Creating the RBC Signal Controller
The first step toward setting up a traffic signal is creating the signal controller you will use at the intersection in your Vissim network.
1. From the menu select Signal Control > Edit Controllers.
2. Click New.
The dialog box Signal Controller is opened. You will need to define a controller number and controller type.
3. Select the type Ring Barrier Controller.
The rbc_controller_ptv.dll will be selected as your program file and the RBC.dll as your RBC Editor. The WTT files will be selected for RBC.
| Element | Description |
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| Program file |
ProgFile: rbc_controller.dll file: program file of the control logic until Vissim version 2021. The control logic is used to control the node. Provided as a 64-bit version according to your 64-bit license. By default, the file is stored in the Exe directory of your Vissim installation. |
| Dialog DLL file |
GUIFile: rbc.dll file: is provided as a 64-bit version according to your 64-bit license. By default, the file is stored in the Exe directory of your Vissim installation. |
| WTT files | WTTFiles: Value type tables: These contain the data types of the control logic which are to be shown in the Signal Control Detector Record or in the Signal Times Table window, as well as the display type. If the control consists of several TL modules, you must specify the associated *.wtt file for each module. By default, the file is stored in the ..\Exe directory of your Vissim installation. |
4. Press the Edit Signal Groups button.
The editor is opened where you can set up your controller. The controller settings will be saved in a file with the extension *.prbc in the same directory as the Vissim input file (*.inpx).
Only one data file is required for the RBC signal controller type. It is defined when you select File > Save File As within the RBC editor.
Converting Ring Barrier Controller of previous version
From Vissim version 2022, Vissim saves all supply data to a *.prbc file. In previous versions, the supply data is saved to an external supply data file. When opening an *.inpx file of a previous version that contains an RBC controller, you can convert it into the current format.
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Note: Determined by the system the conversion can not take over all parameters from RBC (old) to RBC. |
1. On the Signal Control menu, click > Signal Controllers.
The Signal Controllers list opens.
2. Right-click the desired signal control of the type Ring Barrier Controller (old).
3. From the shortcut menu, choose Convert RBC (old) to RBC.
Vissim saves supply data to a *.prbc file.
Converting current version Ring Barrier Controller to previous version
Current version Ring Barrier Controllers (*.prbc) can be converted for use into an older Vissim version prior to Vissim version 2022 (*.rbc).
1. On the Signal Control menu, click > Signal Controllers.
The Signal Controllers list opens.
2. Right-click the desired signal control of the type Ring Barrier Controller.
3. From the shortcut menu, choose Convert RBC to RBC (old).
Vissim saves supply data to an *. rbc file.
