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PlacePod User Manual V2  

Page 4 of 15 

TABLE OF CONTENTS 

1

 

INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................5

 

2

 

SYSTEM FUNCTIONAL ELEMENTS .........................................................................................6

 

2.1

 

SYSTEM OVERVIEW ......................................................................................................6

 

2.2

 

PLACEPOD PHYSICAL SENSOR ......................................................................................7

 

2.3

 

GATEWAY .....................................................................................................................7

 

2.4

 

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

 

INSTALLATION SITE SURVEY .......................................................................................11

 

3.5

 

INSTALL THE PLACEPOD .............................................................................................12

 

3.6

 

CALIBRATE THE PLACEPOD ........................................................................................12

 

4

 

APPENDICES ....................................................................................................................... 13

 

4.1

 

APPENDIX I: GLOSSARY ..............................................................................................13

 

4.2

 

APPENDIX II: PLACEPOD TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS ...............................................14

 

 

 
 

 

Содержание PlacePod

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

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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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