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★ Fleet GPS Trackers · Azuga Guide
A small tag that tells Azuga which vehicle a tool is near. How it works, what it cannot do and how to pair it.
The Azuga Equipment Beacon is a low-cost Bluetooth Low Energy tag for small equipment: tools, generators, toolboxes, ladders, anything that rides in and out of a truck or trailer. It does not have GPS or a cellular modem. It cannot report on its own. It shouts its ID over Bluetooth, and an Azuga GV620MG asset tracker that hears it reports what it heard.
Azuga announced its equipment tracking system on October 11, 2024, available in wired and battery-powered versions. The beacon is the tag half of that system. The shop lists it at $20.
| Item | Value |
|---|---|
| Radio | Bluetooth Low Energy 5.1, advertises every 2 seconds, iBeacon and Eddystone compatible |
| Range | 40 to 60 feet in open areas at maximum power |
| Battery | One replaceable CR2477 3 V cell, plus side up, 2 to 3 years or more |
| Weight and size | 24 g (plus or minus 1 g). Azuga lists 46 mm, 40 mm and 18 mm without labeling which is which, and calls the 46 mm one the diameter. |
| Ratings | IP67, -20 to +60 C |
| Controls | A power on and off switch and NFC configuration are mentioned. There is no button. |
| Mounting | 3M tape, or two 2.9 x 16 mm screws through the pre-drilled holes |
About the model number
Azuga's asset page says the model is not stated, and we could not find a model number on any Azuga help article. We do not print one.
Azuga's 40 to 60 feet is for open areas at maximum power. Azuga has not published a figure for a steel trailer, a closed toolbox or a metal rack. A Bluetooth tag deep inside a metal box will usually reach less. Test one beacon in the exact place before you tag a hundred tools.
Small tools and equipment that move between vehicles, where a fleet already runs GV620MG trackers and wants to know which truck an item is on.
Anywhere there is no GV620MG tracker nearby to hear the tag, and any plan that expects the beacon to prevent a theft or find a stolen item on its own.
It is a small Bluetooth tag you fix to a tool or piece of equipment. An Azuga GV620MG asset tracker nearby detects it, and the Azuga portal then shows the equipment as With a tracker or Dropped.
No. Azuga's own page says beacons can deter theft but cannot prevent it or recover items.
Azuga lists a replaceable CR2477 3 V cell and 2 to 3 years or more. Azuga also says that changing the beacon's ping rate shortens battery life and recommends leaving it alone.
Azuga's sources disagree. A help article says a GV620MG can pair with 100 or more beacons. The azuga.com asset page says a tracker detects up to 50 nearby at once, and also mentions 100 per tracker in one place. Ask Azuga which number applies to your setup.
Sources: Azuga asset management page, Azuga Equipment Beacon user manual, Azuga equipment tracking manual. AZUGA is a trademark of its owner. API Signal is an independent installer and is not Azuga.
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