Home Mode is one of our newest supported working modes for the MT710, designed specifically for pet tracking. It enables intelligent tracking and maximizes battery life.
Before you can use Home Mode, there are a few settings that need to be made, as detailed below.
Ready
- Insert the SIM card correct and Power ON.
- GPS and network is available.
Setup Home Mode via USB Config Tool
Open the sscom tool
You should know how to use the sscom tool. If you’re using it for the first time, please read this post first.
- Connect the USB Config Cable between the PC and the MT710
- Open the sscom tool and Select the correct COM Port
- Click the “OpenCom”
- Click the “EXT”
Setup the MAC Address
- Click “ETS” on sscom until show “ETS,OK”(If no response please try click ETS again).
- Click “Debug ON” until show “DBG,OK”
- Click “SCAN” command and it will show up to 5 MAC addresses nearby, but only chose the 3 with the strongest signals for following command.
- Command Format: AP,,,MAC Address 1, Mac address 2, Mac address 3
- So you should input the command “AP,,,6877248FA31A,7E77248FA31A,7CB59B3B8777′
- Then click “SET MAC” until show “AP,OK” that’s mean setup the Mac address successful.
Check GPS Coordinates
Use the command
- Click the”ETS” on sscom until show “ETS,OK”(If no response please try click ETS again)
- Click the “WHERE” command and wait for few minutes it will return the current GPS location
- Choose the latitude and longitude(22.64824,114.03446 )
Use the Google Map
- Open the Google Maps and location to your home
- Right click your home and choose “What’s here” and it will pop up the locatoin info (latitude and longitude.
Setup the Geo-fence
- Command Format: GEO,Latitude,Longitude,Geo-fence’s Radius
- So you should input the command “GEO,22.64824,114.03446,100′
- Then click “GEO” until show “GEO,OK” that’s mean setup the Geo-fence successful.
USB Comamnds format:
1. Check MAC Address: SCAN
Note:This command is used to search for the MAC address of a nearby Wi-Fi
hotspot (supports up to 5 hotspots).
2. Set MAC Address: AP,,,MAC1,MAC2,MAC3
Note: Once get the nearby MAC address, you can set up to 3 MAC addresses to the device.
3. Check GPS Coordinates: WHERE
This command is used to search for the current GPS latitude and longitude.
4. Set Geo-fence: GEO,Latitude,Longitude,Radius
This command is used to search for the current GPS latitude and longitude.The
Geo-fence Radius is [100,999] meters.
Setup Home Mode via Uplink
Make sure the device connected the server , so when you sent the command to trakcer can make sure it can receive.
Setup the MAC Address
- Send the command “SCAN” to MT710 and it will reply as follow:
- Choose the 3 with the strongest signals for following command.
- Send command “AP,,,45,6877248FA31A,49,7E77248FA31A,38,7CB59B3B8777” to device and it will reseponse IMEI#REPLY#AP,OK
Setup the Geo-fence
- Send the command “SEARCH” to device and it will repy the GPS Coordinates
- Choose the “Latitude” and “Longitude” for following command
- Send the comamnd “GEO,22.64823,114.03434,100” to device until response IMEI#REPLY#GEO,OK
Uplink Comamnds format:
1. Check MAC Address: SCAN
Note:This command is used to search for the MAC address of a nearby Wi-Fi
hotspot (supports up to 5 hotspots).
2. Set MAC Address: AP,,,MAC1,MAC2,MAC3
Note: Once get the nearby MAC address, you can set up to 3 MAC addresses to the device.
3. Check GPS Coordinates: SEARCH
This command is used to search for the current GPS latitude and longitude.
4. Set Geo-fence: GEO,Latitude,Longitude,Radius
This command is used to search for the current GPS latitude and longitude.The
Geo-fence Radius is [100,999] meters.
Setup the Mode 8
Command format: MODE,8, T
For examples: MODE,8,10
Note: When device is indoors it will go to sleep, and when device is outdoors and
continue to move it will report at T interval and T is [10-60] seconds.
For the detailed command description, you can also check the MT710 Protocol.
