GPS tracker2026-08-247 min read

Connect a SinoTrack ST-90x tracker

The 804 command, the four-digit password that trips everyone up, and how to read the RCONF reply.

SinoTrack’s ST-90x series (ST-901, ST-905, ST-906 and siblings) are compact wired trackers with their own numeric command dialect. In the Bug-X app, pick the protocol “SinoTrack / MiCODUS / H02”. The single biggest gotcha: the factory password is 0000 — four digits, not the six-digit 123456 other trackers use. Get that right and the rest is straightforward.

App protocol
SinoTrack / MiCODUS / H02
Server host + port
Live values on /tracker-setup — always copy them from there
Factory password
0000 (four digits — glued directly onto the command)
Verify command
RCONF

What you need

  • A SIM card with mobile data and SMS enabled, with credit loaded

  • Your carrier’s APN name

  • The tracker wired to power with a GPS fix — take the bike outside

  • The Bug-X Ebike app installed and signed in

Step 1 — Set the APN

Set the APN first using the APN command from your ST-90x manual with your carrier’s APN name. No APN, no internet — the tracker will answer SMS but never report a position. Wait for the confirmation reply.

Step 2 — Send the 804 server command

The password is glued straight onto the 804 with no space, then the host and port from the tracker-setup page separated by spaces. The app composes this SMS for you during guided registration — check that the password field reads 0000 unless you changed it.

Server command (host and port filled in by the app)

Example shape with defaults: 8040000 <host> <port> — password glued on, spaces after.

Step 3 — Read the RCONF reply

Text RCONF to the tracker. A healthy reply looks like AU08,ID:<imei>,IP:<ip:port>,... — if the IP and port in it match the Bug-X server values, the tracker is talking to the right place. Give it a few minutes outdoors, then check My Bikes in the app.

If nothing appears

  • Silence after the 804: you almost certainly used the wrong password — 0000, four digits, glued on with no space

  • RCONF shows the wrong server: resend the 804 with host and port copied fresh from the tracker-setup page

  • Own a MiCODUS MV730? It uses the adminip dialect, not 804 — follow the MiCODUS MV730 guide instead

Changed your tracker password and forgot it? There is no master reset by SMS — you will need the manual’s reset procedure (usually a button sequence on the device). Write the password down once the tracker is live.

Tracker live? Get the app

Register the bike, draw its safe zone and take it for a spin — the Bug-X Ebike app walks you through the rest.