Enhanced Vehicle Tracking & Data Connectivity

It's innovative, it's versatile, it's flexible... yet it's scalable, so you don't have to pay for what you don't use.

Enhanced Vehicle Tracking The C2020™ is the industry’s most advanced and versatile fixed in-vehicle GPS tracking solution yet. It’s scalability means you never pay for functionality you don't use and yet it can continually grow to meet your rising demands. You can simply start with GPS Tracking, with or without vehicle input/output functionality, and simply "plug & play" add-on peripherals, such as a bar code reader or credit card swipe machine, as you need them.

The C2020™ is a powerful, versatile, rugged, and compact vehicle mounted GPS and wireless data device. In its simplest form, the C2020 GPS link provides automatic vehicle location capability in a single device that includes both an internal GPS receiver and packet data modem, capable of CDMA-1X, GPRS, or iDEN configurations. In its fullest sense, it can become a complete wireless router, allowing not only tracking but connectivity for PDA devices and laptops, with Blue Tooth or Wi-Fi connectivity.

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C2020™ Enhanced Vehicle Tracking Features

Network Transparent: GPRS, iDEN, CDMA 1X
Remote configuration of all functions via the air including the GPS algorithm
12 channel low power fast synchronization GPS receiver
Packaged with a plug and play TCP/IP or Active X, middleware to any back office mapping software
Optionally packaged with Fleet.Net management solution, Internet based or server installed at customer site
Alarm button on the unit with a parallel foot alarm switch, auto GPS location transmit with any alarm
Two ground-sense inputs (optional – eight: four negative (ground)-sense and four 5V DC positive sense)
One open collector 500mA output (optionally - 4)
Two analog 0-5 V DC inputs
One pulse counter
GPS report on every change of alarm input status, user programmable
Auto GPS report at stop longer then xx minutes, programmable
Supports GPS message on host request
To reduce airtime GPS report can be accumulated and sent every user-defined time in batch
Advanced programmable GPS algorithm, combination of speed, time & distance
Transparent passing of the GPS information in NMEA format to the RS-232 port, or via Bluetooth (both via Bluetooth virtual serial port and as UDP packet, configurable)
RS232 Serial port for connection to any PDA
Second RS232 port for devices such as card swipe, Bar Code, RFID, Satellite modem etc.
Bluetooth for connection to any PDA, support serial and dial-up profiles (optional)
WiFi 802.11b (optional)
Cellular voice option with headset or hands free kit (call up to 3 preset numbers)
Wireless IOs via local RF Link including wireless remote sensors (optional)
Bluetooth Headset for voice calls (optional)
4 LED indicators for various functions
Direct 8V-26V DC car battery connection
Portable with cigarette plug connector (option)
Internal battery backup (option)
Auto start up on power connection
Optionally portable with cigarette plug connector
Optional internal battery backup
Dual Host Communication - if main server is down there is a mechanism to enable the administrator to switch over to a backup server.
When out of coverage data is stored and automatically transmitted when back to coverage
Add devices such as card swipe and bar code for work force time management
Built to withstand a commercial vehicle environment
Size 11.9cm X8.4cm X 4.6cm, (4.6"x 3.3" x 1.81”)
Operating Temperature –22F to +176F (-30C to +80C)
Storage Temperature –40F to +221F (-40C to +105C)
Humidity: Operating 0-90% at 110F (40C), Non Condensing
Vibration: meets or exceeds EIA standard RS-316B 3G(operating), 20G (non operating) XYZ 3 directions, meets SAE -J1455

For AVL only (automatic vehicle location) applications, the unit is simply installed in a vehicle and subscribed to a packet data service from a wireless carrier. Future Quest can provide the unit activated and packaged with wireless data service. It then communicates the vehicle's position, speed, and heading information through the wireless network to a host computer application.

Combining the C2020 with its companion mapping application, Fleet.NET™ makes a highly cost effective AVL platform that can be subscribed to as a hosted Desktop application or purchased outright as an enterprise application.

Empowering the Mobile Workforce

Because the C2020 has external RS 232 port and also (optional) Bluetooth connectivity, you can connect to the C2020 to any PocketPC, card swipe machine, or bar code reader. The C2020 comes packaged with the industries most advanced wireless middleware, MidLink™ that is designed for simple integration to third party software and mapping, via a TCP/IP or ActiveX interface.

Because the C2020 may be used as an in-car wireless router, you can empower your fleet with mobile navigation by utilizing the C2020's GPS capability and wireless connectivity. For companies that already have in-vehicle computers and want to add GPS tracking to their fleet management solution, the mobile navigation solution is simply an added bonus. All you need to do is purchase a third party mobile navigation application for your fleet.

For industrial and commercial applications where it is desirable to monitor something external on the vehicle, such as engine or reefer temperature, emergency driver alert, vehicle PTO, or a vehicle security system, the C2020 has several sensor inputs. A digital output is also included that allows something to be remotely turned on or off in the vehicle from the host software. For example, it could be used to remotely disable the vehicle ignition in the event it was stolen.

For example, the unit could be used in a taxi or towing application, providing wireless dispatch through an attached PocketPC, Bluetooth credit card swipe, GPS for automatic vehicle location, and alarm inputs for driver safety in emergency situations.

If you don't already have a mapping solution bundled with your host application, the C2020 can be packaged with our Fleet.NET™ fleet management and GPS mapping solution and be interfaced via standard API's to your dispatch solution.