CollarEdge Free¶
current availability: catalog
The most rugged collar; 50mm belting with LoRaWAN, Iridium satellite (RockBLOCK 9603), BLE and VHF, three D-cells.
Typical use: lion, remote areas without LoRaWAN coverage.
Variants: CollarEdge Free 50mm-3D.
Specifications¶
| Positioning | u-blox GNSS, LR11xx GNSS, Wi-Fi scan, BLE scan |
| Connectivity | LoRaWAN, Iridium SBD, BLE, VHF |
| Sensors | accelerometer, temperature, reed switch |
| Power | primary / 3x Saft LS33600 (D-cell) / 51.0 Ah |
| Dimensions | 310 x 210 x 80 mm |
| Weight | — |
| Enclosure | BioThane collar, polyurethane resin, top and bottom unit |
Firmware¶
| Firmware board | freeedge_nrf52840 |
| Tracker type | freeedge_tracker (value 9) |
| Hardware revisions supported | 1.0.0-1.2.0, 1.3.0-1.5.0, 1.6.0, 1.7.0 |
| Latest firmware | v8.0.1 (2026-09-24) |
Runs the shared OpenCollar Edge firmware; see supported hardware for revision groups and the releases page for downloads.
Repositories¶
- Documentation, BOM and assembly: CollarEdge Free: documentation, BOM, assembly
- Electronics: FreeEdge electronics (freeedge_nrf52840) (latest: V1.4.1 (2025-04-08))
- Mechanics: CollarEdge Free mechanics (latest: —)
Tools¶
- Configure and update: Smart Parks Connect ShortRange (BLE web app), Smart Parks Connect App (Android)
- Decode data: Raw logs decoder
External links¶
Note
Firmware and hardware call this board "FreeEdge".