Radarsign TC-500 Vehicle Speed Sensor User Manual Owners Manual ver5 Sept 25
Radarsign LLC Vehicle Speed Sensor Owners Manual ver5 Sept 25
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Model TC-500S Guide to Operations (revised 9-25-05) www.radarsign.com Copyright 2005 RadarSign LLC. All Rights reserved radarsign TC-500S I. Introduction 1. About Radarsign LLC 2. “MUST” items to review 3. Powering up the first time II. Getting Started – Basic Settings 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. PDA Start-up Radarsign Software Start-up Basic Settings Sign and Software Start-up Display Options Speed Settings Timer Operation Turning Off the Radarsign LED Settings and Blinkey III. Beam Settings 1. Sending settings from PDA to Sign 2. Receiving settings from Sign to PDA IV. Traffic Data - StreetSmart™ Software (Optional) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Retrieving Daily Records Daily Statistics Report Daily Time Records Daily Speed Records Retrieving Weekly Summary Spreadsheet Template for Graphs V. Diagnostics 1. LED Tests 2. Battery and Solar Details 3. Sign History and Information VI. Pole Selection & Mounting Guidelines 1. Types of Poles 2. Location of installation 3. Mounting Hardware Appendix A: Data saved in your TC-500S sign Appendix B: System Specifications radarsign TC-500S Thank you for your purchase of this Radarsign™ product. CAUTION: The RadarSign TC-500 series devices comply with Part 15 of the United States Federal Communication Commission (FCC) part 15 rules as shipped from the factory. The RadarSign device must not be opened or modified with the exception of the connection of the solar panel or AC power connections. Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by RadarSign LLC may void the users authority to operate the equipment under FCC rules. 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. I. Introduction 1. We at Radarsign LLC, want your use and association with our products to be an enjoyable one. We have worked dillegently to design and build products with the features and durability that will last for years and exceed your expectations. If we have missed a feature, or you detect anything that is not to your liking, please let us know. We will strive to include your suggestions for improvement into our future designs. ! ! SPECIAL NOTICE ! ! 2. These are key considerations that MUST be addressed BEFORE you place the TC500S into operation. • CALL BEFORE YOU DIG!!! It is imperative that you are sure there are no buried utilities in the area you choose for pole mounting the Radarsign. Fines and cost of repairs vary by jurisdiction, and can be quite expensive. radarsign TC-500S • For public roads, secure written permission with the local city or county traffic officials BEFORE putting your sign into operation. The right of way for most public roads is owned by the local government, and they have the right to remove ANY item not approved prior to installation. Radarsign representatives can assist you in this process. • Choose a pole for mounting the TC-500S that has a break-away base mounting system. This type of pole mounting system is available from many manufacturers, including Radarsign. Generally the poles are 3.5” to 4.5” round, U-Channel (or Hat Channel), decorative design, or 2” square. U-Channel and 2” square poles should be used in pairs to support the TC-500S, as the unit weighs between about 48 pounds. With high wind gusts, a single pole that is not sturdy enough will simply bend over, leaving the system ineffective. The break-away base is critical for reducing vehicle damage and passenger injury should the pole be struck by a moving vehicle that has left the road. RadarSign, Inc. reserves the right to change the specifications without notice. Contact our sales department for © 2005 RadarSign LLC. special applications and configurations. www.radarsign.com radarsign TC-500S Å AC or Solar Power Connector (2 prong) Power Conduit Connection Æ 4 Prong Internal Power Connection Æ Power Connections 3. POWERING UP THE FIRST TIME A. Locate the open box at bottom of Radarsign B. Connect 4 prong male (yellow) and female pins to power up the TC-500S model with batteries. C. Watch LEDs run through quick test. (15-20 seconds) D. Connect 8 foot lead from solar panel, through Power Conduit Connection, to 2 prong solar connector. E. Proceed to software setup with PDA. radarsign TC-500S II. Getting Started With every TC-500S, a Model IIIxe PDA is included. This device contains the software with menu driven screens to set up your Radarsign. It is the only model guaranteed to work with our Model TC-500S or TC-500A products. Here are the basic steps to activate your sign: 1. PDA START-UP A. PDA has two installed AAA batteries. Battery life is monitored by battery icon at top of main screen. Radarsign settings will remain intact in PDA while changing batteries, AS LONG AS YOU COMPLETE THE TASK IN LESS THAN ONE MINUTE! B. Turn on the PDA with the lower left green button. C. To use backlight feature at night, hold the green on/off button down for 2 seconds. To turn off the backlight, repeat the process. D. Locate stylus pen in the back of the PDA. Use to tap the touch-screen program buttons. E. Locate ‘screen contrast’ wheel on back side of PDA. Rotate wheel for optimum viewing. F. Set PDA date and time by tappingon PDA main menu. Change date and time by tapping on item you wish to change. When completed tap the PDA home icon (lower left corner of screen, looks like a house). Battery level icon ON/OFF Button radarsign TC-500S 2. RADARSIGN SOFTWARE START-UP A. Tap the Radarsign icon once to go to setup menu. Wait 10-12 seconds for startup. Your TC-500S has a unique Serial number assigned to it. To access the main enu, you must first store this serial number in the Palm. Using the Palm’s number pad, enter your sign’s serial number. When finished, tape DONE. Now tap the PASSWORD line so the cursor shows blinking. Enter a password of your own choosing (3 digit minimum), and tap ADD NEW SIGN/SAVE CHANGES button. The serial number will show up in the box below. Now highlight the serial number in the box, tap the PASSWORD line and re-enter the password. Tap first. Tap the button and confirm PDA times are correct. B. If correct, BEAM settings into Radarsign by positioning PDA in front of the sign per the diagram above, within one foot of the sign. Closer is better. The IR BEAM port is the largest hole in the center of the sign, just below the blue blinking LED. C. Tap button. A pop-up message will ask: BEAM SETTINGS? Hold PDA steady in front of IR Port hole, and tap the button if ready, or tap the button if you do not wish to update the sign. NOTE: ** Beaming of commands to and from the Radarsign can take from 5 to 20 seconds. Be patient, and hold the Palm still while beaming. A successful beam will result in a pop-up message saying: DATA SAVED. Tap the key to return to BASIC SETTINGS. This process of BEAMING will be the same throughout the various operations of the software. If the BEAM is not good, you will get an error message that says: PROBLEM ENTERING COMMAND MODE. REPOSITION PDA & TRY AGAIN. You will need to move closer to the IR port on the sign and try again. During the beaming process there is a blue LED in the center of the sign will glow continuously. The beaming process is complete when you hear a short beep coming from the PDA. NOTE: The PDA will shut off after 2 minutes of inactivity. Simply press the Green ON/OFF button to restart the PDA. It will start on the same screen you were in the process of using. radarsign TC-500S 4. SIGN and SOFTWARE START-UP A. Tap the button to define display parameters in the Radarsign. B. These settings will run 7x24 hours. If you need to change settings for different days or time of day, the Timer 1 setup options are explained in paragraph 7. 5. DISPLAY OPTIONS (in Basic Settings/Turn On Sign) A. Ensure RADAR ON checkbox has been checked. B. To set SPEED LIMIT, tap the left or right arrow keys to make your selection. C. Select for operation of LEDs by tapping DOWN ARROW. Choices are as follows. Choose one by tapping once. DISPLAY OFF DISPLAY CONTINUOUS ON FLASH FAST FLASH SLOW. D. To evaluate FLASH FAST and FLASH SLOW options, go back to the Main screen and select DIAGNOSTICS icon (see section V of this manual). 6. SPEED SETTINGS A. The MIN. SPEED DISPLAY sets lowest speed that LEDs will activate. Choose a speed greater than or equal to actual speed limit of street. Select by tapping left or right arrows. radarsign TC-500S 10 B. The MAX. SPEED DISPLAY sets the highest speed that LEDS will activate. This feature helps reduce drivers ‘testing’ the sign by continually speeding up to see how high the sign will go. Select by tapping left or right arrows. C. The OVER MAX DISPLAY provides three options for speeds greater than your MAX SPEED DISPLAY setting. Choose one from the drop down menu; BLANK, -- --, or 00. NOTE: Even though the LEDs are de-activated at the higher speeds, the individual vehicle data is still recorded by the TC-500S. ONCE YOU HAVE SUCCESSFULLY BEAMED THIS SETUP INFORMATION TO THE MODEL TC-500S, THE DEFAULT OPERATION PERIOD IS 24 HOURS BY 7 DAYS A WEEK! You will use the timers in the section ONLY if you need the sign operational for time periods other than 24 hours a day, or you need different sign settings (speed limit, for example) at different times of the day. 7. TIMER OPERATION A. In BASIC SETTINGS main menu, tap Check box labled ENABLE TIMERS. The PDA will now save all Timer settings. There are up to 4 Timers you may use. B. Tap the button. C. Tap START time numbers in upper right corner of screen. D. Set START time from hour and minute boxes in Timer Sub-menu. (see below) E. Set END time by tapping on END TIME box, and repeating step D above. F. Tap button when finished. MAIN TIMER SCREEN TIMER ON/OFF SUB-MENU NOTE: There are two buttons on this screen that should NEVER be selected. They are the button and the button. These buttons are included with the timer program for the PALM, but have no operational use in the TC500S Radarsign. radarsign TC-500S 11 G. After returning to Main TIMER 1 screen (see screen photo previous page), set the days of operation for TIMER 1. Tap on the days desired. The last button, , will Clear all days if you made a mistake. H. Ensure RADAR ON checkbox is checked. I. Set SPEED LIMIT for use during TIMER 1. J. Set DISPLAY MODE for use during TIMER 1. K. Set MIN. SPEED DISPLAY for use during TIMER 1. L. Set MAX. SPEED DISPLAY for use during TIMER 1 M. Choose Display Option for speeds over Maximum setting. N. When finished, tap . O. PDA will ask: BEAM SETTINGS? Tap , and PDA will return you to BASIC SETTINGS main menu. P. For additional timers, tap , wait for beep, and tap button in Sub-menu to reach Timers 2, 3, and 4. NOTE: The original sign settings you chose for the Default Display Setting under the button will be retained and used for ALL time periods that are NOT defined in the TIMERS section. To turn any of the TIMERS OFF, simply set the START and END times to the SAME time (example, both at 1:00am). TIMERS in the OFF position will show NO setting options on the screen. By choosing your START and END time settings, the other options will re-appear for you. 8. TURNING OFF THE RADARSIGN A. Tap the button. B. PDA will ask: BEAM SETTINGS? To turn off the sign, position PDA for Beaming and tap . If not, tap . NOTE: Turning off the sign will NOT delete the sign settings or vehicle records. They will remain in the system memory until you turn the sign on again. 9. LED SETTINGS and BLINKEY A. The button allows you to override the automated brightness controls for the LEDs. The Radarsign software adjusts the LED brightness to match the external lighting conditions, (day vs. night vs. overcast). B. To override automatic settings, tap MANUAL checkbox, and adjust brightness using arrow bar below checkbox. (settings are left to right, 0% to 100%) C. To de-activate Blue LED (Blinkey), tap the checkbox. Blue LED gives visual confirmation that Radarsign is operational. D. When finished tap , position PDA for BEAMING, and tap . B. BEAMING will take 10-15 seconds. You will get a confirmation note on the PDA that your BEAM was successful. If the BEAM was not successful, reposition the PDA closer to the IR port hole, and repeat the process. NOTE: If you have BEAMED setup info during the BASIC SETTINGS portion of the program, you do NOT have to re-beam the entire setup again with this section. 2. Sending Settings from SIGN to PDA. A. Tap , position PDA for BEAMING, and tap . This should be used when you are unsure of the sign settings and wish to see them on the PDA. If you have multiple signs and wish to copy the settings from one sign to another, this process can be used to load the information from sign 1 in the PDA, then use the first button to copy this information into sign 2. IV. Traffic Data - STREETSMART™ (Optional Software) 1. Retrieving Daily Records A. Tap button and select date of report to be displayed on the PDA. B. ALWAYS CHOOSE A DATE PRIOR TO ‘TODAY’S’ DATE. In the DATE SUB-MENU (see screen shot on next page), tap on the Month desired first, then tap on the actual date desired. The PDA will then open the ‘Beam Settings?’ window. C. Position your PDA and . Please be patient as this process will take 16-20 seconds. You may now select from three standard reports. All are displayed on your PDA screen from the StreetSmart main menu shown below. NOTE: DO NOT choose the button on the DATE Sub-Menu. This will result in invalid data, as a full 24 hour period for today is not complete. (Location of button shown on next page, Sub-Menu photo) radarsign TC-500S STREETSMART MAIN MENU 2. 13 STREETSMART DATE SUB-MENU DAILY STATISTICS REPORT A. Tap . You will see a roll-up of the vehicle volume, number of speed violators, and speed averages and peak for the day. See sample below. B. The 50th percentile number is the speed at which ½ of all vehicles for the day are traveling slower than. The 85th percentile number is the speed at which 85% of all vehicles for the day are traveling slower than. The 85th percentile speed is a critical factor for most local government programs when considering other types of traffic calming solutions, including speed humps or extra police coverage. DAILY STATISTICS Vehicle Count Vehicle Violations Violation Percentage Average Speed Peak Speed 50th Percentile Speed 85th Percentile Speed 3. 701 272 38.8 22.8 44 30.1 34 DAILY TIME RECORDS A. Tap . This report shows traffic volume and speeds in ½ hour segments for the day. Five hours of the day will display at one time, starting at 7pm to midnight. B. To move to different time segments of the report, tap the button. A drop-down menu will open, giving you the choice to jump to 2pm, 9am, 4am, or 12 midnight. Choose one and the report will move to the new time segment. radarsign TC-500S 14 C. Tap the bold arrow tips to the right of the report to scroll up or down by one ½ hour segment. It will take about 5 seconds to move. Repeat the process as needed. A sample report is shown below: DAILY TIME STATISTICS TIME 8:00 8:30 9:00 9:30 10:00 10:30 11:00 11:30 12:00 12:30 32 16 15 12 11 14 21 20 18 19 OVER 17 AVG 25.6 24.7 26.7 25.6 24.7 25.9 22.2 25.9 23.9 21.3 PEAK 40 43 39 35 38 37 41 40 36 37 NOTE: Use this report to determine the effectiveness of your Radarsign. When you first install the sign on the pole, in the initial BASIC SETTINGS section, set the LED option to OFF. The sign will operate and record traffic statistics without notifying the drivers by using the LED numbers for feedback. After recording the daily information for one week, go back to the BASIC SETTINGS section, and set the LED option to CONTINUOUS ON, or FLASHING. This will activate the LED numbers. After recording the DAILY TIME RECORDS data for another week, compare week 1 vs. week 2. You will have accurate ‘before and after’ data that will quantify how much overall traffic is slowing down. 4. DAILY SPEED RECORDS A. Tap . This report provides the volume of vehicles each day, broken out by speeds in 2 mph increments from 25 to 45 MPH. B. Tap the bold arrow tips to the right of the report to scroll up and down the report. (See sample report on next page.) radarsign TC-500S 15 DAILY SPEED RECORDS PEAK AVG 5 to 24 mph 365 93 25 to 26 mph 120 92 27 to 28 mph 103 106 29 to 30 mph 62 115 31 to 32 mph 31 101 33 to 34 mph 17 90 35 to 36 mph 54 37 to 38 mph 29 39 to 40 mph 16 41 to 42 mph 43 to 44 mph 45 + mph 5. RETRIEVING WEEKLY SUMMARY A. Tap . Daily summaries of vehicle volume, speed violators, and speeds are shown for the week, starting each Sunday. To select the most current complete week, tap , position PDA and tap . B. To select an older week, tap <2 WEEKS AGO>, <3 WEEKS AGO>, or
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