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- Page 1 SPARROW ASSET TRACKER User Guide Document Number: T0006940 Document Version: Product Names and SPARROW Enterprise Asset T0007128 T-Codes: Tracker (Indoor) Release Date: August 6, 2024 TEKTELIC Communications Inc. T0006940_SPARROW_UG_v2 User Guide Confidential Page 1 of 20...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
Contents Product Description ......................... 3 Overview .......................... 3 Specifications........................4 Installation ..........................5 Included Product and Installation Material ..............5 Unpacking and Inspection ....................5 Commissioning ......................... 5 Activation ......................... 5 Default Configuration ....................... 6 Reconfiguration ........................ 6 Mounting .......................... 6 Battery Replacement ...................... -
Page 3: Product Description
SPARROW UG Product Description 1.1 Overview SPARROW device provides reliable asset tracking by utilizing periodic BLE scanning to collect data from nearby BLE peripherals to determine device location, or to act as a broadcasting BLE peripheral beacon. SPARROW is connected via LoRaWAN, enabling seamless transmission and reception across various frequency bands: EU868, IN865, and US915. -
Page 4: Specifications
1.2 Specifications SPARROW specifications are listed in Table 1-2. The main sensing functions are described in the following subsections. Table 1-2: SPARROW BLE Asset Tracker Specifications. Parameter Specification Environmental Rating IPX0 Enclosures and Mounting Custom design by TEKTELIC Operating Temperature -40°C to 70°C... -
Page 5: Installation
2 Installation 2.1 Included Product and Installation Material The following items are shipped with each sensor: • 1x sensor inside an enclosure with AA-cell LTC (3.6 V) battery installed. • 1x corresponding sensor Quick Start Guide. NOTE: to ensure safe installation and maintenance please read Safety Precautions. -
Page 6: Default Configuration
Figure 2-1: SPARROW Enclosure and External Interfacing 2.5 Default Configuration Table 2-1 lists the default reporting behavior of the SPARROW. Reporting behavior can be changed from default through OTA DL commands (see how to do it in Basic Downlinks section). -
Page 7: Battery Replacement
These mounting holes can be used to fasten the enclosure to a solid surface, cable, etc. The mounting holes are slots so the device can be secured with ropes, zip ties, or hooks depending on the user’s needs. If using cables or zip ties, they can be threaded through both slots on either side of the enclosure as shown in Figure 2-3. -
Page 8: Reset Function
Figure 2-5: Proper Replacement Orientation of the Battery Cover 2.9 Reset Function To physically reset SPARROW: 1. Push by a pin, such as a paper clip on a designated Reset Button as Figure 2-6. 2. Instant restart of the microprocessor will begin. -
Page 9: Function Button
2.10 Function Button There is an externally-accessible function button on the device as in Figure 2-7. The button should not be pushed hard. Pushing button will trigger the device to send BLE scan and report UL that will open receive windows to receive DL commands. Figure 2-7: Function Button Push Area The definition of when a push button event is registered is user configurable: Table 2-2: Function Button Configuration... -
Page 10: Sensing Functions
3 Sensing Functions 3.1 Bluetooth Low-Energy (BLE) Scanner SPARROW is equipped with a BLE module that is embedded in the MCU. It serves as a BLE central device that periodically searches to discover nearby BLE peripherals. It can be used for positioning and also has a proximity sensor. -
Page 11: Basic Downlinks
4 Basic Downlinks SPARROW uses a "tick" system for reporting data. Generally, the sensor will report most important data every tick. A tick can be measured in seconds. There are two sets of settings that must be configured in conjunction - "Core reporting tick in seconds"... - Page 12 Examples Of Uplinks 0x 00 67 00 EB Channel ID = 0x 00, Type ID = 0x 67 → MCU temperature data report 0x 00 EB = 235 × 0.1°C = 23.5°C 0x 0A 64 7F DA 00 00 01 C9 Header = 0x 0A →...
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Page 13: Device Configuration With Atlas
5 Device Configuration with ATLAS To perform more configuration and read the data of the SPARROW device you can use TEKTELIC’s complementary service ATLAS. There are two ways to access ATLAS: 1) using in Offline mode Figure 5-2: Login as offline mode... - Page 14 Figure 5-4: Login with Network server credentials Figure 5-5: Select SPARROW Decoder, application and the device For more information follow this link https://knowledgehub.tektelic.com/kona-atlas...
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Page 15: Data Converters
6 Data converters Please follow this link: https://github.com/TektelicCommunications/data- converters/tree/master for the data converters that are to be used on TEKTELIC & other Network Server for TEKTELIC Sensors. These data converters can be used as a reference for nother platforms. TEKTELIC’s data converters conform to the LoRa Alliance Payload Codec Specification and can be used with any 3 party Network Server / Application Server that supports this specification. -
Page 16: Locus
Locus Locus is an application to track and monitor all assets in your network, including indoor, outdoor, and hazardous location asset tracking. Assets can be tracked across entire campuses, multiple buildings, and floors. For more detail about Locus please visit Locus Application Documentation Application capabilities:... -
Page 17: Compliance Statements And Safety Precautions
8 Compliance Statements and Safety Precautions 8.1 Compliance Statements Federal Communications Commission: This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to following conditions: 1. This device may not cause harmful interference, and 2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. -
Page 18: Safety Precautions
This device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device. This device should be installed and operated with minimum distance 0.2 m from human body. L’émetteur/récepteur exempt de licence contenu dans le présent appareil est conforme aux CNR d’Innovation, Sciences et Développement économique Canada applicables aux appareils radio exempts de licence. - Page 19 List of Acronyms BER ......Bit Error Rate BLE ......Bluetooth Low-Energy CNR ......Cahiers des charges sur les Normes Radioélectriques (RSS) DL ....... DownLink EOS ......End Of Service EU ....... European Union FCC......Federal Communications Commission FW ......FirmWare HW ......
- Page 20 Document Revision Revision Issue Date Editor Comments • Initial draft based on Industrial • Tracker T0006279_UG v1.2 and • Home Sensor T0006338_UG v1.4. March 3, 2020 Carter Mudryk • Additional information taken from • BLE Tracker T0005946_TRM v0.4. • Minor corrections based on feedback.
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