Standby mode

July 18, 2023 14:30

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Standby mode preserves the battery life of the dashcam, and also indicates to fleet administrators when the vehicle is moving, and when it isn't. This ability is useful for tracking and protecting the vehicle and any property that may be inside it. For example, understanding Standby events can identify if the vehicle has been moved when the driver is not there.

The dashcam enters standby mode when no movement is detected. You can configure when the vehicle should enter standby. A common setting is ten minutes. The maximum standby setting is sixty minutes after the vehicle stops moving.

When the dashcam is in Standby mode, its LCD screen is turned off. If you want to use the dashcam when in Standby mode, you just need to exit standby mode and "wake it up".

While in standby, you can retrieve recordings from the dashcam.

When standby mode is entered and when it is exited, a relevant event is triggered and sent to the cloud. Read here for more information about these events.

Power source

To use Standby mode, the dashcam must be connected to a constant power source.

See Hardwire the AI-12 dashcam to the vehicle fuse box for more details about the AI-12 dashcam.
See Hardwire the AI-14 dashcam to the vehicle fuse box for more details about the AI-14 dashcam.

In Standby mode, the dashcam draws a current of 32 mA.

Note

For power consumption details see AI-12 specifications or AI-14 specifications.

To assess battery life, use this formula:

Battery Capacity (mAh) ÷ Load Current (mAh)

Exiting standby mode

The following actions exit standby mode and wake up the camera.

. For the AI-12 dashcam

The dashcam exits standby mode when the motion sensor detects changes in the GPS and the vehicle starts moving. A strong jolt may also cause the vehicle to exit standby, but note that not all jolts trigger the Exiting Standby event.
Pressing the event trigger button.
Waking the dashcam with an API call. For more information, see Wake up device in the Developer Portal.

. For the AI-14 dashcam

If Virtual ignition is enabled, the the dashcam exits standby mode when the motion sensor detects changes in the GPS and the vehicle starts moving.
If Virtual ignition is disabled, the dashcam relies on the ignition line in the cable to detect the turning of the ignition key.
Pressing the event trigger button.
Waking the dashcam with an API call. For more information, see Wake up device in the Developer Portal.

Note

The AI-14 dashcam exits Standby mode and wakes up once you turn on the ignition of the vehicle, view recordings availability, stream recordings, or create a virtual event with a timestamp before the dashcam went into standby mode. The dashcam records until the standby timer is met and then returns to standby mode. This is a temporary implementation which will be fixed in future firmware versions.