digigroup

Public Transportation Wireless Communication

“connectBlue offers a technology roadmap and experienced employees that you can count on.”
Marco Rocco, Engineering Director, digigroup srl

Italian digigroup srl is a market leader in hardware and software systems for public transportation fleet management and diagnostics. “With the Intellibus System, you can localize – in real-time – vehicles and manage maintenance with a sophisticated on-board diagnostic device, reducing the operating cost and improving the quality of the offered service,” says Marco Rocco, Engineering Director of digigroup srl.

In 2003, digigroup went wireless in order to get a fast, cost-effective and secure communication method. “We chose connectBlue due to their leading position in the technology community,” explains Rocco. “We have continued our collaboration thanks to connectBlue’s thorough support, technical expertise, good customer relations and interchange-ability across wireless technologies.”

Cost-effective Data Gathering

The connectBlue Bluetooth and Wireless LAN products are found in buses of main public transportation companies in Italy and France. It started with Bluetooth technology and 750 ATM buses of Milan. When a bus returns to the depot, the system wirelessly downloads data via the on-board Serial Port Adapter to a Communication Controller in the depot. Diagnostic reports, statistics of operations and predictive diagnosis is processed by the back office software, installed in the central server in ATM’s data center. Thereby, the Intellibus System provides a holistic view of the state of the vehicle.

After the successful implementation in Milan, other markets wanted to follow and in some cases they preferred Wireless LAN to Bluetooth technology. Then digigroup could take advantage of connectBlue’s unique interchangeability across wireless technologies and could simply exchange the Bluetooth module with the Wireless LAN module.

“I can definitely recommend connectBlue; it is a company that offers a technology roadmap and experienced employees that you can count on,” concludes Rocco. connectBlue stands out thanks to “the technology inside their products, the support and the care they take in managing the partnership. In ten years from now, I am confident that connectBlue will still be advancing the technology frontier.”

Key Benefits

  • Cost-effective solutions
  • Reliable operation 24-7 in demanding applications
  • Top notch products
  • Smooth technical relationship with constant support

connectBlue Products Used

  • Rugged Bluetooth Serial Port Adapter RSPA333
  • Rugged Wireless LAN Serial Port Adapter RWSPA311
  • Wireless LAN Module OWSPA311

About connectBlue

connectBlue™ is a leading provider of wireless solutions for demanding applications in segments industrial automation, medical, instrumentation, diagnostics, logistics / transportation, vehicles and point of sales. Based on Bluetooth technology, Wireless LAN (WLAN) and IEEE 802.15.4 / ZigBee, connectBlue provides ready-to-use products and modules as well as custom design solutions in both hardware and software. connectBlue has offices in Malmö (Sweden), Chicago (USA) and Pfaffenhofen/Munich (Germany). For more information, please visit www.connectblue.com. The connectBlue word mark and logo are owned by connectBlue AB.

 

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