Freedom Protocol (IMEI, Lat:/Lon:/Spd:)
Freedom on TCP 5066: IMEI, yyyy/mm/dd, hh:mm:ss, N/S Lat:ddmm.mmm, E/W Lon:dddmm.mmm, and Spd:.
On Traxelio
What Freedom trackers do once they are on Traxelio
Hardware that speaks this protocol
Devices that speak Freedom
Point this protocol at Traxelio
Point Freedom at Traxelio
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1
Capture a Freedom fingerprint
Confirm a labeled ASCII line that opens with IMEI, and carries Lat: Lon: and Spd:.
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2
Point Freedom at 5066
Configure only Freedom to TCP 5066. Freedom on 5066 is not Flextrack on 5090 or Freematics on 5170.
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3
Do not wait for an ACK
Freedom has no reply byte. A parsed Lat:/Lon: pair is enough.
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4
Prove one Freedom fix
Send one IMEI, line with Lat: and Lon: on 5066 and verify a map point.
Still offline after GPS lock
Freedom still not landing
- Freedom aimed at the wrong port
Freedom on 5066 is not Flextrack UNITSTAT on 5090 or Freematics on 5170.
- No ACK, assumed dead
This dialect has no reply byte. Check the map, not the socket for an ACK.
- Date looks shifted
Ingest reads year, month, then day. Swap month and day on the unit if the stamp is a month off.
FAQ
Freedom leftover questions
Does Freedom send Concox 0x7878 frames?
No. Freedom is labeled ASCII that opens with IMEI, then Lat: Lon: and Spd:. Concox families use 0x7878 binary login.
What date order does Freedom use?
Year, month, then day as yyyy/mm/dd, then hh:mm:ss.
Does Freedom send an ACK?
No. There is no reply byte. A parsed IMEI, line is the whole handshake.
Where are Freedom coordinates?
After the hemisphere letter, in Lat: and Lon: degree-minute fields, then Spd:.
Can a Freedom unit run SMS setup or a controlled-action flow?
This dialect is positions only. There is no SMS family on this row.