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HIGHWAY DATA MANAGEMENT

Version 9.0 for Microsoft Windows
Reliable Data Management for your QTT Traffic Analyzers
The HDM application has been created to provide you with a convenient way to:
• Program QTT Traffic Analyzers to collect traffic data.

• Read data gathered by the QTT Traffic Analyzers.
• Organize and manipulate data gathered by traffic QTT Traffic Analyzers.
• Display information in easy to understand reports and graphs.
HDM 9.0 includes all of the features of HDM 8.x plus a whole lot more. While the look and feel
of HDM 9.0 is considerably improved, the same basic features that you are accustomed to
applying to your traffic studies are still available. This latest release of HDM supports new QTT
Traffic Analyzer technology as well our current proven systems.
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Table of Contents
Section I: Introduction
Getting Started
System Requirements
) HDM DOS Users

) Previous Versions of HDM Windows Users
Un-Installing the Software
Installing the Software
HDM 9.0 – A Guided Tour
Navigation
Deriving New Studies
Displaying Study Information
Summary
Section II: Reference Guide
Menu Options
File Menu
New
Open
Close
Properties
Vehicle Lengths
Communications
Program Options
Report Options
Font Selection
Print Catalog Contents
Exit
Histar Menu
Connecting a QTT Traffic Analyzer
Program
File
Properties
Program
Study Start and End Dates
Battery Limits
Study Duration
Roadway Location Information
Speed Bins
Length Bins
Read
Discharge
Voltage
Utilities Menu
Import Data File
View Current.Dat
View Program.Dat
Info Menu
Info
Help
Conversion Utility
Catalog Window Options

View Contents
Add Catalog(s) to List
Clear Catalog List
Set as Destination
New Catalog
Delete Catalog
Merge Catalog
Repair
Compact
Study Window Options
View Reports
Add Studies
Join Studies
Combine Reports
Subtract Studies
Delete Studies
Trim Study
Modify Period of Study
Edit Header
Derive New Study
Philosophy
Using Derive New Study
Case Study
Export Study
Batch Print Reports/Graphs
Report Window Options
Toolbar
Export Report
Print Report
Report Navigation
Stop Loading
Refresh
Search Text
Zoom
Report Preview
Reports
Standard Summary Information
Date/Time/Volume/Average Speed/Temperature
Date/Time/Volume/Average Headway
Time/Class
Time/Speed
Class/Volume
Average Speed by Class
Summary
[Raw] Volume
[Raw] Class
Graphs
Speed/Volume
Time/Volume
Gap/Time
Vehicle Percentage
Class/Volume
Section III: Appendix
Sequential Studies
Programming Sequential Studies
Maintenance Tips:
Failure Codes:
F11 Failure
F12 Failure
F13 Failure
F14 Failure
F15 Failure
F16, F17, or F18 Failure
FAQ
Troubleshooting
LIMITED WARRANTY AND DISCLAIMERS
Table of Figures
Figure 1: The Main Screen
Figure 2: Catalogs and Studies
Figure 3: Program Options
Figure 4: Create New Catalog
Figure 5: Open HDM Catalog
Figure 6: Multiple Traffic Analyzer Types in One Study
Figure 7: Studies from Multiple Catalogs
Figure 8: Edit Header
Figure 9: Derive New Study
Figure 10: New Study Definition
Figure 11: New Study Specifications for Review
Figure 12: Standard Reports and Graphs
Figure 13: Summary Report in Adobe Acrobat Reader
Figure 14: Time/Volume Graph
Figure 16: Open Catalog
Figure 17: Vehicle Length Properties
Figure 18: Communication Property Options
Figure 19: Program Option Properties
Figure 20: Batch Printing Properties
Figure 21: Font Properties
Figure 22: Main Window
Figure 23: Print Catalog Contents resulta
Figure 24: Exit Confirmation
Figure 25: QTT Traffic Analyzer
Figure 26: Traffic Analyzer Ports
Figure 27: Communications Interface Unit (CI)
Figure 28: Connectors
Figure 29: Serial to Communications Interface Cable (DB9 to DB9 Shown)
Figure 30: Communications Interface (CI) to QTT Traffic Analyzer Cable
Figure 31: Typical Connection for QTT NC-97
Figure 32: QTT NC-100/200 Communications Interface
Figure 33: QTT Traffic Analyzer Setup
Figure 34: Opening HDM Program Sets
Figure 35: HDM QTT Traffic Analyzer Programming Screen
Figure 36: User Action Popup
Figure 37: Programming Complete
Figure 38: Trouble in River City
Figure 39: Programming Start and End Date/Time
Figure 40
Figure 41: Estimated Memory Utilization
Figure 42: Roadway Location Information
Figure 43: Speed Bins Specified
Figure 44: Changing the Speed Bins
Figure 45: No Destination Catalog Warning
Figure 47: Reading the QTT NC-200
Figure 48: Check that Cable is Rigged Reminder
Figure 49: Reading a QTT Traffic Analyzer in Progress
Figure 50: Reading Success
Figure 51: No Discharge Required
Figure 52: Battery Check Results
Figure 53: Conversion Utility
Figure 54: Add Studies
Figure 55: Join Studies
Figure 56: Delete Catalog Confirmation
Figure 58: Date Time Modifications
Figure 59: Maximum Speed and Length Bins
Figure 60: Confirm Derived Study Programming

Figure 61: Original Structure
Figure 62: Altering the Date/Time
Figure 63: Change the Speed and Length Bins
Figure 64: Changing Bins in Progress
Figure 65: Final Specification
Figure 66: Study Derivation Configuration Review
Figure 67: Export Study
Figure 68: Report Window
Figure 69: Report Generated
Figure 70: Date/Time/Volume/Average Headway Report
Figure 71: Time/Class Report
Figure 72: Time/Speed Report
Figure 73: Class/Volume Report
Figure 74: Average Speed by Class Report
Figure 75: Summary Report
Figure 76: [Raw] Volume Report
Figure 77: [Raw] Class Report
Figure 78: Speed/Volume Graph
Figure 80: Gap/Time Graph
Figure 81: Vehicle Percentage
Figure 82: Class/Volume Graph
Figure 83: Errors Found
Section I: Introduction
Welcome to HDM 9.0. We at QTT and Quixote Transportation Technology are pleased that you have purchased
QTT Traffic Analyzer technology and our Highway Data Management system. For those of you who have used
previous versions of HDM, we believe that you will enjoy using the new features of HDM 9.0 and still feel quite at
home with the features that were drawn from the HDM 8 product. Even if you are new to HDM, we hope that you
will find everything you need to know about the product in this user manual.
Significant effort has been expended to ensure that this manual contains all of the critical information you need to
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effectively use HDM 9.0. Our new line of QTT NC-100 and QTT NC-200 Traffic Analyzers contains many new
features designed to improve the accuracy and reliability of your traffic monitoring and analysis. HDM 9.0 has kept
pace with this new traffic analyzer technology. As a result, there are numerous new features and capabilities
within HDM 9.0 with which you may wish to become familiar, even if you are only using HDM 9.0 for QTT NC-
97’s.
Getting Started
This software is designed to be used with the entire QTT Traffic Analyzer family. This includes:
• QTT NC-90
• QTT NC-90a
• QTT NC-47
• QTT NC-97
• QTT NC-100
• QTT NC-200
HDM users generally perform one or more of the following business functions:
z Program QTT Traffic Analyzers to conduct traffic studies
z Read the results of a study from a QTT Traffic Analyzer
z Analyze the results of QTT Traffic Analyzer studies
z Incorporate the results of QTT Traffic Analyzer studies into other business information
bases or reports
z Organize, catalog, and/or manage QTT Traffic Analyzer studies
HDM 9.0 was designed for highway management professionals who can leverage this software to improve their
efficiency and effectiveness in supporting the above business functions. HDM 9.0 was not intended for use as an
executive dashboard or management decision tool, but the results from HDM 9.0 may be integrated into such
tools as appropriate.
System Requirements
HDM 9.0 has the following systems requirements:
• Intended for use on Windows 2000/XP

• Limited operations on Windows 95/98/Me
• Pentium Processor, 90+ MHz
• 16 MB RAM
• 20 MB Hard Disk Space
• Additional Memory to store Traffic Study Catalogs
) HDM DOS Users
• No special requirements before installing HDM for Windows 2000/XP.

• Special editions for Windows 95/98/Me.
• HDM for Windows does not replace prior versions of HDM for DOS and save them to
the new format.
• Do not install HDM for Windows 95/98/Me/2000/XP into your existing HDM for DOS
directory.
) Previous Versions of HDM Windows Users

• When upgrading or reinstalling HDM 9.0, we recommend that you un-install your
existing version of the HDM software before installing the new HDM 9.0 version.
Installing HDM 9.0 on a machine running a previous version voids any warranty
or maintenance support for the previous version.
z See the instructions below to un-install a previous version of HDM.
Un-Installing the Software

1. Save copies of your catalogs to a different directory or CD. Do not use the names
Sample.mdb or Default.set because these files will be deleted.
2. Select Start / Settings / Control Panel.
3. Double-click on Add/Remove Programs.
4. Locate HDM. Double-click on HDM to un-install the program.
If you have existing catalogs in your HDM directory, un-install will tell you that it cannot
remove some components of HDM. Ignore this message and proceed to re-install HDM in
the same directory.
Installing the Software

1. If an older version of HDM is installed on your computer you must first remove it before
installing a new version. Please follow the steps in the previous un-install section.
2. Select Start / Run.
3. Browse to your floppy or CD drive (A: B: for floppy, D: E: for CD)
4. Double-click on Setup.EXE
The Setup program will then install all of the necessary components. You will be asked to select an installation
directory for the application. We recommend the default of C:\Program Files\HDM, but you can set it to your own
preference.
When the Setup program has completed, you will be prompted for a shortcut location of the HDM program. The
default will place a shortcut on your Start menu with a shortcut named “HDM”. As the Setup program concludes,
you will see a message indicating “Successful Installation”.
To find HDM, click on the Start menu and select Programs. Scroll to HDM, shown with highway icon, and click.
The first time you run HDM, you should do the following:
1. Size the HDM main window.
2. Set defaults under File / Properties.
3. Set default Vehicle Lengths under File / Vehicle Lengths.
These settings can also be changed at any time and will be applied to all open windows and grids. Most users
will select the properties that are standard to their area and continue to use the same settings. The properties will
be retained by your system until you change them. When installing a new version of HDM for Windows
95/98/Me/2000/XP, your settings will be retained as well.
HDM 9.0 – A Guided Tour

If this is the first time you have used HDM, or if you just want to get familiar with its new capabilities, we suggest
you take this Guided Tour. It will take you about 10 minutes, but it could save you several hours of effort in the
long run.
Let’s start by taking a look at your main screen. You can follow along using HDM or just look
at the figure included in this User Guide.
Figure 1: The Main Screen
On the top line, we see the HDM icon, followed the name and then, the measurement standard (English or
Metric). This measurement standard advises the user immediately of the collection and reporting mode that the
HDM will use. For most users, this standard will not change.
Next we see the Menu with its four main entries (File, Histar, Utilities, and Info). This is the primary method of
accomplishing a task in HDM, but not all functionality is incorporated into the menu.
Below this are two adjustable windows. The window on the left is the Catalog window. This is where you will see
the Catalogs (or databases) which hold the studies. The right hand window is the Study window. This window will
show you all of the studies in the selected catalog. You may have several Catalogs listed, but only the selected
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Catalog(s) will be displayed in the Study window.
Figure 2: Catalogs and Studies
In Figure 2, we can see that we have adjusted the window sizes and some of the field sizes. We opened two
catalogs, Battery and Test. We selected the Test catalog and the studies for Test are shown in the widow on the
right. On the bottom of the screen, we see the number of catalogs open, the number of studies within the selected
catalog, and the right-most characters of the catalog with its file system path.
Figure 3: Program Options
By selecting File / Properties / Program Options, you can open the Program Options screen shown in Figure 3.
You can set the Properties of the application to your desired settings. HDM can display QTT Traffic Analyzers
information in either Metric or English-Imperial measurement units. HDM will also display dates and times in
many different formats. The date and time formats that you select will apply to all reports, graphs and screen
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displays.
Perhaps you don’t like the font currently being used for HDM information. By selecting File / Properties / Font
Selection you will bring up the standard Microsoft Windows menu for font selection. Make your selections, click
OK, and the display will change to meet your specification.
When you first start the HDM application, all of the toolbars and many of the functions and menu selections are
disabled. You must open an existing HDM catalog or create a new HDM catalog to begin using many of the
features available with this software.
HDM 9.0 Catalogs can be located under any directory in your file system. It is up to you, as the user, to organize
your HDM 9.0 catalogs the way you would any other collection of files.
To open an existing catalog, select the File / Open menu option. The Catalog selection screen
is very similar to the File selection screen. All of the catalogs have an extension of “.mdb”.
Double click on a file and the catalog will be opened and shown on the left hand window.
To create a new (empty) catalog, use the mouse to select the File menu and then select
New. A dialog box will be displayed, and you can then enter the name of the new catalog.
HDM will create this catalog in the directory you select. You do not have to include a three-
character file extension (.mdb) for the catalog. HDM will automatically add the correct
extension to the name you entered. You may use long file names if your system is configured
to support long file names. Most Windows systems will be configured for long file name
support.
If you select Open, you will be prompted for an existing catalog. A sample catalog has been supplied with the
software to help you get familiar with the use of its features. You can open this sample catalog or an existing
HDM catalog from a prior version of HDM. The Open dialog box defaults to the directory where HDM has been
installed. This is the default location for all file operations.
Figure 5: Open HDM Catalog
To open the sample catalog, simply place the mouse pointer over the name and double-click. The sample
catalog will be opened and a grid will be displayed with a single line for each study in the catalog.
Navigation
As with most Windows applications, navigation and the selection of functions is accomplished
through use of a mouse. In most cases, you will use the mouse when selecting features.
Keyboard hot keys are also available for people who prefer keyboard shortcuts to mouse
clicks.
The HDM application workspace is split into the following areas:

Menu Area - This area provides access to menu features of the HDM application and is accessed like any other
Windows menu with a mouse or hotkeys.
Catalog Area – This grid area lists the Catalogs that are open
Study Area - This area displays a grid containing all of the individual studies within the selected catalog(s).
Figure 6: Multiple Traffic Analyzer Types in One Study
The top row on the grid is called the header area. This area is used for sizing, displaying, selecting and sorting
the studies displayed in the grid. Both grids can be scrolled in left and right. Individual rows and columns can be
sized for easier viewing. Scroll bars for the grid are positioned at the bottom and extreme right side of the grid.
Note that a Catalog may contain Studies from various devices and device types. Columns of information may be
included or excluded from the display. Results may be sorted in any order based on the column selected for
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sorting.
If a user selects more than one catalog and double clicks, the Study window will show all of the studies from all of
the catalogs selected.
Figure 7: Studies from Multiple Catalogs
Figure 6 shows that we have 15 catalogs in our catalog list. 13 catalogs have been selected as shown by the
highlighted catalogs in the catalog list. This Study area presents 79 studies, which have been sorted by location.
Note that when HDM does not have information about a study, it displays “???” plus a number which is generated
based upon the number of unknown studies within a single Catalog.
If we want to change the information for a study, we can select the study and right click to bring up its menu. All of
the information may be changed, but we suggest that you be careful with changing the start date / time or the end
date / time as report results may vary from the heading as a result.
Year Hours shown

changed to as negative!
2005 instead
Figure 8: Edit Header
Deriving New Studies

An exclusive feature of the QTT NC-200 is the ability to derive a new Study from an existing Study.
HDM 9.0 allows the user to change significant aspects of an existing Study into a Study that is structured quite
differently than the original.
Consider the following study shown in figure 8, which was taken from Route 70 on January 9th, 2006. The bin
period (or frame period) for the study was set at 1 minute. The 15 speed bins are set at 5 MPH intervals. The 8
length bins are structured for analysis the way the Study creator specified.
Suppose we wish to analyze this study along with several other studies, but the other studies were set at 15
minute periods, 7 speed bins (19, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70), and 4 length bins (19, 20, 30, 40). If we were using the
NC-97, we could export the study to a spreadsheet or other analytic tool and manipulate it extensively in an
attempt to approximate the new parameter requirements.
Simple math would combine the 1 minute periods into 15 minute periods. We would have no difficulty
manipulating the speed bins since we’re just changing from 5 MPH to 10 MPH. But when we look at the length
bins we have a problem. There is no way to precisely chop up the length information into the new bin definitions.
We would have to approximate the percentage of an existing bin that would go into the new bin. Our results would
be reasonable, but certainly not accurate.
Using the QTT NC-200 technology, we can create the new study from the existing study according to the
specifications in less than a minute.
Figure 10: New Study Definition
Going to our NC 100/200 Derive New Study screen, we do the following:

• Change the Bin Period from 1 to 15.
• Change the Speed Bins from 15 to 7.
• Change the individual speed bins starting in Bin 7 to 70, 60, 50, 40, 30, 20, and 19 respectively.
• Change the Length Bins from 8 to 4.
• Change the individual length bins starting in Bin 4 to 40, 30, 20, and 19 respectively.
• Click on the “Create New Study” button.
HDM will then present you with a screen for you to review the results of your selections.
Figure 11: New Study Specifications for Review
You can review your selections on this screen and click the “Cancel” button to return to the NC 100/200 Derive
New Study screen if you need to make any changes. Once you have everything the way you want it, just click the
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“OK” button and in a few seconds you will have your new study appear in your destination Catalog’s Study list.
You can also “Add” studies, “Join” studies, and perform a number of other functions right from the Study list by
selecting multiple studies and right clicking on them.
Displaying Study Information

HDM 9.0 comes with 9 standard reports and 5 standard graphs.
Reports graphs
• DATE/TIME/VOLUME/AVERAGE
SPEED/TEMPERATURE • SPEED/VOLUME
• DATE/TIME/VOLUME/AVERAGE
HEADWAY • TIME/VOLUME
• TIME/CLASS • GAP/TIME
• VEHICLE
• TIME/SPEED PERCENTAGE
• CLASS/VOLUME • CLASS/VOLUME
• AVERAGE SPEED BY CLASS
• SUMMARY
• [RAW] VOLUME
• [RAW] CLASS
Figure 12: Standard Reports and Graphs
Reports can be exported to common file formats, such as *.pdf for easy distribution.
Figure 13: Summary Report in Adobe Acrobat Reader
The Summary Report shown above is an example of a report that is frequently exported to *.pdf for distribution.
Attractive graphs, such as shown in Figure 12, provide quick summarizations of data for easy analysis.
Summary
HDM 9.0 provides a number of new features not available in previous versions. The remainder of this user
manual provides detailed information on all of this functionality.
HDM 9.0 is just the start. QTT expects to evolve the product to better meet the needs of our user community as
identified by our users. As you become familiar with our product, please don’t hesitate to email us with your
thoughts, additional requirements, and suggestions. You are our customer and our prime directive is to meet or
exceed your expectations.
Section II: Reference Guide

This section provides a detailed reference guide to HDM 9.0. All of the functionality in HDM 9.0 can be found in
this section.
Users of HDM 9.0 are expected to be familiar with Microsoft Windows. HDM 9.0 inherits functionality from
Microsoft Windows which will not be expounded upon in this Users Manual.
This guide initially follows each HDM 9.0 menu option. It then proceeds with Catalog window functionality, Study
window functionality, and finally Report window functionality. Direct reference to each command is provided in the
Index.
Menu Options
This section of the user manual is organized by menu selection options in the order in which they are found in
HDM 9.0. Each menu option is fully reviewed in this section.
File Menu
The File menu provides standard Microsoft Windows File functionality. The Properties selection provides HDM
specific functionality.
New
The New menu option opens the Create New Catalog window.
The Create New Catalog window is a customized version of the standard Microsoft Windows Create New File
dialog box. Creating a new Catalog is very similar to creating a new file.
An HDM Catalog is actually a database, organized in a specific QTT proprietary format. HDM 9.0 uses the
Microsoft Access database software because of its general market applicability and to reduce the cost of the HDM
software. Users who would like to use alternative SQL compatible databases should contact QTT to discuss
customized alternatives.
The default directory for new Catalogs is the home directory for HDM (or the directory where “HDM.exe”, the HDM
application, is installed). You may create your Catalog in any Microsoft Windows addressable location for which
you have read/write/create access.
Any valid Windows file name can be entered as the name for the Catalog. You may use long file names if your
system is configured to support long file names. Most Windows systems will be configured for long file name
support. Some users have file path and Catalog naming schemes which help to identify what is contained within
the catalog, such as “C:\HDM Catalogs\2005” and “Site 123456 May 2005”. Such organization and schemes are
left to the user.
The Create New Catalog window saves all databases created as file type “*.mdb”. This is enforced by the HDM
software.
We strongly suggest that the directory you use to store HDM Catalogs does not have any other types of
databases within it. The file type “*.mdb” is used by other database systems. If HDM attempts to open such a
database, the results are unpredictable.
) Customer Catalogs created with HDM 7.x and HDM 8.x do not need to be converted. HDM 9.0 will read
these Catalogs and use them with HDM 9.0 functionality.
Open
The Open menu option opens the Open HDM Catalogs window.
Figure 16: Open Catalog
The Open HDM Catalogs window lists all HDM Catalogs (any file of type “*.mdb”) in a given windows addressable
location (typically a file directory). Select a file and HDM will review the database. If the database passes the
review, HDM will list the Catalog in the Catalog window.
Close
The Close menu option closes ALL open Catalogs and clears the Catalog list.
Properties
The HDM Properties menu option should not be confused with the Microsoft Windows Properties command. The
functionality is totally different.
Vehicle Lengths
The Vehicle Lengths menu option opens the dialog box shown in Figure 15.
Figure 17: Vehicle Length Properties
Vehicle Lengths allows for 4 classifications of vehicles and the lengths for vehicles of that class. In Figure 15, for
example, we see that the classes have been set to: cars (0 to 18 Feet), small trucks (19 to 24 Feet), trucks and
busses (25 to 36 feet), and tractor trailers (37 to 80 feet).
The user can enter any name for a classification that they wish. By changing the upper limits of each class, the
user can map specific length readings into the classification. User entries are not validated. Users are responsible
for ensuring that classification ranges do not overlap.
Communications
Communications Settings are technical in nature. QTT supports a number of communications alternatives. The
Communications Settings dialog box is provided to address most serial communications issues (such as an
alternative COM port or a difference in baud rate). If you appear to be having communications problems that can
not be addressed by making a few simple changes to the Communications Settings, don’t hesitate to contact the
QTT Help Desk.
Figure 18: Communication Property Options
Program Options
The Program Options menu option presents the user with the Program Options dialog box.
Figure 19: Program Option Properties
The Program Options dialog box presents the user with a number of options:
Localized Features: Different parts of the world have different standards and conventions. The user can
select the part of the world that has the greatest affinity. Options include:
• U.S. and Canada
• International
• European
• Asian
• Custom
• TBD
The Custom and TBD options are reserved for International distributors.
Measurement Units: HDM will display counter information in either the Metric or English-Imperial
measurement system. This property applies to all aspects of HDM, including reports and graphs.
If Metric is chosen, the user has the option of choosing the display units in "kph" or "k/hr". If English-
Imperial is chosen, units will be displayed in "mph".
Note: When programming a QTT Traffic Analyzer, the Length Bins are always collected in feet. This
represents the internal unit of measurement for the Hi-Star which is accurate to approximately
one foot. When the Metric setting is used, the metric equivalent of the units programmed will be
displayed, but the internal unit of measurement is enforced. Metric units will be rounded to the
maximum resolution of the unit. Speed Measurements are accurate at intervals of 1 mile per
hour.
Speed Units: The user may select alternative textual representations of speed.
85th Percentile Calculation: When calculating the 85th percentile, the user has three options: 1) select the
Lowest Speed in the Bin which has been calculated to contain the 85th Percentile, 2) select the Middle
Speed in the Bin, or 3) select the Highest Speed in the Bin.
QTT NC-200 users also have the alternative of first determining the Bin where the 85th Percentile resides
and then deriving a new study where the 85th Percentile Bin is restructured into one MPH increments;
thus identifying the precise 85th Percentile speed.
Date/Time Format: A wide variety of date and time formats are available. These formats conform to
Microsoft formatting standards. The user may select the format that best meets their needs.
This property applies to all aspects of HDM, including reports and graphs.
MM - Display the month as a number with a leading zero (01-12). If m immediately follows h or hh, the
minute rather than the month is displayed.
MMM - Display the month as an abbreviation (Jan-Dec).
MMMM - Display the month as a full month name (January-December).
YY - Display the year as a 2-digit number (00-99).

YYYY - Display the year as a 4-digit number (100-9999).
D - Display the day as a number without a leading zero (1-31).

DD - Display the day as a number with a leading zero (01-31).
Max days before study begins: Users may program the Histar unit to start its study a number of days in
the future. When the unit is programmed this way, the unit wakes up every second to see if it’s time to
start. If it isn’t time to start, the unit goes back to sleep until the next check.
Each time the unit wakes up and checks if its time to start, a small amount of electrical energy is used.
This depletes the battery and reduces the time available for the actual conduct of the study. By setting the
“Max days before study begins” to a reasonable number of days, battery depletion may be managed.
Occasionally, we make mistakes in entering the start date for a study. Mistakes such as getting the year
wrong (20006, 206, 2005, etc.) or misreading the calendar happen. By setting the “Max days before study
begins” to 7 days (for example), many of these mistakes can be corrected before the unit is sent out the
door (or otherwise deployed).
Minimum delay for programming units: This value enforces programming of the units. If a user attempts to
program a unit with a start time less than the number of minutes specified, HDM will not allow the unit to
be programmed.
QTT generally recommends that you allow for 30 minutes delay between programming the unit and the
start of the study. Successful studies have been programmed in less time by trained engineers under
ideal conditions, but for normal day to day field use, you should allow sufficient time.
Enable Reverse Vehicle Display: This button specifies that the QTT Traffic Analyzer should record
reverse vehicle information.
Enable Sequential Studies: This button allows the user to program a study with a period of zero.
Sequential studies are not supported for the QTT NC-100/200 Traffic Analyzers. See the Appendix
section on sequential studies for details.
Report Options
Select Report Options from the menu to specify your batch printing preferences. Figure 19 shows an example of
the screen that comes up when you select Report Options.
Figure 20: Batch Printing Properties
Select the reports and graphs for batch printing requests with this option. Checked boxes are included.
Font Selection
Choose Font Selection to bring up a standard Microsoft Windows Font selection dialog box such as the one
shown in Figure 20. Font changes will be reflected throughout all of HDM 9.0.
Figure 21: Font Properties
Print Catalog Contents

The Print Catalog Contents sub menu produces a report for all of the studies listed in the study window. In the
Figure below, we see that we have two catalogs listed and ten studies listed.
Figure 22: Main Window
Clicking on the Print Catalog Contents, we get the report shown in Figure 22.
Figure 23: Print Catalog Contents resulta
Note that only the studies in the study window are reported. If we had 12 Catalogs in the catalog list and the same
ten studies in the study window, we would get the same report.
For additional information on Report options, see the Report Window Options discussion.
Exit
When you select Exit, the following CONFIRM EXIT message box will appear.
Figure 24: Exit Confirmation
If you click on OK, you will lose any unsaved changes, and the application will close.
If you click on Cancel, you will be returned to where you were before selecting Exit.
Histar Menu
The Histar Menu provides HDM 9.0 Users with functionality to work with the QTT Traffic Analyzer family of
products. Use of these functions requires you to have a charged QTT Traffic Analyzer and connections with the
PC. Remember to follow the operations manual for the specific QTT Traffic Analyzer product you have chosen.
The function may have the same name, but process may work differently based upon the type of QTT Traffic
Analyzer you are using.
Connecting a QTT Traffic Analyzer
Before you can use HDM 9.0 to manage your QTT Traffic Analyzer, you must connect the
QTT Traffic Analyzer to the PC. The instructions for making this connection is slightly different
depending upon the model of QTT Traffic Analyzer you are using. Remember to review the
instructions in your QTT Traffic Analyzer Model Specific Operations Manual.
To make the connection between the QTT Traffic Analyzer and your computer you will need
the following components:
QTT Traffic Analyzer Traffic

(NC90A Shown)
Figure 25: QTT Traffic Analyzer
Figure 26: Traffic Analyzer Ports
Figure 27: Communications Interface Unit (CI)
For NC-90, NC-90A, NC-47, and NC-97:

Locate the communications interface unit CI. On the CI, you should be able to locate the Light
Emitting Diode (LED) labeled as System Power. This LED should illuminate when
communications begin with a QTT Traffic Analyzer. Once you connect the QTT Traffic
Analyzer, CI and cabling together, position this unit where you can see this indicator. If you
have any problems during communications, this will help you determine a possible cause.
Figure 28: Connectors
Figure 29: Serial to Communications Interface Cable (DB9 to DB9 Shown)
Figure 30: Communications Interface (CI) to QTT Traffic Analyzer Cable
You can identify the CI to QTT Traffic Analyzer cable by these two connectors. The large end
is inserted into the QTT Traffic Analyzer. The connector, which resembles a phone connector,
is inserted into the CI.
You will also need to identify an open serial port on your computer.
Your serial port will generally be located at the rear of your computer. The type and location
varies between computer manufacturers. Most computers will have either two 9-pin (DB9)
connectors or one (DB9) and one DB25 connector. If you have difficulty in locating a serial
port, consult the documentation provided by your computer manufacturer for the location and
type of this connector. A simple adapter is available from QTT if your computer only has USB
ports. If your computer has only a DB25 connections available then use a DB9 to DB25
adapter cable. Either type of communications port will work with HDM.
Making the Connection
Step 1: Identify the serial port and connect the serial cable to the
computer. Your serial port will usually be located at the rear of
your computer. The type and location varies between computer
manufacturers, but most computers will have either two 9-pin
(DB9) connectors or one (DB9) and one DB25 connector.
Step 2: Serial to CI Cable connection: Insert the serial cable (DB9)
connector into the DB9 receptacle of your computer. Your computer receptacle
will be male (with pins) and the cable supplied by QTT will be
female. If you don't use this serial connection for any other
purpose and will be reading or programming a lot of QTT Traffic
Analyzer Traffic QTT Traffic Analyzers, use a small screw driver
and tighten the connector to the receptacle.
Step 3: Serial to CI Cable connection: Insert the CI interface connector

into the receptacle marked "Computer RS-232" on the CI Interface
adapter. The flat side of the cable connector should be facing the
front (labeled side) of the CI-10A adapter.
Step 4: Locate the CI to QTT Traffic Analyzer Cable supplied by QTT.

The two connectors for this cable are depicted in Figure 4.4.
Step 5: CI to QTT Traffic Analyzer Cable connection: Insert the CI

connector into the receptacle marked "QTT Traffic Analyzer" on
the CI Interface adapter. The connector is similar to a phone
connector and is keyed. The tab on the connector should be facing
the front ( labeled side) of the CI adapter.
Step 6: CI to QTT Traffic Analyzer Cable connection: Insert the QTT

Traffic Analyzer connector into the HI_STAR unit. The connector
is designed to work with several types of QTT Traffic Analyzer
Traffic QTT Traffic Analyzers, so you may have more slots in your
unit than there are pins on the connector. There is a gap between
pins on the connector so that it can only be inserted the correct
way.
The end result should look like this.
Figure 31: Typical Connection for QTT NC-97
For NC-100, NC-200:

The QTT NC-100 and QTT NC-200 have the communications interface unit integrated into a single cable that
attaches to your PCs serial port and your QTT Traffic Analyzer unit as shown in the picture below. The CI is
visible within the plug that attaches to the QTT NC-100/200. If you’re PC does not have a serial port, QTT can
provide you with an adapter for your USB connection.
Figure 32: QTT NC-100/200 Communications Interface
The integrated CI has two LED’s clearly visible. The Red LED is lit when information is being transferred from the
PC to the QTT Traffic Analyzer. The Green LED is lit when information is being transferred from the QTT Traffic
Analyzer to the PC.
The integrated cable does not work with other QTT Traffic Analyzer models. Do not attempt to force the cable to
QTT Traffic Analyzer pins.
Note that the integrated CI looks something like the battery charger. The battery charger clearly plugs into a
power socket and will not plug into any port in a PC (although some PC’s do have power sockets for their
monitors). You can not program the QTT NC-100/200 with the battery charger.
Program
Select this menu option when you are preparing a study on a QTT Traffic Analyzer Traffic QTT Traffic Analyzer.
The information you supply will be downloaded through your computer's serial port and stored in the attached
QTT Traffic Analyzer Traffic QTT Traffic Analyzer.
NOTE: WHEN YOU PROGRAM THE QTT Traffic Analyzer, HDM 9.0 WILL
SYNCHRONIZE THE QTT Traffic Analyzer DATE AND TIME TO THAT OF
YOUR PC. IF YOUR PC IS SET TO THE WRONG DATE/TIME, THE QTT
Traffic Analyzer(S) WILL BE SET TO THE WRONG DATE/TIME AS WELL. THIS IS

EXTREMELY IMPORTANT IF:
• YOU USE MORE THEN ONE PC TO PROGRAM THE QTT TRAFFIC

ANALYZER(S).
• YOU PROGRAM SEVERAL QTT TRAFFIC ANALYZERS TO BEGIN A

STUDY AT THE SAME TIME.
• YOU WANT THE TIMES RECORDED FOR YOUR STUDY TO BE

ACCURATE.
• YOU DON'T WANT TO RETRIEVE A QTT TRAFFIC ANALYZER ONLY TO

FIND THAT IT NEVER STARTED THE STUDY BECAUSE IT WAS SET TO
THE WRONG DATE.
The HDM 9.0 method of programming a QTT Traffic Analyzer is very different from
previous versions of HDM. Even if you have been programming QTT Traffic Analyzers
for years, you will want to pay close attention to these changes.
When you click on the Program menu option, the QTT Traffic Analyzer Setup screen will appear.
Figure 33: QTT Traffic Analyzer Setup
The QTT Traffic Analyzer Setup Screen has a number of functions designed to make the programming of QTT
Traffic Analyzers much simpler than previous versions of HDM.
The menu on the QTT Traffic Analyzer Setup Screen contains three main options:
• File: Manage *.hps files that store QTT Traffic Analyzer programming information
• Properties: Toggle three properties of the QTT Traffic Analyzer
• Program: Select the type of QTT Traffic Analyzer to program
Each of these are discussed in turn.
File
QTT Traffic Analyzer programming information can be complex. Users need to have a way to establish
standardized programming options such that they can be used repeatedly and reliably. The File menu provides
options to Open, Save, Save As, and Exit (the QTT Traffic Analyzer Setup Screen). These options open standard
Microsoft Windows screens with the file type option set to *.hps.
Figure 34: Opening HDM Program Sets
CAUTION: If you have not opened an *.hps file and you click on Save, your current options will overwrite the
default options.
Properties
HDM 9.0 offers the user three options that can be set to on or off. These are:
1. Reverse Vehicle Count Enabled
2. Assume Free Flowing Traffic
3. Verification Transmitter ON
Toggle the options by clicking on them. A checked option is enabled. Unchecked items are not enabled.
Reverse Vehicle Count Enabled
This option is set to allow the QTT Traffic Analyzer to count reverse vehicles (i.e., include vehicles that are not
moving in the correct direction.
Assume Free Flowing Traffic
Sets optimistic free flowing traffic protocol on the unit.
Verification Transmitter ON
Request that the unit turn on the verification transmitter. This has no effect on the QTT NC-100 and the QTT NC-
200.
Program
The Program menu option brings up a sub-menu of QTT Traffic Analyzer types. Select the type of QTT Traffic
Analyzer you are programming and a screen pops up showing you the options you selected in white lettering.
Figure 35: HDM QTT Traffic Analyzer Programming Screen
If the options are not correct, click on the Done button to exit this screen to change your options.
When your programming options are correct, it is time to program your unit. Click the Program button and HDM
9.0 will inform you that it is time to connect your device to the PC. Click OK when connected and the options will
change to black as they are written to the unit.
Figure 36: User Action Popup
When the unit has been programmed and verified, a User Action Required! Pop-up window will appear.
Figure 37: Programming Complete
When the pop-up window appears, you have less than two minutes to pull the communications interface plug out
of the unit. Click OK to return to the parent screen. If you want to program more than one unit with the same
parameters, click on Program to repeat the programming process. If you are done programming units with these
parameters, click the Done button.
Figure 38: Trouble in River City
If the popup window above appears, something went wrong. The QTT Traffic Analyzer unit is not programmed.
Do not put this unit out on the road. It will not work. You must try to program the unit again.
Study Start and End Dates

The Study Start and End Dates section of the QTT Traffic Analyzer Setup screen allows the user to specify the
starting date and time for the study. The ending date and time for the study is computed by HDM 9.0 based upon
the study duration.
Figure 39: Programming Start and End Date/Time
The button on the far right provides general battery guidelines for the various QTT Traffic Analyzers.
Battery Limits
(For the QTT NC-100/200) Fully charge your battery until the green LED is lit. Don’t program studies if the battery
[6]
is below 4.0. The study will terminate when the battery reaches 3.72 in order to ensure that the results to that
point will not be lost.
(This discussion is generally applicable to any battery powered traffic analyzer but is not accurate for the
QTT NC-100/200) The battery limit is a primary factor in determining the total time of the study. Different QTT
Traffic Analyzer models have different battery configurations. Refer to your specific QTT Traffic Analyzer manual
for the battery limits of your model. Roughly, battery limits will depend on traffic speed and volume. The more
vehicles the Traffic Analyzer processes, the shorter the battery life. If typical traffic speeds are slow, the Hi-Star
will run longer to analyze each vehicle, resulting in shorter battery life. The battery limit ranges from 5 days to 18
days. Before doing a study, check the table to estimate the battery limit. For long studies, make sure you charge
the battery to its full capacity before deploying the unit.
Measured Voltage Battery Condition Required Action

NC47, NC97
Potential problem with units battery Run discharge utility, then recharge. If high
4.45V and up
charging system voltage persists return unit to vendor.
4.20V - 4.44V 100% charged None
3.95V – 4.19V 90% charged None
3.87V– 4.18V 75% charged None
Ok to program. Not recommended for studies
3.81V – 3.87V 50% charged
longer than 2 days.
Strongly recommend recharging before
3.75V – 3.81V 30% charged programming. Not recommended for studies
longer than 1 day.
3.74V and below 15% charged or less Do not program until the unit is recharged.
NC40, NC90A
5.90V and up
5.20V – 5.29V 50% charged
longer than 2 days.
longer than 1 day.
NC90
11.79V and up
11.00V – 11.78V 100% charged None
10.4V – 10.59V 50% charged
longer than 2 days.
longer than 1 day.
Study Duration
The Study Duration specifies the amount of time in days, hours, and minutes that should elapse from the starting
date and time of the study to the ending date and time.
Figure 40
The Data Period specifies the number of minutes in each frame or bin. The user may select from 1 to 120 minutes
in a single frame. If the sequential mode is enabled, the user may also set the period to zero.
The QTT NC-100/200 has the capacity to store 4,088 frames (bins) of data. If the user selects one minute
periods, the frame storage will overflow in 2 days and 20 hours terminating the study. For longer studies, it is a
good idea not to set the data period to less than 10 ( 28 days max).
Clicking on the clock button on the far right hand side brings up the Estimated Memory Utilization window.
Figure 41: Estimated Memory Utilization
Memory Limits
(Not applicable to the QTT NC-100/200) The memory limit of the Hi-Star Traffic Counter will also be a primary
factor in determining the number of Periods you can record. The Hi-Star has 30,000 memory locations. The Hi-
Star, when classifying, has 15 speed bins and 8 length bins. There are 120 (15 * 8) possible combinations or bins
needed each time period. The Hi-Star requires two memory locations per bin requiring 240 memory locations to
record each time period. The two locations are needed so it can count up 65,535 vehicles/bin. If the data were
stored in this fashion, the 30,000 internal memory locations of the Hi-Star would only hold 125 frames (or time
periods) of data.
The Hi-Star compresses vehicle data before storing it. This allows the Hi-Star to somewhere in the range of 300 -
600 frames of traffic data. The 15 x 8 array of classified vehicle information usually contains numerous cells with
zero counts. In any given time period, you would probably NOT have vehicles classified in each of the length
bins, and your data would probably NOT include vehicles classified in each of the possible speed bins.
Most traffic are automobiles so those speed bins for vehicles less than 19 feet would fill, but the others probably
would not. What the Hi-Star does is eliminate these zero count cells when it stores the data. This way the
classification data array takes up only a fraction of the 240 locations.
This compression technique is most effective during periods of low traffic volume. When the count is very low (or
even 0) the 240-location array is compressed to perhaps four locations. THE AMOUNT OF COMPRESSION IS
AFFECTED BY THE TRAFFIC. It is very important to remember the we cannot tell before the study, how much
the data will be compressed. If you have very light traffic ant it is all cars, the compression ratio will be high. On
the other hand with heavy traffic, varying speeds, and many types of vehicles, the compression ratio will be
lower. Since the compression will vary, we cannot give exact memory limits. The following are MINIMUMS you
can expect. You will probably exceed these values, but you should have no problem recording at least this much
data. The numbers below are in frames or time periods.
NC-97 600 Frames
NC-90 300 Frames
NC-40 500 Frames
NC-47 500 Frames
The actual length of the study in time is set by you (i.e. 24 hours). The number of frames of
data collected depends on the length divided by the period you choose. So a 1-week study
with 1-hour periods would only require 168 frames. A 24-hour study at 5-minute periods
would require 288 frames. It is not so much the length of the study, but the number of frames
recorded that will determine if the entire study will fit in memory. This means that on longer
studies, you will probably have to use larger periods (i.e. 30, 60 minutes). On shorter studies
you can use shorter periods.
Remember to take both Battery Limits and Memory Limits into consideration when
programming your Hi-Star's. Although you have enough memory to run a two-week study at
1-hour increments, your battery may only last one week. To avoid problems and run longer
studies, consider programming 2 Hi-Star's, one for the first week and one for the second
week. When the studies are complete, you can use the Join Function to create one study
from two original ones. Ensure that the End Time & Date from Study 1 is the same as the
Start Time & Date from Study 2. See the Toolbar section for information regarding this
function.
Both the Battery Limits and Memory Limits are checked by HDM when programming a Hi-
Star. If you have exceeded any minimum limits, a warning message will appear.
Roadway Location Information

The Roadway Location Information provides fields for recording standard highway information about your study.
Figure 42: Roadway Location Information
The State field is limited to two characters and usually contains the standard two character abbreviation for State
in which the study will be conducted.
The City field is limited to 32 characters and usually contains information about the city in which the study will be
conducted. When the study is not conducted within city limits, many users use the word “Rural”.
The County field is limited to 32 characters and usually contains the County name in which the study is being
conducted.
The Street field is limited to 32 characters and usually contains some identification of the roadway upon which the
study is being conducted.
The Lane field is limited to 16 characters and usually specifies the traffic lane for which this specific unit is slated
to analyze. Users typically develop a standard for lane specification, such that there is no confusion about the
lane specified.
Speed can be specified in 5 MPH increments from zero to 160 MPH. The QTT NC-200 Traffic Analyzer checks
the Speed specified and optimizes performance based upon the expected speed for a given Speed Limit.
Specifying a 35 MPH Speed in a 65 MPH zone may decrease the accuracy of the speed and length reading from
the unit.
The Operator field is limited to 3 characters and is usually the initials of the person who programmed the study.
Speed Bins
The Speed Bins displayed show the actual range of values that will be included in each bin.
Figure 43: Speed Bins Specified
Speed is measured in MPH (or Km/h in Metric). The top row specifies the bin number (01 thru 16). The second
row specifies the lowest speed for the bin and the third row specifies the highest speed for that bin. If you wish to
change the speed bins, click on the button on the right side of the window and the 3Bin Configuration window
presents the current speed bin configuration.
Figure 44: Changing the Speed Bins
Specify the number of speed bins you would like to capture (1 to 15) and the screen will adjust to your selection.
Check each bin for the upper limit and make changes as needed. The lower limits will be automatically adjusted
based upon your changes.
Length Bins
The Length Bins function exactly the same way as the speed bins. One to eight bins may be specified.
Read
The Read sub menu option allows the user to read the study from the QTT Traffic Analyzer. If you select the
Read sub menu option without selecting a catalog, you will get the following message pop-up.
Figure 45: No Destination Catalog Warning

The Read process needs to have a destination catalog identified
before it operates; otherwise the process would not know in which

catalog you want to store the study. If you right click on a selected catalog, you can see the Set As Destination
menu option, but notice that the screen thinks that I am trying to operate on a group of catalog entries (as shown
by the dotted line encircling the selection), so the Set as Destination menu option is not enabled.
Click off the catalog list entries and then attempt to right click on the catalog again until the Set as Destination
option is enabled. The click on Set as Destination. HDM 9.0 now knows the destination for your study.
Note that HDM 9.0 is optimized such that a single catalog in the catalog list will be identified as the destination.
This optimization does not work for all functionality, but does make the read process simpler.
Once you have set the destination, you can select the Histar menu and Read submenu to bring up the QTT
Traffic Analyzer read screen.
Figure 46: Drop Down Figure 47: Reading the QTT NC-200
Using the drop down list, select the type of unit you wish to read and then click on OK. You should see the
following User Action Required! window appear.
Figure 48: Check that Cable is Rigged Reminder
Make sure that your integrated communications interface is properly configured and then click on OK.
Figure 49: Reading a QTT Traffic Analyzer in Progress
HDM 9.0 begins a communications session with the QTT Traffic Analyzer. It checks the Identification number, the
type of QTT Traffic Analyzer, and the Battery Voltage. If these are all good, the study is downloaded from the QTT
Traffic Analyzer and stored in the catalog specified. When the process is complete, an HDM window appears
informing you that the Study was added to the Catalog.
Figure 50: Reading Success
Click the OK button and then the Cancel button to exit the read study screen. If you would like to read additional
QTT Traffic Analyzers, click the OK button instead of Cancel to read another unit.
Discharge
Select the Histar menu and Discharge sub-menu if the unit you are using requires the battery to be discharged.
Note that if you attempt to discharge a QTT NC-100/200 you will receive the following message.
Figure 51: No Discharge Required
Voltage
Select the Histar menu and Voltage sub-menu to determine the voltage of a unit.
Figure 52: Battery Check Results
The voltage information shown is similar to the information shown during the read process. The difference is that
the process terminates once the voltage is determined.
Utilities Menu
The utilities are incorporated in HDM 9.0 to satisfy specific needs not otherwise exposed to the user interface.
Routine use of HDM 9.0 may never require any familiarity with these utilities. The QTT help desk may ask you to
run one or more of these utilities to resolve a problem.
Import Data File
This utility takes a *.dat file formatted like a Current.dat file and processes it to create a study.
This function is helpful when trying to determine the cause of a problem. The utility is rarely used.
View Current.Dat
The Current.dat file holds the information that was downloaded from the QTT Traffic Analyzer. This information is
helpful for troubleshooting problems with the data. When this is selected it will give you the option to select the
Current.Dat and then load it into notepad. The default location will automatically be put in the open window.
Note: Every time you read a Hi-Star HDM will rewrite the Current.dat.
View Program.Dat
The Program.dat file holds the information that was used to program the Hi-Star. This information is helpful for
troubleshooting problems with the Hi-Star. When this is selected it will give you the option to select the
Program.dat and then load it into notepad. The default location will automatically be put in the open window.
Info Menu
The Info provides information which may be useful to the user.
Info
The Info sub menu of the Info menu displays the flash screen which has information about the current version of
HDM. Click on the flash screen to return to the application.
Help
The Help sub menu links the user to the Help files for this application. Most of the information in this manual can
be found in the Help files.
Conversion Utility
The Conversion Utility is a simple diagram that provides a conversion from feet to meters or from meters to feet.
Just slide the pointer to the known feet or meters and the converted value is shown. Precise values are shown at
the top of the window and nearest whole values are shown as pop ups by left clicking the cursors. The range of
conversion is limited from 0 to 120 feet consistent with the expected lengths of vehicles.
Figure 53: Conversion Utility
Catalog Window Options

The Catalog Window is on the left side of the HDM 9.0 Main screen. This window is blank until you Open catalogs
to include in this window or create New ones. Your catalog list can be of any length, containing as many entries
as you wish, within the constraints of Microsoft products. Once you have a catalog on the list, you can right click
to see the Catalog Window options.
You can execute Catalog Window options upon one or more selected catalogs. Using standard Windows multi-
selection techniques (such as holding down the shift key), select several catalogs from your list and right click to
review this feature.
View Contents
When you right click and select view contents, all of the studies in the Catalog(s) selected will be presented as
rows of information in the Study Window. These studies are the contents of the catalog(s) selected. This is also
the default option when you double click on one or more catalogs.
Add Catalog(s) to List

Select Add Catalog(s) to List to open additional studies and place them in the catalog list. Note that this
functionality is identical to the Open command under the File menu options.
Clear Catalog List

Clear Catalog List closes all open catalogs in the Catalog List. There is no functionality for closing a single
catalog.
Set as Destination
Only one catalog can be set as the destination catalog. The destination catalog is the destination of the results
performed on a study. For example, if you want to copy a study from one catalog to another, you would need to
right click on the target catalog and click on Set as Destination. Then you could run a Trim function with nothing
trimmed to create an exact duplicate of the study in the destination catalog.
New Catalog
This function is identical to the New function under the File menu. A new (empty) study is created.
Delete Catalog
Delete Catalog deletes the selected catalog(s) from the system. Once you delete a catalog, you can not recover it
with HDM 9.0. See your systems administrator for assistance.
Merge Catalog
Merge Catalog copies all of the studies from the selected catalog(s) into the destination catalog. If you select the
same catalog as the destination catalog (or you select only one catalog without assigning a destination), the
studies will be copied into the same catalog in which they were already stowed, in essence making two copies of
each study in the catalog.
Repair
Select this menu option when you open a database catalog and receive error messages. This function fixes
many problems but is not guaranteed to fix all of them.
Compact
If you use a single database and keep on deleting and adding studies then the size of you
database will increase all of the time. It is recommended that you make new database for
different studies for organization and record keeping. The reason this utility was added was
because the database never changes the size of the database even if you delete the
information. This uses a function in access to change the size of the database to the correct
size for the amount of data in it.
Study Window Options
The Study Window options are accessed by right clicking on the Location field of one or more studies and
selecting from the options available. A study option uses the studies selected for operation, but places the results
of the operation (if any) in the destination catalog.
View Reports
When a single report is selected, the user can click on the View Reports option. This option brings up the Report
window and presents the default report. The user then has numerous options available as described in the Report
Window section.
Add Studies
The HDM application can merge two studies together to create a new composite study. This
function is used to build a study that contains data collected over a specific time period for
more than one traffic lane. The studies you select to add together must have the same
Period, Start Time, End Time, Length Bins and Speed Bins. When you access this
function, a dialog box will appear.
Figure 54: Add Studies
The dialog box shows the start and stop of the first study. The start and stop times may be adjusted to meet the
requirements of the combined study. A user may crop off frames from the beginning or end to provide for a
consistent number of frames in the study, but the user may never add frames.
Only a single data period is allowed, which is the data period found in the first study. The number of frames is
calculated based upon the start and end times.
Information about this study is editable. The display shows the information for the first study selected. The user
may modify any enabled field to account for the combined studies.
When the user clicks OK, a new study is created in the destination catalog. The data in the frames is the sum of
the data from the two studies.
Join Studies
The HDM application can join two studies together to make a single study. This feature is used to build a study
that contains data for many days without doing a continuous study. Joined studies can only be created from
studies that have the same setup. The period, length and speed bins, etc. must be the same and the date range
for the second study must begin where the first study concluded.
When you wish to join two studies, set your destination catalog and then select the two studies you wish to join
from the study list. Right click and select Join study. A dialog box will appear.
Figure 55: Join Studies
The user may crop the start time and the second study end time. The number of frames in the study is calculated
and the data period is shown, but can not be changed.
The user may change the text in any of the enabled fields to better describe the joined study. The information
from the first study appears as default.
The new study will be added to the end of the destination catalog with a new index number.
This study will include the data from both studies you selected.
Combine Reports
The Combine Reports option opens the Reports Window using the combined results of the two studies selected.
Only a limited number of reports are available with this option.
Subtract Studies
The HDM application can subtract the data collected in one study from the data in a second
study. This function creates a new composite study with data representing the delta, or
difference, for each given period in the traffic counts of the two studies. For example, you can
install a Hi-Star in the northbound lane and install a Hi-Star in the southbound lane of a given
freeway. You must specify the same period, start and end times and length and speed bins.
After the data is collected, you can then subtract the contents of the northbound lane study
from the southbound lane study to create a new study that represents the difference in the
traffic flow of the two lanes for each period of the study.
Delete Studies
The delete function is used to remove all the data associated with a given study from the catalog. Once removed,
the study can not be undeleted! Make sure you have a backup of the study before using this function on an
original study. When you access this function, a dialog box will appear for each study to delete.
Figure 56: Delete Catalog Confirmation
Once you click yes, the study that you have deleted is gone. If you need to recover the study, see your systems
administrator.
Trim Study
The trim study function allows the user to create a new study and to change the start time and/or the end time of
the study, which is to say, trim the study. The user may also change the study period to values in even multiple of
the original study period up to a max of the original number of minutes for the study. Thus a study with an original
study period of say 15 minutes would allow for study periods of 15, 30, 45, 60, …, 1440 minutes.
The user may change the descriptors for the study as appropriate. If a user wishes to copy a study to another
catalog, the user may run the trim study process with no changes, setting the destination to the target catalog.
Modify Period of Study

The Modify Period of Study function is identical in its capabilities with the Trim Study function. This redundant
functionality is provided to acclimate legacy users familiar with previous releases.
Edit Header
All study header information is editable using this function. This is useful for correcting entry errors, incorporating
information not known at the time the unit was programmed, or for changing the descriptors to meet needs not
previously identified.
Derive New Study

Derive New Study provides functionality to take an existing QTT NC-100/200 study and change the program
options to create a new study from existing information. There is some redundancy with other HDM 9.0 options in
this functionality, but in order to package a complete study derivation functionality, this redundancy is tolerated.
Some of the functionality within this process may be confusing at first, as it is difficult to present a comprehensive
view without spending some time examining the detail. In some ways, even the notion of deriving a new study is
confusing in its self. Some discussion is presented here to attempt acquaint the user with our philosophy.
Philosophy
When a user programs a study, they make very specific decisions about the parameters of that study:
• Date and Time to Start
• Date and Time to End
• Study Period
• Speed and Length Bins

• Study Reference Information
The user then places the QTT Traffic Analyzer on the road and the study is run. When the units are collected,
they are read into HDM 9.0 and the study information is available for reports and analysis. Overall, a very straight
forward process and easy to manage.
Now suppose you are running two week annual roadway studies and you have the study period set at one hour to
fully meet your reporting requirements, conserve battery energy, avoid memory overflow, and to follow the
guidelines set in this manual. Having published the results of the studies, people become interested in the rush
hour traffic. They now want to see what the rush hour (7:30 am – 9:00 and (4:30 pm – 6:00 pm) traffic is doing on
a 15 minute study period. With previous versions of HDM and older QTT Traffic Analyzers, you would have to tell
them that you need to run additional studies to get this information and they would need to wait 3 weeks (or
longer) for this information to be available. With HDM 9.0 and the QTT NC-200 Traffic Analyzer you provide them
with their information in a matter of minutes.
The philosophy behind the HDM 9.0 software is that users should have the ability to fully use the traffic
information that they have collected. Decisions made while programming the study should not limit the user when
trying to analyze the traffic information.
Using Derive New Study
When the user selects Derive New Study, HDM 9.0 checks to make sure that the source study exists and was
created by a QTT NC-100/200. Derive New Study is only functional on original QTT NC-100/200 studies. Deriving
studies from derived studies allows for anomalies and gross statistical errors. This is not allowed within HDM 9.0.
If all is in order, the following window appears.
The screen uses the information from the existing QTT NC-100/200 study as a baseline. In the upper left hand
corner, you can see a summary of the study descriptor information. Should you need to change any of this, use
the Edit Header function after the derived study is created.
The next few rows of information deal with time. The From Study column acts as a reference. The derived study
can not be started before the start of the original study nor ended after the end of the original study. Note that the
From Study date and times are actual start and stop from the unit.
The New Study column identifies the start time and end time for the study. If you attempt to enter a value outside
of the authorized range an error message will pop up and your value will be set to the lower limit for start times,
and upper limit for end times.
The Include Days check box column introduces new functionality not available when programming a study. Using
the check boxes, you can include or exclude information from any particular day of the week. The Include Days
functionality does not take into consideration the limits of the study, so if you include Sunday in your study and
there was no Sunday within the limits of the study, then this will have no effect on the results.
The Include Days functionality is intended to provide users the ability to further refine study parameters. If you
only want to evaluate traffic on weekdays (for example), you would uncheck Saturday and Sunday and no
information from your original study would be included for those days in your derived study. From a reports
perspective, you would have empty frames on Saturday and Sunday.
Figure 58: Date Time Modifications
The Time of Day Columns allows you to define the specific times during the day when you wish to include
information. In the example above, we’ve set the time of day to only include morning and evening rush hours.
Once you have set the first time of day constraint, the second appears. Only two time of day constraints are
supported in HDM 9.0.
The New Study: Days, Hours, and Minutes are calculated based upon the New Study Start and End times. This is
provided as a helpful cross check for the start and end times you define.
The bin period may be set to any value. It is not limited to multiples of the original study as with other HDM 9.0
functionality. Thus an original study with a 120 minute bin period can be used to derive a study with a 5 minute bin
period.
HDM 9.0 comes with several pre-defined speed and length bins. Simply select a pre-defined speed or length bin
from the drop down list and the values will be populated. The functionality to define you own speed and length
bins is not available in this release.
The user can define the number of speed bins from 1 to 30 and the number of length bins from 1 to 16. Simply
select the number of bins from the scrolling list and the speed bins will be populated with suggested values. Note
that the selected value in any list is always the value highlighted.
Figure 59: Maximum Speed and Length Bins
The values provided when you change speed or length bins are calculated to provide a smooth bin interval. For
example, when going from 15 speed bins to 30, we look at the maximum speed of 127 MPH and the value in the
15th bin of 75 MPH and determine that the difference is 52 MPH. We need to apportion this across 15 bins, so the
approximate interval would be 3 MPH.
You can change any bin value to any value between the selected value for the next lower bin and the selected
value for the next higher bin. When you make changes, the selected value may no longer show for some of the
bins changed. To have all selected values appear click on the Speed Bins button or Length Bins button.
If for any reason you can’t seem to get the derived study structured as you wish, you can always return to the
main screen and start again. This will start you off with a fresh derivation structured by the original study.
When you have completed your structuring of your derived study, click on the Create the New Study button. A
screen such as the following will appear.
Figure 60: Confirm Derived Study Programming
The Derive New Study Process screen displays information about your selections for the derived study. Note that
the time for the derived study is fully specified and the Speed and Length bins are displayed with their intervals
stated. If you need to make changes, click on the Cancel button and you will return to the NC-100/200 Derive
New Study screen. If everything is OK, click the OK button and a derived study will be placed in your destination
catalog.
Case Study
The following is a case study which illustrates the derive new study functionality.
Figure 61: Original Structure
A 28 day was conducted using the NC-200. The original structure is shown in the figure above. A manager wishes
to review the results from this study only for rush hour traffic, which he defines as 7:00 am to 9:00 am and 4:00
pm to 6:00 pm, Monday through Friday. The manager wishes to see the results in 15 minute periods. He also
wants the speeds from 40 MPH to 60 MPH broken down in two MPH bins and the other bins broken down in 5
MPH intervals. The manager wants the length bins should be broken down into 20 feet bins.
We can start by determining the Start and End of this study. Examining a calendar, we see that 12/21/2005 was a
Wednesday, so we set the start time to 4:00 pm. The end date 1/18/2006 is also a Wednesday, so we set the end
time to 9:00 (the end of morning rush hour). We uncheck our weekend days (Saturday and Sunday) and set our
time of day to morning and evening rush hour. This gives us the following.
Figure 62: Altering the Date/Time
We can set the Bin Period to 15 minutes.

Looking at our requirements, we determine that the following 25 speed bins are required: 4, 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30,
35, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50, 52, 54, 56, 58, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90. Note that it is usually best to determine
exactly what values we will use for speed and length bins on paper before we enter this on the screen.
The requirements for the length bins means we need to specify the following 4 bins: 19, 20, 40, 60.
Changing the bin period, number of speed bins, and number of length bins, HDM 9.0 produces the following
starting point.
Figure 63: Change the Speed and Length Bins
We must now change each of the speed and length bins to match our requirements. We can start with the first bin
for speed and proceed bin by bin. We then make the same changes for length.
When we go to change the first speed bin, we encounter a problem. The lowest value HDM 9.0 provides is 8
MPH. This limit of 8 MPH is tied to the characteristics of the physical device used for the study. QTT NC-200s do
not provide accurate resolution below 8 MPH, so HDM 9.0 limits the lowest value entered.
We set the value of the first bin to 8 MPH and then go to the second bin. We want to set this value to 9 MPH but 9
MPH does not appear in our list, so we click on the Speed Bins button. This adjusts the speed bins for the latest
information. Now when we look at bin 2, we see 9 MPH and we select it.
When we select 10 MPH in bin 3, we see the suggested value of 15 MPH appear in bin 4. Note that the value 15
is not selected. When we select 15 for bin 4, we see 20 appear in bin 5. We continue this process until we get to
bin 10 where the number 45 appears as the suggested value. We scroll up on the list to 42 and select this.
Figure 64: Changing Bins in Progress
After specifying speed bin 12 as 46 MPH, our screen would appear as above.
We continue to make our speed bin selections through bin 25 and then turn to the length bins.
Our first problem is that we can not set length bin 1 to the value 19 because length bin 2 is set to 18. To resolve
this, we set bin 2 to 20. Now we can select the value 19 from the bin 1 selection list, but when we do so, bin 2 no
longer displays the selected value (20). Bin 2 now displays an unselected 24. If we scroll back to 20 on bin 2, we
will see that the value we selected (20) has not changed. We then assign the other length bins which results in
the following.
Figure 65: Final Specification
We examine our choices quickly and it appears that we have specified everything correctly. We then click on the
Create the New Study button. If everything has been correctly specified, the derive new study process screen
appears.
Figure 66: Study Derivation Configuration Review
We can see from the Date/Times Included list that only rush hour information will be included and that the
weekend days will not be included. The speed bins, length bins and period are correct, so we can click on OK to
create the study.
Export Study
Export Study provides the user with the facility to produce the data from a study in any of a number of popular
data formats. HDM 9.0 provides the following formats:
1. Text File
2. Comma Separated Values
3. Gold River Format
Additional formats that may be released based upon future requirements include:
4. Diamond Format
5. Peek Format
6. FHWA Format
7. CUSTOM1
8. CUSTOM2
When the user selects export study from a right click on the study, the following screen appears.
Figure 67: Export Study
The user may select any start or end date/time inclusive of the studies limits and of even multiples of the original
data period. The user may also change the export to be grouped in any data period that is a multiple of the
original data period. The name and path for the export path may be specified using a standard Microsoft Windows
file dialog.
The export file is created when the user clicks on OK. If a file with the same name is in the target directory, the old
file is overwritten. The export screen remains open until the Cancel button is clicked.
Batch Print Reports/Graphs

Clicking on the Batch Print Reports/Graphs generates all of the reports and graphs you have selected under
Report Options. You may be asked to specify a printer.
Report Window Options

When you click on View Reports, a new Report Window opens. This Report Window is a standard widget from
Business Objects© providing rich, general purpose functionality to HDM.
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You may open Report Windows on as many studies as you like , or you may open the same study any number
of times. The Report Window is sizeable so you may organize your screen and compare side-by-side reports or
graphs.
Each Report Window has the report location plus the start and end date/times in brackets in the window caption
to help quickly identify from which study the report is derived. The menu provides a choice of all available reports,
graphs, and the exit function.
Figure 68: Report Window
Toolbar
The toolbar provides familiar icons to simplify navigation and report functionality.
Export Report
Click on the Export Report icon and a standard Export window appears. Select from a large list of available
formats and select you destination type. Click on OK to bring up the Export Options window.
The Export Options window allows you to select all pages for your report or a limited page range. Make your
selection and click on OK to bring up a common windows directory and file selection dialog. Specify the name for
the file you wish to save and the directory. Click on Save to save your export file.
Print Report
Click on Print Report to bring up a Microsoft Windows standard print dialog. Make you selections and print the
document.
Report Navigation
Standard report navigation options provide for page by page navigation.
Stop Loading
This process is almost never used. If for some reason the report is taking too long to load, you can click on this
icon to stop loading. Usually, HDM 9.0 report loading is so fast, this functionality is not needed.
Refresh
Refresh reloads the report.
Search Text
You can search the report for any information you wish. Say you have a 21 day study with over 100 pages in it.
You can search to the date “1/1/2006” and then search for the time “[12:00” to get to the page you wish to view.
Zoom
Zoom sizes the report to any of the standard size or the percentage you enter. If the percentage is not supported
the screen will go blank or remain the same. You may recover from a blank screen by selecting 100%.
Report Preview
The report or graph is presented in a preview tab window. The preview tab window inherits functionality from the
general purpose report writer used to develop reports in HDM 9.0. Functionality is provided for navigation,
selection, freezing report scrolling, exporting, copying fields of information, searching, and hiding/displaying the
toolbar. When using this functionality, care must be taken to ensure reliable results.
Reports
This section discusses the reports provided by HDM 9.0 in detail. These reports have been identified by
professional highway engineers as the most useful reports needed for highway studies.
All reports and graphs begin with a title and summary information. For reports, this is followed by boxes with the
column headers. Not all information may be shown in a single screen shot.
Standard Summary Information

The summary information shown in the first box of every report and graph is standard for all HDM 9.0 reports.
This is the same information that can be found when you right click on a study and select Edit Header.
Date/Time/Volume/Average Speed/Temperature
The Date/Time/Volume/Average Speed/Temperature report provide detailed information on a period by period
basis on volume, average speed for the period, and road temperature. Summaries are provided for the day and
the study.
Figure 69: Report Generated
Date/Time/Volume/Average Headway
The Date/Time/Volume/Average Headway report shows the volume and average headway for each period in the
study. A study summary is provided.
Figure 70: Date/Time/Volume/Average Headway Report
Time/Class
The Time/Class report shows the number of vehicles that were classified by length of vehicle for each period and
class with totals. An hourly summary and study summary is provided.
Figure 71: Time/Class Report
Time/Speed
The Time/Speed report shows the number of vehicles that were classified by speed of vehicle for each period and
class with totals. An hourly summary and study summary is provided.
Figure 72: Time/Speed Report
Class/Volume
The Time/Class report shows the number of vehicles that were classified by length of vehicle for each period and
class with totals. A percentage of peek traffic is calculated for each period. An hourly summary and study
summary is provided.
Figure 73: Class/Volume Report
Average Speed by Class

The Average Speed by Class report provides the average speed for each class for each period of the report. The
average speed per period is provided along with a daily and study summary.
Figure 74: Average Speed by Class Report
Summary
The Summary report provides a text-like report which summarizes all the information in the study. Summary
reports were designed to meet management reporting needs.
Figure 75: Summary Report
[Raw] Volume
The [Raw] Volume report counts all vehicles detected by the traffic analyzer. Occupancy is not calculated in this
release. A study summary is provided.
Figure 76: [Raw] Volume Report
[Raw] Class
The [Raw] Class report provides the raw classification bins for each period in the study. A total for each length
class is provided.
Figure 77: [Raw] Class Report
Graphs
Internal to HDM 9.0, graphs are simply reports with graphical component displays. All of the functionality for
reports applies to graphs as well.
Speed/Volume
The Speed/Volume graph shows the volume of classified vehicles within each speed class for the study. Actual
counts are provided below the graphical display.
Figure 78: Speed/Volume Graph
Time/Volume
The Time/Volume study shows the volume of vehicles counted for each hour or period (whichever is greater) for a
given day.
Gap/Time
The Gap/Time study shows the average gap time in seconds for each hour or period (whichever is greater) for a
given day. If the average gap time is 5 seconds, then an average of 12 cars per minute were counted by the traffic
analyzer.
Figure 80: Gap/Time Graph
Vehicle Percentage
The Vehicle Percentage graph illustrates the percentage of vehicles that fall into each length class. The actual
count is also provided.
Figure 81: Vehicle Percentage
Class/Volume
The Class/Volume report displays the volume of vehicles classified by length. A summary is provided after the
graph.
Figure 82: Class/Volume Graph
Section III: Appendix

This appendix covers various topics not otherwise related to the specific functionality of the user interface. HDM
Systems Administrators and power users should familiarize themselves with this information.
Sequential Studies
Sequential is a software option of HDM that can be purchased in addition to the standard package. Contact QTT
sales for pricing.
Sequential is not supported for QTT NC-100/200 Traffic Analyzers in HDM 9.0. All discussion within this section
deals with other QTT Traffic Analyzers using the sequential mode package.
A Sequential study changes the manner in which the QTT Traffic Analyzer collects data. By programming a QTT
Traffic Analyzer in sequential mode the unit will record every car and give it a timestamp. The data will not be put
into bins; every car will be recorded instead. HDM offers two types of sequential studies, Long Sequential studies
and Short Sequential studies. Also if you have a Sequential study you can convert it into a Frame study. Once
this is done the data will be grouped into frames. Frame studies can not be turned into Sequential studies.
Sequential Studies store a timestamp, temperature, vehicle count, surface condition (Wet/Dry), Length, and
Speed. HDM 9.0 offers only the Date/Time/Volume/Speed/Temperature Report for sequential studies.
Programming Sequential Studies

In order to program a sequential study in HDM 9.0, ensure that Enable Sequential Studies is checked on the File:
Properties: Program Options screen. Then set the Data Period to zero on the Histar: Program: Histar Setup
screen. Select a device type to program that support sequential analysis under the Histar Setup screen Program
menu and proceed as with any other study.
If the QTT Traffic Analyzer type that you selected is a QTT NC-100/200 or you have not purchased the sequential
package, you will receive the following error message.
Figure 83: Errors Found
Maintenance Tips:
Please read these maintenance tips so you can have problem free studies and QTT Traffic Analyzers
• (Not applicable to the QTT NC-100/200) Replace the battery in the CI with a new 9-
volt battery once a month. A low battery in the CI frequently causes communication
problems. When no communication can be established with the QTT Traffic Analyzer,
check another QTT Traffic Analyzer for communication as well. If more that one QTT
Traffic Analyzer fails to communicate, it may be the CI battery to blame. To be safe,
replace the CI battery often if you use it frequently. If you do not use it frequently,
change it the next time you use it, especially at the beginning of the season after sitting
for an extended period of time. If you have a voltmeter check the battery voltage. The
battery should not be used in the CI unless the voltage is 8 volts or higher.
• (Not applicable to the QTT NC-100/200) Charge QTT Traffic Analyzers for a FULL 12
HOURS before programming.
Important: When charging the QTT Traffic Analyzer, always plug the connector
into the QTT Traffic Analyzer before plugging the AC adapter into the wall socket.
When disconnecting the QTT Traffic Analyzer from the charger, always remove the
AC adapter from the wall socket before disconnecting the QTT Traffic Analyzer
from the charger.
Note: Damage may occur to the electronics if this charging procedure is not followed.
• Do not charge a QTT Traffic Analyzer after the unit has been programmed for a study.
This will cause an interrupt in the program and shut down the traffic analyzer before the
study begins.
• For roads with high salt concentrations, place tape over pins or place the QTT Traffic
Analyzer in a plastic bag. The conductivity across the pins can cause the QTT Traffic
Analyzer to shut off.
• Corrosion on the pins can cause failed communication.
• If no communication can be established when reading the QTT Traffic Analyzer after a
study, charge it for at least ten minutes (or until the QTT NC-100/200 battery charging
light is green), and try again.
• When installing a QTT Traffic Analyzer make sure that the road surface is level and
clear of debris. A common problem is that water will enter the unit and start to damage
the circuit board and cause the unit to fail. The rubber cover will not keep backed up
water or a stream of water out of the unit. Cars and trucks may drive over the unit,
which will cause it to bend to the contour of the road. This will not damage the circuit
board but will let water in which will. When the unit is built or repaired, the back plate
must line up to a 15 thousandth of an inch to insure a watertight seal. If the case does
not meet this specification then it’s considered damaged and must be replaced. Contact
QTT Sales for maintenance options and pricing.
Failure Codes:
When reading the QTT Traffic Analyzer or importing *.dat files errors may occur. These errors
are identified as failure codes. Failure codes are not the same thing as problems with the
HDM software. They are a way of specifying the status of the QTT Traffic Analyzer.
F0 – Start up state (memory is clear)

F1 – Normal termination
F11 – Waiting for start time
F12 – Preparation time
F13 – Doing Study
F14 – Battery Failure
F15 – Memory Full
F16 – Prep Verify State
F17 – Verify State
F18 – Wait for Prep Time
F11 Failure
An F11 error occurs when the unit is waiting for the Start Time of the study.
Possible Causes/Solutions:
• The QTT Traffic Analyzer in not programmed at least 30 minutes in advance.
• Certain computers, especially those with Pentium III processors may shut down the serial
port early and cause the QTT Traffic Analyzer to fail. Version 7.4.5 P6.4 and higher
Pentium processors have resolved this problem. Updated software is available on QTT’
web site by selecting www.QTT.com.
• (Not applicable to the QTT NC-100/200) Plug the CI into the serial port of the computer. If the LED on your
CI lights as soon as you plug it in, you may have a problem with the serial port. In this case, ensure that you
unplug the IP from the computer upon completion. If not, the battery in the IP will drain and, therefore, fail the
next time it is used. Computers with Celeron processors will also cause the IP light to come on when
connected. However, they do not seem to cause the F11 error.
If you are experiencing repeated F11 failures, please contact QTT Customer Service for further
assistance.
F12 Failure
An F12 error occurs when the unit is interrupted before the start of the study.
• Programming error.
• Metal in contact with the pins. A short can occur causing memory to fail.
• Component failure within the unit.
If you receive an F12 error, follow the steps below:

z Reset the QTT Traffic Analyzer by placing a paperclip formed in the shape of a U
between pins 2 and 3 on the QTT Traffic Analyzer. This will reset the memory to allow
for a new program. If you were looking at the pins, you would count from left to right.
The first pin on the left is Pin 1 and the last pin, with a larger gap between pins, is Pin 5.
• Reprogram the unit for a 15-minute study. Ensure that the start and end times are
correct. The QTT Traffic Analyzer will be set to match the time on your PC clock. If you
try to communicate with the unit before the start time, you will receive the F12 error.
• Place the unit on your desk for the duration of the study. Be careful not to allow any
metal to come in contact with the pins. Do not charge the unit after programming a
study. This will cause the unit to shut down.
• Wait a few minutes after the end time and download the QTT Traffic Analyzer. If the
study runs to completion, recharge the unit and program for your next study. If you
receive the same error message, check the Current.dat file for the failure code and
contact the QTT Customer Service Department.
F13 Failure
An F13 error occurs when the unit is interrupted during a study.
Possible causes:
z Programming errors.
z Component failure due to road damage.
z High concentration of road salt causing conductivity between the pins.
z The unit could have been dislodged from the road.
z Communicating with the unit before the end time of the study.
If you receive an F13 error and the unit shows no sign of physical damage, follow the steps
below:
• Reset the QTT Traffic Analyzer by placing a paperclip formed in the shape of a U
between pins 2 and 3 on the QTT Traffic Analyzer. This will reset the memory to allow
for a new program. If you were looking at the pins, you would count from left to right.
The first pin on the left is Pin 1 and the last pin, with a larger gap between pins, is Pin
5.
• Reprogram the unit for a 15-minute study. Be sure to check that the start and end
times are correct. The QTT Traffic Analyzer will be set to match the time on your PC
clock. If you try to communicate with the unit before the end time, you will receive the
F13 error.
study runs to completion, recharge the unit and program for your next study.
• If you receive the same error message, check the Current.dat file for the failure code
and contact QTT Customer Service Department.
F14 Failure
An F14 Failure occurs when the battery voltage drops to a level below normal operating
range. To preserve the data already collected the QTT Traffic Analyzer will shutdown. To
avoid this error, follow the steps below:
z Charge the QTT Traffic Analyzer for 12 hours prior to programming the unit or for the
QTT NC-100/200 units, until the green LED is lit. This will ensure that the QTT Traffic
Analyzer is at optimal battery level for your study.
z Check the battery voltage prior to programming the QTT Traffic Analyzer. The HDM
software offers a way to check the battery voltage under the Utilities menu.
z If a study will be longer than 48 to 72 hours, set the period for reporting data to at least
60 minutes. The smaller the period, the more battery life you use because the unit must
format and store the data at the end of each period, which requires more battery power.
If you use a 60-minute period, you will use less battery life than if you were using a 1-
minute or 15-minute period.
z If the QTT Traffic Analyzer cannot be charged to full battery capacity, the unit may
require repair or battery replacement. Contact QTT Sales for maintenance, repair, and
pricing options.
F15 Failure
An F15 Failure occurs when the memory capacity has been exceeded.
• High volumes of traffic.
• Small reporting periods for a long study.
• Interference in the magnetic field surrounding the QTT Traffic Analyzer that kept the unit awake.
To avoid receiving this error, follow the steps below:
• If you are programming for an extended study, such as five to seven days, use a period length of at least
60-minutes. This will allow the QTT Traffic Analyzer to store more data while using a smaller portion of
the memory.
• If you are placing the QTT Traffic Analyzer on a heavily traveled road, consider using two QTT Traffic
Analyzers and joining the studies together. The second QTT Traffic Analyzer would need to be
programmed to begin at the same time that the first QTT Traffic Analyzer would end. This would allow
you to extend the time of your study without filling your memory.
• Changes in the magnetic field surrounding the QTT Traffic Analyzer can cause the unit to register
extremely high counts. AC Power lines, construction generators, or underground power lines can cause
such changes. If you suspect that there may be a problem with AC interference, try moving the QTT
Traffic Analyzer to a different location for another study. If the unit still fails due to memory failure, contact
QTT Customer Service.
F16, F17, or F18 Failure

These errors are related to the transmitter function that is turned on when you are
programming the QTT Traffic Analyzer to verify the study using the receiver and verify
software. These errors never apply to the QTT NC-100/200.
If you are not using a verify receiver do not check the “verify” box when programming the QTT
Traffic Analyzer.
If you are using the verify receiver and verify software, then make sure that you place the
antenna for the QTT Traffic Analyzer in the correct pin prior to installing the unit on the road. If
you put the antenna in the wrong pin, you could short out the memory and shut the QTT Traffic
Analyzer down before the QTT Traffic Analyzer can begin the study.
If you receive any of these errors, follow the steps below:
• Reset the memory in the QTT Traffic Analyzer by shorting across Pin 2 and Pin 3.
• Reprogram the unit for a 15-minute study. Be sure to check that the start and end
times are correct. The QTT Traffic Analyzer will be set to match the time on your PC
clock. If you try to communicate with the unit before the start time, you will receive
these errors.
study runs to completion, recharge the unit and program for your next study.
• If you receive the same error message, check the Current.dat file for the failure code
and contact QTT Customer Service Department.
FAQ
• What does "Occupancy" mean?
Occupancy is the percentage of time interval that the lane of traffic was in use. For
instance, if your occupancy is 10%, that means that during 10% of the past minute, a
vehicle was over your QTT Traffic Analyzer. In other words, the QTT Traffic Analyzer
was covered by a passing vehicle for 6 seconds out of the past minute. That may not
seem like a large number, but take into consideration that a vehicle traveling at 50 mph
is over that QTT Traffic Analyzer for only a fraction of a second.
• What is 85th percentile and how is it calculated?
85% of the vehicles counted are slower than this speed.
Calculation:
TotalVehicles = # of Vehicles in all bins
Over85% = Sum of Bins until the bin equals or exceeds 85%
SpeedofBin = SpeedBin Speed when 85% is equaled or exceeded
SpeedofNextBin = SpeedBin Speed after 85%
SpeedBinCounts = SpeedBin Count when 85% is equaled or exceeded
85%OfTotal = 85% of Total Vehicles
85thPercentile = SpeedoNextfBin - [ (Over85% - 85%OfTotal) * (SpeedofNextBin -

SpeedofBin) ]
SpeedBinCounts
Example:
SpeedBins 9 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 71
Counts 6 10 32 40 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TotalVehicles = 100
85% of 100 = 85
Over85% = 88 (including speed of 20)
SpeedofBin = 20
SpeedofNextBin = 25
SpeedBinCounts = 40
85thPercentile = ( 25 ) - [ ( 88 - 85 ) / ( 40 ) * ( 25 - 20 ) ]
• Why is my 85th percentile N/A?
When the 85th percentile is calculated as “N/A” this means that an error occurred while
calculating the value. In order for the 85th percentile to be calculated correctly it can
not fall in the top speed bin. Check the data to verify that the 85th percentile is not in
the last speed bin. If you collected your study information using a QTT NC-200, simply
derive a new study with more speed bins.
• How is Average Speed calculated?
The average speed is calculated by taking the median for each bin times the vehicle
count for each bin then dividing the total by the total classified amount of vehicles.
The last bin does not us the median instead we use the low value of the bin. The
median is the low speed of the current bin to the low speed on the next bin. For
example our bin goes from 10 to 14 then next bin is 15 to 19. We find median of 10 to
15 not 10 to 14.
• Why do I get a different numbers when I add up the classified counts versus the total
counts?
When a QTT Traffic Analyzer reads a vehicle we register a vehicle count or a vehicle
count, vehicle speed and vehicle length. This all happens when a vehicle is center
over the sensor. If the vehicle is not over the sensor and runs to the left or right of it
we may get a partial reading that may not classify the speed or length. Even thought
we do not have the speed or length we still register a vehicle. This is why the
classified count and the total count might be different.
The QTT Traffic Analyzer creates a detection zone around itself which is focused by magnetic fields and
limited by electronic gain. Ferrous metal passing through this detection zone are registered.
QTT Traffic Analyzers have been tuned to accurately detect ferrous metal at least 18 inches from its
sensors and usually (99.9% or better) detect ferrous metal 24 inches from its sensors. It is clear that QTT
traffic analyzers frequently miss logging trucks whose clearance has been jacked up to 36 inches or
higher, but exactly where in that 24 to 36 inch range our accurate detection falls off and to what extent,
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we can’t be sure.
For cars, detection is 99.99% or better in free flowing traffic. Trucks, busses, and other large vehicles with
axel height 2 feet or less are detected 99.9% or better in free flowing traffic.
“True” free flow traffic is a rarity. People switch lanes frequently, don’t stay within lanes, change their
minds about switching lanes, travel on the berm, and perform every other possible driving contortion
imaginable. This impacts the accuracy of any traffic surveillance system or analyzer.
When a vehicle changes lanes while it is passing through a QTT Traffic Analyzer detection zone, the
vehicle characteristics measured may be different from the actual vehicle. For example, the length of the
vehicle may be measured from the right front bumper to the left rear bumper (e.g., 16 feet for an 14 feet
vehicle), or the measurement may only include five feet of the vehicle. It’s all a question of angles and the
path of the vehicle.
We know that the impact on our QTT Traffic Analyzer measurement is the Cosine of the angle from the
flow of traffic expected. Let’s consider an example where a vehicle makes a clean pass over the QTT NC-
200, but is changing lanes, swerving 15% to the left as it passes.
Our example vehicle will be a 15 feet sedan traveling 55 MPH on a divided highway. As the sedan is
about to pass over the QTT NC-200, the driver decides to start changing lanes. As a result, the sedan
passes over the QTT NC-200 at an angle of 15º. Ruling out other deviation factors, the QTT NC-200
would record the sedan as 14 feet traveling at 53 MPH.
Vehicle angle is also impacted if the QTT Traffic Analyzer is not correctly aligned with traffic flow when it
is screwed down. In such cases, the Cosine of the angle of deviation from traffic flow becomes a
permanent bias.
• What is AADT and AADT factor?
Average Annual Daily Traffic count normalizes traffic data to 24 hours and a standard
day. An AADT Factor can be applied to adjust the AADT.
• What is a Period?
The period of time is an interval of time over which data is summarized in a frame
study. For example, if the period is 5 minutes, then a frame is created every 5 minutes
summarizing all information collected during that period.
• What is the difference between Raw Count and Classified Count?
Raw Count includes ALL vehicles counted as they pass over the QTT Traffic Analyzer.
Classified Count includes ONLY counts that can be classified into a predefined bin.
Predefined bins have a specific range of speed and length. If the vehicles speed and
length can not be determined, the vehicle is Unclassified, counted in the Raw Count,
but not counted in the Classified Count.
• What is the difference between Adding Studies and Joining Studies?
Adding Studies - Takes two or more studies with the same period, speed bins, length
bins, start time, and end time and adds the data together to create one study. The
studies have to be collected at the same time.
Joining Studies - Takes two studies with one ending at the same time the other began.
For example, if one study started at 1:00 PM and ended at 3:00 PM, the next study
would have to start at 3:00 PM on the same day. Joining studies allows the user to
collect data for longer durations by using more that one QTT Traffic Analyzer starting
at different times.
• Is there a way of selecting more then one study at a time into the selection box?
Yes. Use standard Microsoft Windows techniques for multiple selections from a list.
• I have a lot of studies in my catalog. How can I organize them?
Click on any field name in the Catalog Window or the Study Window to sort the window
based upon that field. Click again to change the sort order (ascending or descending).
• How far in advance can I program a QTT Traffic Analyzer?
A QTT Traffic Analyzer can be programmed up to two weeks before the study actually
starts.
• For how many days can I program a QTT Traffic Analyzer?
The number of days that a study can last depends on the volume of traffic, the period length, and the
battery voltage. A high volume road with a period of 1 minute will not last more that a day or two. To
maximize the number of days in a study, increase the period and ensure that the batteries are fully
charged. Check your user manual for specifications on your particular QTT Traffic Analyzer. See the
Programming the QTT Traffic Analyzer section for more information.
The QTT NC-100/200 has a fail-safe mechanism in it that stops the study when the battery gets too low.
Program the study for an unreasonable amount of days if you wish (say a 31 day month). Pick it up within
a day or two after the study was to end and you will still get all of the data up until the time that the battery
voltage dropped to an unacceptable level.
• How long should I charge the QTT Traffic Analyzer?
Older models: The QTT Traffic Analyzer should be charged for a full 12 hour before the unit is deployed.
The unit needs 12 hours to get a full charge. If you charge the QTT Traffic Analyzer for less then 12
hours the voltage might read OK but it will not last long.
QTT NC-100/200: Charge the battery until the LED on the cable turns green for a full charge. The battery
will not over-charge, so you don’t have to watch it closely. The simplest way to maintain operational
readiness is to always plug in the charger when the unit is not programmed for a study. Tests have shown
that a battery may be plugged into the charger for over 90 days and the battery manufacturer believes
that the lifetime of the battery to be over 20 years.
• What is the best way to install my QTT Traffic Analyzer?
You can refer to our online Installation Guide that uses our Protective Cover. The
hard rubber Protective Cover is the recommended method of installation because it is
quick, easy and provides the protection that will give your QTT Traffic Analyzer a long
service life.
• If my QTT Traffic Analyzer is left under water, will it be damaged?
Not necessarily. The QTT Traffic Analyzer will function the same as it would on dry
land as long as the case still has a watertight seal. We’ve run tests where we have
thrown the units into a lake over the weekend and the unit still worked afterwards. If the
watertight seal is compromised, we have some additional protection internally, but it
may be difficult to get the water out, electronic components may have salt on them,
and other bad things may happen. Follow the installation instructions in the Operations
Manual for your unit and most water issues will not impact the unit. If your unit is
damage, contact the QTT Service Center for an RMA.
• How often should the batteries in my QTT Traffic Analyzer be deep cycled?
QTT Traffic Analyzer manufactured or repaired after 1999 contains a nickel hydride
battery or a Lithium Ion battery that does not need to be deep cycled. If you have a
very old QTT Traffic Analyzer with a Ni-cad battery and if the QTT Traffic Analyzer is
used regularly in moderate traffic conditions, you should deep cycle charge your QTT
Traffic Analyzer every six months to keep the battery at maximum potential. The
discharge function is located under the Histar ->Discharge. The NC-97 QTT Traffic
Analyzer/Classifier and the QTT NC-100/200 has a battery management system build
into the charging circuit so you will not have to worry about deep cycling or
overcharging the battery.
• Is the data collection at extreme temperatures as accurate as within normal ranges?
The sensors have been tested in environmental chambers at temperatures ranging

from -30 °C to +75 °C ( -22 °F to +167 °F). The QTT Traffic Analyzers were accurate
throughout.
• Why do I have counts in my highest speed bin when I know for a fact that no one goes
that fast?
If the vehicle passes over only a small portion of the QTT Traffic Analyzers detection
zone, only a small part of the vehicle may be measured. This is typified by the
recording of a 5 foot vehicle going 120 MPH. HDM 9.0 checks for such conditions and
attempts to eliminate them from the sample (i.e., count only), but there is a fine line
between throwing out a perfectly good speed and length reading and keep a garbage
reading.
• Why do I get strange errors when I run a desktop study with the QTT NC-100/200?
A desktop study is sometimes recommended for problem solving and other tests. The QTT NC-100/200 units
sometimes have error messages occur during a desktop study not found on other platforms. Generally, the errors
reported during a desktop study have more to do with zero count of vehicles than any actual errors themselves.
Always click through any error messages reported when doing a desktop study. These errors usually do not need
to be reported, especially when they did not occur during a regular study, but were only introduced by the desktop
environment.
Troubleshooting
z QTT Traffic Analyzer communication failure
Check the cables and IP adapter.

Ensure everything is connected properly.
Check to see if the red light on the IP adapter is lit.
If the light is not ON when using the QTT Traffic Analyzer:
You may have the wrong Com port selected or the IP may need a new battery
• Can’t retrieve data from my QTT Traffic Analyzer
Ensure you have selected the correct communications port (com1).

Ensure that you are connected to the correct port on your computer.
Can you read other QTT Traffic Analyzer's?
No: Do you need to replace the battery in the IP?
Yes: Does the battery in the QTT Traffic Analyzer require charging?
Try to create a new catalog and read the data again.
Ensure that the file name does not contain "/", “\”, or "." unless used for directory
names for file extensions.
z QTT Traffic Analyzer is reading very high cars counts and the speeds are wrong
The QTT Traffic Analyzer uses magnetic fields to measure car counts and car speeds.
AC current will also register on the QTT Traffic Analyzer unit. This may result in huge
car counts and speeds. The best solution is to move the QTT Traffic Analyzer unit and
try again. Take a look around and make sure there are no electrical boxes on the side
of the road or power lines overhead. If you can’t see anything, the power lines may be
buried. Run a series of short studies (15 minutes) up or down the road until you find a
spot where there is no interference.
• I can not print in landscape.
Windows NT does not allow the user to switch between Landscape and Portrait mode. This is a limitation
of NT, which has taken control of the printer orientation and does not allow HDM to have control over it. If
the user selects the requested orientation as a “default” in the printer setup, then the proper orientation
can be used in HDM 9.0.
• Completion status is not OK and the status has remained in “IN-PREP”.
The study was never initiated because the QTT Traffic Analyzer never woke-up at the start of the study.
Possible reasons:
• The program Start Time was wrong. View the header you just read from
the QTT Traffic Analyzer and see if the time is right. If you read the unit
before it was scheduled to start, you would get this message.
• The unit was mishandled before installation. Ensure no metal touches the
electrical contact pins on the QTT Traffic Analyzer after it is programmed.

Rings, keys, pens, even sweaty hands, can short the pins and shut off the
QTT Traffic Analyzer.
• The unit has a hardware problem. Program a 10-minute study and place it
on your desk for the duration of the study. Read the study once it has
completed. All counts should be 0, but the study should conclude
successfully. If this does not work, contact your distributor or QTT. The
QTT Traffic Analyzer may require service.
• The status continually reads “WAITING”.
The QTT Traffic Analyzer started the study but never finished the warm-up.
Did you pick the QTT Traffic Analyzer up too early?
• View the header and check the Start Time. You may have picked up the unit during its magnetic
warm-up time.
• The unit has a hardware problem. Program a 10-minute study and place it on
your desk for the duration of the study. Read the study once it has completed.
All counts should be 0, but the study should conclude successfully. If this does
not work, contact your distributor or QTT. The QTT Traffic Analyzer may require
service.
• The status continually reads “IN-STUDY”.
The QTT Traffic Analyzer did not complete its study. It shut down before the
programmed End Time. The data up to this point is OK, but it did not run the full time.
Sometimes this indicates a hardware problem.
Sometimes the reason is obvious, such as the unit sustained damage or came loose from the road.
When there is no obvious reason, the unit may have a hardware problem. Program a
10-minute study and place it on your desk for the duration of the study. Read the study
once it has completed. All counts should be 0, but the study should conclude
successfully. If this does not work, contact your distributor or QTT. The QTT Traffic
Analyzer may require service.
• The status reads “BATTERY <”.
The battery in the QTT Traffic Analyzer dropped below the minimum allowed by the program. To protect
the memory, the QTT Traffic Analyzer turned itself off. The study up to this point is OK, and the data
can be used. Make sure you re-charge this QTT Traffic Analyzer for a full 24 hours before using it
again. No harm is done to the unit when this happens. You might check the length of the study against
the table of the battery life in the QTT Traffic Analyzer manual and ensure the QTT Traffic Analyzer can
actually run long enough to complete the study. Additionally, make sure you have not exceeded the
maximum amount of time periods (300 to 600 depending on model).
• The status reads “MEM FULL”.
The memory of the QTT Traffic Analyzer is full and the program shut down to preserve
the data to this point. The data read is OK.
• Error message during “SAVE AS”.
When you use the Save As function to convert a database in 6.x format to 7.0+, the
program reads and copies the master table and then reads and copies the Vehicle and
Classification tables. In 6.x, the study files were each stored separately. Occasionally,
a study will have a missing or corrupt data table that cannot be successfully copied into
a new database.
When this occurs, HDM attempts to copy as much data as possible from the structure.
Generally the result will be that the study will be created, but either the Vehicle or
Classification data will be missing. The easiest way to prevent this problem is to delete
the study from the newly created database and use HDM 6.x to create a data file from
the study that it did not copy. Use the Communication / Import Data File function to
then read the data into HDM 7.0+.
• Error message “Incompatible Studies Selected for Function”.
If you have attempted to Add, Subtract, or Join studies that do not share the same
attributes (i.e. Start Date, Start Time, End Date, End Time, and Period), you will get
this message. You may need to alter the studies by using the Trim or Period
functions to make them compatible.
• Error message “No response from the unit! Check that the cable is connected!
Aborting… Correct the problem and try again.”.
• Check all connections of the cables from the computer to the CI adapter and to the
QTT Traffic Analyzer. Inspect the connectors for any loose or broken pins.
• Check the serial port connection? Choose the correct serial port in the program.
• Is the LED on the CI on? Try changing the 9-volt battery in the CI. Although the
light is on, the battery may not have enough charge to establish communication.
The battery should have at least 8 volts of charge.
• Ensure that the CI connector and the connection pins on the QTT Traffic Analyzer
are thoroughly dry.
• Check for any dirt that could be in the pins. Use a soft brush and water to clean the
pins. Dry thoroughly with a paper towel.
• Try communicating with another QTT Traffic Analyzer.
• If this works, try recharging the QTT Traffic Analyzer in question.
• If this does not work, check the battery in the CI.
• If communication still cannot be established with the QTT Traffic Analyzer, contact
your Distributor or QTT Customer Service Department. The unit may require repair.
• If you are unable to communicate with any QTT Traffic Analyzer that you have, try
using a different set of cables and CI. If this does not work, contact QTT Customer
Service for assistance.
• If you have downloaded a Palm Pilot prior to communicating with the QTT Traffic
Analyzer, you may receive this error. The Palm Pilot can capture the port and will
not allow you to communicate with the QTT Traffic Analyzer even though the Palm
Pilot is no longer plugged in to the computer. Have your IT person verify that the port is
open for communication.
• The status reads “Error reading the contents of the QTT Traffic Analyzer unit. Not
adding the data to the catalog. Check the file: Current.dat”.
How to access the file Current.dat:
• Open Notepad or Wordpad by selecting from the Start menu, Programs / Accesso
Notepad or Wordpad.
• Select File / Open
• Select the “Look in” window and click on the drive where HDM is stored. (Example: “C:” drive)
• Find the folder named “Program files” and double-click.
• Find the folder named “HDM” and double-click.
• At the bottom of the window in the area labeled “Files of type”, select the window
click on “All files” or “All documents”.
• Find the document called “Current” or “Current.dat” and double-click on the docum
• This will open a data file with the information that was downloaded from your QTT
Traffic Analyzer. Example file below:
• Cannot set QTT Traffic Analyzer clock to match PC clock.
• Check the Date/Time format on your Computer and the Regional Settings.
Program the QTT Traffic Analyzer according to the settings on your computer or
change the settings on the computer to match the default settings of the HDM
program. Some systems will not recognize the correct date and time unless the
settings are the same format on the computer as they are within the HDM
software.
• Change the 9-volt battery in the CI. The first function that the HDM software
does is to set the QTT Traffic Analyzer clock to match the time on your PC
clock. If the battery in the CI does not have enough voltage to communicate
with the QTT Traffic Analyzer, you will receive this error message.
• If changing the battery in the CI does not fix the problem, try using a different
CI. If you still get this error message, contact your distributor or QTT Customer
Service Department. The unit may require repair.
LIMITED WARRANTY AND DISCLAIMERS
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QTT warrants the disk(s) on which the Software is recorded to be free from defects in
materials in faulty workmanship under normal use for a period of ninety (90) days from the
date of delivery as evidenced by a copy of the sales receipt. QTT will, at its option, replace the
disk(s) at no charge to you, provided you return the faulty disk(s) with the sales receipt to QTT
or an authorized QTT Distributor. QTT shall have no responsibility to replace or refund the
purchase price of a disk damaged by accident, abuse, or misapplication. Any implied
warranties on the disk(s), including implied warranties of merchantability and fitness for a
particular purpose, are limited in duration to 90 days from the date of delivery.
DISCLAIMER OF WARRANTY ON SOFTWARE

The software is provided “as is” without warranty of any kind, and QTT expressly disclaimers
all implied warranties, including but not limited to the implied warranties of merchantability and
fitness for a particular purpose. QTT does not warrant, guarantee, or make any
representations regarding the use or the results of the use of the software or any
accompanying written materials in terms of their correctness, accuracy, reliability, correctness,
or otherwise. The entire risk as to the results and performance of the software and written
materials is assumed by you. QTT does not warrant that the software will work correctly in you
multi-user or network environment. If the software is defective, you, and not QTT or its
dealers, distributors, agents, or employees, assume the entire cost of all necessary servicing,
repair, or correction. Some states do not allow the exclusion of implied warranties, so the
above exclusion may not apply to you.
OPERATIONS AND USER MANUAL

Copyright ©2006 QTT, Inc. – A Quixote Company.
This Document contains or refers to information that is protected by copyright or patents.
Copying or other reproduction of this document and associated software, for sale or external
distribution, is prohibited without the prior written permission of QTT.
[1]
Nu-Metrics products have been fully integrated into the Quixote Transportation Technology product line. We still have
the same roof over our head, but now we’re part of a much larger, closely-knit team dedicated to producing the finest Traffic
Management solutions in the industry.
[2]
Yes. You can display the studies from more than one catalog at a time in HDM 9.0. Later in our tour, you’ll see how this
can be very useful.
[3]
HDM 9.0 has a number of features designed to meet a wide-range of traffic monitoring functionality. We will not go
through all of these features during this tour. Detailed discussion of each feature is provided in Section II of this document.
[4]
Sorting is accomplished by clicking on the header of the column you wish to use as your sort key.
[5]
The one hour study shown took 4 seconds to produce on my machine. Actual results will vary based upon the various
study factors and your hardware / software configuration.
[6]
This number was derived from battery depletion testing. Actual results may vary. The QTT NC-100/200 Traffic Analyzer
low battery termination point may change without notice.
[7]
Subject to systems limitations.
[8]
In a recent study, three QTT NC-200 missed 4 logging trucks with axels approximately 3 feet high, but a fourth QTT NC-
200 registered one of the 4 trucks.

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HIGHWAY DATA MANAGEMENT

• Program QTT Traffic Analyzers to collect traffic data.

) HDM DOS Users

Catalog Window Options

Figure 60: Confirm Derived Study Programming

• Intended for use on Windows 2000/XP

) HDM DOS Users

• No special requirements before installing HDM for Windows 2000/XP.

) Previous Versions of HDM Windows Users

Un-Installing the Software

Installing the Software

HDM 9.0 – A Guided Tour

Figure 1: The Main Screen

Figure 2: Catalogs and Studies

Figure 3: Program Options

Figure 4: Create New Catalog

Figure 5: Open HDM Catalog

The HDM application workspace is split into the following areas:

Figure 6: Multiple Traffic Analyzer Types in One Study

Figure 7: Studies from Multiple Catalogs

Year Hours shown

Figure 8: Edit Header

Deriving New Studies

Figure 9: Derive New Study

Figure 10: New Study Definition

Going to our NC 100/200 Derive New Study screen, we do the following:

Figure 11: New Study Specifications for Review

Displaying Study Information

Figure 13: Summary Report in Adobe Acrobat Reader

Figure 14: Time/Volume Graph

Section II: Reference Guide

Figure 15: Create New Catalog

Figure 16: Open Catalog

Figure 17: Vehicle Length Properties

Figure 18: Communication Property Options

Figure 19: Program Option Properties

YY - Display the year as a 2-digit number (00-99).

D - Display the day as a number without a leading zero (1-31).

Figure 20: Batch Printing Properties

Figure 21: Font Properties

Print Catalog Contents

Figure 22: Main Window

Figure 23: Print Catalog Contents resulta

Figure 24: Exit Confirmation

QTT Traffic Analyzer Traffic

Figure 25: QTT Traffic Analyzer

Figure 26: Traffic Analyzer Ports

Figure 27: Communications Interface Unit (CI)

For NC-90, NC-90A, NC-47, and NC-97:

Figure 28: Connectors

Figure 29: Serial to Communications Interface Cable (DB9 to DB9 Shown)

Figure 30: Communications Interface (CI) to QTT Traffic Analyzer Cable

Making the Connection

Step 2: Serial to CI Cable connection: Insert the serial cable (DB9)

Step 3: Serial to CI Cable connection: Insert the CI interface connector

Step 4: Locate the CI to QTT Traffic Analyzer Cable supplied by QTT.

Step 5: CI to QTT Traffic Analyzer Cable connection: Insert the CI

Step 6: CI to QTT Traffic Analyzer Cable connection: Insert the QTT

The end result should look like this.

Figure 31: Typical Connection for QTT NC-97

For NC-100, NC-200:

Figure 32: QTT NC-100/200 Communications Interface