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® ® iCITE DA-Data Aggregator DA-400™ Installation and Operations Manual THIS MANUAL CONTAINS IMPORTANT INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS iCITE ® Intelligent Cabinet Interface to Traffic Equipment REVISION: 03 July 2019 Version 1.0 888-0400-001...
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Information in this document is subject to change without notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of EDI. EDI provides this document as is, without warranty of any kind, either expressed or implied, including, but not limited to, its particular purpose. EDI reserves the right to make improvements and/or changes to this manual, or to the products and/or the programs described in this manual, at any time.
Section 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 OVERVIEW Thank you for selecting the EDI Data Aggregator, DA-400™ to address your remote intersection connectivity, VPN, and traffic data collection requirements. This manual is provided to give you the information needed to conduct a successful installation of the DA- 400™...
It will be up to the end user agency to determine the correct locations based on the implemented cabinet designs and the desired connectivity functionalities. For those Agencies requiring specification assistance, please contact EDI for additional information and implementation guidance. See the contact information in Troubleshooting Section 5 of this manual.
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® ® iCITE ® DA-400™ and iCITE DA-Data Aggregator Installation Manual Figure 3 Optional Side Mount Antenna Mounting Bracket NOTE: The DA-400™ is ready to install out of the box. Figure 4 DA-400 Front and Back Panel View Eberle Design Inc. Page...
® ® iCITE ® DA-400™ and iCITE DA-Data Aggregator Installation Manual Section 3 INSTALLATION 3.1 PREPARING FOR INSTALLATION To begin the installation, unpack all the equipment for installation. Ensure you have all the tools and materials required to complete the installation. The tools are listed in paragraph 2.2 Tools.
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® ® iCITE ® DA-400™ and iCITE DA-Data Aggregator Installation Manual DA-500E H-5 (Digital DC Inputs) WIRE WIRE TYPICAL MAXIMUM Pull up THRESHOLD FUNCTION MARKING COLOR VOLTAGE VOLTAGE Power RANGE RANGE DETECTOR9 BLUE 0-28 VDC 0-120 VDC 2.5, 3, 6, 12 V VREF2 Input from detector output 9...
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® ® iCITE ® DA-400™ and iCITE DA-Data Aggregator Installation Manual Figure 5 Typical Digital DC Input Figure 6 H-5 Connector / Detector inputs Figure 7 H-7 Connector Inputs Eberle Design Inc. Page...
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® ® iCITE ® DA-400™ and iCITE DA-Data Aggregator Installation Manual DA-500E H-7 (Analog Inputs/Relay) WIRE WIRE RECOMENDED MAXIMUM FUNCTION MARKING COLOR VOLTAGE VOLTAGE RANGE WITHOUT DAMAGE ANALOG DC 1 BLUE 0-30 VDC 0-42 VDC Typically used to measure Stop Time signal level ANALOG DC 3 BLUE...
® ® iCITE ® DA-400™ and iCITE DA-Data Aggregator Installation Manual powered and that the processor and functionality is operational for the DA-400™. The other connectors can now be attached. No specific or particular connection order is required. 3.4 INSTALLING THE DA-400™ ANTENNA / ANTENNA ASSEMBLY The next step is to install the 5-band antenna and Radome assembly.
® ® iCITE ® DA-400™ and iCITE DA-Data Aggregator Installation Manual 3.5 INSTALLING THE CELLULAR SIM CARD INTO THE DA-400™ The DA-400™ is shipped to the customer with no SIM card populating the SIM Card Holder. To install the SIM card, the rear access plate must be detached from the unit by removing the (5) screws on the back of the DA-400™...
EDI (Eberle Design Inc.) and are called Oracle Detectors. There are two EDI model detectors to which the DA-400™ can communicate. They are the EDI Oracle 2ECX and the EDI Oracle 4ECX detectors. Each of these detectors has a 2.5 mm headphone type jack on the faceplate.
® ® iCITE ® DA-400™ and iCITE DA-Data Aggregator Installation Manual The local Ethernet port is also used to access the DA-400™ configuration menu where a number of configuration options are available for selection and programming. To connect to the DA-400™ with an Ethernet cable: Connect a computer or laptop via an Ethernet Cable to Ethernet Port 1 on the DA-400™.
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® ® iCITE ® DA-400™ and iCITE DA-Data Aggregator Installation Manual Network Settings – ETH1 – This will display the current network settings of ETH1. Network Settings – ETH2 – This will display the current network settings of ETH2. Eberle Design Inc. Page...
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® ® iCITE ® DA-400™ and iCITE DA-Data Aggregator Installation Manual Network Settings – Connection Priority – This will show the order of connection priority. Network Settings – DNS Settings – This will show the Domain Name Server Settings. Eberle Design Inc. Page...
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® ® iCITE ® DA-400™ and iCITE DA-Data Aggregator Installation Manual Network Settings – NTP Server – This will show the Network Time Protocol Settings. Network Settings – Network APN – This will show the Access Point Name of the Cellular Service Provider.
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® ® iCITE ® DA-400™ and iCITE DA-Data Aggregator Installation Manual Network Settings – Update Frequency – This will show the update frequency of various DA-400™ configuration parameters. Network Settings – Sync Pulse Settings – This will show the assigned time zone and times of the Sync Pulse Outputs.
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® ® iCITE ® DA-400™ and iCITE DA-Data Aggregator Installation Manual Network Settings – Utility Server Settings – This will show the URL of the assigned Utility Server. Network Settings – Monitor Settings – This will show the IP address of the attached Signal Monitor if appropriate.
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® ® iCITE ® DA-400™ and iCITE DA-Data Aggregator Installation Manual Network Settings – OpenVPN Settings – This will show status of the OpenVPN setting. Network Settings – Serial Port Settings – This will show the status of the Serial Port settings.
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® ® iCITE ® DA-400™ and iCITE DA-Data Aggregator Installation Manual Network Settings – MQTT 1 – This will show the associated MQTT Database Server Settings and configuration parameters. Logging In Select Configuration Radio Button Eberle Design Inc. Page...
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® ® iCITE ® DA-400™ and iCITE DA-Data Aggregator Installation Manual Select Edit Configuration Radio Button (Green Radio Button) iii. Enter Password – Default Password is “simplepass” (all lowercase) Eberle Design Inc. Page...
® ® iCITE ® DA-400™ and iCITE DA-Data Aggregator Installation Manual Select “Change Configuration Password” Radio Button Enter New Password and “Confirm” iii. Enter New Password again, “Confirm”, and select green “Commit” button 3.13 NETWORK SETTINGS Network Settings – Ethernet 1 Eberle Design Inc.
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® ® iCITE ® DA-400™ and iCITE DA-Data Aggregator Installation Manual Static IP Selection DHCP Selection Network Settings – Ethernet 2 – (See ETH1 for configuration options) Eberle Design Inc. Page...
® ® iCITE ® DA-400™ and iCITE DA-Data Aggregator Installation Manual 3.14 UPDATE FREQUENCY Update Frequency – AAC Voltage Change Update Frequency – AAC Min Time (s) Eberle Design Inc. Page...
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® ® iCITE ® DA-400™ and iCITE DA-Data Aggregator Installation Manual Update Frequency – DAC Volt Change (V) Update Frequency – DAC Min Time (s) Update Frequency – Detector Min Time (s) Update Frequency – Cell Min Time (s) Eberle Design Inc. Page...
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® ® iCITE ® DA-400™ and iCITE DA-Data Aggregator Installation Manual Update Frequency: Cell Min Change Update Frequency: Cell Min RX/TX Change Update Frequency: GPS Min Time (s) Update Frequency: GPS Min Change (ft) Update Frequency: Temperature Min Time(s) Eberle Design Inc. Page...
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® ® iCITE ® DA-400™ and iCITE DA-Data Aggregator Installation Manual Update Frequency: Temperature Min Change (F) Update Frequency: Wi-Fi Min Time (s) Update Frequency: Monitor Min Time (s) Update Frequency: Diagnostic Min Time (s) Eberle Design Inc. Page...
® ® iCITE ® DA-400™ and iCITE DA-Data Aggregator Installation Manual 3.15 SYNC PULSE SETTINGS Sync Pulse Settings – Select Sync Pulse Desired Time Zone Select time for Sync Pulse to occur (Enter using a 24-hour Clock Format) Enter additional Sync Pulse times in Sync 2, 3, and 4 as needed Eberle Design Inc.
® ® iCITE ® DA-400™ and iCITE DA-Data Aggregator Installation Manual 3.16 UTILITY SERVER SETTINGS Utility Server Settings – Utility Server URL Utility Server Settings – Service Key Utility Server Settings – Connect on Start (True or False) Eberle Design Inc. Page...
® ® iCITE ® DA-400™ and iCITE DA-Data Aggregator Installation Manual 3.17 MONITOR SETTINGS Monitor Settings - Enter IP Address of connected EDI or RAE IP enabled Signal Monitor Eberle Design Inc. Page...
® ® iCITE ® DA-400™ and iCITE DA-Data Aggregator Installation Manual 3.18 MQTT SETTINGS Add MQTT Server NOTE 1: Multiple MQTT Servers can be added and configured to the DA-400™. NOTE 2: Be aware that adding remote MQTT broadcast reception servers will increase the DA-400™...
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® ® iCITE ® DA-400™ and iCITE DA-Data Aggregator Installation Manual MQTT Settings – Username MQTT Settings – Password MQTT Settings – Transport Eberle Design Inc. Page...
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® ® iCITE ® DA-400™ and iCITE DA-Data Aggregator Installation Manual MQTT Settings – QoS MQTT Settings – Message Format MQTT Settings – Auth Type MQTT Settings - Enable Cloud-To-Device messages Eberle Design Inc. Page...
® ® iCITE ® DA-400™ and iCITE DA-Data Aggregator Installation Manual 3.20 SERIAL PORT Serial Port Settings – Configured for None Serial Port Settings – External Monitor Serial Port Settings – Forwarding Forwarding – Port Eberle Design Inc. Page...
® ® iCITE ® DA-400™ and iCITE DA-Data Aggregator Installation Manual Section 4 MAINTENANCE 4.1 MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS Other than standard periodic preventative maintenance the traffic signal technician performs on the cabinet equipment, there is no maintenance required or anticipated for the DA-400™...
Technical Support]. NOTE: Opening the chassis or attempting to repair or service the DA-400™ will void the factory warranty. Should the device not function correctly, please contact EDI for technical support or an RMA if the unit needs repaired.
® ® iCITE ® DA-400™ and iCITE DA-Data Aggregator Installation Manual 5.4 NO CELLULAR CONNECTION Check if the 7-segment LED is displaying a number from 1-9 to indicate cellular signal strength. Intermittent connections will upload data when connectivity is available. Data will only be near real-time during network connection. Verify that there is an operational SIM card installed in the unit.
® ® iCITE ® DA-400™ and iCITE DA-Data Aggregator Installation Manual Verify the SDLC connector chosen has been enabled in the controller if it is a “secondary” SDLC that has been installed for “future” use but not activated. Configuration will vary by manufacturer. Verify the wiring connection is not broken, frayed or degraded with a visual inspection.