Power Modes
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LEO 2 / LEO 2 Pro
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This page describes LEO 2 features available for LINKA Fleets. For personal use, visit our for information regrading cellular functionality
The power mode for your fleet can be set to Essentials, Performance or Premium. This configuration will apply globally to all locks on a fleet. The power mode can be changed on Fleetview.
Theft Tracking
No
State Change Ping
No
No
Period Ping
Daily
Every 6 hours
Every 6 hours
No
No
Ride Tracking
Off
Off
No
No
Cell Online
Only when in motion or charging
When in motion, charging and during online hours
When in motion, charging and during online hours
No
No
At all times
The Essentials power mode provides basic cellular functionality and GPS tracking.
A Tamper Alert will be triggered whenever the bike is locked and movement is detected for more than 6 seconds.
If cellular is not already active, the lock will turn on cellular functionality and connect to the cellular network.
Once it has connected to the cellular network, the lock will send a Tamper Alert to Fleetview. The initial Tamper Alert does not include any GPS information; it is just an alert that the lock has entered Theft mode.
Once the Tamper Alert has been sent the lock will turn on GPS functionality.
Once a GPS fix has been obtained, this information will be sent to Fleetview. As long as the lock continues to be in motion, the lock will keep sending GPS information every 10 seconds.
Theft tracking will automatically turn off once the bike is no longer moving for 2 minutes. Alternatively, theft tracking can be turned off by unlocking the lock.
In the following example, a Tamper Alert was sent at 12:19 PM. This is indicated by the “REASON_THEFT” status. This Tamper Alert does not include any GPS information. Then the lock was able to obtain a GPS fix at 12:19 PM, and continued to send GPS information every 10 seconds.
Then at 12:24 PM, theft tracking was automatically turned off as the lock had stopped moving for 2 minutes. This is indicated by the “REASON_CLOSE_CONNECTION” status.
A location update will be triggered whenever the device locks or unlocks. This is also referred to as a State Change Ping. The procedure for a State Change Ping is as follows:
If cellular is not already active, the lock will turn on cellular functionality and connect to the cellular network.
Once it has connected to the cellular network, the lock will send a State Ping to Fleetview. The initial State Ping does not include any GPS information, but does indicate whether the device is locked or unlocked.
Once the State Ping has been sent the lock will turn on GPS functionality. Once a GPS fix has been obtained, a GPS Ping will be sent to Fleetview. Then 30 seconds later the device will send an additional GPS ping. The location obtained on the second GPS ping will be more precise than the first GPS ping, as the lock has had more time to connect to more GPS satellites.
After sending the second GPS ping, the device will disable its GPS functionality. The cellular functionality may also be disabled depending on the Power Mode.
In the following example, the device was locked by the user. At 5:33 AM the device has connected to the cellular network and sent a State Ping indicating that it is locked. This is indicated by the “REASON_STATE_PING” status. This State Ping does not include any GPS information. Then the device was able to obtain a GPS fix at 5:34 AM, and immediately sent a GPS ping with its location coordinates. This is indicated by the “REASON_GPS_PING” status. The device sent a second GPS ping at 5:34. After the second GPS ping, the device disconnected from the cellular network and disabled its cellular functionality. This can be seen by the “REASON_CLOSE_CONNECTION” status.
Similar to the State Change Ping, the device can also send a Location Update periodically. This is also referred to as the “Period Ping”.
The procedure for the cellular and GPS is identical to the State Change Ping. If the lock is asleep, the Period Ping will automatically trigger the device to wake up. On Fleetview, a Period Ping will be indicated by “REASON_PERIOD_TRACKING”.
Under the MID Power Mode, the Period Ping will be configured to occur once daily. The time of day that the Period Ping occurs can be adjusted based on your fleet’s requirements.
During Cellular ON, the cellular functionality will be enabled. On the other hand, GPS tracking is not enabled. To enable GPS tracking during a ride, the Ride Tracking feature should be used. See “Ride Tracking” below for more details.
Cellular ON is triggered whenever the device is unlocked, and motion is detected. If cellular is not already active, the lock will turn on cellular functionality and connect to the cellular network. Once it has connected to the cellular network, the lock will send an Unlocked Movement Ping to Fleetview. The Unlocked Movement Ping does not include any GPS information. Every 15 minutes, the device will send another Unlocked Movement Ping indicating that the device is still in motion and connected to the cellular network.
Cellular ON will be automatically disabled once the bike is no longer moving for 5 minutes, or when the device is locked.
In the following example, the user unlocks the bike and begins their ride. At 3:29 PM the lock sends an Unlocked Movement Ping to Fleetview. This can be seen by the “REASON_UNLOCKED_MOVEMENT” status. At 3:44 PM the lock sends another Unlocked Movement Ping indicating that the bike is still in motion.
At 3:58 PM, the bike stopped moving, and the device disconnected from the cellular network. This is indicated by the “REASON_CLOSE_CONNECTION” status.
The Performance Power Mode provides all the cellular and GPS functionality in Essentials, as well as additional Remote Control functionality.
In Performance Power Mode, the power consumption of the device will be greatly increased compared to Essentials. If Performance mode is selected, it is highly recommended that the device be wired to a Solar Panel or E-bike battery to allow the device to be charged automatically. See “Power Consumption” below for more details.
The device will maintain an active cellular network connection within specified hours each day. While the device is Cellular ON, it can receive Remote Commands sent through the cellular network. See the “Remote Control” section below for details.
The procedure for Cellular ON is as follows:
At the specified Connection Start Time, the device will wake up if it is asleep. Then the device will connect to the cellular network.
Every 15 minutes, the device will send a ping indicating that it is still connected to the cellular network. This Ping does not include any GPS data, since the GPS is not enabled.
At the specified Connection End Time, the device will disconnect from the cellular network.
In the following example, the Remote Connection Start time is at 7:49 AM. At that time the device becomes Cellular ON. Every 15 minutes, the device will continue to send a cellular ping indicating that the cellular connection is still active. This is indicated by the “REASON_NETWORK_PING” status.
Finally at 6:54 PM the Remote Connection End time is reached, and the device will disable its cellular functionality. This is indicated by the “REASON_CLOSE_CONNECTION” status. Then the device will go to sleep.
The Remote Connection Start and End times can be configured on Fleetview.
In Performance the device will send 4 Period Pings each day, every 6 hours. This is compared to the single daily Period Ping in Essentials.
Ride Tracking allows the device to record location information during a trip. The Ride Tracking feature can be configured on Fleetview.
Note: Ride Tracking will increase the power consumption of the device due to the GPS tracking. See “Power Consumption” below for more details.
Ride Tracking is triggered when the device is unlocked and motion is detected.
If cellular is not already active, the lock will turn on cellular functionality and connect to the cellular network.
Once it has connected to the cellular network, the lock will send an Unlocked Ping to Fleetview. The initial Unlocked Ping does not include any GPS information, but indicates that a ride has started.
The device will turn on GPS functionality. Once a GPS fix has been established, the Unlocked Ping will include the GPS information.
The device will continue to send an Unlocked Ping every 10 seconds while it is in motion.
Ride Tracking will automatically turn off once the bike is no longer moving for 2 minutes. Alternatively, Ride Tracking can be turned off by locking the lock.
In the following example, the device is unlocked, and the user starts their ride. An Unlocked Ping is sent at 7:38 AM. This can be seen by the “REASON_UNLOCKED_PING” status. The device is able to obtain a GPS fix, and then sends Unlocked Ping with GPS information at a 10 second interval.
Once the Ride is finished, the user locks up the device at 8:25 AM, and Ride Tracking has ended.
The device will enter Low Battery mode whenever the battery percent of the device is below 10%.
The following behavior will take place in Low Battery:
Bluetooth communication enabled
The lock can still be controlled with the mobile app or with the Smart Fob via bluetooth.
The sleep timer will be reduced to 2 minutes. If the device is asleep, it can be woken up by pressing the cap touch button.
Theft Tracking and Recovery Mode enabled
Theft Tracking and Recovery Mode will continue to function normally
All other cellular functionality and GPS tracking disabled
If cellular functionality on the device is active, the device will disconnect from the cellular network when the device enters Low Battery mode.
In the following example, the device is Ride Tracking. At 1:46 PM, it sent Unlocked Pings with GPS information. At 1:47 PM, the battery percent of the device drops from 10% to 9%. The device immediately disables GPS tracking, and turns off cellular functionality. This is indicated by the “REASON_CLOSE_CONNECTION” status.
When a device is in Airplane Mode, all cellular functionality and GPS tracking is disabled. Airplane Mode can be used when bikes are in storage or in transport. Airplane Mode will reduce the power consumption of the device significantly.
Airplane Mode can be enabled or disabled by connecting to each device individually in the Operator App. In the Operator app, a cellular icon will appear on the bottom of the app. This indicates that Airplane Mode is not enabled.
Press on the cellular icon to enable Airplane Mode. Once Airplane Mode is enabled, an airplane symbol will appear.
On Fleetview, bikes that are in Airplane Mode will be indicated with an orange badge.
When Recovery Mode is activated, cellular functionality is enabled at all times. Whenever the device is in motion, GPS tracking will take place. While connected to the cellular network, remote commands can be sent to the device. See the “Remote Commands” section below for more details.
Recovery Mode must be enabled or disabled using Remote Commands on Fleetview.
In the following example, the device has an active cellular connection. This is indicated by the “Connected” cell status. To enable Recovery Mode, press “Turn ON”.
In the following example, the device does not have an active cellular connection. This is indicated by the “Not Connected” cell status. To enable Recovery Mode, press “Turn ON”. Since the device is not connected to the cellular network, the Recovery Mode cannot be enabled immediately. Instead, the command will be scheduled and will be sent to the device the next time it establishes a cellular connection, which may happen at the next Period Ping, or the next time the bike is in motion.
Fleetview will indicate that Recovery Mode is ON. To disable recovery mode, press “Turn Off”.
