Satellic OBU User manual

OBU User Manual
Date: December 2018 - status: Final - Created by: Marcom
Approved by: ETS
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Table of Contents
Table of Contents............................................................................................................. 2
List of Figures ................................................................................................................... 3
Abbreviated Terms........................................................................................................... 3
1. Introduction .................................................................................................. 4
2. Controls ......................................................................................................... 5
3. Operation ...................................................................................................... 7
3.1 Initial operation with the OBU ...................................................................... 7
3.1.1 OBU Display................................................................................................... 7
3.1.2 OBU LED ........................................................................................................ 7
3.1.3 OBU SOUNDS................................................................................................. 7
3.2 While travelling with the OBU ...................................................................... 8
3.2.1 OBU Display................................................................................................... 8
3.2.2 OBU LED ...................................................................................................... 15
3.2.3 OBU SOUNDS............................................................................................... 16
4. Basic Safety Instructions ............................................................................. 17
5. OBU –FAQ................................................................................................... 18

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List of Figures
Figure 1: General Handling of OBU .........................................................................................................5
Figure 2: Default Screen Toll > 0..............................................................................................................8
Figure 3: Default Screen Toll = 0..............................................................................................................9
Figure 4: Default Screen Toll-free ............................................................................................................9
Figure 5: Screen "OBU Locked".............................................................................................................10
Figure 6: Screen "Top-up"......................................................................................................................11
Figure 7: Screen "Satellic Communication"............................................................................................11
Figure 8: Screen "Wake-up Movement".................................................................................................12
Figure 9: Screen "Errors".......................................................................................................................13
Figure 10: Screen "Warnings"................................................................................................................13
Abbreviated Terms
The following abbreviated terms apply in this document:
GNSS
Global Navigation Satellite System
OBU
On Board Unit
LED
Light Emitting Diode

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1. Introduction
Please familiarize yourself with the functionalities of your On Board Unit and read the document
carefully before starting your first journey. The On Board Unit may not be operated while driving.
All heavy goods vehicles with a Gross Vehicle Weight (GVW) of more than 3.5 tonnes, as well as all semi-
trailer tractors of the N1 category with a body code BC (regardless of their weight), must have a working
On Board Unit (OBU) in Belgium. This regulation applies on motorways and on a number of regional and
municipal roads.
To detect whether a toll road is used, an On Board Unit (OBU) is installed in the vehicle. The OBU is
mandatory in order to comply with the toll regulations of the Belgian regional authorities.
The main tasks of the OBU are:
✓Detecting whether or not the vehicle is driving on a toll road.
✓Helping the driver check relevant vehicle characteristics.
✓Calculating the price for the usage of toll roads based upon all relevant charge information.
✓Sending relevant charge information to a central system.
✓Informing the driver about the OBU’s current state.
A green LED will be displayed, to indicate that the OBU is ready to charge toll. A red LED will be
displayed to indicate that the OBU is not ready to charge toll. The driver complies with the toll
regulations only when the OBU shows a green LED.

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2. Controls
The OBU has six buttons: “button ok” (4), “button up, down, left, right” (3) and “button back” (5). The
red LED (1) and the green LED (2) are optical indicators for the status of the OBU. The “display” (6) is the
main optical indicator for the OBUs status.
Figure 1: General Handling of OBU
(1) Red LED:
The red LED indicates the status of the OBU. The red LED lights up during the booting process or
when problems occur. The OBU does not function in the automatic toll collection when the red LED
is switched on.
(2) Green LED:
The green LED indicates the status of the OBU. The green LED lights up if the booting process is
performed and the OBU works properly. All requirements for automatic toll collection have been
met.
(3) Buttons “up, down, left, right”
These are navigation buttons for moving forward and backward in the menu. In order to enter the
menu screen, the user has to hold the navigation button.
(4) Button “ok”
The “ok” button is used to confirm menu selections. As from OBU software version 5.17, it is not
necessary anymore to push on the “ok” button to start your OBU: if your OBU is connected to the
cigarette lighter socket, it will automatically switch on when you start driving! This applies to all the
OBUs connected to the truck with the standard power cable. Note that fixed installed OBUs were
already switching on automatically since they are directly connected to the ignition of the truck.

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(5) Button “back”
The “back”button is used for returning to the default screen.
(6) Display
The display informs the road user about the journey on Belgian roads.

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3. Operation
3.1 Initial operation with the OBU
When setting up the OBU for the first time it boots automatically. The red LED will light up. The full
booting process can take up to ten minutes. Meanwhile, the OBU itself will have a red light next to the
LCD display, showing the Satellic logo followed by the text “Starting…”. As soon as the LED turns green
and the screen shows your personalized information, such as your licence plate number, it is ready to
collect toll. This personalized information includes the amount you will be charged for every kilometre
you travel on the road you are on (€/km), the total amount you will be charged for the total distance
and the total kilometres travelled on toll roads. When driving on a tollfree road, this will be shown on
the display of the OBU.
Check our FAQ in chapter 5 for any questions you may have. Other issues will be dealt with by the
Satellic Customer Support Department.
3.1.1 OBU Display
The following messages are shown during the OBU start-up process:
(1) Satellic logo
(2) Starting…
(3) After successful start-up: default screen
3.1.2 OBU LED
A red LED is shown during the booting process. The green LED will switch on if the OBU is ready for toll
collection within approximately 10 minutes.
3.1.3 OBU SOUNDS
No sound during the start-up process.

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3.2 While travelling with the OBU
While travelling, the OBU display content may vary, depending on where the vehicle is driving, if
problems occur or information is published by Satellic. The OBU records exactly the road you are driving
on. Contrary to GPS devices, the verification of the exact travelled route may take a while. That is why
the display is updated with a slight delay.
3.2.1 OBU Display
I. Default Screen
A default screen is displayed per default while travelling with the OBU unless a special (overlaying)
screen with additional information appears. The default screen is not scrollable and not configurable by
the user. The default screen has three different operational modes:
(1) Inside Belgium –Toll > 0
(2) Inside Belgium –Toll = 0
(3) Outside Belgium –Toll-free
✓Default screen →Toll > 0
The following screen is used on toll roads:
•Toll/Unit or Toll/km: this is the basic price per kilometre (normal case in Belgium) or the basic
price per unit (e.g. for toll tunnels).
•Toll since 00:00: this is the collected toll amount since 00:00 of the current day. The counter is
reset every night at 00:00. Current day: midnight CET = GMT +1
•Km since 00:00: this is the collected distance in km since 00:00 of the current day. The counter is
reset every night at 0:00.
•Licence plate number: the licence plate number of the vehicle to enable the driver to check if he
is using the correct OBU in the current vehicle.
Figure 2: Default Screen Toll > 0

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✓Default screen →Toll = 0
The Toll = 0 screen is a special case. All fields are filled out as described above, but the basic price
per km or unit is set to 0.00 €. This screen is used if a toll object with an amount 0 € is defined.
Figure 3: Default Screen Toll = 0
✓Default screen →Toll-free
The tollfree screen is used for roads, which are not subject to toll. If the vehicle is driving in a
tollfree area, the fields “Toll since 00:00” and “Km since 00:00” show the last known value from
the toll network until daily break times.
Figure 4: Default Screen Toll-free

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II. Supporting Screens
✓Supporting Screens
A supporting screen is shown as a response to events, status changes or external triggers. The
supporting screens have additional information for the road user and overlay the default screen.
The messages displayed are scrollable if necessary and may have to be confirmed by the road
user.
✓Supporting Screen –“OBU Locked Screens”
This screen is shown if the OBU is locked for some reason:
The screen shows the following information:
•Line 1: “OBU blocked”
•Line 2: lock reason
Figure 5: Screen "OBU Locked"