User's Manual

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TRUCK INSTALL APP & TOOL
Truck Install App
These tools are for the purpose of ensuring that truck boards
installed in trucks are properly receiving data from the V2J, and to
send information back to Zonar's servers.
The Truck Install/Pump Validation tool is a PCBA with custom
firmware installed on it, along with a standard Zonar radio board,
an IR receiver, and an IR transmitter LED.
The PCBA connects to any
PC via a USB cable
(provided) with the Z-Con
Truck Install App installed.
A screen shot is shown
below.
To Computer
COM port can be selected in the app's dropdown. When a systray
message pops up that says "Your hardware is installed and ready
to use", or something similar, then you can select the tool's COM
port.
If the Truck Install app is running when you plug in a new tool, you'll
need to refresh the COM port list. Do this by unchecking and
rechecking the checkbox next to "Showing active ports" at the
bottom of the app. It may take a moment where it says "Scanning
COM ports..." first.
Standard use and procedure
1) Connect the truck board to the V2J in the truck. Verify it has
power, and the V2J has a GSM connection.
2) Start the truck.
3) Connect the Truck Install tool to your PC via the USB, and
start the Truck Install app.
4) Set the active COM port to the proper port.
5) Point the truck board's IR transmitter at the Truck Install tool's
IR receiver. Click Request ZID. This will cause the truck board
to send its ZID to the Truck Install tool over IR.
6) Once the truck board's green LED stops flashing, click Get
Current Values. This will fill the fields with info gained from the
truck board over radio.
7) Verify that the Engine Hours and Total Fuel are accurate, and
that there are no faults.
8) Make any necessary changes to the Odometer and VIN fields,
fill in Fuel Capacity and DEF Capacity, and click Submit. This
will store the values in non-volatile memory in the V2J.
9) Turn off the truck. The V2J's status light will begin to double-
blink as it sends the new data to the servers. It will single blink
when it's done.
In short, the process is Start truck -> Request ZID -> Get Current
Values -> change values -> Submit -> turn off truck.
Troubleshooting
If the green LED on the truck board does not flash when 'Request
ZID' is pressed:
1) The Truck Install tool might not be receiving power.
- Solution: Check the connections of the USB cable between
the tool and your PC. If problem persists, use a new cable.
2) The wrong COM port may be selected on the Truck Install
app.
- Solution: Select the right COM port for the tool. Try closing
and reopening the app.
If clicking 'Get Current Values' causes the output to return with
"No data received from the truck board" or "Bad data received
from the truck board.", then there are a few possible issues.
1) The return message over radio was corrupt.
- Solution: Bring the Truck Install tool and the truck board
closer together, and click 'Get Current Values' again.
2) The ZID wasn't fully retrieved, or was corrupted.
- Solution: Point the truck board's IR LED directly at the
recessed hole on the left side of the Truck Install tool (as
seen in the picture above). Click 'Request ZID' again. Do
not click 'Get Current Values' until the Truck LED stops
flashing.
Installing the tool
When you first plug in the Truck Install tool, you may need to run
through the automated Windows "Found New Hardware" setup.
Click Next through the dialogs, and the tool should install normally
on your machine.
Thereafter, every time you plug a tool into your machine that hasn't
been plugged in before, you won't need to reinstall the drivers, but
you will need to wait for Windows to identify the tool before its