VARI-TRAC are a specialist Asset Tracking provider of hardware solutions, that utilise Satellite Communications to provide precise positioning capabilities for our customers valued assets, cargo and infrastructure.
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Dolphin 4 Data Sheet - Fisheries Product
Environmental
Temperature:
Storage: -55°C to + 125°C Ambient
Operating: -40°C to +85°C Ambient
Altitude:
Max 15,000 m
GSM/GPRS
GSM/GPRS Bands:
GSM 850 MHz
E-GSM 900 MHz
DCS 1800 MHz
PCS 1900 MHz
GSM/GPRS Protocol Stack:
3GPP Release 99
Network Operation Modes:
I to III
Available Protocols:
TCP, UDP, FTP, HTTP
Packet Switched Data Rate:
GPRS multi-slot class 10, Coding scheme CS1-CS4
Up to 85.6 kb/s DL4, Up to 42.8 kb/s UL4
Circuit Switched Data Rate:
Up to 9.6 kb/s DL/UL4 (Transparent and Non-transparent mode)
SMS:
Point-to-point MO and MT
Text and PDU mode
SMS over CSD and PSD
GSM/GPRS Power Class:
Class 4 (33 dBm/2W) for 850/900 MHz
Class 1 (30 dBm/1W) for 1800/1900 MHz
SIM form factor:
Nano SIM (4FF, ETSI TS 102 221 V9.0.0, Mini-UICC)
Antenna:
Internal Antenna
Bluetooth BLE
Type:
v5.0 BLE (compatible with 4.0 - 4.2)
Frequency:
2.4 GHz, 40 channels
Max Transmit Power:
+8 dBm
Receive Sensitivity:
-95 dBm (1Mbps) -103 dBm (125 kbps)
Antenna:
Internal
Encryption:
AES 128 bit using CCM encryption
Satellite communication
Type:
Iridium SBD
Frequency:
1616 MHz to 1626.5 MHz
SBD message transfer average power
0.8 W
Message size:
MO/MT 340/270 bytes
Antenna:
Internal
GPS
Tracking capability:
72 channels
Receiver type:
GPS L1C/A (can be operated concurrently with GLONASS L10F)
SBAS L1C/A
QZSS L1C/A – L1/SAIF
GLONASS L1OF
BeiDou B1l
GALILEO E1B/C
SBAS type:
WAAS, EGNOS, MSAS, QZSS, GAGAN
GPS accuracy:
2.5 m Autonomous, 2.0 m SBAS (CEP, 50%, -130 dBm, > 6 SVs)
GLONASS accuracy:
4.0 m CEP, 50%
Accuracy of time pulse:
RMS 30 ns, 99% 60 ns (GPS)
Sensitivity GPS:
Tracking & Navigation GPS -166 dBm (-167 dBm GPS&GLONASS)
Hot Start -157 dBm (-156 dBm GLONASS) 1 sec TTFF
Cold Start -148 dBm (-145 dBm GLONASS) 26 sec TTFF, 2 sec aided
Max update rate:
10 Hz (5 Hz GPS&GLONASS)
Velocity accuracy:
0.05 m/s
Heading accuracy:
0.3 degrees
Anti-jamming:
Active CW detection and removal, on-board SAW filter
Antenna:
Internal
MCU
Type:
ARM Cortex M4 32-bit processor with FPU
Architecture:
Armv7E-M, Harvard
Speed:
64 Mhz
RAM:
256 Kb
FLASH:
1024 Kb
Operating system
Type:
Mbed OS (RTOS)
Crypto Authentication chip
Type:
ECDH and ECDSA
ECDSA:
FIPS186-3 Elliptic Curve Digital Signature Algorithm
ECDH:
FIPS SP800-56A Elliptic Curve Diffie-Hellman Algorithm
HASH support:
SHA-256 Hash Algorithm with HMAC Option
ID:
Guaranteed Unique 72-bit Serial Number
RNG:
Internal hardware High-quality FIPS Random Number Generator
AES HW acceleration:
AES-128: Encrypt/Decrypt, Galois Field Multiply for GCM
Secure storage:
10Kb EEPROM Memory for Keys, Certificates, and Data
SD Memory Card
Type:
Micro Secure Digital (microSDHC)
Max capacity:
32 GB
File system:
FAT32
Accelerometer
Type:
3-axis MEMS linear accelerometer
Sensitivity:
1 mg/LSB (12bit ADC) @2G range
G Range:
2/4/8 G
Frequency:
12.5 to 400 Hz ODR
Free fall detection
Yes
Pressure sensor
Type:
Atmospheric pressure sensor
Range:
260 to 1260 hPa
Pressure sensitivity:
4096 LSB/hPa
Sample rate:
1-75 Hz
Temperature sensor
Type:
Digital temperature sensor
Accuracy:
± 0.2 °C
Operational temperature range:
-40°C to +125°C
Serial Communication
Type:
USB
Connector:
USB-C (IP-67)
Number of interfaces:
1 (Full Duplex)
Digital Inputs x4
Type:
GPIO 0-40 V(interrupt capable)
Digital outputs x4
Type:
GPIO Ground switching 2 A max per output (PWM capable)
Analogue Digital Converter x2
Type:
12bit max Maximum 1 MSPS @ 12-bit (1.86 MSPS @ 6-bit)
Digital Analogue Converter x2
Type:
12bit max 500 kSPS/s
Connector for I/O, RS-232, Power
Type:
Multiconnector with cap (IP67)
Battery
Type:
LiPO rechargable battery
Voltage:
3.6 VDC
Capacitance:
6 Ah @3V
Solar cell
Type:
Polycrystalline solar cell
Voltage:
4.6 VDC
Total area cm2:
TBD
External Power
Input voltages
2.5 - 42 VDC
Power Available
2.4 A
Type:
Automotive class PSU (protected for +/- 600 V)
Operational messages
Amount:
approx. 2000 messages total from one battery lifecycle
Time:
3 years operations time from one battery lifecycle


