How to Install a Hardwired Tracker

🚗 Overview

The RoadTrack Wired is a real-time GPS tracker powered by your vehicle or equipment’s electrical system. Once installed, it provides consistent location updates without the need to recharge. With optional ignition detection and relay-based immobilization, it’s a powerful tool for fleet tracking, theft prevention, and operational monitoring.

🧾 What You’ll Need

RoadTrack Wired device
Wiring harness (provided)
Access to vehicle/equipment power and ground
Optional: Access to ignition line for runtime tracking
Electrical tape or crimp connectors
Zip ties or adhesive pad (for mounting)

🔌 Wiring Overview

Wire Color	Function
Red	Constant power (9–36V DC)
Black	Ground
Orange	Ignition RUN line (optional – for engine runtime tracking)
Yellow/Purple/Other	TTL, SOS, EXT – not used for general tracking

🛠️ Installation Steps

Choose Your Installation Spot
- Ideal locations: under dashboard, behind glove box, or beneath seats
- Avoid heat, engine bay, or areas exposed to water
Prepare the Power Wires
- Strip ~1 inch of insulation from the red and orange wires (if using ignition tracking)
Connect the Wiring Harness
- Plug the tracker into the wiring harness (Side A)
- Use Side B of the harness to connect wires as follows:
  - Red → Constant 12V+ power source
  - Black → Vehicle ground
  - Orange → Ignition wire (optional)
Secure the Tracker
- Mount the tracker label-side up
- Use zip ties or adhesive backing to keep it firmly in place
- Ensure the antennas face outward or up (GPS and LTE are internal)
Test the Device
- Start the vehicle (if using ignition wire)
- Look for LED indicators:
  - Red: Power
  - Green: Cellular
  - Blue: GPS lock
- Confirm the device reports location in the GPX dashboard or mobile app

📶 Reporting Behavior

Reports location every 400 meters when moving
Optional setting: Every 30 seconds (when moving) via command
Updates include GPS position, speed, and status

🧠 Troubleshooting Tips

Ensure wires are firmly connected and secured
Use a voltmeter to confirm power from the vehicle
Mount away from fully enclosed metal boxes or signal-blocking materials
Use the app’s geofence feature to receive location alerts

🔁 Optional: Road Wired Relay Installation Guide (Engine Immobilizer Setup)

The RoadTrack Wired tracker supports relay-based ignition control, allowing you to remotely disable or enable the starter or fuel pump circuit. This is ideal for theft prevention, asset lockdown, or immobilizing vehicles outside approved schedules.

⚠️ Important: Only qualified installers should perform this setup. Make sure the asset is powered OFF before starting the installation.

🛠️ Relay Wiring Instructions

Locate the ignition or starter/fuel pump wire you want to interrupt.
- This is usually the wire that carries current to the starter or fuel system when the vehicle is started.
Cut the wire and separate the two ends:
- One end (from power source) connects to:
  - GREEN wire labeled IN on the Relay Harness
  - WHITE wire labeled PWR on the Relay Harness
- These wires carry the current into the relay module.
Connect the other end (leading to the starter or fuel pump) to:
- GREEN wire labeled OUT on the Relay Harness
Connect the control line:
- Locate the YELLOW wire on the RoadTrack Wired tracker (next to the red and black power cables).
- Connect this YELLOW wire to the YELLOW wire on the Relay Harness.
Plug the Relay Switch into the Relay Harness connector to complete the setup.

📲 Remotely Disabling or Enabling the Asset

Once connected, the relay can be controlled remotely from the GPX platform or associated tracking dashboard:

Kill Connection:
- Send the command: Close Relay Connection (Disable Ignition)
- This interrupts the circuit and disables the starter/fuel system.
Resume Connection:
- Send the command: Open Relay Connection
- This re-enables the circuit and restores normal operation.