Houston Radar Armadillo Tracker Quick Start Guide
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3. Houston Radar Armadillo Tracker Quick Start Guide STEP1 Select installation location Pick a location where the traffic is free flowing and the Armadillo has at least 100 feet 30m of unobstructed road in either direction Avoid mounting within 100 feet 80m of congestion points such as stop signs sharp turns and traffic signals Avoid mounting where trees branches or other objects are obstructing the Armadillo s view of the traffic Best performance is obtained at locations where traffic volume is under 1000 vehicles hour Mount on the side of a two lane undivided road to measure both directions Mount within 12 feet 3 6m off to the side of the road We recommend making the incoming direction the closer lane Installation on two lane undivided road Mount in the median of a four lane divided road to measure both directions Pick a location where the median is no more than 12 3 6m feet wide Mounting on the side of a 4 lane divided road will allow the Armadillo to capture only the closest two incoming lanes accurately STEP2 Strap the box to a pole by the side of the road Using the provided quick release straps mount the Armadillo at least 6 feet 1 8m high but no more than 10 feet 3m high Adjust the sliding ee ie bracket on the top to tilt the box to point down to look at a spot about 75 to 100 feet 20 to 30m in front of it pull the slider plate half way out if you are mounting about 7 feet 2m high and all t
4. SB port or USB charger the stats box will also slow charge the internal battery and supply power to the Armadillo in the case of a depleted battery Retrieve data using the built in Bluetooth wireless interface You must have a Bluetooth adapter on your computer or an Android smartphone or tablet to USB and Charger Connection make a Bluetooth connection On the computer Bluetooth is indicated by the icon in the task bar A Bluetooth Class USB adapter is provided d We highly recommend using the provided Class USB Bluetooth adapter even if your computer has a built in Bluetooth adapter Built in adapters are usually 10m range Class a ll adapters and will only allow a connection if you are next to the box The Armadillo has a high performance very long range Class adapter that will perform best when paired with the provided Class adapter g lf you have previously paired your computer s Bluetooth adapter with the Armadillo you can skip to the next section If this is the first time you are connecting to this particular box you must first pair the two Bluetooth adapters 1 Open the Bluetooth interface on your computer by clicking on the icon and then scan for devices or click on Add a device All Houston Radar Bluetooth device names start with HR BT and the complete and unique name is also printed on the box You must pair once with each Armadillo from your PC FOSTON 2005 to 2014 Hou
5. be able to connect to the Armadillo if the switch is off To see a visual history of the Armadillo s charge discharge a ceaeitoti status simply connect to the Armadillo via the Houston 7 oe oe Radar Stats Analyzer and then click on the battery icon A fee 2 Sara Eat window will open that will track the charge status of the Radaro 12 3 201252659 PM battery It will also calculate the rate of charge or discharge of the battery This is a very helpful tool when debugging C Eese fadar Das charging issues Fend Tafe Sat Fon Rader Read Stats Data Info The Armadillo also logs the battery charge voltage and ambient temperature every hour to internal data memory These parameters are extracted when you retrieve the traffic statistics data from the Armadillo and may be plotted This E will allow you to ensure that the solar charger is keeping the battery adequately charged fa a Battery Charge Dischage Realtime Chart Col jem Charge sd sD gt iN AN iN x gt AN ek C E s Ky Ka Ka A ae S S amp S 9 o9 amp P S R Gr Es ss 9 S D n as nN o nN Time HOUSTON RADAR 2005 to 2014 Houston Radar LLC 12818 Century Drive Stafford TX 77477 http Houston radar com Page 6of7 Toll Free 1 888 602 3111 This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this devi
6. ce may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation The device must be located 20 cm or more from persons The device must not be co located with other transmitters Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Any modification or use other than specified in this manual will strictly void the certification to operate the device This product contains a rechargeable Lithium Iron Phosphate battery LiFePO4 Charging must be performed indoors in a dry environment only by the provided LiFePO4 battery charger Do not charge unsupervised or hidden from view Do not expose charger to rain water or moisture Securely cap the connectors on the bottom when installing box outdoors Battery must be recycled or disposed properly per local recycling regulations or may be returned to us for recycling Do not crush pierce and incinerate product or the battery Discontinue use immediately if any leaking occurs Product contains no user serviceable parts inside Do not attempt to open or repair Doing so will void all warranty Specifications may change without notice HOusToN 2005 to 2014 Houston Radar LLC 12818 Century Drive Stafford TX 77477 http Houston radar com Page 7 of 7 Toll Free 1 888 602 3111
7. he way if you are mounting 10 feet 3m high Pes Adjust bracket plate based a on box mount height 4 You may mount as low as 5 feet 1 5m if the location has low traffic density and you are on an undivided two lane road Push the plate in all the way for this mounting height When installing on the side of the road point the Armadillo inwards towards the road by using the guide lines on the top of the box Do not point the Armadillo inwards at a 45 degree angle When installing in the median between opposite flowing traffic do not angle the Armadillo towards either side You should still tilt the Armadillo down to point about 100 30m feet in front of the mounting location To deter theft the mounting bracket allows the use of a bicycle cable and lock to secure it to the pole STEP3 Power ON and verify proper detection Turn the key switch to the ON position and verify that you hear just one 1 second beep Ten beeps indicate that less than 30 battery capacity is remaining and battery should be re charged A fully charged battery will operate the box for over 2 weeks If you have the GPS option you must turn on the box at the location as the GPS will only geotag the data when first turned on The GPS is then switched off automatically to conserve power For the next 5 minutes the box will emit a short beep for every vehicle that it logs allowing you to verify that the Armadillo is properly detecting traffic Incoming ve
8. hicle will trigger a beep when it s the Armadillo TO 25 feet 8m of the Armadillo Most outgoing traffic will trigger a ARADAR 2005 to 2014 Houston Radar LLC 12818 Century Drive Stafford TX 77477 http Houston radar com Page 1 of 7 Toll Free 1 888 602 3111 beep within 50 to 200 15 to 60m feet after crossing the Armadillo though large tucks may be tracked as much as 300 90m feet when permitted by road conditions If you do not hear a beep for each vehicle within the stated accuracy count of the counter adjust the pointing angle or mounting height to get a clearer view of the traffic d Scan the QR code on the right on your smart phone to _ watch a quick installation video on the Armadillo Tracker on YouTube http youtu be QGLEoxRIM4c A Connecting to the Armadillo to Retrieve Data There are two ways to connect to retrieve data from the Armadillo Retrieving data using the USB interface 1 Connect the provided cable to the weatherproof connector on the bottom of the box and tighten to secure the connection Plug the USB connector on the other end ina USB slot on a Microsoft Windows computer 2 Power on the Armadillo Windows will detect a USB to RS232 converter and install a COM port If your computer is connected to the Internet it will automatically install the drivers Otherwise drivers are located on the provided CD ROM in the USBdrivers folder When connected to the U
9. k charger turns on A red light means that the battery is charging A green light means that the battery is fully charged Fast AC Charger Connector A fully depleted battery will take about 3 5 hours for a full charge You may also monitor the percentage charge via the Houston Radar Stats Analyzer ete Connect to the Armadillo and go to File gt Connect To Radar and click on ace ae Connect To Radar Once connected a battery icon will be shown in the Se O T sapag ald window 12 3 2012 5 26 59 PM Sync Radar Clock To Computer Erase Radar Data The charging status is shown via a blinking thunder bolt and the percentage charge remaining is listed next to the battery icon Read Traffic Stats From Radar Read Stats Data Info mporting Into Project Dir Charging Via USB Battery Charge Status Icon 1 Connecting to a powered USB hub any desktop USB port and most notebook USB ports will charge the battery at the rate of about 1 5Watt Hour This will take about 2 days for a full charge and is recommended only for a quick top off 2 Connecting to an AC powered high power USB wall charger will allow the battery to charge with as much power is available from that source You can typically purchase a charger in the open market with an output current of 1 or 1 8A This will provide about 3 3Watt Hour or 6Watt Hour respectively This will charge the battery in 11 to 19 hours 3 Plug the USB connector into
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11. on a If you downloaded the dat file via the Android app and shared it with this PC via email or a file sharing service select mport From File option 3 Drag and drop the data from the pane on the right a project on the left you can right click to create a new project If you have more than one data set you can drag them to different projects 4 Once the traffic stats are read you may choose to erase the data memory This will avoid the same data being imported next time 5 Click on OK at which point you may enter either a direction name for this location or a location name If you do not pick a direction name the data will be automatically labeled Incoming Direction and Outgoing Direction If you have captured bi direction traffic it s best to choose the project name as the location and then enter the direction name when you are importing the data You will be prompted to enter the direction name for each direction that was recorded If you only see one direction the Armadillo did not detect any outgoing traffic Analyzing Data Please refer to the Houston Radar Advanced Stats Analyzer user manual Supplied as a PDF file on the provided CD ROM for a detailed tutorial on analyzing the data The latest version of this file is always available on our website at htto www houston radar com user manuals HoustonRadarAdvancedStatsAnal zerUserManualRelease pdf a a ee ee ee
12. ston Radar LLC 12818 Century Drive Stafford TX 77477 http Houston radar com Page 2of7 Toll Free 1 888 602 3111 2 Once the scan locates the Armadillo right click and select pair and establish the connection Windows will then assign a COM port to this paired connection A pairing key is not required but in case it is requested enter 1234 The Bluetooth interface in the Armadillo is not operational if its USB port is plugged in to a computer It is not affected by the AC fast charger or a dedicated USB charger GET IT ON P gt Google play You can also connect to the Armadillo via the free Houston Radar Android app Then download and share the data file with your computer via email Dropbox or Google Drive third party apps are required for sharing Search for Houston Radar LLC in the Android Playstore to download and install the app Then connect via Bluetooth download the data file share to your PC and then import the file as described in the next section Scan the QR code above with your Android smart phone or tablet to install the app from the Android Playstore C ORA AR 2005 to 2014 Houston Radar LLC 12818 Century Drive Stafford TX 77477 http Houston radar com Page 3 of 7 Toll Free 1 888 602 3111 Importing Data 1 Start the previously installed Houston Radar Stats Analyzer and then go to Data gt Data Import Wizard 2 Select mport From Radar opti
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