
- •16.1Introduction...........................................165
- •16.2Step1-Intersectionlayout..................................165
- •4.1.5Numberofsignalgroups
- •4.3.5Signalgroupsselection
- •4.4 Step3-Minimumintergreentimematrix
- •4.10.1Numberofplans
- •06:Activeifthe inphasbeenactivesincethelast
- •1:A•plancyclecounter
- •5Jumpto12
- •9Jumpto12
- •14:Jumpto21
- •Action-Table
- •16.1Introduction
- •16.2Step1-Intersectionlayout
4.3.5Signalgroupsselection
Youcanselectsinglegroupseparately(byrows)orallsignalgroupsatonceusingSelectall,SelectnoneorSelectinversebuttons.
Figure40:Selectbuttons
4.4 Step3-Minimumintergreentimematrix
Figure41:STEP3
Group-minimumintergreentimesSTEP3(F997)Allthehardwareconflicts(andnotthesoft-wareconflicts)inthecontrollermustbeprogrammedinthisfunction.TheseintergreentimesactasminimumvaluesfortheintergreentimesdefinedinfunctionF6(STEP8)andasmaxi-mumvaluesforthetimesdefinedinF992(STEP4).Foreachgroupyoucanprogramfrom0toF999N10intergreentimes.Thegroupbeingprogrammedisthegroupendingthegreenperiodandtheconflictinggroupisthegroupwantingtogotothegreenperiod.NB!!!Theintergreentimesaremeasuredfromtheendofsinglegreenintheprogrammedgrouptotheearlieststartofgreen-singlegreenorred/yellow-intheconflictingincominggroups.Thered/yellowtime(parameterF4GN8)isnotincludedifparameterF993N1=2,i.e.itispossibletohavegreenintheprogrammedgroupandred/yellowintheconflictinggroupatthesametime.Theflash-inggreentime(parameterF4GN10)intheprogrammedgroupisautomaticallyaddedtotheintergreentimeifnotdisabledbyparameterF993N1=1.
4.4.1Minimumintergreentimematrix
Figure42:Minimumintergreentimematrix
4.4.2Intergreentimeoptions
Figure43:Intergreentimeoptions
Formoreinformationaboutintergreentimeoptionssee:Additionalsettings-STEP14.2page
22
4.5 STEP4-Signalgroupconflicts
Figure44:STEP4
Thesignalgroupconflictmatrixcontainsnumberofgroups,whichareinconflictwitheachother.ForexampleGroup3isinconflictwithgroups:G2,G4andP6.
Figure45:Conflictinggroupnumbers
4.6 STEP5-Intersectionstart-upsequence
Figure46:STEP5
Beforethecontrollercanchangetocontrolorstandbymodeitfirstgoestostartupmode.Startupmodeisthebaseonthreeintervals,inwhichthecontrollerdisplaysdifferentsignals:
•interval1:controllerdisplaydarkoryellowflash(ifyellowflashmodeused),
•interval2:thesignalgroupoutputisindividuallyprogrammed.Normallythevehiclesignalgroupsdisplayyellowandthepedestriangroupsdisplayredsignal,
•interval3:thesignaloutputisindividuallyprogrammed.Normallysignalgroupsdisplaysredsignal.
Youcandecidethetimein[s]foreachinterval:
Figure47:Intervalslengthin[s]
Selectonegrouporfewsignalgroupsandchoosethestart-upmodefromthelist:
Figure48:Start-upmode
4.7 STEP6-Generalplanprogramming
Figure49:STEP6
4.7.1Programmedplannumber
STEP6containssomegeneralplansettings.NumberofplansisalreadydecidedinSTEP1.Firstchoosetheplannumberyouwouldliketoprogramfor:
Figure50:Choosingtheplannumber
4.7.2Plantype-isolated
Differentplantypesrefertoadifferentcontrolmodes:
•notusedplan-planexistintheconfigurationbutislockedandcan’tbeusedortriggered,
•isolated-typicalforisolatedintersectionlocatedfarawayfromanyotherintersectionswithtrafficlights,
•localcoordinated-typicalplanforintersectionslocatednearbyotherintersectionwithtrafficlights(greenwave)
•centralcoordinated-typicalplanforintersectionslocatednearbyotherintersectionwithtrafficlights(coordinationmanagedfromcentralsoftware)
•specialcentralcoordinated-typicalplansforintersectionslocatednearbyotherinter-sectionwithtrafficlights(coordinationmanagedfromcentralsoftwareSPOT/UTOPIA).
Figure51:Plantype
4.7.3Start-upstage-firststageafterthestar-upmode
Thestart-upstageisthefirststagethatbecomesactiveafterthestart-upsequence.
FormoreinformationaboutStart-upsequencesee:STEP5-Intersectionstart-upsequencesection4.6page32
Forexample:
Ifthemainroadgroupsbelongtostage1andyouwouldliketostartthethreecolorsmodewiththemainroadgreen,makethestart-upstagevalue=1.
Figure52:Start-upstage
Forexample:
Ifthesideroadgroupsbelongtostage2andyouwouldliketostartthethreecolorsmodewithsideroadgreen,makethestart-upstagevalue=2.
Figure53:Start-upstage
4.8 STEP7-Lampsupervision
Firstchoosethesignalgrouporgroupsyouwouldliketocreatethesupervisionprogrammefor.Ifthenumberoflamps(signalheads)andmonitoringfunctionisthesameforseveralsignalgroupsyoucanmarkthemallandcreateprogrammingonceforallofselectedsignalgroups(useCtrl+leftmousebuttontoselectmorethenonesignalgroup):
Figure54:Chosesignalgroup
Minlampload/Numberoflamps
Decidethemincriticallampload.Theminimumloadvalueforalllamploadswillbecomparedto.Thevalueisgiveninwatt[W]andiscommonforalltheoutputs.(x=0defaultvalueof16[W]willbeused).
Figure55:Minimumlampload
Checkthenumberofred,yellowandgreensignalsconnectedtotheprogrammedsignalgroup:
Figure56:Numberoflampsinthesignalgroupcircuit
Lamploadsupervision(GREEN,YELLOW,RED)
Youcannowdecidethewarningandcriticallimitsforthenumberoflampsnotworking(burned).Therearethreelevelsavailable:level1(warning),level2(critical),level3(criticalbymin/maxload):
Figure57:Lamploadsupervisionlevels
Hereyoucandecidedifferentlamploadfailuremodes:
•level1(warning)-whenspecifiednumberoflampsisnotworkingbutthecontrollerisallowedtostayinthethreecolormode(operationmode).Forexamplewhenonlyoneredlampisnotworking:
Figure58:Warninglevel1
•level2(critical)-whenspecifiednumberoflampsarenotworkingcontrollergoestofailuremode(darkoryellowflashing).Forexamplewhentworedlampsisnotworking:
Figure59:Criticallevel2
•level3(criticalbymin/maxload)-whenspecifiedlamploadwillgodownbelowtheprogrammedminorabovethemax,thecontrollergoestofailuremode(darkoryellowflashing).
Figure60:Criticallevel3
Itisalsopossibletodisableallcriticalsupervisionfunctionsandleavethewarninglevel.Thisway,eveninthesituationwhenalllampsarenotworking,controllerwillstayinthreecolorsoperationmodeandwilljustgiveyouawarningmessage.
Figure61:Lamploadsupervisiondisabled
Thelamploadsupervisionfunctioncanbeprogrammedforeachsignals(red,yellow,green)
separately
Figure62:Lamploadsupervision
4.9 STEP8-Physicalandfictiveintergreentimematrix
Figure63:STEP3
4.9.1Intergreentimes
IntergreentimesSTEP8(F006)TheintergreentimescanneverbeprogrammedtoalowervaluethantheminimumintergreentimesprogrammedinSTEP3(F997).Itislegaltoaddnewinter-greentimes,so-calledfictiveconflicts.Theintergreentimesaremeasuredinthesamewayastheminimumintergreentimes,i.e.fromtheendofsinglegreenintheprogrammedgrouptotheearlieststartofgreen(red/yelloworsinglegreen)intheconflictinggroups.Thered/yel-lowtime(parameterF4GN8)isnotincludedifparameterF993N1=2,i.e.itispossibletohavegreenintheprogrammedgroupandred/yellowintheconflictinggroupatthesametime.TheashinggreentimeintheprogrammedgroupisautomaticallyaddedtotheintergreentimeifnotdisabledbyparameterF993N1=1.Thetimescanbeprogrammedto0,whichmeanstheincominggroupisallowedtogetgreen.Atthesametimetheincominggroupwillalsogiveconflictingrequestswhenthegroupisnotgreen.
Figure64:Intergreentimes
4.9.2Fictiveconflicts
Fictiveconflicts(programmedonlyinSTEP8)canbeusedinmanydifferentways.
Forexample,thesignalgroupG2isnotinaphysicalconflictagainstpedestriangroupP6.Butfromthestagediagramitlookslikethistwosignalgroupsshouldnevergetgreentogether.Ifadditionallyyoufindsuchrequirementinthetrafficdesign,itisthereasontoputthefictiveconflictbetweenG2andP6.
Figure65:Minimumintergreentimematrix
Fictiveconflictshavealsoagreatmeaningintheprogrammingpassivegreentomakesignalgroupsfollowingothersignalgroupsingreen.
4.9.3Fictiveconflictsindication
Fictiveconflictsarealwaysindicatedwithabluerectangle.Thiswayyoucandistinguishphysi-calconflictsfromthelogicalonce.
Figure66:Fictiveconflictsindication
4.9.4ProgrammingintergrentimevaluesinSTEP8
STEP8intergreentimevaluelooksabitdifferentfromthevalueyoucanfindinSTEP3.Thefirsttwonumbersconcernsadvancedintergreentimemodesettingsanditisnotobligatorytousethem(youcanleaveitasa00mode).Onlythesecondpartconcernstheintergreentime.
Figure67:ProgrammingconflictvaluesinSTEP8
4.9.5STEP3-STEP8relation
AllconflictsaddedinSTEP3areautomaticallycopiedtoSTEP8.
Figure68:STEP3-STEP8relation
ButconflictsremovedfromSTEP3arenotautomaticallyremovedfromSTEP8.Therearetwooptionsinthiscase:
•removetheconflictfromSTEP8aswellbutmanually,
•leavetheconflictasafictiveone,
Figure69:STEP3-STEP8relation
4.10 STEP9-Trafficplansprogramming
Figure70:STEP9
STEP9talksabouttherealtrafficprogramming.