Personal tracking

Personal tracking device in size of a matchbox

Anyone intent on building a matchbox sized personal tracking device has now a golden opportunity to do just that. Our evaluation kit contains all of necessary smart parts. The miniaturized parts include the “GPS module 11x30” (1125 mm³) and “GPS module 14x14” (1387 mm³) with embedded GPS antenna. The “GSM module 22x22“ (1452 mm³), which is capable of transmitting geodata as text messages or GPRS on four different bands and can react to incoming messages. It uses the embedded GSM antenna with dimensions of 581 mm³ only. As option the SIM card is no longer plugged into the unit but soldered in place in the form of a tiny chip (27 mm³). Thus the space occupied by the main parts has been reduced five times from 16000 mm³ to 3200 mm³. Everything fits into a matchbox-sized case in which there is still room for a battery and an environmental sensor unit (microphone, camera, etc.).

James Bond would have been thrilled to have a people tracking unit like this. After all, there is an endless number of possible uses for a tiny device are capable of connecting to a standard mobile phone anywhere on the globe.
Free access to the test server facilitates the use of geodata. We also offer the digital maps, the MapEngine and the source code for complete people tracking servers free of charge.

Personal tracking device evaluation kit contains

• Radio modules and antennas
• Quad-Band GSM / GPRS Module
• GPS module based on SiRF 3/LP
• GPS antenna embedded inside GPS module
• Embedded GSM / UMTS antenna
• Periphery for people tracking
• SIM card holders, LiPo battery 1350 mAh
• Microphones, loudspeaker
• SIM card on chip (option)
• Printed circuit boards and adopter cables for PC
• Evaluation board with GSM / GPRS module
• Evaluation board with GPS / antenna module
• Evaluation board with GSM antenna plus further five GSM antennas
• Cable RS232 to USB, cable CMOS to USB, cable D-Sub 9 Pin RS232
• Services
• User forum with 6000+ members and thousands of questions and answers
• People tracking test server
• Access source code to set up an own people tracking server
• Access to free of charge digital maps
• Loaning of GSM tester for premium customer free of charge
• Rapid prototyping of plastic enclosures within 72 hours
   
• Periphery for vehicle tracking (included because difference to people tracking is not that big)
• Several coaxial cables
• Several external GSM / GPS antennas

Remark on the personal tracking device starter kit

The upper mentioned personal tracking starter kit is a selection of three basic starter kits (GSM module, GPS module plus GSM antenna). The combined GPS antenna module can be the “T -version” or the planar version. It is just a proposal that can be changed and customised to your needs.