Configuring digital inputs in the Vehicle Monitoring plugin - Vehicle Monitoring 2.3.18.0

To receive digital inputs, brake usage, windshield wiper activity, equipment deployment, and other digital inputs from a vehicle, you must configure digital inputs.

To configure digital inputs for a vehicle:

1. From Config Tool, navigate to the Properties page of the Vehicle Monitoring plugin.
2. In the REST API section, make the following configurations:

   REST API

   Set to Enabled.

   Authentication type

   Set to Basic authentication.

   API path name prefix

   Enter gpsapi.

   REST port

   Enter 443.

   Web SDK host

   Enter localhost.

   Web SDK port

   Enter 443.

   Web SDK allow self-signed certificate

   Set to Enabled.

   The source time zone for TAIP messages

   Set to UTC.

   NMEA vehicle ID position

   Set to Prefix.

   API documentation

   Leave this setting deactivated.

3. Navigate to the Services page and make the following configurations:

   Input output service

   Set to Enabled.

   Service path prefix

   Enter genetecio.

   Service port

   Enter 443.

   Web SDK host

   Enter localhost.

   Web SDK port

   Enter 443.

   Web SDK username

   Enter your Security Center user credentials.

   Web SDK password

   Enter your Security Center user credentials.

   Configuration endpoint

   This field auto-populates. Leave it as is.

   Allow self-signed certificate

   Set to Enabled.

   Hardware

   Set to Simulated.

   Poll interval

   Set to 100 milliseconds.

   Periodic update

   Leave this setting deactivated.

   Inputs REST endpoint

   This field auto-populates. Leave it as is.

To configure user privileges necessary to submit digital vehicle inputs:

1. From Config Tool, navigate to the User management task.
   1. Navigate to the Privileges tab.
   2. Ensure the Submit inputs using API privilege is set to Allow.
2. From the Plugins task, navigate to the Metadata page of the Vehicle Monitoring plugin.
3. In the Default metadata configuration section, click Add ().
   The Add metadata configuration window opens.
4. In the Metadata key field, enter the metadata key.
5. In the Triggers section, click Add (), and add one or more triggers:
   1. From the Trigger type drop-down list, select one of the following:
      • Numeric: Metadata values are numeric.
      • Regular expression: Metadata values are
   2. From the Comparison drop-down list, select how the metadata must be compared to the value.
   3. In the Value field, enter the value that the metadata is compared to.
   4. Click OK.
6. From the Area view task, navigate to the Properties page of the GPS unit you are configuring digital inputs for.
   1. Navigate to the Input/output section.
   2. Set the Input/output device setting to Genetec.
7. Click on a different entity in the Area View tree and then click the GPS entity you are configuring digital inputs for.
   The new tabs for Inputs and Outputs appear.
8. Navigate to the Inputs tab of the GPS entity that you are configuring digital inputs for and add each input with its corresponding ID (pin):
   1. For 8-pin systems, the inputs are on ID (pin) 2 to 7.
   2. For 16-pin systems, the inputs are on ID (pin) 2 to 7 and 8 to 13.
   IMPORTANT: Input descriptions must match exactly their corresponding metadata keys you configured earlier.
9. Reboot your SVR.