tallymatics® mobile iot platform®-m… · introducing the sprite® tw400 mobile iot appliance and...

TALLYMATICS®Inc.36SteacieDrive,OttawaONCanadaK2K2A9T:+1613-591-3131

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TALLYMATICS®hasbeendeliveringcosteffective,highresolutionfleettrackingforthe2-WayRadiomarketsince2009withourfeaturerichTruFleet®FleetManagementapplication,2-WayRadioapplications,andSprite®lineofGPStrackers;incorporatingourpatentedandproprietaryContrailsdatacompressionalgorithmthatallowsexcellentresolutionoverlowbandwidth2-WayRadionetworks.

Wearenowusingtheexperiencedrawnfromthischallenging2-WayRadionetworkenvironmentandcombiningitwiththepromiseoftheInternetofThings(IoT)eco-systemtobringfarsuperiorpositioningresolutionandflexibilitytothecellulartelematicsmarket,forpartnersandcustomersalike.

IntroducingtheSprite®TW400MobileIoTApplianceandtheTALLYMATICSMobileIoTPlatform.TheSpriteTW400isanLTECatM1connecteddevice,utilizingtheexcellentlowbandwidthcharacteristicsofthisIoTfocusedcellularnetworktodeliverfleettracking,aswellasvehicleOnBoardDiagnostic(OBD)informationandeventdrivenin-vehicleIoTperipheralconnectivityforapplicationssuchasdriverID,assetmanagement,andvehicleequipmentstatus/control.TheTALLYMATICSMobileIoTPlatformconsistsof:

• SpriteTW400MobileIoTdevices;• acloud-basedmanagementportal,theTALLYMANAGERthatprovidesactivation,devicemanagementand

communicationwiththeTW400devicesandassociatedin-vehicleperipheralsviaindustrystandardAPIs;• Optionally,TALLYMATICS’featurerichTruFleetFleetManagementapplication

TALLYMATICS®Inc.36SteacieDrive,OttawaONCanadaK2K2A9T:+1613-591-3131

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DramaticallyimproveyourpositioningreportaccuracywithoutincreasingcostsLet’sfaceit,theaccuracyofcurrentgeopositioningleavesmuchtobedesired.Thetypicalrateofreportingis1positionperminute,whichtypicallyrequiresa3Mbdataplan.Ifyouwantfasterreporting(i.e.betterresolution)youhavetobuyahigherplanwhichwillbesignificantlyhigherpriced.Yourvehiclescanmovealongwayin1minute,losingimportantdetailthatyouwouldlovetohaveifyoucould.

Todeliveramoreaccuratetripreportwithoutincreasingcosts,yoursolutionhastodeliverthemuchmoreinformationwiththesameamountofbandwidth(orless).TheTallymaticsIoTplatformcanaccomplishthisusingourpatented(andproprietary)Contrailsdatacompression,developedforthe2-WayRadiomarket.TheTW400in-vehicleIoTTrackingapplianceencodesthetrackinggeodataintheveryefficientContrailsformat.WeexpandthiscompressedstreamofgeodatainthecloudinourTALLYMANAGERdevicemanagerandmakeitavailableviaindustrystandardAPI’s...

fromapureXMLorJSONRestfulinterface,toindustryspecificAPI'ssuchasMultiSpeak®.Contrailscompressiongivesyou5secondpositioningreportedona1minutebasis….12timesthegeodata….withthesame3Mbdataplan.

Inanutshell,youcanexperience12xresolutiontrackingwithnopriceincreasevs.typicalcellularsolutions,whileenjoyingaccesstotherapidlyexpandingLTE

CatM1networksbeingrolledoutthroughouttheworld…withoutthecomplications.

Easy,self-servedevicemanagementOnecomplicationyouwillberelievedtoavoidisthefrustratingprocessofdeviceactivationandmanagement.Thecloud-basedTALLYMANAGERdevicemanagementportalservesasaone-stopshopfordevicemanagement(SIMactivation/deactivation,deviceconfiguration,firmwareupdatesasweexpandperipherallibraries,alertsetc.).Easytouseandfuture-proof,whileofferingmanagementintegrationwithback-officeapplicationsandeasycommunicationtoyourdevicesoverindustrystandardAPI's.

Andyes...theTW400comeswithcellularserviceincludedaspartofthepackage.

TALLYMATICS®Inc.36SteacieDrive,OttawaONCanadaK2K2A9T:+1613-591-3131

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TALLYMATICS'GNSSexpertiseandLTECatM1meansbetterreceptionandcellulartransmission,easierinstallationWearewirelessexperts.RealExperts.TALLYMATICS’parentcompany,TALLYSMAN®INC.isaworldleaderinhighperformanceGlobalNavigationSatelliteSystems(GNSS)antennas.IntheTW400,wehaveemployedaTALLYSMANproprietaryhighqualityembeddedDualCapacitivePatchantennawhichoffersexceptionalperformancefor

locationaccuracy,evenwhenoperatingunderthedashwithoutanexternalantenna.

WealsouseLTECatM1asourcellulartechnology,whichhashigherpowerdensitypairedwithaperformanceoptimized

antennaofferingbetteroperationalcoveragethantypicalLTE.Whatdoesthatmeanforyou?Inmanycases,itwillprobablymakeitunnecessarytouseanexternalantenna.WealsogiveyouthreeGNSSconstellations:GPS,GLONASS,andGalileo.Ifyoudon’trequireanexternalantenna,itisasignificantsimplificationoftheinstallationprocess.Togetupandrunning,itsisassimpleasgettingpower.Inmostcases,powerwillcomedirectlyfromtheOBDportinthevehicle.

UntetheredDeadReckoning–Forwhenyoureallyneedtoknow

SometimesyouneedtogoaboveandbeyondwhatanyordinaryGNSSreceiver/antennacombocandoforyou,evenagreatone.Andfordeepurbancanyons,andormultipathenvironments(whenthatcustomerinitiatedauditcallsforit),addourTW5262GNSSReceiver/AntennawithDeadReckoningtogivethebestresultsimaginable.

Morethantracking…IoTApplicationPlatformforfleetverticals

Trackingvehiclesisagreatapplication,andinitselfjustifiesdeployingamanagedtrackingdeviceliketheTW400.However,inmanyfleets,thereareinfiniteapplicationsforwantingtoconnecttoin-vehiclesensorsandactuators,fromdriverID,topassengerID,toin-vehicleinventory/assettracking,toequipmentstatus(e.g.PTOon/off),totemperaturesensing…thelistgoeson.Itsalmostaproverbthatthesolutionyouthoughtwasperfectdoesn’tdothatextrathingyouneedorwant,orisincompatiblewithyourexistinginfrastructure.Normally,thisiswhenyouhavetogotoahighend

in-vehiclewirelessserverandspendFARmorethanyouwish.Wehaveadifferentsolution.

PeripheralmanagementandvisibilityviaTALLYMANAGERportal

WehaveequippedtheTW400withbuiltinresourcesandserialperipheralbusesthatcanbeaccessedviatheTALLYMANAGERusingindustrystandardAPI’ssuchasasimpleRESTfulAPI,orindustry-specificAPIlikeMultiSpeak.WehaveabroadexperiencewithcustomAPI’s,sopleasespeakwithusregardingyourinterfaceintegrationrequirements.Defineyourapplication,peripherals,andprotocolandwewillworktoconnectthemtoyourback-officethroughourcloud.So…whatcanyouaccess?

TALLYMATICS®Inc.36SteacieDrive,OttawaONCanadaK2K2A9T:+1613-591-3131

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3SerialBuses(CANbus,1WireMicroLAN,RS-232)andmore

TheTW400hasthreeindustrystandardinterfacesthatyoucanconnectdevicestoandaccessviatheTALLYMANAGER:

• TheindustrystandardCANbusinterface.CANbusisaveryrobustbus,andoriginatesoutoftheneedforreliablecommunicationsbetweenvehicleenginecomputersoverminimalcabling.OntheTW400,youcanusethistotapintothevehicleOnBoardDiagnostic(OBD)information…ANDyoucanuseittoproviderobustcommunicationtoperipheralsthroughoutyourtargetvehicle. RS-232Serialallowsabroadrangeofconnectivityoptionsyoucanquicklydesignto…therearemanyadapterstowirelessinterfacessuchasbluetooththatyoucanusetoexpandyourperipheralspacedramatically.

• 1-Wire®MicroLAN.Thissimplebuteffectivebushasmanysensorsdevelopedforit,amongthemostpopularbeingtemperaturesensorsandIDtags.Greatforensuringyourtemperaturesensitivepayloadiswithinrequiredrange,orifyou’vegottherightpeopleorassetsintherightplaceattherighttimethroughtagging.

• RS-232Serialallowsabroadrangeofconnectivityoptionsyoucanquicklydesignto…therearemanyadapterstowirelessinterfacessuchasbluetooththatyoucanusetoexpandyourperipheralspacedramatically.

Thisisalotofperipheralcapability,butwedoalsogiveyousomeadditionalremoteconfigurableI/Othatyoucanusetoconnectin-vehicleequipmentdirectlytotheTW400:fourdigitalinputs,threedigitaloutputsandawidevoltageanaloginput!

Accelerometer

Vehiclesareallaboutmovementandperhapsacceleration.TheTW400isequippedwithanonboardMulti-AxisMEMSsensor(Accelerometer)offeringthepossibilitytomonitordriverbehaviourortriggerastaticpositioneventsuchasanimpact.ThemonitoredeventdataisrelayedviaourTALLYMANAGERportal.

PartnerwithusTALLYMATICSisreadytohelpyoudevelopyourfleetapplicationonourplatform.We’vegivenyoualotofpotential,andwearereadytoworkwithyoutomakeitareality.

Callusandlet’stalkaboutwhatyouneed.