Field Installation - TraffiCast BlueTOAD Spectra Quick Start Manual

BlueTOAD Spectra Deployment
6. After you have tested the LEDs for your Spectra detector in the presence of Bluetooth signals:
a. Call the TrafficCast Customer Support Number, (608) 713-9299; report the BlueTOAD
device number, say that the detector has been powered ON, and that the LEDs are normal.
b. Wait for the TrafficCast representative to verify the network is seeing data from the detector.
c. After confirmation from TrafficCast, remove the Ethernet cable to power OFF
now the Spectra detector is ready for installation in the field.

Field Installation

The table below summarizes the steps to install each of the three types of BlueTOAD Spectra detector in
the field. The two sections that follow give detailed instructions for the installation of the main types of
BlueTOAD Spectra detectors:
• Go to Step 7 to install a Spectra Ethernet PoE or a Spectra Ethernet Cellular PoE—connected to a
roadside traffic signal cabinet and powered over Ethernet through a CAT-5 Cable.
• Go to Step 9 to install a stand-alone Spectra Solar Cellular, powered with a solar-charged battery.
Step Procedure
Select a
Lamp or
Signal Pole
1 on which to
mount the
Spectra
Enclosure
Mount
Spectra
enclosure
2
Mount Solar
Panel
Align Spectra
3
enclosure
For a Solar Spectra, to power OFF, unplug the Quick Connect between the Battery and the Charge Controller. Remove the
4
Battery and keep it separate until the Spectra enclosure is installed on a pole. Because of the heavy battery, it is easier to install the
enclosure first and then install the Battery after the enclosure is mounted on a pole. The total weight is 40 pounds.
2-6
Field Installation
Instructions
Pole should be near
Make sure
the roadside traffic
there is a clear
signal cabinet (for easy
line-of-sight
conduit access)
from the
Spectra
NOT necessary for the
antennas to
pole to be near a
the target road
cabinet — this is a
segment
stand-alone unit
Attach with 1 Cable
Band thru its bracket
12 to 14 feet
above the
roadbed
Attach with 2 Cable
Bands thru 2 brackets
Attach with 2 Cable
Mount above
Bands thru 2 brackets
the Spectra
enclosure,
Connect Solar Panel
facing true
Power Cable to the
south
Spectra enclosure
Roadside Installation: align
parallel to the roadway
Center Median Installation: align
perpendicular to the roadway
BlueTOAD Spectra
Ethernet
PoE
X
X
X
X
TrafficCast Quick Start—BlueTOAD Spectra and Spectra RSU
4 the detector;
Ethernet Solar
Cellular PoE Cellular
X
X
X
X
X
X X
X X
Revision 02 May 2019