Wavetronix SmartSensor Advance Extended Range (SS-200E) - User Guide - Manual (Page 128)

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Status
The Status field indicates whether the rack card is operating normally or whether it is in
fail-safe mode. If the device is in fail-safe mode, the text message may help you understand
why the device is in fail-safe. For example, if the text reads “Failsafe Initializing,” this indi-
cates that the rack card has never seen any detection call messages since it was rebooted.
If the message reads “Failsafe Timeout (No Data),” this indicates that the rack card was
previously receiving detection calls, but hasn’t received any in the last 10 seconds or more.
Firmware Version
The Firmware Version field lists the version of the rack card firmware. When you would
like to refresh the status of these fields, click the associated Refresh button. If you are com-
municating with all devices, the status and firmware version fields are not applicable (N/A).
Signal Cards Switch
You can use the Signal Cards toggle switch to help single out devices. When the switch is
ON, all main menu LEDs on the selected devices will begin flashing. If you have selected
All Rack Cards, then the main menu LEDs of every card connected on the bus will begin
flashing.
Channel Outputs Switch
The Channel Outputs toggle switch and 1–16 checkboxes are used to help assist in testing
of the rack card outputs. Even though the SmartSensor Advance only has 8 outputs, the 16
outputs are shown because SmartSensor Advance and SmartSensor Matrix can share the
same control bus. This tool allows you to test communications to rack cards from either
sensor.
If the Channel Outputs switch is ON, all the selected channel outputs on the Click 112/114
rack card will be active. The LEDs that indicate an active output channel will light up ac-
cordingly. An output will only be active when the corresponding box is checked.
Note
When the Rack Card Tool connects, it will disable data push on all sensor ports. This
will normally put the rack card tool into fail-safe mode until you manually activate
channel outputs or close the connection.
The Channel Outputs switch can be very helpful in verifying the I/O channel mapping
from the rack card outputs to the traffic controller inputs. By sequentially checking boxes
1–16, you should be able to quickly verify the mapping of each channel, even in the absence
of traffic.