BLE Asset Tracker User Guide
T0005946_UG
Version 1.1
TEKTELIC Communications Inc.
Confidential
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1
Product Description
1.1
Overview
This document provides a user manual for the
BLE Asset Tracker
(formerly known as the
LoRa IoT
BLE Tracker
)
developed by TEKTELIC Communications Inc. Henceforth in this document it will be
referred to as the
BLE Tracker,
or simply, the
Tracker
.
The Tracker is a BLE-capable LoRaWAN IoT sensor that is powered by a single AA-cell LTC battery
and packed into a compact IP30 enclosure. The Tracker is intended for scanning and reporting
neighboring BLE peripherals (devices) up to a range of approximately 100 m (LoS). The Tracker
can be utilized for a wide variety of asset-locating applications; for example, as a proximity sensor
to provide location information in indoor or outdoor environments. The Tracker is also equipped
with an accelerometer that detects movement to trigger a report. The accelerometer output
vector can also be reported periodically if knowledge of the Tracker orientation is of interest.
Additional sensing functions on the Tracker include on-board temperature and battery voltage.
The battery lifetime of the Tracker has been estimated to be up to 5 years or more, depending
on usage. Table 1-1 presents the available Tracker models.
Table 1-1: BLE Asset Tracker Models.
The main features of the Tracker are summarized as follows.
•
BLE:
Low-Energy Bluetooth scanning and reporting of nearby BLE-equipped devices to
function as a proximity sensor.
•
Accelerometer:
A high-sensitivity device that can measure any shock or movement
events. Can be used as an on/off switch for the Tracker to report location data only when
motion is detected.
•
Thermometer:
the temperature is measured from the on-board MCU transducer.
•
Push Button:
Externally accessible button for triggering ULs and opening a receive
window for DLs.
•
Battery Gauge:
Fuel gauge for the LTC batteries that can provide accurate results with
ultra-low average power consumption.
Product Code
Description
RF Region
Tx Band [MHz]
Rx Band [MHz]
T0005944
BLE Asset Tracker, NA
US915
923-928
902-915
T0005945
BLE Asset Tracker, EU
EU868
863-870
863-870
