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[[Railnet AEI System Site Installation Manual]]

This manual provides instructions for installing and optimizing the equipment at an Automatic Equipment Identification (AEI) site. It explains installation and optimization for each component of the AEI system. The following summarizes the purpose of each chapter in this guide.
= Introduction =
The chapter you are currently reading summarizes the information provided in the<br>other sections of this manual.
= Installation Procedure =
This chapter includes the following sections:
===== Overview =====
Overviews the installation section of this manual.
===== Site Preparation =====
Outlines site considerations, construction, and installation for single track and double track AEI sites.
===== AEI Component Installation =====
Includes installation procedures for the following AEI System components:<br>
*Tiefenbach wheel transducer<br>
*TDA-105<br>
*Antenna<br>
*Presence detector<br>
*Heliax coaxial cable

= <span class="fontstyle0">Optimization Procedure</span> =
<span class="fontstyle2">This chapter includes the following sections:</span>
===== <span class="fontstyle0">Overview</span> =====
<span class="fontstyle2">Overview of the optimization section of this manual.</span>
===== <span class="fontstyle0">APU Application Software</span> =====
<span class="fontstyle2">Provides an in-depth explanation of the APU-102 application software and the </span><span class="fontstyle2">initial steps necessary to log on and navigate through the software.</span>
===== <span class="fontstyle0">System Optimization</span> =====
<span class="fontstyle2">Provides optimization recommendations for the APU-102 System software.</span>
===== <span class="fontstyle0">RF Power Optimization</span> =====
<span class="fontstyle2">Instructions for RF unit optimization.</span>
===== <span class="fontstyle0">Wheel Detector Optimization</span> =====
<span class="fontstyle2">Lists optimization steps for the Tiefenbach wheel detector and its interface, the </span><span class="fontstyle2">TDA-105.</span>
===== <span class="fontstyle0">Loop and Loop Detector Optimization</span> =====
<span class="fontstyle2">Includes procedures for loop and loop detector optimization.</span>
===== <span class="fontstyle0">System Operational Checkout</span> =====
<span class="fontstyle2">This checkout procedure offers a method for testing system operation. It </span><span class="fontstyle2">demonstrates how to simulate a train from the track using the software or the APU-</span><span class="fontstyle2">102 buttons.</span>
===== <span class="fontstyle0">Appendix A: Site Optimization Checklist</span> =====
<span class="fontstyle2">Assists in verifying that all optimization procedures were completed.</span>
===== <span class="fontstyle0">Appendix B: Installation Tools and Supplies</span> =====
<span class="fontstyle2">Provides a general list of all tools and supplies usually supplied by the installation </span><span class="fontstyle2">contractor. Does not include material usually supplied in Comet Electronics </span><span class="fontstyle2">installation kits.</span> <br>
===== <span class="fontstyle2"><span class="fontstyle0">Appendix C: Site Drawings</span></span> =====
<span class="fontstyle2">This appendix contains generic site installation drawings, with an indexed listing at </span><span class="fontstyle2">the beginning. The drawings are arranged in the order they will normally be used at </span><span class="fontstyle2">the site.</span>
=  <span class="fontstyle0">Additional Documentation</span> =
<span class="fontstyle2">For AEI System operation, APU application software user interface, system </span><span class="fontstyle2">troubleshooting, a detailed description of system components, and a glossary of AEI </span><span class="fontstyle2">System terms, refer to the [[APU-102 Manual|AEI System Operations Manual]].</span>
= <span class="fontstyle0">Additional Information</span> =
<span class="fontstyle2">This manual does not include information on intermodal, nonstandard, and </span><span class="fontstyle2">collocated installations. If your installation includes any of the following, contact </span><span class="fontstyle2">Comet Electronics for additional information.</span>
*&nbsp;<span class="fontstyle2">Intermodal antennas (tiers 1 and/or 2)</span><br>
*<span class="fontstyle2">The following non-standard installations:</span><br>
***<span class="fontstyle2">Three or more tracks</span>
***<span class="fontstyle2">SmartPass or RailPass integrated readers</span><br>
***<span class="fontstyle2">More than one wheel transducer per track</span><br>
***<span class="fontstyle2">More than one presence loop per track</span><br>
***<span class="fontstyle2">Switch point (route) indication</span><br>
***<span class="fontstyle2">Double track unrestricted sites with inside (island) huts</span><br>
***<span class="fontstyle2">Sites with concrete or steel ties</span><br>
*<span class="fontstyle2">Colocated installations, such as:</span><br>
***&nbsp;<span class="fontstyle2">Scales</span><br>
***<span class="fontstyle2">Humps</span><br>
***<span class="fontstyle2">Defect detectors [[APU-102 Wayside Equipment Command Shell (WECS)]]</span><br><br>