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Traffic Logix Radar Speed Signs Software Manual

PASTROS- Parameters and Statistic Reporting Software

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Table of Contents

1 ThePASTROSsoftware 42. ConnectiontotheTrafficLogixspeedsign 42.1 Setupyourbluetoothdevice 42.2 Startingthesoftware 43. TrafficLogixspeedsignsettings 43.1 Displaysettings 53.2 Measurementanddatarecordparameters 73.3 Bluetoothsettings 93.4 Clocksettings 103.5 Autoclockupload 104. DownloadData 105. FurtherMenus 125.1 File 125.1.1 Opendata 125.1.2 Savedata 125.1.3 ExportdatatoExcel 125.1.4 Savedataastxt 125.1.5 Exit 135.2 Signboard 135.2.1 Erasingdevicememory 135.2.2 ReadingoutdeviceIDnumber 135.2.3 Searchsign 135.2.3 Manualportselect 135.2.4 Firmwareupdate 135.3 Charts 145.3.1 Lines 145.3.2 Characteristicspeedvalues 145.4 About 15

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Table of Figures

Figure1,thedisplaysettings 5Figure2:Speedvaluestobeset 6Figure3:predefinedoperatingmodes 6Figure4,specialdays 7Figure5,measurementanddatarecordparameters 7Figure6,Dopplerformula 8Figure7,comment 8Figure8,Bluetoothsettings 9Figure9,theSJVelectronicboard 9Figure10,jumperonthe“Program”connector 10Figure11,Clocksettings 10Figure12,datadownload 11Figure13,thedownloadeddata 11Figure14,confirmationoferasing 13Figure15,thefactoryIDnumber 13Figure16,graphs 14Figure17,graphs 15Figure18,about 15


CongratulationsonyourrecentpurchaseofTrafficLogixradarspeedsigns“SJT-02”,or“SJT-02V”.Asyoumayalreadyknow, theTrafficLogixspeedsignsare innovativelydesignedwithauniqueconfigurationofLEDs(lightemittingdiodes)thatallowsformaximumbrightnessatlowenergycon-sumption.

Below,pleasefindaguidetoprogramming,monitoringandusingyourTrafficLogixspeedsignwiththeaccompanyingPASTROSsoftware.

1 The PASTROS softwareTheparametersandstatisticreportingsoftware(PASTROS)isdesignedtohelpyougetthemostoutofyourradarspeedsign.Itallowsyoutosetparameters,monitortrafficdata,andgeneratereports.ABluetoothconnectionandalaptoporpersonalcomputerwillenableyoutousethesignsoftware.

2. ConnectiontotheTrafficLogixspeedsign

2.1 SetupyourBluetoothdevice

ABluetoothdevicehastobeconnectedtotheuser’sPCorjustswitchedonifthePChasabuilt-inBluetoothdevice.UsingtheprovidedBluetoothdriver,thecomputerandtheTrafficLogixspeedsignhavetobepaired.Thedefaultnameofthesign’sBluetoothis“BT-12”andthedefaultpasswordis“12345678”.ThenameandthepasswordcanbechangedatanytimeoncethePASTROSsoftwarehasbeeninstalled.(Seesection3.3)

2.2 Startingthesoftware

When the Bluetooth connection has been established and the Traffic Logix speed sign isconnectedtoyourcomputer,startthePASTROSusersoftware.Duringthestartingprocessthesoftwarewillattempttolocatethedriverfeedbacksign.Thismaytakeseveralminutes.Asmallwarningwindowwillbeshownduringthisprocess.Iftheconnectionisestablished,themessage“Ready”willappearinthestatusbar(lowerleftside).

Iftheusersoftwarecan’tcommunicatewiththedisplaydevice,amessagewindowwillappearwiththemessage“Can’topentheport”.Ifthisoccurs,gotothe“Signboard”menuandchose“Searchsign…”Thesoftwarewillreattempttolocatethesign.Ifthisattemptisunsuccessful,checkyourBluetoothconnection.

IfyouknowthecomportwhichisinusefortheBluetoothconnection(seeWindowsBluetoothdevicesmenu)youcantrytosetthecomportinthePASTROSsoftwaremanually.Pleaseusethe“Signboard”menu“Manualportselect…”option.


3. TrafficLogixspeedsignsettingsAllmenuitemsdescribedinthischapterarefoundintheSettingsmenu.Thismenusincludesdisplayparameters,operationmodes,measuringanddatarecordingcategories,Bluetoothnameandpassword,andthedeviceclock.

3.1 Displaysettings

Thisoptionletsyoudeterminehowyoursignwillreactwhenavehicleisapproaching.

Parametersdownload

UsingtheParametersdownloadbutton,currentdisplaysettingsparameterswillbetransferredfromthesign.However,ifthesignhasalreadybeenconnected(whichshouldgenerallybethecase),thedownloadoccursautomaticallyandthecurrentparametersofthespeedsignwillbeshownwhenyouopenthedisplaysettingswindow

Figure 1, the display settings

Descriptionofthelocatedareas:

Location ID: Maximum30characters–Youmayspecifyadevicename.Ifyouwanttotestthedevice,startthisfieldwithaspace.Inthismode,speedvalueswillbecontinuouslygeneratedasiftheyweremeasuredbytheradar.Thisisusefultotestdevicefunctionality.Toterminatethetestmode,enteranameintheLocationIDfieldbeginningwithacharacterotherthanspaceandloadthedevice.

Unit: Chooseeithermphorkm/h

Intensity: SetmaximumandminimumLED intensity.Themaximumvalue is 100,whiletheminimumis1.Theautomaticdimmingwillworkbetweenthe2chosenvalues.

Speed settings: Thefollowingspeedvaluesmustbeadjusted.Choosethedesiredvalueforeachcategory.


Figure 2: Speed values to be set

Dmin Display actual speed low limit This is the lowest speedatwhich the signwilldisplayavehicle’sspeed.

SL Speed limit This is the actual speed limit at the sign’slocation.

TR Tolerance value Thisextendsthespeedlimituptothelimitofastillacceptablespeed.

FL Flashing limit Thisisthespeedatwhichyouwantthesigntoflashatapassingvehicle.

Dmax Display actual speed upper limit Toavoidracing,thisisthehighestspeedvalueatwhichthesignwilldisplayavehicle’sspeed.

Selectmode:

Clickonthe“?”button,andatablewillshowavarietyofpredefinedoperatingmodes.Thischart refers to theabovementioned limitvalues, and showswhatwillbedisplayedby thedeviceinthedifferentmodes.

Figure 3: predefined operating modes

Thehighlightedmodewillbewrittenintothe“selectmode”fieldautomaticallyafterclosingthewindow.Youcanchoosethedesiredmodefromthescrolldownmenuaswell.

Useweeklyclock:

Ifyoumarkthischeckbox,youcandefineatimeschedulewithallspeedsettingvaluesandmodesmentionedearlier.Youcanschedule thesignbasedon threedifferent typeofdays:

DISPL. ACTUALSPEED LOW LIMIT

0 SPEED LIMIT TOLERANCEVALUE

FLASHINGLIMIT

SPEED DISPL. ACTUALSPEED UPPER LIMIT

D S F Dmaxllmin }rT


workdays,SaturdaysandSundays. (Use the timesetand the typeof thedayfieldsaswellasthe“addtotimetable”buttonandseethetables).Youcantherebycreateaspecial timescheduletousethesignsondifferentmodesdependingontypeofday,and/ortimeofdaysuchasrushhoursornighttimeetc.Thisallowsyoutoprogramthesigntomeetalternatingspeedlimitsaswellsuchasschooltimeregulatedzones,nighttimespeedreductions,etc.

Usingthe“Specialdays”button,youcandefinelocalholidaysasSundayorSaturdaymode.

Figure 4, special days

Note:Thechangetodaylightsavingtimeoccursautomatically.

Parametersupload

Totransferalltheabovesettingstothesign,usetheParametersuploadbutton.

3.2 Measurementanddatarecordparameters

Thissettingisimportantforaccuratespeedmeasurement.Italsoallowsyoutodefinetimeintervalsandspeedclassesfortrafficdatacollection.

Parametersdownload:

UsingtheParameters downloadbutton,allthedisplaysettingparameterswillbetransmittedfromthesign.Ifthesignisalreadyconnected,thedownloadoccursautomatically.ThecurrentsignparameterswillbedisplayedwhenyouopentheMeasurementanddatarecordparameterswindow

Figure 5, measurement and data record parameters

Thefirstthreelinesdefinetheexactphysicallocationoftheradarunit.Sincetheradarworks


withtheDopplereffect,inordertomaintainaccuratereading,themeasuredspeedvaluesmustbecorrectlybasedonthepositionoftheradar.TheDopplershiftfrequencyisthedifferencebetweenthefundamentaltransmittedfrequencyandthereceivedfrequency.Thisisdenotedby“F”andiscalculatedby:

Figure 6, Doppler formula

V = Velocityofthetarget(m/s)

F0 = FundamentalFrequency(Hz)

c = SpeedofLight(3*108m/s)

ϕ = Anglesubtendedbetweentheradarpolaraxisandthedirectionoftravelofthetarget.

Figure 7, comment

There isnoDoppler frequencyshift signal receivedby the radar from the targetwhen thetargetisstationaryorifϕ=90°.

Thefollowingdatamustbeentered:

“Height of the sign” Theverticaldistancefromthesurfaceoftheroadtothepositionoftheradar.

“Distance to the middle of the lane” Horizontaldistancefromthepositionoftheradartothemiddleoftheobservedlane.

“Measuring distance” Horizontaldistancefromtheradartotheapproachingvehiclewhenitisfirstdetected.

Datarecordparameters:

Inthenextfields,thebasictrafficdataparametersmustbeset.

“First threshold” therangeofthefirstcell(youshouldsetthishigherthan3mph(5km/h)

“Step” therangeofeachcellthereafter

)cos(2 0 f∗∗∗

=c

FVIF j

Radar

Targetvehicle

Polaraxis

V


Ifthe“First threshold”=10andthe“Step”=5,thecellswillshowthefollowingspeeds:

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17- 9 10 - 14 15 - 19 20 - 24 25 - 29 30 - 34 35 - 39 40 - 44 45 - 49 50 - 54 55 - 59 60 - 64 65 - 69 70 - 74 75 - 79 80 - 84 85 -

Datarecordparameters:

Youmustselectthecycletimefordatacollection.Chooseeither15minutes,30minutes,or1hourintervals.Aslongastrafficisequal toor less than65,535vehiclesper interval, therecordingcapacityis15,days,30days,or60daysrespectively.Afterthedatarecordisfull,theoldestdatawillbeoverwritten.Totransferyoursettingstothesign,usetheParameters uploadbutton.

3.3 Bluetoothsettings

Figure 8, Bluetooth settings

Inthissubmenu,Bluetoothparameterssuchasthenameofthesign’sBluetoothandpasswordcanbechanged.ThesearerequiredtosetuptheBluetoothconnectionintheWindowsoperationsystem(see2.1)

Forsafetyreasons,youshouldchangethepasswordfromthefactorydefault.

IfyouforgottheusernameorpasswordforyourBluetooth,youcanresetthefactorysettings.Todothis,openthesignanddisconnectthepowersupplyplugoftheelectronicboard,andfindthe“Program”connector(X8).(SeeFigure9)

Figure 9, the SJV electronic board

power supply plug

“Program” connector


Putajumperonthe2ndand3rdpinsofthe“Program”connector(X8).(Seefigure10)

Figure 10, jumper on the “Program” connector

Connectthethepowersupplyplugoftheelectronicboardwaitseveralseconds.

Poweroff thedevice, remove the jumper, poweron and close the signdoor.TheBluetoothconnectionisnowsetwiththefactorysettings,andthenameandpasswordcannowbereset.

Name:BT-12

Password: 12345678

3.4 Clocksettings

Figure 11, Clock settings

Thedateandtimecanbeadjustedinthissubmenu.

Whenyouopenthiswindow,theactualtimewillbeautomaticallydownloadedfromthedevice.Ifthisdoesn’toccur,clickthe“Readclock”buttontoreadoutthedevice’stimemanually.Aftersettingthecorrecttime,youcanuploadittothesignbyclickingonthe“Setclock”button.

3.5 Autoclockupload

Ifthislineismarkedinthesettingsmenu,whenyouconnectthesoftwaretothespeedsignyourcomputertimewillbeuploadedtoyourdisplaydeviceautomatically.

4. DownloadDataWhenyouclickonthisbuttoninthemainwindow,thetrafficdatawillbedownloadedfromyoursigntoyourcomputer.


Figure 12, data download

If youwant to downloaddata beginning at a specific date and time, select it in the labeledfield.Allthedatacollectedfromthistimeonwillbedownloaded.Thedefaultdateandtimeinthisfieldis01/01/200700:00.Ifitremainsunchanged,allthedatafromthedevicewillbedownloaded.

Tostartthedownloadprocess,clickthe“DataDownload”button.

Figure 13, the downloaded data

Ifthecheckbox“Eraseafterdownload”ismarked,allthedatamemoryoftheTrafficLogixspeedsignwillbeerasedafterasuccessfuldownloadprocess.

TheIDofthesignboard

No.ofvehicles/speedbins

Theaveragespeedofallthemeasuredvehicles

The85thpercentile

Themaximumde-tectedspeed

Theminimumde-tectedspeed

Startingdateandtimeoftherecord

Theactualspeedlimit

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Duringthedownloadprocess,aprogressbarwillbeshown.

Ifacommunicationerroroccursduringthedatadownload,a“Timeout”messagewillappear.Inthiscaseevenifyouhavechecked“Eraseafterdownload,”signmemorywillnotbeerased.Clickonthe“DataDownload”buttontobeginthedownloadagain.

Oncedownloaded,allof thecollecteddatawillbeshownbasedon the timestepsyouhavechosen.Average,minimum,andmaximumspeeds,aswellasthe85thpercentileandtheactualspeedlimitwillbeshown.Thedownloadeddatawillcontaintheaccuratetimeofanypossibledevicerestartsduetopowerfailure.

5. Further Menus

5.1 File

Inthismenuyoucanmanageyourdownloadedorearliersavedtrafficdata.

5.1.1 Opendata

OpenstheearliersavedtrafficdatafromthePASTROSrelated.dfsfileformat.

5.1.2 Savedata

SavesthedownloadedtrafficdatainthePASTROSrelated.dfsfileformat.

5.1.3 ExportdatatoExcel

ExportsthetrafficdatatoaMicrosoftExcelspreadsheet.

Note:Tousethisoption,youhavetohaveaninstalledMicrosoftExcelonyourcomput-er.AccordingtoyourExcelversionchoosetherightseparatorcharacterfromthepopupmenu.

Excelwillopenandthedatawillbeshown.Theheaderdatawillbedisplayedinthefirst4rowswitheachfollowingrowdisplayingonedatarecord.YoucansavethisspreadsheetbychoosingSavefromtheFilemenuinExcel.

5.1.4 Savedataastxt

YoucansavethetrafficdataasaCSV(commaseparatedvalue)textfile.Todothis,choose“Savedataastext”fromtheFilemenu.Astandardsavedialogueboxwillopenandthedefaultfilename(thelocationID+date)willbeoffered.Changethefilenameasdesired.

Anewfilewillbesavedinthefollowingformat:Intheheader,thelocationandstorageparametersaredisplayed.After theheadereach rowcontains thedataofonemeasuredperiod.Thevaluesareseparatedbycommas.

Ifyouwanttoaddthedatatoanexistingfile,choosetheexistingfilenameandthenewrecordswillbemergedtotheendoftheexistingfile.Theheadersmustbeidenticalforthemergetobeaccurate.Thesoftwarewillnotchecktheheaderoftheoriginaldocumentbe-foremergingthenewdata.


5.1.5 Exit

ClosesyourPASTROSsoftware.Ifyouhaveunsaveddata, theprogramwillaskyoutosaveit.

5.2 Signboard

InthismenuyoucanerasetheTrafficLogixspeedsign’smemory,readoutthefactoryserialnumber,andupdatethefirmwareversion.

5.2.1 Erasingdevicememory

Allthecollecteddatafromthespeedsigncanbeerasedusingthe“Erasingdevicememo-ry”submenu.

Thefollowingmessageboxwillopentoconfirmthiscommand.(SeeFigure13)

Figure 14, confirmation of erasing

Ifyouchoose“Yes”,allofthetrafficdatawillbeerasedfromthedevice.

5.2.2 ReadingoutdeviceIDnumber

The“ReadingoutdeviceIDnumber”submenuwilldisplaythefactoryIDnumberofyoursign.Thisisforinformationpurposesonlyandcannotbechanged.

Figure 15, the factory ID number

5.2.3 Searchsign

Seedetailsinsection2.2.

5.2.3 Manualportselect

Seedetailsinsection2.2.

5.2.4 Firmwareupdate

WiththisfunctionyoucanupgradethefirmwarerunninginyourTrafficLogixspeedsign.Thisisgenerallynotnecessary.Ifyoudowanttoupdateyourfirmware,pleaseensurethatyouhavetheactualfirmwareforbackuppurposesandtheuptodatebinfileonyourcom-puter.


Thecollectedtrafficdataandsettingswillnotbelostwhileyouupdatethis.

Iftheupdateisunsuccessful,thePASTROSsoftwarewillremindyoutouploadtherightfirmware.

Pleasenote,thatnotallversionsofthePASTROSsoftwarearecompatiblewithallversionsoftheTrafficLogixspeedsignfirmware.IncaseofdoubtpleaseconsultwithyourTrafficLogixspeedsignsupplier

5.3 Charts

In thismenu, you can viewyour traffic datafile in differentways. Please note that yourPASTROSwindowshouldnotbeinfullscreenmodewhileyouusethisfeature.

5.3.1 Lines

Thisallowsyoutoseethecountersofthespeedclassesofaspecifictimeinterval.Highlightthedesiredlinesinoneblockandclickonthelinesoption.Afteropeningthechart,youcanaddseparatelinesbydoubleclickinginanyfieldofthedesiredline.

Figure 16, graphs

5.3.2 Characteristicspeedvalues

Usingthisoption,themaximum,minimum,average,and85thpercentilespeedsofthecol-lectedtrafficdatacanbeshown.Usethecheckboxestoindividuallyswitchtheseoptionsonandoff.


Figure 17, graphs

5.4 About

Figure 18, about

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