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This is a tracker made by Invoxia, features:
 
This is a tracker made by Invoxia, features:
 
* sends positions using sigfox, configured via bluetooth
 
* sends positions using sigfox, configured via bluetooth
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* fcc id ZVS-LWT1: https://fccid.io/ZVS-LWT1/Internal-Photos/Internal-Photos-3734578
 
* ESP-8285 chip, this is a microcontroller similar to ESP-8266, can do wifi but not bluetooth (AFAIK)
 
* ESP-8285 chip, this is a microcontroller similar to ESP-8266, can do wifi but not bluetooth (AFAIK)
 
* NXP-QN9080, Ultra low power Bluetooth 5 system-on-chip solution, see https://www.nxp.com/docs/en/nxp/data-sheets/QN908x.pdf
 
* NXP-QN9080, Ultra low power Bluetooth 5 system-on-chip solution, see https://www.nxp.com/docs/en/nxp/data-sheets/QN908x.pdf
 
* U-blox M8030-CT, GNSS chip,see https://www.u-blox.com/en/product/ubx-m8030-series
 
* U-blox M8030-CT, GNSS chip,see https://www.u-blox.com/en/product/ubx-m8030-series
 
* Semtech SX1272, LoRa chip
 
* Semtech SX1272, LoRa chip
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* LiPo battery, 352044 300 mAh 3.7V
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* chip antenna for LoRa/Sigfox
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* chip antenna for wifi/bluetooth/gps
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Apparently this was originally a LoRa tracker, contains a LoRa transceiver, but now uses SigFox!

Revision as of 17:42, 8 May 2022

Project SigfoxTracker
350px
Investigating sigfox location trackers
Status Initializing
Contact bertrik
Last Update 2022-05-08

What

This page is about investigation of Sigfox location trackers, e.g.:

  • how existing trackers work
  • coverage of the sigfox network
  • how to interact with the sigfox backend
  • ultimately, help develop a sigfox tracker for tracking small animals, like bats

Investigation

Interesting reading:

coverage

Sigfox coverage, bike trip Gouda-Leidschendam

Existing trackers

LWT-100

This is a tracker made by Invoxia, features:

Apparently this was originally a LoRa tracker, contains a LoRa transceiver, but now uses SigFox!