Siemens BH17 7ER User manual

LOOP DETECTOR HANDBOOK
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Siemens Mobility, Traffic Solutions
Sopers Lane
Poole
Dorset
BH17 7ER
LOOP DETECTOR AND CABLE TERMINATIONS
INSTALLATION AND COMMISSIONING
HANDBOOK
THIS DOCUMENT IS ELECTRONICALLY HELD AND APPROVED
PREPARED: Roy Bowen / Dave Martin
FUNCTION: Senior Group Leader
DATE: 13/03/2013
ISSUE: 13
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SAFETY WARNING
HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK
Safety of Installation and Maintenance Personnel
In the interests of health and safety, when installing, using or servicing this
equipment the following instructions must be noted and adhered to:
(i) Only skilled or instructed personnel with relevant technical knowledge and
experience, who are also familiar with the safety procedures required when
dealing with modern electrical/electronic equipment are to be allowed to use
and/or work on the equipment. All work shall be performed in accordance with
the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989.
(ii) Such personnel must take heed of all relevant notes, cautions and warnings in
this Handbook and any other Document or Handbook associated with the
equipment including, but not restricted to, the following:
(a) The equipment must be correctly connected to the specified incoming
power supply.
(b) The equipment must be disconnected/isolated from the incoming
power supply before removing any protective covers or working on any
part from which the protective covers have been removed.
(c) Any power tools and equipment must be regularly inspected and
tested.
(d) Any personnel working on site must wear the appropriate protective
clothing, e.g. reflective vests, etc.
Safety of Road Users
It is important that all personnel are aware of the dangers to road users that could
arise during installation, repair and maintenance of traffic control equipment.
Ensure that the junction area is coned and signed as necessary to warn motorists
and pedestrians of any dangers and to help protect the personnel working on the
site.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SAFETY WARNING........................................................................................................2
1. INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................5
1.1 Purpose ............................................................................................................5
1.2 Scope................................................................................................................5
1.3 Related Documents ..........................................................................................5
1.3.1 Other STC Traffic Installation Handbooks..................................................5
1.3.2 Peek/Sarasota Detector Handbooks..........................................................5
1.3.3 Maintenance Provision for Peek/Sarasota Detectors.................................5
1.3.4 Siemens Self-Tune Detectors....................................................................5
1.4 Issue State........................................................................................................6
1.5 Glossary............................................................................................................6
2. INSTALLATION OF TRAFFIC LOOPS AND FEEDER CABLES IN SLOTS............7
2.1 Loop Cable and Slot Dimensions......................................................................7
2.2 Positioning of Loops and Loop Tails/Feeders...................................................7
2.2.1 Metal Reinforcing.......................................................................................7
2.2.2 Buried Metal Objects..................................................................................7
2.2.3 Buried Cables............................................................................................8
2.2.4 Surface Objects.........................................................................................8
2.2.5 Blast Furnace Slag ....................................................................................8
2.2.6 Loop Tails..................................................................................................8
2.2.7 Feeders......................................................................................................9
2.3 Loop Configurations..........................................................................................9
2.3.1 Replacement Controllers ...........................................................................9
2.3.2 Replacement VA Loops.............................................................................9
2.3.3 Replacement SDE/SA Loops.....................................................................9
2.3.4 Use of Soundmark Test Sets.....................................................................9
2.3.5 Procedure for Marking Position of Diamond Loops Prior to Slot Cutting..10
2.3.6 Chevron type loops –marking of loops....................................................10
2.3.7 UD Loops –SDE/SA, SCOOT, Count and Queue...................................11
2.3.8 Turning Loops and SDE/SA Loops..........................................................12
2.3.9 MOVA Loops ...........................................................................................12
2.3.10 Special Loops..........................................................................................13
2.4 Loop Slot Details.............................................................................................13
2.5 Loop Turns and Feeder Lengths.....................................................................13
2.5.1 Siemens ST4R / SLD4 Detectors ............................................................14
2.5.2 Peek/Sarasota and Microsense MXED Detectors ...................................14
2.5.3 Plessey ST and Microsense MSE Detectors ...........................................14
2.6 Cable Laying and Slot Backfilling Procedures.................................................15
2.6.1 Loop Cable Laying...................................................................................15
2.6.2 Slots Containing Loop Cable ...................................................................15
2.6.3 Suppliers for Resins and Compounds .....................................................15
2.7 Feeder Cables ................................................................................................16
2.8 Feeder Cable Slot Details and Backfilling.......................................................17
2.9 Joint Loop Tails to Feeder Cables ..................................................................18
2.10 Cable Entry Through and Under the Kerb.......................................................18
2.11 Loop Detector Settings ...................................................................................19
2.11.1 Sensitivity.................................................................................................19
2.11.2 Presence Time.........................................................................................19

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3. CABLING...............................................................................................................41
3.1 Cabling and Preparation of Cables for Termination........................................41
3.2 Cabling Jointing ..............................................................................................41
3.2.1 Feeder Cable to Feeder Cable using the BICC MPJ Series Joint............41
3.2.2 Feeder Cable to Loop Tails using the BICC MPJ Series Joint.................42
3.2.3 Preparation, Mixing and Pouring of BICC Bi-Cast Acrylic Resin..............43
3.2.4 Feeder Cable to Detector Loop Tails using the Heatshrink Joint.............44
3.3 Use of Crimp Tools in Jointing........................................................................44
APPENDIX A - PRECAUTIONS TO BE TAKEN WHEN PLANNING THE
INSTALLATION AND MAINTENANCE OF TRAFFIC CONTROL EQUIPMENT IN
THE VICINITY OF LIGHT RAPID TRANSPORT SYSTEMS ........................................47
APPENDIX B - SETTING UP MICROSENSE / PEEK / SARASOTA DETECTOR
UNITS ...........................................................................................................................49
INDEX...........................................................................................................................50
FIGURES
Figure 1 - Marking out Diamond Loops...................................................................................... 20
Figure 2 - Table of Dimensions for Diamond Loops .................................................................. 20
Figure 3 - Marking Out Chevron Loops...................................................................................... 22
Figure 4 - Typical Loop Configurations with UD Dimensions –Diamonds................................. 23
Figure 5 - Typical Loop Configurations with UD Dimensions –Chevrons ................................. 24
Figure 6 - Typical SCOOT Loop Leading Dimensions............................................................... 25
Figure 7 - Typical Count Loop Leading Dimensions.................................................................. 25
Figure 8 - Rectangular SDE/SA Loops...................................................................................... 26
Figure 9 - Rectangular Turning Loops....................................................................................... 26
Figure 10 - Chevron SDE/SA Loops.......................................................................................... 27
Figure 11 - MOVA Loops One Way Street or Dual Carriageway............................................... 28
Figure 12 - MOVA Loops Two Way Carriageway...................................................................... 28
Figure 13 - Special Purpose Loops............................................................................................ 29
Figure 14 - Slot Details .............................................................................................................. 30
Figure 15 - Maintaining 50 mm Covering at Crossovers............................................................ 30
Figure 16 - Cutting Away Sharp Corners................................................................................... 31
Figure 17 - Slot Corners Protected by Corner Pieces................................................................ 31
Figure 18 - Standard Loop Configurations (a) ........................................................................... 32
Figure 19 - Standard Loop Configurations (b) ........................................................................... 33
Figure 20 - Standard Loop Configurations (c)............................................................................ 34
Figure 21 - Distance X, Y and Z Loops to Stop Line.................................................................. 34
Figure 22 - Distance SDE-SA Loops to Stop Line ..................................................................... 35
Figure 23 - Dimensions –1 Lane Counting Loop ...................................................................... 35
Figure 24 - Dimensions –2 Lane N Counting Loops................................................................. 36
Figure 25 - Dimensions –3 Lane N Counting Loops................................................................. 37
Figure 26 - Dimensions –2 Lane N+1 Counting Loops............................................................. 38
Figure 27 - Dimensions –3 Lane N+1 Counting Loops............................................................. 39
Figure 28 - Cabling Through the Kerb ....................................................................................... 39
Figure 29 - Cabling Under the Kerb........................................................................................... 40
Figure 30 - Preparation of Armoured Cable End ....................................................................... 46
Figure 31 - Armoured Cable to Armoured Cable Joint............................................................... 46

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1. INTRODUCTION
1.1 Purpose
This handbook is one of a series of General Traffic handbooks that cover
common aspects of planning, installation and commissioning of STC traffic
controllers and associated street equipment.
1.2 Scope
This handbook describes the procedures for the installation and
commissioning of slots, loop detectors, cabling of loops and cable
terminations.
1.3 Related Documents
1.3.1 Other STC Traffic Installation Handbooks
General Principles Installation Handbook 667/HE/20661/000
Installation Testing Handbook 667/HE/20664/000
Above Ground Detectors Handbook 667/HE/20665/000
ST4R Loop Detector Handbook 667/HB/27663/000
SLD4 Loop Detector Handbook 667/HB/45200/000
Helios Signals and Poles Handbook 667/HB/30000/000
1.3.2 Peek/Sarasota Detector Handbooks
The handbooks for the Peek/Sarasota detectors can be obtained from Peek
Ltd., Kingsworthy, Hampshire SO23 7QA.
These handbooks contain full details and should be consulted when installing
and operating Peek/Sarasota detectors.
1.3.3 Maintenance Provision for Peek/Sarasota Detectors
The manufacturer’s MP documents for the relevant detector must be
consulted before any detector installation, commissioning or maintenance
work is carried out.
1.3.4 Siemens Self-Tune Detectors
667/1/27663/000 –Siemens ST4R Detector
667/1/45200/001 –Siemens SLD4 Detector
667/1/17180/etc - Note that these detectors are no longer available and the
handbook is only applicable where sites equipped with existing detectors are
to be maintained.

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1.4 Issue State
Pages Current Issue Type Part ID
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1.5 Glossary
UD Uni-directional
LRT Light Rapid Transport
SDE/SA Speed Discrimination Equipment/ Speed Assessment
SCOOT Split, Cycle, Offset Optimisation Technique
STS Site to Scale (drawing)
VA Vehicle Actuation

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2. INSTALLATION OF TRAFFIC LOOPS AND FEEDER CABLES IN SLOTS
Before the work is carried out, the tools listed in the General Principles
Installation handbook (see section 1.3.1) should be available.
2.1 Loop Cable and Slot Dimensions
Loop slots are cut into road surfaces for the installation of the following loop
cables:
998/4/70671/001 50/0.25 EPR insulated
998/4/85264/000 30/0.25 EPR insulated
998/4/82021/000 30/0.25 EPR/PCP insulated
The works specification specifies cable to be used.
Slots for the installation of cables must be of sufficient width to permit the free
entry of cables. Minimum slot widths are as listed:
998/4/85264/000 6 mm
998/4/82021/000 8.5 mm
998/4/70761/001 8.5 mm
Slot depths are dependent upon the number of turns in the loop or number of
conductors within a slot, as follows:
998/4/85264/000 4 mm x turns/conductors ) Plus 50 mm where
) slots are cut in a black
998/4/82021/000 6.5 mm x turns/conductors ) top cover, or 25 mm
) where slots are cut in
998/4/70671/001 6.5 mm x turns/conductors ) concrete.
Note: The number of turns is specified in Section 2.5.
2.2 Positioning of Loops and Loop Tails/Feeders
Loop locations containing the following obstructions should be dealt with as
indicated.
2.2.1 Metal Reinforcing
When installing loops in concrete roads containing a metallic reinforcing
mesh, there must be at least 50 mm of vertical spacing between the top of the
mesh and the bottom of the slot or loop cable. The same rule applies to metal
damp courses found in some elevated roadways.
2.2.2 Buried Metal Objects
Generally speaking, heavy metal objects such as girders and pipes have little
effect on System D and Turning Detector Loops, providing the nearest point is
50 mm or more below the loop.

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However, in the case of SDE/SA loops, the presence of an isolated heavy
metal object can distort the electromagnetic effect of one of the pair of loops
so that a false speed assessment is given. In these cases it is necessary to
re-site the loops 1 metre away from such objects.
Buried tramlines may present a problem as the metal tie rods sometimes
make an intermittent electrical connection with the running rails. Any
intermittent connection of this type placed under the loop can cause spurious
detector signals and it is advisable to remove the track from the area of the
loop leaving 305 mm clearance. (One metre clearance for SDE/SA loops).
2.2.3 Buried Cables
Buried Electrical Supply cables do not cause interference with Detectors.
However, SDE/SA Loops should be kept 1 metre away from heavier
armoured type of cable as the metal content could cause the distortion
mentioned in section 2.2.2.
2.2.4 Surface Objects
Loop slots should be kept one metre clear of manhole covers, drain covers,
expansion joints and similar disturbances in the road surface. Failure to
observe this can weaken the road surface and may cause subsequent
breaking up.
2.2.5 Blast Furnace Slag
Occasionally road surfaces incorporating blast furnace slag in their
construction will be encountered. This has a de-sensitising effect on detector
loops. It is not possible to detect the presence of slag from the road surface
appearance and it will usually be discovered only during commissioning in the
form of insensitive loops.
Commercial should make it clear that if this material is encountered the
customer will be responsible for work involved in overcoming the problem.
Avoiding multiple loops on a channel may increase working sensitivity. This
will involve some re-cutting and probably additional detector cards. However it
may be necessary to replace the material in the vicinity of the affected loops.
2.2.6 Loop Tails
It is advisable that loop tails are twisted with at least 10 twists per metre,
outside of the slot. See Figure 14.
However loop tails may be untwisted loop tails over a short distance where
they are taken across or along the carriageway to a connection point at the
roadside. The length of untwisted loop tails must not exceed 30 metres. No
more than 15 metres of tails from any other loop should be laid in a common
slot, and then only if the loops are driven from the same detector unit.

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2.2.7 Feeders
Sharing of a multi-pair feeder cable between different detectors is not
recommended. See section 2.7 for feeder types.
2.3 Loop Configurations
Loop positions will be marked prior to slot cutting, as per the positioning
instructions shown on the STS.
Loop configurations are normally of the following types:
Chevrons - Vehicle actuation, SDE/SA
Diamonds - Vehicle actuation (use for replacement or MOVA
only)
Rectangle - Turning loops, SCOOT, COUNT, QUEUE and
special purpose (Required for SDE/SA for previous
detector types).
Special loops - MOVA loops (diamonds are recommended)
2.3.1 Replacement Controllers
Replacement controllers should continue to use existing diamond Vehicle
Actuation loops where they are in good condition. Any existing SDE/SA loops
for replacement controllers should be re-cut to the new 3.6 m standard prior to
commissioning.
2.3.2 Replacement VA Loops
If a diamond loop needs re-cutting it should be re-cut as a diamond. However
if all the loops on an approach are to be re-cut then the chevron loop
configuration should be used. It is permitted to have all chevrons on one
approach and all diamonds on another subject to the following clause; where
two or more VA loops are connected to the same detector channel they must
all be to the same configuration, i.e. ALL Diamond or ALL Chevrons.
2.3.3 Replacement SDE/SA Loops
If a 3.05 m spacing SDE/SA loop needs re-cutting it should be re-cut to the
same spacing as the original unless every approach on that controller is re-
cut. In that case the new 3.66 m spacing should be used and the controller set
up or reconfigured accordingly. Controllers cannot accept inputs from loops of
mixed spacing.
2.3.4 Use of Soundmark Test Sets
Care must be taken when selecting the loop pitch on Soundmark Test Sets.
Selecting PLE selects the old Plessey loop pitch of 3.05 m (10 ft). Selecting
GEC selects 3.6 m (12 ft) which is now common for GEC, Microsense and
NEW STC equipment.

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2.3.5 Procedure for Marking Position of Diamond Loops Prior to Slot Cutting
These notes are to be read in conjunction with Figure 1 and Figure 2 but
kerbs and distances from carriageway centre lines are subject to any standing
Local Authority instructions.
Refer to the STS drawing and mark the distance of the loop from the stop line,
at the road edge.
1) From this point, mark a datum line to the road centre at right angles to the
road edge.
2) Measure in from the road edge 0.3 metres and mark this point on the
datum line. This point is referred to as the datum point.
3) Measure in 1 metre from the road centre and mark this point on the datum
line. This point is referred to as the end point.
4) Measure the distance between the datum point and the end point.
Reference to Figure 2 will determine the appropriate loop configuration to
be constructed.
5) Determine the length of the loop diagonal as follows:
i) For single loop configuration, the loop diagonal is the distance
between the datum point and end point.
ii) For double loop configuration, the loop diagonal is the distance
between the datum point and the end point divided by 2.
iii) For the triple loop configuration, the loop diagonal is the distance
between the datum point and the end point divided by 3.
iv) For the quad loop configuration, the loop diagonal is the distance
between the datum point and the end point divided by 4.
6) Starting at the datum point, mark the length of the loop diagonal along the
datum line for as many diamonds as are required in the configuration.
Figure 1 shows a double loop configuration by way of example.
7) Refer to Figure 2 to determine the length of the loop side.
8) Anchor a measuring tape at the datum point and using the tape and chalk,
strike arcs either side of the datum line, whose radius equals the length of
the loop side.
9) Strike similar arcs from the point on the datum line indicating the length of
the loop diagonal. The intersection of these arcs on either side of the
datum line fixes the position of the loop corners.
10)Repeat this procedure along the datum line for the required number of
diamonds in the configuration.
11)Join up the points with chalk to form the loop configuration required.
2.3.6 Chevron type loops –marking of loops
These notes are to be read in conjunction with Figure 3 but distances from
kerbs and carriageway centre lines are subject to any local authority
instructions.