How JLCPCB’s Flex PCB Enable Smarter GPS Tracking Devices
3 min
- Product introduction
- How JLCPCB Supported the Project
- Conclusion
Smart tracking technologies require reliable, high-performance hardware to function effectively. QIYUE TECH, an IoT company, uses JLCPCB’s Flex PCBs to improve the performance and compact design of its smart tracking devices, such as the TR-DOG® series and anti-tamper GPS smartwatches. These flexible PCBs provide the durability and adaptability needed for consistent performance in dynamic real-world environments.
Product introduction
Meet the TR‑DOG Series
The TR‑DOG® system combines a handheld display, smart collar, and mobile app to provide a comprehensive dog tracking solution.
● It can track up to 20 dogs simultaneously.
● It uses dual-mode communication (RF and 4G) for a tracking range of up to 15 kilometers and unlimited reach with 4G.
● It provides precise real-time positioning with fast updates every 2.5s.
● Features: collar sharing, anti-loss alerts, and training stimuli like vibration and mild electrical pulses
● Designed for outdoor reliability: IPX7 waterproofing makes it suitable for harsh environments such as outdoor training and wilderness search and rescue.
TR‑DOG ® Series
Two Flex PCBs manufactured by JLCPCB are used in the internal construction.
Discover the Anti-Tamper Positioning Smartwatch
This GPS smartwatch is a rugged, all-day wearable that offers secure tracking, health monitoring, and instant alerts.
● It uses multi-system positioning with GPS, BDS (BeiDou Navigation Satellite System), WIFI, and LBS for accurate real-time location.
● It has IPX8 waterproof certification, making it suitable for continuous 24/7 wear.
● Real-time health monitoring: heart rate, blood pressure, oxygen levels, and temperature
● Intelligent safety features: disassembly alerts, offline alarms, and companion separation warnings, and tamper protection
The Anti-Tamper Positioning Smartwatch
Six Flex PCBs manufactured by JLCPCB are used in the internal construction.
How JLCPCB Supported the Project
Both the TR-DOG trackers and anti-tamper smartwatches require internal designs that are compact, rugged, and highly adaptable, which flexible PCBs perfectly meet. Flex PCBs enable compact and robust circuit designs, making them indispensable to wearables and smart devices. In these projects, JLCPCB’s Flex PCB solutions were critical in bringing high-performance and space-saving designs to reality.
1. High-Precision Flexible Design & Compactness: TR-DOG series products use JLCPCB’s ultra-thin, lightweight, and bend-resistant Flex PCBs. It allows for a compact internal layout, saving space for batteries, sensors, and other essential components.
2. Extreme-Condition Reliability: JLCPCB’s Flex PCBs are built to handle fast movement, vibrations, and harsh conditions, which is ideal for high-speed hound tracking and forest terrain. Their excellent bend and vibration resistance ensures stable device performance during fast tracking and rough terrain traversal under rain, dust, or sudden hits. These flexible PCBs also work reliably in a wide temperatures range, from -40°C up to 150°C.
3. Guaranteed Dynamic Flex Life: JLCPCB’s Flex PCBs can bend more than 100,000 times, ensuring long-term reliability under constant mechanical stress.
Conclusion
The TR‑DOG collaboration and Anti-Tamper Positioning Smartwatch showcase the versatility of JLCPCB’s Flex PCB in wearable tech and IoT devices, proving that rugged, intelligent, and high-performance wearable electronics are within easy reach. We welcome more new partnerships to further unlock the potential of flexible PCBs in future-ready smart devices.
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