Tachosys Digifobpro User manual

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EU Driver’s Hours Rules covered by Digifobpro
Digifobpro provides full analysis of Driver Cards. here follows a list of the in-
formation provided by the Digifobpro in relation to Driver’s Hours. Each of
these pictorial representations has a full explanation beneath them when you
drill down.
CATEGORY ICONS
INFORMATION
LATEST DRIVE SUMMARY
LATEST REST INFORMATION
LATEST SHIFT
WEEKLY REST
SUMMARY W/C
PERIOD OF INACTIVITY
INFRINGEMENTS
DRIVING BREAKS
INSUFFICIENT DAILY REST INCLUDING
DAILY REST EXTENSION / REDUCTION
DAILY DRIVE LIMIT INCLUDING EXTEN-
SIONS
WEEKLY REST OR WEEKLY REST COM-
PENSATION
WEEKLY DRIVING
FORTNIGHTLY DRIVING
TIME OVERLAP
INSUFFICIENT WORKING TIME BREAKS
IN THE REPORTED DAY
WEEKLY WORKING TIME OF 60 HOURS
EXCEEDED
INSUFFICIENT AVERAGE WEEKLY REST
IN A 17 WEEK PERIOD
WORKING TIME
EU Driver’s Hours Rules covered by Digifobpro 2
Charging your Digifobpro and Digifobpro Controls 4
Driver Card - Quick View 5
Driver Card - Download 5
Driver Card - File Viewer 5
Connecting to a Vehicle Unit 5
Vehicle Unit – Download 8
Setting Vehicle Unit Download Options 8, 11-13
Deleting les on your Digifobpro 7, 8, 18
Maintenance of your Digifobpro system 12
Setting the screen brightness 12
urning o the Digifobpro 5, 13
Installing DigiConnect Windows® software 14
Connecting the Digifobpro to your PC 15
Accessing the Functions Menu on Your PC 16
Opening Archive Folder 16
Viewing les on the Digifobpro with DigiConnect 18
Management of Digifobpro les via your PC 18-19
DigiConnect Software Options 19-21
Digifobpro conguration via DigiConnect Software 19-21
Upgrading rmware 21
Information on REPS 21
Resetting your Digifobpro 22
Disclaimer 23
able of contents

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Components
• Digifobpro
• Vehicle Unit Cable
• USB Cable
Charging your digifobpro:
Digifobpro can be charged by a 5 volt USB adapter commonly used with many
phones however we would strongly recommend charging your digifobpro via a
PC or Laptop USB socket.
A red LED is displayed when the unit is charging correctly. When the unit is
fully charged the charging light will change to green. Be aware that the rst
charge may take several hours. For best results you should charge with the unit
powered down.
Digifobpro has power saving features that can be managed via our Windows™
digiconnect software available at www.tachosys.com or as installed on the
extended storage drive available on your digifobpro.
Digifobpro controls:
Return
Enter or
ON
Scroll
Menus
USB and
Charging
Vehicle
Connection
Card Reader
Digifobpro Functions
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o turn Digifobpro ON, hold down the OK button for approximately 2 seconds.
= turn Digifobpro OFF.
Digifobpro will automatically switch itself o if no activity is detected for a
number of minutes. Durations for low power and o modes can be set.
Download
With digifobpro downloading is automatic. Simply insert a Driver Card in the
card slot at the top of the digifobpro with the gold chip facing you. o
download a Vehicle insert a valid Company Card in the achograph and then
attach the supplied cable to the achograph as indicated below.
Driver Card Menu
Download: insert a Driver Card in the card slot at the top of the digifobpro with
the gold chip facing you and at the bottom. Digifobpro will read the full
contents of the card and commit it to it’s internal memory. Once the card is
read you can press OK to see further options.
Reviewing existing les
Choose the driver you wish to analyse and then select the Analyse Icon. You
can sort drivers by time or A-Z, Z-A by using the Left and Right arrows. A lter
screen will allow you to choose which elements of the analysis you wish to
view. You can scroll through the analysis using the UP and DOWN arrows.

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Latest
Summary
Infringement
Information
Filtering: he data is split into categories; Information, Infringement, Summary
and Latest . urn ON or OFF options by highlighting using the UP and DOWN
arrows and turning an option ON or OFF with the Left or Right buttons.
First level Driver Card Analysis icons
Second level Driver Card Analysis icons
hird level Driver Card Analysis icons
Drive
Rest
All modes; Drive, Rest, Work, POA.
Work
Availability
ime overlap
Weekly
2 Weekly
Within 24 Hours.
Break
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Events and Faults
Delete File - use
this cautiously!
Activity data in
graphical form.
Vehicles Used
Putting analysis icons together:
he three levels of icon used in the driver card analysis are put together to give
an at a glance view of summarised data. For example;
= Latest summary for all modes in last 24 hours.
= Infringement - Rest - Weekly (Weekly rest infringement)
You can scroll through all analysis entries and drill down with the OK button for
more detailed information.
Additional Driver Card Functions
Events and Faults Icons applicable to Driver Cards and Vehicles
General events
Faults (Recording Equipment)
Security breach event
Sensor Security Breach
Overspeeds

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Downloading the Vehicle
You must rst place a valid Company card in Slot 1 or Slot 2 of your Vehicle Unit
(VU). Attach the VU cable supplied and the VU Download menu will
automatically appear. Refer to your vehicle’s achograph instructions for
details on where the download connection is located or see Page 5 for helpful
hints.
Use the UP and DOWN arrows to select options and the LEF and RIGH
buttons to turn ON and OFF options or to increment the values. Select the
Download ICON and press OK.
he minimum requirement for a standard download consists of;
Activity: Since Last (VU) — Events and Faults: Yes — Speed Data: No —
echnical Data: No.
Using the digifobpro menu you can download ‘ALL data’, a set number of days
or ’Since last’ which will download from the last time recorded by your
digifobpro.
Since Last (VU) downloads from the date recorded by the Vehicle Unit based on
any device that downloaded it (not including Control or Workshop cards). his
is the default for all achosys devices. here are further download options that
can be set using the digiconnect software (see page 14 onwards).
Vehicle Unit Menu
Choose the Vehicle you wish to analyse from the list. You can sort Vehicles by
time or A-Z, Z-A by using the Left and Right arrows.
Vehicle Functions
N.B. See page 21 for more information on Events and Faults.
Activity data - OK to drill
down, UP / DOWN to scroll
Speed data, LEF / RIGH to
zoom, UP / DOWN to scroll
Information on the
downloaded le
Events and Faults, OK to drill
down (page 7 for icons )
Calibration data Speed graph shown for 4hz
Data (see page 13)
Delete File - use cautiously.
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SRE DDS and VDO Counter
Your digifobpro has a unique and extremely useful new feature. By
connecting your digifobpro to any Digital achograph and placing the
digifobro in this mode you can view your current driving totals in real time.
Please note that whilst Digital achograph have been around since 2006 more
comprehensive real time data provided by the achograph was not available
until around 2012. Despite this there are benets for all users adopting this
technology.
achosys also manufacture a range of Bluetooth devices to which the
digifobpro can connect to provide a Wireless solution. Please have a look at
our digiDL-EX and digiblu products at achosys.com for more information.
See Page 13 to see how to pair Bluetooth devices.
VDO Counter Compatability
he table below shows which versions support full Counter functionality and
whether updates or activation cards may be required.
* Upgrade of the release is possible via workshop
** Must be activated with an Update Card
*** Can only be activated via the workshop
he VDO Counter Update Card comes in two types Single or Multi Use.
he part numbers are:-
Single: A2C59516603 Multi Use: A2C59516604
Stoneridge DDS Compatibility
here are currently two models that support DDS, the Exakt Duo and Exakt
Duo². hese models are software revision R7.4 and R7.5 respectively.
1.2a 1.3 1.4 2.0 2.0a 2.1
2.1
active
VDO
Counter * *** **

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Bluetooth / Phone Link
Digifobpro has Bluetooth functionality which allows it to be used as an
interface to the achograph by an Android phone or tablet.
hird parties can develop applications using the digifobpro as their connection
to the achograph.
Please check out the Google Play store for the digifobpro Companion app. his
app allows you to control the download of les from the achograph using
your Android phone or tablet. You can also choose to email the resultant les
or you can register your device with your provider’s digicentral server if they
support this automated service. achosys can provide server hosting if you do
not work with an online analysis provider oering this service.
here are additional Bluetooth settings in the Settings section (page 13) .
You can download the digifobpro Companion app guide at achosys.com.
Extras
he digifobpro platform is extremely exible and the Extras section will allow
achosys to release additional functionality in the future. New functionality
will be activated or invoked in this area. Examples of this are specialist
functions for Enforcement Authorities or Workshops. News of such Extras will
be available at www.tachosys.com.
About
• Serial Number
• Date of Manufacture
• Storage Used
• Battery status and charging status when applicable
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Settings
Settings - Download
Vehicle Download– Settings
VU Options
Download Speed: refers to the speed of the
download; Optimised is the fastest method. Should
you have any download diculties then revert to the
Standard option.
Default Days: the maximum number of days
downloaded from the VU using the “Since Last”
option. Use the RIGH and LEF arrows to increment.
Standard Download
Activity: default setting for Standard Download
Events and Faults: set default YES or NO
Speed Data: set default YES or NO
echnical data: set default YES or NO
Stoneridge Special Data
Manufacturers may request you to download special
REP numbers to help with debugging achograph
issues.
VDO Special data
As above, plus in the case of VDO achograph you
can access additional data relating to enhanced
speed recording and extended period recording.
Driver Download - Settings
Set “POA as Break” Yes or No depending on how this applies in
your region.

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Settings- Continued
he digifobpro keeps a log of all downloaded events to
assist in identifying any download issues.
his option clears the log le.
File System
You can set the digifobpro to overwrite archived les so
that it is less likely to ll up, this is the default setting.
You can enable the digifobpro stored les to be seen by
Windows explorer. Hiding Archived les will ensure you
do not see les that are already downloaded. Finally you
can set the le naming convention for your software.
You can enable 3GB of digifobpro storage for your own
use. Please be aware that this will contain your manuals
and software.
he Delete ALL option eectively reformats the Flash
Memory on your device and all les will be deleted so use
very cautiously.
Set the language. If your language is not available visit
achosys.com and download the latest digiconnect software as
this will contain all the latest language updates.
Set brightness, number of seconds before the unit goes to sleep
or low power mode and the number of seconds before the unit
turns o completely.
Set Date and ime.
urn ON or OFF sounds.
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Settings - Continued
In order to use Bluetooth devices with your digifobpro you must
rst pair them using this function.
his option scans for Bluetooth devices and allows you to
add them using the appropriate PIN number for the device
you are attaching to.
You are limited to 32 devices so this option allows you to
remove devices you no longer need. Or you can tidy the list
removing devices you no longer have.
Power Down
Additional Guidance for special features
4hz Speed Data
4hz speed data is available for the VDO tachograph only and must be specied
in the VU download as “VDO Special Data”. he 4Hz data is split into six records
each two minutes long and they include any deceleration events. he two
vertical purple lines (marked 1 and 2) can be moved to the start and nish of a
deceleration event and the display will reect; the period of deceleration, the
distance covered and the actual deceleration in m/s².
Use the keypad Left and Right arrows to select the lines <1> and <2> and in
turn move them to where you need them using the UP and Down arrows.
Example 4hz speed data graph

DigiConnect Windows® Software
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Minimum Recommended PC Specication
Processor: Intel P4 1.4GHz, AMD Athlon 1.4 GHz
Memory: 512Mbytes
Hard disk: 40 Gbytes
Video Resolution: 1024 x 768
Operating Systems: Windows 7 / Windows 8 / Windows 10
Digiconnect is pre loaded onto the digifobpro. Simply connect the digifobpro
to a free USB socket and use Windows Explorer to navigate to the software
directory.
Installing the DigiConnect Windows® Software
1. Please browse to the USB ash drive of your digifobpro using Windows®
Explorer and double-click Setup.exe.
2. You will be prompted for your appropriate language. Please select from
the list and then click OK.
3. You will receive a welcome message, simply click ‘next’.
4. Read the terms of the Licence Agreement then click on the ’I accept the
terms in the Licence agreement’ option and then click ‘next’. If you
choose to not accept the terms the installation will be terminated.
5. Choose the folder in which you wish the software program les to be
installed. he default folder is the standard location for Windows®
programs. Click ‘next’.
6. Click ‘Install’ to begin the actual installation. his may take several
minutes.
7. Finally tick or untick the box labelled ‘Launch DigiConnect ’ depending
on whether you wish to start the program on completion of the
installation. Click ‘Finish’.
8. If you opted to launch DigiConnect at the end of the installation then
you will be taken to the main options menu to congure your individual
settings.
DigiConnect Windows® Software - V5.00 onwards
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Connecting the Digifobpro to your PC
1. Connect the supplied USB cable, to a free USB socket on your PC.
Connect the other end to the USB port on the bottom of the digifobpro.
Ensure that the DigiConnect software is started by selecting Programs–
achosys - DigiConnect on your PC.
2. urn on your Digifobpro by pressing and holding the OK button for at
least 2 seconds. he digifobpro will display the USB Link Icon.
If you are having problems connecting the digifobpro to the PC disconnect the
cabling from your PC and try an alternative USB socket. If you still have
problems try a dierent cable of the same type.
If you cannot see the digifobpro USB drive then go to;
Change the ‘ Enabled ‘ option to YES.
DigiConnect - Accessing the functions menu on your PC
Digiconnect places an icon in your system tray at the bottom of your
screen. If this ICON is not present then go to Windows - ALL Programs -
achosys - digiconnect and click on the digiconnect Icon.
Click on the digiconnect ICON at the bottom of your screen.
Digiconnect will display all of the achosys devices connected to your PC.
Fig 3.

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Global Options for digiconnect
here are settings in digiconnect that will apply to all achosys devices that
connect to your PC.
Select options in this part of the screen shown in full
in Fig 3.
Open Archive Folder...
his option allows you to quickly navigate to the
Driver Card and Vehicle Unit le archive directory on
your PC.
Options (Global):
Select Options from the menu in Fig. 4
Fig 5.
Fig 4.
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1. Choose the le naming convention suitable for your analysis software in
Fig 5.
2. Choose whether you want ‘Automatic’ download of les from your
Digifobpro or whether you wish to be notied of new les when the unit
is connected to your PC. By selecting Automatic each time your
Digifobpro is connected to your PC any les that are not already on your
PC which exist on the unit will be downloaded automatically. A small
window at the bottom right of your screen will indicate the progress
when automatic transfer occurs.
3. Choose the location in which you wish to store your Driver Card and
Vehicle Unit les when they are downloaded from Digifobpro.
4. If you tick the ‘Place downloaded les into the sub-folder of the Driver or
Vehicle’ option, whenever Driver Card les or Vehicle Unit les are
downloaded from Digifobpro they will automatically be sorted into
separate directories by driver name or vehicle registration number.
5. By choosing the ‘Manual’ option you will have total control over what it
is you download from the Digifobpro. In this mode you will have to
browse to the Digifobpro and copy les manually using digiconnect.
Card Readers:
DigiConnect will support most standard card readers and the achosys
digiCard. his allows you to upload Driver Cards directly into the DigiConnect
default Archive Folder.
digiCentral Settings…
achosys devices can send data straight to your analysis provider. Ask your
Provider if they provide support for this service.

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Digiconnect settings for your digifobpro:
o congure settings specic to your digifobpro
choose options from this part of the main options
screen shown in Fig 3.
View Files on Device:
Digifobpro comes with its own le browser software
to enable you to manage the les that are held on the
Digifobpro via your PC. his is particularly useful for
where you have opted for Manual Download within
the Archive Settings. Select the ‘View Files on Device’
option and you will be presented with the le
browser screen as shown in Fig 6.
File ypes: You can click on ‘Driver Card’ or ‘Vehicle Unit’ to restrict the le list to a
particular type.
File Management:
Upload: Allows you to upload les from your PC’s hard drive to the Digifobpro’s
internal memory. For compliance you must regularly archive les to
your PC.
Download: You can highlight any le in the le window and click ‘Download’. his
will prompt you for a location and le name in which to save the le.
Delete / All: Highlight any le and use the Delete option to delete it. ‘Delete all’ will
remove all les from the device. Ensure that you have downloaded any
important les before using this function.
Fig 6.
Please Note:
he ‘Other’ section holds
text les containing
each Driver Card
analysis. You can
download and open
these in Word or
Wordpad. hese les
are replaced each time
you analyse and will
include applied lters.
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Properties: will show the properties of any highlighted le. Here you can
change the ‘Archive’ properties of a le. If you deselect
‘Archived’ and ‘Archived Remotely’ next time you connect the
Digifobpro to your PC this le will be automatically
downloaded provided that Archiving is set to Automatic . his
is particularly useful when les have been lost on your PC or a
download is interrupted part way through.
If you right click a le in the le browser main window you will see three
options; Download, Delete and Properties. hese options are exactly as dened
above.
his option allows you to congure all attributes of the Digifobpro (see Fig 7.).
Under ‘Device - digifobpro’ you can view the units; Firmware Version, Serial
and Build Date.
Options
Change Language, Sync the digifobpro time with your PC, Apply the Local ime
Oset (compares the PC time to the U C time and applies the appropriate
dierence). he default for the Oset is ticked ON.
Download Speed: refers to digifobpro VU Downloads and should always be set
to Optimised unless you have a particularly slow achograph and have
problems downloading.
Device - Digifobpro:
Fig 7.

DigiConnect Windows® Software
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Congure Device:
Mass Storage Device: Digifobpro has 3GB of storage that can be used for a
customers own les. If you do not want Windows to reference this every time
you attach the digifobpro to the PC you can disable this feature.
File naming conventions: You may change the Driver Card and Vehicle Unit le
conventions to suit your country or analysis software. Simply select the most
appropriate option from the drop down menu.
Show unarchived les only: By default les that have been downloaded from
the digifobpro are not viewable via Windows. o see archived les set this
option to UN ICKED.
Vehicle Unit Download - Options
Click on the appropriate option that is listed below ’Vehicle Unit
Download’ (see Fig 8. ) to set your rep download requirements (see
‘Information on REPS’ page 21) . Click ‘Apply’ and the settings will be written
back to your Digifobpro ready for the next Vehicle Unit download.
Fig 8.
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Change Firmware:
From time to time rmware updates will be made available for your digifobpro.
When using digiconnect if you have Internet access you will automatically be
prompted to update as new rmware and software becomes available.
If you need to manually update the digigifobpro select the ‘Change Firmware’
option and the Windows® explorer window will open. Select the rmware
upgrade le that you will have downloaded from the Internet or been supplied
by your retailer.
Once you select a le it will be automatically uploaded to the Digifobpro and a
progress window will indicate the various stages of the update. he process
will take several minutes. If the rmware upgrade should fail for any reason
please refer to roubleshooting on page 22.
Information on REPS
Whenever you reference Vehicle Unit le data on the Digifobpro we refer to the
term REPS (transfer response parameters). A denition of each of the REPS is
listed in the table below.
REP 1 Overview: includes data such as vehicle ID, Last VU
download and by which type of card.
REP 2 Activities: all tachograph recordable actions per-
formed in the use of the truck by a driver or other
card holder. Does not include faults.
REP 3 Events and faults: all faults recorded on the tacho-
graph including; overspeeds, power interruptions
and time adjustments.
REP 4 Detailed speed: truck speed is recorded every sec-
ond the truck is moving. here is a limit of 24 hours
of data.
REP 5 echnical data: details relating to the vehicle unit
identity, software version and calibration.

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roubleshooting
Digifobpro - complete reset:
If your Digifobpro stops responding completely it is possible to reset the device
by holding down the Return button for 5 seconds. Do not use this option as a
regular feature especially if a rmware upgrade is in process as it is equivalent
to removing the power from the battery momentarily.
Firmware upgrade failure:
If for some reason a rmware upgrade is unsuccessful it is possible to return to
the previous rmware stored on the device. First turn the Digifobpro OFF.
With the unit now o, hold down the UP arrow and keep it held down, now
press the OK button at the same time. Press OK when prompted to do so.
Digifobpro will now restore the former rmware. his option should only be
used as a last resort.
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Disclaimer
he digifobpro includes infringement checking designed to comply with
European legislation. his is with the following caveats:
he interpretation of the driving and rest times, speed information and
information about possible tampering with the digital tachograph is carried
out by national supervisory authority ocials on the basis of Regulation (EC)
No. 561/2006 of 15.03.2006 (Driving and Rest ime regulation) and Regulation
(EC) No. 1360/2002 of 13.06.2002 (Recording Equipment in Road ransport).
With the implementation of these regulations into national law, there is some
room for interpretation which can lead to dierences from country to country.
Whilst infringement checking on digifobpro can provide a quick check it cannot
replace a comprehensive review carried out by the national supervisory
authorities. here are various interpretations and deviating applications of the
above regulations which are beyond the sphere of inuence of the
manufacturer. Accordingly, neither the manufacturer nor its distribution
network will be held liable for nes validated by an authority. he
manufacturer or its sales channel assumes no liability for any loss that may
arise from use of the device.
Events and Faults
Please note! Council Regulation (EC) No. 2135/98 and its Annex 1 (B) sets out
exactly which faults and events should be recorded by a Vehicle Unit. In
essence the nature of the data recorded within these categories may help to
identify tampering with either the tachograph unit or its sensors or may help to
diagnose a fault within the tachograph or sensors. he list of possible faults is
extensive and they have therefore been grouped into categories. You may
wish to refer to Annex 1 (B) or your achograph user guide for further
information on Events and Faults..