Ruptela - Customise Ignition Settings
This guide shows how to customise ignition detection on a Ruptela device, so AVLView reports engine on/off accurately for idling, trips, and alerts.
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Shows: The Ruptela configurator desktop app with the Custom Ignition window open, reached by choosing Custom Engine and clicking Customize in the Data Collection section.
Alt text: Ruptela Custom Ignition configuration window
Setup guide
There are instances where you could not connect vehicle ignition lines to our GPS device digital inputs or need different parameters to determine ignition status. In scenarios like this, you can make use of a feature called custom ignition parameter in Ruptela devices.
Follow below steps to configure custom ignition parameter
Step 1: Connect the device
Connect your Ruptela device to configurator
Step 2: Select the COM port
Select the COM port to which your device is connected.
Step 3: Click Connect
Step 4: Open custom ignition window
Choose Custom Engine and click the Customize button in the Data Collection section to open the Custom Ignition window.
Step 5: Select logical operator
Select logical operator for the engine detection conditions in the Logic selection section.
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Shows: The Logic selection section of the Custom Ignition window with the logical operator drop-down open for the engine-detection conditions.
Alt text: Logical operator drop-down in Logic selection section
Step 6: Select the parameters
Select the parameters to be used. If Power supply voltage or/and GPS speed, RPM, Wheel based speed is selected, enter the threshold value(s).
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Shows: The parameters area of the Custom Ignition window with detection parameters selected and threshold value fields (Power supply voltage, GPS speed, RPM, Wheel-based speed) shown.
Alt text: Custom Ignition parameters with threshold value fields
Step 7: Enable the Switch OFF delay
If required, enable the Switch OFF delay in the Ignition state options section and set the period.
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Shows: The Ignition state options section of the Custom Ignition window with the 'Switch OFF delay' option enabled and its period field set.
Alt text: Switch OFF delay enabled in Ignition state options
Step 8: Click IO events
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Shows: The Ruptela configurator with the 'IO events' menu/button highlighted after configuring the custom ignition logic.
Alt text: IO events button highlighted in Ruptela configurator
Step 9: Select parameter slot
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Shows: The IO events screen with a parameter slot drop-down open to assign the Custom Ignition parameter.
Alt text: Parameter slot drop-down in IO events
Step 10: Send I/O data
Opt “Send I/O data with v1.1 protocol”
Step 11: Select Custom Ignition parameter
Step 12: “Enable” IO properties
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Shows: The IO events screen showing 'Send I/O data with v1.1 protocol' selected, the Custom Ignition parameter chosen, and IO properties toggled to 'Enable'.
Alt text: IO events with v1.1 protocol and IO properties enabled
Step 13: Upload .cfg file
After selecting above parameters, you can upload the .cfg file to Ruptela device.
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