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1. W W W W Not available GRPS User Manual 2 2 HELP ALL Related commands ALL is an alternative command name for HELP GRPS User Manual 2 2 PAGELEN sets the number of lines of text after which the output pauses with a More prompt REM is a comment line which is ignored STATUS lists the machine s hardware status 105 INTERFACE INTERFACE Description Availability Essential when 106 INTERFACE sets the level of security protection for access via the serial communications ports COM1 and COM2 This may be desirable when multiple users need to retrieve data from a remote machine to protect against accidental or unauthorised deletion of data or reprogramming of the machine The machine can be set into one of three modes Read write Full access to all commands and functions When files are retrieved via the modem link in this mode their status is changed from Un retrieved to Retrieved Read only The user can retrieve files and display the machine status but cannot alter any settings Any files retrieved in this mode will remain marked as Un retrieved so that further users can use commands such as retrieve u to retrieve the same files Locked The serial port gives access to no functions except INTERFACE to change the protection mode Changing the mode to either Read write or R
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3. Start Survey Site Location GRIDREF HEADINGS and SITE provide other text descriptions of the site GRPS User Manual 2 2 LOCATION Your setting Corer tlc 9 S werenct tn ante Caan a et Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 125 LP2THRES CHHIGH LP2THRES CHHIGH LooP class 2 THREShold Description Availability Essential when Command syntax Parameters Note Valid range Default Example Explanation Display syntax 126 LP2THRES is a sensor tuning command for use with loop loop classification schemes only e g EUR6 LP2THRES sets or displays the threshold value between detection signals that are counted as a low chassis and those counted a high chassis This setting must be adjusted to suit the site and typical vehicle types To assist in this LPCLS2 displays the running average signal levels for the last 100 cars and CHAUTCNT CLS2CNT verifies that sufficient vehicles have been counted Version 1 9 onwards The preferred name CHHIGH was introduced in version 1 98 calibrating a loop loop sensor system for classification Ip2thres Threshold Threshold Threshold is the running average change in LPCLS2 expressed as a percentage A single value applies to all lanes but separate values can be set for up to eight lanes in sequence If the signal from a particular vehicle is higher than LPCLS2 x LP2THRES that vehicle will be counted as a low ch
4. General Setu Mem Full Action Press gt P Press gt to Enter Date Format I bess to aver ne EOP Chars Press to go down EOF Chars Press to go up Tech Mode re DB vem 1FOYGLES Press gt Press ee LPTHRES GRPS User Manual 2 2 21 Operator Interface Figure 4 and Marksman 410 Esc amp Edit for 5 second Esc Esc Esc Restart 400 410 Resume etc Status 400 410 Ver Mem Bat Time aa Press to go down Keypad interface menus for the Marksman 400 Press gt to Enter Press to Leave Last Vehicle Last Direction 1 Last Direction 2 Vehicle Count Sensor Check Monitor TCW Press to go up Press any Key Start Survey Press gt Press gt to Enter e gt Clock Press to Leave File Name Site Number Site Location Sensors Axle Seps Channels Int Spec Int Filter VBV Filter Interval Peak Periods Peak Interval Bins Axle Count Bins Length Bins Speed Press to go down Press to go up Items in Brackets only appear if required by implication from previous parameters Items in Brackets only Bins Time appear in M410 Int On Off VBV On Off Start Logging Stop Survey Press gt Press W to go down Press gt to Enter as Press to Leave Stop Logging y to Output Data Some c
5. LANGUAGE English UNITS METRIC PRUNITS KPH MTR TONNE CLASS EUR13 MEMFULL Stop DATEFORM DD MM YY SUMMER Off WINTER Off BREAK Off EOLCHARS 13 10 EOPCHARS 60 12 EOFCHARS 0 The items listed in response to setup survey will depend on the current settings of SENSORS INTSPEC and PEAKTIME You will only be prompted for the values that are relevant so the list below is only an example Each item shows its current setting followed by an s gt prompt Edit or accept the settings as described opposite for setup general GRPS User Manual 2 2 SETUP H O QH RE O Z I GRIDREF HEADINGS SENSORS AXSEPS LPSEPS LPLENS WTCAL WTAUTCAL CHANNELS NTSPEC NTFILTE VBVFILTE NTERVAL PEAKTIMES PEAKINT ACTBINS BINS SPDBINS EBINS WIBINS INTONOFF VBVONOFF AD il At the end of the setup general or setup survey sequence the input prompt reverts to its original form typically Q gt or D gt Keypad menu General Setup various options Start Survey various options Related commands All the commands listed in response to setup GRPS User Manual 2 2 199 SITE SITE SITE name or number Description Essential when Command syntax P
6. Tech Mode TCW Noise TCWCALIB starts sensor calibration TCWTHRES defines the sensor threshold level for classification as a motor vehicle Marksman 410 enhancements to CLASS MONITOR and OSP tcwnoise ra GRPS User Manual 2 2 TCWTHRES TCWTHRES Tyre Contact Width THREShold Marksman 410 only Description This parameter defines the threshold level for each Command syntax Parameters Valid range Default Example Display syntax Example response Keypad menu Related commands Your setting GRPS User Manual 2 2 Bicycle Discriminating tube sensor This value is used to determine whether a tyre crossing is due to a bicycle or a motor vehicle TCWTHRES is automatically set by the TCWCALIB procedure but may also be adjusted manually TCWTHRES Threshold Threshold2 Threshold1 is the threshold level for the first sensor Thresholo2 is the threshold level for the second sensor 1 to 255 30 tcwthres 25 20 tcwthres TCWTHRES 33 40 Tech mode TCW Threshold TCWCALIB starts sensor calibration TCWNOISE adjusts the sensor noise threshold Marksman 410 enhancements to CLASS MONITOR and OSP LS AU LEE RE RP ai ne Rs 223 TEMP TEMP TEMPerature formerly WTtemp Description Display syntax Example response Explanation Keypad menu Related commands 224 Weight indications from a WIMstrip sensor exhibit a linear temperature effect so by calibrating it
7. 290 The following examples show the output formats produced by the PRINT and OSP commands The corresponding OSP formats include an additional header line and include time tagged events between vehicle printouts The first group are the three available Interval file formats the second group are the four available Vehicle by Vehicle VBV formats Text in this Appendix is compressed to show the true layout of columns On narrow displays or printouts long lines may be wrapped around making the column arrangement less clear than shown here All output formats start with a block of information lines each beginning with a The first line is always BEGIN and the last line of the whole file is always END followed by a hexadecimal checksum which is used to conform the integrity of the file The FORMAT line states which format is being used The FORMATTER line shows how the data were converted from the internal binary format to the ASCII printable format If the data came directly from the Marksman using the PRINT command the FORMATTER line gives the type of Marksman 660 360 400 etc and the firmware version used Other possible sources of ASCII or printed data include the GRFORMAT and GRFORM1 utility programs and the Showman range of data analysis programs Most of the other information lines record the type of INSTRUMENT and the GRPS command settings that were used to obtai
8. Also see the Golden River Weigh in Motion Highway Manual GRPS User Manual 2 2 WTWINDOW Your setting WIWINGOW ES a in Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 283 Appendix 284 GRPS User Manual 2 2 Appendix 1 GRPS Error and Warning Codes Appendix 1 GRPS Error and Warning Codes Incorrect input will produce either an error message or a warning message If the Marksman has an LCD display the message appears in the display window as a moving banner firmware version 1 98 onwards Press any key to stop the error message The GRPS warning codes are given after the following list of error messages Entry errors Error 01 Unrecognised Command The first word entered was not recognised as a command check that the command is correct Error 02 Missing The sign was expected because of the command format but found missing Check the Command syntax and examples for this command Error 03 Invalid Parameter The parameter given is not of the type required Check the Command syntax and examples for this command Error 04 Too many parameters The number of parameters was more than expected Check the Command syntax and examples for this command Error 05 Parameter out of range The parameter given lies outside the valid range Check the upper and lower limits Error 06 Parameter missing The number of parameters was fewer than expected Check the parameter details for this command Error 07 Illegal charact
9. Keypad menu Start Survey Bins Length The display shows the units and the present number of bins Related commands INTSPEC is used to select this type of classification Your setting IMG INS E innen Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 235 TIMEOUT TIMEOUT Description Availability Essential when Command syntax Parameters Valid range Default Example Display syntax Example response Keypad menu Related commands 236 If the remote serial interface is in Read write or Read only mode see INTERFACE TIMEOUT can set a time delay after which that interface will revert automatically to Locked mode if no key has been pressed Version 1 9 onwards security protection of the remote serial port is required to maintain itself automatically timeout TimeDelay TimeDelay is the number of minutes after which the remote serial interface will revert to Locked mode if no key has been pressed timeout 0 will disable this function 0 to 60 minutes timeout O disabled timeout 10 timeout TIMEOUT 5 Not available INTERFACE sets the remote serial interface to Read write Read only or Locked mode PASSWORD sets the passwords required to gain access to Read write and Read only modes GRPS User Manual 2 2 TIMEOUT Your setting HIM OUSAR Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 237 TTEFILTER TTEFILTER D Time Tagged Event FILTER Description Essentia
10. CHHIGH LP2THRES is the associated sensor threshold command GRPS User Manual 2 2 CHAUTAVLOW Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 45 CHAUTCNT CHAUTCNT Chassis Height AUTo CouNT D Description Availability Essential when Display syntax Example response 1 Explanation Example response 2 Explanation Keypad menu Related commands 46 CHAUTCNT is a display only command for sensor tuning for use only with loop loop classification schemes that are based on chassis height e g EUR6 It is a new name for CLS2CNT CHAUTCNT displays the number of vehicles that have been detected as cars for each lane This value needs to be at least 100 in order to give reliable results from readouts using the CHAUTAVLOW command The count value in each lane is set to zero when the survey commences and the maximum value ever displayed is 100 Version 1 98 onwards calibrating a loop loop sensor system for classification chautcnt CHAUTCNT 42 100 00 0 0 0 0 Insufficient vehicles counted for lane 1 wait until display shows 100 CHAUTCNT 100 100 000 0 0 Count is at least 100 in both lanes being monitored so CHAUTAVLOW values will be valid Tech Mode C H Auto Count CLS2CNT is the earlier name for this command and is currently still valid CHAUTAVLOW displays the running average signal levels for the last 100 cars GRPS User Manual 2 2 Your setting Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 CHAU
11. CNT and Gap and a separate Count table total 10x10 1 101 bins gt CAUTION If you intend to import the recorded data into Golden River s Showman Plus for Windows data analysis software there is a limit of 255 bins Consult the Showman Plus for Windows User Manual for details Keypad menu Start Survey INT Spec Related commands ACTBINS LENBINS SPDBINS TIMEBINS and WTBINS specify the numbers of bins for their respective measurements and interact with INTSPEC to determine memory usage Your setting INISDEC ha ee ee Te ee ee 118 GRPS User Manual 2 2 INTSPEC Sensor Configurations LL 2 N 1 2 2 N 1 3 2 N 1 4 Carbon monoxide measurement is available if a gas sensor card is fi DRN Direction base Total GRPS User Manual 2 2 119 LANGUAGE LANGUAGE Description Command syntax Parameters Default Example Display syntax Example response Keypad menu 120 GRPS is capable of accepting input and producing messages in more than one language LANGUAGE specifies which language is to be used The examples given assume that the current language is English language Language Language can be one of the following english Available now francais deutsch italiano espanol Check availability with Golden River LANGUAGE is never reset automatically to the default even by a RESTART 4 command any change must be entered manually language english language francais lan
12. Set to the current time and date when the unit is first powered up in the factory CLOCK is not affected by any resets not even RESTART 4 all changes must be entered explicitly clock 12 00 00 13 03 98 DATEFORM must be DD MM YY for this date to be valid Note the leading zero in 03 clock CLOCK 14 43 54 26 10 98 Not yet available use Start Survey Time and Start Survey Date TIME sets the time of day separately from the date DATE sets the date separately from the time of day These two commands may be phased out and replaced by CLOCK DATEFORM sets the format for the date 63 CLS2CNT CHAUTCNT CLS2CNT CHAUTCNT Sf CLaSs 2 CouNT Description Availability Essential when Display syntax Example response 1 Explanation Example response 2 Explanation Keypad menu Related commands 64 CLS2CNT is a sensor tuning command for use with the loop loop classification schemes only e g EUR6 CLS2CNT displays the number of vehicles that have been detected as cars for each lane This value needs to be at least 100 in order to give reliable results from LPCLS2 The count value in each lane is set to zero when the survey commences and the maximum value ever displayed is 100 Version 1 9 onwards calibrating a loop loop sensor system for classification cls2cnt CLS2ENT 42 100 0 00000 Insufficient vehicles counted for lane 1 wait until display shows 100 CLS2CN
13. and PassWord are all different If you use an incorrect password with the INTERFACE command there will be an error message Error 70 Incorrect password If you attempt to use any unauthorised command in Read only mode the error message will be Error 71 Command not accessible in this mode No error messages are displayed in Locked mode interface rw Daylight Daylight with only a capital D must be the correct password for changing to Read write mode interface NTERFACE RO 107 INTERFACE Keypad menu Not available keypad control is not password protected Related commands PASSWORD sets the two separate passwords to change to Read write mode or to Read only mode TIMEOUT can set a time delay after which the remote serial interface will automatically revert to Locked mode if nothing has been received at the input Your setting interface a seele 108 GRPS User Manual 2 2 INTERFACE Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 109 INTERVAL INTERVAL Description Essential when Command syntax Parameters Valid range Default Example 1 Explanation Display syntax Example response Keypad menu Related commands 110 A recording interval is the time period over which data are collected before being binned together as a single total INTERVAL sets or displays this period and ensures that it is synchronized both with the time of day starting at 00 0
14. is equal to use only with ACT CLS DRN or LAN lt is less than or is equal to lt is less than but is not equal to lt gt is not equal to use only with ACT CLS DRN or LAN See the examples below for typical applications none disables operation of the switch output port selected by SwNumber The alternative form of SWOUTPUT command syntax controls all the switch output ports together swoutput on off on enables all switch output ports using any pre existing Condition settings off inhibits all switch output ports but still stores any existing Condition settings The output port SwNumber must correspond to the correct set of terminals on the switch card and the Condition must be compatible with the UNITS setting and the sensors available 217 SWOUTPUT Defaults Example Explanation Display syntax Parameters Example response Keypad menu Related commands Your setting 218 swoutput off swoutput 8 cls 13 Contact 8 closes when class 13 swoutput SwNumber SwNumber is the number of the switch output port that is being interrogated SWOUTPUT 1 SPD gt 55 Tech Mode Switch Output SWINPUT determines what kind of event will be recorded by an input to the Switch Input Output card GR6683 or a Tube Switch Input card GR6601 or GR6632 if the machine is being used with external axle or loop detector s SWINPUT must be set to none the default setting if switch o
15. up to 12 ASCII decimal codes 00 to 127 see Appendix 3 eopchars 60 12 eopchars 66 27 54 eopchars EOPCHARS 84 27 88 EOP Chars General Setup GRPS User Manual 2 2 Related commands Your setting Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 EOPCHARS EOFCHARS sets or displays the end of file characters EOLCHARS sets or displays the end of line characters PRINT generates an ASCII output file containing the above B0DCh ars Sioi ee res ees cares oes es coe 85 EOVDACC EOVDACC 2 End Of Vehicle Detection by ACCeleration Description Essential when Command syntax Parameters Valid range Default Example Display syntax Example response 86 In tube or piezo sensor layouts where no loop is present to detect the front and rear of the vehicle a number of parameters are needed to identify each separate vehicle from its axle crossing data The EOVDACC command sets or displays the end of vehicle Acceleration parameter EOVDACC is complementary to the end of vehicle Time gap and Separation parameters EOVDGAP and EOVDSEP and all three should be used together EOVDACC EOVDGAP and EOVDSEP are only valid for axles only sensor configurations they are not relevant in other layouts SENSORS specifies TT TT 2 PP or PP 2 eovdacc SpeedChange SpeedChange is the maximum absolute change in axle speed for the same vehicle either acceleration or deceleration in the current UNITS I
16. D WeighT scanning CYCLES Description Essential when Command syntax Parameters Valid range Default Example Display syntax Example response Keypad menu Related commands 262 Weight detection is carried out by scanning each weight sensor in succession WTCYCLES determines how long each sensor is scanned before moving on to the next Take great care when using this command scanning too quickly or too slowly may cause vehicles not to be detected using weight sensors and when adjusting WTTHRES does not give sufficiently accurate results wtcycles Number Number is in arbitrary units High values give the quickest scanning rate and low values the slowest 0 to 255 wicycles 192 wtcycles 190 wtcycles WICYCLES 189 Tech Mode WICYCLES Also see the Golden River Weigh in Motion Highway Manual GRPS User Manual 2 2 WTCYCLES Your setting WICVCIOS de Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 263 WTEVLEN WTEVLEN WeighT maximum EVent LENgth Description Essential when Command syntax Parameters Valid range Default Example Display syntax Example response Keypad menu Related commands 264 If a vehicle remains static above a weight sensor the detector will continue to give a signal each time it is scanned Until that signal disappears the vehicle will not be counted To prevent this situation from jamming the counter it is advisable that
17. GRPS User Manual 2 2 Keypad menu Related commands Your setting Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 PEAKINT Start Survey Peak Interval BREAK sets the time between automatic file breaks INTERVAL sets the normal recording interval outside of peak periods PEAKTIME controls when peak period recording begins and ends DOGS Meee eee Ne 169 PEAKTIME PEAKTIME PEAK period recording TIMEs Description Essential when Command syntax Parameters Valid range Default Example Display syntax Example response Keypad menu Related commands 170 PEAKTIME controls the times of day when peak period recordings will start and finish During peak period times the recording interval is controlled by PEAKINT rather than INTERVAL using peak interval recording peaktime off StartTimei EndTimel StartTime1 is the first time of day at which peak period recording is to start in the 24 hour format hh mm EndTime1 is the time at which the first peak period is to end in the 24 hour format hh mm Each time must be separated from the next by one or more spaces and times are read in pairs Further pairs may be added to a maximum of 3 off will cancel any previous settings 00 00 to 24 00 each entry an input of 24 00 will be interpreted and stored as 23 59 59 StartTime must be before EndTime All times must be synchronous with the settings established by BREAK INTER
18. Keypad menu Tech Mode LPSCAN Related commands All the other LP commands can also be used for loop sensor calibration and tuning if required Your setting IDSCaN Sais ingen mine ahi as Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 143 LPSENS LPCYCLES LPSENS LPCYCLES A Description Availability Essential when Command syntax Parameters Valid range Default Examples 144 LPSENS has been renamed LPCYCLES The machine will respond to LPSENS commands but will give output in terms of LPCYCLES The LPSENS command may be phased out Version 1 9 onwards see LPCYCLES Ipsens Interval Interval Interval is essentially an arbitrary number ranging from 1 as slow as possible to 255 as fast as possible If the machine contains a second loop detector card a second different Interval can be set if required to optimise site setup If not set assumed to be same for both cards 1 to 255 lpsens 208 208 192 for loop boards manufactured before September 1993 check using STATUS 196 for 83 kHz 4 amp 8 loop boards introduced for DBFO contracts Ipsens 50 one loop card or two loop cards set to the same nterval Ipsens 50 60 two loop cards set to different ntervals For example if two 8 loop cards were fitted loops 1 8 on connector 1 would be set to an nterval of 50 and loops 9 16 on connector 2 would be set to an nterval of 60 GRPS User Manual 2 2 Display syntax Examp
19. Other minor language and firmware updates Minor editorial changes in manual 308 GRPS User Manual 2 2
20. degrees Celsius units metric UNITS is not affected by any resets not even RESTART 4 all changes must be entered manually units imperial units UNITS metric General Setup Units GRPS User Manual 2 2 UNITS Related commands The following commands are affected by UNITS Your setting Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 AXSEPS EOVDACC EOVDSEP EOVDSPEED INTFILTER LENBINS LPLENS LPSEPS OSPFILTER SPDBINS SWOUTPUT TTEFILTER VBVFILTER WTAUTCAL WTBINS WTCALIB WTCALIB PRUNITS is not affected by the UNITS setting LINES SA sn an cde ee oa ake cde in 241 UPLOAD UPLOAD UPLOAD file s Description Essential when Command syntax Example response Explanation Keypad menu Related commands 242 UPLOAD transfers a file to the machine from the PC Terminal using the transfer method specified by the PROTOCOL command An upload can only be started when a survey is not active After entering this command you also have to start the upload procedure in the Terminal s communications software selecting the same protocol as set in the machine No further commands can be entered until the upload has finished or you press Ctrl X to abandon the process transferring a configuration file to the machine before using CFGLOAD upload Ready to receive files using YModem Start local procedure now press control x to abort The protocol stated above will depend on the current PRO
21. it applies to all lanes and channels sensors NONE disables all sensors and deletes the stored configuration NONE must only be entered in CAPITALS CAUTION SENSORS is a case sensitive command CAPITAL letters specify a full width sensor lower case letters specify a half Notes Valid range Sensor configurations 190 width sensor Gas sensors are not affected by the SENSORS command They are always on unless deliberately disabled by detoff Up to eight codes from the lists beginning on page 192 Selections that are not possible with the sensor cards fitted to the machine will produce an error message Sensors must be defined in strict order as defined below and must be connected to the detector inputs on the GRPS User Manual 2 2 Example 1 Response Explanation Example 2 Response Explanation Display syntax Example response Keypad menu Related commands GRPS User Manual 2 2 SENSORS machine in the same order Vehicle detection and classification will not function correctly otherwise The sequence is 1 Near side to off side across the lane then 2 Along the lane in the normal direction of travel then 3 Following rules 1 and 2 in each successive lane Applying these rules strictly and logically will resolve even the most complicated sensor layout sensors LL Please wait Sets all lanes to Loop Loop sensors LpL LpL L LpL LpL L Please wait There are six lanes wi
22. or when unlimited continuous output might Cause remote communications links to hang osptime TimeLimit TimeLimit is the time in minutes since the issue of the OSP or OSP command after which On Site Printout will end automatically To disable OSP timeout set TimeLimitto zero O to 999 minutes osptime 999 On Site Printout can be terminated at any time by pressing Esc or Ctrl C osptime 10 osptime OSPTIME 30 Not available GRPS User Manual 2 2 OSPTIME Related commands OSP initiates On site Printout and specifies the output Your setting Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 format OSP provides additional time tagged event listing OSPFILTER controls the data specification as distinct from the format of the printout OSPVEH sets the number of vehicles after which On Site Printout will end OSPUME S ee 161 OSPVEH OSPVEH On Site Printout VEHicles limit Description Availability Essential when Command syntax Parameters Valid range Default Notes Example Display syntax Example response Keypad menu 162 Once initiated by the OSP or OSP commands On Site Printout of vehicle data or time tagged event data continues until the time limit set by OSPVEH or OSPTIME or until the operator presses Esc or Ctrl C Version 1 9 onwards On Site Printout is taking place and the machine is unattended or when unlimited continuous output might Cause
23. value For loop boards manufactured since September 1993 the valid range of LPTHRES represents a change in signal level from zero to 2 55 Ipthres 30 one loop card or two loop cards set to the same Threshold Ipthres 40 50 two loop cards set to different Threshold For example if two 8 loop cards were fitted loops 1 8 on connector 1 would be set to a Threshold of 40 and loops 9 16 on connector 2 would be set to a Threshold of 50 Ipthres Example response LPTHRES 45 45 Keypad menu Tech Mode LPTHRES Related commands All the other LP commands can also be used for loop GRPS User Manual 2 2 sensor calibration and tuning if required LPOVERS and LPUNDERS can be used in conjunction with LPTHRES 149 LPUNDERS LPUNDERS Description Essential when Command syntax Parameters Valid range Note Default Examples 150 Loop detection is subject to electrical noise which may produce false detect signals of short duration Each loop is scanned repeatedly and a vehicle is only considered to have gone past after a number of successive scans have produced no response LPUNDERS sets or displays the number of successive negative responses required to register un detection For loop boards manufactured since September 1993 LPUNDERS is automatically set to be the same as LPOVERS It is therefore a redundant command for boards manufactured since this date and shou
24. 0 to 99 Bin numbers must be entered in increasing order actbins 0234567899 Except for lowest bin all other bin boundaries mark the beginning of the next bin An axle count equal to that boundary value will be recorded in the bin below Vehicles whose axle count falls outside the stated ranges will not be recorded GRPS User Manual 2 2 Example Explanation Display syntax Example response Keypad menu Related commands Your setting Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 ACTBINS actbins 2 3 4 99 The four numbers define three bins Bin 1 contains vehicles with 2 axles Bin 2 contains vehicles with 3 axles Bin 3 contains vehicles with 4 98 axles actbins ACTBINS 01234567 8 99 Start Survey Bins Axle Count The display shows the current number of bins INTSPEC is used to select this type of classification ACIDINS 2 22 nn ace cha ea arses a 27 ALL HELP ALL HELP Description Display syntax Example response Keypad menu 28 ALL lists all the commands in alphabetical order If a command has variable parameters the settings are displayed For commands without variables a brief line of text beginning with REM explains the function ALL is a useful reminder of the format of each command To terminate the output before the end press Esc or Ctrl C all ALL does not display any parameters related to sensor cards that are not fitted to the machine For example t
25. 1 98 onwards calibrating a loop loop sensor system for classification based on chassis height chfield MaxLength MaxLength2 MaxLength is the maximum allowable upward or downward length adjustment If only a single value is given it will be applied to all sensors in the array If multiple values are given MaxLength2 etc there must be a value for each loop in the array Adjust the CHFIELD values to give correct length readings for vehicles passing over the loops O to 999 centimetres or O to 373 inches according to the current setting of UNITS chfield O chfield 100 UNITS are centimetres chfield CHFIELD 80 Tech Mode C H Field GRPS User Manual 2 2 Related commands Your setting Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 CHFIELD CHAUTAVLOW displays the running average signal levels for the last 100 cars and CHAUTCNT verifies that sufficient vehicles have been counted CHCALC defines the method of calculating the average height of a low chassis automatic or user input CHHIGH sets or displays the threshold value between detection signals that are counted as a low chassis and those counted as a high chassis CHUSRAVLOW allows the user to enter the loop signal level corresponding to a standard car with a low chassis height CLASS selects the loop loop classification scheme e g EURO Chelsea biens 51 CHHIGH CHHIGH Chassis Height HIGH
26. GRPS COMMANDS ALPHABETICAL REFERENCE Appendix 1 GRPS Error and Warning Codes 285 Appendix 2 GRPS ASCII Print Formats ssssssannnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 290 Appendix 3 ASCII Codes 302 Appendix 4 Data Module Commands ss asso soon 303 Appendix 5 Release Notes since Issue 2 0 ss 307 IV GRPS User Manual 2 2 How to Use this Manual How to Use this Manual This manual is divided into four major parts e About GRPS The origins and major features of GRPS e Finding the Command You Want GRPS commands classified into major functional areas e Operator Interface Using GRPS with an external PC terminal or a built in keypad and LCD display e GRPS Commands Alphabetical Reference All the GRPS commands explained in alphabetical order Appendices 1 4 cover Error Messages examples of output formats ASCII codes and the special commands for the Golden River Data Module You should read this GRPS Manual in conjunction with the following manuals from Golden River e User Manuals for your traffic survey instruments e Counting and Classification Highway Manual e Weigh in Motion Highway Manual GRPS User Manual 2 2 V Availability of GRPS Commands vi This manual includes all of the GRPS commands but those available on your particular model of the Marksman will only be part of the full set If
27. LS betes oleae ee ee cates a Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 213 SWINPUT SWINPUT SWitch INPUT Description Essential when Command syntax Parameters Default Example Display syntax Example response Keypad menu 214 Two types of Switch cards are available the Switch Input Output card GR6683 and the Tube Switch Input cards GR6601 and GR6632 If the machine is being used with external axle or loop detector s connected to the input port s of either type of card SWINPUT determines what kind of event will be recorded by a switch closure the machine is being used with external axle or loop detector s connected to the input port s of a Switch Input Output card or a Tube Switch Input card swinput none axle loop none ignores all switch inputs axle treats all switch closures at the input port s as axle detections loop treats all switch closures at the input port s as loop detections swinput none swinput loop swinput SWINPUT AXLE Tech Mode Switch Input GRPS User Manual 2 2 SWINPUT Related commands SWOUTPUT selects which events will activate a switch output card If SWOUTPUT is being used SWINPUT must be set to none the default value Your setting SWINDUT S ss rete AN RE T Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 215 SWOUTPUT SWOUTPUT SWitch OUTPUT Description Essential when Command syntax Parameters 216 When using the Switch Input
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29. Transit New Zealand 13 class wmjdt6 West Midlands Joint Data Team 6 class class eur13 GRPS User Manual 2 2 Notes Example Display syntax Example response Keypad menu Related commands Your setting Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 CLASS CLASS is never reset automatically to the default even by a RESTART 4 command any change must be entered manually class fhwa13 class CLASS SWED13 General Setup Class Scheme INTSPEC selects when class data are to be collected INTFILTER and VBVFILTER may both use CLASS to select vehicles for recording CLS2CNT LPCLS2 LP2THRES are sensor tuning commands for EUR6 only See page 60 for Marksman 410 enhancements CASSEL aa a na nn a nn 99 CLASS Marksman 410 enhancements CLASS Marksman 410 enhancements Vehicle Classification Scheme Description Note Command syntax Parameters Default Example Your Setting 60 The CLASS command for the Marksman 410 has extra options for bicycle classification schemes If one of the original Marksman 660 classification schemes page 58 is selected when using the Marksman 410 bicycles will be classified in the same class as motorcycles Only the Marksman 410 enhancements are detailed below For the remaining details of the CLASS command see page 6658 class Scheme In addition to all the options for Scheme detailed on page 58 the Marksman 410 also allows one
30. WIMaXar Ba a a de Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 271 WTMINAREA WTMINAREA WeighT MINimum AREA Description Essential when Command syntax Parameter Valid range Default Example Display syntax Example response Keypad menu Related commands 272 As a wheel passes over a weight sensor the signal produced is a broad round topped pulse To distinguish this from narrower false signals of similar peak height the machine checks the total integrated area of the signal If this is greater than WTMINAREA the signal is accepted When using this command take great care not to set the value too high or else vehicles may not be detected carrying out WIM surveys at an electrically noisy site wtminarea MinArea MinArea is a value in arbitrary units below which a signal will not be recognised as a WIM event 0 to 65535 wtminarea 10 wtminarea 12 wtminarea WIMINAREA 22 Tech Mode WIMINAREA WTMAXAREA also see the Golden River Weigh in Motion Highway Manual GRPS User Manual 2 2 WTMINAREA Your setting wtminarea Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 2 3 WTMODE WTMODE D WeighT detector MODE Description Essential when Command syntax Parameters Valid range Default Example Display syntax Example response Keypad menu Related commands 274 WTMODE is not normally adjusted by the user its main purpose is to cha
31. any previously set break interval break off The BREAK command automatically opens new files so take care that the number or size of the files to be stored will not exceed the maximum allowed by the machine s memory size If the number or size of the files to be created will exceed the maximum allowed the action of BREAK will be determined by the setting of MEMFULL break hourly 24 files will be created per day break BREAK Off The BREAK function is currently not enabled GRPS User Manual 2 2 Keypad menu Related commands Your setting Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 BREAK General Setup Break MEMFULL will determine the action of BREAK if the number or size of the files to be created will exceed the maximum allowed STARTREC starts a recording immediately STOPREC stops a recording immediately INTONOFF and VBVONOFF will set the starting and stopping times of recordings in advance break ee es RT on oe 37 CFGLOAD CFGLOAD ConFiGuration LOAD Description Command syntax Parameters Notes Example Explanation Keypad menu Related commands 38 This command loads and implements a previously saved machine configuration including all GRPS parameters except TIME and DATE CFGLOAD can be used to clone one machine s configuration into several others A configuration file is created in the first machine s memory using CFGSAVE and then downloaded into
32. consists of three paris the main filename a period and the optional extension so the format is Filename Ext The main Filename can be 1 8 characters long and can include any combination of the letters A Z numerals 0 9 and certain punctuation marks or other symbols Filename must not contain any spaces commas question marks asterisks backslashes 1 or periods The period separating the main name and the extension is mandatory The extension Extis optional and can be up to three characters following the same rules as the main Filename GRPS User Manual 2 2 17 Operator Interface Filenames are not case sensitive and any upper lower case formatting in your input will be removed by either GRPS or MS DOS Keypad interface Marksman machines equipped with a keypad and LCD display have access to sub set of GRPS commands through a system of main menus and sub menus The description of each GRPS command in this manual includes its keypad menu option where available The general format is Keypad menuMain_menu Sub_menu Error messages are displayed on the LCD as a continuously scrolling banner Press any key to clear the error message Availability of Keypad Commands 18 As noted on page vi there are differences between the GRPS commands available on different models of the Marksman the Marksman 660 Marksman 360 and Marksman 400 410 O Marksman 660 Figure 2 beginning on page 19 shows
33. file of activities This file is called DM_LOG nnn where nnn is an automatically generated number incrementing from 001 to 999 The DM_LOG file contains information about the units to which the Data Module has been connected the commands issued and responses received and the file transfers that have taken place or were attempted Data Module Command Set The Data Module recognises the following GRPS command s using the standard syntax as described in the main text of this manual ALL Displays a list of the commands available GRPS User Manual 2 2 303 Appendix 4 Data Module Commands DEL DIR PRINT RESTART RETRIEVE UPLOAD Further Data Module commands Deletes selected files Lists the files in the Data Module s memory Prints selected files e g DM_LOG and COMMAND LST Restarts the Data Module without erasing any stored files Downloads files from the Data Module to the PC terminal using Ymodem batch protocol Uploads files from the PC terminal to the Data Module using Ymodem batch protocol The following commands are only usable with the Data Module they are not recognised by the Marksman or other GRPS units EXECUTE TO RETRIEVE FROM SEND TO Deliver a series of GRPS commands from a named ASCII text file in the Data Module to a machine at a specified SITE or LOCATION or to all machines to which the Data Module is connected For use only in COMMAND LST instruc
34. long as there is at least one In this manual your typed input is always shown in lower case but in general GRPS commands are not case sensitive you can input them in either lower case or CAPITALS Exceptions remote access passwords and also parameters used with the command SENSORS are case sensitive Typing mistakes If you notice a mistake while typing a line you can use the Back space lt key to erase characters back to the mistake and then correct the mistake and re type the rest of the line 16 GRPS User Manual 2 2 Operator Interface If you press the Enter key without noticing the mistake you will see an error message instead Error messages If your input was not correct the machine will show an error message Appendix 1 followed by a new input prompt For example if you mis type the TIME command Input o gt ti e Response Error 01 Unrecognised Command If the machine recognises the command but not the rest of the line you may see a variety of error messages such as Error 03 Invalid parameter check case Note that the error message only represents the machine s best guess at the problem Repeating the previous command To make the machine re type your previous entry so that you can edit it press R for REPEAT followed by Enter Filenames GRPS uses MS DOS filenames for compatibility with the PC Terminal Showman Plus for Windows and other PC software The complete filename
35. machine Normally this will be kerb side k before off side 0 as shown here GRPS User Manual 2 2 WTCALIB WTCALIB Wheel2k and Wheel2o are the corresponding pair of wheel weights for axle 2 For vehicles with more than two axles continue entering pairs of wheel weights as required The machine will recognise the total number of entries made which must obviously be an even number and will analyse the test run accordingly Valid range Any values Example wtcalib 1560 1560 1580 1420 Display syntax wtcalib Example response 1555 1555 1578 1419 L VEH SPD GROSS lt AXLE1 gt Gs AXLE2 gt NO WEIGHT WS1 WS2 WS3 WS4 WS1 WS2 WS3 WS4 01 001745 75 Explanation Run syntax Parameters Notes Examples GRPS User Manual 2 2 16281 428 335 336 315 366 248 330 221 The first line repeats the weight calibration factors previously entered NB there may be rounding errors due to internal units conversion In the table the first column headed L is the lane number The vehicle number speed and gross weight are followed by the weights of axles 1 and 2 from weight sensors 1 4 WS1 WS4 WTCALIB would have produced a block of time tagged event readings immediately below the table heading wtcalib Lane1 Lane2 Lane is the first lane to be monitored during the calibration run Entries for Lane2 etc are optional up to a maximum of 8 lanes As vehicles including the test vehic
36. odd parity 7n 7 bits no parity 7e 7 bits even parity 70 7 bits odd parity GRPS User Manual 2 2 Defaults Notes Example Display syntax Example response Keypad menu Your settings GRPS User Manual 2 2 COM1 COM2 Handshaking is the method of transmit receive flow control and must be one of the following hh Hardware flow control by the RTS CTS lines sh Software flow control by XON XOFF codes both Both hardware and software flow control off No flow control com1 9600 8n off com2 1200 8n off COM1 and COM2 are never reset automatically to the default even by a RESTART 4 command any change must be entered manually Hardware handshaking using the RTS and CTS lines in the serial cable connection affects data transfers using the RETRIEVE and UPLOAD commands However RETRIEVE and UPLOAD operations ignore software handshaking because the file transfer PROTOCOL setting takes precedence On receiving a valid COM1 or COM2 command the machine responds Alter COMI equipment serial parameters now comi 19200 8n hh com1 COMI 9600 8N OFF Output Data COM1 Local Output Data COM2 Telemetry comi ce COM denen rennen naeh 67 DATE DATE Description Essential when Command syntax Parameters Valid range Default Example Explanation Display syntax Example response Keypad menu Related commands 68 This command will change or display the date hel
37. off StartTime is the time at which recording is to start in the 24 hour format hh mm StartDate is the date on which recording is to start in the format specified by DATEFORM EndTime is the time at which recording is to end in the 24 hour format hh mm EndDate is the date on which recording is to end in the format specified by DATEFORM off cancels any previous settings vbvonoff is automatically set to off when the program med recording is complete i e Endtime EndDate has passed 00 00 01 01 96 1996 to 23 59 31 12 95 2095 or equivalent according to the DATEFORM format StartTime StartDate must be before Endtime EnaDate An input of 24 00 will be interpreted and stored as 00 00 of the next day Starting with Marksman firmware version 1 94 two digit year numbers must be 96 or later in order to be interpreted correctly as 1996 to 2095 The year can also be entered in four digit format vbvonoff off GRPS User Manual 2 2 VBVONOFF CAUTION After setting VBVONOFF you must then enter STARTREC VBV to enable vehicle by vehicle recording This will open a file but no data will be entered until StartTime StartDate is reached Example vbvonoff 00 00 01 04 98 24 00 30 04 98 Explanation Recording will stop at 00 00 on 01 05 98 Display syntax vbvonoff Example response VBVONOFF 00 00 01 04 98 00 00 01 05 98 Keypad menu Start Survey VBV On Off Related commands DATEFORM sets the
38. or more accompanying parameters these usually have valid ranges and attempted entries beyond these ranges will produce an error message Valid ranges are shown where applicable to a particular command Many commands have default parameter values which are shown where appropriate The RESTART command sets almost all parameters to their default values the main exceptions being basic settings such as CLOCK GRPS User Manual 2 2 Operator Interface Where no default is shown this implies a blank empty or null default value CAUTION notes CAUTION Notes like this highlight common user errors Password Protection for Remote Access Marksman 660 In the Marksman 660 the INTERFACE command can be used to change the level of access at the remote serial port The three available modes are e Read write e Read only e Locked Read write mode is the normal mode of the machine giving full access to all GRPS commands in either their Command Syntax and Display Syntax as documented in this User Manual In Read only mode many commands entered via the remote serial port are restricted to their Display Syntax only The restricted commands are those that would change the machine settings or affect the stored data Read write and Read only modes can be password protected using the PASSWORD command In Locked mode the only functional command is INTERFACE itself so that access can be changed to one of the two higher levels us
39. percentage Description Availability Essential when Command syntax Parameters Note Valid range Default Example Explanation Display syntax 92 CHHIGH is a sensor tuning command for use with loop loop classification schemes only e g EUR6 Itis a new name for LP2THRES CHHIGH sets or displays the threshold value between detection signals that are counted as a low chassis and those counted as a high chassis This setting must be adjusted to suit the site and typical vehicle types To assist in this CHAUTAVLOW displays the running average signal levels for the last 100 cars and CHAUTCNT verifies that sufficient vehicles have been counted Version 1 98 onwards calibrating a loop loop sensor system for classification chhigh Threshold Threshold Threshold is the running average change in CHAUTAVLOW expressed as a percentage A single value applies to all lanes but separate values can be set for up to eight lanes in sequence If the signal from a particular vehicle is higher than CHAUTAVLOW x CHHIGHY that vehicle will be counted as a low chassis Therefore if the system is counting some high chassis vehicles as low chassis increase CHHIGH if the system is counting some low chassis vehicles as high chassis decrease CHHIGH 1 to 100 chhigh 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 chhigh 45 Same value for all lanes or else there is only one lane c
40. press Enter immediately after the any previous end of line characters are deleted Up to 12 ASCII decimal codes 00 to 127 see Appendix 3 eolchars 13 10 CR LF as required by MS DOS eolchars 13 eolchars EOLCHARS 13 10 General Setup EOL Chars EOFCHARS sets or displays the end of file characters EOPCHARS sets or displays the page length and the end of page characters OSP OSP and PRINT generate ASCII output files containing the above GRPS User Manual 2 2 EOLCHARS Your setting OIG INAS Sica eta ee Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 83 EOPCHARS EOPCHARS End Of Page CHARacterS Description Essential when Command syntax Parameters Valid range Default Example Display syntax Example response Keypad menu 84 The PRINT command requires information on the number of lines per page of output and also any special characters required to start a new page EOPCHARS specifies or displays the page length and the end of page characters using the PRINT command to produce paged output eopchars PageLength Chart Char2 PageLength is the number of lines per page If PageLength is zero output is continuous with no pagination Chart etc are ASCII characters in decimal representation A space is required between characters If no characters are given after PageLength any previous end of page characters are deleted PageLength 0 to 127 Chart etc
41. remote communications links to hang ospveh VehicleLimit VehicleLimit is the number of vehicles counted since the issue of the OSP or OSP command after which On Site Printout will end automatically To disable this function set VehicleLimit to zero 0 to 9999 vehicles ospveh 9999 On Site Printout can be terminated at any time by pressing Esc or Ctrl C ospveh 1000 ospveh OSPVEH 5000 Not available GRPS User Manual 2 2 OSPVEH Related commands OSP initiates On site Printout and specifies the output Your setting Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 format OSP provides additional time tagged event listing OSPFILTER controls the data specification as distinct from the format of the printout OSPTIME sets a time limit for On Site Printout OSDVeh nee 163 PAGELEN PAGELEN PAGE LENgth Description Availability Essential when Command syntax Parameters Valid range Default Example Display syntax Example response Keypad menu Related commands 164 The ALL or HELP command produces a very long listing which will scroll off the screen of a typical PC terminal PAGELEN controls the number of lines of text after which the output pauses with a prompt of Version 1 9 onwards using ALL or HELP with PC terminal software that does not have its own pause or scroll back feature pagelen Lines Lines is the number of lines output after which the More pr
42. separate TIME and DATE commands as it gives more reliability for remote operation If a survey is running CLOCK will close all open files while the time and date are being reset Recording will then resume opening new continuation files if either the time or the date is different from before This is consistent with other GRPS commands such as PRINT RETRIEVE SUMMER and WINTER Version 1 95 onwards the clock calendar needs to be reset e g because both the main battery and the backup battery have been discharged or disconnected or when the Marksman s clock calendar needs to be synchronized with that of a remote base station clock hh mm ss Date hh mm ss is the time of day hh are the hours in 24 hour clock format mm are the minutes and ss the seconds The colons are required Include leading zeros and omit spaces within hh mm ss Include a space between the time and the Date Date must be in the format specified by the current DATEFORM setting All formats require as the day month year separator Include leading zeros and omit spaces within Date Starting with Marksman firmware version 1 94 two digit year numbers must be 96 or later in order to be GRPS User Manual 2 2 Default Example Explanation Display syntax Example response Keypad menu Related commands Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 CLOCK interpreted correctly as 1996 to 2095 The year can also be entered in four digit format
43. setting wtautcal on will then continue from its previous settings Any values off 9 4082 kilograms GRPS User Manual 2 2 Notes Example Explanation Display syntax Example response Explanation Keypad menu Related commands Your setting Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 WTAUTCAL off 9 9000 pounds Whenever an automatic re calibration takes place a WTAUTCAL line is written in the active VBV file using the same format as if the command has been entered manually Weight calibration factors are also revised and a WTCAL line inserted wtautcal on 9 5920 If units are kilograms sensor calibration will be altered when necessary to keep the ongoing average weight for the front axles of vehicle class 9 at 5920kg 1 wtautcal WTAUTCAL OFF 8 4370 The previous setting is stored but not currently in use Not available WTAUTCAL updates the calibration factors by using the syntax of WTCAL Also see the Golden River Weigh in Motion Highway Manual wtautcal ra 251 WTBINS WTBINS WeighT BINS Description Essential when Command syntax Parameters Valid range Default 252 When using Weigh in Motion vehicles having different axle or gross weights can be grouped together in the same bin for counting purposes WTBINS controls this grouping This method of classification should be used in a region where there is no standard for vehicle classification After
44. the system configuration 1 The number of changes made to the Marksman 660 configuration since it was powered up with the factory default configuration Each time the Marksman 660 accepts a GRPS command used in its command syntax this counts as one change The exception is CLOCK which allows the time date to be routinely synchronized to a remote base station The recorded total will only be lost if the internal backup battery for the Marksman 660 s internal clock calendar becomes discharged 2 The date of the last configuration change 3 The checksum of the configuration after it was last changed Every time the configuration is changed it will generate a new and different checksum 4 The current checksum If this is the same as the previous one it confirms the integrity of the Marksman 660 s present configuration Version 1 95 onwards SYSCHECK 81 28 10 96 19AB 19AB 229 TEST test vehcount Availability Example response Explanation Keypad menu test volts Example response Keypad menu 230 Displays a count of the vehicles in each lane This command is intended for use by automatic polling software test vehcount with no parameters displays the total count in each lane since the counts were last reset See below or since the last RESTART command test vehcount 0 resets all the vehicle counts to zero test vehcount NewStart resets all the vehicle counts to the sam
45. you attempt to use a command that is not available on your model of the Marksman you will see an error message most probably Error 99 Command unavailable on this machine This means that the command you have just attempted is a valid GRPS command but is not available on your Marksman O Marksman 660 The Marksman 660 has all the GRPS commands except the specialised TCW series Marksman 410 only However your particular Marksman 660 will only respond to commands that apply to the sensor and switch cards that have been fitted For example a Marksman 660 that has no Weigh in Motion sensors will not respond to the WT series of commands Marksman 360 The Marksman 360 is a simplified version of the Marksman 660 which has only loop sensors and can only count vehicles Therefore the Marksman 360 will not respond to GRPS commands for other sensors or for vehicle by vehicle monitoring Also the Marksman 360 has only one Com port and does not have certain other facilities notably password security Marksman 400 and Marksman 410 The Marksman 400 and 410 only have tube sensors and therefore will not respond to GRPS commands for other sensors Also the Marksman 400 and 410 have only one Com port and do not have certain other facilities notably password security GRPS User Manual 2 2 How to Use this Manual O Marksman 410 The Marksman 410 is the only model that has Tyre Contact Width tube sensors so only the Marks
46. 0 and with the period between file breaks if BREAK has been set Typical INTERVAL values are 5 15 or 60 minutes setting up for recording interval ntervalTime IntervalTime is the length of the recording interval in minutes IntervalTime must be greater than or equal to the Peak Interval PEAKINT regardless of whether peak period recording is actually being used If the interval between peak period recordings is to be shorter it must be an exact sub multiple of IntervalTime IntervalTime must be less than or equal to the time between file breaks set using BREAK If less than the BREAK time IntervalTime must be an exact sub multiple Within these limits the valid range for IntervalTime is 1 to 1440 minutes interval 15 interval 10 Compatible with PEAKINT times of 1 2 5 10 minutes and BREAK times of 10 20 30 minutes interval NTERVAL 20 Start Survey Interval BREAK sets the time between automatic file breaks GRPS User Manual 2 2 Your setting Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 INTERVAL PEAKINT sets the recording interval during peak periods which is usually shorter than INTERVAL PEAKTIME controls when peak period recording begins and ends LOL C mi eee ene ent ON oer Romo CENA GEN SAME ue 111 INTFILTER INTFILTER INTerval data FILTER Description Essential when Syntax Parameters 112 GRPS allows one logical criterion to be applied wh
47. 0 q AVEH x x TIV AALTIAHAGA x ETHNH SSVID x 9 DSMOT WO HAM SIINNHA x T OTIJ W SLINA x XX WW da WNHOHHILVO x o ZxLL Txbb Zell Zell Tall Zell TxLL Zell SYOSNES x 07 939 07 9 AdALLVA x 96 T0 ST PZIST DHNAOILS x 96 10 ST PZ ST OHHLHVIS x E SONIQVAH x E AJSQIHO x NOILWOOT x 5 ALIS x ANVNATIA x S6 T SSeSTSH LOGPEZT TeTISS 099 LNAWNULSNI x E S6 T eSeeTeY 099 WALLVNNOS x fn AGA ILYNIOS x x NIDHE x Lu GRPS User Manual 2 2 298 Appendix 2 GRPS ASCII Print Formats Vehicle by Vehicle format 4 Example command print 4 example v00 BEGIN FORMAT VBV 4 FORMATTER 660 Release 1 95 INSTRUMENT 660 Serial 1234567 Release 1 95 FILENAME SITE LOCATION GRIDREF HEADINGS STARTREC 15 24 15 01 96 STOPREC 15 24 15 01 96 BATTERY 6 40 6 40 SENSORS TT 2 TT 2 TT 2 TT 2 TT 2 TT 2 TT 2 TT 2 DATEFORM DD MM YY UNITS Metric PRUNITS KPH CM 10KG CLASS EUR13 VBVFILTER ALL HEAD 1 GP SPD AX CL LEGAL MTRS 3 DET Re Torre 20 15224223 5 99 76 2 L OK 15 24 23 1 99 85 2 13 OK h h 15 24 24 5 1 29 5 13 OK 2 2 8 5 6 15 24 24 3 99 41 2 1 OK 2 1 15224225 5 99 82 2 TL OK 2 1 15324 25 3 1 84 2 TL OK 1 1 15 24 26 4 99 20 2 1 OK 1 1 15 24 26 4 99 35 2 1 OK 1 1 15 24 28 4 2 22 2 1 OK 2 2 5 24 30
48. 1 command for permissible values Invalid number of bits The number of bits specified is not available only 7 or 8 bits are permissible Check details on COM1 command 287 Appendix 1 GRPS Error and Warning Codes Error 52 Error 53 Other errors Error Error Error Error Error Error 288 60 61 62 63 64 65 Invalid parity The parity specified is not available in combination with the specified number of bits Check details on COM1 command Invalid flow control The flow control method specified is not available Check details on COM1 command Parameter incompatible with fitted sensor cards The SENSORS and or INTSPEC settings are not compatible with the sensor cards fitted to the machine see tables on pages 186 and 113 Please specify lane number or GAS The MONITOR command requires one of these two parameters Please specify GENERAL or SURVEY The SETUP command requires one of these two parameters Peak interval is not divisible by the interval The peak interval time PEAKINT command must be exactly divisible by the INTERVAL time Check details on both commands Interval is not divisible by the break period The time specified by INTERVAL must be an exact sub multiple of the period between file breaks set using BREAK or it can be the same as the BREAK period Check details on both commands Value is not divisible by 24 hours The interval and peak interval times must e
49. 2 2 N 1 3 2 N 1 4 and 2 N 2 4 chcalc auto chcalc CHCALC User Tech Mode C H Calc CHAUTAVLOW displays the running average signal levels for the last 100 cars and CHAUTCNT verifies that sufficient vehicles have been counted CHFIELD can be used to correct the length measurements made by loop sensors CHHIGH sets or displays the threshold value between detection signals that are counted as a low chassis and those counted as a high chassis GRPS User Manual 2 2 CHCALC CHUSRAVLOW allows the user to enter the loop signal level corresponding to a standard car with a low chassis height CLASS selects the loop loop classification scheme e g EURO Your setting es Loy Coa ar nr RS ee Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 49 CHFIELD CHFIELD D Chassis Height loop detection FIELD Description Availability Essential when Command syntax Parameters Valid range Default Example Explanation Display syntax Example response Keypad menu 50 During vehicle classification using loop sensors the lengths of vehicles with a very low chassis height tend to be overestimated while the lengths of vehicles with high chassis tend to be underestimated CHFIELD can compensate for this effect by decreasing the measured length of a vehicle identified as having a low chassis and increasing the measured length of a vehicle identified as having a high chassis Version
50. 245 1 00 00 0030 END 55 FFFF 294 GRPS User Manual 2 2 Appendix 2 GRPS ASCII Print Formats Interval format 3 Example command print 3 example i00 20 BEGIN 22 FORMAT INT 3 23 FORMATTER 660 Release 1 95 24 INSTRUMENT 660 Serial 1234567 Release 1 95 25 FILENAME 26 SITE 27 LOCATION 31 GRIDREF 32 HEADINGSS MW fet mare ER oa en en 72 STARTREC 15 21 15 01 96 73 STOPREC 22 45 15 01 96 28 BATTERY 6 40 6 40 29 SENSORS TT 2 TTXQ TTAQ TTAQ TTAQU TTAQ TTR NTT 2M 30 DATEFORM DD MM YY 89 UNITS Metric 80 PRUNITS KPH CM 10KG 40 INTERVAL 15 3 PEAKTIME 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 3 PEAKINT 5 1 CHANNELS 1 1 1 1 1 151 1 2 INTSPEC CNT 64 INTFILTER ALL 39 HEAD HHMM C CN 1 40 INTERVAL 15 150196 1530 1 00 00 0001 150196 1545 1 00 00 0002 150196 1600 1 00 00 0003 150196 1615 1 00 00 0004 150196 1630 1 00 00 0005 similar lines omitted 150196 2145 1 00 00 0026 150196 2200 1 00 00 0027 150196 2215 1 00 00 0028 150196 2230 1 00 00 0029 150196 2245 1 00 00 0030 21 END 55 FFFE 4 4 4 4 GRPS User Manual 2 2 295 Appendix 2 GRPS ASCII Print Formats Vehicle by Vehicle format 1 Hid O ANA x
51. 54 3937 inches lenbins 0 180 9999 Separates cycles and motorcycles from all longer vehicles UNITS are metric lenbins GRPS User Manual 2 2 Example response Keypad menu Related commands Your setting Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 LENBINS LENBINS 0 400 800 1500 9999 Start Survey Bins Length The display shows the units and the present number of bins INTSPEC is used to select this type of classification UNITS specifies the length units centimetres or inches LGN DINS tina ess ees es es ee es ee 123 LOCATION LOCATION Description Command syntax Parameters Example Explanation Display syntax Example response Keypad menu Related commands 124 The Site Location description accompanies the data file and is used in the Showman Plus data analysis software For example it can be printed in the title of a table or graph LOCATION edits this optional text location LocationText LocationText may contain up to 19 alphanumeric characters including spaces or punctuation symbols Alphabetic text will be converted to UPPER CASE Input longer than 19 characters will be truncated with a Warning 01 String has been truncated message If no LocationText is supplied press Enter immediately after the the previous text will be deleted location rough hill road Stored as ROUGH HILL ROAD location LOCATION SUNRISE HIGHWAY
52. 6 99 90 2 OK 1 1 END 30 FFFF GRPS User Manual 2 2 299 Appendix 2 GRPS ASCII Print Formats TTE Time Tagged Event Format Time tagged events TTEs generated by detector cards are displayed in OSP printout and can be used for diagnostic purposes TTEs are also stored in VBV files if TTEFILTER has been changed from its default setting of none to a valid condition for TTE recording See the TTEFILTER command description for further details When a VBV file with TTE data is displayed by the PRINT command or using the GRFORMAT program the data format is as shown below This format is the same as used by the OSP command to display TTE data The format of TTE header line and data line is as follows HEAD T E TIME TAG AREA NORMAL CURENT PEAK O 1 xx s e tttttttt aaaaa nnnnnn cccccc pppppp Explanation Od These are always the first two characters XX Sensor number 1 99 S Sensor type 0 Tube 1 Loop 2 WIM strip 3 Axle strip 4 Piezo 5 Video 6 Pollution monitor 7 Bicycle detecting tube e Event type 0 Sensor activated 1 Sensor deactivated 2 Sensor trace 9 Pollution update tttttttt Event time tag 300 GRPS User Manual 2 2 Appendix 2 GRPS ASCII Print Formats In the columns headed AREA NORMAL CURENT and PEAK numerical data are only displayed if applicable to the type of sen AR NO CU PE sor involved EA aaaa Area under curve a
53. AL SERIAL number Description Availability Display syntax Example response Keypad menu Related commands Your setting 196 Displays the serial number of the machine This is required for commands such as RESTART which can be applied selectively when several machines are connected together in a network Version 1 9 onwards serial SERIAL 50144 Not available RESTART can address an individual machine by its serial number STATUS also gives the serial number as part of the machine s response GOA ne cat ds lancenteddedenselsncunteddsdandclsadenteideausant GRPS User Manual 2 2 SERIAL Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 197 SETUP SETUP Description Essential when Command syntax Parameters 198 SETUP has two options setup general or setup survey In each case it starts a dialogue to offer each essential item for review so that you can change the parameters if necessary changing the machine to a completely new use SETUP ensures that all necessary items have been checked setup general survey Setup general covers the items listed below Each item shows its current setting followed by an s gt prompt To change a setting at the input prompt enter a new command using the appropriate Command syntax given in this manual To leave a setting unchanged and move on to the next item simply press Enter in reply to the prompt The following settings are examples only
54. ERS Your setting IDOV ES E issues a nan ee Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 141 LPSCAN LPSCAN LooP detector SCANning interval D Loop detector boards after September 1993 only check using STATUS Description Availability Essential when Command syntax Parameters Valid range Default Example 142 LPSCAN sets or displays the time interval between successive scans of the same loop the length of the scanning cycle The detector card will scan each loop as quickly as possible and then if time is available will remain dormant until the end of the LPSCAN period The interval between scans of the same loop is a compromise too long an interval will tend to miss fast moving vehicles while too rapid scanning will consume unnecessary power and may prematurely drain the battery Version 1 9 onwards count only sites where long battery life is important lpscan 30 to 40 typically speed and length classification and or traffic soeeds high lpscan 0 Ipscan Interval Interval is the time in milliseconds between successive scans of the same loop If there are too many loops in the layout to allow a complete scanning cycle within the time specified scanning takes place as quickly as possible with no dormant period between scans 0 to 100 milliseconds lpscan 0 scan as rapidly as possible Ipscan 30 GRPS User Manual 2 2 LPSCAN Display syntax Ipscan Example response LPSCAN 10
55. MARKSMAN GRPS USER MANUAL PAI REALI BIV ED VUV kE RIVER TRAFFIC AAJA yt tt Je Marksman GRPS Golden River Protocol System User Manual GR560243 Issue 2 2 February 1998 Release Notes for more details see Appendix 5 Issue 2 0 Issue 2 1 Issue 2 2 GR560243 Issue 2 2 February 1998 Extracted from Marksman 660 User Manual Issue 1 and completely rewritten This issue corresponds to Marksman 660 firmware version 1 90 Corresponds to Marksman 660 firmware version 1 95 New commands added CLOCK TEST SYSAUDIT and TEST LPSTATUS Other minor language and firmware updates Minor editorial changes Includes all GRPS command s including Marksman 410 Corresponds to Marksman firmware version 1 98 New commands added in Chassis Height CH Tyre Contact Width TCW and Weight WT series Full Year 2000 compliance Other minor language and firmware updates Minor editorial changes Introduction Introduction This is the User Manual for Marksman GRPS the Golden River Protocol System as implemented in the Golden River Marksman series of traffic counters and classifiers If you cannot find the information you need in this Manual please contact us for assistance asking for the Technical Support Department Golden River Traffic Ltd Churchill Road Bicester Oxfordshire OX6 7XT UK UK Phone Main 01869 362800 Phone Support 01869 362802 Fax 01869 246858 E mail support golden
56. Manual 2 2 185 RETRIEVE DOWNLOAD RETRIEVE DOWNLOAD RETRIEVE or DOWNLOAD file s Description Essential when Command syntax Parameters 186 Retrieve one or more data files from the machine s memory The commands RETRIEVE and DOWNLOAD are alternative names with exactly the same effect memory will shortly become full and before any further data processing can be done retrieve Filename Ext all new u r ur Filename Ext is a valid MS DOS GRPS filename up to 8 characters followed by a period and an extension of up to three characters If the period and extension are omitted all files with that Filename will be retrieved all will retrieve all files in the machine s memory Any files that are open will be closed and a new file started with an incremented number in the filename extension new will retrieve all files that have not been retrieved before or not successfully and are thus are currently marked Un retrieved U u will retrieve all Un retrieved files that are not currently open r will retrieve all Retrieved files that are not currently open ur will retrieve all Un retrieved and Retrieved files that are not currently open When used with no parameter retrieve is equivalent to retrieve new GRPS User Manual 2 2 Notes Example 1 Explanation Example 2 Explanation Keypad menu GRPS User Manual 2 2 RETRIEVE DOWNLOAD When using retrieve u or retrieve ur remem
57. Modem GRPS User Manual 2 2 PROTOCOL Keypad menu Not available Related commands COM1 and COM2 control the other communications parameters for serial line communication Your setting DIQIOCONS Sarasin Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 175 PRUNITS PRUNITS PRintout UNITS Description Command syntax Parameters Default Example Display syntax Example response Keypad menu 176 PRUNITS can specify the units for printout alone separately from the main UNITS command UNITS allows only metric and imperial whereas PRUNITS gives several options in each UNITS and PRUNITS are completely independent A file can be recorded in one type of units but output generated with PRUNITS set to a completely different choice prunits UnitType UnitType can be one of the following il mph inches 10lb i2 mph feet kips 10001b i3 mph feet British tons 2240lb i4 mph feet 10lb m1 kph centimetre 10kg m2 kph metre tonne m3 kph metre 10kg uk1 mph centimetre 10kg uk2 mph metre tonne uk3 mph metre 10kg prunits m1 prunits uk2 prunits PRUNITS KPH MTR TONNE General Setup Print Units GRPS User Manual 2 2 PRUNITS Related commands OSP OSP and PRINT generate their listings using the units specified by PRUNITS Your setting PrUNITS S ae Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 177 PZFILTER PZFILTER PieZo detector FILTER Description Essential when Com
58. Motion Highway Manual MDINS So sina bass ao Sienna Re 253 WTCAL WTCAL WeighT CALibration Description Essential when Command syntax Parameters Valid range Default Example Explanation Display syntax Example response Explanation Keypad menu 254 Each Weigh in Motion sensor has a calibration factor which relates the signal output to the measured weight WTCAL sets these calibration factors or displays the ones currently in use setting up a WIM layout wtcal Cali Cal2 Call is the calibration factor for the first sensor Cal2 etc are calibration factors for any further sensors in the order specified using SENSORS The factors are obtained by calibration using WTCALIB They are in arbitrary units which are not affected by the UNITS setting 1 to 9999 up to 16 values wtcal 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 900 500 500 500 500 wtcal 521 489 398 643 WIM sensors are normally in groups of four up to a maximum of 16 wtcal WICAL 525 520 409 555 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 WIM sensors are normally in groups of four and WTCAL displays all 16 values Not available GRPS User Manual 2 2 WTCAL Related commands WTCALIB or WTCALVEH provide the calibration factors Your setting Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 for vehicles of known axle weight The user must average or adjust these values before re entering them using WTCAL Au
59. ONE INS but only to a machine that responds to the Data Module s enquiry with SITE 1 execute instruct Ist to all Sequentially executes the instructions in INSTRUCT LST each time the Data Module is connected to a Marksman unit RETRIEVE FROM SEND TO Command syntax GRPS User Manual 2 2 retrieve Filename all new from site Site 305 Appendix 4 Data Module Commands Parameters Note Example 1 Example 2 Example 3 306 retrieve Filename all new from location Location send Filename to site Site send Filename to location Location Filename is a valid MS DOS GRPS filename up to 8 characters all will retrieve all files from the machine s memory if possible new will retrieve all previously unretrieved files from the machine s memory if possible Site and Location must be exactly as the relevant Marksman unit will respond to the SITE or LOCATION command except that text format is not case sensitive Remember that Location can be any text string but Site may not include space characters retrieve new from site 1234 5678 retrieve all from location high street 2 send m660 cfg to site 33003300 GRPS User Manual 2 2 Appendix 5 Release Notes since Issue 2 0 Appendix 5 Release Notes since Issue 2 0 Issue 2 1 Issue 2 2 GRPS User Manual 2 2 This issue corresponds to Marksman 660 Firmware version 1 95 New commands
60. Output card GR6683 SWOUTPUT applies the same type of logic as the xxxFILTER commands to control which vehicle detections are allowed to activate the switches on each of the output ports of the card Each time the stated condition is satisfied the specified switch contact is closed for between 0 5 and 1 5 seconds external contacts are to be operated by the machine There are two alternative forms of command syntax You can use either one but not both at the same time swoutput SwNumber all Condition none swoutput on off In the first from of command syntax SwNumber is the number of the switch output port that is being controlled all enables the switch output port selected by SwNumber for all vehicles Condition is a single logical condition that a vehicle must meet in order to be recorded This format of this condition IS keyword comparator value The valid keywords are ACT Axle count ASP Axle separation largest value for the vehicle AWT Axle weight largest value for the vehicle CLS Classification Continued GRPS User Manual 2 2 Alternative form Valid range GRPS User Manual 2 2 SWOUTPUT DRN Direction of travel 1 normal direction 2 reverse direction GWT Gross weight LAN Lane number LEN Overall length SPD Speed WBT Overall wheelbase The valid comparators for use with keywords are gt is greater than but is not equal to gt is greater than or is equal to
61. RS TT 2 TT 2 TT 2 TT 2 TT 2 TT 2 TT 2 TT 2 DATEFORM DD MM YY UNITS Metric INTERVAL 15 PEAKTIME 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 PEAKINT 5 CHANNELS 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 INTSPEC CNT INTFILTER ALL HEAD HHMM C 0 ek Ez 3 4 15 6 INTERVAL 15 150196 1530 1 0003 0007 0011 0015 0019 0023 0027 0031 0035 0039 0043 0047 150196 1830 1 0051 0055 0059 END 26 FFFF 293 Appendix 2 GRPS ASCII Print Formats Interval format 2 Example command print 2 example i00 BEGIN FORMAT INT 2 FORMATTER 660 Release 1 95 INSTRUMENT 660 Serial 1234567 Release 1 95 FILENAME SITE LOCATION GRIDREF HEADINGS STARTREC 15 21 15 01 96 STOPREC 22 45 15 01 96 BATTERY 6 40 6 40 SENSORS TT 2 TT 2 TT 2 TT 2 TT 2 TT 2 TT 2 TT 2 DATEFORM DD MM YY UNITS Metric PRUNITS KPH CM 10KG INTERVAL 15 PEAKTIME 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 00 PEAKINT 5 CHANNELS 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 INTSPEC CNT INTFILTER ALL HEAD HHMM C CN 1 INTERVAL 15 150196 1530 1 00 00 0001 150196 1545 1 00 00 0002 150196 1600 1 00 00 0003 150196 1615 1 00 00 0004 150196 1630 1 00 00 0005 similar lines omitted 150196 2145 1 00 00 0026 150196 2200 1 00 00 0027 150196 2215 1 00 00 0028 150196 2230 1 00 00 0029 150196 2
62. SORS specifies TT TT 2 PP or PP 2 eovdgap Gap Gap is the maximum time in milliseconds within which the next tube detection must occur in order to be associated with the same vehicle If the gap is any greater the vehicle processor will assume that the newly detected axle belongs to a different vehicle and that the previous axle detection marked the end of the previous vehicle 100 to 20000 milliseconds eovdgap 1000 i e 1 second eovdgap 500 eovdgap EOVDGAP 1500 GRPS User Manual 2 2 Keypad menu Related commands Your setting Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 EOVDGAP Tech Mode EOVD Gap EOVDACC and EOVDSEP should accompany EOVDGAP EOVDSPEED is used for a separate purpose to identify crossing or overtaking vehicles COVED E Sa aa Sd nus 89 EOVDSEP EOVDSEP 2 End Of Vehicle Detection by axle SEParation Description Availability Essential when Command syntax Parameters Valid range Default Example Display syntax Example response 90 In tube or piezo sensor layouts where no loop is present to detect the front and rear of the vehicle a number of parameters are needed to identify each separate vehicle from its axle crossing data The EOVDSEP command sets or displays the end of vehicle Separation parameter EOVDSEP is complementary to the end of vehicle Acceleration and Time gap parameters EOVDACC and EOVDGAP and all three should be used together EO
63. T 100 100 0 0000 Count is at least 100 in both lanes being monitored so LPCLS2 values will be valid Tech Mode C H Auto Count CHAUTCNT is an alternative name for this command in the Chassis Height series beginning with CH CLASS selects the loop loop classification scheme e g EURO LPCLS2 gives the running average of peak sensor readings from vehicles identified as cars LP2THRES is the associated sensor threshold tuning command GRPS User Manual 2 2 CLS2CNT CHAUTCNT Your setting oy PA Oe ae eer Seon e Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 65 COM1 COM2 COM1 COM2 COMmunications channel 1 2 Description Essential when Command syntax Parameters 66 COM1 and COM2 commands have identical syntax and control the communications parameters of the two serial ports baud rate bits parity and flow control COM1 is the Local serial port for communication with an attached PC Terminal or Data Module COMA if fitted is the Telemetry port for attachment of a modem The following examples mainly use the COM1 command but apply equally to COM2 preparing to output a keyboard controlled PRINT file comi Speed BitsParity Handshaking Speed is a baud rate chosen from must be one of the following 300 600 1200 2400 4800 9600 19200 38400 57600 or 115200 BitsParity must be one of the following combinations 8n 8 bits no parity 8e 8 bits even parity 80 8 bits
64. T ct in en vey SONIAYHH u TE nu wd Add TWD a TE uu uNOLLWOOTa LZ vu uallSu 9Z very a HWNYNATI Tu GZ GT ua DSPOTOMu LOGPETT UTETISS u 40994 ua LNHNNILSNI u YZ SE Tu SCOTOUu 14 099u LHALIVNHOS u EZ ul AdAu a LENAO u ZZ uNIOHu OZ print 2 example v00 Example command 297 GRPS User Manual 2 2 Appendix 2 GRPS ASCII Print Formats Vehicle by Vehicle format 3 Add 05 GNA x SVT rel 6L ANL HO Sv SP NN T S0 C XY 5 607 H S 607 do 06 dS C Nd 9 VT 000000 00 OE Pe ST 9ETOST 820000 TESTE 6S L Oc ANL HO pc c Pce ALN T SD C XV 0 dH L l do dS c Nd VT 000000 00 87 77 SIT 96TOSL 520000 EIT L6 0 OT NL HO 90 C 90 C AN T S0 C XV S 60 7 0H S 607 do GE dS T Nd VT 000000 O0 9c Pe ST 96TOST 220000 pesetep SSUTT IPTTUTS SECT LS E BAT AND HO ZIZ ZUZ MIN T 8D Z2 XY S 60P 0H S 607 d9 Ty dS Z NA E WI 000000 00 PZ PZ ST 96TOST OTO000 6L S 09 F PS L 9L T LI I 9E TZ INL HO 96 T Zh T ECh Z DOT SL L MIN ET SD S XV O T GH 8 0 d9 6Z dS Z Nd S VT 000000 00 bZ bZ GST 96TOST L00000 0S 0 S970 SIT NI MO s ET T T I WIN EI SI Z X 5 S 60P 0H S 60b d9 S8 4S I NA I YT 000000 00 E2 F2 ST 96TOST 700000 a 6 0 TZ T ST Z ONL yo o 00 Z 00 C WIN T SO Z XY E S 60P QH S 60b dD 9L dS T NG S WI 000000 00 EZ PZ ST 96TOST T0000
65. TCNT CHCALC defines the method of calculating the average height of a low chassis automatic or user input CHFIELD can be used to correct the length measurements made by loop sensors CHHIGH sets or displays the threshold value between detection signals that are counted as a low chassis and those counted as a high chassis CHUSRAVLOW allows the user to enter the loop signal level corresponding to a standard car with a low chassis height CLASS selects the loop loop classification scheme e g EURO chautent rara 47 CHCALC CHCALC D Chassis Height CALCulation method Description Availability Essential when Command syntax Parameters Default Display syntax Example response Keypad menu Related commands 48 For vehicle classification using loop sensors the Marksman 660 determines the height of the chassis by comparing the maximum loop output signal against the value for a standard car derived from a test run CHCALC controls how the value for the standard car is calculated Version 1 98 onwards calibrating a loop loop sensor system for classification based on chassis height chcalc auto user auto makes the Marksman 660 calculate the loop output value for a standard car Use the auto mode for LL sensor configurations user will use the loop value entered using the CHUSRAVLOW command Use the user mode for sensor configurations 2 N 1
66. TCWNOISE and TCWTHRES command references for details CAUTION No motor vehicles may cross over the sensors during the calibration process If a motor vehicle was present on the sensors during calibration you must abort the procedure by pressing the Esc key Then repeat the calibration Keypad menu Tech mode TCW Calibrate Use the T key in place of in the calibration procedure detailed above use the J key in place of Related commands TCWNOISE adjusts the sensor noise threshold TCWTHRES defines the sensor threshold level for classification as a motor vehicle Marksman 410 enhancements to CLASS MONITOR and OSP Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 221 TCWNOISE TCWNOISE Tyre Contact Width NOISE Marksman 410 only Description This parameter sets or displays the noise threshold for Command syntax Parameters Valid range Default Example Display syntax Example response Keypad menu Related commands Your setting 222 each Bicycle Discriminating tube sensor This value is used to determine whether a signal is a valid tyre crossing or sensor noise TCWNOISE is automatically set by the TCWCALIB procedure but may also be adjusted manually tcwnoise Noise threshold1 Noise threshold2 Noise threshold1 is the noise threshold for the first sensor Noise threshold2 is the noise threshold for the second sensor if used 0 to 255 tcwnoise 1 tcwnoise 108 tcwnoise TCWNOISE 12 15
67. TOCOL setting The machine will then wait for the file transfer to be initiated by the Terminal s communications software or until you press Ctrl X to abandon the process Not available DOWNLOAD RETRIEVE initiates file transfer from the machine to the PC Terminal PROTOCOL sets the type of Ymodem file transfer protocol to be used for both UPLOAD and DOWNLOAD RETRIEVE GRPS User Manual 2 2 UPLOAD Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 243 VBVFILTER VBVFILTER Vehicle By Vehicle FILTER Description Essential when Syntax Parameters 244 GRPS allows one logical criterion to be applied when selecting vehicles to be recorded in vehicle by vehicle files VBVFILTER specifies this criterion or displays the current setting VBVFILTER does not affect vehicle selection for On Site Printout which is controlled separately by OSPFILTER selective recording is required in vehicle by vehicle files vbvfilter all Condition all disables VBV filtering and records all vehicles Condition is a single logical condition that a vehicle must meet in order to be recorded This format of this condition IS keyword comparator value The valid keywords are ACT Axle count ASP Axle separation largest value for the vehicle AWT Axle weight largest value for the vehicle CLS Classification DRN Direction of travel 1 normal direction 2 reverse direction GWT Gross weight LAN Lane number LEN Overall length SPD Spee
68. ULL Stop General Setup Mem Full Action MIGHT Ss E A he tu 153 MONITOR MONITOR Description Essential when Command syntax Parameters Example 1 Response Explanation 154 MONITOR gives real time indications of traffic sensor activation or of carbon monoxide and temperature levels checking sensor performance against vehicle observ ations or against independent CO temperature measurements monitor LaneNumber gas tcw LaneNumber selects the traffic sensor to be monitored gas selects CO and temperature monitoring tcw selects Tyre Contact Width sensor monitoring Marksman 410 only Examples of output are shown below To end the monitoring display press Esc or Enter monitor 3 Sensor Check L03 a Lane 3 is being monitored If the SENSORS setting involves axle sensors tube or piezo the display will show the letter a as above Each time the sensor is activated the a briefly becomes a capital A Other possible codes are 1 L for loops and w w for weigh in motion sensors Layouts involving multiple sensors will give corresponding displays e g a tube loop tube TLT layout will show Sensor Check L03 a 1 a GRPS User Manual 2 2 Example 2 Response Explanation Example 3 Response Explanation Keypad menu Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 MONITOR monitor gas Temp XX C CO yy Ave ZZ The display shows the current temperature reading xx the curre
69. UNITS controls the units for printout independently from UNITs for recording 157 OSPFILTER OSPFILTER On Site Printout FILTER Description Essential when Syntax Parameters 158 GRPS allows one logical criterion to be applied when selecting vehicle data to be displayed in On Site Printout using the OSP or OSP commands OSPFILTER specifies this criterion or displays the current setting OSPFILTER does not affect the additional display of time tagged event TTE sensor readings when using OSP selective output is required in On Site Printout ospfilter all Condition all disables On Site Printout data filtering and displays all vehicles Condition is a single logical condition that a vehicle must meet in order to be displayed This format of this condition IS keyword comparator value The valid keywords are ACT Axle count ASP Axle separation largest value for the vehicle AWT Axle weight largest value for the vehicle CLS Classification DRN Direction of travel 1 normal direction 2 reverse direction GWT Gross weight LAN Lane number LEN Overall length SPD Speed WBT Overall wheelbase GRPS User Manual 2 2 Default Example 1 Explanation Example 2 Explanation Display syntax Example response Explanation Keypad menu Related commands Your setting GRPS User Manual 2 2 OSPFILTER The valid comparators for use with keywords are gt is greater than but i
70. VAL and PEAKINT peaktime off peaktime 08 00 09 00 11 30 14 00 17 00 19 00 peaktime PERAK TIME 07 30 09 30 17 00 19 00 00 00 00 00 Start Survey Peak Periods BREAK sets the time between automatic file breaks GRPS User Manual 2 2 Your setting Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 PEAKTIME INTERVAL sets the normal recording interval outside of peak periods PEAKINT controls the interval during peak period recording DEak nl an ne 171 PRINT PRINT Description Command syntax Parameters Formats for Printing Interval Files 172 Lists a data file from the machine s memory in ASCII text format The file is automatically closed and a continuation file opened with an incremented number in the filename extension The output need not be literally printed For example it can be listed to a PC terminal preferably using software that provides a scroll back buffer for review or generated in comma delimited form for use in a spreadsheet A variety of print formats are available see list below PRUNITS can specify the units for printout independently of the UNITS setting used for data recording Output can be stopped by pressing either Esc or Ctrl C print Format Filename Ext Format is one of the standard format numbers from the lists below Filename Extis a valid MS DOS GRPS filename up to 8 characters followed by a period and an extension of up to three
71. VDACC EOVDGAP and EOVDSEP are only valid for axles only sensor configurations they are not relevant in other layouts Version 1 9 onwards SENSORS specifies TT TT 2 PP or PP 2 eovdsep Separation Separation is the maximum computed axle separation in the current UNITS that will be associated with the same vehicle If the computed separation is any greater the vehicle processor will assume that the newly detected axle belongs to a different vehicle and that the previous axle detection marked the end of the previous vehicle 100 to 2000 centimetres or 39 to 787 inches eovdsep 700 centimetres or 276 inches eovdsep 500 eovdsep EOVDSEP 400 GRPS User Manual 2 2 Keypad menu Related commands Your setting Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 EOVDSEP Tech Mode EOVD Separation EOVDACC and EOVDGAP should accompany EOVDSEP EOVDSPEED is used for a separate purpose to identify crossing or overtaking vehicles UNITS specifies length units of either centimetres or inches BOVdSEB Er nn nine etant 91 EOVDSPEED EOVDSPEED 2 End Of Vehicle Detection by SPEED Description Availability Essential when Command syntax Parameters Valid range Default Example Display syntax Example response 92 In tube or piezo sensor layouts where no loop is present to detect the end of the vehicle and the sensor extends across more than one lane EOVDSPEED is used to iden
72. WNLOAD RETRIEVE is used to retrieve files from the machine s memory and when completed will mark each file as Retrieved R PRINT is used to display a file in the machine s memory and when completed will mark the file as Retrieved R All of the following commands will close an open file DOWNLOAD RETRIEVE PRINT STOPREC BREAK INTONOFF or VBVONOFF 75 DOWNLOAD RETRIEVE DOWNLOAD RETRIEVE DOWNLOAD or RETRIEVE file s Description Essential when Command syntax Parameters Notes 76 Retrieve one or more data files from the machine s memory The commands DOWNLOAD and RETRIEVE are alternative names with exactly the same effect memory will shortly become full and before any further data processing can be done download Filename Ext all new u r ur Filename Ext is a valid MS DOS GRPS filename up to 8 characters followed by a period and an extension of up to three characters If the period and extension are omitted all files with that Filename will be retrieved all will download all files in the machine s memory Any files that are open will be closed and a new file started with an incremented extension number new will download all files that have not been downloaded before or not successfully and are thus are currently marked Un retrieved U u will download all Un retrieved files that are not currently open r will download all Retrieved files that are not current
73. Your setting LSS ee ac oe eee Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 137 LPMODE LPMODE LooP detector MODE Description Essential when Command syntax Parameters Valid range Default Example Display syntax Example response Keypad menu Related commands 138 D The LPMODE command is only needed when two Loop cards are fitted to a Marksman unit When two Loop cards are fitted the cards scan the loops in either parallel or serial mode In parallel mode both Loop boards scan their loops at the same time In serial mode each Loop board waits for the other one to finish scanning before it starts scanning its own loops Serial mode is only required if there is interaction between the loops attached to different Loop cards The Marksman unit has two Loop cards and there is interaction between the loops attached to the different cards Ipmode 0 16 0 Loops are scanned in parallel mode 16 Loops are scanned in serial mode 0 31 but values other than O and 16 may have undesired effects Ipmode 0 Ipmode 16 Ipmode LPMODE 16 Tech Mode LPMODE All the other LP commands can also be used for loop sensor calibration and tuning if required GRPS User Manual 2 2 LPMODE Your setting 0 1910 9 i S a EEE Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 139 LPOVERS LPOVERS Description Essential when Command syntax Parameters Valid range Note Defaul
74. ZFILTER to program the debounce time directly into the detector card GRPS User Manual 2 2 AXFILTER Your setting axfilter Se cad esse Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 33 AXSEPS AXSEPS AXle detector SEParationS Description Essential when Command syntax Parameters Valid range Default Notes Example 1 Explanation Example 2 Explanation 34 When two or more axle sensors of the same type are installed in each lane AXSEPS informs the machine of the separation between them in order to calculate the vehicle speed the SENSORS specification involves two axle sensors per lane e g TT or PP axseps Lane Lane2 Lanel is the axle detector separation in lane 1 in the units defined using the UNITS command If no other parameters are given the same value is applied to all lanes defined by SENSORS Lane2 are the values for lane 2 and beyond if applicable Up to 8 lanes are allowed 1 to 999 centimetres or 1 to 393 inches axseps 400 cm or axseps 157 inches This value applies to all lanes or to the only lane Lane 1 is nearest to the machine location Once set the AXSEPS value will be converted automatically if you change UNITS subject to rounding axseps 600 This value is only valid in conjunction with units metric The distance between axle sensors in all lanes or the only lane is 600 cm axseps 95 100 Assuming metric units the distance between axle sensors
75. a PC using RETRIEVE Then UPLOAD the configuration file from the PC into each machine and then using CFGLOAD to put that configuration into effect cfgload Filename Filename is a valid MS DOS GRPS filename up to 8 characters Do not include an extension after the filename The file specified by Filename must be present in the machine s memory The machine generates an extension to the filename in the series beginning c00 cfgload file1234 Implements all the configuration settings contained in that file except for COM1 COM2 TIME and DATE Not available ALL lists all the machine s current settings CFGSAVE saves the current configuration to a file in the machine s memory DIR lists all files in the machine s memory UPLOAD will upload a new configuration file from a PC GRPS User Manual 2 2 CFGLOAD Your setting cfgload MENAME oie soe a toed Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 39 CFGSAVE CFGSTORE CFGSAVE CFGSTORE ConFiGuration SAVE Description This command saves the machine s configuration to a file in memory including all GRPS parameters except TIME and DATE The Description of CFGLOAD explains how to use CFGSAVE in cloning one machine s configuration into several others Command syntax cfgsave Filename Parameters Filename is a valid MS DOS GRPS filename up to 8 characters Do not include an extension after the filename If no Filename parameter is supplied the one a
76. ach be an exact sub multiple of 24 hours Check details on INTERVAL and PEAKINT commands GRPS User Manual 2 2 Appendix 1 GRPS Error and Warning Codes Error 70 Error 71 Error 73 Error 99 Warning messages Warning 01 Warning 02 GRPS User Manual 2 2 Incorrect password The incorrect password has been used when changing to either Read only mode or Read write mode Check details on the INTERFACE and PASSWORD command s Command not accessible in this mode The command just attempted is not available because the machine is in either Read only or Locked mode Check details on the INTERFACE command File not accessible in this mode You have tried to use the PRINT command which is not allowed when the machine is in Read only mode Check details on the INTERFACE command Command unavailable on this machine The command just attempted is a valid GRPS command but is not available on this model of machine String has been truncated The text just entered was too long and has been truncated Enter the same command again without any parameters to display the truncated text that has been stored Can only retrieve 10 files at a time A multiple file RETRIEVE option has selected more than 10 files After the first 10 files have been retrieved you will need to use RETRIEVE again to download the others you require 289 Appendix 2 GRPS ASCII Print Formats Appendix 2 GRPS ASCII Print Formats Structure
77. added CLOCK TEST SYSAUDIT and TEST LPSTATUS Keypad tables and print formats updated Valid range for EOVDSEP increased to 2000 cm Default value of WTWINDOW changed to 8 INTSPEC WBT now allowed LPCYCLES LPOVERS LPTHRES and LPUNDERS can all be given different settings if two loop boards are fitted in a Marksman 660 Reference to long input lines and LAN as an INTSPEC parameter removed Minor editorial changes This issue covers all Marksman GRPS command s including those for the Marksman 360 Marksman 400 and Marksman 410 This issue corresponds to Marksman firmware version 1 98 New commands added Chassis Height CHAUTAVLOW LPCLS2 CHAUTCNT CLS2CNT CHCALC CHFIELD CHHIGH LP2THRES and CHUSRAVLOW Weight WTCALVEH WTMAXAREA Marksman 410 TCWCALIB TCWNOISE TCWTHRES enhancements to CLASS MONITOR and OSP Commands modified CLASS INTSPEC PRINT PRUNITS SENSORS TEMPCAL WTCAL WTEVLEN WTMINAREA 307 Appendix 5 Release Notes since Issue 2 0 O Other enhancements e Four new sensor configurations see SENSORS e 83kHz loop card supported e Keypad interface includes Status Last Vehicle to monitor the last vehicle in either direction e Vehicle monitor menus display vehicle gap e Full error messages displayed as continuously scrolling banners e Improved loop counting e More convenient valid ranges for some parameters e Support for Kistler WIM sensors included
78. alternative name for this command 188 with exactly the same effect BREAK allows the same files to be easily recovered more than once without interference between users CHMOD changes file attributes to R or U DELETE is used to delete files after they have been retrieved from the machine s memory and for safety will only operate on files marked as Retrieved R DIR lists all files and their attributes INTERFACE sets the security protection mode for the remote serial interface and affects whether files are marked Retrieved R after a successful download PRINT is used to display a file in the machine s memory and when completed will mark each file as Retrieved R GRPS User Manual 2 2 RETRIEVE DOWNLOAD Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 189 SENSORS SENSORS Description Essential when Command syntax Parameters In order to function the detection and recording software must be configured according to the sensors attached to the machine The SENSORS command sets or displays the sensor configuration for each lane programming the machine to a new sensor configuration You will also need to check AXFACTOR AXSEPS LPLENS and LPSEPS sensors Config1 Config2 NONE Config1 is a sensor code from the following list applied to lane 1 the nearest to the machine Config2 etc are corresponding sensor codes for lane 2 lane 3 and so on in order If only one code is given
79. and the sensors available intfilter all intfilter spd gt 120 Record only vehicles with speed greater than 120 in the current UNITS of speed intfilter cls 2 Record only vehicles in class 2 intfilter cls lt gt 2 Ignore vehicles in class 2 intfilter NTFILTER ACT lt 3 Record only vehicles with 2 axles Start Survey INT Filter OSPFILTER TTEFILTER and VBVFILTER Uni 51111214 ARR EURE RENE RER ASMA DA SAE RER UNE ID 113 INTONOFF INTONOFF INTerval recording ON and OFF Description Essential when Command syntax Parameters Valid range Default 114 INTONOFF controls the dates and times when interval recordings will start and finish programming an instrument to be left to record data at some later time intonoff StartTime StartDate EndTime EndDate off StartTime is the time at which recording is to start in the 24 hour format hh mm StartDate is the date on which recording is to start in the format specified by DATEFORM EndTime is the time at which recording is to end in the 24 hour format hh mm EndDate is the date on which recording is to end in the format specified by DATEFORM off cancels any previous settings intonoff is automatically set to off when the programmed recording is complete i e Endtime EndDate has passed 00 00 01 01 96 1996 to 23 59 31 12 95 2095 or equivalent according to the DATEFORM format St
80. ands LPCYCLES for loop detectors LPSENS LPHOLD LPMODE LPOVERS LPSCAN LPTHRES LPUNDERS CHAUTAVLOW For tuning a two loop CHAUTCNT vehicle classification layout CHCALC CHFIELD CHHIGH CHUSRAVLOW CLS2CNT For tuning a two loop EUR6 LPCLS2 classification layout PZFILTER Piezo detection PZTHRES GRPS User Manual 2 2 7 Finding the Command You Want Environmental GAS CO detection GASCAL TEMP Temperature measurement TEMPCAL Vehicle Processing Commands Commands which apply to the Vehicle Processor which converts time tagged events into vehicle by vehicle VBV data Vehicle Processor control UNITS Units of measure for input parameters SENSORS Define sensor layout in each lane AXSEPS Axle sensor separations LPLENS Length of loops in each lane LPSEPS Separation of loops in each lane CLASS Vehicle classification scheme AXFACTOR Average axles per vehicle ratio for tube piezo counters SWOUTPUT Selective operation of switch contacts Vehicle Processor Monitoring OSP OSP On Site Printout of VBV and TTE data OSPFILTER Criteria for On Site Printout OSPTIME OSP timeout OSPVEH 8 GRPS User Manual 2 2 Data Storage Commands Data recording CHANNELS INTSPEC INTERVAL PEAKINT ACTBINS LENBINS SPDBINS TIMEBINS INTFILTER VBVFILTER TTEFILTER Recording control INTONOFF PEAKTIME VBVONOFF STARTREC STOPREC BREAK SUMMER WINTER Finding the Command You Want Lane to channel assign
81. arameters Valid range Example 1 Explanation Display syntax Example response Explanation Keypad menu Related commands 200 SITE changes or displays the descriptive name or number of the site You should use a meaningful name or serial number as this information will be used by analysis software such as Showman Plus If no FILENAME has been specified the machine uses the first three characters of the SITE name are to generate automatic filenames When using this method it is particularly important that the first three characters of the SITE name should be meaningful programming the machine to begin surveys at a new site site Name Name can be up to 19 alphanumeric characters 3 Characters can include Oto 9 Ato Z atozor _ underline but all alphabetic text will be converted to CAPITALS site cold_lane Spaces are not allowed site SITE COLD LANE Text has been converted to CAPITALS Start Survey Site Number If no FILENAME has been specified the machine uses the first three characters of the SITE name are to generate automatic filenames GRPS User Manual 2 2 SITE Your setting E e DECIR RR RD DE Don Cana ERAN RP SCENE ARENT Cea eee Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 201 SKEW SKEW Description Availability Essential when Command syntax Parameters Valid range Default Example 1 Display syntax Example response Keypad menu 202 For We
82. artTime StartDate must be before Endtime EnaDate An input of 24 00 will be interpreted and stored as 00 00 of the next day Starting with Marksman firmware version 1 94 two digit year numbers must be 96 or later in order to be interpreted correctly as 1996 to 2095 The year can also be entered in four digit format intonoff off GRPS User Manual 2 2 Example Explanation Display syntax INTONOFF CAUTION After setting INTONOFF you must then enter STARTREC INT to enable interval recording This will open a file but no data will be entered until StartTime StartDate is reached intonoff 00 00 01 04 98 24 00 30 04 98 Recording will stop at 00 00 00 on 01 05 98 intonoff Example response INTONOFF 00 00 01 04 98 00 00 01 05 98 Keypad menu Start Survey INT On Off Related commands DATEFORM sets the format for all dates used in GRPS Your setting Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 STARTREC enables recording from the time set by INTONOFF STOPREC stops or prevents all recording regardless of the INTONOFF setting STOPREC INT is specific to interval recording INtONOM A a Casto nade OA ds 115 INTSPEC INTSPEC INTerval recording SPECification Description Essential when Command syntax Parameters 116 When more than one type of data is available from the sensor layout INTSPEC allows interval recording data to be collected in various combinations for later analysis Only ce
83. assis Therefore if the system is counting some high chassis vehicles as low chassis increase LP2THRES if the system is counting some low chassis vehicles as high chassis decrease LP2THRES 1 to 100 lp2thres 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 50 Ip2thres 45 Same value for all lanes or else there is only one lane Ip2thres GRPS User Manual 2 2 Example response Explanation Keypad menu Related commands Your setting Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 LP2THRES CHHIGH LP2THRES 65 63 50 50 50 50 50 50 Two lanes have been altered the rest are still at the default value of 50 Use Tech Mode CHHIGH CHHIGH is now the preferred name for this command CLASS selects the loop loop classification scheme e g EURO CHAUTCNT CLS2CNT and CHAUTAVLOW LPCLS2 are the associated sensor monitoring commands Ip2thres 3 assess es Si se lesa 127 LPCALC LPCALC LooP CALCulation Description Availability Essential when Command syntax Parameters Default Note Example 1 128 D With loop detectors vehicle length calculations are normally based on the time tag of the on event as the vehicle passes over the leading edge of loop However if the off event at the trailing edge is more definite LPCALC can make the vehicle processor use that time tag instead Alternatively LPCALC can be set to average the time tags of events at both the leading and trailing edges of the loo
84. attribute to R CHMOD U useful if retrieved copies of files have been lost chmod r u Filename Ext all The attribute r or u is required and will become the new attribute of the chosen file s Filename Ext is a valid MS DOS GRPS filename up to 8 characters followed by a period and an extension of up to three characters all will change all files that are not currently Open 0 The selected file s must not currently be Open O chmod r file1234 i01 The file FILE1234 101 will be marked as Retrieved R unless it is currently Open 0 chmod u all All files that are not currently Open O will be marked as Un retrieved U Output Data File Attribute DELETE is used to delete files after they have been retrieved from the machine s memory and for safety will only operate on files marked as Retrieved R GRPS User Manual 2 2 Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 CHMOD DIR lists the attributes of all files PRINT is used to display a file in the machine s memory and when completed will mark the file as Retrieved R RETRIEVE is used to retrieve files from the machine s memory and when completed will mark each file as Retrieved R STOPREC ends recording closes the open data file and changes its attribute from Open O to Un retrieved U 99 CHUSRAVLOW CHUSRAVLOW L Chassis Height USeR defined AVerage LOW chassis Description Availability Essential when Command synta
85. ays will use two digits each for the day dd month mm and year yy dateform dd mm yy DATEFORM is not affected by any resets not even RESTART 4 all changes must be entered explicitly dateform yy mm dd dateform DATEFORM YY MM DD General Setup Date Format DATEFORM affects the output of every command that displays the date CLOCK preferred to DATE displays or changes the date using the format specified using DATEFORM dateform rrenan 69 DELETE DEL DELETE DEL DELETE file s Description Command syntax Parameters Example 1 Example 2 Keypad menu Related commands 70 Delete a file in the machine s data memory No warning is given although files without the R Retrieved attribute are protected against deletion To delete a file without retrieving it first use the CHMOD command to change the file attribute to R Retrieved delete Filename Ext all Filename Ext is a valid MS DOS GRPS filename up to 8 characters followed by a period and an extension of up to three characters The specified file must exist in the machine s data memory all will delete all files that are not currently Un retrieved U delete aug3191 v01 delete all Output Data File Delete DELETE is used to delete files after they have been retrieved from the machine s memory and for safety will only operate on files marked as Retrieved R DIR lists all fil
86. ber that any files that are currently open will not be retrieved Take care not to miss any files because of this A file retrieval can be started at any time but may be slower while the machine is actively recording vehicle data If the retrieval involves closing any currently open file s there will be a brief pause while corresponding new file s are opened with an incremented number in the filename extension After this further recordings can be made in the newly opened files while file transfer is taking place However no further keyboard keypad commands can be entered until the retrieval process is complete The file transfer protocol is set with the PROTOCOL command except that plain ASCII transfers are done with the PRINT command After entering the RETRIEVE or DOWNLOAD command you must also to start the same file transfer protocol at the receiving device Files are transferred one at a time un retrieved files first followed by previously retrieved files in both cases in order of date opened When each file transfer finishes successfully the attribute of the retrieved file in the machine will be changed to R unless retrieved via the remote serial interface in Read only mode see INTERFACE retrieve a34 v01 Retrieves that one file retrieve a34 ps Retrieves all files which match the main filename e g A34 PS V01 and A34 PS I02 Not available 187 RETRIEVE DOWNLOAD Related commands DOWNLOAD is an
87. bration and tuning if required IDG VCIES ER 133 LPHOLD LPHOLD LooP detector HOLD time D Description Essential when Command syntax Parameters Valid range Default Example Display syntax Example response Keypad menu Related commands 134 A loop sensor detects metal so if a vehicle remains static above the loop it will continue to give a signal Until that signal falls again the vehicle will not be counted It is advisable that the detection circuit resets itself after a certain period of time this is determined by LPHOLD A typical value for LPHOLD would be 60 seconds but for simple counting applications LPHOLD can be set much shorter A minimum sensible time is 3 10 seconds using loop detectors in locations where traffic is liable to be halted Iphold Time Time is the maximum period in seconds of continuous detection after which the loop detector will reset itself O to 3000 Iphold 180 Iphold 80 Iphold LPHOLD 240 Tech Mode LPHOLD All the other LP commands can also be used for loop sensor calibration and tuning if required GRPS User Manual 2 2 LPHOLD Your setting Jente o E ee a ea Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 135 LPLENS LPLENS LooP detector LENgthS Description Essential when Command syntax Parameters Valid range Default 136 LPLENS notifies the machine of the length of the loop in each lane as measur
88. characters The PRINT command allows only one specific filename at a time 1 Date Time Channel and 12 counts May be selected for single classification counts up to 13 classes 2 Date Time Channel and up to three Classifications Width depends on number of Classifications 3 Comma and Quote Delimited version of INT 2 GRPS User Manual 2 2 Formats for Printing Vehicle by Vehicle Files Default format Note Example Explanation Keypad menu Related commands Your setting GRPS User Manual 2 2 PRINT 1 One line Format Vehicle Number Date Time and full available vehicle details 160 columns maximum 2 Comma and Quote Delimited version of VBV 1 3 Three line Format Vehicle Number Date Time and all available vehicle measurements 80 columns maximum Normally two lines but only one line if there were no axle sensors A total of three lines if Weigh in Motion data are included 4 Enforcement Graphic Format Time Lane Gap Speed Axles Class Diagram of vehicle along its length Maximum 80 columns 2 for Interval files 1 for Vehicle by Vehicle files When the PRINT process is completed the file attribute will be changed to Retrieved R see CHMOD print 1 file1234 i00 Since the filename extension i00 denotes an Interval file the format selected is Interval 1 Output Data File Print PRUNITS can specify the units for printout alone separately from the main UNITS comman
89. chine is to be verified or a hardware fault is suspected test display file keyboard Ipstatus sysaudit vehcount volts Tests the machine s inbuilt LCD display system This test requires an external PC Terminal The machine goes through its entire character set on the LCD display Creates an example test file of each type interval and vehicle by vehicle in the machine s data memory using the current configuration The main use of these files is to test the machine s download functions and external data analysis software test file does not necessarily create identical files on each occasion Tests the machine s inbuilt keypad This test requires an external PC Terminal The machine will prompt you to press each key in order As you press each key it will copy your input to the external Terminal GRPS User Manual 2 2 test Ipstatus Availability Example response Explanation Keypad menu test sysaudit Availability Example response GRPS User Manual 2 2 TEST Displays a status value for each loop The value will be zero if the loop card has not reported any errors for that loop or otherwise the last error code reported All error codes are reset to zero when the loops are turned on using the DETON or SENSORS command Version 1 95 onwards LPSTATUS 00 O0 33 000000000000 The loop card last showed an error 33 on loop 4 Status Loop Status Displays the following audit information about
90. d EOLCHARS EOPCHARS and EOFCHARS allow special characters to be output at the end of each line and page and at the end of the file 173 PROTOCOL PROTOCOL Description Essential when Command syntax Parameters Default Example Display syntax Example response 174 Display or change the file transfer protocol The protocol may need to be changed to give the best overall data transfer rate for the circuit concerned and for the communications software at the remote end of the link All the available protocols are of the Ymodem type and the remote communications software must be configured to match configuring the system for file transfers by modem link protocol ymodem ymodems ymodemg ymodem is the industry standard batch Ymodem implementation using 1024 and 256 byte block sizes It has built in error correction ymodems is a version of Ymodem that uses 256 byte blocks only When line conditions are good Ymodems is slower than standard Ymodem because more blocks have to be sent On the other hand YmodemS may be faster on poor lines when the error correction system is frequently requiring blocks to be repeated ymodemg is the industry standard implementation known by that name YmodemG has no built in error correction and is only suitable for links using error correcting modems in which case it may prove fastest protocol ymodem protocol ymodemg protocol PROTOCOL Y
91. d WBT Overall wheelbase GRPS User Manual 2 2 Valid range Default Example 1 Explanation Example 2 Explanation Display syntax Example response Explanation Keypad menu Related commands GRPS User Manual 2 2 VBVFILTER The valid comparators for use with keywords are gt is greater than but is not equal to gt is greater than or is equal to is equal to use only with ACT CLS DRN or LAN lt is less than or is equal to lt is less than but is not equal to lt gt is not equal to use only with ACT CLS DRN or LAN See the examples below for typical applications The Condition must be compatible with the UNITS setting and the sensors available vbvfilter all vbvfilter spd gt 120 Record only vehicles that have speed greater than 120 in the current UNITS of speed vbvfilter cls 2 Record only vehicles in class 2 vbvfilter VBVFILTER ACT lt 3 Record only 2 axled vehicles Start Survey VBV Filter INTFILTER OSPFILTER and TTEFILTER all follow the same logic 245 VBVONOFF VBVONOFF Vehicle By Vehicle recording ON OFF Description Essential when Command syntax Parameters Valid range Default 246 VBVONOFF controls the dates and times when vehicle by vehicle VBV recordings will start and finish programming an instrument to be left to record data at some later time vbvonoff StartTime StartDate EndTime EndDate
92. d in the machine s internal clock calendar but CLOCK is now the preferred command to do this the clock calendar needs to be reset e g because both the main battery and the backup battery have been disconnected date Date Date must be given in the format specified by the current DATEFORM setting All formats require as the day month year separator include leading zeros and omit spaces 01 01 00 to 31 12 99 or equivalent in other DATEFORM formats Year entries in two digit format beyond AD2000 are interpreted correctly and the year can also be entered in four digit format Set to the current date when the unit is first powered up in the factory DATE is not affected by any resets not even RESTART 4 all changes must be entered explicitly date 30 09 98 DATEFORM must be DD MM YY Note the leading zero in the month 09 date DATE 30 09 98 Start Survey Clock CLOCK sets both the date and time of day and should be used in preference to DATE and TIME separately DATEFORM sets the format for the date TIME sets the time of day GRPS User Manual 2 2 DATEFORM DATE FORMat Description Command syntax Parameters Default Example Display syntax Example response Keypad menu Related commands Your setting GRPS User Manual 2 2 DATEFORM Display or change the date format dateform dd mm yy mm dd yy yy mm dd Enter one of the above formats Subsequent date displ
93. d parameters is given a short description beginning with REM REM DETOFF Turns detectors off adding notes to a GRPS programming listing 183 RESTART RESTART Description Essential when Command syntax Parameters Example 1 Explanation Example 2 Explanation Restart Menu 184 RESTART gives access to the Restart Menu which can be used to delete all data files and reset many of the machine s GRPS parameters to their default values When used with a PC Terminal or via the remote serial link and a modem the RESTART command should display the Restart Menu If there is no response to RESTART a hardware restart is required Push the special Restart Connector part number GR010990 onto either the Comi or the Com2 port of the machine and then remove it The machine will now respond with the Restart Menu When the local keypad is used to restart the machine see below the LCD display will show the Restart Menu one or more machines needs to be reset to a known state restart SerialNo If more than one machine is connected to a network but SerialNo is included only that named machine is affected If SerialNo is not included all connected machines will respond restart 5348 Restarts only machine number 5348 restart Restarts all networked machines The Restart Menu offers four alternative levels of resetting the machine 1 Resume operation with no other changes 2 Reset Data de
94. dary HighestBin LowestBin is the lowest speed that will be included in the lowest bin O must be supplied if required BinBoundary is the lowest speed that will be included in the bin to the right HighestBin is slightly higher than the highest speed that will be included in any bin a vehicle with a measured speed exactly equal to HighestBin will not be recorded but this is statistically unlikely Up to 15 bin boundaries defining up to 14 bins 0 to 999 km h or 621 mph according to the current setting of UNITS Bin boundaries must be entered in increasing order spdbins 0 15 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 100 110 120 999 km h spdbins 0 9 19 25 31 37 43 50 56 62 68 75 621 mph spdbins 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 999 UNITS are imperial mph spdbins SPDBINS 1 20 40 60 80 120 999 Start Survey Bins Speed GRPS User Manual 2 2 SPDBINS The display shows the units and the present number of bins Related commands INTSPEC is used to select this type of classification UNITS specifies the speed units km h or mph Your setting SPABINS a u ee ere Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 205 STARTREC STARTREC START RECording Description Essential when Command syntax Parameters Valid range Default Example 206 STARTREC makes the machine start recording immediately unless a delayed start has been specified using INTONOFF or VBVONOFF The recording will be of the type speci
95. defining the WTBINS use the AWT and or GWT parameter in the INTSPEC command to enable Weigh in Motion INTSPEC includes AWT and or GWT wtbins LowestBin BinBoundary HighestBin LowestBin is the lowest weight that will be included in the lowest bin BinBoundary is the lowest weight that will be included in the bin to the right HighestBin is slightly more than the highest weight that will be included in any bin Up to 15 bin boundaries defining up to 14 bins Weights from 0 to 294833 kg 649990 pounds Weights must be entered in increasing order wtbins 0 2000 4001 8001 15998 23999 28000 32001 36001 40002 47999 60001 199997 kilograms wtbins 0 4410 8820 17640 35270 52910 61730 70550 79370 88190 105820 132280 440920 pounds GRPS User Manual 2 2 Notes Example Display syntax Example response Keypad menu Related commands Your setting Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 WTBINS Except for LowestBin all other bin boundaries mark the beginning of the next bin A weight exactly equal to that boundary value will be recorded in the bin below Vehicles whose weight falls outside the stated ranges will not be recorded wtbins 0 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000 10000 20000 wtbins WIBINS 0 2000 5000 10000 20000 99999 Start Survey Bins Weight The display shows the current number of bins INTSPEC is used to select this type of classification Also see the Golden River Weigh in
96. e Time has to be replaced by a number of minutes for example 720 The required format is always explained in the Parameters section immediately below the syntax statement GRPS User Manual 2 2 13 Operator Interface Where words or options are enclosed in square brackets this means that everything between the brackets can be omitted Here is a more complex example actbins LowestBin BinBoundary HighestBin This means that something must be substituted for the place holders LowestBin and HighestBin but the square brackets around the intermediate BinBoundary mean that it is optional or may not always be needed The dots following BinBoundary mean that more than one value can be inserted if required There is always at least one practical example to clarify the command syntax with an even more detailed explanation if needed Display Syntax descriptions are much simpler because the required command is often simply the command name shown in bold lower case There is always an Example Response from the machine in the different typeface for example Display syntax actbins Example response ACTBINS 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 99 You can use the display mode to verify that you have made a change correctly simply type in the command name and the machine will respond with the current settings for that command Valid ranges and error messages Default values 14 Where a command has one
97. e feed FF Form Feed CR Carriage Return DC1 Device Control 1 DC2 Device Control 2 DC3 Device Control 3 DC4 Device Control 4 ESC Escape Numerals 0 9 Letters A Z Letters a z DEL Delete lt x u 302 GRPS User Manual 2 2 Appendix 4 Data Module Commands Appendix 4 Data Module Commands Overview The Golden River Data Module is a compact portable memory unit which retrieves traffic data from the Marksman 660 or other compatible Golden River instruments and can also be configured used to issue a predefined set of commands to every unit to which it is connected The Data Module is designed to connect either to a Marksman unit or to a PC running terminal emulation software When connected to a Marksman the Data Module can issue GRPS commands to retrieve files into its own memory this can either take place automatically retrieving all Un retrieved files or selected files can be retrieved using a file called COMMAND LST When connected to a PC terminal the Data Module responds to the DIR and RETRIEVE commands to list and download the stored files These will include a log file of the Data Module s activities see below The UPLOAD command is used to transfer files from the PC terminal to the Data Module particularly the command file COMMAND LST which has a special format Data Module Log File After each connection to either a Marksman unit or a PC terminal the Data Module updates its log
98. e interval after which the remote serial interface will revert to Locked mode if not used You are recommended not to write passwords in this manual but in a safer and less public place 167 PEAKINT PEAKINT PEAK period INTerval Description Command syntax Parameters Valid range Default Notes Example Explanation Display syntax Example response 168 It is often useful to collect more detailed data during periods of peak traffic PEAKINT controls the recording interval during the peak periods designated using PEAKTIME See INTERVAL for a more detailed description of recording intervals Typical PEAKINT values are 5 10 or 15 minutes PEAKINT must always be an exact sub multiple of the INTERVAL setting which in turn must be an exact sub multiple of the interval between file breaks if BREAK is being used Therefore the three settings should be made in reverse order starting with BREAK peakint IntervalTime IntervalTime is the length of the peak period recording interval in minutes Any exact sub multiple of the INTERVAL setting between 1 and 60 minutes see INTERVAL and BREAK for further rules that apply to interval settings peakint 5 PEAKINT is allowed to be equal to INTERVAL but in that case there is effectively no peak time recording peakint 10 Compatible with INTERVAL periods of 10 20 30 minutes and any allowable BREAK settings peakint PEAKINT 10
99. e value NewStart which can be in the range from 0 to 49999 Version 1 98 onwards TEST VEHCOUNT 2524 2487 000000 Up to eight lanes can be displayed Counts for inactive lanes are shown as 0 Status Vehicle Count The machine displays the current battery voltage also available in the STATUS output TEST VOLTS 6 4 TEST commands are only available test Ipstatus and test vehcount GRPS User Manual 2 2 TEST Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 231 TIME TIME TIME of day Description Essential when Command syntax Parameters Valid range Default Example Display syntax Example response Keypad menu Related commands 232 This command will change or display the time held in the machine s internal clock calendar but CLOCK is now the preferred command to do this the clock calendar needs to be reset e g because both the main battery and the backup battery have been discharged or disconnected time hh mm ss hh are the hours in 24 hour clock format mm are the minutes and ss the seconds The colons are required Include leading zeros and omit spaces 00 00 00 to 23 59 59 Set to the current time when the unit is first powered up in the factory TIME is not affected by any resets not even RESTART 4 all changes must be entered explicitly time 09 42 time TIME 14 40 32 Start Survey Clock CLOCK sets both the date and time of da
100. ead only requires a password Protection set by INTERFACE has no effect on local access via the keypad If the machine is restarted using the keypad menu Esc Edit 0 or using the serial port hard restart switch it resets the interface to Read write and removes password protection Version 1 9 onwards security against accidental or unauthorised remote commands is required GRPS User Manual 2 2 Command syntax Parameters Default Notes Example Explanation Display syntax Example response GRPS User Manual 2 2 INTERFACE interface rw RWpassword ro ROpassword lock rw sets Read write mode with full access to all functions RWpassword is the password required to change the machine into Read only mode RWpassword is itself set using the PASSWORD command ro sets Read only mode with access to retrieve files and read all machine settings via the remote serial port but no access to change any settings except interface rw using RWpasswora ROpassword is the password required to change the machine into Read only mode ROpassword is itself set using the PASSWORD command lock sets the machine into Locked mode The GRPS command prompt is L gt and Locked mode gives no access via the remote serial port to any function except interface ro or interface rw requiring the appropriate password interface rw Passwords are case sensitive so PASSWORD password Password
101. eak EOL Chars EOP Chars EOF Chars Items in Brackets only appear if appropriate sensor cards are fitted Switch Input Switch Output Weight Cal WTCYCLES WTEVLEN WTMAXAREA WTMINAREA WTMODE WTOVERS WTTHRES WTUNDERS WTWINDOW 20 GRPS User Manual 2 2 Figure 3 Restart 360 Resume etc Esc 0 Edit for 1 second Esc Esc Esc rr Press any Key Status 360 Ver Mem Bat Time Press Press to go up Start Survey e Press gt Press to Leave Items in Brackets only appear if required by Press to go down implication from previous parameters Press to go up le Press to Leave to go down Stop Survey Press gt Press Press to go up X Operator Interface Keypad interface menus for the Marksman 360 Press gt to Enter Vehicle Count Sensor Check Loop Status Press gt to Enter Clock File Name Site Number Site Location Sensors Channels Interval Peak Periods Peak Interval Int On Off Start Logging Press gt to Enter gt Press to Leave Stop Logging to go down Output Data Press gt to Enter he gt Press to Leave Press gt Press Press to go up to go down COM 1 Local Print Format File Print File Attribute File Delete
102. ecorded The INTSPEC parameter DRN is an alternative to CHANNELS if data are to be collected by direction Your setting channels Ecs NL ini es Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 43 CHAUTAVLOW CHAUTAVLOW D Chassis Height AUTomatic AVeraging LOW Description Availability Essential when Display syntax Example response Explanation Note Keypad menu Related commands 44 CHAUTAVLOW is a display only command for sensor tuning for use with the loop loop classification schemes only It is a new name for LPCLS2 CHAUTAVLOW displays the running average change in peak sensor output for the last 100 cars To calibrate the chassis height sensing which is used to determine low or high chassis the CHAUTAVLOW value is compared against the threshold between high chassis and low chassis which is set using CHHIGH Version 1 94 onwards from version 1 9 as LPCLS2 calibrating a loop loop sensor system for classification chautavlow CHAUTAVLOW 182 174 160 190 0 0 0 0 One value for each lane in use up to eight lanes The running average result from CHAUTAVLOW is not valid until CHAUTCNT verifies that at least 100 cars have been counted Tech Mode C H Auto Avg Low LPCLS2 is the previous name for this command and is currently still valid CLASS selects the loop loop classification scheme e g EURO CHAUTCNT CLS2CNT verifies that at least 100 cars have been counted
103. ed along the direction of travel Because the vehicle is detected from the moment the front crosses the leading edge of the loop until the moment the rear leaves the trailing edge of the loop the apparent vehicle length is its true length plus the length of the loop itself LPLENS allows a correction to be made Direction LPLENS of travel i Uncorrected length Detection zone of loop using loop detectors and INTSPEC involves more than a simple vehicle count Iplens Length Length2 Length1 is the size of the loop in lane 1 closest to the machine in the current UNITS of centimetres or inches measured along the direction of travel If no further values are given Length7 is applied to all lanes If there is more than one loop in the same lane enter the average length Length2 is the loop length in lane 2 and so on in sequence for all other lanes if applicable 10 to 999 centimetres or 4 to 393 inches up to 16 loops Iplens 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 200 centimetres GRPS User Manual 2 2 LPLENS Iplens 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 79 inches Example Iplens 201 198 204 200 201 200 Display syntax Iplens Example response LPLENS 240 245 238 200 200 200 200 200 Keypad menu Start Survey Loop Length Related commands All the other LP commands can also be used for loop sensor calibration and tuning if required
104. ed while the machine is in Read write mode Version 1 9 onwards setting up security protection for the remote serial port Although the password can be omitted the system then offers no effective protection password RWpassword RWpassword ROpassword ROpassword RWpassword is the password that must be used with the interface rw command to change to Read write mode from either Read write or Locked mode The RWpassword must be repeated for confirmation GRPS User Manual 2 2 Valid range Note Default Example 1 Example 2 Explanation Display syntax Example response Keypad menu Related commands Your setting GRPS User Manual 2 2 PASSWORD ROpassword is the optional password for use with interface ro If omitted the machine can be changed into Read only mode from either Read write or Locked mode without a password The ROpassword must be repeated for confirmation password will remove all password protection Up to 8 characters case sensitive with no included spaces Passwords are case sensitive so PASSWORD password Password and PassWord are all different password password daylight daylight chestnut chestnut password daylight daylight Only Read write mode will be password protected password PASSWORD LKJ4H LKJ4H F47VV F47VV Not available INTERFACE sets the remote serial interface to Read write Read only or Locked mode TIMEOUT sets th
105. efault setting in the Marksman If two directions of data are required e g for the two sides of a divided highway use INTSPEC and the DRN parameter in preference to CHANNELS channels N1 N7 N2 N2 etc NT is the channel number to which the first lane is assigned If there are no other parameters all lanes are assigned to channel N1 If there is more than one parameter lanes will be assigned in sequence to the channel numbers given 1 to 12345678 There is a maximum of 8 lanes or 8 channels whichever is reached first A space is required between numbers Channel numbering must be continuous with no missing channels for example 1 1 3 3 is invalid channels 111111111 A different format of PRINT occurs when CHANNELS is selected for two channels channels 1 Data from all lanes will go into channel 1 GRPS User Manual 2 2 CHANNELS Example 2 channels 1 2 Explanation Data from the first lane will go into channel 1 and data from the second lane into channel 2 gt CAUTION When the CHANNELS default setting is changed to use more than one parameter as shown in the example above data from lanes that are not assigned a channel will be ignored In the above example no data would be recorded for lanes 3 4 5 6 7 or 8 Display syntax channels Example response channels 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 Keypad menu Start Survey Channels Related commands INTSPEC specifies how interval data are to be r
106. en selecting vehicle data to be recorded in interval INT data files INTFILTER specifies this criterion or displays the current setting selective recording is required in interval files intfilter all Condition all disables interval data filtering and records all vehicles Condition is a single logical condition that a vehicle must meet in order to be recorded This format of this condition IS keyword comparator value The valid keywords are ACT Axle count ASP Axle separation largest value for the vehicle AWT Axle weight largest value for the vehicle CLS Classification DRN Direction of travel 1 normal direction 2 reverse direction GWT Gross weight LAN Lane number LEN Overall length SPD Speed WBT Overall wheelbase The valid comparators for use with keywords are gt is greater than but is not equal to gt is greater than or is equal to GRPS User Manual 2 2 Valid range Default Example 1 Explanation Example 2 Explanation Example 3 Explanation Display syntax Example response Explanation Keypad menu Related commands Your setting GRPS User Manual 2 2 INTFILTER is equal to use only with ACT CLS DRN or LAN lt is less than or is equal to lt is less than but is not equal to lt gt is not equal to use only with ACT CLS DRN or LAN See the examples below for typical applications The Condition must be compatible with the UNITS setting
107. enote commands input and output Generally it is assumed that you will be typing at the PC Terminal but a separate section below describes the keypad interface When describing a command its name is generally given in capitals e g the INTSPEC command In syntax descriptions anything that you must type is given in bold lower case except when capital letters are necessary e g filename file1234 or sensors LL For further details see below Default configurations are given in plain lower case e g break off A response from the machine is given in a different typeface e g Checking directory please wait Syntax descriptions Many commands can be used in two different ways either to change a machine setting or merely to display its present state Thus there are often two headings in the command description Command Syntax and Display Syntax Command Syntax uses a semi formal description for example break hourly daily weekly off Time break is a required part of the command Also required is one of the options separated by symbols The options hourly daily weekly and off are shown in bold type so you should type in one of them exactly as spelled above without any quotation marks An additional option is shown above as Time Words in italics like this have to be replaced by something that you must enter in a particular format In this exampl
108. ers in parameter Found an unexpected character Check the parameter details carefully Error 08 Bins must be in ascending order Check that bin boundaries are all in ascending order GRPS User Manual 2 2 285 Appendix 1 GRPS Error and Warning Codes File errors Error 10 No files specified A valid filename see page 17 is required for this command Error 11 No such file The filename given is not present in the machine Check filenames using the DIR command Error 12 Can t delete unretrieved or open file The command cannot be implemented because the file attribute is either U un retrieved or O open in use Error 13 File access error The reason for the file error cannot be determined Check that you specified the correct filename and also that it is valid See page 17 Possibly the file specified is of the wrong type or has become corrupted Memory errors Error 014 Memory full The available memory has become full without the situation being anticipated by the MEMFULL setting Error 015 Memory unformatted Memory in the Marksman machines is formatted like an MS DOS RAMdisk The error message appears if this formatting has been lost or has become corrupted usually due to complete loss of main and backup battery power A level 4 RESTART will restore the memory formatting Date and time errors Error 20 Invalid time Time must be in the range 00 00 00 to 23 59 59 Re enter a correct value Seconds are o
109. es and their attributes DOWNLOAD or RETRIEVE is used to retrieve files from the machine s memory and when completed will mark each file as Retrieved R GRPS User Manual 2 2 DELETE DEL Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 71 DETOFF DETOFF DETector cards OFF Description Switches off all detector cards reducing power consumption and clears any pending detect signals Essential when when using gas detector cards which are by default powered on and it is necessary to reduce power consumption Command syntax detoff The command prompt changes from B gt V gt I gt or D gt to Q gt Note If a gas detector card has been turned off it will need to be powered again for at least 24 hours before accurate results can be obtained Keypad menu Not available Related commands DETON switches all detector cards on see note above Your notes 72 GRPS User Manual 2 2 DETON DETON DETector cards ON Description Switch on all detector cards to the default settings clears any pending detect signals and re tunes detectors Essential when when resetting all detector cards to a known configuration or to reverse the action of DETOFF Command syntax deton The command prompt changes from Q gt to B gt V gt I gt or D gt unless SENSORS is set to none Note If a gas detector card has been turned off it will need to be powered again for at least 24 hours before accurate results can be obtai
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111. f the computed speed change is any greater the vehicle processor will assume that the newly detected axle belongs to a different vehicle and that the previous axle detection marked the end of the previous vehicle 1 to 99 km hr or 1 to 62 mph eovdacc 3 km hr or 2 mph eovdacc 10 eovdacc EOVDACC 8 GRPS User Manual 2 2 Keypad menu Related commands Your setting Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 Tech Mode EOVDACC EOVD Acc EOVDGAP and EOVDSEP should accompany EOVDACC EOVDSPEED is used for a separate purpose to identify crossing or overtaking vehicles UNITS specifies speed units of either kilometres hour or miles hour eovdacc 8 EOVDGAP EOVDGAP 2 End Of Vehicle Detection by time GAP Description Essential when Command syntax Parameters Valid range Default Example Display syntax Example response 88 In tube or piezo sensor layouts where no loop is present to detect the front and rear of the vehicle a number of parameters are needed to identify each separate vehicle from its axle crossing data The EOVDGAP command sets or displays the end of vehicle Time gap parameter EOVDGAP is complementary to the end of vehicle Acceleration and Separation parameters EOVDACC and EOVDSEP and all three should be used together EOVDACC EOVDGAP and EOVDSEP are only valid for axles only sensor configurations they are not relevant in other layouts SEN
112. fied under INTSPEC and or VBVFILTER STARTREC always opens a recording file immediately but if a delayed start has been specified no data will be recorded until the start time is reached a survey has been set up No data will be recorded without the STARTREC command startrec int vbv both Filename int starts an interval recording vbv starts a vehicle by vehicle recording both starts a combined interval and VBV recording Filename if supplied will replace the previous setting of FILENAME before recordings commence Filename must be a valid MS DOS GRPS filename up to 8 characters Do not include an extension to the filename An error message will occur if the specified type of recording is already in progress or if there are already 100 files in data memory with the current filename prefix The current FILENAME will be used if none is specified with STARTREC startrec int file1234 GRPS User Manual 2 2 Keypad menu Related commands Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 STARTREC Start Survey Start Logging INTSPEC and VBVFILTER specify the characteristics of the recording to be started INTONOFF and VBVONOFF can delay the start of data recording FILENAME specifies the filename that will be used as a default unless overridden in STARTREC STOPREC stops recordings 207 STATUS STATUS Description Display syntax Example response STATUS displays the machine s hardware configurati
113. format for all dates used in GRPS STARTREC enables recording from the time set by VBVONOFF STOPREC stops or prevents all recording regardless of the VBVONOFF setting STOPREC VBV is specific to VBV recording Your setting vbvonoff een Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 247 WINTER WINTER Begin WINTER time Description Essential when Command syntax Parameters Default Example Explanation Display syntax Example response Keypad menu 248 WINTER controls the date when a Summer Winter time break is inserted into a recording The day is always a Sunday At 02 00 Summer Time on the WINTER Sunday any current files are closed The clock is then set back 1 hour and a new file opened starting at 01 00 Golden River data analysis software such as Showman Plus will handle the transition automatically the programmed recording interval spans the Sunday when Winter Time begins winter 1st 2nd 3rd 4th last mm off 1st 2nd 3rd 4th last designate the Sunday in the month mm is the month number one or two digits off inhibits the Winter Time adjustment The syntax of WINTER is not affected by the DATEFORM setting winter off winter 2nd 10 Change on second Sunday in October winter WINTER LAST 9 General Setup Winter GRPS User Manual 2 2 WINTER Related commands SUMMER controls the date of the Winter Summer Time transition Your setting WINTE S tate asta
114. g an interval will tend to miss fast moving vehicles while too rapid scanning is likely to make the loops more susceptible to noise interference and inaccurate detection Version 1 9 onwards setting very high sensitivity in conjunction with LPTHRES Ipcycles nterval Interval Interval is essentially an arbitrary number ranging from 1 as slow as possible to 255 as fast as possible If the machine contains a second loop detector card a different nterval can be set if required to optimise site setup If not set assumed to be same for both cards 1 to 255 Ipcycles 208 208 192 for loop boards manufactured before September 1993 check using STATUS 196 for 83 kHz 4 amp 8 loop boards introduced for DBFO contracts Ipcycles 50 one loop card or two loop cards set to the same nterval Ipcycles 50 60 two loop cards set to different ntervals For example if two 8 loop cards were fitted loops 1 8 on connector 1 would be set to an nterval of 50 and loops 9 16 on connector 2 would be set to an nterval of 60 GRPS User Manual 2 2 Display syntax Example response Keypad menu Related commands Your setting Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 LPCYCLES LPSENS Ipcycles LPCYCLES 128 128 Tech Mode LPCYCLES LPSENS is an older name for LPCYCLES but may be phased out because it is less descriptive All the other LP commands can also be used for loop sensor cali
115. ghway Manual for a description of N configurations Classification using Tubes and Loops TT TT x2 TLT LTL LL 2 N 1 2 o 2 N 1 er Two parallel tubes single lane width Two parallel tubes two lanes wide Tube Loop Tube Loop Tube Loop Loop Loop Two lane 2 N 1 configuration 6 loops Three lane 2 N 1 configuration 8 loops Four lane 2 N 1 configuration 10 loops Four lane 2 N 2 configuration 12 loops See the Golden River Count and Classification Highway Manual for a description of N configurations GRPS User Manual 2 2 193 SENSORS pp PP PPx2 PLP pLp LpL Classification using Piezo Detectors Two parallel half width Piezos Two parallel full width Piezos Two parallel Piezos 2 lanes wide Piezo Loop Piezo all full width Half width Piezo full width Loop half width Piezo Full width Loop half width Piezo full width Loop Classification and Weighing using WIM Sensors and WIM Card WW LwL L2wL 2wL2w LwLw L2wL2w 194 Two parallel half width WIM sensors Loop half width WIM sensor Loop Loop two half width WIM sensors Loop Two half width WIM sensors Loop two half width WIM sensors Loop half width WIM sensors repeated in next lane Loop two half width WIM sensors repeated in same lane GRPS User Manual 2 2 SENSORS Your setting SEMIS ONS Sa at te A oi ode Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 195 SERIAL SERI
116. given Separation is applied to all lanes Separation2 is the loop separation in lane 2 and so on in sequence for all lanes GRPS User Manual 2 2 Valid range Default Example Display syntax Example response Keypad menu Related commands Your setting Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 LPSEPS 10 to 999 centimetres or 4 to 393 inches lpseps 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 centimetres Ipseps 157 157 157 157 157 157 157 157 inches Ipseps 402 398 408 400 401 401 Ipseps LPSEPS 480 490 476 400 400 400 400 400 Start Survey Loop Seps LPCALC determines where the measurements are made from as shown above All the other LP commands can also be used for loop sensor calibration and tuning if required IDseps Ni te 147 LPTHRES LPTHRES N LooP detector THREShold Description LPTHRES sets or displays the threshold sensitivity of the Essential when Command syntax Parameters Valid range Default 148 loop detector This setting is acompromise LPTHRES can be decreased if vehicles are not being reliably detected but this may result in false detection due to noise interference Conversely setting LPTHRES too high to reduce false counting may result in vehicles being missed or in tractor trailers with high chassis being counted as two separate short vehicles To some extent either of these conditions may be compensated by also tuning LPCYCLES and as a last
117. guage LANGUAGE English General Setup Language GRPS User Manual 2 2 LANGUAGE Your setting languaje S e nee a RRMSS AREA NEEE EEE Ei Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 121 LENBINS LENBINS LENgth BINS Description Essential when Command syntax Parameters Valid range Default Example Explanation Display syntax 122 Vehicles whose length or wheelbase falls within a specified range can be grouped together in the same bin for counting purposes LENBINS specifies the length ranges After defining the bin boundaries using LENBINS use the LEN parameter in the INTSPEC command to enable length and or wheelbase classification INTSPEC includes LEN or WBT lenbins LowestBin BinBoundary HighestBin LowestBin is the shortest length or wheelbase that will be included in the lowest bin 0 must be supplied if required BinBoundary is the shortest length or wheelbase that will be included in the bin to the right HighestBin is slightly higher than the longest length or wheelbase that will be included in any bin A vehicle with a measured length or wheelbase exactly equal to HighestBin will not be recorded Up to 15 bin boundaries defining up to 14 bins Length wheelbase 0 to 9999 centimetres or 3936 inches according to the current setting of UNITS Bin boundaries must be entered in increasing order lenbins 0 300 450 600 900 9999 centimetres lenbins 0 118 177 236 3
118. han the site date name generated by the machine filename Filename Filename is a valid MS DOS GRPS filename up to 8 characters If no filename is specified the machine will generate its own based on the SITE name and date The format will be SSSYMMDD SSS are the first three characters of the SITE name Y is the last digit of the year and MM and DD are the month and day the file was opened FILENAME can also be changed by the STARTREC command Valid characters for Filename include any combination of the following O to 9 Ato Z a to z and _ underline Automatic site date filename filename coldlane filename Revert to automatic site date filenames filename H FILENAME FILE1234 GRPS User Manual 2 2 Keypad menu Related commands Your setting Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 FILENAME Start Survey Filename SITE specifies the site name that will be used in automatic file names STARTREC will start a recording and can optionally change FILENAME at the same time filename rara 95 GAS GAS CO GAS sensor calibration Description Availability Essential when Command syntax Parameters Valid range Examples Response Keypad menu Related commands 96 The GAS command changes the calibration of the CO sensor It is used twice once to zero the sensor and again to enter the CO level when the sensor is filled with a tes
119. he GAS and GASCAL commands will only be displayed if the machine contains a Pollution Monitor card ACTBINS 02345 6 7 8 99 REM ALL HELP Displays this information AXFACTOR 2 000 AXFILTER 20 AXSEPS 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 BREAK DAILY REM CFGLOAD Loads a stored configuration REM CFGSAVE CFGSTORE Stores a configuration CHANNELS 1 1 11 1 1 1 1 etc etc WTMODE 1 TOVERS 2 TTHRES 8 TUNDERS 2 TWINDOW 16 You are then returned to the current GRPS input prompt W W W W Not available GRPS User Manual 2 2 Related commands GRPS User Manual 2 2 ALL HELP HELP is an alternative command name for ALL PAGELEN sets the number of lines of text after which the output pauses with a prompt of More Press Enter to continue REM is a comment line which is ignored STATUS lists the machine s hardware status 29 AXFACTOR AXFACTOR AXle count calibration FACTOR Description Essential when Command syntax Parameters Valid range Default Example Explanation Display syntax Example response Keypad menu 30 This command affects all sensors when using a count configuration The axles count is divided by AXFACTOR to give an estimated vehicle count AXFACTOR is therefore an estimated average number of axles per vehicle using any count configu
120. he Command You Want Finding the Command You Want The next few pages will help you to find the GRPS command you want to use from one of the following categories Vehicle detection Vehicle processing Data storage Input output control Remote interface security Test commands Other functions You can then find the relevant command in the main alphabetical list You may also need to read the general introduction to GRPS operator interface and command structure beginning on page 13 Availability of GRPS Commands This manual includes all of the GRPS commands but those available on your particular model of the Marksman will only be part of the full set If you attempt to use a command that is not available on your model of the Marksman you will see an error message most probably Error 99 Command unavailable on this machine This means that the command you have just attempted is a valid GRPS command but is not available on your Marksman Technical Commands This symbol indicates a technical command which very few Fi users will ever need Incorrect use of technical commands may result in inaccurate recording or loss of data so you are advised to consult Golden River or your national Golden River represent ative before using them GRPS User Manual 2 2 Finding the Command You Want Information The same symbol appears on the detailed descriptions of commands classified as technical command
121. hhigh GRPS User Manual 2 2 Example response Explanation Keypad menu Related commands Your setting Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 CHHIGH CHHIGHS 65 63 50 50 50 50 50 50 Two lanes have been altered the rest are still at the default value of 50 Tech Mode C H HIGH PERCENT CHAUTAVLOW displays the running average signal levels for the last 100 cars and CHAUTCNT verifies that sufficient vehicles have been counted CHCALC defines the method of calculating the average height of a low chassis automatic or user input CHFIELD can be used to correct the length measurements made by loop sensors CHUSRAVLOW allows the user to enter the loop signal level corresponding to a standard car with a low chassis height CLASS selects the loop loop classification scheme e g EURO chhigh Si 93 CHMOD CHMOD CHange file MODe Description Essential when Command syntax Parameters Valid range Example 1 Explanation Example 2 Explanation Keypad menu Related commands 54 Data files held in the memory of the Marksman series have a mode attribute which indicates their status as Open O Retrieved R or Un retrieved U The CHMOD command changes the attribute of one or more files to R or U provided that the files are not currently Open deleting a file whose present attribute is Un retrieved U use CHMOD R first to change the file s
122. igh in Motion WIM the weights of the kerbside and off side wheels are measured separately using two half lane width sensors Generally the two sensors will register their events at slightly different times if they are to be considered as a single axle crossing these events must occur within a certain time window Every event is time tagged with a resolution of 1 8192 seconds and SKEW sets the time window within which the pair of events must occur in order to be linked Version 1 9 onwards setting up weight sensors skew Skew Skew is the window period in time tag units of 1 1892 seconds approximately 8 TTEs per millisecond 1 to 10000 time tag units equivalent to 0 12 milliseconds to 1 22 seconds skew 240 equivalent to 30 milliseconds skew 500 skew SKEW 320 Tech Mode SKEW GRPS User Manual 2 2 SKEW Your setting skew Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 203 SPDBINS SPDBINS SPeeD BINS Description Essential when Command syntax Parameters Valid range Default Example Explanation Display syntax Example response Keypad menu 204 Vehicles whose speed falls within a specified range can be grouped together in the same bin for counting purposes SPDBINS specifies the speed ranges After defining the SPDBINS use the SPD parameter in the INTSPEC command to enable speed classification INTSPEC includes SPD spdbins LowestBin BinBoun
123. ing the appropriate password The INTERFACE setting only affects access via the remote serial port Local control via the PC Terminal or the keypad if fitted is always in full Read write mode Input Prompts When you connect a PC terminal to the serial port of a Marksman the machine supplies an input prompt and then waits for your input GRPS User Manual 2 2 15 Operator Interface This prompt is a gt character prefixed by a letter which indicates the current status of the machine When the machine is first powered up the input prompt is o gt Here is the complete list of possible input prompts in alphabetical order B gt Both Interval and VBV recording in progress b gt Both Interval and VBV recording waiting until programmed start time D gt Detectors operational I gt Interval recording in progress i gt Interval recording waiting until programmed start time Q gt Quiescent no detectors or recordings activated V gt Vehicle by vehicle recording in progress v gt Vehicle by vehicle recording waiting until programmed start time Entering Commands A command is contained on a single line of input completed by pressing the Enter key The first word in the line is always the command name for example dateform Where an sign is required spaces before and after the are optional Any further parameters must be separated by one or more spaces the number of spaces does not matter as
124. is 95 cm in lane1 and 100 cm in lane 2 GRPS User Manual 2 2 AXSEPS Display syntax Example response Keypad menu Related commands Your setting Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 axseps AXSEPS 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 500 Start Survey Axle Seps UNITS sets the length units to centimetres or inches SENSORS defines the sensor layout AXSODS is ho ie ei os ee ela een 35 BREAK BREAK Description Essential when Command syntax Parameters Default Notes Example Explanation Display syntax Example response Explanation 36 BREAK provide the means to break recording files at regular intervals for example once a day At the break all open files are closed A new file is opened with the same name but the file extension is incremented by 1 BREAK is useful when large data files are expected Smaller files are easier to handle and limit the risks if technical problems are affecting recordings users who have Read only access to the machine via the remote serial link see INTERFACE need to retrieve all available data Using BREAK to divide the data into several successive files gives such users access to all data except the most recent in the currently open file break hourly daily weekly off An hourly file break will be inserted at the end of each hour a daily file break will occur at midnight and a weekly file break at midnight on Sunday night off will cancel
125. is a display only command for sensor tuning for use with the loop loop classification schemes only LPCLS2 displays the running average change in peak sensor output for the last 100 cars To calibrate the chassis height sensing which is used to determine low or high chassis the LPCLS2 value is compared against the threshold between high chassis and low chassis which is set using CHHIGH LP2THRES Version 1 9 onwards Preferred name is now CHAUTAVLOW calibrating a loop loop sensor system for classification Ipcis2 LPCLS2 182 174 160 190 0 0 0 0 One value for each lane in use up to eight lanes The running average result from LPCLS2 is not valid until CHAUTCNT CLS2CNT verifies that at least 100 cars have been counted Use Tech Mode C H Auto Avg Low CHAUTAVLOW is now the preferred name for this command CLASS selects the loop loop classification scheme e g EURO CHAUTCNT CLS2CNT verifies that at least 100 cars have been counted CHHIGH LP2THRES is the associated sensor threshold command GRPS User Manual 2 2 LPCLS2 CHAUTAVLOW Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 131 LPCYCLES LPSENS LPCYCLES LPSENS SA Description Availability Essential when Command syntax Parameters Valid range Default Example 132 LPCYCLES governs the length of time for which each loop is scanned The interval between scans of the same loop is a compromise too lon
126. k Monitor Gas Loop Status Detector Cards gt Press to Leave Clock File Name Site Number Site Location Grid Reference Headings Sensors Axle Seps Loop Seps Loop Length Channels Int Spec Int Filter VBV Filter Interval Peak Periods Peak Interval Bins Axle Count Bins Length Bins Speed Bins Time Bins Weight Int On Off VBV On Off Start Logging gt Press to Leave Stop Logging Operator Interface Figure 2 Keypad interface menus for the Marksman 660 continued Press t to go up to Stop Survey y Output Data Press gt Press gt to Enter Les Press to Leave Press Press to go down to go up General Setup Press gt Press gt to Enter oe Press to Leave Press to go down Press to go up Press to Enter Tech Mode gt xl Press gt Press to Leave COM 1 Local COM 2 Telemetry Print Format File Print File Attribute File Delete Axle Factor Axle Filter C H Calc C H High Percent C H Auto Avg Low C H Auto Count C H User Avg Low C H Field EOVD Acc EOVD Gap EOVD Sep EOVD Speed Gas Cal CO1 LPCALC LPCYCLES LPHOLD LPMODE LPOVERS LPSCAN LPTHRES LPUNDERS PZFILTER PZTHRES SKEW Language Units Print Units Class Scheme Mem Full Action Date Format Summer Time Winter Time Br
127. l and Parameters Event Processor Monitoring Vehicles Control and Control Parameters Interface Vehicle RS232 485 Processor Monitoring Interval and or Vehicle by Vehicle File s Control and Parameters Output jp Formatter I l I Wen gt bee ee en a J GRPS User Manual 2 2 5 Finding the Command You Want Vehicle Detection Commands Shaded commands are technical see page 3 Commands for the sensor detector system which produces unprocessed time tagged events Detector control DETOFF Inhibit all detectors DETON Enable and reset all detectors MONITOR Monitor detector activity CHANNELS Lane to channel assignment SWINPUT For use with external sensors Time tagged events OSP List TTE sensor readings TTEFILTER Selective TTE logging SKEW TTE timing Tyre Contact Width Marksman 410 only TCWCALIB TCW sensor calibration TCWNOISE TCW sensor noise threshold TCWTHRES Cycle motor vehicle threshold Weigh in Motion WIM WTAUTCAL WTBINS WTCAL WTCALIB WTCALIB WTCALVEH WTCYCLES WTEVLEN WTFILTER WTHOLD WTMAXAREA WTMINAREA GRPS User Manual 2 2 Finding the Command You Want WTMODE WTOVERS WTTHRES WTUNDERS WTWINDOW Other settings AXFILTER Axle detection by tube AXSEPS EOVDSPEED Crossing overtaking vehicle detection EOVDACC End of vehicle detection EOVDGAP by acceleration gap EOVDSEP or axle separation LPCALC Technical comm
128. l when Syntax Parameters 238 GRPS allows one logical criterion to be applied when selecting time tagged events TTEs to be recorded along with vehicle data in vehicle by vehicle files TTEFILTER specifies this criterion or displays the current setting The TTEFILTER setting is usually the same as that of VBVFILTER so that the two sets of data correspond selective TTE recording is required in vehicle by vehicle files ttefilter none Condition none disables TTE recording Condition is a single logical condition that a vehicle must meet in order for its TTEs to be recorded This format of this condition is keyword comparator value The valid keywords are ACT Axle count ASP Axle separation largest value for the vehicle AWT Axle weight largest value for the vehicle CLS Classification DRN Direction of travel 1 normal direction 2 reverse direction GWT Gross weight LAN Lane number LEN Overall length SPD Speed WBT Overall wheelbase GRPS User Manual 2 2 Valid range Default Example 1 Explanation Example 2 Explanation Display syntax Example response Explanation Keypad menu Related commands Your setting GRPS User Manual 2 2 TTEFILTER The valid comparators for use with keywords are gt is greater than but is not equal to gt is greater than or is equal to is equal to use only with ACT CLS DRN or LAN lt is less than or is equal to lt is le
129. ld not be used using loop detectors in electrically noisy environments Ipunders Number Number Number is the number of successive scans that must find a no response condition in order for un detection to be recorded If the machine contains a second loop detector card a second different Number can be set if required to optimise site setup If not set assumed to be same for both cards 1to 15 Do not set to less than 2 lpunders 3 3 Ipunders 8 one loop card or two loop cards set to the same Number Ipunders 9 12 GRPS User Manual 2 2 LPUNDERS two loop cards set to different Numbers For example if two 8 loop cards were fitted loops 1 8 on connector 1 would be set to a Number of 9 and loops 9 16 on connector 2 would be set to a Number of 12 Display syntax Ipunders Example response LPUNDERS 9 12 Keypad menu Tech Mode LPUNDERS Related commands LPOVERS should be set to the same value s as LPUNDERS For loop boards manufactured since September 1993 LPUNDERS is automatically set to be the same as LPOVERS and LPUNDERS should not be used Your setting ID nderse as Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 151 MEMFULL MEMFULL Action when MEMory FULL Description Essential when Command syntax Parameters Default Example 1 152 There are two limits to the storage capacity of a Marksman machine memory capacity and number of files The memory capacit
130. le pass by in the specified lane s the machine outputs an on site printout of the weight details If time tagged events are required as well use wtcalib with the above syntax Having collected the on site printout it is up to the user to identify the readings from the test vehicle analyse those results and calculate suitable calibration factors for entry using WTCAL wtcalib 14 257 WTCALIB WTCALIB wicalib 1 4 Keypad menu Not available Related commands WTCAL is used to enter the calibration factors calculated from the results of a WTCALIB run Use WTCALVEH instead of WTCALIB if a multi vehicle axle weight calibration convoy is available See the Golden River Weigh in Motion Highway Manual for full details of weight sensor calibration Your setting WIEalD Ense ne ER a en 258 GRPS User Manual 2 2 WTCALIB WTCALIB Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 259 WTCALVEH WTCALVEH WeighT CALibration multiple VEHicles Description Essential when Command syntax Parameters Valid range Defaults Example Explanation 260 Each Weigh in Motion sensor must be calibrated using one or more vehicles with known axle weights WTCALVEH is an extended form of WTCALIB in its load mode see page 256 which allows the input of axle weights for up to three vehicles The user must average or adjust the results obtained and then use WTCAL to enter a single calibration factor for each WIM sensor setting u
131. le response Keypad menu Related commands Your setting Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 LPSENS LPCYCLES Ipsens LPSENS 128 128 Tech Mode LPCYCLES LPCYCLES is now the preferred name for LPSENS All the other LP commands can also be used for loop sensor calibration and tuning if required IPSENS S snipee a ee eee tee 145 LPSEPS LPSEPS LooP detector SEParationS Description Essential when Command syntax Parameters 146 This is the separation between the detection loops measured along the direction of vehicle travel The loop separation must be set correctly if the calculation accuracy of vehicle speed is important The machine measures the time a vehicle takes to travel the distance set by LPSEPS and from this information calculates the speed LPSEPS notifies the machine of the separation between the loops in each lane as measured along the direction of travel The reference points on both loops depend on whether LPCALC is set to measure from the leading edge of the loops the default or from the trailing edge LPSEPS LPCALC leading Direction of travel 5 using loop detectors and INTSPEC involves SPD LPSEPS LPCALC trailing Ipseps Separation Separation2 Separation is the separation between the loops in lane 1 in the current UNITS of centimetres or inches measured along the direction of travel as shown above If no further values are
132. lete all data files Continued GRPS User Manual 2 2 RESTART 3 Reset All complete software restart resetting all parameters except those listed below to their default values and deleting all data files 4 Restart All complete hardware restart resetting all parameters except those listed below to their default values and deleting all data files The level 4 restart is also generated by using the Restart Connector on an interface port and will generally clear problems that cannot be resolved by restarting at levels 2 or 3 Data Loss A level 1 restart Resume will not close any open files However when it is performed from the local keypad vehicle data may be lost while the Restart Menu is being displayed Level 2 3 or 4 restart will delete all data files stored in the machine s memory This includes any open files which will be closed and deleted and data recording will cease Only the following parameters are unaffected by any level of restart CLASS CLOCK COM1 COM2 DATE DATEFORM LANGUAGE TIME and UNITS CAUTION Following a Restart 4 with Marksman 660 firmware versions 1 90 or earlier you must manually set the value of LPTHRES to the value required for the loop board fitted If in doubt set LPTHRES initially to 50 Keypad menu Hold down the Esc 0 and Edit keys together for 1 second to see the Restart Menu Related commands SERIAL and STATUS will give the machine s serial number GRPS User
133. lready stored using the FILENAME command will be used Notes If the Filename specified already exists in the machine s memory or there is a configuration file corresponding to the current FILENAME setting that file will be overwritten use the DIR command first to avoid this Example 1 cfgsave file1234 Explanation Saves all the current configuration settings to that file except for TIME and DATE Example 2 cfgsave Explanation If the current setting of FILENAME is file1234 this will save all the current configuration settings except TIME and DATE to a file called file1234 cnn where nn is an automatically generated numerical extension starting from coo Keypad menu Not available 40 GRPS User Manual 2 2 CFGSAVE CFGSTORE Related commands ALL lists all the machine s current settings Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 CFGLOAD will load and implement a configuration file from the machine s memory DIR lists all files in the machine s memory UPLOAD will upload a new configuration file from a PC 41 CHANNELS CHANNELS Description Command syntax Parameters Valid range Default Notes Example 1 Explanation 42 Interval recordings usually accumulate all lanes of traffic into one set of data CHANNELS allows the assignment of traffic lanes into two or more independent channels each of which accumulates data separately CHANNELS is rarely required except to change from the d
134. ly open ur will download all Un retrieved and Retrieved files that are not currently open When used with no parameter download is equivalent to download new When using download u or download ur remember that any files that are currently open will not be downloaded Take care not to miss any files because of this GRPS User Manual 2 2 Example 1 Explanation Example 2 Explanation Keypad menu Related commands GRPS User Manual 2 2 DOWNLOAD RETRIEVE A file download can be started at any time but may be slower while the machine is actively recording vehicle data If the download involves closing any currently open file s there will be a brief pause while corresponding new file s are opened with an incremented number in the filename extension After this further recordings can be made in the newly opened files while file transfer is taking place However no further keyboard keypad commands can be entered until the retrieval process is complete The file transfer protocol is set with the PROTOCOL command except that plain ASCII transfers are done with the PRINT command After entering the DOWNLOAD or RETRIEVE command you must also to start the same file transfer protocol at the receiving device Files are transferred one at a time Un retrieved files first followed by previously retrieved files in both cases in order of date opened When each file transfer finishes successfully the attribute of the ret
135. man 410 will respond to the TCW series of GRPS commands Certain other GRPS commands have added functions when used with the Marksman 410 GRPS User Manual 2 2 vil Vill GRPS User Manual 2 2 What is GRPS What is GRPS The Golden River Protocol System GRPS is a standardised language for communicating with traffic counters classifiers pollution monitors and weigh in motion classifiers The Golden River Marksman series were the world s first microcomputer controlled traffic counters Since their introduction in 1978 there has been a proliferation of traffic counting equipment but users have been inconvenienced by the lack of standardisation in keyboard interfaces serial port connections and command structures What GRPS Offers In response to this need Golden River Traffic has developed a standardised user interface and protocol to be implemented in its equipment GRPS offers e A single command set and protocol which can apply to any traffic monitoring device e A consistent easily understood user interface e Generic standard output formats e Standard parameters for RS 232 communications with external devices such as modems and terminals e Embodiment of good practice in sensor technology and layouts Golden River hopes that readers will write or call with comments and suggestions to further the development of GRPS as an effective industry standard GRPS User Manual 2 2 1 GRPS User Manual 2 2 Finding t
136. mand syntax Parameters Valid range Default Example Display syntax Example response Keypad menu Related commands 178 Piezo electric axle detectors typically do not produce one pulse when the axle passes over but several To debounce this signal PZFILTER programs the detector card to define a dead time after the first pulse during which any further pulses generated by the same axle will be ignored AXFILTER will perform the same function in software but with piezo detectors it is better to use the hardware command PZFILTER piezo counting layouts are in use pzfilter Time Time is the dead time in milliseconds 10 to 30 milliseconds pzfilter 20 pzfilter 15 pzfilter PZFILTER 25 Tech Mode PZFILTER AXFILTER performs the same debounce function in software but should only be used with tube detectors PZTHRES controls the piezo detector threshold level GRPS User Manual 2 2 PZFILTER Your setting DZIEN Eee ae A re ae Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 179 PZTHRES PZTHRES N PieZo detector THREShold Description PZTHRES controls the detection threshold which is the Essential when Command syntax Parameters Valid range Default Notes Example Display syntax Example response Keypad menu Related commands 180 level of output from the piezo detector card that is considered a valid detection signal using piezo detectors p
137. ment Interval recording criteria Recording interval Peak period recording interval Axle count bins Length bins Speed bins Time bins for gap and headway Selective interval recording Selective vehicle by vehicle recording Selective time tagged event recording Interval recording on off periods Daily peak time periods VBV recording on off periods Start recording immediately Stop recording immediately Periodic closing of recording files Summer time start date Winter time start date Date time and location TIME DATE DATEFORM CLOCK SITE LOCATION GRPS User Manual 2 2 Time of day Calendar date Date format Time and date together Site name Site location description Finding the Command You Want GRIDREF HEADINGS File handling FILENAME MEMFULL DIR CHMOD DELETE Site Grid Reference Site lane bearings File name for recordings Action when memory full List the data files in memory Change the status of a file in memory Delete file in memory Input Output Control Commands Commands which control communication with external devices including data file transfer to and from the machine s memory 10 Data terminal COM1 COM2 File transfer PROTOCOL UPLOAD RETRIEVE DOWNLOAD PRINT Output ASCII format PAGELEN PRUNITS EOLCHARS EOFCHARS EOPCHARS Test Commands TEST DISPLAY Serial port 1 port 2 parameters Protocol for file transfer Upload file to machine in binary f
138. n the data The line beginning HEAD shows the headings for the columns of numerical data that will follow HEAD also appears elsewhere as an abbreviation for headway GRPS User Manual 2 2 Abbreviations GRPS User Manual 2 2 Appendix 2 GRPS ASCII Print Formats Abbreviations are used in printout formats as space is limited Alternatives for some formats are shown in AW1 to AW9 AX C CN CS LCL D DN DR DDMMYY GAP GP GS GWTOT GW HEAD EAD HD HW H HMM H H H L LA LENTH LN R ESCOD SPD SP SS W1 2 W2 3 W3 4 W4 5 W5 6 W6 7 W7 8 W8 9 WBTOT WB Axle weights axles 1 to 9 Number of axles Channel Vehicle count Vehicle class Dependant on class scheme selected Vehicle Direction Day month year Inter vehicle Gap CO1 gas level Vehicle Gross weight Start of the Heading list in VBV files this first column is the vehicle number Headway between vehicles Hundredths of a second Hours minutes Lane number Vehicle Length Vehicle result code Vehicle Speed Seconds axle 1 to 2 axle 2 to3 axle 3 to 4 Axle separation axle 4 to 5 Axle separation Axle separation Axle separation Axle separation Axle separation Axle separation Axle separation Wheelbase axle 5 to 6 axle 6 to 7 axle 7 to 8 axle 8 to 9 NNN NNT 291 Appendix 2 GRPS ASCII Print Formats TTE ou
139. nds may result in inaccurate recording or loss of data so you are advised to consult Golden River or your national Golden River representative before using them Where Availability is shown below the description of a command e g CLOCK this indicates when it was first introduced in a newly released version of the software If Availability is not mentioned this implies the command has existed since the first release of software although several command names have changed 25 ACTBINS ACTBINS Axle CounT BINS Description Essential when Command syntax Parameters Valid range Default Notes 26 In an axle count configuration vehicles having different numbers of axles can be grouped together in the same bin for counting purposes ACTBINS controls this grouping This method of classification should be used in a region where there is no standard for vehicle classification After defining the ACTBINS use the ACT parameter in the INTSPEC command to enable axle count classification INTSPEC includes ACT actbins LowestBin BinBoundary HighestBin LowestBin is the lowest axle count that will be included in the lowest bin but O and 1 have no practical meaning BinBoundary is the lowest axle count that will be included in the bin to the right HighestBin is one axle more than the highest axle count that will be included in any bin Up to 15 bin boundaries defining up to 14 bins Bin numbers from
140. ned Keypad menu Not available Related commands DETOFF switches all detector cards off Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 73 DIR DIR File DIRectory Description Displays a list of the files in the machine s memory Display syntax dir Example response Filename Bytes First Created Last Changed Attr A1234B 101 12 770 06 21 01 01 97 13 21 01 01 91 R A156X 101 34 133 13 31 01 01 91 07 03 06 02 91 U DAY23AM 103 1 297 07 03 06 02 91 12 53 07 03 91 O 3 File s 47 236 HH MM DD MM YY 980 329 Bytes Free Notes 74 Each filename has an extension which begins with I for interval files or V for VBV files This is followed by two numeric digits assigned by the machine in the range from 00 to 99 Each file has an attribute indicating its current status R Retrieved and closed U Un retrieved and closed O Open and Un retrieved A closed file cannot be re opened An open file is closed by a PRINT RETRIEVE or STOPREC command or by the actions of BREAK INTONOFF or VBVONOFF Use the CHMOD command to change the attribute of closed files to Retrieved or Un retrieved The last line of the machine s response gives the file totals and free memory remaining and identifies the current DATEFORM format GRPS User Manual 2 2 Keypad menu Related commands Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 DIR Not available CHMOD changes file attributes to R or U DO
141. ng the average height of a low chassis automatic or user input CHFIELD can be used to correct the length measurements made by loop sensors CHHIGH sets or displays the threshold value between detection signals that are counted as a low chassis and those counted as a high chassis CLASS selects the loop loop classification scheme e g EURO CHUSTAVIOW 2 250 Reale 57 CLASS CLASS Vehicle CLASSification scheme See page 60 for Marksman 410 enhancements Description Essential when Command syntax Parameters Default 58 Most countries have a standard Vehicle Type Classification scheme For example EUR6 is a common scheme in Europe and FHWA13 is used extensively in North America The Marksman instruments have a built in range of vehicle class schemes and CLASS selects the one to be used for both vehicle by vehicle and interval recording INTSPEC INTFILTER and or VBVFILTER contain CLS CLS is only available when wheelbase information is to be collected except for EUR6 which uses chassis height information from two loop sensors class Scheme Scheme must be one of the following asra13 Australian 13 class 1986 aust13 Australian 13 class 1994 cal15 Californian 15 class eur6 European 6 class eur13 European 13 class fhwa13 Federal Highway 13 class fhwa15 Federal Highway 15 class stg11 UK Statistics Group 11 class swed13 Swedish 13 class Swiss7 Swiss 7 class tnz13
142. nge the computing load on the central processor for diagnostic purposes using weight sensors with non standard detection or processing systems and for investigation of on site problems wtmode 0 1 0 Both detect on and detect off events will be passed to the main processor 1 Only detect off events will be reported but with the time tag of the on event Oori wtmode 1 wtmode 0 wtmode WIMODE 1 Tech Mode WTMODE Also see the Golden River Weigh in Motion Highway Manual GRPS User Manual 2 2 WTMODE Your setting WINME Sa de Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 275 WTOVERS WTOVERS Description Essential when Command syntax Parameters Valid range Default Example Display syntax Example response Keypad menu Related commands 2 6 Weight sensors are subject to electrical noise which may produce false detect signals of short duration Each sensor is scanned repeatedly and vehicle detection is only considered genuine after a number of successive scans have given a positive response WTOVERS sets or displays the number of successive positive responses required using weight sensors in electrically noisy environments wtovers Number Number is the number of successive scans that must find a detect condition in order for detection to be recorded 0 to 255 wtovers 2 wtovers 8 wtovers WTOVERS 5 Tech Mode WTOVERS Al
143. nned repeatedly and the vehicle is not considered to have gone past until a number of successive scans have produced no response WTUNDERS sets or displays the number of successive negative responses required to register un detection using weight sensors in electrically noisy environments wtunders Number Number is the number of successive scans that must find a no response condition in order for un detection to be recorded 0 to 255 wtunders 2 wtunders 8 wtunders WTUNDERS 5 Tech Mode WTUNDERS Also see the Golden River Weigh in Motion Highway Manual GRPS User Manual 2 2 WTUNDERS Your setting VLOGS Sit seed seus a ea e ii id Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 281 WTWINDOW WTWINDOW P WeighT detection WINDOW Description Essential when Command syntax Parameters Valid range Default Example Display syntax Example response Keypad menu Related commands 282 Weight sensors are scanned repeatedly in a succession of short pulses Because the WIM process is only initiated after signals exceed WTTHRES some of the earlier lower level signal is missed WTWINDOW specifies the number of scans to be added on to the beginning of the record to compensate for this effect using weight sensors wtwindow Counts Counts is the number of scan counts to be added on 0 to 255 wtwindow 8 wtwindow 18 wtwindow WIWINDOW 15 Tech Mode WTWINDOW
144. nt CO reading yy and the CO reading averaged over the recording interval zz At the end of the interval yy and zz will be the values stored If no temperature and gas sensor is fitted xx yy and zz are replaced by N A Temperature is measured inside the Marksman 660 primarily for sensor compensation Recorded temperatures will generally track the external ambient temperature but with a time lag monitor tcw Marksman 410 only TCW TCW1 Noise1 Threst TCW2 Noise2 Thres2 The display shows the last tyre contact width for both sensors TCW1 TCW2 the current TCWNOISE value for both sensors Noise1 Noise2 and the current TCWTHRES value for both sensors Thres1 Thres2 See TCWCALIB TCWNOISE and TCWTHRES for further details See Figures 2 and 3 page 20 onwards 155 OSP OSP OSP OSP On Site Printout Description Essential when Command syntax Parameters 156 OSP produces an On Site Printout of data configured by the OSPFILTER setting OSP will produce a similar printout which also shows the time tagged event TTE sensor readings as they are processed On Site Printout continues until the time limit set by OSPTIME the vehicle count limit set by OSPVEH or you press Esc or Ctrl C the vehicle by vehicle data or TTE sensor readings need to be checked against the actual events at the site or real time output is required via a remote communications link osp Format osp Fo
145. of the following bic2 2 class Bicycle Scheme nl6 Netherlands 6 class Bicycle Scheme nib13 Netherlands 13 class Bicycle Scheme For further details of these schemes see opposite class eur13 class bic2 CASSEL ee ee ae GRPS User Manual 2 2 BIC2 NL6 CLASS Marksman 410 enhancements This is a simple classification scheme which has two classes one for bicycles and one for motor vehicles The BIC2 scheme can only be used with any of the following sensor configurations T T 2 TT TT 2 The Netherlands 6 class scheme is based on the EUR13 classification scheme with a class for bicycles NLB13 Car Car with Trailer Van or LGV Rigid Truck Rigid Truck with Trailer or Articulated Lorry Bus or Coach Bicycle All other vehicles The NL6 scheme can only be used with the following sensor configurations TT TT 2 The Netherlands 13 class scheme is again based on the EUR13 classification scheme with a class for bicycles As EUR13 Articulated Lorry with 3 axle Tractor and 3 axle Semi Trailer Bicycle As EUR13 The NLB13 scheme can only be used with the following sensor configurations TT TT 2 GRPS User Manual 2 2 61 CLOCK CLOCK Set CLOCK and calendar Description Availability Essential when Command syntax Parameters 62 This command resets the Marksman s internal clock calendar changing the time of day and the date ina single operation CLOCK supersedes the
146. ommands are available on the Marksman 410 only 22 GRPS User Manual 2 2 Operator Interface Figure 4 Keypad interface menus for the Marksman 400 and Marksman 410 continued Press t to go up to Stop Survey 4 Output Data Press gt to Enter COM 1 Local Press gt lt Press esc to lene 4 Print Format File Print File Attribute Press to go down File Delete Press to go up Language General Setup ee Press gt to Enter q Units Press gt Press Esc to Leave Print Units Class Scheme Mem Full Action Date Format Break EOL Chars EOP Chars Press to go down EOF Chars Press to go up Tech Mode e Press gt to Enter Axle Factor Press Press Jesc to Leave Axle Filter gt EOVD Acc EOVD Gap EOVD Sep Items in Brackets only EOVD Speed appear in M410 TCW Calibrate TCW Noise TCW Threshold Some commands are available on the Marksman 410 only GRPS User Manual 2 2 23 Operator Interface 24 GRPS User Manual 2 2 GRPS Commands Alphabetical Reference GRPS Commands Alphabetical Reference GRPS User Manual 2 2 This manual covers all GRPS functions and machine configurations According to the configuration of any particular machine certain commands may not be available or may have no effect This symbol indicates a technical command which very few users will ever need Incorrect use of technical comma
147. ompt appears Press Enter to continue to the next More prompt and so on to the end of the listing A setting of 0 produces continuous output 0 to 50 lines pagelen 0 pagelen 18 pagelen PAGELEN 23 Not available PAGELEN only affects output from the ALL or HELP command GRPS User Manual 2 2 PAGELEN Your setting DAI es ie Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 165 PASSWORD PASSWORD Description Availability Essential when Command syntax Parameters 166 Using the INTERFACE command the remote serial interface of the Marksman can be set to one of three modes of security protection Read write Full access to all commands and functions When files are retrieved via the modem link in this mode their status is changed from Un retrieved to Retrieved Read only The user can retrieve files and display the machine status but cannot alter any settings Any files retrieved in this mode will remain marked as Un retrieved so that further users Can use commands such as retrieve u to retrieve the same files Locked The serial port gives access to no functions except INTERFACE to change the protection mode The INTERFACE command requires a password to authorise the change to Read write or Read only modes Each of these two modes has its own password set by the PASSWORD command No password is needed when changing to Locked mode The PASSWORD command itself can only be us
148. on and carries out internal checks status Details vary with machine configuration date time etc The layout may also change in future firmware revisions Marksman 660 Version 1 98 20 02 98 Hardware issue 3 00 Serial 12345 Clock 14 51 58 20 02 98 Battery 6 4 Volts The following detector cards are installed Slot Board Version Date 1 8 Loop 3 8 Loop 12 Apr 96 12 Apr 96 Keypad and LCD fitted YES Free Memory Check PASSED Processor Loading Factor 46 Memory Logging Program Heap Check 190192 Bytes Total 99 71 189632 Bytes Free 11728 Bytes PASSED Languages available English Keypad menu Press Esc Esc Esc Related commands ALL HELP gives the software configuration 208 SERIAL displays the machine s serial number GRPS User Manual 2 2 STATUS Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 209 STOPREC STOPREC STOP RECording Description Command syntax Parameters Example 1 Keypad menu Related commands 210 STOPREC makes the machine stop the specified type s of recording immediately and closes all relevant files STOPREC overrides any delayed stop that has been specified using INTONOFF or VBVONOFF stoprec int vbv both int stops an interval recording vbv stops a vehicle by vehicle recording both stops all recording stoprec with no parameters is equivalent to stoprec both stoprec int S
149. ore economical in storage only the two totals are stored but during analysis there is no way of re associating A and B with any individual vehicle x takes precedence over see further examples below No more than three parameters can be combined Selections that are not possible with the sensor cards fitted to the machine will produce an error message The table on page 119 shows the available combinations for almost all practical sensor layouts CAUTION There are additional limitations when using the Showman Plus for Windows data analysis software see below Default Example 1 Example 2 Explanation Display syntax Example response GRPS User Manual 2 2 intspec cnt intspec cls spd intspec cls x gap cnt Two dimensional table of CLS and GAP and a separate one dimensional table for CNT intspec NTSPEC CLS SPD HWY 117 INTSPEC Memory usage Each parameter measured except a simple count will usually be stored in one of several bins according to its value Memory usage depends on the total number of bins required and the way that parameters are combined The following examples assume that each parameter uses 10 bins CNT Table of Vehicle Counts only total 1 bin CLS SPD Separate tables of Class and of Speed total 10 10 20 bins CLS x SPD Speed for each vehicle total 10x10 100 bins CLS x GAP Two dimensional table holding both Class
150. ormat Retrieve download file s in binary format Output files in ASCII format Screen scrolling VBV OSP output units End of line characters End of file characters Page length and end of page characters Test LCD display GRPS User Manual 2 2 Finding the Command You Want TEST FILE Make test data files TEST KEYBOARD Test keypad operation TEST LPSTATUS TEST SYSAUDIT Audit check on configuration TEST VEHCOUNT Test reset vehicle counts TEST VOLTS Display loop status Main battery voltmeter Remote Interface Commands Commands related to the modem serial port COM2 including protection against unauthorised remote access COM2 Serial port 2 parameters INTERFACE Set level of access PASSWORD Passwords to change access level TIMEOUT Lock access automatically after use Other Commands ALL HELP Show all parameters and settings LANGUAGE English French German Spanish SERIAL Read or change machine s serial number SETUP Automatic setup dialogue STATUS Show hardware status CFGSAVE Store the current configuration into a CFGSTORE memory file CFGLOAD Load a configuration file from memory into machine RESTART Restart with various levels of reset REM Comment or remarks line REPEAT Repeat last command GRPS User Manual 2 2 11 Finding the Command You Want 12 GRPS User Manual 2 2 Operator Interface Operator Interface Conventions in this Manual This manual uses various typefaces to d
151. ould be 50 milliseconds for speeds above 50 km hr or 200 milliseconds for lower speeds 1 to 3000 wthold 50 wthold 80 wthold WTHOLD 120 Not available WTHOLD performs the same function as WTEVLEN changing either one also changes the other Also see the Golden River Weigh in Motion Highway Manual GRPS User Manual 2 2 WTHOLD Your setting WTO Se fae tate ag A Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 269 WTMAXAREA WTMAXAREA WeighT MAXimum AREA Description Essential when Command syntax Parameter Valid range Default Example Display syntax Example response Keypad menu Related commands 270 As a wheel passes over a weight sensor the signal produced is a broad round topped pulse To distinguish this from false signals of similar peak height the Marksman 660 checks the total integrated area of the signal If this is less than WTMAXAREA the signal is accepted When using this command take great care not to set the value too low or else vehicles may not be detected carrying out WIM surveys at an electrically noisy site wtmaxarea MaxArea MaxArea is a value in arbitrary units below which a signal will not be recognised as a WIM event 0 to 65535 wtmaxarea 50000 wtmaxarea 55000 wtmaxarea WIMAXAREA 50000 Tech Mode WIMAXAREA WTMINAREA also see the Golden River Weigh in Motion Highway Manual GRPS User Manual 2 2 WTMAXAREA Your setting
152. p These options are seldom required if using the loop detector cards in the marksman itself They are provided mainly for use with external loop detectors whose outputs are connected to the Marksman through a switch card Version 1 9 onwards external loop detectors are attached to a switch card with sensors LL and swinput loop and the normal leading edge option is not satisfactory Ipcalc leading trailing average leading bases calculations on the time tags of the on events at the leading edge of the loop trailing bases calculations on the time tags of the off events at the trailing edge of the loop average bases calculations on the time average of the on and off events Ipcalc leading LPCALC can only be used when sensors LL With other loop sensor layouts calculations are always based on the leading edge of the loop Ipcalc trailing GRPS User Manual 2 2 Display syntax Example response Keypad menu Related commands Your setting Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 LPCALC Ipcalc LPCALC Average Tech Mode LPCALC SWINPUT selects loop or tube input from an external detector via a switch card IDeale a ars DER DE TS Renton ne re 129 LPCLS2 CHAUTAVLOW LPCLS2 CHAUTAVLOW A LooP CLaSs 2 Description Availability Essential when Display syntax Example response Explanation Note Keypad menu Related commands 130 LPCLS2
153. p a WIM layout and a multi vehicle axle weight calibration convoy is available wtcalveh Vehicle Wheel1k Wheelto Wheel2k Wheel2o Wheel3k WheelSo Vehicle is the number of the calibration vehicle 1 to 3 Wheeltk and Wheelto are the kerb side and off side wheel weights for axle 1 All weights are in the current weight UNITS and pairs of wheel weights must be entered in the same sequence as the pair of half width WIM sensors are wired into the machine Normally this will be kerb side k before off side 0 as shown here Wheel2k and Wheel2o are the corresponding pair of wheel weights for axle 2 Use WheelSk etc if there are more than two axles Vehicle number 1 to 3 Axle weights any values none wtcalveh 2 521 489 398 643 WIM sensors are normally in groups of four up to a maximum of 16 GRPS User Manual 2 2 WTCALVEH Display syntax wtcalveh Example response WICALVEH 1 1147 1147 2093 2093 WTCALVEH 2 3740 3740 4030 4030 4763 4763 WICALVEH 3 3230 3230 1940 1940 4390 4390 3110 3110 4060 4060 Keypad menu Not available Related commands WTCALIB in its load mode is equivalent to WTCALVEH 1 WTCAL is used to enter the user averaged calibration factors calculated from the results of a WTCALIB run Also see the Golden River Weigh in Motion Highway Manual Your settings WICANEN 1 ss WiCalVeh 25 sa es wtcalveh 3 ss ae ae ea en te Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 261 WTCYCLES WTCYCLES
154. previous HEADINGS information is deleted A maximum of 8 codes up to 4 characters per lane headings 0 0 0 18 18 18 Six lanes headings Clears previous settings headings HEADINGS NW NW NW SE SE SE NN Start Survey Headings GRPS User Manual 2 2 HEADINGS Your setting TVS Le Tate CR ee Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 103 HELP ALL HELP ALL Description Display syntax Example response Keypad menu 104 HELP lists all the commands in alphabetical order If a command has variable parameters the settings are displayed For commands without variables a brief line of text beginning with REM explains the function HELP is a useful reminder of the format of each command To terminate the output before the end press Esc or Ctrl C help HELP does not display any parameters related to sensor cards that are not fitted to the machine For example the GAS and GASCAL commands will only be displayed if the machine contains a Pollution Monitor card ACTBINS 0 23 4 5 6 7 8 99 REM ALL HELP Displays this information AXFACTOR 2 000 AXFILTER 20 AXSEPS 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 400 BREAK DAILY REM CFGLOAD Loads a stored configuration REM CFGSAVE CFGSTORE Stores a configuration CHANNELS 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 etc etc WTMODE 1 TOVERS 2 TTHRES 8 TUNDERS 2 IWINDOW 16 You are then returned to the current GRPS input prompt
155. ptional Error 21 Invalid date The date supplied is impossible or not valid for the current setting of DATEFORM Check input and also DATEFORM to confirm the format required Year entries in two digit format beyond AD2000 are interpreted correctly and the year can also be entered in four digit format 286 GRPS User Manual 2 2 Error 22 Survey errors Error 30 Error 31 Error 32 Error 33 Error 39 Appendix 1 GRPS Error and Warning Codes Invalid date or time The machine cannot determine whether Error 20 or 21 occurred there may have been no space separating the date and time Survey active The command you just gave is not allowed while a survey is in progress If necessary stop the survey re enter the command and re start the survey Survey not active The command you just gave is not allowed unless a survey is in progress The input prompt must not be o gt quiescent machine No sensor configuration active The command you just gave cannot be used unless a sensor configuration is active use the SENSORS command to specify the sensor array Please specify survey type The STARTREC command requires the parameter int vbv or both Check the Command syntax entry for STARTREC EUR6 can only be used with LL configuration See information on CLASS Communications errors Error 50 Error 51 GRPS User Manual 2 2 Invalid baud rate The baud rate specified is not available Check details on COM
156. ration i e wnenever INTSPEC contains CNT axfactor Divisor Divisor is the number by which the axle count is divided to obtain the vehicle count when the data file is printed The actual axle count data are unaffected 0 10 to 9 99 axles per vehicle axfactor 2 00 axfactor 2 40 If 2400 axle counts are registered in a recording period a vehicle count of 1000 would be displayed when the data file is printed axfactor AXFACTOR 2 00 Tech Mode Axle Factor GRPS User Manual 2 2 AXFACTOR Your setting AXTACIOP ie eee eae ner RA EO Ses Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 31 AXFILTER AXFILTER Axle detector FILTER Description Essential when Command syntax Parameters Valid range Default Example Display syntax Example response Keypad menu Related commands 32 Axle detectors typically do not produce one pulse when the axle passes over but several To debounce this signal AXFILTER defines a dead time after the first pulse during which any further pulses generated by the same sensor will be ignored For piezo detectors use the PZFILTER command which programs the debounce time directly into the detector card tube counting layouts are in use axfilter Time Time is the dead time in milliseconds 1 to 999 milliseconds axfilter 20 General 30 M410 axfilter 35 axfilter AXFILTER 25 Tech Mode Axle Filter With piezo detectors use P
157. resort LPOVERS and LPUNDERS When increasing the sensitivity by lowering LPTHRES you should generally also decrease LPCYCLES to reduce the chance of false triggering using loop detectors and problems are being experienced with noise interference or inadequate sensitivity Ipthres Threshold Threshold Threshold is the percentage change of inductance required to indicate a vehicle presence see Notes A higher number implies lower sensitivity All detectors are set to the same sensitivity If the machine contains a second loop detector card a second different Threshold can be set if required to optimise site setup If not set assumed to be same for both cards 0 to 255 See Notes overleaf lpthres 50 50 0 50 8 for loop boards manufactured before September 1993 check using STATUS 50 for 83 kHz 4 amp 8 loop boards introduced for DBFO contracts GRPS User Manual 2 2 Notes Examples Display syntax LPTHRES For Firmware versions 1 90 or earlier the new default value of 50 still appears as 8 after a restart has been performed but any change subsequently made using LPTHRES will be correctly displayed CAUTION With Marksman 660 Firmware versions 1 90 or earlier even if the present value already looks correct you must still set it manually to the value required For loop boards dated before September 1993 check using STATUS the valid range of LPTHRES represents an arbitrary count
158. rieved file in the machine will be changed to R unless retrieved via the remote serial interface in Read only mode see INTERFACE download a34 v01 Retrieves that one file download a34 ps Retrieves all files which match the main filename e g A34 PS V01 and A34 PS I02 Not available RETRIEVE is the preferred name for this command with exactly the same effect BREAK allows the same files to be easily recovered more than once without interference between users CHMOD changes file attributes to R or U DELETE is used to delete files after they have been retrieved from the machine s memory and for safety will only operate on files marked as Retrieved R DIR lists all files and their attributes 77 DOWNLOAD RETRIEVE INTERFACE sets the security protection mode for the remote serial interface and affects whether files are marked Retrieved after a successful download 78 GRPS User Manual 2 2 DOWNLOAD RETRIEVE Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 79 EOFCHARS EOFCHARS End Of File CHARacterS Description Essential when Command syntax Parameters Valid range Default Example Display syntax Example response Keypad menu Related commands 80 When an ASCII file is output using the PRINT command some computer systems require a special sequence of characters to mark the end of the file EOFCHARS specifies this sequence if needed the receiving computer
159. river com Internet http www goldenriver com GRPS User Manual 2 2 Outside the UK 44 0 1869 362 800 44 0 1869 362 802 44 0 1869 246 858 Or contact local Golden River representative Introduction 1998 GOLDEN RIVER TRAFFIC LIMITED ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Copyright in the whole and every part of this Manual belongs to Golden River Traffic Limited This Manual may not be used sold transferred COPIED or REPRODUCED in whole or in any part in any manner or form or in or on any media to any person other than with the prior written permission of Golden River Traffic Limited Golden River Traffic Limited will supply further copies of this Manual to an end user on request A nominal charge will be made to cover printing and distribution costs GRPS User Manual 2 2 Contents Contents Introduction nn set i How to Use this Manual v Availability of GRPS Commands ns vi WHAT IS GRPS 2 ae 1 What GRPS Offers ssa ame 1 FINDING THE COMMAND YOU WANT 3 Availability of GRPS Commands aaa 3 Technical Commands cites aca dura a dl e a EREE 3 Information FIOW 2 a ED ER DS 4 Vehicle Detection Commands nn 6 Detector COM Ol nannte rennen 6 Time tagged events 6 Tyre Contact Width Marksman 410 only 6 Weigh in Motion WIM 222z224000024200000nnnn nennen nn nn nnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 6 Other SOLOS n
160. rmat Formatis one of the standard format numbers from the lists overleaf The corresponding OSP formats include an additional header line and include time tagged events between vehicle printouts See Appendix 2 for examples of OSP and OSP output formats GRPS User Manual 2 2 Formats for Printing Default format Note Examples Explanation Keypad menu Related commands GRPS User Manual 2 2 OSP OSP 1 One line Format Vehicle Number Date Time and full available vehicle details 160 columns maximum 2 Comma and Quote Delimited version of format 1 3 Three line Format Vehicle Number Date Time and all available vehicle measurements 80 columns maximum Normally two lines but three if Weigh in Motion data are included only one line if there are no axle sensors 4 Enforcement Graphic Format Time Lane Gap Speed Axles Class Diagram of vehicle along its length Maximum 80 columns One line Format 1 When using OSP at a busy site where several events are being processed almost simultaneously some TTE readings may not be listed in quite the order expected osp 3 osp 3 Vehicle by Vehicle format 3 will be produced The OSP options will also display time tagged events Not available OSPFILTER controls the data specification for vehicles to be listed OSPTIME sets a time limit for On Site Printout OSPVEH sets the number of vehicles after which On Site Printout will end PR
161. rtain sensor configurations are capable of providing information in the form required The table on page 119 shows almost every practical sensor configuration in each case INTSPEC should only call for those data items marked with a more than one type of data is available from the sensor layout intspec Parameter Parameter2 Parameters Parameter is one of the list below Parameter2 is a different selection from the list and so on ACT Axle count AWT Axle weight largest value for the vehicle CLS Classification CNT Count CO1 CO level combine using only DRN Direction GAP Gap in time from front of this vehicle to rear of previous vehicle in the same lane GWT Gross weight HWY Headway in time from front of this vehicle to front of previous vehicle in the same lane LEN Overall length in current UNITS SDS Speed counts with statistics mean speed and GRPS User Manual 2 2 Combinations Valid range INTSPEC standard deviation SPD Speed in current UNITS WBT Overall wheelbase in current UNITS Parameters may be combined using either or Ax B means that two parameters A and B will be stored together for each vehicle in a single two dimensional table During analysis both A and B can be identified for each separate vehicle A B means that parameter A will be added to one total for all vehicles counted and parameter B added to a different total This is much m
162. s in the Alphabetical Command section beginning on page 25 Flow Figure 1 overleaf shows the information flows through the machine and into data storage The different regions of Figure 1 form the basis for classifying GRPS commands The hardware sensors produce time tagged events TTEs The TTEs are passed to the software Event Processor which identifies individual vehicles and passes this information along with the TTEs to the Vehicle Processor software The Vehicle Processor carries out calculations on the TTEs to determine such parameters as speed length number of axles and vehicle classification The output is routed to either an Interval INT data file or a Vehicle by Vehicle VBV data file If VBV recording has been selected the associated TTEs are logged in parallel with the vehicle by vehicle data Not all of the data collected by the Vehicle Processor need to be recorded A range of filter commands allow Interval VBV and TTE data to be recorded selectively Other options include On Site Printout of results as they are generated and actuation of switch contacts to operate external equipment Both of these can be carried out selectively using filter commands GRPS User Manual 2 2 Finding the Command You Want Figure 1 Information flow and categories of commands Sensor Inputs Control and Parameters Detectors Monitoring Time Tagged Events Contro
163. s not equal to gt is greater than or is equal to is equal to use only with ACT CLS DRN or LAN lt is less than or is equal to lt is less than but is not equal to lt gt is not equal to use only with ACT CLS DRN or LAN See the examples below for typical applications ospfilter all ospfilter spd gt 120 Display only vehicles with speed greater than 120 in the current UNITS of speed ospfilter cls 2 Display only vehicles in class 2 ospfilter OSPFILTER ACT lt 3 Display only vehicles with 2 axles Not available OSP initiates On site Printout and specifies the output format OSP provides additional time tagged event listing OSPTIME sets a time limit and OSPVEH the number of vehicles after which On Site Printout will end INTFILTER TTEFILTER and VBVFILTER all follow the same logic as OSPFILTER OSpPfilter ra coirpe netan iee Eaa a EERE EaR 159 OSPTIME OSPTIME On Site Printout TIME limit Description Availability Essential when Command syntax Parameters Valid range Default Notes Example Display syntax Example response Keypad menu 160 Once initiated by the OSP or OSP commands On Site Printout of vehicle data or time tagged event data continues until the time limit set by OSPTIME or OSPVEH or until the operator presses Esc or Ctrl C Version 1 9 onwards On Site Printout is taking place and the machine is unattended
164. s output signals using TEMPCAL a WIMstrip can also be used as a temperature sensor TEMP will then display the current road temperature sensed by the WIMstrip temp TEMP 18 The display is in C truncated not rounded to a whole number Unless the temperature calibration has been set using both tempcal high and tempcal low see TEMPCAL the response willbe TEMP Uncalibrated Not available TEMPCAL sets the calibration for WIMstrip temperature sensing GRPS User Manual 2 2 TEMP Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 225 TEMPCAL TEMPCAL TEMPerature CALibration formerly WTtempcal Description Essential when Command syntax Parameters Valid range Default Example Explanation 226 Weight indications from a WIMstrip sensor exhibit a linear temperature effect so by calibrating its output signals using TEMPCAL a WIMstrip can also be used as a temperature sensor using a WIMstrip for road temperature measurement tempcal high HighTemp WiMref tempcal low LowTemp WiMref Both the tempcal high and the tempcal low setting are required in order to establish the calibration but either can be entered at any time HighTemp and LowTemp are the present road surface temperatures as measured by other means For greatest accuracy HighTemp and LowTemp should be measured and input at times chosen to give the greatest possible temperature difference WIMrefis an optional technical parame
165. s the optional site Grid Reference Although intended primarily for use with the UK National Grid any other alphanumeric information can be inserted GRIDREF will be used to generate mapping data in future versions of the Showman Plus analysis software gridref Text Text can be any alphanumeric characters punctuation marks or spaces All lower case letters are converted and stored as upper case Up to 19 characters any excess will be truncated with Warning 01 String has been truncated gridref SU234123 gridref GRIDREF NY430140 Start Survey Grid Reference GRPS User Manual 2 2 GRIDREF Your setting gret Sn eo ER RE PDA EEEE Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 101 HEADINGS HEADINGS Lane HEADING descriptionS Description Command syntax Parameters Valid range Example 1 Explanation Example 2 Explanation Display syntax Example response Keypad menu 102 HEADINGS will set or display the optional descriptions for the directional heading or position of each lane headings Lane1 Lanez Lane is an alphanumeric code Examples are symbols such as NW compass bearings divided by 10 e g 29 for 290 or SHRP type lane descriptions such as A50 D51 Lane2 etc are similar codes for each successive lane in order Each code must be separated from the next by a space If no headings are supplied press Enter immediately after any
166. so see the Golden River Weigh in Motion Highway Manual GRPS User Manual 2 2 WTOVERS Your setting NOVIS Es a Me A MHD OMEN ES ORNS Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 277 WTTHRES WTTHRES N WeighT sensor THREShold Description WTTHRES controls the detection threshold the level of Essential when Command syntax Parameters Valid range Default Notes Example Display syntax Example response Keypad menu Related commands 278 output from the weight sensor which is considered a valid detection signal using weight sensors wtthres DetectLevel DetectLevel is the detection threshold level in arbitrary units Sensor type automatically detected 0 to 255 withres 8 GRWIM 50 Kistler WIM The optimum threshold depends on the levels of electrical interference at the site withres 10 wtthres WTTHRES 13 Tech Mode WITHRES WTFILTER sets the weight sensor debounce time in milliseconds Also see the Golden River Weigh in Motion Highway Manual GRPS User Manual 2 2 WTTHRES Your setting withres Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 279 WTUNDERS WTUNDERS Description Essential when Command syntax Parameters Valid range Default Example Display syntax Example response Keypad menu Related commands 280 Weight sensors are subject to electrical noise which may include false dropouts of short duration in the signal Each sensor is sca
167. ss than but is not equal to lt gt is not equal to use only with ACT CLS DRN or LAN See the examples below for typical applications The Condition must be compatible with the UNITS setting and the sensors available ttefilter none ttefilter spd gt 120 Record only TTEs associated with vehicles that have speed greater than 120 in the current UNITS of speed ttefilter cls 2 Record only TTEs associated with vehicles in class 2 ttefilter TTEFILTER ACT lt 3 Record only TTEs associated with 2 axled vehicles Not available INTFILTER OSPFILTER and VBVFILTER all follow the same logic Helllter sasan ete te att alent ie 239 UNITS UNITS Description Essential when Command syntax Parameters Default Example Display syntax Example response Keypad menu 240 Display or change the units which will apply to many other command settings Measurements will be made and the data stored accordingly In contrast PRUNITS only affects the output format and does not change the stored data Conversion takes place automatically so you can record a data file with UNITS set to one choice but generate output with PRUNITS set to any other setting up the instrument for surveys that do not use the default metric units units metric imperial metric units are kilometres hour centimetres kilograms and degrees Celsius imperial units are miles hour inches pounds and
168. stra Sateen dd E a a Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 249 WTAUTCAL WTAUTCAL WeighT AUTo CALibration Description Essential when Command syntax Parameters Valid range Default 250 The machine calculates a rolling average of the weight of the front axle of the vehicles in the specified class averaged over all lanes The front axle weight is relatively independent of loading so this average weight can remain relatively constant over time Weight auto calibration offers the option to use this information to correct for any short term fluctuation in the calibration of the weight sensors If weight auto calibration is enabled the sensor calibration will be updated whenever the newly computed average differs from its previous value by more than 1 environmental conditions make the weight sensor calibration subject to fluctuations However there must be enough vehicles of the selected class to make the average front axle weight less variable than the sensor calibration itself wtautcal on Class StartWeight off Class is any valid number within the classification scheme being used StartWeight is the long term average front axle weight in the current weight UNITS determined from previous surveys or by some other means Sensor calibration will be altered to keep the ongoing average at this value 1 wtautcal off inhibits auto calibration but continues to store the previous setting or the default
169. system requires an end of file marker eofchars Chart Char2 Chart etc are ASCII characters in decimal representation A space is required between characters If no characters are given press Enter immediately after the any previous end of file characters are deleted Up to 12 ASCII decimal codes 00 to 127 see Appendix 3 eofchars 00 ASCII null equivalent to no functional end of file characters eofchars 13 10 eofchars EOFCHARS 27 88 General Setup EOF Chars EOLCHARS sets or displays the end of line characters EOPCHARS sets or displays the page length and the end of page characters PRINT generates an ASCII output file containing the above GRPS User Manual 2 2 EOFCHARS Your setting BDICHAr SE ic eRe REM Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 81 EOLCHARS EOLCHARS End Of Line CHARacterS Description Essential when Command syntax Parameters Valid range Default Example Display syntax Example response Keypad menu Related commands 82 When an ASCII file is output using the PRINT command most computer systems require a special sequence of characters to mark the end of each line EOLCHARS specifies this sequence the receiving computer system requires an end of line marker eolchars Chart Char2 Chart etc are ASCII characters in decimal representation A space is required between characters If no characters are given
170. t Examples 140 Loop detection is subject to electrical noise which may produce false detect signals of short duration Each loop is scanned repeatedly and vehicle detection is only considered genuine after a number of successive scans have given a positive response LPOVERS sets or displays the number of successive positive responses required problems of noise or signal dropout with loop detectors cannot be corrected using LPCYCLES and LPTHRES Ipovers Number Number Number is the number of successive scans that must find a detect condition in order for detection to be recorded If the machine contains a second loop detector card a second different Number can be set if required to optimise site setup If not set assumed to be same for both cards 1to 15 Do not set to less than 2 lpovers 3 3 Ipovers 8 one loop card or two loop cards set to the same Number Ipovers 9 12 two loop cards set to different Numbers For example if two 8 loop cards were fitted loops 1 8 on connector 1 would be set to a Number of 9 and loops 9 16 on connector 2 would be set to a Number of 12 GRPS User Manual 2 2 LPOVERS Display syntax Ipovers Example response LPOVERS 9 12 Keypad menu Tech Mode LPOVERS Related commands LPUNDERS should be set to the same value s as LPOVERS For loop boards manufactured since September 1993 LPUNDERS is automatically set to be the same as LPOV
171. t gas of known composition Version 1 9 onwards calibrating the CO sensor Calibrate the zero setting before every survey and calibrate to a known gas concentration at least every 6 months gas 0 gas col COlevel 0 is entered when the CO sensor is filled with a known CO free gas i e not the air at the monitoring site COlevel is the CO concentration in parts per million of the test gas filling the sensor COlevel can range from 20 to 35 parts per million gas 0 gas col 25 In both cases the initial response is Calibrating Sensor Please Wait Calibration can take up to 5 minutes and is normally followed by Calibration complete Not available GASCAL sets and displays the calibration factors for the CO and temperature sensors MONITOR GAS provides real time indications peak and running average values of temperature and CO levels GRPS User Manual 2 2 GAS Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 97 GASCAL GASCAL GAS sensor CALibrations Description GASCAL sets and displays the calibration factors for the CO and temperature sensors After every calibration make a note of the calibration factors reported by GASCAL If these values ever need to be re entered e g after a complete loss of power use GASCAL to re enter them Availability Version 1 9 onwards Essential when Command syntax Parameters Defaults Example 98 previous CO calibration values have become lost or corrup
172. t this point RMAL nnnnnn Sensor reference level RENT eccccce Sensor current count level AK PPPPPP Peak count level Marksman 410 OSP format Output The Tyre Contact Width TCW tube sensors in the Marksman 410 have a special OSP format The sensor type number displayed in the fourth field of all event lines number is 7 for TCW sensors standard tube sensors are type 0 TCW tube sensors generate lines of output in pairs one for the Sensor On event and a second line for the separate Sensor Off event standard tube sensors only generate Sensor On events The event number is displayed in the fifth field of each event line Sensor On events are numbered 0 and Sensor Off events are numbered 1 The tyre contact width is stored in the area field of the Axle Off event The area field is displayed in the seventh field of each Axle Off event line These are the two event lines generated by OSP from the Marksman 410 for a single tyre crossing O 1 01 7 0 08167424 00000 000000 000000 000000 0 1 01 7 1 08167801 00089 000000 000000 000000 Denotes TCW sensor Sensor I ON OFF TCW area events GRPS User Manual 2 2 301 Appendix 3 ASCII Codes Appendix 3 ASCII Codes These codes are used with the EOFCHARS EOLCHARS and EOPCHARS commands Symbol or Character Null SOH Start of Heading STX ETX EOT ENQ Enquiry ACK BEL Bell BS Back Space LF Lin
173. ted gascal col TempComp COGradient ZeroTemp ElectrZero col is required as part of the command TempComp is the compensation factor for the temperature sensor It is factory set and should be re entered as before COGradient is the sensitivity of the CO detector which is established by the calibration routine using the GAS command COGradient can then be read and noted and re entered here after a power or memory failure ZeroTemp is the zero setting for the temperature sensor It is factory set and should be re entered as before ElectrZero is the electrical zero of the CO detector which is established by the calibration routine using the GAS command ElectrZero can then be read and noted and re entered here after a power or memory failure Factory set for each machine gascal col 21 12000 115 GRPS User Manual 2 2 Display syntax Example response Keypad menu Related commands Your settings Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 GASCAL gascal co1 GASCAL 20 1000 O 100 Not available GAS is used to calibrate the CO sensor with a test gas mixture MONITOR GAS provides real time indications peak and running average values of temperature and CO levels Temperature sensor compensation factor TempComp 99 GRIDREF GRIDREF GRID REFerence Description Command syntax Parameters Valid range Example Display syntax Example response Keypad menu 100 GRIDREF sets or display
174. ter which overwrites the machine s internally measured WIMstrip reference value not recommended for customer use A separate W Mref value is stored for each WIMstrip sensor 50 to 70 C tempcal high 00 tempcal low 00 tempcal high 18 Road surface temperature as measured by other means Decimal values will be truncated not rounded to a whole number GRPS User Manual 2 2 Display syntax Example response Explanation Keypad menu Related commands Your setting Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 TEMPCAL HIGH 20 48997 46697 45023 45224 0 0 TEMPCAL LOW 5 48592 46359 44789 44921 000 TEMPCAL tempcal 0000000000 000000000 The first number in each response line is the temperature truncated not rounded to a whole number The remaining numbers are the W Mref values one for each WIMstrip sensor in the array 16 in this example Unless tempcal high and tempcal low have both been set the machine responds to TEMP and TEMPCAL with Uncalibrated Not available TEMP displays the current road temperature sensed by the WIMstrip sensor tempcal high ee tempcal NOW sei cc scsoce cs ese esses eee seas eus se ue 227 TEST TEST Description Essential when Command syntax test display test file test keyboard 228 TEST is always followed by a parameter and then performs the appropriate hardware or software sub system test The present configuration of the ma
175. th a repeated arrangement of loop and half width piezo sensors sensors SENSORS LL LL LL LL LL LL LL LI Please wait Start Survey Sensors Check the following parameters any time you alter SENSORS settings Counting AXFACTOR Classification LPSEPS LPLENS AXSEPS DETOFF inhibits all sensors but retains the stored configuration unlike sensors NONE which deletes the configuration 191 SENSORS Nomenclature for SENSORS command lower case letters UPPER CASE LETTERS Number Number Sensor types T Pp L W Tx2 TTN TIN 2 Px2 192 Half width sensor Full width sensor Number of sensors at this position Width of array in lanes Tube detector full width only Piezo detector full or half width Loop detector Weigh in Motion sensor Sensor Configurations Axle Counting Only Tube full lane width Tube two lanes wide Two closely spaced parallel tubes 10cm apart or less single lane width Two closely spaced parallel tubes 10cm apart or less two lanes wide Piezo half lane width Piezo full lane width Piezo two lanes wide GRPS User Manual 2 2 SENSORS Vehicle Counting Only L Loop full lane width L 2 Loop two lanes wide N 1 2 2 lane N 1 configuration 3 loops N 1 3 3 lane N 1 configuration 4 loops N 1 4 4 lane N 1 configuration 5 loops N 2 4 4 lane N 2 configuration 6 loops See the Golden River Count and Classification Hi
176. the detection circuit resets itself after a certain period of time determined by WTEVLEN or alternatively WTHOLD A suitable setting for WTEVLEN would be the largest number of sensor cycles for which you would expect a tyre to be over the sensor at normal speeds using weight sensors in locations where traffic is liable to be halted wtevien Cycles Cycles is the maximum allowable number of sensor cycles giving continuous detection after which the weight sensor will reset itself Sensor type automatically detected Suitable values would be 4 cycles for speeds above 50 km hr or 80 cycles for lower speeds 0 to 255 wtevlen 40 GRWIM 100 Kistler WIM wtevien 5 wtevlen WTEVLEN 60 Tech Mode WTEVLEN WTEVLEN performs the same function as WTHOLD changing either one also changes the other Also see the Golden River Weigh in Motion Highway Manual GRPS User Manual 2 2 WTEVLEN Your setting wtevlen soi RARA RE RIR RR en deserekedar Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 265 WTFILTER WTFILTER WeighT FILTER Description Essential when Command syntax Parameters Valid range Default Example Display syntax Example response Keypad menu Related commands 266 D Weight sensors typically do not produce one pulse when the axle passes over but several To debounce this signal WTFILTER programs the detector card to define a dead time after the first p
177. the organizational map of the keypad interface menu structure for the Marksman 660 The keypad functions available will depend on the hardware configuration of the machine so not all of those listed in Figure 2 may be available Specialized configurations may have additional functions Ol Marksman 360 Figure 3 beginning on page 21 shows the organizational map of the keypad interface menu structure for the Marksman 360 O Marksman 400 410 Figure 4 beginning on page 22 shows the organizational map of the keypad interface menu structure for the Marksman 400 and 410 Some commands are available on the Marksman 410 only GRPS User Manual 2 2 Figure 2 Esc 0 Edit for 1 second Keypad interface menus for the Marksman 660 c Restart 660 Resume etc Esc Esc Esc Status 660 Ver Mem Bat Time Press gt to Enter le Press any Key GRPS User Manual 2 2 Press to god Press to go u own p Start Survey Press gt Press gt to Enter La Press Press togou to go down p Items in Brackets only im appear if required by plication from previous parameters Stop Survey Press gt Press gt to Enter vE Press 4 to go down to Output Data Operator Interface gt Press to Leave Last Vehicle Last Direction 1 Last Direction 2 Vehicle Count Sensor Chec
178. tify vehicles that are crossing or overtaking at the sensor position EOVDSPEED is only valid for axles only sensor configurations it is not relevant in other layouts Version 1 9 onwards SENSORS specifies TT TT 2 PP or PP 2 eovdspeed Speed Speed is the maximum computed speed in the current UNITS that could result from the next axle detection If the apparent speed exceeds the EOVDSPEED setting the vehicle processor will assume there are two crossing or overtaking vehicles 80 to 320 kilometres hour or 50 to 199 miles hour eovdspeed 240 kilometres hour or 150 miles hour eovdspeed 185 eovdspeed EOVDSPEED 180 GRPS User Manual 2 2 Keypad menu Related commands Your setting Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 EOVDSPEED Tech Mode EOVD Speed EOVDACC EOVDGAP and EOVDSEP are used together in axles only sensor configurations to distinguish between following vehicles UNITS specifies speed units of either kilometres hour or miles hour COVOSDCC ee ee 93 FILENAME FILENAME Description Essential when Command syntax Parameters Notes Valid range Default Example 1 Example 2 Explanation Display syntax Example response 94 All recordings share a common filename and the number in the filename extension is incremented automatically by the machine The FILENAME command sets and displays the filename being used you wish to use a filename other t
179. to calibration using WTAUTCAL will overwrite any calibration factors entered manually using WTCAL Also see the Golden River Weigh in Motion Highway Manual WICAlE mn er RS ei ed RES 255 WTCALIB WTCALIB WTCALIB WTCALIB WeighT CALIBration Description Essential when Weigh in Motion sensors need to be calibrated using a vehicle of known wheel weights WTCALIB enters the wheel weights into the machine and can initiate a calibration test run In the latter mode WTCALIB produces an on site printout of gross weight measurements and calibration factors If time tagged events are required as well use WTCALIB Full details of the use of WTCALIB are in the Golden River Weigh in Motion Highway Manual Only the bare syntax is given here for reference setting up new weight sensors and a single vehicle with measured axle weights is available Use WTCALVEH for a multi vehicle calibration convoy WTCALIB has three different syntax modes Load syntax Parameters 256 Load to enter the wheel weights Display to show the weights as entered Run to initiate a calibration run WTCALIB is only valid for Run mode wtcalib Wheel1k Wheello Wheel2k Wheel2o Wheel3k WheelSo Wheeltk and Wheelto are the kerb side and off side wheel weights for axle 1 All weights are in the current weight UNITS and pairs of wheel weights must be entered in the same sequence as the pair of half width WIM sensors are wired into the
180. top Survey Stop Logging INTONOFF and VBVONOFF can delay the start of data recording but STOPREC with the appropriate parameter will override either or both STARTREC starts recordings GRPS User Manual 2 2 STOPREC Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 211 SUMMER SUMMER Begin SUMMER time Description Essential when Command syntax Parameters Default Example Explanation Display syntax Example response Keypad menu Related commands 212 SUMMER controls the date when a Winter Summer time break is inserted into a recording The day is always a Sunday At 02 00 Winter Time on the Sunday specified by SUMMER any current files are closed The clock is then set forward 1 hour and a new file is opened starting at 03 00 Summer Time Golden River data analysis software such as Showman Plus will handle the transition automatically the programmed recording interval spans the Sunday when Summer Time begins summer 1st 2nd 3rd 4th last mm Off 1st 2nd 3rd 4th last designate the Sunday in the month mm is the month number one or two digits off inhibits the Summer Time adjustment The syntax of SUMMER is not affected by the DATEFORM setting summer off summer 1st 4 Change on the first Sunday in April summer SUMMER 3rd 3 General Setup Summer WINTER controls the date of the Summer Winter Time transition GRPS User Manual 2 2 SUMMER Your setting SUMMEF
181. tput Overruns 292 The HH hundredths of a second and RESCOD results code fields are only displayed by the OSP and OSP commands To save space they are not stored in a VBV file and the PRINT command and GRFORMAT will show zeros in these columns Time tagged events TTEs generated by detector cards are displayed in OSP printout and can be used for diagnostic purposes TTEs are also stored in VBV files if TTEFILTER has been changed from its default setting of none to a valid condition for TTE recording Details of the additional output for TTEs are given on page 300 and include the additional TTE formatting for the Marksman 410 Data fields in all the printout formats are large enough to accommodate all practical values In the unlikely event that a measured value is too large to fit the data field the printout will show all 9s within the space available GRPS User Manual 2 2 Appendix 2 GRPS ASCII Print Formats Interval format 1 Example command print 1 example i00 GRPS User Manual 2 2 ah 8 3 9 re LO ET BEGIN FORMAT INT 1 FORMATTER 660 Release 1 95 INSTRUMENT 660 Serial 1234567 Release 1 95 FILENAME SITE LOCATION GRIDREF HEADINGS STARTREC 15 21 15 01 96 STOPREC 22 45 15 01 96 BATTERY 6 40 6 40 SENSO
182. ts the Data Module to retrieve a named file from a machine at a specific SITE or LOCATION For use only in COMMAND LST instructs the Data Module to send a named file to a machine at a specific SITE or LOCATION These three commands are described below in the standard GRPS format of this manual Important notes RETRIEVE FROM is totally different from the normal GRPS command RETRIEVE Likewise SEND TO is totally different from UPLOAD 304 GRPS User Manual 2 2 EXECUTE TO Command syntax Parameters Note Example 1 Explanation Example 2 Explanation Appendix 4 Data Module Commands Marksman units will respond to RETRIEVE FROM SEND TO or EXECUTE TO with the error message Error 01 Unrecognised Command The Data Module cannot handle RETRIEVE FROM or SEND TO as direct commands but only within a COMMAND LST file execute Filename to site Site execute Filename to location Location execute Filename to all Filename is a valid MS DOS GRPS filename up to 8 characters The file must contain a list of valid GRPS commands one per line Site and Location must be exactly as the relevant Marksman unit will respond to the SITE or LOCATION command except that text format is not case sensitive Remember that Location can be any text string but Site may not include space characters execute siteone ins to site 1 Sequentially executes the instructions in SITE
183. ulse during which any further pulses generated by the same axle will be ignored Weight sensors are in use wtfilter Time Time is the dead time in milliseconds 1 to 100 milliseconds wtfilter 8 wtfilter 5 wtfilter WTFILTER 7 Not available WTTHRES controls the WIM sensor threshold level Also see the Golden River Weigh in Motion Highway Manual GRPS User Manual 2 2 WTFILTER Your setting wtfilter Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 267 WTHOLD WTHOLD WeighT detector HOLD time Description Essential when Command syntax Parameters Valid range Default Example Display syntax Example response Keypad menu Related commands 268 If a vehicle remains static above a weight sensor the detector will continue to give a signal each time it is scanned Until that signal disappears the vehicle will not be counted To prevent this situation from jamming the counter it is advisable that the detection circuit resets itself after a certain period of time determined by WTHOLD or alternatively WTEVLEN A suitable setting for WTHOLD would be the longest time you would expect a tyre to be over the 3cm wide sensor at normal speeds using weight sensors in locations where traffic is liable to be halted wthold Time Time is the maximum allowable period of continuous detection in milliseconds after which the weight sensor will reset itself Suitable values w
184. utputs are in use INTFILTER OSPFILTER TTEFILTER and VBVFILTER all use the same type of logic as SWOUTPUT ENQUIDUL En cacy M aha aaa edad akin GRPS User Manual 2 2 SWOUTPUT Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 219 TCWCALIB TCWCALIB Tyre Contact Width CALIBration Marksman 410 only Description Starts calibration procedure for Tyre Contact Width tube sensors to discriminate between bicycles and larger vehicles Command syntax TCWCALIB Notes The function of this command is to automatically set calibrate the noise and threshold parameters by monitoring bicycles passing over the sensors When this command is used the machine goes into calibration mode To calibrate the sensors using the PC terminal perform the following steps 1 Type tcwcalib and press the Enter key 2 Press the key just before a bicycle passes over the sensor s 3 Press the key just after the bicycle has passed over the sensor s Repeat steps 2 3 for at least five bicycles Press Enter to end calibration This automatically sets the noise and threshold parameters if five or more bicycles have been logged If five or more bicycles have been logged the new bicycle parameters for each sensor are calculated as follows TCWNOISE The smallest bicycle TCW reading minus 5 TCWTHRES The largest bicycle TCW reading plus D 220 GRPS User Manual 2 2 TCWCALIB You can adjust these two commands further if necessary see the
185. x Parameters Valid range Default Example Display syntax Example response Keypad menu Related commands 56 For vehicle classification based on chassis height measured using loop sensors CHUSRAVLOW allows the user to enter the loop signal level corresponding to a standard car with a low chassis height CHUSRAVLOW is only applicable if you have already set chcalc user If you set chcalc auto the Marksman 660 will make its own determination Version 1 98 onwards calibrating a loop loop sensor system for classification based on chassis height chusravlow Value Value2 Value is the result that was obtained by driving a standard car exactly over the loop sensor with the OSP printout enabled The required value is the one in the PEAK column of the printout associated with the loop OFF event Appendix 2 If only a single value is given it will be applied to all sensors in the array If multiple values are given Value2 etc there must be a value for each loop in the array 1 to 60000 in the internal units used by OSP chusravlow 187 chusravlow 220 chusravlow CHUSRAVLOW 250 Tech Mode C H User Avg Low CHAUTAVLOW displays the running average signal levels for the last 100 cars and CHAUTCNT verifies that sufficient vehicles have been counted GRPS User Manual 2 2 Your setting Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 CHUSRAVLOW CHCALC defines the method of calculati
186. y and should be used in preference to DATE and TIME separately DATE sets the date GRPS User Manual 2 2 TIME Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 233 TIMEBINS TIMEBINS TIME BINS Description Essential when Command syntax Parameters Valid range Default Example Display syntax Example response 234 In Gap and Headway interval recordings vehicles whose gap headway falls within a specified time range can be grouped together in the same bin for counting purposes TIMEBINS specifies the time ranges After defining the TIMEBINS use the GAP and or HWY parameter in the INTSPEC command to enable the appropriate classification INTSPEC includes GAP and or HWY timebins LowestBin BinBoundary HighestBin LowestBin is the shortest time that will be included in the lowest bin O must be supplied if required BinBoundary is the shortest time that will be included in the bin to the right HighestBin is slightly higher than the longest time that will be included in any bin a vehicle with a measured gap or headway exactly equal to HighestBin will not be recorded but this is statistically unlikely Up to 15 bin boundaries defining up to 14 bins 0 to 999 9 seconds Bin boundaries must be entered in increasing order timebins 0 5 0 10 0 20 0 999 9 seconds timebins 0 1 23 5 10 20 30 999 9 timebins TIMEBINS O 1 0 2 0 5 0 10 0 999 9 GRPS User Manual 2 2 TIMEBINS
187. y depends on the memory card fitted check using STATUS The maximum number of files is 20 in a standard machine or 40 with expanded memory When either of these two limits is about to be exceeded you have two choices about what the machine does next Either it can keep the information it has and stop recording or it can progressively overwrite the oldest data MEMFULL changes or displays the current choice a large amount of data is to be collected memory capacity is limited and or there will be a long interval before the next download of data memfull stop overwrite stop will not stop immediately the memory is full but will attempt to free more space by deleting files marked as Retrieved starting with the oldest When this is no longer successful the machine will stop and all detector cards will be switched off to preserve battery life overwrite will delete files and individual data recordings to make space available for new data in the following order 1 Retrieved files oldest file first as in Stop 2 Closed but un retrieved files oldest first 3 When all closed files have been deleted recordings in the current interval or VBV file will be deleted oldest recordings first as the new interval or VBV records are added memfull stop memfull overwrite GRPS User Manual 2 2 Display syntax Example response Keypad menu Your setting Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 MEMFULL memfull MEMF
188. zthres DetectLevel DetectLevel is the detection threshold level in millivolts 50 to 750 millivolts pzthres 750 The optimum threshold depends on the model of piezo detector card in use and on the levels of electrical interference at the site pzthres 500 pzthres PZTHRES 650 Tech Mode PZTHRES PZFILTER sets the piezo detector debounce time in milliseconds GRPS User Manual 2 2 PZTHRES Your setting DATES S ae RARE RRS CAND Ar RRNA ERAN ae Your notes GRPS User Manual 2 2 181 R REPEAT R REPEAT Description 182 This command offers a quick way to repeat or almost repeat the last command you entered It makes the machine re type the last command line but without pressing Enter at the end of the line You can then edit the line using the key to backspace and delete and then re type anything you need to change Then press Enter It is obviously quicker to enter this command as R Enter than typing the word REPEAT GRPS User Manual 2 2 REM REMark Description Essential when GRPS User Manual 2 2 REM The REM statement begins a remarks or comment line which will be ignored by the machine As input REM can be used to add notes to a GRPS programming listing that may be saved as a file and then played into the machine at a later time When the machine produces output in response to the ALL HELP command any GRPS command that has no store

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