Sierra Wireless MP595 Manual

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7: Configuring the MP Modem to

Report GPS and I/O Data

• I/O device installation

and configuration

TheMPmodemiscapableofreportingpositionandheading

informationusingtheembeddedGPSmodule,aswellasthe

statusofsensors,gauges,andalarmsconnectedtotheI/O

(Input/Output)port.TheMPmodemistypicallyinstalledina

fleetofvehicleswiththeGPSand/orI/Odatabeingsent

toa

centralofficeordispatchforprocessing.

Thischapterdescribe showtoimplementlocalreportingof

GPSandI/Odata.

Chapter8describeshowtoconfigureyour

MPmodemtoexchangedatawithyourprivatenetwork.

GPS configuration and

reporting

GPSreceiversuseanarrayoforbitingsatellitesoperatedbythe

UnitedStatesDepartmentofDefensetotriangulatetheir

coordinatesontheEarth’ssurface.InordertousetheGPS

moduleintheMPmodem,aGPSantennamustbeconnected

totheMPmodem.(Theinstallationrequireseithertwo

antennas—one

MainRFandoneGPS—orasinglecombination

RF/GPSantenna.)

FormoreinformationaboutGPS,seethePrimeronGPSOpera‐

tions(document#21 30313)ontheSierraWirelesswebsite,

www.sierrawireless.com.