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  • Page 1 SmartSensor V USER GUIDE...
  • Page 2 SmartSensor V USER GUIDE Provo, Utah 801.734.7200 www.wavetronix.com...
  • Page 3 Unauthorized changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance with the FCC rules could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment. Hereby, Wavetronix LLC, declares that the FMCW Traffic Radar (SmartSensor V, part number 101-0415) is in accordance with the 2004/108/EC EMC Directive.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Choosing a mounting height and offset Occlusion and multipathing Fixing occlusion problems Fixing multipath problems INSTALLING THE SMARTSENSOR V Attaching the mount to the pole Attaching the sensor to the mount Aligning the sensor to the roadway Applying silicon dielectric compound...
  • Page 5 CONNECTING TO THE SENSOR SSM communication basics Making a serial connection Making a modem connection Making an Internet connection Advanced communication tools Uploading firmware Using connection properties Address book Creating an address book Opening an address book Using an address book Troubleshooting Using the Communication error window Understanding the communication error details...
  • Page 6 Adding a barrier Removing a barrier Reversing lane direction Editing lane names Understanding the Update, Undo, Restart, and Finished buttons Lane adjustments Adjusting loop emulation settings Adjusting lane properties and thresholds Adjusting lane calibration settings VERIFYING LANES The Traffic (Event Data) screen Understanding the Traffic (Event Data) screen buttons Logging events Understanding Event and Actuation mode...

  • Page 8: Introduction

    Figure 1. SmartSensor V This guide will cover selecting a mounting location for, install- ing, and configuring a SmartSensor V. 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.
  • Page 9 Wavetronix, will void the cus- tomer 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.

  • Page 10: Choosing A Mounting Location

    Mounting location, height, and offset Choosing where to mount Figure 2. The V’s radar footprint The SmartSensor V is a side-fire radar detector that provides ˿ per lane vehicle volume, average speed, occupancy. For best performance, make sure the lanes being detected are ˿...
  • Page 11 Keep cable lengths in mind when you pick mounting locations; ˿ For more information. See the V support when you use the Wavetronix cable, cables can be as long as section of the 600 ft. (182.9 m) if you’re using 24 VDC and RS-485 communi- Wavetronix website cations;...

  • Page 12: Choosing A Mounting Height And Offset

    Choosing a mounting height and offset Note. Mounting height is measured from the road’s Mounting guidelines in feet height, not the Offset Height (acceptable range) bottom of the pole. If (9–15) installing a new pole, (9–15) remember that part (9–16) of the pole will likely (10–16) be below ground.
  • Page 13 10.4 (5.8–10.4) 10.7 (6.1–10.7) 11.0 (6.1–11.0) 11.3 (6.1–11.3) 11.6 (6.4–11.6) 11.9 (6.4–11.9) 12.2 (6.7–12.2) 12.5 (6.7–12.5) 12.8 (6.7–12.8) 13.1 (6.7–13.1) 13.4 (7.0–13.4) 13.7 (7.0–13.7) 14.0 (7.0–14.0) 14.3 (7.3–14.3) 14.6 (7.3–14.6) 14.9 (7.3–14.9) 15.2–54.9 (7.6– <offset)  SmartSensor V User Guide •...

  • Page 14: Occlusion And Multipathing

    Additional information If the roadway is frequently used by tall vehicles, consider ˿ choosing a higher mounting height to help avoid occlusion. Don’t use an offset of less than 9 ft. (2.7 m). Also, the sensor can ˿ be up to 180 ft. (54.9 m) from the road, but don’t go out that far if you can avoid it;...

  • Page 15: Fixing Occlusion Problems

    Put two sensors on the same pole in the middle of the ̀ median, both pointing out (put them on different RF chan- nels), but this would mean they are next to the barrier in the median and that could cause multipath problems.  SmartSensor V User Guide •...

  • Page 16: Fixing Multipath Problems

    Fixing multipath problems Move the sensor if possible; make sure it is separated from ˿ overhead signs, overpasses, tunnels, parallel walls, etc. A 30-ft. (9.1-m) lateral separation would be ideal, but even just a few feet can make a difference. Adjust the sensor’s sensitivity thresholds.

  • Page 17: Installing The Smartsensor V

    Installing the SmartSensor V Attaching the mount to the pole Figure 6. Attaching the mount Insert the mounting straps through the slots on the mount. Note. Be sure to keep the straps Position the mount on the pole at the height you chose from the adjustable until mounting table in the previous chapter.

  • Page 18: Attaching The Sensor To The Mount

    Push the bolts through the mount holes. 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 Chapter 2: Installing the SmartSensor V   17 •...
  • Page 19 (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 flow of traffic.  SmartSensor V User Guide •...

  • Page 20: Applying Silicon Dielectric Compound

    9-conductor SmartSensor cable. Figure 12. Cable run through pole (left) and through conduit (right) Insert the cable connector into the sensor connector. Be aware that it is a keyed connector. Chapter 2: Installing the SmartSensor V   19 •...
  • Page 21 If there’s excess cable, don’t cut it, as you may need it at a later time; leave it in the pole.  SmartSensor V User Guide •...

  • Page 22: Installing Power, Surge Protection, And Communications

    Chapter 3: Installing Power, Surge Protection, and Communications ...

  • Page 23: Setting Up The Pole-Mount Box

    For more information about the power plant, see article 295, How to Assemble 485- 485+ the Power Plant. If you aren't using Wavetronix devices, contact your dealer. Figure 14. Standard Preassembled Cabinet (pole-mount box)  SmartSensor V User Guide •...
  • Page 24 Lightning Surge Protection Figure 15. Attaching the pole-mount box Find the mounting brackets that were included in the package and attach them to the back of the Standard Preassembled Click! Cabinet. Use Band-It or a similar clamping system to attach the Standard Preassembled Cabinet to the pole.
  • Page 25 Follow the instructions in step 4 to land each conductor into the correct terminal block. The blocks are color-coded for your convenience: land the red conductor into the block with the red label, and so on.  SmartSensor V User Guide •...
  • Page 26 485- 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 mount box (no traffic everything your sensor needs: cabinet), you need...

  • Page 27: Installations With A Pole-Mount Box And Traffic Cabinet

    295, How to Assemble 485- 485+ 485- 485+ the Power Plant. If you aren't using Wavetronix devices, contact your dealer. Figure 20. Surge Preassembled Cabinet (pole-mount box)  SmartSensor V User Guide •...
  • Page 28 Lightning Surge Protection Figure 21. Attaching the pole-mount box Find the mounting brackets that were included in the pack- age and attach them to the back of the Surge Preassembled Click! Cabinet. Use Band-It or a similar clamping system to attach the Surge Preassembled Cabinet to the pole.
  • Page 29 Follow the instructions in steps 4 and 5 to land each conductor into the correct spots in the set of terminal blocks marked “To Traffic Cabinet,” remembering to follow the color-coded labels. 485- 485+ 485- 485+ 485- 485+ 485- 485+ Figure 24. Connecting earth ground  SmartSensor V User Guide •...

  • Page 30: Setting Up The Traffic Cabinet

    Connect the grounding lug to earth ground. 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 the knowledge base Click! articles found at wavetronix.com.
  • Page 31 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 ter- minated in a terminal block plug. Insert this plug into the power terminal blocks.
  • Page 32 Warning. Using all the equipment, especially the sensor, from power surges on two Click 200s is standard Wavetronix the cable, such as those caused when lightning hits the ground procedure for near where it’s buried, which makes these very important! It’s...

  • Page 33: Getting Started With Smartsensor Manager

    Getting Started With SmartSensor Manager SmartSensor Manager basics SmartSensor Manager (SSM) is software that lets you configure and interact with the SmartSensor V sensor. It can only be installed on a PC. Downloading and running SSM Note. The newest version of SSM is...

  • Page 34: Using The Help Menu

    In a browser, navigate to www.wavetronix.com/en/support. Under the SmartSensor V heading, click Downloads >. Click Latest Software. No installation is necessary; simply run the downloaded exe- cutable file to launch SmartSensor Manager. The program will open to the screen below.

  • Page 35: Connecting To The Sensor

    Connecting to the Sensor SSM communication basics Figure 31. Connection screen SmartSensor Manager can connect to your sensors via a serial (RS- 232 or RS-485), modem, or Internet (IP address) connection; this may require additional equipment.  SmartSensor V User Guide •...

  • Page 36: Making A Serial Connection

    Making a serial connection Note. You may need a USB to serial adapter to connect to your computer. Figure 32. Serial connection window On the main screen, select the Serial (COM Port) radio button, and then click OK to make the Serial connection window appear.

  • Page 37: Making A Modem Connection

    SmartSensor Manager will automatically detect the port number and baud rate, so these settings cannot be changed. Additional Response Wait Time – Lets you change how long ˿ the software waits for a response before timing out. Click the  SmartSensor V User Guide •...

  • Page 38: Making An Internet Connection

    Settings window to use the new settings as default. The OK button saves the new settings and the Cancel button cancels the changes. Making an Internet connection Note. The SmartSensor V is not a native IP device. Therefore, connecting via the Internet requires a...

  • Page 39: Advanced Communication Tools

    If you would like specifics on the mismatch, click the View the current version Details button. of SmartSensor Click UPLOAD, or, if you prefer not to upgrade at this time, click Manager. Exit SmartSensor Manager or Continue w/o upload.  SmartSensor V User Guide •...

  • Page 40: Using Connection Properties

    Version comparison details Figure 36. Version comparison details Version – Shows the software version. ˿ Programmable Hardware – Shows the FPGA version. ˿ Year – Shows the year of the version’s release in YY format. ˿ Algorithm/Month – Shows the month of the version’s release ˿...
  • Page 41 This may automatic response be useful if your wait time. This number connection has a lot of can be changed on latency. this screen.  SmartSensor V User Guide •...

  • Page 42: Address Book

    Settings Description Details Total Shows the total number of seconds SmartSensor Manager will wait for a response before timing out. Re-calculate Re-calculates the The re-calculated automatic response wait times vary wait time. slightly because SmartSensor Manager averages recent sensor response times to calculate the automatic wait time.

  • Page 43: Opening An Address Book

    Note. If you're already connected the connection window to a sensor, you can easily access any connection window by going to File > New Connection. Figure 39. Opening the address book using the connection window  SmartSensor V User Guide •...

  • Page 44: Using An Address Book

    After opening SmartSensor Manager, select either Modem Note. The connection window is the only (Phone #) or Internet (TCP/IP), and click OK. way to use the In the connection window, click the address book on the right address book to side.

  • Page 45: Troubleshooting

    Click Retry to tell SSM to try to communicate with the sensor again. If the sensor cannot reconnect, click Cancel to disconnect and close SSM. Understanding the communication error details Figure 42. Communication error details  SmartSensor V User Guide •...

  • Page 46: Troubleshooting Latency Issues

    Setting Description Details Operation Shows the operation SSM is trying to accomplish. Response Error Shows the response error SSM has encountered. Error Code Gives the error code related to the specific error. Reliability Indicates the Note. The reliability percentage of percentage is reset each time you make communication...

  • Page 47: Configuring Sensor Settings

    Configuring Sensor Settings There are several ways to access and change sensor settings using SSM. Sensor information Figure 43. Sensor Information window  SmartSensor V User Guide •...

  • Page 48: Viewing Sensor Info

    Viewing sensor info Make sure you're connected to a sensor. Go to File > Sensor Info to open the Sensor Information window, which displays the properties unique to each sensor. Setting Description Details Identification Serial Number Shows the 16-digit Can't be changed. serial number.

  • Page 49: Sensor Settings

    SmartSensor configuration (.ssc) files that are saved on your computer. You can also use this directory box to create a new .ssc file. Saving and restoring sensor settings Figure 44. Buttons used for saving and restoring settings  SmartSensor V User Guide •...

  • Page 50: Changing The General Tab Settings

    Setting Description Details Open from File Restores settings from Once the settings an existing .ssc file. have been restored, you must click Save to Sensor if you want the sensor updated with the restored settings. Note. Clicking the Save to File Saves the settings This button can be Save to File button...
  • Page 51 Measurements Units Allows you to choose Purely for your between English convenience—does (mph/feet) and not affect sensor metric (kph/meters) performance. measurements.  SmartSensor V User Guide •...

  • Page 52: Changing The Communication Tab Settings

    Setting Description Details RF Channel Lets you change If you’re using multiple which radio frequency sensors within 120 channel the sensor is feet of each other, set transmitting on. each to its own RF channel. Changing the Communication tab settings Figure 46.
  • Page 53 Flow Control Enables or disables Keep this set to flow control None unless you are handshaking on the using a device that sensor. Enable this requires hardware feature by selecting handshaking. RTS/CTS from the drop-down menu.  SmartSensor V User Guide •...

  • Page 54: Other Settings

    Setting Description Details Data Push Setup Enabled Allows you to enable Disable data push or disable data push if you have multiple for a particular port. sensors sharing the same data bus. Port Allows you to select Exp. A and Exp. B are the ports you want to currently not available enable data push for.

  • Page 55: Changing Operating Mode

    UTC time. Changing operating mode Go to Edit > Operating Mode. Note. Side Fire mode is standard. If you Select either Side Fire or Forward Fire. would like to use Forward Fire mode, contact support@ wavetronix.com.  SmartSensor V User Guide •...

  • Page 56: Configuring Lanes

    Configuring Lanes Automatic lane configuration Figure 48. Lane Configuration screen Chapter 7: Configuring Lanes   55 •...

  • Page 57: Starting Automatic Lane Configuration

    Save the configuration by clicking the Finished button in the bottom-right corner.  SmartSensor V User Guide •...

  • Page 58: Editing Range Blinders

    Editing range blinders Note. Using range blinders will narrow the search area of the automatic lane configuration process, which allows you to configure faster and avoid configuring undesired lanes. Figure 50. Editing range blinders Click the Edit Range Blinders button. Red bars (range blinders) will appear at the top and bottom of the roadway display and any previously displayed roadways will be cleared.

  • Page 59: Managing Gain

    The software will automatically adjust the gain as needed. How- ever, if you're in an area where there's a lot of reflection, you may want to manually adjust it. For more information, see knowledge base article 0467, Understanding Gain in the SmartSensor V.  SmartSensor V User Guide •...

  • Page 60: Manual Lane Configuration

    Manual lane configuration Figure 52. Manual lane configuration If the sensor is unable to automatically configure itself, you can manually configure it by adding, removing, or adjusting lanes, lane dividers, and lane centers. Accessing manual configuration options Go to Edit > Lane Configuration. Click the Manual button on the right side of the screen;...

  • Page 61: Adding Lane Dividers

    Adding a road Click Construct Roads. Click anywhere in the background (khaki) area to insert a new road. Click Adjust Lanes, and widen the road as desired. Add and adjust lanes and lane dividers as needed.  SmartSensor V User Guide •...

  • Page 62: Removing A Road

    Removing a road To remove an entire road, including all lanes, click Construct Roads. Click on a road to remove it. Adding a barrier Definition. Constructing a Click Construct Barriers. barrier or median is Click in paved (black) areas to add a barrier. essentially the act of dividing a single road into two separate...
  • Page 63 Remember, a lane with the name “#1” will be reported first in the RTMS protocol, corresponding to zone 1; a lane with the name “#2” will be reported second, corre- sponding to zone 2.  SmartSensor V User Guide •...
  • Page 64 Understanding the Update, Undo, Restart, and Finished buttons Figure 56. Update, Undo, Restart, and Finished buttons Setting Description Details Update Saves all manual This button allows changes. you to save without closing the settings screen. Undo Removes any unsaved manual changes.
  • Page 65 Default Loop Size & Makes your system Use this if you used Spacing emulate a system with the SmartSensor V to inductive loops. These replace loops, and the settings are read by a rest of your system Click contact closure...
  • Page 66 This can also be is often necessary the name of the lane. changed in the Lane to calibrate the Configuration screen. SmartSensor V When you change for vehicle length the lane name here, classification it updates the Lane and occupancy Configuration screen measurements.
  • Page 67 Ext. Time Lets you set whether extension time settings affect a given lane. Show Loop Values Allows you to toggle quickly between the loop values and the corresponding scale factors.  SmartSensor V User Guide •...
  • Page 68 Adjusting lane calibration settings Figure 58. Lane Calibration tab Settings Description Details Noise Rejection Changes the lane If the sensor is Thresholds (hex) sensitivity. The overcounting, increase Unfiltered row is the number in the the threshold level affected lane's Filtered that is set during the row;...
  • Page 69 View Event Note. A status Event bar below the Logging Traffic View Mode window indicates whether you are View Event Interval in Event mode or Counter Data Actuation mode. Figure 59. Traffic (Event Data) screen  SmartSensor V User Guide •...
  • Page 70 Understanding the Traffic (Event Data) screen buttons Setting Description Details View Event Counter Brings up a real-time, If counting needs to lane-by-lane volume be paused for any counter. reason, click on the pause button; click the play button to resume counting.
  • Page 71 (0=Small, 1=Medium, and 2=Large) the vehicle fits. Count (2.5ms) – The time the vehicle entered the detection ˿ zone encoded as the number of 2.5 ms ticks counted on the sensor since the beginning of the day (UTC time).  SmartSensor V User Guide •...
  • Page 72 Vehicles (represented In Event mode, by the blue this screen allows rectangles) appear you to verify the after having passed SmartSensor V’s through the radar configuration by detection zone. comparing the traffic Opens by default on the road to event...
  • Page 73 A longer interval logging on and off. on the screen will be means you can written to a standard leave the sensor text file that you can alone longer. view by clicking the View Interval Log button.  SmartSensor V User Guide •...
  • Page 74 Setting Description Details View Interval Log Opens the log file in a text editor such as Notepad. Event Data Shows you the Event Data screen. Editing interval bin size Below the Interval (Bin) Size textbox, click Edit. In the textbox, enter (in seconds) the desired length of the interval.
  • Page 75 (Small, Medium, and Large). Sensor Time – This number represents the sensor time in sec- ˿ onds, and the sensor decodes it when it needs a timestamp. This time doesn't reset on a power cycle.  SmartSensor V User Guide •...
  • Page 76 Setting Up and Downloading Sensor Data Once you’ve set up your sensor and lanes, you can collect interval data. Data collection setup Figure 63. Data collection setup Chapter 9: Setting Up and Downloading Sensor Data   75 •...
  • Page 77 When interval data collection begins, the start time directly with the will be displayed in the status bar at the bottom of the screen. beginning of an interval, the first interval in memory will contain a partial aggregation of data.  SmartSensor V User Guide •...
  • Page 78 Interval data buffer status As soon as the sensor begins collecting interval data, the View Interval Data Buffer Status window will appear. This window shows you how much of the guaranteed onboard storage space is filled with interval data. If the data collection setup process has just fin- ished, the storage space should be mostly unused.
  • Page 79 SRAM are not retrieved in this mode. You can perform this type of download to verify the contents of the flash memory buffer in the event that a normal or incremental download does not retrieve all the data that you expect to receive.  SmartSensor V User Guide •...
  • Page 80 Click Download. Note. Each time a data download If you want to cancel the download or if you only want to down- is performed, a load a certain number of intervals, click the Stop button as soon header is inserted as the desired number of interval data records are downloaded.
  • Page 81 3 no two lanes may Card standards. have both the same direction and number, unless that number is 0. You can call multiple lanes 0 in order to group them together.  SmartSensor V User Guide •...
  • Page 82 Data settings Figure 67. Data settings You can adjust interval data settings and vehicle classification set- tings by going to Edit > Sensor Settings > Data Collection. Setting Description Details Interval Data Allows you to specify Interval data is the length of your stored directly into intervals (minimum 5 the sensor’s SRAM...
  • Page 83 Using Tools The Tools menu allows you to view and send messages to and from the sensor, as well as to upload firmware. Hyperterminal Figure 68. Hyperterminal  SmartSensor V User Guide •...
  • Page 84 ̀ of binary protocols mits each character as it is typed. supported by the Press Enter on your keyboard. The response will appear in the SmartSensor V. gray scrollable area. Firmware upload Note. When you first connect, the software will prompt...
  • Page 85 Select a type of upload. than the most current firmware Click Browse . . ., and then select a firmware file (.hex) on your version, please computer. contact support@ Click UPLOAD to transfer the firmware to the sensor. wavetronix.com.  SmartSensor V User Guide •...
  • Page 87 See also storage verifying 68, 71 type 53 latency 40, 45 date 53–54, 78, 79 loop emulation 64 default 35, 36, 37, 38, 41, 52, 58, 62, 64, 66, 71, 76  SmartSensor V User Guide •...
  • Page 88 response delay 45, 52 restore 36, 49 median 14, 61 RF channel 14, 51 mode RS-232 25, 31, 34, 48, 51–52 Actuation 68–69, 71 RS-485 10, 25, 31, 34, 48, 51–52 Event 68–69, 71 operating 39, 54 modem 34, 36, 37, 40–43 mount 9, 16–17, 20, 30 semitrucks 13 mounting serial height 11–13 adapter 35 connection 34–35, 40 straps 16...
  • Page 89 69, 74, 76 warranty 8, 21, 25, 31 wireless 10, 21  SmartSensor V User Guide •...
  • Page 90 www.wavetronix.com...

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