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The PAT micro from PawTrax
(PawTrax Animal Tracker)
USER GUIDE
V3.5 21/11/2011

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Summary of Contents for PawTrax PATmicro

  • Page 1 The PAT micro from PawTrax (PawTrax Animal Tracker) USER GUIDE V3.5 21/11/2011...
  • Page 2 The PATmicro was designed to work using your mobile phone without the need to have access to a PC. It is simple to operate - if you can send an SMS you can easily use the PATmicro. Commands to control The PATmicro are sent as SMS messages from your phone.
  • Page 3 Charging the battery Before using The PATmicro for the first time you will need to fully charge the battery. Plug the supplied charging cable into the charging socket and the USB plug into your PC or laptop or a USB wall/car charger.
  • Page 4 The PATmicro will only work with this PIN code disabled. You can check this by inserting the SIM into a mobile phone. If a PIN is required enter the PIN code given to you by the carrier and disable the PIN code function from the menu of the phone.
  • Page 5 You need to tell it what mobile phone number you want to use to control it and to receive location requests and battery low warnings etc When you turn on The PATmicro for the first time the Blue LED may remain illuminated depending on the type/providers SIM. If on, once you have registered your mobile phone (the control phone) with the PATmicro, this will turn off.
  • Page 6 ‘Hot Start’. 4) Cold Starts Whenever the PATmicro is switched on from off, or after charging it will always perform a ‘Cold Start’ to ensure it has an initial fix and is ready for whenever you request a position. This cold start can take between 10 – 20 mins We therefore recommend that it is placed outside with a clear view of the sky when switching back on from an off condition.
  • Page 7 In order to work around this please enter the prefix loc: in front of the co- ordinates in the search box. (loc: +22.36600,+114.11977) There may be times when The PATmicro sends back location co-ordinates and the time/date stamp displays 00/00/0000 , 00:00:00.
  • Page 8 You can set The PATmicro to automatically send you a location at preset intervals By default your PATmicro has been set up to wake from sleep mode every 10 minutes to figure out where it is and remember it but not report it. The period of wake up can be changed by the following command.
  • Page 9 Notes for command: You should place a space between each letter and number and also between latitude and longitude. 100 stands for 1 Km Notes for reply : The PATmicro shall reply whether it gets GPS data or not and with or without date and time information.
  • Page 10 PATmicro is working out its location and sending it to your phone as an sms in the following format. HP=D001=START MY ZONE=DATE-06/09/2009=TIME-23:59:59=SPD- 110=DIR-359= http://mapsgoogle.com/maps?q=+22.36600,+114.11977&%z=14 The PATmicro will send you a ZONE OUT sms when it moves out of the MY ZONE area. HP=D001= ZONE OUT=DATE-06/09/2009=TIME-23:59:59=SPD-110=DIR- 359= http://mapsgoogle.com/maps?q=+22.36600,+114.11977&%z=14...
  • Page 11 Ready - Blue LED shall remain on until receipt of the R command b) PIN code or error with SIM Card 2) Status after registering by R command Operating Indication – Blue LED will blink 1 or 2 times when PATmicro is in operation. •...
  • Page 12 3) You will receive a LOW BATTERY report when remaining battery level drops to 3.2v The PATmicro will only send this report if the remaining battery level is enough to obtain a fix and send the message. If the battery level drops rapidly lower than 3.2V due to GSM network conditions or poor GPS signal you may not receive this report.
  • Page 13 By pressing the SOS button for 3 seconds the Blue and Yellow LED’s shall blink for 30 seconds while working out its location and then send an SOS report to your phone. HP=D001=SOS!=DATE-06/09/2009=TIME-23:59:59=SPD-110=DIR-359= http://mapsgoogle.com/maps?q=+22.36600,+114.11977&%z=14 Take Care In order to avoid accidental damage to the plastic ‘tabs’ on the waterproof case please take care when opening.
  • Page 14 Warranty Limitations PawTrax warrants that The PATmicro shall be free from defects for a period of 12 months. We cannot accept any liability under the 12 month warranty if The PATmicro is modified, opened or tampered with by you or any third party. Misused or damaged in an accident, as a result of unreasonable use or as a result of your negligence.
  • Page 15 The battery capacity depends on operating conditions including GSM network, GPS level and/or reporting period etc. By default The PATmicro is set to wake up every 10 mins to fix GPS and check GSM network, automatically updating for the most ideal operating condition.
  • Page 16 This product is powered by a non user replaceable Lithium Poly Battery. Should the battery require replacing please contact PawTrax Limited by email (info@pawtrax.co.uk) for details on returning the device. When this product reaches end of life the battery must be removed and disposed of separately from household waste.
  • Page 17 TOP TIP Get unlimited tracking for just £5 per month (Orange/T-Mobile Networks only) Here is a tip for those of you that use your PawTrax on a regular basis - approx. more than 50 location/texts per month Buy an Orange PAYG sim from an Orange store for £5...