Hawk - Update Bluetooth Module Firmware

Published August 15th, 2024 by Cameron Everett

This article details how to update the Bluetooth module firmware on your Hawk Bluetooth Card. Please note, that this is highly recommended for Bluetooth cards made before July 2024 (SNs less than 1069800). Updating this firmware will reduce the device's sleep current when using the Hawk Lite. Update Bluetooth Card Firmware To update your card firmwa

Generic Modbus RS485 Action

Published October 12th, 2023 by Cameron Everett

Please Note For these actions to work you will need: Hawk Pro (FW 1.6 or later) OR Hawk Lite (FW 1.1) or later RS-1 Card on FW 1.5 or later How to Update Firmware   Modbus Actions are designed to be highly flexible and configurable, to enable you to integrate Modbus RS485 Sensors with the Hawk. In order to do this, it is important to have as much in

Hawk Sensor Support

Published January 26th, 2023 by Cameron Everett

The Hawk can integrate with essentially “any” sensor. If a sensor isn't compatible with one of our cards, we can develop one for you (please contact DM Support). The Hawk offers numerous different inputs including: Digital Inputs Analog (0-30V) inputs 4-20mA Bluetooth® I2C 1-wire SDI-12 RS232 RS485 Some of these sensor interfaces require custom FW i

Days Outside Geofences Report

Published July 5th, 2023 by Cameron Everett

The Days Outside Geofences Report allows you to filter and manage which assets have left a geofence, for how long and their current location. For example, this allows you to better manage equipment at factories that may be rented out, how long they have not been in the factory and where they currently are.  See  How to Create Geofences . Note: ensur

Hawk - Power Options

Published July 5th, 2023 by Cameron Everett

The Hawk can be powered in a variety of different ways to suit various applications. 1. Powered by only the internal battery LiPo vs Li-Ion Lithium Polymer (LiPo) and Lithium Ion (Li-Ion) are very similar terms, that are often used interchangeably. Li-Ion is a generic term used to encapsulate many different types of Lithium-based batteries. LiPo esp

GPS Settings

Published August 28th, 2023 by Cameron Everett

Device-specific information is contained in the tabs below: Barra GPS The Barra GPS has various parameters which determine it's behaviour when acquiring GPS fixes: Timeouts (how long to try to get a fix before giving up) Accuracy requirements for getting a fix Timeouts Course Timeout This is the maximum time to wait to get a fix. In poor/low signal

Remora3 - Firmware Release Notes

Published July 7th, 2023 by Cameron Everett

Main Firmware v1.11 Reduced power consumption relating to Tip Detection v1.10 Memory Optimizations Connection timeout change v1.9 Orientation Detection functionality added Parameter introduced to allow GPS Fix on device heartbeat to be disabled - see GPS Settings Log + Upload Tip Action added v1.8 Support minimum heartbeat period of 5 minutes on alt

Modbus Generic Action FAQ

Published October 26th, 2023 by Cameron Everett

I am getting the error “Debug[COM][Sevr]: Modbus action 1 failed! Reason: 0x1”. What does this mean? This is a very generic error. It means that the Hawk cannot detect the sensor. and it can be caused by multiple factors.  Your sensor address is configured incorrectly  Your Baude rate or parity is incorrect. The sensor is wired incorrectly to the Ha

Hawk - Configure MLX90640 Infrared Camera

Published July 3rd, 2023 by Cameron Everett

Note about the Bluetooth+ IO Card The Bluetooth+ IO card has a significant amount of memory reserved for Bluetooth tags. Unfortunately, due to the high memory requirements of the MLX90640, it cannot be used with the Bluetooth+ IO card.   Physically configure the Hawk and camera Install the Agtech1 card. Install the latest main board FW (v1.3 or late

Hawk - 1W Solar Panel Technical Charging Information

Published July 4th, 2023 by Cameron Everett

From November 2023, all future Hawk boards will have a switch to allow the user to switch between high or low charge rates. The low charge rate option is required to allow the charging circuit to work with smaller solar panels like the 1W panel tested here. Keeping the switch “On” will select the 400mA charge rate. Switching it to “Off” will set the

Run a task with an async

Published November 13th, 2023 by Cameron Everett

With Hawk FW v1.6 and later we are able to run tasks in response to an async message. Workflow: Set up the task on the device - How to setup tasks Queue the async message. Async will send the next time the device connects and commits. Details on the async are below (taken from OEM WebAPI 1.10): Requires Hawk FW v1.6  Payload: 1-byte task number (1-b

Voltage Measurements on Device Manager

Published March 13th, 2024 by Cameron Everett

There are two different ways that voltage is displayed on Device Manager. The Device Grid The Device Counters The Grid The Device Grid displays Battery Voltage and External Voltage. These displayed voltages are based on the most recent voltages sent to Device Manager. Every time the device connects, these are updated. They can be cached in the brows

Hawk - Housing Screws

Published May 31st, 2024 by Cameron Everett

The Hawk uses BN82429 series, 3.5mm thread, 12mm length to secure its housing shut. Torque: 0.7Nm  

Hawk -Battery Level Monitoring

Published July 5th, 2023 by Cameron Everett

Hawk-LiPo Battery Level Monitoring Hawk battery level can be monitored and alerts set based on "Battery Good" Digital Inputs. The "Battery Good Digital Input" is used to configure alerts based on battery health. The digital input to be used can be selected. High (1) indicates the battery is good. Low (0) indicates the battery is no longer good. The

Bulk Importing iBeacon Tags

Published July 7th, 2023 by Cameron Everett

On TG, you can create multiple assets including Bluetooth tags by importing a CSV file - more info on Bulk Import process  can be found in this article Creating Assets in Telematics Guru To import iBeacon tags, the CSV requires the following columns - 1) AssetName2) TagSerial - containing the UUID, MajorID, MinorID (eg. fc4XXXXX-d6c7-464c-a56e-b0c9b

Hawk - Data Formatting

Published December 7th, 2023 by Cameron Everett

For the most part, when the Hawk gets values from a sensor, it saves them in what we call “Analogues” or “Analogs”.  SDI-12 Exception An exception to this rule is SDI-12 sensors. Due to the large amount of values that can be outputted from these sensors, we store values SDI-12 measurements in their own FIDs. Please see Configure SDI-12 Readings and

Configuring Pulse Counting

Published January 26th, 2023 by Cameron Everett

Pulse counting is available on: Device Firmware Version Dart family: Dart3-2G Dart3-4G Dart3-4G-BLE Dart3-Global-BLE All Versions G120-2G and G120-4G All Versions G150-Global All Versions G70 Family: G70-2G, G70-4G, G70-4G-BLE All Versions Hawk IoT Datalogger All Versions See here Device Specific Digital Inputs Device Input type (Wire Colour) Harnes

Digital Outputs - Introduction

Published January 26th, 2023 by Cameron Everett

Applies to: Device Output type (Wire Colour) Harness Definition Link Firmware Version Dart3-2G and Dart3-4G Switched Ground (Yellow) - 2A Max Switched Power (Purple) - 3-5V 500mA Max 12-way harness All Versions G120-2G and G120-4G 2x Switched Ground (Green and Yellow) - 2A Max Switched Power (Orange)  The voltage of Vout is 5V when externally powere

Barra Overview

Published January 4th, 2024 by Cameron Everett

Sending Test Data

Published May 25th, 2023 by Cameron Everett

Battery Powered Devices Applicable to: Barra GPS, Barra Core and Barra Edge Oyster3, Oyster3 Bluetooth, Oyster3 Global  and Oyster Edge Yabby3 and Yabby Edge Remora3 and Remora3 Global           Often when provisioning devices, or when developing a Third-Party platform, it is useful to be able to get the device to upload more frequently, so that dat

OEM Server Getting Started Video

Published December 7th, 2023 by Cameron Everett

Oyster3 Unboxing Video

Published December 7th, 2023 by Cameron Everett

Disable In Trip Logging

Published November 29th, 2023 by Cameron Everett

For some applications, it may not be necessary to log or upload during trips.  For config per device, please see below: Oyster Edge, Yabby Edge, Barra Edge and Barra Core The above devices can track based on the following modes: Movement Based - based on accelerometer activity Periodic Mode - update on an interval Once the device detects it's in mot

Hawk Bluetooth Information

Published November 15th, 2023 by Cameron Everett

FW v1.6+ Required To work with the Bluetooth+ card, the Hawk baseboard must be on at least FW v1.6+. For information on how to update the Hawks firmware, please see: How to Update Card and Baseboard FW   The Bluetooth Card supports both intermittent and continuous scanning. The Hawk can hold data from up to 1000 tags on the tag list.  Users on 3rd p

Configuring Sensor Restarts Via Switch Ground

Published July 4th, 2023 by Cameron Everett

Some sensors might encounter bugs, freezes or glitches that can be rectified by restarting the sensor. There is a way to configure periodic sensor resets by wiring the ground wire of the sensor to the switch ground input of the Hawk IO card.  Then you can run a task to toggle the switch from ground to non-ground. This will break the circuit powering

Generic Modbus Action Example - Misol Weather Station Configuration

Published October 16th, 2023 by Cameron Everett

The Misol WN90LP Weather station is a low-cost RS485 Modbus Weather Station that can be used with the Hawk and its RS-1 card. It's important to define what values we want to extract from this sensor. This sensor measures:  UV Index Temperature Humidity Wind Speed Gust speed Wind Direction Rainfall ABS pressure However, we only have 6 registers we ca

Hawk - How to update Card and Baseboard Firmware

Published October 26th, 2023 by Cameron Everett

It is very important that you update your card and baseboard FW to the latest available. Baseboard FW - Device Manager Update Baseboard FW Select the spanner, Firmware Updates and Set FW.  Type YES to proceed and select the desired FW. Select “Ok”.     Card FW - Device Manager Update Card FW Note: You can view and filter which devices have which car

Scheduled Uploads

Published May 25th, 2023 by Cameron Everett

Applicable to: Barra EdgeBarra GPSBarra Core All Firmware versions Yabby3Yabby Edge All Firmware versions Oyster3 2G Oyster3 4GOyster3 BluetoothOyster3 GlobalOyster Edge All Firmware versions Remora3 4G Remora3 Global All Firmware versions               Scheduled uploads allow heartbeats to be sent at up to 6 specific times during the day. Without s

Certifications - Hawk Pro and Hawk Lite

Published July 3rd, 2023 by Cameron Everett

  Hawk Pro FCC Certification The Hawk Pro has undergone appropriate testing and is FCC certified. Required for the US market. ACMA Certification The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) Certification is a mandatory requirement for devices connecting to the mobile phone network. The Report shows compliance of the Hawk Pro device to th

Hawk - LED Behaviour Explained

Published June 29th, 2023 by Cameron Everett

The Hawk has an LED on the board which exhibits different behaviours to indicate the device's status. Green (Hawk Pro Only) The device is plugged into external power, and the battery is charging. If it is flashing, the charging is complete. Red Power on Reset Flash once (~1s). Flash for 2s (50ms on, 50ms off). LED will flash rapidly for 10s upon a s

Immobilization Duration - G70

Published June 29th, 2023 by Cameron Everett

Immobilization Duration   The “Immobilization Duration” parameter is a configurable parameter under the Digital Output 1 settings as “Config1”. Here the user will be able to configure the immobilization duration for a time period between 1 minute to 2880 minutes (48 hours), where 0 min will be indefinite immobilization. Immobilization duration is in

Bluetooth® Tag Analog Mapping

Published March 15th, 2024 by Cameron Everett

What Does Analog Mapping Mean? Bluetooth® analog mapping refers to a BLE gateway device (e.g. Oyster3 4G Bluetooth®) treating sensor readings from a BLE tag as if they came from its own analog inputs. This means that a temperature reading from a BLE tag would not exist within the Tag List as an attribute against that specific tag, but would instead

Change a Digital Output on Tag Found and Lost

Published January 3rd, 2024 by Cameron Everett

Some users might want to trigger a digital output change when a Bluetooth tag is either found or lost by the Hawk. Continuous Scanning Bluetooth Card Tab “BLE Enable” - Yes This enables BLE functionality “BLE Scan Type” - Continuous This differentiates between “periodic" scanning and “continuous” scanning. “Periodic” is based on the Task interval, w

Alert and Report on the First Trip of the Day

Published July 5th, 2023 by Cameron Everett

Fleet Managers or supervisors may wish to be alerted, or report on when their employees have first begun work for the day. This is catered for as below: Configure a Start of Trip Alert Configure the alert to fire only once per (calendar) day To run a report on when assets were first utilised during the day (when work began) Create an Event, ensuring

[HAWK] - Configure the WNK81TP Temp/Pressure Sensor

Published June 4th, 2024 by Cameron Everett

Firmware Requirements The WNK81TP requires: Baseboard FW v1.8+ Card Agtech1 FW v1.12+ or  Bluetooth Card FW v1.2+   Wiring Wire as below: WNK81TP Agtech1 Bluetooth+ VCC (Red) Hawk IO 5 Hawk IO 7 SCL (Yellow)  Hawk IO 6 Hawk IO 5 SDA (White) Hawk IO 4 Hawk IO 6 GND (Black) Hawk GND Hawk GND Device Manager Configuration Confirm you are on the correct