Saturday, June 7, 2008

Vehicle Tracking Devices And Its Parts

By Salvador Paez

Interestingly, the ability to utilize a complete vehicle tracking system does not require too many hardware components on part of the user. In fact most vehicle tracking systems are comprised of only two sets of hardware devices, the transmitter and the remote receiver. While different communication protocols (GPRS, radio frequency, GPS) may require a different set of hardware components, these components mainly differ in configurations only and the same equipments along with their functions are still left intact.

The Transmitter:

The transmitter is an electronic device that is responsible for propagating a signal to be intercepted by the receiver. Depending upon the configuration of the transmitter, it can emit signals in the form of radio waves for radio frequency-type vehicle tracking systems, it can emit microwaves for satellite-based vehicle tracking systems such as GS, or it can also emit electromagnetic waves for cellular-based GPS.

A transmitter is composed of the following basic parts:

Power supply - The power supply (or power supply unit) is a device or system used to supply electrical energy to the transmitter.

Oscillator - This is the circuit in the transmitter that makes the repetitive signal.

Power supply - It provides electric energy to the transmitter.

Power supply - This is the unit that provides electrical energy to the transmitter.

Receiver:

The receiver is the remote component that is tasked to intercept signals from the transmitter to be able to determine its exact location and among other important details. The type of receiver used depends on the type of transmitter; radio receivers for radio frequency-type transmitters, etc.

There are many other in-depth references such as guide books that tackles deeper topics regarding the transmitter and the receiver electronic devices.

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