Diamond Traffic Products Omega X3, User Manual

Page 1: ...Omega X3 Diamond Traffic Products P O Box 1455 76433 Alder St Oakridge OR 97463 P 866 782 3903 F 541 782 2053 sales diamondtraffic com http www diamondtraffic com V 1 44 Updated 09 03 2019...

Page 2: ...Tube Layout 10 1 g Monitor Vehicles 10 1 h Completing Setup 10 2 Viewing Traffic 11 2 a Waiting for Vehicle 11 2 b Waiting for Sensor 11 2 c Volume 11 3 Show Status 12 4 Files 13 4 a File List 13 5 D...

Page 3: ...a Processing 20 9 1 Initial import screen 20 9 2 Advanced Processing 21 9 3 Process Data 22 10 Bluetooth 24 10 1 Microsoft Bluetooth Stack 24 10 2 3rd Party Bluetooth stacks 24 10 3 Bluetooth Pairing...

Page 4: ...sets the Omega X3 apart from other data collection devices is its ability to store MAC addresses of active Bluetooth devices This affords the possibility of determining Destination Origin calculations...

Page 5: ...e a backspace key and erase the previous character Space The Space key inserts a space at the cursor location and will also allow scrolling through options in ascending order Requires the use of the A...

Page 6: ...le strike has occurred We recommend a spacing of 4 feet between Road Tubes used for data collection in the same lane Tubes offer the advantage of being easily movable quick to install inexpensive and...

Page 7: ...NOT recommend spacing closer than 4 feet when classifying due to potential loss of accuracy Connect the road tube which will be struck first by oncoming traffic near lane into the A port Connect the o...

Page 8: ...e short tube will be cross only the near lane will be connected to port B Both tubes will be of the same overall length Directional This road tube configuration is used for counting two way traffic on...

Page 9: ...uildings and or trees can block the GPS signal from reaching the Omega X3 During GPS acquisition the counter will display a series of dots The dots will continue to cycle until the GPS has locked onto...

Page 10: ...that what you see on screen matches the vehicles crossing the site press ENTER Please note that this information is based on a 4 foot tube spacing If you use a different tube spacing you will need to...

Page 11: ...r each axle activation as well as displaying vehicle information graphics along with vehicle specific speed length and FHWA Classification bin number Note that this information is not being stored int...

Page 12: ...e Omega X3 displays temperature in both Celsius and Fahrenheit The Omega X3 will store the Celsius value and then compute the Fahrenheit value Battery Voltage s Both the Primary and Secondary batterie...

Page 13: ...ng term 4 a File List From the main menu use the Left or Right arrows to locate Files Once this option is in the middle of the screen press ENTER This screen will display a brief overview of the count...

Page 14: ...ling through the display will yield grand total of vehicles breaking out passenger cars and trucks Also included is a calculated ADT Average Daily Traffic on the fly for those studies longer than 2 da...

Page 15: ...8 3 format No extensions to the USB Mass Storage Specification are allowed To verify operation of a thumb drive Create a short data study you can even leave the counter on an office desk over lunch St...

Page 16: ...t C Program Files x86 Diamond USB Diamond USB Drivers For proper driver installation administrative permissions will be needed Should your account only have standard permissions please consult with yo...

Page 17: ...Power draw will average 67 5mA over the life of a fresh battery pack which gives a useful life for an 8 D cell battery pack of about 4 3 days NOTE The above assumes the batteries are operating in ide...

Page 18: ...on has stopped Manually When selected the Omega X3 will only create or close files with the 8 2 Enter Listen Mode Entering this specific mode will require that the external battery pack be populated w...

Page 19: ...Products Inc Copyright 1991 2019 All Rights Reserved Page 19 8 6 Iris Configuration Via Centurion Centurion can also be used to configure the Iris modem You will need to connect the Omega X3 to a com...

Page 20: ...g TSProcess is quick and easy it will allow you to verify or edit any of your site information and will allow you to select starting ending Time Date select a road tube layout and then approve a data...

Page 21: ...irectional traffic and to adjust the road tube spacing if different than what was used during data collection If a non standard tube layout was used you can swap tube input sequence as well for exampl...

Page 22: ...Data button will begin the conversion of Timestamp data into either Per Vehicle or Volume only data A Summary screen will be generated and be presented prior to importing the resulting data into the i...

Page 23: ...is also a good indication of the quality of data prior to importing the Per Vehicle or Volume data into Centurion s internal database Here you can verify average speed Duration of Study and see calcul...

Page 24: ...he computer is a fairly simple process simply right click on the Bluetooth adapter and select Add Device Make sure that the Omega X3 display is active and then proceed with the on screen steps needed...

Page 25: ...MAC Addresses from passing objects that object needs to have its Bluetooth radio turned on Since we do not Pair to the passing device there is no need to provide any pairing codes The Omega X3 simply...

Page 26: ...report those hits on the tubes which come from bicycles When collecting data in Situation 1 Vehicle Only you have a lot of setup flexibility The basic process is Set the counter to Normal mode more on...

Page 27: ...collect data in the best way for your sites Note that it is always best to put the tubes where bicycles and or vehicles are free flowing and moving quickly Stop and go traffic in addition to very slo...

Page 28: ...ptionally the average signal received see below Vehicles Only This uses the same improved A D process that All Mixed uses except that only those activations that are determined to be from a vehicle ar...

Page 29: ...ll Rights Reserved Page 29 A mix of vehicles and bicycles and you only want the data from the Vehicles Vehicles Only Go Shorter if missing bicycles Go longer if bicycles are being misidentified as veh...

Page 30: ...el detect indicators GPS Onboard GPS for location storage clock calibrations and data tampering security features Keypad 19 button membrane keypad Firmware Flash upgradable firmware via USB communicat...

Page 31: ...such devices as a Thumb drive Note not all devices plugged into this port may operate The type B port can be used for connecting the Omega X3 to a standard computer running the Windows operating syst...

Page 32: ...mode and for when the unit is in record mode For standby mode the main menu items are Start Recording Settings Clock Display USB Reset Bluetooth Factory Reset About Show Status System Status Files Dat...