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  • Page 1 SmartSensor Matrix USER GUIDE...
  • Page 2 SmartSensor Matrix USER GUIDE Springville, Utah 801.734.7200 www.wavetronix.com...
  • Page 3 FCC Part 15 Compliance: The Wavetronix SmartSensor sensors comply with Part 15 of the Federal Communications Com- mission (FCC) rules which state that 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 undesirable operation.
  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Mounting on the near side of the approach Choosing a mounting height and offset Occlusion Fixing occlusion problems Multipathing Fixing multipath problems INSTALLING THE SMARTSENSOR MATRIX Mounting the sensor Aligning the sensor to the roadway Cable connection Applying silicon dielectric compound Connecting the cable...
  • Page 5 SSMM communication basics Making a serial connection Making an Internet connection Making a virtual connection Troubleshooting a connection Advanced communication tools Viewing sensor information Viewing software version information Disconnecting from a sensor Using the address book Viewing the error log Updating the sensor CONFIGURING SENSOR SETTINGS Settings tabs...
  • Page 6 CONFIGURING ZONES & CHANNELS Zones & Channels tab Using the menu bar Zones Adding auto zones Adding a zone to the road Moving a zone Resizing a zone Deleting a zone Making a small zone Changing delay/extend settings for a zone Channels Mapping zones to channels Using the Edit Channel window...
  • Page 8: Introduction

    Figure 1. SmartSensor Matrix This guide will cover selecting a mounting location, installing, and configuring a SmartSensor Matrix. To find the instructions for spe- cific tasks, see the table of contents or index. If your questions aren’t answered in this guide, visit www.wavetronix.com/support for access to supplemental materials, like technical documents, knowl- edge base articles, and troubleshooting information.
  • Page 9 Wavetronix, will void the customer warranty. 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. Refer all service questions to Wavetronix or an authorized distributor. Support Knowledge Base articles referred to in this guide can be found at www.wavetronix.com.
  • Page 10: Choosing A Mounting Location

    Choosing a Mounting Location Mounting location, height, and offset 140 feet 90° Figure 2. SmartSensor Matrix footprint’s 140-ft. (42.6-m) range Chapter 1: Choosing a Mounting Location  •...
  • Page 11 Keep cable lengths in mind when you pick mounting locations; Note. For more ˿ on cable lengths, when you use the Wavetronix 6-conductor cable, runs can be see SmartSensor as long as 1000 ft. (304.8 m) if you’re using 24 VDC and RS-485 Matrix Cable Length communications;...
  • Page 12 Figure 4. Recommended mounting locations in a span wire intersection In an intersection with tethered span wire, you can mount the sensor Note. See Using the Span Wire Mount using the Wavetronix span wire mount and other equipment. with the SmartSensor Matrix, available in the online knowledge base.
  • Page 13: Mounting On The Back Side Of The Mast Arm

    Figure 7. Far side of the approach Gives you more flexibility with mounting height than mounting ˿ on the mast arm. May be the best location if detecting the left-turn lane is a high ˿ priority.  SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...
  • Page 14: Mounting On The Near Side Of The Approach

    Mounting on the near side of the approach Figure 8. Near side of the approach Gives you more flexibility with mounting height than mounting ˿ on the mast arm. If the mast arm or signal head is occluding the sensor’s view, ˿...
  • Page 15: Occlusion

    ˿ of a vehicle must guidelines in the mounting height and offset table). be visible above any barrier in order Move the sensor to another spot if possible, away from ˿ to be detected. obstructions.  SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...
  • Page 16: Multipathing

    Multipathing Normal Signal that doesn’t detection return to sensor is scattered Signal bouncing off wall causes false detection Figure 10. Top: direct path return; bottom: multipath return Multipathing occurs when a large flat surface near the sensor inter- feres with detection. A radar signal can bounce around several times between the surface and any vehicles before returning to the sensor.
  • Page 17: Installing The Smartsensor Matrix

    Note. The mounting process will be different for a span wire mount; see Using the Span Wire Mount with the SmartSensor Matrix, available in the online Figure 12. Mounting the sensor knowledge base.  SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...
  • Page 18: Aligning The Sensor To The Roadway

    Figure 13. Aiming the sensor Adjust the side-to-side angle so that the sensor’s 90º field of Note. Do NOT roll the view covers the approach. sensor to match the grade of the road. Chapter 2: Installing the SmartSensor Matrix  •...
  • Page 19: Cable Connection

    Figure 15. Applying the compound Tear the tab off the tube of silicon dielectric compound that came with the sensor. Squeeze about half of the compound onto the connector at the base of the sensor.  SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...
  • Page 20: Connecting The Cable

    Connect a 12 AWG grounding wire to the grounding lug on the bottom of the sensor. If the intersection is bonded, connect the other end of the grounding wire to the earth ground for the pole that the sensor is mounted on. Chapter 2: Installing the SmartSensor Matrix  •...
  • Page 21 If the intersection is not bonded, run the grounding wire down the pole, alongside the cable, back to cabinet ground. non-bonded intersection Cabinet Earth Grounding Pole Earth Grounding Digital/Common Grounding Figure 18. Grounding a non-bonded intersection  SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...
  • Page 22: Wiring The Junction Box

    Follow the instructions in steps 2–3 to land each conductor and the drain from the homerun cable into the correct spots in the terminal blocks, according to color. Figure 19. Junction box wiring Chapter 2: Installing the SmartSensor Matrix  •...
  • Page 23 Figure 20. Mini junction box wiring  SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...
  • Page 24: Installing Cabinet Solutions

    Advance sensors all in one device. If your cabinet supports contact support@ wavetronix.com. SDLC, you can connect the Click 65x straight to the controller; if your cabinet doesn’t support SDLC, you can connect the Click 65x to contact closure cards.
  • Page 25 Note. For more information on the Connect communication cables (Ethernet, SDLC, and/or RJ-11 Click 65x products, jumper cables) into their respective ports on the front of the see the Click 65x Click 65x. Series User Guide.  SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...
  • Page 26: Using The Click 600

    Click 600 to your contact closure devices. Using a preassembled backplate Note. This section assumes you are using the Intersection Preassembled Backplate from Wavetronix; if you bought individual Click modules instead, see Figure 24. Installation with a preassembled backplate Assembling the Click Power Plant, available in the online Run cable from the sensor to the traffic cabinet.
  • Page 27 Figure 25. Intersection Preassembled Backplate (for traffic cabinet) onto the T-bus. 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 28 If for some reason the conductors aren’t terminated into the terminal block plug, terminate them by inserting each conduc- tor into the corresponding round hole on the plug (match each conductor to the label of the same color on the plug). Do not strip the insulation.
  • Page 29 There are no communication options besides RS-485 on the Click 222. An additional communication device can be easily added to communicate with the installation remotely or over RS-232.  SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...
  • Page 30: Connecting To The Sensor

    Matrix sensor. It can only be installed on a PC. Downloading SSMM Figure 28. Finding the SSMM download on the Wavetronix website In a browser, navigate to www.wavetronix.com/en/support. Click the Downloads link under SmartSensor Matrix.
  • Page 31: Installing Ssmm

    Follow the instructions on your screen to choose where to install, and then to choose which shortcuts to create. Click Finish when you’re done. SSMM main screen Open SSMM to see the screen below. Figure 30. SSMM main screen  SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...
  • Page 32: Changing The Software Language

    Changing the software language Figure 31. Language selection Click the globe icon in the lower left corner. A window will appear. Choose your desired language from the drop-down menu. Click OK. Changing the software size Click one of the three boxes at the bottom of the screen to choose between the small, medium and large display sizes.
  • Page 33: Making A Serial Connection

    If you perform a full search and then cancel before the search is complete, the sensors not discovered before the full search was terminated will also not be visible after a quick search.  SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...
  • Page 34: Making An Internet Connection

    Quick search – Lets you quickly connect to sensors that were ˿ already discovered using a full search. If you add or replace a sensor on an existing control bus, you will need to do a full search before that new sensor will appear on a quick search. Making an Internet connection Note.
  • Page 35: Making A Virtual Connection

    Once the list of virtual sensors appears, click on the virtual sensor you would like to configure. Click Connect. About virtual sensor files If you make changes to the sensor’s setup while using a virtual  SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...
  • Page 36: Troubleshooting A Connection

    C:\Program Files\Wavetronix\ SmartSensor Manager Matrix vX.X.X\Bin. If you want, you can back up those virtual sensor settings; that will create a sensor setup file which can then be restored to an actual sensor.
  • Page 37: Viewing Software Version Information

    Right-click anywhere on the screen. This will bring up a small window that will allow you to view component, firmware, and hardware version information. Disconnecting from a sensor Click Communication on the main screen. Click Disconnect.  SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...
  • Page 38: Using The Address Book

    Click on the notepad icon at the bottom of the connection screen (serial, Internet, or virtual). The error log will be saved to C://ProgramFiles/Wavetronix/ SmartSensor Manager Matrix vX.X.X/bin. It will also open in your default .txt editor. If you need to save a copy for troubleshooting Chapter 4: Connecting to the Sensor ...
  • Page 39: Updating The Sensor

    Upload to all sensors – This setting broadcasts the upgrade to ˿ all the sensors on the control bridge. Disable fast pacing – Check this box if you are connected ˿ using Bluetooth or other devices with a slow connection speed.  SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...
  • Page 40 Figure 41. Downgrade warning message If the downgrade message appears, it means that the sensor firmware is newer than the version of SSMM you’re using. Get the newest version of SSMM from www.wavetronix.com. Chapter 4: Connecting to the Sensor  •...
  • Page 41: Configuring Sensor Settings

    Figure 42. Settings button, main screen Access the sensor settings by clicking on the Settings button on the main screen. Changing these settings is optional; if you leave them set to their defaults, the sensor will still function.  SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...
  • Page 42: Changing General Tab Settings

    Description Details Serial Number Shows the Can’t be changed. identification number assigned to the sensor by Wavetronix. Sensor ID Shows the sensor Can’t be changed. ID, which is the last seven digits of the sensor serial number. No two sensors...
  • Page 43 Units Sets whether the Purely for your software displays convenience—does distances in not affect sensor standard (mph/feet) or performance. metric (kph/meters).  SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...
  • Page 44: Changing Ports Tab Settings

    Wavetronix shown in milliseconds. Technical Support before Default is 10 ms. changing this setting. Port 1 Port usually reserved Please contact Wavetronix (Control) for connecting and Technical Support before configuring the sensor. changing this setting. Port 2 (Data) Port usually reserved for Please contact Wavetronix pushing data.
  • Page 45: Changing Advanced Tab Settings

    Enables the sensor fill in Use this in areas where Forming gaps between cars in a queues often form, if queue. vehicles are frequently occluded or missed. Turning this setting off may improve counting channel accuracy.  SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...
  • Page 46: Changing Other Tab Settings

    This is only used to push Push engineering diagnostic sensor diagnostic data to data to an external the Click 65x across port device. 2 for use by Wavetronix engineers. Changing Other tab settings Figure 46. Other tab Chapter 5: Configuring Sensor Settings  •...
  • Page 47 Use this setting to make Timeout period a channel will sure a vehicle is not left wait without a detection waiting for a call longer before triggering a than the defined phase failsafe output call. time.  SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...
  • Page 48 Setting Description Details Min Detection Defines the amount of To keep false detections Time time a tracker must persist from affecting the to be considered a valid Channel Inactive Failsafe detection and reset the detection algorithms, timeout. consider selecting a time value a little lower than the amount of time it would take a small...
  • Page 49: Configuring Lanes & Stop Bars

    Configuring Lanes & Stop Bars Figure 47. Sensor Setup, main screen Click Sensor Setup on the main screen to open the Sensor Setup screen.  SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...
  • Page 50: Lanes & Stop Bars Tab

    Figure 48. Lanes & Stop Bars screen Lanes & Stop Bars tab Overlay buttons Clear Tracks button Approach name Edit Area Tracks Menu bar Sensor Figure 49. Lanes & Stop Bars tools Tracks Note. Vehicle tracks The Sensor Setup screen shows the sensor’s 140-ft. (42.7-m), 90º are not constrained field of view.
  • Page 51: Using The Menu Bar

    Undo Last Undoes the last change Edit you made in the edit area. Clear Edit Deletes all lanes from the Use this before you Area edit area. create new lanes and stop bars.  SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...
  • Page 52 Move Sensor Rotates the view of the Change this to match edit area. the software with the approach being detected. Purely for your convenience— does not affect sensor performance. Restart/ Allows you to either Click Restart Auto Lane Reboot restart automatic Cfg to start the auto configuration or reboot configuration over again.
  • Page 53: Lane Setup

    Capture All to capture all lanes. Note. Stop bars are captured with lanes. Click Auto Cfg to close the auto config overlay and the lanes will appear in the edit area.  SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...
  • Page 54: Adding A Lane

    Adding a lane Note. You are allowed to have a maximum of ten lanes; you will not be able to save the configuration if lanes overlap. Figure 52. Adding a lane Click in the edit area where you would like to add a lane and the Edit Area window will appear.
  • Page 55: Changing The Width Of A Lane

    (x, y) coordinates of adding turns or corners, or widening the node within the sensor’s footprint. part or all of a lane. Creating a curve in a lane Figure 55. Moving a lane node  SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...
  • Page 56: Changing The Path Of A Lane

    Select a lane in the edit area. Click again and select Insert Node. Note. A lane can only have up to six nodes. Click and drag one of the lane nodes anywhere in the edit area. You can also click on a node and then click on the arrows in the Node Adjustment window to move the node in the desired direction.
  • Page 57: Inserting/Moving/Deleting A Stop Bar

    The number between the arrows shows the distance from the lane’s end node.  SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...
  • Page 58: Changing Lane Arrows

    Changing lane arrows Figure 58. Changing the lane arrows Click on the lane with the arrows you want to change. Click the lane arrow to cycle through the lane arrow options. Changing the direction of a lane Figure 59. Changing lane direction Select a lane in the edit area.
  • Page 59: Edit Thresholds

    Click anywhere within the sensor’s footprint and the Sensitivity window will appear. Click Adjust All and the sensitivity slider window will appear. Note. Negative values will increase sensitivity; positive values will decrease sensitivity. Figure 61. Adjusting sensitivity levels  SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...
  • Page 60: Adjusting A Region Of Thresholds

    Click the arrow buttons to change the sensitivity (in decibels). Adjusting a region of thresholds Figure 62. Adjusting a region Click the Edit Thresholds button. This will change the color of the sensor’s footprint and allow you to change the sensitivity of certain areas in the footprint.
  • Page 61: Resetting All Thresholds

    Click the Edit Thresholds button. This will change the color of the sensor’s footprint and allow you to change the sensitivity of certain areas in the footprint. Click anywhere within the sensor’s footprint and the Sensitivity window will appear. Click Reset All.  SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...
  • Page 62 Configuring Zones & Channels Figure 64. Zones & Channels screen Click tab 2 on the Sensor Setup screen to open the Zones & Channels tab. Chapter 7: Configuring Zones & Channels  •...
  • Page 63 The flags at the top of the screen can also be dragged anywhere in the edit area to find the distance between two objects in the sensor’s footprint.  SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...
  • Page 64 Using the menu bar Figure 66. Zones & Channels menu bar Setting Description Details To Main Takes you back to the Menu main screen. Save Config Saves lanes and stop bars to the sensor. Undo Undoes the last change Changes you made in the edit area.
  • Page 65 Zones Adding auto zones Figure 67. Adding auto zones Click tab 2 and the Add auto zones? window will appear if lanes have a stop bar configured. Select Default from the drop-down menu.  SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...
  • Page 66 Click Apply and a 20-ft. zone will be placed in each configured lane. Zone templates Figure 68. Creating a zone template Select <new> from the drop-down menu in the Add auto Note. Check the Default checkbox zones? window and then click Edit. to make this Enter a filename.
  • Page 67 Place the zone anywhere along the lane(s). Zone stack Click the plus/minus buttons by the zone stack to cycle through zones. Place zones back in the zone stack by clicking and dragging them off the edit area.  SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...
  • Page 68 Moving a zone Figure 70. Editing zones Select the zone you want to move and click the Edit Zone button. Note. Zones Move the zone either by using the arrows in the Edit Zone cannot extend past the edit area. window or by clicking and dragging the zone anywhere along the approach.
  • Page 69 Figure 73. Making a small zone Select the zone you want to make small. Click Edit Zone in the menu bar. Check the Make small zone checkbox.  SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...
  • Page 70 Changing delay/extend settings for a zone Note. It is recommended that you change delay/ extend settings in the traffic controller before changing delay/extend settings in the SSMA software. Figure 74. Changing zone delay/extend time Select the zone you want to change. Click Edit Zone in the menu bar.
  • Page 71 OR logic means that any activity in any mapped zone will trigger the channel. Zone Lets you quickly map Click the zone LED to mapping currently configured map that zone to the zones to the channel. channel.  SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...
  • Page 72 Delay Ignores outputs that are Click anywhere in the shorter than the specified white box and use the up/ delay time. down arrows to change the delay setting in the Output Settings window. Extend Continues a channel Click anywhere in the output until the time white box and use the up/ specified runs out.
  • Page 73 Counts vehicles as they Is activated when the channel pass through the zone. middle of the vehicle crosses the leading edge of the zone. The output stays on for the duration of the Pulsed Channel Width setting.  SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...
  • Page 74 Channel Type – Pulse Channel Figure 79. Pulse Channel Pulse Sends a quick pulse when Is activated for a very channel a vehicle is detected. short period of time when the front edge of a vehicle crosses the leading edge of a zone.
  • Page 75 Click the Edit Channel button. Click anywhere in the top-right part of the Edit Channel window and the Output Settings window will appear for that channel. Use the up/down arrows to change both the Detector Input and Phase.  SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...
  • Page 76 This may be useful if Width a presence detection you are using the Matrix will be signaled via the for counts. Contact contact closure rack Wavetronix Technical cards. Support before changing this setting. Chapter 7: Configuring Zones & Channels  •...
  • Page 77 Pulsed Chan. The duration the contact This may be useful if Width closure message lasts you are using the Matrix for a pulse or counting for counts. Contact channel. Wavetronix Technical Support before changing this setting.  SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...
  • Page 78 Verifying Lanes Figure 83. Verification screen Click tab 3 on the Sensor Setup screen to open the Verification tab. In this tab, instead of tracks, vehicle detections will now appear as light blue rectangles. Chapter 8: Verifying Lanes  •...
  • Page 79 Click a channel indicator to see the zones Verification window. mapped to that channel. Click and hold on a channel indicator to see channel settings. Figure 85. Channel settings  SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...
  • Page 80 Using the menu bar Figure 86. Verification menu bar Setting Description Details To Main Takes you back to the Menu main screen. Save Config Saves threshold changes. Channel Info Shows channel settings Use this to verify channel and lets you troubleshoot settings, counts, and channel outputs.
  • Page 81 If a vehicle stops within 30 feet of the stop bar, the stopped vehicle queue will be extended to the stop bar. This ensures that a vehicle will activate a zone even if it stops behind the zone. Stopped Stopped vehicle vehicle queue extension Figure 88. Queue extension  SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...
  • Page 82 Using the Channel Info window Figure 89. Channel Info window Setting Description Details Count Shows the counts as Use this to verify the detected by the sensor. sensor is detecting vehicles in the approach. Click Reset to set counts back to 0. Channel Channel type.
  • Page 83 Contact Wavetronix for more information regarding thresholds and how Figure 91. Changing sensor thresholds to adjust them.. Click the Edit Thresholds button. This will change the color of the  SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...
  • Page 84 sensor’s footprint and allow you to change the sensitivity of certain areas in the footprint. Click anywhere within the sensor’s footprint and the Sensitivity window will appear. Click Adjust All and the sensitivity slider window will appear. Note. Negative values will increase sensitivity;...
  • Page 85 Click the Edit Thresholds button. This will change the color of the sensor’s footprint and allow you to change the sensitivity of certain areas in the footprint. Click anywhere within the sensor’s footprint and the Sensitivity window will appear. Click Reset All.  SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...
  • Page 86 Using Tools Figure 95. Tools button, main screen Click Tools on the main screen to open the Tools screen. Chapter 9: Using Tools  •...
  • Page 87 Figure 97. Backup-Restore screen Setting Description Details The last seven digits of Can’t be changed. the sensor serial number. Approach Which direction of traffic Can be changed in the the sensor is detecting. Settings screen.  SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...
  • Page 88 Setting Description Details Description A description of the Can be changed in the sensor. Settings screen. Location The sensor’s location. Can be changed in the Settings screen. Backup File Allows you to create This may be useful if a backup file (.mxc) of you are making changes Tip.
  • Page 89 Figure 99. Tracker Logging screen Click Tracker Logging. Click the folder icon and specify a location for your log file. Click On/Off switch to begin logging traffic. Once the switch is on, the timer will begin.  SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...
  • Page 90 Turn the toggle switch off once you are done logging traffic. You can open the log file by either clicking the magnifying glass icon or going to the location you specified. Testing rack cards Note. The rack cards should be configured to communicate at 9600 bps.
  • Page 91 Refresh Refreshes the Status and Firmware Version fields. Signal Cards Allows you to identify Click the toggle switch which contact closure and all four menu LEDs card you are connected will begin flashing.  SmartSensor Matrix User Guide •...
  • Page 92 Using the Manufacturer’s Diagnostic Tool Note. Contact Wavetronix Technical Support before using this tool. Figure 101. Manufacturer’s Diagnostic Tool Click Manufacturer’s Diagnostic Tool. Click the folder icon and specify a location for your file.
  • Page 94 INDEX SYMBOLS 6-conductor cable. See cable data push 41–42 .NET Framework 28 delay channel 59, 66–68, 71, 76 zone 59, 65 detection area 10, 17 address book 35 Detector Input (DI) 67, 70–71, 76 Advanced settings 42–44 diagnostic 41 alignment 16–18 direction 39, 51, 54 troubleshooting 12 Disable fast pacing 36...
  • Page 95 preassembled backplate. See Intersection Preas- sembled Backplate knowledge base 7, 15, 24 Presence Update Time 42 Pulse channel 68–69 Pulsed Channel Width 60, 68–69 lane arrows 53 lane configuration adding a lane 49 queue extension 75 auto-configuring lanes 48–49 Queue Forming 42, 75 changing the direction of a lane 54 quick search 30–32 changing the path of a lane 52...
  • Page 96 terminal blocks 23–26 terminal server 31 thresholds adjusting all 54–55, 77–78 adjusting region 55–56, 78–79 editing 48, 74 resetting all 56, 79 timeout 30–31, 84–85 Tools 80–85 Tracker Logging screen 83 tracks 46, 48, 58, 60, 72, 74 traffic cabinet 23–24, 26 troubleshooting 12, 33, 35 Updating the sensor 36–37 uploading firmware 36...
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