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ST410G
Operation Manual
For Retail Device
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Table of Contents
Revision History..................................................................................................................................... 3
1. Introduction ........................................................................................................................................ 4
2. Main Characteristics .......................................................................................................................... 4
3. Operating Modes................................................................................................................................ 5
3-1. Installation Mode ......................................................................................................................... 5
3-2. Normal Mode ................................................................................................................................ 5
3-3. Emergency Mode ......................................................................................................................... 5
3-5. Presence Check Function ........................................................................................................... 6
4. How to set various parameters to configure device ........................................................................ 7
4-1. Networking Parameters ............................................................................................................... 7
4-2. Timing Parameters ...................................................................................................................... 8
4-3. New Parameters ........................................................................................................................... 9
BS_RPT ............................................................................................................................................. 10
4-4. Customer Code Parameter........................................................................................................ 11
4-5. Presence Function Parameters ................................................................................................ 11
4-6. Stored Device List Parameters for Presence Function ........................................................... 11
4-7. Parameters of GPS Position ..................................................................................................... 12
5. Commands made by server to device ............................................................................................ 13
5-1. Requesting Status ..................................................................................................................... 13
5-2. Re-setting ................................................................................................................................... 13
5-3. Pre-setting .................................................................................................................................. 13
5-4. Requesting IMSI ......................................................................................................................... 14
5-5. Requesting ICCID ...................................................................................................................... 14
5-6. Requesting Version ................................................................................................................... 14
5-7 Command for Starting Emergency Mode .................................................................................. 14
5-8 Command for Stopping Emergency Mode ................................................................................ 15
5-9 Command for Erase all the un-sent reports.............................................................................. 15
5-10 Command for Requesting Version of MCU ............................................................................. 15
5-11. Start Collaborative Network for EMG MODE .......................................................................... 15
5-12. Stop Collaborative Network for EMG MODE .......................................................................... 16
6. Report ............................................................................................................................................... 16
6-1. Reporting to server.................................................................................................................... 16
6-2. Reporting ALERT to server ....................................................................................................... 18
7. LED ................................................................................................................................................... 20
7-1. Three-Color LED for Back-up Battery ...................................................................................... 20
7-2. Blue LED for GPRS .................................................................................................................... 20
7-3. Red LED for GPS ....................................................................................................................... 21
8. Charging ........................................................................................................................................... 22
9. JAM_DELAY ..................................................................................................................................... 22
REVISION HISTORY
Rev.
No.
Date Contents of Revision FW Ver Author
1.00 2018-03-12 Draft JH KIM
1.01 2018-03-16 New fields are moved to the end of the STT report. 401.02 JH KIM
Added parameters for GPS position.
1.02 2018-07-02 Adjustments for Collaborative Network 403.02 ARBarbosa
1.02.1 2019-02-14 Removed descriptions related to presence MTK MCU ARBarbosa
function, KEEP_ON_JAM and JAM_DELAY,
adding the information that it is not available ST410G 419 9V
for use ST410 418 9V
1. Introduction
The ST410 (i.e: the “Box Tracker”) is a tracking “device” to recover expensive merchandises which are packed
mainly with cartoon boxes and might be stolen while those merchandises are being transported from the packing
site to the destination(s).
The device (‘ST410’) transmits GSM information to its server and transmits its device ID (Identification number) via
RF (radio frequency) signal (433.0 up to 434.9 MHz – steps of 100kHz) to its sniffer (i.e. “ST480”) so that its
sniffer(s) can find its location after analyzing strength of the RF signal and recognizing the shooting location of the
RF signal.
2. Main Characteristics
The device (‘ST410’) has main characteristics as described in the following table:
Items Function Description Remarks
Switch Turn On or Off the power.
ST420 does not have Switch. Instead it can be turned ON
or OFF using magnet. (configurable)
GSM - Support AT Commands Refer to
- Possible to recognize GSM information (Cell ID, etc. ) MTK AT commands
GPRS - TCP Protocol
- Report GSM information to the server
GPS - Media Tek
RF - RF Configuration
Base Frequency :
433.0 up to 434.9 MHz for emergency/position.
Frequency for commands is automatically selected.
Modulation : OOK
- Possible to Turn On/Off RF by RF command, GPRS
command, Opening box, jamming ON.
- Possible to Turn Off RF by RF command, GPRS
command and jamming OFF.
- Transmit 9-digits of serial number.
LED Indicates status of GSM connection and battery charging See item 7
Power Switch Turn On/Off the main power supply.(configurable)
Power Saving Turn off GSM power. Wake-up by RTC
MCU operates in Low Power mode
Charging - Recognize Charger Connection / Disconnection
- Recognize Battery Connection / Disconnection
- Check Battery Error
- MTK Li-ion Charging Algorithm
- While charging, GPRS does not work.
3. Operating Modes
- When setting cable is unplugged after completing parameter-setting, the device changed to Normal Mode: GSM
is turned off and RF is ready to receive
- Wakeup and Sleep are repeatedly done if ‘T3’ is greater than 3 minutes.
- In the mode of ‘Wake-up’, device is waken up at an interval of ‘T3’ and sends ‘Status Report’ as soon as possible
(See Timing Parameters.).
- Several seconds later after reporting ‘Status Report’ is completed, the device starts getting into the mode of
‘Sleep’. You can change this timeout by T8 field in Timing Parameters.
- If GPS is not fixed for more than predefined time, the device sends ‘Status Report’ without fixed position.
- If GPRS connection fails for more than 5 minutes, the device starts getting into the mode of ‘Sleep’
- If GPRS Network is not available during 2 minutes, the device goes to the mode of ‘Sleep’
- Device does not ‘Sleep’ when the charger or setting cable is connected.
The latest mode is saved in the memory and recovered when the device reboots.
After you connect charger or setting cable, it is changed to Installation Mode.
3-5. Presence Check Function (NOT AVAILABLE FOR USE. UNDER DEVELOPMENT.)
Before a device starts being operated, its parameters should be set first. This chapter shows how the string is sent
to the device.
The following table shows how and what parameters are required to be set so that the device can be connected
with network. As shown in the bottom part of this table, an ‘<Example>’ of ‘[command]’ and ‘[response]’are made in
string respectively when the configuration for the networking is completed.
Field Marks Value Meaning
HDR “ST410NTW” Command type of Header
DEV_ID 9 char Device ID
VER 02 Protocol Version
AUTH ‘0’ / ‘1’ / ‘A’ GPRS authentication
<Note>
** If network does not require User ID and Password, these fields should remain empty.
** In Normal Mode, the device starts getting into the mode of ‘Sleep’ if GPRS connection is failed to
more than 3 minutes. So switching to backup server when main server is not available is impossible in
Normal Mode
If you set the device to ‘Automatic GPRS Set’, the device will automatically set the parameters for
GPRS with the data available on the inserted SIM card.
For instance, if Airtel SIM is inserted, the device will set ‘AUTH’ to ‘0’, ‘APN’ to ‘airtelgprs.com’,
‘USER_ID and USER_PWD’ to empty respectively.
And then, the device reports response string after adding real GPRS parameters, if ‘Automatic GPRS
Set’ is selected.
Device (ST410) responds to the command(s) of its server with the relevant report or makes a response periodically
at a time interval that has already been pre-defined by user. The following table shows how to set those parameters.
Range: 0 ~ 60 s,
Default: 10
Range: 0 ~ 60000 ms
Default: 300
T4 String Sec Time interval that is needed to send the data via RF
in Emergency Mode
Range: 1 ~ 60 s
Default: 2
Range: 0 ~ 15,
Default: 1
Default: 15
T7 String Milisec Time duration that is needed to keep the RF Rx
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Range: 0 ~ 60000 ms
Default: 300
T8 String Sec Delay for entering Sleep Mode after sending the last
message to server (T3 and/or T6 must be more than
3 minutes)
Range: 5 ~ 60
Default: 5
Example:
ST410TIM;807024363;02;10;300;1;2;1;1;300;5;0;;;;;
ST410TIM;Res;807024363;505;10;300;1;2;1;1;300;5;0;;;;;
0 = Disable
1 = Enable and device is changed to Emergency
when jammer is detected.
2 = Enable and device sends Alert report when
jammer is detected.
package is opened
0 = Disable
1 = Enable and device is changed to Emergency
when carton box is opened.
2 = Enable and device sends Alert report when
carton box is opened
PWR_OFF 0 or 1 Parameter which will decide to turn off the switch or
not to turn off the switch when location of the power
switch is moved to OFF
Example:
ST400NPT;807024363;02;0;2;0;25;7;1;1;;;;;
ST400NPT;Res;807024363;505;0;2;0;25;7;1;1;;;;;
<Note>
Channels / Frequency Allocation
Channel Frequency(MHz) Channel Frequency(MHz)
1 433.0 11 434.0
2 433.1 12 434.1
3 433.2 13 434.2
4 433.3 14 434.3
5 433.4 15 434.4
6 433.5 16 434.5
7 433.6 17 434.6
8 433.7 18 434.7
9 433.8 19 434.8
10 434.9 20 434.9
4-5. Presence Function Parameters (Not available for use. Under development)
4-6. Stored Device List Parameters for Presence Function (Not available for use. Under development)
Default: 7
X – Means GPS informantion Disabled
O – Means GPS information Enabled
Once this command is made, some interactions will be made between the server and the device as described in
the ‘Meaning’ section of the table below.
This command is made by the server if the server requests its device to send the current ‘Status’ string of the
device promptly.
[command] ST410CMD;600555555;02;StatusReq
[response] ST410STT;600555555;405;01;79;450;00;-92;20;1;0;0;0;0;0;0;0;0;0;0;0;0;0;0;0;0;0;0;0;0
;0;0;0;0;0;0;0;0;0;0;0;0;0;0;0;0;3.8;1;6;0003;1
5-2. Re-setting
Once this command is made, some interactions will be made between the server and the device as described in
the ‘Meaning’ section of the table below.
<Example>
[command] ST410CMD;600555555;02;Reset
[response] ST410CMD;Res;600555555;010;Reset
5-3. Pre-setting
This command is made by the server to the device if the server requests its device to send information about the
parameter.
This command is made by the server to the device if the server requests its device to send “IMSI” of the SIM card.
This command is made by the server to the device if the server requests its device to send “ICCID” (Integrated
Circuit Card Identifier) of the SIM card.
[command] ST410CMD;600555555;02;ReqICCID
[response] ST410CMD;Res;600555555;010;ReqICCID;89550230000084256668
This command is made by the server to the device if the server requests its device to send information about the
version of the device to itself.
[command] ST410CMD;600555555;02;ReqVer
[response] ST401CMD;Res;600555555;310;ReqVer;ST410RT(M001)_SUNTECHBR_STADV_310
This command is made by the server to the device to start emergency mode immediately
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[Command] ST410CMD;600555555;02;StartEmg
[response] ST410CMD;Res;600555555;010;StartEmg
This command is made by the server to the device in order to stop emergency mode immediately.
[Command] ST410CMD;600555555;02;StopEmg
[response] ST410CMD;Res;600555555;010;StopEmg
This command is made by the server to the device in order to erase all the un-sent reports.
[Command] ST410CMD;600555555;02;EraseAll
[response] ST410CMD;Res;600555555;412;EraseAll
This command is made by the server to the device in order to request version of MCU.
[Command] ST410CMD;600555555;02;ReqMcuVer
[response] ST410CMD;Res;205999999;414;ReqMcuVer;STM8L151C8_001
The parameter “COL_NET_RF_CH” on STT/ALT messages, shows when this command is enabled.
This command does not work if device is already in ERB MODE and Collaborative Network.
The parameter “COL_NET_RF_CH” on STT/ALT messages, shows when this command is disabled.
6. Report
The device reports GSM information to its server at an interval, every “REPORT_INTRV” in Idle Mode. In
Emergency Mode, the device also reports GSM information to its server every EMG_INTRV and transmits RF
signal every RF_INTRV.
ST410STT;205111113;402;01;79;450;00;-413;20;1;0;000;00;0;0;0;0;000;00;0;0;0;0;000;00;0;0;0;
0;000;00;0;0;0;0;000;00;0;0;0;0;000;00;0;0;0;4.20;1;0007;1;105;20180702;19:10:33;-22.847596;-
047.083121;000.241;004.78;6;1
The device reports ALERT including GSM information to its server when it received ‘Emergency’ or ‘Position’
message from any other RF device.
ST410ALT;007996020;403.02;01;4411;724;5;-76;519;9;28611;724;5;519;0;0;21611;724;5;519;0;0;0;0;0;0;
0;0;0;0;0;0;0;0;0;0;0;0;0;0;0;0;0;0;0;0;3.79;1;2;017;000000000;-255;20180627;14:51:19;-22.847569;-
047.083202;000.204;169.02;6;1
Field “SERIAL_NO” and “RSSI” are added only for alert ID 4 and 5
7. LED
Depending upon voltage level of its back-up battery, the ST410 has 3 color of LEDs to indicate status of its back-up
battery level as shown in the following table:
This LED is blinking or lighting only when charger is connected.
It is not turned on when setting cable is connected.
<Probable Causes>
1. Server or network parameter is wrong.
2. Server is closed.
3. Temporary network barrier
GPRS Com. Error 3
<Probable Causes>
1. Network parameter is wrong.
2. SIM is blocked about GPRS using.
3. Temporary network barrier
4. Weak GPRS signal
5. GPRS antenna connection is not firm.
No Network 4
<Probable Causes>
1. GPRS antenna is disconnected.
2. GPRS antenna or socket of GPRS antenna is broken.
3. Device is broken.
SIM PIN Locked 5
<Probable Causes>
1. SIM PIN is enabled.
Cannot Attach NW 6
<Probable Causes>
1. Weak GPRS signal.
2. GPRS antenna connection is not firm.
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No SIM 7
<Probable Causes>
1. There is no SIM or SIM is not inserted properly.
2. SIM or SIM socket is broken.
No Fix 2
<Possible Cause>
1. If power on, GPS chipset is trying to find position during some minutes.
2. GPS antenna lays on weak or no GPS signal position
3. GPS antenna connection is not firm.
GPS Chipset Error 4
GPS Antenna Error
<Possible Cause>
1. GPS antenna is disconnected.
2. GPS antenna or socket of GPS antenna is broken.
3. Unit is broken.
8. Charging
When an error occurs while the battery is being charged the red LED and the green LED blink by turns.
In this case, please disconnect the charger cable and try to do charging again by reconnecting the cable.
If this error occurs continuously, please replace the battery or contact Suntech.