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Engine Monitoring Specifications


Conditions Monitored
non-CANbus conditions
  • GPS coordinates for location and geo-fencing
  • General purpose closure-to-ground input
  • Analog input for fuel level or other sender
  • Geofencing from up to 100 independent geofences
CANbus, CAN-OBD or J1708/1587 parameters from 1 or more ECUs
  • Engine hours (Total, per trip, daily idle and daily running)
  • RPM
  • Battery voltage (switched and unswitched)
  • Oil pressure, temperature and level
  • Fuel level
  • Coolant level and temperature
  • Odometer from the engine or computed
  • Throttle and accelerator position
  • Hard acceleration and braking
  • Air filter differential pressure
  • PTO active
  • Fan speed
  • Transmission oil temperature
  • Ambient conditions
  • All diagnostic messages reported via DM1 (J1939) or trouble codes (J1708/1587)
  • Fault conditions reported through TPCM (J1939)
  • User-defined PGN/FMI (J1939) or PID (J1708/1587) values
  • OEM-specific parameters
  • Computed values reported daily, including:
    • Daily fuel usage and hours (idling and working)
    • Trip fuel usage and hours (idling and working)
    • Idle time-limit exceeded (Idle time and fuel used)
    • Fuel used while PTO active
    • Total time PTO active
    • Maximum and Minimum RPM
    • Maximum and Minimum Oil pressure, temperature and level
    • Maximum and Minimum Coolant level and temperature
    • Time, fuel used and distance travelled in RPM ranges
    • Time, fuel used and distance travelled in Speed ranges
    • Fuel used in Engine Load ranges
    • Fuel used in Engine Torque ranges
Specifications
Engine bus support
  • CANbus protocol version 2.0 part A and B/Active
  • OBD-II CAN
  • SAE J1708/1587
Serial ports
  • RS232/RS485
  • Support SAE J1708/1587 protocol
  • PPP connection for connection to Internet for PCs or display devices
  • Support Modbus Slave protocol
  • External CDMA or Satellite modems
  • Support for Hand-held fleet management devices
  • Support OEM-specific communication
Battery backed
  • Real-Time Clock
  • Programming
  • Event log
Communication methods to back-end
  • GSM-GPRS
  • Wi-Fi
  • CDMA
  • Satellite
  • Serial
Geofences
  • 100 rectangular
  • independent
Certifications
  • FCC, PTCRB and ATT approvals for GSM/GPRS end-user applications
  • Operating vibration: exceeds SAE J1455 vibration levels
  • Operating shock: exceeds SAE J1455 shock levels
  • Enclosure: exceeds IP65/NEMA 4X
  • RoHS compliant
Power management
  • Extreme low power mode for battery-powered applications
  • Automatic switch out of low power on: movement, engine on, time
Memory management
  • 512k FLASH for application, loadable OTA or via serial connection
  • 512k low-low power SRAM, battery backed
DIP switches
  • Serial port function - J1708, Debug, Other
  • Serial port interface - RS232 or RS485
  • Baud rate
  • CAN or CAN-OBD
Event logger
  • Last 500 significant events
  • Accessible over-the-air
  • Accessible locally via serial port
  • Battery backed
LEDs
  • Power modes - off, low, full
  • Cellular/Wireless status and signal strength
  • GPS status
  • CAN or J1708/1587 status
  • Serial port status
  • OEM specific
General purpose inputs
  • Up to 3 digital (closure to ground) inputs
  • Analog input - voltage, ma or resistive
  • Digital output (closure to ground)
SMS capabiltiy
  • Receive commands for changing configuration
  • Receive commands for over-the-air direct communications with internal menuing system
  • On-demand reporting of values
  • OEM specific
Physical Characteristics
  • 3.25" x 3.95"
  • Operating power: 8-32VDC
  • Sleep mode - less than 6 ma @ 12VDC
  • Monitoring mode - 110ma @ 12VDC
  • GPRS transmit mode - 600ma peak @ 12VDC
  • Industrial temperature range -40 to +85C
  • Watertight industrial enclosure