Section E: Additional Component Details

6.0SmarTire Trailer-Link™System Component Details

6.1SmarTire Trailer-Link Module Specifications

6.1.1Power, Mounting, and Environmental Requirements

●Operating voltage range 9 – 36V

●Typical current consumption (with no external loads) 30mA

●5A fuse is required between the main power line of the trailer link and the vehicle battery

●Frequency 433.92 MHz

●Modulation type: OOK

●Design protected for FSK

●500 kHz Band Width

●Sensitivity (OOK) at 433.92 MHz : -112 dBm

●Internal antenna only

●Uses standard Deutsch enclosure

●Tested to SAE J1455 Specifications

●Operating temperature range: -40C to +85C

●Survivability temperature range: -40C to +85C

●Sealed to IP67

●Preferred mounting orientation to shed water is vertical (Connector side facing rear of trailer, away from driving direction)

●Preferred Mounting hardware: ¼ -20 (M6X1) Flange Head CAPSCREW, torque to 7-10 FT/LBS (13 Nm)

●The SmarTire Trailer-Link ECU has an internal antenna and should be mounted free of any metal (only half the enclosure should be covered by the chassis or metal bracket)

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