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TALLYMATICS® Inc. 36 Steacie Drive, Ottawa ON Canada K2K 2A9 T: +1 613-591-3131 WWW.TALLYMATICS.COM TALLYMATICS® has been delivering cost effective, high resolution fleet tracking for the 2-Way Radio market since 2009 with our feature rich TruFleet® Fleet Management application, 2-Way Radio applications, and Sprite® line of GPS trackers; incorporating our patented and proprietary Contrails data compression algorithm that allows excellent resolution over low bandwidth 2-Way Radio networks. We are now using the experience drawn from this challenging 2-Way Radio network environment and combining it with the promise of the Internet of Things (IoT) eco-system to bring far superior positioning resolution and flexibility to the cellular telematics market, for partners and customers alike. Introducing the Sprite® TW400 Mobile IoT Appliance and the TALLYMATICS Mobile IoT Platform. The Sprite TW400 is an LTE Cat M1 connected device, utilizing the excellent low bandwidth characteristics of this IoT focused cellular network to deliver fleet tracking, as well as vehicle On Board Diagnostic (OBD) information and event driven in-vehicle IoT peripheral connectivity for applications such as driver ID, asset management, and vehicle equipment status/control. The TALLYMATICS Mobile IoT Platform consists of: Sprite TW400 Mobile IoT devices; a cloud-based management portal, the TALLYMANAGER that provides activation, device management and communication with the TW400 devices and associated in-vehicle peripherals via industry standard APIs; Optionally, TALLYMATICS’ feature rich TruFleet Fleet Management application

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Page 1: TALLYMATICS® Mobile IoT Platform®-M… · Introducing the Sprite® TW400 Mobile IoT Appliance and the TALLYMATICS Mobile IoT Platform. The Sprite TW400 is an LTE Cat M1 connected

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

WWW.TALLYMATICS.COM

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

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

WWW.TALLYMATICS.COM

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.

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

WWW.TALLYMATICS.COM

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?

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

WWW.TALLYMATICS.COM

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.