DirtMate Technical Specifications


This table outlines DirtMate's technical specifications. Reviewing this information before introducing DirtMate to a fleet of machines is encouraged. 

Mechanical

Specification

Details

Dimensions 120 x 120 x 90 mm (4.72 x 4.72 x 3.54 in)
Weight 1.0 kg (including 420 g internal battery)
Operating Temperature -40°C to +85°C
Removable Battery

Charge: 0°C to 55°C

Discharge: -20°C to 60°C

Ingress Protection IP66 / IP68
Mounting Options

3x Integrated Magnets

5/8"-11 UNC Tripod Mount

 

Electrical

Specification Details
External Power Input 5–32 V
Input Type DC, Passive PoE
Typical Power Consumption 2W
Battery 48.6 Wh, 7600 mAh, 6.4 V LiFePO4
Battery Charging 21 W max (approx. 3 hrs for full charge)
Battery Life About 20 hours continuous operation
Battery Durability 3000 cycles (80% capacity retention)

 

GNSS

Specification Details
Position Accuracy RTK < 0.01 m + 1 ppm CEP
Signals Tracked

GPS: L1C/A, L2C

GLO: L1OF, L2OF

GAL: E1B/C, E5b

BDS: B1I, B2I

QZSS: L1C/A, L1S, L2C

Number of Channels 184

Update Rate


Corrections

Up to 30 Hz


DirtMate Base:

Stationary GNSS receiver logging matched with roving machine mounted DirtMate GNSS logging for a post processed surface solution.


3rd Party GNSS hardware and real time corrections are not supported currently.

 

IMU

Specification Detail
Roll/Pitch/Heading Accuracy ±0.5°

 

Data

Specification Details
Processor ARM Cortex-A7
Internal Storage 16 GB eMMC (1000+ hours of raw data logging)
RAM 128 MB


 

Connectivity

Specification Details
4G LTE Modem

Global Cat 4 LTE (up to 150 Mbit/s DL, 50 Mbit/s UL)

LTE FDD: Bands 1–20, 26, 28

LTE TDD: Bands 38–41

3G: Bands 1, 2, 5, 8

2G: Quad-band

Data Capture Rate Approx. 14 MB/hour
WiFi Wi-Fi 6 (802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax), 2.4 & 5 GHz, +18 dBm output, 800 m range
WiFi HaLow IEEE802.11ah (850–950 MHz), +21 dBm output, range TBD
Bluetooth v5.2
NFC Integrated NFC radio for app configuration
Ports

18-pin ruggedized connector:

- Power

- USB

- Ethernet


2x LTE sim card slots

 


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