Digital Tachograph website

Please note that the information included in this section are for reference purposes only, as it has not been updated since the project's completion. To access the most current information regarding the status of the digital tachograph and related activities, please consult the website of the Monitoring of the Implementation of the Digital Tachograph project, which is managed by ERTICO Partner Swedish Road Administration and co-financed by the European Commission. 

Public Documents

The digital tachograph specifications are explained in the project's final report, Annex 1B. This report is presented below in seven main sections, with basic descriptions as well as more detailed explanations available for the various topics.

eneral characteristics and functions of the recording equipment
Vehicle unit modes of operation	b_op_mod.pdf (14 KB)
Appendix 1 - Data dictionary	1_c1_c2.pdf (278 KB)
Definitions	13600105.pdf (97 KB)
Construction and functional requirements for the recording equipment
Appendix 3 - Pictograms	b_pictog.pdf (135 KB) 3_pictog.pdf (86 KB)
Appendix 4 - Printouts	b_print.pdf (401 KB) 4_print.pdf (260 KB)
Printouts, displays and warnings
Appendix 4 - Printouts	b_displa.pdf (36 KB) 4_5_prdi.pdf (131 KB)
Appendix 5 - Display	4_4_prdi.pdf (260 KB)
Digital Tachograph vehicle unit data download
Appendix 6 - External interfaces	b_downlo.pdf (13 KB) 6_6_inpr.pdf (7322 KB)
Appendix 7 - Data downloading protocols	6_7_inpr.pdf (465 KB)
Installation, calibration, checks and inspection
Appendix 8 - Cailbration protocol	b_instal.pdf (13 KB) 8_calibr.pdf (252 KB)
Chapter 5 - Installation of recording equipment	13603638.pdf (107 KB)
Chapter 6 - Checks, inspections and repairs	13603839.pdf (59 KB)
Card and VU data organisation / Appendix 2
Appendix 2 - Cards specifications	b_organi.pdf (26 KB) 2_ch4.pdf (68286 KB)
Chapter 4 - Construction and functional requirements for tachograph cards	13602636.pdf (9165 KB)
Card issuing
Chapter 7 - Card issuing	b_cardis.pdf (15 KB) chapt7.pdf (55 KB)
Type approval of recording equipment and tachograph cards
Appendix 9 - Type approval, list of minimum required rests	9_ch8.pdf (110 KB)
Chapter 8 - Type approval of recording equipment and tachograph cards	13603941.pdf (87 KB)
Digital tachograph security
Appendix 10 - General security targets	b_securi.pdf (14 KB) 10_10_tm.pdf (3330 KB)
Appendix 11 - Common security mechanisms	10_11_tm.pdf (378 KB)
Practical advice
Extraterritorial juristiction and consequent enforcement problems	extrater.doc (111 KB)
Data protection and electronic signatures vs Digital tachograph	dataprot.doc (34 KB)
Digital Tachograph brochure (January 2002)	brochure.pdf (474 KB)