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iMatrix FC-101S-PRO · Solar GPS Asset Tracker

Mount it, point it at the sky, and walk away.

Up to 10 years of tracking on sunlight. A 1.8 W solar panel keeps a 12,000 mAh cell charged, so the FC-101S-PRO reports up to 10 times a day on sunlight alone and runs up to 10 years between service visits — with nothing to wire on the asset.

$125.00
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☀️ 1.8 W solar panel 🔋 12,000 mAh cell 📅 Up to 10 years on sunlight 📡 10 reports/day, solar alone
iMatrix FC-101S-PRO solar GPS asset tracker — white IP68 housing with a full-face solar panel and PWR, NET and SEN status LEDs
Solar Power

The panel is the product.

Every other asset tracker asks you to plan for the day the battery dies — a service visit, a lift, a technician, a unit off the road. The FC-101S-PRO removes that line from the budget. A 1.8 W panel across the full face of the housing keeps a 12,000 mAh cell charged, and the duty cycle is sized so the cell never has to catch up.

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1.8 W Panel, Full Face

Rated at STC — 1000 W/m², AM 1.5, 25 °C cell temperature. The panel spans the whole top surface rather than a token strip, which is what makes the daily energy budget work in winter light.

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12,000 mAh Reservoir

Sized to ride out shaded weeks, not just cloudy afternoons. Deep sleep draws under 2 mA hourly with a 30 µA floor, so a dark spell drains a fraction of the reserve.

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10 Reports a Day on Sunlight

Under sufficient sun the panel funds up to ten deep-sleep reports per day indefinitely — you are spending the day's light, not the battery.

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Up to 10 Years in the Field

At one report per day with solar charging under optimal conditions. No battery swap, no service visit, no unit off the asset.

What the numbers actually mean. The 10-year figure is measured at one scheduled report per day in deep sleep with solar charging under optimal conditions — that duty cycle is exactly what the Locate plan does. Run motion-triggered reporting and the panel still keeps the cell charged; you trade reserve margin, not field life. Mount horizontally with the panel to the sky and clear of metal overhangs, and USB-C is there to top the cell up before deployment or after a long shaded spell.
Why FC-101S-PRO

The top of the solar line — for assets that need richer sensing and harder exposure.

The FC-101S-PRO tracks buses, trucks, vans, trailers, containers, gensets, and yard equipment with nothing to wire on any of them. It fixes position on five GNSS constellations and falls back to Wi-Fi scanning when the asset rolls into a warehouse. BLE 5.4 picks up nearby sensors, and a 6-axis motion sensor and light-based tamper detector catch anything that moves the box or opens it.

iMatrix FC-101S-PRO solar asset tracker shown front and back — solar panel face and mounting face with screw, magnet and strap points
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Runs on Sunlight

A 1.8 W panel and a 12,000 mAh Li-ion cell deliver up to 10 reports a day in deep sleep under sufficient sun — up to 10 years at one report a day. USB-C tops it up before deployment or after a long shaded spell.

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Finds the Asset Indoors and Out

Multi-constellation GNSS fixes in 1 second hot, 33 seconds cold, down to −161 dBm tracking sensitivity. 2.4 GHz Wi-Fi scanning covers warehouses and yards where the sky is gone.

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Reads Your Neo Sensors

BLE 5.4 scanning collects temperature, humidity, and door data from iMatrix Neo sensors on the asset — no wiring, no second gateway.

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Knows When It Is Being Messed With

A 6-axis gyroscope and accelerometer detect motion and impact; a light sensor raises a tamper alert the moment the housing is opened.

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Keeps Reporting Through Dead Zones

10,000 locations buffer on board and upload when the network returns. In flight, the device switches to a compliant flight mode, records the whole trip, and uploads the full dataset on landing.

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Alerts on What Costs Money

Low battery, route deviation, overspeed, tamper, and sensor triggers — configurable per asset, over LTE or SMS.

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IP68 Sealed Housing

Reinforced against shock, vibration, and moisture. Rated −4 °F to 176 °F (−20 °C to +80 °C) — the widest range in the asset-tracker line.

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Updates Itself

Firmware ships over the air. Configuration and parameter changes go over LTE, SMS, or USB.

Install

Built to be bolted on and forgotten.

Install is a bracket-free job. Screws, magnets, or straps, panel to the sky — one person, a few minutes, no power run to the asset and no cradle to source.

Mounting face of the iMatrix FC-101S-PRO showing the four corner mounting points for screws, magnets or straps
  • Mounting. Screws, magnets, or straps. No cradle, no bracket kit, no drilling into the asset if you do not want to.
  • Housing. IP68 sealed, reinforced against shock, vibration, and moisture. Rated −4 °F to 176 °F (−20 °C to +80 °C).
  • Size and weight. 7.9 × 3.5 × 1.2 in (201 × 88 × 31 mm), 19.1 oz (540 g).
  • Status at a glance. Three LEDs on the face — PWR, NET, and SEN — so an installer can confirm power, network, and sensors without opening a laptop.
  • Orientation. Mount horizontally with the panel facing the sky and clear of metal overhangs. That is the whole install procedure.
Specifications

FC-101S-PRO datasheet.

Device typeSolar GPS asset tracker, multi-sensor
Solar panelMaximum 1.8 W (STC: 1000 W/m², AM 1.5, 25 °C cell temperature)
BatteryRechargeable Li-ion, 3.7 V / 12,000 mAh
Battery lifeUp to 10 years with solar charging (deep sleep, one report per day, optimal conditions)
Solar-only reportingUp to 10 reports per day in deep sleep under sufficient sunlight
ChargingUSB-C, 5 V 1 A. Charge between 32 °F and 113 °F (0 °C to 45 °C)
ConsumptionNormal mode 50–70 mA (3-minute reporting) · deep sleep under 2 mA (hourly) · 30 µA floor
GNSSGPS (L1), GLONASS (L1OF), Galileo (E1), BeiDou (B1), QZSS and SBAS ranging
Update rate1 Hz
Time to first fixHot start 1 s · cold start 33 s
SensitivityTracking −161 dBm · re-acquisition −156 dBm · cold start −144 dBm
Wi-Fi positioning2.4 GHz Wi-Fi scanning for indoor location
CellularLTE Cat.1 bis
LTE FDD bandsB1, B2, B3, B4, B5, B7, B8, B12, B13, B18, B19, B20, B25, B26, B28, B66
LTE TDD bandsB34, B38, B39, B40, B41
Transmit powerClass 3 (23 dBm ±2 dB), LTE-FDD
Data rate10 Mbps down / 5 Mbps up
SIM4FF (nano) eSIM — ships with the iMatrix EdgeUplink eSIM
TransportTCP / UDP · dual-IP or backup SMS reporting
MotionBuilt-in 6-axis accelerometer and gyroscope
TamperLight sensor
BLEBLE 5.4 sensor scanning (temperature, humidity, and other BLE sensors)
StorageUp to 10,000 locations buffered through transmission failures
ReportingAdjustable by time interval, distance interval, or speed threshold; on-demand from the server
AlertsLow battery, route deviation, overspeed, tamper, specific sensor triggers
Reported dataNMEA location, speed, course, GNSS status, events, LTE cell ID, message number, battery voltage
ConfigurationOver LTE, SMS, or USB
FirmwareOver the air (OTA)
Ingress protectionIP68
Operating temperature−4 °F to 176 °F (−20 °C to +80 °C)
Dimensions7.9 × 3.5 × 1.2 in (201 × 88 × 31 mm)
Weight19.1 oz (540 g)
MountingScrews, magnets, or straps — no cradle required
IndicatorsThree status LEDs — PWR (charge state: red / orange / green), NET (cellular), SEN (sensor and GNSS)
ApprovalsFCC, PTCRB, IC, NOM
Optional LoRa / RF backup radio for sites with no LTE coverage — contact us.
Sensor gateway

It reads your iMatrix Neo sensors.

The FC-101S-PRO carries a BLE 5.4 radio, so it does double duty as the gateway for iMatrix Neo cold-chain and environmental sensors. Put Neo sensors in the trailer, container, or crate; the tracker scans them, and their readings ride out in the same record as the position fix. Nothing to wire, no separate gateway to power on the asset, and nothing to reconcile afterward.

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The Neo Sensors Do the Measuring

Temperature, humidity, and door or contact state, from sensors placed where the reading actually matters rather than wherever the tracker happens to be bolted.

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NIST-Traceable Calibration

Available on iMatrix temperature sensors where your process demands a traceable reference.

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Condition and Location in One Record

An excursion arrives stamped to the asset and the place it happened, not in a second system you match up later.

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Buffered Like Everything Else

Sensor readings ride the same 10,000-point onboard buffer through dead zones and upload when the network returns.

Sensor readings arrive on the Command plan. Ask us which iMatrix Neo-1 sensors suit your payload.
Use Cases

Where it goes to work.

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Trailers, Containers & Chassis

Utilization, dwell, and location across the yard and the lane — with Wi-Fi positioning covering the indoor legs where GNSS drops out.

Trucking & logistics →
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Construction & Rental Equipment

Movement monitoring and theft alerts on gear parked at a site for months, with no power run and no service visit.

Construction →
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Parked Trailers & Heavy Equipment

Long-term periodic reporting on solar alone, on assets that will not see a technician for years.

Asset tracking →
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Yard & Depot Inventory

A daily sweep of what is parked where, with no clipboard walk.

GPS tracking →
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Cold Chain with Neo Sensors

BLE 5.4 collects temperature and door state from Neo sensors inside the load, stamped to the same record as the position fix.

Cold chain →
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Vehicles Without a Wiring Job

Buses, trucks, vans, and service vehicles — location, motion, and tamper without an installer opening a dash.

GPS tracking →
Need engine data, fault codes, or driver behaviour? The FC-101S-PRO is a self-powered location tracker with no CAN or OBD-II connection. For engine and J1939 data, use the FC-201 OBD-II plug-in or the FC-501 industrial gateway.
Plans

$125.00 hardware. Two plan tiers. No contract.

The unit is yours outright — no loaner program, no 36-month contract, no early-exit fee. Contact us for volume pricing. Both tiers include iMatrix Cloud, the EdgeUplink eSIM, and US-based support.

Locate · $7.99/mo per device

Know where it is, once a day

  • One scheduled GPS check-in every 24 hours
  • Deep sleep between check-ins — longest battery life
  • Lowest-cost tracking tier
  • Daily location history and inventory map
  • iMatrix Cloud dashboard
  • Connectivity: Zones 1 & 2 included
Command · $11.99/mo per device

Know the moment it moves

  • Programmable reporting — set it in the iMatrix Cloud portal
  • Motion-triggered: trip start, movement, and stop
  • Geofence, tamper, and impact alerts
  • Recovery Mode — live tracking, down to 60-second updates
  • Sensor data from paired BLE temperature, humidity, and door sensors
  • Connectivity: Zones 1 & 2 included
  • Everything in Locate
How the plan changes the battery math. Locate's once-a-day check-in is the exact duty cycle behind the 10-year figure — the unit deep-sleeps between fixes. On Command, solar alone supports up to 10 reports a day, and the panel keeps the cell charged while you run motion-triggered reporting. Either way, no one drives out to swap a battery. Month to month on both tiers — cancel any time, and the hardware stays yours.
Connectivity. Every plan includes the iMatrix EdgeUplink eSIM. It is not tied to one carrier — it selects the best available network per country, so an asset crosses a border without a SIM swap. Zone 1 (Europe) and Zone 2 (North America and more) are included by default. Zones 3, 4, 5 and Verizon USA are available on request. Data reports to iMatrix Cloud, where the FC-101S-PRO sits alongside your vehicles (FC-201), OEM-integrated machines (FC-501), and the rest of the FC-101 asset line — one login, one alert model, one API.
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