Remote Tachograph Download Integration For Telematics System

Easy, Compliant Remote Tachograph Integration

DigidownHAL is a Hardware Abstraction Layer that lets you integrate secure, remote tachograph and driver card downloading directly into your own telematics hardware with minimal development time.

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Why Use DigidownHAL?

Save Time

No need to build a custom interface for every tachograph brand (VDO, Stoneridge, etc.). Ours works with all digital tachographs out of the box, ready to use in weeks, not years.

Stay Compliant

Rest assured that you are handling the latest protocols correctly. Your system simply receives clean, EU regulation compliant data, avoiding data gaps and legal liability for your clients.

Save Money

Files are optimised for low bandwidth to keep data transmission costs low, even for large-scale international fleets.

Future-Proof

Every time the law changes or a new tachograph model is released, we provide free updates to ensure compatibility, so that you are always in line with the latest regulations without extra development costs. That's our promise.

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Features

Complete Solution: Remote authentication infrastructure including hosting software and servers are provided as part of the system.
Full Support for Remote Authentication: Carries out digital tachograph remote authentication by passing simple data strings back and forth to a server.
Gen2v2 Ready: Fully compatible with all tachographs. Updates for future tachograph compatibility included.
Cloud Infrastructure Support: The HAL works in tandem with our cloud infrastructure and Hyper Card Rack™, allowing you to provide a full end-to-end compliance service to your customers.
Working Hours Data: Access real-time data such as driver identity, current driver activity, driving time notifications, ignition status and more.
Data Integrity: The HAL manages all low-level communication with the Vehicle Unit (VU). Every file is delivered in the correct legal format (.ddd, .v1b, etc.), ready for any analysis software.
Easy Integration: Full development kit and instructions.
Simple Design: No additional box and fewer cables.
Superb Support: Fast, responsive, expert support from our UK-based technical team.

What's In The Box?

Option A: The Chipset Solution: Integrate the HAL directly onto your PCB for a native, high-performance experience.
Option B: The C-Library: Use our robust software library to bridge your existing hardware with the tachograph environment.

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What they say...

Trevor White

Owner, TMSanalysis

"Our software works seamlessly with their tachograph downloading solutions and this has helped us offer a market leading analysis product."

Andrew Tavener

Head of Marketing, Descartes UK

"Descartes is happy to recommend and supply Lisle Design tachograph download devices to send digital tachograph data to our Smartanalysis tachograph analysis software and our SoloPlus digital download software."

Warwick Dunnet

MD, Seven Telematics

"We have worked with Lisle Design for a number of years now. Their excellent products and professional service have allowed us to successfully integrate digital tachograph remote downloading & analysis into our suite of services."

Guy Reynolds

CEO, AquariusIT

"The team at Lisle Design have a professional and dedicated attitude to their work and for over 10 years have maintained a close working relationship with us."

Ian Bloomer

Founder, TDi

TDi have been working with Lisle Design for many years and have always found their products to be reliable, user friendly and cost effective. The Lisle Design team have always given us great customer service and support and are readily available to help with technical advice whenever needed."

Richard Schofield

Head of Operations & Procurement, RHA

"The RHA have been working with Lisle Design now for over 10 years, they are a long standing and valued supplier to our RHA Shop, with their full comprehensive range of downloading tools we sell to our RHA Members and customers. Service, support and supply has always been to a very high standard."

Duncan Horsfall

MD, Tachomagic

"We always recommend Lisle products to our Clients, they are easy to use and robust and if we do need some product advice, their support is second to none."

John Logue

AJT

"Having first-hand experience of almost all download devices on the market I would not sell anything but Lisle devices. The reliability and service from everyone at Lisle Design are second to none!"