Cameras and add-ons

Stacking Add-Ons, One Click at a Time: Geotab Add-On Installation

Every add-on plugs into the tracker's expansion port and chains to the next, one install for the whole stack.

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Geotab add-on size and fit

What's in the Box

  • Each add-on with its own cable, ready to click in
  • The driver ID reader with its dash bracket and screws

Each add-on clicks into the expansion port, a small socket on the side of the GO9 or the port side of the GO10.

  • Driver ID reader: 2.48 x 1.93 x 0.65 in (63 x 49 x 16.5 mm), smaller than a credit card, on a dash bracket with screws in the box.
  • Wired inputs and panic button: a slim cable with a small module.
  • Order: any add-ons first, the GO Focus camera last in the chain.
  • On the GO10: integrated I/O pins report PTO and seat belt states with no add-on box.
Close-up of the expansion port on the side of a Geotab GO9, the small socket where driver ID and camera add-ons click in

Choose Your Add-On Install Route

Easiest route

Plug-in add-ons for driver ID, temperature, satellite, and cameras

  1. 1

    Unplug the tracker, click the add-on in, then plug the tracker back in.

Geotab drawing of a GO Focus Plus dash cam on its 9.8 ft Smart Cable, running down to a GO9 tracker on its harness
  1. 2

    A GO Focus camera always sits at the end of the chain.

  1. 3

    Tap a driver ID card and the reader blinks green while the tracker beeps once.

Hand holding a phone in a vehicle cab, MyGeotab showing Vehicle 24, Vehicle 12 and Vehicle 7 live on the map
  1. 4

    We verify the whole chain is reporting before the vehicle leaves the yard.

Wired route

Wired inputs for PTO, doors, lifts, or a panic button

Anything you want reported by name. On the GO10, integrated I/O pins report PTO and seat belt states with no add-on box.

Port side of the Next-Gen Geotab GO10: expansion port, main harness port and I/O pins beside its green light bar
  1. 1

    We confirm the right wiring and install path before anything ships.

  1. 2

    Connect each input lead to the circuit you want reported.

  1. 3

    Click the add-on into the tracker, and we verify the whole chain is reporting.

How You Know It Worked

  • Tap a driver ID card flat on the reader: it blinks green and the tracker beeps once.
  • We verify the whole chain is reporting before the vehicle leaves the yard.
  • No lights or beeps: unplug the tracker, reseat the add-on in its expansion port, plug the tracker back in, then call (877) 771-2236.
  • Installed but not on the map: call (877) 771-2236 or email support@gpsfms.com with the serial number, and we confirm it is live while you stand at the truck.
Geotab drawing of the GO9 power, cellular and GPS lights: a faint blink means searching, a solid ring means done

Watch Geotab's driver ID reader install video

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Video from Geotab's official channel, shown as a general guide. Your add-ons arrive ready to click in, and we verify the whole chain is reporting before the vehicle leaves the yard.

If your setup is different

Geotab Add-On Installation for Every Setup

Stacked add-ons, tight spaces, and add-ons months later are still one click at a time for your own crew.

What if one vehicle gets several add-ons and a camera?

Your crew: Unplugs the tracker, clicks each add-on into the chain with the camera last, and plugs it back in.

How we help: We verify the whole chain is reporting before the vehicle leaves the yard.

What if there is no room for the add-on beside the tracker?

Your crew: Uses an extension cable to put the add-on where it fits, clear of the pedals, on the same chain.

How we help: We confirm the right wiring and install path before anything ships.

Where does the driver ID reader go?

Your crew: Mounts it with the bracket and screws in the box, where the driver reaches it and the view stays clear.

How we help: We verify the whole chain is reporting.

What if you add an add-on months after the install?

Your crew: Unplugs the tracker, clicks the new add-on in, and plugs the tracker back in. No tracker swap.

How we help: We verify the whole chain is reporting.

What about a route or jobsite past cellular coverage?

Your crew: Clicks a satellite add-on into the same chain.

How we help: It keeps a vehicle or GO Rugged machine reporting past cellular, on the same map.

In what order do add-ons go on?

One after another, with the camera last: each add-on chains to the next, and a GO Focus camera sits at the end.

How do we check that the driver ID reader is working?

Tap a driver ID card on the reader: it blinks green and the tracker beeps once.

Do add-ons work on GO Rugged machines too?

Yes. Satellite, panic buttons, and temperature all plug into GO Rugged, and the data lands on the same map.

Does the GO10 need an add-on for PTO or seat belts?

No. Its integrated I/O pins report PTO and seat belt states by name, and a GO9 takes a wired-input add-on.

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