EYE BEACON / BTSID1

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Introduction

Wireless solutions open up new horizons for your business and help to keep an eye on your assets. Discover our brand-new and certified Bluetooth Low Energy ID beacon model from Teltonika with robust waterproof casing and a long-lifetime battery. The model designed for a low-cost fast and easy configuration and integration to save precious time, resources, and ensure accountability.

About BTSID1

Perfect for traceability use cases, delivery tracking, monitoring of various movable objects in logistics (trailers, containers), agriculture (tractor attachments), and constructions (tools and inventory). Also, it suitable for indoor tracking solutions for items tracking in warehouses, hospitals, transport hubs and other types of industrial areas. EYE beacon supports iBeacon and Eddystone protocols. The device is fully compatible with the Teltonika firmware platform which provides extended functionality. Configure, scan, and update anytime anywhere with a dedicated Teltonika mobile app.

Product Specification

Features


Functionalities
Beacon ID, LED


Dimensions and weight
Dimensions	56,6 mm x 38 mm x 13 mm
Weight 19 g	18g


Battery and power (not confirmed)
Model	CR2450
Type	Type Lithium, Manganese Dioxide
Total Capacity	620 mAh
Replaceable	No
Battery life (Tx=2 dBm; interval: 3 s)	5+ years (Tx=2 dBm; interval: 3 s)
Battery life (Tx=2 dBm; interval: 10 s)	10+ years (Tx=2 dBm; interval: 10s)


Electronic
Microcontroller	ST Microelectronics BlueNRG-2


Connectivity
Bluetooth	Bluetooth 4.2 compliant, Bluetooth 5.2 certified
Range	80 m
Available transmission power levels	Up to 8 dBm
Sensitivity	-88 dBm


Casing
Protection	IP67
Mounting	Two holes to screw/leash/strip, tape
Customization	Custom logo upon request (Special conditions)


Environmental Requirements
Operational temperature	-20 °C / +60 °C (-4 °F / +140 °F)


Protocols compatibility
iBeacon	Yes *iOS doesn't show devices with iBeacon protocol
Eddystone	Yes


Certificates
CE (EU)	Yes
FCC (USA)	Yes
UKCA (UK)	Yes
RoHS	Yes
E-mark	Yes

Dimensions

Mounting recomendations

Configuration

Devices work constantly and are ready to perform out of the box. Default basic Sensor settings are set to:
• Transmitting at 2 dBm power.
• Data advertising at 3 second intervals.
• Eddystone protocol

If you would like to change these settings you will need to:
1) Download and install EYE APP - Teltonika application to change sensor settings.

Eye app

With the application you will be able to scan for visible Teltonika EYE devices, check their statuses or connect for configuration or firmware update.

Devices in view: In this window you will see all visible devices. You have options to see devices in Short list or in default list. When looking at devices in default list you will be able to open Detailed view of devices and check transmitted data statuses. Additionaly if you are looking for specific devices you will be able to use Search function to filter search options. When in this window select a device of your choice to connect and after passing pin code you will go to device overview window.

Overview window: In overview window you can see device details, check firmware version and update if available , go to device configuration settings. If you select to Configure device new window will open with Basic and Advanced settings.

Configure window: In this window you can check and change device configuration settings. In main tab Basic Settings you can change main settings. Change Device name, Power signal strength, Advertising interval and Packet transmition type*. For more settings go to Advanced settings tab to enable various events.

Advanced configuration window: Beacon information (iBeacon ID*, Eddystone ID). UUID/MINOR/MAJOR parameter can be changed for iBeacon ID*. Namespace ID/Instance ID can be changed for Eddystone ID

*iOS doesn't show devices with iBeacon protocol

Teltonika configurator without EYE functionality

If you have firmware / configurator which does not support EYE Beacon tab in Bluetooth 4.0 section, then you can use Beacon list section of the configurator to scan available EYE Beacons.
Below are short instructions which show how we recommend configuring the device to Enable the Beacon functionality for testing.

Steps to follow according to the visual representation

In System Settings Enable Codec8 Extended;
In Bluetooth settings Enable Bluetooth, set this setting as either "Enable (hidden)" or "Enable (visible)", otherwise Bluetooth will be disabled;
In Bluetooth 4.0 settings, set Non Stop Scan to "Disable", configure "Update Frequency" and "Scan duration" as 30 seconds. These settings will bring the best results for BLE scanning with our device;
In Beacon list settings, configure Beacon Detection as "All" and Beacon Record as "Eventual". This will detect all surrounding Beacons and create Beacon records every 30 seconds.

Teltonika configurator with EYE functionality

Bluetooth 4.0
Functionalities were reorganized and transferred to Bluetooth 4.0 configuration tab with additional horizontal tabs selection for specific settings:

Global - Parameters responsible for device scanning ability like power and duratations.
Beacon - Parameters to enable Beacon scanning scenarios.

Common settings

Non Stop Scan - Enable Non Stop Scan feature, the device will try to scan for the sensors all the time if any of them are configured.
Sensors and Beacons Update frequency - changes sensors temperature/humidity/battery voltage data update frequency. Minimum value: 30s, maximum value: 65535s. Recommended value 30.
BLE Scan Duration - Sensors data reading time. Recommended value 30.
Scan retries until error - Scan retries count, till start to show the value as Error '3000' - sensor disconnected. Recommended value 30.
BT Power Level - Telematics device Bluetooth power level setting.
BLE Broadcasting service ID - Telematics device can broadcast configured ID.
BLE connection control - Connection mode settings. If broadcasting ID is configured, parameter should be set to Prohibit.

Beacons
Beacons configuration instruction: How to start with FMB devices and Beacons?

Beacon detection - Parameter controls over all Beacons scanning:

Disabled – Beacon scanning and transmitting disabled.
All – Read all visible beacons;
Configured – Read only beacons set in Beacon List;
Teltonika MAC – Filter and transmit only Teltonika EYE packets*.

    *It allows to filter only MAC addresses which will be assigned to BTSX device. The MAC address that is currently filtered by this parameter is FD:5F:9A:XX:XX:XX.

Beacon record

Eventual settings have two modes:

Monitoring - Beacon record generating every scan period
On change - Beacon records are generated only when there are changes in scanned list.

Periodic - records are generated according to Period settings. When there is no visible beacons, empty record will be generated.

Beacon Mode

Simple - beacon parsing is done automatically (Eddystone and iBeacon protocols are supported).
Advanced - beacon data capturing can be configured.

Filter type

New firmware has two Beacon lists, so it is possible to create two separate lists of beacons, standard one with Beacons ID (UUID:Major:Minor, or Namespace:InstanceID) and new one according Beacon Name (by name or prefix, for example all beacons with prefix "ID1" can be saved.

Beacon ID - configurator allows to configure beacon id in iBeacon or Eddystone format.
Beacon Name - user can enter names of beacons which needs to be filtered. It would filter the full name or only if the prefix of the name is configured like “BTS”.

Both ID and Name filters can work at the same time. If beacon doesn’t match ID filter, but matches the name, it will be added to beacon list. Filtering only works Beacon Mode is set to Simple.

Proximity

Proximity Events allow to configure 3 different zones: Near, Away, Far Away. There is additional Lost parameter for beacons which were lost from any of the 3 zones. Averaging timeout determines period how often results are evaluated to avoid fake event detection. Periodic option will generate records at known interval while On Change option will generate record when beacon enters/exits certain zone.

Proximity IO elements have the following structure

Protocol overwiev

Beacon advertising

Protocol parsing example


AVL Data Packet
AVL Data Packet Part		HEX Code Part
	Zero Bytes	00 00 00 00
	Data Field Length	00 00 00 40
	Codec ID	8E (Codec8 Extended)
	Number of Data 1 (Number of Total Records)	01
AVL Data	Timestamp	00 00 01 7C 74 94 E3 23 (GMT: Friday, 07 February 2020 12:23:53.001)
	Priority	01
	Longitude	0F 0E 50 2A
	Latitude	20 9A B4 61
	Altitude	00 74
	Angle	00 C6
	Satellites	0E
	Speed	00 00
	Event IO ID	01 81 (385)
	N of Total ID	00 01
	N1 of One Byte IO	00 00
	N2 of Two Bytes IO	00 00
	N4 of Four Bytes IO	00 00
	N8 of Eight Bytes IO	00 00
	NX of X Bytes IO	00 01
	N’th IO ID - AVL ID.	01 81 (385)
	Length of Variable Length IO	00 13
	Value of Variable Length IO	1101E39B606AA38255AA8E460B154E2D0055CF
	Number of Data 2 (Number of Total Records)	01
	CRC-16	00 00 00 56

Safety information

This message contains information on how to operate BTSID1 safely. By following these requirements and recommendations, you will avoid dangerous situations. You must read these instructions carefully and follow them strictly before operating the device!

1. To avoid mechanical damage, it is advised to transport the device in an impact-proof package.

2. In case of malfunction contact yours Teltonika account manager or write to technical support team over VIP helpdesk.

External Links

https://teltonika-gps.com/eye/