Liquid Controls EZConnect Office - Manual (Page 5)

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InTroduCTIon
FleetConnect Refueling System Overview
FleetConnect is a Liquid Control’s in-cab fuel delivery and data collection application for the DMS i1000 that
spans from the point of delivery to the office PC. FleetConnect is specially designed for businesses who have or
fuel customers with large fleets of vehicles and equipment or fuel their own fleet. Like other Liquid Control’s data
management applications, FleetConnect runs in conjunction with flowmeters equipped with the LectroCount electronic
registers.
The main functions of a fleetConnect system include:
• Account management
• Operational data management
• Delivery data tracking
• Data entry interface
• File conversions
• Security settings for fueling access and system configuration
• Print ticket configuration
• Customer equipment identification
• Delivery start and stop
CoMponenTs
There are five main components unique to a FleetConnect System: DMS i1000 FleetConnect (DMS i1000 software),
FleetConnect Office (office PC software), the EZConnect button reader, the USB RFID button reader and the RFID
buttons (stainless steel buttons with a unique identification number that can be read by a button reader).
seTup
During setup, each vehicle (or piece of equipment) to be fueled is assigned a RFID button number. The vehicle
information (name, fuel type, etc.) and the RFID button number are saved together in the FleetConnect database
(in this manual this is referred to as mapping). The RFID buttons are then taken into the field and fastened to their
respective vehicles. DMS i1000 FleetConnect uses the RFID button numbers to identify vehicles before making a
delivery.
delIverIes
To make deliveries, fuelers simply push the EZConnect button reader over the RFID button of the vehicle. The
EZConnect button reader transmits the RFID button number to the DMS i1000. DMS i1000 FleetConnect receives the
transmission from the EZConnect button reader and pulls the vehicle data programmed to the RFID button number.
After FleetConnect confirms the identity of the vehicle, it opens the control valve on the appropriate meter system
allowing the fueler to make the delivery. FleetConnect records the metrological data of the delivery and saves it in a
record with the vehicle data. DMS i1000 FleetConnect transmits all of the transaction data compiled throughout the
shift to the office PC via cell modem, RF transmission, or USB memory device.
offICe
In the office, FleetConnect Office converts the data received from each DMS i1000 into ASCII text files. ASCII text
files can be easily transferred to third-party software. The FleetConnect database consists of operational data, like
vehicle, customer, product and fueler data. FleetConnect office has a graphical user interface, FCEdit, for office
computers where users can manage operational data, configure print tickets, and change system settings. FCEdit
also allows users to verify or reject any changes made to the database by DMS i1000s in the field—such as new
customers or vehicles—and send the changes, if verified, out to all other DMS i1000 units.