Telemetry & Tracking Hardware
We engineer high-accuracy GPS tracking systems, CAN-bus automotive diagnostics loggers, and ultra-low-power BLE/Wi-Fi asset tracking tags.
Telemetry Engineering Challenges
Tracking devices in the field are subject to harsh environmental and power constraints:
- GPS Drift: Inaccurate positioning coordinates in urban canyons.
- High Power Usage: GPS searching drains batteries within hours.
- Antenna Detuning: Enclosure plastics or nearby metal detunes RF antennas.
- Data Loss in Transit: Cell network dropouts lead to missing tracking logs.
Thinkfinity Resilient Tracking
We design telemetry devices with multi-constellation and storage backups:
- Multi-GNSS Engine: Concurrent GPS, GLONASS, and Galileo tracking.
- Geofence Wakeup: Low-power accelerometer wakes device only on movement.
- Active Tuning: Professional VNA measurements to tune chip and patch antennas.
- Flash Storage Buffer: Up to 500,000 offline tracking logs buffered locally.
Tracking Technology
Quectel L86, u-blox M8/M9, Assisted GPS support
3-axis accelerometers, gyroscopes, temperature logs
OBD-II, CAN 2.0B, J1939 protocols routing
LiPo charge controllers, battery fuel gauges
Target Applications
- Asset Tracking: Small BLE and Wi-Fi sniffer tags to track pallet movements inside warehouses.
- Fleet GPS Tracking: Heavy duty vehicle loggers with external GSM and GPS antennas.
- Inertial Telemetry: High-frequency vibration and crash detection sensor blocks.
- Solar Tracking Nodes: GPS telemetry devices powered by small solar arrays with backup batteries.
Telemetry FAQs
We work with u-blox (MAX/NEO families), Quectel (L86 and multi-constellation modules), and MediaTek chipsets, depending on your performance, size, and cost requirements.
We use ultra-low-power microcontrollers (like nRF52 series) and keep the GPS engine turned off by default. The tracking device wakes up only when the 3-axis accelerometer detects movement, reports its position, and returns to deep sleep, enabling years of battery life.