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FOCUS Upftting I Nautech Upft Gateway Interface vides access to previously unobtainable or difcult-to-fnd vehicle data for use in aftermarket systems. Te UGI will be available from Kerr Industries for the Chevrolet Caprice PPV in early summer of 2013. Some but not all of this data is available from the vehicle today as signal wires within the standard 6J1 harness. Tis harness is found in the front passenger foor board of every Chevrolet police vehicle. With a UGI module installed, it will be available from a single location inside the vehicle making equipment installations simpler and more efcient. An upftter will no longer need to risk damaging a vehicle by splicing into a factory wire to try to get a vehicle signal they need. It will be available through the UGI. Te upftter can be certain the signal they are getting is the correct one for the application and is approved by GM. DATA FROM NAUTECH UGI INCLUDES: u Odometer readings u Vehicle speed sensors u Engine rpm u Battery voltage u Engine temperature u Oil temperature u Oil pressure/level u Fuel level u Vehicle fault code u Air bag deployments u Door lock status u Seat belt latch status u Surveillance mode u Door closure status u Battery voltage u Engine running status u Park brake status u Transmission gear selection u Ignition key position u Hazard switch status u Exterior lamp status u HVAC status 36 Police Fleet Manager Jan-Feb 2013 p With the Nautech UGI, the upftter will no longer need to risk damaging a vehicle by splicing into a factory wire to get a vehicle signal. It will be available through the UGI. The upftter can be certain the signal they are getting is the correct one for the application. Like most computer based products, the Using this method of digital commuUGI module has plenty of scope for future nication between the OE and aftermarket development. For example, the module has systems means the touchscreen in the dash a USB and a CAN port output built into of the car can be used as the siren and lightit. By using a simple PC user interface, ve- ing controller or to display basic dispatch hicle data can transfer through the UGI to information. an MDT and back ofce systems. Te abilMany emergency equipment manufacity to connect the car directly to the police turers are now also using CAN Bus techdepartment���s corporate computer network nology in their lightbars and siren systems will allow feet managers to create reports so the integration possibilities between the on the status of their feets that have previously been impossible to capture accurately. The Nautech UGI is an interface Te UGI module also conbetween the GM CAN bus system tains eight simple digital outputs that can be coupled to GM and the aftermarket equipment LAN vehicle data to activate af- installed by an upftter. termarket systems in whatever way the feet would like to use them. For example, seat belt use while the vehicle and the equipment can go much furvehicle is in motion can be confrmed to ther still. It is expected that once upftters avoid costly non-compliance issues. As an- and emergency equipment manufacturers other example, an air bag deployment can become familiar with the UGI that additrigger an SOS call to home base if the rest tional applications will quickly be found of the aftermarket equipment ftted to the and put to good use. vehicle can also support the application. It is not just about the police vehicle deIn Australia, the home of both Nautech livered from the factory any more. GM and Electronics and the Chevrolet Caprice po- their technical partners have recognized that lice car, a Caprice PPV is being tested with challenge and are committed to enhancing the UGI interface displaying aftermarket vehicle integration to match the needs of the MDT data on the OE in-dash touchscreen. industry. Tis is done by the UGI module translating the touchscreen inputs on the OE screen to Post your comments on this story by visiting www.pfmmag.com the MDT computer, which in turn updates the OE screen via the MDT video output.