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A vehicle monitoring system is described having an arrangement installed within a vehicle, wherein the system includes an external data terminal for communicating information to a remotely located base station. The arrangement includes a plurality of communication modules, each being capable of comm

A vehicle monitoring system is described having an arrangement installed within a vehicle, wherein the system includes an external data terminal for communicating information to a remotely located base station. The arrangement includes a plurality of communication modules, each being capable of communicating messages associated with performance of the vehicle; a data bus member for electrically intercoupling the plurality of communication modules and for receiving the communicated messages therefrom; a driver interface module for transmitting messages to and for receiving messages from a vehicle operator; and a recorder coupled to the data bus member for recording information associated with performance of the vehicle which has been transmitted over the data bus member by the plurality of communication modules, coupled to the driver interface module via a second data bus member for transferring messages therebetween. The external data port is provided by the recorder and is used for communicating messages with the base station, preferably over an RF link.

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A vehicle monitoring arrangement, comprising: a plurality of communication modules, each being capable of communicating messages associated with performance of the vehicle; a vehicle sensor for indicating a vehicle condition parameter; a data bus member for electrically intercoupling said plurality

A vehicle monitoring arrangement, comprising: a plurality of communication modules, each being capable of communicating messages associated with performance of the vehicle; a vehicle sensor for indicating a vehicle condition parameter; a data bus member for electrically intercoupling said plurality of communication modules and the vehicle sensor, and for receiving said communicated messages therefrom; a recording module having two data paths for receiving information associated with performance of the vehicle, said two data paths including a first data path coupled to said data bus member for receiving information which as been transmitted over the data bus member by said plurality of communication modules and including a second data path for receiving messages directly from the vehicle sensor; and remote programming means for communicating with said recording module, and for selectively programming the recording module to receive and monitor indications from the vehicle sensor using one of the two data paths.