Mounting On The Back Side Of The Mast Arm; Mounting On The Far Side Of The Approach - Wavetronix SmartSensor Matrix User Manual

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.
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May be the best location for wide approaches.
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Make sure the sensor has at least a six-foot offset to the nearest lane
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of interest.

Mounting on the far side of the approach

Gives you more flexibility with mounting height than mounting on
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the mast arm.
May be the best location if detecting the left-turn lane is a high
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priority.
The farther away the first lane is from the sensor, the higher you will
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want to mount the sensor to avoid occlusion.
Figure 6. Far side of the approach
Chapter 1: Choosing a Mounting Location
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