RSC
Centralizable Traffic Controller
CE Certification obtained Acc. to EN:50556:2011-02 • Centralization with TMacs System
• Centralization with PASPA System
RSC centralizable traffic controller is a modular system deve- • Centralization with SIGMA System (Elsag)
loped by La Semaforica for meeting any requirement of traffic • Centralization with SPOT/UTOPIA System (Mizar)
management, of any nature and complexity. • Connections via GPRS, leased lined
It has been developed and built in compliance to standards of • Fully Adaptive traffic with dynamic plan generation
UNI EN: 50556:2011-02 and it is supplied with CE Certification. • Standard Power 230 Vac
• 42Vac ELV Available, Safety Power
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS • Dimming Function Available, Energy Saving
• Software Open multilanguages
It is based on a multiprocessor structure, and it is made up by a
central control unit that can be extended to an industrial PC 32
MAIN FUNCTIONS
bit and by a series of remote microprocessors for the manage-
ment of inputs and outputs. • Flashing
It is formed by modular Eurocard boards (100 mm x 160 mm) • All red
lodged in a rack 19” 3/6U with polarized connectors according • Manual with remote control
to DIN 41612, and provided with a front panel with a wide LCD • Automatic with fixed times
display 80 characters, in order to make the interface with end • Synchronized - Linked or internal timer
users easy and intuitive. • GPS Timing function
• Actuated by the traffic flow with extension and/or cancella-
TECHNICAL FEATURES tion of traffic phases
• Light off features
• Equipped for 32 signal groups (upgradble to 42) • Dynamic generation of traffic plan, according to traffic data
• Max load for each lamp output 4A collected
• 32 digital inputs (upgradble to 80) • Priority system for public or emergency vehicles
• 32 digital outputs (optional) • Automatic change between summer time/daylight time
• 16 independent programs selectable by LCD panel, remote • Monitoring of all connected lamps
control or with internal weekly charts • Collection and storage of traffic data with volumetric and clas-
• 2 serial ports RS 232 (upgradble to 4 RS 232, 1 Ethernet port, sification standards, collected through inductive loops and/or
2 USB and 1 RS 485) microwave technology
• Detection and classification of traffic data (32 inputs on 8 • Centralization with dynamic plan selection or phase progress
length classes and 8 speed classes)
LA SEMAFORICA - RSC REV. March 2016 ENG
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• Telecontrol with automatic sending of SMS or faxes, as soon MODULARITY
as breakdowns on traffic controller arise The modular structure of our RSC controller allow it to be confi-
• Insertion of plan through internal weekly chart gured for any kind of intersection and makes it simpler to fix in
• Insertion of plan on special dates with yearly calendar case of failure. The main components are:
• Automatic storage of damages, state exchange
• Degraded functioning with management algorithms, alarm • Power Supply board: It provides power supply to the electronic
event circuitry of all boards and has an emergency flashing device
• Algorithms for management priority tramways that put the installation on flashing mode, even if CPU board
• 80 characters display with vision of internal temperatures of is not working.
cabinet, instantaneous power and power supply • CPU Board: It manages the traffic controller, the firmware is
located here and it stores all configurations and set traffic
CONTROLS AND SAFETY plans.
• All data are recorded in an EEPROM support. The board can be
With reference to standards of EN 12675, the traffic controller extended with industrial PC platform with standard PC104:
foresees a series of redundant control circuits on different har- this integration allows the communications between traffic
dware so as to give a complete security on all outputs. controller and any other system present on the installation.
In particular, the traffic controller is provided with the following • Detection board: it interfaces with vehicular detectors in
controls: order to collect and store traffic data. Data are available for
• “CONFLICT GREENS”: checking of incopatibility of two green a statistics use or directly for the dynamic control of phases.
lights simultaneously switched-on. • OUTPUT board: it is the interface between CPU and traffic
• “INTERGREEN MATRIX”: control of inter-time a mong green lights. Each one has 6 lamp outputs and can control 2 signal
lights as function of minimum times of ignition, and a progam- groups.
mable compatibility matrix. • TA board: it runs as a support for OUT board, checking the
• “PROGRAM ERROR”: check of installation running program and power absorption of each output, detecting the burning out
that times programmed are correct. of each lamp.
• “CURRENT CHECK”: control of a single lamp connected in
parallel with other lamps. TRAFFIC DATA ACQUISITION
• “Check of wrongly switched-off lights”: control of electrocuted
loads. RSC can be set up as a station to collect and process traffic data.
• “Check of wrongly switched-on lights”: control of short-circuit In particular, besides normal functioning as traffic controller, the
cables. system is able to manage up to 32 inputs for vehicular detection.
The data classification is based on length and speed parame-
TRAFFIC PLANS SETTING ters, and all incoming data are stored following eight classes of
length and eight classes of speed.
Traffic controller programming is made through a special softwa-
re developed by La Semaforica for PC or Mac in Windows® or Through a specific software, it is possible to configure, manage
Linux Operative System, which has an intuitive design to facili- and download the archives.
tate the configuration of any signaled junction. All traffic data are stored at regular intervals of time, which can
be set from a minimum of 1 minutes up to Two hours.
Many parameters can be set directly on the controller, thanks to The operation software allows to export the whole archive in a
the keyboard and the LCD monitor. Maximum greens, detector chart form, compatible with MS Excel.
configuration, are among the parameters that can be set.
FULLY ADAPTIVE FUNCTION (CDF) CENTRALIZED FUNCTIONING
Calculation of best Green times on any traffic lane according RSC can be used in MANY Centralization Systems with the fol-
to measured flow and fluency noticed. It can certainly be in- lowing functioning mode: choosing a traffic plan with phase
tegrated with the normal actuated functioning. Using both of progress, or in synchronized systems.
these adjustments together brings to a perfect management of The Central System developed by La Semaforica allows to
the intersection. RSC traffic controller is able to determine and choose among different operative modes. Traffic junctions are
adjust in realtime the cycle times to real requirements of traffic. linked to one or more geographic areas, and they can be selected
The dynamic generation of plan, with reference to time change through a showed menu; different arms of the menu can repre-
of program, allows to modify the program referring to a real sent either a single junction or a junctions network, containing
request from traffic and not to a statistic theoretical calculation. all single junctions that can be selected independently.
It is possible to realize a network of traffic controllers all opera- The architecture of a typical Centralization System is shown in
ting in dynamic generation of plan. the following scheme.
TECHNICAL DETAILS
Basic sizes (signal groups) 8,16,24,32
Loop detectors 8,16,32
Video detectors Traficon
Voltage 230 Vac±15%
42 Vac±15%
Ambient temperature -40 - +80°C
Load per output Max 4A
I/O interfaces 12V, 100 mA
Cabinet (large) 900x1100x350mm
Cabinet (small) 600x1100x350mm GPRS
Indoor Rack 19” 3U (8 sg)
19” 6U (16sg-24sg)
19” 9U (32sg)
Communication RS 232, Ethernet
System connections TMacs - Utopia
Certifications EN-50566
EN-50293 GPRS
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