DIRECCION GENERAL DE TRANSPORTE TERRESTRE

DIRECCION GENERAL DE TRANSPORTE TERRESTRE

SUBDIRECCION GENERAL DE INSPECCION
SUBDIRECCION GENERAL DE INSPECCION

DIGITAL TACHOGRAPH

LEGISLATION
EU LEGISLATION FRAME:

EEC REGULATION 3821/85, MODIFIED AS FOLLOWS:

EEC REGULATION 2135/1998

EEC REGULATION 1360/2002
EEC REGULATION 68/2009
EEC REGULATION 1266/2009

EEC REGULATION 561/2006

EEC DIRECTIVE 2002/15
EEC DIRECTIVE 2006/22
EEC DIRECTIVE 2008/4
EEC DIRECTIVE 2009/5

OBJECTIVES OF THE DIGITAL

TACHOGRAPH
THE ROAD SAFETY
TO IMPROVE THE DRIVERS SOCIAL
CONDITIONS
TO HARMONIZE THE FREE
COMPETITION BETWEEN THE ROAD
TRANSPORT COMPANIES

RECORDING EQUIPMENT

DEFINITION:
Equipment intended for installation in road vehicles to
show and record automatically or semi-automatically
details of the movement of those vehicles and of
certain working periods of their drivers.

RECORDING EQUIPMENT
COMPONENTS:
Vehicle unit (VU)

Cables

Motion sensor

The cable connects the Vehicle Unit with the motion

sensor. It is the only element that does not need to be
type approved.
The motion sensor provides the signal to measure the
speed of the vehicle and the distance covered.

OBLIGATION TO FIT THE RECORDING EQUIPMENT IN COMPLIANCE

WITH THE PROVISIONS IN EEC REGULATION 3821/85 ANNEX 1B (I):

Vehicles intended for

the carriage of goods
over 3,500 Kg of
maximum permissible
mass.
Vehicles intended for
the transport of
passengers for more than
nine persons, including
the driver.

Registered for the first time as from May the 1st 2006

TACHOGRAPH(II))
INSTALLATION OF THE DIGITAL TACHOGRAPH(II

In case of replacement of the analogue recording equipment

+ 12 tons of
Max.Perm. Mass

+ 9 seats
+ 10 Tons of Max.Perm.Mass

For vehicles registered for the first time as from the 1st of
January 1996, if the signal transmission is fully electric.

COUNTRIES LIABLE TO COMPLY WITH THE LEGISLATION

Member States of the European Union for

vehicles registered for the first time as from
the 1st of May 2006. Rumania and Bulgaria
as from the 1st of January 2007.
Norway, as from the 9th of December 2006
Countries within the European Economic
Area (Switzerland, Island and Liechtenstein)
and countries which are contracting parties
to the A.E.T.R. as from the 16th of June 2010
(extended to the 1st of January 2011)

FUNCTIONS (I)
COMPULSORY FUNCTIONS ACCORDING TO 3821/85
REGULATION (ANNEX I)

1. - Control the insertion and removal of the cards

2. - Speed and distance measuring
3. - Time measuring
4. - Supervision of the driver activities
5. - Supervision of the driving conditions
6. - Manual inputs of the drivers
7. - Management of locks introduced by the company
8. - Supervision of the recording activities
9. - Incidents and failures detection
10. - Self-diagnoses and automatic checks

FUNCTIONS (II)

11. - Reading of the data stored in the memory

12. - Recording and storage of the data in the memory
13. - Reading of the tachograph cards
14. - Recording and storage of the data in the
tachograph cards
15. - Display
16. - Print out
17. - Warnings
18. - Data transfer to external media
19. - Data forwarding to additional external devices
20. - Calibration
21. - Time setting

DIGITAL TACHOGRAPHS
ACTIA
ACTIASMARTACH
SMARTACH

SIEMENS
SIEMENSVDO
VDODTCO
DTCO1381
1381

STONERIDGE
STONERIDGESE
SE5000
5000

EFKON
EFKONMODEL
MODELEFAS
EFAS33

ACTIA SMARTACH
Menu
Menunavigation
navigation
buttons.
buttons.

Menu
Menuaccess
accessbutton
buttonand
anddata
data
confirmation
confirmation

Warning
Warninglight
light
Printer
Printer

Cancel
Canceloror
rewind
rewind
button
button

Printed document

Data
Data
download
downloadand
and
calibration
calibration
switch
switch

Drivers slot
Drivers slot

Activity selector switch

Activity selector switch
and card release
and card release

Co-drivers
Co-drivers
slot
slot

SIEMENS VDO DTCO 1381

Driver
Driverand
andco-driver
co-driveractivity
activity
Selector
switches.
Selector switches.

Drivers
Driversslot.
slot.

Cancel
Cancelor
or
rewind
rewind
button.
button.

Card
Cardrelease
releasebutton.
button.

Data
Datadownload
downloadand
andcalibration
calibrationswitch.
switch.

Menu
Menu
navigation
navigation
buttons.
buttons.

Menu
Menuaccess
accessbutton
button
and
data
and data
confirmation.
confirmation.

Printer
Printeropening
openingbutton
button

Seal
Seal
Co-drivers
Co-driversslot.
slot.

STONERIDGE SE 5000
Menu
Menu
navigation
navigation
buttons.
buttons.

Cancel
Cancelor
or
rewind
rewind
button.
button.

Menu
Menuaccess
accessbutton
buttonand
and
data
confirmation
data confirmation

Drivers
Drivers
slot
slot

Activity
Activityselector
selector
switch
and
switch andcard
card
release
release

Printer
Printer

Co-drivers
Co-drivers
slot.
slot.

EFKON EFAS 3
Data
Data
download
download
and
and
calibration
calibration
switch
switch

Botones
Botonesde
de
navegacin
navegacin
por
porelelmen.
men.

Printer
Printer

Menu
Menuaccess
accessbutton
button
and data
and data
confirmation
confirmation

Cancer
Canceroror
rewind
rewind
buttons
buttons

Activity selector switch and

Activity selector switch and
data
datarelease
release

Drivers
Driversslot
slot

Co-drivers
Co-drivers
slot
slot

SUPERVISION OF THE DRIVER

ACTIVITIES
When the vehicle is stopped, the activity Work is
automatically selected:
Exemple:

DRIVING

WORK

DRIVING

<120 seg.

DRIVING

REST

DRIVING

SUPERVISION OF THE DRIVER ACTIVITIES

This function shall report any changes of activity to the
recording functions within one minute.
Given any minute, if driving is detected within that minute, the
whole minute shall be considered as driving time.
One minute
DRIVING

WORK

The whole minute is considered driving time

Given any minute not regarded as driving time in accordance to the
above, the whole minute shall be considered within the activity
that had been continuously and for the longest time carried out
within that minute.

SUPERVISION OF THE DRIVER

ACTIVITIES
If driving occurred for the previous and subsequent minutes,
the whole minute shall also be considered driving time

1 minute

DRIVING

1 minute
WORK

1 minute

DRIVING

The whole minute is considered driving time

RECORDING AND STORAGE OF DATA IN THE MEMORY

Data regarding the activities of the driver

shall be stored in the memory of the
recording equipment for at least the last
365 days.
For the purposes of this paragraph, 365
days mean 365 civil days of average
activity of a driver in the vehicle.
Stored data will not be affected by power
interruptions less than 12 months.

POSSIBLE SITUATIONS OF THE DIGITAL

TACHOGRAPH
NOT ACTIVATED OR DEACTIVATED.
ACTIVATED
CALIBRATED

POSSIBLE SITUATIONS OF THE DIGITAL

TACHOGRAPH

The recording equipment shall be supplied deactivated to the installer or vehicle manufacturer,
with all the calibration parameters configured as default values. If there is no suitable default
value, the literal parameters will be displayed as ? and the numerical as 0.
Before activating the recording equipment this shall give access to the calibration function, even if
it is not in the calibration mode.
During installation, the manufacturer shall pre-configure all known parameters. The vehicle
manufacturer or installer shall activate the recording equipment before leaving the installation
premises. It is automatically activated when inserting a test centre card for the first time.
The specific coupling operations between the motion sensor and the VU, if any, shall be carried
out automatically before or during activation.
Once the recording equipment has been activated, all the functions and right of access to the data
will be ready to be used. The recording and storage functions should also be fully operational.
The installation is followed by a calibration. The first calibration shall include the registration
number and, it shall be carried out within a maximum period of 2 weeks after the installation or
assignment of the registration number, should this be the latter.

POSSIBLE SITUATIONS OF THE DIGITAL

TACHOGRAPH

DEACTIVATED

INSTALLATION AND ACTIVATION

INSTALLATION
TO BE CARRIED OUT BY THE INSTALLER OR
VEHICLE MANUFACTURER WITH THE
RECORDING EQUIPMENT DEACTIVATED
RECORDING IN THE VU MEMORY OF THE
KNOWN PARAMETRES.

ACTIVATION
THE RECORDING EQUIPMENT WILL BE
ACTIVATED BY INTRODUCING FOR THE VERY
FIRST TIME THE CARD OF THE TESTING
CENTRE

FIRST CALIBRATION
The first calibration shall include the
introduction of the registration number
(VRN).
it shall be carried out within a
maximum period of 2 weeks after the
installation or assignment of the
registration number, should this be the
latter.
PLACA DE INSTALACIN

FIRST CALIBRATION
After installing and verifying the recording equipment, a
clearly visible and accessible plate shall be placed on the
equipment or next to it.
After every new intervention by the installer or authorized
test centre, the plate shall be replaced by a new one.

INSTALLATION PLATE:

FIRST CALIBRATION
The plate shall include at least the following
data:
Full name and address or commercial name
of the installer or the authorized test centre
Password
Characteristic coefficient of the vehicle, as
W = imp/km.
Constant of the recording equipment, as
K = imp/km.
Effective circumference of wheel tyres
(external wheels), as L = .mm.
Size of the tires.
Date when the characteristic coefficient of
the vehicle was determined and the effective
circumference of the wheel tyres was
measured
Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)

COMPULSORY CHECKS

Failure of the recording equipment.

The characteristic coefficient of the vehicle or

of the effective circumference of the wheel
tyres are carried. Modifications of W or L
parameters.

The UTC (universal coordinated time) of the

equipment is delayed or forward over 20
minutes.

The registration number is changed

At least within 2 years from the last control

check.

All those checks will imply a new calibration.

COMPULSORY CHECKS

Failure of the recording equipment:

In case of failure or malfunctioning of the

equipment, the owner shall have it repaired by an
installer or authorized dealer as soon as feasible.
If return to head office is only possible after a period
longer than a week from the date of breakdown or
detection of faulty operation, the repair shall be
carried out on the way.
During the breakdown or malfunctioning period of
the recording equipment, the drivers should indicate
the data related to the time blocks, if the recording
equipment cannot correctly record or print, on a
record sheet or ad hoc paper attached to either the
tachograph or to the drivers card, including all the
identification data (name, surname, drivers license
number and name and number of the drivers card)
and his/her signature.

SEALS
The following elements shall be sealed:
Any connections that, if disconnected, will
cause modifications or irretrievable loss of
data
The installation plate, unless it is attached
in such a way that cannot be removed
without deleting the markings.

SEALS
The above mentioned seals may be
removed in the following cases:
In case of emergency
To install, adjust or repair a speed limit device or any
other road safety device, provided the recording
equipment is still in perfect working conditions and it is
resealed by an installer or authorized dealer immediately
after installing the speed limitation device or within 7
days in other cases.

SEALS

Whenever the seals are

removed, justification of this
measure shall be submitted
to the competent authority.

SEALS
SENSOR STONERIDGE

SENSOR SIEMENS

TYPES OF TACHOGRAPH CARDS

PICTOGRAMS
CARDS
DRIVER CARD
COMPANY CARD
CONTROL CARD.
TESTING CENTRE CARD
WITHOUT CARD

TACHOGRAPH CARDS
DRIVER CARD:
A tachograph card assigned by the
authorities of an State to individual drivers
This smart card identifies the driver,
communicates with the tachograph and
allows the storage of data related to
his/her activity for the last 28 days.

RECORDS STORAGE IN THE DRIVER CARD

DATA ON THE VEHICLES USED.

DATA ON THE DRIVER ACTIVITIES.
PLACE OF STARTING OR ENDING P.T.D.
DATA ON INCIDENTS AND FAILURES.
DATA ON CONTROL ACTIVITIES.
DATA ON THE SESSION.
DATA ON SPECIFIC CONDITIONS.

TACHOGRAPH CARD
COMPANY CARD:
A tachograph card assigned by the authorities of an
state to the owner of vehicles fitted with recording
equipment.
This card identifies the company and allows the display,
transfer and print out of the information stored in all the
recording equipment installed by this company.
An smart card communicates with the recording
equipment and allows to activate or deactivate the
blocking of the Vehicle Unit.

TACHOGRAPH CARD
Control Card
A tachograph card assigned by the authorities of
an State to the competent recording authorities
of each country.
This card identifies the control body and the
official responsible for the recording at roadside
checks.
It allows access to the information stored in the
memory of the VU and to the drivers card for
reading, printing or transfer purposes.

RECORDS STORED IN THE CONTROL CARD

DATA ON CONTROL ACTIVITIES

(DATE AND TIME, TYPE OF CONTROL, TRANSFERRED
PERIOD, IDENTIFICATION OF THE VEHICLE, CARD NUMBER
AND STATE WERE THE DRIVER CARD WAS ISSUED)
THE CARD WILL STORE 230 RECORDS ON CONTROLS
CARRIED OUT AS MINUMUM.

DIGITAL TACHOGRAPH WORKING MODES

WORKING MODES
Working
modes
Without
card
Co-drivers slot

Four (4) working modes

depending on the valid
tachograph card
inserted:
Operation mode
Control mode
Calibration mode
Company mode

Without
card

Drivers
card

Drivers Slot
Control
Test centre
card
card

Company
card

Operation

Operation

Control

Calibration

Company

Calibration

Company

Operation

Operation

Calibration
(*)

Operation

Operation

Company
(*)

Drivers
card
Operation Operation Control
Control
card
Control
Control
Control(*)
Test centre
card
Calibration Calibration Operation
Company
card

Company

Company

Operation

(*) Under these situations, the recording

equipment will only use the tachograph
card inserted in the driver slot.

BASIC PICTOGRAMS
COMPANY
RECORDER OR CONTROL
DRIVER OR OPERATION
WORKSHOP/ TESTING CENTRE
MANUFACTURER

WORKING MODES

DRIVER OR OPERATION MODE

THE RECORDING DEVICE IS IN THIS WORKING MODE

WITHOUT CARD INSERTED OR WITH THE DRIVER/S CARD
INSERTED. THIS IS THE NATURAL WORKING MODE OF THE
RECORDING DEVICE.
SPECIFIC ACCESS TO MANUAL ENTRIES.
THE FUNCTION FOR DATA TRANFERENCE IS NOT AVAILABLE
IN THIS OPERATION MODE.

CONTROL OR RECORDER MODE

THE INSERTION OF THE CONTROL CARD IS NECESSARY TO

ALLOW THE VU TO CHANGE INTO CONTROL MODE.
THIS MODE ALLOWS THE ACCESS TO INFORMATION THAT
CAN NOT BE ACCESS IN OTHER MODES. ALL INTERACTIONS
ON THE VU ARE RECORDED IN ITS OWN MEMORY AND IN THE
CARD MEMORY TOO.
THE FUNCTION OF SUPERVISION OF THE CONTROL
ACTIVITIES ONLY WORKS IN THIS MODE.
(Date and hour ,kind of control, vrn, transferred period and driver
card number)

CALIBRATION MODE

IT IS COMPULSORY TO INSERT A TESTING CENTRE

CARD TO ALLOW THE VU CHANGE INTO CALIBRATION
MODE.
ALL FUNCTIONS CONCERNING ACTIVATION AND
CALIBRATION CAN BE MADE UNDER THIS MODE HAVING
ACCESS TO POSSIBLE CHANGES IN PARAMETRES.
SPECIFIC ACCESS TO MANUAL ENTRIES.
SPECIFIC ACCESS TO CHANGES IN THE UTC TIME WITH
NO LIMITATION.

COM PANY MODE

IT IS NECESSARY TO INSERT A COMPANY CARD TO MAKE

THE VU CHANGE INTO COMPANY MODE.
SPECIFIC ACCESS TO COMPANY BLOCKAGES.
SPECIFIC ACCESS TO COMPULSORY PERIODICAL DATA
DOWNLOAD.
SPECIFIC ACCES TO CERTAIN FUNCTIONS AT THE
MANUFACTURERS CHOICE AND CRITERIA.

WORKING MODES

Co-drivers slot

Working
modes
Without
card

Without
card

Drivers
card

Drivers Slot
Control
Test centre
card
card

Operation

Operation

Control

Drivers
card
Operation Operation Control
Control
card
Control
Control
Control(*)
Test centre
card
Calibration Calibration Operation
Company
card

Company

Company

Operation

Company
card

Calibration

Company

Calibration

Company

Operation

Operation

Calibration
(*)

Operation

Operation

Company
(*)

(*) Under these situations, the recording equipment will only

use the tachograph card inserted in the driver slot.

BASIC PICTOGRAMS
Drivers slot
Co-drivers slot
Card
Clock
Screen
External storage
Power supply
Printer/ printed document
Sensor
Size of the tyres
Vehicle / Vehicle Unit

PICTOGRAMS ON PRINTED DOCUMENTS

DAILY PRINT OUT OF THE DRIVER ACTIVITIES STORED IN THE CARD

DAILY PRINT OUT OF THE DRIVER ACTIVITIES STORED IN THE VU

PRINT OUT OF INCIDENTS AND FAILURES STORED IN THE CARD

PRINT OUT OF INCIDENTS AND FAILURES STORED IN THE VU

PRINT OUT OF TECHNICAL DATA

PRINT OUT AS A RESULT OF EXCESS SPEED

CARD ACTIVITY OVER 24 HR

Inserted cards, vehicle,
tachograph manufacturer, last
calibration and recording.

Activities and summary

Last five incidents and failures

stored in the card and in the
VU.

24H CARD ACTIVITY

DRIVERS NAME
CARD OF THE DRIVER.
COUNTRY OF ISSUANCE. CARD
NUMBER.
DATE OF CARD EXPIRATION

NAME OF THE TESTING CENTRE

(LAST CALIBRATION)
COUNTRY OF ISSUANCE. CARD
NUMBER.
DATE OF LAST CALIBRATION

24H CARD ACTIVITY

Date of the query. Counter of

daily presence.

Kind of activity, starting time,

ending time and duration.

VU ACTIVITY OVER
24 H
Summary of activities.
First of every period
without a card and
second period of each
of the drivers.

Date of the
consultation. Kms
at 00h. and Kms at
24 hrs.
Activities in
chronological order,
slot 1.

PICTOGRAMS COMBINATION
INCIDENTS

Insertion of an invalid card

Card conflict
Temporary overlapping
Driving without the correct card
Insertion of the card while driving
Error on closing the last card session
Excess speed
Power cut
Error in movement data
Safety breach
Time setting (by the Test Centre)
Excess speed recording

PICTOGRAMS COMBINATION
Failures
Card failure (main drivers slot)
Card failure (co-drivers slot)
Screen failure
Transfer failure
Printer failure
Sensor failure
Internal failure of the VU

INCIDENTS AND
FAILURES
Five (5) last incidents or
failures stored in the card
and in the VU.

Pictogram of the incident.

Purpose. Date and starting
time.
(n of similar incidents)
Duration
Identification of the card
inserted at the starting or
ending of the incident.

INCIDENTS AND FAILURES

Both in the cards incident and failure printing document or

in the VUs document will be displayed all incidents and
failures stored in their memory.

INCIDENTS AND FAILURES

TARJETA

VU

6 most recent incidents of each

type

10 most recent incidents of

each type.

12 most recent incidents of each

type.

First failure after the last

calibration

VU INCIDENTS
10 most recent incidents

The longest incident in each of tha last 10 days when incidents of this type
occurred and the 5 longest incidents in the last year.

The last incident in each of the last 10 days when incidents of this type
occurred.
10 mos recent incidents.
The most serious incident in each of the last 10 days when incidents of this
type occurred, the 5 most serious in the last year and the 1st after the last
calibration.

The longest incident of each of the last 10 days when incidents of this type
occurred and the 5 longest incidents in the last year.

10 most recent incidents.

EXCESS SPEED
Last recording of excess speed.
1st since the last recording.

1st excess speed detection

since the last calibration.
5 most serious excess speed
detections in the last year.

10 most serious in the last 10

days when there were excess
speed detections.

Date, time and duration of

excess speed. Maximum and
average speed. Drivers
identification.

DRIVERS WORK SCHEDULE

DRIVER
INSERT CARD
CARD INSERTED
WITHOUT CARD

Drivers shall use driver cards every time they have to drive, from
the moment they are in charge of the vehicle. The drivers card
shall not be removed before the end of the daily work period,
unless the removal was duly authorized.

COUNTRIES

The driver shall introduce in the recording equipment

the symbol of the country where he/she starts his/her
roster and of the country where he/she finishes his/her
daily roster in compliance with Annex IB.

OBLIGATIONS OF THE DRIVERS

The driver must activate the switching devices

that allow the separate and differentiated
recording of the time periods of each activity.

TAKING NOTE OF THE ACTIVITIES IN CASE OF

BEING AWAY FROM THE VEHICLE

When, as a result of being away

from the vehicle, the driver cannot
use the equipment fitted in the
vehicle:
a) If the vehicle is fitted with
recording equipment in
compliance with Annex I, the time
periods shall be recorded in
writing, clearly readable and with
no marks, automatically or by
other means
b) If the vehicle is fitted with
recording equipment in
compliance with Annex I, the time
periods shall be recorded in the
drivers card using the manual
entering device fitted in the
recording equipment.

In case of wear or malfunctioning of the drivers card or in

the event the driver did not have the card, the driver shall:
PRINT OUT DOCUMENT

At the Start of the journey

At the end of the journey

The details of the vehicle he/she

will drive, including:
i) The data to identify the driver
(name, surname, drivers card or
driving license number), his/her
signature, and
ii) The driving periods, availability
or other works

the data related to the time periods

recorded by the equipment, record all
the periods of other works, availability
and rest periods from the print out at
the start of the journey, when not
recorded by the tachograph, and
indicate on such document any data
enabling the identification of the driver
(name and surname, drivers card or
driving license number), and the
drivers signature.

If drivers
card is not
available

ROAD SIDE CHECKS

The driver shall submit to the agents in a roadside check all the
necessary documentation to justify the activities carried out on that
very date and in the last 28 days.

DATA DOWNLOAD FROM THE

DIGITAL TACHOGRAPH

DATA DOWNLOAD FROM THE

DIGITAL TACHOGRAPH
Transfer:
Copy of part or all of the data stored in the memory of the vehicle
unit or in the tachograph card, together with the digital signature.
The transfer should not modify or delete any of the data stored.
The maximum term to transfer the relevant data shall not be later
than:
a) 90 days for the data in the unit installed in the vehicle
b) 28 days for the data in the drivers card
The relevant data shall be transferred in such way as to avoid loss.

DIGITAL TACHOGRAPH SIMULATOR

Available language versions: English, Portuguese and Spanish.

Posibility to be translated into any foreign language by an authorised Spanish company.
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