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User Guide
T0007705_UG
Draft v0.3
SEAL/SEAL-Ex Wearable GPS Tracker
T0008766 (2x AA-Cell, ATEX, no Safety Clip)
T0008767 (2x AA-Cell, ATEX, with Safety Clip)
T0008768 (3x AA-Cell, non-ATEX, no Safety Clip)
T0008769 (3x AA-cell, non-ATEX, with Safety Clip)
August 15, 2023

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  • Page 1 T0008768 (3x AA-Cell, non-ATEX, no Safety Clip) T0008769 (3x AA-cell, non-ATEX, with Safety Clip) Issue Date: August 15, 2023 © 2023 TEKTELIC Communications Inc., all rights reserved. All products, names, and services are trademarks and registered trademarks of their respective companies.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    LED Behaviour ........................ 17 Push Buttons ........................18 Activation, Putting to DEEP SLEEP, Resetting, and Shutting Down........ 18 Compliance Statements ......................19 References............................. 21 SEAL/SEAL-Ex Wearable GPS Tracker User Guide T0007705_UG Version 0.3 TEKTELIC Communications Inc. Page 2 of 21...

  • Page 3: List Of Tables

    Table 1-1: SEAL Wearable GPS Tracker Model ..................6 Table 1-2: Functional features of SEAL/SEAL-Ex variants ................. 7 Table 4-1: How to Activate, Put to DEEP SLEEP, Reset, or Shut Down SEAL/SEAL-Ex ......18 SEAL/SEAL-Ex Wearable GPS Tracker User Guide T0007705_UG Version 0.3...

  • Page 4: List Of Figures

    List of Figures Figure 1-1: The SEAL Wearable GPS Tracker – Clip Variant..............8 Figure 1-2: The SEAL Wearable GPS Tracker – Non-Clip Variant.............. 8 Figure 1-3: SEAL Wearable GPS Tracker – LEDs and buttons ..............9 Figure 2-1: SEAL/SEAL-Ex with clip showing the mute button.............. 14 Figure 2-2: The Tracker clipped to a belt clip (Left) and harness clip (Right).

  • Page 5: Acronyms And Glossary

    RSSI ......received signal strength indicator Rx ......receiver, receive SBAS ......Satellite-Based Augmentation System Tracker ..... any variant of the SEAL Wearable GPS Tracker TTFF ......time to first fix TRM ......technical reference manual Tx ..

  • Page 6: Product Description

    1 Product Description 1.1 Overview This document is the official user manual for the SEAL Wearable GPS Tracker designed and developed by Tektelic Communications, henceforth referred to as SEAL/SEAL-Ex. The SEAL/SEAL-Ex is a light, small factor, long battery lifetime, low-cost LoRaWAN sensor used for tracking people (as a wearable device) or equipment, based on GNSS and BLE technologies.
  • Page 7 The supported features of the different SEAL/SEAL-Ex variants are tabulated below Table 1-2: Functional features of SEAL/SEAL-Ex variants SEAL/SEAL-Ex Functional Variants Feature SEAL with clip SEAL without clip SEAL-EX with clip SEAL-EX without clip Battery Lifetime info (Percentage and days...

  • Page 8: Figure 1-1: The Seal Wearable Gps Tracker - Clip Variant

    Figure 1-1 and Figure 1-2 below illustrates the clip and the non-clip variants of the SEAL/SEAL-Ex respectively. Figure 1-1: The SEAL Wearable GPS Tracker – Clip Variant. Figure 1-2: The SEAL Wearable GPS Tracker – Non-Clip Variant. SEAL/SEAL-Ex Wearable GPS Tracker User Guide T0007705_UG Version 0.3...

  • Page 9: Specifications

    Figure 1-3: SEAL Wearable GPS Tracker – LEDs and buttons 1.2 Specifications The SEAL/SEAL-Ex specifications are listed in Table 1-. Table 1-2: SEAL Wearable GPS Tracker Specifications Parameter Specification Use Environment Indoor/outdoor explosive atmospheres Form Factor Wearable, clipped to overalls, harness (carabiner)
  • Page 10 SEAL/SEAL-Ex by LED flashing Total of five (5) amber colored LEDs All LEDs are used 1. As an indicator to confirm SEAL/SEAL-Ex is in any form of emergency (e.g., periodic flashing when emergency states are active) 2.

  • Page 11: Transducer Details

    BLE trackers. By default, the BLE scanning functionality of the SEAL/SEAL-Ex is disabled. However, this can easily be changed by sending a simple OTA command to enable the BLE mode. The SEAL/SEAL-Ex can track and report up to 128 devices per scan.
  • Page 12 Absolute accuracy: ± 1 hPa (or ±8 m) e. Temperature accuracy: ± 0.5°C. 5. Current Sense Resistor: The SEAL/SEAL-EX features a current sense resistor that continuously monitor and record the system current usage and use this information to compute the remaining battery lifetime of the unit.

  • Page 13: Installation

    2.1 Included Product and Installation Material The following items are shipped with each Tracker: • SEAL/SEAL-Ex in a ruggedized IP67 enclosure with two LID AA batteries and three LID batteries installed for ATEX and non-ATEX versions respectively. The Tracker comes with a belt and harness clip for clipping the SEAL to overalls, harness or hard hat.

  • Page 14: Mounting

    DEEP-SLEEP state and tries to join the network. See Section 4.3 for the expected LED behaviour of the Tracker during the join process. It may take about 5 sec from the SEAL/SEAL-Ex wake-up to seeing the LED activity showing join attempts.

  • Page 15: Battery Replacement

    Figure 2-2: The Tracker clipped to a belt clip (Left) and harness clip (Right). 2.6 Battery Replacement Open up the SEAL/SEAL-Ex using a 1.5mm internal hex screwdriver. The SEAL/SEAL-Ex has 6x 1.5mm hex enclosure screws at the battery-side of the enclosure.

  • Page 16: Power Up, Commissioning, And Monitoring

    3 Power up, Commissioning, and Monitoring 3.1 Required Equipment No special equipment is required to power on the SEAL/SEAL-Ex. 3.2 Power Up/Down Procedure Once the sensor information has been added to the Network Server, press the mute button pattern explained in Section 2.4. The batteries must be removed to turn off the device, but the mute button pattern can be pressed to simply reset the device.

  • Page 17: Operation, Alarms, And Management

    LEDs start blinking rapidly indicating the SEAL/SEAL- < 10 Ex is trying to join the network. During this time the SEAL/SEAL-Ex sends join request uplinks at least once every 10s, with the front LED blinking every time a join request is sent. If the...

  • Page 18: Push Buttons

    SEAL/SEAL-Ex to and out of deep sleep (check Section 2.4 for more information) SEAL and SEAL-Ex with clip variants have a third button at the front of the device, used for detecting safety harness connection. See Figure 1-3 for an illustration of where all the buttons are positioned.

  • Page 19: Compliance Statements

    (1) This device may not cause interference. (2) This device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device. SEAL/SEAL-Ex Wearable GPS Tracker User Guide T0007705_UG Version 0.3 TEKTELIC Communications Inc. Page 19 of 21...
  • Page 20 WARNING: This product can expose you to chemicals including lead, nickel, and carbon black, which are known to the State of California to cause cancer, birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information, go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov. SEAL/SEAL-Ex Wearable GPS Tracker User Guide T0007705_UG Version 0.3 TEKTELIC Communications Inc.

  • Page 21: References

    References [1] Tektelic Communications, T0007705_TRM_v1.0. [2] LoRa Alliance, "LoRaWAN Specification," ver. 1.0.2, July 2016. [3] LoRa Alliance, "LoRaWAN 1.0.2 Regional Parameters," rev. B, Feb 2017. SEAL/SEAL-Ex Wearable GPS Tracker User Guide T0007705_UG Version 0.3 TEKTELIC Communications Inc. Page 21 of 21...

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