Freematics ONE is an Arduino UNO in the form of OBD-II dongle with an xBee socket inside that allows Freematics ONE to get different wireless communication capability by various xBee modules. Today let’s show how a ESP8266 WIFI bee module gives Freematics ONE WIFI connectivity. To communication with xBee module in the socket, it is […]
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Using ESP8266 WIFI bee with Freematics ONE
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New 3.5″ LCD shield for Telematics Advanced Kit
The new 3.5″ LCD shield for our Telematics Advanced Kit is released! This time we teamed up with DFRobot to bring our fans higher quality hardware design and build. The new hardware can be ordered now with the kit. Click here to head for the online store.
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OBD Readiness Monitors added in Freematics OBD-II Emulator GUI
Freematics OBD-II Emulator GUI updated with newly added control interface for OBD Readiness Monitors which allows you to control what kind of OBD readiness results your OBD-II device can fetch from Freematics OBD-II Emulator. Download latest Freematics OBD-II Emulator GUI
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MegaLoggerHD is released
MegaLoggerHD is a reworked version of MegaLogger which targets at the new Telematics Shield with 3.5″ LCD of 480×320 resolution. It supports both Freematics OBD-II I2C Adapter and UART Adapter V2 (by switching in config.h). The code has just been committed to github. This is the initial revision. Subsequent improvements will be followed. https://github.com/stanleyhuangyc/ArduinoOBD/tree/master/megaloggerHD
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Freematics ONE now comes with MPU-9250
Freematics ONE now comes with MPU-9250 MEMS sensor! The supporting Arduino library and example sketches (in Github) have been updated for 9-axis MEMS data access. To order Freematics ONE with MPU-9250, make sure to choose MPU-9250 in MEMS option on the order page. Code clip of accessing MEMS data. int acc[3]; // accelerometer data int […]
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Freematics ONE now comes with 3G xBee module
We have been working on a new 3G WCDMA/GSM xBee module for Freematics ONE vehicle data logger. It’s based on SIMCOM SIM5360E. Comparing to former SIM800L based GSM/GPRS xBee module, the new comer will provide a faster data link and more importantly continue to work in regions where 2G network is about to be shut […]
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Application in car rental/sharing industry
Freematics Vehicle Data Logger is a hardware device capable of logging and transmitting a car’s mechanic data, motion data and GPS coordinates over Internet (2G/3G/WIFI). In addition to real-time monitoring, through data mining, some useful information can be extracted for car rental/sharing industry. Driving distance and duration daily/weekly/monthly or within a specific period of time […]
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Freematics OBD-II Emulator GUI software updated
The GUI software for Freematics OBD-II Emulator has been reworked with Electron GUI framework. This solved a Windows 10 issue and more importantly Linux and OSX versions are coming soon.
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Arduino Builder updated with support for ESP32
Our Arduino Builder has just been updated. It is now built on Electron and supports compiling/uploading Arduino sketches for ESP32 (the core of upcoming Freematics products) in additional to traditional AVR based boards.
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Bringing OBD-II vehicle data logger to next level
We are working intensively on the next generation of Freematics ONE (namely Freematics ONE+) with Espressif ESP32 as main controller which boosts the device with 240Mhz dual core processing power, 520KB RAM, 16MB flash as well as WIFI and BLE connectivity. 2G and 3G modules are still plug-in as xBee module. There will be integrated […]
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Free telematics server software for everyone
Freematics Hub Personal Edition is a free telematics server software that is based on the design of Freematics Hub and is perfect for use with Freematics ONE+ (and literally any programmable telematics devices). It runs on any computer and turns it into a telematics data center that receives and stores data from remote telematics devices […]
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Setting up your own vehicle tracking system with Arduino
This article will guide you through the simple steps to set up your own vehicle telemetry system with any computer (e.g. a PC) and some knowing of Arduino. Prerequisites A vehicle tracking system allows one or more vehicles to be monitored in real-time from a user terminal (computer or mobile device). Telemetry Data Server Freematics […]
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Updating STM32 firmware of Freematics ONE
Freematics ONE uses a STM32 chip as co-processor to ATmega328p for access to data from OBD, GPS and communication module. If for some reason you want to update the firmware of STM32, here is a quick guide for how to do it. STEP 1 Download Freematics ONE firmware update utility. The package also contains STM32 […]
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Freematics Hub for Ubuntu Linux is released
Some release notes. Binaries are built and tested on Ubuntu Linux 17.04 Electron is contained and used as GUI engine Port 8080 and 8081 are used for TCP and UDP by default You may need to make privilege settings if not run as root Data is stored in data directory by default GUI and server […]
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Cellular network with SIM5360 WCDMA module on ESP32
Freematics Esprit is an Arduino compatible dev board based on Espressif ESP32, an ARM core SoC with built-in WIFI and BLE. The board has an xBee seat for additional communication module. With a SIM5360 be module plugged in, the board can connect to Internet via cellular network when WIFI is unavailable. This post will demonstrate […]
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Freematics OBD-II UART Adapter V2.1 coming soon
Freematics OBD-II UART Adapter V2 has been upgraded. The new V2.1 is completely compatible with V2 and has several enhancements including: 9-DOF motion sensor (instead of 6-DOF) Built-in 9-DOF quanterion algorithm for orientation detection New AT commands for reading calculated pitch, yaw, roll values Plugable serial cable (easier for using as a USB adapter) The […]
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Freematics ONE now comes with 3G xBee module
We have been working on a new 3G WCDMA/GSM xBee module for Freematics ONE vehicle data logger. It’s based on SIMCOM SIM5360E. Comparing to former SIM800L based GSM/GPRS xBee module, the new comer will provide a faster data link and more importantly continue to work in regions where 2G network is about to be shut […]
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Vehicle tracking system on a Linux box with Freematics Hub and Freematics ONE+
This guide will help you to set up your own vehicle tracking system with open-source software and hardware which has potential for development of your own vehicle telematics application. Prerequisites Ubuntu Linux (64-bit) PlatformIO (used as ESP32 Arduino development environment) Latest Telelogger release package Freematics ONE+ STEP 1: Extract files from teleserver release package After […]
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CAN sniffing AT commands published for OBD-II UART Adapter
Freematics OBD-II UART Adapter V2.1 comes with CAN sniffing features. We are now publishing the AT commands for this purpose. The adapter’s Arduino library is yet to be updated for implementation of friendly APIs for doing CAN sniffing from Arduino sketch. The CAN sniffing related commands are as following. ATSH <ABC> Function: set header bytes […]
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CLICK FRENZY SALE is in progress
For all our vehicle telematics kits and gears (emulator products excepted), get a 15% discount by using coupon code FRENZY2018 on checkout. Head to our online store now.
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