GPS module tracks wayward pets

If the dog leaves the permitted zone an alarm on the mobile phone will inform the dog owner immediately.

Num'axes has selected Telit's GE864-PY module for its dog positioning system (DPS), a GPS-based pet locator.

The system consists of a mobile phone, a GPS Bluetooth module and a pet locator collar holding the small DPS box.

The mobile phone and the website enable the dog owner to put the DPS in standby mode and to reactivate it.

Thanks to the integrated high-sensitivity GPS receiver, the DPS helps pet owners to locate their animal easily.

As well as the exact position of the dog, the DPS shows the distance between the dog and its owner as well as the direction in which the dog is currently heading.

The integrated GeoFence function allows the dog owner to define forbidden or permitted zones.

If the dog leaves the permitted zone an alarm on the mobile phone will inform the dog owner immediately.

The device measures 71 x 63 x 36mm and weighs 88g.

It can be recharged in three hours and delivers four hours of uninterrupted GPS tracking, with a standby time of up to 20 hours.

The waterproof and robust device can withstand extreme temperatures.

The DPS is available in three versions: The DPS Light Pack consists of the DPS and a fluorescent collar, the DPS Classic Pack contains the DPS, a fluorescent collar, a mobile phone and the DPS Tracking Pack, which additionally includes a GPS Bluetooth module for the dog owner.

Users can choose the DPS which best suits their needs.

Each DPS PACK is sold with 100 free map requests.

The user can access an international map to locate its pet.

The DPS is currently available in France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Belgium, Greece, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Scandinavia, Switzerland, the Netherlands as well as Slovakia and the Czech Republic.

The Telit quad-band GSM/GPRS module GE864-PY ensures reliable data transfer.

Due to the fact that the module is quad-band-enabled, the DPS can be used almost worldwide.

The small external dimensions and high performance of the GE864, in combination with Telit's unsurpassed technical support, were key criteria in Num'axes' choice of the module.

In addition, the GE864-PY offers Num'axes the possibility to run the customer code inside the module.

"We have been working with Telit since September 2006".

"Our business is built on our ability to react to increasing customer demands".

"Telit enables us to meet this challenge", says Marie-Helene Gallas, Marketing Manager of Num'axes.

From a purely technical perspective, the GE864 is particularly suited for cost-optimised, high-volume applications such as the DPS because of its small external dimensions and weight of 7g.

It also features the Ball Grid Array (BGA) assembly concept.

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