The Vehicle Monitoring plugin can now integrate with a vehicle's Controller Area Network (CAN bus). After integration, the plugin can create metadata for vehicle sensors without needing digital inputs. This integration requires a specific hardware adapter, the Simma Software VNA2. The adapter connects to the CAN bus of the vehicle. It allows the plugin to receive J1939 messages using a USB or serial port connection.
The plugin supports 10 different J1939 parameter groups. It makes 21 different metadata key and value pairs from this data when received. You can use these metadata keys with existing metadata features included in the plugin. The metadata features include bookmarking video or generating events based on the metadata value. You can also use general Security Center features to add more functionality using generated events.