Calculate Engine Hours

Engine-hours tracking logs how long a machine or engine has run, so you can service by usage rather than guesswork. You set it up by mapping the engine's digital input to 'Equipment On'.

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Shows: The AVLView dashboard in full-screen mode with the top-right three-dot menu open and the Settings tab highlighted.

Alt text: Opening the Settings tab from the three-dot menu in AVLView

How to configure engine hours

Engine hours for a machine or equipment is calculated to monitor and log machine service life.

To improve efficiency and performance, the machines are required to complete their periodic services.

Platform helps you monitor your engine hours and lets you set service reminder notification

Please find below steps to configure Engine hours in the platform.

Step 1: Click Settings tab

Click three dots from top right corner of the screen (full screen mode)

Step 2: ‘Manage’ vehicles

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Shows: The Settings menu with the 'Manage Vehicles' option highlighted.

Alt text: Manage Vehicles option highlighted in Settings

Step 3: Choose vehicle

Choose your vehicle and opt “Device configuration” tab, then click ‘IO mapping’

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Shows: The vehicle-management screen with a vehicle selected and the 'Device Configuration' tab open, showing the 'IO Mapping' option.

Alt text: Device Configuration tab with IO Mapping for a vehicle

Step 4: Map digital Input

Digital input connected with Engine meter should be mapped to “Equipment On” in IO mapping.

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Shows: The IO Mapping panel mapping the digital input connected to the engine meter to 'Equipment On'.

Alt text: Mapping the engine-meter digital input to Equipment On

Step 5: Click Next and choose Submit.

Frequently asked questions

Why track engine hours?

For machinery and equipment, run-time is a better service trigger than distance. See Schedule maintenance.

Do I need special wiring?

Yes — the engine meter's digital input must be wired and mapped to 'Equipment On'. See Supported Devices.