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Once you have selected a sensor from the device list, you can click again on that
row to bring up a Sensor Info popup (see Figure 4.3). To bring up the Sensor Info
popup, you can also click on the sensor icon that appears in the upper right corner
of the screen (see Figure 4.2).
Figure 4.3 – Sensor Info Popup
The Sensor Info popup is also available on the Internet Connection and Virtual
Connection screens. This screen lists the following sensor settings and version
information:
• Sensor ID – Unique Address (by default based upon the last seven digits of
the serial number).
• Description – User-definable 32 character text field use to describe the
sensor. Can be used to indicate items such as the application (e.g. stop bar
detection) or GPS coordinates.
• Location – User-definable 32 character text field typically describing the
intersection where the sensor is located (e.g. “Main & Center – Anytown
USA”).
• Approach – User-definable 32 character text field that typically indicates
which approach of the intersection the sensor monitors (e.g. “EB Main
Traffic”).
• Sensor Version – Overall sensor product version which represents a released
combination of the DSP, Algorithm, FPGA, and FPAA subcomponent
versions.
• DSP Rev – DSP code version as a date (YYYY-MM-DD).
• Algorithms Rev – Algorithm code version as a date (YYYY-MM-DD)..
• FPGA Version – FPGA version as a date (YYYY-MM-DD).
• FPAA Version – FPAA version as a date (YYYY-MM-DD).
The Sensor Info popup also has a Signal Rack Cards toggle switch. When the switch
is on, any rack cards connected to this sensor will identify themselves by flashing a
blink sequence on the main menu LEDs of the rack card (see Figure 2.10).
Internet Connection
The SmartSensor Matrix can be connected to the Internet allowing access to the
sensor from anywhere with Internet access. Below is a list of three ways to connect
the SmartSensor to the Internet: