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OVERVIEW

The Value of Engine DiagnosticsFaults, Status, Voltage

Email Notifications

Reports: Idling/Time/Risk/Routing

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◦ There is more involved than whether or not the ignition is on:◦ How is the asset being driven

Identify harsh braking Over revving the engine

◦ Fault Codes involving the fuel system can cause your asset to run too ‘rich’ drastically reducing the fuel efficiency of your vehicles.

Fixing a serious maintenance problem, such as a faulty oxygen sensor, can improve your mileage by as much as 40 percent.

* according to http://www.fueleconomy.gov/feg/maintain.shtml

1996 vehicle manufacturers installed a diagnostic port into all vehicle to allow mechanics to plug a computer into the vehicle and ‘read’ what was occurring in the engine

There have been many evolutions to the basic protocols for light and heavy duty vehicles

2008 Introduces CAN- ‘Central Area Network’ All computer communication in the vehicle is processed on the CAN

CAN bus

All of the vehicles systems communicate through the CAN bus

By accessing the data on the CAN multiple vehicle systems can be monitored individually or in correlation to each other

GEO- ‘GAS’All light duty vehicles

including diesel powered cars and trucks including Ford F550 and lower all fit in this category.

Supports OBDII/CAN protocol Mandatory in 2008 and newer vehicles

Vehicles older than 2008 with OBDII protocols will offer limited data using an add on module (early 09)

GEO –’Diesel’All heavy diesel Vehicles

Class 8 and up vehicles

Supports J1939 protocol

Older Diesel trucks offer a smaller data set using the J1708 protocol

Active Fault Codes- these are faults that have occurred often enough for the Check Engine light to be triggered◦ These are consistent and recurring indicating that a problem is

developing

Checkmate breaks the data from the engine down into three views:

◦ Summary Data-summarizes the fault activity◦ Fault Data-details all of the faults the engine detects◦ Status Data- Based on the firmware records information about what is going

on in the vehicle

The top vehicle has 76 fault Active codes Indicates consistent and repetitive problem

The vehicle on the bottom is showing a random non-repeating fault

A Fleet Manager notices a consistent fault

He calls the driver; the driver says the vehicle is not running right

The vehicle is diverted to the repair shop This vehicle is less than two months old

Is firmware driven ◦ Firmware defines what and how often engine data will be

recorded◦ Standard firmware records common engine values

Geotab builds the hardware and writes the software allowing for custom solutions when needed◦ Development of custom firmware is additional Engine Based Exception rules are used to identify

issues of individual fleets

Odometer from the vehicle VIN (Vehicle Identification Number) Heartbeat- Go Voltage monitoring Fuel Level at each ignition on event Engine Coolant Temp at each ignition off event Active Fault Codes – Check engine light on

◦ Economics Reduce Spares -knowing that vehicles are always in running order

allows fleets to reduce or eliminate spares Longer Serviceable Life -properly maintained vehicles maintain a

longer serviceable life reducing turnover expense Less Expensive Repairs -problems are caught earlier reducing the

damage and the cost of repair

Every hour the vehicle is parked the voltage is sampled and recorded

Every sixth hour data is transmitted to the database

Viewed in graph you see the battery fail

Program the system to tell you before the battery fails

Vehicle alerts mechanic that it needs service

2282 broke “battery voltage between 0 - 10 volts 2:19 AM 10/14/2008

REPORTS/FEATURES

HEARTBEAT – OVERNIGHT VOLTAGE READING

DEVICE HEALTH MANAGEMENT

SENSOR ACTIVITY – Door Switch StopsA 1-hour door open event is highlighted

SENSOR ACTIVITYA green star displays the door opening. The numbers in boxes tell the sequence of stops.

IDLINGA trip and activity summary report shows completed trips and highlights excessive idling – known ‘zoned’ stops are shown in green.

IDLINGThe idling location is displayed on the map by a single mouse click “View in Map”

IDLINGSatellite map views often help put even greater perspective on where and perhaps why idling took place – for example sometimes service techs idle the engine for repairs and so it’s useful to see where and who was driving

SAFE DRIVING PROFILEThe basic trip data can be profiled to identify speed. In addition, the 100 minutes of 1-second accident data can help reconstruct accident scenes

TIME CARDBy using a Driver ID Key to clock in, a time card can summarize activity

ALERTExceptions are processed as they are received by the software. An exception can be associated by work times, zone entry/exit, or a sensor trigger. Once the exception is processed – it can be 1) emailed, 2) windows pop-up and 3) reported

SAFETYIf customer is hoping to alter driver behavior, consider the use of the buzzer that can sound an alert to a driver if, for example their seatbelt is not fastened when driving greater than X mph. It is one thing to record, display and report data, to effect behavior change, you need to interact with the driver in the moment.

Risk Management

Period: 10/8/2008 12:00:00 AM to 10/8/2008 11:59:59 PM

Group

Speed > 70

Speed >= 80

Speed >= 90

Ave. Spee

d

Stops < 10 Mins

Stops > 10 Mins

Stops > 20 Mins

Stops > 30 Mins

Stops > 40 Mins

Stops > 50 Mins

Idling > 5

MinsIdling Time

After Hours Trips

Tamper

SignsHarsh

BrakingTotal Miles

Total Stops

Driver 1234 0 0 0 19.1 5 1 0 0 0 1 2 1:18:36 0 0 0 28 7

Zone your Fuel Stops – Alert stop timeExample from a recent customer database – consider monitoring any off-site fueling activity as it may happen – check fuel purchase vs average consumption over time.

Monitor visits off-siteA Congregation is when 2 or more of your vehicles are parked at the same off-site location.

Route PlanningCheckmate 5.3.1 now includes basic route planning where you can generate a route by clicking on customer zones within Checkmate.

SETTING UP GO4 IN CHECKMATEGPS, Engine Diagnostics (CANBUS, OBDII, J1708), 8 sensor inputs, driver buzzer alert, GPS antenna, wireless antenna, Driver IDWireless Options (CDMA, GSM, Wi-Fi, 900Mhz)Serial Connections: RS-232Fully Software Supported – OTA updates/Gateway/SDK

Data Flow

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