Kylos and Kylos Compact Users Guide
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GPS Peek can be
slower
than Transmission when the unit is installed in a
remote location for long periods of time, when the GPS update is not really
required. In such case, Transmission can be set for 1 day, for example, and
GPS Peek can be set for 5 days (highest value) to save battery power.
For the testing period, you can set the transmission rates at a higher
interval (e.g. 10 minutes). Once the unit is tested, you can set the
transmission rate at a proper working interval (e.g. 5 hours).
Transmission rates also determine how long the battery will stay charged.
Every transmission uses the battery. The faster the transmission rate, the
faster the battery will end. To calculate the battery life based on
transmission rates, please use the following file:
https://trello.com/c/44Az7zXU/1-kylos-battery-life-time
Please note that these are the regular scheduled Tracking transmissions and
they do not include the additional random transmissions and alerts, like
Light On/Off, Location Update, etc., which also use the battery.
When the device is out of GPRS coverage, the messages will be saved to the
unit memory. Messages saved in the memory can be sent when the unit
resumes the connection to home cellular network, or to the roaming
network, if the SIM card used in the unit has a roaming service enabled by
your cellular provider.
SMS
– select this option if you want the unit to transmit messages saved in
the memory via SMS. The unit transmits by GPRS by default and by SMS as
a backup when GPRS connection is not available. For more information, see
Appendix A – Unit Communication in Starcom Systems
.
Roaming GPRS
– select this option if you want the unit to transmit
messages saved in the memory via roaming GPRS. In order for this to work,
the SIM card used in the unit must have a roaming service enabled by your
cellular provider.
