Remote Management (RMS) System Traffic Signal Controllers
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The document outlines the features and capabilities of Imtech's Remote Monitoring System (RMS) for urban traffic management. It emphasizes how RMS enhances asset management, fault identification, and operational efficiency through remote access, real-time monitoring, and customizable user permissions. The system supports over 1000 field devices, provides instant notifications, and minimizes the need for on-site attendance, contributing to lower operating costs and improved city sustainability.
Remote Management (RMS) System Traffic Signal Controllers
- 1. Urban Traffic Management:: REMOTE MONITORING SYSTEM Head office Imtech Traffic & Infra Basicweg 16 NL-3821 BR Amersfoort P.O. Box 2542 NL-3800 GB Amersfoort The Netherlands Tel. +31 33 454 17 77 Fax +31 33 454 17 40 www.imtech.eu/traffic-infra The total solution provider www.imtech.eu/traffic-infra
- 2. RMS improves asset management and control Specifications ƒƒ Improves fault management throughput by enabling multiple users to access The table gives a summary of the RMS functions and capabilities. For more detailed information about the use of RMS information simultaneously please contact Imtech Traffic and Infra. ƒƒ Eases fault identification by providing informative geographic map-based displays Monitoring of field devices Equipment status and operational data. ƒƒ Allows users to see what they need to see by tailoring asset views to suit their Immediate operator notification of faults. needs List of currently active alarms. ƒƒ Permits access to many users but permissions can be controlled to appropriate History events logbook and history database search. The efficient and sustainable city levels User notifications SMS and e-mail reporting of critical events (alarms) to individuals or groups of ƒƒ Reduces the time to respond to faults by providing instant notification of field subscribers according to time-table schedules. Maximising the availability of a city’s on-street assets leads to optimum equipment problems Graphical User Interface Map-based display showing ‘status at a glance’ of field devices being monitored. efficiency, minimised environmental impact and lower operating costs. ƒƒ Reduces the time taken to alert engineers to problems through the instant SMS Hierarchical views covering the whole system down to local areas, groups of field devices Understanding the status of the assets is a key step and when equipment & email services and to individual field devices displayed with configurable pictograms. fails, you need to know quickly and be able to respond to the impact of ƒƒ Minimises the effort required to monitor the assets Organisation of field devices into logical groups for ease of management. the failure. Sometimes this may necessitate taking overriding control of ƒƒ Simplifies the process of fault tracking via its active alarms summary Remote control Commands to individual or groups of field devices (immediate, time-table scheduled). other assets to mitigate the impacts of a failure. Occasionally you may want ƒƒ Can capture field collected data allowing usage trends to be identified Access to field device local controls e.g. traffic controller’s web interface. to take control to bring about a particular temporary situation. The Peek ƒƒ Enables efficient control of field equipment by allowing access to the equipment’s Remote access Display of traffic controller’s 'intersection view' and phase diagram. RMS enables you to do all of this with one, easy to use, secure, integrated own facilities as if the user were on street Management and users Users can be allocated into groups with defined permissions. solution. ƒƒ Minimises attendance on street by enabling regular and event orientated permissions Typical groups defined for Administrators, Field Engineers and Operators. execution of commands to groups of field devices. Other functions Display of traffic controller’s Time-Space diagram (including recording & playback). Understanding your asset status ƒƒ Enables checking of coordination of groups of traffic controllers via its time- Collection of on-street data from suitably equipped field devices e.g. EC-2 traffic controllers. space diagram Mapping data Maps downloaded from open-source data (Open Street Map and Google Maps), stored on The geographic map of the RMS provides an ‘at a glance’ display of the mapping server or accessed via internet. monitored equipments’ real-time status. Individual sites reporting problems Supported field devices RMS supports multiple field devices by use of adapters. Facilities available to the RMS user can be located rapidly and the specific faults identified. Facilities in the RMS Modern communications will depend on the capability of the field device and the associated adapter. Additional can provide an operator with direct access to the monitored equipments’ adapters can be developed to support other field devices. own fault logs for better diagnosis before sending out an engineer. Tools The RMS is a client-server based product enabling all users to have remote access System dimensions More than 1000 field devices can be monitored. are also provided to automatically alert service personnel to problems on using only standard web-browser software. This remote access approach enables the Unlimited simultaneously logged in users. site via email and SMS if required. Real-time data can also be collected system to be hosted either by the client/system operator or remotely by a 3rd party. Unlimited preset views. from field devices to assist in understanding patterns of usage. Remote With all communications being IP based, a wide range of cost-effective methods can Unlimited SMS and email subscribers. control of individual or groups of devices can be achieved by the issuing of be used to connect to the field devices and access can be provided over the internet. RMS server and Mapping server (if used) can be separately located commands by suitably authorised users. Operations can also be scheduled RMS requires Windows XP, 7 (32 or 64 bit) or Windows 2008 Server to automatically occur at any time of the day. Client software Firefox, Internet Explorer 8 and above, Google Chrome User interface Multilingual web based user interface. Communication RMS is fully based on internet technology. Support for both wired and wireless IP networks. Imtech / Peek Imtech / Peek believes its products have to contribute to a liveable and sustainable society. RMS promotes more effective use of field engineers and assets and fits within our policy for corporate social responsibility.