I've tried to explain this to people so many times! Thanks for the simple demonstration. You certainly have a unique hobby. I collect old radio shows & jingles.

Nice Nick

Thanks for sharing your thoughts, would you please make a video of showing how you install or the wiring from every light to the cabinet, and also of video showing how every part in the cabinet and their functions? Please, I'll thank you so much.

I need a controller like yours. I have lots of signals and pedestrian signs that I would like to control with buttons as well.

“I’m telling you man. Every third blink is slower” -Fillmore

Hi Nick, I had just bought the same button you have but I have no idea how to connect it, I don't have a box like you but I just want it to work like a button it (comes on when pushed and off when let go) I also need it for only 2 wires but there's three terminals, if you don't know that's fine, have a great new year. -Hunter Fox

@NickBasilico

Жыл бұрын

Hi Hunter - is it an electronic button like the Polara, or a mechanical one like the Pelco? I assume it is electronic and you want the two-tone (press and release tones) beeps and LED blink. The button will operate on 12 to 24 volts AC or DC. In many cabinets 12 volts AC is supplied to the ped buttons and an isolator protects the cabinet logic circuits from cabinet damage caused by the buttons being hit or similar. In my cabinet, there is little risk and the buttons are wired directly to the 24 volt DC ped logic inputs for the respective walk phases

Nice Collection! My collection is currently running off of an EPAC300 and I’m trying to set mine up for the flashing yellow arrow as well. I was wondering what I would have to do in order to set it up. Thanks.

@NickBasilico

2 жыл бұрын

Firstly you will need an EPAC with software revision 3.33E or newer to run Flashing Yellow Arrows. Check the software revision near the top of the main menu If the software checks out, from the main menu go to Unit Data, Overlap Standard and confirm the Overlap you want to use has NO Overlap Phases or Channels assigned to it. Entries here should be zero for the selected overlap otherwise FYA is inhibited Return to Unit Data sub menu and go to Overlap Special. For FYA operation “-G/Y” is your protected green arrow phase (lets say phase 1) and “+GRN” is defined as your permissive overlap phase (the phase green when you want a flashing yellow arrow display - lets say phase 2) No other parameters need adjustment here. Timing of the green arrow is done in Phase Data. Hope this helps…

Hey Nick since you have experience with digital cross walk buttons I would love to know if you can adjust the volume. I live downtown San Diego near Park / Imperial and these buttons are stuck on ultra loud mode beeping non stop and announcing “Walk sign is on to cross to Park” and then “Walk sign is on to cross Imperial” Would love you help!

@NickBasilico

3 жыл бұрын

Those sound like Navigator buttons by Polara which I dont have. But the volume on those are adjustable by plugging them into a laptop with software. The non stop beeping is the locator tone.

I think that it would be much safer for pedestrians if the crosswalk signal was separate from the traffic light. All the traffic lights should turn to red, then the crosswalk signal goes green. and then the traffic signal resume as normal.

And also how do you set up the flashing red left turn sequence?

@NickBasilico

Жыл бұрын

In-Cycle Flashing Red on the EPAC is one with a non-standard overlap outputting to a phase channel. From main menu go to Time base data then Special Function Mapping. Scroll down until you see the line: AS8-15=OLI-P FL R PHS and put a 1 in ANY of the rows to the right. This field establishes Alternate Sequence 8 as the included phases that will run with overlap I, AS9 with overlap J etc, etc. There are 4 hardware overlaps in most NEMA machines A B C and D. So to use Overlap I you need to output through a phase channel. From the main menu go to Unit Data Overlap Standard and scroll to Overlap I and put a 1 and overlap phase and overlap channel for the phase you want to output a flashing red. The machine may warn you that you are modifying a channel and to allow it and move forward. When using overlap I, go to unit data alternate sequences and in alternate sequence 8 put in the phases where you want the flashing red active. Typically its the adjacent phase so if Overlap I was channeled to phase 1 output then modify AS 8 from 00-00 to 02-02. This will flash the red on phase 1 when phase 2 starts and continue flashing until the end of phase 2. To run the standard Michigan flashing red sequence in the EPAC you must use an alternate sequence to reverse phase pairs, making phase 2 run before phase 1. Use alternate sequence 1 for this and put in 01-02. Then to manually use an alternate sequence go back to unit data and go to start up and misc and in the alternate sequence row put in “1”, and recycle power to the machine. Now it should function like a Michigan sequence with the through lights turning green first with a flashing red left. And the ending with the green arrow. This is how all EPACs in Michigan ran flashing red lefts. EPIC controllers, on the other hand, which used to be the MDOT standard controller used open ended timer intervals that could be set to output a flashing signal on any interval.

Hope it's not a wide Street, not much time to cross unless you RUN!

How many volts at the button / pole or lights? Sounds like its all low voltage 12-24 dc ?

@NickBasilico

2 жыл бұрын

Buttons are powered by 24 volt DC from the cabinet. In my setup it is a direct 24 volt connection. At a typical real intersection, there is an isolation circuit between the 24 volt controller logic to the buttons in case there is damage to the button or pole wont short out the controller logic circuits. The isolated voltage is 12 volts AC or DC. All the lights are 120 volts AC

cool

There’s a weird 3 way intersection near where I live, if you press the button, it immediately makes any green lights turn yellow.

@NickBasilico

6 жыл бұрын

That is common at 3 way intersections where the green light for the main roads “rests” - or holds green indefinitely until the controller receives a call to the side road either vehicle or pedestrian detector.

@DjDillPickle565

6 жыл бұрын

Nick B now that you mention it I have noticed before that this light always stays green until someone from the side road approaches. Thanks for letting me know.

thats alot of traffic control XD

Michigan method

Michigan way