Creating & Running Spotlight Searches

Steps to create & run Spotlight searches to flash tags.

Open the Logistics Mobile App and log in.

Reminder: Spotlight works only with the specific Cognosos Generation 4 vehicle tags.

Begin with any of the search or filter options. The search will return a single or list of vehicles matching the search/filter criteria. From either the map or list search results, click the lightbulb icon.

Spotlight Icon                        List SL          


If no lightbulb icon appears on the list or map, it means that a search has not yet been performed. You must take that step first.


The icon will begin to flash with the pattern that matches the filter and the physical tags to indicate that the spotlight flash has been engaged. 

Flash icon          Flash icon list          Tag flash-2

If there are multiple vehicles in the search results, only the vehicles with the proper Gen4 tags will display a yellow lightbulb; others will be gray. Flash icon list multi

The mobile app and tag LED flash the pattern (red or green; long or short; in various combinations) determined by your organization and set in the filter. The animated lightbulb indicates the flash pattern on the tag. 

Once activated, Spotlight signals every tag that is in range (100 ft) and on the list to flash. The tag LED will flash with the default pattern configured (configuration patterns are dictated in part by hardware and in part upon an organization’s pattern request).

The LED flash is visible at minimally 50’ during daylight; 100’ otherwise.

Stop the flash pattern by selecting the lightbulb icon. 

For details on saving filters and setting up filters with Spotlight flash patterns via the Cognosos portal, refer to the Logistics User Guide for your industry.