Wavetronix SmartSensor Matrix (SS-225) - User Guide User Manual

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CHAPTER 3 CONTACT CLOSURE COMMUNICATION

NEMA TS2, 2070 and other advanced traffic cabinet systems usually allow software pro-

gramming of the detector card channel outputs to traffic phases via a channel-to-phase

mapping grid in the controller menu. Figure 3.12 illustrates how the detector channels 1 to

16 of a NEMA TS-2 rack can be assigned to the standard eight phases using four Click 114

cards. The rack card slots are numbered across the top and the controller’s detection chan-

nels are represented by the gray labels C1–C16.

C1

Φ1

C2

Φ6

C3

Φ6

C4

Φ6

C5

Φ5

C6

Φ2

C7

Φ2

C8

Φ2

C9

Φ3

C10

Φ8

C11

Φ8

C12

Φ8

C13

Φ7

C14

Φ4

C15

Φ4

C16

Φ4

Slot 1 Slot 2

Slot 3

Slot 4

Slot 5

Slot 6

Slot 7

Slot 8

Figure 3.12 – NEMA TS-2 Type 1 Rack Channel to Traffic Phase Example

In Figure 3.12, four channels are used from each SmartSensor Matrix. In this example,

channel 1 from the first sensor is mapped to traffic phase 1 (left-turn phase on main street).

Channels 2, 3 and 4 from the first sensor are mapped to traffic phase 6. This represents a

case where detections from three through-movement lanes are brought in separately. This

type of lane-by-lane detection can be beneficial in some situations. Wavetronix typically

recommends the use of 4-channel cards because it offers greater flexibility of signaling con-

tact closures.

Note

With NEMA TS1 and other legacy systems, the programming is often done via a wir-
ing panel on the side of the controller cabinet. With wired systems, you will need to
verify that the wiring on the detector programming panel provides the proper map-
ping from the rack channel outputs to the controller input wires dedicated for ф1–ф8
detector calls.

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