Select GPS Beacon

All car owners are afraid of car theft and do everything to prevent it. One of the effective ways is to install a GPS beacon. He determines the location of the car and informs the owner about any changes in coordinates. You can also install a beacon on other objects: valuable cargo, small children, animals.

The standard principle of the device:

• Sleep: power saving mode.
• "Active work" at a set time. For example, every hour or minute.
• Sending information to the host.

If the beacon determines that the car has changed location, then the frequency of checks increases. Everything is individually and programmed in the settings.

GPS-beacon: what the structure consists of

Externally, a GPS beacon is a compact device that is slightly larger than a matchbox. Such dimensions allow you to secretly install it under the cabin trim. in the back of the chair or even outside.

Inside we find an electronic board, which consists of blocks of receiving and transmitting a signal. There are additional mechanisms, but their availability depends on the specific model and its functionality.

One of the positioning technologies can be used:

• GPS-gets the coordinates from the satellite.
• A-GPS-additionally connects the cellular operator to speed up work.
• LBS-getting coordinates using the mobile network.
• GLONASS-Russian satellite navigation system.

The most practical type is combined, for example, GPS/GLONASS, which gives the most accurate coordinates, but is completely useless in an area where there is no satellite signal.

LBS is less accurate, but it works wherever there is a signal from a cellular operator. Moreover, various jammers does not affect him.

A-GPS will give you a location point faster than GPS, but it will use mobile traffic.

Methods of obtaining information:

• SMS-an indication of the current coordinates or a link to the map.
• Application on a smartphone.
• Using the site-the service may also be paid.
• Call-voice message.
• Signal-if a beacon is connected to the car alarm.

Monitoring through the application or site provides visual information on the map. It is better to buy models that allow you to choose the most comfortable option for you.

Connecting the beacon to the car alarm allows you to create an effective security system. But there is a drawback-it will be easy to find a mechanism through the communication wires, so its main qualities are lost: autonomy and secrecy.

Device Power

The type of power affects the stability of the device.

Power from the on-board network-stable operation without the need to replace batteries. But it is carried out with the help of wires, which means it will be easy for a scammer to find a beacon through the wires and eliminate its effect.

Powered by autonomous sources: rechargeable batteries, lithium batteries, lithium thionyl chloride batteries, battery pack. This method makes the mechanism autonomous and secretive, but it will have to replace batteries from time to time.

The more often the lighthouse will contact, the faster the battery will sit down. Standard batteries, although they sit down faster, but they are easy to replace, which cannot be said about battery packs.

Buy models with a battery level indication so you can replace batteries in a timely manner.

Additional Functions

When choosing a GPS beacon, decide in advance where you install it. Please note if there is any protection against dust and moisture.

If you fix it in the cabin, then there is no point in overpaying for the hermetic case. You will have enough protection from IP55.

For outdoor installation, for example, on bumpers, choose models with a class from IP67, which allows even short-term immersion in water. Here also consider the operating temperature range of the device.

Scan protection is a way to prevent the system from being hacked and to deactivate the GPS beacon. The ability to use two sim cards will improve the functionality of the device: where the coverage of one operator is not enough, another will help. A standard microphone will determine if someone is in the cabin.

With delivery in Ukraine you can buy a GPS tracker in Kiev, Kharkov, Odessa on 130.com.ua .

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