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FIFOTRACK 3G VEHICLE GPS TRACKER

Model: A500

Version: V1.1

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A500 USER GUIDE

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Revision History

Version

Author

Revision Date

Description of change

V1.1

Cici Wu

Oct 15, 2016

Initial revision

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Related Files

Version

File

Remarks

V1.1

GPRS protocol between terminal
and server, command details of
GPRS/SMS/COM

V1.1

PC software tool for parameters
configuration

V1.1

How to install USB cable driver

V1.1

How to upgrade firmware

V1.2

How to use RFID Reader

V1.1

How to use iButton

V1.1

How to use digital temperature
sensor

V1.1

How to use camera

V1.1

How to use ultrasonic fuel sensor

V1.1

How to use fingerprint scanner

Download link: http://www.fifotrack.com/Support/Userguide/

Related Software

Version Software

Remarks

V1.0

Parameter configuration tool on PC

V1.11.0 <PL2303_Prolific_DriverInstaller>

Driver for USB cable

V1.0

< Firmware Upgrade Suite>

Tool for firmware upgrade

Download link: http://www.fifotrack.com/Support/Userguide/

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Contents

1 Product Overview ............................................................................................................................ 5

2 Product Functions ............................................................................................................................ 5

2.1 Tracking Functions .......................................................................................................................... 5

2.2 Alarms............................................................................................................................................. 5

2.3 Other Functions .............................................................................................................................. 6

3 Product and Accessories .................................................................................................................. 6

3.1 Standard Packing Box ..................................................................................................................... 6

3.2 Optional Accessories....................................................................................................................... 7

4 Product Appearance ........................................................................................................................ 7

5 PCBA Overview and Hardware Design ............................................................................................. 8

5.1 Hardware Design Highlight ............................................................................................................. 8

6 LED Light ......................................................................................................................................... 9

7 Specification .................................................................................................................................. 10

7.1 Basic Specification ........................................................................................................................ 10

7.2 Working Frequency....................................................................................................................... 10

8 First Use ........................................................................................................................................ 11

8.1 Charging ........................................................................................................................................ 11

8.2 Installing the SIM Card .................................................................................................................. 11

8.3 Installing GSM/GPS Antenna ........................................................................................................ 12

8.4 Tracking by Calling ........................................................................................................................ 12

8.5 SMS Reply Content Example ......................................................................................................... 13

8.6 Tracking by SMS Command - C01 ................................................................................................. 14

8.7 Configuration by PC ...................................................................................................................... 14

8.8 Platform Tracking .......................................................................................................................... 15

9 Device Installation ......................................................................................................................... 15

9.1 I/O Installation .............................................................................................................................. 15

9.2 Power/GND Cable ......................................................................................................................... 17

9.3 Positive/Negative Digital Input (IN1/IN2/IN3/IN4) ........................................................................ 18

9.4 Analog Input (AD) ......................................................................................................................... 18

9.5 Output control (OUT1/OUT2) ....................................................................................................... 19

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1 Product Overview

A500 is an advanced 3G model which is suitable for fleet management, public transportation

management, school bus management, taxi operation management, vehicle insurance company

management, rent car management and private car antitheft, etc.. A500 supports RS232 and 1-wire

protocol, this enables A500 to have powerful functions such as photographing, driver identification

and management, impulse detection and temperature monitoring.

Besides the advanced functions, A500 has full functions to cover the normal demands of vehicle

tracking. Not only fuel monitoring, harsh acceleration/braking alarm, driving behavior analysis, but

also has custom digital input, jamming detection, two-way calling and OTA function. A500 uses own

FIFOTRACK GPRS PROTOCOL which is simple and practical; this enables the customers to integrate on

their own platform efficiently.

2 Product Functions

2.1 Tracking Functions

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GPS+GSM Base Station Dual Tracking

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Real Time Tracking

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Time Interval Tracking

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Distance Tracking

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Direction Change Tracking

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Mobile Phone Tracking

2.2 Alarms

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SOS Alarm

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GPS Antenna Cut Alarm

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External Power Cut Alarm

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Engine/Door Status Alarm

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Maintenance remind

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GEO-Fence Alarm

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Speeding Alarm

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Idling Alarm

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Fatigue Driving Alarm

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Harsh Acceleration Alarm

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Harsh Braking Alarm

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Parking Overtime Alarm

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GPS Jamming Alarm

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GSM Jamming Alarm

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Internal Battery Low Alarm

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External Battery Low Alarm

2.3 Other Functions

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Stop Car Remotely

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8 MB Flash Memory

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Custom Digital Input

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OTA

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Uploading Mode Settings for ACC ON/ACC OFF

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Roaming Time Interval Setting

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Mileage And Running Time Settings

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Tacking picture via camera (Optional)

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Driver identification and management via RFID Reader, i-Button, fingerprint scanner (Optional)

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Fuel sensor (Optional)

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Temperature sensor (Optional)

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Voice monitoring (Optional)

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Two-way Calling(Optional)

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Impulse detection (Default speedometer detection)

3 Product and Accessories

3.1 Standard Packing Box

Main Unit

Wire

GPS Antenna

GSM Antenna

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3.2 Optional Accessories

USB Cable

Relay

Microphone

Speaker

AS10 Fuel Sensor

Calibrator

RFID reader

Tag

Camera

i-Button Reader

TUB01 ultrasonic fuel

sensor

LED for TUB01

Fingerprint

4 Product Appearance

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5 PCBA Overview and Hardware Design

5.1 Hardware Design Highlight

Protection for sudden-change of auto power supply:

When the vehicle starts or is running, the power

voltage will have a wave of change. Our product supports voltage 11V-36V. When the external power

supply is below 10.5V, with low voltage detection, it will be automatically cut. When external power

supply is over 36V or has high voltage peak, the product will trigger high-voltage protection through

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clamping, anti-pulse, and high voltage detection. This ensures the product to operate normally under

high voltage.

Auto power transient pulse:

When the vehicle starts or is running, it will generate high-voltage

transient pulse with a range of hundreds of volts. If the product’s circuit is not well designed, it is very

easy to get damaged, and can’t be used. Through multistage transient pulse protection and anti

high-voltage surge protection, the product’s power circuit is well protected, and it can operate stably.

Electromagnetic immunity:

When the vehicle starts, the clock, RF, display screen and USB are very

easy to be interfered by electric spark, which causes the product to operate unstably. Through PCB

layout and ground wire handling, the product can work stably under interfered environment.

Anti static:

The vehicle product’s working condition is complex. It is very easy to be influenced by

static, which causes damage to the product’s peripheral interfaces. Through ESD protection on circuit

and ground wire handling, the static in the range of 8KV-15KV won’t cause damage to product. This

ensures the product’s stability under complex working condition.

6 LED Light

GPS Light (

Green

)

Off

Power off or sleep

Flash 0.1s on and 3S off

GPS valid

Flash every 0.1s

GPS antenna cut

Flash 2s on and 2s off

No GPS signal

GPS module power problem

GSM Light (

Orange

)

Off

Power off or sleep

Flash 0.1s on and 3s off

GSM available

Flash every 0.1s

Device is initialing

Flash 2s on and 2s off

No GSM

External Power Light(

Red

)

Off

External power cut

Flash every 0.1s

External power low

External power normal

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7 Specification

7.1 Basic Specification

Item

Specification

Dimension

90*60*27mm

Weight

145g

GSM Module

Quectel UC15

GSM Frequency

Refer to chapter 7.2

GPS Module

U-blox7Q

Input Voltage

DC 11~36V/1.5A

Internal Battery

600mAh/3.7V

Power Consumption

30-65mA standby current

Internal Battery Life

100 hours in sleep mode, and 10 hours in normal working mode.

Operating Temperature -20

℃

~70

℃

Humidity

5%~95%

LED Light

3LED lights indicating GPS/GSM/External power status

Button/ Switch

1SOS Button, 1 power switch

Flash Memory

8MB(GPSR data 20400 units, SMS data 300 units)

Sensor

3D Accelerator sensor

GPS Sensitivity

-161dBm

GPS Start Speed

Cold start 35s
Hot start 1s

Position Accuracy

10m

I/O Port

4  digital input  -  1 negative input, 1 positive input, 2  custom input
(Default 1 positive input, 1 negative input )
2 analog input, voltage range:
  AD1 ~ 0~6V
  AD2 ~ 0~12V
2 output
1 RS232 port (camera/RFID reader/ultrasonic fuel sensor/fingerprint)
1-wire protocol (temperature sensor/i-Button)
1 Impulse detection (Default speedometer detection)
1 USB port

7.2 Working Frequency

UMTS Frequency/MHz

GSM Frequency/MHz

A500 Type

850

900

1900

2100

850

900

1800

1900

Type-A

■

Type-E

■

Type-T

■

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8 First Use

8.1 Charging

First time use A500, please connect positive wire(+ Red) and ground wire(-black) to 12V or 24V

external power supply, charging device for at least 2 hours, 3 hours is suggested. Before installation,

ensure all of the parameters setting and test are finished.

8.2 Installing the SIM Card

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Device supports 2G and 3G network.

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Ensure the SIM card has enough balance.

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Ensure PIN code has been closed.

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Authorization SOS numbers can’t work well if SIM card doesn’t have caller ID service. E.g.: device

can’t reply SMS to authorization SOS number because SIM card can’t identify incoming call.

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SIM card should have GPRS function for platform tracking.

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Turn off device before SIM card installation.

Screw off and open the front cover

Insert SIM card into SIM card slot

Make sure the chip is facing to PCB. Pay

attention to the cutaway angle

direction of SIM card.

Close front cover and lock the screw

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8.3 Installing GSM/GPS Antenna

Connect GSM Antenna to SMA connector with “GSM” silk. The GSM antenna’s signal is

omnidirectional, you can hide it anywhere that is far from the power supply.

Connect GPS Antenna to SMA connector with “GPS” silk. GPS antenna should face to the sky for

stronger GPS signal reception, and the silvery silk side should be downward. Fix GPS antenna with

double sided tapes for stable signal reception.

Don’t install the GPS antenna where shielded by metal. For example, inside a metal can.

8.4 Tracking by Calling

Call the SIM card number inside A500, you will get a SMS reply with Google map link. Click it for

specific map location.

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8.5 SMS Reply Content Example

2015-09-04 07:44:28, 0km/h, Disconnect, A, EXPW:ON,http://maps.google.com/maps

?f=q&hl=en&q=loc:22.546510,114.079403

SMS Reply Format:
Field

Detail

Remarks

2015-09-04 07:44:28 Date and time, format YYMMDD

hh:mm:ss

Date and time

0km/h

Speed is 0km/h

Speed

Disconnect

GPRS disconnect

GPRS connection status, ”Disconnect” or
“connect”.

GPS vaild

GPS Status

，

”A” means GPS valid, “V”

means GPS invalid.

EXPW:ON

External power on

External power status. “ON”  means
external power normal,  ”OFF” means
external power cut.

http://maps.google.c
om/maps
?f=q&hl=en&q=loc:2
2.546510,114.07940
3

Google map link, latitude in the
front of longitude after ”Loc”.
Unit degree
Latitude=22.546510°
Longitude=114.079403°

Google map link with latitude and
longitude, which can be opened directly
on smart phone.

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8.6 Tracking by SMS Command - C01

SMS Command

：

000000,C01

SMS Reply: Current location

Note

：

Default SMS password is “000000”, set new SMS password with B10 command.

Please refer to <FIFOTRACK COMMAND LIST>for more details.

8.7 Configuration by PC

fifotrack company provide <FIFOTRACK PARAMETER TOOL> for configuration. Please download USB

cable driver and install it before using parameter tool. Refer to <USB CABLE DRIVER INSTALLATION

GUIDE> if need.

Connect A500 to PC with USB cable. Run “fifotrack Parameter Tool” software which will identify port

automatically and read all of the current parameters.

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Please read <FIFOTRACK PARAMETER TOOL USER GUIDE> for more details.

8.8 Platform Tracking

You can use SMS commands B00, B01, B02, B03 to set server IP, port, APN and GPRS uploading

interval.

You can also set those parameters via parameter tool software on PC.

9 Device Installation

9.1 I/O Installation

I/O wire has 14 pins, including power, digital positive and negative input, output, analog input,

impulse detection and 1-wire protocol cables.

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VCC

IN2

IN4

OUT2

AD2

PLS

DC5V

GND

IN1

IN3

OUT1

AD1

iBtn

GND

I/O

Color

Function

VCC

Red

Positive power, connect to positive of vehicle battery, input voltage range

11-36V

GND

Black

GND, connect to negative of vehicle battery or the vehicle’s iron part.

IN2

White

Digital input2, positive input, default connect to ACC for status detection.

IN1

White

Digital input1, negative input (default SOS button)

IN4

White

Digital input4, custom input, default negative.

IN3

White

Digital input3, custom input, default positive.

OUT2

Yellow

Output2

Output active: low level (0V)

Output inactive: open drain (OD)

Max open-drain (inactive) voltage: 45V

Max current for output low voltage (valid): 500mA

OUT1

Yellow

Output1

Output active: low level (0V)

Output inactive: open drain (OD)

Max open-drain (inactive) voltage: 45V

Max current for output low voltage (valid): 500mA

AD2

Blue

12 bits analog input, supports voltage range 0-12V. Connect to external

sensor, e.g., fuel sensor.

AD1

Blue

12 bits analog input, supports voltage range 0-6V. Connect to external

sensor, e.g., fuel sensor.

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PLS

Brown

Impulse detection, 0~100kHz

GND

Black

1-wire protocol port for i-Button and temperature sensor

DC5V

Orange

iBtn

Purple

RS232|MIC|SPK Port

DC5V

MCU_RS232_TX

MIC+

SPK+

GND

MCU_RS232_RX

MIC-

SPK-

I/O

Function

DC5V

RS232 port for camera/RFID Reader/Ultrasonic fuel sensor/fingerprint

scanner or other RS232 interface devices.

GND

MCU_RS232_TX

MCU_RS232_RX

MIC+

Microphone port

MIC-

SPK+

Speaker port

SPK-

9.2 Power/GND Cable

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9.3 Positive/Negative Digital Input (IN1/IN2/IN3/IN4)

9.4 Analog Input (AD)

A500 supports 2 AD input, whose voltage range:

AD1: 0~6V

AD2: 0~12V

Calculation formula:

AD1 Voltage=(AD1)*3300*2/4096

AD2 Voltage=(AD2)*3300*62/(4096*15)

Note

：

Original AD value is in hexadecimal. Convert it to decimal first, and then use the formula.

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9.5 Output control (OUT1/OUT2)

Please e-mail us at info@fifotrack.com

if any question or feedback.