Wavetronix SmartSensor Matrix Operation & User’s Manual

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9 Mounting location, height and offset 11 Mounting on the back side of the mast arm 11 Mounting on the far side of the approach 12 Mounting on the near side of the approach 12 Choosing a mounting height and offset 12 Troubleshooting your installation 13 Occlusion and Multipathing 13 Fixing occlusion problems 14 Fixing multipath problems 2 INSTALLING THE SMARTSENSOR MATRIX 15 Mounting the sensor 16 Aligning the sensor to the roadway 17 Applying silicon dielectric compound 18 Connecting the cable 18 Grounding the sensor 18 Wiring the junction box 3 INSTALLING CABINET SOLUTIONS 21 Using the Click 65x ...

28 SSMM communication basics 29 Making a serial connection 30 Making an Internet connection 31 Making a virtual connection 32 Troubleshooting a connection 32 Advanced communication tools 32 Viewing sensor information 33 Viewing software version information 33 Disconnecting from a sensor 34 Using the address book 34 Viewing the error log 35 Updating the sensor 5 CONFIGURING SENSOR SETTINGS 37 Settings tabs 38 Changing General tab settings 39 Changing Ports tab settings 41 Changing Advanced tab settings 6 CONFIGURING LANES & STOP BARS 43 Lanes & Stop Bars tab 44 Using the menu bar 45 Lane Setup 45 Auto-configuring lanes 46 A ...

55 Zones & Channels tab 56 Using the menu bar 57 Zones 57 Adding auto zones 59 Adding a zone to the road 59 Moving a zone 60 Resizing a zone 60 Deleting a zone 61 Making a small zone 62 Changing delay/extend settings for a zone 62 Channels 62 Mapping zones to channels 63 Using the Edit Channel window 66 Adding delay/extend time for a channel 67 Changing detector input and phase 67 Using the Output Settings window 8 VERIFYING LANES 70 Verification tab 71 Using the menu bar 71 Lane Verification 71 Verifying your configuration 73 Using the Channel Info window 74 Edit Thresholds 74 Adjusting all thresholds 75 Adjusting a regi ...

Introduction Welcome to the Wavetronix SmartSensorTM Matrix user guide. Figure 1. SmartSensor Matrix This guide will cover selecting a mounting location, installing, and configuring a SmartSensor Matrix. To find the instructions for spe- cific tasks, see the table of contents or index. If your questions aren’t answered in this guide, visit www.wavetronix.com/support for access to supplemental materials, like technical documents, knowledge base arti- cles and troubleshooting information. What you’ll need The sensor package includes the following: ˿ A SmartSensor Matrix ...

˿ A SmartSensor Matrix quick start guide The following aren’t automatically included, but are necessary for installation: ˿ Sensor mount ˿ SmartSensor 6-conductor cable To support the sensor installation, you may need to order devices for power conversion, surge protection and communication, including some or all of the following: ˿ Click 104 four-channel DIN rail contact closure module ˿ Click 112/114 detector rack card(s) with patch cable(s) ˿ Click 201/202/204 AC to DC converter ˿ Click 210 circuit breaker ˿ Click 221 DC surge protector ˿ Click 222 system surge protector ˿ Click 230 AC surge protector ...

1 Choosing a Mounting Location Mounting location, height and offset 90° 140 feet 140 feet Figure 2. SmartSensor Matrix footprint ...

˿ Make sure the sensor has a clear view of the area you want to detect. Pay particular attention to signs, poles, signal heads and mast arms. ˿ Make sure the sensor will detect vehicles for several feet before the first detection zone in each lane and several feet beyond the stop bar. ˿ The mounting location will vary based on your intersection and your needs. The three locations in the image below are recommended because of their clear view of the detection area. 1 Figure 3. Recommended mounting locations in a mast arm intersection Figure 4. Recommended mounting locations in a span wire intersection ...

Mounting on the back side of the mast arm Figure 5. Back side of the opposing mast arm ˿ Allows you to place the sensor near the lanes of interest. ˿ May be the best location for wide approaches. ˿ Make sure the sensor has at least a six-foot offset to the nearest lane of interest. Mounting on the far side of the approach Figure 6. Far side of the approach ˿ Gives you more flexibility with mounting height than mounting on the mast arm. ˿ May be the best location if detecting the left-turn lane is a high priority. ˿ The farther away the first lane is from the sensor, the higher you will want to mount ...

Mounting on the near side of the approach Figure 7. Near side of the approach ˿ Gives you more flexibility with mounting height than mounting on the mast arm. ˿ If the mast arm or signal head is occluding the sensor’s view, this may be the best location. ˿ The farther away the first lane is from the sensor, the higher you will want to mount the sensor to avoid occlusion. Choosing a mounting height and offset Offset Height 6–15 ft 12–25 ft 15–50 ft 15–25 ft > 50 ft 25–60 ft The sensor should be roughly 20 ft. (6.1 m), give or take 5 ft. (± 1.5 m), above the surface of the road. The minimum recommended ...

Occlusion and Multipathing These are two problems you might face while using a radar detector. Figure 8. Occlusion Occlusion occurs when one object blocks another object from the sen- sor’s view, as shown above. This can happen with ˿ Tall vehicles like semi trucks ˿ Signs ˿ Barriers and sounding walls ˿ Trees and more Multipathing occurs when a large flat surface near the sensor interferes with detection. A radar signal can bounce around several times between the surface and the vehicles before returning to the sensor. This can make the sensor detect a vehicle where there is none. This can happen w ...

Fixing multipath problems ˿ Move the sensor if possible; make sure it is separated from overhead signs, overpasses, parallel walls, etc. A 30-ft. (9.1-m) lateral separa- tion would be ideal, but even just a few feet can make a difference. ˿ Adjust the sensor’s sensitivity thresholds in SmartSensor Manager Matrix, as covered in chapter 6. ...

2 Installing the SmartSensor Matrix Mounting the sensor Figure 10. Mounting the sensor 1 Prepare the sensor while still on the ground: remove the large bolts holding the end knuckle to the mount, then use the four small bolts and lock washers to attach the knuckle to the sensor backplate. Note. Before attaching the mount to the pole, make sure your cables are long enough to reach the sensor height and to stretch across the distance from the sensor to the cabinet, see SmartSensor Matrix Cable Length Recommendations in the knowledge base on the Wavetronix website. ...

2 Once you’re ready to mount the sensor on the pole: insert the mounting straps through the slots on the mount. 3 Position the mount on the pole in the spot you chose from the mounting table in the previous chapter. 4 Tighten the straps. 5 Attach the knuckle you prepared earlier to the mount using the large bolts (the cable connector should be pointed down). Don’t tighten completely yet, as you still need to align the sensor to the roadway. Aligning the sensor to the roadway 1 Tilt the sensor down so it is aimed at the center of the lanes of interest. Figure 11. Aiming the sensor 2 Adjust the side-to-side angle ...

Figure 12. Detection area 3 Make sure the front edge of the sensor’s footprint covers beyond the stop bar. This allows you to detect vehicles that do not stop at or behind the stop bar. Applying silicon dielectric compound Figure 13. Applying the compound 1 Tear the tab off the tube of silicon dielectric compound that came with the sensor. 2 Squeeze about half of the compound on the connector at the base of the sensor. Note. You will complete the alignment process by connecting to SmartSensor Manager Matrix and verifying sensor detections; see chapters 5–7. ...

Connecting the cable Figure 14. Cable run through pole (left) and through conduit (right) 1 Insert the cable connector into the sensor connector. Be aware that it is a keyed connector. 2 Twist the cable connector clockwise until you hear it click into place. 3 Run the cable through the pole. Leave a small amount of slack at the top; this reduces strain, allows you to create a drip loop as shown above, and gives you something to work with should you need to move the sensor’s spot on the pole in the future. 4 If there’s excess cable, don’t cut it, as you may need it in the future; leave it in the pole. Grounding ...

block. Insert a small screwdriver into the square hole above it, and rock upwards to secure the conductor in place. 3 Insert one end of the homerun cable (the cable that runs to the traffic cabinet) into the leftmost cable grip. Twist the cable grip to tighten. 4 Follow the instructions in step 2 to land each conductor into the cor- rect spots in the terminal blocks. Figure 15. Junction box wiring ...