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Searching Device Manager The search functionality of Device Manager is the easiest way to locate a specific device or quickly identify a set of devices with shared characteristics. Searching is a two-part process, with an initial filtered search for rapidly finding devices through common attributes and then a targeted set of additional small searche
Understanding Device View For focusing in on a single device, there is no better page than the Device View. From the Device View, you can review key details about your device setup, change parameters and view statistics. See below for reasons why you might want to spend some time on the Device View page. Troubleshooting - can my device see any satel
How to Gain Access to Device Manager Device Manager is a cloud-based web-app designed to give you the maximum value from your hardware. Existing users can log in from www.devicemanager.digitalmatter.com. There are three main ways to gain access to Device Manager: Login with Password If you are the first member of your organization to gain access t
What is Proprietary Tag Analog Mapping? This is a form of Bluetooth® analog tag mapping wherein a BLE tag's sensor information can be represented as an analog value against the BLE gateway device that has detected it. In contrast to Generic Protocol Tag Analog Mapping, which allows for a common method to integrate any BLE compatible tag from any man
Components of the Dashboard When you log into Device Manager for the first time, the Dashboard will be your landing page. Consisting of four main areas, the Dashboard can be customized to provide key metrics as to the health of your account. Welcome Message - Is this you? If not, please contact your administrator immediately! Widgets - These are ke
What Are Parameters? Within Device Manager, parameters are user-configurable settings that you can set within the firmware of your device. All devices carry firmware with default parameters from the factory, but depending upon the application and use-case for your hardware, you may want to make minor or even major changes to these settings. Examples
What is Modem Firmware? You will be familiar with the concept of device firmware as the operating system that governs the behaviour of IoT hardware. All of our devices run Digital Matter firmware - which handles the entirety of device operation - getting location fixes, uploads, inputs, and other features. What you may not know is that some devices
Comments in Device Manager “Comment is free, but facts are sacred.” - C.P. Scott When you have similar devices that are being used for different purposes, or when you want to flag that a particular device warrants further attention, the Comment tool within Device Manager is your friend. Commenting allows you to add freeform text onto the device that
Connections and Commitments Last Connected gives the time since the device last connected to Device Manager. Connected simply means a 'Hello' message was sent from the device to the server. If it has connected recently, it will be green. If the device hasn't connected for a while, the colour will change to red. Last Committed gives the time s
Analog Threshold Parameters Applicability: Device Dart3 series G70 series By default, changes in analog inputs do not trigger uploads from devices. Instead, the analog value is incidentally captured whenever the device logs from other logic, like a heartbeat or trip trigger. This is not always the best method however - for example: To save data/co
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This Article Refers to Legacy Content This article contains screenshots and references to OEM Server (oemserver.com), which was our device management platform until the release of Device Manager in 2024. Please see the article below for the Device Manager version of this article: Updating Modem Firmware in Device Manager For more details, see Device
Preventing Devices from Receiving SMS Commands All Digital Matter devices are capable of receiving several different kinds of SMS commands to change the way that they report into the server. However, this functionality may not be desirable as an errant message could require a physical connection to restore the device to its prior state. As a result,
What is a Connector? A Connector specifies where Device Manager should direct device telemetry data. Device Manager can direct your data to a variety of front-end IoT software platforms (for example: Telematics Guru). There are TCP or HTTP options available, and for full details, see Choosing an Integration Strategy. Some 'advanced' connector setup
Visit our website for a quick explanation of the use of Bluetooth® in our device range and the applications that it enables. OEM Server vs Device Manager Device Manager is the successor to OEM Server, and offers greater ease of use and features. This article references functionality in Device Manager only, for the legacy page on OEM Server, please r
Jamming/Interference In Telematics Guru Alerting on GPS Jamming Hard-wired devices are already configured to report jamming/interference by default. Setting up an alert allows users to be notified. Simply create an alert and select the input from the list. Note, these inputs may become active a bit more than you think. Other electrical signals may
Devices that report into Telematics Guru will most likely contain a SIM card with a unique number. This article discusses how to use that number to identify devices when you do not know details about the asset or device serial. Search by ICCID using the User Support Function If your account has the User Support Permission, you will be able to search
The Device Grid As the primary place where information on multiple devices can be accessed, it is worth becoming familiar with the different areas of the Device Grid. From this page, you can refine search results, review battery health, find the last known location of a device, jump to the Device View, and perform singular or bulk operations to chan
Battery Charging (Advanced) Supported Devices G70-4G Bluetooth® All of our hard-wired devices come with a rechargeable Lithium Ion Phosphate (LiPo) battery installed as standard. Designed to smooth fluctuations in external power availability and ensure that the device can continue to report for a short period after disconnection from power, this bat
What Is the Barra Radar BLE? In 2023, the US government updated legislation which allows the unlicensed civilian use of 60GHz radars, opening the door for these kinds of radars to enter mass-production globally. This technology is a highly accurate and highly affordable distance and object detection method and unlike ultrasonic sensors, is far less
Welcome to Device Manager! We at Digital Matter would like to congratulate you on your choice to invest in the longevity and performance of your Digital Matter hardware by subscribing to Device Manager. To get started, we have outlined the learning pathway that we recommend for your first week with the system. Broadly, this pathway can be summarized
Enabling Bluetooth® Periodic Scanning To enable Bluetooth® Periodic Scanning functionality on your Digital Matter device, you will need to ensure that the appropriate system parameter is configured. Navigate to the Device View page for your device, and scroll to the blue section while remaining on the Details tab. Click on System Parameters. W
What is an AI Dashcam? Unlike previous generations of dashcams that rely on someone trawling through hours of footage after the fact to identify trends and behaviours, AI dashcams use on-board artificial intelligence algorithms to identify segments of footage worth noting and automatically upload them to the cloud as an event. These events might be
Enabling Bluetooth® Continuous Scanning To enable Bluetooth® Continuous Scanning functionality on your Digital Matter device, you will need to ensure that the appropriate system parameter is configured. Navigate to the Device Grid and locate your device in the search results. Click on the Device Operations wrench icon, navigate to Parameters and
What is Data Capture? Digital Matter IoT devices produce two types of data: Telemetry/Sensor Data Debug Information As a device management platform, Device Manager is normally only a conduit for the telemetry/sensor data. Using Connectors, Device Manager will pipe telemetry/sensor data messages to your front-end IoT Software Platform of choice (for
User Management in Device Manager Device Manager contains a dedicated User Management section and suite of tools designed to help administrators control access and delegate responsibilities when using the system. This includes the ability to disable departing team members, update or correct contact details, change permissions levels, and export list
What is Generic Protocol Tag Analog Mapping? Generic tag analog mapping is a particular method of associating BLE tags and BLE gateways with one another. Please see our article on Bluetooth® Tag Analog Mapping for an overview. It is called 'generic protocol tag' because this approach allows the fast and code-less integration of any make and model of
Battery Voltage (Advanced) Supported Devices G70-4G Bluetooth® Hardwired devices are designed to operate on constant power from an external source, but they still sport a small battery to smooth voltage fluctuations and allow for a brief period of backup reporting. The health levels of this battery are hard-coded, but if required the logging behavio
Configuring Analog Inputs to Your Asset You have wired up your device, installed a SIM card, and created an asset for it within Telematics Guru, but what good is all that effort when the value you wanted to represent the fuel tank level is showing as 4,523 somethings? You need to find and set up the analog input from your device so that it makes sen
Our devices are designed to efficiently scan and detect Bluetooth-enabled devices within range, capturing a broad spectrum of tags with strong signal quality. While they are capable of identifying a wide array of devices, the limit for simultaneous scans to our BLE gateways is dependent on the BLE module RAM and Processors on the device. This is dif
Setting Up an Alert from the Inactivity Timer Digital Matter devices can be configured to report when they have been inactive for a defined period of time. In order to make use of this functionality in Telematics Guru, an alert needs to be created. Usages for Inactivity Timer in Telematics Guru Using an Alert to notify when the Digital Input is acti
Device Groups are used to organize and categorize devices on Device Manager and have two distinct functions: Device Groups allow you to sort your devices by client/deployment so that you can quickly locate and manage them. Device Groups control other users' access to your devices by allowing you to define which Device Groups they can see. Device Gro
Filtering by Client Groups Once you have categorized devices with Device Groups, using filters will enable you to accurately select sets of devices for the application of templates or firmware updates. Filter Methods There are 3 main ways to filter your devices, ‘viewing as’ a particular Client, using the Dashboard Device Group hyperlinks, or using
Permissions in Device Manager User permissions control user access to certain sections and functions within Device Manager. Access to specific sets of devices is controlled with Device Groups, which is explained in Creating and Assigning Device Groups. The permissions that you will be able to assign to a user depend on the permissions that you have
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