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PlacePod User Manual V2  

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Copyright ©2018 Protonex LLC dba PNI Sensor. All Rights Reserved. 
Reproduction, adaptation, or translation without prior written permission is prohibited, except as allowed under 
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PNI Sensor 

2331 Circadian Way 

Santa Rosa, CA 95407, USA 

Tel: (707) 566-2260 

 

DO NOT OPEN THE PLACEPOD SENSOR. THE PLACEPOD SENSOR IS SHIPPED READY TO ACTIVATE AND INSTALL. 

THE SENSOR SHOULD NOT BE OPENED FOR ANY REASON. OPENING THE SENSOR VOIDS THE PRODUCT 

WARRANTY.

 

 
Warranty and Limitation of Liability – PlacePod Vehicle Detection Sensor (“Product”). 

PNI Sensor ("PNI") manu-

factures its Products from parts and components that are new or equivalent to new in performance.  PNI warrants 

that each Product to be delivered hereunder, if properly used, will, for one year (365) days following the date of 

shipment be free from defects in material and workmanship and will operate in accordance with PNI’s published 

specifications and documentation for the Product in effect at time of order. Any Product that is non-functional and 

unresponsive to firmware and software updates will be considered failed hardware units and will be replaced at no 

charge. This warranty includes one year (365 days) of debugging maintenance for customers that use the PNI Park-

ing Management Software to manage PNI’s Product. 
This warranty does not cover wear and tear due to normal use, or damage to the Product as the result of improper 

installation, misuse, neglect of care, alteration, vandalism, theft, accident, or unauthorized repair. 

 
THE ABOVE WARRANTY IS IN LIEU OF ANY OTHER WARRANTY, WHETHER EXPRESS, IMPLIED, OR STATUTORY, 

INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, ANY WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR ANY PARTICULAR 

PURPOSE, OR ANY WARRANTY OTHERWISE ARISING OUT OF ANY PROPOSAL, SPECIFICATION, OR SAMPLE. PNI 

NEITHER ASSUMES NOR AUTHORIZES ANY PERSON TO ASSUME FOR IT ANY OTHER LIABILITY. 

 

If any Product furnished hereunder fails to conform to the above warranty, Customer’s sole and exclusive remedy 

and PNI’s sole and exclusive liability will be, at PNI’s option, to repair, replace, or credit Customer’s account with 

an amount equal to the price paid for any such Product which fails during the applicable warranty period provided 

that (i) Customer promptly notifies PNI in writing that such Product is defective and furnishes an explanation of the 

deficiency; (ii) such Product is returned to PNI’s service facility at Customer’s risk and expense; and (iii) PNI is satis-

fied that claimed deficiencies exist and were not caused by improper installation, misuse, neglect of care, altera-

tion, vandalism, theft, accident, or unauthorized repair. If a Product is defective, transportation charges for the 

return of the Product to Customer within the United States and Canada will be paid by PNI. For all other locations, 

the warranty excludes all costs of shipping, customs clearance, and other related charges. PNI will have a reasona-

ble time to make repairs or to replace the Product or to credit Customer’s account. PNI warrants any such repaired 

or replacement Product to be free from defects in material and workmanship on the same terms as the Product 

originally purchased. 

 
Except for the breach of warranty remedies set forth herein PNI shall have no liability for any indirect or specula-

tive damages (including, but not limited to, consequential, incidental, punitive and special damages) relating to the 

use of or inability to use this Product, whether arising out of contract, negligence, tort, or under any warranty the-

ory, or for infringement of any other party’s intellectual property rights, irrespective of whether PNI had advance 

notice of the possibility of any such damages, including, but not limited to, loss of use, revenue or profit. In no 

event shall PNI’s total liability for all claims regarding a Product exceed the price paid for the Product. PNI neither 

assumes nor authorizes any person to assume for it any other liabilities. 

Summary of Contents for PlacePod

Page 1: ...PLACEPOD VEHICLE DETECTION SENSOR USER MANUAL...

Page 2: ...an in ground or surface mounted vehicle detection sensor that communicates with a LoRa gateway to provide real time parking data It provides accurate vehicle detection in parking spaces up to 7 years...

Page 3: ...sors and algorithms are finely tuned for ultra low power consumption providing continuous vehicle detection without missing a parking event Capability for wireless configuration and software updates u...

Page 4: ...4 NETWORK SERVICE 8 2 5 PARKING MANAGEMENT APPLICATION 8 3 PLACEPOD PARKING SOLUTION SETUP AND INSTALLATION 9 3 1 SETUP AND INSTALLATION OVERVIEW 9 3 2 SET UP OVERVIEW 9 3 3 ACTIVATE PLACEPOD 10 3 4...

Page 5: ...component of a parking management system The Sys tem Functional Elements section describes the system components and preliminary decisions that must be made to enable a smooth implementation Setup and...

Page 6: ...tion on to the Network Service The number of gateways required depends upon the size and environment of the parking areas covered by the parking system Network Service The Network Service collects the...

Page 7: ...tection sensor models 2 LoRa Communications Bandwidth The PlacePod communicates with the gateway over several LoRa bandwidths 915 MHz 868 MHz or 923 MHz The applicable bandwidth is determined by regio...

Page 8: ...slate to better coverage Deploying too few gateways will affect the network reliability due to weak signal strength at the gateways and a lack of redundancy Gateways can be ordered from many LoRa gate...

Page 9: ...n will outline the steps needed to ensure the PlacePod is successfully installed and functional This assumes that the customer has already chosen a LoRa network service provider and installed gate way...

Page 10: ...the gateway so that it has direct line of sight to the PlacePod Note For help installing gateways please contact your gateway manufacturer 3 Ensure PlacePods have been provisioned onto the LoRa netwo...

Page 11: ...er manual 3 4 INSTALLATION SITE SURVEY Once the PlacePod has been activated it is important to ensure that the sensors are able to communicate with the LoRa network by performing an installation surve...

Page 12: ...s part of the provisioning process Third party Parking Applications will also generally allow this although in some systems this information is configured directly into the Network Service Download th...

Page 13: ...e bandwidth utilized varies by region 915 MHz in North America 868 MHz in Europe PlacePod communicates with gateways using LoRa bandwidths LPWAN A Low Power Wide Area Network utilizing wireless commun...

Page 14: ...Mount 9 0 in 22 86 cm diameter 1 25 in 3 15 cm height Installation Position Center of the parking space Operating Temperature 30 C to 70 C 22 F to 158 F Storage Temperature 40 C to 85 C 40 F to 185 F...

Page 15: ...ANY OTHER LIABILITY If any Product furnished hereunder fails to conform to the above warranty Customer s sole and exclusive remedy and PNI s sole and exclusive liability will be at PNI s option to rep...

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