>
RI:<s,v,t>; DTE:<t1,t2,t3>; DI:<t>; HB:<t>; NR:<t,c,r>; RS:<a,t,r>

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4 Test Method
4.1 Hardware
TestItemDescription
BasebandFunctionTest• PowerInputTest
• PowerConsumptionandCurrentTest
• HeatDissipationTest
• UARTStabilityTest
• GPIOLevelTest
• LEDStabilityTest
• DropDownTest
• ESDTest
• High/LowTemperatureTest
• HumidityTest
RFTest• RFPerformanceTest
• GPSPerformanceTest
• AntennaPerformanceTest
4.2 Software Test
TestEnvironmentConstruct
messageTestenvironment
1.usbdongleandPCasmessageserver
2.sendmessagetoES710
UDPTestenvironment
1.connectdongletoPCandcreatedialupasipserver
UARTTestenvironment
1.connectES710topcwithcomserialcable
2.openTerm inaltoolandsendatcommand
3.reponsecanbeshownatterminalwindow

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5 FCC Regulations:
Thisdevicecomplieswithpart15oftheFCCRules.Operationissubjecttothe
followingtwoconditions:(1)Thisdevicemaynotcauseharmfulinterference,
and(2)thisdevicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived,includinginterference
thatmaycauseundesiredoperation.
ThisequipmenthasbeentestedandfoundtocomplywiththelimitsforaClassB
digitaldevice,pursuanttopart15oftheFCCRules.Theselimitsaredesignedto
providereasonableprotectionagainstharmfulinterferenceinaresidential
installation.Thisequipmentgenerates,usesandcanradiateradiofrequency
energyand,ifnotinstalledandusedinaccordancewiththeinstructions,may
causeharmfulinterferencetoradiocommunications.However,thereisno
guaranteethatinterferencewillnotoccurinaparticularinstallation.Ifthis
equipmentdoescauseharmfulinterferencetoradioortelevisionreception,
whichcanbedeterminedbyturningtheequipmentoffandon,theuseris
encouragedtotrytocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormoreofthefollowing
measures:
—Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.
—Increasetheseparationbetweentheequipmentandreceiver.
—Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletonacircuitdifferentfromthattowhich
thereceiverisconnected.
—Consultthedealeroranexperiencedradio/TVtechnicianforhelp.
Caution:
Changesormodificationsnotexpresslyapprovedbythemanufacturercouldvoidthe
user’sauthoritytooperatetheequipment.
Thedevisecannotbeusedwithin20cmofanypersonsandmustnotbeco‐located
within20cmofothertransmitterantennas.