TMS-BASIC
The TMS-BASIC measures the speed of moving vehicles and transmits it via an RS-232 link to a display or control centre.
Equipped with an on/off relay with an adjustable trip threshold, it can both transmit the speed and activate a specific device in the event of overspeed.
This Doppler radar is non-intrusive: it can be installed above ground in a few minutes, without any civil engineering work.
Operation and strengths
- Insensitive to light, colour, humidity or dust
- RS-232 output + relay
- Reaction time less than 50 ms
- No maintenance required
- Range from 120 to 150 m
- Aluminium housing and IP65 rear connector
- Lightweight, easy to install
- Easy assembly: M8 nuts and bolts included
Adjustable parameters:
- direction of direction (incoming, outgoing or bidirectional)
- unit of measurement: mph or km/h
- minimum and maximum speed for detection: the radar only transmits the values within these limits
- minimum and maximum speed threshold for tripping the relay: if the measured speed is within these limits, a contact is given
- relay holding time
- delay between measurements
Technical features
| Detectable speeds | from 5 to 250 km/h |
| Speed precision | 98 % |
| Detection distance |
cars: 80-100 m trucks: 100-200 m |
| Operating temperatures | from –40 °C to +75 °C |
| Power supply | 10-60 V DC |
| Power consumption | 55 mA @ 12-24 V DC |
| Frequency | K-band: 24.1250 GHz |
| Transmitting power | < 5 mW |
| Unit size | 70 x 100 x 270 mm |
| Weight | 1.3 kg, excl. cable and bracket |
| Protection level | IP65 |
| Baud rate | 9,600 to 115,200 baud/s |
| User outputs |
changeover relay contact RS-232 |
Use cases
- Operating speed indicator panels
- Lighting of station platforms when trains are travelling at a speed below a single given speed (SNCB project)
- Modulation of tunnel lighting intensity according to the speed of users
