Transmission schedule

In order to see the data that your tracking device collects, it needs to connect and transmit its data to the Trusted Data Portal.

This is the purpose of the transmission schedule. Here you determine the frequency of these data transmissions from your device to the data portal. 

A default transmission schedule has been specified from production and will go into effect when you activate your device.

To configure a schedule that suits you, the system offers you a few options – see below for Standard and Fixed time of day schedules.

The data included in a scheduled transmission is a snapshot of all sensor data at that particular point in time, including any data logs the tracker might have stored according to its configuration.

What happens during a transmission?

We use the term Transmission for the process of when your device communicates with the Trusted Data Portal by using its GSM antenna to “call” the server. 

During the process, the device will read and send data from all sensors. It will also upload any data logs it might have tracked and stored internally since last time it transmitted.

It is also during a transmission that your device will download any new configurations you may have made online since its last transmission.

Transmissions take place according to your transmission schedule or in connection with a Trigger event.

Important to keep in mind

While it is tempting to set up frequent transmissions, the fewer transmissions your device sends, the longer its battery will last.

A good way to think of your preferred transmission schedule is therefore as the point in time you need all data to be accessible for analysis. 

Your transmission schedule works independently of transmissions sent in connection with Triggers, where you can specify your device to notify you right away about certain events (impacts, movement, etc.).

Learn more on Triggers here.

To get started, choose a Standard transmission schedule from the dropdown menu.

You can also choose to set up a Fixed time of day schedule based on a specific time of day and day of the week.

Select a transmission time and enable the weekdays you want the transmission to be sent to the server.

You can select up to 10 fixed times a day for your convenience. 

Fixed times are local times and determined by the time zone of your user. You can change your time zone by clicking your username in the top right corner.

This is an example where four times a day were selected during the workweek and one transmission on every Sunday night:

The Log data interval function is a way to get frequent data from all the sensors of your tracking device without the battery consumption of an actual transmission.

In the specified example, it is set to “Every 30 minutes”. This means all sensor data will be logged every 30 minutes and stored on the device. That is 48 data logs every day in just one daily transmission. 

You can choose to log data in a selected interval between twice daily and every 30 minutes.

You can also enable GPS on log data if you want GPS position data to your logs.  

All data will be available for the user after the next-coming transmission to the server.

What is a data log? And how is it different from a transmission?​​

There is as such no difference in the data tracked in a data log and in a transmission. 

However, data tracked in the transmission process will be available for online analysis immediately, while data tracked and stored in data logs will remain internally on the tracking device until the next transmission.  

Logs are extremely useful if you want frequent data information without compromising the battery life of your device. 

As default, devices can store up to 300 logs. All of these logs and data will be sent to servers in the first coming transmission.

Important to keep in mind

Log data interval is a great way to track data in a more battery-saving way. However, it can still be quite battery consuming depending on how frequent you want to log data. 

It will also generate a lot of data, so consider if you really need this much data for your specific use case or if a more customized Trigger is more relevant for you.

The Suppress schedule after transmission feature will enable you to suppress your transmission schedule within the number of hours you specify. 

This feature is especially relevant for users with an infrequent transmission schedule as a way to extend the battery life of the device.

Consider the following: you have one fixed daily transmission at 8.00 and your device is configured to trigger a transmission if it is shocked at a certain level. 

At 7.30, your device triggers a transmission due to shock. 

With the Suppress schedule after transmission feature set to ON at 1 hour, the before-mentioned scheduled transmission at 8.00 will be ignored, as all relevant data was already delivered in the transmission triggered by shock. 

Set Suppress schedule after transmission to log, if you still want the data from 8.00 but want to save the transmission.

Important to keep in mind

The Suppress schedule after transmission feature will only suppress scheduled transmissions. This means it will NOT block your triggers from causing a transmission if the trigger criteria is met during this time frame.