Application Background
Many industries need to track vehicles and other assets for commercial and occupational health, safety and security reasons. GPS receiver modules are easily obtained to mount on a vehicle or asset and the position of the asset is shown locally. This application reads the GPS position and routinely sends the position via cell phone or satellite networks to a central server to display on Google Maps using a standard web browser and perhaps exported out to a companion GIS/Land Information System. This vehicle / asset tracking system is generally used in conjunction with a wider application, such as remote asset monitoring.
Application Detail
There are several applications for mobile maintenance facilities, truck mounted repair facilities for example, where test and commissioning data is collected from oil wells or other assets on a regular maintenance trip. Having the GPS location recorded along with the data is useful as an audit trail of the measurements at different locations.
The 2501A Neon GPS Receiver Module is a GPS Receiver with a dedicated interface to the Neon Remote Logger family of products. The 2501A Neon GPS Receiver Module receives standard NMEA GPS data streams and puts those data streams into registers that can be read by Neon Remote Loggers. The Neon Remote Loggers can be programmed to routinely or on demand obtain the current latitude and longitude and send this position data to the Neon Server. The system supports Geo Fencing, where the system can alarm when the unit is brought within a specified distance from a location, for example 500 meters from a depot or pumping station.
The Neon Server presents the position data overlaid on a Google maps interface if required, as well as displaying various options for tracking history and tracking of different specified groups. The connected Neon Remote Logger records the latitude and longitude as required by the logging scheme and schedule so the position can be logged in the same way as normal logged data. Hence the position logging is maintained even when there is no cell phone or satellite phone coverage. Neon Remote Loggers have digital inputs and outputs and available for input or output of tracking status information or operational information.
As an example an input could be connected to a distress button, a disable button, a battery status or vehicle status input. As an example, an output could be connected to a warning light or siren.
Options for Application Specific Instruments / Inputs | Unidata Part Number | Description |
GPS Receiver with 3G / 4G NRL | 3004B-MC00 | GPS Receiver with Neon Remote Logger |
Options for Neon Telemetry - NRL / NRT / RTU / Field Units | Unidata Part Number | Description |
Industrial (Metal Enc) Neon Remote Logger 16 Channels | 3016 | Options Available: 3G/4G Cellular, Ethernet, Inmarsat, Iridium SBD and LoRa |
Industrial (Metal Enc) Neon Remote Logger 8 Channels | 3008 | Options Available: 3G/4G Cellular, Ethernet, Inmarsat, Iridium SBD and LoRa |
Industrial (Metal Enc) Neon Remote Logger 4 Channels | 3004/3006 | Options Available: 3G/4G Cellular, Iridium SBD and LoRa |
Neon Remote Logger (Polycarbonate Enc) 4 Channels M Series | 3004M/3006M | Options Available: 3G/4G Cellular, Microsatellite, Iridium SBD and LoRa |
Equatorial Orbit Satellite - Inmarsat | 2018F-AB0-1 or 3 | NRT Ethernet with single or triple Ethernet Ports with three Li Batteries |
NRT Field Termination Strip | 2103F | 2018F and 2022 NRT FTS |
NRT Firmware Option | 2303A-8M | 8M Extended Memory Option |
NRT Firmware Option | 2303A-8M-CAM | 8M Extended Memory & Serial Camera Option |
NRT Firmware Option | 2303A-CAM | Serial Camera Option |
Options for Neon Application Software - Customer Server | Unidata Part Number | Description |
Neon Application Software | 2302A | Neon Server Software Licence Incl 5 NAL |
Neon Application Software | 2302A-10 | Additional 10 NRT Access Licences |
Neon Application Software | 2302A-20 | Additional 20 NRT Access Licences |
Neon Application Software | 2302A-50 | Additional 50 NRT Access Licences |
Options for Neon Application Software - Unidata Server | Unidata Part Number | Description |
Neon Application Software | 2301A | Neon Data Initial Subscription Setup Fee |
Neon Hosting Service | 2301A-01 | Neon Data Service Fee for 1-50 NRTs |
Neon Hosting Service | 2301A-02 | Neon Data Service Fee for 51-100 NRTs |
Neon Hosting Service | 2301A-10 | Neon Data Service Fee Metering |
Options for Conventional Dataloggers / Field Units | Unidata Part Number | Description |
Neon Remote Logger 16 Analog Channels / Touch Screen Display | 3016-000 | 16 Ch NRL (Superseded Prologger 7001D) |
Neon Remote Logger 8 Analog Channels / Touch Screen Display | 3008-000 | 8 Ch NRL (Superseded Stalogger 6004D) |
Neon Remote Logger 4 Analog Channels / Touch Screen Display | 3004M-000 | 4 Ch NRL (Superseded Micrologger 8010C) |
Starlog V4 Management Software | 6308A-AUE | Starlog V4 Full Licence Key |