Operational Mode

A lithium rechargeable battery with a capacity of 3.6 ah supplies the CSB® with power for an average of 80 days.
Before transport the CSB® solar battery is charged with an external charger, the CSB® compact using the integrated charger in the transport box. During transport, additional charging of the CSB® solar is done using the solar cell, as long as the container is not stacked (e.g. on a ship).

The standard operational mode will determine the geographic position of the CSB every 8 hours and send a report to the headquarter/base station once a day. Occurring events will be sent immediately. The time for reports can be shortened for special requirements like transport on streets. In addition it is possible to track the route of a transport by using the geo-fencing functionality of the software. The operational mode can be changed manually or remotely by using the control software.

Event Messages

• attaching/detaching of the CSB main unit
• power loss of the rechargeable battery under its normal value
• attaching/detaching of sensors within the container
• battery status of the sensors
• opening/closing of doors
• movement of persons within the container
• incidence of light in a closed container
• exceeding acceleration limits of the container
• exceeding/falling of temperature or min./max. values, humidity values and others with our new CSB-THS
• information about the proper loading/unloading of goods using RFID
• stacking information of the container (stacked / not stacked)
• arrival / departure of predefined addresses (port, customs, loading areas, etc)
• exiting of predefined routes
• daily report with information regarding position, charge of the batteries, GSM-code of the carrier / provider
• messages regarding possible radioactivity / radioactive material, gas and various others

Every message is sent using a geographic position and timestamp and can be recorded as a alarm, event, or daily record within the base station. In the event of an alarm an alarm plan is shown to provide the fastest possible response. In addition, alarms can be forwarded over email or text messages to the persons in charge.