Wavetronix Command Collector (CMD-DCx) - User Guide - Manual (Page 60)

CHAPTER 5 • SENSOR CONFIGURATION PAGE 59
Setting Custom Lane IDs
To set or change the custom ID for a lane, select the lane to be changed and enter the new ID
in the Edit Custom ID field. Click the Change button and the new custom ID will appear.
Note
Clicking the Change button does not automatically save the new custom ID to the
database (see the Saving Changes section).
Approaches
An approach is an abstract group of lanes and is used exclusively for Collector and TMDD
purposes. An approach has no impact on the data collection or other functionalities of a
sensor. Defining approaches allows one or more lanes with common characteristics to be
grouped together for reference purposes.
Note
If a sensor covers eight lanes of traffic (four in each direction) you may want to
configure one approach for each direction of traffic. This configuration allows data to
be queried by approach instead of by lane and can be analyzed with all lanes in the ap-
proach aggregated together. An HOV lane, toll lane or an off-ramp can be allocated to
a different approach for convenience in data analysis so that different traffic patterns
of certain lanes can be analyzed separately from normal lanes.
Lanes within Collector will always belong to an approach. Upon adding a sensor, Collector
will assign approaches according to direction. If desired, you can create up to one individual
approach per lane.
Note
You cannot create more approaches than there are lanes.
To create a new approach, enter a name into the Name field (approach names must be
unique). The Type and Direction fields are optional and can be useful in distinguishing
between approaches. Click the Create New Approach button and the new approach will be
added to the lane list (see Figure 5.10).