Below is an example of setup for a Falcon installed in a fixed location, periodically sampling and uploading temperature readings. i.e. a device installed fridges/cool rooms and controlled environments.

In this case, the goal is to monitor temperature of a cool room and alert if it falls out of the acceptable temperature range 2°C to 6°C. In parameters these are set as our Low and High Thresholds, respectively. 

We want to take a temperature sample every 10 minutes and upload every 4 hours but if a threshold is breached we want an upload. Note, since we sample every 10 minutes, this is the potential delay we may see in receiving an alert . The device can only determine that it is outside the configured threshold as each sample is taken. So we must make sure we set the device up to sample often enough to support prompt alerts (10 min is sufficient here).

This System Parameters template can be found on OEM, called 'DM Demo - Cold Chain Tracking (Static)'/DMA Demo - Cold Chain Static'.

Setup:

1. Add the Advanced Tracking parameter tab and set the 'Tracking Mode' to 'Periodic Tracking Only'
2. Set 'Location Fix on Heartbeat' to 'Yes', allows the device to get a location fix on the Heartbeat period which is set in the Basic Tracking parameters tab. 
3. Other parameters can be left as default.

Under the Basic Tracking parameter tab, the 'Heartbeat Upload Period' is set to 720 minutes (12 hours) by default. This allows for a refresh of the GPS fix twice a day. The In Trip parameters are disabled due to the periodic tracking mode selected previously.

If you're using a single Digital Matter temperature probe, add in the DM Temp Sensor 1 parameter tab. This tab sets the Analogue input number to write the data to. This is Input 8 by default on the Falcon and Eagle devices.

In the Task 1 parameter tab, because we have set the device to 'Periodic Tracking Only', the Out Of Trip Period/Upload Multiplier is set and the In Trip Period/Upload Multiplier are disabled. The other parameter options are as follows:

Period Unit

Set to Minutes. If you want to use 'Minutes Synced to hours' you'll have to set up the after hours & time zones

Out of Trip Period

Set to 10 minutes. This is the logging period for the temperature sample

Out of Trip Upload Multiplier

We want to upload every 4 hours, so set to 24. 24x 10 = 240 i.e. 4 hours

Start/End of Period

This is a feature of Minutes synced to hours, if you want to specify a certain time period to only sample inside, enter in UTC hour times

Digital Input Trigger

Choose a digital input that when activated the sample runs.

Run on Location fix

Leave as No

Item 1 Type

Select DM Temperature Sensor

Item 1 Params

Leave set to 0, this is for other sensors that may require power up times etc

The Analogue Threshold 1 parameter tab allows you to set the Low and High Temperature Thresholds

'Analog Input' refers to the above 'Log Analogue Num' you selected in the previous parameter setting, i.e. Input 8. See below for further parameters.

Enable Low Threshold

Set to Yes

Enable High Threshold

Set to Yes

High Threshold Value

Set this field to 6 Degrees. Temperature is scaled by a factor of 100. i.e. enter 600 to set a threshold value of 6 Degrees.

Low Threshold Value

set this field to 2 Degrees

Upload on Event

Set this field to Yes to upload on a first sample being taken outside a threshold limit

Log Record on Event End

Set this field to Yes to enable an log on return to readings within thresholds

Upload on Event End

Set this field to yes to upload on return to inside threshold limits

Log Record every Event

Log an extra Threshold exceeded log every log outside the thresholds, rather than just start and end of event.

Upload Every Event

Upload on every log capture during threshold exceeded events

Hysteresis

Declare a value that the readings must drop below the threshold to end and re-enable the start of an event. This stops multiple alerts being generated if the temp goes to 6.1, then back to 5.9, then back etc (small changes about the threshold value). Set to 50 to require the temp to drop back below 5.5 or above 2.5 degrees to end the 'out of threshold' event. 

Digital Alarm Input

Set a digital input to activate when event begins. 

Another cold chain scenario is a moving refrigerated vehicle such as food vans, medical couriers and refrigerated trucks. 

In this example, we want the device to upload every 30 minutes while in a trip and log a GPS fix every 2 minutes. 

We also require the device to upload at the start and end of every trip with temperature samples at 10 minute intervals which will be uploaded as part of the trip upload, or at the end of the trip, which ever comes first.

A System Parameters template can be found on OEM, called 'DM Demo - Cold Chain Tracking (Mobile)' and 'DMA Demo - Mobile Cold Chain.'

Basic tracking settings are left on default. Since we'll be using standard GPS tracking mode, these parameters will be in effect when the asset has detected it's moving. We can adjust the log and upload settings if we want to suit battery life requirements. 

Add Task 1 to the parameter selection and set the Period unit to minutes. Since we want the sensor to log every 10 minutes in trip, and upload every 30 minutes, and every 30 minutes out of trip and upload every 4 hours we set the following settings:

In Trip Logging Period

Set to 10

Out of Trip Logging Period

Set to 30

In trip Upload Multiplier

Set to 3 to upload every 3 times of 10 min logs, i.e. 30 minutes

Out of Trip Upload Multiplier

Set to 8 to upload every 8 times of 30 min logs, i.e. 4 hours.

Item 1 Type

Set to DM Temperature Sensor

Bluetooth Cold chain tracking requires a few more moving parts than the other Cold Chain methods, but allows for wireless temperature sensing. The typical device selection is a G120 is installed in the truck under the dash to provide tracking of this vehicle. Then a SensorNode BLE can be placed in the rear of the truck (i.e. with the refrigerated cargo). No need for long or messy cable runs and installs. If you have another Bluetooth sensor you'd like integrated, please contact your local Digital Matter support team

For this guide, we are going to be using a G120 with the Sensornode Bluetooth to log a temperature sample every 10 minutes in trip and upload on next upload. When the asset is out of trip state, we want to log a temperature sample every 15 minutes and upload every hour.

Be sure to set your BLE Global Settings to enabled to begin.

The default logging parameters for the G120 are as below. So a log will be generated under these conditions (i.e. usually every 60 seconds while driving) If we aren't really concerned about temperature while the truck is not on the move, we don't need to set up the device to log specifically when it receives data from the SensorNode - the in trip logs will be enough - we will still get temperature updates every 60s. 

Then we configure the device to scan continuously for Bluetooth Tags which are in range. 

Ensure to enable scanning and for SensorNodes to be scanned for:

Add the BLE Sensornode 1 tab and input the serial of the Sensornode.

Enable Logging

This enabled the capture of data on the Sensornode BLE

Upload on Log (continuous only)

Set to No

Battery Voltage Analogue

Optional: You can set this to an analogue if you want, we've used analogue 9 to avoid any clashes.

Temperature Probe 1 Analogue

Set this field to analogue 8

With all of these settings, the G120 will constantly read the temperature reported by the SensorNode Bluetooth - and update the value to the server along with it's usual tracking logs (i.e. every 1hr when stationary, every 60 sec while on the move)

If we need more temperature updates while out of trip, we should set Upload on Log to Yes, and set a Scan Log interval that is