The Impact insight helps you identify acceleration peaks to support remote diagnostics and understand asset behavior.
Note: This article focuses on the Impact insight. To learn more about using Insights in general, read this article.
What is Impact?
Impact detects acceleration peaks measured by the accelerometer built into Trackunit Raw devices (TU500 and above).
All Raw devices measure acceleration across the X, Y, and Z axes of up to 25 g.
Impact displays the highest acceleration value recorded during each capturing period.
How to view Impact in Asset Home?
To use Impact, your Raw device must be model TU500 or higher and have the latest firmware installed.
Once verified, please reach out to Customer Support to activate Impact detection.
Steps
Log in to Trackunit Manager
Go to the Assets page
Click on the asset you want to inspect
In Asset Home, open the Insights tab
Select Impact in Insights Overview
Filter by the date range you want to analyze
You can now review and document impact events for the selected period in the Insights graph at the top.
💡 Tip: You can find the approximate location of each impact under the Movement tab. Learn more about the Movement tab here.
You can also generate an Operations Report for the same date range to see who operated the asset. Read more about creating an Operations Report here.
How is Impact calculated?
Impact is calculated using the following formula:
√(X² + Y² + Z²) |
Capturing periods
Asset condition | Capturing period |
Moving more than 8 km/h (engine on or off) | 2 minutes |
Operating while standing still | 15 minutes |
Not operating and standing still | 60 minutes |
Set up a High Impact Alert
With the High Impact Alert, you are notified when your asset’s g-force (g) increases unexpectedly beyond the defined threshold, which may indicate a malfunction or an accident.
Note: The mounting position of the Raw device affects the Impact value.
Mount the device on a rigid part of the asset, away from the engine.
Wires, hoses, or vibrations can dampen or distort data readings.
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Need more help?
Click on the Messenger icon in the lower-left corner to get in touch with Customer Support.