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User Manual (1.4.0)
OpenTracker 2.4
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Quick Start Guide
Install Arduino IDE
The Arduino IDE is an integrated development environment used for OpenTracker.
If you plan to modify the program code or write your own there is no way around it.
Please note:
The tracker comes pre-programmed, if you only want to get started tracking just skip this step.
OpenTracker requires
Arduino IDE 1.6.7
or later. The download should be just below 100MB while
downloading the installer and the installation process you may move on the next steps.
Please download the latest version here:
http://arduino.cc/en/Main/Software
Insert SIM Card
OpenTracker has got one Micro SIM slot. Larger SIM cards can be cut into micro SIM in any Store that sells
SIM Cards or Mobile phones.
1. Unlock slot
2. Open cover
3. Insert SIM
4. Close slot and lock it
For your convenience the SIM PIN should be deactivated.
If this is not an option, the SIM PIN has to be entered into the “tracker.h” and flashed into the
Tracker.
Connect Antennas
Take the antenna cable ends, plug them one after another into the antenna connector on the OpenTracker.
Turn the antenna cable connector
clockwise
. Ensure to connect the antennas tightly.
Make sure to plug the GPS/GLONASS antenna (here shown orange) into the connector labeled GPS on the
board and the GSM antenna (here shown in blue) into the connector labeled GSM.
