PIA System Installation and User Guide (0-5507-P2)

This research project enhanced a platoon identification and accommodation (PIA) system developed by Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) researchers in an earlier research project. The PIA system consists of off-the-shelf hardware and custom software for providing intelligent control at isolated traffic signals. This document contains detailed information required for installing and operating the enhanced version of the PIA system developed in TxDOT Project 0-5507. This document begins by providing a brief description of the PIA system, what it does, and where it could be installed. Then, the document provides detailed information about various system components, the approximated cost of each off-the-shelf hardware component and where to acquire it. Then, the document provides detailed instructions on how to install and configure needed software components, including the PIA software. Appendices provide additional information needed to configure communications links with traffic signal cabinets.