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  • Page 1 AGD 343 HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 PRODUCT MANUAL HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR ✓...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Power and Communications 12 - 21 INSTALLATION AND COMMISSIONING Camera Connection 22 - 23 WiFi Connection AGD Align Set-Up Tool 24 - 37 Radar Command Overview Radar Command List 39 - 41 MESSAGE FORMATS Radar Event Messages - Heart Beat...

  • Page 3: Product And Technology

    PRODUCT & TECHNOLOGY HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR The AGD 343 Highways Monitoring Radar is an easy-to- AGD 343 integrate traffic flow monitoring solution that provides real-time data on multi-lane highways. Designed for traffic HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR...

  • Page 4: Typical Applications

    Introduction AGD 343 TYPICAL APPLICATIONS HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 Multi-Lane Highways Monitoring Radar - Dedicated Infrastructure Mounted HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR MS4 Mounted Gantry Mounted...

  • Page 5: Product Overview

    Introduction AGD 343 PRODUCT OVERVIEW HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 Flange Mounting Points HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR Power/RS422 Cable Connector Port Bracket Fixing Points safer, greener, more efficient...

  • Page 6: Installation

    To install the radar, the following parts will be required: HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR No. Part No Description Notes AGD 343 343-500-000 AGD 343 Highways Monitoring Radar HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR MS-246 343 Mounting Bracket Kit CA-310 343 Power/RS422 Cable Assembly MK343-05...

  • Page 7: Mounting Location

    MOUNTING LOCATION HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 The AGD 343 has been designed to be mounted on a variety of structures, where it looks across the carriageway HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR at 30 degrees to provide highly accurate traffic data. AGD 343...

  • Page 8: Physical Installation

    PHYSICAL INSTALLATION HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 343 Mounting Bracket Kit HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR The AGD 343 bracket mounting kit (part number MS-246) consists of two brackets and all the required fixing AGD 343 hardware. HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343...
  • Page 9 Installation AGD 343 PHYSICAL INSTALLATION HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 Step 2 – Mount bracket to the radar HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 Fit the six torx screws and washers and tighten to a torque of 1.2Nm. HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR...
  • Page 10 Installation AGD 343 PHYSICAL INSTALLATION HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 Step 4 – Install cable HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 Install the cable in a suitable manner down through the pole by drilling and always inserting the cable through a...

  • Page 11: Electrical Installation

    Installation AGD 343 ELECTRICAL INSTALLATION HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 The detector is powered using a 12-24Vdc supply. The power is applied to the detector using the multi-pin HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR mating connector. AGD 343 HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR The product mating connector is shown above and is located on the bottom of the product.

  • Page 12: Power And Communications

    AGD 343 The radar can be powered and communicated with as per the specification, however for ease of installation, AGD provides a series of equipment to support simple HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 integration into the road network and line protection for connected equipment.
  • Page 13 Installation AGD 343 POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 Interface Enclosure Components: HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 110v-230Vac to 24Vdc PSU RS422 Communications Interface Board HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 Incoming Power Connections Radar Cable Connector HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR...
  • Page 14 Installation AGD 343 POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 Connecting the Power HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR The MK343-03 Interface Enclosure has DIN rail AGD 343 mounted connectors for connection to mains power. The ‘Live’ cable entry point incorporates a 0.5A...
  • Page 15 Installation AGD 343 POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 Connecting External Equipment HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 External equipment can be connected to the external equipment connector 1. HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR Whether this be an external ground cable as AGD 343 referenced in the next section ‘Installation with...
  • Page 16 Installation AGD 343 POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 RS422 Communications Interface Board HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 The RS422 communications interface board forms part of the MK343-03 Interface Enclosure. It handles the task of allowing multiple data connections to...
  • Page 17 Installation AGD 343 POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 RS422 Communications Interface Board - Detailed Operation HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 The RS422 Interface board connects the various ports as descibed below. Understanding this is very important when...
  • Page 18 The pinouts shown correspond to the numbers highlighted on both the female and male plugs. Construction of a male connector is required should the end user want to use a RS422-USB converter of their own choice. A configuration cable can be obtained pre-assembled from AGD Systems: Part No. CA-345 USB-422 343 Configuration Cable LINK 3 - J3 (RJ11) CONNECTIONS Pin No.
  • Page 19 Installation AGD 343 POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 RS422 Communications Interface Board - Dip Switches HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR RS422 Communications Interface Board RS422 Communications Interface Board - Setting Dip Switches The dip switches SW2 and SW4 control the operating mode of the board and the data rates of the equipment connected on different links.
  • Page 20 Installation AGD 343 POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 RS422 Communications Interface Board - Setting Dip Switches HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 SW4 controls the BAUD rate of LINK 1 and LINK3. The LINKS operate at the same data rate. SW4 can be set as per the table HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR below.
  • Page 21 If installing the equipment combined with existing infrastructure (existing traffic cabinet for example). HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 The AGD 343 interface enclosure with communications and line protection would be used. Part No. MK343-01 - 343 Interface Enclosure. HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR *Please note that this variant, does not have a power supply and is intended for use with an MK343-02 –...

  • Page 22: Installation And Commissioning

    Installation and Commissioning AGD 343 CAMERA CONNECTION HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 The AGD 343 Highways monitoring HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR radar uses a small detachable camera AGD 343 to assist with aligning the radar to the roadway. The whole commisioning...

  • Page 23: Camera Connection

    Installation and Commissioning AGD 343 CAMERA CONNECTION HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 Step 3 - Fit the yellow interrupter HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR cable between the bottom camera AGD 343 port and the radar (the cable is keyed so can only be connected one...

  • Page 24: Agd Align Set-Up Tool

    HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 The AGD Align set-up tool is a graphic user interface, GUI, that allows the commisioning engineer to correctly align and configure the radar once installed. The software can be downloaded by contacting AGD Systems via...
  • Page 25 Installation and Commissioning AGD 343 AGD ALIGN SET-UP TOOL HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 Connection (RS422) HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR *Skip this step if a WiFi connection has been made and the camera is being used for alignment* AGD 343 HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR...
  • Page 26 Installation and Commissioning AGD 343 AGD ALIGN SET-UP TOOL HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 Radar Alignment HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 The radar must have its ‘Azimuth’ angle aligned to 30 degrees(with a +- 1 degree tolerance). Follow the four steps in the alignment process to achieve this.
  • Page 27 Installation and Commissioning AGD 343 AGD ALIGN SET-UP TOOL HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 Radar Alignment HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR Drag the red boxes, align the red lines to the white lines on the highway surface.
  • Page 28 Lane Definitions - Lanes are defined by range in this window. Virtual loop assignments can be made (when used with an AGD Loop interface card) and the traffic direction of each lane is assigned. Settings - Main page for all adjustable settings for the radar.
  • Page 29 Installation and Commissioning AGD 343 AGD ALIGN SET-UP TOOL HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 Lane Setup - Traffic Histogram HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR The traffic histogram window shows the distribution of vehicles as they pass the radar detector. Vehicles are assigned by range so that the Lanes can be defined.
  • Page 30 ‘Loop’ Number - This is the ‘virtual loop’ pair number you assign to a lane. *NOTE -If you are not using an AGD interface Card. Set this to ‘None’ Quick Lane Add - Increment the valuie to the number of lanes you require then ‘click’ the ‘refresh’...
  • Page 31 Installation and Commissioning AGD 343 AGD ALIGN SET-UP TOOL HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 Lane Setup - Traffic View HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR The traffic view window shows live traffic flowing in the configured lanes.
  • Page 32 Installation and Commissioning AGD 343 AGD ALIGN SET-UP TOOL HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 Lane Setup - Settings HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR The ‘settings’ window contains a series of adjustable parameters, listed top to bottom here: Speed Units (vehicle) - Selectable between either ‘kilometres per hour’...
  • Page 33 Installation and Commissioning AGD 343 AGD ALIGN SET-UP TOOL HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 Lane Setup - Settings (continued) HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 Heartbeat Period - Time in seconds between heartbeat messages being sent by the radar. Stationary Track Timeout - Time in seconds that the radar holds a target track once a target is...
  • Page 34 Installation Installation and Commissioning AGD 343 AGD ALIGN SET-UP TOOL HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 User Defined Messages HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR The radar constantly publishes ‘Event Messages’ for each target that passes through the beam. These messages are used and displayed by the GUI.
  • Page 35 Installation Installation and Commissioning AGD 343 AGD ALIGN SET-UP TOOL HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 User Defined Messages - Building an Output Message HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR Selecting the tickbox next to any of the three ‘User Defined Messages’ will activate them. In the diagram above, the callout no.
  • Page 36 Installation Installation and Commissioning AGD 343 AGD ALIGN SET-UP TOOL HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 User Defined Messages - Building an Output Message (continued) HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 Vehicle Speed - Value of the output speed, please note KPH/MPH is selected in the ‘Settings’ of the GUI.
  • Page 37 Installation Installation and Commissioning AGD 343 AGD ALIGN SET-UP TOOL HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 User Defined Messages - Output Message Example HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR If it were decided to select all the fields to combine into an ‘EE’ output message, along with some free text...

  • Page 38: Radar Command Overview

    Installation Installation and Commissioning AGD 343 RADAR COMMAND OVERVIEW HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 Commands are used to control the operation of the radar. These are sent over the RS422 UART link. HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 Commands are immediately followed by an operator that indicates the required action. Not all operators are supported for all commands.

  • Page 39: Radar Command List

    Radar Commands AGD 343 RADAR COMMAND LIST HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 Command Type Function Default Units, Resolution or Values HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR Value Value Value AGD 343 Provides the firmware version HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR *BAUD ? / = / ==...
  • Page 40 Radar Commands AGD 343 RADAR COMMAND LIST (CONTINUED) HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 Command Type Function Default Units, Resolution or Values HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR Value Value Value AGD 343 *LIFE ? / $ Reports life statistics *LIFE?<CR> HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR...
  • Page 41 Radar Commands AGD 343 RADAR COMMAND LIST (CONTINUED) HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 Command Type Function Default Units, Resolution or Values HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR Value Value Value AGD 343 *UEM ? / =/ = = Enquire/set user event messages *UEM?<CR>...

  • Page 42: Message Formats

    Message Formats AGD 343 RADAR EVENT MESSAGES HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 HEART BEAT MESSAGE HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 The heart beat message is sent periodically. The period of the message is controlled by the *HBP command. HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR...

  • Page 43: Radar Event Messages - Es, Ep, Ee

    Message Formats AGD 343 RADAR EVENT MESSAGES HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 Event messages are sent when enabled by setting *EM=1. Messages can be filtered so that only messages HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR associated with defined lanes are reported. This filtering is enabled by sending the command *FEM=1.

  • Page 44: Radar Event Messages - Examples

    Message Formats AGD 343 RADAR EVENT MESSAGES HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 Radar Event Message Output Example HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 Event Start - ES,0139DA31,00000DD9,A,084.5,M,022.6,021.5*C0 Event Progress - EP,0139E0CA,00000DDA,A,083.9,M,022.3,337.5*5D HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 Event End - EE,0139E0CE,00000DDA,A,083.6,M,022.3,337.5*40 HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR...

  • Page 45: User Event Messages

    Message Formats AGD 343 USER EVENT MESSAGES HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 User Event Messages HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 User event messages are enabled with the *UEM command. The table below shows which messages are enabled by enabling the various bit positions.
  • Page 46 Message Formats AGD 343 USER EVENT MESSAGES HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 User Event Messages continued HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 Radar frame number Time downto milliseconds HH:MM:SS.SSS HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR Date (dd/mm/yy) AGD 343 Epoch time 64bit hexadecimal milliseconds since 1st Jan 1970...

  • Page 47: Data Record Messages

    Message Formats Message Formats AGD 343 DATA RECORD MESSAGES HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 Data Record Messages HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 The radar constantly records per vehicle messages while turned on. Per vehicle messages are stored in data log files that can be downloaded from the radar.

  • Page 48: Data Record Messages - Examples

    Message Formats AGD 343 DATA RECORD MESSAGES HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 Data Record Messages Output Example HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 DS,04/02/19,15:11:08.769,00000168B91021E1R,554.3692,36156435,1,R,4.217231,12.50000,48.06149 DS,04/02/19,15:11:12.600,00000168B91030D8R,3.510108,3.813868,1,R,4.738761,12.98841,51.50910 HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 DS,04/02/19,15:11:15.013,00000168B9103A45R,2.117878,2.438513,1,R,4.287929,13.60468,51.38296 HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR The above shows three seperate data logs downloaded from a radar with all fields able to be downloaded, having been selected.

  • Page 49: Troubleshooting

    Can you communicate with the unit ? Have the lanes you wish to detect been correctly set up? Have you followed the AGD Align setup stages correctly and verified correct operation? If trouble with operation persists please contact AGD Technical Support.

  • Page 50: Radar Characteristics

    Radar Characteristics AGD 343 OPERATING FREQUENCY BAND AND POWER HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 The radar frequency and power is as follows; HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 Parameter Specified Notes HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR Frequency Band 24.050 - 24.250GHz AGD 343 Centre Frequency (channel 1) 24.077GHz...

  • Page 51: Technical Specifications

    A separation distance of at least 20 centimetres should normally be maintained between this product and the body of users or nearby persons. Changes or modifications to this equipment, not expressly approved by AGD Systems Ltd, may void the user’s authority to operate this equipment.

  • Page 52: Certification

    Certification...

  • Page 53: End Of Life - Disposal Instructions (Eol)

    End Of Life – Disposal Instructions (EOL) AGD 343 343 HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR • Reuse / Recycle Item Qty Material • Polycarbonate Separate &...

  • Page 54: Important Safety Information

    20cm of the body. • The transmitter must not be co-located or operating in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter. • Changes or modifications not expressly approved by AGD Systems Ltd could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
  • Page 55 Important AGD 343 IMPORTANT INFORMATION HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 Low Power Non-Ionising Radio Transmission and Safety HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 Concern has been expressed in some quarters that low power radio frequency transmission may constitute a health hazard. The transmission characteristics of low power radio devices is a highly regulated environment for the assurance of safe use.
  • Page 56 Notes AGD 343 HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR...
  • Page 57 Notes AGD 343 HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR...
  • Page 58 Notes AGD 343 HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR...
  • Page 59 Notes AGD 343 HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR AGD 343 HIGHWAYS MONITORING RADAR...
  • Page 60 WARRANTY All AGD products are covered by a 12 month return to factory warranty. Products falling outside this period may be returned to AGD Systems for: evaluation, repair, update or re-calibration, any of which may be chargeable. AGD Systems Limited White Lion House, Gloucester Road, Cheltenham, GL51 0TF, UK Tel: +44 (0) 1452 854212 eMail: info@agd-systems.com Web: agd-systems.com...

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