Vaisala MD30 Parts list manual

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RoadAI with MD30
Usage instructions
For mobile app and online map
MD30 mobile sensor
RoadAI mobile app
with MD30 data
RoadAI online map
with MD30 data

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Contents
Introduction
▪Overview of MD30 and
RoadAI system
RoadAI mobile app
▪Mobile device setup and
pairing instructions
▪MD30 data view contents
and usage
▪Checking if data goes online
RoadAI online map
▪Overview, and login and user groups
▪Adding more users
▪Settings and main menu
▪Devices view
▪Data view –Using toolbar
▪Data view –Finding data
▪Data view –Monitoring data
▪Data view –Changing map / route colors
Available support
▪[e-mail]
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RoadAI with MD30
Introduction

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What is MD30?
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Surface temperature sensor
•Is road cold?
Surface state sensor
•Is road slippery? Why?
Air temperature and humidity sensor
•Is air cold or humid?
Mobile road condition sensor for any vehicle
–Designed to work even in snow plow trucks

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Overview of MD30 systems
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Scope of this RoadAI instruction document

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How is MD30 data collected and
visualized with Vaisala RoadAI?
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For driver:
RoadAI mobile phone/tablet app
shows live sensor data
For online users:
RoadAI browser map combines sensor data,
camera photos / video, and GPS location
Sensor
data
Route color coding
based on sensor data
Optional
video or
photos
Color-coded
routes based on
MD30 sensor data

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RoadAI mobile app
Setup and login

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Mobile device setup instructions
Available at https://setup.vaisala.ai/
Includes steps of how to install RoadAI app to Android phone / tablet
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Mobile app login
In first use, app asks user to log in (internet connection needed)
Mobile app login credentials are sent to provided administrator address via email
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Example email with credentials Enter credentials to mobile app login screen

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Pairing mobile device with MD30 through Bluetooth
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Step-by-step instructions
in MD30 Setup Guide Video tutorial in MD30 Support page

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RoadAI mobile app
Overview and usage

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Overview of RoadAI mobile app
Start screens of phone and app
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Phone start screen after performing a
dedicated RoadAI app installation RoadAI app start screen with MD30 sensor data view
Open the app
Checks also if
newer version of
app is available
Open phone settings
To control, for
example, mobile data
and Wi-Fi settings
Measurement parameters
In 2x2 grid at a time, freely
selectable from all available
parameters
Menu button
To access
different settings
and features
Photo button
To manually take single photos
before actual recording (for
example, for testing connection)
Record button
To start MD30
data and camera
recording

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Overview of RoadAI mobile app
App screens while using the app
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App screen in recording mode App screen when left sidebar menu is opened
Menu sidebar
To change view between sensor and camera
To calibrate the sensor
To access phone and sensor diagnostics
To enable automatic recording if phone is charged
To change units
Red square icon
Indicates that
recording is ongoing
Exclamation mark icon
To send a note to RoadAI
online map about
interesting events
Close app button
To manually close
the app after
recording
Buttons not
needed
Can be used to
leave the app

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Detailed usage of RoadAI app with MD30
Collection of short tutorial videos on MD30 Support page
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RoadAI mobile app
Verifying data flow to
online map

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Verifying if mobile app is sending data to online map
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Record data with app and check which
username phone is using Check from online map did phone username become visible in Devices tab (more on online map on next pages)

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What if mobile device is not visible on online list?
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Open app menu sidebar and select
Diagnostics Scroll down to see different diagnostics categories –Check especially Upload and
Connections for possible issues
Typical issues
•Phone does not have an active internet connection
•→Go to phone settings and activate
•Phone battery charge is too low to upload
•→Connect charger
•Same login username is used in multiple devices
•→Log out from other devices (one per username)

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RoadAI online map
Overview

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Overview of RoadAI online map user interface
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Photo / video player
•Visual images
from phone
camera (if used)
MD30 data table
•Road state
parameters in
table or graph
format
Layer selection
•Map color scheme
•Feature layers
Photo / video playlist
•List of available videos
from one drive
•Split into 5 minute chunks
Devices
•Status summary of
each phone and
sensor in use
Heatmaps
•Route color-coding
based on selected
MD30 parameter
Menu toolbar
•Settings
•Time filters
•List of all videos
Timeline
•Configurable to show only
recent drives or drives from
full day
Zoom in/out
Timeline date selector
•24-hour range shown at a time
•Desired date can be selected
from calendar view

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User interface with and without visual images
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With MD30 and photo or video recording:
Video player image updates every X seconds (photos)
or continuously (videos)
With MD30 data only:
Video player shows blank No video screen all the time