Teltonika FTxxx series GPS tracker, setup and configuration with TCT !

When looking for a reliable tracking and security solution for our boat, I wanted something robust with professional-grade capabilities rather than basic consumer gadgets. Teltonika’s hardware ecosystem caught my eye, and for this project, I opted for the FTC134 tracker.

As usual with industrial or specialized hardware, the online documentation is massive and split across various wiki pages.To save you some time hunting through forums, here is a quick walkthrough of how I got mine up and running, connected it via Proxmox, and set up basic input triggers and arming logic.

Initial Startup and Testing

After inserting the SIM card and connecting the device to power (6–30 VDC), you can easily verify that the tracker is communicating over the cellular network by sending an SMS message with just a space and the word getinfo:

" getinfo"

The tracker has no password set by default therefore a space is used in the beginning of the command. After you have accessed the settings use your password instead. The tracker will reply with a status message detailing its internal clock, uptime, power, and GNSS status, looking something like this:

RTC:2026-10-22T12:35 Init:2026-10-22T12:03 UpTime:1934s PWR:2 GNSS:3 SAT:5 SR:0 SMS:0 REC:41 MD:0

You can read more about this response in the Teltonika SMS/GPRS Getinfo Wiki and here are the complete command list.

Connecting to the Configuration Tool (TCT)

While you can manage many parameters via SMS, configuring advanced logic and firmware updates is much smoother using Teltonika's dedicated software. Please note that this is just for Windows 10 and 11 !! On an ordinary Windows machine just go on with 3 and 4 below. As said before I have not used Windows in many years so it was installed on my Proxmox server in a VM. So in Proxmox;  

1.USB Passthrough

I connected the tracker to my Proxmox server host via USB and then running "lsusb" in the console identified the device correctly with:

Bus 001 Device 009: ID 0e8d:0023 MediaTek Inc. S103 / Powertel M6200




2.Virtual Machine Setup

I added the USB device directly to my Windows VM via the Proxmox interface.

3.Drivers

Logged on to the Windows VM, download and install the COM drivers following the Teltonika COM Driver Installation Guide.

4.TCT Application

Download and install the Telematics Configuration Tool (TCT). Start the application and verify that your connected FTC134 is auto-discovered.

Firmware Update

Before proceeding further, it's always wise to check for updates. Go to "Device status => Update" in TCT, download the latest version from the Teltonika Firmware Versions page, and flash it to the device.

Configuring Digital Inputs (DIN 1)

A great first test is configuring Digital Input 1 (DIN 1) so that when the input goes high, the tracker sends an SMS alert.This can later be tied to a door sensor, bilge alarm, PIR detector, or hatch switch.

In the TCT software, navigate to "Input/Output (I/O) => Universal" and activate the row "Digital Input 1" and configure.

Priority:    High
Operand:     On entrance
Low level:   0

High level:  1

Next, set up the destination for the alert

"SMS/Call settings => Authorised numbers"  and add your mobile phone number.

"SMS/Call settings => SMS events => + Add event". Select "Digital Input 1", assign your phone number, and add a custom text string like "Testing DIN1".

Apply power to the yellow cable for DIN 1 and watch for the incoming SMS on your phone!

Arm and Disarm Logic via SMS

By default, you might want your sensors active only when you have left the boat. The tracker determines whether to send SMS alerts based on the priority assigned to the digital inputs.

To "disarm" the system (preventing DIN 1 from sending SMS alerts), you set its priority to 0 (disabled). To "arm" it, you set the priority back to 2 (High priority).

You can automate or execute this directly using SMS commands:

Disarm => setparam 1000100:0
Arm      => setparam 1000100:2

(Note: If you have multiple inputs configured, you will need to handle their respective parameter IDs similarly. You can reference the full FTC134 Parameter List Wiki for details).

It should also be said that this could generate a lot of SMS so another way is to use the same commands via GPRS. In a coming post I will install Traccar and send the GPRS commands via that server instead.

Useful Links & Resources

• FTC134 Wiki Overview

• Telematics Configuration Tool (TCT) Documentation

• Teltonika Community Forum

• Discussion on Arming/Disarming FTC134