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  • Page 1 SmartSensor Matrix USER GUIDE...
  • Page 2 SmartSensor Matrix USER GUIDE Provo, Utah 801.734.7200 www.wavetronix.com...
  • Page 3 Disclaimer: The advertised detection accuracy of the Wavetronix SmartSensor sensors is based on both external and internal test- ing, as outlined in each product’s specification document. Although our sensors are very accurate by industry standards, like all other sensor manufacturers we cannot guarantee perfection or assure that no errors will ever occur in any particular applications of our technology.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Choosing a mounting height and offset Troubleshooting your installation Occlusion and Multipathing Fixing occlusion problems Fixing multipath problems INSTALLING THE SMARTSENSOR MATRIX Mounting the sensor Aligning the sensor to the roadway Applying silicon dielectric compound Connecting the cable Grounding the sensor...
  • Page 5 Changing the software size SSMM communication basics Making a serial connection Making an Internet connection Making a virtual connection Troubleshooting a connection Advanced communication tools Viewing sensor information Viewing software version information Disconnecting from a sensor Using the address book Viewing the error log Updating the sensor CONFIGURING SENSOR SETTINGS...
  • Page 6 CONFIGURING ZONES & CHANNELS Zones & Channels tab Using the menu bar Zones Adding auto zones Adding a zone to the road Moving a zone Resizing a zone Deleting a zone Making a small zone Changing delay/extend settings for a zone Channels Mapping zones to channels Using the Edit Channel window...

  • Page 8: Introduction

    Figure 1. SmartSensor Matrix This guide will cover selecting a mounting location, installing, and configuring a SmartSensor Matrix. To find the instructions for spe- cific tasks, see the table of contents or index. If your questions aren’t answered in this guide, visit www.wavetronix.com/support for access to supplemental materials, like technical documents, knowledge base arti- cles and troubleshooting information.
  • Page 9 Attempting to open this unit, unless expressly directed by Wavetronix, will void the customer warranty. Wavetronix is not liable for any bodily harm or damage caused if unqualified persons attempt to service or open the back cover of this unit.

  • Page 10: Choosing A Mounting Location

    Choosing a Mounting Location Mounting location, height and offset 140 feet 90° Figure 2. SmartSensor Matrix footprint Chapter 1: Choosing a Mounting Location •...
  • Page 11 The three locations in the image below are recommended because of their clear view of the detection area. Figure 3. Recommended mounting locations in a mast arm intersection Figure 4. Recommended mounting locations in a span wire intersection SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...

  • Page 12: Mounting On The Back Side Of The Mast Arm

    Mounting on the back side of the mast arm Figure 5. Back side of the opposing mast arm Allows you to place the sensor near the lanes of interest. ˿ May be the best location for wide approaches. ˿ Make sure the sensor has at least a six-foot offset to the nearest lane ˿...

  • Page 13: Mounting On The Near Side Of The Approach

    10 ft. (3 m) away from the front of the sensor. mounting height. If the roadway is frequently used by semis, consider choosing a ˿ higher mounting height to help avoid occlusion. SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...

  • Page 14: Occlusion And Multipathing

    Occlusion and Multipathing These are two problems you might face while using a radar detector. Figure 8. Occlusion Occlusion occurs when one object blocks another object from the sen- sor’s view, as shown above. This can happen with Tall vehicles like semi trucks ˿...

  • Page 15: Fixing Multipath Problems

    A 30-ft. (9.1-m) lateral separa- tion would be ideal, but even just a few feet can make a difference. Adjust the sensor’s sensitivity thresholds in SmartSensor Manager ˿ Matrix, as covered in chapter 6. SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...

  • Page 16: Installing The Smartsensor Matrix

    Prepare the sensor while still on the ground: remove the large bolts holding the end knuckle to the mount, then use the four small bolts and lock washers to attach the knuckle to the sensor backplate. Chapter 2: Installing the SmartSensor Matrix •...

  • Page 17: Aligning The Sensor To The Roadway

    Figure 11. Aiming the sensor Adjust the side-to-side angle so that the sensor’s 90º field of view covers the approach. Note. Do NOT roll the sensor. SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...

  • Page 18: Applying Silicon Dielectric Compound

    Figure 13. Applying the compound Tear the tab off the tube of silicon dielectric compound that came with the sensor. Squeeze about half of the compound on the connector at the base of the sensor. Chapter 2: Installing the SmartSensor Matrix •...

  • Page 19: Connecting The Cable

    Twist the cable grip to tighten. grounded, may cause Land the conductors to the terminal blocks inside the box. Insert the harmful effects to the conductor into the round hole on the plug portion of the terminal Matrix components. SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...
  • Page 20 Twist the cable grip to tighten. Follow the instructions in step 2 to land each conductor into the cor- rect spots in the terminal blocks. Figure 15. Junction box wiring Chapter 2: Installing the SmartSensor Matrix •...
  • Page 21 Figure 16. Mini junction box wiring SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...

  • Page 22: Installing Cabinet Solutions

    Click 65x straight to the controller; if your cabinet doesn’t more information, support SDLC, you can connect the Click 65x to contact closure cards. contact support@ wavetronix.com. Figure 17. Click 650/656 using SDLC (above) and contact closures (below) Chapter 3: Installing Cabinet Solutions •...

  • Page 23: Using The Click 600

    Note. For more the Click 600. information on the Connect jumper cables from the RJ-11 jacks on the front of the Click Click 600, see Click 600 to your contact closure devices. 600 Quick Start Guide. SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...

  • Page 24: Using A Preassembled Backplate

    Using a preassembled backplate Note. This section assumes you are using the Intersection Preassembled Backplate from Wavetronix; if you bought individual Click modules instead, see Click 100–400 Figure 19. Installation with a preassembled backplate Series User Guide and Assembling the Click...
  • Page 25 Figure 21. Connecting power cable to terminal blocks Start by connecting the power cable. This backplate is shipped from Wavetronix with the conductors in the cable already terminated in a terminal block plug. Insert this plug into the power terminal blocks.
  • Page 26 485+ 485- 485+ 485- 485+ 485- 485+ 485- 485+ 485- 485+ 485- 485+ 485- 485+ 485- Figure 22. Connecting sensor cable to terminal blocks Note. All electronic Now wire the sensor cable: follow the instructions in step 4 to land components should each conductor into the correct terminal block.

  • Page 27: Connecting To The Sensor

    Matrix sensor. It can only be installed on a PC. Downloading SSMM Figure 23. Finding the SSMM download on the Wavetronix website In a browser, navigate to www.wavetronix.com/en/support. From the Detection drop-down menu, select SmartSensor Matrix.

  • Page 28: Installing Ssmm

    Installing SSMM Note. You must have administrator rights to install the program, as well as Microsoft .NET Framework version 3.5. Figure 24. SSMM install wizard Double-click on the setup file. Follow the instructions on your screen to choose where to install, and then to choose which shortcuts to create.

  • Page 29: Changing The Software Language

    Figure 27. Communication button, main screen SmartSensor Manager can connect to your sensors via a serial (RS-485) or Internet (IP address) connection; this may require additional equip- ment. There is also a virtual option for testing or demo purposes. SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...

  • Page 30: Making A Serial Connection

    Making a serial connection Note. You may need a USB to serial adapter to connect to your computer. Figure 28. For serial connections Click Communication on the main screen and then click the serial connector icon at the top of the screen. From the Port drop-down, choose the COM port on your computer that the sensor is plugged into.

  • Page 31: Making An Internet Connection

    You can increase this time if you’re having trouble connecting to the sensor. Full search – Select this when searching for sensors for the very ˿ first time. You need to perform a full search to completion before all SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...

  • Page 32: Making A Virtual Connection

    If you make changes to the sensor’s setup while using a virtual connec- tion, those changes are saved to the virtual sensor file, which by default will be saved to C:\Program Files\Wavetronix\SmartSensor Manager Matrix vX.X.X\Bin. Chapter 4: Connecting to the Sensor...

  • Page 33: Troubleshooting A Connection

    Check the port settings. ˿ Make sure the Click 65x is configured properly. ˿ If a failure occurs repeatedly, contact support@wavetronix.com. ˿ Advanced communication tools Once you’ve made a connection, the Communication button of the main screen should now be animated, with arrows moving past each other.

  • Page 34: Viewing Software Version Information

    Viewing software version information Figure 32. Version windows Right-click anywhere on the screen. This will bring up a small window that will allow you to view com- ponent, firmware, and hardware version information. Disconnecting from a sensor Click Communication on the main screen. Click Disconnect.

  • Page 35: Using The Address Book

    Click on the notepad icon at the bottom of the connection screen (serial, Internet or virtual). The error log will be saved to C://ProgramFiles/Wavetronix/SmartSen- sor Manager Matrix vX.X.X/bin. It will also open in your default .txt editor. If you need to save a copy for troubleshooting purposes, do a Save As, as the file will be written over next time you view an error log.

  • Page 36: Updating The Sensor

    Updating the sensor Figure 35. Version Control basic screen and detailed screen If the version of SSMM doesn’t match the version of the sensor’s embedded firmware, then after you click Connect, the Version Con- trol screen will appear. If you would like specifics on the mismatch, click a sensor ID and then click the Details >>...
  • Page 37 Downgrading the sensor Figure 36. Downgrade warning message If the downgrade message appears, it means that the sensor firmware is newer than the version of SSMM you’re using. Get the newest version of SSMM from www.wavetronix.com. SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...

  • Page 38: Configuring Sensor Settings

    Configuring Sensor Settings Settings tabs Figure 37. Settings button, main screen Access the sensor settings by clicking on the Settings button on the main screen. Changing these settings is optional; if you leave them set to their defaults, the sensor will still function. Chapter 5: Configuring Sensor Settings •...

  • Page 39: Changing General Tab Settings

    Change this if you enter in the Approach direction of traffic the think you’ll find it field will also appear sensor is detecting. useful in identifying the on the Sensor Setup sensor later. screens. See Chapter 7. SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...

  • Page 40: Changing Ports Tab Settings

    Setting Description Details RF Channel Lets you change If you’re using multiple the radio frequency sensors in the same channel the sensor is intersection, set each to transmitting on. a unique RF channel. The software should notify you when an RF channel needs to change.
  • Page 41 Source Choose Antenna for Lets you choose where the SSMM gets the traffic data standard use (reports data it reports. as detected by the sensor). Choose Diagnostic for testing and training (creates simulated traffic). SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...

  • Page 42: Changing Advanced Tab Settings

    Changing Advanced tab settings Figure 40. Outputs tab Setting Description Details Wash-out Lets you set the amount of Please contact Wavetronix Time time a tracker is detected Technical Support before before it washes out into the changing this setting. background.

  • Page 43: Configuring Lanes & Stop Bars

    Configuring Lanes & Stop Bars Figure 41. Sensor Setup, main screen Click Sensor Setup on the main screen to open the Sensor Setup screen. SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...

  • Page 44: Lanes & Stop Bars Tab

    Figure 42. Lanes & Stop Bars screen Lanes & Stop Bars tab Overlay buttons Clear Tracks button Approach name Edit Area Tracks Menu bar Sensor Figure 43. Lanes & Stop Bars tools Tracks Note. Vehicle tracks are not constrained The Sensor Setup screen shows the sensor’s 140-ft. (42.7-m), 90º field of to lanes, even after few.

  • Page 45: Using The Menu Bar

    Undo Last Undoes the last change you Edit made in the edit area. Clear Edit Deletes all lanes from the Use this before you create Area edit area. new lanes and stop bars. SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...

  • Page 46: Lane Setup

    Move Sensor Rotates the view of the edit Change this to match the area. software with the approach being detected. Purely for your convenience—does not affect sensor performance. Restart/ Allows you to either restart Click Restart Auto Lane Reboot Cfg to start the auto automatic configuration or reboot the sensor.

  • Page 47: Adding A Lane

    Click in the edit area where you would like to add a lane and the Edit Area window will appear. Click Add Lane. Note. You can also move lanes by clicking and dragging anywhere in the edit area. SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...

  • Page 48: Deleting A Lane

    Deleting a lane Figure 47. Deleting a lane Double-click on the lane you would like to delete and the Edit Lane window will appear. Click Delete Lane. Changing the width of a lane Note. Adjusting the width of a lane will impact the detection search area for that lane.

  • Page 49: Creating A Curve In A Lane

    Click and drag one of the lane nodes anywhere in the edit area. You can also click on a node and then click on the arrows in the Node Adjustment window to move the node in the desired direction. SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...

  • Page 50: Changing The Path Of A Lane

    Changing the path of a lane Figure 50. Changing the path of a lane Select a lane in the edit area. Click and drag a lane node anywhere within the edit area. Inserting/moving/deleting a stop bar Figure 51. Inserting a stop bar Select a lane in the edit area.

  • Page 51: Changing Lane Arrows

    Changing lane arrows Figure 52. Changing the lane arrows Click on the lane with the arrows you want to change. Click the lane arrow to cycle through the lane arrow options. SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...

  • Page 52: Changing The Direction Of A Lane

    Changing the direction of a lane Figure 53. Changing lane direction Select a lane in the edit area. Click the lane again and then select Reverse Lane. Edit Thresholds Adjusting all thresholds Figure 54. Changing sensor thresholds Click the Edit Thresholds button. This will change the color of the sen- sor’s footprint and allow you to change the sensitivity of certain areas in Chapter 6: Configuring Lanes &...

  • Page 53: Adjusting A Region Of Thresholds

    Figure 55. Adjusting sensitivity levels Click the arrow buttons to change the sensitivity (in decibels). Adjusting a region of thresholds Figure 56. Adjusting a region Click the Edit Thresholds button. This will change the color of the SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...

  • Page 54: Resetting All Thresholds

    sensor’s footprint and allow you to change the sensitivity of certain areas in the footprint. Click anywhere within the sensor’s footprint and the Sensitivity window will appear. Click Zoom In. Click and drag on the threshold region(s) you would like to change and the sensitivity slider window will appear.
  • Page 55 Configuring Zones & Channels Figure 58. Zones & Channels screen Click tab 2 on the Sensor Setup screen to open the Zones & Channels tab. SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...
  • Page 56 Zones & Channels tab Note. Each SmartSensor Matrix supports up to 16 zones and 16 channels. Ruler Flags Clear Tracks button Approach name Edit Area Zone Stack Tracks Zone Sensor Menu bar Figure 59. Zones & Channels tab Tracks The Sensor Setup screen shows the sensor’s 140-ft. (42.7-m), 90º field of few.
  • Page 57 Edit Channel Lets you select channel Use this to make changes to type, apply and/or logic, a channel. invert a zone, map zones to channels, change delay/extend settings, and choose min and max speeds. SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...
  • Page 58 Output Lets you change delay/ Use this to quickly see all Settings extend settings for channels, channel settings at a glance. change minimum pulse width, and change pulsed channel width. Place Auto Lets you replace zones with Use this if you want each Zones auto zones.
  • Page 59 Check the Merge to one zone checkbox if you want one zone across the seleted lane type. Click Save. SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...
  • Page 60 Adding a zone to the road Figure 63. Placing zones Click and drag a zone from the zone stack to the edit area. Place the zone anywhere along the lane(s). Zone stack Click the plus/minus buttons by the zone stack to cycle through zones. Place zones back in the zone stack by clicking and draging it off the edit area.
  • Page 61 Resizing a zone Figure 65. Changing the size of a zone Click on the zone you want to resize. Click and drag the corners of the zone. Deleting a zone Figure 66. Deleting a zone SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...
  • Page 62 Select the zone you want to delete. Click and drag the zone back to the zone stack or anywhere outside the edit area. Making a small zone Note. The Make a small zone feature allows you to create two-foot zones, which are typically used for counting applications.
  • Page 63 Mapping zones to channels Note. The channel column shows the channel number and type (N=normal, C=count, P=pulse). To edit channels 9—16, click anywhere in the table and drag to the left. Figure 69. Zone/Channel mapping SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...
  • Page 64 Click the Zone/Channel Map button in the menu bar. Determine which zone(s) you would like to map to which Note. Clicking on the zone number in channel(s). the zone column will Map the zone row to the channel column by clicking the gray LEDs. highlight that zone A zone is mapped to a channel when the LED is green.
  • Page 65 Max Speed Lets you set a maximum Select a maximum speed speed for the channel. from the drop-down list. Channel Type – Normal Channel Figure 71. Normal Channel SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...
  • Page 66 Normal Detects vehicle presence in Is activated as soon as the channel the zone. leading edge of a vehicle breaks the plane of the leading edge of a zone. If there are no delay or extend settings, the zone will remain activated until the vehicle has exited the zone.
  • Page 67 Click the Edit Channel button. Click anywhere in the top-right part of the Edit Channel window and the Output Settings window will appear for that channel. Add delay or extend time using the up/down arrows. SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...
  • Page 68 Changing detector input and phase Note. These settings are for reference purposes only and do not affect sensor or controller performance. Figure 75. Changing the detector input and phase Click the Edit Channel button. Click anywhere in the top-right part of the Edit Channel window and the Output Settings window will appear for that channel.
  • Page 69 Pulsed Chan. The duration the contact This may be useful if you Width closure message lasts for a are using the Matrix for pulse or counting channel. counts. Contact Wavetronix Technical Support before changing this setting. SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...
  • Page 70 Verifying Lanes Figure 77. Verification screen Click tab 3 on the Sensor Setup screen to open the Verification tab. In this tab, instead of tracks, vehicle detections will now appear as light blue rectangles. Chapter 8: Verifying Lanes •...
  • Page 71 Click a channel indicator to see the zones Verification window. mapped to that channel. Click and hold on a channel indicator to see channel settings. Figure 79. Channel settings SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...
  • Page 72 Using the menu bar Figure 80. Verification menu bar Setting Description Details To Main Menu Takes you back to the main screen. Save Config Saves threshold changes. Channel Info Shows channel settings Use this to verify channel and lets you troubleshoot settings, counts and channel channel outputs.
  • Page 73 If a vehicle stops within 30 feet of the stop bar, the stopped vehicle queue will be extended to the stop bar. This ensures that a vehicle will activate a zone even if it stops behind the zone. Stopped Stopped vehicle vehicle queue extension Figure 82. Queue extension SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...
  • Page 74 Using the Channel Info window Figure 83. Channel Info window Setting Description Details Count Shows the counts as Use this to verify the sensor detected by the sensor. is detecting vehicles in the approach. Click Reset to set counts back to 0. Channel Channel type.
  • Page 75 Note. You can also edit thresholds in the Lanes & Stop Bars Adjusting all thresholds tab (see Chapter 7). Figure 85. Changing sensor thresholds Click the Edit Thresholds button. This will change the color of the SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...
  • Page 76 sensor’s footprint and allow you to change the sensitivity of certain areas in the footprint. Click anywhere within the sensor’s footprint and the Sensitivity window will appear. Click Adjust All and the sensitivity slider window will appear. Note. Negative values will increase sensitivity;...
  • Page 77 Click the Edit Thresholds button. This will change the color of the sen- sor’s footprint and allow you to change the sensitivity of certain areas in the footprint. Click anywhere within the sensor’s footprint and the Sensitivity window will appear. Click Reset All. SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...
  • Page 78 Using Tools Figure 89. Tools button, main screen Click Tools on the main screen to open the Tools screen. Chapter 9: Using Tools •...
  • Page 79 Can’t be changed. sensor serial number. Approach Which direction of traffic Can be changed in the the sensor is detecting. Settings screen. Description A description of the sensor. Can be changed in the Settings screen. SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...
  • Page 80 Setting Description Details Location The sensor’s location. Can be changed in the Settings screen. Backup File Allows you to create a This may be useful if you Tip. It may be useful backup file (.mxc) of are making changes to the to keep backup files on a flash drive inside the sensor settings you...
  • Page 81 Click the folder icon and specify a location for your log file. Click On/Off switch to begin logging traffic. Once the switch is on, the timer will begin. Turn the toggle switch off once you are done logging traffic. You can SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...
  • Page 82 Using the Manufacturer’s Diagnostic Tool Note. Contact Wavetronix Technical Support before using this tool. Figure 94. Manufacturer’s Diagnostic Tool Click Manufacturer’s Diagnostic Tool.
  • Page 84 INDEX SYMBOLS data push 37–38 6-conductor cable.  cable delay .NET Framework 23 channel 53, 61–63, 65, 70 zone 53, 59 detection area 10, 15 address book 31 Detector Input (DI) 61, 64–65, 70 Advanced settings 37–38 diagnostic 37 alignment 14–16 direction 35, 45, 48 troubleshooting 12 Disable fast pacing 32...
  • Page 85 preassembled backplate.  Intersection Preassembled Backplate knowledge base 7, 13 Presence Update Time 38 Pulse channel 62–63 Pulsed Channel Width 54, 62–63 lane arrows 47 lane configuration adding a lane 43 queue extension 69 auto-configuring lanes 42–43 Queue Forming 38, 69 changing the direction of a lane 48 quick search 26–28 changing the path of a lane 46...
  • Page 86 terminal blocks 18–21 terminal server 27 thresholds adjusting all 48–49, 71–72 adjusting region 49–50, 72–73 editing 42, 68 resetting all 50, 73 timeout 26–27, 78–79 Tools 74–79 Tracker Logging screen 77 tracks 40, 42, 52, 54, 66, 68 traffic cabinet 16, 18–19, 21 troubleshooting 12, 29, 31 Updating the sensor 32–33 uploading firmware 32...
  • Page 87 www.wavetronix.com...

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