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Additional PNL18 Configuration Option:

Step 6

: Click on the “Hardware & IO Config” tab.

Step 6A

: Enable or disable strobe flashing based on your requirements.

Step 6B

: Enable the One’s digit option if you have purchased and attached the Houston

Radar One’s digit panel.

Step 6C

: Click the “88 Test” button to enable value 88 test pattern. You may also test

custom PWM brightness values.

Step 6

Step 6B

Step 6A

Step 6C

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Summary of Contents for PNL18

Page 1: ...t Installation and User Manual K Band Doppler Speed Measurement and Display Kit Rev 1 December 20 2021 2005 to 2021 Houston Radar LLC 702 Julie Rivers Drive Sugar Land TX 77478 http www houston radar...

Page 2: ...to comply with the limits for Class B digital device pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential insta...

Page 3: ...ration of the device Cet appareil est conforme avec Industrie Canada RSS standard exempts de licence s Son utilisation est soumise Les deux conditions suivantes 1 cet appareil ne peut pas provoquer d...

Page 4: ...N EXTERNAL CUSTOM MESSAGE 14 LED Driver External Strobe Slow Down Output 14 DR600 Open Drain Outputs 15 COLLECTING AND ANALYZING IN RADAR TRAFFIC STATISTICS 15 REAL TIME TRAFFIC STATISTICS IN THE RADA...

Page 5: ...ICAL OUTLINE DIMENSIONS 26 APPENDIX A PLASTIC WINDOW LOCATION AND SIZE WHEN USING FRONT METAL MASK 27 APPENDIX B ACTIVATE AN EXTERNAL LED MESSAGE ABOVE A PRESET SPEED 28 APPENDIX C HOUSTON RADAR SLOW...

Page 6: ...s power efficiency achieved by Low power DR600 radar directly drives display thus eliminating display controller Built in ambient light sensing and automatic brightness control Ambient temperature com...

Page 7: ...ot be placed right along the side of the road it should be pointed at least 100 150 feet up the road into oncoming traffic The radar in the unit may pick up rotating fans compressor blades etc Avoid p...

Page 8: ...c have been successfully used as well It does not matter which side into the sign or into the traffic the frosting faces and is left to your discretion 4 Other plastic materials may be used as a front...

Page 9: ...s Analyzer Measured Speed Output In addition to showing the measured speed on the LED digits the PNL18 will also send out the speed via the ASCII interface as a 3 digit speed with an optional directio...

Page 10: ...y switch In this case the on board switch must be set to the 0 position or removed at the factory Note 3 To use 3 3V output on pin 13 JMP2 must be shorted Connector Pin Signal Name Direction wrt Radar...

Page 11: ...PWR Ground 8 DA3 IN OUT Digital input output 3 future expansion 9 VIN PWR Connected to input supply voltage 10 AI1 IN Analog input 1 future expansion 11 Unused Unused Unused pin 12 AI2 IN Analog input...

Page 12: ...d to input supply voltage Connector Pin Signal Name Direction wrt Radar Description 1 GND PWR Signal PWR Ground 2 VIN OUT Connected to input supply voltage Connector Pin Signal Name Direction wrt Rada...

Page 13: ...icle is detected between the low speed and high speed limits The display will blink at about 1 4Hz rate if the measured speed is above violator speed This indicates to the driver that they are driving...

Page 14: ...te PNL18 and display the number 20 bcd 55 1 will change the number to 55 and activate the strobe bcd 55 0 or bcd 55 will turn the strobe off and continue to display 55 bcd 0 will deactivate display an...

Page 15: ...r and allows the retrieval of stored statistics from the radar by using a PC serial port It also has features to generate traffic reports plot interactive graphs and export the raw data to a MS Excel...

Page 16: ...onfiguration a snap for the end user Install the Houston Radar Stats Analyzer software provided with the sign on your MS Windows PC After starting the installed program click on Connect To Radar in th...

Page 17: ...ge 17 of 30 Read The Radar Configuration Step 2 Click on the DR600 Setup tab The software will read the radar configuration and you should see this screen actual values will depend on your setup Step...

Page 18: ...limits will be fixed skip to next section if sign will be portable unit Step 3B Set the Minimum display speed Display will be blank below this speed Step 3C Set the Maximum display speed Display will...

Page 19: ...witch important Step 4C Now set the rotary switch increment This increment will apply to all display limits or just to your minimum display speed depending on the rotary switch mode you picked in Step...

Page 20: ...te above the maximum display speed Strobe light is typically used to draw attention of the driver to the display and the fact that their current vehicle speed is above the posted speed limit or that t...

Page 21: ...e or disable strobe flashing based on your requirements Step 6B Enable the One s digit option if you have purchased and attached the Houston Radar One s digit panel Step 6C Click the 88 Test button to...

Page 22: ...o recalibrate the LED driver controller This is to ensure optimal performance and power consumption Step 7 Click the Calibrate button to initiate this process The Status will show Done upon the comple...

Page 23: ...different measurement units mph kph fps mps and fractional high precision speed output over the serial port If you wish to configure these options click the Detection and Units Data Output Hardware an...

Page 24: ...FCC Part 15 US Version FCC ID TIADR600 CE Approved IC 21838 DR600 Data Interfaces Serial Communication RS232 Data Rate 1200 to 115200 baud Data Connector DB9 Female with RS232 levels wired as a DCD Us...

Page 25: ...ing traffic 760 m 2500 feet for larger trucks and vehicles with inherently large radar cross sections In range boost mode or full range mode these values increase to 790 m 2600 feet for compact vehicl...

Page 26: ...Page 26 of 30 Mechanical Outline Dimensions Rev 1 0 PCB Dimensions in mm Inches...

Page 27: ...gle is the suggested window size The suggested window is larger than the actual radar because the radar waves diverge at a 9x18 angle from the face of the radar The recommended window size is for a me...

Page 28: ...e For simplification only two strings are shown on the schematic Then physically arrange the LED s in the form of the message or emoticon you desire The message can be programmed to activate above any...

Page 29: ...dix C Houston Radar SLOW DOWN panel Houston Radar also offers a SLOW DOWN panel that can simply be plugged into the PNL18 to start operation This panel operates similarly to the LED Message board desc...

Page 30: ...30 Appendix D Expanding to an Optional 3rd Digit to Make a 3 Digit Speed Sign You may easily expand the PNL18 to a 3rd digit to show the 100 s place value via the optional Houston Radar PNL18 One s d...

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