Mounting and Fixation Horizontal orientation 5.2.1 Leaving traffic 5.2.2 Crossing traffic Viasis MINI text panel Electrical preparation VIASIS 3003 SOFTWARE AND DATA Software installation 6.1.1 System requirements for the ViaApp 6.1.2 System requirements for viagraph 6.1.3 Installation and deinstallation of viagraph Viasis 3003 data connections 6.2.1...
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6.3.4.5 Threshold LED color change 6.3.5 Optimizing display 6.3.6 Menu extensions thresholds 6.3.6.1 Thresholds LED circle symbols 6.3.6.2 Definition of symbols 6.3.6.3 LED Warning lights (Option) 6.3.6.4 Relays and power MOSFET transistors (optional) 6.3.6.5 LED display pages or additional LED fixed text (viasis PLUS or PLUS SMILE) 6.3.7 Radar sensitivity Radio modems...
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Changing the fuse Serial RS232 interface connector Trouble shooting Transport damages Sending back/transport preparation/disposal VIASIS 3003 CERTIFICATION, CONFORMITY AND COMPLIANCE CE-conformity viasis 3003 Viasis 3003 CE compliance and notification CE-conformity Bluetooth module Laird 730-SA CE expertise M10 Quectel GSM/GPRS radio module...
Since 1994 via traffic controlling has delivered the speed measurement systems viasis with in- tegrated display. The viasis 3003 is an actual version of this system with low energy consumption, integrated battery buffered memory for speed and time data, serial data interface and a couple of different operating modes.
The manufacturer is not liable for damage caused by improper use or modifications to the viasis device. The following manual is valid for several variants of the viasis 3003 system, like viasis COMPACT, MINI, PLUS, PLUS SMILE... etc. 2.1 Used symbols and text forms...
Alternating with the numeric speed display, several warning and speed limit sign symbols with a circle diameter of 300 mm can be shown. Optionally the viasis 3003 is equipped with two LED display colors, with the possibility to change the displayed color according the compari- son result of measured vehicle speed and a set speed threshold.
3003 user manual controlling gmbh 5 Start-up with the viasis 5.1 Mounting and Fixation The viasis must be mounted orthogonal to the road and stable in a height of 2 meters till 4 meters below the housing edge, see . First mount the system and finally insert the battery.
3003 user manual controlling gmbh 5.2 Horizontal orientation Direct the system horizontally through turning the system board around the mounting pole. The ideal orientation to reach a maximum distance range depends on the local circumstances. Illustration 2: viasis display directed to the road with a measurement angle = 5°...
3003 user manual controlling gmbh 5.2.2 Crossing traffic Diagonal crossing traffic passing the radar beam can lead to a disturbing speed value display. By following measures you can reduce the detection distance range of the radar: Decline the viasis housing vertically (see illustration 1) up to 8° towards ground.
3003 user manual controlling gmbh 5.4 Electrical preparation Illustration 7: viasis control panel Untighten the knurled nut of the battery attachment, turn the fixation bolt aside and insert the battery into the box. Secure the battery in its position with the turn bolt and by tightening the knurled nut, see also illustration 7 and illustration 8.
8. The Viasis is configured for permanent operation after delivery (see also chapter 6.3) and is ready for operation. 6 Viasis 3003 software and Data 6.1 Software installation 6.1.1 System requirements for the ViaApp For smartphones and tablets with Android operating system version 4.0 and higher the ViaApp...
3003 user manual controlling gmbh The software package viagraph is delivered on CD-ROM. For notebooks without CD-ROM/DVD drive you may copy the CD-ROM to an USB flash disk and start the software installation from the USB flash disk hereafter.
6.2 Viasis 3003 data connections The viasis 3003 is always equipped with a serial RS232 and a Bluetooth interface. Depending on the viasis variant other interface options vary. It is possible to equip the viasis additionally with USB host interface for computer connections and USB client interface for memory sticks.
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Top left the type of the found viasis system is shown, e. g. viasis, viasis PLUS, viasis PLUS SMILE, etc. Depending on the viasis type and equipment appears one or more buttons below. The buttons Read data and Settings appear always for viasis 3003 systems, the button Matrix is only shown for viasis 3003 PLUS devices.
3003 user manual controlling gmbh 6.2.2 Using an USB-RS232 serial adapter Connect the USB-RS232 serial adapter to a free USB port of your computer. Depending on which Windows operating system you use, the presence of the USB-RS232 adapter is recog- nized by Windows as soon the adapter is plugged in.
6.2.3 USB host interface connection (optional) If the viasis 3003 is delivered with USB interfaces the USB sockets USB-A (for memory sticks) and USB-B (PC connection) are placed on the control panel, located in the battery box, see also illustration 14.
3003 user manual controlling gmbh 6.2.3.1 Windows XP and Vista 32 bit USB device driver installation The following installation dialogue is shown here for Windows XP and differs minimal for Windows Vista 32 bit. If the USB cable connection has...
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The serial USB interface of the viasis can be used now with viagraph or another ter- minal program and a COM port to the viasis 3003 can be opened, see also chap- ter 6.2.1. Illustration 19: Device manager with virtual COM...
3003 user manual controlling gmbh 6.2.3.2 Windows Vista 64, 7, 8, 8.1 USB driver installation In order to avoid long and unnecessary waiting time switch the automatic search for driver on the Windows update server off. The needed driver resp. the driver information cannot be found there.
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3003 user manual controlling gmbh Now connect the powered viasis and your computer with the delivered cable. Plug the USB-B connector in the viasis operator panel USB-B socket, see also illustration 14 and the USB-A connector in your computer socket. The message Device driver ... not ... installed appears.
3003 user manual controlling gmbh In the Windows Security message window click on Install this driver software anyway, see illustration 27. Illustration 28 : Installation completed Click the Close button as soon the message Win- dows successfully updated your driver software is shown, see illustration 28.
If not already created before a new the log file “USBINFO.TXT” is placed in the “VIASIS” folder. All up- and download actions are logged herein. A text entry example for writing a measurement data file in “USBINFO.TXT” follows: Viasis 3003 - Version 4.12, 15SC4321 Date: 15.09.2015, Time: 14:14:46 Write SC_15SC4321_150915_001.VTF ok Also if the viasis measurement data store is empty a file with the extension *.VTF will be cre-...
3003 user manual controlling gmbh For the operation of USB memory sticks at your computer in common no customer installed device driver is needed, because they can be operated with already installed Windows standard mass storage device drivers 6.2.4.1 Parameter transfer from and to the viasis using a USB memory stick...
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3003 user manual controlling gmbh In the viagraph start win- dow select the menu Tools and further Parameter set, see illustration 32. From the here given list of pa- rameter files (*.par) select the viasis with the serial...
3003 user manual controlling gmbh 6.2.5 Bluetooth modem connection Check whether you computer is equipped with a Bluetooth radio interface ready for operation. If not you may obtain e. g. a USB Bluetooth dongle and install the device driver and operating software delivered by the manufacturer.
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3003 user manual controlling gmbh If you use other terminal software or make a manual terminal connection with viagraph you need to know which virtual COM port number was assigned to the Bluetooth device and set the COM port in the terminal program accordingly. This COM port number can be either found in the Windows Device manager, see chap- ters 6.2.2 and 6.2.3.1 or else with a right mouse click to the device, which was added in Devic-...
3003 user manual controlling gmbh 6.2.6 Data connection by GSM radio modem, Email and SMS transfer If you like to transfer data or parameter of the viasis by GSM radio link you need in common to obtain a second GSM radio modem for the communication with your remote computer .
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3003 user manual controlling gmbh Have you already added the Number entry to the list mark it with a left mouse click and click hereafter on the button Dial number. As soon the GSM data connection is established the viagraph connection...
3003 user manual controlling gmbh 6.2.7 Manual selection of the viagraph communication (COM) port The manual selection of the communication (COM) port might be necessary, in case of: - multiple connections to different via devices are possible, but with the Connect to device search only the first found device is automatically connected.
„Settings“, „Matrix“, etc. button! The viasis 3003 main menu appears after a click to the „Connect to device“ button in viagraph automatically. If you use other terminal software, it depends on the used communication inter- face (RS232, USB, Bluetooth, GSM) whether the main menu appears or not.
3003 user manual controlling gmbh If you enter 4 for Settings in the main menu the settings menu with the current parameter val- ues is displayed: Settings: 1. Parameter set: 1 2. Time schedule 3. Bidirectional detection: off 4.
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3003 user manual controlling gmbh In the following command prompt, select the desired, such as the second parameter set: Parameter set=2 If you look in the submenus Speed display options and Extensions thresholds you will find now the values of the 2 parameter Set.
3003 user manual controlling gmbh 6.3.2 Time schedule Each parameter set, see chapter 6.3.1, owns a time schedule, which determines during which times the settings of the parameter set are used by the viasis for the measurement, display and...
3003 user manual controlling gmbh Enter 1 in the Time schedule menu and the following menu choice is offered: LED display: 1. off 2. on Your choice 1...2? 6.3.2.2 Time schedule – Operation weekdays In the submenu Operation weekdays the days are chosen, at which measurements shall be done...
3003 user manual controlling gmbh - If set, the operation weekdays of the other parameter sets must be discarded. 2. You want to measure at a road construction site by night from 19:00 till 06:00 display the vehicle driver’s speed. But you want to measure the whole day around the clock.
3003 user manual controlling gmbh 6.3.4 Menu Speed display options The menu Speed display options is shown if you choose 4 in the Settings menu: Speed display options: 1. Decimal places: off 2. Minimal speed displayed: 5 km/h 3.
3003 user manual controlling gmbh You may raise the minimal speed factory setting of 5 km/h to e.g. 15 km/h to suppress slow movements of vehicles, pedestrians or wind moved branches of trees, which may also initiate measurements on short distance.
3003 user manual controlling gmbh 6.3.4.5 Threshold LED color change The viasis is supplied in several versions, with a numeric LED display with one or two LED colors. Only the two color versions have a menu item for changing the LED display color de- pendent of the measured vehicle speed.
3003 user manual controlling gmbh The following „Extensions thresholds“ menu is an example. Number and sequence of the submenus depend on the installed viasis equipment: Extensions thresholds: 1. Led symbols 30,50,60 2. Led symbols 70,80,! 3. Led symbols smileys 4.
3003 user manual controlling gmbh In viagraph the speed thresholds of the circular warning symbols are set in the Symbols tab for the selected parameter set, see illustration 45 below: Illustration 45: Viagraph symbol tab 6.3.6.2 Definition of symbols The predefined symbols in the first three menus of the Thresholds Extensions menu, see chap- ter 6.3.6, can be changed, however not the number of symbols in the menus.
3003 user manual controlling gmbh Now each new symbol name (max. 11 characters) with a related font number, see also table 1, must be inserted: Symbol name: 8 < Return > Font: 408 < Return > Symbol name: 25 < Return >...
6.3.6.4 Relays and power MOSFET transistors (optional) The viasis 3003 can be ordered with up to 7 galvanic isolated low voltage relays, appropriate for switching up to 230 V mains voltage or alternatively with up to 7 high current MOSFET power transistor to switch 12VDC loads, technical data see chapters 10.3.5.
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3003 user manual controlling gmbh For LED fixed texts (PLUS SMILE) the displayed text or a symbol name will be used to label the menu items, for LED full matrices with variable texts and symbols the menu items are la- beled only as numbered LED page (1, 2, ...
3003 user manual controlling gmbh 6.3.7 Radar sensitivity With the menu item Radar sensitivity the gain of the analogue receiver amplifier, preset to a gain of 100%, can be reduced in steps of 20%. In consequence the detection distance range of the viasis will be reduced.
3003 user manual controlling gmbh The Bluetooth address, is a unique and user unchangeable hardware address provided by the Bluetooth modem manufacturer. The device name is the chosen name for the viasis Bluetooth devices shown if you search for connectable devices under Windows on your computer.
3003 user manual controlling gmbh 6.4.2 GSM/GPRS Modem The GSM/Email menu is shown if you enter 2 in the Radio modem menu (see also chapter 6.4): GSM/Email menu: 1. Time schedule 2. Pin number 3. Configure GPRS 4. Configure SMTP-Server 5.
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3003 user manual controlling gmbh Before you configure the Email delivery, please set the PIN number first in case the SIM card is already inserted, see also next chapter. The submenu Email delivery offers different possibilities to initiate the sending of measure-...
3003 user manual controlling gmbh Whether an E-Mail or SMS must be delivered is checked once per minute by the viasis. If a delivery cannot be done due to an active Bluetooth, USB or GSM data connection, the transfer its started within a minute after the closure of the connection.
3003 user manual controlling gmbh In case the PIN code request of the SIM card was already switched off or you change later to a SIM card with switched off PIN request you need to delete an earlier entered and stored PIN code by insertion of PIN number = 0 <Return>...
3003 user manual controlling gmbh test cannot be done and for a possibly occurred error you need to check the viasis protocol (see chapter 6.5.1) to find errors of the GPRS connection establishment like “Error GSM/GPRS”, “Error GPRS timeout”, “Error GPRS communication”..
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3003 user manual controlling gmbh warding transport of the viasis E-mail to the final destination mail server of the recipient E-mail account(s), which you have to enter in “5. Configure Email” (see next chapter) of the GSM/Email menu.
3003 user manual controlling gmbh 334 UGFzc3dvcmQ6 235 2.7.0 Authentication successful MAIL FROM: <viasis@viaxmail.de> 250 2.1.0 OK QUIT 221 2.0.0 OK SMTP-Server ok If the connection between viasis and SMTP-server could be established and the server declared ready to receive E-mails from the viasis you will finally see the message “SMTP-Server ok”...
3003 user manual controlling gmbh If you respond ‘y’ to both questions “Change(y/n)?” and “Send email(y/n)?”, a test E-mail is send and if you a connected locally by RS232 (only), you will see the delivery protocol of the send E-mail: Send Email...
6.4.3 GPS Module (optional) In case the viasis 3003 is equipped with a GSM/GPRS modem an additional GPS module for the determination of the position of the viasis can be build in. The position data are determined regularly and they are transferred as a position list to viagraph. The last position is also send in...
3003 user manual controlling gmbh Illustration 47: GPS coordinates of the viasis position in Google maps In a direct connection to the viasis the last, most current GPS position is displayed. From an open vtf measurement data file the first GPS position of the chosen evaluation time period is shown.
3003 user manual controlling gmbh If you enter ‘y’ the output of the position list will start: 30.09.15, 15:47:00, 51°03.5647',N, 007°00.9108',E 30.09.15, 11:46:00, 51°03.5574',N, 007°00.9081',E 30.09.15, 07:45:00, 51°03.5587',N, 007°00.9086',E 30.09.15, 03:41:00, 51°03.5593',N, 007°00.9076',E 29.09.15, 23:40:00, 51°03.5599',N, 007°00.9082',E Delete data (y/n)? Up to 25 GPS positions can be memorized.
3003 user manual controlling gmbh As soon 3 to 4 satellites signals could be found appears the output of position data – the lati- tude in degree and minutes with 4 minute decimals, the N/S latitude information and the analogous data for the longitude.
The menu Information and time, which is reached by inserting 6 in the main menu, is headed by general information to the viasis soft- and hardware: Information: Viasis 3003 version 4.16 , H4 Serial number: 15SC9991 Active parameter set: 1 Comments: Via traffic controlling GmbH, Maybachstr.
3003 user manual controlling gmbh Power on; 30.01.12;17:39:34 Firmware update; 30.01.12;17:39:09 Power on; 30.01.12;15:30:59 Power on; 30.01.12;15:29:35 Error USB; 30.01.12;15:29:25 Start of measurement; 16.12.11;16:52:10 Power on; 16.12.11;16:51:07 Error Xmodem timeout; 16.12.11;15:41:24 Start of measurement; 16.12.11;15:39:58 Power on; 16.12.11;15:35:10 <Continue with Return>...
3003 user manual controlling gmbh A call of the menu items Date and Time is refused by the viasis as long as measurement data are stored. This to avoid inconsistent measurement sequences, which may cause later problems during the data evaluation. In case you receive the message „Access impossible!“ if you try to change system date or time then download and store the measurement data first.
3003 user manual controlling gmbh 6.7 Data memory The viasis measurement data store is organized as a ring storage, so in case the memory is full the oldest stored data are overwritten by the newest data. Herewith is guaranteed that the viasis still keeps the most actual data in case of a data overflow, respectively a too sporadic measurement data download and deletion.
3003 user manual controlling gmbh Select whether you want to delete the measurement data in the viasis or not, see also illustration 50. Also in case the viasis measurement data storage is empty a file with the file name extension *.VTF (“via traffic format) is created.
3003 user manual controlling gmbh 6.8 Test functions The test functions menu is shown if you enter 3 in the main menu, see also illustration 11 . Test functions: 1. LED display 2. Flash memory 3. Real time clock 4.
3003 user manual controlling gmbh to an error of less than about 30 seconds per week, the message „RTC ok!“ is send, otherwise the error is reported in ppm units. The Main battery test allows the measurement of the lead-gel accumulator voltage and estima- tion about its charge condition.
3003 user manual controlling gmbh 6.10 Viasis PLUS display The add-on display board of the viasis PLUS is in general a two line LED full matrix with own separate microcontroller with the „Viamatrix“ firmware and a flash memory for the display text, bitmap graphics and display parameters.
3003 user manual controlling gmbh 6.10.1 Viasis PLUS matrix editor – display pages After a mouse click to the viasis PLUS Matrix button in the viagraph connection window (illustration 11) the matrix editor appears and in case the viasis is directly connected with the...
3003 user manual controlling gmbh 6.10.2 Viasis PLUS matrix editor – bitmaps Beside text the LED matrix can also show so called bitmap graphic. In the right column of the matrix editor window up to 31 bitmap graphic characters can be defined: Illustration 53: bitmap column at right side of the matrix editor As bitmaps also country specific special characters, as Umlauts, apostrophic characters, etc.,...
3003 user manual controlling gmbh 6.10.4 Matrix editor menu Tools In the matrix editor menu Tools – Text you will find the menu items Load and Save. With Save you can store edited display pages on your computer hard disk in a text file (*.txt), with Load you can load already saved display page text files.
3003 user manual controlling gmbh If you click now the Matrix button in the viagraph connection window again the new 5. Dis- play page gets visible if you scroll down with the scrollbar of the middle display column.
3003 user manual controlling gmbh If the select switch is in position of the clock symbol the viasis works in normal mode. This means the display parameters of the parameter sets 1 to 5 are activated by the time settings of their weekly calendar.
3003 user manual controlling gmbh 7.2 Measurement angle The angle between detector beam axis and the movement axis of the detected vehicles has de- cisive influence on the measured speed. Microwave detectors and all on the physical „Doppler“...
1 Watt for displaying “188”. So the operating time of the viasis 3003 is at a display rate (relation between display on and off time) of 25%, with calculated 16 day and 8 night hours, for the 17 Ah battery about two weeks.
3003 user manual controlling gmbh Attention: Work at 115V/230V installations must be generally carried out by electro-technically trained personnel or specialized companies, according to the relevant technical regulations 7.6.3 Viasis with photovoltaic solar support Attention: Never operate the Viasis with solar panel and disconnected main battery.
3003 user manual controlling gmbh 8 Maintenance 8.1 Cleaning the front window pane Attention: To clean a dirty front window pane use always a liquid antistatic detergent or an antistatic cleansing towel! Otherwise the transparent plastic front pane can be electrostatic charged up to sev- eral kilovolts (frictional electricity) especially when using dry paper or synthetic textile towels.
3003 user manual controlling gmbh 8.3 Changing the battery To withdraw the battery unfasten the cover brackets and open the cover of the battery box, placed on the backside of the viasis display system. Remove the plug of the battery cable from the control panel socket, see illustration 8. Untight- en the knurled nut above the turn bolt, turn the bolt aside and take out the battery.
3003 user manual controlling gmbh 8.6 Trouble shooting No „188“ value displayed after power on Prove connection between battery clamps and control panel connector for intermittent cable wires. Are the connector/socket contacts deformed or cor- roded? Check the main fuse in the battery box. Control the battery voltage –...
3003 user manual controlling gmbh Unmotivated speed values are displayed Are moving objects in the range of the detector, like crossing traffic, moving branches of trees, birds, bicycles, pedestrians and so on? If you don’t find any causes for the malfunction, contact us and send the system back.
Senior engineer 9.2 Viasis 3003 CE compliance and notification The viasis 3003 is tested according the applicable EN 300440 and EN 301489 test standards. A national notification according EC directive 2014/53/EC (RE) is for radio equipment class 1 not necessary, because these radio equipment operates in a EC wide harmonized frequency band (EC decision 2013/752/EU, band no.
3003 user manual controlling gmbh 9.3 CE-conformity Bluetooth module Laird 730-SA Test reports, declarations for ROHS and REACH compliance for the BLUETOOTH module you will find on the manufacturer website http://www.lairdtech.com/products/bt730-series. Page 76 of 85...
3003 user manual controlling gmbh 9.4 CE expertise M10 Quectel GSM/GPRS radio module For the complete document with all attachments, please see the delivered CDROM in folder \Compliance\Quectel_M10. For the list of applied test standards please refer to chapter 10.3.6.
9.5 Viasis 3003 FCC and IC compliance The viasis 3003 speed display with integrated radar transceiver has been tested according FCC 15 rule 15.245 and IC standard RSS-210, issue 9, annex F. For FCC and IC certification and test reports regarding the contained Bluetooth module Laird 730-SA, please see the delivered CDROM in folder \Compliance\Blutooth_Laird_730-SA.
3003 user manual controlling gmbh 10 Annex 10.1 Viasis 3003 list of equipment Name/ article Description/specification Transport casing With two transport rolls, 3 solid metal handles, 4 butterfly lock- ers, outside double profile frame, inside fitting plastic foam, see...
3003 user manual controlling gmbh Real time clock backup battery: Minimum lifetime 7,5 years Plug in 3V Lithium button cell CR2430 W x H x D in mm 640 x 548 x 185 Housing: Weight (without battery) 12 kg...
3003 user manual controlling gmbh 10.2.4 Technical Data - Bluetooth modem Bluetooth modem type Laird BT730-SA (integral ceramic antenna) Bluetooth standard Version 2.0 / SPP Bluetooth class I / 18 dBm Range (free field) > 100m Data transfer rate >...
3003 user manual controlling gmbh 10.3.3 Technical data – solar module Solar module technology polycrystalline photovoltaic cells Dimensions in mm 690 x 690 x 36 Nominal power 50 Watt Nominal-/Open clamp voltage 12V= / 21,7V= Weight without/with fixation 6.3kg / 13.3kg...
3003 user manual controlling gmbh Maximal assembly per board 4 p-ch MOSFET power transistors Max. switched voltage (UGS @ 25°C) 20 Volt DC Maximal current (ID @ 25°C) 74 Ampere DC Maximal switch power (Ptot @ 25°C) 200 Watt...
3003 user manual controlling gmbh 10.3.7 Technical Data – GPS module GPS module Quectel L70, L1 band receiver 1575,42 MHz Power consumption during position fix 20 mA @ 12V (with active GPS antenna) Position fix time (TTFF) < 35 s (optimal satellite reception) Position accuracy <...
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