Hi there,
Finally! Thank you all for your continued patience. After doing a lot of testing, having some third party software break everything, and then doing a lot more testing, we are happy to announce that you will be getting your hands on the LTE-M Launch kits imminently. Hopefully you're still the first on your block to be using LTE Cat-M1!
Here is how to get started:
- Go to http://conductor.link-labs.com
- Sign up for a Conductor account: http://docs.link-labs.com/m/52182/l/478050-users-and-credentials
- You will be prompted to enter a credit card for overages or if you want to add additional lines of service to your account. Your account already includes 1 MB/month of data, which is the standard Verizon IoT plan. We will send alerts at 50% and 90% of usage, as well as every 1 MB after that.
- Go to the “Data” Tab on the left. Click the “Add application” button in the upper right.
- Go to the “Devices ” Tab on the left. Click the “Add LTE-M” button in the upper right.
- Take note of the Node ID. This is the primary identification method in Conductor
- Open the IP67 Enclosure and switch the device to "on." A red LED can be found on the communication board, with the silk screen label D2. The LED will flash 3 times quickly when the device is first powered on. From that point forward, the LED will blink briefly every 9 seconds for as long as the board is powered. If the light goes out, try cycling power or checking the connector on the battery case.
- Click on the Node ID to see the message traffic
- While you can send downlink messages to the device, there is no current way of seeing those messages. Also, RSSI and data usage are “beta” features right now and may come and go as we improve the UI. You can see RSSI on the map portion of the UI.
- The default setting is one (1) GPS transmission every hour. This is to make sure the device works, but to conserve battery life and data usage when not active. You can adjust the configuration with the position of the 4-pole switch labeled “S1” located on the GPS baseboard. (You must carefully move the battery holder to see this switch.) Only the poles labeled 1 and 2 are used. The position of the switch poles are defined relative to the silk screen labels “HI” and “LO”. Here are the available options:
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Pole 1
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Pole 2
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Rate
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Configuration Name
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Uplink Period
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HI
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LO
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0
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“Always On”
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1 minute
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LO
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HI
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1
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“Low Power”
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10 minutes
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LO
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LO
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2
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“Ultra-Low Power”
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60 minutes
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- Open the GPS Network Tester UI: http://networktester.link-labs.com/
- Using the Node ID from Step 8 (you will also be prompted for your login credentials the first time), choose a window of time (UTC) you wish to investigate, and click "Plot"
As a reminder, the functionality of the Launch Kit is limited to sending GPS fixes via LTE Cat-M1 at various intervals. We will be releasing a full development kit in early August that will have a more traditional host interface and development tools and capibilities. I will send out more information on that when it becomes available.
For those of you who purchased an additional sensor as part of the package, we will be shipping you either a development kit or GPIO board in August, which will allow for various sensor configurations. Please let me know which you prefer.
If you need to get started on your LTE-M project earlier than August, please contact our Professional Services team. They are wrapping up some of the Custom LTE-M projects from the launch campaign and should have some LTE-M expert resources available soon.
Finally, please don't hesitate to contact me directly or email support@link-labs.com if you have any questions.
Sincerely,
Glenn Schatz
Vice President of Business Development
glenn.schatz@link-labs.com
