Tachosys marks 10 years of remote download
Tachograph equipment provider Tachosys is celebrating 30 years of parent company Prosys Dev this year, as well as 10 years of the digiDL, its trademark remote downloading product.
Tachosys, which has been immersed in the tachograph market since 1993, highlights the complexities and intricacies involved in capturing and transferring data in the most efficient way.
Every remote download requires remote authentication, which is a fundamental part of the company’s offering. It provides a range of products to meet card hosting requirements, from a standalone card reader to the digicard-hotel, which hosts up-to 20 company cards per device.
These are designed to place the company card online which unlocks the tachograph within a company’s vehicle, making it available for remote download.
Through digicentral, Tachosys offers complete hardware integration across its entire product range. This dynamic software has been developed in-house to centralise the data gathered from each product, ready to be utilised by resellers who make it available for analysis, reporting and monitoring of drivers and vehicles.
The system is hosted by the resellers and ensures flexibility for data residency within specific countries or regions, says Tachosys, meaning that the customer controls where the data goes, safe in the knowledge that everything is end-to-end encrypted and GDPR compliant.
“The digiDL completely automates both driver card and vehicle unit download providing the most efficient fleet management solution,” explained marketing manager Joe Stevens.
“This data is downloaded from the tachograph, securely stored and then uploaded to a designated server via either 4G, Wi-Fi or LAN connection, all on a schedule defined by the customer.
“This data is automatically passed to an analysis provider, giving everything needed to effectively manage driver and vehicle compliance.
“Within a year of tacho-graph remote download being introduced (2010), Tachosys had developed what has proven to be one of the strongest products on the market.
With many original DLs still in use a decade later, its robust design combined with the free feature and firmware updates is what has made it such a success.
“These updates add value to an already paid-for product, increasing its lifespan and saving money in as little as two years compared to cheaper products with higher ongoing costs.”
Tachosys also proactively adapts and improves the DL in line with tachograph developments and EU driving legislation, so much so that the transition to Gen2 was seamless for its existing customers, the company says.
“We know that data has never been more valuable than it is today, and so we create products that centralise as much data as possible giving you the most comprehensive view of your fleet,” Joe continued.
“Alongside our standard digiDL, we have also developed a number of product variants (DL-E and DL-EX) that give you telematics, GPS, FMS and more.
“With these additional capabilities you have the freedom to utilise both digital and analogue inputs with digicentral for completely flexible solutions that are tailored to your requirements.”
