Wavetronix SmartSensor HD User manual

SmartSensor HD
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2Select a mounting height
1Ensure that all necessary components are available
You will need a number of items in order to install your sensor, including but not limited to the items below:
Use the table to select the mount-
ing height for the sensor based on
the oset from the nearest detec-
tion lane. e range of ideal osets
is highlighted in gray. If possible,
use the height contained in the
second column (Recommended
Mounting Height).
In areas with a lot of truck trac,
consider a higher mounting height
to help mitigate occlusion.
Note. is table is truncated. For
a complete table, refer to the HD
user guide.
Oset from first
Detection Lane
(ft/m)
Recommended
Mounting Height
(ft/m)
Minimum
Mounting Height
(ft/m)
Maximum
Mounting Height
(ft/m)
6/ 1.8 12 / 3.7 9/ 2.7 19* / 5.8*
10 / 3 12 / 3.7 9/ 2.7 22 / 6.7
15 / 4.6 15 / 4.6 12 / 3.7 26 / 7.9
20 / 6 18 / 5.5 15 / 4.6 30 / 9.1
25 / 7.6 26 / 7.9 17 / 5.2 33 / 10
30 / 9.1 29 / 8.8 19 / 5.8 37 / 11.2
35 / 10.7 30 / 9.1 20 / 6 40 / 12.2
40 / 12.2 33 / 10 22 / 6.7 43 / 13.1
45 / 13.7 36 / 11 23 / 7 40 / 14
50 / 15.2 39 / 11.9 25 / 7.6 50 / 15.2
*Reduction in number of reported speeds
˽Mount bracket and Band-It clamping system
˽Sensor cable and homerun cable
˽Click equipment and pole-mount box
˽Laptop with SmartSensor Manager HD, down-
loaded from wavetronix.com
˽Bucket truck
1 Attach the mount bracket to the pole using the straps.
2 Tighten the strap screws partway. e sensor alignment will need to be ne-
tuned later, so keep the straps slightly loose.
3 Attach the sensor to the bracket; the connector at the bottom of the unit should
point towards the ground.
4 Place the lock washers onto the bolts, thread on the nuts and tighten.
3Attach the sensor and mount bracket to the pole

4Align the sensor to the roadway
5Attach the cable and pole-mount cabinet
1 Tilt the sensor down so that the front is aimed at the center of the detection area, as shown below.
To attach the cable to the sensor and the pole:
1 Squeeze about 25% of the silicon dielectric compound into the connector
at the base of the sensor. Wipe o any excess.
2 Insert the cable into the connector and twist clockwise until it clicks.
3 To reduce strain, strap the cable to the pole or run it through a conduit,
leaving a small amount of slack at the top, as shown.
To attach the pole-mount cabinet to the pole:
1 Attach the mounting brackets to the back of the pole-mount box;
thread in the mounting straps.
2 Attach the pole-mount box to the pole using the mounting straps.
3 Run the sensor/homerun cables through the cable grips on the bot-
tom of the pole-mount box.
2 Adjust the side-to-side angle
as close to perpendicular to
the ow of trac as possible.
is will be ne-tuned later.
6Connect surge protection and power
Standard HDs use the 8-conductor cable. To land this cable from the
sensor to the Click 200 in the pole-mount cabinet, do the following:
1 Disconnect the Click 200 from the DIN rail.
2 Disconnect the green screw terminals on the appropriate side of
the Click 200 and wire the sensor cable as shown at right.
3 Connect the Click 200 to the DIN rail.
4 Connect the ground terminal to the DIN rail and the earth
ground wire to the lug bolt on the bottom of the pole-mount box.
5 Connect the exterior lug bolt to earth ground.
6 Connect 10–30 VDC to the +DC and –DC terminals on the
appropriate side of the Click 200.
Note. e Click 200 has sides marked PROTECTED and UNPRO-
TECTED; which you use depends on your installation. If you’re
unsure, consult Chapter 2 of the SmartSensor HD User Guide or
Wavetronix Technical Services. This image shows wiring into the protected side, as
you would do if you had an underground cable run
connecting the pole-mount box to a trac cabinet.
-DC (Black)
+DC (Red)
+485 (Stripe)
-485 (Blue)
CTS (Brown)
RTS (Orange)
Drain
TD (Yellow)
RD (Purple)

9Complete sensor alignment and configure lanes
7Make a connection
Open SmartSensor Manager HD (SSMHD) on your laptop to connect to the
sensor:
1 Make a physical or wireless connection to the sensor; generally you
do this via a Click device that has a communication connection with the
sensor—for instance, you could connect to an Ethernet device on the
same T-bus as the Click 200 surge protector the sensor is connected to.
2 Launch SSMHD and choose Connect from the main menu. Based on the
kind of connection you’re making, go to the Serial or Internet tab.
3 Change any necessary settings, such as port, speed or address, and click Connect.
1 Select Lanes from the main menu, then click the Conguration option.
2 Click the magnifying glass icon to open the View menu; click Show Align-
ment and an arrow will appear on the sensor, pointing out over the roadway.
3 Adjust the sensor according to the arrow. A green arrow means the sensor is
positioned for optimal performance; yellow or red indicates poor alignment.
4 Once the sensor is aligned properly, tighten the strap screws holding the mount-
ing bracket the rest of the way.
For this tool to function properly, trac must be owing freely. Each time you adjust
the sensor, several vehicles need to pass before the alignment tool’s output is valid.
From the SSMHD main menu, open Settings, to congure certain settings for this sensor.
˽Description – (General tab) Add text here to help you identify the sensor later.
˽Location – (General tab) Add the sensor’s location here to help you identify it
later.
˽Output Type – (Outputs tab) Ensure that this is set to Antenna.
8Enter the sensor settings
To automatically congure lanes:
1 You should still be on the Conguration screen. Click the hammer and
wrench icon to open the Tools menu, and select Clear Edit Area.
2 Open the Tools menu again and then click Restart Auto Cfg. Click OK.
3 As the tool runs, blue lanes will appear where the sensor detects them. (If no
lanes appear, click on the magnifying glass and make sure the top line says
Hide Auto Lanes; this indicates lanes are set to be shown.)
4 Once all the lanes have been detected and placed, Click OK.
5 A window will pop up to ask if you’d like to save the conguration. Choose Yes.

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Definitions
Select Data from the main screen, then click on Denitions. In this section you
will dene classications of vehicles based on certain criteria; once bins are set, data
can be collected for these groups of vehicles. Available bins include:
˽Class (length) and Speed: use the -/ +buttons to add or remove bins, and click
on an existing bin to edit it.
˽Direction (right or wrong): click the checkbox to turn this on.
You can also change the interval length, if needed, and set up approaches (clicking
the Approaches area will open a new window where you dene your approaches).
Click OK when you’re done.
Other data collection options
e following options will likely not be needed for a basic HD installation, but you
may nd yourself needing them under certain circumstances:
˽Interval Data – Here you can see interval data for lanes and approaches being
updated in real time. You can also use the Logging button, along with the Log
Lanes and Log Approaches checkboxes, to create logs of interval data.
˽Storage – Shows how full the sensor’s storage is, and lets you pause/erase it.
˽Download – Allows you to download sensor data then view or export it in
several dierent formats.
˽Push – Allows you to set the sensor up to push data (rather than waiting to be
polled for data) as required by certain advanced applications.
10 Set up data collection
e Data option on the main screen lets you set up data collection. For a basic HD
installation, you will need to congure the following settings.
11 Create a backup
Aer conguring the sensor, you should always make a backup of the sensor settings.
1 Select Tools from the main menu, then click Backup-Restore.
2 Under the Backup File heading, click on the magnifying glass. In the window
that opens, navigate to where you want the backup le to be stored. Give the
backup le a name, and then hit OK.
3 Click Back-up Sensor Setup.
To use a backup le, use the Restore Sensor Setup option on the same screen.