AEI Site Installation Introduction

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
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:

• Tiefenbach wheel transducer
  
• TDA-105
  
• Antenna
  
• Presence detector
  
• Heliax coaxial cable

Optimization Procedure

This chapter includes the following sections:

Overview

Overview of the optimization section of this manual.

APU Application Software

Provides an in-depth explanation of the APU-102 application software and the initial steps necessary to log on and navigate through the software.

System Optimization

Provides optimization recommendations for the APU-102 System software.

RF Power Optimization

Instructions for RF unit optimization.

Wheel Detector Optimization

Lists optimization steps for the Tiefenbach wheel detector and its interface, the TDA-105.

Loop and Loop Detector Optimization

Includes procedures for loop and loop detector optimization.

System Operational Checkout

This checkout procedure offers a method for testing system operation. It demonstrates how to simulate a train from the track using the software or the APU-102 buttons.

Appendix A: Site Optimization Checklist

Assists in verifying that all optimization procedures were completed.

Appendix B: Installation Tools and Supplies

Provides a general list of all tools and supplies usually supplied by the installation contractor. Does not include material usually supplied in Comet Electronics installation kits.

Appendix C: Site Drawings

This appendix contains generic site installation drawings, with an indexed listing at the beginning. The drawings are arranged in the order they will normally be used at the site.

 Additional Documentation

For AEI System operation, APU application software user interface, system troubleshooting, a detailed description of system components, and a glossary of AEI System terms, refer to the AEI System Operations Manual.

Additional Information

This manual does not include information on intermodal, nonstandard, and collocated installations. If your installation includes any of the following, contact Comet Electronics for additional information.

•  Intermodal antennas (tiers 1 and/or 2)
  
• The following non-standard installations:
  
  • • Three or more tracks
    • SmartPass or RailPass integrated readers
      
    • More than one wheel transducer per track
      
    • More than one presence loop per track
      
    • Switch point (route) indication
      
    • Double track unrestricted sites with inside (island) huts
      
    • Sites with concrete or steel ties
      
• Colocated installations, such as:
  
  • •  Scales
      
    • Humps
      
    • Defect detectors