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pom
Member Since: 10 Feb 2008
Location: Worcestershire
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| DIY Tracker / Webasto GSM starter |
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I've had one of these in my freelander for a couple of years(price has come down a lot since i bought one, i paid 400), reading the thread on starting the webasto via GSM propted me to dig out the instruction manual as i remebered it had a digital out connection.
Low an behold it does, so I'm going to check out how this can switch on the FBH via the webasto remote same as in the other thread.
The tracker has no monthly rental to pay, I just put a pay-as-you-go SIM inside it, you can download from the web and see where the vehicle is or dial direct into the unit to receive real time telemetry. The main reason I got this particular unit was you could program a 'geofence' an area on the map basically, if the vehicle goes outside this area you get a text. It also takes input from the alarm and sends text on alarm activation etc.
2 birds with 1 stone, a vehicle tracker and webasto remote.
pom
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 6th Jan 2009 7:01 pm |
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wiggs
Member Since: 03 Sep 2006
Location: Manchester
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link dosent work !! G4 Gone ...but not forgotten
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| 6th Jan 2009 7:09 pm |
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Slimer
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Member Since: 06 Jan 2005
Location: Last Exit to Nowhere
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It does now The End
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| 6th Jan 2009 7:12 pm |
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bobbycrispbox
Member Since: 15 May 2006
Location: Where women glow and men plunder
Posts: 2580
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pom - is it a vtu009? It looks like one but the website you linked doesn't have a product code on it.
If it is the vtu009 then the instructions above don't mention a switched output (i.e. a relay). I think the digital output it refers to is the usb interface 
If I've got this wrong then tell me - because if it could control the fbh then I think I'd quite like one of these too.
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| 6th Jan 2009 9:20 pm |
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UNG
Member Since: 20 Jun 2008
Location: Lancs
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bobbycrispbox wrote:pom - is it a vtu009? It looks like one but the website you linked doesn't have a product code on it.
In the text on the page the link takes you to it says VTU008 "Never keep up with the Joneses. Drag'em down to your level. It's cheaper".
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| 6th Jan 2009 9:46 pm |
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pom
Member Since: 10 Feb 2008
Location: Worcestershire
Posts: 1790
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well i think mine is vtu0008 as its quite old, i'm going to find the instructions tomorrow but im pretty sure they said when i bought it you could send a signal to an immobiliser, i'll double check.
pom
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| 6th Jan 2009 9:49 pm |
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bobbycrispbox
Member Since: 15 May 2006
Location: Where women glow and men plunder
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UNG wrote:In the text on the page the link takes you to it says VTU008
 oh yeah.
manual online here suggests you might be able to control the fbh with it
http://www.directions.ltd.uk/files/vtu008.pdf
I think you'll need another relay though, as what the vtu008 provides is just a 12v/0.5a output.
And the manual above doesn't say if you can send an sms to activate the output, or how it operates.
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| 6th Jan 2009 10:13 pm |
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pom
Member Since: 10 Feb 2008
Location: Worcestershire
Posts: 1790
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yes thats it.attach a simple relay would work.
I have the email address for the software engineers so will drop them a line tomorrow.
http://www.directions.ltd.uk/ this is the manufacturer.
In fact I'll pull it out of the freelander and have a play!
pom
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| 6th Jan 2009 10:27 pm |
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pom
Member Since: 10 Feb 2008
Location: Worcestershire
Posts: 1790
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Good News!
Yes the output can be pulsed on and off by either a text or by calling it. It also has the added security of only accepting calls from telephones numbers you set.
I have asked them if they would offer a discount for members of the forum should any be interested. Update: No discount due to the weak pound lol
Now to retrofit mine from the Freelander to the Disco.
cheers
Pom
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| 7th Jan 2009 9:14 am |
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pom
Member Since: 10 Feb 2008
Location: Worcestershire
Posts: 1790
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Ok stripped the unit out of the freelander have ordered a 12v relay from maplin.
The track and locate software can be run on a smartphone, handy for seing where the mrs is really going 
pom
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| 7th Jan 2009 1:02 pm |
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wiggs
Member Since: 03 Sep 2006
Location: Manchester
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| Re: DIY Tracker / Webasto GSM starter |
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Excuse my stupidity ..but you say
pom wrote:The tracker has no monthly rental to pay, I just put a pay-as-you-go SIM inside it
On the link above first thing it says is
"Real time tracking for under £5.00 per month "
Which is correct ? G4 Gone ...but not forgotten
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| 7th Jan 2009 1:05 pm |
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pom
Member Since: 10 Feb 2008
Location: Worcestershire
Posts: 1790
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There is no monthly rental once you buy the tracker its yours.
YOU have to supply a SIM card, it doesn't need credit as it never makes calls (apart from alarms) but it does upload via GPRS the tracking data from the unit. Depending on sensitivity you choose is how much uploading it does. You don't have to use this, you can just do a locate which calls the phone directly from the software.
I use a pay as you go SIM and the credit never runs out just the bloody Mobile operators kill the sim if it hasnt made any calls/texts in 90 days. So I put a tenner on it every 3 months.
cheers
Pom
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| 7th Jan 2009 1:23 pm |
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wiggs
Member Since: 03 Sep 2006
Location: Manchester
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Thanks for clearing that up  G4 Gone ...but not forgotten
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| 7th Jan 2009 1:31 pm |
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