Technical briefs
Design specifications

Structure

  • Overall length: 4470 mm (176")
  • Overall width: 2184 mm (86")
  • Display panel: 1803 mm x 3378 mm (71" x 133")
  • Panel construction: Aluminum
  • Traveling height: 2794 mm (110")
  • Operating height: 4572 mm (180")
  • Weight: 1133 kg (2500 lb.)
  • Coupler or 3" pintle eye
  • Axle/suspension: 1587.6 kg (3500 lb.)

Heavy-duty frame with extended guard rails for fender and axle protection
Lockable control box

Display

  • 3 lines, 8 characters per line (12" x 18")
  • 4 LEDs per pixel in optical lens with 30° wide viewing angle
  • 5 x 7 pixels per character
  • 18" character default font
  • Display sign rotates 360 degrees
  • Easy access and walk-way for maintenance
  • Plug & play display modules
  • On-site interface for self-error detection system and test pattern

Programming

  • On-site using unit keyboard
  • Easy three-step programming category
  • High-speed remote programming from your PC with cellular option
  • Ethernet port (10/100)
  • 2x additional RS-232 ports

Solar power supply

  • Various configurations of solar panels and batteries available
  • Solar regulator with battery surcharge protection

Features

  • Changeable messages (default 255) (*1-999) 
  • Permanent messages (default 258) (*1-999)
  • Volatile messages (default 64) (*1-999)
  • Permanent Font sizes (15)
  • Custom Changeable Font sizes (*5)
  • Per character font sizing
  • Per character & line flashing
  • Admin & User level password
  • Auto brightness (photocell)
  • Manual 0 -100% brightness levels (increments of 1%)
  • Scheduling
  • Scrolling
  • Special dynamic data features trigger messages, displays motorist speed, actual temperature, time & date & live countdown
  • NTCIP compatibility (see detailed specs)
  • Easy integration to Software management
    Already Supported by: Delcan, IBI, etc.

*Requires setting at factory

Options

  • 3G modem, can support fiber optic, radio communication
  • Free access to our remote fleet management software Jamlogic2 (1._PDF)
  • Radar
  • Data logger (requires radar)
  • GPS tracking
  • Easy graphic LCD touchscreen (see specifications)
  • Intelligent display sign with pixel detection
  • Battery charger
  • Laptop connection
  • Adjustable pintle hitch
  • 2" coupler or 2 5/16" coupler
  • 120 volt AC connection
  • Electric brakes
  • Torsion axle
  • Hydraulic Brakes
  • Traffic camera
  • Safety lock: Wheel, battery boxes, etc.
  • Extra storage: Cones, Cable, Chain, etc.
  • Spare tire
  • Tongue wheel jack
  • Contrast border (e.g., reflective)
  • Tilt and Rotate solar panel rack
  • Level (to stabilize sign)
  • Beacon (e.g. 4 corners)

OVERALL DIMENSIONS

  • Overall length: 4470 mm (176")
  • Overall width: 2184 mm (86")
  • Display panel: 1778mm x 3302 mm (70"x 130")
  • Traveling height: 2946 mm (116")
  • Operating height: 4572 mm (180")
  • Weight: 1085 kg (2390 lb.)

TEMPERATURE RANGE

  • Operational: -40° to + 74°C (-40° to +165° F)
  • Storage: -40° to + 85°C (-40° to +185° F)

ELECTRICAL INTERFERENCE

  • The PCMS 1210 is not affected by any normal (standard) type of RF interference

RELATIVE HUMIDITY RANGE

  • Operating 10% to 95% RH, non-condensing

TRAILER MATERIAL

  • 51 mm x 102 mm x 3.175 mm steel tubing (2" X 4" X 1/8")
  • Diamond plate catwalk mounted on display side of trailer to simplify maintenance.

CABINETS

  • Aluminum sign and control cabinets
  • Locked with padlocks
  • Plastic battery boxes
    Optional: steel battery boxes, safety locking bars
  • Weather stripping seals each compartment against moisture

AXLE

  • Single 1588 kg (3500 lb.) axle

HITCH

Heavy-duty hitch capacity with 72 mm (3") pintle eye
Optional: 51 mm (2") ball coupler
• 1361 kg (3000-lb) maximum tongue load
• Heavy-duty safety chains with safety hooks meeting safety standards

TIRES & WHEELS

  • Tires: Load Range D 381 mm (15")
  • Wheel Size: 381 mm (15")
  • 6-stud tire rims
  • Optional: Anti-theft locking mechanism

LEVELING JACKS

  • Four-screw jacks each rated at 907 kg (2000 lbs)
  • Optional: Tongue wheel jack

TRAILER LIGHTS

  • State-of-the-art halogen lighting as per USDOT standards and specifications
  • Custom-made connections complying with customer specifications

LIFT MECHANISM

  • Electro-hydraulic lift

SOLAR PANELS

  • Various configurations of solar panels and batteries available
  • High efficiency single-crystal silicon cells anti-reflective coated for improved efficiency

BATTERIES

  • 6-volt 220 amp/hour deep-cycle batteries wired to provide a 12-volt system
    Optional: Various batteries and configurations available

CONTROLLER
MENU DISPLAY (LCD)

  • Current usage and battery voltage
  • Solar array current output (to the battery) and voltage
  • Sign status (error detection)
  • Current message display

CONTROLS

  • Main power switch
  • Raise / lower switch
  • Can switch from laptop to cellular
    (local communication RS- communication 232)
  • LCD Display
  • Keyboard
  • Charger switch

DISPLAY DIMENSIONS

  • The total display area is 1753 mm high x 3327 mm wide (69" x 131")

SPEED OF MESSAGE CHANGE

  • All three lines can be changed completely in less than 100 milliseconds with no visual disturbance.

LEGIBILITY

  • Messages displayed are easily readable from more than 305 meters
    (1000 feet)

Display

  • 590nm (± 2nm) amber-colored LEDs with a viewing angle of 30 degrees (standard)
  • LEDs have a rated life of 100,000 hours
  • Each amber-colored LED encased in an enhanced optical lens to maximize legibility from any distance (creating bolder characters)
  • 4 LEDs per pixel in enhanced optical lens
  • Each pixel shaded by a removable black plastic visor to minimize washout in direct sunlight
  • 3 lines of up to 8 characters per line
    A character is based on a 5 x 7 pixel of 457 mm (18")
  • LED output adjusts automatically to ambient light conditions
  • 100 brightness levels (1%-100% in increments of 1%)
  • The display is enclosed in an aluminum cabinet and protected by a polycarbonate face with UV protection

KEYBOARD

  • Full-size QWERTY keyboard
  • Clear plastic weather protection cover

SOFTWARE

  • Changeable messages (default 255) (*1-999)
  • Permanent messages (default 258) (*1-999)
  • Volatile messages (default 64) (*1-999)
  • Permanent Font sizes (15)
  • Custom Changeable Font sizes (*5)
  • Auto font
  • Per character font sizing
  • Per character & line flashing
  • Admin & User level password
  • Auto brightness (photocell)
  • Manual 0%-100% brightness levels (increments of 1%)
  • Scheduling
  • Scrolling
  • Special dynamic data features trigger messages, display motorist speed, actual temperature, time & date & live countdown.
  • Supports NTCIP 1203 v2
  • Backward compatibility with NTCIP 1203 v1
  • Supports all new NTCIP 1203 v2 MULTI tags including optimization andcombination http://www.ntcip.org/
  • Protocol translation engine allows live conversion from legacy protocol to NTCIP
  • Firmware acts as a virtual hub, allowing concurrent per interface protocol
  • Local communication settings
  • Drop address and communication speed (PMPP)
  • IP address, mask, gateway and port number for SNMP/UDP/IP transport setup

*Requires Factory Settings

PASSWORD PROTECTION

  • Admin & User level password

PAINT

State-of-the-art powder coating system
• « Highway safety orange » is the standard color used
Optional: Other colors available to comply with different regulations or match client fleet standard
• Powder coating quality
o Certified UV protection paint
o Impact resistant
o Humidity resistant
o Salt spray resistant

MAINTENANCE

  • Battery fluids should be checked and topped off at least once a month
    • Solar panels must be free of dust and snow

WARRANTY

  • 1-year warranty on complete trailer
  • 2-year warranty on electronics
  • 6-month manufacturer’s warranty on batteries
  • Limited warranty on solar panels varies from one manufacturer to another

TECH SUPPORT

  • 24/7 technical support