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1.4 About the CalAmp Location Messaging Unit-LMU-5541™
The CalAmp Location and Messaging Unit-LMU-5541™ (LMU-5541™) is a
mobile device that resides in private, commercial or government vehicles. The
LMU-5541™ is a single box enclosure incorporating a processor, a GPS receiver,
a wireless data modem, and a vehicle-rated power supply. The LMU-5541™ also
supports inputs and outputs to monitor and react to the vehicular environment and/or driver actions.
Flexibility
The LMU-5541™ features CalAmp's industry leading advanced on-board alert engine that monitors vehicle conditions giving you the most flexible tracking device
in its class. The
PEG™
(Programmable Event Generator) application supports hundreds of customized exception-based rules to help meet customers' dynamic
requirements. Customers can modify the behavior of the device to meet with a range of applications preprogrammed before shipment or in the field. Combining
affordability and device intelligence with your unique application can give you distinct advantages over your competition.
Over-the-Air Serviceability
The LMU-5541™ also incorporates CalAmp's industry leading over-the-air device management and maintenance system software,
Updates, and Logistics System). Configuration parameters, PEG rules, and firmware can all be updated over the air. Our web-based maintenance server, PULS™
scripts, and firmware, can all be updated over-the-air. PULS™ offers out-of-the-box hands free configuration and automatic post-installation upgrades. You can also
monitor unit health status across your customers' fleets to quickly identify issues before they become expensive problems.
2 System Overview
2.1 Overview
The entire purpose behind a fleet management system is to be able to remotely contact a vehicle, determine its location or status, and do something meaningful with
that information. This could include displaying the vehicle location on a map, performing an address look-up, providing real-time driving directions, updating the
vehicles ETA, monitoring vehicle and driver status or dispatching the vehicle to its next pick up.
These functions, of course, are completely dependent on the capabilities of the vehicle management application. The role of the CalAmp LMU-5541™ is to deliver
the location information when and where it is needed.
A typical fleet management system based on a CalAmp device includes the following components:
A wireless data network
An LMU-5541™
Host Device (GPS NMEA only)
An LM Direct™ communications server
Backend mapping and reporting software which typically includes mapping and fleet reporting functions
PULS™
LMU Manager™
https://puls.calamp.com/wiki/LMU-5541_Hardware_%26_Installation_Guide
LMU-5541 Hardware & Installation Guide - PULS Wiki
8.8 Final Steps
9 License Agreement
10 Limited Warranty
11 Regulatory Information
Basic System Architecture
PULS™
(Programming,
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