PowerFleet VAC4 - Understand and Manually Set Motion for Internal Combustion Vehicles

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VAC4 and VAC4S Hardware User’s Guide
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Understand and Manually Set “Motion” for Internal Combustion Vehicles
(Not applicable for JPT, P-Plug and VDI cable installations)
The VAC determines the state of the vehicle (idling or motion) by configuring two ‘in neutral gear’ ranges based on
voltage sampling of the “BLU” wire connection while the engine is on (as determined by the “BRN” wire connection).
The two neutral gear ranges may differ in some scenarios.
1. Log into the vehicle.
2. On the first menu screen, select the HARDWARE menu option.
3. Scroll down to the second page of the menu screen.
4. On the “Hardware” sub-menu, select GEAR.
Neutral
or
In Gear
Current ‘motion’
state
(‘Neutral’ = idling,
‘In Gear’ =
motion)
MUST BE
VALIDATED VIA
TEST DRIVE
AFTER
CHANGING
SETTINGS
AV
Current value
evaluated versus
idling ranges to
determine vehicle
state.
R
“Raw” value
currently being
measured by
sensor.
Th1
Threshold above and
below Id1 center
point that equals the
‘idling’ range.
Id1
Center point for
first ‘idling’
setting range.
Th2
Threshold above and
below Id1 center
point that equals the
‘idling’ range.
Id2
Center point for
second ‘idling’
setting range.
Type in Samples to
Edit
Select EDIT which opens a new screen where you can type in the required values between 0 and 1023
(center point) and between 0 and 255 (range). This method is a last resort and would be used in a trial-
and-error scenario with assistance from PowerFleet Support.
IDLE1
Center point for 1st neutral setting.
THR1
Range around (+/-) the “IDLE1” setting that makes the neutral threshold.
IDLE2
Center point for 2nd neutral setting.
THR2
Range around (+/-) the “IDLE2” setting that makes the neutral threshold.
Pictured
example
Vehicle is idling when AV is between 0 and 510 (255 ± 255) or 510 and
1020 (765 ± 255)