i50 Manual (5.10) Page 1 © 2015 Datalink Systems, Inc. www.datalinksystemsinc.com i50 Manual (5.10) (Last updated: Monday, 2 March 2015)

i50 Manual (5.10) Page 10 © 2015 Datalink Systems, Inc. www.datalinksystemsinc.com 4.3 Program Connector The i50 Program connector is used to updat

i50 Manual (5.10) Page 11 © 2015 Datalink Systems, Inc. www.datalinksystemsinc.com 4.4 LED Status Indicators The i50 has two light-emitting diodes

i50 Manual (5.10) Page 12 © 2015 Datalink Systems, Inc. www.datalinksystemsinc.com 4.5 COM Connectors The i50 has three external DB-9 serial connec

i50 Manual (5.10) Page 13 © 2015 Datalink Systems, Inc. www.datalinksystemsinc.com 4.5.3 COM2/COM3 COM2 and COM3 use male connectors, through which

i50 Manual (5.10) Page 14 © 2015 Datalink Systems, Inc. www.datalinksystemsinc.com 4.5.4 Using Program connector to access COM1 The Program RJ-45 c

i50 Manual (5.10) Page 15 © 2015 Datalink Systems, Inc. www.datalinksystemsinc.com 5.0 Installation The i50 is designed to be installed inside a ve

i50 Manual (5.10) Page 16 © 2015 Datalink Systems, Inc. www.datalinksystemsinc.com 5.5 Antennas Before turning the i50 on for the first time, ensur

i50 Manual (5.10) Page 17 © 2015 Datalink Systems, Inc. www.datalinksystemsinc.com 6.0 Operation 6.1 LEDs The i50’s LEDs will turn on briefly when

i50 Manual (5.10) Page 18 © 2015 Datalink Systems, Inc. www.datalinksystemsinc.com 6) Otherwise reset the timer and stay awake. When entering sle

i50 Manual (5.10) Page 19 © 2015 Datalink Systems, Inc. www.datalinksystemsinc.com 6.4 Engine Running State The i50 attempts to detect the vehicle

i50 Manual (5.10) Page 2 © 2015 Datalink Systems, Inc. www.datalinksystemsinc.com Contents 1.0 Safety Precautions ...

i50 Manual (5.10) Page 20 © 2015 Datalink Systems, Inc. www.datalinksystemsinc.com 6.7 Error Handling In the event of a firmware error, a watchdog

i50 Manual (5.10) Page 21 © 2015 Datalink Systems, Inc. www.datalinksystemsinc.com 7.0 Configuration Initial device settings can be configured usin

i50 Manual (5.10) Page 22 © 2015 Datalink Systems, Inc. www.datalinksystemsinc.com 7.2 Programming When the i50 Programmer starts for the first tim

i50 Manual (5.10) Page 23 © 2015 Datalink Systems, Inc. www.datalinksystemsinc.com Figure 4 – Editing Settings Settings can also be read from and

i50 Manual (5.10) Page 24 © 2015 Datalink Systems, Inc. www.datalinksystemsinc.com i50 settings are stored in non-volatile memory, so they will be

i50 Manual (5.10) Page 25 © 2015 Datalink Systems, Inc. www.datalinksystemsinc.com Sleep Mode Sleep Pin: Selects which pin (and polarity) will be

i50 Manual (5.10) Page 26 © 2015 Datalink Systems, Inc. www.datalinksystemsinc.com the city and highway thresholds, the current city/highway mode i

i50 Manual (5.10) Page 27 © 2015 Datalink Systems, Inc. www.datalinksystemsinc.com Use Accel to detect motion: If enabled, the unit will use g-for

i50 Manual (5.10) Page 28 © 2015 Datalink Systems, Inc. www.datalinksystemsinc.com Cell Buffer: Enable position buffering when using a cellular mo

i50 Manual (5.10) Page 29 © 2015 Datalink Systems, Inc. www.datalinksystemsinc.com GPRS Signal: Signal strength required before attempting to conn

i50 Manual (5.10) Page 3 © 2015 Datalink Systems, Inc. www.datalinksystemsinc.com 8.9 Alarm Interface ...

i50 Manual (5.10) Page 30 © 2015 Datalink Systems, Inc. www.datalinksystemsinc.com Wi-Fi/Dial-up Wi-Fi Ch: Wi-Fi channel in range 1 to 11. Wi-Fi

i50 Manual (5.10) Page 31 © 2015 Datalink Systems, Inc. www.datalinksystemsinc.com Transparent Data Transparent COM Speed: Transparent COM speed.

i50 Manual (5.10) Page 32 © 2015 Datalink Systems, Inc. www.datalinksystemsinc.com 7.2.3 Waypoints The i50 can store up to 200 circular waypoints i

i50 Manual (5.10) Page 33 © 2015 Datalink Systems, Inc. www.datalinksystemsinc.com 7.3 Device Info Device information is displayed in the Info fram

i50 Manual (5.10) Page 34 © 2015 Datalink Systems, Inc. www.datalinksystemsinc.com 7.4 Device Ports Window For testing or configuration purposes it

i50 Manual (5.10) Page 35 © 2015 Datalink Systems, Inc. www.datalinksystemsinc.com Note: to connect a PC to the COM2 or COM3 ports you will need a

i50 Manual (5.10) Page 36 © 2015 Datalink Systems, Inc. www.datalinksystemsinc.com 7.5 Test Window The Test window is accessed using the Test butto

i50 Manual (5.10) Page 37 © 2015 Datalink Systems, Inc. www.datalinksystemsinc.com 8.0 Port Assignment The i50 supports a wide variety of internal

i50 Manual (5.10) Page 38 © 2015 Datalink Systems, Inc. www.datalinksystemsinc.com connection), or from a DataHost client, to the network server. T

i50 Manual (5.10) Page 39 © 2015 Datalink Systems, Inc. www.datalinksystemsinc.com 8.11 Cellular (GPRS/CDMA) The unit supports several GPRS modems,

i50 Manual (5.10) Page 4 © 2015 Datalink Systems, Inc. www.datalinksystemsinc.com 1.0 Safety Precautions This product may contain one or more radio

i50 Manual (5.10) Page 40 © 2015 Datalink Systems, Inc. www.datalinksystemsinc.com 8.17 Messages A simple messaging interface is available for send

i50 Manual (5.10) Page 41 © 2015 Datalink Systems, Inc. www.datalinksystemsinc.com 9.0 Accelerometer An optional internal accelerometer is availabl

i50 Manual (5.10) Page 42 © 2015 Datalink Systems, Inc. www.datalinksystemsinc.com 9.1.1.1 Manual Calibration The i50 orientation can be programmed

i50 Manual (5.10) Page 43 © 2015 Datalink Systems, Inc. www.datalinksystemsinc.com 10.0 Dial-Up/Wi-Fi Interface A PC or other hardware can establis

i50 Manual (5.10) Page 44 © 2015 Datalink Systems, Inc. www.datalinksystemsinc.com 10.2 Wi-Fi Configuration Wi-Fi connections are made using an ad-

i50 Manual (5.10) Page 45 © 2015 Datalink Systems, Inc. www.datalinksystemsinc.com 10.3.3 Status/Messaging over UDP This feature operates like the

i50 Manual (5.10) Page 46 © 2015 Datalink Systems, Inc. www.datalinksystemsinc.com 11.0 Status/Messaging Protocol The i50 uses a basic protocol to

i50 Manual (5.10) Page 47 © 2015 Datalink Systems, Inc. www.datalinksystemsinc.com Where the parameters are: <MsgID> Message ID (0-1677721

i50 Manual (5.10) Page 48 © 2015 Datalink Systems, Inc. www.datalinksystemsinc.com Use the “Query status” command to check which network the i50 is

i50 Manual (5.10) Page 49 © 2015 Datalink Systems, Inc. www.datalinksystemsinc.com 11.3 File Transfer File transfer packets contain a single <Fi

i50 Manual (5.10) Page 5 © 2015 Datalink Systems, Inc. www.datalinksystemsinc.com 2.0 i50 Overview The i50 is Datalink’s intelligent asset tracking

i50 Manual (5.10) Page 50 © 2015 Datalink Systems, Inc. www.datalinksystemsinc.com 11.4 Status/Messaging Examples 1) Check status. i50 response sh

i50 Manual (5.10) Page 51 © 2015 Datalink Systems, Inc. www.datalinksystemsinc.com 12.0 Garmin Interface The i50 can talk to any Garmin terminal su

i50 Manual (5.10) Page 52 © 2015 Datalink Systems, Inc. www.datalinksystemsinc.com 13.0 I/O Configuration 13.1 Digital Inputs Digital Inputs can be

i50 Manual (5.10) Page 53 © 2015 Datalink Systems, Inc. www.datalinksystemsinc.com 13.4 Alarm Mode When an input is configured as an “Alert Input”,

i50 Manual (5.10) Page 54 © 2015 Datalink Systems, Inc. www.datalinksystemsinc.com 14.0 Firmware Updates The i50 firmware can be updated by connect

i50 Manual (5.10) Page 55 © 2015 Datalink Systems, Inc. www.datalinksystemsinc.com Figure 11 – RFU Communications Options Use the File/Load flash

i50 Manual (5.10) Page 56 © 2015 Datalink Systems, Inc. www.datalinksystemsinc.com 15.0 Programming Settings from DataGate The DataGate server can

i50 Manual (5.10) Page 57 © 2015 Datalink Systems, Inc. www.datalinksystemsinc.com ID Name Description Default 35 I_RFSPEED RF COM Speed. See note

i50 Manual (5.10) Page 58 © 2015 Datalink Systems, Inc. www.datalinksystemsinc.com ID Name Description Default 78 I_BUFFERRF Enable position buffer

i50 Manual (5.10) Page 59 © 2015 Datalink Systems, Inc. www.datalinksystemsinc.com ID Name Description Default 122 I_JOILPRESS J1708 Min oil pressu

i50 Manual (5.10) Page 6 © 2015 Datalink Systems, Inc. www.datalinksystemsinc.com 3.0 Specifications Size: 168 mm x 128 mm x 39 mm (L x W x H) (ex

i50 Manual (5.10) Page 60 © 2015 Datalink Systems, Inc. www.datalinksystemsinc.com ID Name Description Default 159 I_MAXCORNER Max allowed cornerin

i50 Manual (5.10) Page 61 © 2015 Datalink Systems, Inc. www.datalinksystemsinc.com Table 6 – Integer Settings COM Speed Values: 1=110, 2=300, 3=6

i50 Manual (5.10) Page 62 © 2015 Datalink Systems, Inc. www.datalinksystemsinc.com 16.0 Contact Information For further support, email: support@dat

i50 Manual (5.10) Page 63 © 2015 Datalink Systems, Inc. www.datalinksystemsinc.com 17.0 i50 Variants 17.1 i52 Marine This board uses two Molex conn

i50 Manual (5.10) Page 64 © 2015 Datalink Systems, Inc. www.datalinksystemsinc.com 17.2 i30 Compact The i30 has one onboard Picoflex header, which

i50 Manual (5.10) Page 65 © 2015 Datalink Systems, Inc. www.datalinksystemsinc.com 18.0 Troubleshooting 18.1 GPRS Modem Follow the procedure below

i50 Manual (5.10) Page 7 © 2015 Datalink Systems, Inc. www.datalinksystemsinc.com 4.0 Connections Figure 1 and Figure 2 show the front and back pan

i50 Manual (5.10) Page 8 © 2015 Datalink Systems, Inc. www.datalinksystemsinc.com 4.1 Power and I/O Connector Table 1 shows the pin assignment of t

i50 Manual (5.10) Page 9 © 2015 Datalink Systems, Inc. www.datalinksystemsinc.com