User manual for "BIT OBD-II ELD Gen2"

Below you will find the vendor-provided user manual for the ELD product "BIT OBD-II ELD Gen2".

For vendor contact details and additional devices from the same company, see their page Blue Ink Tech.

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BLUE INK
TECHNOLOGY

Electronic
Logging Device
User Manual

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Getting Started

Co-Driver Login . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

ELD Mandate Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3

Swapping Users . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Installing the App on Your Device . . . . . . . . . . . .

4

Drive Time Swapping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Setting Up a New Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5

Instructions for Samsung Devices . . . . . . . . . 24

Installing the BIT ELD Adapter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6

How-To Videos . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Connecting the App to the BIT ELD Adapter . . . .

7

BIT ELD Adapter Health Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8

Using the Web Portal
Website Overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Using the App

Web Portal Login . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

The Home Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9

Fleet Management System Overview

28

Unresolved Issues . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9

My Team . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Current Load Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9

Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

30

Notifications and Suggested Changes . . . . . 10

Viewing Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Navigating the App . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Editing Logs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Available Hours . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Assets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

33

Hours of Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

DVIR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Adding a Record of Duty Status . . . . . . . . . . 14

Fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Editing a Record of Duty Status . . . . . . . . . . 14

My Account . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

36

Automatic Duty Status Changes . . . . . . . . . . 15

Profile Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Duty Status and Logging Out . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Change Password . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Fuel Receipts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Account Emails . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Daily Vehicle Inspection (DVIR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

17

Driver Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Roadside Inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

My Roles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Manage API Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

General Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

19

Payment History . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

ELD Adapter Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

20

Specifications and Requirements . . . . . . . . . 37

Preferred Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

20

United States FCC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Light Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

20

Industry Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Use Alternate J1708 Address . . . . . . . . 21

Society of Automotive Engineers . . . . . . . . . 38

Scan for Other BIT ELD Adapters . . . . 21

Bluetooth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Carrier Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

App Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

38

Driver Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Legal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

38

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throughout this manual.

ELD Mandate Overview
It is important to know that electronic logging
devices (ELDs) do not fully automate driver
logs, but are a tool to simplify the process
of data collection for a drivers logs. For
example, you still have to manually set your
duty statuses to Off Duty, Sleeper Berth,
and so on. You also have to manually certify
your records.

When the vehicles wheel speed exceeds five
miles per hour, a duty status of Driving will
be automatically recorded. If the vehicle is no
longer in motion, the BIT ELD adapter will
automatically record a duty status change to
On Duty Not Driving after 6 minutes if the
driver does not manually change their duty
status.

The BIT ELD adapter allows your vehicle to
communicate with the Blue Ink Tech app over
a wireless connection. To support compliance
with the FMCSAs ELD mandate, it automates
the collection of the following data items:

When the BIT ELD adapter detects that the
vehicle is in motion, the time must be
recorded as either driving, personal use of the
commercial vehicle, or a yard move. The time
when the vehicle is in motion cannot be
shortened or changed to a non-moving status
such as Off Duty, Sleeper Berth, or On Duty
Not Driving. This is all part of the ELD
mandate. The BIT ELD adapter does not
store a drivers speed.

1. Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)
2. Odometer mileage
3. Engine hours
4. Engine on/off status
5. Vehicle in-motion status

Your records are collected and stored on your
smartphone or tablet with the Blue Ink Tech
app. However, the BIT ELD adapter has
internal memory to store events when not
connected to the Blue Ink Tech app. These
records will be associated with the
Unidentified Driver account and will be
visible to all drivers of that vehicle on the
Home screen of the Blue Ink Tech app.

These are the only data items from the
vehicles database that are used to support
compliance with the ELD mandate.
The VIN is used to automatically associate
your records with a specific vehicle. If you
move your BIT ELD adapter to a different
vehicle, it will automatically read the new V

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