Carrier Transicold has released new computer applications that make management of transportation refrigeration unit (TRU) settings easier.
The Tru-Tech and Tru-View applications allow for custom configuration of settings and operations analysis. The programs are the successors to Carrier Transicold’s popular ReeferManager software. Both new programs feature a simplified interface with icons and quick links for faster, easier navigation.
Tru-Tech refrigeration unit management software is a complete solution for refrigeration data management, including setting operational parameters and conducting diagnostic functions. Tru-Tech comes with Tru-View refrigeration data analysis software, which provides convenient insight into system performance. Tru-View is also available as a stand-alone application for data analysis, without the unit set-up and diagnostic capabilities of Tru-Tech.
Compatible with the latest Windows operating systems, the new programs are designed for use with all Vector, X4, X2 and X-Series trailer units, as well as Carrier Transicold’s Supra truck units.
“Today’s transport refrigeration units – or TRUs – have a wider array of settings, enabling a higher degree of control sophistication,” said Mark Fragnito, product, manager, electronics, Carrier Transicold. “While each refrigeration unit controller can be manually configured at the unit’s keypad, Tru-Tech software provides a faster and easier way to create multiple settings using either a Windows-based computer or tablet. The settings can then be loaded into a single unit or an entire fleet.”
The screen layout of Tru-Tech makes it easy to create error-free IntelliSet commodity profiles, the company said. IntelliSet profiles, which are used with Carrier Transicold APX and Advance controls, direct the unit microprocessor to automatically adjust operating parameters for a particular load when the driver selects a commodity or customer name from a list on the control display.
Tru-Tech software can also be used by technicians to monitor system parameters, such as sensor inputs and other vital data that may be downloaded for tracking, performance evaluation, record keeping, or analytics. The Tru-View component can generate graphic reports, showing specific TRU system performance over time, and data can be exported into Excel spreadsheets or PDFs for easy sharing.
With both programs, data transfers are handled via a special USB jump drive with the APX control system or via PC cards with the Advance microprocessor. For telematics-enabled refrigeration units, data transfers can be handled wirelessly.
