Track-iT Weatherproof Anchor information

The Follow-Me Track-iT WP Anchors are small, robust, durable, lightweight (630g) & easy to deploy quickly and efficiently.

Here is some general info on these IP65 Anchors and their general use.

Daily anchor use

The Anchor uses the PoE 802.3AF standard. An Anchor uses about 2W of power and can be daisy chain-able, up to 8 in a chain – The Anchor has an integrated 10/100 managed switch.

Anchors communicate over the air (UWB) to achieve and maintain their Sync – the Sync is the signal ‘heartbeat’ that all Anchors must be aligned with. The Anchors communicate their measurements back to the server over the Ethernet cable.

The Anchor is equipped with a 3/8”-16 threaded receptacle and 12.5mm hole for a safety cable to be attached.

To maintain the IP integrity of the WP Anchor you have to use proper, good quality shielded EtherCON Cat5E and Cat6 cables. Normal Ethernet cables will compromise that IP integrity.

You can ‘ID’ an Anchor from within the Follow-Me interface, this causes the LED’s to blink bright white for 30 seconds. Also within the interface you can change the state of the Anchor LED (Off, Dim or Bright) and reset the Anchor (Soft or Hard reset).

You can also set a role for each Anchor – 

• A ‘Seeder’ is a normal Anchor state where it actively communicates with the others, and contributes to the overall coordinate calculation. 
• An ‘Initial Seeder’ is an Anchor (or Anchors) selected to start the Anchor network and looks to be the starting heartbeat of the Anchor Sync. These would be useful to setup in very large Anchor array, and are likely to be very centrally located Anchors that almost all the others can see in terms of RF line-of-sight.
• A ‘Quiet’ Anchor is one that only listens to other Anchors and doesn’t send out any timing information to others. So if an Anchor seems to not be able to have its ‘Sync’ LED always being green, setting it to be a Quiet Anchor may be advised.

Anchor operating temperature range

The WP Anchor has an operating temperature of -20C to +60C, meaning it can be used in some pretty extreme conditions. If using in high temperatures, it is always advised to give them a helping hand and use a shield or umbrella of sorts to protect them from direct sunlight. The Anchor is convection cooled, it doesn’t contain a fan or active heating element.

LED States

Anchor status	Colour
Booting up / reset	Blue
Error – check cabling, otherwise contact support	Red
Identification through FM3D	White
Heartbeat	Green