FTC881 First Start

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Next-generation high voltage 4G LTE Cat 1 battery-mounted vehicle GPS tracker with enhanced GNSS accuracy and IP69K resistance.

FTC881


KNOW YOUR DEVICE

SET UP YOUR DEVICE

Physical SIM card insertion/removal must be performed when device is powered off – external voltage disconnected. Otherwise, the SIM card might be damaged or device will not detect it.


HOW TO REMOVE COVER

Device casing is designed to be water-proof and match requirements for IP69K. Please note that once the cover is fully clipped it will require additional plastic pry tools to be opened! Please make sure to review short walkthrough video for more details:

PINOUT

PIN NUMBER PIN NAME DESCRIPTION
1 VCC (Red) Power supply (+10-90 V DC) (+).
2 GND (Black) Ground (-).

PC CONNECTION (WINDOWS)

  1. Power-up FTC881 with DC voltage (10-90V) power supply using power wires. LEDs should start blinking, see "LED BEHAVIOUR DESCRIPTION".
  2. Connect device to computer using USB Type-C cable and install USB driver, see "HOW TO INSTALL USB DRIVERS (WINDOWS)".

HOW TO INSTALL USB DRIVERS (WINDOWS)

  1. Please download COM port drivers from here.
  2. Extract and run TeltonikaCOMDriver.exe.
  3. Click Next in driver installation window.
  4. In the following window click Install button.
  5. Setup will continue installing the driver and eventually the confirmation window will appear. Click Finish to complete the setup.

CONFIGURATION (WINDOWS)

Most Teltonika devices are shipped with default factory settings. Use Telematics Configuration Tool (TCT) to change these settings according to your needs.

TCT
Operating system Windows 10
Windows 11
MS .NET Framework version MS .NET framework 6.0
Version 64 bit
Disk Storage 1 GB of free disk space
Internet Ethernet port or Wi-Fi w/ network access for auto-update

TCT

  1. Download the TCT (compressed archive).
  2. Extract the archive and launch the executable. The TCT will be installed.
  3. Launch the TCT.
  4. In the Discovered devices list, select your device and press Configure.
  5. The Device status window opens. It contains device, GNSS and Cellular information.

Save to device – saves configuration to device.

Upload file – loads configuration from file.

Save to file – saves configuration to file.

Update – update device firmware.

Reset configuration – sets device configuration to default.


Most important configuration sections are Mobile network (Server, Mobile network settings) and Tracking settings (data collection parameters). More details about FTC881 configuration using TCT can be found here.

QUICK SMS CONFIGURATION

The default configuration ensures best track quality and optimal data usage.

Quickly set up your device by sending this SMS command to it:

DEFAULT CONFIGURATION SETTINGS

After successful SMS configuration, FTC881 device will synchronize time and update records to configured server. Time intervals and default I/O elements can be changed by using TCT or Parameter list.

MOUNTING RECOMMENDATIONS

DEVICE FASTENING

  • Locate the battery in your vehicle. If present remove the battery cover to access the battery.
  • There is a double sided tape on the back of the device, use it to attach the device on the battery, so that the GNSS antenna and LEDs indicators are facing up.

CONNECTING POWER SOURCE

  • Device power wire is designed to be directly connected to the positive terminal fastener of the vehicle battery.

CONNECTING GROUND WIRE

  • Device ground wire is designed to be directly connected to the negative terminal fastener of the vehicle battery.

LED INDICATIONS

This section is an explanation of LED indications on FTC881 device.

NAVIGATION LED INDICATIONS

Behaviour Meaning
Permanently switched on GNSS signal is not received
Blinking every second Normal mode, GNSS is working
Off GNSS is turned off because:
Device is not working
or
Device is in sleep mode
Blinking fast constantly Device firmware is being flashed


STATUS LED INDICATIONS

Behaviour Meaning
Blinking every second Normal mode
Blinking every two seconds Sleep mode
Blinking fast for a short time Modem activity
Off Device is not working
or
Device is in boot mode

BASIC CHARACTERISTICS

Module
Name FTC881-QJAB0
Technology LTE CAT 1/GSM/GPRS/GNSS
GNSS
GNSS GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BEIDOU
Receiver 135 tracking/acquisition channels
Tracking sensitivity -165 dBm
Position Accuracy < 1.8 m CEP
Velocity Accuracy < 0.1 m/s (within +/- 15% error)
Cellular
Technology LTE CAT M1/NB-IoT/GSM
2G bands FTC881-QJAB0: GSM: B2/B3/B5/B8
4G bands FTC881-QJAB0:
LTE FDD (CAT 1): B1/B3/B5/B7/B8/B20/B28
Data transfer LTE FDD (CAT 1): Max. 10 Mbps (DL) / Max. 5 Mbps (UL)
GSM (GPRS): Max. 85.6 Kbps (DL) / Max. 85.6 Kbps (UL)
Transmit power Class 5 for GSM850/900: 30±5dBM
Class 3 for GSM1800/1900: 29±5dBM
Class 3 for LTE-FDD: 26±5dBM
Data support SMS (TEXT, PDU), Network protocols (TCP, UDP)
Power
Input voltage range 10 - 90 V DC
Back-up battery 320 mAh Li-Ion battery 3.7V (1.18 Wh)
Internal fuse 3A
Power Consumption TBA
Interface
Connection U-Type cable
GNSS antenna Internal High Gain
GSM antenna Internal High Gain
USB 2.0 USB Type-C
LED indication 2 status LED lights
SIM Nano-SIM
Memory 128MB internal flash memory
Physical Specification
Dimensions 118 x 48 x 18.5 mm (L x W x H)
Weight 118 g
Operating Environment
Operating temperature (without battery) -40 °C to +85 °C
Storage temperature (without battery) -40 °C to +85 °C
Operating temperature (with battery) 0 °C to +40 °C
Storage temperature (with battery) -20 °C to +60 °C
Operating humidity 5% to 95% non-condensing
Ingress protection rating IP69K
Battery charge temperature 0 °C to +45 °C
Battery discharge temperature -20 °C to +60 °C
Battery storage conditions -10 °C to +50 °C for 1 month
-10 °C to +35 °C for 3 months
0 °C to +30 °C for 1 year
Data Codec
Codec support Codec 8 Extended
Features
Sensors Accelerometer
Scenarios Crash Detection, Over Speeding detection, Trip, Odometer, Eco driving, Excesive idling, Network jamming detection, Unplug detection, Auto Geofence, Towing detection, Static navigation, Custom Scenarios
Sleep modes Online sleep, Deep sleep, Power off sleep
Configuration and firmware update FOTA WEB, Telematics Configuration Tool (TCT)
SMS Configuration, DOUT control, Debug
GPRS commands Configuration, DOUT control, Debug
Time Synchronization GNSS, NTP, NITZ
Ignition detection Accelerometer, External Power Voltage