Ford's Tool Link = Delica Link??
Posted: Mon Jan 05, 2009 12:50 pm
Just read an interesting article on new Ford trucks ( 
), I know, I know - this is a Delica site. But Ford is coming out with the coolest technology. It bascially uses RFID tags on all your tools, and then when you're in your truck you can look on the in-cab display screen and see what tools are loaded in your pickup bed, and which are not.
Imagine creating a similar system for Delica camping trips!
Tent? - Check,
Sleeping Bag? - Check
Axe? - .....Hmm looks like I forgot to pack the axe.
Pretty cool stuff.
Any Delica computer whizzes able to build something similar at home?? I'd buy it
"Tool Link is the third application provided by the Work Solutions system. Tool Link doesn’t require web access, although with a little imagination it could be integrated into dispatch systems. Tool Link is a Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) asset tracking system. Working in partnership with Dewalt, Tool Link helps keep an inventory of tools or equipment in the truck box. Dewalt power tools will automatically come already equipped with RFID tags already built into the tool when you buy them. Additional tags are available through Dewalt for marking other tools. For example, it might be difficult to mark individual wrenches but you could tag the bag or tool box that contains the wrench set.
When the vehicle is started, all the RFID tags are read in a fraction of a second through two RFID antenna mounted in impact resistant housings inside the pickup box. The computer compares the information with pre-programmed inventory lists and notifies the driver if any tools are missing. Imagine, no more getting out to the job site only to find a critical tool missing, or losing one because you left it behind somewhere. With a little imagination, it could be possible to link tool inventory lists to the work order, so the tool list would be created to ensure you had the proper tools onboard for the job."
Here's the article http://www.canadiandriver.com/2008/12/1 ... utions.htm
), I know, I know - this is a Delica site. But Ford is coming out with the coolest technology. It bascially uses RFID tags on all your tools, and then when you're in your truck you can look on the in-cab display screen and see what tools are loaded in your pickup bed, and which are not.Imagine creating a similar system for Delica camping trips!
Tent? - Check,
Sleeping Bag? - Check
Axe? - .....Hmm looks like I forgot to pack the axe.
Pretty cool stuff.
Any Delica computer whizzes able to build something similar at home?? I'd buy it
"Tool Link is the third application provided by the Work Solutions system. Tool Link doesn’t require web access, although with a little imagination it could be integrated into dispatch systems. Tool Link is a Radio-Frequency Identification (RFID) asset tracking system. Working in partnership with Dewalt, Tool Link helps keep an inventory of tools or equipment in the truck box. Dewalt power tools will automatically come already equipped with RFID tags already built into the tool when you buy them. Additional tags are available through Dewalt for marking other tools. For example, it might be difficult to mark individual wrenches but you could tag the bag or tool box that contains the wrench set.
When the vehicle is started, all the RFID tags are read in a fraction of a second through two RFID antenna mounted in impact resistant housings inside the pickup box. The computer compares the information with pre-programmed inventory lists and notifies the driver if any tools are missing. Imagine, no more getting out to the job site only to find a critical tool missing, or losing one because you left it behind somewhere. With a little imagination, it could be possible to link tool inventory lists to the work order, so the tool list would be created to ensure you had the proper tools onboard for the job."
Here's the article http://www.canadiandriver.com/2008/12/1 ... utions.htm