SDK DEVELOPER TOOLS
Companies who partner with Mentor won't be faced with a mobile device and a blank slate. Mentor provides Mentor Tools, a suite of development tools and utilities that provides developers with easy access to Ranger's key functionalities. Developed over 15 years, Mentor Tools saves companies countless hours and resources. By letting us do the work, your development team can focus on creating the mobile application you need instead of interfacing with new hardware.
Supported development environments
- Microsoft eMbedded Visual C++ 4.0
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2005/2008
Supported application types
- Net Compact Framework (Visual C#, Visual Basic, Visual C++)
- MFC (Visual C++)
Supported application types
- Manages interfacing with Mentor Ranger®
- Provides consistent usage across development environments
- Centralizes access to supported features under a single interface
- Provides flexible access to device data and events
- Comprehensive API integrates with almost any modem
Audio
|
Date/Time
|
Settings (Volume, Mute, etc.)
File Playback (.wav and .mp3)
Audio Profiles
Recording |
Configuration
Timers
Alarms
Tools |
Display
|
Log
|
Backlight Control
Color Profiles and Configuration
|
Log information to file |
Simulator
|
Touchscreen
|
Insert simulated data into Mentor Tools for testing
|
Enable/Disable Control |
Interfaces
|
Vehicle Monitoring
|
Configure and receive status updates of:
- J1708/J1587/J1939
- Wi-Fi/Bluetooth
- GPS
- Odometer
- OBDII
- Smart/Magnetic/Credit Card Reader
- RFID Reader
- I/O
|
Battery Voltage
Speed Monitoring
Location Tracking (with geo-fences)
Geo-odometer
Fuel Usage
Direction of Travel
Vehicle Idling Monitor
Odometer and Distance Monitor
Engine Monitor (DTC, RPM) |
Wireless Communications
|
Ambient Lighting
|
| IP-based modem interface |
Access to ambient light level as detected by target device
|
Device Version/Revision
|
Events
|
| EID, HW, SW, etc. |
Event Handling
|
|
