Summary of Contents for Brigade Backsense BS-9000-WD
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BS-9000-WD IP69K Backsense® Radar Detection System Installation and Operating Guide Please refer to www.brigade-electronics.com for most up-to-date data on all products Installation Guide 5619A...
System ........... 22 ® 4.3.5 Disconnecting from Brigade Backsense System ........23 ® 4.3.6 Writing Configuration to the Brigade Backsense System ......24 ® 4.3.7 Reading Configuration from the Brigade Backsense System ...... 24 4.3.8 Saving Configuration to a File ..............25 4.3.9...
The installer is responsible for the fit for purpose of the overall system and must adhere to relevant regulations and legislation. Operators of the vehicle to which the Brigade ® Backsense System is fitted must be made fully aware of how to interpret the system so they will not be distracted by or rely completely on it.
• For distances below 1.3m (detection with relative speed only) or below 0.3m (no detection) the space covered in general by radar systems is very small, so this system might not be a suitable solution. Brigade therefore recommends adding a Brigade ®...
1.2.2 Factors Influencing the Detection of Objects ® Brigade Backsense shares in principle the advantages and limitations of all radar-based systems when compared to other sensing technologies. In general, it can reliably detect most objects in most environmental conditions such as dirt, dust, rain, snow, sun, fog, darkness, acoustic noise, mechanical vibration, electromagnetic noise or similar.
The pink cable is switch to ground (black cable) when an object is detected within the detection area. This secondary device is a Brigade constant tone alarm. Simply connect the alarm to the power supply, same non-permanent as the red cable is connected to, and the pink cable as a negative connection.
The sensor should be mounted in the upright position with cable exit on the sensor pointing downwards. The Brigade logo on the front of the sensor should be in readable, normal orientation when standing in the required detection area, see image above. The front of the sensor should have line of sight to all areas where objects should be detected.
1.3m 1.5m Depending on the model of the Brigade Backsense® system and the required mounting height of the sensor either the angle needs to be adjusted or the distance to ground level must be longer than the detection length selected.
• Brigade recommends installing the external sounder if the flush mount AMPS hole pattern is used. The bracket has 2x 4.3mm mounting holes suitable for M4 type screws for mounting e.g. on the dashboard. The bracket base also has double-sided tape for mounting purposes.
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State Zone Lights or Status Buzzer Alert Function Location Lights with flash Interval frequency Power (Blue) Constant System Power Active (Green) Constant for 1 Constant until Self-Test During Self-Test Error (Red) finished (approx. 5 secs) (after applying power) All Zone Lights Constant for 1 sec Power (Blue) Constant...
All Zone Lights Note: Buzzer will beep once when the activation input is triggered. BS-9000-WD uses the same fundamental operation as previous Brigade Backsense BS-70xx and BS-8000 systems, settings are fully configurable: Detection length, detection width, zones length, blind length, blind width and blind zones, trigger output length and buzzer starting zone.
Non-detecting Mode (Buzzer not beeping) Detecting Mode (Buzzer beeping) Buzzer Locked Buzzer Locked User long press of User long press of 20 seconds and 20 seconds and release to unlock release to unlock buzzer buzzer Buzzer sounds for 2x 1 second Buzzer sounds for 2x 1 second beeps at current volume level to beeps at current volume level to...
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• Data corruption in sensor. Action: Consult Brigade for advice. • If 2 sensors (different Sensor IDs) are plugged into the system, Error mode will display Action: Remove one sensor and power cycle system ® The Brigade Backsense Systems cannot self-diagnose potential sensor detection issues caused by the build-up of ice, dirt, mud, heavy rain or immersion in water, which may impede system performance.
A USB to serial port driver is required to communicate between the PC and the BS-WD-01. This driver is included on the optional BS-WD-USB and Brigade Website. It should be installed before any cable connection is made to a PC.
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The installation progress will be shown as in both windows below: Once the installation is complete, click “Finish”: In case there are any issues with the driver installation further information can be found in the, folder “Driver”, document “PL2303 Windows Driver User Manual v1.9.0.pdf”.
If there is doubt whether the installation has been successful, follow sections “4.3 Using the Configuration Tool Software” and “4.3.1 Identifying COM Port Number” to check for correct installation and port properties. 4.2.2 Configuration Tool Software Installation Access the USB, go to folder “ConfigTool” and double click and run the file “setup”. In some cases, you may have a digital signature warning.
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Check the tick-box to create a desktop icon and click “Next >”. Change or confirm the installation folder location is correct and click “Next >”. The default location is shown below. Confirm installation by clicking “Next >”:...
Power Status Light should show constant blue and Active Status Light on the display should show constant green. 4.3.1 Identifying COM Port Number ® To check the COM port number, you are using for the connected Brigade Backsense on the PC, you will need to open Windows “Device Manager”.
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Com Port (COM##)”. The “##” represents the number of the port through which the display is currently connected to the PC. Note this number as it is needed later in section “4.3.4 ® Connecting to the Brigade Backsense System“. In the image below the number is shown as “8” but this can vary.
4.3.3 Main Menu The Main menu includes four options for “System”, “View”, “Setup” and “About”. System menu is used to control the connection between the Configuration Tool and Brigade ® Backsense System for reading and writing the configuration to and from the system, loading and saving the configuration data from/to a file, closing the active view window or exiting the program.
– ® Note: Before connection is made ensure Brigade Backsense Power Status Light on the display should show constant blue and the Active Status Light should show constant green. Before connecting the Configuration Tool to the display, the correct com port must be selected.
Make sure the Configuration Tool is in connected state. Once all the required configurations ® are complete all the settings can be programmed into the Brigade Backsense System. Click in the menu area “System” then “Write Configuration”; this will upload the configuration to the ®...
Loading Configuration from a File All settings in the Configuration Tool can be loaded from a previously saved file. The loading ® function is supported whether the Brigade Backsense System is connected or not. Any current settings in the Configuration Tool will be lost.
4.3.10 Detection Area Setup Note: When setting up the detection zone and blind zones all dimensions are approximate. All dimensions for detection of objects are nominal and can vary significantly depending on many parameters. For details, see section “1.2.2 Factors Influencing the Detection of Objects”.
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4.3.10.3 Detection Area Length The detection area length can be set in two ways; setting each zone individually via the “Detection Zone Length” or via “Quick Zones Detection Area Length”. 4.3.10.4 Detection Zone Length Setup This is used to set up each of the five zones individually. Each zone has a range from 1.0m to 26.0m selectable via the pull-down menus.
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4.3.10.5 Quick Zones Detection Area Length There are eight “Quick Zones”, these are pre-set zones and can be selected by clicking the appropriate check box next to the desired distance. Using this option will set the total length and create five equal zones. This does not affect the width, trigger output length or buzzer starting zone, these still should be set up manually as required.
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For example, the detection width would generally be set to approximately the same width as the vehicle. ® Note: Brigade Backsense automatically adjusts the minimum Detection Width to a higher value for a longer Detection Length. Detection Zone Length [m]...
4.3.11 Blind Area Setup 4.3.11.1 Relationship between Blind Area and Detection Area ® The Brigade Backsense BS-9000-WD can set Blind Cells inside the Detection Area to be ignored. These can be set at different sizes and selected individually to accommodate varied applications.
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The next image shows the actual relationship between the two images set in the Configuration Tool. In the image above the Blind Zone Area is set to a 3.0m x 2.0m in front of the sensor. The Blind Zone Area is divided into 5 zones in length by 4 cells in width. 4.3.11.2 Blind Area View and Setup The zones can vary in length if manual configuration is required (see below on the left).
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4.3.11.3 Selecting Blind Zone Cells Once the Blind Zone Area has been decided, each Cell can be selected individually to remove the area from the detection zone. Any object in the selected Blind Cells will now be ignored if detected. Each Cell is selected in the setup window using the tick boxes shown.
Testing and Maintenance Operator Instructions ® This information is addressed to the operator of the vehicle where a Brigade Backsense System is installed: ® 1) The Brigade Backsense is intended as an Object Detection System and should not be relied upon as your primary defence for the safe operation of the vehicle. It is an aid to contribute in conjunction with other established safety programs and procedures to ensure a safe operation of the vehicle in relation to surrounding persons and objects.
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10) Like the previous tests the operator should scan all the edges of the detection area according to the installed system or configuration for this vehicle. He should note down the detected locations and check if they match with the detection area set when this Brigade ®...
Specifications Operation Characteristics Detection range 5 zones in configurable lengths Model name BS-WD-01 Type Configurable (* Default Setting) [ft] Detection length 3 - 30 (10)* 10 - 98 (33)* Each Detection Zone length 1 - 26 (2)* 3 - 85 (7)* Detection width 2 - 10 (7)* 7 - 33 (23)*...
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ISO 16750 ISO 13766 EN 13309 Brigade Electronics BS-WD-01 This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Brigade y sus distribuidores can in any way be attached to Brigade or to the comerciales no se responsabilizan de distributor. cualquier daño derivado del uso o deun mal funcionamiento del producto.
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