Remote Auto Security & Keyless Entry Systems

Features

• Headlight convenience: this feature allows the customer to turn the vehicle headlights on to light his path using the remote control transmitter.
• Domelight convenience: this feature turns the dome light on whenever the doors are unlocked using the remote control transmitter.
• Tamper warning: this feature produces a different unlock confirmation tone if the vehicle has been disturbed while the driver was away.
• Learning receivers: this allows us to use off the shelf replacement parts for transmitters because the system has the ability to "learn" and remember the new transmitter.
• Entry delay warning: during the passive entry delay, the unit gives you an audible warning before it goes off.
• Warn away: a slight shock to the vehicle produces short warning tones, major shock or repeated minor shock will produce the full alarm.
• Trunk release: this feature allows the operator to use the remote control to open the trunk.
• Programmable multi-tone siren: this allows the vehicle owner to recognize his alarm from others. it also draws attention to the vehicle because of its random and changing nature.
• Restrained volume chirps: most units have entry and exit chirps which are the same volume as the full alarm. The SCS/Frigette unit uses chirps that are approximately one half the volume of the full alarm.
• Anti-Scan: this feature prevents sophisticated thieves from using automatic code generating devices to randomly scan the system in the hope of hitting the correct code. With the SCS/Frigette system, if this is attempted the computer monitors the attempt and after 10 incorrect and different codes are received in under 20 seconds, the system will shut down for 2 minutes. This makes it virtually impossible to defeat the system in this manner.

Security History and Background

The decision was made to manufacture auto security systems for several reasons:

• SCS's electronics expertise and technology in the automotive industry
• The tremendous growth of the auto security industry
• The need for a national company to supply a quality product to the O.E.M. auto manufacturers and the after market

SCS has devoted several years and in excess of $2,000,000 to develop a state-of-the-art microcomputer controlled electronic keyless entry/security for automotive applications. Over 70 competitive systems were analyzed during this development period.

The result is the SCS microcomputer powered, electronic system. The use of this microcomputer system increases reliability and allows us to provide you with an abundance of features that otherwise might not be available. This component is purchased in an extended temperature range which is very important in an automotive environment. The temperature specifications are -40 to +85 C. The "watch dog circuit" that we have designed into our keyless entry/security system monitors the microcomputer as it runs its program. If at any time the microcomputer fails to run the program in the proper manner, the "watch dog circuit" will reset the microcomputer and all its parameters back to zero, and it can start its calculations again.

The auto security industry is now a $1 billion a year business and is growing at the rate or 15% per year. It represents a tremendous opportunity as a port installed accessories or dealer installed accessory. This also creates a tremendous profit opportunity for the O.E.M. auto manufacturers.

We provide O.E.M. line installed, port installed, or dealer installed keyless entry/security systems to Honda, Isuzu, Jaguar, Mazda, Nissan, and Subaru. The Jaguar contract is worldwide and in excess of 30,000 keyless entry/security systems per year. SCS/Frigette supplies Nissan Motor Corporation in the U.S.A. and Canada, remote keyless entry and remote vehicle keyless entry/security systems. This contract is in excess of 40,000 units per year. This business is expected to grow rapidly as the automotive industry recognizes the need for port, dealer, and assembly line installed keyless entry/security systems.

SCS/Frigette is now in the third generation of our keyless entry/security system. Even the first system which was introduced in 1987 had features which few if any other unit had at that time but are now standard for the industry. SCS/Frigette was granted patents on some of these features, such as "warn away".

SCS systems also takes advantage of the new "EEProm" technology (not-volatile memory), which will store memory when battery power is disconnected from the vehicle. This allows several improvements to the old system:

Types of transmitters

1 Button Transmitter
One button can control all function. This is not recommended. 2 Button Transmitter
One button can control all functions except panic and a separate button can be used for panic. 3 Button Transmitter
One button controls lock, one button controls unlock, one button controls panic. 4 Button Transmitter
One button controls lock, one button controls unlock, one button controls trunk, one button for panic.

We now have hardware designs to accommodate vehicles sold throughout the world utilizing already developed and approved 318 MHZ, 418 MHZ and 433 MHZ frequencies.

We can interface with the vehicles on board diagnostic system.

We have designed systems which have direct communication with the engine control module. With these systems, it is impossible for the engine to be started if the system is armed unless it is disarmed with the transmitter.

In the manufacturing side we now have automated assembly capability for both through hole and surface mounted components.

We have new state-of-the-art soldering machines.

We have designed and built a thermal shock burn-in chamber, which tests security boards while a computer continuously monitors them to spot even an intermittent failure.

With all of the above features and manufacturing capabilities SCS/Frigette can offer the most modern, flexible, reliable and, most importantly, user friendly systems in the industry.

In 1993 SCS/Frigette tooled new multi-button transmitters. These new transmitters along with the new microprocessor enable SCS/Frigette to easily duplicate any control function scheme in the industry.

The new third generation system has already proven itself at Nissan and Jaguar in volumes exceeding 70,000 units per year. Variations of the system have undergone extensive reliability, EMI, and EMC testing.

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