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SmartSensor HD USER GUIDE Provo, Utah 801.734.7200 www.wavetronix.com...
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FCC rules could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment. Hereby, Wavetronix LLC, declares that the FMCW Traffic Radar (SmartSensor HD, part number 101-0415) is in accordance with the 2004/108/EC EMC Directive.
Choosing a mounting height and offset Occlusion and multipathing Fixing occlusion problems Fixing multipath problems INSTALLING THE SMARTSENSOR HD Attaching the mount to the pole Attaching the sensor to the mount Aligning the sensor to the roadway Applying silicon dielectric compound...
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CONNECTING TO A SENSOR SSMHD communication basics Making a serial connection Making an Internet connection Making a virtual connection Troubleshooting a connection Advanced communication tools Viewing connection information Disconnecting from a sensor Using the address book Viewing the error log Password-protecting the sensor Updating the sensor CONFIGURING SENSOR SETTINGS...
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VERIFYING LANES Verification options Verifying lanes using vehicle display options Verifying lanes using sidebars Verifying lanes using per vehicle data Verifying lanes using logging Lane adjustment Adjusting lane properties and thresholds SETTING UP AND DOWNLOADING SENSOR DATA Definitions Adjusting the data interval Creating, adjusting and deleting speed bins Creating, adjusting and deleting class bins Creating, adjusting and deleting approaches...
Figure 1. SmartSensor HD This guide will cover selecting a mounting location for, installing, and configuring a SmartSensor HD. To find the instructions for specific tasks, see the table of contents. If your questions aren’t answered in this guide, visit www.wavetronix.com/support for access to supplemental materials, like technical documents and troubleshooting information.
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Attempting to open this unit, unless expressly directed by Wavetronix, will void the customer warranty, as will any visible damage to exterior seal labels. 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.
Choosing a Mounting Location Mounting location, height and offset Choosing where to mount Figure 2. The HD’s radar footprint For best performance, make sure the lanes being detected are all ˿ parallel to each other; avoid on- and off -ramps/turn lanes that angle away from the road.
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Keep cable lengths in mind when you pick mounting locations; ˿ For more information. See the HD support when you use the Wavetronix cable, cables can be as long as 600 ft . section of the (182.9 m) if you’re using 24 VDC and RS-485 communications; for Wavetronix website longer connections, consider alternate wired and wireless options.
Choosing a mounting height and offset Note. Mounting height is measured from the Mounting guidelines in feet road’s height, not the bottom of the pole. If Offset Height (acceptable range) installing a new pole, (9–19) *reduction remember that part in number of (9–19) of the pole will likely reported speeds...
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For best results, choose the mounting height in the Height column ˿ outside that range in the table. If you can’t, just keep it somewhere in the acceptable could negatively affect range. sensor accuracy. SmartSensor HD User Guide •...
Occlusion and multipathing Th ese are two problems you might face while using a radar detector. Figure 4. Occlusion Occlusion occurs when one object blocks another object from the sen- sor’s view, as shown above. Th is can happen with Tall vehicles like semi trucks ˿...
A 30-ft. (9.1-m) lat- eral separation would be ideal, but even just a few feet can make a difference. Adjust the sensor’s sensitivity thresholds in SmartSensor Manager ˿ HD, as covered in chapter 8. SmartSensor HD User Guide •...
Point the head of the mount toward the middle of the lanes you want software, you may to detect. need to fine-tune the Tighten the straps. sensor’s positioning. Chapter 2: Installing the SmartSensor HD •...
Place the lock washers on the bolts, thread on the nuts and tighten. Aligning the sensor to the roadway Figure 8. Up-and-down positioning Tilt the sensor down so the front is aimed at the center of the detec- tion area. SmartSensor HD User Guide •...
(this will require the purchase of a rotating sensor backplate). Figure 10. Side-to-side positioning Adjust the side-to-side angle so it’s perpendicular to the fl ow of traffi c. Applying silicon dielectric compound Figure 11. Applying the compound Chapter 2: Installing the SmartSensor HD •...
If you need cations are wireless or use a comms line that runs straight to the pole. more information, contact support@ wavetronix.com. Figure 13. Installation with pole-mount box and no cabinet Chapter 3: Installing Power, Surge Protection and Communications •...
Find the mounting brackets that were included in the package and attach them to the back of the Standard Preassembled Cabinet. Use Band-It or a similar clamping system to attach the Standard Pre- assembled Cabinet to the pole. SmartSensor HD User Guide •...
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485- 485+ Figure 16. Connecting power cable to terminal blocks Insert the power cable through the leftmost cable grip on the bottom of the box. Twist the cable grip to tighten. Insert the black conductor into the round hole on the plug portion of the L terminal block.
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Follow the instructions in step 4 to land each conductor into the correct terminal block. The blocks are color-coded for your conve- nience: land the red conductor into the block with the red label, and so on. SmartSensor HD User Guide •...
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485- 485- 485+ 485+ Figure 18. Connecting earth ground Connect the grounding lug to earth ground. More information about this setup Warning. For installs with only the pole- This cabinet is designed to be mounted on a pole and to provide every- mount box (no traffic thing your sensor needs: cabinet), you need...
295, How to Assemble Click! the Power Plant. If you are not using Wavetronix devices, contact your dealer or visit the knowledge 485- 485+ 485- 485+ base at www. wavetronix.com. Figure 20. Surge Preassembled Cabinet (pole-mount box) SmartSensor HD User Guide •...
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Lightning Surge Protection Figure 21. Attaching the pole-mount box Find the mounting brackets that were included in the package and Click! attach them to the back of the Surge Preassembled Cabinet. Use Band-It or a similar clamping system to attach the Surge Preas- sembled Cabinet to the pole.
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“To Traffic Cabinet, ” remembering to follow the color-coded labels. 485- 485+ 485- 485+ 485- 485+ 485- 485+ Figure 24. Connecting earth ground Connect the grounding lug to earth ground. SmartSensor HD User Guide •...
Setting up the traffic cabinet Note. This section assumes you are using the Standard Preassembled Backplate from Wavetronix; if you Lightning Surge Protection bought individual Click modules instead, see Click 100–400 Series User Guide and Click! support document 295, How to Assemble the Power Plant.
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Figure 27. 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.
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Warning. Using two ment, especially the sensor, from power surges on the cable, such as Click 200s is standard Wavetronix procedure those caused when lightning hits the ground near where it’s buried, for underground which makes these very important! It’s also where you can plug in to cable runs.
HD sensor. It can only be installed on a PC. Downloading SSMHD Figure 29. Finding the SSMHD download on the Wavetronix website In a browser, navigate to www.wavetronix.com/en/support. From the Start by drop-down menu, select SmartSensor HD.
Installing SSMHD Note. You must have administrator rights to install the program, as well as Microsoft .NET Framework version 3.5. Figure 30. SSMHD 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.
A window will appear. Choose your desired language from the drop- down menu. Click OK. Changing the software size Click one of the three boxes at the bottom of the screen to choose between the small, medium and large display sizes. SmartSensor HD User Guide •...
Connecting to a Sensor SSMHD communication basics Figure 33. Connect button, main screen SmartSensor Manager can connect to your sensors via a serial (RS- 232 or RS-485) or Internet (IP address) connection; this may require additional equipment. Th ere is also a virtual option for testing or demo purposes.
Search and From the Speed drop-down, choose 9600 bps (the default rate for it will cycle through the SmartSensor HD), unless you have previously changed the baud all available COM rate of the sensor. ports or baud rates.
Making an Internet connection Note. The SmartSensor HD is not a native IP device. Therefore, connecting via the Internet requires a terminal server, such as a Click 301 serial to Ethernet converter in the cabinet, or an external modem to put it on a cellular network.
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://ProgramFiles/Wavetronix/SmartSensorManagerHD vX.X.X/bin/. If you want, you can back up those virtual sensor settings; that will create a sensor setup file which can then be restored to an actual sensor.
Make sure the sensor ID is correct. ˿ Make sure the terminal server is configured properly. ˿ If a failure occurs repeatedly, contact support@wavetronix.com. ˿ Advanced communication tools Once you’ve made a connection, the Connect button of the main screen should now be animated, with arrows moving past each other, and it should now say "Connected."...
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/Smart- Sensor Manager HD 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.
When you’re prompted to enter the password, you’ll see a link you can click if you’ve forgotten the password you chose. It tells you to contact Wavetronix technical support and what information to give them. Chapter 5: Connecting to a Sensor...
Figure 43. Date code The firmware numbers can be interpreted according to this date code image. The month number is written in hexadecimal, meaning that October will be written as A, November as B, and December as C. SmartSensor HD User Guide •...
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Figure 44. Downgrade warning message If the downgrade message appears, it means that the sensor firmware is newer than the version of SSMHD you’re using. Get the newest version of SSMHD from www.wavetronix.com. Chapter 5: Connecting to a Sensor •...
Figure 45. Settings button, main screen Access the sensor settings by clicking Settings on the main screen. Changing these settings is optional; if you leave them set to their defaults, the sensor will still function. SmartSensor HD User Guide •...
Setting Description Details Serial Number Shows the identification Can’t be changed. number assigned to the sensor by Wavetronix. Subnet/ID Subnet: defaults to 000. Subnet: change if ID: defaults to the last you want to create five digits of the sensor groupings of sensors.
The software uses the local settings of the computer it’s running on to display the date and time in local units. Changing Ports tab settings Figure 47. Ports tab SmartSensor HD User Guide •...
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SSMHD is communicating over the RS-485 line. Speed Lets you change the baud All Wavetronix devices rate for this comm link. default to 9600 bps. Response Lets you set how long the Change this if you’re using...
Makes your system emulate Use this if you used the occupancy numbers Spacing a system with inductive SmartSensor HD to replace in the interval data, but adjusting loops. These settings are loops, and the rest of your these settings will...
RTMS (X3) Sets the sensor to use the Click this checkbox if your Note. For a RTMS communication controller or backend SmartSensor HD in an RTMS-based protocol (although only system was originally system: if your system a portion of the RTMS...
Configuring Lanes Figure 50. Lanes button, main screen Click the Lanes button on the main screen to open the Lanes screen, then click the Confi guration button to open the Confi guration screen. SmartSensor HD User Guide •...
change to the sensor’s position. It can be difficult to align if there are non-parallel lanes of traffic ˿ (such as freeway ramps) in front of the sensor. Mark the non-parallel lanes as Inactive or Excluded (covered in the next section) until the alignment is taken care of.
Area window or Lane window will appear, based on which you clicked. Click the Exclude button. To include an area that has previously been excluded, click on it to open this window again, and click Include. SmartSensor HD User Guide •...
Adding a lane Figure 58. Shoulder Area window Click on the spot where you want to add a lane. The Shoulder Area window will appear. Click Add Lane. The new lane will appear black, unlike a blue auto- matically configured lane. Editing a lane name Note.
Figure 60. Tools for accessing menus and windows The following section outlines all options available in the various side- bars, menus and windows accessible from the Configuration screen. Some of these change software functionality, while others simply change how things are displayed. SmartSensor HD User Guide •...
Viewing sidebars Figure 61. Sidebar options The sidebars appear on either side of the screen and give information about the lanes and shoulder. Click the sidebar button to cycle through the six sidebar options. Setting Description Details >> No sidebar shown. (off) Shows the lanes that Use this to save only certain...
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You lane placement or manually can click on this sidebar to adding lanes. clear all tracks and restart accumulating them. SmartSensor HD User Guide •...
Using the Automatic Lane sidebar window Figure 62. Sidebar 1 (automatic configuration) window When sidebar 1 (automatic configuration) is open, click on one of the lanes in the sidebar to open this window. Setting Description Details Range & Shows the size and Can’t be changed.
Sidebar 2 shoulder area window If you click the shoulder area, instead of a lane, it will open a window with just the range/width of the shoulder and the Copy Sidebar option. SmartSensor HD User Guide •...
Using the Vehicle Display menu Figure 64. Choosing vehicle display options Click the vehicle display button (dark blue car on a teal background) to change how the detected vehicles are displayed. Setting Description Details Display Determines where detected Range is more useful as an vehicles by: vehicles are displayed: accurate depiction of what’s...
Tools new one, and load it with chapter of this guide. the lane information. Restart Auto Begins the automatic configuration process over. Reset Begins the alignment check Alignment process over. SmartSensor HD User Guide •...
Using the View menu Figure 66. View menu options Click the magnifying glass icon to display the View menu. Setting Description Details Show/Hide Shows or hides the blue This is one step in the Auto Lanes automatically configured process of saving only a lanes (those that haven’t portion of the automatically been saved yet).
Click an automatic lane in the edit area to open this window. Setting Description Details Range & Shows the size and Can’t be changed. Width placement of the lanes (Range refers to the distance from the sensor). SmartSensor HD User Guide •...
Setting Description Details Hide Auto Hides (but does not This can also be done Lanes delete) the automatically through the View menu. configured lanes from the edit area. Capture Saves the lane you When captured, the lane clicked on to the sensor’s will turn from blue to black.
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(useful for lanes that change direction at certain times of day, such as those that change to match commuter traffic at the beginning and end of the work day). SmartSensor HD User Guide •...
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Setting Description Details Range & Shows and changes the Change these values with Width size and placement of the the arrows or by typing in lane (Range refers to the order to manually fine- distance from the sensor). tune your lane placement. Be aware that changing these may cause other lanes to change size or even...
Using the Excluded Area window Figure 70. Excluded Area window Click any excluded (red) area, either shoulder or lane, to open this window. Setting Description Details Range & Shows and changes the Change these values with Width size and placement of the the arrows or by typing in excluded area (Range refers order to manually fine-...
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Verifying Lanes Figure 71. Lanes button, main screen Click the Lanes button on the main screen to open the Lanes screen, then click the Verifi cation button to open the Verifi cation screen. SmartSensor HD User Guide •...
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Figure 72. Verification screen Verification options Vehicle Display menu Sidebar Vehicle Display menu Sidebar button Per Vehicle Data Play/pause/stop buttons Figure 73. Lane verification tools Verifying lanes means comparing the detection data in the SSMHD soft - ware with the actual traffi c in the roadway; you can observe the roadway traffi c yourself, or record it using a separate device.
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(covered in the previous chapter), or changing the mounting locations. If all else fails, contact your dealer or support@wavetronix.com. Verifying lanes using sidebars Set up a way to observe on-road traffic: seat yourself in a place where you can see both the road and the computer, or have someone else observe traffic for you while you monitor your computer.
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(covered later in this chapter), double-checking the alignment (covered in the previous chapter), or changing the mounting locations. If all else fails, contact your dealer or support@wavetronix.com. Using the play/pause/stop buttons You may find it useful to use these buttons to pause or restart the speed and volume counts on the sidebars.
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(covered later in this chapter), double-checking the alignment (covered in the previous chapter), or changing the mounting locations. If all else fails, contact your dealer or support@wavetronix.com. Using the play/pause/stop buttons You may find it useful to use these buttons to pause or restart the per vehicle data being constantly updated on this screen.
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To view the file, click on the folder icon, and then the magnifying glass icon at the bottom of the window that opens. You can also nav- igate to the file on your computer: C://ProgramFiles/Wavetronix/ SmartSensor Manager HD vX.X.X/bin. The file that was created will be a .csv spreadsheet that can be opened in Microsoft Excel.
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You may be able to improve accuracy by adjusting lane properties and thresholds (covered later in this chapter), double-checking the alignment (covered in the previous chapter), or changing the mounting locations. If all else fails, contact your dealer or support@wavetronix.com. Lane adjustment Lane Adjustment window Figure 76.
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Note. Each of these Setting Description Details settings affects only Volume Adjusts the aggressiveness Adjust this setting if you the lane you clicked on. of traffic radar–specific observe a count accuracy algorithms. problem. Adjust the percentage up to increase the number of detections and down to decrease.
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Set Defaults Returns all the settings for this lane to the defaults. Use the slider or the text box to change the value for that property. Click OK. SmartSensor HD User Guide •...
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Setting Up and Downloading Sensor Data Figure 77. Data button, main screen Click the Data button on the main screen to open the Data screen. Chapter 9: Setting Up and Downloading Sensor Data •...
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You can set all, some or none of these definitions simultaneously. How you set these will affect your sensor’s onboard storage—the more definitions you have set, the larger the records will be, and the faster the onboard memory will fill up. SmartSensor HD User Guide •...
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Adjusting the data interval Definition. Interval data is collected for all Determine what interval you need for your particular application. the vehicles that pass For example, for real-time applications, you might want to aggregate the sensor in a set amount of time (that data over short periods of time to reduce reporting latency.
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Type a name for your new approach in the Name field at the top. From the lanes list on the left, select a lane you want in your new approach. Click the right arrow to move it to the approach list on the right. SmartSensor HD User Guide •...
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Repeat for all desired lanes. Note. A lane can belong to more than To remove a lane from your approach, highlight it in the approach one approach. list, and click the left arrow to move the lane back to the lanes list. When you’re done, click OK.
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Interval data The Lanes and Approaches screens show the following data about each interval that passes (they don’t all fit on the screen, so click and drag from side to side to show more data): SmartSensor HD User Guide •...
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299, How Does the Speed – Average lane speed during the interval. (Note that if Direc- ˿ SmartSensor HD tion Protection is on, the speeds of any wrong-way detections aren’t Measure Occupancy? factored into this average speed. If Direction Protection is off, for more on how wrong-way detections are factored into the average speed.
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This is affected by the size and fre- quency of the interval packets that are saved. Larger packets—ones with more approaches, more bins, more lanes, ˿ etc.—will fill up the sensor’s storage faster. SmartSensor HD User Guide •...
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Having a short interval means that there will be more frequent ˿ interval data packets, so the storage will fill up faster. A long interval means fewer packets and therefore you can leave the sensor alone for longer periods between your data downloads. Always check back to this screen after you have changed all other set- tings to get the most accurate information on how often your sensor will need to have information downloaded from it.
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When the download is complete, the Export window will appear, showing the following information about the downloaded file: its name, the date it was downloaded, information about the sensor, the number of intervals downloaded and the time frame that the SmartSensor HD User Guide •...
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There are three formats you can view or export the downloads in: a comma delimited (.csv) file, a Microsoft Excel file, or a Wavetronix-specific text format that opens in a text editor like Note- pad. To view the downloaded data, click the desired format’s icon on the View: (choose format) line.
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(SS125) format. SmartSensor HD system. SS105 Simple Emulates the original Use this when you’re using SmartSensor (SS105) the SmartSensor HD in a format, without a multi- system that was designed drop header. for a SmartSensor 105. SS105 Emulates the original Use this when you’re using...
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Z4 1-Loop Emulates a single-loop Use this when you’re using Speed system; has a set vehicle the SmartSensor HD in a length of 15 feet, so the system that was designed emphasis is on speed. for single inductive loops and you are focused on speeds.
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Using Tools Figure 91. Tools button, main screen Click the Tools button on the main screen to open the Tools screen. SmartSensor HD User Guide •...
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Figure 92. Tools screen Backing up and restoring sensor setup files Figure 93. Backup-Restore screen Chapter 10: Using Tools •...
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OK. Click the Restore Sensor Setup button to apply the saved configuration from the backup file to the sensor. Restore Sets all sensor settings back Factory Setup to the factory defaults. SmartSensor HD User Guide •...
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Viewing licensing information Figure 94. Licensed Features screen Setting Description Details Serial Number Shows the serial number of the sensor. License Date Shows the date the sensor was licensed. Feature Shows a list of all possible Explanations of what each sensor features, along with of these features are can be its status: whether or not it...
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Shows the timestamp of May be useful for when you the last time the sensor was have a remote connection rebooted. Click the Reboot to the sensor and need to button to reboot the sensor. reboot. SmartSensor HD User Guide •...
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INDEX SYMBOLS See also data download 85–87 8-conductor cable 18. cable data push 87–89 See also 9-conductor cable 18. cable Data screen 77–89 85th percentile 80, 83 data settings 47 .NET Framework 31 data storage 83–85 Date & Time setting 44 default settings 76, 92 accuracy 12, 59, 70, 75, 89 Definitions screen 78–81...
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