How They Work
Simplicity
Universal and DIY – Vehicle and home electronics are complex and over the past 25 years have undergone huge changes leading to thousands of different variations. For keyless entry systems, the approach used by all vehicle and home electronics manufacturers is the handheld RF remote control using finger-operated pushbuttons to send secure, rolling code or encrypted RF transmissions to a vehicle, garage door opener or home alarm system. The remote and controlled device have been “paired” through a secure manufacturer-dictated method so that these are the only permissible control methods. For vehicle immobilization systems, manufacturers embed a secure electronic code into keys or remotes which is detected by vehicle sensors to enable engine starting.
Blue Eclipse’s vision is based upon decades of experience designing and supporting these types of systems and is a “fresh” approach. Rather than custom solutions for each application, the insight into the “common thread” in all of them has led to a universal approach to controlling keyless entry systems and engine immobilization for anti-theft.
BluRemote
There have been numerous products introduced in the past which offer to provide upgraded features but they either work on very limited numbers of vehicles and homes through remote cloning, “reverse engineering” databuses and RF commands or they can be expensive, professionally-installed custom solutions needing disassembly, modification and reassembly.
Blue Eclipse’s common approach for keyless entry control is the recognition that all brands of RF keyless entry use a common method of control…a pushbutton RF remote. This is an essentially timeless method which is basically “future-proof” and requires no reverse engineering when new vehicles and home products are released.
BluRemote is a robotic system which encloses an RF remote control paired to a controlled device and simply presses any remote control button with a mechanical “finger” upon receiving a command from any Blue Eclipse-approved controlling device. It is a 1-2 minute task to install the remote and train the BluRemote. BluRemote is left anywhere within the vehicle or home within RF range out of sight to do its job, has no electrical connection to a vehicle and operates on long-life rechargeable batteries (auto only) or an external power connection.
We use an advanced artificial intelligence, machine-learning algorithm to automatically train the BluRemote for any remote control. See the video below to understand the process followed by the algorithm.
BluStart
For engine immobilization systems, existing add-on anti-theft systems which are in addition to any OEM-provided engine immobilization systems, are generally “kill switches” which involve a professional technician finding and cutting an engine starter wire or, alternatively, installing a replacement relay or installing an immobilizer override neither of which are a universal solution for many vehicles.
Blue Eclipse’s common approach for engine immobilization is the recognition that all vehicles for the past 25+ years use a computer-controlled engine AND the power to this computer (ECU) is provided by a vehicle circuit with a user-replaceable and standardized fuse under the hood of most vehicles. Opening (e.g. blowing) this fuse prevents an engine from starting or running.
BluStart is a switchable fuse which can be installed by unplugging the engine computer fuse and installing the BluStart fuse, a 1-2 minute task. Once installed, the electrical power to start and run an engine is placed under control of any Blue Eclipse-approved controlling device. It also contains its own long-life rechargeable battery so that it can work without any other electrical connections to the vehicle.
