Using other GPS Tracking devices with Okappy

If you have your own GPS tracking device, then in certain circumstances you can set it up to communicate with the Okappy platform.

First you will need to get the unique IMEI number for your unit, this is generally a long number of about 15 digits.

Log into your Okappy account, click on your profile icon at the top right of the screen (you will need administrator access rights) and click Add Trackers(s).

Choose Add your own device in the drop down box, then enter the following details:

• A name for your device – your devices name will be displayed on the device icon on the radar screen
• The telephone number of the SIM card in the device
• The unique IMEI number for the device so the system can recognise it
• The device type
• Set up your GPS tracking device to communicate with the Okappy server at our IP address of 34.250.185.30 and port 5911.

Start your device tracking.

If your device is working and it is sending its location in the correct format, then you should see your device icon appear on the main radar screen in the correct location.

If your device’s location is not shown, you can check the device details report to see what details you device has been set up with. Alternatively, check the activity report to see whether any information has been received from your device.

If you cannot see any information in the activity report, then check your device’s configuration to make sure it is transmitting correctly.

In order for Okappy to recognise the information that your units sends, your unit will need to send its location information in one of the following standard formats:

$GPRMC$IMEI=XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX$$POS $DST 549*GSM23*4B^M
$GPRMC,154813.531,A,5143.4777,N,00010.8866,E,0.00,119.50,250314,,*02^M
$^M

In this case, XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX is the unique IMEI number of your unit.

Alternatively, the following format can be used:

240325154156,447970000000,GPRMC,154156.471,A,5044.3212,N,00151.4889,W,2.50,102.70,250314,,,A*71,F,, imei:YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY,F:4.32V,1,139,60336

In this case, YYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY is the unique IMEI number of your unit.