IMPORTANT INFORMATION
- "Plug and Play" set up within 2 minutes - no technical knowledge required.
- Find your van and track movement with the inbuilt GPS.
- Arm and Disarm is from your ARMD app
ARMD Guard Smart Van Alarm & Tracker
The ARMD GUARD Smart Van alarm and tracker silently watches over your tools and alerts you (but not the thief) with an instant phone call notification upon detecting motion. The police are more likely to respond to a crime if they can catch them red-handed. If the thief steals the whole vehicle you can track it through the ARMD app and share the information with the police.
- Allows you to take immediate action in the event of a break-in.
- "Plug and Play" set up within 2 minutes - no technical knowledge required.
- Find your van and track movement with the inbuilt GPS.
- Arm and Disarm is from your ARMD app
- Silent alert calls you whilst the break-in is happening without the criminals knowing so the police can catch them in the act.
- The hub is powered by the OBD port in your vehicle.
- The Sensor has a 7-year battery life.
- Tool inventory app that allows you to log all of your tools and receipts.
Get ARMD tool insurance as well to give you that extra layer of protection.
An OBD port is a vehicles ‘On-Board Diagnostics’ port. It is a socket usually found under the steering wheel or near the glove compartment. It may be covered behind a removable panel.If you cannot find it google the make and model of your vehicle with OBD in the search i.e ‘Ford transit custom 2019 ODB location’
When you buy an ARMD Guard it comes with the first 12 months SIM card, data and messaging included. After 12 months this is renewed at £95 per year (the equivalent of £7.92 pm) going forwards to keep your ARMD Guard connected and communicating with the cloud and your phone.
The PIR disc sensor needs to go in the back of your van and cover the widest viewpoint possible including the doors where a breach is most likely to happen. Often this is on the bulkhead about 12 inches down from the roof, which would cover the back doors and a side door. Still, we understand that because of racking and different van configurations this is not always possible so in these cases place a far away as possible pointing at the most vulnerable parts of the van. It range is from 10cm to 5m. The sensor comes with a cradle that can easily stuck on or screwed to a surface and the PIR sensor then clips into it.
The PIR sensor that goes in the back last 7 years. The ARMD Guard hub that goes in the front takes power from your vehicle battery so unless the vehicle is left stationary for months it should stay powered. If for any reason the power does run out or the up is unplugged you will be notified in the ARMD app and by text message.
There are no top up's needed as the data is covered in your monthly or annual price.
After our research there were a number of different reasons why we did not include an audible siren within the alarm:
• The police are more likely to put the blue lights on and come to the scene of the crime if they have a chance of catching them red handed. BTW we always encourage you not to approach a theft that is taking place. Simply call the police and if you can try capturing them on film at a safe distance. This is for your own safety and will also support any insurance claim.
• They often do not deter the thief and irritate the neighbours when accidentally triggered.
• It brings the price of the product up therefore making it less attractive.
ARMD collects various alarm usage and location data, such as how often the alarm is armed and where the vehicle travels. It is worth noting that none of this information is shared with any third party organisations, and is only used to improve the products ARMD makes for tradespeople.
A tamper switch is triggered when the ODB connector is removed. This will activate an immediate phone call alert and SMS message to alert you
Technical Specs
OBD
Module
Technology | GSM/GPRS/GNSS/BLUETOOTH |
Cellular
Technology | GSM |
2G bands | Quad-band 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz |
Data transfer | GPRS Multi-Slot Class 12(up to 240 kbps) |
Data support | SMS (text/data) |
Power
Supply voltage range | 10 - 30 V DC with overvoltage protection |
Back-up battery | 3.7 V 45 mAh |
Power consumption | At 12V < 5 mA (Ultra Deep Sleep) At 12V < 7 mA (Deep Sleep) At 12V < 7 mA (Online Sleep) At 12V < 8 mA (GPS Sleep) At 12V < 28 mA (nominal) |
Bluetooth
Specification | 4.0 + LE |
Supported peripherals | Temperature and Humidity sensor, Headset, Inateck Barcode Scanner, Universal BLE sensors support |
Interface
Connection | OBDII Socket |
GNSS antenna | Internal High Gain |
Cellular antenna | Internal High Gain |
USB | 2.0 Micro-USB |
LED indication | 2 status LED lights |
SIM | Nano-SIM |
Memory | 128MB internal flash memory |
Physical Dimensions
Dimensions | 52.6 x 29.1 x 26 mm (L x W x H) |
Operating Environment
Operating temperature (without battery) | -40 °C to +85 °C |
Storage temperature (without battery) | -40 °C to +85 °C |
Operating humidity | 5% to 95% non-condensing |
Ingress Protection Rating | IP41 |
Battery charge temperature | +10 °C to +45 °C |
Battery discharge temperature | -20 °C to +60 °C |
Battery storage temperature | -20 °C to +45 °C for 1 month -20 °C to +35 °C for 6 months |
Features
Sensors | Accelerometer |
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Scenarios | Green Driving, Over Speeding detection, Jamming detection, GNSS Fuel Counter, Excessive Idling detection, Unplug detection, Towing detection, Crash detection, Auto Geofence, Manual Geofence, Trip |
Sleep modes | GPS Sleep, Online Deep Sleep, Deep Sleep, Ultra Deep Sleep |
Configuration and firmware update | FOTA Web, FOTA, Configurator (USB, Bluetooth), FMBT mobile application (Configuration) |
SMS | Configuration, Events, Debug |
GPRS commands | Configuration, Debug |
Time Synchronization | GPS, NITZ, NTP |
Fuel monitoring | OBD II |
Ignition detection | Accelerometer, External Power Voltage, Engine RPM |
PIR
Operating Mode
Frequency Technology | 2,4 GHz - Bluetooth Low Energy 4.0/4.2 Up to +4 dBm (configurable) |
Output Power Range | Up to 500 metres open field (+4dBm) |
Transmission Period | Advertising period (0,1 sec to 10 sec – configurable in seconds) |
Radio Frame Format | Identifier : 15 characters max (15 bytes)* Presence detection event counter d’états : total number of presence event detected (15 bits)* Presence detection instantaneous state (1 Bit) *Refer to the frames specifications for more information |
Settings and Configuration | Interface/protocole : NFC (Type 2) |
Connected Mode | Datalogger commands (record of saved sensor data)/ Battery level |
Advertising Mode | Periodic presence detection state data transmission. Immediate transmission on change of sensor state |
Sensors Performance | Range : 10 cm to 5 m (4 levels configuration) |
Battery
Power Supply | 3 VDC - Internal lithium battery |
Battery Life | Up to 5 years* * Refer to the battery life curves for more information |
Battery Level | Low battery warning in advertising frames (<15%) Battery voltage in scan response frames (configurable) |
Certifications
Europe | CE : EN 300 328/ EN 301 489 & EN 55032 / EN 62368- 1 |
USA | FCC : FCC 15.247 / FCC PT 15B |
Canada | ISED : RSS-247 / ICES-003 |
RoHS | Yes |
Housing
Dimensions | Ø 57 mm base - Height 20 mm |
Weight | 41g |
Materials | DELRIN (POM C) Compatible with food products (90/128/EEC) |
Waterproof Grade | IP 65 |
Operating Temperature | -18°C to +32°C |
Storage temperature | -18°C to +80°C |