The MiX Telematics Fleet Manager Communications Software Developers Kit (FM COMMS SDK) can be used by engineers to enable other hardware devices to communicate with the FM 200 Performer on-board computer using RS-232 serial communications.

The SDK includes portable C source code that can be used to implement the FM200 Performer communications protocol on programmable serial devices, as well as a callable interface that can be used to develop back office applications to communicate with the FM 200 Performer unit once a communications link has been established.

The SDK is written in C and C++ and comes with examples for three operating systems: DOS, Windows and Palm OS.

The FM Comms SDK allows a third party device / computer to:

• Get and set unit's date/time, driver ID, odometer reading, engine hours
• Get general information such as the vehicle ID, driver ID, current speed, RPM, odometer reading, GPS data
• Download Event and Interval (Tacho) Data from the unit
• Check critical event conditions such as over speeding, over revving
• Update event configuration and firmware device drivers in the unit
• Store user data and values such as driving and stopping reasons, document codes and costs in the unit's memory
  

FM Terminal SDK

The FM Terminal SDK is a powerful feature that allows for the complete reconfiguring of the menu structure and associated functionality of the FM Terminal.

Through the use of menu scripting, the FM Terminal is completely customisable and able to meet the unique requirements of individual fleets.

Skills needed:

• Basic understanding of scripting and script principles
• An understanding of the concepts of data types – binary, hexadecimal representation
• A great deal of the process involved in writing a script command requires bit and byte level manipulation

The FM Terminal is entirely dependent on the contents of the script and how it will be interpreted. For this reason, a poorly designed script could have a major effect on the operation of the FM Terminal.