Digital sensors

The Digital sensors table contains information about the operation of the digital sensors of a unit.

Usually, digital sensors have two states: on/off, activated/deactivated, and so on. For example, it can be an ignition or cargo load sensor. All sensors are configured in the unit properties.

To receive the information about a specific sensor, specify its name or part of the name using wildcard symbols — an asterisk * (replaces several characters) or question mark ? (replaces one symbol) in the Sensor masks section of the table settings. The sensor name cannot contain commas. If sensor masks are not specified, the information in the table is displayed for all sensors of the unit.

The Digital sensors table can contain the following columns.

Column Description
Sensor The name of the controlled sensor.
Activated The time from the first message that contains information about the activation of the sensor.
Deactivated The time when the sensor was deactivated.
Duration The interval when the sensor was on.
Total time The time from the beginning to the end of sensor activation. It is recommended to use this column in combination with the grouping parameter or the Total row. If the Total row is configured in the table, it shows all the time that elapsed from the beginning of the first activation of a sensor to the end of the last one.
Location The location of the unit at the moment the sensor was activated.
Final location The location of the unit at the moment the sensor was deactivated.
Mileage The distance travelled while the sensor was on.
Mileage (adjusted) Mileage subject to the coefficient set in the unit properties (the Advanced tab).
Initial mileage The mileage sensor value at the time the digital sensor is turned on. If the mileage parameter was not saved at the reporting interval, the mileage is counted from zero.
Final mileage The mileage sensor value at the time the digital sensor is turned off.
Avg. speed The average speed of movement with the sensor on.
Max. speed The maximum speed with which the unit moved with the sensor turned on.
Activations count The number of activations (can be helpful either in grouping table data by years/months/weeks/days/shifts or for the reports on unit groups).
Driver The name of the driver (if assigned).
Trailer The name of the trailer (if assigned).
Penalties The penalties calculated for the adjusted Eco driving criteria. Penalty averaging for grouping rows (group headings) can be adjusted in report settings.
Rank The penalty points converted to the 10-point rating system.
Avg. value of custom sensor The average value of a custom sensor from the moment of a digital sensor’s activation to its deactivation. This and the following columns of custom sensor values show a dash if the sensor parameter has a text value or the value is invalid. For example, if the value is not within the bounds set in the calculation table.
Min. value of custom sensor The minimum value of a custom sensor from the moment of a digital sensor’s activation to its deactivation.
Max. value of custom sensor The maximum value of a custom sensor from the moment of a digital sensor’s activation to its deactivation.
Initial value of custom sensor The custom sensor value at the moment of a digital sensor’s activation.
Final value of custom sensor The custom sensor value at the moment of a digital sensor’s deactivation.
Notes An empty column for your custom comments.
Video Files saved using the Video** module during the interval between the activation and deactivation of a digital sensor. To watch them, click on the icon video icon (the number of grouped files is indicated to the right of it, if several). If several grouped files are available, you can select the required one in the drop-down list in the upper-left corner. The column is available if the Video monitoring service is activated in the account properties.
Image The images received from the unit. Viewing images in reports and the functions available while doing this are described here.

Interval filtering can be applied to the Digital sensors table: by duration, mileage, engine hours sensor, engine hours, speed range, trips, stops, parkings, sensors masks, driver, trailer, fuel fillings, fuel drains, battery charges, and geofences/units.

Questions and answers

Reports show incorrect mileage. What should I do?

Possible explanations and actions:

1. Outliers of data.

To detect such outliers, build a track of unit movement for the appropriate period. Outliers of data will be seen on the track as dashed lines.

Ways to overcome outliers:

  • Enable filtering of unit positional information in messages (on the Advanced tab of unit properties). This will not affect old messages but applied to new ones.
  • To correct data in reports, change settings of trip detection, in particular, reduce Maximum interval between messages and increase Minimum satellites.

2. Incorrect settings or operation of the mileage counter.

  • Check the mileage counter settings on the General tab of unit properties.
Do reports display the data on the manual assignment of the driver after the data storage period expires?

Yes, but only if the driver has not had other assignments since they were last assigned to the unit.

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