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WirelessDevNet.com Press Release
The Tracking Corporation Adds Satellite Support for Mobile Resource Management
The Tracking Corporation, a leading provider of real-time monitoring, control and alarm notification systems, has released a new version of firmware for the highly successful MRM that supports satellite communication to back-end internet-based applications. The MRM is an industrial monitoring system that combines, GPS, GSM, CDMA cellular or Satellite modem, Controller Area Network Canbus communication and alarm notification.
The MRM is an OEM solution that monitors Parameter Group Numbers (PGNs) using the J1939 protocol at rates up to 1.25Mbit/sec. Individual values are extracted from each PGN, used in calculations, compared to limits and passed to Internet-based applications, using Skywave's DMR200/800 series of Inmarsat D+ satellite transceivers. Communication to the MRM is bi-directional, allowing users to make modifications to the monitoring capabilities of the MRM over-the-air (OTA). For applications that require GSM with Satellite backup, the MRM uses the internal GSM when available and Satellite when GSM is not available.
Enclosed in a Deutsch industrial water-tight enclosure, the MRM is small enough to fit in the palm of your hand. Typical monitored conditions are: diagnostic messages, rpm, engine hours, oil and coolant temperatures and pressures, location and fuel level. Sample computed values that are reported include: engine service interval and daily run time. Unique features of the MRM include continuous comparison to 2 sets of limits for each condition monitored, exception-based and time-based reporting, real-time operating system, extreme low power mode based on user-defined conditions like no RPM and OTA remote configuration changes.
Equipped with cables, the MRM connects directly to the diagnostic port on diesel engine-based equipment using the 3- or 9-conductor Deutsch connector. The MRM typically reports to Internet applications on a time-basis and on user-defined events, like receipt of a DM1 diagnostic message, or fuel level at 25%.
For applications that have equipment controllers in addition to Electronic Control Units (ECUs), the MRM offers serial ports for communication with the equipment controller to monitor conditions and to provide remote access for updates or changes.
Users can change the MRM's operation either locally via a serial connection, or remotely over-the-air via GSM, CDMA or now via Satellite.
"Ease of deployment, installation, and maintenance make the MRM an ideal solution for monitoring today's diesel engine-based equipment," says Rick Hough, CEO of TRKG. "The MRM simply plugs into the diagnostic port on your diesel equipment and starts transmitting the OEM-specified information in the OEM-specified format to an Internet-based application. For support personnel, the MRM provides instantaneous notification of diagnostic messages from in-the-field equipment, dramatically reducing the time to get support where it is needed -- even before the end-user knows there is a problem."
Target markets for the MRM include heavy duty construction & agricultural vehicles, compressors, generators, pump systems, and all diesel engine-based systems supporting J1939.
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