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Vehicle Tracking Device With CAN Bus Gateway Connects OBD-II Or SAE J1939 To Remote TCP Servers
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Falcom (Germany) has introduced their Iobox-CAN, which connects to the Fox3-2G/3G/4G gateway via USB. The Fox3-2G/3G/4G gateway, in turn, links to a CAN Bus vehicle network (e.g., per OBDII interface) and reads the CAN Bus data and transmits it to a remote TCP server.
The Iobox-CAN provides a second independent CAN Bus interface. It also comes with four analog ports, which can be configured to function as digital ports. There are four additional I/O ports with open collector digital outputs. They are set individually as relay, indicator, or switch port.
The CAN Bus interface operates at up to 1 Mbit/s, and the add-on device supports the FMS (fleet management system) specification and OBDII communication. This line of products is suitable for on/ off-road vehicles including construction and agriculture machinery.
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