Accessories
Stock No Description October 2006
R100 Road Tube “O” 1/2” O/Dia 120’ (37Metres) Roll
R110 Vent Plugs
R090 Insulation Tape 20mm Wide
R070 2” PK Road Nails
R080 2 1/2” PK Road Nails
R030 Chinese Finger
R020 Chain, 2m Length Galvanised
For use with PK Road Nails
R040 Road Clamp “O” Tube 1/4” Hole
R050 Road Clamp Open “O” Tube 1/4” Hole
R060 End Plate “0” 1/4” Hole
For use with Hilti Nails Minuteman EVR
R031 Road Clamp “O” Tube .140” Hole
R032 Road Clamp Open “O” .140” Hole Tube Event Recorder
R033 End Plate “O” .140” Hole
Industrial Palm
• Built for field work
• Sealed to IP67 standards
• Palm Powered
• 16MB Memory
• USB Hot-Sync
• Li-ion Battery
• Custom Connector
• Supports High Speed Download
• 2 Year Warranty
User Guide
Counters & Accessories Ltd
Milton Keynes, England
Tel: +44 (0) 1908 511122 Fax: +44 (0) 1908 511505
Web: www.ca-traffic.com E-mail: [email protected]
Before Going Out to Site Troubleshooting
Before going out to the site, you should check that you have the fol- Status LED Flashing Rapidly
lowing: The status LED will flash quickly if the time and date is not set-up.
This can often indicate that the battery has gone flat and the clock has
• Minuteman EVR reset itself. Connecting a Palm and entering the Setup screen will, by
• Padlock default, synchronise the Recorder’s clock to the Palm’s.
• Palm, with Cable
• Vent Plugs Status LED Not Flashing
• Equipment for Installation The Status LED should flash indefinitely, so long as the battery is pro-
(Tubes, Chinese fingers) viding power. If the Status LED is not flashing, check that the battery is
connected securely, and that it is charged.
If you encounter problems onsite that are not dealt with in the manual,
Check that the Palm is fully charged and that the latest version of you can contact C&A Technical Support on 01908 511122.
Collect is installed. Ensure that the time and date set on the Palm is
correct, as the Recorder will synchronise to it during a set-up. If you encounter problems with HotSyncing or using the .dmp files col-
lected, check the support page on our website, accessible via the Top
Tips or Software sections.
The support page contains guides to getting set-up and using the soft-
ware available. There are also some commonly needed files available
for download, which are often needed during technical support calls. If
at all possible, it is advisable to be able to access this webpage during
a support call, as it is designed to facilitate quicker fixes to problems.
Tips
The latest release of Collect is We recommend charging the
always available for download Palm once the battery level
from: drops below half.
www.c-
www.c-a.co.uk Dependant on the model of
Palm, this can mean replacing
the battery, or simply placing
the Palm in the cradle.
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Additional Graffiti Commands The Ideal Site
The following commands are written onto the graffiti pad whilst con- To ensure the most accurate For optimum performance,
nected to the Recorder: tube readings: the unit should not be in-
stalled:
‘i’ or ‘y’ Sleep Mode • Tubes must be 1m apart
‘s’ Special Action (Pass Code Required) at each end. • Where vehicles are likely
‘t’ Time Check to cross the site at vary-
vary-
• Tubes must be pulled ing angles.
taut.
Clearing A Recorder
Recorder Without Collecting • Near where vehicles are
• Tubes must be at a 90º90º likely to park.
To clear a recorder without collecting the data, write an ‘s’ on the graf- angle to the traffic flow.
fiti pad, and then enter the correct pass code. All data in the recorder • Near where pedestrians
will then be erased. • There should be 2-
2-3m of are likely to be crossing.
tube between the
Clear Recorder pass codes are 911 and 944 Counter and the nearest • Where vehicles are likely
likely
wheel. to be stopping.
Clearing the Database
Due to the precision of the Minuteman EVR, vent plugs
To remove all the DMP files from the database, write an ‘s’ on the MUST be used to ensure the quality of data.
graffiti pad and then enter the correct pass code. All files in the data-
base will then be removed.
Clear Database pass codes are 119 and 449
The Date & Time can be set
by tapping Prefs on the Palm
main menu, and then select-
ing Date & Time from the top
right drop down menu.
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Installation - Short Term Working With Per Vehicle Data
The road nails should be 1m Position one Chinese finger at As well as viewing speed, With the file loaded, highlight
apart on both sides of the road, the vent plugged end of the class and volume information, the period of interest in the
and preferably not in a position tube, and the second slightly VDA-pro can also display indi- data view window.
where they will be constantly further down the tube than the vidual vehicle data for every
driven over. width of the road, to ensure it vehicle counted by the EVR.
This will assist the longevity of will reach across.
whichever equipment is used To do this, load a file individu-
individu-
to secure the tubes. ally, and not as part of a range
ally
(either from the File List,
List or by
double clicking on a day in the
Calendar).
Calendar
When it is safe to do so, attach Pull the tube taut. We recom- Right Click on the highlighted The Per Vehicle Viewer allows
the Chinese finger on the vent mend pulling the tube at least area and choose Show you to view the data recorded
plugged end to the nail. Safely 10% through. Selected Vehicles.
Vehicles for every vehicle counted in the
cross the road carrying the rest period selected.
of the tube. After a vehicle passes over the
tube, they should be taut
Keep the tube held flat across enough to return to their origi-
the road surface, and when it is nal position.
safe to do so, attach the sec-
ond Chinese finger to the nail.
Tips
There are numerous ways of The quality of the road surface Clicking on Show Vehicles In the Per Vehicle Viewer, the
installing tubes. The methods is important. If the road is shows vehicle data for all of table of data can be sorted by
detailed here are suggested crumbling away, it is advisable the vehicles in the currently clicking on the column title in
methods only, and will not nec- to look for a more suitable loaded data set. the Sort By section.
essarily suit every circum- location to install the nails.
stance.
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Importing EVR Data into VDA-pro Installation - Medium Term
Load the data into VDA-pro as The data will be automatically Assemble the clamps on the The plates should be nailed to
usual. processed by VDA-pro vented plug end of the tubes as the road 1m apart with the
shown below. tubes perpendicular to the flow
of traffic.
Put nails through the two holes
either side of the road tube. Us-
ing a third nail can break up
the tarmac below.
The data can then be viewed How the Per Vehicle Data is The clamp should be fitted Pull the tube taut (10% through)
and saved into the database. interpreted can be configured around the tube as shown and wrap fabric insulation tape
using the Speed Limit and below, and nailed to the road, around it, ensuring it cannot
Default Interval options on the ensuring the tubes are parellel. pass back through the clamp.
Site Set-up form.
Tips
Collected data can also be Once the EVR data is saved The installation method should For security, once the set-up is
loaded by dragging the de- into the database, it can be be determined by the number complete and the Palm and ca-
sired .dmp file and dropping it treated in the same way as of vehicles expected during the ble are disconnected, ensure
into VDA-pro. any other data in VDA-pro. survey. that the EVR’s lid is padlocked
A high flow short term survey shut.
and a medium term low flow
survey may well use the same
installation method.
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Setting Up the EVR
With the Palm connected to Tap Setup.
Setup Classification Settings: Speed Units:
the EVR, run Collect.
Select the Classification Controls the output units for
Scheme by clicking on the speed information
drop down menu and select-
ing the scheme.
The Local Optimisations can
be selected in the same way,
however the default ‘UK’
scheme will be optimal for
most situations.
Tap the Config arrow and tap Ticking the ‘Sync
Sync recorder…’
recorder… Vehicle Data Options:
the desired configuration from box will synchronise the time
the drop down list. on the EVR to that of the Palm. Ticking the Extract Bicycle Data checkbox will enable loading of the
bicycle data collected by the EVR into a separate file. It is advisable
to also change the site number for the bicycle data, using the Bicy-
Bicy-
cle Data Site Number options.
The first box specifies which character will be changed, the second
box specifies what will replace that character.
In the screenshot, the first number from the site number will be re-
placed with a 9 when the file is loaded. For example, site number
00000100 would become 90000100.
Tips
By default, completing a set- If there is no Bicycle class in
up synchronises the time on the chosen classification
the EVR to that of the Palm. scheme, and Extract Bicycle
Data is not ticked, the Bicycle
It is therefore worthwhile en- data collected by the EVR will
suring that the time is correct be ignored when the file is im-
on the Palm before going out ported.
on site.
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Setting Up VDA-pro for EVR Data Inputting the Site Number
To assign a Site Number, first Tap on the Site Number, and
enter the Setup form. then tap on the 123 on the
bottom right of the graffiti
Input the number and tap
Done.
Tips
To open the EVR Import Op- Selecting the applicable Local The site number is used to The site number can be a
tions form, go to Tools > EVR Optimisations Scheme tailors identify each site. It is impor- maximum of 8 digits long. All
Import Options, or press F7.
F7 the data processing algorithm tant to make a note of the numbers entered are padded
to best cope with local traffic. number assigned to each site, to 8 characters, so for a site
to ensure the correct data is number ‘00000012’, you
allocated to the correct site. need only enter ‘12’
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Checking the Installation with Live View Downloading
From the Main Screen, tap The EVR will configure itself as From the Main Screen, tap With the data on the Palm, place
Live to enter Live View mode. cars pass by. Col
Collect to retrieve the data the Palm into the cradle, and
from the counter. perform a HotSync.
The number of tube hits is dis- Once you’re happy with the Click Download.
Download The data will The .dmp files can then be
played in the top left. These live results, tap Return.
Return be downloaded to the Data Di- opened in VDA-pro.
should stay about equal. rectory shown on screen.
Tips
Live view displays the data Under busy conditions, the Tapping Collect clears the You can initiate a HotSync by
collected in real time, and is simpler algorithm used by the data from the Recorder. using either the HotSync but-
used to check the installation Palm may produce some erro- ton on the cradle, or by tap-
quality. neous results. For this reason, it is advisable ping the HotSync icon on the
These will not carry over into not to Clear the Data on the Palm main menu.
VDA-pro however, thanks to Handheld until you have veri-
the more advanced algorithm fied that it has downloaded
used when importing the data. successfully.
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