Connect Android device with TruckBox E
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Connect Android device with TruckBox E
- Updated on 04 Dec 2024
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Set up
You can connect your TruckBox E to your Android device via Bluetooth or WiFi.
- If your Android device does not have a built-in SIM card for internet connection, you must use the WiFi connection.
- If your Android device has a SIM card, use the Bluetooth connection.
Via WiFi connection
Large downloads on the Android device
Please note that the TruckBox E opens a WiFi network to which your Android end device connects. This means that the Android end device can start software updates unhindered and exhaust the data volume of the SIM card in the TruckBox E.
We recommend deactivating system updates and only carrying them out in the control centre's WiFi.
The following description applies to the Samsung Galaxy Tab Active 2 (Android version 9). Navigation in the device settings may vary depending on the Android version and end device.
You have installed the TruckBox E in your vehicle.
You have assigned the installed TruckBox E to this vehicle in SPEDIONline.
The SPEDION App is installed.
The ignition of the vehicle is switched on.
- Open Settings → Connections on your Android device .
- Tap on WiFi.
- Activate the WiFi.
- Select the WiFi address of your TruckBox E under Available networks.
The WiFi address contains the serial number (e.g. truckbox_a12345). The serial number can be found on the label of the TruckBox E. - Enter the password. You will receive the password from SPEDION Support:
Phone: +49 (0) 6024 50990 0
E-mail: support@spedion.de
CAUTION - Confidential password - additional costs
The WiFi password is strictly confidential and must not be passed on to the driver.
Misuse of the Internet access may result in data loss and additional costs.
- Select Connect.
- Log in with your vehicle in the SPEDION App.
- Enter your driver number in the upper field.
- Enter your vehicle number in the lower field.
- Select Log in.
- Follow the steps under "Diagnosis"
Via Bluetooth connection
You have installed the TruckBox E in your vehicle.
You have assigned the installed TruckBox E to this vehicle in SPEDIONline.
The SPEDION App is installed.
The ignition of the vehicle is switched on.
You have activated Bluetooth on your Android device.
- Log in with your vehicle in the SPEDION App.
- Enter your driver number in the upper field.
- Enter your vehicle number in the field below.
- Select Log in.
- Tap OKin the "Bluetooth pairing request" pop-up window .
Pairing
For Bluetooth pairing of the Android device with the TruckBox E, the Android device must be within range/immediate proximity of the TruckBox E.
- Follow the steps under "Diagnosis"
Diagnosis
The correct installation and setup of the TruckBox E is very error-prone and must be checked again after completion. The diagnosis serves as a final check or for troubleshooting.
The vehicle has been created in SPEDIONline and the TruckBox E has been configured.
- On the start screen of the SPEDION App, select More features.
- Swipe from right to left.
- Select Tools.
- Select Workshop.
- Select Diagnosis.
Aim of the diagnosis
The aim of the diagnosis is to ensure that the dots that are relevant to you are green.
Depending on the installation and connection variant, certain dots in the diagnosis will not turn green. For example, if you have not connected the D8 cable, the "Current D8 values" display in the diagnosis will not turn green.
WiFi
| Diagnosis WiFi | Description |
|---|---|
| WiFi enabled | Checks whether the WiFi is activated on the Android end device or not. |
| WiFi connection to TruckBox | Checks whether the Android device is connected to the TruckBox displayed in the diagnostics via WiFi. |
| WiFi connection to fallback | Checks whether the Android device is connected to an end device via WiFi. |
| Internet connection | Checks whether the Android device is connected to the Internet. |
| TruckBox WiFi SSID | The WiFi SSID of the TruckBox E, which was stored in the SPEDIONline Administration, is displayed here. |
Bluetooth
| Diagnosis Bluetooth | Description |
|---|---|
| Bluetooth enabled | Checks whether Bluetooth is activated on the Android end device or not. |
| Bluetooth configuration | Checks whether a TruckBox E has been stored for this vehicle in SPEDIONline Administration. |
| Bluetooth connection | Checks whether you are connected to the TruckBox E displayed in the diagnosis via Bluetooth. |
| MAC address | The MAC address of the TruckBox E stored in the SPEDIONline Administration is displayed here. |
TruckBox
| Diagnosis TruckBox | Description |
|---|---|
| GPS connection | Checks whether GPS data is being transmitted to the TruckBox E displayed in the diagnosis. |
FMS
| Diagnosis FMS | Description |
|---|---|
| SPEDION FMS adapter | Checks whether a connection to the truck's FMS bus can be set up. |
| Current FMS values of truck | Checks whether current FMS values are transmitted. |
D8
| Diagnosis D8 | Description |
|---|---|
| Current D8 values | Checks whether current D8 values are transmitted. |
Digital Tachograph - Remote Download
| Diagnosis Digital Tachograph | Description |
|---|---|
| DTCO Remote Download enabled | Checks whether the Remote Download was activated in SPEDIONline when the TruckBox E was assigned. |
| Connection to DTCO | Checks whether the TruckBox E is communicating with the digital tachograph. → Only when this dot is green does the Remote authentication with company card begin. |
| Remote authentication via company card | Checks whether the required authentication - in the form of a company card - has been provided for the Remote Download. The dot first turns yellow and then green. → Only when this dot is green does the Remote Download - Driver Card 1 begin. |
| Remote Download - Driver card 1 | Checks whether the Remote Download of the driver card is being carried out. If a driver card is inserted, the dot initially turns yellow. While the dot is yellow, blocks are counted up. After counting the blocks, the dot must turn green. If no driver card is inserted, the dot turns red and the message "No driver card in slot 1" is displayed. In this case, the diagnosis will take longer as there will be 3-4 failed attempts to download the driver card. → The Remote Download - vehicle data only starts once the Diagnosis of the Remote Download - driver card 1 (dot can be green or red) has been completed. |
| Remote Download - Vehicle data | Checks whether the Remote Download of the vehicle and mass data is being carried out. |
- When all relevant dots are green, select Send Acceptance-Message to SPEDION to send the settings you have made to SPEDION.
Not all relevant dots of the diagnosis turn green?
If not all relevant dots turn green, proceed as described in the FAQ.
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