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DRAFT TrimTrac 1.5 Technical Manual v0.3ab vi

Contents

About this Manual ........................................................................................................................................ xii

Related Information ...................................................................................................... xii

Technical Assistance.................................................................................................... xiii

Information Required for Technical Assistance .......................................................... xiv

Firmware Exceptions .................................................................................................... xv

Safety First ..................................................................................................................................................... 1

Simple Guidelines........................................................................................................... 1

Detailed Safety Information ........................................................................................................................... 2

Exposure to Radio Frequency Signals ............................................................................ 2

Electronic Devices .......................................................................................................... 2

Aircraft............................................................................................................................ 3

Blasting Areas................................................................................................................. 3

Potentially Explosive Atmospheres ................................................................................ 3

For Vehicles Equipped with an Air Bag ......................................................................... 4

Specific Absorption Rates (SAR) ................................................................................... 4

Battery Safety Information ............................................................................................. 4

Overview ........................................................................................................................................................ 5

Introduction..................................................................................................................... 5

TrimTrac 1.5 New Features and Capabilities ................................................................. 6

Application Feature Details.......................................................................................................................... 10

Geofences...................................................................................................................... 10

Scheduled Hours of Operation...................................................................................... 14

Runtime Meters............................................................................................................. 15

Fix, Log and Reporting Rates ....................................................................................... 16

Input Modes .................................................................................................................. 18

LPA Input Delay........................................................................................................... 19

Automatic Message Log Dump .................................................................................... 19

Motion Report Flag....................................................................................................... 20

Report Delay Flag......................................................................................................... 20

Diagnostics Mode ......................................................................................................... 21

Scheduled Reporting Mode........................................................................................... 21

Polling........................................................................................................................... 22

Query Hold Flag ........................................................................................................... 22

Transmit Attempts ........................................................................................................ 23

Motion Sensor Override................................................................................................ 24

Variable State Timeouts for High and Medium Priority Alerts.................................... 24

Application Scenarios................................................................................................................................... 25

Introduction................................................................................................................... 25

General Considerations................................................................................................. 25

Example Applications................................................................................................... 27

Summary End-user and Installation Instructions.......................................................................................... 35

Battery Powered Units .................................................................................................. 35

Vehicle Adapter or Control Module Equipped Units ................................................... 36

Vehicle Placement Guidelines ...................................................................................... 38

Technical Tips and Troubleshooting ............................................................................................................ 40

Introduction................................................................................................................... 40