FIFOTRACK Q2 Installation manual

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Contents
Document History ..............................................................................................................................3
1 GPRS Command Format ..................................................................................................................6
2 SMS Command Format....................................................................................................................7
3 Serial port (COM) Command Format ...............................................................................................8
4 Command Writing Specification ......................................................................................................9
5 Command List ............................................................................................................................... 10
B00 – Setting GPRS Parameters..........................................................................................................10
B01 – Setting GPRS APN Parameters ..................................................................................................10
B02 – Setting GPRS Link Protocol .......................................................................................................10
B03 – Setting Tracking Time Interval ..................................................................................................11
B10 – Setting SMS Password ..............................................................................................................11
B11 – Setting SOS Number .................................................................................................................12
B14 – Setting SMS Time Zone ............................................................................................................12
B17 – Clear Blind Data ........................................................................................................................13
B19 – Setting Circle geo-fence............................................................................................................13
B23 – Setting Alarm Action.................................................................................................................14
B26 – Setting Alarm SMS Head String ................................................................................................14
B29 – Setting Sensitivity of Motion Sensor ........................................................................................15
B31 – Setting SOS Number Attribute..................................................................................................15
B70 – Setting the Functions to Button ...............................................................................................16
B71 – Setting GPS/WIFI Order ............................................................................................................16
B72 – Setting Reminder Mode for Incoming Phone-call ....................................................................17
B90 – Restart Tracker or Module........................................................................................................17
B91 – Setting Parameters to Default ..................................................................................................17
B94 – Turn on/off LED Display ............................................................................................................18
B99 – OTA using FTP Server................................................................................................................18
C01 – Retrieve Position Information...................................................................................................19
C02 – Retrieve Firmware/Hardware Version, SN, IMEI ......................................................................20
C03 – Retrieve Supply Power Status...................................................................................................20
C04 – Retrieve Parameter Setting ......................................................................................................20
C06 – Retrieve Basic Information of Tracker.......................................................................................21

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S09 – Setting GPRS Heartbeat Interval ...............................................................................................21
Appendix A – Alarm code and alarm parameter............................................................................... 23

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1 GPRS Command Format
GPRS uplink (i.e.: Data is sent from terminal to platform) command format:
$$<pack-len>,<ID>,<work-no>,<cmd-code>,<cmd-para>*<checksum>\r\n
GPRS downlink (i.e.: Data is sent form platform to terminal) command format:
##<pack-len>,<ID>,<work-no>,<cmd-code>,<cmd-para>*<checksum>\r\n
Remarks:
Comma (,) is used to separate data field, and it is necessary. There is no space before or after
comma.
pack-len: Package Length, decimal string format, the field of pack-len is
{,<ID>,<work-no>,<cmd-code>,<cmd-para>}, be careful, comma(,) in front of ID included.
ID: Terminal ID, default IMEI.
work-no: working number, hexadecimal string format, cyclic accumulation from 1 to 0xFFFF.
cmd-code: Command code, or specification of data type.
cmd-para: parameter or description of cmd-code, which is described in the following
chapter.
checksum: checksum of package, 2 bytes hexadecimal string format, XOR of
{<pack-len>,<ID>,<work-no>,<cmd-code>,<cmd-para>}.
\r\n: End of package, i.e. <CR><LF>.
Without specification, multi-byte binary data in cmd-para uses big endian format, i.e. Most
Significant Byte first.

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2 SMS Command Format
Sending SMS (from mobile to tracker) command format:
<password>,<cmd-code>,<cmd-para>
Reply SMS (from tracker to mobile) data format:
<cmd-code>,<proc-result>
01 password: SMS password, 6 digits, default “000000”. B10 command can be used to change
password
02 cmd-code: command code, the same as cmd-code filed in GPRS command.
03 cmd-para: command parameter, the same as cmd-para filed in GPRS command.
04 proc-result: command process result
OK – Succeed.
05 SMS command with invalid password, or with incorrect format, no reply will be sent.

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3 Serial port (COM) Command Format
Setting command format:
#<cmd-code>,<cmd-para><CR><LF>
Reply data format:
#<cmd-code>,<proc-result><CR><LF>
cmd-code, cmd-para: the same as corresponding filed of GPRS/SMS command.
proc-result: SMS command procession result
OK – Succeed.
UNSUPPORT – Command not supported.
FAILED –Procession failed.

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4 Command Writing Specification
Comma (,) is used to separate multi-filed, there is no space before and after comma.
For command with multi parameters, filed(s) can be empty, the corresponding parameter is
set to default.
The following chapters describe cmd-code and cmd-para.
The “Retrieve” row in the following chapters describes the corresponding query command.

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5 Command List
B00 – Setting GPRS Parameters
Source GPRS/COM/SMS
Description B00,<IP-domain>,<remote-port>
01 IP-domain: server IP or domain.
02 remote-port: server port.
Reply
B00,<err_code>
01 err_code: procession error code.
OK – Succeed.
UNSUPPORT – Command not supported.
FAILED – Procession failed.
Example B00,47.88.35.165,10502
01 Set main server: IP-47.88.35.165, port-10502.
Retrieve
C04,B00
B01 – Setting GPRS APN Parameters
Source GPRS/COM/SMS
Description B01,<apn_name>,<apn_usr>,<apn_pwd>
01 apn_name: APN name.
02 apn_usr: APN user name.
03 apn_pwd: APN password.
04 Leave apn_usr and apn_pwd fields empty, if neither APN username nor APN
password exists.
05 Contact to local ISP for APN detail.
Reply
B01,<err_code>
01 err_code: procession error code.
OK – Succeed.
UNSUPPORT – Command not supported.
FAILED – Procession failed.
Example B01,cmnet
01 Set APN name to “cmnet”, APN login username and password empty.
Retrieve C04,B01
B02 – Setting GPRS Link Protocol
Source GPRS/COM/SMS

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Description B02,<link_type>
01 link_type: Link protocol, value “TCP” or “UDP”.
02 default “TCP” protocol.
Reply B02,<err_code>
01 err_code: procession error code.
OK – Succeed.
UNSUPPORT – Command not supported.
FAILED – Procession failed.
Example
B02,TCP
01 Set link protocol to TCP.
Retrieve
C04,B02
B03 – Setting Tracking Time Interval
Source
GPRS/COM/SMS
Description
B03,<moving_tmr>,<stop_tmr>
01 moving_tmr: time interval when moving, unit s, default 30s. When moving_tmr==0,
tracking disabled for moving status.
02 stop_tmr: time interval when stop, unit s, default 30s. When stop_tmr==0, tracking
disabled for stop status
03 When stop_tmr field empty, it is set to the same value as moving_tmr
Reply
B03,<err_code>
01 err_code: procession error code.
OK – Succeed.
UNSUPPORT – Command not supported.
FAILED – Procession failed.
Example B03,60
01 Set both moving_tmr and stop_tmr to 60s, tracker uploads position data every 60s.
B03,60,0
01 Set moving_tmr to 60s, and stop_tmr to 0, tracker uploads data every 60s when
moving, and stops uploading for stop status.
Retrieve C04,B03
B10 – Setting SMS Password
Source
GPRS/COM/SMS
Description
B10,<sms_pwd>
01 sms_pwd: SMS password, 6 digits, default “000000”.
Reply B10,<err_code>
01 err_code: procession error code.
OK – Succeed.

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UNSUPPORT – Command not supported.
FAILED – Procession failed.
Example
B10,472627
01 Set SMS password to “472627”.
B10,47262A
01 Invalid command, because SMS password needs to be a 6 digits string.
Retrieve C04,B10
B11 – Setting SOS Number
Source GPRS/COM/SMS
Description
B11,<sos_num1>,<sos_num2>,<sos_num3>
01 sos_num1, 2, 3: SOS numbers to be set; 3 numbers can be set at most.
02 Refer to B23 for the function of SOS number(s).
Reply
B11,<err_code>
01 err_code: procession error code.
OK – Succeed.
UNSUPPORT – Command not supported.
FAILED – Procession failed.
Example B11,15698210011,,15698210200
01 Set
sos_num1
to 15698210011,
sos_num2
to empty,
sos_num3
to 15698210200.
Retrieve C04,B11
B14 – Setting SMS Time Zone
Source GPRS/COM/SMS
Description B14,<tzone>
01 tzone: time zone, range [-12, 12].
02 Default value of tzone is 0.
03 When SMS time zone is set, all tracking/alarm SMS use tzone for date & time.
04 B14 setting doesn’t affect date & time in GPRS package, which always uses UTC-0
time zone.
Reply B14,<err_code>
01 err_code: procession error code.
OK – Succeed.
UNSUPPORT – Command not supported.
FAILED – Procession failed.
Example
B14,-8
Retrieve
C04,B14

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B17 – Clear Blind Data
Source
GPRS/COM/SMS
Description
B17,<data_type>
01 data_type: blind data type.
1 – GPRS Blind.
2 – SMS blind.
3 – Both GPRS and SMS blind.
Reply B17,<err_code>
01 err_code: procession error code.
OK – Succeed.
UNSUPPORT – Command not supported.
FAILED – Procession failed.
Example
B17,3
01 Clear both GPRS and SMS blind data.
Retrieve
UNSUPPORT
B19 – Setting Circle geo-fence
Source
GPRS/COM/SMS
Description
B19,<index>,<flag>,<radium>,<lat>,<lon>
01 index: fence index, value 1~4, i.e.: 4 geo-fence can be set at most.
02 flag: alarm flag
flag=1: Trigger alarm when exit fence.
flag=2: Trigger alarm when enter fence.
flag=3: Trigger alarm both enter and exit fence.
03 radium: radium of circle geo-fence, unit meter.
04 lat: latitude of center point, decimal string format.
05 lon: longitude of center point, decimal string format.
06 When flag, radium, lat, lon are empty, delete goe-fence specified by index; When
index=0 or empty, delete all.
Reply
B19,<err_code>
01 err_code: procession error code.
OK – Succeed.
UNSUPPORT – Command not supported.
FAILED – Procession failed.
Example
Retrieve
C04,B19,<index>
01 index: fence index, value 1~8, the same as index field in setting command.

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B23 – Setting Alarm Action
Source
GPRS/COM/SMS
Description
B23,<alm-code>,<GPRS><SMS><two-way-call><monitor-call>
01 alm-code: Alarm type, refer to Appendix –A.
02 GPRS: Disable/enable GPRS uploading.
03 SMS: Disable/enable SMS to SOS number.
04 two-way-call: Disable/enable SOS number dialing under two-way conversation, set to
0 for actual usage.
05 monitor-call: Disable/enable SOS number dialing under monitor mode.
06 When both two-way-call and monitor-call are set, monitor-call is valid
, while
two-way-call ignored.
07 two-way-call or monitor-call is valid when SOS number set, refer to B11 command for
SOS number(s) setting.
Reply B23,<err_code>
01 err_code: procession error code.
OK – Succeed.
UNSUPPORT – Command not supported.
FAILED – Procession failed.
Example
B23,2,1101
01 Set action when SOS triggered:
a Sending GPRS alarm data to platform.
b Sending alarm SMS with C01 format to SOS number.
c Dial SOS numbers under monitor mode.
Retrieve C04,B23,<alm-code>
01 alm-code: Alarm type, refer to Appendix–A. The same as alm-code field in setting
command.
B26 – Setting Alarm SMS Head String
Source GPRS/COM/SMS
Description B26,<alm-code>,<sms_string>
01 alm-code: Alarm type, refer to Appendix –A.
02 sms_string: SMS head string, 16 bytes length at most.
03 When send “B26” only, with alm-code and sms_string fields empty, set all head string
to default
04 Refer to Appendix-A for default string.
Reply B26,<err_code>
01 err_code: error code.
OK – Succeed.
UNSUPPORT – Command not supported.
FAILED –Processing failed.
Example B26,2,HELP

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01 Set SMS head string of SOS to “HELP”.
Retrieve C04,B26,<alm-code>
01 alm-code: Alarm type, refer to Appendix –A. The same as alm-code field in setting
command.
B29 – Setting Sensitivity of Motion Sensor
Source GPRS/COM/SMS
Description
B29,<level>
01 level: sensitivity of motion sensor, value [0, 100], default 10; the smaller value, the
higher sensitivity
Reply
B29,<err_code>
01 err_code: procession error code.
OK – Succeed.
UNSUPPORT – Command not supported.
FAILED – Procession failed.
Example B29,20
Retrieve C04,B29
B31 – Setting SOS Number Attribute
Source
GPRS/COM/SMS
Description
B31,<sos-num-idx>,<two-way-call>,<monitor>,<pos-sms>
01 Set SOS number attribute, refer to B11 command for SOS number setting.
02 sos-num-idx: SOS index, value 1, 2, 3, which corresponds to SOS number set by B11
command.
03 two-way-call: attribute of two-way conversation.
04 monitor: attribute of monitor-mode conversation.
05 pos-sms: attribute of position SMS.
06 Description of attributes:
two-way-call: Pressing SOS button to pick up incoming phone-call in two-way
conversation mode.
monitor: tracker automatically picks up incoming phone-call in monitor mode.
pos-sms: Tracker sends position SMS after incoming phone-call ends. Refer to
C01 command for SMS format.
07 When both two-way-call and monitor are set, monitor is valid, i.e.: tracker picks up
phone-call in monitor mode.
08 When the command string has only sos-num-idx field, default attribute is set to
corresponding SOS number.
09 Default attribute of SOS number: two-way-call and pos-sms.
Reply B31,<err_code>
01 err_code: procession error code.

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OK – Succeed.
UNSUPPORT – Command not supported.
FAILED – Procession failed.
Example B31,1,1,1,1
01 Set attribute of the first SOS number: tracker automatically
picks up incoming
phone-call under monitor mode, reply a position SMS.
Retrieve
C04,B31,<sos-num>
01 sos-num: SOS index, value 1, 2, 3. The same as sos-num field in setting command.
B70 – Setting the Functions to Button
Source GPRS/COM/SMS
Description
B70,<hangup>,<pwroff-disable>
01 hangup: 1~Press SOS button to hang up phone-call conversation; 0 (default)~Disable
hang-up function of SOS button
02 pwroff-disable: 1~PWR key cannot be used to shut down device; 0 (default)~Long
press PWR key can shut down device
Reply B70,<err_code>
01 err_code: procession error code.
OK – Succeed.
UNSUPPORT – Command not supported.
FAILED – Procession failed.
Example
Retrieve
C04,B70
B71 – Setting GPS/WIFI Order
Source
GPRS/COM/SMS
Description
B71,<mode>
01 Device supports two methods for positioning, GPS and WIFI, and B71 command is
used to set the order of use
02 mode: positioning mode, default mode==0, description as below
mode==0
: Mandatory use GPS for all time, device uses GPS to get positioning
information, and uploads to server whether GPS fixed or not.
mode==1: Device uses GPS first, and switch to WIFI for positioning when GPS fai
led
mode==2: Device uses WIFI first, and switch to GPS for positioning when no WIFI AP
got
03 Device uploads unfixed GPS package to server when neither GPS nor WIFI positioning
succeed
Reply
B71,<err_code>
01 err_code: procession error code.
OK – Succeed.

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UNSUPPORT – Command not supported.
FAILED – Procession failed.
Example
Retrieve
C04,B71
B72 – Setting Reminder Mode for Incoming Phone-call
Source GPRS/COM/SMS
Description B72,<incall-note>
01 When phone-call incoming, device can reminder user by voice ringer or vibration
02 incall-note: Reminder mode
incall-note==0: No reminder for incoming phone-call
incall-note==1: voice ringer
incall-note==2: vibration
incall-note==3 (default): Both voice ringer and vibration
Reply
B72,<err_code>
01 err_code: procession error code.
OK – Succeed.
UNSUPPORT – Command not supported.
FAILED – Procession failed.
Example
Retrieve C04,B72
B90 – Restart Tracker or Module
Source GPRS/COM/SMS
Description
B90,<select>
01 select: option
select==1: Restart device.
Reply
B90,<err_code>
01 err_code: procession error code.
OK – Succeed.
UNSUPPORT – Command not supported.
FAILED – Procession failed.
Example B90,1
01 Restart device.
Retrieve UNSUPPORT
B91 – Setting Parameters to Default
Source GPRS/COM/SMS

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Description B91
01 After command is set, all system parameters (except SMS password) are set to
default.
Reply B91,<err_code>
01 err_code: procession error code.
OK – Succeed.
UNSUPPORT – Command not supported.
FAILED – Procession failed.
Example
B91
Retrieve UNSUPPORT
B94 – Turn on/off LED Display
Source GPRS/COM/SMS
Description B94,<led-on>
01 led-on: 1--turn on LED, 0--turn off LED.
02 Default, led-on=1.
Reply B94,<err_code>
01 err_code: procession error code.
OK – Succeed.
UNSUPPORT – Command not supported.
FAILED – Procession failed.
Example B94
01 Set LED to default: turn on.
Retrieve
C04,B94
B99 – OTA using FTP Server
Source
GPRS/COM/SMS
Description
B99,<file_name>,<option>,<ftp_address>,<ftp_port>,<ftp_loginid>,<ftp_loginpwd>,<apn
>,<apn_name>,<apn_pwd>
01 file_name: file name for OTA, should be “xxx.bin” format
02 option: option for OTA, when the field empty, using default setting
option
Description
0(default)
Normal OTA, tracker check whether file_name match current version
or not
1
Mandatory OTA, tracker doesn’t check file_name
03 ftp_address: FTP server address, default 47.88.17.17
04 ftp_port: FTP server port, default 21
05 ftp_loginid, ftp_loginpwd: FTP login user-name and password, when fields empty,
using default account on 47.88.17.17
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same setting as B01 command
07 After B99 command received, tracker matches file_name to current firmware version,
and starts OTA according to result
08 During OTA operation, tracker will disconnect from tracking server, stop timing
uploading/photographing.
09 The timeout for FTP OTA is 15mins, when exceed, tracker will restart automatically,
and connect to tracking server
10 Exte
rnal power connection is needed during OTA operation, it is used for tracking
reboot after OTA finished
Reply B99,<err_str>
01 err_str: Error code, string format
“Invalid BIN file, <ver>” - file_name doesn’t match current firmware version,
while ver is the current firmware version
“No ext-pwr, Please Plug-in Charging Cable” – External power disconnect
“The Same Version” – file_name has the same version to current firmware
version
“B99,OK” – OTA start
Example B99,Q2-V1.02.bin
01 Start OTA, tracker will connect to 47.88.17.17:21, using default FTP account for file
download
B99,Q2-V1.02.bin,1,120.24.95.123,9208,klone,klone@@2017
01 Start OTA, tracker will connect to 120.24.95.123:9208, and upgrade to “Q2-V1.02.bin”
02 The login name and password of FTP server is “klone” and “klone@@2017”
Retrieve
C01 – Retrieve Position Information
Source COM/SMS/GPRS
Description C01
01 After command is set, tracker sends a position message.
02 When alarm detected, tracker sends alarm SMS with C01 format automatically, to all
SOS number(s).
03 When command is sent via GPRS, tracker replies normal position data.
Reply
When command is sent via GPRS, the replied data is normal position package.
When command is sent via SMS/COM
<sms_string_head>,yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm:ss,<gps_fix>,
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=<Latitude>,<Longitude>&t=m
a sms_string_head: SMS head string, for normal position data, sms_string_head is
empty; for alarm data, refer to Appendix-A for default string.
b yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm:ss: current date & time, which is effected by B14 command
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e gps_fix: GPS signal status, ‘A’-fixed, ‘V’-not fixed.
g Latitude, Longitude: Latitude and longitude of last position point.
Example
Command: C01
Reply: 2021-06-29 06:12:50,V,
http://maps.google.com/maps?q=22.643138,114.018001&t=m
Retrieve
UNSUPPORT
C02 – Retrieve Firmware/Hardware Version, SN, IMEI
Source
GPRS/COM/SMS
Description
C02
Reply Uploading data format:
C02,<IMEI>,<SN>,<fw_ver>,<hw_ver>
01 IMEI: IMEI of tracker.
02 SN: Serial number of tracker.
03 fw_ver: Firmware version.
04 hw_ver: Hardware version.
Example C02
Retrieve UNSUPPORT
C03 – Retrieve Supply Power Status
Source GPRS/COM/SMS
Description C03
Reply Uploading data format:
C03,<bat_v>,<bat_percentage>[,charging]
01 bat_v: Voltage of internal battery.
02 bat_percentage: Percentage of internal battery capacity.
03 charging: The field is used to indicate the charging status. When charging cable
plug-in, this field is “Charging”; When cable plug-out, the field is empty
Example
C03
Reply: C03,3.80,50%,Charging
Retrieve UNSUPPORT
C04 – Retrieve Parameter Setting
Source GPRS/COM/SMS
Description C04,<cmd-code>,<query_para>
01 cmd-code: Command code to be retrieved.
02 query_para: Query parameter; refer to chapters above for detail.