Description
1708Crocodile is designed for safe data reading from J1708 bus (SAE J1587) of vehicles. Contactless reader is used within vehicle telematics and GPS tracking systems for receiving various parameters of vehicle operation from the bus: speed, RPM, oil pressure & temperature, fuel volume & consumption, etc.
Data reading occurs without electrical connection and without damaging wires. 1708Crocodile works in “listen” mode only, i.e. it does not change original J1708 messages and does not send any signals to CANbus.
Goals
Engine time control according to J1708 data
Fuel consumption monitoring from 1708 bus data
Reading engine parameters from J1708 bus
Advantages
Power supply from vehicle
All Crocodile contactless readers have built-in voltage regulator, which allows to power supple the reader from on-board electrical network of vehicle, without using any power adapters. Also, power supply can be done from voltage output of telematics unit (special model of Crocodile).
Sealed housing
Housing of Crocodile reader has two special holes for sealing after installation. Delivery set of Crocodile includes sealing rope and a seal with unique ID. After Crocodile is installed, housing is sealed to ensure the reader will not be opened and uninstalled from the wires without a trace.
