User's Guide

BLE Asset Tracker User Guide T0005946_UG Version 1.1

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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