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Battery Life Estimates - Oyster3 Global
Published March 18th, 2024 by Joel Paulsen
The Oyster3 Global boasts 'Deploy-once' battery life with up to 10+ years on only 3 x AA user-replaceable batteries. Battery life is dependent on a host of features, yet this article will help you make predictions. Critical Settings for super-long battery life To maximize battery life, some key parameters should be applied for maximum battery life
Confirmed Connectivity for Global Range
Published August 23rd, 2023 by Joel Paulsen
The Global range of devices removes connectivity limitations by using the 4G Cat 1bis and 2G connectivities, which are available in almost every country. When to use Global devices Our general recommendation is that these devices should be used if your country does not have NB-IoT/LTE-M (Cat M1) available, or alternatively if you have a device that
Firmware Release Notes - Barra GPS
Published February 6th, 2024 by Joel Paulsen
1.5 Fixed cell tower fallback not working as expected 1.4 Further activation fixes. 1.3 Activation Mode upload on Power on Reset removed. 1.2 Nullified Unlocks Whitelisted EU OEM 1.1 Removed excessive invalid aiding debug messages Memory Optimisations 1.0 First Production Release
Teltonika Eye Sensor and Beacon
Published July 19th, 2024 by Joel Paulsen
The Teltonika Eye Sensor and Teltonika Eye Beacon are Teltonika BLE tags that can be used for a variety of applications. Still, they are specifically useful in applications requiring monitoring of temperature, humidity, movement, magnetic field or beacon and gateway separation. Configuring Teltonika Eye Tags You must have the Teltonika EYE APP inst
Run Hour Monitoring - Battery Powered Devices
Published December 5th, 2023 by Joel Paulsen
Using Battery Powered devices to Track Run Hours Our battery powered devices have built in functionality that allows for users to keep track of the device's run hours. Run hours is the total number of hours that an asset has been operating. On hard wired devices, this task is achieved by wiring the ignition line on the device to an ignition source.
Barra Edge Temperature Monitoring
Published February 16th, 2024 by Joel Paulsen
This functionality is available for Barra Edge firmware version 1.5+ The Barra Edge has functionality that allows for the basic monitoring and alerting of temperature conditions. This means that the device has parameters that allow for temperatures outside of a threshold to trigger various actions on the device, such as setting off a digital input (
First Start - Barra Edge
Published September 19th, 2023 by Joel Paulsen
Introducing the Barra Edge Cellular The Barra Edge Cellular (Product code Barra-EDGE-4G) is Digital Matter's ultra-rugged and compact Indoor/Outdoor battery-powered asset tracker. It features cloud-based location solving for over 10 years of battery life. Key Features: GNSS (GPS/BeiDou), Wi-Fi AP MAC Address Scanning, and Cell Tower location for ind
Network Settings - Global Devices
Published August 28th, 2023 by Joel Paulsen
WARNING: If you misconfigure the Network settings, e.g. set bandmasking for locally unavailable bands, the device will temporarily lose its connection to OEM. After a period of 3 days without connection, the device will reset and it will use fallback network parameters . This period of 3 days will also cause additional battery drain as the device at
Edge Devices - Location Scanning Parameters
Published October 11th, 2023 by Joel Paulsen
An Edge device determines its location differently from traditional GPS devices. To get a position, the following occurs: The device scans for GNSS and Wi-Fi signals. This is satellite data (time delay and sat number) - along with nearby Wi-Fi access points This article covers the settings for these scans. This data is sent to the server - ou
Oyster3 Bluetooth Firmware Release Notes
Published September 15th, 2023 by Joel Paulsen
Subscribe To Updates Subscribe to our technical newsletter to be notified of bug fixes and firmware updates Versions below require BLE firmware 2.0+ v1.7 Support for additional HW revisions v1.6 Support for Universal Bluetooth Sensor Integration Fixed ELA RHT/T analog mapping not clearing INT16 analogs properly when lost Fixed ELA Proxir analog mapp
Tracking Modes - Battery Powered Devices
Published October 10th, 2023 by Joel Paulsen
Oyster3 variants, Yabby3 and Barra GPS The tracking modes in this tab are applicable to the Oyster3 4G, the Oyster3 2G, the Oyster3 Global and the Yabby3 4G. Default Parameters - Out of the box, the device will: Heartbeat every 12 hours Log a position every 2 min, and upload every 30 min while in trip. The Sony GPS module used in these devices have
Firmware Release Notes - Barra Core
Published December 14th, 2023 by Joel Paulsen
3.8 CSQ reporting adjusted to follow convention from NRF91 product line 3.7 Improved reliability of cell registration on congested networks When shallow scans are enabled, the first deep scan now takes place immediately after reboot, allowing for deep scan periods to exceed 72 hours 3.6 Fix modem version string Activation Mode upload on Power on Res
Scheduled Reports
Published December 14th, 2023 by Joel Paulsen
Scheduled Reports Reports can be scheduled to run at a pre-configured interval, at most once a day. These reports will then be sent to recipients of your choice via email. These scheduled reports are highly configurable, and can be, for example, set to send only if the report has data in it. Setting Up a Scheduled Report Let us use an example wherei
Controlling Digital Outputs from Telematics Guru
Published April 30th, 2024 by Joel Paulsen
Digital Outputs can be used for a variety of functions, with the core idea being that the digital outputs are used for controlling certain peripherals. Examples can include: Immobilization of vehicles by connecting the output to a relay Turning on and off an LED for the driver's attention in a vehicle Turning a pump on/off Please see Digital Outpu
Query Multi-Asset Location Share via API
Published April 9th, 2024 by Joel Paulsen
The Telematics Guru API supports the generating of multi-asset location-sharing links via API call. This allows you to share a temporary link. This link grants anyone who has it a view of the live location of the asset(s) for the configured period - without needing to create/remove Telematics Guru Logins. Multi-Asset Location Sharing can be useful
Fleet Reports
Published June 2nd, 2023 by Joel Paulsen
The fleet reports are available for generalised fleet management for users. They range from utilisation reports which display the usage of vehicles in a fleet over specified time periods using specified parameters, to general geo-fence activity reports. Overall, their purpose is simply to provide accessible information to optimise fleet efficiency,
Battery Life Estimates - Barra Edge
Published November 3rd, 2023 by Joel Paulsen
Battery Life Estimates: The Barra Edge boasts a 'Deploy-once' battery life with 10+ years on only 2 x AA user-replaceable batteries. Battery life is dependent on a host of features, this article will help you make predictions. Estimate Calculator: The battery life estimate calculator can aid in estimating battery life. Barra Edge Battery Calculato
Battery Life Estimates - Remora3 Global
Published May 6th, 2024 by Joel Paulsen
The Remora3 Global boasts 'Deploy-once' battery life with up to 10+ years on only 2 x D Cell user-replaceable batteries. Battery life is dependent on a host of features, yet this article will help you make predictions. Please note that while the Remora3 4G has a coulomb counter, the Remora3 Global does not. Critical Settings for super-long battery l
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