Tecnnic adds high-precision positioning capabilities to its industrial equipment solution with Quectel LC76G module
Criciuma, Brazil, 13 February 2023 - Quectel Wireless Solutions, a global IoT solutions provider, has announced that Tecnnic, a designer and manufacturer of embedded systems for industrial equipment such as cranes, tractors, excavators and road building vehicles, has selected its high-precision positioning LC76G AB module to enable its systems with satellite, Wi-Fi and LTE connectivity. This will provide Tecnnic customers with the ability to track, monitor and locate equipment regardless of its location.
The Quectel LC76G GNSS module supports concurrent satellite reception of GPS, GLONASS, BDS, Galileo and QZSS. The module has been designed to be compatible with Quectel’s L76 and L76-LB modules, which Tecnnic has previously utilized, allowing for smooth migration between modules. The LC76G AB measures 10.1mm x 9.7mm x2.4mm and has an operating temperature range of -40°C to +85°C. In contrast to single constellation receivers, the LC76G module, by enabling multiple GNSS constellations, increases the number of visible satellites, reduces the time to first fix and improves positioning accuracy, especially when driving through dense urban canyons.
“We’re delighted that Tecnnic has been able to improve worker safety and operational efficiency for customers by adding multi-band GNSS and Wi-Fi or LTE connectivity to its products,” says Ricardo Simon, Sales Director, Latin America, Quectel Wireless Solutions. “By adding the Quectel LC76G AB to its embedded systems, Tecnnic has ensured customers can access timely, accurate location and tracking data communicated reliably and securely. Tecnnic has gained further efficiency by selecting our YFGA002AA flat patch antenna, taking advantage of our comprehensive portfolio of solutions.”
Tecnnic’s most popular products, which are sold across South America, include an inclinometer that is used in tipper trucks to prevent them rolling-over and the company’s line of remote controls for mobile cranes. “Our products measure different safety variables and provide safer operation,” explains Jhonatan de Oliveira Simon, the Engineering Manager at Tecnnic. “The product logs all useful information, keeping track of dangerous situations with time and, with the tracking functionality, now location. As our products are in most cases already installed in equipment such as trucks and cranes, implementing GNSS and internet connection via Wi-Fi or LTE provides real-time tracking for those vehicles.”
Power and cost efficiency were key criteria for the module’s selection by Tecnnic as the company sought to extend additional high-precision positioning functionality to customers at no extra cost. “We decided to implement position tracking on most of our products without making it optional and without increasing final consumer costs,” says de Oliveira Simon. “The main challenge was certainly finding a solution for which costs could be relatively low, yet with reliable performance. The Quectel LC76G AB has proved to be a simple solution to implement GNSS on our products, with comparable reduced production and development costs.”
Tecnnic has also taken advantage of Quectel’s comprehensive solutions portfolio with includes antennas, connectivity and ODM services in addition to modules to drive efficiency. It has also specified the Quectel YFGA002AA flat patch antenna for its devices.
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