User's Manual

1/28/2015 LMU42x0Hardware&InstallationGuidePULSWiki
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TheLMU42x0™featuresCalAmp'sindustryleadingadvancedonboardalertenginethatmonitorsvehicle
conditionsgivingyouthemostflexibletrackingdeviceinitsclass.ThePEG™(ProgrammableEvent
Generator)applicationsupportshundredsofcustomizedexceptionbasedrulestohelpmeetcustomers'
dynamicrequirements.Customerscanmodifythebehaviorofthedevicetomeetwitharangeofapplications
preprogrammedbeforeshipmentorinthefield.Combiningaffordabilityanddeviceintelligencewithyour
uniqueapplicationcangiveyoudistinctadvantagesoveryourcompetition.
OvertheAirServiceability
TheLMU42x0™alsoincorporatesCalAmp'sindustryleadingovertheairdevicemanagementand
maintenancesystemsoftware,PULS™(Programming,Updates,andLogisticsSystem).Configuration
parameters,PEGrules,andfirmwarecanallbeupdatedovertheair.Ourwebbasedmaintenanceserver,
PULS™scripts,andfirmware,canallbeupdatedovertheair.PULS™offersoutoftheboxhandsfree
configurationandautomaticpostinstallationupgrades.Youcanalsomonitorunithealthstatusacrossyour
customers'fleetstoquicklyidentifyissuesbeforetheybecomeexpensiveproblems.
2SystemOverview
2.1Overview
Theentirepurposebehindafleetmanagementsystemistobeabletoremotelycontactavehicle,determineits
locationorstatus,anddosomethingmeaningfulwiththatinformation.Thiscouldincludedisplayingthe
vehiclelocationonamap,performinganaddresslookup,providingrealtimedrivingdirections,updatingthe
vehiclesETA,monitoringvehicleanddriverstatusordispatchingthevehicletoitsnextpickup.
Thesefunctions,ofcourse,arecompletelydependentonthecapabilitiesofthevehiclemanagement
application.TheroleoftheCalAmpLMU42x0™istodeliverthelocationinformationwhenandwhereitis
needed.
AtypicalfleetmanagementsystembasedonaCalAmpdeviceincludesthefollowingcomponents:
Awirelessdatanetwork
AnLMU42x0™
HostDevice(GPSNMEAonly)
AnLMDirect™communicationsserver
Backendmappingandreportingsoftwarewhichtypicallyincludesmappingandfleetreporting
functions
PULS™
LMUManager™