Assign device to a vehicle and configure
- 30 Apr 2024
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Assign device to a vehicle and configure
- Updated on 30 Apr 2024
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- In the Administration, click on Vehicles in the menu bar.
- Click on Edit in the line of the desired vehicle.
- Click on the Devices / vehicle data interface tab.
Assign device to a vehicle
Virtual assignment necessary
In addition to the physical installation of the devices, you must also assign the devices virtually to the correct vehicle.
Under Available devices (1) you will see all the devices that SPEDION has delivered to you.
- Use the type and serial number to search for the device to be installed in the vehicle.
- Click on Install (2) in the corresponding line.
- Configure the vehicle data interface (for further information see following section).
- Click on Install.
The devices that have been assigned to the vehicle are displayed under Installed devices (3).
In addition to the self-assigned devices, you can also see the Android device with which the vehicle is registered in the SPEDION App.
Configure vehicle data interface
Settings must be configured
If a SPEDION device has been assigned to the vehicle (="virtual" installation), you must specify the corresponding connection types here.
This is a prerequisite so that the data of the SPEDION device can be transmitted to SPEDION.
Bluetooth Adapter
The vehicle data interface controls the interface at which the SPEDION App picks up the speed signal.
Settings must be selected depending on the connection in the vehicle
The vehicle data interface setting must be selected individually for each vehicle.
You must note which connections are available in the particular vehicle (FMS interface or digital tachograph) or which plug or cable was used to connect the Bluetooth Adapter.
- Select the connection variant with which your vehicle supplies data to the Android device and the SPEDION App (see table below for more information).
- Select whether a remote download of the data from the tachograph should take place.
Information on the individual configuration options:
| Configuration | Description |
|---|---|
| FMS | Select this option if your vehicle has an FMS interface. |
| D8 | Select this option if your vehicle does not have an FMS interface but does have a digital tachograph. Note: In this setting, the speed, the current activity, the mileage and the inserted driver card number are primarily determined via the D8 cable on the tachograph. This setting has no influence on the remote download. |
| GPS (with remote download) | Select this option if your vehicle has no FMS interface and no D8 connection on the tachograph, but remote download is possible. |
| GPS | Select this option if your vehicle has no FMS interface and no digital tachograph. Note: The SPEDION Bluetooth Adapter does not have to be installed in the vehicle in this case. |
| Digital Tachograph Remote Download | Tick this box if your digital tachograph is remote download-capable and you want to activate the remote download via the digital tachograph. |
TruckBox E
Settings must be selected depending on the connection in the vehicle
The settings for the vehicle data interface must be selected individually for each vehicle.
When doing so, you must note how the TruckBox was connected in the respective vehicle (via which plugs or cables) and how the SPEDION App is connected.
- Optional: Move the mouse over the question mark at the end of a line to obtain further information on the selection options.
- Select the options that apply to your TruckBox E (see table below for more information):
- Select Connection to the SPEDION App (1)
- Select Speed data source (2)
- Select Connection to the digital tachograph (3)
Information on the individual configuration options:
| Configuration | Options | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Connection to the SPEDION App | Bluetooth | Android device with SIM card in the vehicle. You want to transmit the vehicle data from the TruckBox E to the Android device via Bluetooth and establish the Internet connection of the Android device via the SIM card installed there. |
| WiFi | Android device without SIM card in the vehicle. You would like to transfer the vehicle data from the TruckBox E to the Android device via WiFi and also establish the Internet connection of the Android device via the WiFi hotspot of the TruckBox E. | |
| No Android device installed | You do not have an Android device in the vehicle and transfer all data from the TruckBox E directly via the mobile phone network. | |
| Speed data source | FMS | You have connected the TruckBox E to the FMS connector in the vehicle and receive speed data via the FMS interface. |
| D8 | You have connected the TruckBox E directly to the tachograph at D8 via the purple cable and receive speed data directly from the tachograph. | |
| GPS | You have only connected the TruckBox E to the antenna and receive speed data via GPS. | |
| Connection to the digital tachograph (source of remote download) | over FMS | You have connected the TruckBox E to the FMS connector in the vehicle and receive driving and rest times via the FMS interface. |
| via white (C7) / yellow (C5) cable | You have connected the TruckBox E directly to the tachograph at C7 and C5 via the white/yellow cable and receive driving and rest times directly from the tachograph. | |
| No tachograph connected / no remote download | You have not connected a tachograph and have therefore deactivated the remote download. You will not receive any driving and rest times or other data from the tachograph. |
Assign external trailer telematics
You can specify a HardwareTag for external trailer telematics.
- Enter the HardwareTag.
- Click on Save.
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