PASS-TCU USER MANUAL
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1 Table of Contents: 1 2 3 Table of Contents: ...................................................................................................................................... 3 About This Product .................................................................................................................................... 4 PASS-TCU Features: ................................................................................................................................. 5 3.
2 About This Product The Personal Assistance and Safety System (PASS) serves as the central platform of a telematics system, where all telematics-related technologies are deeply integrated. PASS communicates to a central service center through the communication network device and in turn the service center helps deliver telematics services to the customer. PASS handles the communication from the vehicle to the outside infrastructure via various wireless systems.
3 PASS-TCU Features: Emergency Call Center Roadside Assistance Call Center Customer Assistance Call Center Concierge Call Center PSTN PSAP Operators “911” Wireless Communications infrastructure Service Center Network Management Wireless Network Subscribers (Vehicle Owners) OEM Telematics Operations Center (TOC) GPS Satellites Dealers Telematics Control Unit (TCU) Vehicle Driver/Passengers TCU-Equipped Vehicle Backup Battery (BUB) Diagnostic Tester Figure 1: System Context.
3.1 Emergency Call Overview Emergency Call service is activated by the low cost TeleAid unit (PASS) in two different ways: Manually by pushing an emergency call push-button (Emergency Call button or SOS button) or Automatically by receiving a crash signal from the external airbag control unit.
3.2 Roadside Assistance Overview The Roadside Assistance service allows the customer to get in touch with the Service Center in case of a breakdown of the vehicle or for any non-emergency assistance. A request for the Roadside Assistance can be triggered by manually pressing a button available within the car. This service allows the service center to provide quick and efficient assistance to the customer.
3.3 Remote Nearby Service Overview The Remote Nearby service allows the customer to unlock the vehicle, if the customer is nearby the vehicle. The customer can call the service center to request for the RDU service.
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5 Definitions and Acronyms OTA: Over the Air Ambient Temperature: Temperature surrounding the component as tested in a test chamber or as installed in the vehicle. Category and subcategory: In this document, electronic modules, electric motors and inductive devices are classified into categories and subcategories, which determine the appropriate test requirements.
Power-off: A component shall be considered "Power-off", when it is not electrically connected to a power source, as in case of shipping or storage conditions. “Power-off” condition may require use of mating connectors during some of the tests and shall be specified clearly in the “Test Parameters”. PTC: Positive Temperature Co-efficient (Device with PTC feature shuts off power supply or reduces certain component applications (e. g.
6 FCC Compliance This device conforms to the FCC rules. Any change or modification to Hughes Network Systems’ equipment, not expressly approved by Hughes Network Systems, could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. To comply with the FCC RF Exposure requirements, this device must be operated with a minimum separation distance of 20 cm or more from a person’s body. Other operating configurations should be avoided. This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
