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Megastek Protocol ($MGV / $GPRMC / geo)

Megastek on Traccar TCP 5024: `$MGV` and `$GPRMC` with optional `geo` starts; A/S/A tokens.

Connect your tracker

Enter the tracker IMEI first, then verify your email and continue setup.

Quick answers

What port does megastek use?

TCP 5024.

What identifies megastek frames?

$MGV and $GPRMC with optional geo starts; A/S/A tokens.

What is megastek confused with?

Megastek $MGV is not Meitrack $$…*\r\n on 5020.

megastek listens on Traccar TCP 5024. $MGV and $GPRMC with optional geo starts; A/S/A tokens. Pattern evidence: private static final Pattern PATTERN_GPRMC = new PatternBuilder() .text("$GPRMC,") .number("(dd)(dd)(dd).(ddd),") // time (hhmmss.sss) .expression("([AV]),") //….

Why this page is not its neighbor

Megastek $MGV is not Meitrack $$…*\r\n on 5020.

Catalogue stance

Stock Traccar reference only. Traxelio lists megastek as positions_only.

Setup walkthrough

  1. 1

    Capture a megastek fingerprint

    Confirm $MGV and $GPRMC with optional geo starts; A/S/A tokens.

  2. 2

    Point megastek at 5024

    Configure only megastek to TCP port 5024. Megastek $MGV is not Meitrack $$…*\r\n on 5020.

  3. 3

    Bind megastek identity

    Complete the megastek login/id path on 5024 before expecting map points.

  4. 4

    Prove one megastek fix

    Send one coordinate-bearing megastek frame on 5024 and verify a Position row.

Setup

Public setup commands

Use these rows only after confirming the tracker password and SIM settings. Command families can differ between brands even when they use the same protocol.

Megastek vehicle series

Guided setup available

gps.traxelio.com:5024 4 example models

Set server

FACID,{password},GPRS,ADDR=gps.traxelio.com,PORT=5024;

Switch to GPRS

FACID,{password},GPRS,Mode=1;

Set reporting interval

FACID,{password},LOC,I=60,T=999;

APN commands depend on the carrier SIM in your tracker, so they are not shown here.

Reference

Configuration reference

Parameter Value
Port 5024

Telemetry fields

GPS Location Speed Altitude Heading / Direction Street Address GPS Accuracy Ignition Status Odometer / Mileage Battery Level

Common troubleshooting

megastek aimed at wrong port

Megastek $MGV is not Meitrack $$…*\r\n on 5020.

megastek session up, empty map

On 5024, megastek may bind without coordinates — wait for a position-bearing frame matching: $MGV and $GPRMC with optional geo starts; A/S/A tokens.

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