User's Guide

Abeeway Tracker Reference Guide FW 2.1 V1.1
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3.2.2 Tracker best placement
The device can be attached with the provided lanyard or placed in a bag, or inside an asset. It is recommended to
place the tracker in a way that LoRaWAN/GPS antenna is pointing towards the sky for best LoRaWAN/GPS coverage.
Note
The close environment and orientation of the tracker can influence the radio performance. For optimum results
keep the zone around the antenna area clear from any conducting material or magnetic fields.
3.3 Smart badge device
3.3.1 Getting started
The smart badge is shipped to the customer in “shipping” state to preserve battery lifetime. It can be brought back
into “JOIN” state with a long button press. The tracker will then start the JOIN procedure which can be seen in
LoRaWAN Network Server logs.
After a join success it starts in motion tracking mode in the default configuration.
3.3.2 Tracker best placement
The device can be attached with the provided lanyard or placed in a bag, or inside an asset. It is recommended to
place the tracker in a way that LoRaWAN/GPS antenna is pointing towards the sky for best LoRaWAN/GPS coverage.
Note
The close environment and orientation of the tracker can influence the radio performance. For optimum results,
keep the zone around the antenna area clear from any conducting material or magnetic fields.
GNSS Antenna
LoRaWAN Antenna
WIFI/BLE
Antennas
Lanyard
Magnetic USB
Bicolor LED
Button
Buzzer
Lanyard