Installation guide

LMU Users Guide
V1.0.6 December 10 2009
Copyright ©CalAmp DataCom Inc 2009
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14.1
14.1.1 Project Overview
LMU Programming – Delivery Fleet
Hagensville Express Delivery is the leading local courier service; however they have started
to experience some loss of business due to larger competitors. They are looking to make
improvements to their services specifically focusing on vehicle and driver efficiency. This
will include route optimization, in-vehicle driving directions, and the addition of real-time
dispatch. They wish to add a GPS device to their vehicles to facilitate these improvements.
They are specifically looking for a device that has the following features:
• Real-Time messaging between the dispatch centers and the drivers
• In-vehicle navigation
• Reporting based on driver and vehicle for time in route, and time at delivery point.
• Tracking for packages delivered and the packages currently on the vehicle.
Hagensville Express Delivery already has an existing relationship with the local iDEN
operator and will be handling the airtime accounts for the GPS device.
14.1.2 Project Proposal
14.1.2.1 CalAmp LMU Requirements
The first choice that customers typically make for the LMU will be the technology choice
(i.e. GSM, iDEN or CDMA). In this case the choice is especially easy since there is an
existing relationship with the iDEN operator. For the purposes of this example we will use
the iDEN LMU, though a TetheredLocator solution using an iDEN phone is also possible.
Our next step is to decide what peripheral devices we are going to need to support the Local
Application. In this case there are three general requirements
• We need something that can send and receive dispatch messages
• We need a bar code scanner to track packages
• We need something that can run an in-vehicle navigation application
Doing a little research we find that a single Windows Mobile™ based device might be able
to meet all three functions
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. As an additional feature, we want to support Bluetooth
connectivity, so we can use the CalAmp BTA.
The last piece on the hardware side is to decide what measure of I/O we need. Based on the
customer’s requirements (i.e. that they want basic vehicle tracking with no other
sensors/driver feedback) it seems all we need is Ignition Sense. This means we can definitely
use the CalAmp BTA.
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The Motorola MC9090-K Handheld Mobile Computer would be an example.