I bought these T1000-E Card Trackers thinking I could use them as a “tracker” but I am currently stumped as there are no instructions for using these as a tracking device.
How do I use the Trackers as trackers?
Hi there,
SO have you looked at the Wiki for the device? They are relatively new but the info AFAIK is out there, But I would agree… Aside from the SLick marketing I don’t see a lot of Successful posts in this part of the endeavor.(tracking)
Someone that has this working like @cgwaltney can you punch in and Drop some knowledge on us on this? what is the issue, GPS, WiFi or BLE or Smashtastic 
HTH
GL 
PJ 
I read the wiki and all the other docs I could find and YouTube videos but they are all just basic setup stuff.
I did find a very complete guide to the A/B versions but it doesn’t cover the Meshtastic E version.
I have one… i use it every day… it does nothing… it needs upgraded firmware but i am afraid i will brick it… I heard from a airplane going overhead from canada to brazil once… it would be good if you had a friend and wanted to send meshtastic LoRa messages to each other across a river or valley
The T100-A would be better as a “Tracker” but its GPS does not work and you need LoRa or Helium Coverage in your area… which I do not have… so It only tells me when it is home… Other than that a great product
I’d like to be able to send gps messages and also store/retrieve gps positions to make a track.
Maps would be nice. Meshtastic has maps already for locating devices. Attack on the map would be useful.
that device is mainly a meshtastic unit… it works and is maintained by the meshtastic group
depending on your device you may have to update the bootloader on the chip and the firmware as well
If you are really interested, try looking at the Seeed Discord Server
The a-holes on that discord threatoned to get me fired so i blocked it and no longer participate
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I did read and search the discord server but it’s a messy pile of random stuff.
I don’t see how anyone finds anything useful there.
Hi there,
Well there you Go! I knew @cgwaltney had the 411 on the “WHOLE” pun intended in the “Tracker” part it’s not there yet IMHO… I’m holding out for the WiFi Locationing version from Nordic accurate both indoors and outside, NO GPS required which to me is the WINNER!
There solution uses both BLE and WiFi to do SUB meter indoors and 1 meter accuracy outdoors, Hell that’s better than my "horseshoes " or “Jarts” game
No one really so far has it perfect so It’s great to get in on it NOW! and get up to speed.
HTH
GL PJ
Hi there,
Yea, They are morons running that discord… They get butt hurt when you tell them how the oh’ so Holy Mesh was a BALL of yarn jammed up tighter than 2 coats of paint…When they tried rolling it out(meshtastiz) at the biggest Ham convention and touted it as the next Coming… POOF 
until someone turned it on… so many mesh updates NO, ZERO, NADA data 
could get through it was a mess and I was howling at them running around , making excuses and not admitting it was a gimmick not really ready for prime time.
Screw those clowns, let them keep their cult over there. 
I’d rather use ESP-NOW… LOL
GL PJ
The T1000-E Card Trackers are likely RFID or NFC devices rather than GPS trackers. To use them as trackers, ensure they are compatible with an RFID reader or similar system for asset tracking. Check the product manual or contact the manufacturer for setup instructions, as they may not function as standalone GPS tracking devices.
the E model works only as a Meshtastic node… it does use gps… but the gps is not instentanious location The gps location seems to only be resolved after pinging off another meshtastic node
Hi, I bought this device because Seeed advertised it as tracker. I would be very interested how to do it, that working as a tracker.
My thought is, that the raw data of the GPS position is transmitted to a server, where it is converted into JSON and feeded into an other server (or app), where the data is stored.
Can anyone help or provide information?
I‘m also interested in using the t1000-e as gps logger with benefits. I found some hints that the t1000 could have some QSPI Flash 2-4MB. I assume that’s the flash where the DFU loader pulls the new firmware from. Does anyone know how to access that flash via custom firmware?
good question… I asked my guy from seeed
they are on weekend so wait for Monday
I know the following…
Tracker-E is set up for Meshtastic
Meshtastic is not server based, but i think it can be configured to MQTT
you would have to have meshtastic base station configured to relay messages to MQTT server, so i am not sure it will work in the way you think
On seeed website look on the product page and see WiKi & Learn for links to the WiKi and other info
ALSO… do not set the meshtastic app to say it is a tracker and not a client.
IF you set the meshtastic to say it is in TRACKER mode it will go into low power mode and will not be communicationg via bluetooth to the phone app for configuration
ONLY select Tracker Mode if it it fully configured and deployed into the wild
A Tracker mode meshtastic device will function similar to an apple iTag device, it will only communicate via LoRa to other meshtastic nodes when they come into proximity of each other
Also I believe the Tracker-E can be flashed with a firmware that makes it LoRa like compatable with a LoRa gateway or maybe like Helium network
these devices are similar to Tracker… so you may want to research the documentation on this
I know this device has code in the Arduino IDE if you install the board support package… It will be a lot of work to research… Hopefully we will get extra info from Seeed based on this question… But I would say it is a good area to know… but I would not hold breath. Best area would be here to report your research and ask questions…
welcome to the group, we have to work hard here to make information
I can say the tracker-E is a very good unit for Meshtastic, the battery, bluetooth and LoRa range is very good for this type of unit, but not too good for prototyping because it is a sealed unit
this is a good experimental and also
this is also the most recient upgrade… you can also get the bare board if you are really prototyping IMO
PJ some areas are densly populated… especially if a relay is in the sky… i got pings off an airplane in flight from here in virginia coastal to one in pensylvania and another in western NC… where is the LoRa-Meshtastic satalite cluster?
i may need you to use that drug scale in the background to check the weight of my drone attachments… lol
the internet says i should shoot for 30-50 g of added payload… but i assume i will be over that all day every day… what da?
PS that box is the BOMB!.. very good unit for making a prototyping unit!