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(Combo) Compact Tracker

Compact tracker

The Abeeway Combo Compact Tracker is a powerful multi-mode tracking device that seamlessly combines data from a rich set of sensors.

Connectivity​

The Abeeway Compact Tracker is available in two variants:

  • Compact Tracker, which supports:
    • LoRaWAN connectivity
  • Combo Compact Tracker, which supports:
    • Cellular (LTE-M, NB-IoT)
    • LoRaWAN connectivity

Embedded sensors​

  • Accelerometer
  • Multi-constellation GNSS
  • Low-power (assisted) GPS
  • Wi-Fi scanner
  • BLE scanner
  • Tamper sensors (tamper switch and hall-effect sensor)

Firmware Features​

Connectivity​

LoRaWAN connectivity features​

  • Class A operation
  • Support for all major regional parameters (EU, AS, IN, AU, US)
  • Over-the-Air Activation (OTA)
  • Network monitoring (link check, reset on prolonged network loss)
  • Multiple transmission strategies (configurable ADR, dual transmissions)
  • Configurable confirmed uplinks
  • Configurable heartbeat period
  • Synchronization to network time

Cellular connectivity features (for the Combo variant)​

  • Support for NB-IoT and LTE-M
  • Support for physical SIM and eSIM
  • Support for PSM and eDRX modes
  • Configurable heartbeat period
  • Network time synchronization

Geolocation​

  • Configurable multi-technology geolocation profiles
    • GNSS
    • Assisted GNSS (Low-Power GNSS / LP-GNSS)
    • BLE Scan
    • Wi-Fi Scan
  • Configurable triggers for location updates:
    • Button press
    • Motion-start, Motion-end
    • Periodic triggers for in-static and in-motion states
    • SOS events
    • Additional event-based triggers
  • BLE positioning with filtering options:
    • Beacon type filtering: Eddystone, Altbeacon, iBeacon
    • Beacon ID pattern matching
  • Configurable geolocation timeouts

SOS support​

  • Dedicated UI for triggering SOS messages
  • Configurable geolocation behavior during SOS mode

BLE inventory management/BLE scan collection​

  • Reporting of up to 20 BLE beacons with beacon-type and beacon-identifier filtering

BLE beaconing​

  • Configurable beacon transmission (Eddystone, Altbeacon, iBeacon & Quuppa)

BLE connectivity​

  • Single bonding / Passkey authentication support
  • BLE firmware update over the air
  • MCU firmware update over the air
  • CLI over BLE

Device management​

  • Command Line Interface (CLI) over USB or BLE connected console
  • Event logging over CLI
  • Accelerometer management (motion and shock detection)
  • Temperature management (permanent storage of min/max values, actions when thresholds are reached)
  • Battery management (primary vs. rechargeable batteries, remaining capacity measurement, and estimated consumption)
  • Configuration parameter management (permanent storage, configuration files, and parameter identifier parsing)
  • Firmware update over USB, BLE, and cellular network (FUOTA)

Further Reading​