The following use cases are recommended configurations only. The use cases are implemented by the install types and are read-only. However, you can copy an existing use case and modify its parameters and values to suit your organization’s needs. See the Cat-M1 Asset Tracker Install Types Knowledge Base article for information on how to do this.
Note that some configuration changes can cause the unit to not report or to use excessive battery power. The parameters listed in the following use cases are available only if the Install Types screen > Details tab > Primary Device Type field is set to “ThingSpace”.
Note that you can configure the device to start reporting at a certain time of day. Contact your Verizon Connect representative for more information.
This configuration is designed to send a weekly "keep alive" report and to also report whenever the tracker detects movement. You would use this configuration for assets that are usually very static (perhaps a summer or winter layover), and if you require a report when the asset is moved (for security reasons, for example). The following configuration will report every 15 minutes while the tracker detects movement.
On the Install Types screen > Device Parameters tab use the following settings:
Parameter |
Enabled? |
Value |
---|---|---|
Accelerometer Alarm Enabled (true/false) |
Yes |
TRUE |
Accelerator Alarm Holdoff Period [sec] |
Yes |
1800 |
Acclelerator Alarm Stopped Period [sec] |
Yes |
900 |
Accelerometer Alarm Stopped Threshold [g] |
Yes |
16 |
Accelerometer Alarm Threshold [g] |
Yes |
0.12 |
Accelerometer Alarm Type |
Yes |
5 |
Accelerometer Reporting Enabled (true/false) |
No |
- |
Ambient Light Reporting Enabled (true/false) |
No |
- |
Gyro Alarm Enabled (true/false) |
No |
- |
Gyro Alarm Holdoff Period [sec] |
No |
- |
Gyro Alarm Tilt Angle [Degree] |
No |
- |
Gyro Alarm Tilt Clear Duration [sec] |
No |
- |
Gyro Alarm Tilt Duration [sec] |
No |
- |
Gyro Alarm Type |
No |
- |
Gyro Alarm X-Axis Enabled (true/false) |
No |
- |
Gyro Alarm Y-Axis Enabled (true/false) |
No |
- |
Gyro Alarm Z-Axis Enabled (true/false) |
No |
- |
Gyro Reporting Enabled (true/false) |
No |
- |
Humidity Alarm Threshold |
No |
- |
Humidity Alarm Threshold Range |
No |
- |
Humidity Alarm Type |
No |
- |
Humidity Reporting Enabled (true/false) |
No |
- |
Light Sensor Alarm Threshold [lx] |
No |
- |
Light Sensor Alarm Threshold Range [lx] |
No |
- |
Light Sensor Alarm Type |
No |
- |
Monitor Interval |
Yes |
604800 |
Pressure Alarm Threshold (psi) |
No |
- |
Pressure Alarm Threshold Range (psi) |
No |
- |
Pressure Alarm Type |
No |
- |
Pressure Reporting Enabled (true/false) |
No |
- |
Report Daily Offset Minutes (min) |
No |
- |
Temperature Alarm Threshold (F) |
No |
- |
Temperature Alarm Threshold Range (F) |
No |
- |
Temperature Alarm Type |
No |
- |
Temperature Reporting Enabled (true/false) |
No |
- |
User Configurable Report Interval |
Yes |
604800 |
This configuration sends a location report every 24 hours and does not include any sensor information. This helps to maximize battery life while providing a daily report.
On the Install Types screen > Device Parameters tab use the following settings:
Parameter |
Enabled? |
Value |
---|---|---|
Accelerometer Alarm Enabled (true/false) |
No |
- |
Accelerator Alarm Holdoff Period [sec] |
No |
- |
Acclelerator Alarm Stopped Period [sec] |
No |
- |
Accelerometer Alarm Stopped Threshold [g] |
No |
- |
Accelerometer Alarm Threshold [g] |
No |
- |
Accelerometer Alarm Type |
No |
- |
Accelerometer Reporting Enabled (true/false) |
No |
- |
Ambient Light Reporting Enabled (true/false) |
No |
- |
Gyro Alarm Enabled (true/false) |
No |
- |
Gyro Alarm Holdoff Period [sec] |
No |
- |
Gyro Alarm Tilt Angle [Degree] |
No |
- |
Gyro Alarm Tilt Clear Duration [sec] |
No |
- |
Gyro Alarm Tilt Duration [sec] |
No |
- |
Gyro Alarm Type |
No |
- |
Gyro Alarm X-Axis Enabled (true/false) |
No |
- |
Gyro Alarm Y-Axis Enabled (true/false) |
No |
- |
Gyro Alarm Z-Axis Enabled (true/false) |
No |
- |
Gyro Reporting Enabled (true/false) |
No |
- |
Humidity Alarm Threshold |
No |
- |
Humidity Alarm Threshold Range |
No |
- |
Humidity Alarm Type |
No |
- |
Humidity Reporting Enabled (true/false) |
No |
- |
Light Sensor Alarm Threshold [lx] |
No |
- |
Light Sensor Alarm Threshold Range [lx] |
No |
- |
Light Sensor Alarm Type |
No |
- |
Monitor Interval |
Yes |
86400 |
Pressure Alarm Threshold (psi) |
No |
- |
Pressure Alarm Threshold Range (psi) |
No |
- |
Pressure Alarm Type |
No |
- |
Pressure Reporting Enabled (true/false) |
No |
- |
Report Daily Offset Minutes (min) |
No |
- |
Temperature Alarm Threshold (F) |
No |
- |
Temperature Alarm Threshold Range (F) |
No |
- |
Temperature Alarm Type |
No |
- |
Temperature Reporting Enabled (true/false) |
No |
- |
User Configurable Report Interval |
Yes |
86400 |
This configuration is similar to the 24 Hour Report (Use Case 2) and adds extra reporting when the device detects movement. When the device is moving, this configuration reports every two minutes, providing detailed tracking of the asset. The battery usage is much higher when it reports this frequently, and the values of “Accelerometer Alarm Holdoff Period [sec]” and “Accelerometer Alarm Stopped Period [sec]” can be changed to be the same as in Use Case 5.
On the Install Types screen > Device Parameters tab use the following settings:
Parameter |
Enabled? |
Value |
---|---|---|
Accelerometer Alarm Enabled (true/false) |
Yes |
TRUE |
Accelerator Alarm Holdoff Period [sec] |
Yes |
240 |
Acclelerator Alarm Stopped Period [sec] |
Yes |
120 |
Accelerometer Alarm Stopped Threshold [g] |
Yes |
16 |
Accelerometer Alarm Threshold [g] |
Yes |
0.12 |
Accelerometer Alarm Type |
Yes |
5 |
Accelerometer Reporting Enabled (true/false) |
No |
- |
Ambient Light Reporting Enabled (true/false) |
No |
- |
Gyro Alarm Enabled (true/false) |
No |
- |
Gyro Alarm Holdoff Period [sec] |
No |
- |
Gyro Alarm Tilt Angle [Degree] |
No |
- |
Gyro Alarm Tilt Clear Duration [sec] |
No |
- |
Gyro Alarm Tilt Duration [sec] |
No |
- |
Gyro Alarm Type |
No |
- |
Gyro Alarm X-Axis Enabled (true/false) |
No |
- |
Gyro Alarm Y-Axis Enabled (true/false) |
No |
- |
Gyro Alarm Z-Axis Enabled (true/false) |
No |
- |
Gyro Reporting Enabled (true/false) |
No |
- |
Humidity Alarm Threshold |
No |
- |
Humidity Alarm Threshold Range |
No |
- |
Humidity Alarm Type |
No |
- |
Humidity Reporting Enabled (true/false) |
No |
- |
Light Sensor Alarm Threshold [lx] |
No |
- |
Light Sensor Alarm Threshold Range [lx] |
No |
- |
Light Sensor Alarm Type |
No |
- |
Monitor Interval |
Yes |
86400 |
Pressure Alarm Threshold (psi) |
No |
- |
Pressure Alarm Threshold Range (psi) |
No |
- |
Pressure Alarm Type |
No |
- |
Pressure Reporting Enabled (true/false) |
No |
- |
Report Daily Offset Minutes (min) |
No |
- |
Temperature Alarm Threshold (F) |
No |
- |
Temperature Alarm Threshold Range (F) |
No |
- |
Temperature Alarm Type |
No |
- |
Temperature Reporting Enabled (true/false) |
No |
- |
User Configurable Report Interval |
Yes |
86400 |
This configuration sends a location report every 6 hours and includes sensor information that is recorded every 15 minutes. Note that this configuration increases the battery usage, which results in the asset trackers needing more frequent recharging. You can decrease the “Monitor Interval” value so that the sensors record information more frequently. These extra readings are queued then included in the next report.
On the Install Types screen > Device Parameters tab use the following settings:
Parameter |
Enabled? |
Value |
---|---|---|
Accelerometer Alarm Enabled (true/false) |
No |
- |
Accelerator Alarm Holdoff Period [sec] |
No |
- |
Acclelerator Alarm Stopped Period [sec] |
No |
- |
Accelerometer Alarm Stopped Threshold [g] |
No |
- |
Accelerometer Alarm Threshold [g] |
No |
- |
Accelerometer Alarm Type |
No |
- |
Accelerometer Reporting Enabled (true/false) |
Yes |
TRUE |
Ambient Light Reporting Enabled (true/false) |
Yes |
TRUE |
Gyro Alarm Enabled (true/false) |
No |
- |
Gyro Alarm Holdoff Period [sec] |
No |
- |
Gyro Alarm Tilt Angle [Degree] |
No |
- |
Gyro Alarm Tilt Clear Duration [sec] |
No |
- |
Gyro Alarm Tilt Duration [sec] |
No |
- |
Gyro Alarm Type |
No |
- |
Gyro Alarm X-Axis Enabled (true/false) |
No |
- |
Gyro Alarm Y-Axis Enabled (true/false) |
No |
- |
Gyro Alarm Z-Axis Enabled (true/false) |
No |
- |
Gyro Reporting Enabled (true/false) |
Yes |
TRUE |
Humidity Alarm Threshold |
No |
- |
Humidity Alarm Threshold Range |
No |
- |
Humidity Alarm Type |
No |
- |
Humidity Reporting Enabled (true/false) |
Yes |
TRUE |
Light Sensor Alarm Threshold [lx] |
No |
- |
Light Sensor Alarm Threshold Range [lx] |
No |
- |
Light Sensor Alarm Type |
No |
- |
Monitor Interval |
Yes |
900 |
Pressure Alarm Threshold (psi) |
No |
- |
Pressure Alarm Threshold Range (psi) |
No |
- |
Pressure Alarm Type |
No |
- |
Pressure Reporting Enabled (true/false) |
Yes |
TRUE |
Report Daily Offset Minutes (min) |
No |
- |
Temperature Alarm Threshold (F) |
No |
- |
Temperature Alarm Threshold Range (F) |
No |
- |
Temperature Alarm Type |
No |
- |
Temperature Reporting Enabled (true/false) |
Yes |
TRUE |
User Configurable Report Interval |
Yes |
21600 |
This configuration sends a location report every hour, and reports on movement every 2 minutes when the device senses movement. This configuration uses the most battery power of all these example configurations.
On the Install Types screen > Device Parameters tab use the following settings:
Parameter |
Enabled? |
Value |
---|---|---|
Accelerometer Alarm Enabled (true/false) |
No |
- |
Accelerator Alarm Holdoff Period [sec] |
No |
- |
Acclelerator Alarm Stopped Period [sec] |
No |
- |
Accelerometer Alarm Stopped Threshold [g] |
No |
- |
Accelerometer Alarm Threshold [g] |
No |
- |
Accelerometer Alarm Type |
No |
- |
Accelerometer Reporting Enabled (true/false) |
No |
- |
Ambient Light Reporting Enabled (true/false) |
No |
- |
Gyro Alarm Enabled (true/false) |
No |
- |
Gyro Alarm Holdoff Period [sec] |
No |
- |
Gyro Alarm Tilt Angle [Degree] |
No |
- |
Gyro Alarm Tilt Clear Duration [sec] |
No |
- |
Gyro Alarm Tilt Duration [sec] |
No |
- |
Gyro Alarm Type |
No |
- |
Gyro Alarm X-Axis Enabled (true/false) |
No |
- |
Gyro Alarm Y-Axis Enabled (true/false) |
No |
- |
Gyro Alarm Z-Axis Enabled (true/false) |
No |
- |
Gyro Reporting Enabled (true/false) |
No |
- |
Humidity Alarm Threshold |
No |
- |
Humidity Alarm Threshold Range |
No |
- |
Humidity Alarm Type |
No |
- |
Humidity Reporting Enabled (true/false) |
No |
- |
Light Sensor Alarm Threshold [lx] |
No |
- |
Light Sensor Alarm Threshold Range [lx] |
No |
- |
Light Sensor Alarm Type |
No |
- |
Monitor Interval |
Yes |
3600 |
Pressure Alarm Threshold (psi) |
No |
- |
Pressure Alarm Threshold Range (psi) |
No |
- |
Pressure Alarm Type |
No |
- |
Pressure Reporting Enabled (true/false) |
No |
- |
Report Daily Offset Minutes (min) |
No |
- |
Temperature Alarm Threshold (F) |
No |
- |
Temperature Alarm Threshold Range (F) |
No |
- |
Temperature Alarm Type |
No |
- |
Temperature Reporting Enabled (true/false) |
No |
- |
User Configurable Report Interval |
Yes |
3600 |
This configuration sends a report on the device's location and ambient temperature once every 24 hours, and every two minutes while the tracker detects movement.
On the Install Types screen > Device Parameters tab use the following settings:
Parameter |
Enabled? |
Value |
---|---|---|
Accelerometer Alarm Enabled (true/false) |
Yes |
TRUE |
Accelerator Alarm Holdoff Period [sec] |
Yes |
240 |
Acclelerator Alarm Stopped Period [sec] |
Yes |
120 |
Accelerometer Alarm Stopped Threshold [g] |
Yes |
16 |
Accelerometer Alarm Threshold [g] |
Yes |
0.12 |
Accelerometer Alarm Type |
Yes |
5 |
Accelerometer Reporting Enabled (true/false) |
No |
- |
Ambient Light Reporting Enabled (true/false) |
No |
- |
Gyro Alarm Enabled (true/false) |
No |
- |
Gyro Alarm Holdoff Period [sec] |
No |
- |
Gyro Alarm Tilt Angle [Degree] |
No |
- |
Gyro Alarm Tilt Clear Duration [sec] |
No |
- |
Gyro Alarm Tilt Duration [sec] |
No |
- |
Gyro Alarm Type |
No |
- |
Gyro Alarm X-Axis Enabled (true/false) |
No |
- |
Gyro Alarm Y-Axis Enabled (true/false) |
No |
-- |
Gyro Alarm Z-Axis Enabled (true/false) |
No |
- |
Gyro Reporting Enabled (true/false) |
No |
- |
Humidity Alarm Threshold |
No |
- |
Humidity Alarm Threshold Range |
No |
- |
Humidity Alarm Type |
No |
- |
Humidity Reporting Enabled (true/false) |
No |
- |
Light Sensor Alarm Threshold [lx] |
No |
- |
Light Sensor Alarm Threshold Range [lx] |
No |
- |
Light Sensor Alarm Type |
No |
- |
Monitor Interval |
Yes |
3600 |
Pressure Alarm Threshold (psi) |
No |
- |
Pressure Alarm Threshold Range (psi) |
No |
- |
Pressure Alarm Type |
No |
- |
Pressure Reporting Enabled (true/false) |
No |
- |
Report Daily Offset Minutes (min) |
No |
- |
Temperature Alarm Threshold (F) |
No |
- |
Temperature Alarm Threshold Range (F) |
No |
- |
Temperature Alarm Type |
No |
- |
Temperature Reporting Enabled (true/false) |
No |
- |
User Configurable Report Interval |
Yes |
3600 |
Measures the current acceleration acting on each axis of the device in multiples of the gravitational force, "g".
Measures the angular orientation of the device relative to horizontal. Orientation is provided for the x axis and y axis. This is also commonly referred to as pitch (X) and roll (Y). Values are returned as degrees from 0 to 360.
Measures the relative air humidity around the device in percentage of relative humidity with values from 0 to 100.
Measures the ambient light around the device in units of lux that range from 1 to 64,000.
Some common lux levels are:
-
0.05 – 0.36 – full moon on a clear night
-
3.4 – defined value for official twilight under a clear sky
-
400 – sunrise and sunset on a clear day
-
1000 – overcast day
-
10,000 – 25,000 – full daylight in indirect sun
-
32,000 – 100,000 – direct sunlight
Measures the air pressure around the device in hectopascal (hPa), ranging from 300 to 1100.
Measures the ambient air temperature around the device in degrees Celsius with values from -40 to 85.
The following table describes the parameters that can be used when configuring the device. The parameters listed in the following use cases are available only if the Primary Device Type field on the Details tab is set to "ThingSpace".
The “Accelerometer Alarm Holdoff Period [sec]” value must always be twice that of “Accelerometer Alarm Stopped Period [sec]” value.
The “User Configurable Report Interval [sec]” value must always be a multiple of “Monitor Interval [sec]” value.
Parameter |
Unit |
Value or Range |
---|---|---|
Accelerometer Alarm Enabled (true/false) |
- |
TRUE/FALSE |
Accelerometer Alarm Holdoff Period |
Seconds |
0-86400 |
Accelerometer Alarm Stopped Period |
Seconds |
0-86400 |
Accelerometer Alarm Stopped Threshold |
Gravitational force (g) |
1-16 |
Accelerometer Alarm Threshold |
Gravitational force (g) |
0-2 |
Accelerometer Alarm Type |
- |
0-5 |
Accelerometer Reporting Enabled (true/false) |
- |
TRUE/FALSE |
Ambient Light Reporting Enabled (true/false) |
- |
TRUE/FALSE |
Gyro Alarm Enabled (true/false) |
- |
TRUE/FALSE |
Gyro Alarm Holdoff Period |
Seconds |
0-86400 |
Gyro Alarm Tilt Angle |
Degrees |
0-360 |
Gyro Alarm Tilt Clear Duration |
Seconds |
0-86400 |
Gyro Alarm Tilt Duration |
Seconds |
0-86400 |
Gyro Alarm Type |
- |
0-5 |
Gyro Alarm X-Axis Enabled (true/false) |
- |
TRUE/FALSE |
Gyro Alarm Y-Axis Enabled (true/false) |
- |
TRUE/FALSE |
Gyro Alarm Z-Axis Enabled (true/false) |
- |
TRUE/FALSE |
Gyro Reporting Enabled (true/false) |
- |
TRUE/FALSE |
Humidity Alarm Threshold |
- |
0-100 |
Humidity Alarm Threshold Range |
- |
0-100 |
Humidity Alarm Type |
- |
0-5 |
Humidity Reporting Enabled (true/false) |
- |
TRUE/FALSE |
Light Sensor Alarm Threshold |
Lux |
1-64000 |
Light Sensor Alarm Threshold Range |
Lux |
1-64000 |
Light Sensor Alarm Type |
- |
1-5 |
Monitor Interval |
Seconds |
1-86400 |
Pressure Alarm Threshold |
kPa |
300-1100 |
Pressure Alarm Threshold Range |
kPa |
0-1100 |
Pressure Alarm Type |
- |
0-5 |
Pressure Reporting Enabled (true/false) |
- |
TRUE/FALSE |
Report Daily Offset Minutes |
Minutes |
14400 |
Temperature Alarm Threshold |
Degrees Celsius |
-40-85 |
Temperature Alarm Threshold Range |
Degrees Celsius |
0-125 |
Temperature Alarm Type |
- |
0-5 |
Temperature Reporting Enabled (true/false) |
- |
TRUE/FALSE |
User Configurable Report Interval |
Seconds |
60-86400 |
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