We are continuing our series of articles about the top GPS hardware manufacturers on the flespi platform. We’ve already covered Topflytech and Suntech. Today we are looking at Atrack.
Atrack is one of the leading brands of telematics products and services with 20+ years of accumulated technology excellence proven by ISO 9001 certification. The company not only manufactures high quality telematics devices that are certified by global communication network and telecommunication providers, but also excels at product design, technology R&D, manufacturing, and global marketing. ATrack relies on its own highly customized R&D and production system, and provides efficient technical support and after-sales services to customers.
On the flespi platform, Atrack devices are consistently on the top 10 list of the most connected GPS trackers. Overall, our customers connected 9,000+ devices to the flespi platform in 2022. Let’s now take a closer look at which Atrack models were the most popular.
Models
Atrack AX11 — vehicle LTE OBD GPS tracker
Atrack AS11 — asset LTE GPS tracker
Atrack AK11 — LTE telematics gateway
Atrack AL11 — mobile asset LTE GPS tracker
Atrack AK7s — vehicle 3G GPS tracker
Notable features
First thing to notice is that the Ax11 series confidently dominates the list — 4 models out of 5 belong to the newest series that includes GPS trackers for all scope of applications — vehicles, assets, mobile assets, a telematics gateway with featuring rich sensor support, CAN, ELD, and more.
The Ax11 series defaults to 4G LTE connectivity — a de-facto standard for the present-day GPS trackers.
The asset tracker models (AS11 and AL11) are ruggedized and IP67/68 compliant.
All abovelisted Atrack trackers have a backup battery with capacity varying depending on the purpose — from a smaller one for OBD and vehicle trackers to a bigger one for asset models.
The AK11 telematics gateway model is something quite unique with an extensive scope of connection options if offers: OBDII, J1939, J1708, RFID reader & tag, CMOS camera, Garmin PND, Squarell FLEX and SOLID, Mobileye ADAS, 1 ACC input, 3 analog inputs, 8 digital inputs, 5 digital outputs, 1-wire interface, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, 4G LTE, GPS.
Expert opinion
We asked Vladimir Tihonchuk, a hardware specialist in Gurtam, to share his experience with the Atrack devices and where this hardware gained exceptional popularity:
ATrack is a legendary hardware manufacturer, so to say. We did the first integration for Wialon back in 2010. And you know what, since then their communication protocol has never changed but has been constantly complemented. This signifies that ATrack has really wise engineers who managed to devise a structure of the protocol for decades. I respect these guys for great circuitry, precise PCB and casing production. These are ultra-reliable devices with very convenient and flexible configuration tool.
I recommend Atrack trackers when partners ask for dependable equipment (and not the cheapest one as is often the case). Interesting fact: the first OBD tracker that got into my hands many years ago was ATrack AX5. We have good lasting relationships with ATrack — they have responsive technical support and clear documentation. They brought us many partners and I always put them on a shortlist of recommended manufacturers. Probably, this is not the most affordable GPS hardware on the market, but definitely highly reliable.
Summary
Atrack is about high-quality GPS trackers for different applications. The brand lives up to the industry standards and sometimes exceeds them by producing some unique offerings. So whether you are looking for reliable tracker for your next fleet management or asset management project, take a look at the Atrack devices.