Introduction; Purpose; Features Affect Deployment - TraffiCast BlueTOAD Spectra Quick Start Manual

1. Introduction

Purpose

This Quick Start gives procedures to deploy TrafficCast BlueTOAD Spectra units. Included are procedures
to confirm Network Connectivity and Data Collection. Chapter 2 explains how to deploy the three different
BlueTOAD Spectra detectors and Chapter 3 explains how to deploy a BlueTOAD Spectra RSU.
Chapter 4 thru Chapter 6 are Appendices.

Features Affect Deployment

The tables below describe the four BlueTOAD Spectra units and give their main features.
BlueTOAD Spectra Unit
Ethernet PoE
Ethernet Cellular PoE
Solar Cellular
RSU Ethernet PoE
Features affect deployment of each unit.
Example: Three of the four units are
powered by Power over Ethernet
(PoE) and thus must be connected to a
roadside Traffic Cabinet or equivalent
source for their power and
communications; a Solar Cellular,
however, is stand-alone because it is
powered by Solar and communicates
directly over the Cellular Network.
Features
Speed and Travel Time
Types of Data
Connected Vehicle BSM
Processed
Traffic Controller SPaT
Through Agency Servers
Data is
Transmitted
Through the Cellular Network
Power over Internet (PoE)
Powered by
Solar-Charged Battery
Near Roadside Traffic Cabinet
Field
Installation
Stand-Alone
Weights with brackets
Weight
Weight with Battery
TrafficCast Quick Start—BlueTOAD Spectra and RSU
Revision 02 May 2019
Function
Detects and transmits Data for Speed and Travel Time
Receives and transmits Detection, CV and SPaT Data
Ethernet
PoE
X
X
X
X
<5 lbs.
BlueTOAD Spectra
Ethernet
Solar Cellular
Cellular PoE
X
X
X
X
<5 lbs.
<40 lbs.
Part Number
BT-ETH-SPECTRA-POE
BT-CELL-SPECTRA-POE
BT-CELL-SPECTRA-85
BT-SPECTRA-RSU
BlueTOAD
Spectra RSU
Ethernet PoE
X X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
<9 lbs.
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