1. SunGuide SM Software Development Project Administrator Training CDRL 5-2.3

2. Administrative Training 2 Agenda SunGuide SM Overview Topics: –Status Logger –Executive Handler –Administrative Editor –Link and Shield Editor –DMS Sequencing Editor Style –Slides (“live” demo immediately after topic) –Hands-on

3. Administrative Training 3 SunGuide SM Overview

4. Administrative Training 4 SunGuide SM Architecture

5. Administrative Training 5 SunGuide SM Characteristics User may: –Selectively log into subsystems User interface: –Browser based –No files installed on local machine Administrative characteristics: –Options / features are activated after “Saving” (e.g. restarts are not necessary to effect change)

6. Administrative Training 6 Diagnostic and Control Tools Status Logger: –Service –Viewer Executive Handler –Service –Viewer

7. Administrative Training 7 Status Logger

8. Administrative Training 8 What It Provides… Ability to configure SunGuide SM process log their “status” the Status Logger Level of detail can be dynamically altered Typically one instance of Status Logger per deployment Note: High levels of details should not be the normal mode of operation (performance implications)

9. Administrative Training 9 Status Logger Service Windows Service Control Panel applet: –Log file location –Interval –File rollover –Naming convention

10. Administrative Training 10 Status Logger Viewer Windows Application: can run anywhere and point to the Status Logger service Options: –Choose log file –Select Status Logger service –Viewing options –Filtering options

11. Administrative Training 11 Executive Handler

12. Administrative Training 12 Executive Handler Service Provides Ability to configure SunGuide SM Applications Each SunGuide SM server has EH Viewers connect EH services Restricted access

13. Administrative Training 13 Executive Handler Viewer Viewer provides various ways to observe process activity Capabilities: –Start/stop –Alter log level

14. Administrative Training 14 Administrative Editor

15. Administrative Training 15 What It Provides Ability to configure SunGuide SM Allows editing of: –CCTV / Video Switching –Data Archive –DMS –HAR –Incident Management –Inventory / Maintenance –Ramp Metering –RWIS –Safety Barrier –TSS (Detectors) –Travel Times –Users (covered first)

16. Administrative Training 16 User Management: User Editing Each user should have a unique username (a username can only be logged in at one workstation at a time) Wide variety of permissions available Establish notification registration (i.e. email alerts)

17. Administrative Training 17 SunGuide SM Permissions Center to Center (C2C): –Allow changing remote CCTV devices –Allow changing remote DMS devices –Allow changing remote HAR devices –Retrieve remote device and event status data –Retrieve user permission data Closed Circuit Television (CCTV): –Add, modify and delete camera groups –Add, modify and delete cameras –Add, modify and delete user –Control camera –Override lock –Perform advanced camera functions –Receive camera data –Receive camera group data –Receive camera status updates –Receive user data Data Archiving (DA) –Allows the holder to configure the DA properties –Allows the holder to retrieve the DA properties –Allows the holder to retrieve the user list Dynamic Message Sign (DMS): –Activate or terminate a scheduled sequence –Add and delete approved words –Add, modify, and delete a DMS –Add, modify, and delete and DMS group –Add, modify, and delete messages and libraries –Add, modify, and delete sequences and libraries –Echo the message on a DMS –Log in to the DMS subsystem –Modify the system configuration –Modify user privileges –Override the message on a DMS or DMSs (no conflicts) –Query and modify DMS status –Receive updates of the status of communication with a DMS –Reset a DMS controller –Resolve both spelling and message conflicts –Resolve message conflicts –Resolve spelling conflicts –Retrieve DMS data –Retrieve active sequences –Retrieve approved words list –Retrieve DMS groups –Retrieve message libraries –Retrieve sequences and libraries

18. Administrative Training 18 SunGuide SM Permissions: continued Dynamic Message Sign (DMS) – continued: –Retrieve system configuration –Retrieve the current operational status of a DMS –Retrieve the current status of a DMS –Retrieve the list of users –Retrieve the message currently displayed on a DMS –Send a message to a DMS or DMSs –Set a DMS's brightness level –Terminate the current message on a DMS or DMSs Graphical User Interface (GUI): –Edit a message in a MAS queue –Edit a message in an IM response plan –Enter a manual DMS message –Enter a manual HAR message –Set system settings (e.g. frequency of alarms being repeated) Highway Advisory Radio (HAR): –Add, modify, and delete HARs –Allow retrieval of status –Receive HAR user privilege data –Receive add, modify and delete HAR info –Send HAR message –Set HAR status to out-of-service or active –System access to HAR subsystem Incident Management: –Allows the holder to configure the IM system –Allows the holder to create, alter and close events –Allows the holder to create, alter and remove plans –Allows the holder to create, alter and remove response resources plans –Allows the holder to respond to traffic events using devices and resources –Allows the holder to view event related data from system –Allows the holder to view plan related data from system –Allows the holder to view resource related data from system –Allows the holder to view route related data from system –Take ownership of an event

19. Administrative Training 19 SunGuide SM Permissions continued Inventory and Maintenance System (IMS) –Allow adding, modifying, or deleting equipment –Allow adding, modifying, or deleting locations –Allow adding, modifying, or deleting vendors –Allow retrieving history for equipment –Receive notification for new, modified, or deleted equipment –Receive notification for new, modified, or deleted locations –Receive notification for new, modified, or deleted vendors –Receive notification that status has changed for a piece of equipment –Receive notification that user permissions have been modified Message Arbitration Subsystem (MAS): –Blank the queue for a device –Modify the queue for a device –Receive queue data updates (actual queue contents) –Receive queue failure messages –Receive queue status updates –Receive queue update notices (only notification) –Receive updates to user privilege data –System access to the queuing system Ramp Meter System (RMS) –Add, modify and delete ramp meter controller groups –Add, modify and delete ramp meter controllers –Modify default system data (e.g. fuzzy meter parameters) –Retrieve default system data (e.g. fuzzy meter parameters) –Retrieve equipment group data –Retrieve ramp meter controller data –Retrieve ramp meter controller status –Retrieve user privileges Roadway Weather Information System (RWIS) –Add, modify, delete stations –Modify the poll cycle for stations –Receive RWIS user privilege data –Receive station data –Receive station status updates –Set RWIS status to out-of-service or active Safety Barrier (SB) –Add, modify, delete SB stations –Receive SB station status updates –Receive SB user privilege data –Receive event data –Receive station data –Reset SB station –Schedule events for SB stations –Set SB station status data

20. Administrative Training 20 SunGuide SM Permissions: continued Transportation Sensor Subsystem (TSS): –Add, modify and delete detectors –Define highway links –Map detectors to links and lanes –Modify alarm thresholds for links and lanes –Modify the poll cycle for detectors –Receive detector status updates –Receive link updates from detectors –Receive notification of triggered alarms –Receive user permission information Travel Time (TvT): –Configure travel time parameters –Receive travel time data –Receive travel time device data –Receive travel time link data –Receive travel time message data –Receive travel time option data –Receive travel time user data Video Switch (VS): –Add, modify and delete inputs –Add, modify and delete outputs –Add, modify and delete switches –Add, modify and delete user –Add, modify and delete video tours –Receive active video tour data –Receive input data –Receive input status updates –Receive output data –Receive output status updates –Receive switch data –Receive user data –Receive video tour data –Retrieve video snapshots –Start and stop video tours –Video switching Video Wall System (VWS): –Allow connections of source to viewer –Configure the video wall –Retrieve connection information –Retrieve user permission information –Retrieve video tour information –Retrieve wall geometry information

21. Administrative Training 21 User Management: Groups Editing Groups are NOT like Windows Groups Uses as a convenience to establish common permission sets Users are assigned the permissions in a group – the user can then be edited without effecting the group

22. Administrative Training 22 User Management: Workstations Configures video displays that are physically associated with a workstation Used for video switching

23. Administrative Training 23 CCTV: Cameras Add cameras to the system Provide attributes about the device

24. Administrative Training 24 CCTV: Cameras with Encoders Snapshots may be requested from cameras Cameras attached to an encoder must provide encoder information

25. Administrative Training 25 CCTV: Video Sources Video sources (encoders) can be defined so that the software can “switch” the source to a destination Only specific encoders are supported (the software uses SNMP to communicate to the encoder)

26. Administrative Training 26 CCTV: Video Destinations Video destinations (decoders) can be defined so that the software can “switch” sources to the destination Only specific decoders are supported (the software uses SNMP to communicate to the encoder)

27. Administrative Training 27 Data Archive: Properties Configure archiving parameters for selected systems –Frequency of updates, directory for files

28. Administrative Training 28 DMS: Signs Add DMS devices to the system Attributes vary widely based on protocol and connection type Note: Only Trailblazers use SunGuide protocol

29. Administrative Training 29 DMS: Approved Word List DMS checks against the “Approved Word List” when messages are to be displayed (not when they are queued) Operators (with permission) may override spelling errors

30. Administrative Training 30 DMS: Proportional Fonts Optional – NOT required to be used Different font for each sign can be specified –Specify “defaults” –Enter characters that do not use the “defaults”

31. Administrative Training 31 HAR: Radios Add HAR devices to the system Attributes vary widely based on protocol and connection type

32. Administrative Training 32 Incident Management: Abbreviations Abbreviations can be applied by IM when message is too large for sign (configuration setting) Word substitutions performed by priority Priority 1 applied first, then 2 if necessary, etc.

33. Administrative Training 33 Incident Management: Message Templates Configure message layout for incident responses Add items to message using links at right Select items and use arrow buttons to change order Sample layout displayed at top of display

34. Administrative Training 34 Incident Management: Contacts Contacts are available to the operator managing an event Each contact has their own notification subscriptions

35. Administrative Training 35 Inventory / Maintenance: Equipment Add items to IMS database Entries are edited inline in tables When associated with field equipment, items move to lower table

36. Administrative Training 36 Inventory / Maintenance: Locations Add IMS locations to database Used to indicate location of equipment not installed in field locations Repair sites, warehouses, etc.

37. Administrative Training 37 Inventory / Maintenance: Vendors Update list of vendors and contacts used by IMS Most fields in vendor screen refer to particular contacts of the vendor Not related to IM contacts

38. Administrative Training 38 Ramp Meter: Controllers Add Ramp Meter Controllers (RMC) to the system Attributes vary based on protocol and connection type

39. Administrative Training 39 Ramp Meter: Fuzzy Parameters Specify fuzzy logic algorithm parameters for each RMC

40. Administrative Training 40 Ramp Meter: Fuzzy Lanes Select TSS lanes to use in fuzzy logic calculations Each RMC has several lane type

41. Administrative Training 41 Ramp Meter: Special Events Define and schedule special events Used to specify ramp metering algorithm timing

42. Administrative Training 42 Ramp Meter: Groups Defines groups of RMCs which can be sent some commands at once

43. Administrative Training 43 RWIS: Stations Add RWIS stations to the system Attributes vary based on protocol and connection type

44. Administrative Training 44 Safety Barrier: Stations Add barrier stations to the system Attributes vary based on protocol and connection type

45. Administrative Training 45 TSS: Roadways Roadways must be defined to associate equipment and events with highway infrastructure Directions and cross streets are established for each roadway (incident management response plans require this information)

46. Administrative Training 46 TSS: Detectors Adding instrumented highway segments requires detectors / links / lanes to be configured A detector may have multiple links Links may have multiple lanes After the detectors / links / lanes are added, the map must be updated to display them (Link Editor)

47. Administrative Training 47 TSS: Detectors Add TSS detectors to the system Provide attributes about the device (multiple protocols supported)

48. Administrative Training 48 TSS: Detector Maps Adding Detector Maps to the system: this maps “regions” or “zones” from the detector to specific SunGuide SM data elements Detailed layout of the physical detector deployment must be available

49. Administrative Training 49 TSS: Detector Maps - continued Links are added first A link may have multiple lanes; this is used for visual rendering on the map as well as alarms The speed for a link is determined by averaging lane speeds

50. Administrative Training 50 TSS: Alarm Thresholds Alarm thresholds are used by TSS to determine when anomalous traffic conditions have occurred Each TSS link may have multiple thresholds

51. Administrative Training 51 Travel Times To configure travel times for a DMS –Create a travel time link from the DMS to each destination –Add each destination to the travel time system –Create a travel time message template –Assign the template and destinations to the DMS

52. Administrative Training 52 TVT: Travel Time Links Travel time links combine travel speeds across multiple TSS links If any one link speed is not available, the travel time link is marked as not available

53. Administrative Training 53 TVT: Destinations List of destinations used by TvT Enter names as they should appear on DMS Make sure names are also in Approved Word List

54. Administrative Training 54 TVT: Message Templates Arranges fields of Travel Time messages for display Specify number of destinations shown on sign Add fields to template using links to right Reorder fields in message using arrow buttons Sample message layout shown at top of display

55. Administrative Training 55 TVT: Device Templates Select template to use for each sign Select destination and travel time link for each destination of template Enable travel times for sign

56. Administrative Training 56 TVT: Options Specify system wide Travel Times options Frequency of sign updates in seconds Priority of Travel Time messages

57. Administrative Training 57 Bonus Material: Centers Specify list of centers equipment can associated with

58. Administrative Training 58 Link and Shield Editor

59. Administrative Training 59 Link Editor: Purpose Allows the SunGuide SM Administrator to customize the map display Does not allow the baseline shape files (from Dynamap, formally known as GDT) to be edited Allows the following to modified: –Links (shows traffic conditions) –Shields –Uninstrumented roadways

60. Administrative Training 60 Link Editor: Networks A network (which contains nodes / links / lanes) is loaded Networks are identified by TSS provider name and center ID Networks are displayed on top of the base map, but are not part of it After networks are edited, saving makes the map available to operators

61. Administrative Training 61 Link Editor: Creating Nodes Links defined in TSS detector maps must be placed between Nodes Nodes should be placed on or near the freeway on the correct side for the direction of traffic Several nodes may be placed at once Nodes may be moved by dragging

62. Administrative Training 62 Link Editor: Placing Links TSS Links may be placed by selecting from Available Links, pressing “Place Link”, then selecting the start and end nodes on the map Direction must match direction of travel Uninstrumented links may also be added and placed

63. Administrative Training 63 Link Editor: Fine Tuning Links After a link is created, its curvature may be adjusted by adding midpoints Midpoints may be dragged after being created Any number of midpoints can be added Links may follow actual roadway as closely or loosely as desired

64. Administrative Training 64 Link Editor: Assigning Roadways After links are placed, each must be assigned a roadway and direction Roadway and direction of link may not match detector Select roadway and direction, then click link to make assignment Link colors –Dark red: Not assigned –Yellow: Current roadway/direction –Light blue: Other roadway/direction Save map after finishing

65. Administrative Training 65 Link Editor: Shields Shields are not included in standard Dynamap data To place a shield on the map: –Select shield type and number or name for shield –Selects zoom level at which it appears –For mile markers, select the route –Click on the map to place the shield Shields supported: –Interstate –State highways / toll roads –Roadway names –Mile marker (note that when placing mile markers the “number” auto increments to facilitate placing multiple mile markers) Shields must be saved independently of links – two editors in one

66. Administrative Training 66 DMS Sequencing Editor

67. Administrative Training 67 Purpose of Sequencing Editor Allows the SunGuide SM Administrator to customize “DMS Relationships” DMS relationships are used by Incident Management to identify which signs should be included in a recommended response plan Allows the following to modified: –Nodes (virtual decision points) –DMS sequence attributes

68. Administrative Training 68 Sequencing Editor: Virtual Nodes Virtual nodes represent points where traffic may merge Indicates to the system that travelers on another road may be affected by incidents on this roadway Virtual Nodes: –Not visible on operator map –Used only for sign selection –Associated with roadway and direction of merged traffic

69. Administrative Training 69 Sequencing Editor: Adding Links Right click on a DMS or virtual node, Select Upstream Devices Left click on the DMS or virtual node which comes immediately before the selected node on the freeway For virtual nodes, also left click on the last DMS or virtual node on each merging roadway before traffic exits to this roadway

70. Administrative Training 70 Sequencing Editor: Viewing Relationships Allows visual review of links Can display: –Links to one sign –All links

71. Administrative Training 71 Questions / Answers