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Operating Modes and LED

The table below describes the basic operating modes for the RockFLEET tracker.

ModeDetail
ON (Powered/Charging)Externally Powered (8-32v DC)
ON (Un-powered/Discharging)Powered by an internal battery (when external power lost/disconnected)
OFFFollowing the loss of external power and depletion of the internal battery.
Storage/Shipping ModeYou will receive the tracker in Storage Mode. Connect external power to wake it up.

While the tracker is ON it will behave per its current/most recent configuration.

Configuring RockFLEET​

You can send configuration changes over-the-air from the CORE .
You can connect to your tracker via Bluetooth using the CONNECT app (available for iOS and Android mobile devices).

LED Behaviour and Mode Indication​

The colour and state of the RockFLEET's LED indicate the current power mode setting and status of external power.

👍 LED Behaviour Change - October 2021

Firmware v03.04.29 changed RockFLEET LED behaviour.

Legacy behaviour is described below, however, we recommend keeping your tracker up to date.

Power SourcePower ModeLED ColourLED Flash
ExternalUnlimted*GREENFlash every 1 second
ExternalLimitedGREENFlash every 5 seconds during TX
ExternalAuto SelectGREENFlash every 1 second
InternalUnlimited*REDFlash every 1 second
InternalLimitedREDFlash every 5 seconds during TX
InternalAuto SelectREDFlash every 5 seconds

*NOTE: Unlimited includes the 'Unlimited+Activation' power mode option.

Legacy LED Behaviour 1 (PRE v03.04.29)​

When the tracker is configured with Power Mode: Unlimited the LED mode indication is maintained continuously.

When the tracker is configured with Power Mode: Limited the LED mode indication is only displayed during the formation of a data packet and its transmission. After this LED indication will be terminated.

LED characteristicMeaning
Colour: REDPower Mode: Limited
Colour: GREENPower Mode: Unlimited
State: SOLID8-32v DC external power connected
State: FLASHING8-32v DC external power not connected

Legacy LED Behaviour 2 (PRE v03.04.13)​

For devices running older firmware the LED behaviour characteristics are as follows:

LED characteristicMeaning
GREEN intermittent flash (every 10 sec)ON, external power connected
RED intermittent flash (every 10 sec)ON, external power not connected