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Location information
Digi Connect EZ Mini User Guide
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12. For
Outgoing message type
, select either
NMEA
or
TAIP
for the type of message that the
device will forward to a remote host.
n
(Optional) If
NMEA
is selected, select a
Talker ID
.
The talker ID is a two-character prefix in the NMEA message that identifies the source
type. The talker ID set here will override the talker ID from all sources, and all
forwarded sentences will use the configured ID. The default setting is
Default
, which
means that the talker ID provided by the source will be used.
13. (Optional) For
Prepend text
, enter text to prepend to the forwarded message. Two variables
can be included in the prepended text:
n
%s
: Includes the Connect EZ device's serial number in the prepended text.
n
%v
: Includes the vehicle ID in the prepended text.
For example, to include both the device's serial number and vehicle ID in the prepend
message, you can enter the following in the
Prepend
field:
__|%s|__|%v|__
14. Type a four-digit alphanumeric
Vehicle ID
that will be included with to location messages. If
no vehicle ID is configured, this setting defaults to 0000.
15. Click
Apply
to save the configuration and apply the change.
Command line
1. Log into the Connect EZ command line as a user with full Admin access rights.
Depending on your device configuration, you may be presented with an
Access selection
menu
. Type
admin
to access the Admin CLI.
2. At the command line, type
config
to enter configuration mode:
> config
(config)>
3. Add a remote host to which location messages will be sent:
(config)> add service location forward end
(config service location forward 0)>
4. Set the hostname or IP address of the remote host to which location messages will be sent:
(config service location forward 0)> server
host
(config service location forward 0)>
5. Set the communication protocol to either
upd
or
tcp
:
(config service location forward 0)> protocol
protocol
(config service location forward 0)>
