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SystemOverview
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ModularTelematicsGatewayTheoryof
Operation
Modulartelematicsgateway(MTG)isoneofthemain
componentsthatenableJohnDeeretelematicssolutions,
includingJDLink™.MTGisacontrollerthatcontains
firmware,acellularmodem,andasubscriberidentification
module(SIM)device.MTGtransfersdatatoandfromthe
JDLink™hostserveroveracellularnetwork.MTGalso
containsawirelessmodemthatisusedtotransferdata
whenconnectedtoawirelessnetwork.
JDLink™requiresthepurchaseofappropriatehardware
andaJDLink™subscription.WhenMTGispoweredon
bymachineforthefirsttime,itregisterswithJDLink™
hostserverandreceivestheauthorizationtoreportdata.
MTGCommunication
MTGsendsandreceivesdataandmessagesovercellular
orwirelessnetworks.MTGsupportsothertelematics
solutions,includingServiceADVISOR™Remote,John
DeereRemoteDisplayAccess,JohnDeereWirelessData
Transfer,andJohnDeereMachineSyncshareddata.
Telematicssolutionapplications,suchasRemoteDisplay
Access,requireanuninterruptedcellularconnectionto
function.Othertelematicssolutionapplications,suchas
WirelessDataTransferandMachineSyncshareddata,
storeinformationonthedisplayandtransmitdatawhen
acellularconnectionisestablished.Telematicssolutions
suchasJDLink™donotrequireanuninterruptedcellular
connectionbecauseMTGcanstoremachinedataforup
to1000hours.WhenMTGreturnstoanareaofcellular
coverage,themostrecent1000hr.ofdataareforwarded
tothehostserveratitsnextscheduledtime.
Whenpoweringdownmachine,MTGremainspowered
forthetimeneededforfunctionstocomplete.MTG
entersasleepstateforupto7days.Duringsleepstate,
MTGcallsinduringitsscheduledtimes.WhenJDLink™
curfewsandgeofencealertsareset,MTGchecksforany
changesinitsenvironment.Aftersleepstate,MTGenters
ahibernationstateandisnotabletosendorreceivedata.
TheonlywaytowakeMTGfromhibernationstateisto
turnkeyswitchonandpowerupmachine.
MachineSyncSharedDataCapabilities
MTGsupportsmachinetomachinecommunication.
UtilizingaMachineSyncactivation,displayscanshare
data,suchascoveragemapsandguidancelines,
betweenmultiplemachines.
RemoteServiceCapabilities
MTGsupportsremoteservicecapabilities.Service
ADVISOR™Remoteisatoolforadealertechnicianto
serviceothermachinecontrollersusingtheMTG.Operator
acceptsthedownloadandinstallationprocedures.MTG
controllerreceivesfirmwareupdatesremotelyfromJohn
Deerethatdonotrequireoperatorordealerintervention.
Website
DatasentbyMTGismadeavailabletoregisteredusers
usingpassword-securedJDLink™website.Notifications
aresenttousersthroughe-mailorSMStextmessaging.
DealermustlogintotransferMTGtonewcustomer
account.
Viewcurrentandhistoricalstatusofequipmenton
JDLink™website.Informationiscollected,suchas
location,machinehours,idletime,maintenanceintervals,
andothermachinesettings.Usewebsitetosenda
requesttoMTGtoviewreal-timestatusofamachine.
WirelessNetwork
WirelessmodemwithinMTGallowscommunicationto
localnetworks(suchasothermachines,mobiledevices,
andcomputers),andlocalaccesspoints(suchasahome
orshopnetwork).MTGcansendandreceivedataand
messagesoverawirelessnetworkthesameasovera
cellularnetwork.
Bluetooth®
Bluetooth®wirelesstechnologyenablesconnectivity
tomobiledevices,suchasasmartphoneortablet,for
wirelessnetworkconfigurationandinformationviewingon
machineswithoutsupportedon-boarddisplays.
SolutionsPlusApp
NOTE:Whenmakingawirelessconnectionfrom
machinetolocalnetwork,individualdatarates
fromthatnetworkmayapply.
SolutionsPlusappforApple®andAndroid™devices
configureswirelessnetworkforthemachine’sMTG.
SolutionsPlusisrequiredtoconnectmachinetolocal
wirelessnetwork.SolutionsPlusisavailablethroughthe
JohnDeereAppCenter.
Toconnectmobiledevicetomachine,mobiledevicemust
bewithin12.2m(40ft)ofmachinecabandkeyswitch
mustbeonwhileengineisoff.
AfterturningkeyswitchtoRun,ittakesabout1min
forBluetooth®tobecomeactive.OnceBluetooth®on
MTGisactive,itisavailablefor10minutes.Onlyone
mobiledevicecanconnecttoamachineatatimeover
Bluetooth®connection.
(ReferenceSolutionsPluson-screenhelpformore
information.)
JDLinkisatrademarkofDeere&Company
ServiceADVISORisatrademarkofDeere&Company
BluetoothisatrademarkofBluetoothSIG
AppleisatrademarkofApple,Inc.
AndroidisatrademarkofGoogleInc.
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