Tell a genuine Xexun tracker from a TK103 clone
Point a genuine Xexun tracker at Traxelio to keep it reporting: Xexun is the Shenzhen maker of the original TK102 and TK103, whose model numbers were widely copied, so confirm your unit actually speaks the documented Xexun protocol rather than a clone's format before you migrate it.
Xexun is the Shenzhen manufacturer behind the original TK102 and TK103 trackers, and telling a genuine Xexun unit from a lookalike is the whole reason this page exists. Shenzhen Xexun Technology has been building positioning hardware since 2002, and the TK102 and TK103 designs it popularised were copied so widely that the model numbers turned into generic labels stamped on gear from dozens of other makers. That matters for compatibility. A genuine Xexun tracker speaks the Xexun protocol, which Traxelio reads directly, so an installed Xexun unit can point at the Traxelio endpoint and keep sending position and alerts. A device merely badged TK103 may instead speak the GPS103 format used by TK103 lookalikes speaking the GPS103 format, which Traxelio decodes through a different adapter. Either can work; the trick is knowing which one you actually hold. Xexun itself has moved on to a current X-series of GPS and BeiDou trackers and indoor UWB positioning, so this page focuses on the installed TK and XT hardware. Use it to confirm which protocol your tracker really uses before you migrate its reporting.
Yes. Shenzhen Xexun Technology has made positioning hardware since 2002 and originated the TK102 and TK103 designs. It is still trading, now around an X-series of GPS and BeiDou trackers and indoor UWB positioning products.
The model number alone will not tell you, because many makers reused it. Match the exact casing, manual, and above all the communication format: a genuine Xexun unit uses the Xexun protocol, while many lookalikes use the GPS103 format instead.
Yes when it reports over the Xexun protocol Traxelio reads. Send the SMS commands from the manual to set the APN and server, aim one tracker at the Traxelio endpoint, and check its position lands before you convert the others.
It can still work. Traxelio reads the GPS103 format that Coban-family GPS103 format TK103 lookalikes use through a separate adapter, so the migration is the same idea, just point the tracker at the right endpoint after you identify its real protocol.
Pricing
Genuine Xexun TK and XT hardware sold at entry-level prices, but because the model numbers are widely copied, secondhand listings vary in whether they are authentic units.
The device you own is already paid for, so compare Traxelio's monthly software pricing once you have confirmed the tracker's real protocol and whether it is worth keeping live.
Traxelio plans start at 17 USD per vehicle per month.
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Originating the TK102 and TK103 GPS trackers, later widely cloned, plus the XT series and a current X-series and UWB range
The documented Xexun protocol lets a genuine TK or XT unit stream position and alerts to Traxelio, while clone units are handled through their own GPS103 adapter.
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Identify whether your tracker is a genuine Xexun before you assume any compatibility from the TK model number alone.
Send genuine Xexun position and alert data into Traxelio over the documented Xexun protocol.
Aim a single tracker at the Traxelio endpoint, verify the format decodes, then convert the remaining units.
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