Instruction manual
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Sensor and Count Modes always use the same lane number as the sensor number for input to that lane. Per-Vehicle
(Raw) and Binned Modes will always use two inputs for each lane, with the sensor numbers shown in the table.
Per-Vehicle (Raw) and Binned modes are the classification modes, so they can also take advantage of two slightly
more complicated sensor modes, “Axle-Loop-Axle” and “Loop-Axle-Loop”. The first and last sensors, either the two Axle
or the two Loop, are ALWAYS the same as shown in Table 1. The difference comes in the middle sensor.
Table 2 – Configuration of Three and Four Sensor Lanes
Mode
Lane 1
Lane 2
Lane 3
Lane 4
Lane 5
Lane 6
Lane 7
Lane 8
Axle
1
3
5
7
n/a
Loop
2
2
3
4
Axle
2
4
6
8
Loop
1
3
5
7
9
11
13
15
Axle
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Loop
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
Loop
1
2
3
4
n/a
Axle
1
3
5
7
Axle
2
4
6
8
Loop
1
3
5
7
n/a
Axle
1
3
5
7
Axle
2
4
6
8
Loop
2
4
6
8
Loop
1
3
5
7
n/a
Axle
1
3
5
7
Loop
2
4
6
8
Axle
2
4
6
8
Sensor Conflicts:
The system works AS LONG AS THERE IS NEVER ANY CONFLICTS BETWEEN LANES FOR SENSORS. This can
occur if you use different axle configurations on different lanes and you are using “Axle-Loop-Axle” or “Loop-Axle-Loop”
on the higher numbered lane. Some sensor conflicts can be overcome using dynamic sensor assign explained on the
next page.
Example 1: Suppose you selected Loop-Loop for lane #1 and Axle-Loop-Axle for lane #2, according to the Table 1 (for
lane # 1) and Table 2 (for lane # 2).
Table 3 – Example 1
Mode
Lane 1
Lane 2
Loop-Loop
Loop1, Loop 2
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Axle-Loop-Axle
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Axle 3, Loop 2, Axle 4
In this case, Loop 2 (underlined) is specified for BOTH Lanes 1 and 2. This situation is referred to as a SENSOR
CONFLICT and is automatically detected by the software. If a conflict occurs, the Phoenix II will not allow you to start
collecting until the conflict is resolved or by Dynamic Sensor assignments.
Now, for further example, suppose you chose Axle-Loop-Axle for lane # 1 and Loop-Loop for lane # 2, according to the
same tables.
NOTE: The Phoenix II currently only supports 8 Axle Sensor inputs so you cannot enable Axle-Loop-Axle, Axle-
Axle, Loop-Axle-Axle-Loop, or Loop-Axle-Loop-Axle Modes for lanes 5-8.