{"id":2170,"date":"2011-04-11T08:40:40","date_gmt":"2011-04-11T06:40:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gsm-modem.de\/M2M\/?p=2170"},"modified":"2013-07-24T10:00:47","modified_gmt":"2013-07-24T08:00:47","slug":"gsm-gps-tracker","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.gsm-modem.de\/M2M\/m2m-faq\/gsm-gps-tracker\/","title":{"rendered":"Ultra light GSM \/ GPS tracker"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>GSM \/ GPS modules on FR4 with copper foil offers proper ground plane<\/h2>\n<p>This concept shows an ultra light GSM\/GPS tracker to track tiny animals like birds or prairie dogs. It also can be used to track expensive oil on canvas. The concept is following\u00c2\u00a0 the idea of cost reduction by using of free of charge components, services and software.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2172\" style=\"width: 329px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a rel=\"attachment wp-att-2172\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gsm-modem.de\/M2M\/m2m-faq\/gsm-gps-tracker\/attachment\/gsm-gps-tracker-birds\/\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2172\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2172\" title=\"GSM GPS tracker birds\" src=\"http:\/\/www.gsm-modem.de\/M2M\/.\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/gsm-gps-tracker-birds-300x142.png\" alt=\"GSM GPS tracker birds\" width=\"319\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2172\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ultra light GSM GPS tracker<\/p><\/div>\n<h2><strong>The ultra light GSM \/ GPS tracker is using the freebies or freeware as below<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>A-GPS server<\/li>\n<li>Digital maps<\/li>\n<li>Web based mapping server<\/li>\n<li>Evaluation kit micro controller<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2><strong>The ultra light GSM\/GPS tracker could use the  following freebies or freeware<br \/>\n<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Embedded GSM antenna as PCB track<\/li>\n<li>Schematic diagram of eSIM parallel to plastic SIM card<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Description of the  ultra light GSM \/ GPS tracker<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>The selected  GSM module is the world smallest and offers a low power power consumption. The chosen GPS module is the tiniest with embedded, switched DC\/DC converter. The GPS module is supported by free of charge A-GPS server.\u00a0 A-GPS will help to reduce the TTFF (Time To First Fix). The eSIM is soldered direct on the PCB without need for a SIM card holder. The micro controller Renesas (RL78 family) charges 1.3 mA by 1 MHz operating frequency only. The GSM antenna is a very special, that is well working on small ground plane. The GSM antenna can be optimised and customised on low costs. The ground plane was  increased by soldering cheap copper foil to the PCB. The enclosure will be an inexpensive and light shrink tube.<\/p>\n<p>The visualization of the pin point on the screen will be done\u00a0  by selecting one of the several free of charge\u00a0 software options.<\/p>\n<h2>GSM \/ GPS modules, antennas and further parts<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>GSM module, small size, low power consumption<\/li>\n<li>GPS module, high sensitivity, low power consumption<\/li>\n<li>GPS antenna (sketch shows a chip \tantenna, loop or other type tbd)<\/li>\n<li>GSM antenna (sketch shows a \tlambda\/4 monopole, other type tbd)<\/li>\n<li>SIM card as eSIM (other tbd)<\/li>\n<li>Micro controller Renesas \t(evaluation kits free of charge until 30<sup>th<\/sup>. of June 2011) or any other new ultra low power MCU<\/li>\n<li>Shrink tube, copper foil<\/li>\n<li>Battery (sketch shows LiPo \tBattery, other tbd)<\/li>\n<li>Further options (tbd)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Further free of charge tools used to create this concept<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>OpenOffice Writer:  To write this text (Linux or Windows)<\/li>\n<li>MyPaint:  To paint the sketch on tablet PC (Linux or Windows)<\/li>\n<li>Picnik: To optimise the sketch (Online tool and independent \ton OS)<\/li>\n<li>WordPress, Twitter, Facebook, Myspace, Thunderbird and \tFirebird to stay  in contact with M2M developers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Everybody who is interested in further details and information on the concept or an other wireless M2M concept is welcome to send me an e-mail\u00a0 to harald.naumann (at) gsm-modem.de .<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-bottom: 0cm;\">\n<div class=\"shariff shariff-align-flex-start shariff-widget-align-flex-start\"><ul class=\"shariff-buttons theme-default orientation-horizontal buttonsize-small\"><li class=\"shariff-button twitter shariff-nocustomcolor\" style=\"background-color:#32bbf5\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gsm-modem.de%2FM2M%2Fm2m-faq%2Fgsm-gps-tracker%2F&text=Ultra%20light%20GSM%20%2F%20GPS%20tracker\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" aria-label=\"Share on Twitter\" role=\"button\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" class=\"shariff-link\" style=\"; 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